Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Btown Saiyan » Fri May 22, 2015 6:21 pm

I'm fine with the form. It's personally in my top 3 of forms. While i agree the color of the fur comes out of no where, it doesn't bother me enough to not like it.

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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by dbzfan7 » Fri May 22, 2015 6:58 pm

SSJ4 isn't really hated. It's more positively received I believe than negative. It also deserves the title of god a thousand times more than either of the new colour forms.
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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Piririn » Fri May 22, 2015 9:02 pm

SSJ4 is the most godawful ugly, ridiculously terrible, and eye-stabbingly hideous thing ever to be even remotely associated with Dragon Ball.

See these dudes?

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Not as ugly as SSJ4.

Not even close to the abomination that is Goku and Vegeta transforming into furry pink monkeys with eyeliner and giant manes.

If it ever gets incorporated into Super, I'm dropping out of the fandom for another decade. Or at least sulking whenever it appears onscreen.

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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Beerus-sama » Fri May 22, 2015 9:47 pm

Piririn wrote:SSJ4 is the most godawful ugly, ridiculously terrible, and eye-stabbingly hideous thing ever to be even remotely associated with Dragon Ball.

See these dudes?

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Not as ugly as SSJ4.

Not even close to the abomination that is Goku and Vegeta transforming into furry pink monkeys with eyeliner and giant manes.
I agree with this.
Its just so different from whatever form of the Saiyans to the point they dont look like the characters anymore... (Vegeta is the more recognizable of the two because of the front hair style but still...)
Also why do the shirts wear off?
also their chests look awful :evil: :thumbdown:
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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Demon of Light » Sat May 23, 2015 10:48 am

The concept behind SSJ4 isn't really bad. I just wish it wasn't so visually unattractive. :problem:

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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Akyon » Sat May 23, 2015 12:01 pm

The only thing I really hate about it is SSJ4 Gogeta.

How the hell does Black Hair + Black Hair = Red Hair?

Also yes; Magic pants are dumb.
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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by StrawHatPatriot » Sat May 23, 2015 5:58 pm

There's no natural progession between it and the previous super saiyan forms.

They should have called it by a different name.

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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Cetra » Sat May 23, 2015 6:22 pm

Akyon wrote:The only thing I really hate about it is SSJ4 Gogeta.

How the hell does Black Hair + Black Hair = Red Hair?

Also yes; Magic pants are dumb.
Not really worse than pure hearts dying hair red or people losing eyebrows through transforming but immediately growing them back by reverting, I'd say.

Maybe Super Saiyajin 4 could be called "Lunar Super Saiyajin".
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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Piririn » Sat May 23, 2015 8:47 pm

It's so different, in such a bad way. It's not just ugly, it doesn't fit either Goku or Vegeta's personalities. They're two middle-aged+ warriors, not young heavy metal rockers. Their SSJ4 forms look like they should be carrying electric guitars and screaming into mics.

I love Dragon Fall's take on what SSJ4 looks like:
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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by dbzfan7 » Sat May 23, 2015 11:05 pm

Cetra wrote:
Akyon wrote:The only thing I really hate about it is SSJ4 Gogeta.

How the hell does Black Hair + Black Hair = Red Hair?

Also yes; Magic pants are dumb.
Not really worse than pure hearts dying hair red or people losing eyebrows through transforming but immediately growing them back by reverting, I'd say.
Agreed. Not sure where these prerequisites are coming from. Besides these are labelled as transformations above all, not just a power up like a zenkai or Kaio-Ken.
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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by SingleFringe&Sparks » Sun May 24, 2015 12:31 pm

The fanbase goes back and forth all the time with it. Some who claim to hate it would have just rathered the same thing gold for their SSJGod.
Most people mock it just because its apart of GT and it somehow is perpetually worse than anything done now.
People also look for reasons to hate it by reaching on anything they can make a problem. Like clothing materialization and things not GT-created in the series.
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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Baggie_Saiyan » Sun May 24, 2015 2:42 pm

It is probably my least favourite Saiyan transformation but Goku was the only one who I thought rocked Super Saiyan 4 well, Gogeta looked okay but Vegeta looked flat out horrible. I think they should have gone with the gold hair or fur or both like that SSG fan art that made the rounds, the red was kind of random, given the fact Goku was a Golden giant ape monkey beforehand and the fact that back then the signature colour of the Super Saiyan was Gold.

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Re: Why does the SSJ4 design get so much hate by fans?

Post by Cetra » Sun May 24, 2015 2:43 pm

Seeing how Goku and Vegeta have God powers even that hair colour could have a decent explanation. Even if not. It is not more random than red and blue hair for God forms.
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