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| 2 | [[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedMainCharacters Main Characters]] ([[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedSonGoku Son Goku]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedVegeta Vegeta]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]] | '''Villains''' ([[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedGalacticFreezaArmy Galactic Freeza Army]], [[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedCell Cell]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedOthers Minor Characters]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedMovies Movies and Specials]]-]]] |
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| 6 | !The Saiyans |
| 7 | [[folder:Raditz]] |
| 8 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raditz.png]] |
| 9 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Ah ha, so nudity makes you stronger on this planet!"]] |
| 10 | [[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in ''HFIL'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hfil_raditz.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 11 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Nick "Lanipator" Landis (''DBZA'' Episode 1, ''Kai Abridged'' Episode 1, ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}''), Brandon "[=Vegeta3986=]" Rainsford (''DBZA'' Season 1) |
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| 13 | Goku's long lost brother, the weakest Saiyan in the galaxy. |
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| 15 | After being killed, he ended up being one of the first inmates at HFIL, a rehabilitation camp built after he broke out of the Soul Scrubber and fell back down into Hell. Much like in life, he's the "bottom rung" of the villain ladder in the afterlife. |
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| 17 | * AbortedArc: His story is expanded for a bit with his beating up King Yenma and running loose around the afterlife, but it's dropped pretty quickly, likely due to the lack of any actual footage of him that would have prevented any kind of satisfying endpoint. This was reversed by the release of ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'', which shows that he fell off Snake Way and subsequently re-captured, becoming the first subject of the HFIL program. |
| 18 | * AdaptationalWimp: Played with. Here, he is directly the equivalent of one Saibaman, where in canon he's actually ''stronger'', but at the same time, he [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu managed to kick King Yenma in the balls]], allowing him a momentary amount of time to escape. |
| 19 | * AffablyEvil: His time in ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'' has mellowed him out significantly, as he (ineffectually) tries to become civil with Cell. Of course, the fact that he's ''still'' in HFIL all but states that he's still evil. |
| 20 | * AmbiguousSituation: Throughout ''HFIL'' he and Dodoria are noted as sneaking out past curfew often. In "Frognapped" he claims that they're sneaking off to have sex, but it's ambiguous whether or not he was being sarcastic, genuine or [[SarcasticConfession both]]. Cell believes he's not telling the truth. It's hinted at multiple times throughout the series that the two are genuinely a couple, but whether or not he was really sneaking off to bang her isn't entirely clear. |
| 21 | * ArcVillain: Averted, it looks like he's going to become this in the Saiyan Saga, but he's just a small fish in a big pond, just like in the source material. |
| 22 | * BerserkButton: Being reminded of his MinorMajorCharacter status in early Episodes of ''DBZA''. Now there's barely anything he can get mad about after his death. |
| 23 | * BreakTheHaughty: His ego is entirely destroyed as of ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'', turning him from the arrogant man he was in the main series to a casual-clothed perpetually deadpan and reserved shell of himself. It seems his new outlook is equal parts everyone's disrespect of him, his time in Hell and subsequently HFIL, and having to spend his time there with ''Guru''. |
| 24 | * TheBusCameBack: After years of being unseen and barely mentioned since Season 1 (with his last notable action being him apparently rampaging in the afterlife) he finally makes a return in the sequel spin-off of ''DBZA'', ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'', where he is trapped in the titular place with the rest of the villains like Freeza, the Ginyus, Zarbon, Dodoria, Guru, and later Cell. |
| 25 | * ButtMonkey: |
| 26 | ** Might as well be called [[ShapedLikeItself The Raditz]] in this series, especially when discussed posthumously by the Saiyans. One of the main running jokes is Vegeta and Nappa using Raditz as a synonym for "weak". This is taken up to the point that [[HiroshimaAsAUnitOfMeasure Raditz is used as a unit of measuring power level]]. For example, this line to Krillin after he kills three of the Saibamen: |
| 27 | --->'''Vegeta:''' Congratulations, you've just killed the equivalent of three Raditz... Nappa here is worth five Raditz, and I'm worth fifteen Raditz. |
| 28 | ** While Cell does include him in his telling of his backstory to a reporter, it is clear that he only does so to explain the twist that Goku is an alien. When the reporter asks what further happened to Raditz, Cell shrugs it off with a quick and clearly dismissive "Oh, he died." Cell even ''forgets'' about him in the year long wait in line for his judgement by King Yemma. |
| 29 | ** The final nail in the coffin is TheReveal of who his housemate is in ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'': [[TheCaligula Super]] [[FatBastard Kami]] [[CloudCuckooLander Guru.]] |
| 30 | ** It's later revealed that the other residents of HFIL regularly torture him per Freeza's orders, one scene showing that Freeza had the Ginyu Force try to quarter him, Raditz only surviving thanks to the souls of HFIL residents being indestructible. |
| 31 | ** Ironically, as stated by him in "Sharing Circle in Hell", barring Freeza's canon in ''Super'', he was the only one to ever escape HFIL for a short while, but it amounted to nothing because their Ki suppressing ankle bracelet have trackers and there was nowhere to go... and [[UndignifiedDeath him tripping over his own feet]] and [[DisneyVillainDeath falling off the side of Snake Way]] didn't much help, either. |
| 32 | --->'''Raditz:''' Side note, you guys ''really'' need to put handrails on that thing. |
| 33 | --->'''Goz:''' Zey're on back order~! |
| 34 | ** In an episode of ''HFIL'', the characters were ordered to build a ladder using their bodies to climb over a wall, Raditz tries to use logic by having Guru on the bottom when Freeza suddenly shouts: |
| 35 | --->'''Freeza:''' '''''PILE ON THE MONKEY!!'''''\ |
| 36 | '''Raditz:''' Wait. Wait''WAIT'''WAIT!!'''''\ |
| 37 | ''[The Ginyu Force promptly jumps on top of Raditz.]'' |
| 38 | * CombatPragmatist: Not above ISurrenderSuckers, cheap-shotting, and even {{Groin Attack}}s to try to get himself out of a sticky situation. |
| 39 | * CompensatingForSomething: After Raditz unzips his fly under the assumption that "nudity makes you stronger on this planet," Piccolo comments that his wild, spiky, body-length hair is compensating for the shortness of [[TeenyWeenie something else...]] |
| 40 | * CurbStompBattle: Dishes one to Goku and Piccolo at the same time, almost killing the former and taking an arm off the latter. He's only defeated thanks to Gohan's intervention. |
| 41 | * DeadpanSnarker: In HFIL, Raditz's bitterness at still being the runt of the litter translates into a healthy dose of snark. |
| 42 | -->'''Cell''' (breaking the pace of exposition upon seeing how nice Raditz's room is): Can we trade?\ |
| 43 | '''Raditz''' (irritated): Can we ''focus?!''\ |
| 44 | '''Cell''' (abashed): Hmmm... |
| 45 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 46 | ** Of Yamcha, being the weakest villain and hero respectively, being constantly used as a metric for uselessness, and both having the same voice actor in the first season, [=Vegeta3986=]. Vegeta hearing Yamcha's name prompts this line: |
| 47 | --->'''Vegeta:''' I don't know what this Yamcha is, but it sounds just like Raditz.[[note]]The joke being that [=Vegeta3986=] voiced both Yamcha and Raditz in season one.[[/note]] |
| 48 | ** Nappa thinks that Krillin is Raditz's counterpart. |
| 49 | --->'''Nappa:''' At least your Raditz is stronger than ''our'' Raditz. |
| 50 | * FreudianExcuse: While it's played for laughs, the Bardock special implies that part of his bad attitude stems from his father's ParentalNeglect. |
| 51 | -->'''Doctor:''' By the way, while you're here, would you like to see your son Kakarot?\ |
| 52 | '''Bardock:''' Kaka-what? Oh right! His name... Nah, I think I'll pass. I didn't pay attention to Raditz while he was growing up.\ |
| 53 | '''Doctor:''' Oh yes, and we both know how ''he'' turned out... |
| 54 | * FriendlyEnemy: As of ''HFIL'' he's become this with Goz and Mez. He certainly doesn't like them, but he understands there's really nothing he can do about his situation besides go with it and isn't willing to waste energy being antagonistic towards them. |
| 55 | * GroinAttack: Apparently did this to King Yemma to get away from him in the afterlife. |
| 56 | -->'''King Yemma:''' ''[asked whether his patented "Yemma Lock" worked on Raditz]'' ''F**k no! He kicked me in the balls and ran away! Now I don't know where he went.'' |
| 57 | -->'''Raditz:''' ''[Elsewhere]'' He didn't keep his eye on the birdie. |
| 58 | * HiroshimaAsAUnitOfMeasure: Raditz's power level of 1200 being used as a unit of measurement is a frequent RunningGag early in the series. |
| 59 | * LargeHam: What Raditz loses in life expectancy he makes up in hamminess. |
| 60 | -->'''Raditz:''' NOOO! MY SPACE POD! AAAARGH! MY SPACE ARMOR!\ |
| 61 | '''Piccolo:''' WE GET IT! YOU'RE FROM SPACE! |
| 62 | * MajorCharacterMainstreamAccent: In the main series, where he has exactly two episodes and one very brief cameo afterward, he keeps the standard Saiyan "[[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent Almost British but not quite American]]" accent from the anime dub. In ''HFIL'', where he has a bigger role, however, he more or less has Lanipator's natural voice, Midwestern accent and all. |
| 63 | * MemeticLoser: InUniverse example in both life and death, to the point he provides the current page quote. |
| 64 | * MrExposition: Due to being in [=HFIL=] the longest, he's the one to inform Cell (and the audience) about the going-ons in the Cul-De-Sac. |
| 65 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: Raditz's rampage throughout the afterlife caused the creation of HFIL in the first place, which then became the means of containing high powered villains. This is hence why the likes of Freeza, his minions, Cell and Super Kami Guru have not escaped death at all. |
| 66 | * OnlyFriend: To Cell. They're paired up as housemates in [=HFIL=] and he's the only one who doesn't treat Cell like garbage and offers him genuine, non-backhanded advice for how to escape. Cell at first doesn't pay him any mind, but clearly starts to appreciate his company. |
| 67 | * OnlySaneMan: Out of all the current inmates of [=HFIL=]. He lacks Freeza's grandiose delusions, Zarbon and Dodoria's toadying, the Ginyu Force's childish pranks, Cell's self-centeredness, and Guru's self-centeredness. This leaves Raditz as the only one who realizes the scope of what's happened to them and how the only way to get out is to be the bigger man, mind your own business, and become a better person. |
| 68 | * TheOtherDarrin: PlayedForLaughs in-universe. In the first episode, Lanipator was voicing Raditz for the first 2:50 minutes until [=Vegeta3986=] literally fights him over the microphone just for the name on Raditz's signature move, and voices him in the remainder of the first season. |
| 69 | * ParentalNeglect: The Bardock special implies that Raditz was a victim of this. It seems like Bardock didn't pay any attention to his children and was already preparing to go off-planet just as he had been fully healed, without so much as meeting his newborn son Kakarot. When called out on his attitude, Bardock answers "Don't worry about it! I didn't pay any attention to Raditz as he was growing up either" which prompts one of the doctors to say "Yes, and we all know how [Raditz] turned out..." After hearing that, Bardock immediately pays a visit to his son Kakarot. |
| 70 | ** Additionally, in the ''Episode of Bardock'', he is momentarily confused when Dodoria mentions his son. |
| 71 | --->'''Bardock:''' I have one of those? Oh god! I have two of those! |
| 72 | * SignificantWardrobeShift: In [=HFIL=], he's switched from his Saiyan armor to a plain T-shirt and jeans to signify his loss of ego, and due to being in Hell way much longer than the other villains, he has since given up escaping or expecting to be revived. The Saiyan armor has since been put in a glass display case in HFIL. |
| 73 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He talks himself up as a powerful warrior and acts as a SmugSnake throughout his screentime -- despite being considered a pathetic whelp by literally everyone else in the galaxy, to the point that people measure their power levels in Raditzes. He's fully aware of how people view him as a joke and he hates every bit of it. He loses whatever ego he had left after being sent to HFIL, having been humbled and accepted his fate. |
| 74 | * StarterVillain: Albeit a very dangerous one. He nearly kills Goku and Piccolo and a HeroicSacrifice is required to defeat him. But ultimately his only purpose was to serve as a measuring stick for Vegeta and Nappa. When he is mentioned to have been killed by Piccolo at the Sharing Circle in Episode 2, Cell laughs his butt off at the idea. |
| 75 | * StraightMan: In ''HFIL'', Raditz's normalcy (comparatively speaking) is a great source of humor when he has to deal with Cell or the other residents' antics. |
| 76 | * VillainousFriendship: He develops a bit of this with Cell as the two of them are stuck together in ''HFIL''. Cell does still take advantage of Raditz's ButtMonkey status, but among everyone there, Raditz seems to be the one he tolerates the most, making him is the closest thing to a best friend he has. |
| 77 | * VocalEvolution: His voice is a lot less deep and raspy in ''HFIL'' than it was in ''Kai'' Abridged and the abridged series proper, to the point it's just Lanipator's natural voice. He does have the raspier voice in a flashback, suggesting the vocal difference was something he did deliberately and no longer bothers doing now that the universe has crushed his spirit beneath its heel. |
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| 80 | [[folder:Nappa]] |
| 81 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nappa_abridged_2315.jpg]] |
| 82 | [[caption-width-right:350:"I am hilarious and you will quote ''everything'' I say."]] |
| 83 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Curtis "[=Takahata101=]" Arnott |
| 84 | |
| 85 | Former Royal Grand Vizier, Duke of All Saiyans, King Vegeta's trusted adviser, and guardian to his son. After [[spoiler:his revival after the events of the Namek Saga]], he became a Hollywood Movie Producer. Nappa's idiotic psychosis is the bane of Prince Vegeta's existence. |
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| 87 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In ''GT'', he immediately tries to get his revenge on Vegeta for killing him when he escapes from Hell alongside all the other villains. Here, [[spoiler:he takes the whole thing in stride when he's accidentally revived by Mr. Popo, developing a more VitriolicBestBuds relationship and even becomes an HonoraryUncle to baby Trunks]]. |
| 88 | * AdaptationalDumbass: While his TV show counterpart was no genius, this Nappa almost rivals Goku in terms of cluelessness, naivety and just being downright oblivious. [[spoiler:Cut to his revival, he seems to have gained more than a couple of points in IQ.]] |
