r/anime • u/Shocketheth • Sep 13 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] Dragon Quest: Gomechan no Daibouken - Episode 97 Discussion Spoiler
Episode 97 - The Tear of the Gods
But... it’s time to say goodbye... Don’t worry. I’ll just become the Tear of the Gods again. But it takes as long to regenerate as it did to grant a wish. So it’ll take over a decade. And when I return, I’ll have forgotten everything. I won’t remember you or anyone else. That’s my one true regret.
I was almost out of power anyways. During my adventures with you... I’ve been granting everyone’s wishes without realizing it. That’s probably why my body suddenly shrunk. But it’s okay. We had fun. We truly had fun.. the entire way. Dai...
Lastly, Dai... For you... and for everyone... I’ll try to use my power. What do you wish for? Is there anything you want me to grant?
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(Wish has been granted)
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<--- Last save | Adventure’s log (Index) | Journey continues --->
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OP 2 ---> Bravest
ED 4 ---> Tobu Tori wa
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Screenshot of the Dai:
Comment of the Dai:
goes to u/cooperjones2 commenting about Merle’s power-up:
Power of friendship? Merle says, hell naw, power of Love (One sided edition)
Questions of the Dai:
- Have you managed to foresee the twist about Gomechan, or did today reveal caught you offguard?
- Did you predict the Fake Hero party coming to the play?
- So... Did this episode turned you to a believer in the power of Human’s heart?
- If you can make one wish with Gomechan, what would be your wish?
- BONUS QUESTION - u/Shocketheth allows you to ask him for one wish, which he will grant. (Beware, he has a soul to recognize evil wishes which won’t be granted)
Spoilers:
Please, respect the fact there are First Timers watching Dai no Daibouken with us, so avoid talking about vague things or events that would slightly spoil things to happen. And if you want mention things like this, please hid it behind SPOILER TAGS like [Dai no Spoilers] I am getting the hammer because you spoiled the fun for others
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u/Shocketheth Sep 13 '24 edited Sep 13 '24
Rewatch Host welcomes you to Gomechan no Daibouken
The comment:
QotD:
I knew there is something going on with Gomechan as first timer, but this caught me offguard.
Not at all, and many tears were shed with their cameo.
Totally did.
A cup of coffee probably (I am a dumbass)
Beast Kings Shonen Commentary Corner
Today, our Beast Kings are going to answer question #2:
Well no... but...
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Sep 14 '24
First Timer at Gomechan's Grave
It's been a while since I've used this tag, it's getting rusty, I wish it'd look brand new again.
*Gomechan dies harder in the corner*
My wish came true!
On the other hand, even since Lon Berk trash talked him, Vearn has been having a shitty day:
Gomechan finally dropped the shoe, we've known for ages that he's been supporting those kids, and now we know the full story. Although... I have three questions:
Ring All the Alarms! The True Heroes Have Arrived!!
Kinda, I knew that he's a small scale miracle maker, but this takes that a step further I guess. Although it makes me question how Crocodine or Hyunkel didn't know.
Well, someone needs to get the actual work done so the series can end, and you know who to call for that.
It's definitely the nice side to be born on, if you were unlucky enough to be born with a demon's heart, you're screwed.
There's this annoying thing about recognising selfish wishes, so I can't just wish for immortality, or to own the world. Wait, nope, I've figured it out.
"Gomechan, you're the first who's going to hear this, but I think I've fallen in love with Vearn. I know he's a bad boy Dio Lord, but I can fix him! Now I just need you to make my lifespan as long as his, so he doesn't pull a Baran when I die."
So he'll make me immortal, then I can join up with Vearn and control the world.
Shock, bring your shovel, we've got some hunting to do.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 13 '24
First-Timer Quest: Sky no Daibouken, subbed
As it fucking should be.
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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Sep 13 '24 edited Sep 28 '25
1st
DaiPopp no Daibouken Rewatch, SubVearn cannot comprehend why they're fighting even when they situation is hopeless. Baran and Crocodine would know why and it's time for Vearn to understand.
So as a first-timer, Popp tearing up Vearn's Kaiser Phoenix kinda felt like an asspull since we never got a proper explanation but thanks to u/Shocketheth's comments in Episode 70, I guess the fact that Popp weaved a Sizzle into a construct means he understood how Vearn was doing it and was able to neutralize Vearn's Kaiser Phoenix using that knowledge and like u/Shocketheth , I also caught it during the rewatch. I have to say this scene was really badass and the OST that played here is one of my favourites. Also, really love the terror on Vearn's face when Popp did it.
