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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Kamiccolo9 » Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:09 am

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Friezacooler wrote:Whis is not a god of destruction, there should be a canon movie of Goku meeting Grand kai for training before kicking some major ass in the next series, Toribot would own the other 12 gods unless Grand kai and Goku fusion 8) .
what is he then, god of beerus?
We're never told what he is.
I'm pretty sure we're told that he's Beerus' attendant. He's basically Super Popo.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by UpFromTheSkies » Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:13 am

You should make an unsuspecting God of Destruction, around the size of Gregory or Oolong, and have a very large beast or dragon accompany him.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by UpFromTheSkies » Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:15 am

Kamiccolo9 wrote: I'm pretty sure we're told that he's Beerus' attendant. He's basically Super Popo.
That doesn't tell us what he is, though. He could be a God, a magical being, a super powerful alien, ect.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by UpFromTheSkies » Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:21 am

It might also be interesting to have a God of Destruction that's not anthropomorphic at all, and have it look like an ordinary dog, or some other animal. I'm not sure how that would look in a battle, but it would be interesting, and no one would suspect him. That seems like something Toriyama would do.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Polyphase Avatron » Wed Dec 25, 2013 5:44 pm

goku the krump dancer wrote:So is the guy in the chicken mask SSJ4 Vegeta?
No, it's that chicken guy from the Budokai who did a looooot of training and became a Hakaishin.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

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Here Kamiccolo, a larger image of the purple one.
The beard, upper eyes, and horns are very ram/goat like so it seems you got your goat after all.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

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KentalSSJ6 wrote:Here Kamiccolo, a larger image of the purple one.
The beard, upper eyes, and horns are very ram/goat like so it seems you got your goat after all.
Okay, I can see it now. Thanks pal!
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

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Kamiccolo9 wrote:
KentalSSJ6 wrote:Here Kamiccolo, a larger image of the purple one.
The beard, upper eyes, and horns are very ram/goat like so it seems you got your goat after all.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Marco Polo » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:48 pm

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They look way too competent. Look how Beers looks silly and non threatening. They don't quite fit with him.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

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Marco Polo wrote:They look way too competent. Look how Beers looks silly and non threatening. They don't quite fit with him.
Agreed. Toriyama likes to make his villains look unsuspecting, and usually the weakest looking is the strongest. Fans never seem to catch onto that when they make fan art/fan fiction.

They actually look like guys that would show up at the Tenkaichi/Anyoichi Budokai's and be defeated quickly in one fight.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Hellspawn28 » Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:39 am

I like their designs. They look and feel like characters that would exist in the DB universe unlike the stuff in DBA.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:46 am

They actually look like guys that would show up at the Tenkaichi/Anyoichi Budokai's and be defeated quickly in one fight.
I agree with this part, at least. Not a big fan of those designs.

Maybe at least one of the gods should be completely eldritch, or just flat-out weird? Like that Green Lantern who also happens to be a planet. One should at least be non-humanoid.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Hellspawn28 » Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:55 am

It won't surprise me if Beers is a low tier compare to the other gods in Universe 7. I already put Beers above SSj4 level and I bet that the top tier gods could make SSj4 Gogeta look like a ant.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Friezacooler » Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:38 am

^ nothing but opinion.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:43 am

Friezacooler wrote:^ nothing but opinion.
Super Saiyan God Goku is stated to be Goku's strongest form (in a promo of the DBZ: Battle of Z video game), which could be interpreted as SSGod > SS4, and even SSGod Goku > SS4 Gogeta, since SS4 Gogeta is technically a form of Goku.
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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Friezacooler » Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:52 am

There are no GT characters in battle of Z and there is no mention of GT characters in battle of gods the primary source so nothing but opinion indeed.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Godo » Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:50 pm

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Marco Polo wrote:They look way too competent. Look how Beers looks silly and non threatening. They don't quite fit with him.
Agreed. Toriyama likes to make his villains look unsuspecting, and usually the weakest looking is the strongest. Fans never seem to catch onto that when they make fan art/fan fiction.

They actually look like guys that would show up at the Tenkaichi/Anyoichi Budokai's and be defeated quickly in one fight.
Freeza didn't look unsuspecting, neither did Cell or Super Buu, Tao Pai Pai, Piccolo Daimao, Piccolo Jr, Nappa, Vegeta, Jeice, Recoome, Baata, Captain Ginyu, Dodoria, Zarbon, Tambourine, Cymbal and many more.

