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by ChronoTwigger
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:52 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How would the Dragon Ball fandom react if Jiren were made into a gay man?
Replies: 368
Views: 17007

Re: How would the Dragon Ball fandom react if Jiren were made into a gay man?

Being not human, he could reproduce by sporogenesis, by the match of 5 different sexes, totally asexual or whatever his race does, and any possible variance of it to qualify as 'gay' for his specie, that could be a totally different context than human one. So, to me he doesn't qualify. There aren't ...
by ChronoTwigger
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:42 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What is your favorite location in Dragon Ball
Replies: 15
Views: 851

Re: What is your favorite location in Dragon Ball

Hyperbolic Time Chamber. A void pocket (but infinite) dimension. Mind boggling.
by ChronoTwigger
Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:56 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Anime Rebranding. What will the future animes be named? Dragon Ball (??????)
Replies: 15
Views: 939

Re: Anime Rebranding. What will the future animes be named? Dragon Ball (??????)

If DB ever continues after the 28th Tenkaichi Budokai, one possible plot could be that Goku & Oob find their way into pocket universes(in which many events played out differently from the main universe) and they could fight past/altered threats that grew much worse in the interim as part of the...
by ChronoTwigger
Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:39 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Are these four main women in Dragon Ball really "just house wives"?
Replies: 208
Views: 16480

Re: Are these four main women in Dragon Ball really "just house wives"?

Men live on top of an inferiority complex. Most of time they miss great dreams only to start an inner fight of meaning vs necessity. This can lead to violence (not always physical) bursts. Men live on top of continual sexual frustration. Men live on top of a immortality delusion: that they always ha...
by ChronoTwigger
Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:17 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Evidence that [Trunks saga] Vegeta is possibly the strongest Saiyan
Replies: 5
Views: 1046

Re: Evidence that [Trunks saga] Vegeta is possibly the strongest Saiyan

Everyone at first told to be better than Goku, then see what happened...
Anyway, #1 sayan is by noble heritage, Vegeta drive for his pride was about that fuss being the prince (#1 in the sayan hierarchy), so it deserve to win whatever. Not the *real* thing.
by ChronoTwigger
Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Should UI Sign Improve A Fighter's Ability To Around A 50x Boost In Power?
Replies: 17
Views: 1701

Re: Should UI Sign Improve A Fighter's Ability To Around A 50x Boost In Power?

At a given point, raw power/ki summon wasn't enough. UI bypass the old 'combat power' (scouter way) to determine 'skill boost', in the meaning of combat awareness. By RPG terms, UI is a boost in attack & defence score, not a strenght boost. I think you cannot do such kind of direct math equation...
by ChronoTwigger
Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:23 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Will there ever be a Dragon Ball series with an entirely new cast of characters?
Replies: 23
Views: 1262

Re: Will there ever be a Dragon Ball series with an entirely new cast of characters?

KAIZEN. While in many western countries we praise genius strokes and personal initiative, Japanese culture is more attuned to KAIZEN, that you can broadly translate as "perfection thru repetition". That 'perfection' is not strictly about quality, but 'technical improved', also in the marke...
by ChronoTwigger
Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:38 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1541405

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

Hellspawn28 wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:37 pm
ChronoTwigger wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:07 pm Old DB sexist stuff is fun.
I feel like that's like saying "Blackface make up in old silent films and early talkies are fun".
Maybe someone find them fun, who knows.
by ChronoTwigger
Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:07 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1541405

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

Old DB sexist stuff is fun.
by ChronoTwigger
Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:01 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Anime Rebranding. What will the future animes be named? Dragon Ball (??????)
Replies: 15
Views: 939

Re: Anime Rebranding. What will the future animes be named? Dragon Ball (??????)

Dragon Ball NEO Dragon Ball NEXT Dragon Ball DUO Dragon Ball FUTURE Dragon Ball FORCE Dragon Ball DREI Dragon Ball EXTRA Dragon Ball STORIES Dragon Ball BATTLES Dragon Ball HORIZON Dragon Ball FLAME Dragon Ball VX Dragon Ball XTREME SHIN Dragon Ball Dragon Ball UNBREAKABLE Dragon Ball FUZION Dragon ...
by ChronoTwigger
Mon Aug 01, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How would you rewrite Dragon Ball Super?
Replies: 45
Views: 7355

Re: How would you rewrite Dragon Ball Super?

