It's probably a joke about Krillin not having a nose. That's Krillin joke 101
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It's probably a joke about Krillin not having a nose. That's Krillin joke 101
DiipuSurotu
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Krillin's power-up occurred on Namek. Tenshinhan despite hard training never managed to catch up with that.
Meh, it's arguable over who's stronger, Krillin and Tien are the two top humans though, by far at this stage. (not counting Uub)
Winterfang
Banned
Is Uub even canon?
Aaron Strife
Banned
It'd be nice if Tenshinhan could get some sort of powerup related to his third eye or something. I'm fine with Yamcha and Chaozu remaining as joke characters but the Z Fighters could stand to have more non-Saiyans among their ranks.
Piccolo, Tenshinhan, Krillin and Roshi participating in Resurrection F (even if they were just fighting mooks) is hopefully a good indication they'll take more of an active role in the new series.
Having more characters get involved in the fights is simply more interesting than just letting Goku and Vegeta dominate every time. Look at One Piece - the main fights usually come down to Luffy, Zoro and Sanji but throughout the arc everyone still has something to do, even the weak characters like Usopp and Nami and that's just way more engaging.
Piccolo, Tenshinhan, Krillin and Roshi participating in Resurrection F (even if they were just fighting mooks) is hopefully a good indication they'll take more of an active role in the new series.
Having more characters get involved in the fights is simply more interesting than just letting Goku and Vegeta dominate every time. Look at One Piece - the main fights usually come down to Luffy, Zoro and Sanji but throughout the arc everyone still has something to do, even the weak characters like Usopp and Nami and that's just way more engaging.
Yes he appears at the end of ZWinterfang said:
chicagocubsfan
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Yes. He fights Goku in the manga and anime.
Winterfang
Banned
Thank You. I wonder how much Toriyama contributed to the manga then.
good to know, thought he's really losing it
Daniel Jackson
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How far has the english dub of the final chapters of DBZ Kai progressed?
Till after the cell games. If I recall correctly, funimation has said it will not dub the rest of the Majin Buu arc.
Mr. Smiley
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Last I checked it was a grand total of absolutely nothing.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Didn't funimation have parts of the Buu kai stuff done already?
He's not.
Fat Buu is not the Majin Buu that came out of the shell and completely wrecked Gohan, Dabura, Kaioshin, Vegeta, and went toe to toe with SSJ3 Goku.
Same appearance, but the evil within him, and the majority of his power, was expelled.
NeonZ
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The Naruto anime is still running actually, even though the manga ended. Of course, it likely will need to end soon, unless they basically create a Naruto GT, since I doubt the new manga side-story focused on Sasuke's daughter will be very long. Anyway, DBS is taking Kai/Toriko's timeslot, so I guess Toei does intend to make it a long running show.
Winterfang
Banned
Is this true? He is stronger than Cell still right?
Welfare
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Fat Buu was able to tango with Kid Buu, so yeah he should be stronger.
NeonZ
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Yes, when that gray Buu was created it's said that it took most of Buu's power. He did better against Kid Buu than Vegeta SSJ2, so he's still relatively powerful compared to the others, but he isn't SSJ3 level anymore.
Prove it.
Things Tien has going for him:
1. Training on Kaio's planet (more than anyone else actually)
2. History of being a naturally more gifted fighter technically, as well as a harder worker, and physically more capable than Krillin.
3. Holds back Semi-perfect cell, when holding back imperfect cell was an impossible feat for all characters except for Android 16, including Androids 17 and 18, the saiyans pre-RoSaT, and fused Piccolo. Yes, the Kikoho is OP, but not "makes you literally ten thousand times stronger than you usually are" OP. Otherwise other characters would use it.
4. Unlike Krillin, he spars with his Cell Jr (like the saiyans and Piccolo). Krillin and Yamcha can't put up any resistance to theirs.
I could provide other examples, but this is enough.
Things Krillin has going for him:
1. Yamcha told Marron he was the strongest human.
Frankly, even if Toriyama were to come out right now and say Krillin was stronger than Tien, it would fly in the face of his own material.
a secret-boss
Banned
Been gone for 3 weeks best news I've heard
Pls be good
Pls be good
So business as usual then.
Really? I wonder why, has the series not sold well over here or something?
Yeah, Krillin was probably ahead at some point, but currently Tien would be far ahead of Krillin.