The unsuspecting-looking villains are much more rare, and the weakest looking isn't usually the strongest.
An example of this would be Guldo actually being the weakest, as well as Kid Buu, Buffed up Cell being weaker than SPC.
Whis, who is stronger than Beers looks weaker, but is stronger.
Freeza in his first form did't look weaker than the rest either.

This is simply not as clear as you make it be.
Sure, Toriyama likes to occasionally make a stronger villain less intimidating in his looks, but this isn't by any means the standard.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by UpFromTheSkies » Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:09 am

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Marco Polo wrote:They look way too competent. Look how Beers looks silly and non threatening. They don't quite fit with him.
Agreed. Toriyama likes to make his villains look unsuspecting, and usually the weakest looking is the strongest. Fans never seem to catch onto that when they make fan art/fan fiction.

They actually look like guys that would show up at the Tenkaichi/Anyoichi Budokai's and be defeated quickly in one fight.
Freeza didn't look unsuspecting, neither did Cell or Super Buu, Tao Pai Pai, Piccolo Daimao, Piccolo Jr, Nappa, Vegeta, Jeice, Recoome, Baata, Captain Ginyu, Dodoria, Zarbon, Tambourine, Cymbal and many more.

The unsuspecting-looking villains are much more rare, and the weakest looking isn't usually the strongest.
An example of this would be Guldo actually being the weakest, as well as Kid Buu, Buffed up Cell being weaker than SPC.
Whis, who is stronger than Beers looks weaker, but is stronger.
Freeza in his first form did't look weaker than the rest either.

This is simply not as clear as you make it be.
Sure, Toriyama likes to occasionally make a stronger villain less intimidating in his looks, but this isn't by any means the standard.
Toriyama does like to make the weak looking characters stronger, he's even mentioned it in interviews. Examples would be General Blue, Karin, Popo, Kami, Master Roshi, Arale, Grandpa Gohan, Vegeta (he looked much weaker than Nappa), baby Gohan, Freeza (His henchman looked more intimidating), fat Majin Buu, kid Goten and Trunks, Kaioshin (Kibit looked like he was the strong one), Kaio-sama, 17, 18, 19, 20, ect

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by Godo » Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:42 am

UpFromTheSkies wrote: Toriyama does like to make the weak looking characters stronger, he's even mentioned it in interviews. Examples would be General Blue, Karin, Popo, Kami, Master Roshi, Arale, Grandpa Gohan, Vegeta (he looked much weaker than Nappa), baby Gohan, Freeza (His henchman looked more intimidating), fat Majin Buu, kid Goten and Trunks, Kaioshin (Kibit looked like he was the strong one), Kaio-sama, 17, 18, 19, 20, ect
Yes, as I said, not every villain is weak-looking. It is not like every villain is weak looking as you said earlier.
Regarding the heroes, having them weak looking is pretty much standard in shonen? At least there are a lot of manga having that.
We have enough strong looking villains to disregard that villains have to look weak as a rule, which was the thing I objected against in the first place.

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Re: Other Possible Gods of Destruction

Post by UpFromTheSkies » Fri Dec 27, 2013 6:58 am

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UpFromTheSkies wrote: Toriyama does like to make the weak looking characters stronger, he's even mentioned it in interviews. Examples would be General Blue, Karin, Popo, Kami, Master Roshi, Arale, Grandpa Gohan, Vegeta (he looked much weaker than Nappa), baby Gohan, Freeza (His henchman looked more intimidating), fat Majin Buu, kid Goten and Trunks, Kaioshin (Kibit looked like he was the strong one), Kaio-sama, 17, 18, 19, 20, ect
Yes, as I said, not every villain is weak-looking. It is not like every villain is weak looking as you said earlier.
Regarding the heroes, having them weak looking is pretty much standard in shonen? At least there are a lot of manga having that.
We have enough strong looking villains to disregard that villains have to look weak as a rule, which was the thing I objected against in the first place.
Every main villian in Z started out looking weak, or much weaker than others they were with.

"[Beerus is] a bit eerie, and at first glance, he doesn't seem strong at all, so I like him quite a bit. He even makes cute cat-like gestures. In my works, “guys who seem like they ought to be strong are actually weak.” ……Like Nappa. (laughs)"
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