Browsing the tumblr belonging to a person well invested in collecting Dragon Ball doujin, I was curios, when I found out he/she has offical material lying around on it.
One of his posts is one that contains apparently all character profiles from Battle of Gods(linking directly to the images seem impossible), but where they do come from?
Are they from Toei's website, a movie pamphlet or something else?
Help appreciated.
Battle of Gods character profiles.
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Captain Awesome
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They're all from the Battle of Gods theatrical booklet.
It was a nice full colour book you could only pick up in theatres, although quite a few did crop up on ebay, I myself nabbed one.
It was a nice full colour book you could only pick up in theatres, although quite a few did crop up on ebay, I myself nabbed one.
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I thought they came out before the actual release? If only because I own it, and I don't remember buying anything after the film actually hit theaters.
I find it interesting because according to the poster, the bios rate the characters based on specific stats (like intelligence, charm, skill, etc.), similar to Kishimoto in the Naruto guides. As well as confirming that Kuririn is still the strongest Earthling and that Super Saiyan Trunks and Goten are similar in power to first form Freeza.
Nice to see a little bit of support for the JSAT power statements here if it's translated accurately (I'd prefer to trust Julian or Herms though). Personally, I liked their base power being around that level and then the Super Saiyan boost adding to that, but oh well.
I find it interesting because according to the poster, the bios rate the characters based on specific stats (like intelligence, charm, skill, etc.), similar to Kishimoto in the Naruto guides. As well as confirming that Kuririn is still the strongest Earthling and that Super Saiyan Trunks and Goten are similar in power to first form Freeza.
Nice to see a little bit of support for the JSAT power statements here if it's translated accurately (I'd prefer to trust Julian or Herms though). Personally, I liked their base power being around that level and then the Super Saiyan boost adding to that, but oh well.
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What the heck is "force" supposed to mean? Gohan doesn't seem like a forceful person, that should be Vegeta as #1!
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I didn't realize Piccolo was so talented and multi-faceted!Saiga wrote:What the heck is "force" supposed to mean? Gohan doesn't seem like a forceful person, that should be Vegeta as #1!
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So the only other translations I've seen for "武力" are military power and sword. I don't think either of those fit much better. 
Poor Chaozu, he's got low scores across the board.
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I'm pretty sure force is suppose to be power. To give an example, Dictionary.com tells me the first definition of "force" is "physical power or strength possessed by a living being". Seems about right... or it would, if Gotenks wasn't in there, because they ranked Goku as number two. Why does Piccolo get to have the highest stats in EVERYTHING ELSE? Most intelligent, best leader, most charming...
If it says SS Goten/Trunks = first form Freeza, it probably shouldn't be taken seriously.
If it says SS Goten/Trunks = first form Freeza, it probably shouldn't be taken seriously.
The Monkey King wrote:It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWokeRandomGuy96 wrote:He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.
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I don't think it's power, because then Tenshinhan would be stronger than Kuririn, but the same source says that Kuririn is stronger than Tenshinhan... also, Piccolo is apparently the best at politics. Talk about informed ability!RandomGuy96 wrote:I'm pretty sure force is suppose to be power. Dictionary.com tells me the first definition of "force" is "physical power or strength possessed by a living being". Seems about right... or it would, if Gotenks wasn't in there. Why does Piccolo get to have the highest stats in EVERYTHING ELSE? Most intelligent, best leader, most charming...
If it says SS Goten/Trunks = first form Freeza, it probably shouldn't be taken seriously.
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Oh, Ten's got a higher rating than Krillin? Well then, I got nothing. Unless Ten isn't an Ea- (is shot)
Well of course he's the best at politics. He's the most charming member of the team, after all.
Well of course he's the best at politics. He's the most charming member of the team, after all.
The Monkey King wrote:It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWokeRandomGuy96 wrote:He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.
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I think the only thing I can take at 100% face value from this is that Chaozu sucks.
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統率力 (Leadership)
武力 (Force)
知力 (Knowledge)
政治 (Politics)
魅力 (Charisma)
Shit, who the hell comes up with this stuff?!
武力 (Force)
知力 (Knowledge)
政治 (Politics)
魅力 (Charisma)
Shit, who the hell comes up with this stuff?!
