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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#47801: Dec 10th 2016 at 8:10:48 AM

I mean, I like Chiaotzu in that one movie where he's an Emperor with a doll wife.

That was weird.

edited 10th Dec '16 8:11:00 AM by unnoun

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#47802: Dec 10th 2016 at 8:54:36 AM

[up][up] Nope.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#47803: Dec 10th 2016 at 9:00:27 AM

Sometimes I have difficulty remembering if Chiaotzu was ever anything more than an accessory for Tien.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#47804: Dec 10th 2016 at 9:05:03 AM

No not really.

I think Toriyama just had him there without having much of a plan for him.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#47805: Dec 10th 2016 at 9:30:04 AM

Well he seemed like an Evil Counterpart to Krillin, to parallel Tien and Goku's relationship at the time.

Obviously that was dropped afterward, but still.

edited 10th Dec '16 9:30:49 AM by BlackYakuzu94

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#47806: Dec 10th 2016 at 9:41:55 AM

Chiaotzu was DB's attempt at making a different type of fighter, telekentic and more of a support fighter.

That just didn't work in DB's Ki based stuff and moved to more of a non-fighter role. That is more than I can say about Yamcha who always tried and failed to be a front line fighter.

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#47807: Dec 10th 2016 at 11:29:54 AM

Who is going to win the baseball game tonight, people? Vote!

By the way, I was reading another of Toriyama works, one where he was only the writer and someone else drew the manga. I think I discovered the prototype version of Goku Black in Jiya, in the form of Steth. The guy is a former galactic patrolman who took over the body of a vampire, considers humans "greedy", but is also enjoying the feeling of using a vampire body.

Just a fun thought, but we all know Zamasu is Light Yagami meets Super 17, meets a Final Fantasy villain, meets Gigyas, with a small dosis of the Future Androids.

edited 10th Dec '16 11:40:21 AM by Tomodachi

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#47808: Dec 10th 2016 at 11:32:40 AM

They both lose, but it's actually everyone else but Goku's fault, because Toriyama likes subverting expectations and we know he is anal about his gag plots.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#47809: Dec 10th 2016 at 12:51:44 PM

When I learned that family names are considered old-fashioned in the world of Dragon Ball, I could barely believe it. Of all the many, MANY things in Dragon Ball, the idea that people used to use family names but have now stopped doing so... that's what breaks my suspension of disbelief.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#47810: Dec 10th 2016 at 12:52:32 PM

[up]

....

Where did you hear this?

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#47811: Dec 10th 2016 at 12:57:01 PM

A couple pages on TV Tropes said that Videl mentioned it early in the Buu saga.

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#47812: Dec 10th 2016 at 1:05:10 PM

I thought it was something she mentioned in Super.

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#47813: Dec 10th 2016 at 1:05:29 PM

Eh?

Umm IIRC that Videl line was about use of given names instead of family names, they are far more lax about it than modern Japan which surprised Gohan as everyone was a more 'friendly' in their speech at school than he was expecting.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#47814: Dec 10th 2016 at 1:12:19 PM

That's really minor...

Family names are dumb anyway...

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#47815: Dec 10th 2016 at 1:33:49 PM

Eeeeh, I don't recall that happening, but then again, my memory ain't perfect.

Anyway, I suppose Videl would be surprised since literally only the Son family has a surname in the entirety of Dragon Ball.

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DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#47816: Dec 10th 2016 at 2:30:28 PM

The Briefs have a surname too.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#47817: Dec 10th 2016 at 2:31:52 PM

No they don't. "Briefs" is just the doctor's personal name, it's not the family's name.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#47818: Dec 10th 2016 at 2:47:12 PM

Yep.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#47819: Dec 10th 2016 at 2:55:33 PM

Chaozu was introduced as a tournament opponent for Kuririn. He filled that role very well, and at that stage it was probably the most entertaining fight Kuririn had.

If he had gone off with the crane hermit instead of sticking around then I'm sure nobody would be questioning the point of him. But it's not like he stuck around for a long time compared to the other characters - his two deaths and defeat played a part in the next three arcs, establishing the general atmosphere/Tao Pai Pai's return, and after that he was written out of the series.

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#47820: Dec 10th 2016 at 4:37:19 PM

Yamcha was badass and a Butt-Monkey in this episode.

He also won it for his team

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#47821: Dec 10th 2016 at 4:39:20 PM

Well, I suppose that's the best we can ask for.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#47822: Dec 10th 2016 at 4:41:19 PM

I'm just happy that he did the death pose.

This song needs more love.
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#47823: Dec 10th 2016 at 4:45:16 PM

Lemme guess, He caught a ball of slid into a base and he made the death pose? Haven't seen the episode yet.

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Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#47824: Dec 10th 2016 at 4:48:38 PM

He took home base with the death pose.

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#47825: Dec 10th 2016 at 4:49:03 PM

Now that makes me wanna see it. That's just comedic gold.

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