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by theherodjl
Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Why Tenshinhan/Tien can, and should get more relevance
Replies: 31
Views: 4016

Re: Why Tenshinhan/Tien can, and should get more relevance

If they did a chapter/episode(if the Super anime ever decides to make a return) going more into Tenshinhan's backstory or that of his people's, that might be an actual reason to include him in the story. A good setup to getting that concept off the ground would be to have Bulma/Dr. Hedo do a study o...
by theherodjl
Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30278
Views: 3635582

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

The art is good, but the story is unfortunately not all that captivating so far. I actually would rather go without any story until the next main chapter if this is where it's going.
by theherodjl
Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Beerus sparing the earth in BoG makes no sense now
Replies: 14
Views: 1862

Re: Beerus sparing the earth in BoG makes no sense now

If I had to guess what the writers could be thinking, Beerus' power has been surpassed...but only as 'Beerus, the fighter', not 'Beerus, the God of Destruction'. The Granolah arc established that Beerus can seemingly just keep raising his power under the justification that his mind is "always o...
by theherodjl
Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How skilled are Dragon ball characters as martial artist?
Replies: 20
Views: 3161

Re: How skilled are Dragon ball characters as martial artist?

When it comes down to it, I think Bruce's application of martial arts is not to build his Chi/Ki like other fighters do in fiction, but to just learn the actual fighting moves and use them whenever he needs to fight. That's sorta the philosophy that Roshi literally spat at in early DB, when Krillin ...
by theherodjl
Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:32 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Why Tenshinhan/Tien can, and should get more relevance
Replies: 31
Views: 4016

Re: Why Tenshinhan/Tien can, and should get more relevance

For better or worse, it is simply not DB's style to give supporting characters like Tenshinhan significant power ups just so they can actually make a difference against the latest threat and have a newfound impact on the story. The best he ever did in that department was spamming a particular Ki bla...
by theherodjl
Wed Dec 13, 2023 1:02 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How skilled are Dragon ball characters as martial artist?
Replies: 20
Views: 3161

Re: How skilled are Dragon ball characters as martial artist?

In DC, there is Karate Kid, a human from the future who has mastered every conceivable martial art(including alien ones) and was able to actually physically tangle with Superboy in sparring matches. I do believe that this is the concept of Chi/Ki in DC's universe, allowing even an ordinary human to ...
by theherodjl
Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:31 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How skilled are Dragon ball characters as martial artist?
Replies: 20
Views: 3161

Re: How skilled are Dragon ball characters as martial artist?

Fro what I know, the actual fighting styles of DB characters are just a myriad of moves & techniques taken from martial arts films, not surprising as Akira Toriyama is a fan of the genre. They could be seen as a hybrid of Kung Fu, Karate, Muay Thai, and some others depending on the situation; &q...
by theherodjl
Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30278
Views: 3635582

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

Well, Bojack time. I guess we'll have to see if anything exciting can be shown about him....or if it'll just be another Bojack chapter and we're left wondering why another universe was neglected in favor of this blue-skinned thing.
by theherodjl
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:49 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Angel Clarification in TOP
Replies: 4
Views: 1666

Re: Angel Clarification in TOP

Nope, its something that I hoped would happen but didn't. The Angels seemed uncaring or even in amusement over their respective universes disappearing, but I think they all knew that they would end up being wished back again. Knowing their sense of humor, the Angels were just trolling. If they wante...
by theherodjl
Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:26 am
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Death Battle Goku vs Superman again...again
Replies: 30
Views: 4373

Re: Death Battle Goku vs Superman again...again

I'm sure Superman will probably win again because he only has limits...until the moment where he needs to save literally everyone. Dr. Manhattan(a dude more powerful than universe-destroying/creating beings like Mr. Mxy) has even recognized Superman's innate importance to the fabric of reality and h...
by theherodjl
Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30278
Views: 3635582