The world is your's.
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They do not, as far as I can tell. Unless I'm overlooking something really obvious, the stats and numbers the poster attributes to Toei/Toriyama are not in the actual pages scanned.TheDevilsCorpse wrote:I find it interesting because according to the poster, the bios rate the characters based on specific stats (like intelligence, charm, skill, etc.), similar to Kishimoto in the Naruto guides.
As well as confirming that Kuririn is still the strongest Earthling
It does say that; twice in fact.
It does not say that.and that Super Saiyan Trunks and Goten are similar in power to first form Freeza.
Either there's some other page with this info that this collector didn't put up a scan of...or they're not being very honest.
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Aaand I'm only just noticing the name of the tumblr. The high scores across the board for Piccolo suddenly make a lot more sense, it seems like a fan is trying to pass their own stats off as official by using these scans.
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So, an actual true bit of info from this booklet is the ridiculous quasi-titles it gives each character. These are the bits of big pink text hanging around each character's picture. They all contain the word "strongest" (saikyou) and so tend to emphasize each character's strong suit. Except they seemed to really have to struggle with some characters. Chiaotzu and Yamacha's are my favorites.
Goku: the strongest man who continues to seek the strongest!
Gohan: tenderhearted, his sense of justice is strongest!
Goten: inherits Goku's strongest DNA!
Vegeta: his unparalleled pride is strongest!
Trunks: the son of the strongest husband and wife, his naughtiness is the strongest!
Piccolo: the strongest teacher, he trained up Gohan!
Dende: the strongest doctor!
Kuririn: Goku's friend is the strongest Earthling
No.18: the strongest cool beauty!
Dr. Brief: the strongest brains!
Bulma: Earth's strongest wife?!
Oolong: his love for panties is the strongest!
Kame-sennin: a perverted hermit whose lecherousness is the strongest!
Gyumao: his hugeness is strongest!
Chi Chi: the strongest of overbearing wives!
Majin Boo: the strongest sweet tooth!
Mister Satan: the strongest grappler?!
Videl: the strongest bride!
Tenshinhan: when it comes to guts, he's strongest!
Chiaotzu: Tenshinhan's strongest partner!
Yamcha: the strongest dude!
Puer: the strongest transformation ability!
Goku: the strongest man who continues to seek the strongest!
Gohan: tenderhearted, his sense of justice is strongest!
Goten: inherits Goku's strongest DNA!
Vegeta: his unparalleled pride is strongest!
Trunks: the son of the strongest husband and wife, his naughtiness is the strongest!
Piccolo: the strongest teacher, he trained up Gohan!
Dende: the strongest doctor!
Kuririn: Goku's friend is the strongest Earthling
No.18: the strongest cool beauty!
Dr. Brief: the strongest brains!
Bulma: Earth's strongest wife?!
Oolong: his love for panties is the strongest!
Kame-sennin: a perverted hermit whose lecherousness is the strongest!
Gyumao: his hugeness is strongest!
Chi Chi: the strongest of overbearing wives!
Majin Boo: the strongest sweet tooth!
Mister Satan: the strongest grappler?!
Videl: the strongest bride!
Tenshinhan: when it comes to guts, he's strongest!
Chiaotzu: Tenshinhan's strongest partner!
Yamcha: the strongest dude!
Puer: the strongest transformation ability!
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Aaand that would be why I said I prefer to trust you or Julian; because people lie, and that's a shame. lol
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...You mean Goten?Herms wrote:Goku: inherits Goku's strongest DNA!!
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Unless in Episode of Bardock 2 Bardock gets sent forward in time and is actually revealed to be Goku all along.Kid Buu wrote:...You mean Goten?Herms wrote:Goku: inherits Goku's strongest DNA!!
..No..wait.
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...yes.Kid Buu wrote:...You mean Goten?
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I can actually see Toei doing this.Captain Awesome wrote: Unless in Episode of Bardock 2 Bardock gets sent forward in time and is actually revealed to be Goku all along.
..No..wait.
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So... the female characters' strong suits are all being pretty wives and mothers? Dragon Ball is a male-dominated show and the women are fairly underused, but come on. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but there's more to their characters than that.