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Mason said:I consider History of Trunks to be canon of another universe, and I consider Father of Goku to be canon, but the other movies that don't make sense in the DBZ timeline, I don't consider canon.
Blue Paratroopa said:the Great Saiyaman motto is still lame
lolMnSG said:Cooler's Revenge: The movie takes place some time after Frieza and King Cold were killed, but before the Android threat. Additionally, it has to be canon, as Cooler does make a brief appearance in Dragon Ball GT.
The only other one that could be canon is Dead Zone. It fits in before Z but after the original series. But there is one contradiction. Krillin meats Gohan here. Yet right before Raditz arrives, Krillin is unfamiliar with Gohan. Also, Garlic Jr. has his own saga.MnSG said:Regarding the Dragon Ball Z movies, some of them do seem to be canon, while others are not...
Cooler's Revenge: The movie takes place some time after Frieza and King Cold were killed, but before the Android threat. Additionally, it has to be canon, as Cooler does make a brief appearance in Dragon Ball GT.
Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan: The movie most likely occurred before the Cell Games. However, in the TV series, Goku and Gohan completely maintained their Super Saiyan forms after leaving the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and before the Cell Games. In the movie, they're not in their Super Saiyan forms, until they face Broly, so this basically destroys the canon theory for this movie.
Bojack Unbound: The movie occurs some time after Cell met his demise. The movie does give us an idea on some events that occurred before Gohan became a young adult.
Fusion Reborn: This movie seems to be rather sketchy, in terms of being canon, but it does have some canon involvement, such as Vegeta being in Other World, and as for Goku, he states that Janemba is the second person to have pushed him to his Super Saiyan 3 level. Also, this movie occurred before Goku and Vegeta were ever revived, and it does reveal to us the birth of Gogeta, which would later return in Dragon Ball GT at the Super Saiyan 4 level. But as usual, there are some events in the movie that contradict with the TV series's plot.
Wrath of the Dragon: This movie is rather skeptical with its canon involvement. First off, Kid Trunks did receive Tapion's sword near the end, which may imply that he's the Future Trunks who would later kill Frieza and King Cold in the past timeline. Of course, it may just be coincidental that Tapion's sword looks just like Future Trunks's sword. Also, Ultimate Gohan is seen in the movie, which is not a form that Future Gohan ever had. And the biggest conflict is Shenron, who only offered to grant one wish, even though he's supposed to grant up to three wishes, thanks to Dende.
Based on this info, I'd have to say that Cooler's Revenge and Bojack Unbound are pretty much the only movies that are completely canon, as their events don't seem to contradict with the TV series's plots.
Accodring to the author, Dragon Ball Online is the official continuation of the DBZ manga.Mason said:lolMnSG said:Cooler's Revenge: The movie takes place some time after Frieza and King Cold were killed, but before the Android threat. Additionally, it has to be canon, as Cooler does make a brief appearance in Dragon Ball GT.
Well, I don't really want to get caught up in the "is GT canon debate" since I only switched sides pretty recently. Interestingly, it seems Dragon Ball Online ignores GT, and any aspect of DBZ that wasn't in the manga, but I guess that would be manga canon? I don't really know since I've never read the DBZ manga much.
Budokai 1 has more what-ifs like Frieza defeating super saiyan goku or cell absorbing krilling instead of the android he is supposed to absorb.Sauron said:Speaking of Budokai, which should I get for Gamecube? Budokai 1 or 2?