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Phipsil is showing how a good tactician is supposed to be like. Lure the opponent into a trap to ensure victory overall. As others have pointed out the carbonite being in play would likely end this unless Bra stops it. The only two ways is either take off the boot, or the leg if it goes too far.
But if it ends with Bra just overpowering it after how built up it was, I think I'll be quitting this series.
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But if it ends with Bra just overpowering it after how built up it was, I think I'll be quitting this series.
Unless Buu decides to attack Bra in the next page, I predict she's gonna be dead.
I don't know about others but its because I still like the concept of this series and hoping it moves on to the next part of the story. I like to believe that's what most people are thinking.
That actually would turn away readers more than the Bra hate. If you mean the Micro Comic #93, I don't see it as mocking the critics but making fun of the idea of just cutting to Vegito coming in. Because honestly, the tension isn't being built up. Vegito is out there and as soon as he comes in the fight is likely going to be over.
Read the comments. Nobody is going "will Phipsil die?", they're going "welp, she's dead" or "Fat Buuhan will show up" or saying how great of a character Phipsil is. That's not building up tension. 1 Replie(s)
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Super Gojita 3 was saying:
I agree. The bra hate has nothing to do with gender. She was written with the intention of being hated. I'm glad people finally get it. And not even like villains like kefka, bra is written in the "love to hate" sense. people get off mocking her. They haven't left yet after like 10 years, most of them anyways, and tune in for a year of majin bra slaughter fest. If they truly didn't enjoy the product, they'd leave.
I don't know about others but its because I still like the concept of this series and hoping it moves on to the next part of the story. I like to believe that's what most people are thinking.
Super Gojita 3 was saying:
OUV stated salagir doesn't listen to readers, so "critiques" are just a waste of energy. He even made a joke comic on son bras hate mocking the readers, so theres a 0% chance the story will change because "I tuned in for the 1,103 time to churn out a I hate bra monologue".
That actually would turn away readers more than the Bra hate. If you mean the Micro Comic #93, I don't see it as mocking the critics but making fun of the idea of just cutting to Vegito coming in. Because honestly, the tension isn't being built up. Vegito is out there and as soon as he comes in the fight is likely going to be over.
Read the comments. Nobody is going "will Phipsil die?", they're going "welp, she's dead" or "Fat Buuhan will show up" or saying how great of a character Phipsil is. That's not building up tension. 1 Replie(s)
Appreauntis was saying:
1. Correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to recall that Salagir only has a comment section here because he wants one/is fine with one. But he isn't, and never was, making DBM for us or any other audience. He is making it because he wants to, and any comments expecting him to cater to what someone else's idea of a good story is, is deeply off-base.
While I have seen people make suggestions about how the story could have been more pleasing to a general audience, the most I've seen is them saying they want this storyline to end and move on.
Appreauntis was saying:
2. Asura makes some of the best Dragon Ball artwork of any Dragon Ball thing ever. This comes at a price, namely, time. We are only getting even three pages a week because Asura is working ahead of time, which the special chapters are helping him to do. Salagir is not going to change the flow of DBM (which keep in mind, we do NOT know how quickly this arc will flow reading it after the fact and with all the as of yet unknown plot developments in order) just to account for this hard limitation of the format and artist.
That's great for when others read the arc all at once, but as much as this tries to be a manga it is always going to be a webcomic. So those who are following it from beginning to end are going to struggle if they don't like how a current story is going. And that's not the Artist's fault, that's on the writing.
Appreauntis was saying:
I am sorry for everyone who isn't enjoying DBM right now. I for sure have felt the same way about other IP's and products.
But for this, though I'm outnumbered in opinion, count me as someone who completely agrees with the decisions made for the current arc so far.
But for this, though I'm outnumbered in opinion, count me as someone who completely agrees with the decisions made for the current arc so far.
So here is a thought experiment: what if Salagir made Dragon Ball Multiverse with a Webcomic mentality? It'll still be released three times a week. It will still have special chapters to give Ashura time. But instead of trying to make the comic fit in a Manga format they keep in mind this is a webcomic where people follow pages at a time. Do you think that would make you as invested if not more?
Its not really changing the story, just trimming down the fat. Like you could trim Bra Vs Everyone down to three chapters. Heck the Mini-Comic showed how you could speed up the fight in one chapter.
EDIT: https://w...-94.html#h_read
Deragon was saying:
Okay A: How does she know about the Nucleus
Well she probably did study old villains. Either that or she overheard Cell mention protecting his Nucleus from a big blast.
NOW she decides to destroy the Senzu beans. Shame because the heavy hitters have got to be coming here any minute now.
