i will see you in the next life.
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I just reallyyyyyyy love him in regular clothes đđ
Goku 100% says dumb shit on purpose just so Vegeta can yell at him. He does the same with Chichi because his freaky ass likes to be yelled at.
I mean this in the absolute nicest way possible:
You cant forget instinct. Thats why theyre called instincts. Theyre INSTINCTUAL.
I feel like some people misinterpret gokus head injury as a child. He forgot he was a saiyan. He forgot his parents. But it didnt get rid of his natural "saiyan instincts."
Saiyans were ruthless because thats the path they ended up on. Take universe 6 saiyans. Theyre not planet brokers, but saviors.
Saiyans ARENT inherently evil. Goku didnt have issues as a baby because he was a saiyan... he was violent because he was on a new planet with nothing familiar. No parents. No brother. No home. Just a strange old man and things he didnt understand.
So he threw tantrums. Like any child would. And they seemed worse because he wasnt human.
You can lose instincts over time. But Goku didnt lose his saiyan abilities or instincts at all. Theyre still there. He lost his memories. It was his saiyan instincts that kept him alive when he was alone in the woods for all those years.
The saiyans believe theyre superior through years and years of fighting and brokering planets. If their original planet, sadala, hadnt blown up then maybe they would have ended up like the universe 6 saiyans, fighting to save rather than destroy.
But it did blow up. So they had to fight for another. And then king cold made everything THAT MUCH WORSE by basically enslaving the saiyans to work for him. And then later, frieza.
If saiyans were "evil" then vegeta would have no capacity for good at all. And Goku losing his memories wouldnt have mattered. But they arent. Not inherently anyway.
Dont get me wrong. Theyre ruthless and cunning and can be downright terrifying im sure. Thats all from their intense instinct for battle. Its what they do with that that makes them flawed and could have been different.
People: AFO killed Yoichi without hesitation or remorse! Yoichi was just a toy! He never really cared about him! He was born evil! So GLAD we finally have an evil villain that is just evil and doesnât have a meaning!
AFO: spends 100+ years blaming Kudo for Yoichiâs death, heavily projecting to the point he kills all of Kudoâs family.
Embalms and carries around Yoichiâs hand for 100+ years. (He also refers to the hand as Yoichi in the present)
âTalksâ to Yoichi in his head(this happens multiple times). Says he âneedsâ/âitâs all for nothingâ without Yoichi.
Admits he hates thinking back on when Kudo snidely told him he killed Yoichi because it brings back all of the terrible memories(which would include Yoichiâs death and their horrible childhood. Also, see the last image for that too).
Says that all color has left the world after he heard Yoichi breaking into pieces; only a gaping hole of loss remains.
Screams at Deku not to look at him (though all he keeps saying is how he wants everyone to look at him) when Deku realizes heâs not a monster beyond understanding, not a demon lord, but just a very lonely man.
Begs to see Yoichiâs eyes, his faceâyou canât go! Screams at Yoichi that he loves him more than anything, heâs hopeless without himâheâs nothing.
Horikoshiâs own words from the Da Vinci Magazine interview:
âBy stripping away the things that the diabolical villain wears, I find that there are parts of him that I can empathize with as a human being. Iâm going to look for it to see if it existsâ
People: âŚnuhâŚnuh-uh!
It has a familiar theme of fighting for survival, but instead of kicking ppl off the ring âsmash brosâ style, itâll expand more on actual survival skills and not just fighting. The GODs would determine the winner by âSurvival of the Fittestâ!, which Universe is worthy & fit enough to live! A magnificent spectacle for the GODs, that is until their Universe gets erased
Itâll take place on a designated indestructible arena or a straight up planet with barriers, packed with variety of wildlife and ecosystems, your job is to survive! Not only from combat with other contestants, but the harsh conditions of the arena too. Frozen Tundras, Deathly Deserts, Woeful Wastelands, F*ckYouEverythingWantsToEatYou Jungles, you name it! To add more suspense, the Zenos can alter the arena with their IPad thingies. The whole tournament will be monitored and televised thoroughly for days, available to watch for all Universes.
The Rules:
â˘Mostly similar rules with the OG, power-ups & fusions allowed, NO Flight except for winged ppl, itâll be more of a challenge to get around. Vehicles/Animals are allowed because I miss the Toriyama bizarre transportation themes.
â˘Healing items are allowed, eg: Senzu Beans, Capsules. Similar to Hunger Games, extra items can be sent to the contestants, from GODs, Spectators from back home, but thereâs a limit. (Zeno be watchin đđ)
â˘Screw it, weapons are allowed, the point of the Tournament is who can survive whatever theyâre thrown into. So, go absolutely ballistic, contestants! (eg: The Power Pole would be an amazing weapon! And itâs a nostalgic comeback!)