Never mess up with Beerus after BoG. Beerus killed the entire story. Give all characters a chance to boost up, ignoring the status quo. They should go *even*, I don't mind if Vegeta is a Sayan, let's Yamcha meet a God and learn how to fight on par with Vegeta. And have them clash. Make characters lo...
by ChronoTwigger
Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:50 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 86 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 144
Views: 21047

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 86 - Official Discussion Thread

I dunno how people cannot agree the whole story was so written: -Ok, Bardack in. Let's find any excuse.- -Someone meet him in the past?- -Ok, but then?- -I dunno, let's see how things going. In the meanwhile, Toyo, have them fight. Again and again. Fill the void.- [LATER] -WTF we're on an endless ma...
by ChronoTwigger
Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Why dropping Gohan as the main protagonist was a bad move
Replies: 22
Views: 3819

Re: Why dropping Gohan as the main protagonist was a bad move

Up to Sayan Arc, no one was aware of Goku real origins. That made for a fantasy story. Gohan is Gohan. He's the son of Goku. No arc to solve. To give him some reason to exist, you have to attach him what's called "unsolved plot points", to solve and reveal with "plot twists", and...
by ChronoTwigger
Sat Jul 16, 2022 3:29 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"
Replies: 5562
Views: 568840

Re: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"

I was thinking Cyborg 009, Ultraman, and a few other Japanese heroes were the inspiration for Gamma 1 and 2 but wow, I wonder if they were designed after this 1991 Disney classic instead or if he factored into the design at all. https://www.latercera.com/resizer/HInIKHrRNsq3CscfoZVVHampRc8=/arc-ang...
by ChronoTwigger
Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5684894

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

The target, guys, don't forget the target. The japanese "horror" meaning. And the need for hype (they cannot say "prepare for an usual default arc with nothing interesting!") They will fight a yokai, and that's all. Or a demon. And it's Toyotaro: 10% of premise, 90% of punches (m...
by ChronoTwigger
Sat Jul 16, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 86 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 144
Views: 21047

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 86 - Official Discussion Thread

People are overreacting with this whole Elec situation, thinking there will be some kind of twist, but here's what I think will happen. They will all be arrested by the Galactic Patrol lol, don't forget Goku has contacts with Merus and Jaco. Would be cool to see Merus make a cameo nonetheless, mayb...
by ChronoTwigger
Fri Jul 15, 2022 7:35 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 86 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 144
Views: 21047

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 86 - Official Discussion Thread

No, on a second thought... Is Toyotaro. The battle is not over. Is Toyotaro, he have to escalate. It *cannot* end like Moro, it must add a step more again. Moro was defeated the same way, so Gas couldn't. There should be more. There's no senzu here to abuse (as long Elec doesn't own one...) so... Th...
by ChronoTwigger
Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:45 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Has the Franchise Jumped the Shark?
Replies: 9
Views: 883

Re: Has the Franchise Jumped the Shark?

Sayan arc + Frieza arc made a perfect conclusion for a martial artist story, with the final "evil master" to kill and give a narrative role to Goku (the avenger of Sayan), so all of such past training had an higher moral sense. The alien setting was very original and different from default...
by ChronoTwigger
Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:17 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: About the change from Bills to Beerus in some dubs
Replies: 7
Views: 1339

Re: About the change from Bills to Beerus in some dubs

Bills in Italy too. I think all latin languages changed to Bills for easiness of speech. There's also a translation argument. Using the phonetical system is in fact "BEEH L {u}SS".. We don't have muted letters in latin (a japanese ear could probably perceive it by the tongue rounding), so ...
by ChronoTwigger
Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:03 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Is DB: Super creatively bankrupt
Replies: 15
Views: 2965

Re: Is DB: Super creatively bankrupt

It's hard to near impossible at this stage to write something different. You risk to: A] break the toy B] kill the mood C] generate terrible fanfictions D] write something old again, just with different outfits It's Dragon Ball: Goku become stronger, get a new form, kick asses, big laughters. It wil...