| 89 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: While he commits the same atrocities as the original Nappa, this version is not a {{Sadist}} or a {{Jerkass}}, rather, he is ObliviouslyEvil and ChaoticStupid. In addition he ultimately [[spoiler:gives up being violently evil after being revived]]. |
| 90 | * AdaptationalWimp: While the original series Nappa never stood a chance against Goku, he put up a much better fight after Vegeta told him to calm down, and managed to get Goku to resort to using the Kaio-Ken. Here, Goku beat Nappa off-screen in about 10 seconds without even needing to use the Kaio-Ken. |
| 91 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: One of the most drastic in the series, aside from Mr. Popo and Guru. |
| 92 | * AffablyEvil: Even when kicking Gohan's ass, he's generally devoid of malice, and casually chats with him and Krillin. Come his revival, he drops the "Evil" part entirely. |
| 93 | * AndCallHimGeorge: To a giant Arlian. Seems to be a common trait among Saiyans. |
| 94 | * AristocratsAreEvil: He managed to get the late King Vegeta to officially make him Duke of All Saiyans. All two and a half.[[note]]Goku, Tarble, and Gohan[[/note]] |
| 95 | * AscendedExtra: As the result of being a BreakoutCharacter. In canon he didn't make it past the Saiyan Saga. In the Abridged Series, he continued to have an influence from beyond the grave by haunting Vegeta, before being [[BackFromTheDead brought back from the dead]]. |
| 96 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Nappa stops right in the middle of a battle upon the realization that ''he can fly''. |
| 97 | * BackFromTheDead: He was brought back to life ever since the heroes wished everyone who was killed by Freeza's men (which included Vegeta at the time he killed Nappa) back to life. After the Namek Saga, he's a Hollywood producer, Mr. Satan's agent, and sometimes spends his downtime [[LetsPlay/TwoSaiyansPlay playing video games with Vegeta]]. |
| 98 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Krillin yells that Goku will take care of both Saiyans when he comes back from Other World, Vegeta is all set to kill them before that point, but Nappa begs to fight the "strong guy" that's coming first, prompting Vegeta to give them three hours. When Goku arrives, Nappa thinks he's a weakling thanks to Vegeta misreading the scouter and promptly gets crippled. |
| 99 | * BoisterousBruiser: He beats down his enemies as jovially as he can. |
| 100 | * BreakoutCharacter: Nappa became so popular that it led TFS to bring him back post-mortem and eventually SparedByTheAdaptation. |
| 101 | * ChaoticStupid: And how! Just look at how he kills the giant Arlian Yeti while trying to play catch with him. |
| 102 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He has a very odd way of thinking to say the least. Even after he's taken a few levels in intelligence, his odd thought processes still haven't completely gone away. |
| 103 | * CurbStompBattle: Initially dishes out one on the heroes. Is then on the receiving end when Goku returns and beats up Nappa so badly he's left a cripple. |
| 104 | * TheDitz: He's more than a few eggs short of a basket. This becomes subverted after he's revived, since he [[DumbassNoMore becomes much more intelligent]] even if he's still a bit of an oddball. |
| 105 | * TheDragon: He acts as the right-hand man to Vegeta's BigBad during the Saiyan arc. |
| 106 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:In ''Buu Bits'', when Gotenks uses his Ghost Kamikaze Attack, they accidentally summon [[ContinuityNod Ghost Nappa]], who then explains that he died of a... [[DoubleEntendre "stroke"]] offscreen.]] |
| 107 | * DumbassNoMore: He seems to have become much more intelligent after being revived. While he still tends to be a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, he doesn't have any real idiot moments, and is actually quite witty when playing video games. He also becomes a successful movie producer. He was able to screw Krillin out of his royalties, trick Hercule into going up against an opponent he has no chance against [[spoiler:and later hired ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} to take Cell out in exchange for getting the merc his ''Spiderman - Deadpool'' movie]]. |
| 108 | * DumbMuscle: Very strong and ''very'' dumb. This no longer seems to be the case after he's revived, since he's retired from fighting to go into the movie business and isn't as dumb as before. |
| 109 | * EasilyForgiven: Nobody seems to hold a grudge on him for mercilessly slaughtering them all. Chiaotzu casually mentioning him confirms that the rest of the Z-fighters know that he's alive, yet they don't bear any ill-feelings toward him (Aside from referring to him as "Vegeta's dumbass friend"). Krillin was even able to play video-games with him without feeling uncomfortable around the guy who killed over half of his friends. Nappa himself also seems pretty forgiving, considering the fact that when he first speaks with Vegeta after being revived, he offers to have lunch with him when he returns to Earth. Nowadays, when he's not working as a producer, he's playing video games with his killer. |
| 110 | ** Seemingly averted with Tien though. He refuses to sing with Nappa and Krillin in "Bald this way." |
| 111 | -->'''Tien:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I'm not. doing. your stupid. song. parody.]]\ |
| 112 | '''Nappa:''' Why-?\ |
| 113 | '''Tien:''' F*ck you, that's why. |
| 114 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: |
| 115 | ** In the "Bald This Way" music video, he chews Tien out for telling Piccolo he has no friends, causing him to run away crying. |
| 116 | ** In ''Two Saiyans Play'': Dead Island episode two, he gets freaked out by Vegeta [[AndIMustScream hoping that the zombies are actually aware that they're undead, yet can't control themselves]], however this also seems to end the ambiguity about whether or not Nappa sees himself as evil or not. |
| 117 | --->'''Nappa:''' When ''I'' act sociopathic, [[ComedicSociopathy it's cheeky]], when ''you'' do it, it's like [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant freaky as hell]]! |
| 118 | * EvilChancellor: None of his advice to King Vegeta is any good. First, he urges King Vegeta to simply ask ''[[CardCarryingVillain Freeza]]'' to not blow up his planet. He then said they should just stab Broly (possibly the strongest Saiyan ever born and a possible trump card against Freeza), since King Vegeta has a meeting with Freeza. |
| 119 | * EvilCounterpart: To Goku. He's a dopey manchild whose attempts at friendship get on Vegeta's nerves. |
| 120 | * FluffyTamer: |
| 121 | ** He names the individual Saibamen and also thinks the giant creature from the bug planet is adorable. |
| 122 | ** He also thinks Chiaotzu is a Franchise/{{Pokemon}} and tries to catch him. |
| 123 | * FountainOfMemes: [[InvokedTrope And Team Four Star knows it]]. |
| 124 | -->'''Nappa:''' I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say. |
| 125 | * FunctionalAddict: [[spoiler:He develops a "substantial cocaine addiction" after being revived and becoming a movie producer.]] |
| 126 | * GeniusDitz: He ''does'' have a degree in Child Psychology, and he also managed to become a successful Hollywood producer in the span of about four months, despite having no legal identity, and the only records of his existence on Earth being footage from the Saiyan attack. |
| 127 | * GreaterScopeVillain: He raised [[PsychopathicManChild Prince Vegeta]] after indirectly getting his father killed, and is the one who told King Vegeta to stab little baby Broly, leading to half of his and his father's FreudianExcuse in ''Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan Abridged''. |
| 128 | * HazyFeelTurn: He stopped slaughtering planets after his resurrection and became a movie producer instead. However, he hasn't exactly become a purely good guy, as he screwed Krillin out of his royalties and throws Mr. Satan into a fight he can't win. |
| 129 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 130 | ** The "child" part of PsychopathicManChild is because he saw his parents die at a young age and never aged past that point, something that he is actually aware of. Apparently there's a reason why he majored in Child Psychology... |
| 131 | ** He knows how to take care of babies, though his tips can be a bit specific as it was implied he raised Vegeta when he was a baby and is the reason for his various complexes (or was a direct witness to King Vegeta doing so), and tells Vegeta not to use the same methods on baby Trunks. |
| 132 | * HonoraryUncle: He becomes one to Baby Trunks as shown in ''Dragon Short Z''. Bulma calls him Trunks' uncle offscreen and the credits feature a family photo that includes him, as well as Gotenks calling him "Uncle Nappa" in ''Buu Bits''. |
| 133 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: |
| 134 | ** Doesn't seem to get that Vegeta hates him. |
| 135 | ** He's either the EvilChancellor in advising King Vegeta to trust Freeza, or this. |
| 136 | * IMinoredInTropology: Majored in [[{{Irony}} child psychology]]... [[MinoredInAsskicking with]] a [[StealthPun minor in pain]]! |
| 137 | * KarmaHoudini: Got away with screwing Krillin out of his royalties in ''Dead Zone Abridged''. Not to mention he gets to keep his job as a producer despite his crimes before and during the Saiyan Saga. |
| 138 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:The ''Buu Bits'' reveal that he recently died from a [[AmbiguousSyntax stroke/choking himself while jerking off]] when he shows up as one of Gotenks' kamikaze ghosts.]] |
| 139 | * LethallyStupid: Because of his immense stupidity, he brings misfortune upon everyone around him. Despite having no real malice towards said individuals. |
| 140 | * {{Manchild}}: What does Nappa do while effortlessly fighting numerous clones of Krillin ''and'' Piccolo? Sing Patty Cake in his head. |
| 141 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution: When King Vegeta asks him what to do about Broly, Nappa tells him to "stab the baby" without hesitation, not wanting the king to miss his appointment with Freeza. |
| 142 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Yes, he acts like a complete dumbass and seems [[ObliviouslyEvil blissfully ignorant]] of what he's doing, but that doesn't stop him from being legitimately dangerous. |
| 143 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Some of his lines seem to be imply that he knows what he's doing rather than being oblivious. Like taking Vegeta to Space Dairy Queen in order to distract him from the thought of their race being destroyed. After he's revived and becomes a movie producer, he doesn't have nearly as many moments of stupidity as he did before, which seems to confirm this even further. |
| 144 | * ObliviouslyEvil: While he does the same horrible deeds as he did in canon, he doesn't seem to understand how bad they are. |
| 145 | * ParentalSubstitute: Basically had to take on the job of raising Vegeta by himself after their planet got destroyed. |
| 146 | * PhraseCatcher: From Vegeta: "Goddamnit, Nappa!" Continues to catch this phrase even after he dies. [[spoiler:And gets revived.]] |
| 147 | * PsychopathicManchild: Acts like a kid. A giant, murderous kid. |
| 148 | * RetiredMonster: He actually ends up not being bent on destruction anymore and [[spoiler:is a movie producer now. Though it's a matter of scale, since he shamelessly screws Krillin out of his royalties, and throws Mr. Satan into a battle he knows he has no chance of winning]]. |
| 149 | * SayMyName: "Vegeta? Vegeta? Vegeeeta?" |
| 150 | * SharpDressedMan: After getting revived and becoming a successful movie producer, Nappa is usually seen dressed in a nice business suit and tie. |
| 151 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike the source material, Nappa eventually gets revived by the wish asking to revive everybody killed by Freeza and his men due to it not specifying the revival to apply solely to those on Namek. |
| 152 | ** Even before that, Nappa makes a few appearances in Season 2 as a ghost (possibly) haunting Vegeta, much to his frustration. |
| 153 | * StayWithTheAliens: The trope gets a perspective flip from how it usually goes, as it is [[GentleGiant Nappa]] who [[IChooseToStay forges a new life for himself on earth]] among the human race. |
| 154 | * TooDumbToLive: He mistakes Krillin's Destructo Disc[=/=]Kienzan for a frisbee and tries to catch it. With his teeth no less! |
| 155 | * TookALevelInJerkass: Ironically, this happens ''after'' he stops being destructive. Due to his [[DumbassNoMore apparent increase in intelligence]], his later actions such as screwing Krillin out of his money and throwing Mr. Satan into a match that he (Nappa) knows he could die in [[{{Troll}} come off as more malicious than his actions during the Saiyan Saga]], during which, he [[ObliviouslyEvil did not seem to realize he was doing wrong]]. |
| 156 | * UncertainDoom: As of ''Buu Bits'', [[spoiler:since not only did he die twice, but specifically did ''not'' die from anyone of Buu's attacks on humanity, it's left unrevealed whether or not he was able to get lucky again and be revived alongside the rest of humanity]]. |
| 157 | * UndignifiedDeath: The ''Buu Bits'' reveal that [[spoiler:he died a second time by autoerotic asphyxiation sometime during the seven-year time skip or before the fight with Super Buu]]. He doesn't seem ashamed to admit it, at least. |
| 158 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The entire fight against Freeza happened because he forgot to turn off his scouter's transmitter. |
| 159 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: |
| 160 | ** We're never told what happened to him in Trunks' timeline when the Androids began terrorizing the world. Though, given they were [[TheWorfEffect above his weight class by killing the Z-Fighters]], he was likely killed or in hiding until Trunks returned to defeat the Androids. |
| 161 | ** The ''Buu Bits'' leaves it ambiguous if he got revived by the Dragon Balls or [[spoiler:he stayed dead after his "stroke" in his trailer]]. |
| 162 | * TheWorfEffect: Easily defeats the main cast until Goku shows up, just so he can get beaten senseless to show how strong Goku has become. |
| 163 | * WouldHurtAChild: It's implied in ''Dragon Short Z'' that he would kick Vegeta around like a football when he was a baby. Also he genuinely suggests Vegeta shake baby Trunks a little to get the kid to calm down. [[HypocriticalHumor Just after he told Vegeta explicitly not to do so.]] |
| 164 | * YourMindMakesItReal: |
| 165 | ** A fan theory was that his ghost was in fact Vegeta's inner rage or a hallucination, as only Vegeta ever saw Ghost Nappa. However, after [[spoiler:being brought back to life, he mentions making a story about a guy who was killed by his best friend and then came back to haunt him as a ghost, apparently proving that Ghost Nappa was real, even if only Vegeta could see him. But this could be StrangeMindsThinkAlike, with Kaiser and Lani noting its ambiguity in the Creator Commentaries]]. |
| 166 | ** He even brings this up in ''Kai Abridged'' Episode 1. |
| 167 | --->'''Nappa:''' And I'm a ghost. Or am I? |
| 168 | [[/folder]] |
| 169 | |
| 170 | [[folder:Vegeta]] |
| 171 | ->[[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedVegeta See Dragon Ball Z Abridged - Vegeta]]. |
| 172 | [[/folder]] |
| 173 | |
| 174 | !Galactic Freeza Army |
| 175 | ->See [[Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedGalacticFreezaArmy Dragon Ball Z Abridged - Galactic Freeza Army]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | !The Androids |
| 178 | [[folder:Android 20 (Doctor Gero)]] |
| 179 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drgero.png]] |
| 180 | [[caption-width-right:300:[-"It's going to take me at least... '''two hours''' to program a new hand! Wait a minute... I'm ''right'' handed... '''Three hours!'''"-]]] |
| 181 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Christopher "[=GeneralIvan=]" Guerrero |
| 182 | |