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Moth was saying:
Pretty easy to twist an edgy teenager to the result you want, its just a matter of pushing and pulling a few things.
It's the rap metal, isn't it?
Moth was saying:
As for Bra growing as a character.... ha. Dont hold your breath, we've been saying that literally every time something like this has happened and nothing came of it. Im just waiting to see if it goes back to DBM instead of Bra and Friends.
So far every chance she gotten to grow failed. Don't get mad at Zangya or get kicked out of the tournament? She got mad, overdid it and was given a pass because "she tried". Cocky ego almost got her killed? Senzu Bean and back to being cocky. Ginyu taking over her body, having to have her adapt to show her ability isn't just a number? Vegito fixes.
I really do hope they just don't go the "I was under mind control, I couldn't help myself" angle. 2 Replie(s)
WizRad was saying:
Except Goku did throw Cell a senzu before he started fighting SS Gohan, and he ate it. If he was truly trying to drive home his perfection, he would have stated then that he didn't need it. Later, he realized he was losing and tried to blow up the whole planet, the equivalent of flipping the table when you're losing a board game. The moment that Cell realized he was losing to SS2 Gohan in that final beam struggle, his inner Frieza would have kicked in and he would have done literally anything not to lose. And that's okay. Most of the DBZ villains were written that way, they talked big until they were on the ropes, and then they tried to rage quit. Bra isn't any better, and that's kind of the point. She's a brat. She wasn't raised right. I blame Vegito, 110%.
Late reply, but I couldn't let this go unanswered...
>Goku did throw Cell a senzu before he started fighting SS Gohan
Remember, he has Goku's cells within him as well. And he knows why he got a senzu bean. Its because he knows Goku wants no excuses. If Cell was going to lose, he was going to lose at 100% Also: GOKU GAVE HIM A SENZU BEAN! He didn't ask for it, or take it from them, he was given one.
>Later, he realized he was losing and tried to blow up the whole planet,
Later, when he was Semi-Perfect, when he no longer was the perfect being he was before. Its why when he came back perfect he didn't just blow up the planet.
>The moment that Cell realized he was losing to SS2 Gohan in that final beam struggle, his inner Frieza would have kicked in and he would have done literally anything not to lose.
But he didn't. That's because there was nothing he could have done to not lose. He lost a beam struggle and thus lost his life. If his Frieza instincts would have kicked in, it would have been when he returned and blown up the planet.
>Most of the DBZ villains were written that way, they talked big until they were on the ropes, and then they tried to rage quit. Bra isn't any better, and that's kind of the point.
They're not though. They each act their own ways that makes them memorable villains. Vegeta's fighting spirit and pride, Frieza rage quitting, Cell having Goku's aspects but going for them in the wrong way. Buu's childlike nature. Bra being a brat. They're all distinct from each other personality wise and combat tactics. Its why when we say Frieza flips the table he's a villain but why Bra heals herself up she's a coward. One is an action you expect from a villain. The other is what you expect from someone who isn't so sure of herself. Or overly cautious. Or has a serious case of the munchies. Its failing to display what they want her to be.
You know I hope the rest of the chapter is Kakarot trying to keep his head on his shoulder but failing.
But I still wonder how he got immortal. Since Raditz knows, I'm thinking it was his idea. Both of them got immortality, Raditz just didn't show it off as much as Kakarot did.
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But I still wonder how he got immortal. Since Raditz knows, I'm thinking it was his idea. Both of them got immortality, Raditz just didn't show it off as much as Kakarot did.
frambuesa was saying:
Kakarotto is immortal like Garlick Jr type of immortal.
Technically speaking, Garlick Jr would be the "can't die from old age" kind of immortal since no one did major damage to him like, say, cut off his head.
Rafael was saying:
A Garlic junior arc happening on U13 maybe? He was the one with this idea about immortality anyway so maybe Kakarot pretended to be an ally and when the time came he killed Garlic before he could make his wish and wished immorality for him instead.
Again, that seems way too smart for Kakarot. Not to mention by this time wouldn't most of the Z-Fighters be focused on beating Kakarot?
Xeno was saying:
Kami and Piccolo battling Garlic in front of the dragon, when suddenly Kakarot pops out of nowhere, steals the wish, kills Kami (killing Piccolo), and just has to finish the job with Garlic. I can see that. XD
As funny as that is, by the time Piccolo and Kami showed up Garlic made the wish. 3 Replie(s)
While the theory of Kakarotto is immortal seems to be confirmed, my question is how he's immortal? He does not seem to be the kind of person smart enough to wish for immortality. And I can see it being something done after meeting Raditz and all that.
