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by Osmium
Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
Replies: 44
Views: 2335

Re: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain

I find the fight between the non-Goku characters and Freeza to be less him “playing with his food” and more just plain incompetence, particularly when he’s constantly getting blindsided and getting the shit beaten out of him until he decides it’s time to transform again, so he can comfortably domin...
by Osmium
Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
Replies: 44
Views: 2335

Re: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain

I find the fight between the non-Goku characters and Freeza to be less him “playing with his food” and more just plain incompetence, particularly when he’s constantly getting blindsided and getting the shit beaten out of him until he decides it’s time to transform again, so he can comfortably domina...
by Osmium
Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
Replies: 44
Views: 2335

Re: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain

I... partially agree, I guess? I think the story actually benefits from having Freeza able to freely transform for more power, with him being the primary setter of that particular trend (Zarbon being its herald) before it became overdone. But I do agree that having four separate forms was waaaay ov...
by Osmium
Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:20 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
Replies: 44
Views: 2335

Re: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain

I wouldn't mind if Freeza transformed from his first form right into his fourth. The second and third form were pretty useless. If Freeza just shed his armor and shell to go into his fourth form, I think that would be cool. I think doing that would completely ruin the impact of the fourth form. It ...
by Osmium
Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:12 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
Replies: 44
Views: 2335

Re: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain

I wouldn't mind if Freeza transformed from his first form right into his fourth. The second and third form were pretty useless. If Freeza just shed his armor and shell to go into his fourth form, I think that would be cool. I think doing that would completely ruin the impact of the fourth form. It ...
by Osmium
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
Replies: 44
Views: 2335

Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain

I feel that Toriyama making Freeza able to transform was one of his largest mistakes during the Namek storyline. The concept introduced a bunch of negative aspects to the conflict; it padded the fight out excessively with what was essentially a bunch of pointless content with segments that essential...
by Osmium
Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How would the series change if Goku kept his tail?
Replies: 5
Views: 1296

Re: How would the series change if Goku kept his tail?

I've always thought there was something slightly odd about the way that the Oozaru transformations in the series were spaced out. Goku's first two transformations at the Pilaf Castle and 21st Tenkaichi Budokai were fairly close together, then the series goes an eternity without any Oozaru transform...
by Osmium
Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:45 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How would the series change if Goku kept his tail?
Replies: 5
Views: 1296

How would the series change if Goku kept his tail?

This is one of those things I’ve always thought about, since I was always disappointed in Toriama removing Goku’s tail since it was such an integral part of his design, and it feels like a loss. The introduction of the Saiyajins removed a lot of the mystique about why Goku had the tail, but it was s...
by Osmium
Mon May 09, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: At what point in the story did the characters look and feel their most powerful?
Replies: 38
Views: 4176

Re: At what point in the story did the characters look and feel their most powerful?

No contest, it was the Saiyajin saga. The way their chi and power was displayed had such an intensity to it that exists nowhere else in the series. Goku going kaioken x3 and the beam struggle between Goku and Vegeta feel truly apocalyptic and like the place hosting their fight could completely break...
by Osmium
Mon May 09, 2022 9:50 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Who is Goku's most important mentor?
Replies: 32
Views: 4326

Re: Who is Goku's most important mentor?

Son Gohan is by far the most important mentor. If it wasn’t for him, Goku would have been a completely different person. Goku likely would have fighting skill nonetheless, but it’s clear that Son Gohan taught him all the basics of his fighting style and his obsession with martial arts which would pu...
by Osmium
Sat May 07, 2022 6:42 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: FAVORITE CHARACTER EVER??????
Replies: 20
Views: 1662

Re: FAVORITE CHARACTER EVER??????

My favourite character is Karin https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/16/52831.jpg I like his design, I like his character, and I like what he represents. It was a great twist when the sacred land of Karin and the tower was built up to such an extent for it to be revealed that the wise maste...
by Osmium
Sat May 07, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How Would you Rewrite the Piccolo Daimao arc?
Replies: 11
Views: 1005

Re: How Would you Rewrite the Piccolo Daimao arc?

I'll never understand why people have a problem with the Ultra Divine Water, at least the anime version anyway. It's not just a cheap powerup. Goku has to risk his life for it, and he goes through hell during the process. The anime also adds in the journey leading up to it, and has Goku confront &q...
by Osmium
Sat May 07, 2022 11:36 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Most Overrated Character (Besides Goku and Vegeta)?
Replies: 169
Views: 14996

Re: Most Overrated Character (Besides Goku and Vegeta)?

I really can’t believe the conversation surrounding Kuririn turned into if he’s a “simp and white Knight” or not. He’s about the furthest thing from that. First of all, there’s obviously an implication that he has a crush on 18 when he destroys the remote, but it also comes off to me as a general gu...
by Osmium
Sat May 07, 2022 10:54 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How Would you Rewrite the Piccolo Daimao arc?
Replies: 11
Views: 1005

Re: How Would you Rewrite the Piccolo Daimao arc?

Perhaps, Goku goes into a coma, and then we see the world plunge into a dystopian shithole for a few weeks while the rest of the gang tries (and fails) to fend things off. Then, when Goku wakes up, he's ready to jump back into battle...and THAT'S when Kami shows up and is like "I'm afraid I ca...
by Osmium
Fri May 06, 2022 2:51 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How Would you Rewrite the Piccolo Daimao arc?
Replies: 11
Views: 1005

How Would you Rewrite the Piccolo Daimao arc?

Hullo, my first post here. I’ve been a big DB fan for several years, particularly of everything up to Freeza. Probably my favourite stretch of the series is the 23rd TB through the Saiyajin stuff, but the Piccolo Daimao arc has always fascinated me for all that it tries and fails to do. I always rem...