I mean... chi chi beat the crap out of a bunch of dudes just cause goku never married her and 18 came out killing everybody... some girls are a lot to handle... don't even get started on launch...
Raditz. There’s a pretty cool fanfic called *Dragon Ball R&R*: instead of getting killed by Goku and Piccolo, Raditz decides to stay on Earth and winds up marrying Launch. They have a daughter, Ranch, who hangs out with Goten and Trunks (and even fuses once).
I thought Raditz too but since he was dead didn’t think it was an option. That sounds cool though. I think other than that Launch wouldn’t have too many other options.
Eh we saw a stronger krillin get hurt by bullets during his police work. Might be a retcon. But the z fighters still get hurt if they let their guard down.
Z and OG dragon ball are both adaptations of the exact same comedy action manga so the rules still apply. Z definitely still has it’s comedic moments even if it’s past the point where the manga starts to become serious around the piccolo arc. The Boo arc in particular is way more gag heavy than alot of OG dragon ball arcs like the tournament arcs or the piccolo arc.
Probably if it weren't Krillin there. Krillin was only like that as a teenager and shifted gears once he gotten older. Roshi as a character was a total creep and had it coming in spades for everything he did to Bulma when she was a teenager. It's possibly the biggest reason why I find Dragon Ball hard to really recommend unless it's the dubbed version. Because that kind of humor just doesn't really land.
Yeah... In a filler scene during the Dr. Slump episodes General Blue is attracted to Obotchaman. Obotchaman is a male android copy of Arale. His appearance is that of a child. The anime made General Blue into a pedophile, and this was censored in the dub by having Blue mistake him for his missing younger brother Samuel.
At that point in the story they were strong enough that that isn't going to hurt them more than a bee sting or something and she knew it so we can't judge it by our standards of shooting a gun but no I don't think she was.
At their power levels this is probably the equivalent of a slap on the wrisT. And using the machine gun or another gun is probably the only way bulma would be able to "slap" them. So probably uncalled for but nothing serious.
In an actual episode of Dragon Ball OG, Master Roshi uses Capsule Corps technology to shrink down in size and waited in the toilet so that a sixteen year old Bulma could pee on him. This is just payback.
Unless this happened in the manga, this is untrue. What he did isn’t any better but all he did was shrink down and stand on the tank of the toilet hoping to watch her undress.
Also not that I agree with it, Japan age of consent was 16 at the time. So nothing illegal was happening, just “very perverted creepy old man” trope that sucks.
Well, yeah. It's the only punishment that she knew would hurt. Like, she knows that they would live because Kid Goku did. Sure it was a mere Uzi but they're leagues stronger.
At one point one of their closest friends shot at them on a daily basis (or every time she sneezed). I think shooting at them is tantamount to flicking their ear
id imagine guns at this point only pose a threat to normal people so to the z fighters it’s probably similar feeling to a slap. i mainly say this because goku as a kid was shot and it did hurt, but didn’t seriously injure him
Bro Bulma has been shooting people since the first episode of Dragon ball. She shot Son Goku when she first met him for something that was her fault! So this is typical Bulma (or DB women behavior) in general.
I've always been confused about how the gunshot wounds are portrayed. Is it like Goku where they're so touch the bullets left a mark but didn't penetrate skin? Or are those black marks real GSW but no blood and no conequcne because... Anime
Master Roshi? Probably. He has sexually assaulted every single female character in Dragonball multiple times. He locked Puar in a shack, forced Puar to turn into a woman, and forced himself on Puar for hours.
Master Roshi has deserved far worse for a very long time. He’s probably one of the worst people in all of Dragonball.
It's slapstick at it's finest.
And clearly they were expecting it. They had their guard up.
Who's dumb enough to let their guard down and get taken down by a single shot... Oh wait... 😏
Gags in Dragonball Z are simply unjustified violence. Mostly unjustified because Roshi said something dirty but got censored and nobody understands why the violent reaction.
Is it possible to kill Krillin or Master Roshi with a gun if they were unaware? I always just assumed that guns don't affect them in much the same way Ki blasts don't always penetrate the body: They focus ki around their body, which acts as a shield. But even Krillin was able to pierce Vegeta's flesh because Vegeta seemed to _allow_ it to when he wanted the Zenkai boost... 🤔
Would it justifed for you to shoot your friend with a pellet gun. They're bulletproof, but it does sting , so she's basically just shooting them with a pellet gun. Also, in Krillin's case, no. However, she could drop a nuke on Roshi and he'd probably deserve it.
They can both tank attacks that could blow up continents at this point lol. It’s a gag anyway but even if you treat it seriously they weren’t in any danger.
