kinisking wrote:saiyanvegetable wrote:PIccolo's fight in the manga was so much better than in the anime. Piccolo, even though he was outclassed, was holding his own and in the end didn't concede to Vegeta like some kind of bitch. The anime version was one of the worst excuses for a battle I've ever seen.
I preferred the anime. The strategy was better, it was a longer fight, and i liked how piccolo called himself the strategist of u7. It didn't make sense how piccolo was using his stretchy arms in the manga when technically frost should be able to grab his hand and throw him down on the floor. Heck, he could have just flown up behind him or something since he's so much stronger. Likewise, the anime didn't make sense when Piccolo was blocking his punches.
I find the anime fight more entertaining. But the manga fight makes more sense to me. There's some logic to think that Frost couldn't grab Piccolo's arms, they were descending with great power, kinda like trying to grab a bullet even if one saw it coming.
Frost was deemed stronger but he wasn't faster, at least by a significant margin. I doubt he could get behind Piccolo like that. At the start of the fight we see the Namekian dodging even with his weighted cape. Piccolo chooses to fight at a distance to weaken Frost and avoid being hit, to a point where he could stand a chance face-to-face.
Which is why he decides to block Frost's last attack, were he cheated. By that time maybe he could've done something to win, since Frost was pretty empty and frustrated.
In the anime, the whole blocking Frosts attacks with one hand while charging a massive Makankosappo with the other doesn't work for me. Neither does him stopping some of Frosts beams with his antennas attacks.
Had he dodged the whole fight, it could work. Actually disputing the match, while charging a high level technique. When he's supposed to be decently inferior to his opponent is a contradiction to me.
ZombieVito wrote:Exactly. In the anime he's full of confidence and was actually about to win despise being way weaker. In the manga he acted like a bitch.
I just don't understand how anyone can prefer the manga fight. It was insulting.
It's pretty much the same in both mediums. Hesitant at first and asking his opponent to power down. Displays and uses his strategy confidently. He even laughs at Frost's frustration in the manga.
The only difference is the strategist of the Universe 7 line, which seems an attempt to give a trait(reinforce) to the character. It feels pretty unnecessary and an empty boost. He's got Goku, Vegeta, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, etc.. Is he actually that much better than them?