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Dude was saying:
It wouldn't be better writing if Bra accepted it willingly. Bra has shown to fear her power and she loves her family. It would be ooc of her to accept it. That's why Babidi attacked her mind at her weakest and when she was sleeping. He then suppressed her love, guilt, shame, and fear while getting her high off the feeling of no longer holding back or being afraid.
I don't see it as being out of character because we don't really see those aspects of Bra. Its implied or told, but not shown. Like she showed a little sorrow about hurting Vegito and Gohan back in Buu and how does she respond? Page 364 - "I saved you". That's not showing someone who is afraid of her power. That's showing someone who thinks the ends justify the means as long as we win. And that's the real problem with Bra. How she's written Vs how she's perceived. The author wants her to be considered a smart, tactical person who is good, but they don't do it properly.
Zangya: Was forbidden to hurt and kill her or be thrown out of Tournament. Proceeds to kill her. Gets off Scott free because "she tried". Perfect chance to teach her a lesson about Anger Control by living up to the punishment. Perfect chance to understand that anger is a bad thing. NOPE! She's still in the tournament.
Ginyu: Has body taken over. Was given back said body minutes later. Perfect chance to show her humility by showing a smarter opponent can win by keeping her in Cold's body and trying to get her's back. NOPE! She gets her body back with no problem what so ever.
Like I said before, multiple people have multiple different descriptions of Bra using the same source material. You saw someone who loves her family and fears her power. I see someone who sees Power Levels being the only important thing. Others see a spoiled brat and a morally gray person. And having her admit she accepted it would finally show Bra's character. Not her power level or fighting ability. But what she is as a character. 1 Replie(s)
@King 4
>Discipline them
Vegito is likely going to beat up Bra, but not to discipline her. She's likely still going to be Majin-ized and force him to fight her. @Moth got the right idea since as far as we know Vegito wouldn't beat up his kids. 1 Replie(s)
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>Discipline them
Vegito is likely going to beat up Bra, but not to discipline her. She's likely still going to be Majin-ized and force him to fight her. @Moth got the right idea since as far as we know Vegito wouldn't beat up his kids. 1 Replie(s)
Dude was saying:
Vegeta was the first and only one, in canon, to break free from Babidi after recieving the Majin Seal. Everyone else who was given the Majin Seal was his slave. Vegeta also planned it thus mentally prepared himself first to trick Babidi. This makes Vegeta the exception, not the rule.
Buu doesn't count as he was born that way and Babidi never really could control him.
Buu doesn't count as he was born that way and Babidi never really could control him.
Actually with Buu and Vegeta, you could say that those who had the Majin Seal were never really slaves. Let's take a look at those who were canonly under Babidi's control.
Yamu - We don't know his backstory but when he saw Spopovich die by Babidi's hands, he tried to escape. And that's STILL with the Majin Seal.
Spopovich - Lost to Mr. Satan. Took immense joy on beating Videl, Satan's daughter. You could realistically see him wanting power.
Pui Pui - He does act like Bra does despite facing Vegeta. He definitely is a person who would want more strength.
Yakon - Honestly just seems like a random creature, but in DBM's Special Chapter the other creature was fighting him over Gohan, making it that even in Dragon Ball Multiverse's canon the Majin's Control is not absolute.
Dabura - Remember when Babidi finally got Majin Buu? What did Dabura, the most loyal of Babidi did? Fight Majin Buu (after he attacked him, mind you, but considering his face after Babidi thought he beaten Buu suggest he probably would have tried to get rid of Buu).
Including Vegeta and not Buu, that's three people who showed to be able to ignore Babidi's commands and two with a reason to accept it. And I'm pretty sure Yamu is no where near Vegeta in terms of pride or power. So logically, unless the writer decided to make Babidi different from the main canon, Bra accepted it willingly.
But I am going to suspect the writer made it so Babidi's control was the true fault. Because honestly it would be a lot better for a story perspective if it was Bra who accepted it. A moment of weakness and fear about being beaten despite being stronger made her go over the edge. And when freed, the consequences of her actions really makes her want to change to be a good person. Could also expand to Vegitto who blames himself for not being a good father figure to her but instead be the reason for her insecurities. 2 Replie(s)
So Babidi is the Stronger Will? Well, for all the negativity, now is the best time to cut to another chapter.
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WizRad was saying:
People complaining about her using senzu beans, did you notice that she took those senzu beans from the "good guys" that just got done using them too? I didn't see complaints about the Gohans using them before she came back to this fight, and I doubt we'll see complaints if they still have one to put this Gohan back together. People only complain because she's the one using them. If this were a video game, and I was playing Bra, and the enemy managed to seriously injure me, if I knew that one of them had a healing item on them, I'd absolutely take that one down, pop their healing item myself and continue the fight. Why wouldn't you?
