Discussion regarding the entirety of the franchise in a general (meta) sense, including such aspects as: production, trends, merchandise, fan culture, and more.
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Super Sonic
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by Super Sonic » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:09 pm
Character # 143
Turtle

Like: Was the one who introduced us to Old Man Roshi. If not for his rescue by Goku and Bulma, Goku might not have gotten trained by him. Admonished Roshi for his lecherous ways
Dislike: Not much, other than wish he could've been there during Training/21'st Budokai arc.
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by Onikage725 » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:13 pm
EDIT: Fixing- I hope. I really didn't see him.
Character #144
Black Star Shen Long
Likes: An incredibly badass design! His existence also added to the backstory and mythology of my favorite character(s).
Dislikes: Suffers from GT-itis in that the sense around his existence by GT is questionable and he's wayyyy too strong. If a dragon can be no stronger than its creator, how in the hell did a guy with power in the low hundreds create a dragon stronger than Porunga or the normal Shen Long? His size dwarfs the other dragons, and his wishes launch the dragon balls across the galaxy? And what the hell were they doing sitting anywhere Pilaf could get? Aren't artifacts of planetary destruction usually hid behind some kind of magical key or container? In the end, he was nothing more than a convenient retcon/plot device to get the series going. Then again, so was Raditz... so whatever.
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by Velasa » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:15 pm
Someone posted Piano earlier but didn't have a picture. Trust me, I've been keeping track of them

[quote="Rocketman"]Rocketman is to ChiChi as Velasa is to _______.
A. ChiChi
B. Piccolo
C. Goku
D. Bulma[/quote]
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by Scarz » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:40 pm
Character #145
<=Officer Black=>
Likes: Uh, is it wrong that I like him because he's drawn as stereotypical black guy? Yes? oh...Well this is awkward... Okay how about this then; when he was commander red's "number 2" he seemed to show more leadership skills than his boss. After all, Red just wanted to use the Dragonballs to wish to grow taller. Thankfully Black immediately killed him for what could have been a real waste of the Dragon's powers. If Black had defeated Goku he would've been an excellent leader. Plus he was going to rename the Red Ribbon Army to the
Black Ribbon Army. Dude, where do I enlist?
Dislike: Sigh... He was so easily defeated. I knew he couldn't take Goku on one on one but I was hoping that the man who was Commander Red closest assistant to be on the same level as General blue if not higher.
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by Hellspawn28 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:26 am
Character #146
Yakon
Like: He was the first foe since King Piccolo that Goku killed, he look rather cool
Dislike: His death was lame, and got killed too quicky by Goku, and again by Trunks in GT.
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SuperSaiyan3Goku
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by SuperSaiyan3Goku » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:12 am
Character #147
Babidi
Likes: He can control anyone who has evil in their hearts. Brought Vegeta back to his old, evil ways, making a very good fight between him and Goku.
Dislikes: Wasn't able to control Buu so well. The idea of a Wizard controling people's minds sounds cool, but he was way to short.
Next quest: Buy the Super: Broly and Super Hero Blurays, also Daima whenever that releases in the states. Also the Super Manga!
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by Innagadadavida » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:43 am
Character #148
The Alligator
To be honest, I'm not really sure if he's a crocodile or an alligator. Either way, he's awesome. Just look at him. He's got sunglasses on, and he's just chillin' in the sun on Roshi's island. Pilaf pulled a switch-blade out on this mofo and we never saw him again. He knows Roshi, he was able to point him out, but it's never clear if Roshi knows him. Is The Alligator friends with Umigame? Is The Alligator just some guy who comes around when Roshi's not there to use up his sun-tan lotion? The world will never know.
Likes
He's got some sweet shades. He's real calm and cool, unless you pull a knife on him. He knows how to look his best and he tries to take care of himself.
Dislikes
He seems a little too confident. And we see his true nature once that shiny silver blade is held to his face. He's probably a real coward who just fakes being tough. I also don't like that he took off as Roshi showed up, what's the deal? Is he a moocher? Nobody likes a moocher.
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by DB_Fan » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:54 am
Character #149
Pasta
Like: She looks identical to Lunch, but is always in her bad state.
Dislike: She’s basically a recicled character.
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by SHINOBI-03 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:17 am
Character #150
<=Bujin=>
Likes: A henchman with powers enough to wear down the main characters over and over again.
Dislikes: I don't know......
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by DNA » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:40 am
Character #151
Neko Majin
Likes: He is awesome! Is one of Goku's pupils and is strong enough to be on par with him (unless he starts transforming). He's got a funny technique of fighting using quite literal dirty tactics. He beat Onio and Kuriza without much of an effort.
Dislikes: Why has he not been animated? Why hasn't he got a proper manga series following the end of Z? Can the chick that made the manga based on the special do it? Please? Can the Onyu Tokusentai be Kuriza's Henchman? Please??!!
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by Onikage725 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:40 am
Velasa wrote:Someone posted Piano earlier but didn't have a picture. Trust me, I've been keeping track of them

Damn, I missed that! caejones and his no pictures :p
Notice to caejones- I will personally up a pic of each character you posted if you want!
Anyway, working on a fix to the above. We may be out of Nameks. The only possibles I can think of are the three anime-only soldiers (who got a similar Daizenshuu entry as the three I posted), and maybe post-fusion Piccolo since he isn't *quite* the old Piccolo or the son of Kattatsu exactly.
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by caejones » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:54 am
Onikage725 wrote:Velasa wrote:Someone posted Piano earlier but didn't have a picture. Trust me, I've been keeping track of them

Damn, I missed that! caejones and his no pictures :p
Notice to caejones- I will personally up a pic of each character you posted if you want!
... Umm... Meep?
I... guess you could do that?

