Boo Arc dumb shit compilation

[GSM123]

Just thought i'd do this to show how retarded the Arc was.

- Gohan views racing against Kinto'Un to be a good benchmark when the Kinto'Un lost it's relevance by the end of Part 1/Start of Z.
- 18 complains to Kuririn that it's hard to hold back after she punches the machine, yet she and 17 had no trouble to hold back by the time of the Android Arc.
- Kaioshin allows Yamu and :bitch to absorb Gohan's energy and then follow them instead of just reading their minds;
- Goku is is shocked Kaioshins can one shot Freeza despite Piccolo having already told him he's far weaker than Shin;
- Babidi believing the 3 Base Saiyans could fill up the other half of the meter despite believing them to be weaker than Pui PuI initially (Arguable);
- Shin seemingly forgetting the power SS2 Gohan displayed until after Yakon's death and Kibito seeming to forget about it altogether when being shocked at how a mortal like SSJ Gohan could be strong enough to pull out the Z-Sword;
- Gohan says he's not angry enough and uses SSJ against Dabra despite using SSJ2 against Kibito (Arguable);
- Goku magically learns SSJ3 when he goes to stall Boo;
- Everybody thinks Gohan is gone forever when he's presumably killed by Boo;
- Goku says he took a week to learn fusion dance, yet asks 3 days to Babidi and then lowers it to 2, only to then complain to Piccolo about it being a gamble;
- Piccolo being concerned Gotenks broke the Dragon Balls in his fight with Super Boo, despite not knowing Dende was still alive.
- Super Boo turns into Pure Boo instead of Evil Boo when Mr Boo is removed from him;
- Goku wants to fight Pure Boo alone despite being willing to team up with Vegeta earlier to fight Fat Boo.

Anything more?

 

[Ultimate Cell]

Goku had already learned SS3 before. He didn't magically learned it while fighting Buu.

 

[Spiral-Force]

I think what Saiyaman means is that we weren't given any build-up or hint of it prior to Goku using it against Fat Buu, making it seem like nothing more than a plot-device at the time. It's even worse when taking into account that Goku made it seem like the only way to beat Buu is to team up despite having this power kept under wraps.

 

[GSM123]

[mention]UltimateGohkan[/mention] Exactly what SF said. He tells Vegeta he's going full power to end the fight quickly and even tells Piccolo and Kuririn that he's Vegeta's equal and can't do jack against Boo before noticing the kids can fuse.

Hey guys is everyone thinking Gohan is gone forever really a thing? I remember them mourning his death, but i don't remember anyone mentioning he's gone forever. Deaths on Dragon Ball are mourned even if people can be revived, see Yamcha's and Tenshinhan's deaths against Nappa or Future Trunks's death at the Cell Games.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

- Goku says he took a week to learn fusion dance, yet asks 3 days to Babidi and then lowers it to 2, only to then complain to Piccolo about it being a gamble;

To be fair, Galu didn't have access to the Rosat, which could accelerate the time if necessary.

- Goku wants to fight Pure Boo alone despite being willing to team up with Vegeta earlier to fight Fat Boo.

He didn't want to waste his time going SS3 if a team-up could suffice.

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- Gohan views racing against Kinto'Un to be a good benchmark when the Kinto'Un lost it's relevance by the end of Part 1/Start of Z.
- The Shin/Kibito retcon.
- Babidi believing the 3 Base Saiyans could fill up the other half of the meter despite believing them to be weaker than Pui PuI initially.
- Piccolo being concerned Gotenks broke the Dragon Balls in his fight with Evil Boo, despite not knowing Dende was still alive.

 

[Let's Go Fearless!]

That the kids can turn into SSjin easily without anger iirc.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

That the kids can turn into SSjin easily without anger iirc.

Not necessarily a plot hole, considering anger was merely conclusion Goku came to in regard to it's requirements and we never saw how the other Saiyans achieved the form in the manga, plus the kids are presented as exceptional prodigies regardless. It's lazy writing definitely, but not an actual plot hole.

 

[GSM123]

To be fair, Galu didn't have access to the Rosat, which could accelerate the time if necessary.[/quote]

He specifically told Piccolo to not use the Rosat though. I don't remember which chapter, but he said that regardless.

He didn't want to waste his time going SS3 if a team-up could suffice.