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

Unfortunately, that ship has sailed on this Vegetto being a fusion of any prior Goku or Vegeta, the special on U16 makes it clear that everything went exactly as it happened until the point of Vegetto getting absorbed & shrunk down into Boo as in canon. Vegetto in Salagir's current DBM is simply...
by theherodjl
Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30278
Views: 3635582

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

To be fair, we've never seen a mortal character fused for this long. It's always over after a few minutes or an hour tops. I think what Salagir is going for is that all of the power, after being on top of the food chain for his entire existence, has corrupted him over time. I get that Vegetto's beh...
by theherodjl
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:50 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How would you make sense of characters talking through other's minds? And reading them?
Replies: 2
Views: 1206

Re: How would you make sense of characters talking through other's minds? And reading them?

In relation to talking through telepathy, maybe it's a spiritual thing? You can project yourself, much the same way as releasing your chi, you can project your persona and voice through spiritual power? Ten could also talk in Chaozu's head in the 22nd Budokai when Chaozu was paralysing Goku now tha...
by theherodjl
Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30278
Views: 3635582

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

When you consider in-universe time, it only took Vegetto mere days for his personality to shift/revert to that of Android arc Vegeta. When we first saw him in DBM, Vegetto acted more-or-less how he actually was in canon: Currently though, he seems to be 'Majin Vegetto' by comparison. They keep teasi...
by theherodjl
Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:07 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why do people take "5 minutes Namek explosion" so seriously?
Replies: 26
Views: 2716

Re: Why do people take "5 minutes Namek explosion" so seriously?

5 minutes on Namek is longer than how it is on Earth. Planet's have different rotations. Freeza was right about it taking 5 minutes to blow up since he was basing it off the time on Namek. I don't know about that, it seems that most races in DB share a common system of measurements, language, and e...
by theherodjl
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Who is the Strongest Person in Hell?
Replies: 6
Views: 1628

Re: Who is the Strongest Person in Hell?

If the premise of M12 is still a thing, I'd say the strongest person in Hell is Janemba or whatever other being takes the place of Janemba, if & when DBS/DBD decides to go down that route. Millions of years of collected evil sounds like it could be a greater threat than anything else in the seri...
by theherodjl
Sat Oct 28, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Jiren's power as of the Super Hero mvoie - My Take!
Replies: 14
Views: 2236

Re: Jiren's power as of the Super Hero mvoie - My Take!

So, it's basically like Jiren has access to a power up in the way that Goku might boost himself with the Kaio-ken, except that the Kaio-ken is an indirect method of improving strength as it is a technique, while Jiren simply draws his power out directly by having learned to concentrate & release...
by theherodjl
Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:17 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: The Kaioshin and the Makaioshin
Replies: 2
Views: 1135

Re: The Kaioshin and the Makaioshin

I don't think we'll ever get more answers than what we have on the Makaioshin...unless Toyotaro decides to revisit it, as Toriyama doesn't seem too keen on expanding upon the idea despite it appearing as supplementary material in a couple different books. Not even SDBH has made any clarification on ...
by theherodjl
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: What Will Freeza Want To Do With His Empire Next?
Replies: 0
Views: 2643

What Will Freeza Want To Do With His Empire Next?

Freeza evidently controls quite a number of planets across the galaxy and according to Shin(if he's absolutely sure about it), there's only 28 planets with intelligent mortals in their universe. Now that Freeza's the strongest guy in the universe, is he going to try and conquer them all? Or will he ...
by theherodjl
Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:59 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Super and the narutoification of Dragon Ball (or why the meditation line actually matters)
Replies: 12
Views: 2835

Re: Super and the narutoification of Dragon Ball (or why the meditation line actually matters)

Toriyama is the George Lucas of Shonen manga: His story was clearly based on something prior(Journey To The West, Kung Fu movies) as Lucas' story was(Flash Gordon, samurai films), and they both decided to change things up once their respective revivals(BOG, ROF, DBS/The Prequel Trilogy, The Clone Wa...