And I could edit them into my posts, so long as I can tell which is which...
Dr Gero, in Budokai 2 wrote:Go, my Saiba Rangers!
Akira Toriyama, in Son Goku Densetsu wrote:You really can’t go by rumors (laughs).
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by Kuhan » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:14 am
Character #152
<=Bora=>
Likes: He's the first character to be revived by the Dragonballs, blazing the trail for..... well.... everyone to be brought back...
Dislikes: He only exists to further the plot.
[quote="Masako-kun / MasakoX as Goku"]This is worse than that time I was in high school! And all the guys called me Geeko, and I was Piccolo's slave, and I couldn't get Chi-Chi to like me... Oh wow, I hit that rock harder than I thought.[/quote]
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by Adamant » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:38 am
^You forgot "He is bad ass in DB movie 3" for like. Hell, he almost had more screentime in the movie than the series.
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by caejones » Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:42 pm
Adamant wrote:^You forgot "He is bad ass in DB movie 3" for like. Hell, he almost had more screentime in the movie than the series.
And he did throw Goku and Yajirobe up Karin's tower, though I guess that falls under the "plot device" thing.

Hey, we have more characters than episodes of DB pre-Z...
Character #153
Cell Jr(s)
Likes: They seem to have more personality than Saibamen? Like, they're literally Cell's children and not just combat-cabbage (Though I suspect the Kamikaze might have reacted to Vegeta killing the other one. *WWII flashbacks* ). And they got a bit of variety in attacks (sorta), and gave the sidelined people at the Cell Games a chance to participate, and even left Goku as the one in need of protecting...
Dislikes: Come out of nowhere, and go right back in two episodes (arguably less, screentime considered). I mean... Cell randomly pulling them out of his backside (quite literally) is "?" enough, but that they come out relatively grown and full of energy? Where'd it come from? -_- Physics~! Conservation laws~! *Head explodes* ... *Kinda like a Cell Jr.'s*.
Dr Gero, in Budokai 2 wrote:Go, my Saiba Rangers!
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by omegacwa » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:02 pm
Character #154
<=Jeice=>
Well, he is in the Ginyu Force. He is the last surviving member not counting Ginyu himself. Get's killed by Vegeta in a spectacularly awesome way.
Likes: Not much actually. His best moments are all him getting beat up.
Dislikes: Uh, his character design is odd. He seems to be a coward for the most part.
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by omegacwa » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:05 pm
Character #155
<=Guldo=>
The weakest member of the Ginyu force and sworn enemy of Vegeta.
Likes: His mind powers show that you don't always have to be the strongest to win a fight. His fight with Gohan and Krillin was pretty exciting.
Dislikes: He is very weak, and his mind powers could be construed as cheating.
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by omegacwa » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:12 pm
Character #156
<=Burter=>
The fastest member of the Ginyu force. He often teams up with Jeice.
Likes: Interesting character design and attitude.
Dislikes: Does practically nothing other than show off his speed once, then he gets trounced by Goku and killed by Vegeta.
I'm really surprised that the Ginyu Force for the most part was skipped over. I guess it goes to show that Recoome is the only one that mattered.
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by omegacwa » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:21 pm
Character #157
<=Draculaman=>
He is one of Baba's fighters. He bites Krillin on the head and he shoots blood everywhere!
Likes: He is Dracula I guess... Defeated in a hilarious manner involving Upa pretending to be a cross.
Dislikes: Why does he wear a boxing outfit?
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by Kunzait_83 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:51 pm
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Journey to the West, chapter 26 wrote:The strong man will meet someone stronger still:
Come to naught at last he surely will!
Zephyr wrote:And that's to say nothing of how pretty much impossible it is to capture what made the original run of the series so great. I'm in the generation of fans that started with Toonami, so I totally empathize with the feeling of having "missed the party", experiencing disappointment, and wanting to experience it myself. But I can't, that's how life is. Time is a bitch. The party is over. Kageyama, Kikuchi, and Maeda are off the sauce now; Yanami almost OD'd; Yamamoto got arrested; Toriyama's not going to light trash cans on fire and hang from the chandelier anymore. We can't get the band back together, and even if we could, everyone's either old, in poor health, or calmed way the fuck down. Best we're going to get, and are getting, is a party that's almost entirely devoid of the magic that made the original one so awesome that we even want more.
Kamiccolo9 wrote:It grinds my gears that people get "outraged" over any of this stuff. It's a fucking cartoon. If you are that determined to be angry about something, get off the internet and make a stand for something that actually matters.
Rocketman wrote:"Shonen" basically means "stupid sentimental shit" anyway, so it's ok to be anti-shonen.