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by Akira » Fri May 01, 2015 7:31 pm
The primary thing I want to see is Toriyama's continued vision to take things in unexpected directions, while maintaining the balance of humor and action that has always made Dragonball on the whole an enjoyable fiction. From humble beginnings in the forest alone, to martial arts mastery against the strongest masters, aliens, androids, sorcery, and most recently, battles involving deities and obtaining comparable power. To..whatever he dreams up next!
I always imagined that Goku and Vegeta were roughly equals by the end of Z story. Although years ago I had little to prove as much, the remarks Vegeta made confidently about needing a whole world to contain a potential re-match between them led me to believe that he had finally closed the gap and achieved a power comparable to Goku was always my interpretation of things. We now know they both possess godly-ki and SSGSS, which makes those statements all the more meaningful.
Do I have any pre-conceived expectations of Dragonball Super? In terms of specific plots or scenarios, it is decidedly no, I do not. I want new adventures, and whatever Toriyama dreams up will be something great for sure. My only expectations going in, is that he continue to build on what has been established with the new films, and considering that there will be a new generation of fans starting with this show, enough flashbacks and nods to the original DB-DBZ continuity to maintain consistency.
What do I mean by this? References, such as in the Majin Buu saga where the tournament announcer recognized Goku and Krillin, then upon seeing Piccolo with the group, asked him and Goku not to blow up the whole island, "this time". That was a nice reference back to the 23rd Budokai from way back. Just instances where the situation calls for it, that such references are made, and with Super, a quick flashback, so that newer fans are brought up to speed.
An example of what I believe everyone is seeking by mentioning "relevance":
-Master Roshi having a slightly important role of some sort again. He was relegated to his pervert humor only in the later half of Z. In DB, he basically took it upon himself to educate Goku as best as he could, and to push him to strive to become greater by whatever means necessary. It would be nice to see Goku recognize and mention that it was not merely his saiyan nature that drove him to self-improvement, but that he was brought up in such a manner by Roshi. That serious side where Roshi is fatherly or grandfatherly to others, or super serious (as in his confrontation with Piccolo Daimao), he needs to be shown as both a former world champ, as well as the perv humor he displays. This is his relevance, if you will, to show all facets of his character, as a mentor and why he is called "Master" Roshi.
I see a lot of people mentioning how they want this character, or that character to be "Relevant" again. I think the best ways to achieve this is in a similar fashion to my Roshi example. Explain what makes the character so great, and why the new viewers should care about them. Revival of F may have many of them fighting mere "fodder" characters, but it is a short movie. Super has the opportunity to have Tenshinhan, Krillin, Piccolo, Gohan and the rest have meaningful battles against powerful henchmen that are on par with villains from way back. Let's face it, with Goku and Vegeta in a god tier, it is going to be one of them fighting the big nasties, but there is plenty of room for right hand men to be challenging opponents for the rest of the gang if set up properly.
I just want to see new adventures, and events or scenarios that remind us why the rest of the cast is important too. I think that is somewhat what everyone here would like as well, they just aren't quite sure how to articulate it fully.
"Of" =/= "Have"
Contractions:
-Should have = Should've
-Could have = Could've
-Would have = Would've
The heck does "should of" even mean anyway? Think about what those two words mean individually, and then try to read them back to back in a sentence and make sense of it. Are you forming a prepositional phrase, is "should" a part of a larger grouping, or are you just typing random words based on how you think you hear them used verbally? Perhaps take a moment to contemplate this, and see if it becomes as mind jarring for you to look at as it does for me..
She/Her 