| 183 | A former robotics engineer for the now defunct Red Ribbon Army, now out of a job since Goku destroyed it decades ago. However, his grudge against the heroes seems to be much more personal than that. He turned himself into an Android, somehow. |
| 184 | ---- |
| 185 | * AccidentalMisnaming: It is obvious Gero really cannot tell the difference between Goku's friends at all. When Krillin confronts him alone, Gero feels pressed to address him by name, where it becomes apparent he is thinking something along the lines of "Which of the bald ones is he again?" Eventually, he tries with a hesitant "...Tien?" |
| 186 | * AchievementsInIgnorance: Even ''he'' doesn't know how he managed to put his own brain into a robot. Canonically, it was Android 19 who did that for him, which, if still true in this continuity, would still be this given [[TheDitz what 19 is like]]. [[FunWithSubtitles The Canadian subtitles joke]] it might have been [[VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ Android 21]]. |
| 187 | * AdaptationalDumbass: Going off the above, this version of Gero is ''much'' dumber than his canonical counterpart. In addition to 19 being undeniably flawed, he's genuinely surprised when he's identified as an android, thinks Goku punching him was a move to turn off his EyeBeams, and lets his guard down when 17 and 18 are shown to be the same as when he first put them away.[[note]]In canon, the twins pretended to be loyal until 17 got his hands on the transmitter, and after that it was too late for him to do anything but yell.[[/note]] In addition, Bulma in canon claims that Gero is an astoundingly brilliant man and is amazed by the quality of his androids, whereas in this version she just dismisses him as "adequate with robotics". |
| 188 | * AdaptationalSympathy: Well, he's still a bastard here but in the original series, he sought revenge on Goku because he [[MoralMyopia destroyed the villainous Red Ribbon Army]]. Episode 56 gives him a more legitimate reason to hate Goku: [[spoiler:his son was one of the casualties of Goku's assault on Red Ribbon HQ. For added salt in the wound, the video of his son's last message to him happened [[UnintentionalFinalMessage moments before Goku began his assault]], a Kamehameha eclipsing the whole room and cutting the feed]]. |
| 189 | * AntiquatedLinguistics: For a scientist, his way of speaking can get rather old-fashioned at times, such as when he used "bully" to mean "good." |
| 190 | * BadassBoast: Attempted at the beginning of Episode 36 (albeit for Android 19 rather than himself). It would have been more effective if 19 had actually managed to land a blow on Goku (and hadn't been saying "ow" repeatedly and deadpan every time he got hit). |
| 191 | * BadLiar: |
| 192 | ** After Android 17 swipes the transmitter that Gero would have used to deactivate himself and 18, the doctor tries to cover for himself and claims that he would never show them the REAL transmitter and the one 17 swiped is just a decoy. But seriously, can he have it back? It's an heirloom from his mother. |
| 193 | ** And then there is this exchange after having been asked if Android 16 is his secret project. |
| 194 | --->'''Dr. Gero:''' No, [[{{Foreshadowing}} he's down in the basement]]-- I mean YES! Very secret! Don't touch! |
| 195 | * BarbieDollAnatomy: He claims that, since he became an android, he no longer has a penis—likely because he described himself as [[WetwareCPU putting his brain in a robot body]]. Though it was later revealed he let his other android creations – the cyborg-converted 17 and 18, anyway – keep their reproductive organs. |
| 196 | * BigBadWannabe: Future Trunks shows up and reveals that he and Android 19 ''aren't'' the Androids that are responsible for killing most of the Z-Fighters. |
| 197 | * BrainUploading: Returns via a "backup" for ''Super Android 13 Abridged'', an idea he credits to Dr. Wheelo. [[spoiler:It is also destroyed in the events of Episode 44, when Krillin destroys Cell and the entire sub-basement]]. |
| 198 | * ButForMeItWasTuesday: ''Unintentionally.'' He legitimately asks what he ever did to cause Piccolo (the same man he shot through the chest and tried to drain energy from minutes ago) and the other Z-Fighters to wail on him. As Piccolo points out, he vaporized most of South City an hour ago. That was after he and 19 killed a few civilians and nearly killed Yamcha. Which is also after he made a series of Androids '''with the specific intention to kill them all'''. |
| 199 | * TheComicallySerious: He's a serious, menacing villain--or rather, he ''tries'' to be. The combination of numerous monkey wrenches being thrown into his plans and the general silliness of being in an Abridged Series tends to leave him rather flabbergasted. In particular, note his subverted BadassBoast on 19's behalf. |
| 200 | * DeaderThanDead: His computer body is destroyed to smithereens when Trunks and Krillin blow up his lab along with Cell, making sure he won't be coming back again anytime soon! |
| 201 | * DidntSeeThatComing: Since his robotic bug got destroyed during the Saiyan attack, he missed the part where the heroes went to Namek, and as such is completely unprepared against the Super Saiyans. Presumably he figured the Z Fighters spent the last four or five years sitting around throwing cards in a hat instead of training and saving various planets. [[WorfHadTheFlu Android 19 only won against Goku because]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext he didn't take his medicine]], and Vegeta [[CurbStompBattle kicks his ass without breaking a sweat]]. [[note]]As noted below, he ''did'' take into account the Z fighters' presumed growth and training from studying Goku's battles up until the attack of the Saiyans. Unfortunately, due to the aforementioned robotic bug being destroyed, he is completely unable to take into account things revealed on Namek such as the Saiyan near-death power boost ability, the Namekian fusion technique, Goku's gravity training regimen, Freeza's very existence, and, of course, the Super Saiyan transformation. To his credit, 16, 17, 18 and Cell turned out to be more than powerful enough to actually prove to be a major threat.[[/note]] |
| 202 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the series proper and ''Super Android 13 Abridged'', 17 kicks his head off and crushes it with his foot. In ''Kai Abridged 3'', he apparently perishes when Trunks destroys his lab. |
| 203 | * DitzyGenius: A ridiculously competent MadScientist... with the planning skills and emotional stability of a wet paper bag. |
| 204 | * EnergyAbsorption: Like 19, possesses the ability to absorb peoples' energy. |
| 205 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Creator/AkiraToriyama once commented in an interview that Android 16 is modeled after Gero's late son, and Team Four Star [[AdaptationExpansion took the concept and ran with it]]. He even keeps a video of his son inside 16... [[spoiler:where he's killed by Goku as he tears through the Red Ribbon HQ]]. |
| 206 | * EvilBrit: Even more so than Freeza, as 20 uses stereotypical British slang, with his voice actor, Chris Guerrero, giving him a British accent. |
| 207 | -->'''Dr. Gero:''' Oh, bollocks. |
| 208 | * EvilIsPetty: While he doesn't do anything particularly petty to the heroes, he shelved three powerful androids (presumably capable of killing Goku when he built them) because he found them annoying and lacked the technical expertise to fix their personalities |
| 209 | * EvilOldFolks: Android 20 takes the same form as the elderly Dr. Gero who is the oldest human opponent of the Z-Fighters in the main series. |
| 210 | * ExplainExplainOhCrap: When he sees the Z-Fighters heading towards his lab, he thinks of all the different people, all scientists, who know the location, then gets to Bulma's family... |
| 211 | -->'''Gero:''' Unless they know a scientist, like Wheelo, or Frappe, or any of the Brief... '''SHIT'''! |
| 212 | * EyeBeams: The switch to turn them off is in his cheek. |
| 213 | * FlatEarthAtheist: He seems to reject the idea of the divine despite the fact that, this being the ''Dragon Ball'' universe, gods not only exist but often take an active role in the plot. That said, he seems a little disappointed by [[DoingInTheWizard the revelation that Piccolo is a space alien, rather than a demon]]. |
| 214 | -->'''Gero:''' Oh my non-existent god... |
| 215 | * FullNameBasis: One of the few characters to actually use the full name "Son Goku" with any sort of regularity. This extends to his fully mechanical Androids, and less so with 17 & 18. Curiously Cell virtually never does. |
| 216 | * GodzillaThreshold: |
| 217 | ** Activating 17 and 18 is this to him, on account of the fact that they tried to murder him the last time. 17 lampshades this: |
| 218 | --->'''Android 17:''' Wow, must've gotten yourself into some ''shit''~! |
| 219 | ** And again, when he activates the defective Androids 13, 14, and 15 in response to 17 and 18 going rogue, as Cell won't be ready for another 17 years. |
| 220 | * GreaterScopeVillain: For both timelines. His grudge against Goku is because [[spoiler:Goku killed his son]], and as a result of his grudge he built Androids 13-15, (the antagonists of the ''Super Android 13'' movie) Androids 16-18 (the [[ArcVillain antagonists of the Android arc]]) and Cell, the overall BigBad of Season 3. Even though he's not the BigBad of either Season 3 or the Super 13 movie, neither would be possible without Gero. |
| 221 | * ItsPersonal: As in canon, his main beef with Goku is him destroying the Red Ribbon Army years ago. [[spoiler:Unlike in canon, however, his son was among the many mooks Goku slaughtered when he tore through the Army's headquarters.]] |
| 222 | * LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't seem to understand why the Z Fighters are angry that he tried to massacre the population of a city. |
| 223 | -->'''Dr. Gero:''' You miserable reprobates! What have I ever done to you?\ |
| 224 | '''Piccolo:''' Pretty sure you vaporized half a city.\ |
| 225 | '''Dr. Gero:''' I meant recently!\ |
| 226 | '''Piccolo:''' That was an ''hour'' ago.\ |
| 227 | '''Dr. Gero:''' Semantics! |
| 228 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: There's no real attempt to hide his true identity as in the original source, even being credited in the episode's summary as "Dr. Gero". Though he isn't called by this in-series until Bulma asks why he was there. |
| 229 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: |
| 230 | ** Regarding the events on Namek. Goku's increased power level and ability to turn Super Saiyan both caught him off-guard and disrupted his plans for revenge. |
| 231 | ** Also the reveal that Piccolo is in fact, a Namekian and not a demon. |
| 232 | --->'''Dr. Gero:''' Wait, I thought you were a demon.\ |
| 233 | '''Piccolo:''' Nope. Slug man.\ |
| 234 | '''Dr. Gero:''' Wow, that's... [[DoingInTheWizard significantly more mundane]]. |
| 235 | * LogicalWeakness: His lowered intelligence from canon and memory lapses imply that the fact he still has his organic brain as an android means he is suffering from senility. |
| 236 | * MadnessMantra: Repeatedly says "'''KILL SON GOKU!'''" while he's having a VillainousBreakdown in the ''Android 13'' movie and apparently this plays on a loop in the Androids he programmed, which is heard and seen for the first time in Episode 54 as a part of 16's running programs. |
| 237 | * MadScientist: Creating weapons of mass destruction and enjoying seeing them in use. He even made himself into one. |
| 238 | * MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction to Piccolo chopping off his hand is to complain that it will take him two hours to replace. Justified in that he's a robot. He ''is'' pissed that it's his dominant hand, though, since that'll extend the time necessary to three hours. |
| 239 | * NoodleIncident: How he got his brain inside his robot body. Even ''he'' doesn't remember! |
| 240 | * OffscreenVillainy: Going through Dr. Gero's research on the Androids, Bulma learned he only gave model numbers to ''successful'' creations, and that he had [[KidnappedForExperimentation kidnapped and experimented on dozens of orphans]] over the years. |
| 241 | * OhCrap: A hilarious one in ''Super Android 13 Abridged'' when Goku, having absorbed the power of his Spirit Bomb into himself, is face-to-face with Super 13: |
| 242 | -->'''Goku:''' ''[[[NightmareFace face contorted in a hideous snarl]]]''\ |
| 243 | '''Dr. Gero:''' '''JESUS ''CHRIST!!!''''' |
| 244 | ** When realizing the Briefs family knows where his secret lair is, he has another hilarious one. |
| 245 | * PosthumousVillainVictory: Just like in the original series, Dr. Gero's goal of killing Goku comes to pass thanks to Cell. And unlike in the original series, the knowledge that the Buu Saga won’t be adapted means the death will be permanent. |
| 246 | * RelatedInTheAdaptation: Dr. Frappe is either his brother, brother-in-law, or his son's HonoraryUncle, given his son's recording. |
| 247 | * {{Sadist}}: Seems to get off to the thought of Goku getting beat up. |
| 248 | -->'''Dr. Gero:''' ''[after 19 is about to kill Goku]'' In fact, if I still had a penis, it would be quite ''[[RagingStiffie auspicious]]'' that we are wearing baggy pants. But enough about hypothetical erections... |
| 249 | * SmugSnake: Shows some symptoms of this. He's incredibly arrogant, of both himself and Android 19's capabilities, but 19's performance against Super Saiyan Goku [[spoiler:and Vegeta]] don't really back up his boasting. |
| 250 | ** There's also the fact that he tries to imperiously command the sociopathic Android 17 and his sister Android 18 to defeat the Z Fighters when they track him to his lab, and then plans to deactivate them again immediately afterward. [[spoiler:Considering that 17 destroys the deactivation transmitter and then kills Gero, he probably should have treated them better.]] |
| 251 | * SophisticatedAsHell: While he can be rather formal in how he speaks and showing a rather diverse vocabulary, his anger brings out many profanities from him. One example is when he's monologuing to intimidate the other Z-fighters, he uses some rather verbose language while 19 is currently getting his ass kicked by Goku. Eventually, he gets fed up with 19's failure, leading to him yelling at 19 to "throw a f**king punch!" Even when he isn't angered, he still has moments of this. |
| 252 | -->'''Dr. Gero:''' Well boys, I can't say it hasn't been fun. In fact, if I still had a penis, it ''would'' be most auspicious we're wearing baggy pants. But enough about hypothetical erections... 19! ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Suck. Him. Dry!]]''\ |
| 253 | '''Krillin:''' [[HehHehYouSaidX Ha-ha!]] |
| 254 | * SuddenlyShouting: His inability to keep calm when he's losing leads to a lot of this. |
| 255 | * SympathyForTheDevil: After Bulma and her father finds a video feed where [[spoiler:his son was recording a message to him, and kid Goku attacks the Red Ribbon Army base]], they were completely silent and understood why he was fixated in killing Goku. |
| 256 | -->'''Dr. Briefs''': That's a hell of a bomb to drop. |
| 257 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Implied to be sweet potato pie, given that how to make it was the only thing he programmed into 18's head aside from ways to kill people. |
| 258 | * VillainForgotToLevelGrind: [[DownplayedTrope Or rather, Villain Miscalculated How Much Level Grinding He Needed]]. He'd been studying Goku's fights ever since he defeated the Red Ribbon Army, calculated the progression of his power, and calibrated himself and 19 to be strong enough to defeat him. Unfortunately, he completely missed the events on Namek, and as a result has no idea what a Super Saiyan is. Oops. |
| 259 | -->'''Dr. Gero:''' Seriously, WHAT THE F*CK IS NAMEK!? |
| 260 | * VillainousBreakdown: |
| 261 | ** At the end of ''Super Android 13'', Gero ''royally'' loses his shit as a prime opportunity to take out Goku keeps being stolen away from Super 13, turning from frustration to outright panic when Goku is absorbing the power of his Spirit Bomb. |
| 262 | --->'''Android 20:''' ''Kill Son Goku! KILL SON GOKU!! '''KILL SON GOKU BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!''''' |
