Kaiō-sama's death

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Kaiō-sama's death

Post by Strife1 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:55 pm

When Kaiō was killed by Cell and they made a wish to resurrect everyone killed by Cell, why wasn't he wished back to life?
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Re: Kaiō-sama's death

Post by Bussani » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:53 pm

Goku said that he could have been, but chose not to so that he could keep him company. Why he'd need to stay dead to keep him company is a bit of a mystery, though. I mean, there's nothing stopping him from taking a trip to Heaven, right? Except his job, I guess. So was North Kaio replaced when he died? I suppose that would make sense, or dead Kaio would just keep their jobs forever.
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Re: Kaiō-sama's death

Post by RocktheDragon » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:15 pm

Bussani wrote:Goku said that he could have been, but chose not to so that he could keep him company. Why he'd need to stay dead to keep him company is a bit of a mystery, though. I mean, there's nothing stopping him from taking a trip to Heaven, right? Except his job, I guess. So was North Kaio replaced when he died? I suppose that would make sense, or dead Kaio would just keep their jobs forever.
Yeah I've always wondered about this too. I'm sure the Northern Kaio just got to keep his job (dead or not) since he deals in that "realm" quite a lot anyways. I guess it's best to not think about the details too hard.
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Re: Kaiō-sama's death

Post by Bussani » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:58 pm

Yeah, I don't feel the need to overthink it, but...it is interesting when you do. The guides tell us that a new Kaio is selected by lottery when the previous one dies, but since they can just continue as normal after death, what's really stopping a dead Kaio from keeping his position forever?
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Re: Kaiō-sama's death

Post by Saiga » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:09 pm

Bussani wrote:Yeah, I don't feel the need to overthink it, but...it is interesting when you do. The guides tell us that a new Kaio is selected by lottery when the previous one dies, but since they can just continue as normal after death, what's really stopping a dead Kaio from keeping his position forever?
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Re: Kaiō-sama's death

Post by sekzee » Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:57 pm

Are all dead Kaio roaming around? No.

The two exceptions are North Kaio and Elder Kaioshin. And I figure this is because they both essentially sacrificed themselves for the "greater good".
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Post by Polyphase Avatron » Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:49 am

It's probably the difference between dying of old age and dying "before your time".
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