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[NippleViking]

That episode was pretty great. Hit was my favorite character coming into the tournament and the dude went out like a champ. He and Goku were the only ones Jiren deemed worthy of personally fighting which is pretty cool and makes it sting less to know that we won't be seeing him fight in the tournament anymore. His moment with Champa was really well done. Without Hit I am no longer sure Universe 6 can survive until the end. I am going to be really fucking bummed if they go.

Also, as others have said, it was nice to see this episode actually feel like a battle royal with lots of shit going on concurrently. I wouldn't have minded an episode of Hit holding Jiren while the U6 Sayins defended Hit from Toppo and the rabbit. That said, I do appreciate the fairly quick pace they have been moving at in this tournament. Compared to One Piece which is currently crawling at the most painfully slow speed ever it is fucking amazing.

I hope they have something more interesting planned for the finale then just Jiren vs Goku round 2, Goku wins because he punches harder.

Pretty much sums up my thoughts.

Finally feels like there's some palpable tension. He's intimidating af.

I don't actually mind that Jiren has no personality at the moment - it really cements the idea that he's an unmatched fighting force, with a mountainous gap between even Goku/Hit/Vegeta/Freeza - our previous benchmark for strongest mortals. He's a steadfast wall - ultimately composed, and utterly unphased by current 'competition'.

Yeah, it's kinda an uninspired angle, but selling him as an unstoppable, un-emotive fighting machine - effectively as perfect as it gets as a fighter atm - is a cool tier for Goku and others to reach toward. He's an extremely compelling addition, as he's so far ahead of others that it feels like are genuinely likely to lose Universe 7. Even with a bevy of power-ups to come (for Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Freeza, and Piccolo hopefully) it's still iffy if combined they can measure up to just one dude.

 

[Sadist]

Hope we’ll get a new Gohan form though.

Jiren displaying that arrogance though. Watch him being knocked of by Freeza when Goku goes all out in Ultra Instinct form.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

Pretty much sums up my thoughts.

Finally feels like there's some palpable tension. He's intimidating af.

I don't actually mind that Jiren has no personality at the moment - it really cements the idea that he's an unmatched fighting force, with a mountainous gap between even Goku/Hit/Vegeta/Freeza - our previous benchmark for strongest mortals. He's a steadfast wall - ultimately composed, and utterly unphased by current 'competition'.

Yeah, it's kinda an uninspired angle, but selling him as an unstoppable, un-emotive fighting machine - effectively as perfect as it gets as a fighter atm - is a cool tier for Goku and others to reach toward. He's an extremely compelling addition, as he's so far ahead of others that it feels like are genuinely likely to lose Universe 7. Even with a bevy of power-ups to come (for Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Freeza, and Piccolo hopefully) it's still iffy if combined they can measure up to just one dude.

Yeah I'd actually rather they just keep the pace up to be honest. We're not going so fast that the whole tourney is trivial anyway and as you say OP can go way too far the other way. Man the entire arc at Doflamingos town was death by 1000 cuts. I struggle to watch it ever since and it's having similar issues again now.

DBS by contrast is doing a great job of keeping me engaged, much more so than any of the other DBS arcs actually

 

[Skii]

Hope we’ll get a new Gohan form though.

Jiren displaying that arrogance though. Watch him being knocked of by Freeza when Goku goes all out in Ultra Instinct form.

Doubt he's getting a new form. He's not really the focus of this arc. Maybe a future one.

 

[Zalman]

Just give Ultimate Gohan some lightning sparks and call it a new form.

 

[foxuzamaki]

That episode was pretty great. Hit was my favorite character coming into the tournament and the dude went out like a champ. He and Goku were the only ones Jiren deemed worthy of personally fighting which is pretty cool and makes it sting less to know that we won't be seeing him fight in the tournament anymore. His moment with Champa was really well done. Without Hit I am no longer sure Universe 6 can survive until the end. I am going to be really fucking bummed if they go.

