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Favorite series gutpunch

Post by Dbzfan99 » Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:53 am

Mine is gohan kicking cell what's yours
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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by Lord Beerus » Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:43 am

I loved Goku elbowing Recoome in the stomach and knocking him out. It was so cathartic and a little bit spine-chilling given how this is first time we see Goku in action since the end of the Saiyan arc and how much of a danger Recoome was to Vegeta, Gohan and Krillin.

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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by ABED » Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:54 am

Goku punching Nappa in the stomach. After Nappa killing off character after character and humiliating everyone else, it was nice to see Goku, a person the Saiyans automatically dismissed as garbage, turn the tables. Seeing Goku appear on Nappa's head and then bury his fist in Nappa's gut pretty deep was very satisfying.
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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by 8000 Saiyan » Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:07 pm

Vegeta punching Cell.
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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by LuckyCat » Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:34 pm

Many great ones have been said already, but I really like Goku's gut punch to Freeza:
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The full scene slows down the animation a bit, and it gives you a sense that after a long fight, Freeza is no longer a match for Goku.
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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by KBABZ » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:31 pm

Ohhh, that sort of gut punch! Mine is Goku using a Kamehameha Wave to give Krillin a supersonic punch in the face during their match in the 22nd WMAT, before kneeing him in the gut and pinching him on the ground before he flies out of the ring.

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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by Dbzfan94 » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:53 pm

The gut punch Goku gave Piccolo near the end of the 23rd WT
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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by Kaboom » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:56 pm

Not a very well-made GIF, but I'm going to add this moment from GT:

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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by sintzu » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:58 pm

I don't think you can find anything more painful than this.

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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by Lord Frieza » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:27 pm

I like combos myself..

A Chest Stab...
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Followed up by something worse then any physical attack, a very spiteful, emotional gut-punch!
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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by Metalwario64 » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:04 pm

This is one of the best:
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ShadowDude112 made an excellent GIF of the entire sequence where Goku punched Piccolo's gut at the 23rd tournament:
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A few years ago I made a GIF of just the punch:
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I also really love when Tenshinhan punches Tao in the gut so hard that he passes out in one blow:
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Re: Favorite series gutpunch

Post by The gr » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:28 pm

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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by TheBigBoy » Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:31 pm

    For some reason my mind jumped to Vegeta gut punching Zarbon, digs his fist in, takes a moment to talk some shit then blows a hole right through the guy. Namek arc Vegeta is so cool.
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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by Dbzfan99 » Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:01 pm

    LuckyCat wrote:Many great ones have been said already, but I really like Goku's gut punch to Freeza:
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    The full scene slows down the animation a bit, and it gives you a sense that after a long fight, Freeza is no longer a match for Goku.
    That must have hurt
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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by ssjprodigy » Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:08 pm

    bruh this one hands down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIehR3fB0n8
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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by RandomGuy96 » Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:54 pm

    Gohan kicked Cell in the head.
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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by Akyon » Wed Aug 09, 2017 3:23 am

    Metalwario64 wrote:This is one of the best:
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    Definitely this one. Piccolo and 17 seemed BRUTAL for some reason to me and it's largely to do with the sheer body bending gut punches.
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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by MajinMan » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:03 am

    The one Goku gave to Freeza is my favorite. Other gut punches I really like include Goku vs Piccolo (23rd Budokai), Goku vs Vegeta, and Hit vs Vegeta.
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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by Luso Saiyan » Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:44 am

    Probably Goku's one-inch punch against Freeza in RoF.
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    Re: Favorite series gutpunch

    Post by Trickster » Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:09 am

    LuckyCat wrote:Many great ones have been said already, but I really like Goku's gut punch to Freeza:
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    The full scene slows down the animation a bit, and it gives you a sense that after a long fight, Freeza is no longer a match for Goku.
    This is THE BEST anime punch ever!
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