![]() ![]() Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. Power levels establish tension and drama. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself. THAT would be letting it get in the way of telling a good story.īut if Toriyama were playing favorites he wouldn't have, for instance, Vegeta replacing Piccolo in the tournament, as he always had more sympathy for Piccolo.ĭoctor. The thing is, Toriyama was never the type to find reasons to make a character who fell into the background rise and shine again, just to please anyone. ![]() Some fans of course will disagree because they have their own favorites and always want their most beloved characters to stay relevant, no matter how ridiculous the excuse is - and Toriyama isn't like that. He's taking the natural route he believes his characters have to follow, that's it. He had a perfect opportunity to fix the mistakes he made during the Buu arc and repair the damage done to these characters but instead he chose to be spiteful and play favourites, he's only made things worse by coming back in my opinion. NitroEX wrote:DB Super and the new movies have made me lose a lot of respect for Toriyama as a storyteller because it's clear that he let's his personal feelings towards certain characters get in the way of telling a good story. There's no rebuilding his public image, he's been thoroughly emasculated for decades. He had a perfect opportunity to fix the mistakes he made during the Buu arc and repair the damage done to these characters but instead he chose to be spiteful and play favourites, he's only made things worse by coming back in my opinion.Īs cruel as it sounds, Yamcha is beyond saving at this point. Granted, Toei might've also been behind Gohan's fall from grace as they treated him pretty poorly in GT but if we're being honest with ourselves, you have to acknowledge that they're getting their stories straight from the man himself and if Toriyama chooses not to do anything with Gohan (other than getting his ass kicked and shamed on every occasion) then you can't place all the blame on them.ĭB Super and the new movies have made me lose a lot of respect for Toriyama as a storyteller because it's clear that he let's his personal feelings towards certain characters get in the way of telling a good story. I think it's clear to anyone with open eyes that he does.
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