jjgp1112 wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:43 pm
dva_raza wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:13 pm
jjgp1112 wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:47 pm
In that case, then it still doesn't matter
why he lied - but he did lie. He claimed that Vegeta was just as strong as he was, and for that reason, he couldn't take Buu. But we know that that, is in fact, bullshit.
Kinda getting tired of repeating myself but, no. It's only bullshit in your version.
In my version it's not bullshit. It's the truth: he wasn't considering the form for use. Explained why already.
It might not be a "perfect" fit, but it's still the best option if we want to pick the one that makes for a smoother cohesion of every event in the story. No matter how you slice it the scene with Krillin stands out absurdly under
your narrative.
He allegedly considered it for an emergency. And Buu being unleashed and his son and rival being dead is sure as fuck an emergency.
There is no version of this scenario where Goku doesn't look like an idiot by even the most charitable interpretations.
If a guy says he has no chance when he knows he has a nuclear option that can save the day (and then chose not to finish the job when he DID use it!)...that's a lie, dawg.
But that's the discrepancy that I keep explaining.
Making a bad decision cause you were mentally blocked or insecure about something isn't the same as lying about it.
I'm saying that he could have honestly not been considering the form for use
at that moment and simply changed his mind after actually getting a sense of it!
I mean, look at him at
2:03
https://youtu.be/DnnjnfRh1OE
Is THAT how he was beating Vegeta? I don't think so.
Vegeta would have attacked and Goku loses the transformation. The end.
(and then chose not to finish the job when he DID use it!)...
Agree that this was
arguably dumb, I mean I'm personally not a fan of this but it does make sense because in this scene the idea of the kids transforming exists already, it didn't before.
And I do understand the reasoning of wanting to let things in the hands of other people considering he's
not gonna be around later. It's one of those things that look bad in the immediacy but it's responsible for the bigger picture.
But, this has no relevance though.
The topic has basically evolved into something else than what it was. If you wanna discuss every action by every character
after Buu's awakened that could go on indefinitely.
The reason we've been talking specifically about
"Buu's release" is simply because that was a point stated in the original post and it was challenged by Koitsukai when he said "Goku is the one who screwed that up", literal quote.
My point is, the question of how Goku (or anybody else) handled the whole situation throughout the rest of the arc, has literally zero affection to the point at which Vegeta chose to get possessed on purpose. So why are we talking about Goku?