What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Doctor. » Sun May 31, 2015 10:34 am

Makai wrote:Really not interested in seeing any other universes in this series, as some others are hoping for. For what? Just to find stronger opponents? Cause other than that, different universes don't really have anything to do with each other. Plus they've barely explored their own universe, rather them do that first than just going to an entirely different one. Plus I feel It'll be too much like the whole space thing in GT.
New opponents with different races, different environments, different lore, different attacks and possibly energy, different power-ups, different magical objects, etc. I'd say they have pretty of potential, if they end up being used only for strong opponents than it's then that they end up being useless.

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by FoolsGil » Sun May 31, 2015 2:10 pm

I hope I don't see situations where Goku and Vegeta accidentally the entire Earth again.

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Akyon » Sun May 31, 2015 4:38 pm

Makai wrote:Really not interested in seeing any other universes in this series, as some others are hoping for. For what? Just to find stronger opponents? Cause other than that, different universes don't really have anything to do with each other. Plus they've barely explored their own universe, rather them do that first than just going to an entirely different one. Plus I feel It'll be too much like the whole space thing in GT.
I suppose we haven't really seen all that much of this universe now you mention it. There's what?
Earth, Namek, a few planets under Frieza's name and Supreme Kai's planet. Have I missed any major ones that still exist?
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Dbzfan94 » Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:04 pm

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Makai wrote:Really not interested in seeing any other universes in this series, as some others are hoping for. For what? Just to find stronger opponents? Cause other than that, different universes don't really have anything to do with each other. Plus they've barely explored their own universe, rather them do that first than just going to an entirely different one. Plus I feel It'll be too much like the whole space thing in GT.
I suppose we haven't really seen all that much of this universe now you mention it. There's what?
Earth, Namek, a few planets under Freeza's name and Supreme Kai's planet. Have I missed any major ones that still exist?
Planet Yardrat, and a bunch of filler planets like Arlia that blew up lol

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by SingleFringe&Sparks » Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:48 pm

I also pray that the next villain isnt evil just because hes created to be evil; or bored.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by NeoKING » Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:12 pm

Hope not to see fusion again if its not Gotenks. Vegetto and Gogeta were hacked. And if there is a non-Gotenks fusion, can he actually finish off the enemy? That never happened ever since Gogeta's first conception. Ever since that, it's been "Oh no! The enemy is too powerful! Lets have Vegeta cast away his pride and unite with Kakkarott/Goku (depending on how we wanna name this new creature) so they can form the mightiest warrior only for them to de-fuse later, leading to ..."

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by shinmaru » Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:48 pm

Don't want to see Fan influence like Bardock wished alive.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Ushabtis » Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:35 pm

shinmaru wrote:Bardock wished alive.
Saddest thing is i could see this happening. Bardock is pretty popular and Goku's dad. they could easily write Bardock into the show.
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Post by Lord Beerus » Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:46 pm

Ushabtis wrote:
shinmaru wrote:Bardock wished alive.
Saddest thing is i could see this happening. Bardock is pretty popular and Goku's dad. they could easily write Bardock into the show.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Ushabtis » Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:43 pm

well king kai, the supreme kai, whis, or elder kai could explain who Bardock is to everyone, not too crazy. I don't want to see it happen but you never know.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by ekrolo2 » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:24 am

No one knows or remembers who Bardock was and that's part of what makes his death worked: he failed miserably. He didn't get a monument erected in his honor or a funeral where his friends & family came to mourn his loss. He tried to stop someone far beyond his power and he failed so completely and utterly that history has already virtually forgotten he even existed. In a series where most deaths get reverted or are heroic sacrifices, its not to have one that both sticks and one that's such a failure. He accomplished nothing and his race was exterminated regardless of his actions, it just works really well.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Cetra » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:34 am

He is the father of the most powerful hero Dragon Ball has ever seen. Seems like something we have to thank him for. No Bardock, no Goku. Even Freeza remembered Bardock.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Basaku » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:36 am

Cetra wrote:He is the father of the most powerful hero Dragon Ball has ever seen. Seems like something we have to thank him for. No Bardock, no Goku. Even Freeza remembered Bardock.
No Bardock's great-grandma, no Goku. GOing with that logic we should be thankful to everyone.

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Hellspawn28 » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:46 pm

I think the only way that Bardock can be wished back if Goku or someone wanted to met Goku's father. Bardock has been dead for decades, Toriyama makes it sound like that it might be hard to do.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Fishman » Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:12 pm

Bringing Bardock back to life for literally any reason would do nothing more than further damage the character like DB Minus did and to a lesser extent Episode of Bardock.

Goku doesn't care about his father and him suddenly wanting to meet him now would just be awful. Just because it sounds like a great idea in your fanfic doesn't mean it's a good idea where anywhere else can see it.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by mogi67 » Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:44 am

Do people even like Bardock anymore? I thought he was a lot cooler when he was an underdeveloped character

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by TheGmGoken » Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:34 am

mogi67 wrote:Do people even like Bardock anymore? I thought he was a lot cooler when he was an underdeveloped character
People don't like Minus Bardock or EoB Bardock.

I don't know why people dislike DB heroes, Xenoverse, and Online Bardock. It's just a what if fantasy.

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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Cetra » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:46 am

Basaku wrote:
Cetra wrote:He is the father of the most powerful hero Dragon Ball has ever seen. Seems like something we have to thank him for. No Bardock, no Goku. Even Freeza remembered Bardock.
No Bardock's great-grandma, no Goku. GOing with that logic we should be thankful to everyone.
No, we shouldn't. Bardock is an actual character and his great-grandma is just a hypothetical character like the fusion of character x which also logically exists so don't start another discussion just for the sake of it.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

Post by Super_Subzero » Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:30 pm

I was hoping that DB Super would not take place in the 10 year time skip...
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Bringing Bardock back to life for literally any reason would do nothing more than further damage the character like DB Minus did and to a lesser extent Episode of Bardock.

Goku doesn't care about his father and him suddenly wanting to meet him now would just be awful. Just because it sounds like a great idea in your fanfic doesn't mean it's a good idea where anywhere else can see it.
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Re: What do you hope not to see in Dragon Ball Super?

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