What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

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What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by FEMALE-GOKU 23 » Sun May 22, 2011 6:13 am

I wonder...what would make him go super saiyan :? . let's see what you say guys! :P

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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by The Time Traveller » Sun May 22, 2011 7:05 am

Kuririn being killed by Tambourine, just like when he was an adult.

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Post by Kingdom Heartless » Sun May 22, 2011 7:18 am

Yeah, if he'd actually seen it happen, maybe he could have. It all comes down to whether there really is a minimum power requirement, I guess.
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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by Fox666 » Sun May 22, 2011 9:22 am

That doesn't seems to apply to Trunks from the future. In fact both Trunks and Goten turned Super Saiyan very easily...

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Post by FEMALE-GOKU 23 » Sun May 22, 2011 11:07 am

Besides Goten and Trunks would Gohan turn ssj as a kid to? Just because Goku himself became one?

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Post by Piccolo Daimao » Sun May 22, 2011 2:36 pm

Well, I think the most emotionally painful thing that happened to him as a child was Kuririn being killed by Tambourine, so I'd say that would be what would make him go Super Saiyan. Although I think that Super Saiyan has a power requirement.
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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by FEMALE-GOKU 23 » Sun May 22, 2011 2:44 pm

Piccolo Daimao wrote:Well, I think the most emotionally painful thing that happened to him as a child was Kuririn being killed by Tambourine, so I'd say that would be what would make him go Super Saiyan. Although I think that Super Saiyan has a power requirement.
Yeah I guess your right :) i'm sure he'll come back ssj to help his father

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Post by Son_Gohan » Sun May 22, 2011 7:29 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:Kuririn being killed by Tambourine, just like when he was an adult.
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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by Chuquita » Sun May 22, 2011 11:37 pm

Nice editing! :3

Without anyone knowing at that point in the manga that Goku wasn't a human, what would they call the form? It can't be called "super saiyajin" if the characters haven't heard of "saiyajin" yet, and you can't use "super boy" because of DC.
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Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Mon May 23, 2011 12:22 am

Chuquita wrote:Without anyone knowing at that point in the manga that Goku wasn't a human, what would they call the form? It can't be called "super saiyajin" if the characters haven't heard of "saiyajin" yet, and you can't use "super boy" because of DC.
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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by Son_Gohan » Mon May 23, 2011 12:31 am

Chuquita wrote: Without anyone knowing at that point in the manga that Goku wasn't a human, what would they call the form? It can't be called "super saiyajin" if the characters haven't heard of "saiyajin" yet, and you can't use "super boy" because of DC.
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Post by Fox666 » Mon May 23, 2011 12:35 am

"Hair change"?

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Post by Dorexx » Mon May 23, 2011 11:54 am

I once cooked up a story involving this, and drew some pictures as well. I had him transform while fighting Piccolo Daimao, after Daimao decides to kill Tenshinhan (which almost happened in the original story). It also happened only for a few seconds, which of course was enough to send Daimao to Hell. Also, Goku never realized he did it. That makes the whole thing better.
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Post by FEMALE-GOKU 23 » Mon May 23, 2011 3:23 pm

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Post by Hellspawn28 » Mon May 23, 2011 7:36 pm

Goku was not a Alien at the time when the Manga was being made, so he could never transform. I don't think he was strong enough to transform into a SSj at the time, if he did then he could have beat Piccolo Daimao without that much effort.
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Post by DBfan4life » Mon May 23, 2011 8:17 pm

I guess when Kuririn was killed by Tambourine would be the best and most obvious choice, but he never saw it happen. The only other thing would be if he just for some reason or another became crazy powerful and transformed, but I don't see that happening to him as a kid.

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Post by Silver Sinspawn » Tue May 24, 2011 12:55 am

It would make the series so much worse though :(
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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by FEMALE-GOKU 23 » Tue May 24, 2011 5:20 pm

Silver Sinspawn wrote:It would make the series so much worse though :(
than it is as good as it is than...because it be a spoiler :? .
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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by Xane » Tue May 24, 2011 7:38 pm

I would think Kuririn's death. Maybe in the 10th anniversary movie, Hatchan's death, but that wouldn't make sense... :p
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Re: What if goku turned ssj as a kid?

Post by FEMALE-GOKU 23 » Wed May 25, 2011 5:46 pm

If he could piccolo jr. would never been born. meaning king piccolo would have dead right :) ?

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