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For all the flak GT gets, it has received some minor appreciation in recent years (mainly when being compared to how badly Super handled things) and has some level of nostalgia for many. That said, what do you consider the best moments of GT? Feel free to just mention one or make a list of them.
As for mine:
#1 - Goku VS Old Meng Kuririn - Was a good way on looking back at how much had changed for Kuririn since the early days and quite a meaningful farewell for these two best friends.
#2 - The Evil Dragons twist - Seeing the Dragon Balls become a force of nature to oppose the heroes was a nice thematic element to make things come full circle for a final arc. Though this ended up having poor execution in the long run with the limited personalities or threat of many of the dragons, it was still great within the moment.
#3 - Vegeta chooses to fight Yi Xing Long alone - This was a pretty meaningful character moment in showing how far Vegeta has progressed, willingly acting as a sacrifice to protect both his family and the Earth.
#4 - Goku's first SS4 transformation - Compared to the other Super Saiyan forms, SS4 has a lot to unpack in what it represents such as its primal nature with some tribal elements to its design to highlight that, as well as being the combination of both SSJ's control as an expert fighter and Oozaru's wild nature whilst needing an emotional appeal to happen to set it apart from a barbaric Saiyans making it the perfect representation of what a Super Saiyan is as a concept and what could've been used as the perfect counter to Baby's ideology if Toei actually bothered to make the conflict philosophical. Seeing all that come together made for a great moment.
#5 - #18 opposes Super #17 - Whilst the Super #17 Arc is terrible overall, this is one good moment from it. Having #18 stop being a minor character and being given some personal stake in the conflict was a good move and her proving to be integral in Goku defeating Super #17 helped that even further.
#6 - Pan destroys Nutt - It was nice to see Pan being of use as a main fighter for the first time and proving her worth, something GT should've focused more on when it came to the next generation.
#7 - :what - As goofy as giving Vegeta a moustache was, the comedy of seeing how much Earthling culture had changed him and how much of a soft spot he had for his daughter's opinion of him were well done, far more so than Super's attempts at running gags or having characters act out of character, at least.
#8 - Piccolo's death - As the only permanent death of a well established character in the series, it holds a lot of weight. It would be a lot higher if not for the fact it was pretty unnecessary outside of Piccolo's sense of responsibility when he could've just deactivated the Ultimate Dragon Balls as Kami wished to do for the regular DBs and Piccolo's personal stake with them is pretty hollow when he holds no memories of his actions at the time of creating them.
#9 - SS4 Gogeta's formation - Seeing Vegeta put aside his pride and be the one to bring fusion up in the first place was a nice touch. The moment could've been higher if we were given more of a representation of how amazing the strongest character in the series at that point was. Seeing him kick away Yi Xing Long's Minus Power Energy Ball was impressive with the implications behind its power, though not as great an experience when visually it was just a rehash of Base Vegetto VS Gohan Boo.
#10 - The Genki Dama - Whilst seeing Goku getting plot armoured beyond belief was pretty bad, seeing the contribution of so many people the main cast had encountered throughout the years was a nice call back and the Genki-Dama's use as a finishing blow was consistent when collecting Genki from across the entire macrocosm had never been attempted prior.
Honourable mentions:
GT's ending - I liked the use of Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku and the display of the franchise's highlights. What avoids it getting on this list is how the ending leaves far too much unexplained to be satisfying.
Para Para Dance - A dumb moment, yet pretty in line with the first arc's tone and one of the few moments that actually works better in the dub (both the Funi and Blue Water dubs).
As for mine:
#1 - Goku VS Old Meng Kuririn - Was a good way on looking back at how much had changed for Kuririn since the early days and quite a meaningful farewell for these two best friends.
#2 - The Evil Dragons twist - Seeing the Dragon Balls become a force of nature to oppose the heroes was a nice thematic element to make things come full circle for a final arc. Though this ended up having poor execution in the long run with the limited personalities or threat of many of the dragons, it was still great within the moment.
#3 - Vegeta chooses to fight Yi Xing Long alone - This was a pretty meaningful character moment in showing how far Vegeta has progressed, willingly acting as a sacrifice to protect both his family and the Earth.
#4 - Goku's first SS4 transformation - Compared to the other Super Saiyan forms, SS4 has a lot to unpack in what it represents such as its primal nature with some tribal elements to its design to highlight that, as well as being the combination of both SSJ's control as an expert fighter and Oozaru's wild nature whilst needing an emotional appeal to happen to set it apart from a barbaric Saiyans making it the perfect representation of what a Super Saiyan is as a concept and what could've been used as the perfect counter to Baby's ideology if Toei actually bothered to make the conflict philosophical. Seeing all that come together made for a great moment.
#5 - #18 opposes Super #17 - Whilst the Super #17 Arc is terrible overall, this is one good moment from it. Having #18 stop being a minor character and being given some personal stake in the conflict was a good move and her proving to be integral in Goku defeating Super #17 helped that even further.
#6 - Pan destroys Nutt - It was nice to see Pan being of use as a main fighter for the first time and proving her worth, something GT should've focused more on when it came to the next generation.
#7 - :what - As goofy as giving Vegeta a moustache was, the comedy of seeing how much Earthling culture had changed him and how much of a soft spot he had for his daughter's opinion of him were well done, far more so than Super's attempts at running gags or having characters act out of character, at least.
#8 - Piccolo's death - As the only permanent death of a well established character in the series, it holds a lot of weight. It would be a lot higher if not for the fact it was pretty unnecessary outside of Piccolo's sense of responsibility when he could've just deactivated the Ultimate Dragon Balls as Kami wished to do for the regular DBs and Piccolo's personal stake with them is pretty hollow when he holds no memories of his actions at the time of creating them.
#9 - SS4 Gogeta's formation - Seeing Vegeta put aside his pride and be the one to bring fusion up in the first place was a nice touch. The moment could've been higher if we were given more of a representation of how amazing the strongest character in the series at that point was. Seeing him kick away Yi Xing Long's Minus Power Energy Ball was impressive with the implications behind its power, though not as great an experience when visually it was just a rehash of Base Vegetto VS Gohan Boo.
#10 - The Genki Dama - Whilst seeing Goku getting plot armoured beyond belief was pretty bad, seeing the contribution of so many people the main cast had encountered throughout the years was a nice call back and the Genki-Dama's use as a finishing blow was consistent when collecting Genki from across the entire macrocosm had never been attempted prior.
Honourable mentions:
GT's ending - I liked the use of Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku and the display of the franchise's highlights. What avoids it getting on this list is how the ending leaves far too much unexplained to be satisfying.
Para Para Dance - A dumb moment, yet pretty in line with the first arc's tone and one of the few moments that actually works better in the dub (both the Funi and Blue Water dubs).
