Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by CatouttaHell » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:02 pm

If she counts then Lunch

Besides her I'd pick Karin, Namu, #16, Bora, Colonel Silver (his Japanese voice is pure awesome,) Giran, Suno (way better than Chichi IMO,) Ninja Murasaki, Nappa, King Cold, Nail, Zarbon, Paikuhan, Dai Kaio-sama.

Also for DBZ: Muten Roshi, Chaozu, Tenshinhan, Yamucha, Kuririn. I just can't stand how they wasted such great characters.
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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by Kingdom Heartless » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:45 am

Codarik wrote:I will have to go with Ranfan.
There is an obvious remark to be made about the lack of a soft spot for Ranfan, but I'll let it slide. :wink:
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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by Ussj Future Trunks » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:55 am

Badass henchmen are cool. Like Ledgic, Raditz and Zarbon.
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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by TrunksTrevelyan0064 » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:38 am

I love Butta's (or Baata, Burter, whatever) design. My favourite colour is blue, so naturally this member of the Ginyu squad was going to appeal to me the most. It's a shame how he never really got to display his awesome speed that much. I mean, when Vegeta threw away that Dragon Ball - Butta retrieved it so fast that he was back before Vegeta & co. had even finished turning their necks to look behind them.

But yeah, then Goku comes along, and zoom zoom lol you're not so fast now, are ya, ya big blue buffoon.


Tenshinhan and Dabura (if they qualify as 'minor' characters) are also two of my favourites.
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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by PuppetDoctor » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:05 am

I love Zarbon, the Tenkaichi Budokai Announcer, and Jheese. I really do wish that they got more screen time in the show but two of them were henchman so they were bound to die off soon.

I would also include Lunch if she counts.

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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by Bura » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:45 am

Bra, I explained many times why already XD

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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by Ahiru77 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:41 pm

^ One more time won't hurt anyone. (0 v 0)


Lunch the black/blue haired one. I don't like the blond one.

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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by Piccolo Daimao » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:49 pm

Ahiru77 wrote:Lunch the black/blue haired one. I don't like the blond one.
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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by Zarathustra » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:49 pm

Does Mystic Gohan count? He was barely in 5/6 episodes and it really was a shame :?

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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by Piccolo Daimao » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:40 pm

Zarathustra wrote:Does Mystic Gohan count? He was barely in 5/6 episodes and it really was a shame :?
Not really. He's still Gohan, at the end of the day, and "Mystic"'s only a power-up. I could say the same for Piccolo's fusion with Nail, which became meaningless after one battle.
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Re: Soft spot for minor/short screentime characters?

Post by BluezaBladeNZ » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:55 pm

Here are some of mine: Bora, Oopa, Ninja Murasaki, General White (his expressions/comments from Murasaki are priceless), Tenkaichi Budokai Announcer, Suno, Giran, Namu, Ranfan, Arale and Taopaipai.

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