Okay, let me try to explain the double standard here:
Imagine playing a game where you and your party are very low level. Its Fire Emblem and if they die they're dead for good. The boss your fighting can realistically kill you in one shot and if you survive its because the boss was playing around. Would it be fair to use health restoring potions when you're so under leveled that's the only chance you can survive?
Now imagine that boss with let's say 20% damage and still going around talking cocky because they could literally kill you in one shot and they know it. But using the remaining skill points you manage to increase that damage to 30%. So said boss, who could still kill you in one shot, and can fight very efficiently despite the injuries, kills a party member and takes half of your healing items to get back to 100%. All the progress you made, gone. Half if not all your resources, gone. And they act cocky and could have killed you but prioritized healing themselves with your items that were your only fighting chance.
That is the frustration with Bra. She could have ended this fight anytime she wished. She could realistically kill them each in one blow as seen twice before with the other Gohan and that space dude. She STILL could have killed them in one shot even after being blasted by Gohan as proven with Piccolo. All that work to get her to a hurt state, even if it really doesn't effect her, gone in an instant. All the work they put it gone. Making the people who supported them basically waste their time because everything they done until then has been erased and those who were hoping to see Bra be "badass" gets frustrated as she pops pills when she got the equivalent of a paper cut. Using it when your arm is cut off was smart. Using it after Gohan hit you with a beam that realistically didn't do much, not so smart. In fact, giant waste of resources she could have used later one when the other, more powerful and skilled fighters, come to play.
WizRad was saying:
If Cell had the chance to bounce out of that beam fight with SS2 Gohan and knock out a Piccolo for a senzu, he'd have taken it. I don't see any Cell hate happening.
No he wouldn't. Cell is about proving his perfection. If he would have done that, he would be admitting he is not perfect. Its why he arrived in front of them when he came back from being blown up. Its why he targeted Trunks with a surprise attack and not Gohan. He wanted to prove to Gohan he was better than him. He wanted Gohan at his best so he took out the others to get his goat. Gohan broke his arm for Vegeta was a lucky bonus for Cell.
WizRad was saying:
Frieza? He'd do literally anything to win. No Frieza hate here.
Frieza is Bra done right. Cocky because his numbers are higher. Sees them have a healer, take them out (not use them when they're still in fighting condition). Gets frustrated when someone is powerful. Cheats by blowing up a planet and using his physiology against the person who can't breathe in space. When healed, instead of retreating to heal up to full he went to attack Goku. When back as a cyborg he wanted Goku there to get revenge. When he came back in Super, he decided to train before fighting Goku. Dragon Ball does an excellent job presenting his worst in the best light. We see him cocky and powerful against the weak and cheating and angry against the strong. When Krillin cut off his tail, he didn't force Dende to heal him when he went 100%, because he knew he didn't need them.
WizRad was saying:
Buu? Whined like a punk every time he started losing. No Buu hate here.
He whines because no matter the form he acts like a kid. Nativity for the first form, immaturity for the second, Rage for the third.
WizRad was saying:
So what I'm seeing is that Bra is different either because she's a girl, which is stupid, or because people don't like that the author saw the potential to make their own morally gray character into a villain for a little while. Which works.
The third option is that Bra doesn't really have a defined character. You saw a morally gray character, another saw a good girl, and I saw a not nice person. That's three different interpretations of the same character using the same information (the webcomic). You can love Frieza or you can hate Frieza. Either way, you know he's a bad guy. You could love or hate Goku but either way you know he's a good guy. You could love or hate Vegeta but you can understand his thought process easily because you understand him as a character. Bra doesn't have that. Some people see Bra eating the senzu beans as a tactic while others see it as a sign of cowardness. Some see a confident fighter while another sees her as a cocky power level abuser.
The reason she gets the hate is because not everyone sees the same character. The Bra you see is different from the Bra I see and the Bra another person sees. And I get the feeling all three are different from the Bra they're trying to convey.
WizRad was saying:
If I have to lodge one complaint, it's that there are a lot of really cool characters in this webcomic that I want to see more of, so I'm not currently getting to see that. But that also means the comic isn't over. That means there's plenty to go until the writers and artists either get bored with the material or tired of people complaining about every page. So take that energy you're putting into complaining about Bra and take two seconds to write out a compliment to the people making this free fancomic for you. Take a minute to tell them everything you love about it. Let them know you don't want to see them give up on this. Cause there's a lot of negativity in the comments, and it needs some balance.
