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Post by Zuhalter2000 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:51 pm

Saiyavenger2941 wrote:
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Saiyavenger2941 wrote:Trunks with long hair = Overrated.

Bowlcut Trunks for the epic fucking win.
*Highfive* I concur. I rocked the bowl cut as a kid... I don't regret a minuet of it :lol:
I actually got a bowlcut, and dyed my hair blonde, because of ol' TB. Course, I got laughed out of my fucking school the next day, but whatever. I was used it by that point.
You should have went light purple :P
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Post by Saiyavenger2941 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:57 pm

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Zuhalter2000 wrote: *Highfive* I concur. I rocked the bowl cut as a kid... I don't regret a minuet of it :lol:
I actually got a bowlcut, and dyed my hair blonde, because of ol' TB. Course, I got laughed out of my fucking school the next day, but whatever. I was used it by that point.
You should have went light purple :P
Eh, wouldn't have worked really. My hair was much too dark for that (We were barely able to get it to a respectable shade of gold), plus my parents wouldn't have allowed it.

But, under different circumstances, I'da done it.
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Post by NeptuneKai » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:03 am

Saiyavenger2941 wrote:
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Saiyavenger2941 wrote: I actually got a bowlcut, and dyed my hair blonde, because of ol' TB. Course, I got laughed out of my fucking school the next day, but whatever. I was used it by that point.
You should have went light purple :P
Eh, wouldn't have worked really. My hair was much too dark for that (We were barely able to get it to a respectable shade of gold), plus my parents wouldn't have allowed it.

But, under different circumstances, I'da done it.
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Post by FuniYamcha » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:13 am

Well, technically that's not a bowl cut that Trunks was sporting, it's just a middle part. What Gohan had on Namek is a bowl cut, where all the hair points down in all directions from one point on the top/center of the head, as opposed to Trunks whose hair goes only to either side.
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Post by Super Ghost Kamikaze » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:34 am

Bulma has all the best and worst design changes in the whole series.

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Post by Zuhalter2000 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:34 am

FuniYamcha wrote:Well, technically that's not a bowl cut that Trunks was sporting, it's just a middle part. What Gohan had on Namek is a bowl cut, where all the hair points down in all directions from one point on the top/center of the head, as opposed to Trunks whose hair goes only to either side.
Damn it! Way to ruin our fun! :wink:
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Post by Saiyavenger2941 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:00 am

Super Ghost Kamikaze wrote:Bulma has all the best and worst design changes in the whole series.
Completely agreed.

Namek outfit? Win.
Buu Arc? Fail

GT? Fail.
Afro? THE GREATEST THING EVER.
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Post by Tibby » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:20 am

I loved:

-Teen Trunks(Last chapter): His best outfit by far.
-Trunks w/Ponytail: His long hair looked better tied back.
-End of DB Chichi: The blue dress she wore at the tournament, it was very cute.
-Teen Goten: Two identical Goku's would have been creepy. I like the change.
-GT Pan: Surprisingly I liked this one.

I liked all of Bulma's changes, even the afro.

I hated:

-GT Trunks: Austin Powers glasses and a mustard yellow business suit? That's just unforgivable.
-GT Videl: Hair was way too severe and the all-demin outfit was just.. ew.
-GT Goten: Is that.... is that Suneo from Doremon?

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Post by Saiyavenger2941 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:39 am

Tibby wrote:-GT Videl: Hair was way too severe and the all-demin outfit was just.. ew.
-GT Goten: Is that.... is that Suneo from Doremon?
I gotta disagree on both of those. Granted, Vi's GT look wasn't her best (That goes to her look in movie 13), but it definitely wasn't that bad. The ponytail was quite nice, and her outfit was fitting of her at that stage. Cute but still classy.

As for Goten, I really liked his GT look. Granted, it might've been a little cliche, but compared to how he looked at the end of Z... Yeah.

Speaking of, that's something I cannot believe hasn't been mentioned yet. The Son Mullet.

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Post by Innagadadavida » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:42 am

Neither of those two hair styles are a mullet.

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Post by Saiyavenger2941 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:43 am

Innagadadavida wrote:Neither of those two hair styles are a mullet.
Whatever. It's close enough and just as horrible.
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Post by The Time Traveller » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:45 am

Yamucha and Gohan having the same hair styles has always bugged me, for a series with a bunch of original and wacky hair styles, giving two main characters the same cuts seemed pretty uninspired and strange. Maybe it was a mistake, but who cares?

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Post by Piccolo Daimao » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:36 pm

Son Goku-
1. The orange gi with the blue undershirt is always a good one. Nice that Kuririn donned it in the Android Saga too.

2. I didn't like Goku's blue gi at the end of Z. It was such a change to his generic orange gi, and it didn't feel right.

Vegeta-
1. His battle-armored clothing in the Saiyan Saga was OK, but I liked it better in the Namek Saga because it didn't have those pads at the front that protected the crotch or whatever. I liked the armor he used against Freeza, too bad it didn't last long. In the Android Saga, it looked a little bland. Suspect Toriyama got tired of drawing all those extra pads and maybe it didn't suit him. His Boo Saga outfit is...meh. It's OK.

