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I vote we should move this article to "Trunks (Dragon Ball)" and have that be the default, then disambiguate to "Mirai Trunks" with the alternate spelling. "Chibi" Trunks is a fan name, and by the time the character appears in Dragon Ball GT he most certainly isn't chibi anymore. Is there a better, non-fan created, name to use for Future Trunks? Does Future/Chibi Trunks names show up in the Daizenshuus? JRP 19:51, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] This article needs fixing

The article should be called Kid Trunks and he shows up in Dragonball Z so it would be Trunks Dragonball Z. Dragonball is one word. also Buu is spelled as Boo which is the Romaji. If Romaji is to be used then the alertative spellign should be used as well. there are other errors but i don't have time to find them again. (didn't feel like signing in to edit my thing)Yami (talk) 02:32, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Movies

Should Trunks' stories from the movies (IE, how he got his sword) be removed? Mirai Trunks' article says nothing about any of his movie appearances, stating that after he kills Cell is the last time we see him. Since Mirai Trunks' article disregards the non-canon films, I think Trunks' article should do the same. Or vice versa.

Are they the same Trunks? No. Mirai Trunks is prominent in different movies than the ones this Trunks is prominent in. The reason this Trunks has Wrath of the Dragon mentioned is because there's actually a conjunction between that movie and DBGT, that conjunction being Tapion's sword. That isn't the caes for Mirai Trunks, so his article doesn't have any of that. It's already established they're not the same Trunks, so what one's article does should not have any effect on the other. 63.215.27.136 04:01, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Power level

I've removed the info about power levels, since the author states it's not very exact, and there's no sources to even remotely verify those numbers, anyway. If a verifiable, reliable source can be shown, then and only then should it be readded. --InShaneee 05:05, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

  • There ARE no verifiable sources. Mirai Trunks's false reading of 5 right before he killed Freeza and company is the very last power level in Dragon Ball. Anything beyond that is simply guessing. Thanos6 10:00, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Listed moves edit

He doesn't have Burning Slash. That's Future Trunks who uses it on Freeza. This Trunks grew up in the timeline without androids and thus never learned about the attack.

[edit] Teenage picture...

OK, if Goten has baby-kid-teenager-adult, then so does Trunks. Thanos6 11:32, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kamehameha?

I understand that Trunks used the Kamehameha in DBZ movie 11, but that is considered non-canon, should the Kamehameha be included in his abilities? Majinvegeta

Yes.--SUITWhat!? 42 04:28, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tail

Seeing as how he is the child of Vegeta and Bulma, that pretty much makes him the same as Gohan. Even in intermissions of DBZ; Gohan is shown with Goku with a tail. Has trunks ever been shown with a tail in that regards --198.254.16.201 12:50, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

  • Neither Goten or either version of Trunks was shown to have a tail. Thanos6 18:30, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Super Saiyan 2"

OK, let's get this on. First off, there is absolutely no basis at all for saying Trunks and Goten went SS2 in the Room of Spirit and Time. Second, TV.com is not a reliable source because anyone can edit it without needing to provide information verification. Thanos6 17:16, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree with the above statement. Any indication that Trunks and Goten could reach the SSj2 state while in the RoSaT is based on nothing but filler material and the non-canon material in Dragonball GT. After having a successful fusion and reaching the third SSj state, that's all Trunks and Goten bragged about. Never once is it even speculated (by themselves or others) that they had achieved another SSj state by themselves. It merits a deletion of the "Super Saiyan 2" section for both Trunks and Goten. Someone can add the sections back if they can prove their point in an intelligent way and not just add more one-sided views to Wikipedia. - Tyro_Kith, 3:42, 12 October, 2007

Whether the animators at one point intended to portray both Trunks and Goten as turning Super Saiyan 2, it appears from the guidebooks accompanying the series (manga and anime) that a) Akira Toriyama did not appear to consider this to be the case, as nowhere in the manga (which he created) nor the corresponding guides (written based on his creation, with his input) is there any mention of this, and b) it is not officially considered to be the case by the animators either- see for example the Dragonball GT Perfect File book 1, pages 65 and 68, where mention of Goten and Trunks extends only to Super Saiyan 1, and Gotenks mentioned as Super Saiyan 1 and 3. I was surprised that Vegeta also was not considered to have reached Super Saiyan 2 except for when under Babidi's influence, which disagrees with my personal thought since he seems to be SS2 against Kid Buu when Goku is charging the Spirit Bomb, but basically that is the official position in all of the books I have seen, and anything otherwise is just personal opinion (or fantasy). Don't worry though, in my mind Vegeta was Super Saiyan 2 by the end of the series, so each fan can have their own thoughts as far as I'm concerned, just thought I'd mention what the books say.

Ashiyura 00:48, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

I say it goes, it's pretty much WP:OR and it can be briefly referenced in a section titled "abilities". Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 07:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't even think that it can be added there, Trunks has never been confirmed to have achieved Super Saiyan 2. Someone added it to his Super Saiyan section, however, they also stated that there was no source for confirmation. By stating that there's no official source to confirm it, that's another phrase for "it's speculation", and that's a big no-no on Wikipedia. And you are right about the OR thing, but I'm mainly concerned about WP:V, and Wikipedia's no-speculation policy. --VorangorTheDemon 15:38, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Just for the record, I completely agree with your edit, Vorangor- I only included any mention of Super Saiyan 2 in my previous edit in hopes that it would placate Mcelite, who persisted in filling the page with nonsense on the subject despite other users removing it time after time. I hoped the mention of there being absolutely no official source would lead to a subsequent removal of the whole dratted mess, which you did, so thank you. ^^

Ashiyura 18:23, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 20:08, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] false info

Trunks didn't first show up in the cell saga as a baby. He showed up when Mecha Freza landed on earth as a teen, then as a baby in the Android saga.Yami (talk) 15:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

You're thinking of Future Trunks. Chibi Trunks, however, did first appear as an infant during the Android Saga. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 17:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Then it should be Android Saga not Cell Saga, and there are other thigns that need to be fixed on this articleYami (talk) 02:34, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Other things like what? If you let us know, we could help in fixing them.--Koji†Dude (C) 02:35, 14 May 2008 (UTC)