#> YOU DO WELL. [recoome.]

[almightys]

ew

[bones4thecats]

Hi how are you doing could I request the dbz captain ginyu , burten, and jeice falling in love with a female z warrior reader who is like Carmella carmine from hazbin hotel who use ballet fighting techniques in battle 💗

➸ Fatal-Ballerina; Dragon Ball Z × S/O

Characters: Captain Ginyu, Burter, and Jeice A/N: This was a lot of fun to write! Thank you for fixing the issue we had with your last request too, @ally46hellen! ➥ Summary: Their Carmilla Carmine! S/O uses their ballet-attacks against their enemy

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╚═════ Captain Ginyu ═══════════════════════════╝

💟 Back to back with one another, Ginyu groaned. These aliens were getting to be to much for even the Ginyu Force to handle. Just a few miles away was the rest of the team fighting against the other guard members. The ones who had been working behind Frieza's back

💟 You narrowed your eyes and took a deep breath. Memories flashing in your head of your time growing up alongside your old friends. The way you were raised coming back as you lifted your leg and smashed it into the ground to launch yourself upwards

💟 Ginyu watched as you flipped and began to kick the many soldiers back with precision. He also noticed how your daughters joined in, throwing their weapons around as if they grew up doing this. Though, they kind of did, as they were raised by you and Ginyu

💟 He smiled at his kids and joined in the fight, successfully overwhelming the men and sending them backwards. You landed next to your daughters and smiled, hugging them while Ginyu pat their heads and kissed your forehead

💟 You both may be only seen as tools to the tyrant, but you were more than that inside. You were a family.

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╚═════ Burter ════════════════════════════════╝

🌀 Burter was dangerous, both physically and mentally. Though, many would disagree on the second part

🌀 You held more of the intellectual piece of your relationship, while he handled more of the physically imposing part. Burter was busy attacking a rogue ally while you ran away from some other guards

🌀 The rest of your force was busy handling some other guards while you allowed them to follow you. The Ginyu Force and Y/N Force were two of the most elite groups of soldiers within the Frieza Force, so having both of you there was shocking

🌀 As Burter and Jeice performed the Purple Comet Hurricane together, you jumped off the castle's balcony, alerting all who saw you. The guards followed you, trying to use their wings against you. What a joke

🌀 You managed to kick one of their heads off and use it to fight against the others. Burter smirked and grabbed you, throwing you back down for another attack. Once you finished your assault and eventually defeated the soldiers, Burter picked you up, allowing you to sit on his shoulder on the way back to the ship

"You did amazing, Ballerina!"

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╚═════ Jeice ════════════════════════════════╝

✴️ Jeice was having a fun time ever since they started training. As he dodged and attacked Guldo, you went up against one of your closest allies, Ginyu, and held your own extremely well

✴️ As you dodged and kicked the larger alien backwards as Guldo and Jeice stopped to watch alongside Burter and Recoome. They all watched with stars in their eyes as you moved around like a leaf in the wind, dodging everything coming at you as if it was nothing

✴️ You eventually jumped backwards after launching yourself upwards with your hands. Landing on your feet silently, you brought your leg back up and kicked Ginyu in the back of the head, making him groan and fall to the ground

✴️ He held his head in his hand as you smiled and pat his injury, asking for one of your daughters, Odette, to come by and fix him up. Jeice just stood alongside your other daughter, Clara, and bragged about how amazing his spouse and their mother was... despite the fact they know this. Don't judge him, he's just proud of his lovely lover!

[bliss-wily]

Ginyu Force Headcanons

A long time coming, several months in fact. I am so sorry to the anon who asked for these. I hope you still see these. As always SFW, I like to keep my blog a safe place. As always, if these overlap with anyone else’s it is simply coincidence. Most of these are pretty darn silly, I have gone with five for each member, plus an extra five for the group as a whole. Who doesn’t love the Ginyu Force, hehe?

Bonyu

Completely no-nonsense, not just with posing. Hence why she left, she needed to be around more ‘intelligent’ minds.

Related to Jeice in some way – maybe cousin or sister. I am not basing this solely on visual clues, she can use Crusher Ball after all.

Given her refusal to pose, had she been on Namek then perhaps the tables may have turned on Goku and Vegeta (well, at least for a little while – of course, the boys would eventually win).

Furthermore, she is likely the most competent when it comes to fighting as she is not leaving herself wide open much like the others had. She would be serious, and she wouldn’t be spending her fights taunting or arguing about candy with her teammates.

