"Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread

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Post by mfwlegend3 » Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:13 am

TheMikado wrote:When did Old Kai say this?
Chapter 307, page 6.
Goku: Th-This'll make me stronger?
Old Kaioshin: Gohan puts the other one on his right ear. Then you combine into one warrior. Just like fusion.
Goku: For real?!
Old Kaioshin: But it'll work even better! Through generations of Kaioshin this has been treasured!

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Post by Kanassa » Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:19 am

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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:Gogeta is many times weaker than Vegetto, so why would I want to see an inferior fusion instead of the most powerful Super Saiyan Blue against a mad all-powerful immortal god? :roll:
I'd be interested in seeing Gogeta, as long as the potara's are for some reason destroyed or something. But, one problem is, in the manga continuity wouldn't the Fusion Dance be completely useless in God form? Like, it would last no where near the amount of time Anime Vegito lasted?
Apparently they would have the same exact problem. We have no idea how long one would last versus the other now that the mechanisms on how Potara earrings have been changed.
I mean, I'm making this assumption because we know from Gotenks that a draining transformation severely cuts into the Fusion time, and in the manga continuity SSB is a much more draining transformation than it is in the anime.
When Super apparently shoves Goku down our throats:

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Post by Noah » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:11 pm

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Kanassa wrote: You're vastly overestimating the hate this would get for such a small reason, you'd more likely find a shit ton of hate if Trunks's scene in the climax isn't included
I fully expect a Gogeta inclusion to get a level of hate comparable to Toyotaro not copying the manga and stacking KK on top of Blue. And fuck this fandom if they throw a fit over the Genki-Sword getting cut, that was an awful, awful climax and deserves to get removed.
What if the Genkisword happens, but this time Trunks gathers Ki from ALL OF TIME AND SPACE?! WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL, GUYS?

This... Would bring so much hatred for this thread, I can't even imagine... Seriously adding Gogeta would be just a small issue.
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Post by OLKv3 » Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:32 am

Grimlock wrote:For all we know and for all the possibilites, Toyotaro can also fuse Trunks and Goku or coming up with Vegenks, the chances are smaller than Vegetto and even smaller than Gogeta, but that's it. As I said once, bringing Vegetto and not doing anything different with him would be a waste, and it'll get my hate for doing the obvious and not adding anything worth and/or cool. Look at how many choices Toyotaro has here, he better picks one that will actually bring something different, something that will make Dragon Ball to leave the comfort zone for a change even if it doesn't cause an impact at the end, like in the anime.
If Toriyama put Vegetto in his script, then that's what he has to do. He doesn't have full control over this story.

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Post by batistabus » Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:18 pm

I understand why people would want Gogeta instead of Vegetto, but there are so many obstacles that would need to be overcome that it would feel just as dumb as half of the things Trunks did on the anime side this arc.

1. Goku and Vegeta are not close in height.
2. Goku and Vegeta are horrible at working together. Mentally and physically, the only thing they seem to agree on is that they don't jive.
3. Vegeta doesn't know how to use Fusion. He has never practiced it, and any anxiety would get in the way of an effective merging. As far as we know, Goku hasn't done it either; he simply understands it well enough to teach it.
4. It's not worth the risk. If it failed, they would be doomed. It is much easier for someone to interrupt a dance than clipping on an earring.
5. If they do intend to fuse, Potara is the better option on every level. It is stronger, it cannot fail, it lasts as long as they need (as far as they know), they have access to it, and they know it's possible to revert with the (Namekian) Dragon Balls.

Out of universe...

6. Gogeta does not currently exist in Toriyama's Dragon Ball continuity.
7. If Vegetto is in Toriyama's outline, Toyotaro wouldn't go against that for a number of reasons.

All of that being said...it could still happen, I suppose.

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Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:45 pm

Toyotaro has kept his manga in-line with Toriyama's original manga so far. That's not changing.
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Post by Grimlock » Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:18 pm

OLKv3 wrote:If Toriyama put Vegetto in his script, then that's what he has to do. He doesn't have full control over this story.
With so many differences now, anything is possible. Also, merging them is not a plot point going by the anime, since it served no purpose at all and didn't have an effect at the end of the battle.
batistabus wrote:1. Goku and Vegeta are not close in height.
But their fingers can still meet each other, which is the height's purpose.
batistabus wrote:3. Vegeta doesn't know how to use Fusion. He has never practiced it, and any anxiety would get in the way of an effective merging. As far as we know, Goku hasn't done it either; he simply understands it well enough to teach it.
But Vegeta saw Goten and Trunks fusing, if Vegeta is a good observer, he knows as much as Goku.
batistabus wrote:6. Gogeta does not currently exist in Toriyama's Dragon Ball continuity.
Kind of. Goku suggests fusion inside Super Buu, so... You know he's there even though he's not physically there.