Also if any human is going to get a magical out of nowhere power up that fans seem to want for some bizarre reason, it should be Roshi.
Humans
except for Yamucha
Also Piccolo, arguably the greatest character in the DB universe, needs some power ups too. At least, make him rival Vegeta's strength.
Winterfang
Banned
I wouldn't say Tien is far ahead of Krillin. But he is stronger than krillin. Krillin must had trained a little between battle of the gods and this though. Since he had his gi and haircut back.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
What if everyone was stronger than Gohan
What if Bee was stronger than Gohan
What if Bee was stronger than Gohan
I do agree. It just would of been much better if it wasn't red of all colours.
SSJ4 concept is clever, but it does look like some 70's glam rock. Especially Vegeta.
Super Namek God incoming.
Winterfang
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Whis tell that every species has the ability to transform. Power ups for everyone, Awww jiss
Although not cannon, there are Super Namekians out there like Slug. I am sure AT can power up Piccolo in a way that makes sense.
Welfare
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Winterfang
Banned
If Frieza can power up from getting defeated by a SSJ to fight against technically a SSJ5 on equal footing, by training for 4 months. Then everything is possible.
TheSpoiler
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1. Not canon.
2. Debatable. It also is a terrible determiner considering the series regularly could apply this to Vegeta, and look how that turned out.
3. Kikoho drains lifeforce. Other characters don't use it because it doesn't do much damage. By the same token, that would make Krillin the most powerful since his DD can cut through anything.
4. He didn't spar with them. In the manga, he's out for the count.
It's probably not a good idea to use the anime as a source of canon.
Nope, everyone traveled to kaio in the manga too. I wasn't referring to the fight with the Ginyu force. I know that's filler.
And the manga shows tien fighting his cell Jr in a few of the panels in the background
TheSpoiler
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Oh yeah, he does.
As far as I know, it's just Cell Jr dodging an attack in the background (as shown in the last topic) and nothing more.
NeonZ
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The point is that he stands and keeps fighting until he's thrown on the ground near the end of the chapter (even Goku is on the ground too by that point, although he's conscious), while Kuririn and Yamcha fall pretty much immediately.
Hot Coldman
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He's the only serious character in the show. That's the joke.
Actually, he just says it to himself.
The Silver
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man fuck Yamcha, he's probably as trustworthy as Supreme Kai when it comes to judging strength
#TeamTien
#TeamTien
Winterfang
Banned
Well at least Krillin is getting himself some Cyborg Loving, Tien pedofile ass is going to be arrested soon enough LOL.
159 vs 291.
I don't know why people put so much thought into the power level stuff. At the end of the day, no one's power level matters outside Goku.
Bit over half then. Good amount cut out.
Bit over half then. Good amount cut out.
Raging Spaniard
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This has every chance of being as bad as GT was, that also had "some" Toriyama involvement which isnt really a seal of quality.
Toriyama is a tremendous storyboarder. His panel choices in fights was what really made Dragon Ball such a tremendous success and when the show was basically going panel for panel we had some really nice episodes. However, hes one of those artists that no longer wants to do what he is best at, just what he finds amusing (this is apparent from the Buu saga onwards) He wants to focus on comedy and slapstick stuff.
I dont think theres many interesting stories left to tell in the Dragon Ball universe. The power levels they deal with now make any fighting technique useless, its all about raw power and not interesting tactics. The characters were never fleshed out enough to be all that interesting and never had interesting motivations other that "I'll be the strongest!", and they all give up on that over time, leaving them as empty character husks.
Toriyama is a tremendous storyboarder. His panel choices in fights was what really made Dragon Ball such a tremendous success and when the show was basically going panel for panel we had some really nice episodes. However, hes one of those artists that no longer wants to do what he is best at, just what he finds amusing (this is apparent from the Buu saga onwards) He wants to focus on comedy and slapstick stuff.
I dont think theres many interesting stories left to tell in the Dragon Ball universe. The power levels they deal with now make any fighting technique useless, its all about raw power and not interesting tactics. The characters were never fleshed out enough to be all that interesting and never had interesting motivations other that "I'll be the strongest!", and they all give up on that over time, leaving them as empty character husks.
Lol, Vegeta as a finish. Prince Scrub, royal prince of the jobbers.
Battle of Gods (And now Revival of F) thaught us well.
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