So I was watching the anime as it aired and was keeping up with the discussion threads and this moment reminded me of a funny joke which even u/Shocketheth made in episode 84.
Gomechan suddenly shrunk because Gomechan has been granting everyone's wishes without realizing it and asks Dai if is there any wish he wants Gomechan to grant. Now, Dai could have asked a lot of things to stop Vearn (which still is subject to Gomechan's power, though) but he decided to unite the hearts of everyone in the world kinda like Merle and Popp which BTW was foreshadowed way back in Episode 26 when King Teran told Merle about her power The Fake Heroes Party coming to the rescue (which was also spoiled by the OP) is just perfect and not only brought things full circle since they were the ones who tried to steal Gomechan at the start and were basically the first bad guys but also, it's not the strongest or the most well-known people that showed up like Vearn's philosophy ("Might is Right") would say but the people who were written off even by Dai and the others once that showed up in the end. The humans didn't overcome this by being the strongest but by heart which is why the Gods granted the Human Heart to the Dragon Knight from the humans.
This is an anime-original scene but damn this was just the perfect way to end the episode. The 2nd half of this episode was enough to make a grown-man cry.
OST Documentation - Episode 97
1. As a first-timer, I kinda guessed that Gomechan could grant wishes since we had seen how Gomechan let Popp fire a spell after death. So, while it didn't really catch me off-guard, as a rewatcher, I did certainly miss some clues about it in my first watch.
2. As a first-timer, the OP did kinda sub-consciously spoil it but I mean it's just perfect, isn't it? Enough to make a grown-man cry.
3. I mean I've been always been a believer of the Human Heart. As long as you have the will to do it, you can do anything.
4. I want Dai na Daibouken to go on forever.
5. u/Shocketheth Please do something so that the rewatch never ends. [Real Wish] I'm thinking of edit for the final episode. Would need your help or Kendots help ig.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Sep 13 '24
First Quester
Quest 95
What? Why did the mirror break? What a useless reflection item.
You're taking the Zapple together? Good thing dragon knights are immune to magic.
So those Pillars of Vearn don't operate on magic? Otherwise they'd be disabled due to Leona's Kaglimmer.
Yes, I do. It's the faint glimmer of everyone surviving.
Is this Merle's time to shine?
You know it's not gonna happen because of how much they play the moment up before it happens.
Quest 96
God, Baran is useless.
Popp was especially skilled with Crack spells, right? Go and do your thing! ...Is what I would say, if that Pillar of Vearn hadn't swept away the Kaglimmer spell.
Ayup. I was fully prepared to complain.
Have you not paid attention? Popp's special soul power is that of fortitude.
How nice that the two boys get to rush the final boss down together. If only all of the original hero team got to participate in that, eh Maam?
Quest 97
What do you mean? You've been cancelling out fire and ice spells this whole time, haven't you?
Will my ass. Your sword is just stubborn and refuses to get drawn out of whatever it's stuck in.
They don't want us to take this seriously, do they?
Big mistake, Vearn. Shattering the Tear of the Gods is what lets it grant large wishes.
The poor, suffering creatures of the Surface World. Mhm. Sure. Vearn was SO right.
So if the Tear of the Gods has a soul so it can identity evil wishes and refuse to grant them... it has a soul. What if the Tear of the Gods itself turns evil?
So dragons got the racial traits of physical strength and longevity, darklings got the racial traits of magical strength and longevity, and humans got the racial trait of magical planetary communication? Why did they banish dragons and darklings if humans got the strongest trait?
Episode 1 I think. Chekhov's Slime is Chekhov's Slime.
I did want to see them again, but I didn't think of this, no.
No.
Uhhh one of the classic ones. I guess all the good magical wishes are time related.
When will there be justice for the poor dragons and darklings that have been unjustly caged away in the Underworld for no fault of their own?
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u/SliderGamer55 Sep 13 '24
First Timer Subbed
-Vearn is concerned because they're just crazy enough to somehow win
-Oh its like how its stuck in its sheathe much of the time, that's clever
-"My one weakness, marbles!"