Also, as others have said, it was nice to see this episode actually feel like a battle royal with lots of shit going on concurrently. I wouldn't have minded an episode of Hit holding Jiren while the U6 Sayins defended Hit from Toppo and the rabbit. That said, I do appreciate the fairly quick pace they have been moving at in this tournament. Compared to One Piece which is currently crawling at the most painfully slow speed ever it is fucking amazing.

I hope they have something more interesting planned for the finale then just Jiren vs Goku round 2, Goku wins because he punches harder.

This perfectly summed up my thoughts

 

[Sadist]

Doubt he's getting a new form. He's not really the focus of this arc. Maybe a future one.

I guess

Jiren going to meditate means he doesn’t acknowledge Kale’s berserker form. I assume she’ll be the last Universe 6 participant standing, but gets knocked out by Vegeta or something like that.

Ribrianne and her friends seem to be the next to go.

 

[Baleoce]

I wouldn't have minded an episode of Hit holding Jiren while the U6 Sayins defended Hit from Toppo and the rabbit.

That actually would have made for an incredible episode.

 

[Hellwarden]

Source.

My brave Universe. You're so cool and strong. ;_;

 

[Kagari]

Hope we’ll get a new Gohan form though.

Jiren displaying that arrogance though. Watch him being knocked of by Freeza when Goku goes all out in Ultra Instinct form.

He doesn't need one. He's building on Ultimate and that's honestly the best route for him.

 

[Bob Coffee]

I just hope gohans real daddy gets a powerup and gets to stand on the main stage again. him and gohan taking out the other namekians should be fun.

 

[M.D]

I liked this episode.

Hit is the real deal, Jiren pretends hard to be cool

Small note but Kale being in that trio after Hit gave them that talk is more confident than we've ever seen her. She's starting to change.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Spinren

 

[HazySaiyan]

”If someone uses a time-skip that makes you feel uncomfortable, you get outta there!”

 

[Servbot24]

I think Goku can tell there's an alterior motive there somewhere. One, because he's Freeza, and two, because of the way he worded it. Dude really wants that wish xD

Yeah I honestly see Frieza somehow winning this in the end and getting the wish to become the big bad of the next arc

 

[Magwik]

Also another episode where the soundtrack was great, especially when Hit had Jiren frozen.

 

[Alec]

Freeza being helpful, both giving Goku energy and telling him about UI, feels really good. We know it's manipulative in some way, but I love it. I want to know what his real plan is.

 

[Fafalada]

Anyone wonder if Hit would have won if it weren't for the no-kill rule? I mean he managed to get one hit in, which is all he needs?

 

[ArchedThunder]

Anyone wonder if Hit would have won if it weren't for the no-kill rule? I mean he managed to get one hit in, which is all he needs?

The blow made an indent in Jiren's chest and sent him flying, so if he went at it with the intention of stopping his heart he might have been able to kill him.

 

[JadedWriter]

You know Hit. Maybe you shouldn't have based your entire fight career around one technique. Dude is getting clobbered.

 

[caliph95]

Anyone wonder if Hit would have won if it weren't for the no-kill rule? I mean he managed to get one hit in, which is all he needs?

Which killing techniques didn't he used

 

[Chase17]

Is jiren even a character?

More of a hurdle.

 

[LotusHD]

You know Hit. Maybe you shouldn't have based your entire fight career around one technique. Dude is getting clobbered.

I mean, it's worked out for him for centuries lol

 

[Magwik]

You know Hit. Maybe you shouldn't have based your entire fight career around one technique. Dude is getting clobbered.

Goku fucked up the original time skip by being too strong with SSBKK
Jiren is now literally stronger than time.

Hit can't catch a break.

 

[caliph95]

You know Hit. Maybe you shouldn't have based your entire fight career around one technique. Dude is getting clobbered.

He's been doing fine for a thousand years and almost won

 

[cm osi]

frieza being more helpful than vegeta, he gave goku energy twice.
anyway hope we'll see more of the namekians fight with piccolo even if it looks negligible in the midst of all of this

i was screaming at the U6 sayans "THROW HIM OFF" while hit was keeping Jiren frozen but no, he told them to go away to search some enemies to fight

 

[caliph95]

Goku fucked up the original time skip by being too strong with SSBKK
Jiren is now literally stronger than time.

