EXACTLY! My personal favourite "version" of the Bardock tale is DB-/DBS Broly because I like Bardock's rough-with-a-soft-side character, and it has Gine, a godsend as an actual named female Saiyan. But despite that I still loved watching his special for the first time because it's a great "moment in time" piece that, while inconsequential to the overall narrative, is still fascinating to watch as Bardock comes to grips with the fact that not only are the visions real, but it means he'll lose to Frieza. Yet he tries anyway and gains some respect for his son by the end. (downside? All of Goku's actions were pre-determined, making him a pre-destined Hero, and Toei loves its heroes)Robo4900 wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:29 am The fact that a character from an anime-only special would be very different in a manga-only special is not very surprising, and neither Minus nor Broly "erase" Bardock, they simply provide an alternate version of Bardock who appears in a different take on the events told by the original special.
It's a lot like some of the best filler and movies (particularly Z movie 13) from the pre-Super days; yes, it's supposedly "non canon", but who cares? It's still good. New stories that ignore the old stuff aren't "erasing" the old story, because the old story will always be there, even if some of the later stories don't pay attention to it.
And the fact that it's been non-canon since 2014 did nothing to diminish my enjoyment of the tale. Guess what, Knights of the Old Republic is still a bloody fantastic game despite not being canon to Star Wars anymore. Many of the What If tales from the video games are fascinating despite being non-canon right from the off, and I still love Android 21's character despite her campaigns in FighterZ being as non-canon as Satan's Bible.
