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by Grimlock
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:07 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Super Saiyan 2 Appreciation Thread
Replies: 120
Views: 35600

Re: Super Saiyan 2 Appreciation Thread

It would've been great if Super Saiyan 2 could have made an appearance in Dragon Ball Super Broly and Dragon Ball Super Super Hero. The artstyles of those movies would definitely deliver us some great visuals of that form. I'm not really expecting it but there's Dragon Ball Daima to look forward to ...
by Grimlock
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: SPARKING! ZERO - Visual Roster Checker
Replies: 16
Views: 895

Re: SPARKING! ZERO - Visual Roster Checker

In fact, I'm not seeing Dragon Ball Super Trunks with Super Saiyan 2. This will be a huge mistake if he doesn't have it, even if the anime screwed up by not making it any different than his Super Saiyan. It was his go-to transformation for pretty much the entire saga. Goku uses it against Trunks, Za...
by Grimlock
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Official Unofficial Power Level Discussion Thread
Replies: 12581
Views: 1589228

Re: Official Unofficial Power Level Discussion Thread

For one, because Gohan retains his usual bang and a tiny strand of hair. Characteristics of his base form: https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/7d189f81-a7a3-4af5-86d8-0da1e5c55cf7/d4pyz99-cf7a0ec9-eab7-4da5-8804-2445c8fa6ef4.gif?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdW...
by Grimlock
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Interesting or funny pictures thread
Replies: 9898
Views: 1598482

Re: Interesting or funny pictures thread

It's Shin Budokai - Another Road. I was playing it on a quality higher than 4K in the PlayStation Portable emulator.
by Grimlock
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:08 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Writers - What Can/Can't They Do?
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Re: Writers - What Can/Can't They Do?

As long as another writer is consistent with Toriyama's world and characters to the extent it feels organic I don't see an issue. But at what point can we decide it doesn't feel organic anymore? For example, I draw the line at quantity. If we keep constantly getting serious stuff, then yeah, Dragon...
by Grimlock
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:08 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Writers - What Can/Can't They Do?
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Writers - What Can/Can't They Do?

Inspired by something I saw, I want to ask: how much do you think a(nother) writer can put their own qualities into somebody else's work? Let me clarify: It is well known that the likes of Bardock TV Special is not something Toriyama would normally do, because he was not known for writing serious st...
by Grimlock
Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:26 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5588658

Re: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread

Noah wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:54 amYeah, cause that's Dragon Ball, for sure lol
Yes, it is. If characters are introduced in groups, it's Dragon Ball. If characters are not introduced in groups, it's Dragon Ball AF. It's a well-known rule of thumb of this franchise.
by Grimlock
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:49 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 107
Views: 7826

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

Well, the last panels not having any dialogues whatsoever were cool. Not something that happens often, in fact, off the top of my head, I only remember it happening in the end of Majin Buu saga, and given the current circumstances, it was a nice touch by Toyotaro. Shouldn't Granolah be involved in t...
by Grimlock
Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:42 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
Replies: 345
Views: 18388

Re: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.

Those looking to admire new-but-not-so-new Toriyama images can do so right here. Miki Dai is being kind enough to share them with us, so I'll try to post them in that thread.
by Grimlock
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:50 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Online Chronicles
Replies: 97
Views: 76584

Re: Dragon Ball Online Chronicles

Well, we finally have a few new tidbits about this game, courtesy of Miki Dai himself: Miki Dai wrote : The version of Mira before the modifications was my original design, but I am ashamed to show it to you now because I am not very good at it. Let's just say that the teacher revised it, removed th...
by Grimlock
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: SS3 Vegeta
Replies: 7
Views: 341

Re: SS3 Vegeta

Not in Majin Buu saga, but by the time Movie 14 happens, sure. It would have made a lot more sense Super Saiyan 3 than a randomly powered-up Super Saiyan 2, even if it's "rage-boosted", it shouldn't be enough to close the gap between its multiplier and Super Saiyan 3's (and the same goes f...
by Grimlock
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Interesting or funny pictures thread
Replies: 9898
Views: 1598482

Re: Interesting or funny pictures thread

Image

Freeza wrote:What in my father's name is "HFIL"?
I was just playing and chilling when I stumbled across this... "Gem". Why are you the way that you are, English dub? :lol:
by Grimlock
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fan Works Explosion
Replies: 15665
Views: 2672238

Re: Fan Works Explosion

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by Grimlock
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
Replies: 345
Views: 18388

Re: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.

Dragon Ball had some influence on the latest Prince of Persia game.

Is there anything that hasn't yet been blessed by Toriyama/Dragon Ball?
by Grimlock
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8021

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Guess we're about to find out whether Dragon Ball is finite or not.

Toriyama's Dragon Ball definitely is, and it's over now. But Shueisha's Dragon Ball? We shall see.
by Grimlock
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8021

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Well, Golden Freeza isn't a particularly inspired idea to begin with, but I would argue that it works better with him than Cooler since it better plays to Freeza's character: It makes sense that a petty and vain person like him would want his new form to be gold. Plus there's the implication that h...
by Grimlock
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8021

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

I responded because it felt like you were saying "Choosing to not go beyond the source material is stupid and anyone who does that is stupid" so thanks for clarifying. No, it did not. Even though English is not my first language, there's no room for misinterpretation on what I said. Espec...
by Grimlock
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:16 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Without Its Creator
Replies: 150
Views: 13262

Re: Dragon Ball Without Its Creator

The conversation will continue, no matter how futile, because what folks are arguing for is not what they claim. What they're aruging for their personal vision to be the definitive interpretation of Dragon Ball. And that's never going to happen for anyone through online arguments. But it's highly p...
by Grimlock
Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:48 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8021

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Let me answer that question with my approach with that franchise. I've only ever cared about the main movies, I've never been interested in the expanded universe. Not out of any "prejudice" against anything not made by Lucas, but because I just don't have the energy to follow all of that ...
by Grimlock
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:19 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Without Its Creator
Replies: 150
Views: 13262

Re: Dragon Ball Without Its Creator

The solution most definitely isn't to endlessly complain about it, but to present information in the best and most accessible way possible. For example, there's a Wuxia thread that goes into exhaustive detail about where a lot of DB's creative DNA may have been rooted in, to be linked whenever ther...