There is a lot of negativity. But within that negativity is criticism hoping to get them to improve. If they can see what is truly something trying to help them and what is just hate, they can improve the comic for every party. Like imagine the scene with her killing Piccolo but instead of eating the Senzu, she destroys them. I can guarantee you, no one would complain about her doing that and then killing off Gohan. Because Dragon Ball did that exact thing with Frieza. Killing the source of healing because you know, you are better than them.
WizRad was saying:
Is DBM perfect? No. Was DBZ perfect? Hell no. Was DBS or DBGT perfect? I don't think anyone would say yes to that, statistically zero. So why should we hold DBM to a higher standard than the source material?
Thing is, there are people who complain about DBS and GT the exact same way (and sometimes worse) than those who do in DBM. I've seen someone trash the Manga Artist of DBS for ruining characters established in the original manga. Or making worse versions of characters that exist in the anime. And I know people complained about Jiren being boring. So its not being held on a higher standard, its being held on the same standard.
And of course, there are those who do criticize the original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQxc0Y_b84 1 Replie(s)
siksteen was saying:
- We first see her against U4 Buu and how she can go SSJ2 but loses control. She instantly badly wounds Vegetto and Gohan, two of the most powerful characters on the arena, get's control back and cries.
In theory, leading to her wanting to lose her Humanity.
siksteen was saying:
- On her first fight against Zangya, we know how it's going to end before it began. Vegetto orders her to control herself or he'd take her out the tournament. She kinda succeeds and states that she did what she could, and that's enough for Vegetto.
Which is honestly a cop out. She could have beaten her in one strike, but instead it was definitely unnecessary to go all that powerful.
siksteen was saying:
- Against Eleim, we see how OP she is. The Heloites have really powerful armors, but with a limitless teleportation, the battle soon is over. Bra even says she will give her wishes to the Heloites if she wins.
Considering she could make as many wishes as she wants back home, its like giving someone who needed a dollar when you have millions.
siksteen was saying:
- So far, we see that, while she is not really a pleasant person, overall she is a good kid. A way too powerful, uncontrollable good kid.
I don't see a good kid. I see someone who is expected to be good but doesn't really have the qualities of one. She has all the negative aspects of Goku and Vegeta. Cocky, thinking highly of herself, who wants to fight and get stronger while not really thinking things through. She's only good in the aspects her father and Gohan taught her. But with how easily she is being controlled by Majin, none of those lessons really got through to her. She doesn't have the pride of a warrior because she is expected to be strong and keels over when proven otherwise. She doesn't have the good nature of Gohan because she still thinks herself highly over others. She got issues and they're gonna pay.
So now Dragon Ball Multiverse and Dragon Ball Super has one more thing in common...
Gohan is half the man he was in Z.
I wouldn't say it makes him less special. It just shows that Babidi's control has limits that are the most extreme. Cell being part Vegeta has to have the same level of pride to not bow down himself, which is why the Universe 13 Vegeta is with the others. He definitely is more evil, but his pride won't allow him to be ordered around by anyone.
Honestly, with how she was talking in Page 1603 and how other Saiyans are depicted, I think she would have killed Gohan if given the chance but didn't because "she was too human". Now that Babidi locked away that aspect, she's "freed".
Besides, Bra showed she is completely weak willed. The Cocky Attitude and Reliance on Senzu Beans shows she's only confident because her numbers are bigger. Take that away and she's pretty much will lay there and die. The chance to prove otherwise, she would likely give that up.
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Gohan is half the man he was in Z.
Xeno was saying:
Sure, that's why I said "kinda annoying", instead of saying it doesn't make sense. I think it can make sense. Cell is probably one of the characters with more pride too, like Vegeta. It's just, for every character that breaks that spell, it's less impressive that Vegeta did, so they shouldn't overdo it either.
I wouldn't say it makes him less special. It just shows that Babidi's control has limits that are the most extreme. Cell being part Vegeta has to have the same level of pride to not bow down himself, which is why the Universe 13 Vegeta is with the others. He definitely is more evil, but his pride won't allow him to be ordered around by anyone.
Xeno was saying:
First about the "she is evil now"... No, of course not. We've seen Bra getting extremely mad when Pan was killed, for example. Even if she's not pure good like Goku, it's obvious she would NEVER murder Gohan on purpose. She may be conflicted about her power and her role, but that and killing a "brother" are waaaaay different things. That's what the majin is about, you're not really yourself.
Honestly, with how she was talking in Page 1603 and how other Saiyans are depicted, I think she would have killed Gohan if given the chance but didn't because "she was too human". Now that Babidi locked away that aspect, she's "freed".
