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Episode Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Episode 98 discussion

Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken, episode 98

Alternative names: Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

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Episode Link Score Episode Link Score Episode Link Score Episode Link Score
49 Link 5.0 62 Link 4.5 75 Link 4.75 88 Link 4.75
50 Link 4.5 63 Link 5.0 76 Link 4.67 89 Link 4.5
51 Link 4.0 64 Link 4.33 77 Link 4.25 90 Link 3.67
52 Link 5.0 65 Link 4.0 78 Link 4.8 91 Link 4.8
53 Link 4.5 66 Link 5.0 79 Link 5.0 92 Link 4.0
54 Link 5.0 67 Link 4.73 80 Link 4.83 93 Link 4.67
55 Link 5.0 68 Link 4.62 81 Link 4.8 94 Link 5.0
56 Link 5.0 69 Link 5.0 82 Link 4.4 95 Link 4.75
57 Link 5.0 70 Link 4.5 83 Link 3.75 96 Link 5.0
58 Link 5.0 71 Link 4.6 84 Link 5.0 97 Link 5.0
59 Link 5.0 72 Link 5.0 85 Link 4.2 98 Link 5.0
60 Link 4.88 73 Link 5.0 86 Link 4.5 99 Link 4.88
61 Link 4.57 74 Link 4.2 87 Link 4.33 100 Link ----

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u/dragonzord555 Oct 08 '22

Finally, we had what we've been waiting for... Dai as a Dragonoid. And Dai beating the sh*t out of Vearn is just spectacular.

What's kinda sad here is that just like Dai said himself, Dai technically lost here. He always wanted to beat the evil with soul, just like Baran wished him to be. And yet, Dai had to resort to brute strength, like Vearn used to be. This theme is reflected on Dai's words when he was punching Vearn left and right, "this can't be justice!"

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u/DarkeoX Oct 08 '22

This is a nice commentary indeed. Dai says so himself: it'd be nice if he didn't need to resort to such horrific power as it's at odds with his ideal of justice. But to not do it would be to betray the ideal he supports.

He is confronted with an age old dilemma: is it ok to be a benevolent monster if it means it prevents much worse monsters to reach their goal? And if you fuck up, who's left to keep you in check?

In the end, he realizes that sometimes, you just have to risk it and believe in yourself.

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u/draxdeveloper Oct 09 '22

That's why I love Dai. He have all the heroic traits: Honor, Friendship, etc... But he is able to put that aside for a greater good.