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

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

Post by TheMightyOzaru » Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:45 pm

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:I think it's obvious that the x50 multiplier doesn't work for Goku anymore.
I don't think that to be the case at all. I think Goku was increasing in power as he fought Birusu and turned into a Ssj when he hit 50x what he powered down to.
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:50 pm

TheMightyOzaru wrote:
DBZGTKOSDH wrote:I think it's obvious that the x50 multiplier doesn't work for Goku anymore.
I don't think that to be the case at all. I think Goku was increasing in power as he fought Birusu and turned into a Ssj when he hit 50x what he powered down to.
Well, that's just your theory. I believe that the SS increase got much smaller.
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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.

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

Post by B » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:04 pm

Are we still waiting on a couple interview translations, or do we have them all? Not to rush anyone, of course, but the onslaught of new stuff has mashed it all together in my mind; hard to remember what was already reported.
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Post by VegettoEX » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:06 pm

Take "a couple" and multiple it by a bazillion :).

There are tons of snippets from both the theatrical program and the movie's guide book, official website postings, Saikyo/V-Jump stuffage, etc.

And those are just the interviews...
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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:12 pm

Why do I get the feeling that about the time you guys get done translating all of the various stuffage for this movie, something new will be coming out...making you want to punch kittens. :lol:
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Post by Saiyan Prince Vegeta » Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:49 am

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:The line about Super Vegetto being perhaps stronger than SS4 Goku could have been retconned.
Well IMO nothing changes Vegetto's power, unless somebody really wants this to fit in with GT I can't see why his power would change. Also if the SSJ multiplier has changed doesnt that go against GT aswell?

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Post by alakazam^ » Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:59 am

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:The line about Super Vegetto being perhaps stronger than SS4 Goku could have been retconned.
Where was this said?

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Post by Polyphase Avatron » Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:35 am

My opinion on the relative strengths (these aren't power levels or kilis or anything, just showing the relative ratios of power between characters):

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Bills 100%: 1000
Bills 70% (what he used fighting Goku): 700
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SSJ1 Goku w/SSJG power: 650
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Vegeta enraged vs. Bills: 300
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:38 am

Saiyan Prince Vegeta wrote:Well IMO nothing changes Vegetto's power, unless somebody really wants this to fit in with GT I can't see why his power would change. Also if the SSJ multiplier has changed doesnt that go against GT aswell?
In GT, Goku just gets stronger when he goes Super Saiyan. Nothing that makes him, or doesn't make him 50 times stronger. Since Vegetto is said to be "perhaps" stronger than a Super Saiyan 4, not that Vegetto is stronger than a SS4. In the M13 Movie Guides, what was said about Ultimate Gohan was that "maybe he will never turn into a Super Saiyan again", or something similar, it doesn't say that Gohan will never turn into a Super Saiyan. Yet, assuming that BoG & GT take place in the same continuity, Goku gets stronger than Vegetto in BoG (and even stronger than that as a SS4 in GT), and Gohan turns into a Super Saiyan in both BoG & GT. So, it's proven that Vegetto is not stronger than a Super Saiyan 4, and Gohan can turn into a Super Saiyan.

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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:The line about Super Vegetto being perhaps stronger than SS4 Goku could have been retconned.
Where was this said?
In the GT TV Special Animation Comic, there was a section that was talking about Vegetto, and that was stated.
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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.

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

Post by Saiyan Prince Vegeta » Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:25 am

To me it wouldn't work, since he's perhaps stronger than a SSJ4 he's clearly above SSJ3 (Goku GT) and like I said before he's in the same ball park as a SSJ4, maybe not stronger, but he's up there so SSJ Goku (God) should be too. To fit with GT it would have to retcon Vegetto's power like you said, but at the moment it isn't following GT IMO unless something official says and/or shows otherwise.

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Post by Draken » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:28 am

And how can you state so confidently that SSJ4 is stronger than SSG? I mean the name kinda implies otherwise :problem:

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Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:31 am

Draken wrote:And how can you state so confidently that SSJ4 is stronger than SSG? I mean the name kinda implies otherwise :problem:
If everything with the name "god" was the strongest being, then Shenlong, Porunga, Kami, Dende, the 5 Kaio, the 5 Kaioshin, Beers, and SSG Goku should be stronger than everyone in the series, even stronger than Whis.
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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.

