History Headscratchers / DragonBallFiller

* This saga is one of the anime series' prime examples of ContinuitySnarl. The fact that it even exists is a headscratcher (storyline-wise, not [[OvertookTheManga production-wise]]). [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]] tried to cram it into the anime like it could possibly be canon, but it just doesn't fit. In this saga, Garlic Jr. comes back for revenge after his defeat in ''Dead Zone'', the first of several [[NonSerialMovie non-canon movies]]. Now, the problem lies on how they handled the knowledge of Gohan's existence in said movie. In the anime, Goku introduces his son Gohan to his friends at the Kame House for the first time and literally about 4 minutes later, Raditz shows up and kidnaps him, ''right there in front of the Kame House''. But in ''Dead Zone'', they're all at the Kame House and already know who Gohan is, so it's literally impossible for Gohan to get kidnapped by Garlic's henchmen, be rescued, go back to the Kame House with his dad and friends, and ''then'' get kidnapped by Raditz. It's made even stranger when Icarus the dragon from the third movie ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight'' shows up in this saga and what's even worse, it's ''full'' of inconsistencies to the continuity of the anime, [[UpToEleven moreso]] than ''Dead Zone''.

** Garlic is an alien from a comet. The passing of that comet near the spot he entered the dead zone super charged him and all the other aliens from that comet, making them roughly as powerful as Gohan, Krillen and Piccolo. When Gohan destroys the comet, he goes back to being weaker than Raditz

*** Can Chi Chi even use ki - much less fly? as far as I can tell she's the female Yajirobe.

*** Teaching Chi Chi to fly would be a bit pointless, everybody in her family can carry her with ease. Even though it's never stated I thought the reason Goku's DL was important was because shopping. Most DBZ characters don't have any telekinesis. Goku might be able to carry the entire supermarket back to his house but assuming you didn't want your eggs broken and your cans crushed how well would Goku fare with a dozen bags of groceries?

* There is a particular Filler episode in the Anime where Chi Chi hires a Private Tutor for Gohan - who begins to continuously beat him. Was that sort of thing even remotely legal in Japan when the episode was first aired?
** The tutor is a ''bad guy''. Chi-Chi kicks his ass when she finds out about it. His beating Gohan isn't supposed to be a good or acceptable thing at all.

* Why couldn't Chi-Chi just get a license ''herself'' if she wanted to drive around instead of making Goku and Piccolo do it? She does realize she is allowed to drive, right?

* Okay, so Goku and Gohan are training in the Room of Spirit and Time and Gohan is trying to reach the level of Super Sayian by way of "pain from loss". When Goku says, "Imagine Cell killing us all." Gohan says he has no idea what Cell looks like. That's all fine and good...right when we get into Gohan's nightmare of Cell killing his mother and Piccolo. What bugs me? If Gohan didn't know what Cell looked like, then how was he able to picture Cell exactly how we know him? Did Goku describe/draw Cell for Gohan? Was this just for our conviences so we wouldn't be confused?
** Sayians do seem to have a degree of psychic powers, even in the manga (Goku reading Krillin's mind on Namek). I think this can explain how his subconcious was able to construct an image of Cell.

** Well, I think the setting of Dragonball is an odd mesh of modern times and Feudal Japan. Perhaps, back in Feudal times, it was the norm for tutors to beat students that weren't acting right, I have no idea. I'm sure people in modern Japan would frown heavily at a private tutor who seriously thinks beating his/her charges is a good idea.

* Arale is a small robot built by a half-competent inventor in a small village for no reason other than having a cute little robot girl around. And going by Dragon Ball Super filler, she's far more powerful than Cell, who was created by the Red Ribbon Army's top scientist from the data of many of the world's greatest fighters to be the ultimate battle robot, and could mop the floor with galactic threats like Frieza. [[FlatWhat What.]] Maybe the RRA should have hired Senbei Norimaki, seeing how he seemingly can build almighty robots without even trying.

* Arale is a small robot built by a half-competent inventor in a small village for no reason other than having a cute little robot girl around. And going by Dragon Ball Super filler, she's far more powerful than Cell, who was created by the Red Ribbon Army's top scientist from the data of many of the world's greatest fighters to be the ultimate battle robot, and could mop the floor with galactic threats like Frieza. [[FlatWhat What.]] Maybe the RRA should have hired Senbei Norimaki, seeing how her can seemingly build almighty robots without even trying.

* Arale is a small robot built by a semi-incompetent inventor in a small village for no reason other than having a cute little robot girl around. And going by Dragon Ball Super filler, she's far more powerful than Cell, the ultimate battle robot built by the Ribbon Army's top scientist, who was created from the data of many of the world's greatest fighters, and could mop the floor with galactic threats like Frieza. [[FlatWhat What.]]

* Arale, a small robot built by a semi-incompetent inventor in a small village for no reason other than having a cute little robot girl around. And going by Dragon Ball Super filler, she's far more powerful than Cell, the battle robot built by the Ribbon Army's top scientist, who was created from the data of many of the world's greatest fighters, and could mop the floor with galactic threats like Frieza. [[FlatWhat What.]]

** Likely out-of-universe explanation: They wanted Freeza to be in his natural form because it's his most recognizable/iconic appearance.

** Giant centipedes? As the giant centipedes in DragonBallGT?

**** The general impression you get from any of her scenes, is that ChiChi wants her family life to be as "normal" as possible. Not to avoid other people talking, but simply because that's what she wants.

**** Teaching Chi Chi to fly would be a bit pointless, everybody in her family can carry her with ease. Even though it's never stated I thought the reason Goku's DL was important was because shopping. Most DBZ characters don't have any telekinesis. Goku might be able to carry the entire supermarket back to his house but assuming you didn't want your eggs broken and your cans crushed how well would Goku fare with a dozen bags of groceries?

** I think, and correct me if I'm wrong, but if a Saiyan, or any other warrior, have their guard down, they're vulnerable to attacks. Case in point, Gohan wasn't in 'fight mode' like he was with the Saiyans, Frieza's mooks, and Frieza himself. He wasn't expecting any attack coming his way when he's in his own home studying. As for why Gohan didn't send his tutor flying? Well, he probably didn't want to upset his mother by attacking his tutor.