Dragon Ball Thread - RIP Akira Toriyama

[Ravana]

Yeah I'm not sure what makes it so unique when everyone and their grandma can fire energy blasts. Like what makes it so fundamentally different from the Galick Gun?

I swear somewhere Vegeta mentions that they’re very similar so the only difference I can see is one is purple.

 

[Smack Patrick]

I swear somewhere Vegeta mentions that they’re very similar so the only difference I can see is one is purple.

Yeah most Ki based moves seem similar, but Ki definitely seems to be divided into sub-groups;

1. Blast-type Ki, this being moves like the Kamehameha, Galick Gun, Tri-Beam
   1. Simple and quick to use; unless you want to charge it; will hurt like a motherfucker if you get hit by it.
   2. Can either be pushed back by it, or if you're totally overwhelmed it can reduce you to ashes.
   3. Could still win the fight if you were to get hit by the attack.
2. Piercing/Slicing Ki, this being moves like the Special Beam Cannon, Destructo Disc, etc.
   1. These are lethal as fuck, but are incredibly hard to hit with or just take a lot of time to use.
   2. Unless you're specifically guarding against it or are just infinitely stronger than the one using it, if you get hit you're losing an arm tail or gaining a hole in your chest.
   3. Zero fucking chance of winning the fight if you get hit by the attack.
   4. Games unfortunately make these techniques look quick, easy and spammable, they aren't.
3. Utility Ki, this being moves like the Kaioken, Solar Flare, etc.
   1. These are solely to assist in gaining an advantage over the enemy.

 

[Rick The Stick]

Games unfortunately make these techniques look quick, easy and spammable, they aren't.

Well that's kinda because the series treats these things inconsistently. Other than the Special Beam Cannon, pretty much every move in that category has been spammed and done quickly/easily.

Really the only move that doesn't get spammed is the Kikoho, and obviously the more obscure OG techniques like the Shock Wave and whatnot.