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Post by emperior » Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:38 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:Toyotaro has kept his manga in-line with Toriyama's original manga so far. That's not changing.
Agree with you. And why would he use Gogeta, who wasn't even designed by Toriyama?
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Post by Grimlock » Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:11 pm

He kinda was, indirectly. Metamoran fusion is not Toei's thing, so the only differences I could see between Toei's Gogeta and Toriyama's Gogeta are the colors of the vest (going by the manga, Gogeta's vest would be blue and yellow, like Gotenks. Although Metamorans didn't appear in the manga/anime to let us know if they have vests with different colors) and hairstyle, maybe. All the rest is pretty much the same established through Gotenks.

Unless, of course, Metamoran clothes weren't never a "pattern" to be followed, which is something Dragon Ball Heroes has already proved via Xeno Gotenks.

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Post by mfwlegend3 » Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:31 pm

If Vegetto returning was fan service, Gogeta for some reason making an introduction would just SCREAM fan service. I could already see the, "lol this proves toyotaro's manga is nothing but non-canon, fan fiction trash" comments.

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Post by Miracles » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:09 pm

OLKv3 wrote:If Toriyama put Vegetto in his script, then that's what he has to do. He doesn't have full control over this story.
Wow, finally came across the truth.
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Post by TheMikado » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:44 pm

Miracles wrote:
OLKv3 wrote:If Toriyama put Vegetto in his script, then that's what he has to do. He doesn't have full control over this story.
Wow, finally came across the truth.
I raise my glass to you.
Some people act like he just puts whatever he wants into the manga...

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Post by Grimlock » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:51 pm

Yeah, if Toriyama is emphasizing Super Saiyan God, that's what Toei should've done, right? Since it also doesn't have full control over Toriyama's story.

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Post by sintzu » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:00 pm

mfwlegend3 wrote:If Vegetto returning was fan service, Gogeta for some reason making an introduction would just SCREAM fan service. I could already see the, "lol this proves toyotaro's manga is nothing but non-canon, fan fiction trash" comments.
Toriyama could've written something like "Goku and Vegeta fuse to take down the fused Zamasu" so if that's the case then they'd be free to pick what they want.
TheMikado wrote:Some people act like he just puts whatever he wants into the manga...
Which doesn't make sense cause he said he doesn't change Toriyama's main plot points so if anyone's chaging things it's Toei.
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Post by batistabus » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:02 pm

Grimlock wrote:But their fingers can still meet each other, which is the height's purpose.
No, the height similarity - in the same vein of making your kis equal - is so that the two fusees are very similar to begin with. They need to be as close as possible in body, mind, and spirit. Kuririn and Piccolo are able to touch fingers, but that doesn't mean they'd be able to fuse.
Grimlock wrote:But Vegeta saw Goten and Trunks fusing, if Vegeta is a good observer, he knows as much as Goku.
Seeing a technique and mastering it through practice are very different things (unless you're Boo). Goku says that he was taught this technique in the afterlife; he didn't simply witness it once. It took him a week to learn.
Grimlock wrote:Kind of. Goku suggests fusion inside Super Buu, so... You know he's there even though he's not physically there.
Despite the height thing, I guess it's still possible. When introducing the concept to Piccolo and Kuririn, Goku seems to think he might have been able to do it with Vegeta if he were still alive. In the very next word panel, he mentions the height. I suppose the difference in height between Goku and Vegeta might be exaggerated on the page compared to what it "actually" is.

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Post by mfwlegend3 » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:35 pm

sintzu wrote:Toriyama could've written something like "Goku and Vegeta fuse to take down the fused Zamasu" so if that's the case then they'd be free to pick what they want.
Even if that was the case, it doesn't change the fact that there's two Kaioshin in the future with them right now. Not using a potara fusion to fight against a potara fusion would be retarded.

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Post by sintzu » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:02 pm

mfwlegend3 wrote:Even if that was the case, it doesn't change the fact that there's two Kaioshin in the future with them right now. Not using a potara fusion to fight against a potara fusion would be retarded.
There are other reasons to change it, it would differenciate the manga from the anime even more and it would avoid adding a time limit to the potara in the manga
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Post by mfwlegend3 » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:10 pm

sintzu wrote:it would avoid adding a time limit to the potara in the manga
Such as change as big as that most likely came from Toriyama himself.

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Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:11 pm

mfwlegend3 wrote:
sintzu wrote:it would avoid adding a time limit to the potara in the manga
Such as change as big as that most likely came from Toriyama himself.
I don't think it's beyond Toei, but it's such a Toriyama-esque retcon that I have to believe it's him.
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Post by mfwlegend3 » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:18 pm

Toriyama probably went with that change since it would give Trunks the opportunity to deliver the finishing blow -- which I still believe is happening in the manga (albeit executed differently) given how it was foreshadowed in chapter 17.
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