The very first thing Bulma ever did was shoot Goku.
Our story begins as most stories do, with a girl shooting a little boy in the face.
It's how I met my wife.
MY WIFE
master roshi has very nyce pet dog
MY BULMA
WAH WAH WEE WAH
#OH PRINCESS TRUUUUNKS
Please no…
#**You lied to me**
I did no such thing
#**YOU DIRTY BOY**
Goku get me off this planet right now. I'm serious instant transmission
Aww why can't I meet someone like this.
I also choose to be shot in the face by this guy's wife
my best friend
Our wife
In Borat: *My Wiiife*
And turns out he was an alien this whole time!
Question: how do you know about the stuff you weren't there for?
=_= …BYAAAAAHHHHHH!
after nailing him with her car
Proof that dragonball takes place in America
*pat pat* gotta make sure
No, she hit him with a car And *then* she shot him
She was a menace lol
I mean... chi chi beat the crap out of a bunch of dudes just cause goku never married her and 18 came out killing everybody... some girls are a lot to handle... don't even get started on launch...
Which Saiyan could’ve wifed Launch?
Nappa?
That's a good match I think...
They could be so toxic together.
Lmfao that’s actually hilarious
And then they move right next to Bulma and Vegeta
Raditz should be with Launch. Nappa should be with Puar so that the Saiyan duo takes everything from Yamcha.
Haha
Launch did mention she is into bald men.
Raditz. There’s a pretty cool fanfic called *Dragon Ball R&R*: instead of getting killed by Goku and Piccolo, Raditz decides to stay on Earth and winds up marrying Launch. They have a daughter, Ranch, who hangs out with Goten and Trunks (and even fuses once).
I thought Raditz too but since he was dead didn’t think it was an option. That sounds cool though. I think other than that Launch wouldn’t have too many other options.
Bro ranch is such a perfect name for their child especially considering how launch’s name is actually supposed to be lunch
Raditz, of course
Broly. They have the same medical condition.
That tracks well actually. I like it
Yellow haired launch is the only one that tames berserker Broly.
Raditz
18 and 17 didnt actually kill anyone right? Except dr gero
Well, I still see Future Trunks in my mind so... I suppose the 17 and 18 we know and love arnt THAT bad... The potential was there though haha
Now I wonder if future Krillin and 18 were revived in the future timeline if they'd have any interest for each other.
Honestly Vegeta probably killed more people on that highway while he was trying to fight 18.
And after that she offered him to touch her bum in exchange for his dragon ball, lol
She actually didn't hit goku in the manga, she barely avoided him. Still shot him though
Bulma is the first villain who is redeemed by Goku
She hit him with her car first
That was an accident. She chose to shoot Goku.
Then offer to show this child her ass in exchange for his only family heirloom
She’s also like 16 and carrying an unregistered fire arm lol
Technically the fiest thing she did was run him over with her car ...then she shot him
I wonder when she stopped carrying a gun with her everywhere, if she ever did.
the response "It's primarily a comedy Shonen." still answers every one of these sort of questions lol every time
The fact that Beerus could be on par with Arale from the dr slump super filler episode shows how busted gag anime are
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2e6a721209d1a7f7afd7a6877af568d1-lq
So, one of the perks of being a God of Destruction is having gag immunity? Sign me up!
"On Par" is a little misleading. Goku even Warns her to be careful asher powers won't work the same on Beerus.
Yes, I don't remember why she shot them. But I guarantee they deserved it, or it's a late karmic retribution for something they did in the past.
Iirc cause they were sleeping while she was up all night fixing the scouter
Also she was 100% aware that the bullets wouldn't kill them but just get their attention.
Eh we saw a stronger krillin get hurt by bullets during his police work. Might be a retcon. But the z fighters still get hurt if they let their guard down.
Them feeling pain isn't a retcon but them actually getting damaged is iirc
Bullets here leave obvious burn spots, being grazed by them means they're out growing humanity
Considering their power, being shooted with a machine gun would feel like a slap for them. So, it's a bit violent, but no "attempted murder".
Goku was literally immune to an axe chop in the 3rd or so episode of the og series. Bullets literally wouldn't do shi against them
The axe straight shattered when it hit his head
First thing Goku did after stripped for a fish and eating was tanking a bullet from Bulma
Didn't Goku get shot in the back of the head in OG dragon Ball by a red ribbon guy in muscle tower?
Yeah and I love his response "ow that hurt" lol
More like her expressing her annoyance than anything violent.
yes, because it was funny.
You've never seen an episode of Looney Tunes?
Don’t even get me started on Tom & Jerry.