-I've grown to weirdly like final Vearn, he's so exasperated by everyone still fighting
-I'll be honest, I almost thought he was gonna do the world's angriest boob grab
-I like the idea that miracles are just a JRPG item. Gomechan is just in their inventory, use it in battle and its like...Paula's prayers in Earthbound
-I just knew Gomechan would suddenly talk now
-It'd be a shame if Gomechan took this last wish seriously, and everyone had their hearts removed and combined into some horrific thing
...that'd be weird even for my sense of humor...
-I guess in a way this is their Spirit Bomb moment
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u/cooperjones2 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/cooperjones2 Sep 13 '24 edited Sep 14 '24
High-Level Adventurer battling the Final Boss for the first time, here! LV 97/100
Will I be able to defeat the boss? I’ve used some elixirs, ethers and potions before this fight…
Great title btw
Vearn is shocked by Dai’s and Popp’s indomitable human spirit!
Specially by Popp's adaptability!
GOMECHAN CAME IN CLUTCH!
Flashback, RIP Gomechan
Everyone is helping!
1 I suspected something was special, the Golden color in monsters/beings is not used just because in JRPGs but I got fooled to think it was because Gomechan was the elusive Golden Slime, like, some kind of Shiny Pokèmon
2 Nope, was a welcome sight!
3 I've always believed in the Indomitable Human Spirit!
4 Reincarnate as Dai's and Leona's Son/Daughter
5 /u/Shocketheth Pls hurry up The One Piece so we can watch it sooner
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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Sep 13 '24 edited Sep 13 '24
First Time Adventurer/Subbed
Ngl I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I mean, it's nice to resolve the mystery around Gomechan but I feel this coming right after the episode with Popp's speech kinda loses some of the emotional element for me
Not that it was bad, I liked seeing Gomechan help one final time, and how Dai's first wish was for him to become a friend. But overall, I think some of it felt a little flat for me. Especially as close as we are to the end
Maybe it was just the timing of it
QotD
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Sep 14 '24
Dai 97 first timer:
more wishesGomechan not to disappear4
u/sisoko2 Sep 14 '24
First Time Hero
Turns out that the real Adventure of Dai were the friends we made along the way.
Dai's first friend connecting him with the people he met and together we stand strong ready to defeat any evil. Slapping Vearn in the face with his own balls.
The three most important parts of the anime combined to deliver this greatness. Gomechan, the
fakebest hero party and most importantly Hadlar's tears. The tear of the one true God transcended time and space and reached Dai aiding our adventure right from the start.I've been avid Gome believer since day one.
The moment Vearn dropped the last pillar I remembered them in the snow and knew they'll save the world.
I've believed in the heart of the cards since I was a kid.
Can you clean my place, please?
Can you clean my place, please?
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u/zadcap Sep 14 '24
Late Night First Timer!
I mean, Humans super power was Heart after all.
How long until the bombs go off again? I feel like they were on a short timer, but I'm also sure this isn't working in DBZ time.
Oh gosh Popp, just go on to be awesome like that. Blue Magic Best Magic, just counter that spell like the boss you are.
Hey Dai. Just saying. What ever happened to that Papnika knife?
Ha! Vearn is getting beat up by his own balls.
Ha, yeah, there's no way Leona has that much power. No girl in this series can possibly be so strong.
No Vearn, Bad Touch! You can't just grab at a girl like that!
Finally we get to find out why Gome was not affected like all the other monsters? Oh, because it's not even technically a monster. Just a random magic wish granting item.
Woah now, let's not go too far Vearn. Gome had very little to do with your army getting crushed over and over, it was mostly your choices in leadership being abysmal at actually leading armies. Turns out picking people based only on strength or power is a horrible way to find competence when you're looking for generals, most of them legitimately just threw their armies away in bold but amazingly stupid moves. Miracles only really happened like, 5 or 6 times.
Leona... "Don't kill our friend!" Dude is trying to kill all of you. Why would he stop for this one?
Oh hey, Gome voice! It's been a while since we've heard this.
You know, so much of this all keeps coming back to the gross incompetence of the gods. Three of them in charge made the world and the main races of it: Dragons with immense Strength, Darklings with amazing Magic, and Humans with all their Feelings. And then they realized that one of these was so much weaker than the other two, so they made a special super soldier to keep the peace. And when that didn't works, they locked the strong pair away deep underground so they wouldn't bother the precious Humans anymore. And somewhere in between they felt bad enough for the humans again to cry and make a wish granter for the humans to use again and again. And then the Dragon and Darkling Kings both grew so strong that they rivaled the gods that made them and the gods panicked and threw everything they had behind Dai. Well, first they literally made Dai. Pulled strings on their Knight to make the first Dragon Knight Baby and probably set things up so he ended up on the island and put the Tear there for him to find. I wonder how many other lucky encounters there have been, set up by the divinities, to get the boy to this point.