â˘Like the Hunger Games, you can kill other contestants. (Itâll be so cool and gives out a feeling of dread, to show the fallen contestants in big hologram screens in the sky of the arena with dystopian Omni-King anthems) But even if itâs allowed, try not to kill your own Universe contestants, the Universe with the most survivors win! Or if only one survives.
â˘One limitless hidden test wish to the winner. A selfish wish would get you erased, even after what youâve been through to survive.
Cool things to mention:
â˘Goku could show off more than fighting, his survival skills, that he learnt since heâs small from living in the mountains!
â˘The other Zfighters have exemplary survival skills too, theyâve trained in various harsh environments on Earth, that aided their physical, spiritual and mental state. Eg, A17 ranges a damn Monster Island, Piccolo hangs out in Wastelands and survives only on water, Tien trains in the high mountains, etc
â˘Smart Contestants like Universe 3 could show off how intelligence & Tech can provide an advantage in survival too, like in Hunger Games
â˘Hit The Assassin would be a f*ckin menace
â˘Idk, most of them are a menace when I think about it (Universe 11 is still a big threat)
â˘There are Wolf & Fox-like, humanoid creatures in Universe 9, so theyâre perfect for this setting
â˘I wanna see how Cauliflaâs street smarts, crime gang abilities take affect in the survival Tournament
â˘In Hunger Games, itâs normal to team up with other Districts and betrayal comes after. So diff Universe teaming up and betraying eachother would be a sight to see, Frieza betraying Frost would have much more impact!
â˘Instead of being heavily prohibited, Frostâs poison would work WONDERS
â˘Finally, I just wanna see Frieza scavenge for crabs in rivers like the actual lizard he is or sum shid
âMay the Odds be ever in Your Favourâ
As always, Iâm not putting down the OG Tournament Of Power, Iâm just doing a harmless What-Ifđ Feel free to contribute or give constructive feedback!
Edit: NOW WITH ART, Iâll keep adding more if I have any
* insertar risas maniĂĄticas de bruja a las 3 de la maĂąana*.
Daigoro: We've been conducting an ongoing study to see what Yoichi will eat or will not eat.
Izuku: Grass? Yes!
Daigoro: Moss? Yes!
Izuku: Leaves? Ohh, yes!
Daigoro: Shoelaces? Strange but true!
Izuku: Worms? Sometimes!
Daigoro: Rocks? Usually, nah.
Izuku: Twigs, usually!
Daigoro: En's cooking? Inconclusive!
Bruce: How did you..test this?
Daigoro: You just hand him stuff and say 'eat this' and if they eat it, they eat it.
Bruce: ..I don't know how to feel about this.
Kudou: IS THAT WHERE ALL MY SPARE SHOELACES WENT?!
First, Second, and Third, Shigaraki Yoichi, Kudo, and Bruce
encrypting and coding
gun
hand-to-hand combat
actual war strategy
Fourth, Shinomori Hikage
Wilderness survival (how to make clean water, how to make basic tools/weapons, how to make temporary/semi-permanent/permanent structures, how to build a fire, how to make pottery, how to carve wood, how to flint knap, how to navigate both with and without a map/compass, how to navigate by the stars)
Cooking (how to butcher/skin animals, how to properly smoke meat, how to tell if you can eat that plant, how to properly store and preserve food, how to make pine tea for vitamin c)
Natural poisons/venoms (hemlock, foxglove, nightshade, azalea, ivy, mistletoe, rhubarb, yew, snakes, fish, frogs, rays, skates, spiders)
Geology, natural history, palaeontology (for some reason??), anthropology
Hunting, fishing, gathering berries/nuts/roots, mushroom hunting
Fifth, Banjou Daigoro
gymnastics
free running
parkour
mathematics degree (??? i didn't know he could DO that)
Sixth, Tayutai En
lockpicking
stealth
fucking hatchets apparently??
ethics and philosophy, sure why not
Seventh, Shimura Nana
how to fly
HOW TO LAND
throwing knives
english
SWORDPLAY YO
hey why is fourth's the only one thats capitalized? Because he insisted. Thank you. Nine I was going to teach you how to land either way, you didn't have to make it another point. real question id why me 2nd & 3rd are all put as one? Look, given how you all act I have no real way of knowing. Okay, but why are we all stuck together then, Nine? 3 dont talk like u h8 me pls Use grammar and I might. no. Then suffer. Why isn't Eight on here? cant afford him lmao none of you are allowed in my documents anymore.
Anthelmophobia : the irrational fear of worms