Xeno was saying:
And about breaking control, no, she shouldn't. It's already kinda annoying that Cell did. The fact that Vegeta was able to do it was EXCEPTIONAL. It was his extreme pride and goku-centered mind that allowed him to be able to ignore Babidi, with a lot of effort. If now you just make everyone able to break the mind control, even such a bratty character, you're just retconning that epic moment, and that's something you usually don't want to do without a good reason.
Besides, Bra showed she is completely weak willed. The Cocky Attitude and Reliance on Senzu Beans shows she's only confident because her numbers are bigger. Take that away and she's pretty much will lay there and die. The chance to prove otherwise, she would likely give that up.
Cress was saying:
They need time to plan out and draw the best they can, detailed drawings, story boards, and planning a release schedule is difficult. So they only released the special mangas to help pass time so they can give something they are proud of.
So why not get them to help out? While one team works on one chapter, the others can work on it ahead of time. The art in Mirai Universe special looks good and would probably look well in a black and white style. And the Universe 13 Origin Special give me a One feel in a good way. 1 Replie(s)
Ashura was saying:
Well there is obviously something missing (box or drawing) to better present the action of this page since most people have not understood it.
I thought that the box 1 would be enough to make understand the position of Bra compared to the other characters (roughly between the 2 groups but at a certain distance).
In box 2, Bra does the same tactic as against Cold, she begins her attack and teleports. Box 3 just shows where it starts to reappear.
I thought that the box 1 would be enough to make understand the position of Bra compared to the other characters (roughly between the 2 groups but at a certain distance).
In box 2, Bra does the same tactic as against Cold, she begins her attack and teleports. Box 3 just shows where it starts to reappear.
Looking back, it does seem to be just like before. I would blame the confusion on two things: the distortion of the teleportation doesn't look like its teleportation, more like moving her fast. Like in the fight with Cold, she swings one way but the distortion makes it seem like she's moving another. This one, downward motion with downward distortion. And the SFX probably would pop better if it was white with a black outline instead of the reverse.
Or to make it clearer, show the teleportation lines in panel 2 and then her suddenly appearing swinging in Panel 3.
SSJBVegito was saying:
However, at the same time, you have to remember that U16 Bra is the daughter of Vegito. And Vegito's personality is a combination of Vegeta and Goku's characteristics (no surprise there), including Goku's combat ingenuity and creativity, and Vegeta's strategic and analytical mind. I can see that U16 Bra is being strategical in how she's going about this fight. Does it sound like I'm just saying this as a way to defend U16 Bra? Admittedly, yes. However, this is my opinion; you don't have to agree with it, but I do wish for you to respect it. Anyway, I believe Bra, having become a powerful fighter over the years with a strategical and analytical mind, searched the body of U16 Piccolo for Senzu beans, most likely catching him with that bag of Senzu beans, which he used on page 1601 to give himself and U18 Piccolo some Senzu.
Thing is what she's showing isn't really showing off any of that. There is no ingenuity or creativity as she's basically using the same tactics. And she keeps falling for things despite the analytical mind and strategy. In fact downing the Senzu Beans despite not really needing it at this point shows the opposite of strategy or ingenuity. The only reason she's doing well is because these people don't have her stats. What this is showing me is that she maybe all powerful, but she sucks when it comes to creativity or strategy. Her entire tactic is to mock and overpower and down Senzus when you get the chance. This is because in her world, there is no challenge. There is no reason to be creative or strategic. Its why she was so quick to accept Ginyu's challenge before: she knew she can overpower him after downing some senzus. She's definitely his daughter though, she has his arrogance and willingness to play around.
Memati was saying:
Aren't you perfectly describing Goku with this? He'd give his allies his very last Senzu's even for minor injuries and abuse his instant transmission against oppenents as fast or faster than him multiple times. Countering it is actually easier said than done without beeing faster, because you will have to predict where your enemy will spawn. Only very capable fighters with the necessary speed should be able to counter it like Cell did against Bra. Of course Bra underestimating him and teleporting right behind him for the second time, instead of going for a different spot helped too, especially since Cell is far from stupid and quick to figure things out. Though dragon ball Z overall was much less about strategy and way more about power levels to be honest.
Let's assume there is an exact fight like that. Off the bat its already different than Bra's because of two things: he's using the Senzu Beans to heal his allies, not himself and he's using IT because his opponent is faster. Those two differences shows how that's a strategic idea because it is ensuring your allies will have everything they need to either escape or defend themselves and using IT to bridge the gap in speed shows a good use of technique over pure stat.
You don't get that here. This is power levels over tactics.
