So yeah this has been my day! Caway and Angila were a challenge for me but Caway in particular I'm still not too happy with but I tried! And I still wanted to share. Mecha Frieza was a bit complicated too but still I had so much fun.
Everyone else though? I am pretty happy with the outcome. Guldo and Jeice are sharing because their battle suits are virtually identical on the top half. I will probably go back and do Neiz and Dore to go with Salza. There is a few I really want to do but I am running out of slots hehe.
Cooler is missing the blue bits on his arms because its not his fifth form. Third form Frieza is also not here because it turned out too similar to second form.
I know some of the battle suits are more brown than gold but I wanted a little variety and I know in some media they are given a more brown hue.
I also know the proportions are a bit off but I think they're identifiable enough hehe.
These have been so much fun and I hope you guys enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoyed creating them! Thanks for listening to my ramble, or rather reading! :3
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I mean, the title says it all.Ā Ā Ā Hereās the short-short version.
One.
Two.
The DBZ Abridged version of this fight is brutally short, to the point where it opened with these two hits.Ā Ā Episode 186 drags things out longer, obviously, so letās take a look at what thatās like.Ā Ā Ā
First off, we see Trunks handing out senzu beans to the others.Ā Ā Once again, I find it really gross when they just stuff a bean into their tiny-tiny mouths and it looks like the thing is so big they could choke on it.Ā Ā Ā Ā
Starting off, it looks like things are playing out like Cell fight with Goku, where most of the battle is two evenly matched guys struggling to land a blow.Ā Ā Ā The difference is that Cellās trying a lot harder this time, and Gohanās not smiling.Ā Ā Ā
Then thereās a part where they just punch each othersā fists, which makes it seem like theyāre evenly matched, but really, how much skill would it take to do this on purpose?Ā Ā Whatās really happening here is that Gohan is mirroring Cellās offense, blocking him in such a way as to make it clear that Cell canāt hit him and he never will.Ā Ā
At this, Piccolo realizes why Goku wanted to fight first, even though his plan was always for Gohan to actually save the day.Ā Ā Ā By fighting Cell first, Goku gave Gohan a chance to see Cell in action, so that heād be familiar with Cellās fighting style.Ā Ā Ā
But Goku doesnāt see it that way.Ā Ā Ā I mean, Iām pretty sure Piccolo is right and Goku went first to give Gohan an extra edge if he needed it, but Gohanās so powerful now that it really doesnāt matter. Ā
Meanwhile, the rest of the world has no idea whatās happening right now, because ZTV lost their connection with Jimmy Firecracker and Larry.Ā Ā Triangle Woman and the others begin to fear the worst.
Look at this GIANT-ASS TV.Ā Ā I think itās easy to overlook this detail, since all these shots of civilians fearfully watching the screen sort of run together.Ā Ā But geez.Ā Ā Ā This TV is meat-normous.Ā Ā Ā
At one point during the fight, Satanās group runs to avoid the combatants, but Piroshki freezes up and nearly gets caught in the crossfire.
Cell stikes...
But no sale.Ā Ā Gohan saves himself and Piroshki at the same time.Ā Ā
And now Cell is starting to get flustered.Ā Ā Ā Yeah, it looks like theyāre fighting evenly, except Cell is the one losing his cool, basically admitting that he canāt land a blow.Ā Ā Ā Gohan, on the other hand, doesnāt seem to care, which implies that he could hit Cell whenever he wants, and he just hasnāt done it yet.Ā Ā Ā
So then Cell threatens to reveal his true power for the first time.Ā Ā Ā This shocks everyone, because Cellās been eating their lunch ever since he became perfect, and he still hasnāt been trying until now?