| 263 | ** And soon after he inverts this trope when Super 13 is about to get disassembled. |
| 264 | --->'''Android 20:''' ''[calmly]'' Oh this bodes poorly. |
| 265 | * VillainousLegacy: He may have been killed by 17 and 18, but all the Androids (up to and including Cell) were only ever a thing because of him. |
| 266 | * WhenYouComingHomeDad: He wasn't in touch with his son much before his death, since he was working on the Artificial Humans/Cyborgs/Androids project. [[spoiler:We find this out in a video made by Dr. Gero's son, which gets cut off abruptly by a young Goku blowing up his building.]] |
| 267 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Logically should be in [=HFIL=], but is completely absent when all the villains are gathered up. [[spoiler:Episode 9 implies there's [[ManBehindTheMan a greater reason]] for his conspicuous absence given the implications of a seeming partnership with King Cold.]] |
| 268 | * WhyWontYouDie: Tries to keep his cool and act like Goku beating #19 is all part of the plan, but it turns into this whenever he runs out of BadassBoast material. |
| 269 | * WouldHurtAChild: Implied in the show but confirmed by the Creator Commentary that Gero in the Abridged Canon abducted ''numerous'' orphaned children for his experiments in an attempt to create stronger Androids, with 17 and 18 being explicitly acknowledged as such the only numbered successes of this process out of ''[[MoralEventHorizon hundreds]]'' of failures. |
| 270 | * YouKilledMyFather: Why he hates Goku. [[spoiler:His son was killed during Goku's attack on the Red Ribbon Army headquarters.]] |
| 271 | [[/folder]] |
| 272 | |
| 273 | [[folder:Android 19]] |
| 274 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/android_19_6.png]] |
| 275 | [[caption-width-right:200:[[AC:"Murder.exe fully online."]]]] |
| 276 | |
| 277 | A late model android built by Doctor Gero. Extremely literal and prone to crashing, it's still one of Gero's more successful creations. |
| 278 | ---- |
| 279 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: None of 19's original sadistic personality is found here. Instead, he's, well... a robot. |
| 280 | * AdaptationalWimp: The canon version of 19 was able to hold his own against Goku[[note]]Granted, he was rebooting at the time, but still...[[/note]] and Vegeta considerably better than Abridged 19. [[DownplayedTrope That said,]] his fight against Goku had pretty much the same results [[note]][[WorfHadTheFlu For pretty much the same reason]][[/note]]. |
| 281 | * ButtMonkey: Despite being one of the most recent models, he's fairly slow and prone to loading errors, much to the annoyance of his creator. He is the Raditz/Krillin/Yamcha/Guldo of the Android series. |
| 282 | * CallingYourAttacks: 19 is very user-friendly, helpfully vocalizing all of his tactic files and protocols as he executes them. |
| 283 | -->'''Doctor Gero:''' Nineteen, ''dodge!''\ |
| 284 | '''Android 19:''' [[AC:Beginning dodge protocol.]] |
| 285 | * CurbStompBattle: Is initially on the receiving end of one from Goku till he tries to attack with the Kamehameha, where he is then the one dishing it out. Then Vegeta shows up, and gives an even more one-sided beatdown than Goku did. |
| 286 | * EnemyMime: He's mistaken for a mime by most everyone. |
| 287 | * EnergyAbsorption: Like the original, he can do this. And when he absorbs enough, Murder.exe activates and he becomes a deadlier adversary. |
| 288 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Once Murder.exe is loaded. |
| 289 | * EyeBeams: Tries to use them against Vegeta, but misses. |
| 290 | * FaceDeathWithDespair: PlayedForLaughs as [[spoiler:Vegeta is finishing him off]]. After Vegeta pulls off the clown bot's arms, he again asks, "Do you feel fear, android?" Unlike the previous response, 19 panics and replies in a deadpan robotic voice, [[AC: "No. Please. Get away. Leave me alone."]] Vegeta's response? "All I needed to hear." |
| 291 | * FatBastard: As Vegeta put it: "I'm sure there ''was'' an advantage to building a fat robot, but for the life of me, I just don't see it." Android 17 also wondered outright if it was a joke. |
| 292 | * FlatCharacter: 19's simplistic programming means he has no real characterization beyond being a robot servant for Gero. |
| 293 | * IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect: And generally they aren't. When someone is able to tell he and Gero are androids, he figures they must be psychic. He mistakes Yamcha for Goku because Yamcha matches Goku's general physical description, though he does revise the match probability down slightly when Gero points out the scar (Gero deems it close enough anyway). |
| 294 | * JustAMachine: He is one of the worst programmed of the androids, to the point it is clear he has no actual sentience. |
| 295 | * LiteralMinded: 19 finally makes contact with Vegeta without being swatted away, and Dr. Gero takes this as his cue to bust out an exaggerated, hammy speech ordering 19 to drain Vegeta until he's "a shriveled-up prune of a corpse". 19 recognizes and makes note of the parameters the doctor has set for him. |
| 296 | * LittleNo: As he gets [[spoiler:blown up by Vegeta's Big Bang attack]], a result of the fact that his text-to-speech "VA" isn't capable of emotion. |
| 297 | * MachineMonotone: By virtue of being voiced by a text-to-speech program. |
| 298 | * NonSequiturThud: His last words after being blown up are [[ThirtyDayFreeTrial "Your 30 day trial has expired. Would you like to purchase WinRAR?"]] |
| 299 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: He gets his ass handed to him by Goku and appears beaten, but once he finishes processing "murder.exe", he suddenly becomes a lot more dangerous. |
| 300 | * ObviousBeta: InUniverse. 19's code... isn't the most stable or elegant thing. Trying to activate his combat program crashes his system, and important battle tactics like ''dodging'' are uselessly slow to run. |
| 301 | * OffWithHisHead: His head is the only part of him that remains intact after [[spoiler:Vegeta's Big Bang Attack.]] |
| 302 | * OhCrap: Has a ''major'' one during his fight with Vegeta after Vegeta tears off 19's hands. At first he doesn't know ''what'' to make of the newfound emotion. |
| 303 | -->'''Android 19:''' [[AC:[[LogicBomb Error.]] ''[[LogicBomb Error]]''- '''[[LogicBomb Error]]'''- [[LogicBomb Error]]-]]\ |
| 304 | '''Vegeta:''' So before we put down the clown, let's put it to bed. ''Do you feel fear, android?''\ |
| 305 | '''Android 19:''' [[AC:[[AintTooProudToBeg No. Please. Get away. Leave me alone.]] [[RapidFireNo Nonononononononononononono-]] ''[[LittleNo No.]]'']] |
| 306 | * RapidFireNo: As he's running away from Vegeta's Big Bang Attack. |
| 307 | * RoboticPsychopath: Deconstructed. His insanity doesn't make him scary, it's an indicator of how ''horribly'' programmed he is, and he turns out to be the most inefficient of Dr. Gero's creations. |
| 308 | * SatelliteCharacter: Like his canon counterpart, 19 only exists to act as Gero's lackey. |
| 309 | * SyntheticVoiceActor: He's actually "voiced" by a computer text-to-speech program rather than an actual voice actor. It's the same text-to-speech voice from ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' used for The Emperor. |
| 310 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He only lasts an episode and a half before Vegeta takes him out. |
| 311 | * WorfHadTheFlu: His pathetic showing against Goku at first was partly because he was still in the middle of rebooting after his system crash in the previous episode. Once his software is in working order and "murder.exe" is active he at least starts attacking back, not that it helps him when his next opponent ''isn't'' dying of a heart attack. |
| 312 | * YouAreFat: Poor 19 is the subject of numerous fat jokes, particularly from Vegeta who refers to him as an "Automaton of fun". |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[folder:Android 17 (Lapis)]] |
| 316 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/android_17_3.png]] |
| 317 | [[caption-width-right:200:"[-...I will personally introduce you to the ground, and trust me - your relationship will be intimate."-]]] |
| 318 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Marc "Ganxingba" Soskin |
| 319 | |
| 320 | Technically a cyborg, Android 17 was an orphaned teenager kidnapped and robotized by Gero. Enjoys his new superpowers, and the fact that the authorities can't touch him, but doesn't care much for the Doc's orders. He's still willing to kill Goku, if only to get rid of the programming burned into his subconscious. |
| 321 | ---- |
| 322 | * AbusiveParents: Not him, but based on dialog from him and his sister, their parents were racist and intolerant and their dad in particular was a lot like Vegeta, which given that 18 had just described Vegeta as a guy who beats his kid, ignores his wife and picks fights with people for the sake of his ego when she made that comparison, does not paint a picture of a happy home life. |
| 323 | * AdaptationDyeJob: [[DownplayedTrope While the viewer never gets to see it]], dialogue implies his hair is naturally blonde in this universe, and that he dyed it black so that he wouldn't be mistaken for his sister. |
| 324 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Less noticeable, but still there. A pointed contrast to the original's Android 17 during the Imperfect Cell encounter is that the original version's 17 refused to leave the fight when pressed out of sheer refusal to realize Cell far outmatched him and a determination to crush Cell himself. The Abridged 17 doesn't leave because he refuses to leave 16 to Cell's mercy, referring to him, himself, and 18 as "the three amigos". Adding to this is that in the original, after witnessing 16's power firsthand, 17 said that they could make the entire planet their playground and do whatever they want, not unlike how he acted in Future Trunks' timeline, but this version was convinced by 16 to not cause anymore pain to others and decided not to go on a world rampage or kill Goku. |
| 325 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's a lot more nicer to 16 than canon 17's initial reactions to 16. In canon, 17 thought 16 was weaker than him, but still brought him along for the ride than anything. ''DBZA'' version of 17 acts like a caring big brother to a sibling with autism, and has his moments of BigBrotherInstinct towards him (such as 18 blowing up a forest in Mt. Paozu to make a road, and telling her it was a dick move to do so) and has his moments where he's proud of him. He's also more open-minded when 16 acquired interests in birds as a hobby. |
| 326 | * AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed with Future 17. Unlike in canon, when he keeps fighting after seeing Trunks kill Future 18, he realizes he is outclassed and begs for mercy. |
| 327 | * AffablyEvil: He acts like a chill and careless teen, but he can go into beating down heroes, robbery, or murder pretty easily. That said, much like his canon counterpart after killing Gero aside he more or less [[WildCard just wants to do whatever he wants]], and refrains from killing the protagonists when given the opportunity. He even lets himself be convinced to not kill Goku like their programming insists. |
| 328 | * BigBrotherMentor: He very pointedly never bad-mouths Android 16, always supporting and affirming his eccentric habits, even if in a somewhat jokey fashion. Given that 16 was [[DisabledInTheAdaptation coded to be autistic]], 17's behavior reads as a model depiction of a sibling to an autistic person. |
| 329 | * BrotherSisterTeam: With 18. |
| 330 | * CallForward: When he decides to stop being destructive, 17 briefly considers becoming a park ranger, referencing his little-known fate from the original series, where he did in fact give up on his villainous ways and become a park ranger. |
| 331 | ** A coincidental example: Team Four Star had 17 get excited at the prospect of stealing a boat as an extension of his desire to steal a truck earlier in the Android Saga. After the episode with this joke came out, ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' brought 17 back and revealed that he wanted to take his family on an ocean cruise. So TFS ran with it, and added a brief scene to Episode 60 where 17, after being revived by Shenron, remarks "I never ''did'' get that boat..." |
| 332 | * DumbassHasAPoint: He's definitely not the brains of the trio, but when 16 yells "DODGE" when Piccolo was about to hit 17, 17 points out that shouting dodge is "more distracting than helpful!" |
| 333 | * DyeHard: In-universe. Much like his sister, he's naturally a blond. It's implied he does it because people kept mistaking him for her. |
| 334 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Trolling Gero with his RoboSpeak, as seen below. |
| 335 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: |
| 336 | ** He's visibly shocked at Vegeta calling his sister a [[CountryMatters c*nt]] (as is everyone else). |
| 337 | ** He also calls 18 clearing the forest they were driving through a "dick move" since 16 was enjoying it prior. |
| 338 | * ForeheadOfDoom: As always. |
| 339 | * FreudianExcuse: When confronted by Piccolo about his desire to murder Goku for fun, Android 17 angrily snarks that he spent several years in stasis being indoctrinated by Dr. Gero. |
| 340 | * HalfIdenticalTwins: With 18: according to her, before 17 [[DyeHard dyed his hair black]], people kept mistaking him for her. |
| 341 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: After 16 blasts Cell their conversation leads him to give up destruction and their life of crazy. [[spoiler:Cell makes him eat those words. Luckily, his revival ensures that his geniune face turn sticks]]. |
| 342 | * HiddenDepths: As a nod to what WordOfGod states as his post-Cell Saga fate, and as a CallForward to his reappearance in ''Dragon Ball Super'', his future counterpart says that he always wanted to be a park ranger. |
| 343 | * ItsTheJourneyThatCounts: The main reason he doesn't just fly to Mt. Paozu and Kame House. He wants to acquire a vehicle as part of their journey to find Goku. It irritates 18 because it was basically wasting their time while Krillin, Yamcha, Future Trunks, and Gohan relocates Goku to Kame House. Even after they went to Goku's house, 17 wants to find a boat to get there, but 16 declines and would rather they fly there instead. |
| 344 | * KidnappedForExperimentation: As Bulma explains, Dr. Gero kidnapped several orphaned teenagers to experiment on and turn into cyborgs. 17 and 18 are some of the only surviving subjects from Gero's tinkering. |
| 345 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q51-tAOWL8w "Dopasonic".]] |
| 346 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: With regards to both the Z Fighters and Cell. Like Gero, he doesn't know about Super Saiyans, and when he encounters Vegeta he wonders aloud if Vegeta was always blonde; he's surprised by the power up Piccolo got from fusing with Kami, (and also doesn't know who or what Kami is, despite 16 apparently being quite aware of Kami); and Cell's existence ''completely'' blindsides him. |
| 347 | * LoveableRogue: And unlike his canon counterpart, not as insufferable either. |
| 348 | * NatureLover: He actually likes nature like 16. After the end of the series, he's actually living the dream of being a park ranger. |
| 349 | * NoodleIncident: Eighteen owes him a live tiger, apparently. |
| 350 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: Brings this up with Piccolo, and it's even closer to the truth than he realizes. He points out that Piccolo seems to be EasilyForgiven regarding his attempts to kill Goku, whereas the Androids are simply considered bad guys for ''considering'' doing so. Piccolo justifies his past aggressions by noting that his attempts were [[YouKilledMyFather driven more by revenge]] than anything else, while 17 and the others are doing so [[ForTheEvulz for fun]]. 17 replies that Piccolo shouldn't be quick to judge, as the Androids had the order of "Kill Goku" drilled into their minds for two years while in stasis, which inadvertently reminds Piccolo of his own childhood. |
