How would you rate the Trunks arc compared to the others?

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How would you rate the Trunks arc compared to the others?

Post by Totamo » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:36 am

A good while has passed since its end, so any newness factor should be gone.

Do you consider it one of the worst in the entire franchise one of the best or is just here.

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Post by Ki Breaker » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:54 am

If considering just form super, it's the 2nd best in terms of enjoyment after it has aired and we know what's gonna happen.. the first being bog..
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Post by Chuquita » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:58 am

If we're just talking Super it's my favorite as of this post. I had so much fun theorizing on the mysteries before they were revealed. Only thing about it I genuinely disliked was the ending. I was disappointed in that ending. Also it would've been more fun if Gokû Black turned out to be completely Gokû instead of a body swapped Zamasu, but such is life.
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Re: How would you rate the trunks arc compared to the others

Post by Lujin_16 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:14 am

I enjoyed the Trunks arc much more than the Cell or Boo arc...Complex Story,Great Villains,Great Soundtrack,Mostly really good fights and how dark this arc
was and i like that the heroes lost they fight for the first time and no dragonball's to revive the people back who died..

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Post by SylentEcho » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:18 am

This arc was better than the prior Super arcs, except, I just couldn't fathom out the way Trunks learnt the Mafuba by just looking at it in a video. That was really weird.

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Re: How would you rate the trunks arc compared to the others

Post by Merged Zamasu » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:25 am

I'd say the Future Trunks arc is the only redeeming factor of Super, since all the previous arc where either trash or meh. It is actually one of the most unique arc in the entire franchise, since it's the first the villain actually got the last laugh. It doesn't matter if Merged Zamasu was destroyed, atleast he brought down everyone along with him, and his victims will never come back, unless say Cell's victims that were all wished back. This arc is so popular mainly because of Zamasu. He is easily the best villain in the entire franchise, a villain who does not do evil things because he is evil, but because he has his own twisted ideals of good, which actually makes sense. Sadly, for many people, the arc has been ruined by of Trunks' asspulls and plotholes, as well as Vegito being there only to generate hype. This arc had so much potential, they shouldn't have rushed it so much and give it such an anti-climatic ending.

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Post by Lujin_16 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:34 am

Merged Zamasu wrote:I'd say the Future Trunks arc is the only redeeming factor of Super, since all the previous arc where either trash or meh. It is actually one of the most unique arc in the entire franchise, since it's the first the villain actually got the last laugh. It doesn't matter if Merged Zamasu was destroyed, atleast he brought down everyone along with him, and his victims will never come back, unless say Cell's victims that were all wished back. This arc is so popular mainly because of Zamasu. He is easily the best villain in the entire franchise, a villain who does not do evil things because he is evil, but because he has his own twisted ideals of good, which actually makes sense. Sadly, for many people, the arc has been ruined by of Trunks' asspulls and plotholes, as well as Vegito being there only to generate hype. This arc had so much potential, they shouldn't have rushed it so much and give it such an anti-climatic ending.
Really ??? I heard more positiv than negativ for example comments like the Trunks arc has changed Super or comments like they like Super more than Z
because of Black Goku/Zamasu..

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Re: How would you rate the trunks arc compared to the others

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Merged Zamasu wrote:I'd say the Future Trunks arc is the only redeeming factor of Super, since all the previous arc where either trash or meh. It is actually one of the most unique arc in the entire franchise, since it's the first the villain actually got the last laugh. It doesn't matter if Merged Zamasu was destroyed, atleast he brought down everyone along with him, and his victims will never come back, unless say Cell's victims that were all wished back. This arc is so popular mainly because of Zamasu. He is easily the best villain in the entire franchise, a villain who does not do evil things because he is evil, but because he has his own twisted ideals of good, which actually makes sense. Sadly, for many people, the arc has been ruined by of Trunks' asspulls and plotholes, as well as Vegito being there only to generate hype. This arc had so much potential, they shouldn't have rushed it so much and give it such an anti-climatic ending.
Really ??? I heard more positiv than negativ for example comments like the Trunks arc has changed Super or comments like they like Super more than Z
because of Black Goku/Zamasu..
Yes, many people like the Future Trunks arc because of Zamasu, who is without a doubt one of the best villains in the franchise. On the other hand, Trunks' asspulls have ruined the beauty of the arc for a good chuck of the fanbase, myself included. It's still a good arc, don't get me wrong, but it could have been so much better.

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Re: How would you rate the trunks arc compared to the others

Post by emperior » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:41 am

It's one of the best arcs out of all the franchise and the best in Super without a doubt.
Such a shame it could have been even better with a few little changes.
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Re: How would you rate the trunks arc compared to the others

Post by Gafonso6 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:43 am

Best arc of Super, one of the best arcs in the entire franchise. I'm one of the people who liked the ending but I agree it could've been better, still one of the best arcs not just for Zamasu or Black but because of everything even the things that could've been handled better.
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Post by Dragon Ball Ireland » Sat Jan 21, 2017 10:10 am

It was a step in the right direction for Super by virtue of being the most daring arc yet. There were a few things that could have been done differently (most prominently the ending), and its a shame they weren't because fixing those aspects would have made this arc exceptional.

