Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by emperior » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:58 am

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Gig wrote:Goku using the Turtle logo instead is due to the deeper bond he had with his old master... IMHO.
He's not using the Turtle kanji. He's using his own 悟 (Go).
Is that true? Is it the first time he uses it or has he already used it in the past?

I was sure Goku was using Kame'sennin kanji
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Cetra » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:02 am

emperior wrote:
Luso Saiyan wrote:
Gig wrote:Goku using the Turtle logo instead is due to the deeper bond he had with his old master... IMHO.
He's not using the Turtle kanji. He's using his own 悟 (Go).
Is that true? Is it the first time he uses it or has he already used it in the past?

I was sure Goku was using Kame'sennin kanji
He used it in Battle of Gods already.
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Luso Saiyan » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:05 am

emperior wrote:Is that true? Is it the first time he uses it or has he already used it in the past?
He has used it on Namek and again in Battle of Gods.
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by emperior » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:08 am

Thank you for the fast answers. Didn't know he used it on Namek too.
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by simtek34 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:13 am

emperior wrote:
Luso Saiyan wrote:
Gig wrote:Goku using the Turtle logo instead is due to the deeper bond he had with his old master... IMHO.
He's not using the Turtle kanji. He's using his own 悟 (Go).
Is that true? Is it the first time he uses it or has he already used it in the past?

I was sure Goku was using Kame'sennin kanji
Goku hasn't used the 亀 symbol since the JSAT special OR by manga standards, since training on the ship to Namek
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by HeroR » Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:15 am

Gig wrote:I think they presented them as Whis' students, since when Whis applied his logo to them. Currently, Whis isn't training them anymore (Goku asked Whis to train him to better fight Black, but he refused), so they have no reason to wear the outfits with Whis' logo now.
Goku using the Turtle logo instead is due to the deeper bond he had with his old master... IMHO.
Vegeta and Goku trained with Whis at the beginning of the arc. Also, Goku's logo is his family name, not the turtle logo.
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Anime Kitten » Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:58 am

I wish we knew. All we can do right now is hope they'll switch back, as they've taken a step back in developing their outfits towards EOZ. The F outfits are my favorite in the whole franchise, so you can probably assume that I'd like them back. Though I hope they retain Whis' symbol, because the outfits look rather incomplete when it's excluded.
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by ekrolo2 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:00 am

Because anything resembling progress for this stagnant franchise is a big no-no.
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by generalred3 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:18 am

HeroR wrote:
Gig wrote:I think they presented them as Whis' students, since when Whis applied his logo to them. Currently, Whis isn't training them anymore (Goku asked Whis to train him to better fight Black, but he refused), so they have no reason to wear the outfits with Whis' logo now.
Goku using the Turtle logo instead is due to the deeper bond he had with his old master... IMHO.
Vegeta and Goku trained with Whis at the beginning of the arc. Also, Goku's logo is his family name, not the turtle logo.
Is that true? His family name is Son, i thought the symbol on his gi was pronounced "Go". I may be wrong though. Son is a different Kanji.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Luso Saiyan » Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:51 am

generalred3 wrote:Is that true? His family name is Son, i thought the symbol on his gi was pronounced "Go". I may be wrong though. Son is a different Kanji.
That's correct. It's not his family name, it's just one of the kanji from his name (Son 'Go'ku).

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by SansrivaaL » Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:06 pm

Would have liked their RoF outfits as well especially since it seems they plan on fusing, now we basically have an idea already on how Vegito will look like if they fuse (there is a difference since Vegeta has his saiyan plate armor on)

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Xeztin » Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:23 pm

I wonder if Goku and Vegeta fusing might have someone to do with why they switched to the old outfits... I'm not sure how a RoF mix would look.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by emperior » Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:35 pm

SansrivaaL wrote:Would have liked their RoF outfits as well especially since it seems they plan on fusing, now we basically have an idea already on how Vegito will look like if they fuse (there is a difference since Vegeta has his saiyan plate armor on)

I'm quite sure we will be disappointed when Vegetto appears again but with his old clothes even though Vegeta's wearing armor and long sleeves and Goku has got the kanji. Unless Vegeta and Goku finally get battle damaged to the point they are completely shirtless and we get shirtless Vegetto
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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Neon Z » Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:49 pm

It's not just Goku and Vegeta - they actually took longer to go back than most. Everyone aside from Bulma (and Tenshinhan, oddly) quickly returned to their Battle of Gods outfits, rather than staying with their Revival F designs - and in Bulma's case she technically had a new Toriyama design for this arc, even though it was just an outfit change compared to Revival F.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Mazingerdestro » Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:48 pm

I kinda considered these as the "official Whis suits" since they have his logo. So I think they will reuse them in the tournament. Till then we are stuck with my favorite Goku outfit. The bog one.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by ryou766 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:52 pm

I really wanted Toyotaro to include these outfits, but based on the recent chapter, I'm beginning to doubt it.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Lord Beerus » Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:07 pm

To pimp out different merchandise strictly tied into Super. It's the same reason Future Trunks' hair colour changed from purple to blue.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Soppa Saia People » Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:20 pm

PsionicWarrior wrote:I liked Goku's outfit in EoZ.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by TekTheNinja » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:33 pm

Cetra wrote:I would like Vegeta to wear more casual stuff like that one leather jacket or what he wore when he and Bulma were on that one trip. But yes, his blue gym outfit.
YES. All of my yes. Vegeta wearing less and less saiyan armor was symbolic of him becoming more and more like an earthling. Feels like a huge backtrack to be back in his Cell arc gear.

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Re: Why did they ditch the RoF outfits?

Post by Luso Saiyan » Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:34 am

TekTheNinja wrote:Vegeta wearing less and less saiyan armor was symbolic of him becoming more and more like an earthling.
No, it wasn't. It was always incidental. To wear armor is very in-character considering his pride in being a Saiyan.

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