Memati was saying:
And the second time she took a senzu in this fight was after she badly injured her hand by hitting a shield that proved to be stronger than her punch, had already one eye completely covered in her own blood because of Gohans full power teleport punch to her head earlier AND did take Gohans full power Kamehameha to the back, which made her bleed even more from the head as result to the point she seemed to struggle keep the other eye open too. All in all, I'd say they managed to beat her up with their teamwork pretty well, making her pay for toying around and underestimating them so much. Now not going for the Senzu's she saw Piccolo take out to feed Gohan with earlier and not using them to heal up from all that, just to show off and prove she can still take them like that, would simply be very stupid for a villain thats up against multiple people which are capable of hurting her and the injuries surely would also take away from the fun she was seemingly trying to have in this battle.
I won't argue about the first time, but the second time honestly isn't that bad in comparison. With one eye she was still fighting strongly and even at full blast she still manage to take out Piccolo and use said injured arm to do it. If she was badly injured, then Piccolo should have been able to defend himself, but she really wasn't. She may look bad but her posture and expression shows she's still in fighting condition even before eating them. They maybe able to hurt her, but she could kill them off anytime she wished, even in this state as proven with Piccolo. It just makes her look less impressive (or cowardly) to eat Senzu Beans despite still having everything needed to win. Heck, it would probably have been better to keep the remaining beans instead of eating because as you expect, she may need it later on.
Memati was saying:
Though she seems pretty annoyed now, so it wouldn't surprise me if she finally were to take them serious and go all out to end this, only to ultimately be bested by their next team effort or Vegito and co coming back.
Its likely going to be Vegito. If they wanted this team to win they would have by now.
Blaze was saying:
If people really wanted to, they could stop reading for a month and then consume like, 13 pages at once. I prefer having the choice of how quickly I want to consume it.
Also, I, and I think a lot of other people both in the present and future when DBM's finished, would hate it if they quickened the pace of the story. I want this to be comparable to the original manga, and that includes stuff that's 'unnecessary'. The 'unnecessary' stuff helps things have impact, and lets other events breathe when read together.
I'm just mentioning this to highlight how doing it differently can also cause frustration.
Also, I, and I think a lot of other people both in the present and future when DBM's finished, would hate it if they quickened the pace of the story. I want this to be comparable to the original manga, and that includes stuff that's 'unnecessary'. The 'unnecessary' stuff helps things have impact, and lets other events breathe when read together.
I'm just mentioning this to highlight how doing it differently can also cause frustration.
That is a good point, though I do feel there are issues with that.
1-Some people do things out of habit. I've been seeing this since the beginning and even though I would wish to wait till a chapter is complete I keep coming back on the usual days. And it didn't bother me before because the pacing in the beginning fit the updating. Like Pan Vs Bojack in the beginning: there was a lot going on in such a short amount of time. In a three a week schedule, there wouldn't be a problem with the pacing and it moves on in a few weeks. Or Vegetto Vs Broly, which was also a long fight but had a lot happening. Broly attacking everyone, Vegetto fighting him, the big reveal of SS3, and it continues with Buu Vs him and Bra revealing her own strength. Was done well and in the schedule wouldn't have been an issue. But with this fight, it is starting to feel repetitive.
2- Being comparable to the manga is a double edge sword. The Manga (questionably) has unnecessary pages because it releases its chapter all at once. But at the end of the day this is a webcomic that releases 3 pages a week (give or take). A manga has those breathing pages because you get it all at once. A webcomic doesn't need that since its a release per page. So one panel is as effective as a full page since if you follow the updates you have time to breathe between pages. Again, Pan Vs Bojack showed how a fight like that could be done in a webcomic form. The last panel always have a set up for the next page. And if you read it via schedule or all at once it flows nicely. In this fight, things suddenly stops per page. That leads those following to wonder what's going to happen, and at worse turn into frustration when it goes in a direction not favorable (as seen in the last two pages).
Sino was saying:
My first thought was like some here that this fight has been going on too long and wanted it to end already but then I thought that one day DBM is going to end and everyone including me is going to wish it would stay longer, so I say let's have long fights so we can take our time with DBM and not try to rush to the end.
Thing is it could end suddenly for one reason or another. Long fights also means less story to tell. And honestly, that would bring more people to them.
AsianPersuasion0 was saying:
it may be lame but lets just remember that this is actually the smartest way to fight in dbz, its just that no one did it cause if they did, the z fighters have a ridiculous advantage over all their enemies
Not really. The smartest way to fight in DBZ would be working together. What Bra is doing is a terrible strategy and the only reason its working is at best she's more powerful than them and at worst plot shielding. If someone like her tried a strategy like this in Dragon Ball, her teleportation would be predictable so if she was fighting someone faster or with good reflexes she would be hit. And wasting Senzu Beans for ever minor damage means you won't have enough when something major happens.
