geektacular wrote:1) If Kid Buu is so easily drawn to high power levels (hence why he chose to leave Krillin & Yamcha alone and go to Goku & Vegeta instead), then why did he completely ignore Goku's enormous spirit bomb and choose to beat down a barely alive Vegeta instead? I guess the bigger question is whether or not the energy found within something like a Spirit Bomb is detectable by beings with the ability to sense energy?
Boo was stupid. He did noticed the Genki Dama's dangerous power, but Vegeta got in the way. So Boo decided to kick Vegeta's ass because he likes doing it.
geektacular wrote:2) Is it explained exactly why/how the "Evil Buu" was expelled from Majin Buu's body? I know that he was expelled during a fit of rage and materialized out of the steam, but I don't really get why that happened...I don't remember them explaining how that actually was possible? After learning about his internal systems when Goku & Vegeta were inside of him later, even that doesn't appear to explain how it worked. Maybe if he escaped with the steam like they did it would make sense, but he materialized out of the steam itself, if I saw it correctly...so I'm not sure?
Boo is a magical being. He just got very very angry, and for some reason, he expelled all of his evil, and lost the majority of his power. There is not an explanation, it just happened.
geektacular wrote:3) I don't recall there being a prerequisite for needing people to raise their arms up to give energy for a Spirit Bomb? In the past, didn't Goku just take the energy from all the living things without needing them to do anything specific?
In the past, Goku created a normal Genki Dama, which was taking only a bit of everyone's genki. However, against Boo, he made a Super Genki Dama, which was taking
all of one's genki, which is why they had to raise their hands.
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
