Growing Pains

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Description

A Saiyan warrior wakes up on final approach to the planet 'Earth' with some extra memories in her head. Rather than carry out her mission, she decides living by her own rules would be much more fun...only to discover that this Earth was not the one she was expecting... DBZ/DC Comics crossover

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2022
Author: Azureblade

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Rating: 4.7/ 5.0
Followers: 5,364
Views: 1,579,399

What readers say about Growing Pains

“This story is consistently funny. I went in a little worried about the what seemed to be a strange mix of isakai, sayan and DC characters. After all what is the point of introducing a single sayan into the DC universe if they have a normal human's memories/…”
Mister ERoyal Road5.0 / 5
“This is a really fun fanfic in the DBZ and DC Comics settings, and the highlight is undoubtedly Califa and her personality that's a mix of Saiyan battle junky, kid/teen, and chaos gremlin. Her interactions with the other characters constantly throw them int…”
MondSemmelRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

Mister ERoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is consistently funny. I went in a little worried about the what seemed to be a strange mix of isakai, sayan and DC characters. After all what is the point of introducing a single sayan into the DC universe if they have a normal human's memories/ personality. Fortunately this is not a standard isakai plot where the main charecter uses their knowledge of future events to completely prevent tragedies and manipulate the characters.
Our MC has the personality of a true born sayan with just enough human to know a bit about the main DC superheros (atleast as much as pop culture osmosis will get you) and that the sayan mission of conquering planets is bs. That said they have a perfect appreciation of the true sayan dream of fighting and getting stronger all the time. I hope in future this series updates more often, I would love to see our MC become as strong as goku
MondSemmelRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a really fun fanfic in the DBZ and DC Comics settings, and the highlight is undoubtedly Califa and her personality that's a mix of Saiyan battle junky, kid/teen, and chaos gremlin. Her interactions with the other characters constantly throw them into disarray but without her invalidating them. The story accomplishes this by making her not particularly strong at the start - she's a young Saiyan, rather than a Goku with multiple Super Saiyan forms etc.
My one point of contention is that the fic would benefit from an editing pass for grammar etc., but oh well.
42offsideRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is a fun romp through the Marvel universe, with a slightly crazy OC. But what saiyan ISN'T slightly crazy? The "little girl" act is hilarious, and making mock of heroes is always fun. Our MC is still a good person, and decides to be a villian purely for pragmatic reasons. (Hint: She's actually not very good at it.) She's respectful of innocents, tries not to cause much (if any) actual harm, while still getting the fights and training she craves.
The attitude of the MC is that only fighting and getting stronger matters, which leads her into some strange situations. It does also leave her a little one dimensional, but there *is* and honest to goodness character arc with actual growth for her as well, even if it is a quite slow burn that we're only starting to see some results from.
The action focuses in on our MC, with only a few very brief notes from other people's perspectives. These are mostly used to emphasize the jokes, and give a little extra context when needed for those of us who aren't as familiar with Marvel cannon. This focused perspective works quite well, with our unreliable narrator glossing over other peoples story arcs because she only cares about their impact on her. Which is usually minimal.
The story has a whole is just starting to have a plot beyond "mess with people for lulz" but that really works here.
Grammar and spelling issues are near non-existant. Vocabulary is broad but not distractingly so. I'd recommend it to my eight year old.
This story does a good job of funding the funny, and I laughed out loud at least once with every chapter. It could use additional moments (not too much, now!) of seriousness and growth. The MC could stand to get some character growth and some goals beyond getting stronger and messing with people. Especially if she doesn't admit she has those goals, even to herself.
This story has delt so far primarily with the main heroes of the Marvel universe. Superman, Batman, The Flash, Hawkwoman. The sidekicks are m
1Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Honestly, you don't need any background knowledge here. It's just a fun little romp with an adorable battle maniac, interspersed with various shenanigans. It's essentially slice of life, except the main character's life is totally absurd, so it winds up being more exciting despite the apparently low sttakes. Great fun, do reccomend.
DondokinRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far, everything has felt quintessential pg-13 DC Comics. I'd say very much the feel of the Superman Animated Show or how the more lighthearted comics feel.
The interactions with Superman and the Flash have felt very on point. I especially liked Superman's problem-solving ability. And, the Flash willingly taking a whole day with the MC is quintessential Flash. So everything feels right so far.
The MC is definitely a Saiyan. She's motivated by fun, fights, and keeping it interesting which is to say she's very much a Goku back during Dragon Ball.
I think what sells this is the narration. It really feels like this teenage Saiyan is telling me about her adventures personally.
9TalesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I love this Fanfic it gives us a light hearted and fun story with an enjoyable character much like pokemon trainer Vicki. I'm excited to see the direction the story goes note as far as I've read this is not a edgy story so if your looking for that this is not for you but If your looking for fun and lighthearted extremely recommended.
Eternal.NimbusRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Something about a Saiyan in DC is already great but her attitude is top tier. I found myself binging the whole story almost as soon as I found it and I’m always eager for the next update. This is definitely one of my favorite Saiyan based stories especially since ones focusing on a female are either not well written or abandoned.
GreenD.EyeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Love the story.
Hope for more to come.
Just thought that every time I read this story a song keeps popping into my head.
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The story is creative and always attention seeking. Main character going at her own pace. Sticking to the Saiyan Warrior gimmick.
Recommended for a fun read.
Hope for more.
If you want more ideas I’m open to give some ideas or advice.
Bardoksjf4Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's an excellent Dragon Ball and DC fanfic, It's different from what I'm used to... but in a good way. Normally, when it's a Saiyan, they want to portray him as invincible, but here they don't show any believable flaws (although nothing is known about his past yet). In short, I think it's a good read and I'm eager to see where it goes.
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NubiumNebuliRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm not gonna lie, this is much better than I expected. DBZ x Marvel is a weird mix, and I'm not into marvel stuff, but damn Author's making it work well. Our MC is a cute, dummy, battle-loving 12yo saiyan with some meta-knowledge. Her interactions with heroes and others are just hilarious.
The superheroes have clear, charming personalities. There's not a single character in this story I dislike. This is the real deal.
As for style & grammar, no issues here. I'm a big fan.