King Ghidorah
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Post by King Ghidorah on Jan 4, 2013 2:52:40 GMT -5
He was pretty much the main character as far as development and story coverage. I mean you had Daddy Goku to save the day every couple of acts or so, but it seems like Toriyama wanted Gohan to be the star. Shame what they did to mah boy in GT.
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Post by The Portable Stove on Jan 4, 2013 3:07:30 GMT -5
Pretty much. That's why the end was SUPPOSED to be Gohan rising to the occasion and defeating Cell, as far as I know. Hell, I even doubt that Goku was supposed to be the one to beat Majin Buu, but in the end, that's what happened.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 3:12:58 GMT -5
Pretty much was supposed to be father passing the torch to son.....but fan demand brought the almighty Goku back front and centre...thus the buu saga.
But of course just to appease Gohan fans , Gohan became the single strongest non fused warrior in all of Z but Goku still saves the day....so consolation prize lol
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Post by Cela on Jan 4, 2013 3:14:08 GMT -5
DODGE!
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 4, 2013 3:15:54 GMT -5
I just liked that whenever this song played, someone was getting F'd up
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Yami Daimao
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jan 4, 2013 4:15:25 GMT -5
Yup, and it was pretty well done in a way that it was very subtle while you were watching the series for the first time. So by the time he turns SSJ2 and defeats Cell, you think back to the beginning and go "...holy shit, this was all leading to a payoff the entire time".
I've gone over plenty of times on why the Cell Saga was a perfect bookend to the series, so I'm not gonna go into detail once again. As far as I'm concerned, the Buu Saga was basically fanservice, albeit, with very few good-to-great moments (Majin Vegeta immediately comes to mind).
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 4, 2013 4:28:06 GMT -5
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are all about one person and one person only...  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 4:32:41 GMT -5
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are all about one person and one person only... And all he was ever good for. |
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jan 4, 2013 5:14:49 GMT -5
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are all about one person and one person only... {Spoiler} Wrong. Dragon Ball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT are all about: {Spoiler}  Hi. |
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 4, 2013 5:39:35 GMT -5
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are all about one person and one person only... {Spoiler} Wrong. Dragon Ball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT are all about: {Spoiler} Hi.Wrong. THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE is about that guy. |
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 4, 2013 8:12:49 GMT -5
Pretty much. That's why the end was SUPPOSED to be Gohan rising to the occasion and defeating Cell, as far as I know. Hell, I even doubt that Goku was supposed to be the one to beat Majin Buu, but in the end, that's what happened. rumor I always heard was the Buu saga was supposed to be Gohan still not fully embracing the role of protector of Earth, and wanting just a normal life. Ending the saga with Gohan finally accepting that he truly is the strongest finishing Buu off. Then GT was supposed to be Goten and Trunks |
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Post by Gummydavidson on Jan 4, 2013 8:26:43 GMT -5
Pretty much. That's why the end was SUPPOSED to be Gohan rising to the occasion and defeating Cell, as far as I know. Hell, I even doubt that Goku was supposed to be the one to beat Majin Buu, but in the end, that's what happened. Funnily enough I stopped watching Dragonball Z straight after the cell games. |
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jan 4, 2013 8:45:51 GMT -5
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are all about one person and one person only... Do ya think his moustache would glow if he went SSJ? Anyway, I really enjoyed when Gohan got "Unlocked" by Supreme Kai. Was so badass after that. Well, until Buu ate him. |
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 4, 2013 8:55:43 GMT -5
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are all about one person and one person only... Do ya think his moustache would glow if he went SSJ? Anyway, I really enjoyed when Gohan got "Unlocked" by Supreme Kai. Was so badass after that. Well, until Buu ate him. It would, and like all Saiyans, his hair would also grow, making him Hulk Hogan. |
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jan 4, 2013 9:35:51 GMT -5
In theory, yes.
In practise, no.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Jan 4, 2013 11:16:14 GMT -5
Pretty much. That's why the end was SUPPOSED to be Gohan rising to the occasion and defeating Cell, as far as I know. Hell, I even doubt that Goku was supposed to be the one to beat Majin Buu, but in the end, that's what happened. rumor I always heard was the Buu saga was supposed to be Gohan still not fully embracing the role of protector of Earth, and wanting just a normal life. Ending the saga with Gohan finally accepting that he truly is the strongest finishing Buu off. Then GT was supposed to be Goten and TrunksBecause let's face it, that was more or less the logical step forward. Dragonball was about Goku and the introduction of the characters. Then Dragonball Z began the slow shift of responsibility from Goku to Gohan, so by GT, with Goku choosing to stay in the afterlife and Gohan more or less retiring to normalcy, Goten and Trunks should've been the stars - It makes sense that GT'd stand for Goten and Trunks. /rantover |
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jan 4, 2013 14:24:48 GMT -5
Anyway, I really enjoyed when Gohan got "Unlocked" by Supreme Kai. Was so badass after that. Well, until Buu ate him. Still think we needed more of this Gohan in the Buu Saga. |
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 4, 2013 14:37:27 GMT -5
Anyway, I really enjoyed when Gohan got "Unlocked" by Supreme Kai. Was so badass after that. Well, until Buu ate him. Still think we needed more of this Gohan in the Buu Saga. His absorbtion, by the way, set up by him not being able to catch the other Potara earring. he can catch bullets in regular SSJ1, but an earring in his most powerful form pfffft.....don't be absurd. |
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 4, 2013 14:41:29 GMT -5
My thinking is that I didn't mind Gohan losing his powers through slacking off over those 7 years, he's not a warrior at heart. Never has been. However, I wish he would have been much less of a dweeb. I mean, here's a guy who beat the most powerful villain in the franchise up to that point(Cell) and the only immortal villain in the franchise(Garlic Jr), but Videl absolutely terrifies him.
Seems legit.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 14:47:22 GMT -5
Funny enough the first time I watched the Buu saga and Goku Tossed him the earing I immediately said "GOHAN IS GONNA f*** THIS UP"..and loe and behold he does. Because thats exactly who he is through out the show , unlike his father I think they always wanted that to be a defining trait for Gohan , that when the pressure becomes too much he screws it up , hell this was his personal train of thought while in the hyperbolic time chamber while becoming a SSJ.
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