She takes every aspect of her job seriously and expects the others to do the same. Therefore, finds Taino annoying for her fangirling over the squadron (if you know, you know).

Burter

I reckon Burter may have the biggest sweet tooth of the entire squadron.

The poor guy is a little scared of women because of his relationship with his mother growing up.

By extension gets a little scared of Bonyu if she shouts or gets mad.

Thinks of the Ginyu Force as his family, worries about for whatever reason combing with the Armoured Squadron.

Absolutely games with Jeice, however, knows when to stop unlike his comrade. The team comes first.

Jeice

Swears like a sailor sometimes – gets told off by Captain Ginyu if he gets caught, Jeice is the youngest for the sake of my headcanons.

Unsurprisingly collects baseball cards.

Has most definitely slacked off to play video games on more than one occasion.

Too cocky for his own good at times. Jeice can also be a bit too openly flirty at the worst possible times.

This boy never runs out of energy and I reckon after Ginyu and Bonyu is probably the smartest. He definitely earned his second in command position for good reason.

Ginyu

A complete romantic should he become involved with someone.

Likely tries to manage any Frieza Force social media seeing as he is such a team player.

Ballroom dancing is a (not so secret) passion of Ginyu’s.

Has a stash of ice cream cake, it’s his favourite snack.

Likely gags anytime he sees a fly now, yes, I’m operating on the idea that he somehow got his body back from the frog. An AU if you will.

Guldo

A little insecure because he’s one of the smallest in size amongst the Frieza Force.

Also, a little worried sometimes that he isn’t worthy of the Ginyu Force as he isn’t as physically strong.

Of all of them, Guldo is the one most likely to find a way out of training, he’s a bit too reliant on stopping time and using psychic abilities.

Would be the one most likely to betray the Ginyu Force in favour of the Armoured Squadron. He’s an opportunist.

Get’s easily jealous if the others become close to outsiders in case he gets replaced.

Recoome

The biggest sweetheart if you get to know him.

I will assume Recoome works harder than the others too. He loves his job.

May act like a dumb brute but there is a brain there which he uses to his advantage seeing as he is underestimated so much. (By enemies anyway)

Treats Guldo the best of all members, he definitely looks out for the smallest member.

Absolutely still partakes in ballet, it has never left him.

Ginyu Force as a Whole

Jeice and Burter are 100% dating. (Simply for my headcanons, I am not forcing this on anyone, I promise.)

Mess with one, you mess with them all. That is a given.

They definitely run some form of fitness club for special training. Likely work anyone who shows up to the bone. They have a reputation to uphold as Frieza’s strongest after all.

In some parts of the universe, they are perhaps treated like celebrities. Parts of the Frieza Force are likely famous, and the Ginyu Force is most definitely one of those parts.

Have absolutely coerced Frieza or other members of the Frieza Force to do silly and embarrassing things on more than one occasion. Some light hearted evil!

[tobiasdrake]

The funny thing is, while Vegeta's zenkai from earth was a massive help for his rebellion against the PTO early on, allowing him to easily kill Dodoria and survive a beating from Zarbon's transformation, it still wouldn't have been enough to even touch Frieza's 1st form. IIRC it takes at least half someone else's power level to damage them at all (this may be a fan thing so take it with a grain of salt) so his power level of 24,000 would still be nothing compared to 530,000. Even if he had his Ozaru form, it wouldn't have even been half of that at 240,000.

Yeah, the gulf between Frieza and Ginyu is nuts.

Also, that's definitely a fan thing. Krillin was not at half a million when he severed Frieza's tail.

Granted, that was with the Kienzan. But that's kinda the point; There isn't really a universal answer for what Battle Power you need to have in order to hurt someone with xyz Battle Power because fighting is complicated. The PTO's overreliance on But The Numbers Said is their greatest vulnerability.

Which isn't to say the numbers are meaningless. Having a higher ki does make you stronger, faster, sturdier, etc. but even ki itself is complicated, being influenced by factors such as genki, yuki, or shoki, each of which is only a piece of your overall ki but influences the level of ki you have.

This is something the Scouters don't seem capable of registering; Fluctuations in ki are only measured when they're being consciously suppressed or inflated. But it's something that absolutely has an observable effect on the fighters.

Nappa loses his mind when Goku arrives. He's freaked out by the Scouter's reading of 8k+ for Goku and quickly loses his cool. Goku utterly dominates this fight, until Vegeta corrects Nappa's mindset.