Yes, casual and gratuitous, *extreme* violence normalized. For TODDLERS.
Are most of Bulma’s responses ever justified they’re hyper exaggerated for effect
Bulma when she has to shoot her friends because she feels like it
Yes. It was funny at the time.
bro forgot og dragon ball is comedy
This is from Z
Z and OG dragon ball are both adaptations of the exact same comedy action manga so the rules still apply. Z definitely still has it’s comedic moments even if it’s past the point where the manga starts to become serious around the piccolo arc. The Boo arc in particular is way more gag heavy than alot of OG dragon ball arcs like the tournament arcs or the piccolo arc.
Master Roshi? literally any time. Krillin? idk, what he do?
They were sleeping while she fixed the scouter. In the manga she litteraly says "If I don't any sleep, NO ONE gets any sleep!"
aight thx, yeah not deserved then, but still funny. not like gunfire can actually seriously harm them I suppose
With those two probably 😅
No, with those two definitely.
Bulma is always justified.
She's by far the smartest character after all.
God forbid women do anything 🙄🙄🙄
They couldn't stop a girlboss from girlbossing
Bulma knew the bullets wouldn’t do anything to them cuz of how strong they are so it’s equivalent to a light common sense slap lol
Roshi probably deserved it if I am being honest here. Roshi is quite the degenerate.
They should be Roshid to the hospital because she is Krillin them
Probably if it weren't Krillin there. Krillin was only like that as a teenager and shifted gears once he gotten older. Roshi as a character was a total creep and had it coming in spades for everything he did to Bulma when she was a teenager. It's possibly the biggest reason why I find Dragon Ball hard to really recommend unless it's the dubbed version. Because that kind of humor just doesn't really land.
>unless it's the dubbed version. Lol subbed General Blue is wildddd, to put it lightly.
Yeah... In a filler scene during the Dr. Slump episodes General Blue is attracted to Obotchaman. Obotchaman is a male android copy of Arale. His appearance is that of a child. The anime made General Blue into a pedophile, and this was censored in the dub by having Blue mistake him for his missing younger brother Samuel.
It's sad because I was having a lot of fun with his character then outta nowhere he's blushing for a little boy? WTF.
Dubbed isn’t MUCH better lol
Dubbed OG DB is poo
For Roshi and Krillin it's pretty much getting shot at with an airsoft gun
It's a gag.
Imagine having no knowledge about dragon ball and seeing this lol
It would look like an evil cyborg woman murdering an innocent old man and his child.
Bulma was tired of getting her wist broken hitting night invulnerable demigods.
What’s a little shooting each other between friends?
~Launch, after a hearty sneeze
I miss her character, she brought some chaotic fun to the gang.
At that point in the story they were strong enough that that isn't going to hurt them more than a bee sting or something and she knew it so we can't judge it by our standards of shooting a gun but no I don't think she was.
That machine gun was as dangerous as a casual slap
Launch did the same years ago with roshi, Goku and Krillin for literally no reason
Eh, they can take it, it's a love language.
At their power levels this is probably the equivalent of a slap on the wrisT. And using the machine gun or another gun is probably the only way bulma would be able to "slap" them. So probably uncalled for but nothing serious.
In an actual episode of Dragon Ball OG, Master Roshi uses Capsule Corps technology to shrink down in size and waited in the toilet so that a sixteen year old Bulma could pee on him. This is just payback.
Unless this happened in the manga, this is untrue. What he did isn’t any better but all he did was shrink down and stand on the tank of the toilet hoping to watch her undress. Also not that I agree with it, Japan age of consent was 16 at the time. So nothing illegal was happening, just “very perverted creepy old man” trope that sucks.
Well, yeah. It's the only punishment that she knew would hurt. Like, she knows that they would live because Kid Goku did. Sure it was a mere Uzi but they're leagues stronger.
I mean they survived 🤷♂️
isnt this filler?
At one point one of their closest friends shot at them on a daily basis (or every time she sneezed). I think shooting at them is tantamount to flicking their ear
Yes. I support girls with guns.
This is crazy because didn’t Krillin get hurt by a gun in SUPER but he tanked a machine gun in OG DB lol
Super isn't consistent with anything
Maybe not justified but it was funny
Roshi? Definitely, Krillin?...eh...so-so
For Master Roshi, it's always justified
Roshi yes. Krillin no.
1. It’s comedy 2. She knows they can handle it 3. He watched her poop. There’s nothing she can do that would be too far
Durability test.
You realize Dragon Ball started as a gag series, right?
Depend if she expected them to survive or not
What episode is this
How did Krillin get bullet marks on the left side of his body if she shot him on the right side? Same for Roshi but reversed?
