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by Professor Daravon
Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:46 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball pops up at street festival in Barcelona
Replies: 14
Views: 2336

Re: Dragon Ball pops up at street festival in Barcelona

I thought I'd wandered around the whole festival, but I definitely didn't see that superhero street. Probably gonna go back up there tonight anyway so maybe I'll run into it this time.
by Professor Daravon
Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:30 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball pops up at street festival in Barcelona
Replies: 14
Views: 2336

Dragon Ball pops up at street festival in Barcelona

Man, I haven't even been on this board in like three years, but I thought the Internet would be interested in seeing this. There's an annual week-long neighborhood festival in the Gracia area of Barcelona where various streets decorate themselves and see who does the best job. I understand it's actu...
by Professor Daravon
Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:30 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Best quality I've ever seen for DBZ!
Replies: 7
Views: 2029

I think the Dragon Box looks better, though only slightly. I feel like the color in the Hungarian DVD rip you've got is a little oversaturated. It's a little more subdued on the Dragon Box, which allows for better detail as things don't look quite as washed out. Still pretty good looking, though.
by Professor Daravon
Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:54 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why are certain trained humans so very weak in DBZ?
Replies: 107
Views: 15502

Spopovitch was playing with Videl, he was obviously holding back his powers, to enjoy himself and was caught by surprise. That's why his neck was broken. Hold back too much, and underestimate your opponent, and you'll regret it. So people are saying that Spopovitch, who got a pretty nice powerup, i...
by Professor Daravon
Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:29 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Confusion over Trunks defeating Freeza
Replies: 70
Views: 7009

Even though Seru's presence is stated to have caused some changes to the current timeline, it's pretty obvious that the timelines didn't start noticeably diverging until Mirai Torunkusu makes his appearance. Besides, there's really no way that Seru or Torunkusu's presence would have affected when F...
by Professor Daravon
Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:26 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why are certain trained humans so very weak in DBZ?
Replies: 107
Views: 15502

And, as I pointed out, your explanation is based on nothing except an assumption that Videl could break Kuririn's neck -- and that isn't based on anything either. Nothing except for, you know, basic human physiology. Are you saying the Krillin is immune to the effects of a severe blow to the neck j...
by Professor Daravon
Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:16 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Confusion over Trunks defeating Freeza
Replies: 70
Views: 7009

It's easy enough to rationalize as another timeline discrepancy. Goku arrived on time, but Freeza arrived three hours early compared to Trunks's timeline. Goku tells Trunks that he could have used his Shunkan Idou, but he sensed Trunks's presence and so stayed in his capsule -- but that doesn't mean...
by Professor Daravon
Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:18 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why are certain trained humans so very weak in DBZ?
Replies: 107
Views: 15502

That doesn't really sound like it's based on anything except your own opinions. Incase you haven't figured it out, this entire discussion is based upon people's opinions; there's nothing to verify any of this other than speculation. Yeah, but some opinions (such as mine) are based on the informatio...
by Professor Daravon
Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:59 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why are certain trained humans so very weak in DBZ?
Replies: 107
Views: 15502

Spopobich wasn't that much stronger than Videl. Are we forgetting that Videl KILLED Spopobich, and the only reason he was still alive was due to the Majin Power somehow letting him fix his own broken neck??? He basically tired her down and then beat the crap out of her. Any of the human fighters co...
by Professor Daravon
Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:46 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Where does this photo come from?
Replies: 27
Views: 3897

Okay. Please walk up to a Japanese person and call them a "jap." While you're at it, call a black person a "nigger," a Spanish person a "spic" and so on. You'll be my exciting social experiment. -Corey Jesus, let's not get into this again. He said a word. A word that i...
by Professor Daravon
Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:22 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Thoughts of Others
Replies: 56
Views: 6832

I feel like anyone who tries to show their friends a violent scene from the show or something to prove that it's not for kids is being disingenuous. It is for kids. Dragon Ball is very much a children's show. But...so what? There's no law against older people enjoying things that are meant for child...
by Professor Daravon
Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:24 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Does Funimation really treat Dragonball that bad?
Replies: 309
Views: 29402

They could have had every character voiced by Mickey Rooney, replace the dialogue with scripts from old Facts of Life episodes, and used the soundtrack to Pee Wee’s Playhouse, and they would’ve still made a mint. I would actually really like to see this done now. Gohan can be Blair, Goku can be Jo,...
by Professor Daravon
Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:39 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How strong is Kaioshin?
Replies: 26
Views: 3381

My point is merely that there is not really enough information about Kaioshin's restraint technique to assume that he can only use it against someone whose power is close to his own, but there is plenty of other evidence that Kaioshin is not nearly as strong as the Saiya-jin. Kaioshin uses the tech...
by Professor Daravon
Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:30 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How strong is Kaioshin?
Replies: 26
Views: 3381

I think that in placing Kaioshin at roughly the same strength as Super Saiya-jin 2 Gohan at the Tenkaichi Budokai, Xyex is using some flawed reasoning. There are definitely techniques used throughout the series that allow a fighter of substantially lower power affect someone stronger -- for instanc...
by Professor Daravon
Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:23 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How strong is Kaioshin?
Replies: 26
Views: 3381

There's a range that Kaioshin might exist in. At the low end is Mirai Trunks when he kills Freeza, at the high end Mirai Trunks or Vegeta at the Cell Game. Kaioshin states that he is strong enough to take down Freeza with a single blow, which is about what Trunks does (all right, Trunks does it in t...
by Professor Daravon
Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:25 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: 15 DBZ questions.
Replies: 11
Views: 1854

I'm gonna disagree with Terra-jin on the first question. After Cell spits out #18, he reverts back to his second stage; but after he self-destructs and receives the Saiya-jin powerup, he returns not only in his Perfect form, but even stronger. This suggests to me that Cell's form is a function of hi...
by Professor Daravon
Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:41 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Room of Spirit and Time in Dragon Ball
Replies: 13
Views: 3244

I've also been replaying the PS version of Chrono Trigger. Despite the terrible load times, it holds up great as a game and the Toriyama styling in the anime cut scenes are great Must be just your copy. Mine is one of the faster loading PS1 games that I've played. Chrono Trigger had horrendous load...
by Professor Daravon
Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:26 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Powerlevels
Replies: 21
Views: 4229

A couple things to mention. First of all, we only have one official power level for a Super Saiya-jin: Goku during the Freeza fight. So it's not like there's an abundance of evidence there to support any ideas on how much power the SSJ upgrade actually affords someone. That said, I don't think it wa...
by Professor Daravon
Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:36 am
Forum: Website & Community Discussion
Topic: Website Referral - Foreign Message Board
Replies: 24
Views: 3104

Anyway, cay anyone else pick out anything interesting they say about the site from the thread I linked? I'm nosy :P torankusu seems to like your music section. Other than that, there's a couple more links to your images but it looks like they're just talking about Daizenshuu and the DBGT TV special...
by Professor Daravon
Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:31 am
Forum: Website & Community Discussion
Topic: Nuthin' like arguing with a 16-year-old
Replies: 14
Views: 2200

Not that it matters all that much, but I still want to say that, as Levon said, Gundam really is a whole different story. I would be shocked if Bandai didn't rerelease the series on hybrid DVDs if they ever got the Japanese audio tracks. Of course, I'll also be pretty shocked if they get the Japanes...