This is why I donāt buy the idea that Goku could have found a way to win if heād just eaten a senzu bean or tried a little harder.Ā Ā Ā Cell was hustling him from the start, and Goku knew the whole time.Ā Ā Ā He only fought Cell so Gohan could benefit from watching the battle, and to satisfy his own interests as a martial artist.Ā Ā Not that Goku would have complained if he had won, but he knew he was outmatched the day he came out of the Time Chamber.Ā Ā
So Cell starts powering up, and the whole planet starts shaking, and Mr. Satan keeps insisting itās all a big trick.
Hereās the weird thing about the Japanese score of this episode.Ā Ā They play the Spirit Bomb theme from Movie 7.Ā Ā Ā Start this video at about 4:53 and take a listen.
I mean, of all the things to play... Cellās the villain, and they went with something uplifting.Ā Ā Ā Ā Maybe they were trying to be ironic?Ā Ā
So after all of that, Cell asks Gohan what he thinks.
And Gohan doesnāt care.Ā
So Cell demonstrates by hitting Gohan in the mush, and itās super fast and brutal.Ā Ā Ā One of the most awesome punches in the series.... or it WOULD HAVE BEEN...
Only it doesnāt hurt Gohan at all, and he responds with a punch of his own.
One.Ā Ā Ā
Then thereās this really dumb part where Trunks is reacting to this, and Goku just sort of floats down in front of him without moving otherwise.Ā Ā This is based on a panel from the manga, but I have no idea why they thought they needed Goku to move in this shot.Ā Ā Ā Itās just dumb.Ā Ā Ā
Cell finally recovers from the shock enought to get pissed, and he tries to hit Gohan again, only--
Two.Ā Ā
Then Cell falls on his ass.Ā Ā Ā Ā Gohan took his hardest blow and didnāt even flinch, and Cell got hit twice and he canāt even stand up. Ā
Also he coughs up some green stuff.Ā Ā I thought he had purple blood, but who knows with this guy.Ā Ā Ā He might have two circulatory systems.Ā Ā Ā
Thereās a line in the dub here where Cell goes āHe only made two punches that connected!Ā Ā So why am I so... damaged?āĀ Ā It seemed sort of awkward to me, so I always wondered what the original line was, and itās pretty much the same thing.Ā Ā Ā Cell even says the word ādamageā in English.Ā Ā Ā No wonder Funimation went to the trouble to keep it.Ā Ā
What I love about all of this is that even the good guys are shocked.Ā Ā I wasnāt sure I wanted to call it, but now that Iāve rewatched these episodes, Iām convinced that this is my favorite DBZ fight.Ā Ā Ā Team Four Star did a countdown last year and they mentioned how Gohan vs. Cell didnāt make the cut because it was so unbalanced.Ā Ā Ā First Cell dominates Gohan, then Gohan dominates Cell.Ā Ā Ā Ā Itās a fair critique, but I donāt know, I really dig that.Ā Besides, most of the battles in DBZ sort of work that way.Ā Ā This one just benefits from having Cell dishing out and taking the punishment.Ā Ā Ā
I donāt have a problem with the way TFS trimmed down the āGohan winsā part of the battle.Ā Ā Ā In a situation like this, you basically have a couple of options.Ā Ā Ā You can whittle down this battle to just the parts where Gohan hits Cell, and turn it into this brutal takedown.Ā Ā Ā Thatās DBZA Episode 60 Part 2.Ā Cell doesnāt even get to touch Gohan in that fight. Ā Itās awesome. Ā
On the other end of the spectrum, you have Episodes 186-188, where most of the action is devoted to Cell trying (and failing) to intimidate Gohan.Ā Ā Ā He just keeps throwing himself up against this kid, and heās like a brick wall.Ā It takes a lot longer to get to the same destination, but from Cellās perspective, this was probably the longest half hour of his life.Ā Ā Ā Slowly, painfully, he comes to realize that heās not up against a worthy challenger.Ā Ā Ā Heās not even facing an equal.Ā Ā Hell, heās not even able to fight for his life.Ā Ā Gohan has already signed Cellās death warrant, and heās just waiting for Cell to figure that out.Ā Ā