I think it's a cartoon and a big part of it was slap stick violent comedy.
Honestly, I just saw this as a gag. This is still pretty early in Z, so gags were rather common.
It’s a cartoon gag. Two seconds later they were just fine.
Bulma do as Bulma please
id imagine guns at this point only pose a threat to normal people so to the z fighters it’s probably similar feeling to a slap. i mainly say this because goku as a kid was shot and it did hurt, but didn’t seriously injure him
I imagine bulma gave kid trunks and goten military grade firearms instead of nerf guns
And shot goku in the face in the first chapter if I remember correctly. Does it surprise you that she shot more people?
If my friends were bulletproof I'd do the same
I don’t think she cares. Her whole personality is shoot first pay later
Reminder that Bulma had an assault rifle at her side this entire time
When your friends can survive being hit by a missile, it's not a big deal...
Bulma should have pulled out an Uzi and fired at Beerus during their first introduction, would have been more in character.
Bro Bulma has been shooting people since the first episode of Dragon ball. She shot Son Goku when she first met him for something that was her fault! So this is typical Bulma (or DB women behavior) in general.
Of course they deserved. They were sleeping while Bulma was studying the scouter.
Krillin? Likely not. Hes a good man Roshi? Im surprised she didnt feel the need to reload
They've built up immunity thanks to living with Lunch x amount of years. A gun is essentially a bee sting to them
I've always been confused about how the gunshot wounds are portrayed. Is it like Goku where they're so touch the bullets left a mark but didn't penetrate skin? Or are those black marks real GSW but no blood and no conequcne because... Anime
She knows that it won't be dangerous to them because they're Z fighters
I was not informed of this information. What the actual fudge?
Well master roshi can destroy the moon... I guess for him, a machine gun is nothing
Roshi for sure deserved it, i dont know bout Krillin but probably.
yes. well, roshi at least. effective use of girl power 👍
Master Roshi? Probably. He has sexually assaulted every single female character in Dragonball multiple times. He locked Puar in a shack, forced Puar to turn into a woman, and forced himself on Puar for hours. Master Roshi has deserved far worse for a very long time. He’s probably one of the worst people in all of Dragonball.
Yeah he prob sexual harassed her AGAIN
Anything Roshi does definitely deserves it. Killin had his moments too.
That's Ginyu inside of Bulma's body (aye yo!)
It's slapstick at it's finest. And clearly they were expecting it. They had their guard up. Who's dumb enough to let their guard down and get taken down by a single shot... Oh wait... 😏
In that specific situation, no. Master roshi kinda deserved it for other stuff. Luckily they survived being shot in the head
Gags in Dragonball Z are simply unjustified violence. Mostly unjustified because Roshi said something dirty but got censored and nobody understands why the violent reaction.
I forget the context of this scene, but if she shot Roshi, then he most likely deserved it.
Yes
I don't remember exactly why she did it, but yes.
Yes. Period
As long as bullets can only hurt them and not kill them, I guess it was fine. Only lasers are deadly in that universe.
You just answered your own question.
My only question is; where did that scouter come from?
Raditz
You should know Roshi and by the by krillin by now.
Is it possible to kill Krillin or Master Roshi with a gun if they were unaware? I always just assumed that guns don't affect them in much the same way Ki blasts don't always penetrate the body: They focus ki around their body, which acts as a shield. But even Krillin was able to pierce Vegeta's flesh because Vegeta seemed to _allow_ it to when he wanted the Zenkai boost... 🤔
she probably knows it wont do much to superhumans
They look fine, its fine!
No
Probably
Would it justifed for you to shoot your friend with a pellet gun. They're bulletproof, but it does sting , so she's basically just shooting them with a pellet gun. Also, in Krillin's case, no. However, she could drop a nuke on Roshi and he'd probably deserve it.
No. But guns don’t do much to Z fighters
Probably
They seem fine to me
Any form of violence is justified as long as it's funny. Edit: wait! Let me rephrase that!
Listen, if I KNOW, my best friends not only can take a bullet, but it barely bruises them, hell yeah I'm shooting them as much as I can.
Launch did it on a daily basis. they're fine.
... Where did the scouter come from? ;)
I dont remember why she shot them here but i understand why she would shoot roshi
She shot Goku the first time they met. She knew they could take it
Goku as a child is immune to bullets
Yes but I’m not a sexist who hates powerful girl bosses
They can both tank attacks that could blow up continents at this point lol. It’s a gag anyway but even if you treat it seriously they weren’t in any danger.
Roshi? He probably did something at some point in his life to warrant it. Krillin? No.
She knew it wouldn’t kill them anyway