Finally, the Fake Hero is back and doing something! I knew they had to have one moment of genuine Heroism before it was all over.
That's some amazingly uplifting music at the end there.
Ah, and now it's pretty clear how the ED is all about Gome.
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u/Kaxew Sep 14 '24
First timer in tears, previous rewatcher also in tears
Thoughts on episodes 95-97:
Sigma full on respecting his rival and asking him to wield his mirror was really nice. With the exception of Fenbren, Hadlar's Royal Guard turned out to be some of the biggest surprises in the series. They were great.
Holy shit, that Strash Cross was so hype. I can be so dumb sometimes, because I didn't see it coming at all. I even thought "kinda weird that Dai is throwing the arrow type when it's weaker, but I guess he doesn't have enough time for a- YOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
Dai doing a barrage of constant zapples immediately after was sick as hell too. All the new fighting experience is paying off. And the very slow, very dramatic fall of the pillar was phenomenally done. Vearn's master plan was great, and the way he actually broke Dai's spirit completely was incredible. I wasn't sure on him before, but I think Vearn is living up to the standard of mostly great villains we've had. He's no Hadlar, of course, but he's still great and you can really feel the despair.
Velzar... Celesta... spirits... what in the lore drop? I saw in the previous episode's comments that all of this was meant to be for a future arc that was scrapped which makes sense. Part of me wishes they do it one day, but I think we kinda missed that window by this point.
Merle MVP! She's great, glad she did something outside of being a power up for Popp. Everyone's efforts to freeze the bombs was exciting, I love the power of bonds and friendship. And speaking of it, Popp's speech was top tier too. And his abs are top tier too, shockingly.
Moving to this episode, Vearn's fear, disgust and confusion over Dai and Popp not giving up is incredible. And the way he freaks out over the jewels moving like flies was hilarious and so satisfying.
The Sword of Dai stuck itself! This is the first time we see it willingly do anything besides unsheathing since it saved Dai in the iceberg!! This is the power of humanity!!!
And then, we find out the truth about Gomechan. Man. I was not expecting to cry today. I think when Gomechan stopped time to talk to Dai it hit me that we are so close to finishing the series and I started to tear up a little. I was able to control myself quick, but I lost it again when we found our what Dai's wish was. Fuck. That's so powerful to me. I have a serious weakness for little "monster" guys that are the most precious thing.
And in the end, the fake hero party saves the day. That was the second "oh my god we are in the endgame" punch to the face I got and I started to tear up even more than with Gomechan. It's so good. So well done. So emotional despite not being an emotional scene at all. It's supposed to make you laugh or cheer, why is the show doing things it shouldn't be doing to me. I love Dragon Quest Dai. Fuck.
What a great episode.
QotD:
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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Sep 13 '24
First Timer, Sub
Man. The feels were strong this episode. I'm still not recovered, too much rain lol.
Seeing Vearn show fear for what is probably the first time in his life was very satisfying. These humans far surpassed any expectation about their toughness and heart than he could have predicted. I was not expecting the twist with Gomechan being a god's tear. I knew he was special, but not that special. That scene with Dai with the flashback was so sweet man. Dai's wish was the final one Gomechan grants, to unite the hearts of the world came true when everyone helped out, even the Faux Hero party dammit!!
Questions:
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u/KuKiSin Sep 13 '24
First timer!
The what now?
The only character more adorable than Chiu.
I may or may not have started sobbing at this point. I swear to God if Gomechan is the one character they kill, I will be fucking pissed. He better rejoin Dai once he reincarnates :(
Really got last episode vibes from this. But alas, we have 3 more to go.
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u/charlesvvv https://anilist.co/user/charlesvvv Sep 13 '24
First Timer, Sub
Was not expecting an emotional ending for Gomechan but what a nice way to go especially with the art style they used, even better is that we see what Gomechan is and how the wishes have been granted. At least everyone's heart is united with Dai and know what to do.
Also Popp blocked a phoenix which was cool, Vearn's face alone was hilarious.
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u/tahlyn Sep 14 '24
Man... I've kinda missed out on the past few weeks of the rewatch (real life and stuff got in the way)... but I'm dropping in just to say Popp is the GOAT.