| 351 | -->'''Piccolo:''' ...''Wow.''\ |
| 352 | '''Android 17:''' What?\ |
| 353 | '''Piccolo:''' Nothing just... nostalgia... |
| 354 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: He acts cool, but he can turn cold easily. After all, his future self does make the future [[BadFuture a shithole for everyone but himself and his sis]]. In his first real fight Present!17 hands Trunks, Tien and Piccolo their collective asses ''effortlessly''. |
| 355 | * OhCrap: |
| 356 | ** A pretty good one before getting hit by the Hellzone Grenade. |
| 357 | * PetTheDog: Doesn't attack Krillin on the mountain on the grounds that he wouldn't do so to someone so weak, even when Krilin claims he is going to fight them. Like in the original, this is the first sign that he and his sister are not quite the monsters Trunks encountered in his future. |
| 358 | ** His treatment of 16 (who's a bit more basic in this version) makes him look like a big brother to 16. |
| 359 | * PoliticallyCorrectVillain: While he sometimes teases his sister for her perceived girlishness, he otherwise discourages sexism and slur usage, and unlike [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Vegeta]] would like to not make offensive comments to his enemies. He is also consistently respectful towards 16's autistic qualities, and defends them from potential judgment. |
| 360 | -->'''Android 17:''' [[SincerityMode He likes birds now]]. |
| 361 | * PreMortemOneLiner: Before squashing Gero's head: "Sorry Doc... [[BlatantLies just following orders]]."[[note]]He had earlier claimed that an auditory malfunction caused him to keep hearing anything Gero said to him as an order to kill Gero.[[/note]] |
| 362 | * PunchClockVillain: Of an odd sort. Despite thinking he's the strongest of his band, he has no direction so he lets 16 decide what they should do. 16 wants to kill Goku, so he follows that - not caring either way. Whenever he's called out on it, he defaults to this kind of defense. |
| 363 | * RoboSpeak: Upon being activated. [[SubvertedTrope But he's just messing with the doc]]. |
| 364 | -->'''Android 17:''' [[AC:Hello, Dr. Gero. How are you today?]]\ |
| 365 | '''Gero:''' Well that's... new... I-\ |
| 366 | '''Android 17:''' I'm [[{{Troll}} just messing with you]], man. [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny What's up, Doc?]] |
| 367 | * SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler:His first reaction upon being revived is realizing he never got his boat.]] |
| 368 | * SoProudOfYou: He admits this when 16 displays sarcasm. |
| 369 | * SubliminalSeduction: When Piccolo angrily says that they're just going to kill Goku "for shits and giggles," 17 retorts that having your creator keep you in stasis for years while repeating "Kill Son Goku!" over and over in your subconscious does wonders for your motivation. If 16's OS is any indication, the software he runs on ''literally'' has Gero's voice playing the phrase "KILL SON GOKU!" over fiery text reading the same at all times. |
| 370 | * TotallyRadical: Creator/TeamFourStar originally planned for him to talk in this manner, but it was dropped due to being deemed annoying. He does still show shades of it from time to time, though, and Semi-Perfect Cell talks like this when he's imitating Android 17 (which instantly clues 18 off that it's not really 17). |
| 371 | * TragicVillain: As Krillin points out when trying to wish 17 and 18 back into normal humans, Dr. Gero stole their lives away and turned them into living weapons. |
| 372 | ** Not that this particularly justifies, excuses or even really explains his and his sister's gleeful murder of anyone they please, all the time, culminating in the [[BadFuture Bad Future]] Trunks hails from. |
| 373 | * {{Troll}}: He fakes RoboSpeak just to mess with Dr. Gero and mocks him for his "phase" with Android 13. |
| 374 | * WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Dr. Gero actually comments this in his notes. |
| 375 | -->'''Dr. Gero:''' Who the devil names their children after crystal? It sounds like they '''wanted''' them to grow up to be strippers. |
| 376 | * TheWorfEffect: Despite the initial build up he and 18 get, he winds up getting demolished by Cell to show off how much stronger he's become. |
| 377 | [[/folder]] |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[folder:Android 18 (Lazuli)]] |
| 380 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/android_18_3.png]] |
| 381 | [[caption-width-right:200:[-"How quickly bravado goes out the window when you're flat on your ass."-] ]] |
| 382 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/AmberLeeConnors Amber Lee "Shudo Ranmaru" Connors]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | Technically a cyborg, Android 18 was an orphaned teenager kidnapped and roboticized by Gero. Superficially more levelheaded than her brother, and has little patience for bullshit, she's still having just as much fun with her superpowers as he is. Has a thing for Krillin. |
| 385 | ---- |
| 386 | * AbusiveParents: Not her, but she says Vegeta, a selfish, entitled PsychopathicManChild who ignores his wife, beats his kid, and picks fights with people to satisy his ego, reminds her of her father, except at least her father had the courtesy to stay dead. |
| 387 | ** It's also implied that both their parents were racist to boot (which would also give them something in common with Vegeta). When 18 starts flirting with Krillin, 17 says, "If this is about pissing off Mom and Dad, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain you could just date a black guy]]." |
| 388 | * ActionGirl: Capable of smacking around Super Saiyan Vegeta like a ragdoll. |
| 389 | * AdaptationalIntelligence: In comparison to the original versions, 18 displays much less of the [[IdiotBall required situational idiocy]] needed to be as vulnerable to Cell, while still fulfilling the story role required. She initially wants to keep hopping from island to island, though 16 presses her against it, causing her to panic when Cell destroys every island but theirs. She also thinks of sneaking away underwater, something that did not occur to the original, and asks 16 if he's waterproof. [[DeadpanSnarker He was, before Cell blew half his head off.]] |
| 390 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: Her {{Tsundere}} traits towards Krillin is considerably toned down. This is shown in ''Buu Bits'' where she gets on with the joke that she pretends she has no idea about how their daughter has a similar name as his ex-girlfriend, whereas a scene in ''Super'' where 17 mispronounces it implies that she knows it and she hates it. |
| 391 | * AllWomenAreLustful: She thinks Krillin is cute and the fact that he cares for her and has tried to fight for her and rescue her convinces her to "rock his four foot world" as a reward for surviving Cell. Later on at the end of episode 60 part 3 and the end of the Cell arc as a whole, she shows up at Kame house and tells Krillin she's going to make good on a promise she made to herself. When Krillin asks nervously if she wanted to see a movie she flat out tells him to drop his pants. Her reaction to Krillin's implied GagPenis is a loud [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "Oh. My. GOD!"]]. When Krillin, again in a nervous voice, asks her if anything is wrong, she strongly and enthusiastically tells him to get on the bed. |
| 392 | --> '''Android 18:''' OH. MY. GOD!\ |
| 393 | '''Krillin:''' (meekly) ''what...?''\ |
| 394 | '''Android 18:''' (aggressively) Get on the bed!\ |
| 395 | '''Krillin:''' (happily) YES MA'AM! |
| 396 | ** Taken even further as the Krillin Owned Count went down by one on TheirFirstTime. Cut to later and it's night with the counter being at 1 and finally destroyed by Krillin's [[CallingYourOrgasms Scattering Bullet]]. It's very clearly implying that they had sex '''39 TIMES''' in a row. Aside from the fact that Krillin can be be proud he beat Goku at something (Goku's max is 9 times with Chi-Chi) it also means that once she gets going, Android 18's libido is even greater than Chi-Chi's who treated Goku as a borderline SexSlave for the good portion of a week. (She even stated "What ''didn't'' I do to him?"). It does help that, as an Android, she has unlimited stamina. |
| 397 | * AndThenWhat: She asks 17 what they will do after killing Goku. His response is "whatever we want". |
| 398 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Well, back from inside Cell's stomach anyway. Super Saiyan 2 Gohan was able to punch him hard enough to force him to throw her up.]] |
| 399 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She already was somewhat flirting with Krillin before, but it didn't go beyond calling him cute and giving him a kiss on the cheek. After seeing him destroy the one means they had to kill her and risk his life multiple times to help her and 16, however, she flat-out decides to have sex with him if they survive Cell. |
| 400 | * BerserkButton: [[CaptainObvious This is obvious]], but don't act [[StayInTheKitchen like a sexist asshole to her]]. She beats [[{{Jerkass}} Vegeta]] [[CurbStompBattle within an inch of his life]] for calling her a [[CountryMatters certain word]], and gives a [[CasanovaWannabe perverted waiter]] during a botched date with Krillin a thinly-veiled threat to back off or else. Hell, any sort of gendered insults tends to get her very, ''very'' angry. Given how she's [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only female character]] in both the abridged series and for most of canon who's capable of going toe-to-toe with some of its strongest characters and potentially even winning, [[JustifiedTrope this sentiment is perfectly justified]]. This also explains why of all the Z-Fighters during her brief stint as a villain, she regarded Krillin [[VillainRespect with the most respect period]] before straight up upgrading to [[DatingCatwoman romantic feelings for him]], due to how much Krillin steps forward in situations he ''knows'' [[CowardlyLion he is otherwise going to get plastered over]], as well as [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe how much Krillin treats her as a person]] than as, well, a robot or even a threat even after her HeelFaceTurn. |
| 401 | ** Also, she ''really'' [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking does not like country music]]. Dialogue in episode 41 suggests she killed every country musician in Future Trunks's timeline. |
| 402 | * BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Aside from her willingness to destroy herself over letting Cell absorb her, when she sees Krillin smash the controller, she points out how it was sweet, but he should've kept it in the midst of Vegeta going let Cell absorb her. |
| 403 | * BeyondTheImpossible: Android 18, a cyborg with unlimited energy and stamina... somehow manages to get ''worn down'' [[spoiler: with her [[SexGod all-day sex marathon]] with Krillin. He sounds quite pleased with himself by the end of it.]] |
| 404 | * BiggerIsBetterInBed: Judging by 18's [[BigOMG reaction]] to how [[GagPenis well endowed]] Krillin is and how enthusiastic she is about jumping Krillin's bones after, she obviously appreciates his "attributes". |
| 405 | * BigOMG: Her reaction to seeing how... ''endowed'' Krillin is. |
| 406 | * BirdsOfAFeather: The short of their first date reveals that she and Krillin have very similar senses of humor, taste in both movies and foods, and aggressive attitudes towards people insulting their significant others. It's a precursor to the happy marriage they end up having by the end of the series. |
| 407 | * BullyingADragon: In ''WebAnimation/DragonShortZ'' she [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu hits Vegeta with a]] TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. By this point 18 has seen that Vegeta is out of her league, but he's become such a pushover that she can throw all the insults she wants and he won't do anything in response. |
| 408 | * BrickJoke: In ''Dragon [=ShortZ=]'', she mentions she owes people a lot of things, one being a live tiger. Then we find out 17 called her and shows him being pissed at her for sending a tiger ''man'', and not a ''male'' tiger he requested. |
| 409 | * BrotherSisterTeam: With 17. |
| 410 | * ClothingDamage: Suffers some minor (and not fanservicey) clothing damage when a ki blast from Super Saiyan Vegeta destroys her "favourite/only jacket" and also ruins her leggings. |
| 411 | * CombatPragmatist: She's one of the few ''Dragon Ball'' fighters that ''doesn't'' allow her opponents to monologue. |
| 412 | * CountryMatters: In the middle of their battle, Vegeta begins spewing off at the mouth again... and calls her a "smug c*nt". Everyone is visibly shocked. She simply sighs, brushes her hair back, [[TranquilFury and proceeds to beat him brutally without so much as a word,]] finishing up with [[CallBack a kick so hard, it breaks his left arm.]] |
| 413 | ** She eventually turns it back on him in the 5th Dragon Short, giving him a brutal TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and capping it off by throwing this insult back at him. |
| 414 | * CursedWithAwesome: On her first date with Krillin, while telling him not to feel bad about how shitty her pre-Android life was (since it was ultimately what allowed her to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan meet him]]), she ends it with bragging about how she could now "bench-press a literal building". |
| 415 | * DatingCatwoman: [[HeelFaceTurn The Catwoman phase doesn't last long]], but for someone who was on the other side versus Krillin, the two get along ''very'' well and even [[GladToBeAliveSex get it on after the group defeats Cell]]. |
| 416 | * DeadpanSnarker: Oh so very much. |
| 417 | -->'''Vegeta:''' (''After blasting 18'') Did that ruffle you, Android?\ |
| 418 | '''18:''' (''[[NoSell Not phased in the slightest]]'') Well, you ruined my favorite-slash-only jacket and ruined my leggings. So yeah, ruffled's a good word. |
| 419 | * DefiantToTheEnd: When the much stronger Semi-Perfect Cell has her blinded and at his mercy, she rushes him. |
| 420 | * EatenAlive: In Episode 51 she gets absorbed by Semi-perfect Cell. |
| 421 | * EatingOptional: As revealed in ''WebAnimation/DragonShortZ'' Episode 3, she technically doesn't need to eat, but likes to anyway since she doesn't consider life without food "living". |
| 422 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Not that 18 is "evil" per se, [[spoiler:but after 17 is absorbed by Cell, she, along with Android 16, expresses genuine sadness over it.]] |
| 423 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Refrains from making "Soulless Machine" jokes when she sees that Gero had built a "ginger android", claiming it to be beneath her. She also finds 17's jokes about ways to piss off their parents offensive. |
| 424 | * FirstNameBasis: In a departure from canon, Krillin always calls her Lazuli after they get together instead of 18, though whether everyone else does isn't clear. |
| 425 | * ForeheadOfDoom: As always. |
| 426 | * GladToBeAliveSex: Because SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan, she plans to "rock Krillin's four foot world" if they both survive Cell. She later pays him a visit and makes ''very'' good on that promise, to the point it completely anniilates the entire Krillin Owned Count. |
| 427 | * GoryDiscretionShot: When she gets absorbed by Cell, it cuts directly from her screaming to show Cell transforming. Admittedly, the original version of the absorption of 18 was ''much'' harder to watch and listen to than her brother's, and sounded uncomfortably like a rape scene, the preamble to which was deliberately played up in the ''Abridged'' version. It's not hard to see why they cut it: in contrast to her brother, there was simply no way to make it funny and not-horrifying. |
| 428 | * HappilyMarried: She marries Krillin during the TimeSkip, and they both have a daughter together. |
