[hivemind] to die another day!

[Alzrius]

What does bothe me is that death is irrelevent. When characters die, their deaths should mean more than being allowed out every once in awhile to fight the most recent BBEG. If it had been just Goku, I might have accepted it. When it became Wolf boy (never remember his name, and I could be wrong about him coming back) and then Vegeta, it bothered me. Mind you, I missed when Vegeta died, I just saw him with a little halo last time I watched.

Part of the reason for the "irrelevance" of death is due to the disposition of the creator, Akira Toriyama. A big fan of video games, Toriyama included the dragon balls in the series to act as a big "reset" button, so that he could do major things without having to permanently alter what he was working with. Of course, he still puts limiters on himself here. Most of the first part of DBZ is based around the fact that you can only use the dragon balls to wish someone back once, and several of their friends have died for the second time.

Personally, I don't think that this makes death any cheaper. The anguish felt when characters die early on against Nappa is still there. Bulma's tears over Yamcha's death, Tenshinhan screaming for Chaozu not to commit a suicide attack, and when he does anyway, Tenshinhan then commiting his own suicide attack to follow his friend into death, and Gohan's scream of rage and anguish when Piccolo dies defending him are all heart-moving scenes, and things like that continue throughout the series, despite those characters eventually coming back to life.

 

[Skade]

I am writing it now. I'm just rereading as I go.

Then you go tme looking at Confrontation minis. Some are so very cool, and others I feely piggy for looking at them.

I have not seen any warmachines in their line. I'd like to see that.

 

[megamania]

I'll take your word on it.

As for style of parenting...each their own. I see many kids react the opposite to parents whom try to hard to control what the kids do/see. I like to think by giving options, it is their choise. Needless to say, "Get Ice cream in town" often wins out over stuff I try to aviod.

If kids are taught responcibile actions and thinking, they normally will do the right thing. This said, my kids will be the next Charles Manson.........ah..the joys of parenting....

 

[8XXX{0}====>]

wow... this site is so cool... i dont quite get what it is... just a minis game? I like the look though. Very... insane. In a good, creepy way.

But... this one thingy looks like the beast from Brotherhood of the Wolves. Anyone seen that movie? Man, was that cool...

 

[Skade]

YAMCHA!!!

That was killing me. You have good points about those deaths, and I do agree that their sacrifices, or at least in one case the murder of a person, were very well done. I don't mind the Dragonballs being used to change history, that rest button as you put it (BTW, I never knew that was the impetus behind that plot device, I like it a bit more now), is part of the story, and has been from the start. I just don't think Kai (or whoever was in charge of the dead souls) should be so willy nilly with letting dead guys out on furlough cause their kid needs their help.

I mean, I actually cried when Piccolo died. He was the real reason i watched the show. Can't go wrong with a green dude in a turban.

You know, I liked the old Dragonball better? It was silly, but I liked the little Goku off to find his grandpas Dragonball.

 

[megamania]

I have a bunch of the Wolfen and a few scatterings of other Confrontation figures. The figures are great looking but pricey. They are making a big push this year to get into the American market.

 

[8XXX{0}====>]

check out this guy... that is so cool!

http://azilom.com/confrontation/pages/nouv/nouv_fevr/wfmg_01.htm

 

[Alzrius]

I see many kids react the opposite to parents whom try to hard to control what the kids do/see. I like to think by giving options, it is their choise. If kids are taught responcibile actions and thinking, they normally will do the right thing.

No arguement there. That's a great policy to have when kids get older. When they're quite young though, they're very open to input, and that's when its critical to fill their head with the right values and morals, because what they learn then is what they'll do for the rest of their lives. Its only after they've solidified their sense of self to a degree that they won't be swayed by new input that they should be given that freedom and responsibility. Modern media has made the "overbearing parent" image so omnipresent that we tend to forget that kids often times do need discipline, and parents should be parents to their kids, not just friends.

 

[UnDfind]

Originally posted by sword:

check out this guy... that is so cool!

Yeah, I'm thinking about starting to collect the alchemists

 

[megamania]

here are afew....scanned directly in...no photos availiable