Most distressing thing in Dragonball?

[keyz05]

What is the most distressing thing in Dragonball to you and why? I think Zamasu attacking the world at the end of the Future Trunks arc was distressing and you know why...

[Ki Breaker]

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Dosen't need any explanation

[ABED]

Are you looking for something in-universe or out of universe? I'm thinking that the most distressing thing is not knowing when to end.

[successoroffate]

I thought there was no way for Vegeta to come back from that one and it was driving me crazy to find out if he was going to make it.

[Cipher]

Out of universe: I agree with ABED. Right now it's the question of whether the new material has any sort of endgame or payoff. "Distressing" is too dramatic a word, of course, but it's something in the back of my mind as I'm following it.

In-universe: Maybe it's worth pointing out that Vegeta is living a contented life on Earth, where his partner Nappa murdered a city's worth of people who as far as I know are never revived? Or that Goku and co. choose not to pre-empt Dr. Gero and never revive the island's worth of people he and #19 kill? Our heroes.

Resurrection "F"'s version of Hell is also pretty horrific when you consider it beyond the surface-level comedy.

And yeah, horrible-nightmare-sky-form Zamasu is a straight-up Junji Ito horror moment, and it's quite effective.

[Bianju]

The entire Videl vs. Spopovich episode. And the Kuririn stabbing episode.

The two episodes I'm most likely to skip in any given viewing. The former is just horrifyingly uncomfortable, and the latter was enough to make me nearly vomit at a couple points.

[TheUltimateNinja]

Out of universe: I agree with ABED. Right now it's the question of whether the new material has any sort of endgame or payoff. "Distressing" is too dramatic a word, of course, but it's something in the back of my mind as I'm following it.

In-universe: Maybe it's worth pointing out that Vegeta is living a contented life on Earth, where his partner Nappa murdered a city's worth of people who as far as I know are never revived? Or that Goku and co. choose not to pre-empt Dr. Gero and never revive the island's worth of people he and #19 kill? Our heroes.

Resurrection "F"'s version of Hell is also pretty horrific when you consider it beyond the surface-level comedy.

Man, it sure would suck to be deemed too unimportant for the heroes to bother reviving you.

[successoroffate]

What is the most distressing thing in Dragonball to you and why? I think Zamasu attacking the world at the end of the Future Trunks arc was distressing and you know why...

Were you asking about "Distressing" in a personal level outside the story or as to events as I posted?

[ekrolo2]

The fact that all the beings with actual power are either lazy pricks who do nothing with it, amoral psychopaths or gleeful sadists and battle junkies who'll gladly risk millions of lives for their own amusement.

And of course, the one timeline with an actual responsible person with power (Future Trunks) is the one to get fucked the hardest regardless if you count Super into the equation.

[sintzu]

I'd say the old couple getting shot in the Buu arc.

Upa's father getting killed.

I know there are worse things that happened but the characters envolved knew what what they were getting into while these 2 cases were innocent people just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[successoroffate]

Oh...Can't believe I forgot this one

[sintzu]

I'm thinking that the most distressing thing is not knowing when to end.

It's not going to end. Toriyama won't write it forever but the franchise is too big to end with him now. Based on how financially successful it is, I'd bet it's going to go on like Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon.

Now it's the question of whether the new material has any sort of endgame or payoff.

At this point I think it's safe to say it'll go on indefinitely. weather that's good or bad depends on how they handle it moving forward.

[successoroffate]

I'm thinking that the most distressing thing is not knowing when to end.

It's not going to end. Toriyama won't write it forever but the franchise is too big to end with him now. Based on how financially successful it is, I'd bet it's going to go on like Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon.

Now it's the question of whether the new material has any sort of endgame or payoff.

At this point I think it's safe to say it'll go on indefinitely. weather that's good or bad depends on how they handle it moving forward.

The show already had an end in the 90's.

[Pickle_Jar]

Imperfect Cell blasting through Piccolo's stomach had me yelling at my TV set. I thought he was a goner there.

[sintzu]

The show already had an end in the 90's.

Exactly. The original story's 10 arcs will always be there as one completed story. If we get something else and it's good then great, more content to enjoy. if it's bad then oh well, it has no affect on the original story so there's nothing lost.

[rereboy]

The show already had an end in the 90's.

Exactly. The original story's 10 arcs will always be there as one completed story. If we get something else and it's good then great, more content to enjoy. if it's bad then oh well, it has no affect on the original story so there's nothing lost.

I agree. Whoever doesn't enjoy the new stuff can just ignore it and enjoy the old stuff.

[Lord Beerus]

The fact that the afterlife can be physically destroyed. The revelation would frighten the shit out of anyone.

[8000 Saiyan]

Frieza killing Dende.

[ekrolo2]

The fact that the afterlife can be physically destroyed. The revelation would frighten the shit out of anyone.

The DBverse truly is a shitty place to live in no matter where you are

[Kanassa]

The idea that some people have died, been revived and hold no knowledge of their death. Something creeps me out about that.