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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9126: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:26:30 PM

Basically everyone would murder in cold blood in their first appearance. That fish Goku killed was intelligent.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#9127: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:32:27 PM

Bulma shot something she believed was a monster. She didn't think she was shooting a kid.

Given that she only managed to bruise Goku's forehead, and what would be revealed a few years down the line, she actually made the right call.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#9128: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:36:27 PM

[up][up] I mean, for a given value of intelligence, so are some of the specimens I dissect. So are some microscopic organisms if your value is "responds to stimulus".

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9129: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:39:56 PM

I mean that the fish was capable of human thought and speech.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#9130: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:44:51 PM

I mean, it's kinda hard to prove the former, and the latter is able to be duplicated by a parrot.

...And I don't remember it talking in the anime. Which I've had a lot more experience with than the manga.

edited 22nd Nov '14 8:50:00 PM by unnoun

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9131: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:50:06 PM

He sees Goku's tail, goes "hm?", laughs, then wonders outloud if it's a monkey or a stray cat.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#9132: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:55:51 PM

That was just giving us the Fish's point of view.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9133: Nov 22nd 2014 at 8:58:17 PM

But he was talking. Which isn't even unusual in Dragon Ball, so I don't see why it would need to be explained away.

Sea turtle is just an ordinary turtle and he talks. Goku also considered eating sea turtle until he was told that turtles aren't tasty at all.

edited 22nd Nov '14 8:58:50 PM by Saiga

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#9134: Nov 22nd 2014 at 9:12:28 PM

Which is total bullshit but I digress.

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#9135: Nov 23rd 2014 at 12:25:39 AM

I always though they kept Oolong around as emergency food rations.

Also, I have t wonder how unpopular Bulma had to be with guys that she resorted to searching for magical balls to get a boyfriend.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9136: Nov 23rd 2014 at 12:36:19 AM

I have to wonder how unpopular Bulma had to be with guys that she resorted to dating Yamcha.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#9137: Nov 23rd 2014 at 1:17:55 AM

Hey, Yamcha is a god damn catch; better boyfriend material than really, most of the people in this thread. Doesn't help he's one of the greatest cooks in the world.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9138: Nov 23rd 2014 at 1:19:01 AM

[lol]

There's nothing about him that makes good boyfriend material. The only thing we know he's done that relates to relationships is cheat.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#9139: Nov 23rd 2014 at 1:41:54 AM

Bulma was also in the wrong in the relationship, so they both screwed up.

And I'm serious, Yamcha's a catch.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9140: Nov 23rd 2014 at 1:42:57 AM

That doesn't justify anything. The only thing we know of Yamcha is that he's a cheater, he's not a catch at all.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#9141: Nov 23rd 2014 at 1:53:48 AM

Again, nothing was ever said about him cheating.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9142: Nov 23rd 2014 at 1:56:42 AM

What? Yes there was. Unless you mean that's unrelated to you saying he's a catch, but it totally is. For those who want fidelity, infidelity is a pretty big turn off.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#9143: Nov 23rd 2014 at 1:57:58 AM

This is from the Viz manga from what I can find:

"Yamcha was... um, not always faithful. She got fed up and broke up with him for good. Then she saw my father, sitting all alone, and it just... happened."-Trunks

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9144: Nov 23rd 2014 at 2:09:01 AM

Also Toriyama's comments:

“Come on; Yamcha’s a cheater.”

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#9145: Nov 23rd 2014 at 2:14:11 AM

He's such a catch that after Bulma dumped him, he was forever alone ever since. A bald, noseless midget did better for himself than Yamcha.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#9146: Nov 23rd 2014 at 2:16:20 AM

Toriyama's comment was a joke, and Trunks would have heard about Yamcha from Bulma, who isn't really a reliable source of info.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#9147: Nov 23rd 2014 at 2:17:26 AM
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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#9148: Nov 23rd 2014 at 2:19:22 AM

[up][up] There's nothing to indicate that at all. He straight up says he's a cheater as the reason they're not together. There's also nothing to indicate that what Trunks said is wrong.

Again, this is the reason the story gives for them not being together. There is absolutely nothing to go against this, stop reaching and trying to rationalize it away.

[up] what the actual fuck, that's disgusting.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#9149: Nov 23rd 2014 at 2:22:39 AM

Speaking of Yamcha, he was dumped by Bulma, wasn’t he?

That was a shock. I often spoke with Hiromi Tsuru-san, who plays Bulma; both she and I thought Bulma and Yamcha would end up together. And for Vegeta, of all people! It really was a shock. So when I met with Toriyama-sensei, I complained, “Why did it have to be like this?!” Then Toriyama-sensei said, “Come on; Yamcha’s a cheater.” (laughs)

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#9150: Nov 23rd 2014 at 2:22:48 AM

A) Toriyama laughed after he said the cheater thing, implying it was a joke, b) considering Bulma's role in the relationship, any info from her would be biased at best. Really, you're just not giving me any concrete proof.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!

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