Hit can't catch a break.

Hit is the new vegetables/Piccolo

 

[HeroR]

You know Hit. Maybe you shouldn't have based your entire fight career around one technique. Dude is getting clobbered.

He used more than Time-Skip.

The blow made an indent in Jiren's chest and sent him flying, so if he went at it with the intention of stopping his heart he might have been able to kill him.

I have my doubts in that.

 

[Chase17]

Jiren taking a nap when they are in last place of the remaining teams. No one is taking this tournament seriously except Frieza lol.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Help me out here if someone kills it’s not the whole team that’s out right?

 

[JadedWriter]

Who the fuck gave fucking Jiren the motherfucking Rinnegan?

 

[Represent.]

Jiren is doing some shit that is making Dragonball power/strength feats more impressive as a whole.

 

[Annubis]

Freeza being helpful, both giving Goku energy and telling him about UI, feels really good. We know it's manipulative in some way, but I love it. I want to know what his real plan is.

The energy part was repayment for when Goku gave him energy on Namek.
Such a long held grudge.

 

[caliph95]

Help me out here if someone kills it’s not the whole team that’s out right?

I think they just daily disqualification but knowing Zeno you don't want to piss him off

 

[Chase17]

Help me out here if someone kills it’s not the whole team that’s out right?

Pretty sure it is the individual and not the team based on how Champa was calling for Jiren and not U11 to be out during the special.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Than they need to team up and kill this man lol or goku and hit should’ve called another truce and tag teamed him

 

[Morlas]

Than they need to team up and kill this man lol or goku and hit should’ve called another truce and tag teamed him

Goku can barely stand right now though

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Goku can barely stand right now though

Well hits out now so I was more thinking when everybody was standing around in awe at them too going at it

 

[caliph95]

What's Jiren favorite Steven universe song

Well hits out now so I was more thinking when everybody was standing around in awe at them too going at it

I mean Jiren looked straight at him and said there's no one worth his time

 

[Anth0ny]

just when universe 6 seems down and out.... kale will do something big.


just watch.

 

[Oregano]

What's Jiren favorite Steven universe song

I mean Jiren looked straight at him and said there's no one worth his time

Jiren's going to eat his words when he comes up against Ultimate SSB Vegethan.

 

[JadedWriter]

Goku needs to be hit with the pure Stand arrow to be able to take on Jiren.

 

[Morlas]

What's Jiren favorite Steven universe song

I mean Jiren looked straight at him and said there's no one worth his time

take a moment to think of just...

 

[Poyunch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feA64wXhbjo

 

[jstripes]

I've got the feeling U11's GoD is scared of, or at least intimidated by, Jiren. He doesn't really show it much, but it's there in his body language.

Also, Beerus isn't too pleased with Goku acquiring UI. That's just more shit he has to deal with if they make it out of the tournament alive.

Freeza being helpful, both giving Goku energy and telling him about UI, feels really good. We know it's manipulative in some way, but I love it. I want to know what his real plan is.

His plan is pretty simple, really: To not be erased.

 

[caliph95]

take a moment to think of just...

Goku needs to be hit with the pure Stand arrow to be able to take on Jiren.

Didn't help hit

 

[Zalman]

just when universe 6 seems down and out.... kale will do something big.


just watch.

This is the worst thing about Hit being out. Kale will become Broly again.

 

[Morlas]

telling you guys Caulifla is the true mvp

 

[ArchedThunder]

I've got the feeling U6's GoD is scared of, or at least intimidated by, Jiren. He doesn't really show it much, but it's there in his body language.
.

Champa?

 

[EarlyEarly]

I've got the feeling U6's GoD is scared of, or at least intimidated by, Jiren. He doesn't really show it much, but it's there in his body language.

I think he's more scared that his best fighter just got dropped and his ass is about to be erased.