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Post by vicdmx » Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:42 pm

Kamehameha
Big Bang Attack
Frieza´s Black Big Ball(I don´t know the name of it)
Galick Gun
Final Flash
Final Shine(A attack which vegeta did in DBGT)


And that´s about it.
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Post by Vegeta Jr » Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:07 pm

vicdmx wrote:Kamehameha
Big Bang Attack
Freeza´s Black Big Ball(I don´t know the name of it)
Galick Gun
Final Flash
Final Shine(A attack which vegeta did in DBGT)


And that´s about it.
That Big Black Ball is called The Death Ball.

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Post by Kunzait_83 » Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:53 pm

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Post by USSJed » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:23 pm

I love attacks that give the little guy a chance at Victory...

Destructo Disk
Krillin cuts off Frieza's tail with it, and Frieza was what, 50x stronger than him?! It also would have decimated Nappa if Vegeta didn't tell him to dodge. The real underdog's attack!

Kikoho
Same deal as Destructo Disk, Tien uses it to hold back imperfect Cell. Whats the difference there? Arguable, but between 200x and 8000x difference! What a powerful attack. (Actually this gives me evidence to boost Tiens Power Level, but thats off topic...)

Self Destruct
Two notable mentions here, both of which fail... Chaotzu's kamakazi attack on Nappa, and more importantly(to me), Majin Vegeta's Final Explosion!

Kaioken
Without this attack, Vegeta would have torn Goku to pieces. Then without Goku, Frieza would become immortal and the universe would be screwed! I would love to be able to write this paragraph in red!

Body Swap
Although Captain Ginyu pisses me off, I cannot argue that his body swap is anything less than spectacular! I wonder what he originally looked like?

Time Freeze
Another annoying Ginyu Force member, another amazing attack! If anyone with decent strength could use it, they would be unstoppable.

Solar Flare
Useful for weak fighters to escape and prepare a Destructo Disk or other attack...

Theres a lot more I would like to add but that wouldn't be a good idea, this post is already too big...
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Post by SSJ2bardock » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:49 pm

Well, I think that pretty much decides it. The general consensus seems to be that most people really like the Tri Beam and Kaioken.
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Post by ulisa » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:25 am

I have several attacks I like but overall, I think it narrows down to three.

Genki Dama/Spirit Bomb- Mainly for the sheer awesomeness when I first saw it. Love the idea of gathering ki from everything around and using it to make a giant attack. And an attack with limits (namely how long it takes to gather it) is always a pretty neat twist. By the end Z, they'd pretty much overused this thing to death though, although I will say I liked the Universal Genki Dama at the end of GT.

Kienzan/Destructo Disc- Thought it was a very unique attack, using ki as a buzz saw to cut, instead of using a blast. One of the few attacks I see that can be useful no matter how powerful an opponent is.

Father-Son Kamehameha- Well, for lack of a better name, as this is what it seems to go by in nearly all the games and such that I have. Gohan's one handed Kamehameha, with Goku in the background was one of the moments that sealed the series as one of my favorites.

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Post by Herms » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:38 am

ulisa wrote:By the end Z, they'd pretty much overused [the Genki Dama] to death though
It's only used three times: against Vegeta, against Freeza, and against Buu (OK, four times counting Goku's practice one with Kaio). That's roughly once every hundred episodes. They do use it a whole bunch in the movies though, I'll admit.
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Post by vicdmx » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:23 am

Vegeta Jr wrote:
vicdmx wrote:Kamehameha
Big Bang Attack
Freeza´s Black Big Ball(I don´t know the name of it)
Galick Gun
Final Flash
Final Shine(A attack which vegeta did in DBGT)


And that´s about it.
That Big Black Ball is called The Death Ball.
Oh okay thanks for telling me that. :D
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Post by Vegeta Jr » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:11 am

Herms wrote:
ulisa wrote:By the end Z, they'd pretty much overused [the Genki Dama] to death though
It's only used three times: against Vegeta, against Freeza, and against Buu (OK, four times counting Goku's practice one with Kaio). That's roughly once every hundred episodes. They do use it a whole bunch in the movies though, I'll admit.
What about the inclusion of movies, he uses the Genki Dama again in Movie 7.

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Post by Kaboom » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:39 am

Vegeta Jr wrote: What about the inclusion of movies, he uses the Genki Dama again in Movie 7.
The Spirit Bomb is used in movies 2 (Killed Dr. Wheelo), 3 (Killed Tullece), 4 (Killed Slug), and 7 (Indirectly killed Super 13). Plus 3 times in the series (Vegeta, Freeza, Buu) and once in GT (Super Yi Xing Long) makes 8 total uses of the Spirit Bomb in the series altogether.

So Ulisa's right, the Spirit Bomb is kind of overused as a finisher, but really only if you wanna include everything. I guess that just comes with its nature as a trump card technique.
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Post by TheTET » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:15 pm

Final Flash
Gallic Cannon ( My name of Galick Gun)
Death Ball
Tsuibi Kienzan (Freeza's)
Crazy Finger Blasts.
Genki Dama
Makkankosappo
Hellzone Grenade
And Kamehameha

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