Sunday, September 15, 2013

Rant Off - Comics vs Manga/Anime Fanboying

So this is my very first Rant Off. This posts will feature a rant about the things that I have come to hate in the world.

Fanboying. This word should be added to the dictionary. Right now. Since the dawn of modern entertainment, there have been fanboys that worship their idol anime characters or artists or comicbook heroes. They think that that their idols are the best at what they do and that nobody would beat them.

I mean, look at this picture. LOOK AT IT!

On the surface, it looks like superman is winning, right? But the real context is that Goku is yet to become a super-saiyan, which basically means Superman is fucked up, right? I'll get to the point in a short while, but let's take a look at another example
.Now let's take a look at the comments to this picture
Really? The strongest one there is? WTF akijfabslfhjasbfnloFBKLISJA,IFHJAS

Sorry, my face dropped to the keyboard for a moment there. But do you see what's going on? It's fanboying to the extreme! To these people, it's like there's no other one greater than their idols!

You see, I hate it when people throw reason out of the door when it comes to their favorite. Just to show you what they think, Ask a person who's crazy about dragon ball the "Superman or Goku" question, and you'll hear the "Holy Grail" of their answers. Just for the fun of it, I'll make a few rebuttals of that one statement (within reason, of course).

"OhmiGOD! How can you compare those two? Goku can destroy an entire planet! With a single KAMEHAMEHA!!!1!!!11!!! Superman's NOTHING!!!! HOW DARE YOU MO**ER*U*K*** B**C*"

Really? Nothing? So Goku can destroy an entire planet and you say Superman's nothing. Now that's what I call ignorance. And the worst thing is that the Goku fanboys usually start the flame war. Usually

First off, if its a planet shattering Kamehameha your worried about, not to worry Superman has survived way worse. Don't believe me, just search for this one little feat of durability so you can make sure.

1) He survived a supernova. I should just stop with that, but really, I should just stop with that. Superman has probably survived more planetary explosions than Goku died in, so you should get my point.


Strength
Let's face it, Goku is more known for his Kamehamehas and Energy Balls rather than his physical strength. He's strong, I know, but not as strong the the Man of Steel.

 Speed
 Superman's speed and perception were so fast that it got to the Flash's level. To the point where time seemed to stop. Let's see Goku do that.

I'm not fanboying Superman here, I'm just putting a little reasoning to those knuckleheads that think they can compare anime/manga with comic books. When you fanboy something, please remember that something/someone can destroy your idols. They are not invincible, so please stop it, cause it's embarassing.

I mean, I fanboy all the time, but I know when something is greater than the thing I fanboy about. Like this guy:

This, is pokemon #212, Scizor. He's a great pokemon, I fanboy about him a lot, but I know he's not invincible. He fainted more times on my team than I can count, I know he's x4 weak to fire, but he's still the one of the best there is for me. See, I fanboy, but within reasoning. Unlike those idiots who say that Justin Bieber is the next Michael Jackson.

So that's the moral of the story. You can fanboy about whatever you want, but please stay within limits of reason, cause you're just embarassing yourself. Thank you.

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