Is more about him not wanting to team up with Vegeta later. Why fight together against the weaker Boo but not against the stronger one?

Though Goku did not know about SSJ3's limitations yet and thought he could kill Boo with a charged Kamehameha... It's probably not a plot hole.

- The Shin/Kibito retcon.

What do you mean?

- Babidi believing the 3 Base Saiyans could fill up the other half of the meter despite believing them to be weaker than Pui PuI initially.

That seems more like a character mistake than a plothole tbh. Babidi was revealed to be wrong at the end, after all.

- Piccolo being concerned Gotenks broke the Dragon Balls in his fight with Evil Boo, despite not knowing Dende was still alive.

Wasn't there still hope they could revive Dende on Namek though?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

What do you mean?

Shin seemingly forgetting the power SS2 Gohan displayed until after Yakon's death and Kibito seeming to forget about it altogether when being shocked at how a mortal like SSJ Gohan could be strong enough to pull out the Z-Sword.

Wasn't there still hope they could revive Dende on Namek though?

Indeed, but that said, I don't see why Piccolo would be that insistent on having Gotenks control himself when Dende would just be able to create a new set if need be. There isn't much justification for him caring that much about the DBs if under the belief that Dende was dead.

 

[GSM123]

18 saying it's hard to hold back despite she and 17 doing that all the time back on Android Arc is a plothole, isn't it?

 

[Six Trails]

She probably means holding back all the way down to low Earthling level. I think you’re also overusing the word “plothole” here. Most of these are minor inconsistencies at worst.

 

[GSM123]

She wasn't very specific about that though. She only said "It's hard to hold back". If she were refering to average human level, she could have said something more like "It's hard to hold back that much". Though that can be excused as poor wording instead of an actual plothole.

Yeah, i thought using the word "plothole" wouldn't be very accurate, but the idea of the topic is rather easy to understand, regardless.

 

[The_Authority]

Lots of plotholes and all, but I still liked the Boo arc. I guess it's because I don't really section off Dragon Ball the way that others do. To me, it's one linear adventure and I look at it as a whole rather than bits and pieces. But yeah, when looking at the Boo arc itself, it has a lot of weird things. But for every weird thing, there's stuff that I like to it. I enjoyed seeing what Gohan grew up to be. I enjoyed seeing Vegeta settle into human life. I liked seeing how the world viewed Mr. Satan after the Cell Games. I really liked the direction that Kurilin's character took. I sincerely appreciated the fact that the villain for this arc was actually original, and while the Cell arc had an original villain too, it rested too much on the androids/cyborgs. I enjoyed the expanding of the afterlife.

So for me, this is Dragon Ball -- the one you get. So go and enjoy it because the series don't move to the beat of just one drum; what might be right for you might not be right for some. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have... my Boo arc statement. Sit Ubu, sit. Good dog.

 

[Evil Vegeta]

When it comes to Gohan being gone forever:

Not being able to see Piccolo anymore certainly makes it sound like he isn't returning to the living realm.

 

[Let's Go Fearless!]

The fact that Gohan only died once (at least according to them) makes it silly since Shenron can bring him back but I guess that would take a while though.

 

[Jeff Styles]

Which is weird since moments before Goku told them Gohan was dead, they uses the DBs to revive the good people who were kill within the day.

Also I find it funny if Yamcha didn't include don't revive the evil ones, Vegeta would've gotten revive.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Also I find it funny if Yamcha didn't include don't revive the evil ones, Vegeta would've gotten revive.

He probably wouldn't have without it anyway, since he'd already been revived with the Earth's DBs in the Freeza Arc.

 

[Jeff Styles]

Also I find it funny if Yamcha didn't include don't revive the evil ones, Vegeta would've gotten revive.

He probably wouldn't have without it anyway, since he'd already been revived with the Earth's DBs in the Freeza Arc.

You're right. I just reread chapter 418 and they tries to revive Goku along with everyone else killed by Cell and Piccolo didn't feel Goku's ki and said it didn't work.

 

[GSM123]

Changed the name of this thread so it would be more fitting. Most of these aren't really plotholes.

Also, has anyone noticed any other dumb shit to add?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Also, has anyone noticed any other dumb shit to add?

Not as much as if we made a similar thread for the Cell Arc