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

Post by Draken » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:34 am

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
Draken wrote:And how can you state so confidently that SSJ4 is stronger than SSG? I mean the name kinda implies otherwise :problem:
If everything with the name "god" was the strongest being, then Shenlong, Porunga, Kami, Dende, the 5 Kaio, the 5 Kaioshin, Beers, and SSG Goku should be stronger than everyone in the series, even stronger than Whis.
Gods stronger than gods work for me. Whis is the attendant of a god, who says he himself isn't a god? And we're comparing the same person with a different status. When you hear Spawn (dc comics) God form, and then just Spawn, who do you assume is stronger? Spawn God form. When you hear Superman, then Superman Prime (same stuff, God, Prime, we're talking more powerful forms), who do you assume is stronger? Prime. Also, I seriously doubt they'd randomly retcon Vegetto's strength so they'd fit into your GT power levels when they've already stated they're retconning GT. I'm gonna have to stick with the SSG>SSJ4 myself.

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Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:40 am

Draken wrote:Whis is the attendant of a god, who says he himself isn't a god?
There is nothing about Whis being a god. Whis is to Beers what Mr. Popo is to Kami, and what Kibito was to Kaioshin, except that he is also Beers' martial arts master & stronger than him.
Draken wrote:Also, I seriously doubt they'd randomly retcon Vegetto's strength so they'd fit into your GT power levels when they've already stated they're retconning GT. I'm gonna have to stick with the SSG>SSJ4 myself.
The statement about Vegetto > SS4 was in a product that is easy to miss. And they never said that they retconned GT. In an official announcement, they said that the movie takes place between DBZ & DBGT (though it's obvious that it's not exactly like that). Watanabe just said that he didn't care about GT, or something like that, not that they don't take place in the same continuity.
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.

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Post by Draken » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:41 am

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
Draken wrote:Whis is the attendant of a god, who says he himself isn't a god?
There is nothing about Whis being a god. Whis is to Beers what Mr. Popo is to Kami, and what Kibito was to Kaioshin, except that he is also Beers' martial arts master & stronger than him.
Draken wrote:Also, I seriously doubt they'd randomly retcon Vegetto's strength so they'd fit into your GT power levels when they've already stated they're retconning GT. I'm gonna have to stick with the SSG>SSJ4 myself.
The statement about Vegetto > SS4 was in a product that is easy to miss. And they never said that they retconned GT. In an official announcement, they said that the movie takes place between DBZ & DBGT (though it's obvious that it's not exactly like that). Watanabe just said that he didn't care about GT, or something like that, not that they don't take place in the same continuity.
They're ignoring GT and putting stuff into the manga continuity, they're not going to go through all this effort to make sure Goku as a god is weaker than SSJ4. I think Goku at the end of GT would then be like AW YEA TIME TO GO REMATCH WITH BILS AND WHIS.

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It's also never stated that Appule is not a carpenter.
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Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:52 am

Draken wrote:They're ignoring GT and putting stuff into the manga continuity, they're not going to go through all this effort to make sure Goku as a god is weaker than SSJ4. I think Goku at the end of GT would then be like AW YEA TIME TO GO REMATCH WITH BILS AND WHIS.
They are ignoring GT & put stuff in the manga continuity because the movie takes place before GT & during the manga time-frame. The rest are your opinion.
VegettoEX wrote:It's also never stated that Appule is not a carpenter.
Just curious... Why do you have Appule as an example all the time?
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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.

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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
Draken wrote:They're ignoring GT and putting stuff into the manga continuity, they're not going to go through all this effort to make sure Goku as a god is weaker than SSJ4. I think Goku at the end of GT would then be like AW YEA TIME TO GO REMATCH WITH BILS AND WHIS.
They are ignoring GT & put stuff in the manga continuity because the movie takes place before GT & during the manga time-frame. The rest are your opinion.
VegettoEX wrote:It's also never stated that Appule is not a carpenter.
Just curious... Why do you have Appule as an example all the time?
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