| 429 | * HasAType: When 17 jokingly suggests she has a thing for short people, she doesn't exactly deny it while, essentially, saying that societal standards for beauty are a load of bologna. Her Future Timeline counterpart outright says that she prefers shorter men in the Season 3 epilogue episode. |
| 430 | * HeelFaceTurn: She takes 16's words to heart on deciding to not turn the world into hers and 17's personal playground like they wanted, and ultimately sticks when she decides to stay with Krillin and marries him. |
| 431 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Although her general mood is a bit acerbic and jaded, when she isn't offended she's got a casual and unoffending, occasionally downright sweet, disposition. |
| 432 | * IGaveMyWord: She promised Krillin that she would "rock his four foot world" if they both survive Cell, which she later did. |
| 433 | * IfWeSurviveThis: After seeing Krillin's efforts to keep her safe from Cell, she thinks to herself that if they both live she'll "rock his four foot world." She later keeps good on that promise. |
| 434 | * INeverToldYouMyName: She's a bit surprised when Krillin calls her Lazuli during their first date. Krillin gets to tell her the story of [[{{Callback}} the time he killed (the present-day larval) Cell]] to explain how he knows, re-sparking their conversation after it cooled off a bit following the incident at the restaurant earlier. |
| 435 | * InnocentFanserviceGirl: Didn't seem to realize that threatening to trigger the bomb in her chest makes it look like she's about to fondle herself. Krillin somehow manages to make deactivating her seem sexual… don't ask how, he just does. |
| 436 | * KidnappedForExperimentation: As Bulma explains, Dr. Gero kidnapped several orphaned teenagers to experiment on and turn into cyborgs. 17 and 18 are some of the only surviving subjects from Gero's tinkering. |
| 437 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Starting in Episode 51, her appearances are punctuated with "I Am Lapis Lazuli" from [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] (a reference to her real name, Lazuli). |
| 438 | * LimitedWardrobe: Lampshaded when Vegeta ruins her "favorite-slash-only jacket". However, she's one of the few aversions -- she does in fact get new clothes twice, though the cowgirl-esque outfit with the tassels doesn't last long. |
| 439 | * LoveRedeems: The feelings she developed for Krillin lead to her ultimately being saved from Cell. |
| 440 | * MagicSkirt: Unlike the anime (where any PantyShot are obscured by her trousers underneath), we don't get a glimpse up her skirt here. |
| 441 | * MySecretPregnancy: Downplayed. Lazuli waits until a month into her pregnancy to tell Krillin because she's unsure how he'll react and she's afraid of ruining what they have. |
| 442 | * TheNeedless: When asked if she needs food to survive, she admits that technically she doesn't, but finds food too enjoyable to go without. |
| 443 | * NoAccountingForTaste: After she kisses Krillin, 17 snarks into asking her if she likes dwarves. She instantly replies with "societal definitions of beauty are BS anyway". |
| 444 | * NoSocialSkills: [[spoiler:After she's healed by Dende, she flees when Krillin professes his love to her. When Krillin mutters that he's bad at this, she replies "We both are"]]. As we later find out during their date, she's as much of a dork as he is. |
| 445 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Like 17, she doesn't look or act like a serious threat, but she's more than a match for Vegeta even while he's Super Saiyan, and her future self shows that she can potentially cause a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] when left unchecked. |
| 446 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Exploited by her ''and'' Krillin in regards to how similar Maron's and Marron's names are, due to the former being the name of Krillin's ex. She plays it off as [[DeadGuyJunior Marron being named after her grandmother]] to increase the uncomfortable tension when Gohan comes to visit in one ''Buu Bits'' short, only to drop the act once he leaves [[ActuallyPrettyFunny and admits to Krillin that it is funny to act like she doesn't know]]. |
| 447 | * OnlySaneWoman: She finds 17 and Piccolo's battle (which involves one moment of them doing nothing but trying to out-muscle each other in a BrawlerLock while screaming, and another of them taking turns hitting each other in the stomach as hard as they can, over and over) to be the stupidest thing she's ever seen. |
| 448 | ** Also summarized well with her exasperation toward 17 insisting on travelling by truck to Goku's house [[StatingTheSimpleSolution instead of just flying there]], which becomes more pronounced the longer the unnecessary road-trip goes on for. She holds the same opinion when 17 actually stops for the police, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny but admits that terrifying the cops was fun]]. |
| 449 | --->'''18:''' I cannot believe you took [[TheAllegedCar this thing]] off-roading! This thing ''barely'' handled on the ''freeway!''\ |
| 450 | '''17:''' Oh, come on, 18! Where's your sense of adventure?\ |
| 451 | '''18:''' [[DeadpanSnarker About fifteen miles back with the]] ''[[DeadpanSnarker shocks]]!'' |
| 452 | * PetTheDog: While she's by no means a bad person, she ''is'' one of the two androids who bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt in another timeline, and act as an AntiVillain antagonist to the group until [[KnightOfCerebus Cell]] comes up and priorities shift. However, even during this time, she is nothing but nice to Krillin [[VillainRespect due to how much she respects him]] for his bravery in the face of situations he knows he's outclassed in, [[DudeWheresMyRespect something almost nobody else within the actual Z-Fighters gives him credit for]]. |
| 453 | * PhraseCatcher: She typically says "Oh my god" out of exasperation at her brother's and the Z-Fighters' antics, but she also says it when things become more serious as Cell enters the picture and things get more dire. |
| 454 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Part of her initial get-up when she is first activated, until Vegeta ruins them and she gets a new outfit. Her less-than-thrilled reaction to her succeeding outfits imply that it was also her favorite one. |
| 455 | * RageBreakingPoint: She voices her grievances over Roshi while living with Krillin, such as sexy lingerie on her birthday, and being a MoodKiller while trying to have sex. Her grievances can be chalked up to being pregnant with Marron. |
| 456 | * RetiredMonster: Retires her life with Krillin after being saved from Cell, and even marries him. |
| 457 | * RoboSpeak: When first activated. Unfortunately, her brother beat her to the joke. |
| 458 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She delivers a particularly scathing one to Vegeta, deconstructing his BloodKnight tendencies in [=DragonShortZ=] Episode 5. |
| 459 | -->'''Vegeta:''' You owe me a rematch!\ |
| 460 | '''18:''' [[NoodleIncident I owe people a lot of things]]; Most of them money, one an organ, one a ''live tiger''. [...] But I don't owe ''[[{{Jerkass}} you]]'' shit. You beat your kid, and you ignore your wife. And when you're not doing that, you're trying to start fights with people because of your [[SmallNameBigEgo screaming ego]]. You remind me of my dad, but at least ''he'' had the common courtesy to [[DeathIsCheap stay dead]]. So take your massive inferiority complex the hell off our beach and ''maybe'' I'll fight you again someday when you stop acting like a [[IronicEcho massive]] ''[[CountryMatters c]][[SoundEffectsBleep **]][[CountryMatters t]]''. |
| 461 | * ReformedButNotTamed: After getting together with Krillin, she's basically cooled off with being the violent killing machine she started out as, as with canon, but is not above making violent threats to people who actively piss her off. Krillin is taken aback, but otherwise isn't bothered by her violent death threat toward one example...since the guy in question quickly proceeds to [[TranquilFury piss him off]] too. She however states she'll kill Roshi if [[MamaBear if their child is a girl who has hit puberty and hasn't moved out yet]]. |
| 462 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Krillin is a NiceGuy who refused to kill her when he had the chance, and fought for her even though he was outmatched. She also referred to him as "the cute one," and [[GladToBeAliveSex promised herself to screw his lights out if they both survive the whole Cell ordeal]]. |
| 463 | ** Proves this big time when, in the very middle of their date, she does not take kindly at all to their sleazy waiter trying to hit on her ''in Krillin's presence''. It doesn't help that he's hitting on her rather than doing his job. |
| 464 | * SophisticatedAsHell: "Societal definitions of beauty are BS anyway." |
| 465 | * TheStoner: Mentions during her date with Krillin that she had a joint on her when Gero kidnapped her. Her refusing Roshi’s edibles is the [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness audience’s first hint]] that she knows she’s pregnant. |
| 466 | * TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. She [[TalkToTheFist attacks Vegeta mid-sentence multiple times during their fight]], to the point of being a RunningGag. |
| 467 | ** Lampshaded in Episode 40. |
| 468 | --->'''Vegeta:''' Dammit, woman, will you let me finish a goddamn sentenc—''[Gets thrown into Trunks]'' |
| 469 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She loves fighting, but she also uses her spare time buying clothes, and her favorite outfit is her wearing a skirt over a pair of pantyhose. |
| 470 | * TragicVillain: As Krillin points out when trying to wish 17 and 18 back into normal humans, Dr. Gero stole their lives away and turned them into living weapons. |
| 471 | * TranquilFury: The quickest way to line up for a near-wordless, actually expressionless, yet brutally violent beatdown is to try a gendered insult on her when she's already clearly kicking your ass. Examples below: |
| 472 | ** Once Vegeta calls her a smug [[CountryMatters c*nt]], 18 stops playing around and lays a complete beatdown on the arrogant Super Saiyan, all while remaining completely calm. |
| 473 | --->'''Android 18:''' ''[sigh]''...yup. |
| 474 | ** On the 4th episode of ''Dragon Shortz'', she was enjoying her date with Krillin when their snooty waiter begins hitting on her. To summarize...: |
| 475 | --->'''18''': Alright... Sammy. Three things. First? You wouldn't make it past 10:05. Second, you wouldn't live past ''10:06''. Third? We're still waiting on our waters. So, if you value your job and/or life, you're gonna take this knife, (presses the blade to his throat) cut the bullshit, ''and get us our goddamn Pellegrino''. |
| 476 | * {{Troll}}: |
| 477 | ** Like her brother, she would have done this to Gero had 17 not beaten to doing it. She even said they were to pull the prank together. |
| 478 | ** She pretends to not know about Krillin's ex-girlfriend because she claims they named Marron after her grandmother. They even agreed that it was funnier to prank Gohan that way. |
| 479 | ** She also trolls her own brother when he requested a male tiger in his nature reserve as part of his park ranger job. She ends up sending him a tiger ''[[BeastMan man]]'' named Tony to the reserve possibly to mess with him. |
| 480 | * {{Tsundere}}: She becomes this after Cell is defeated. Specifically type B towards Krillin. She even admits she's as bad as talking him as he does her. Even after moving in with him, she voices her grievances towards him because of who they're living with, and wants to move out as soon as possible. |
| 481 | * VillainRespect: She's not really a villain in the traditional sense like Cell and Freeza are, but she was an antagonistic AntiVillain during the earlier parts of the Cell Saga, so she still counts. Regardless, of the Z-Fighters, she has by far the most respect for Krillin due to how courageous he is given he's constantly putting himself in situations he's far outclassed over for his friend's sake, [[PetTheDog and is easily the nicest to him as a result]]. Which, honestly, [[DatingCatwoman perfectly explains her upgrading to becoming romantic with Krillin]]. |
| 482 | * UncoveringRelationshipStatus: Krillin admits beforehand that it's probably an inappropriate time for this, but he still asks 18 if she's "seeing anyone right now" while they're desperately trying to run away from Cell in Episode 51. |
| 483 | * WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Dr. Gero actually comments on hers and her brother's real names, saying their parents sound like they '''wanted''' to have her and her brother to grow up as strippers. |
| 484 | [[/folder]] |
| 485 | |
| 486 | [[folder:Android 16]] |
| 487 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/android_16_5.png]] |
| 488 | [[caption-width-right:200:[[AC:"May we go and murder Son Goku?"]]]] |
| 489 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[WebAnimation/WeeklyTubeShow Joshua "Remix" Gotay]] |
| 490 | |
| 491 | An android built by Doctor Gero and modeled after his late son. Android 18 didn't feel like waiting for days of updates when activating him, so 16's personality is incomplete. Initially wanting nothing more than to kill Son Goku, 16 grows by his experiences with his siblings and observations of Earth. He loves birds, and did he mention killing Son Goku yet? |
| 492 | ---- |
| 493 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Attempted. Cell in canon never really cared for 16, dismissing him as an older and inferior model that gets in his way one too many times and earns his irritation. Abridged Cell attempts to get on 16's good side a couple of times when he becomes Perfect, actually expressing frustration when his attempts fall flat. That said, this seems to be a bit of Faux Affably Evil on his part, as the second he realizes 16's bomb is no longer implemented, he destroys him with hesitation while "lamenting" how they couldn't reconcile their differences. And then, of course, he still caves his head in while he's talking with Gohan. |
| 494 | * AdaptationalDumbass: It's subtly implied that 16 has a lot less free will than his canon counterpart, phrasing his fights with Cell as it was only due to Cell being part Goku that he could take a violent stance. He is also very single minded in his desire to kill Goku, even wanting to do it despite the fact it would actively help Cell and hinder everyone else. |
| 495 | * AdaptationalJerkass: |
| 496 | ** He in general is a lot more eager to kill Goku than in canon, and specifically only gets involved to fight Cell out of the fact that Goku is partially Cell, even willing to blow himself up partially because it means he gets to kill Cell. |
| 497 | ** This 16's FinalSpeech is less encouraging Gohan to protect the world they love and that Cell cannot be reasoned with and more chewing him out and criticizing him for his SuicidalPacifism and his gripes with his father. |
| 498 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: Gero's son, the human 16 is based off of, seems rather nice for being someone in an army that wanted to take over the world- making it a question of how committed to the cause he really was. |
| 499 | * AntiVillain: He really is quite nice and cordial... he just happens to be single-mindedly obsessed with killing Goku. And he doesn't want to kill Goku out of malice, it's just what he was programmed to do. |
| 500 | -->'''Krillin:''' Goddamn it! You can't kill Goku!\ |
| 501 | '''Android 17:''' Yeah... Pretty sure we can.\ |
| 502 | '''Krillin:''' Okay, but you... shouldn't!\ |
| 503 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:He makes a fair point. But I insist we still kill Son Goku, on the grounds that I want to.]] |
| 504 | * AIIsACrapshoot: Inverted. He's programmed to kill Son Goku, and that's ''all'' he ever talks about ([[FriendToAllLivingThings except for birds]]). But combining this with his {{Literal Minded}}ness leads to some... interesting exchanges. |
| 505 | * BerserkButton: |
| 506 | ** He can get notably agitated when anyone suggests not killing Goku (especially after he had part of his skull blown off) and opens his first act of violence in the series when [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Cell claims he'll be the one to kill Goku]]. |
