[RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

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[RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by Rumanid » Tue Aug 09, 2016 5:01 pm

I mean, Goku could get to Namek through a combination of going to King Kai's and then to Namek. They could wish back Earth, and detect Frieza's power, then kill him.

Was it not worth it, or was it just impractical?

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Post by Hellspawn28 » Tue Aug 09, 2016 5:14 pm

Freeza was most likely still alive in space and they probably won't have time to stop him while going to Namek.
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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by dbzfan7 » Tue Aug 09, 2016 5:37 pm

Hellspawn28 wrote:Freeza was most likely still alive in space and they probably won't have time to stop him while going to Namek.
Good luck with that when they have both Beerus and Whis with them. Neither like Freeza and wanted him dead, and they both adore earth food.
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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by Lord Beerus » Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:17 pm

Out of universe answer: The movie needed some kind of tension, so the cast conveniently forget they had a second set of Dragon Balls than can bail them out of any problem

In universe answer: The cast conveniently forget they had a second set of Dragon Balls that can bail them out of any problem because they are forgetful morons from time to time.

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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by Sandubadear » Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:21 pm

Because Whis did his Deus ex Machina before they could remember about Namek.
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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by Rumanid » Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:46 pm

dbzfan7 wrote:
Hellspawn28 wrote:Freeza was most likely still alive in space and they probably won't have time to stop him while going to Namek.
Good luck with that when they have both Beerus and Whis with them. Neither like Freeza and wanted him dead, and they both adore earth food.
Plus, they can still sense Frieza's energy. Given the fact that Frieza was near Earth, they could (possibly) revive the Earth somewhere else. Maybe. Probably not.

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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by nite_jay » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:02 pm

Well, Goku could use IT to get to Namek and scour for the Dragonballs in less than an hour, but because Whis can manipulate time that would be pointless.

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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by FoolsGil » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:17 pm

Would have been anti-climatic if they sniped Freeza in space and IT'd to Namek.

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Post by nite_jay » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:23 pm

FoolsGil wrote:Would have been anti-climatic if they sniped Freeza in space and IT'd to Namek.
I thought that the ending was already pretty anticlamactic to begin with, honestly. Going to Namek wouldn't be any better, though.

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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by LSSJGODSSJ4Gogeta » Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:04 pm

It's easier to do whi's time trick, but umm...the fact they forgot about namek was dumb. They acted like they had no options left, but they DID. It's just that whis's trick was faster and easier. But less cool. IMo. A dragonball hunt and a rematch >>>>just one more Kamehameha.
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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by The Iron Fjord » Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:23 am

Because Whis is the God of the Machine.

And did we really want a sequel to RoF?
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Post by Polyphase Avatron » Sat Aug 13, 2016 9:07 pm

They probably would have thought of it if Whis hadn't offered an alternative.
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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by buutenks » Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:51 am

Lol, seriously? The z fighters were still in shock to think clearly about things.

You expected them to go like:

Oh planet got blown up, Goku go port to new Namek and ress earth......That is heartless.

They were in shock, they couldnt believe Freeza actually managed to destroy earth after he was kneeling down in defeat.

I'm sure if Whis wouldnt have said anything. They would have gone to new Namek and ressed earth back, but since Whis offered to turn back time so quickly, there was no need to even discuss it.

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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by MaxZ » Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:20 pm

because they had to retain that Mr. Satan is the only guy to never die lmao

although it's funny to think, technically there are characters who probably never died in the explosion, like Buu. Possibly the Androids too, assuming they don't need to breath.

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Re: [RoF Movie] After Frieza blew up Earth, why didn't the crew just go to Namek?

Post by jplaya2023 » Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:31 am

because it was meant to show goku a lesson which he didn't learn.

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