Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods"

[Brad Redfield]

Vegeta's dance in high quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGvZ8aJmr5o

...Oh. Oh god.

...I can't stop laughing.

[Saiga]

EDIT: like it or not, not getting K.O by someone stronger than you is a feat.

It absolutely isn't. We don't know any details of that fight, but we've seen plenty of cases where a character has been way stronger than their opponent and still hasn't instantly put them down. Piccolo has proven anything by staying on his feet.

[dbzfan7]

I have no idea what some people are arguing about, but I hope they'll stop giving a damn about strength.

Yeah sorry about that, we as debaters love talking about strength.

Also why is Goku skinnier as SSJG. I don't really like him getting skinnier, seems like as if he failed and became something like what Gotenks does when the boys fail fusion. I'm not expecting bulky, but to get skinnier is an odd choice.

It's been posted multiple times on the thread, I can't remember the exact wording and reasoning but it's just getting simpler for stronger, such as Freeza's true form and Perfect Cell.

It looks like he was dropped in a washing machine and shriveled up. He looks like he may fall out of his clothes now that he got skinnier.The hair is also too pink compared to the other screen shots.

[SaiyaJedi]

New scans from WSJ.

The Wall Street Journal has really changed its focus recently, don't you think? I blame Rupert Murdoch.

[That_Saiya-Jin_Guy]

Goku looks like a teenager while in the SSJG form.

[Kaboom]

I think Goku's skinny look as a Super Saiyan God can be rationalized in how all this new power he's got is coming from his crazy otherworldly god-ki, instead of as a product of his own body. The emphasis is on his aura, rather than his muscles.

[ZombieVito]

EDIT: like it or not, not getting K.O by someone stronger than you is a feat.

It absolutely isn't. We don't know any details of that fight, but we've seen plenty of cases where a character has been way stronger than their opponent and still hasn't instantly put them down. Piccolo has proven anything by staying on his feet.

We'll have to agree to disagree then.

[dbzfan7]

I think Goku's skinny look as a Super Saiyan God can be rationalized in how all this new power he's got is coming from his crazy otherworldly god-ki, instead of as a product of his own body. The emphasis is on his aura, rather than his muscles.

Then shouldn't he have the same build as in base?

[Chuquita]

Toriyama's reasoning was he wanted to parse it down, wasn't it?
The in-universe reasoning I can think of is that since it's more magical in nature, such big muscles aren't needed. It's like how Pretty Cure aren't all muscular yet can still lift and throw super-heavy objects.
There's also the Cell, Freeza, and Buu are all small in their final forms thing, but aside from Buu they aren't magical/mystical so...? Maybe it's like how newer technology is smaller than older technology yet can do a whole lot more/is way more powerful.

*Hopes a screenshot of a non-game-face ssjg Goku eventually makes its way to one of the magazines*. The serious-business ones are cute too, but I want to see other expressions on his face. Those irises are huge! I want to know if they're really as big as I think they are and I can't really tell when he's got his eyebrows down.

*Also hopes a character sheet for ssjg Goku appears online in the future.*

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Wow, Vegeta dancing is... weird... but also great!

Re: Piccolo vs Kaioshin

Just throwing my 2 cents... I have Kaioshin at Cell Jr's level, Cell Games Piccolo above SSG2 Vegeta (post-1st day in RoSaT), and Boo arc Piccolo not significantly stronger. Works perfectly from what we saw.
And Yakon is not stronger than Kaioshin, Kaioshin was afraid about Goku, and suggested to bead Yakon together so that they won't take any damage. There is no indication that Yakon is stronger than Kaioshin.

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

Re: Piccolo vs Kaioshin

Just throwing my 2 cents... I have Kaioshin at Cell Jr's level, Cell Games Piccolo above SSG2 Vegeta (post-1st day in RoSaT), and Boo arc Piccolo not significantly stronger. Works perfectly from what we saw.
And Yakon is not stronger than Kaioshin, Kaioshin was afraid about Goku, and suggested to bead Yakon together so that they won't take any damage. There is no indication that Yakon is stronger than Kaioshin.

Don't wanna mini-mod, but...http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=8

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I know, off-topic, but they are already discussing this, so I just posted my opinion. But I don't have anything else to say, don't worry.

[B]

Wow, that height comparison line-up... How hard must it suck to be pushing 40 and just barely be taller than a 7-year-old?

[Herms]

Yeah sorry about that, we as debaters love talking about strength.

Thing is, I'd love to see people actually debate character strengths for a change. But in practice all these strength "debates" just amount to people shouting their opinions at each other and never once listening to what anybody else has to say. It's the opposite of what any forum should be about.

Wow, that height comparison line-up... How hard must it suck to be pushing 40 and just barely be taller than a 7-year-old?

Well technically he should be about 12 by now...but he still looks the same as he did when he was 7, so...yeah.

[kei17]

My copy has arrived.

[Black_Liger]

My copy has arrived.

Beat everyone to it. xD i still can't figure out how to buy the digital format off from itunes, The physical cd would be too much of a hassle :S

[Naughty Kinto Un]

Wow, that height comparison line-up... How hard must it suck to be pushing 40 and just barely be taller than a 7-year-old?

Are you talking about Kuririn? Are you talking about Kuririn!?!

Or are you talking about Oolong?

[Herms]

Shenlong's head looks so stiff and unnatural on that cover. It's like they cut off his head and hung it in the background.

[Michsi]

I was planning on listening to the OST samples but decided against it. I think they will have greater impact if I first hear them with the movie. Same with Vegeta's dance clips , though it takes some willpower

Shenlong's head looks so stiff and unnatural on that cover. It's like they cut off his head and hung it in the background.

Yeah, the art on this cover doesn't seem that great. The only ones that seem to look okay-ish are the kids and Krillin.


Also Toriyama really likes to emphasize how much he doesn't want to work anymore It's sad in a way, yet understandable at the same time. Even with assistants AND just 12 pages a week , it's still a LOT of work. Even more so if you are a laid-back and lazy person as Toriyama often claimed to be.

[TheRed259]

I did listen to the movie's soundtracks and I have to say that they are not that great .
While I was listening to them , Mr. Bean , Video Games and Immediate Music came to my mind .