Kanzenshuu

Goku's not a caricature. He is a well defined character, there's a big difference. Being single minded is far from bad. He has a goal and he takes steps to achieve that goal. He's simple, but what about that makes him a caricature? Sure Goku had certain genetic traits that helped in combat, but non...

He's a privileged heritor from a race of genetically blessed warriors who happen to be capable of attaining inexplicable growths of strength through surviving alone and transforming which none of the other characters are able to match. Your worth is measured by whether you can attain the same spike...

I think it's one part the characters, another part the transformations, and then a third part involving the ambiance. It's true Z took a turn towards the more serious action oriented shonen from its more adventurous and comically light-hearted predecessor. We got to see events unfold through the eye...

The satisfying part would come in knowing that Goku's direct involvement isn't necessary in the vanquish of a main villain. Gohan's defeat of Cell doesn't really count because that was during the era when Toriyama had him primed to inherit the hero role from his father. It would have shown that surp...

the noose has tightened so that no one except these two Saiyans can do anything. Well, that's just objectively wrong. Nobody? No. Nobody that wasn't introduced in Super? Now you have a point. Super is just doing to Piccolo, Gohan and the others, what Z did to Kuririn and the other humans. As in, gr...

I'll admit that I'm one of those people who's grown to dislike Goku over the years. My reasoning involves the fact that he's been an unchanging, static caricature of a person with nothing different about his personality since he was a teenager. His motives remain the same limited dimensional hunger ...

If Vegeta of all people is qualified to participate in a ritual involving six pure-hearted Saiyans then Krillin's morality must be pearl white by now. I'm pretty confident he could ride the Nimbus. There's a possibility Tenshinhan and Piccolo might be capable of using it as well. Not that it has muc...

I will completely lose my shit if Piccolo doesn't win one fight at least. He deserves a break. That he does, but knowing how DBZ operates, he and Buu are primed to lose so an example can be made of just how powerful the other guy is. I would be pleasantly surprised if he won while one of the expect...

Everyone was allowed to keep their bodies in Otherworld. As we saw when Goku and Piccolo were revived, they were still on King Kai's planet after being resurrected. Now barring anime only scenes, I think the logical conclusion to draw from those similar situations would be that all of the humans wh...

Kaioken is a very powerful technique in its own right. Were it not for the transformations, we would likely see it being used on a very frequent basis throughout the later arcs. Considering how meagre of an increase the SSJGSSJ form appears to give, it would seem more logical to use Kaioken if multi...

There were technically never any biological limitations established for the human fighters. What we think of as being "limits" is merely an obstacle for the characters in Dragon Ball to overcome; that's one of the mantras this show prides itself on. I can't understand why Toriyama would si...

In all honesty, Brains and Strategy. At this point all that matters is how big your power level is and that generally makes things kinda boring...I like when characters think and try to find weaknesses to exploit rather then just power up further till they have a sufficent gap between the enemy and...

Vegeta was a murderous barbarian who had no issue with killing anyone or anything with no provocation at all. About the only difference between himself and Freeza was the efficiency and tools in which they used to conquer and massacre civilisations. He wouldn't have been much better had he actually ...

I'm torn between SSJG and SSJGSSJ. The first one gives Goku a sickly emaciated appearance that seems to badly contrast with the exuberance and physical vigour that his character is known for. If the design makers were aspiring for a leaner design then they could have used Goku's 23rd Budokai look as...

I'll always remember him as that one minion who attained such inconceivably absurd levels of power in such an unrealistic window of time that he makes Piccolo's tussle with Freeza after fusing with Nail and the Namek Zenkais blush as they stare in bewilderment at this upstart who came from nowhere. ...

If you mean in the sense of destructive output then conceivably the Spirit Bomb. Shin Kikoho seems incredibly powerful in its own right without any external amplification from other sources of strength. With regards strictly to lethality of the attack, that distinction should go to the Kienzan and a...

I'm not sure what it is but the leg proportions just don't sit well with me for some reason. In many panels, especially from the early parts of the manga, they're essentially depicted as being two perfectly cylindrical bits of appendage instead of having a gradual broadening of the muscle and tissue...

Master Roshi appears to have a sense of honour while in combat. He's a bit of a pervert and showman, but when it comes down to it he's a righteous and honourable man who can appreciate the power of his opponent while relenting when he understands that he's been beaten. Goku would be up there as well...

Define "mature" and "deeper". If you mean in the sense of having multidimensional characters whose motives and actions happen to occupy both sides of the moral line with no firm placement in either good or evil then that's unlikely. Villains in Dragon Ball have always strutted ab...

Having an endless reservoir of power in which to draw upon is a unique advantage that seems like it would have more applications than if you were to simply regrow your limbs. For those with the resources and creativity to survive in combat you could really pose a serious challenge. It could also the...