Like this same thing happens in Avengers Assembled and they showed that it can be countered. https://youtu.be/gTnRhRInlKA?t=89
Memati was saying:
Wow, I really don't get how so many people go "OMG" and spread so much hate this page. It was even forshadowed how Bra would go for the Senzus when she noticed Piccolo feeding them to Gohan earlier, so I really don't understand how it triggers so many people at this point that she took them. And then even going to such lenghts to call it cheap and cheating, when it is multiple people teaming up vs Bra with underhanded tactics like hiding their attacks among each others and the good guys eating Senzus themselves. This was never supposed to be a "FAIR" fight, yet only calling out Bra on it shows some peoples double standards and how much they hate her for whatever reason, especially considering she is a Majin right now and should give a damn about fairness. Bra wouldn't even have any more Senzus to go for, if Picollo wouldn't have took them out right infront of her face. It would be stupid not to go for them in this situation. They were literally asking for it, if it isn't part of a ultimate plan of theirs. And it's not like Majin Bra will come out ontop of this. She will be beaten or brought back to her senses somehow and I am looking very forward to how it will play out.
The difference in this case is for someone who is much more powerful than them (even taunting them), she's quick to go for a Senzu Bean when she could literally one shot kill them. We don't complain when the good guys take them because they established they don't stand a chance against her. Conversely, Bra's attitude and power establishes that she should win this but going for a Senzu Bean and eating it makes it seem less like she was trying to stop their healing and more like she was desperate to get back to full health.
What would establish her having underhanded tactics would be destroying the beans, not eating them. That would create the effect she's unbeatable much more effectively because it would say their best shot wasn't worth using the beans. Then if she did save one, she could use it for later because they thought it was all gone. That shows being unbeatable and resourceful a lot more than how they did it here.
Memati was saying:
Thank you! The part about the pacing is so true! This fight doesn't feel dragged out to me at all. Only the little amounts of pages released per week might be frustrating, but they supposedly do it in their free time without getting paid for this, so we should be grateful for every page we get, especially considering the wonderful art.
Still criticism can help. If releasing them a page after page is causing frustration, they could release a single chapter monthly instead. Or adapt the manga into a webcomic format and quicken the story by cutting unnecessary parts (Like when Gohan goes for the Kamehameha, instead of establishing Gohan can turn the beam, have Bra teleport to him, thus blocked by the shield, then establish Gohan able to turn it, then Bra hit by it, after effect, only to reveal she got to Piccolo. That could be done in 3-4 pages instead of 7).
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Psy was saying:
I like how everyone is complaining about how long this arc-thing is, but if this was canon manga pages no one would care. Not to this extent at least.
In the same amount of time this fight has been happening, the Buu Saga gave us 4 Volumes. That's 73 Chapters. The problem is this is a webcomic trying to be like a Manga. When a Manga is released, it releases a full chapter at least. But since this is a webcomic, they have to release it one page at a time. So re-reading it wouldn't be an issue since you'll be reading an entire chapter in one sitting, following it is much rougher since you have to wait days (and if the specials happening a month) to find out what happens next.
@Bra's Fighting Capabilities
Hopefully she's not planning to eat that Senzu and just is taking it for later consumption. Because if she does, it would definitely prove she is a terrible fighter. That would be poor resource management. If she uses it for a minor thing like now, when she needs it for something major she's going to find her supply empty. Especially since her opponents have a higher edge thanks to Buu's ability to heal.
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But even if we want to play that game, I can play it too. This is SSJ2 Majin Bra, not SSJ Bra. She should react way faster. This is "I know carbonite" Bra, not "I'm gonna beat that power ranger" Bra, so she should react way faster to an attack she already knows. And even more importantly, from AAALL the things that surrounded her since she appeared with that beautiful M, carbonite is THE ONLY THING that can actually expect to kill her without a miracle. She should've been careful with that the most, even during the fight, so at the point where the carbonite user is desperate and tries something super weird? C'mon... Between her and Cell, I'm starting to believe Babidi steals the good AND the brain out of her victims
Those thing spread fast. If she tries to take off her boot, it may touch her Non-Clothed Covered hands. And those things don't look easy to slip off using her other foot, which in turn would also be affected by the carbonite if it touches it. This was the fastest and safest way to remove it. The question is was her beam strong enough to remove the carbonite without removing her leg. I hope not and the leg goes. 1 Replie(s)