I'm hoping that for the Universal Survival arc the writers will take cues from the Future Trunks' arc's strong points and really try to deliver the best arc possible.
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Re: How would you rate the trunks arc compared to the others

Post by The gr » Sat Jan 21, 2017 10:18 am

It was a fun arc I love goku black and zamasu the OST is amazing and it has legit character interaction like trunks and Vegeta
    but the arc has a some problem like goku black origins make no sense too many asspull goku is stupid and ending was just awful overall this arc is better than cell ROF U6 and bog arc and is tied with the Majin Buu arc
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      Post by Shuby » Sat Jan 21, 2017 2:51 pm

      This arc started greatly in the beginning then did good in the middle many because of them travelling back and forth , it just dragged on and playing too much into Goku's stupidity, and completely fell apart at the end with the stupid power-scalling and asspuls, lack of explanation and a weird ending.

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      Post by Eternal Super Saiyan » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:19 pm

      Trunks/Black arc after everything is said and done, is a solid arc in my opinion.

      This is so far my favorite arc. I liked the dark feeling at the start, and the fighting/animation in eps 56/57/61/63 are absolutely amazing. The fights are now far above anything in DBZ that I've seen. I wish all of Super had been like this arc. Still not every fight is mind blowing, but the few of those we had were worth it.

      Maybe the end of the fused-Zamasu battle I'm not entirely content with but I rate this arc a 9/10.
      The Multiverse Tournament arc is my 2nd favorite, rated 8/10 personally. I can re-watch all of Vegeta's matches and finally Goku vs. Hit many times and not get tired of it. 8)

      Just not sure how I feel about the "Spirit Sword" thing. It's probably never going to get a good explanation. I know other characters have picked up techniques like Kamehameha or Solar Flare with no training but this is hardly the same thing. I think there's a lot more that goes into the Spirit Bomb technique, I gather that Goku had a harder time learning it at first. And even King Kai hinted that he could never master the technique, unless I'm wrong.

      The soundtrack I thought was good. I know many people who keep saying they love Bruce Faulconer and nothing can match it, but I legitimately love DB Super's OST (and not just from the Black arc). Some of the more darker/ambient tracks are very original and fit with the moment most of the time. Also most of the tracks during battle scenes are great.
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      Post by kinisking » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:21 pm

      It's the best arc in super but is still worse than any arc in DBZ. Not by much though.
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      Post by Eternal Super Saiyan » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:24 pm

      kinisking wrote:It's the best arc in super but is still worse than any arc in DBZ. Not by much though.
      I do agree many DBZ arcs are better than Super arcs, but if I compared Trunks/Black arc to Android or Majin Buu arcs, I would rate Black arc above those two.

      But sure, Namek/Frieza arcs, Cell arc, those are brilliant.
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      Post by kinisking » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:00 pm

      Eternal Super Saiyan wrote:
      kinisking wrote:It's the best arc in super but is still worse than any arc in DBZ. Not by much though.
      I do agree many DBZ arcs are better than Super arcs, but if I compared Trunks/Black arc to Android or Majin Buu arcs, I would rate Black arc above those two.

      But sure, Namek/Frieza arcs, Cell arc, those are brilliant.
      Majin boo is my favorite arc so I'd definitely disagree :P. In my opinion Boo> cell= Freeza>> Future trunks.
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      Post by Doctor. » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:28 pm

      It's one of the best arcs in the franchise, but that isn't exactly a hard feat to accomplish.

      1 - Namek arc
      2 - Saiyan arc
      3 - 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai arc
      4 - Red Ribbon Army arc
      5 - 21st Tenkaichi Budokai arc
      6 - Goku Black arc
      7 - Hunt for the Dragon Balls arc
      8 - Majin Boo arc
      9 - Artificial Humans arc
      10 - Universal Martial Arts Tournament arc
      11 - Piccolo Daimao arc
      12 - Battle of Gods arc
      13 - 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai arc
      14 - Baby arc
      15 - Resurrection 'F' arc
      16 - Shadow Dragons arc
      17 - Black Star Dragon Balls arc
      18 - Super #17 arc

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      Post by SaiyanGod117 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:38 pm

      It's the best arc in Super as of now, if I compare it to the rest of the series it's pretty meh.

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      Post by Overlord78 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:37 pm

      It's shit compared to the majority of the series. It's Super's best arc though which isn't a hard feat to accomplish since the first 3 arcs are definitely worse.

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