Who has the coolest fighting stance?

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Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by Steven Bloodriver » Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:20 am

Which character has the most appealing fighting stance of all time?

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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:26 am

I'm a fan of King Chappa's fighting stance. Yamcha's was also creative. A lot of the rest are pretty generic.
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Post by Nejishiki » Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:36 am

Cell's opening stance has stuck with me. I appreciate it being referenced in video games.

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Post by dbgtFO » Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:49 am

Nejishiki wrote:Cell's opening stance has stuck with me. I appreciate it being referenced in video games.
You mean the one he used upon perfection, when about to warm up against Super Vegeta?

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Post by Nejishiki » Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:20 am

The very same!
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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by Anime Kitten » Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:07 pm

Goku in the Budokai, etc series is always great. I also really like Vegeta's in Xenoverse, which looks like the one in the picture Nejishiki provided above.

I will also admit to liking one that I made for one of my characters... :D
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Post by Tyro » Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:30 pm

I hereby appropriate this thread to be the Post Every Fighting Stance thread.

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Post by ekrolo2 » Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:45 pm

Nejishiki wrote:The very same!
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I love that stance too! Glad I'm not alone.
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Post by Captain Strawberry » Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:36 pm

Goku's regular stance with his fingers slightly bended in a F shape
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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by coola » Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:46 pm

Beside ones mentioned above, i liked Piccolo stance during "I will show you, what mosquito can do!" in chapter 214 http://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/chp-214/
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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by nite_jay » Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:14 pm

Tenshinhan's 23rd Budokai stance is probably my favorite.

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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by Steven Bloodriver » Tue Oct 04, 2016 11:38 pm

coola wrote:Beside ones mentioned above, i liked Piccolo stance during "I will show you, what mosquito can do!" in chapter 214 http://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/chp-214/
What about the one his father takes during his final battle against Goku?

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Post by Neo-Makaiōshin » Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:14 pm

Son Goku vs Vegeta stance in the Saiyan Arc.
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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by DanielSSJ » Sat Oct 08, 2016 12:02 am

This is probably my favorite out of the bunch.
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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by nickzambuto » Tue Oct 11, 2016 4:23 am

I'm a big fan of Freeza's elegant stance. It shows how powerful and confident he is in that he's almost inviting you to come at him, but it doesn't even look like a battle stance. However I'm sure that, in that abstract "superhuman martial arts beyond understanding!" way, it's actually a perfect stance with zero openings.

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Re: Who has the coolest fighting stance?

Post by Son Gara » Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:19 am

I always liked the stance Goku takes against his second fight with King Chappa during the preliminaries during the 23nd TB. I like it because it's not really a stance at all, Chappa even comments as what kind of stance and accuses Goku of mocking him. However, after mastering the "quiet as the sky, faster than lightning" training from Mr. Popo, Goku is in fact in complete control of his opponent and easily defeats him.

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Of course, the iconic pose against Vegeta is also another favorite of mine

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