| 507 | ** Despite his love of nature and birds, he evidently does ''not'' like Penguins. When he asks Bulma what her favorite kind of bird is, she says penguins after some thought, only for 16 to [[SuddenlyShouting scream]] "'''WRONG!'''" in response. |
| 508 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: As Cell learns first-hand after boasting about killing Goku: |
| 509 | -->'''Android 16:''' [[AC:Would you care to repeat that, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you son of a bitch!?]]]] ''[punches Cell in the face]'' |
| 510 | * BigLittleBrother: The way 17 and 18 treat 16 as if he's their little brother. As in a little brother having autism, and they have more than enough patience with him despite his mind going off-rails about birds. Despite this, they are more supportive and apologetic when he gets upset (such as 18 destroying a forest in Mt. Paozu, she notices and offers to take him to a zoo). |
| 511 | * BluntMetaphorsTrauma: He doesn't quite grasp the meaning of most figures of speech. He's trying, though. |
| 512 | * BookEnds: 16's lack of a soul is made light of by Android 18 before she and her brother activate him (being a ginger robot and all) and in a much crueler way by Cell after he kills 16 to taunt Gohan, highlighting the fact that [[DeaderThanDead death is permanent for him]]. |
| 513 | ** [[spoiler:{{Subverted|Trope}} by the ending of Episode 60, where it's shown that 16 does in fact have a soul, and got into Heaven where he's surrounded by birds, he simply chose to stay dead.]] |
| 514 | * CerebusRetcon: His "kill Son Goku" programming takes a dark turn when [[spoiler:Episode 56 shows his human counterpart, Gevo, who unlike the canon version was killed by Goku. Gero made the Android to avenge his son, which is why he put an IrrationalHatred program in him. It also makes Android 16's love of birds tragic, as Gero's son had a pet bird himself.]] |
| 515 | * CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:The end of Episode 60 reveals that 16 [[AvertedTrope DIDN'T suffer this]], as he not only has a soul, but got into Heaven where he's surrounded by his beloved birds.]] |
| 516 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: After getting half his head blown off, he gets... a bit loopy. Even in his brief moments of lucidity, he keeps seeing every member of the cast without Goku's DNA as birds. |
| 517 | * CharacterExaggeration: While he's otherwise very similar to his characterization in the proper series, his programming of killing Goku is amped up. Amusingly, after giving a speech on [[TheWorldIsJustAwesome the beauty of the Earth]] worthy of the Android 16 from the actual ''Dragon Ball Z'', and manages to convince the other Androids to give up their plans for worldwide destruction, he immediately draws the line at not killing Goku. Even more, after giving his FinalSpeech, it's revealed he still wants Gohan to beat Goku to death using his head. |
| 518 | * TheComicallySerious: Aside from an over-obsession with murdering Goku, he behaves ''exactly'' like the real 16. |
| 519 | * CowardiceCallout: Like Cell, he tells Gohan that the latter is a coward whilst giving him a ReasonYouSuckSpeech about how he's stuck to his SuicidalPacifism whilst everyone else suffers because of his inaction. |
| 520 | * DareToBeBadass: He mixes this in with TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that he directs at Gohan regarding the latter's behavior. |
| 521 | * DeadpanSnarker: Seems to be developing into this, if his response to 18's blasting the path ahead clear is any indication. |
| 522 | -->'''Android 16:'''[[AC:I personally enjoy this alternate route. It is dense with foliage, and wildlife, and--]]\ |
| 523 | ''[Android 18 blasts a path clear, turning the forest into a wasteland]''\ |
| 524 | ''{{Beat}}''\ |
| 525 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:…and spending time with you. But clearly, you disagree.]] |
| 526 | ** He finally learns how to use sarcasm in Episode 47. 17 is [[SoProudOfYou proud of him for this]]. |
| 527 | ** Later, when 18 is assessing the rapidly changing combat situation. |
| 528 | --->'''Android 18:''' ''[thinking out loud]'' Wait, so I beat Vegeta…\ |
| 529 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:Data not found.]]\ |
| 530 | '''Android 18:''' But now Vegeta is wrecking Cell…?\ |
| 531 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:Data not found.]]\ |
| 532 | '''Android 18:''' ''[to Android 16]'' Okay, do you have ''anything'' substantial to add to this?\ |
| 533 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:[[DumbassHasAPoint Do you?]]]]\ |
| 534 | '''Android 18:''' …data not found. |
| 535 | ** When his severed head lands in front of Jimmy Firecracker, who starts screaming. |
| 536 | --->'''Android 16''': [[AC:Why are you screaming?]] |
| 537 | --->'''Jimmy''': Because you're a talking head! |
| 538 | --->'''Android 16''': [[AC:[[TalkingHeads So are you.]]]] |
| 539 | --->'''Jimmy''': ...that is ''cutting'', sir. |
| 540 | * DiedHappilyEverAfter: [[spoiler: One of the after credits shots shows Android 16 in heaven, surrounded by birds.]] |
| 541 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Not 16 himself, but rather the template he was based off of. In canon, Gero's son was killed by an enemy bullet, here, it's directly by Goku's hands. |
| 542 | * DisabledInTheAdaptation: He is reinterpreted as overtly autistic rather than simply a NatureLovingRobot, as confirmed by Kaiser. His moments of NoSocialSkills and being TheComicallySerious make much more sense with this in mind. |
| 543 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: As a PreAsskickingOneLiner, as opposed to 17 and 18 being Androids InNameOnly (due to Android being a less-than-ideal localization of Jinzo Ningen[==]Artificial Human), he points out to Cell that he's ''ANDROID'' 16. |
| 544 | * FreudianExcuse: His desire to kill Goku is due to him having the words "Kill Son Goku" playing over and over non-stop in his head. |
| 545 | * FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: He points out that while Gohan's life is undeniably sympathetic, he's not the only one who's had it rough, and it by no means justifies his HolierThanThou attitude and SuicidalPacifism in the face of the end of the world. |
| 546 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Birds instinctively love him, and he SpeaksFluentAnimal. Amusingly, after beating down Cell and while convincing the other androids to abandon their plans for a worldwide rampage of destruction, he mentions that he's come to love all life on the planet (especially the birds), and that he hopes to become a peaceful being…[[HypocriticalHumor once he's managed to]] [[GoalInLife kill Son Goku]]. [[spoiler:His human self also had an adoration of birds if the pet he kept is any indication.]] |
| 547 | * GeniusDitz: His LiteralMinded tendencies, obbsession with birds and killing Goku, make him come off as the dumb one of the Androids. But in matters related to combat he's the most intelligent of the three. |
| 548 | * GentleGiant: After becoming a FriendToAllLivingThings (minus Goku, and, because he contains Goku's DNA, Cell). |
| 549 | -->'''Android 17:''' Man, you are a tall bastard. |
| 550 | * GoalInLife: Because Android 18 wasn't patient enough to let his pod finish installing his personality, he only has his initial purpose: killing Son Goku. [[CharacterDevelopment The rest of his character is created by his life experiences]], like [[FriendToAllLivingThings bird-watching]]. |
| 551 | * GoodIsNotNice: In stark contrast to the source material, his speech to Gohan [[spoiler:shortly before the former's death]] is not words of sympathy and encouragement for their shared similar plight of [[MartialPacifist not wanting to fight,]] but ''harsh'' criticism of the boy's ineffectual pacifism while his comrades are being tortured to death. However, [[RageBreakingPoint his point is not lost on Gohan.]] |
| 552 | -->'''Android 16:''' [[AC:Grow up.]] |
| 553 | * HeroicSacrifice: Averted. He gives his WhatTheHellHero speech to Gohan, making it seem like a FinalSpeech, but in the last seconds, 16 reveals that he's hopeful he'll survive. |
| 554 | * HiddenDepths: His TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Gohan shows he is surprisingly insightful despite his blunt exterior. |
| 555 | * IChooseToStay: In the Episode 60 Breakdown, [=KaiserNeko=] suggests that [[spoiler: Android 16 wasn't resurrected despite gaining a soul because he already had everything he wanted. [[BreadMilkEggsSquick Birds... idyllic landscapes... dead Goku...]]]] |
| 556 | * LiteralMinded: If you thought Goku was the king of this trope, then you'd be surprised how much 16 can give him a run for his money with only a few appearances. 17 quickly figures out how to use it to deal with him. He grows out of it over time as he starts to get used to the more subtle aspects of the language. [[spoiler:Then again, considering his famously-climactic role in the season finale, and 18's dying wish for him to "look after the little guy," maybe not.]] |
| 557 | * LoopholeAbuse: He decides to fight Cell to protect his friends, and is able to do so because Cell is roughly 10% Goku. |
| 558 | * MadnessMantra: We get a brief look at what goes on inside his head (Well, minus the birds) and it is just a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPw7XtHrDV0 rather disturbing image of Goku with Gero chanting "Kill Son Goku!"]] on a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o_CDmBbnOw loop]]. |
| 559 | * MadeOfIron: Both figuratively (he's the only android so far that's come close to actually doing any damage to Cell and survives a blow to the head that removes a large chunk of his cranium) and literally: |
| 560 | -->'''Cell:''' ''[after failing to "drink" Android 16]'' Ugh, what are you MADE of, pure metal?\ |
| 561 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:Affirmative. I am ''Android'' 16.]]\ |
| 562 | '''Cell:''' Oh… errors have been made. |
| 563 | * MomentKiller: Manages to do this to his own speech, which had until the end of it been a stern, but important reprimand of Gohan's thought process by ending it with asking Gohan to kill Goku with his disembodied head. Downplayed in that Gohan still takes his speech to heart. |
| 564 | * MoralityPet: Because of him, 17 and 18 decide not to destroy humanity. 17 even goes so far as to declare they won't kill Goku, which 16 thinks [[TheOnlyOneAllowedtoDefeatYou is going too far]]; this cements him as an unusual example that's also the TokenEvilTeammate. |
| 565 | -->'''Android 16:''' [[AC:Let's not get crazy!]] |
| 566 | * NatureLovingRobot: |
| 567 | ** He develops an interest in birds once 17 tells him to get a hobby, and is originally indifferent to every other character because they aren't Goku. He does, however, like Krillin, because Krillin [[CallBack frantically began quacking in fear after meeting him]], and 16's software accidentally classifies him as a bird. |
| 568 | --->'''Android 16:''' [[AC:Acquiring hobby.]] ''[tilts head, sees bird]'' [[AC:[[CutenessProximity Hmmmm.]]]] |
| 569 | ** When 17 takes their truck off-roading, in contrast with 18's complaints about the bumpy ride, 16 comments that he enjoys the alternate route, since it's dense with foliage and wildlife. He's disappointed when 18 blasts the path ahead of them clear. |
| 570 | * NoNonsenseNemesis: |
| 571 | ** When he decides to take on Cell, his first action is to tear the bug's tail off to remove his ability to absorb 17 and 18. When that doesn't work thanks to Cell's regenerative abilities, 16 then proceeds to beat on him while urging the others to flee, pointing out that while he can match Cell, he lacks the destructive power to actually finish him off. He also repeatedly points out the stupidity of 17 and 18 staying in close proximity to Cell, as well. |
| 572 | --->'''Android 16:''' [[AC:Why are you ''still here?'']] |
| 573 | ** Subverted though when it comes to Goku, who he has an obsession with killing. When finally presented with the opportunity to attack Goku, he is too nervous and shy to actually do so. |
| 574 | * NoSell: Unlike his siblings, Android 16 really is an android as opposed to a cyborg. That means Cell's attempts to absorb him fail, and since he's pretty much made of metal, getting stabbed in the neck doesn't even inconvenience him. |
| 575 | * TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: His programming makes him this to Goku. Enters into BerserkButton territory when he commits his first act of violence in the series against Cell, when he boasts about murdering everyone on the planet, starting with Goku. |
| 576 | ** It's also why he attempts to [[TakingYouWithMe kill Cell via self-destruction]]: if 16 can't kill Goku, ''nobody can''. |
| 577 | * PetTheDog: On the receiving end by the writers. In the original series, 16's death is completely and utterly [[KilledOffForReal final]], [[CessationOfExistence since he doesn't have a soul to bring back with the Dragon Balls.]] [[spoiler: In the Abridged series, the end of episode 60 includes a still frame of a haloed 16 sitting under a tree with some birds, implying that his CharacterDevelopment had granted him a soul, [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence allowing him to pass on to the afterlife]].]] |
| 578 | * PoliticallyCorrectVillain: For a pure artificial intelligence programmed only to kill Goku, he is oddly conscious of transgender issues. |
| 579 | -->'''Android 18:''' Hey 16, how's that [[HaveAGayOldTime tranny]] coming along? \ |
| 580 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:I don't believe the car identifies as either male or female. [...] [[LateToThePunchline Wait]], did you mean the transmission? Because it's fixed.]] |
| 581 | * PunchClockVillain: Beyond his desire to murder Son Goku and his love of nature, there isn't much to him, and the former isn't even malicious. Heck, he even states that while he knows they ''shouldn't'' kill Goku, he still wants to. Amusingly, after his speech on [[TheWorldIsJustAwesome the beauty of the Earth]] manages to convince the other Androids to give up their plans for worldwide destruction, he immediately draws the line at not killing Goku. |
| 582 | * PreAsskickingOneLiner: When he finally steps up to fight for the first time against Cell, and Android 17 points out he's technically only programmed to fight Goku. |
| 583 | -->'''Android 16:''' [[AC:This Cell is comprised of 10.78% of Son Goku's DNA. These parameters… ''are acceptable''.]] |
| 584 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In contrast with the original show, he helps awaken Gohan's latent power not with an encouraging speech, but by calling Gohan out on the holier-than-thou attitude he has for the other Z Warriors. 16 takes apart Gohan's complaints about hardships (pointing out that Trunks has had it '''much''' worse and yet he still hasn't given up) and his DaddyIssues with Goku (observing that his own father Dr. Gero brought him back to "life" as a literal killing machine), and pointing out that while he might not love fighting like his father, being an ActualPacifist doesn't work when you're constantly dealing with monsters like Cell who will slaughter people no matter how high-minded your ideals may be. |
| 585 | ** 16 also zings Vegeta by pointing out how he's outright abusive towards Trunks, who's constantly been trying to win the approval of the father he never knew. |
| 586 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Is based on Gero's deceased son, Gevo, who died as a soldier of the Red Ribbon Army. [[spoiler:In this continuity, he was an accidental casualty of kid Goku's attack on the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters.]] |
| 587 | * RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Unlike 17 and 18, he's an ''actual'' android, I.E completely metal, no fleshy bits at all. |
| 588 | * RoboSpeak: His voice is given a robotic filter so it sounds like this even more so than his canon counterpart. |
