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This thread is to settle the perpetual discussion of canon status of adaptations for the Dragon Ball franchise, once and for all:
Questions? Suggestions? Minor typos/errors to be corrected?
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- Cano
- Primary Cano
- Dragon Ball (manga): The original phenomena and source material, created directly by Akira Toriyama, creator of the franchise.
- Dragon Ball Super (anime): The new source material, under the direct supervision of Akira Toriyama.
- Secondary Cano
- Dragon Ball (anime): The anime adaptation of the first half of the manga, covering Goku's childhood and teenage.
- Dragon Ball Kai (anime): The revised anime adaptation of the latter half of the manga, covering Goku's adulthood.
- Dragon Ball Super (manga): Counterpart to the new source material, following pretty much the same storyline, although not under the direct supervision of Akira Toriyama.
- Tertiary Cano
- Dragon Ball Z (anime): The former anime adaptation of the latter half of the manga, covering Goku's adulthood. This has been relegated to Tertiary Canon status due to the existence of Dragon Ball Kai.
- Dragon Ball guidebooks (pertaining to Primary and Secondary canon): The supportive guides, elaborating on the primary and secondary canon material, e.g. Daizenshuu
- Non-Cano
- Dragon Ball GT: The anime-only adaptation, covering Goku's adulthood and elder years. This is designated to Non-Canon status due to almost no involvement from Akira Toriyama.
- Dragon Ball Movies: The Dragon Ball movies, covering various segments of Goku's life. This is designated to Non-Canon status due to no involvement from Akira Toriyama.
- The movies Battle of Gods and Resurrection of F are also considered Non-Cano, despite direct involvement by Akira Toriyama, because they were ret-conned via Dragon Ball Super.
- Dragon Ball Video Games: The video games of Dragon Ball, such as Shin Budokai. They are considered Non-Canon due to negligible involvement from Akira Toriyama.
- This includes all Dragon Ball video games.
- Not Accepted
- Any other source/adaptation: Due to being extremely inconsistent, unreliable and likely inaccurate.
- In particular, this includes supplementary/spin-off material of Non-Canon material, examples:
- GT guidebooks
- Movie character-based manga/novel
- Video game guide
- Etcetera
- In particular, this includes supplementary/spin-off material of Non-Canon material, examples:
- Any other source/adaptation: Due to being extremely inconsistent, unreliable and likely inaccurate.
- Primary Cano
- Guide-lines
- Same Canon tier
- Primary Cano
- Feats/mechanics from other Primary Canon will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Secondary Cano
- Feats/mechanics from other Secondary Canon will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Inconsistencies
- Plot-Induced Stupidity
- Character-Induced Stupidity
- Outliers
- Contradictory to or inconsistent with Primary Canon.
- Feats/mechanics from other Secondary Canon will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Tertiary Cano
- Feats/mechanics from other Tertiary Canon will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Inconsistencies
- Plot-Induced Stupidity
- Character-Induced Stupidity
- Outliers
- Contradictory to or inconsistent with Primary or Secondary Canon.
- Feats/mechanics from other Tertiary Canon will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Non-Cano
- Feats/mechanics from other Non-Canon feats will NOT be accepted.
- This is because non-canon profiles have little to no oversight from Toriyama, and hence while generally consistent within their own particular continuity, are rarely logical/consistent with respect to other non-canon continuities.
- Feats/mechanics from other Non-Canon feats will NOT be accepted.
- Not Accepted
- No feats/mechanics will be accepted (duh).
- Primary Cano
- Different Canon tier
- Primary Cano
- For corresponding profiles, all feats/mechanics will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- This involves the infamous Roshi Moon busting feat (outlier).
- Secondary Cano
- For corresponding profiles, all feats/mechanics will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Inconsistencies
- Plot-Induced Stupidity
- Character-Induced Stupidity
- Outliers
- Contradictory to or inconsistent with Primary Canon.
- Feats/mechanics from Primary Canon will be accepted as well.
- This involves the infamous Tien holding back Cell feat (inconsistency).
- For corresponding profiles, all feats/mechanics will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Tertiary Cano
- For corresponding profiles, all feats/mechanics will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Inconsistencies
- Plot-Induced Stupidity
- Character-Induced Stupidity
- Outliers
- Contradictory to or inconsistent with Primary or Secondary Canon.
- Feats/mechanics from Primary or Secondary Canon will be accepted as well.
- For corresponding profiles, all feats/mechanics will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Non-Cano
- For corresponding profiles, all feats/mechanics will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Inconsistencies
- Plot-Induced Stupidity
- Character-Induced Stupidity
- Outliers
- Contradictory to or inconsistent with Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Canon.
- Feats/mechanics from Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Canon will be accepted as well.
- For corresponding profiles, all feats/mechanics will be accepted, bar those classified as:
- Not Accepted
- No feats/mechanics will be accepted (duh).
- Primary Cano
- Same Canon tier
Questions? Suggestions? Minor typos/errors to be corrected?
Kindly discuss here.