2. The clothes that Vegeta wears when him and Bulma are visiting Goku rocks. I like how the once evil Vegeta is casually wearing a jacket and regular trousers. The clothes that he wore before Trunks' return to the future after the Cell Games is...meh.

3. All I can say is...Pink Badman shirt rules! Wooh! :mrgreen:

4. Argh. GT Vegeta with a moustache. What the bloody hell?

Kuririn-
1. Generic orange gi is always nice. With the blue undershirt, I didn't mind it either.

2. Boo Saga costume is fine with me. And he's got hair! :D

Yamcha-
1. I liked him with his long hair in the Saiyan Saga. Any time he has long hair and orange gi is a good one in my books.

2. Then it went all wrong. Bowl hair-cut - urgh. Weird spiky haircut - no-no. Boo Saga - god no, especially with that jacket.

Bulma-
1. That jacket she wears at the start of Z just sucks.

2. In Dragon Ball, most of the costumes she wears is fine.

3. In Trunks' future timeline, she looks...I can't explain it, but it's not the right look. The haircut is bad as well. And at the end of Z, she doesn't look that great either. Well, I know she's aged and stuff, but that dress doesn't look good on her either.

4. The afro in Trunks Saga looks awesome.

Gohan-
1. Bowl hair-cut - no. Android Saga - yes. Cell Saga - yes. Boo Saga - meh.

Piccolo-
1. Cape and turban is a winner.

2. The costume he wears to go to driving school - even more of a winner.

Future Trunks-
1. Short hair - OK. Long hair with ponytail - bad. Long hair without ponytail - epic win!

Kid Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)
-What the fuck is the Ox-King doing letting Chi-Chi go out looking like THAT?
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Post by Super Ghost Kamikaze » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:49 pm

The Vegeta mustache is awesome.

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Post by Saiyavenger2941 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:32 pm

Super Ghost Kamikaze wrote:The Vegeta mustache is awesome.
As epic as Bulma's fro.
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Post by DB_Fan » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:24 pm

I like:
-End of Z Goten
-Vegeta with Pink badman shirt, and the casual outfit he had at the end of Dragon Ball Z.
-Krillin with orange gi (no blue undershirt)
-#18's Kame House outfit
-Most outfits and haircuts Bulma has in Dragon Ball, Saiyan Saga Bulma with pink dress/blue dress, Namek outfit, green dress from the Buu Saga and the outfit she wears when she summons Porunga.
-Videl before she cuts her hair.

I don't like:
-GT Goku's tan
-Krillin's hair in the Buu Saga
-#18's outfits in GT
-Afro Bulma, and End of Z/GT Bulma
-Yamcha's haircut in the Android arc.

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Post by B » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:01 pm

Holy crap, I can't believe I didn't mention Marron in GT.

Squash that noise. Ugh.
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Post by Nikkolas » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:17 pm

I forgot about GT Pan. I agree with whoever said it earlier. She had a good look.

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Post by Scarz » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:09 pm

I love bad outfits, so bare with me.

What I Liked:
-Vegeta's pink BADMAN shirt. Straight up Pimpin'.
-Krillin's white suit and hat he wore for his wedding (Galirc Jr. Saga) Also Pimpin'.
-Krillin with and without hair.
-Bulma's Fro. She never looked better.
-Goku's Brown suit. Uh, I thought it was funny.
-Goten appearance at the end of Z.
-Piccolo's Postboy shirt. Comic gold.
-Vegeta in casual wear. It was very surprising and cool to see him wear something beside blue spandex.
-Goku's 8 ball jacket. (Cell saga)
-Goku's Gi. All of 'em except for the one he wore in GT.
-Future Trunk's outfit. (not the long hair Trunks) Even though I'm not a huge Trunks fan he did have the best outfit during Z.
-I would say I liked Chichi's Dragonball outfit but I'm afraid that might give everyone the wrong impression about me.
-Gohan's and Videl's Great Saiyaman outfit. Simply cool and funny getups.
-Vegeta's appearance at the beginning of GT. You loved the porn stash, admit it!


What I didn't Like:
-Yamcha's yellow suit and slick pony tail. (He looked like a sleazy Colombian drug lord, the type you only see in bad movies)
-Everyone's outfit in GT except for Pan's. There wasn't a single character in that entire series that had a decent looking outfit, it was like they wanted them to be eyesore's. Toriyama's design for Vegeta was funny I have to admit. He looked liked a cranky middle age man.

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Post by Puto » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:58 pm

Favorite looks:
- Bulma throughout DB and on the Saiyan Saga. Not so much from there on. Also in the 10th anniversary movie with purple hair.
- Videl during the Boo saga
- Adult Goku with blue gi (end of Z, start of GT)
- GT Vegeta (Baby saga, the moustache is horrible lol)
- Krillin looks best bald, imo.
- Kid Goten
- Android-saga 18

Most disliked looks:
- GT Krillin
- Vegeta with moustache
- End of Z Videl
- Long-hair Trunks (at least when he's not SSJ)
- GT and Afro Bulma
- "Bad Man" Vegeta
- Yardrat suit Goku
- Long-hair kid Gohan
- Muten Roshi with non-round glasses (like in GT)

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