| 589 | * RocketPunch: Combines with CallingYourAttacks. Android 17 is jealous. |
| 590 | * SanitySlippage: Getting half his head blown off causes him to become completely literal and think everyone and everything are birds. |
| 591 | * SarcasmMode: His monotone delivery makes it hard to tell at first, but he gradually picks one up, culminating in an IronicEcho that makes 17 proud, and a blistering "How are you?" when 18 asks how he's doing with a huge chunk blasted off his head. |
| 592 | * SignatureSoundEffect: His attacks all make sound effects from ''{{Franchise/Gundam}}'', and a few other mecha franchises. Lampshaded in Kai 3.5: |
| 593 | -->'''Android 16''': (as [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam "Gallant Char"]] plays) '''GUNDAM SOUND EFFECTS!''' (RocketPunch launches off to the SFX of a beam rifle) |
| 594 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: |
| 595 | ** In a manner of speaking. [[spoiler: The ending of episode 60 confirms that he has a soul and is in the afterlife, in contrast to the CessationOfExistence he had in canon.]] |
| 596 | ** [[spoiler:Played completely straight in ''Dragon Ball Z Kai Abridged Episode 3.5'', where he points this fact out.]] |
| 597 | * SpeaksFluentAnimal: In Episode 40, he is able to easily communicate with Toriyama, the bird Goku healed in ''Revenge of Cooler Abridged''. |
| 598 | * SuckingInLines: His (literal) hand cannons have a ''very'' dramatic build-up of energy added to them here as he prepares to blast Cell. |
| 599 | -->'''Cell:''' ''[[spoiler:having been blasted into a deep shaft]]'' Now I see a light!\ |
| 600 | '''Android 16:''' [[AC:WALK TOWARDS IT!]] ''[fires]'' |
| 601 | * VoodooShark: Somehow knows Gohan's flaws and gripes with Goku and his past as a fighter out of desperation... despite never having a conversation with the young saiyan. |
| 602 | * WheresTheKaboom: After a failed attempt at blowing Cell up he asks this. Even providing a ShoutOut to the {{Trope Namer|s}}. |
| 603 | -->'''Android 16:''' [[AC:A critical error has occurred. [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Where's the kaboom? There was suppose to be a]] [[EarthShatteringKaboom Cell-Shattering Kaboom!]]]] |
| 604 | * TheWorfEffect: 16 is the strongest of the Androids by a wide margin but Cell absorbs 17, all he ends up doing is proving how strong Semi-Perfect Cell is. |
| 605 | [[/folder]] |
| 606 | |
| 607 | [[folder:Cell]] |
| 608 | ->See Characters/DragonBallZAbridgedCell. |
| 609 | |
| 610 | [[/folder]] |
| 611 | |
| 612 | [[folder:Cell Juniors]] |
| 613 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Curtis "[=Takahata101=]" Arnott (Uncredited) |
| 614 | |
| 615 | Cell's offspring who look like miniature versions of him. |
| 616 | ---- |
| 617 | * DeadGuyJunior: Cell names his final offspring, Vegeta Jr. Jr. The real Vegeta isn't pleased. |
| 618 | * MookHorrorShow: They get absolutely ''destroyed'' one by one by Gohan once he goes [=SS2=], unable to hurt him or even run away. |
| 619 | * ThemeNaming: All of them are named after Cell's voice actors in the original dub and the many English dubs actors. |
| 620 | * TruerToTheText: They don't have their asses handed to them before suddenly getting stronger without explanation like in the anime, they remain consistent instead. |
| 621 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: With the exception of Vegeta Jr. Jr. being a CallBack to Nappa, none of them are that different from their canon selves: a bunch of mooks for Gohan to kill in a flash. |
| 622 | [[/folder]] |
| 623 | |
| 624 | !Other |
| 625 | |
| 626 | [[folder:Garlic Jr.]] |
| 627 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/garlic_jr.png]] |
| 628 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Fair enough."]] |
| 629 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Brandon "[=Vegeta3986=]" Rainsford (pre-TFS ''The Dead Zone Abridged''), Scott "[=KaiserNeko=]" Frerichs (Season 3, ''Dead Zone Abridged'') |
| 630 | |
| 631 | The son of Garlic Sr., a demon who once challenged Kami and was banished into the Dead Zone. Garlic Jr. wished for immortality on the Dragon Balls before seeking his revenge. |
| 632 | ---- |
| 633 | * AscendedExtra: After being skimmed over in episode 31, he finally receives proper coverage of his arc in ''Kai Abridged [[AprilFoolsPlot 2.9]].'' [[spoiler: Although that was AllJustADream by Gohan]]. |
| 634 | * AdaptationalIntelligence: [[spoiler: Downplayed. He realizes that summoning the portal to the Dead Zone is not only the only move that could lead him to defeat but would leave him in a fate worse than death, something that his canon counterpart never seemed to understand. However, the downplayed part comes due to the fact that he only realized it after his defeat in ''The Dead Zone Abridged'' movie and only remembers it ''after'' summoning it again in ''Kai Abridged 2.9''. He was about to close it up and let his immortality take down the protagonists right before Alucard shot him in the head and made him fall to the portal.]] |
| 635 | * BenevolentBoss: To some extent, especially compared to most of the other [=DBZ=] Abridged villains. In his movie, he's shown to be very tolerant of his henchmen's screw-ups, while someone like Freeza would have blasted them to kingdom come, and he even congratulates them when they succeed. When he learns [[spoiler:that they've all been killed]], he seems distraught for a few seconds. |
| 636 | * BigBad: Of the Garlic Jr. Saga, the pre-TFS ''Dead Zone Abridged'', and the remade ''Dead Zone Abridged''. |
| 637 | * BigBadWannabe: In the main series. In spite of the build up to the arc and his new threatening persona, he is effortlessly assimilated into Mr. Popo. |
| 638 | * BlasphemousBoast: Most of his lines when fighting Kami, who is treated like a god. |
| 639 | * BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:This is his fate in ''Kai Abridged 2.9'', courtesy of [[WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged Alucard]].]] |
| 640 | * BroadStrokes: Apparently ''something'' like ''The Dead Zone'' movie happened, since Garlic Jr. exists and references having been in the Dead Zone in Episode 31, [[spoiler:but we never see it. All we see is Krillin's movie script based on it, which is filled with ArtisticLicense and has details that don't make sense with the series' events.]] |
| 641 | * ByThePowerOfGrayskull: His three minions grow bigger and stronger by yelling foods that their namesake spices go on. Goku expects Garlic Jr. will do the same, but he doesn't. |
| 642 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Both he and his minions undergo some rather extreme character changes between the original movie and the remaster. The minions were brutish, a "douche bag" and a FakeBrit respectively in the original with Garlic being a CardCarryingVillain. Fast forward to the remastered version and the minions are now camp macho, high pitched, and flamboyant respectively while Garlic is the OnlySaneMan. |
| 643 | * DeathByAdaptation: Arrives on Kami's Lookout along with his minions, and starts running his mouth... to ''Mr. Popo''. Go ahead, [[TheAssimilator guess how that turned out]]. And his minions? They get killed off-screen. Kami returns to see exactly what happened, and is quite shocked to say the least. It's better not to know how they turned out compared to their master. |
| 644 | * DemotedToExtra: True, he was just an anime filler character, but there he had his own arc. In the abridged series, he's killed off in his first and only episode because he makes the mistake of mouthing off to Mr. Popo. |
| 645 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: Sending his minions to kill Piccolo before he wished for Immortality. He's thankful his minions are incompetent though when he realizes this. |
| 646 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: He is absorbed by Mr. Popo before he could do anything significant. |
| 647 | * EdibleThemeNaming: And an hungry Goku is quick to point this out. |
| 648 | -->'''Goku:''' I am Son Goku! And your name sounds yummy!\ |
| 649 | '''Garlic Jr.:''' I have been told... |
| 650 | * EspeciallyZoidberg: In pre-TFS ''The Dead Zone Abridged'' after opening the Dead Zone: |
| 651 | -->'''Garlic Jr.:''' Everything will be sucked into the Dead Zone! Including [[ButtMonkey Krillin!]]\ |
| 652 | '''Krillin:''' Leave me out of this! |
| 653 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Three of them in [[AprilFoolsPlot Dragon Ball Kai Abridged 2.9]]; |
| 654 | ** He's audibly disturbed when Gohan murders two of his henchmen and openly declares that he now has "a taste for blood", asking why he's like that. |
| 655 | ** He gets even ''more'' disturbed when Gohan says "harder" to Piccolo as he's strangling him. However, what Gohan ''meant'' was for Piccolo to fight the Black Water Mist harder. |
| 656 | ** He doesn't do gross. When Piccolo starts squeezing blood out of his neck, Garlic Jr [[VomitDiscretionShot throws up off screen]] after telling Piccolo multiple times to stop. |
| 657 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Is a full-blown heretic, yet still expresses relief by saying "Thank God". To see where this becomes full-on HypocriticalHumor, see LetMeGetThisStraight below. |
| 658 | * {{Immortality}}: But it doesn't help him in regards to Mr. Popo. |
| 659 | * LetMeGetThisStraight: |
| 660 | ** His opening line in Dead Zone Abridged when trying to figure out why his minions kidnapped Gohan when all he wanted was the Dragon Ball. |
| 661 | ** He and his minions come on the receiving end of this once it's pointed out that they tried to beat Piccolo to death (which kills Kami, which kills the Dragon Balls) before using the Dragon Balls to wish for immortality. The first response in both cases is to ''[[{{Irony}} literally thank God that his minions are too incompetent to kill God]]''. |
| 662 | * MuggingTheMonster: He mouths off to Mr. Popo, and doesn't seem to know just who he's dealing with, [[spoiler:which either gets him killed or suffer an AndIMustScream[=/=]FateWorseThanDeath punishment.]] |
| 663 | ** Averts it in the Remade Deadzone abridged. Kidnapping Gohan was not the plan, and he immediately recognizes that Goku will kick his ass once he realizes that he's Goku's son. |
| 664 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Goku and Piccolo both assume he's dead and start bickering about who killed him, ignoring Kami's warning of him being immortal. |
| 665 | * OhCrap: |
| 666 | ** After realizing who Gohan's father is (and how his minions kidnapped him), he starts freaking out. |
| 667 | --->'''Garlic:''' Oh God, your father's Goku… ''Oh my God you morons stole Goku's kid?!'' How? How did you steal Goku's kid?!\ |
| 668 | '''Cinnamon:''' Well first we beat up his wife.\ |
| 669 | '''Garlic:''' ''Oh, my shit!'' |
| 670 | ** He does this when he opens the Dead Zone ''again'' in Episode 2.9, mentally kicking himself up and down the block for it. |
| 671 | * OnlySaneMan: Compared to his henchmen. |
| 672 | * PlotIrrelevantVillain: Very much so. The entirety of episode 31 does not involve him in any way other than the opening and closing scenes, where he intends to enact his EvilPlan in the latter. Then Mr. Popo outright disrespects and assimilates him before he can do anything. He does show up in ''Kai 2.9'', but even then, it's treated as an AllJustADream sequence (specifically, Gohan's dream). He does become the BigBad of ''Dead Zone Abridged'' though. |
| 673 | * PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: Once he hulks out, his snide impish voice becomes a gravelly rumble that sometimes barely sounds like speech. |
| 674 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Especially with his size, [[spoiler:you're even more of this when Mr. Popo decides you're a pest and kills you off easily.]] |
| 675 | * SurroundedByIdiots: Works for and against him. Works since his minions failing to kill Piccolo meant he still got his wish. Didn't work for him since when they went to take Gohan's Dragon Ball, they kidnapped Gohan with the ball for no good reason. |
| 676 | * ThatCameOutWrong: EVERYONE'S GETTING SUCKED TODAY! (Although, strangely, no one comments on it.) |
| 677 | * VillainousBreakdown: After [[{{Immortality}} surviving what could have been]] a lethal combination attack from Goku and Piccolo... |
| 678 | -->'''Garlic Jr.:''' ''I AM ONE HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT DONE!'' |
| 679 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Appears in one episode, and is never heard of again. [[ADayInTheLimelight He gets the chance to shine a little more in Dead Zone Abridged.]] And his arc gets a proper adaptation in [[AprilFoolsDay Dragon Ball Kai Abridged 2.9]]. [[AllJustADream Kinda.]] |
| 680 | [[/folder]] |
| 681 | |
| 682 | [[folder:The Spice Boys]] |
| 683 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spiceboysdbza.png]] |
| 684 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Nick "Lanipator" Landis (Enema/Salt), Curtis "[=Takahata101=]" Arnott (Vinegar), [[WebVideo/CDawgVA Connor "CDawgVA" Colquhoun]] (Spice), Brienne Olvera (Mustard), and Kirran "[=LordMoonstone=]" Somerlade ("Baby Spice") |
| 685 | |
| 686 | Garlic Jr's henchmen. They briefly appeared in episode 31, but get a proper debut in ''Dragon Ball Kai'' episode 2.9. |
| 687 | ---- |
| 688 | * AdaptationNameChange: Enema was originally named "Salt" in the Garlic Jr. Saga proper. |
| 689 | * DiesDifferentInAdaptation: Gohan punches Spice [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice through some spiky architecture]], rather than blowing him and Vinegar up. In fact, the sight of this drives Vinegar to quit on the spot. |
| 690 | * EmbarrassingNickname: "Tard" and "N*gar". |
| 691 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Not only were they audibly disturbed by Gohan seemingly telling Piccolo to choke him harder, they don't approve of Mustard's nickname (See EmbarrassingNickname above) and they kicked out [[Anime/DragonBallGT Baby Spice]] seemingly for his [[{{Ephebophile}} dubious reasons]] as to going places. |
| 692 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: Salt/Enema. Tard admits that he's not that sad to see him get killed, and only tolerated him to piggyback off of his HBO Go subscription. |
| 693 | * HiddenDepths: Vinegar is a novelist who feels insecure about the fact that his name sounds like a racial slur, and writes about how he believes that being "the big tough stupid guy" is just societal impressions forcing him to be pigeonholed into a single role. |
| 694 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Spice is kicked into a wall spike by Gohan. |
| 695 | * QuirkyMinibossSquad: Down to fitting into the old "[[SissyVillain pretty one]], [[TheBrute tough one]] (albeit with two), [[DepravedDwarf weird one]]" layout so common to them, as Vinegar admits later on. |
| 696 | * NoRespectGuy: Enema is this for the Spice Boys. Mustard briefly seems to grieve his fallen teammate, only to clarify that he and the others hated him and he's more upset about losing access to Enema's HBO Go account. |
| 697 | * RetiredMonster: Vinegar, after becoming a best-selling novelist. When the interviewer asks him if he feels bad about being a part of bloody conquest through space, he avoids directly answering the question, and steers the conversation away from the topic. Based on his response, though, he does seem to regret his actions. |
| 698 | -->'''Vinegar:''' ''[sigh]'' To paraphrase Creator/AlexanderPope, if I may: "To err is demon; to forgive, divine." And I believe we are not the sum of our past mistakes, but rather the direction of our future. |
| 699 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Spice dies, Vinny gets up and leaves in the middle of the episode. As such, he's SparedByTheAdaptation and goes on to become a novelist. |
| 700 | -->'''Vinegar:''' Ugh, okay, this place is killing my high. I'm out. |
| 701 | * TheSixthRanger: "[[Anime/DragonBallGT Baby Spice]]". |
| 702 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Due to Vinegar pulling a ScrewThisImOuttaHere, he was never killed off by Gohan. |
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