Remember when "Super Saiyan Rage" first premiered in Legacy of Goku II (GBA)?

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Remember when "Super Saiyan Rage" first premiered in Legacy of Goku II (GBA)?

Post by Fionordequester » Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:16 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBO-ei9_-98

I remember when we were all brainstorming names for Trunk's new form, and I stole "Super Saiyan Rage" from this game. Imagine my shock when Toei actually went ahead and named it that :lol: !
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Re: Remember when "Super Saiyan Rage" first premiered in Legacy of Goku II (GBA)?

Post by SupremeKai25 » Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:20 am

I mean it wasn't even named like that in the show. It's not even explained what it is. Everyone simply accepts that Trunks has this new asspull power-up form that makes him competitive with Goku Black/Fused Zamasu and everyone simply accepts that this form is generically connected to his """"""""rage"""""""" (like literally every Super Saiyan form).

The name "Ikari" aka "Rage" came from a videogame. It is never named in the show.

Btw it is also never explained why there is Blue aura in there. You can headcanon it by saying that he somehow absorbed some God ki while training with SSB Vegeta, except that's not how training works. You don't absorb someone's ki just because you train with them. What a mess of a form, clearly it exists just so Trunks has something to do in an arc named after him (in the manga he doesn't have this form, and indeed all he does is serve as a nurse for the actual main characters).

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Re: Remember when "Super Saiyan Rage" first premiered in Legacy of Goku II (GBA)?

Post by 90sDBZ » Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:26 am

The name made sense when only Gohan had the form.

The game released in 2003. I'm guessing the developers were just following the dub at the time, as the episode were Goku finally names it "Super Saiyan 2" probably didn't air in the US until they were well into development. Them watching the Cell Games and coming with "Super Saiyan Rage" makes perfect sense.

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