We never get a reading on Nappa but Vegeta considers him to be close enough to Goku's ballpark that this fight is still winnable. But not if Nappa's losing his head like this.

Once Nappa calms down, he's fighting much more evenly with Goku. Goku is still superior, but by a slimmer margin.

This is no longer the easy and brutal beatdown that it had been before. Nappa's improved his shoki, his right-mindedness, and so his fighting ability has gone up.

That's not to say that being angry makes you weaker, though. Not by a long shot. In addition to Gohan's regular rage boosts, we see Krillin lose his cool against the Saibamen in this same arc.

Krillin here kills all of the Saibamen at once. How did he do that? Is he just many, many times more powerful than Tenshinhan and Yamcha? Probably not.

However, his outrage at Yamcha's death, while obviously making his shoki go down, filled him with tremendous yuki, tremendous courage. Which gives him tremendous ki. His will to fight increased dramatically and, with it, his ki rose dramatically.

This is how Gohan's hidden power works. Gohan can't fight very hard because he's a frightened child. He has very low yuki, which translates to much lower ki than his absolute potential.

Look at the tears flowing from his eyes as he swings on Recoome. His heart is not in this. But when it is in this, in those brief moments where his yuki erupts....

Hahahaha Get fucked, Frieza. Too bad this still isn't Gohan living up to his potential, because his shoki is running on empty in these moments.

Gohan doesn't think he can do this. And. Yeah. Not with that attitude, he can't. Gohan needs to believe he's strong enough to do this. Because that is the only way Gohan can be strong enough to do this. He needs strong yuki to match Cell.

The effects of genki, of health and wellness, on a fighter's abilities are probably the most obvious. When Goku's hungry, his genki goes down and he can't fight as well.

Vegeta is strong enough to lay waste to the Earthlings without breaking a sweat. But after taking a x4 Kaio-ken Kamehameha to the face and then losing his tail, he's pretty banged up. This combat damage brings down his genki, making it possible for even Gohan to match blows with him.

Well, for a time, at least.

Low genki or not, what the Scouter does measure, Vegeta's overall baseline strength, is still a factor. Differences in genki, yuki, and shoki have an effect on a fighter's abilities but training to cultivate higher ki is still important nonetheless. As is developing one's martial technique and battle strategy.

Oh, and don't be dying of heart illness.

Other factors such as byoki, illness, influence your level of ki as well. Fighting in this condition was a terrible idea.

What all of this amounts to is that Dragon Ball fighting is complicated and that trying to simplify it to "This guy has 50k and that guy has 60k so bigger number wins" is precisely the mistake that keeps screwing over the Planet Trade. The readings aren't inaccurate but they're never the be-all end-all of a fight.

[furryprovocateur]

top 3 voice lines from dbz budokai

3. "don't hit me" but it's said fast so it sounds like "dough eh me" - krillin

2. "you do well, huh huh, you do well!" - recoome

1. "YOU. . . YOU CREEP!" - tien

[gatorkid509]

Decided to upload the concept sketches for the Dragon Ball ocs I've come up with since getting back into the fandom. Some of them need a few tweaks( the one that's just a head needs a body XD), but I'm happy with what I have so far.

From left to right, we have:

Keylie, a young member of Zarbon's race who prefers to be in her Monster Form at all times. She's currently training to become stronger and hates those who consider beauty as everything.

Rambuta, a young member of Dodoria's race who was previously enslaved since he was an infant, but thankfully was freed by Keylie and now thinks of her as his big sister.

Icreema, a member of the Ginyu Force who usually steps in when one of the Ginyus is out of commission. She has incredible physical strength despite her small and danty size and is Recoome's older step sister.

And finally, Soya, a Cooler's Armored Squadron member who is a Brench/ Boulean hybrid via her mother having an affair with a Boulean. And while her both her fighting prowess and psychic powers are praised, she is considered scary and ugly by both many members of the Cooler/ Frieza Force and her Brench family( except her mother) thanks to her heritage, as well as her cold demeanor both on and off the battlefield.

There are parts of Keylie and Rambuta's story that I want to keep secret for now since I'm still developing it. But I can tell you they are currently being trained by Dodoria and Zarbon, respectively, who were revived after Chronoa discovered a future timeline where they were aiding Keylie and Rambuta, along with some other familiar Frieza Force members, in a huge battle against a very dangerous impotent villain. And while she initially wanted to fix the timeline and deem it an alternation by Towa, she ultimately decided to let it happen and even helps them from time to time.

As for Icreema, I might rethink Icreema a little since I haven't really developed her much than I have with Keylie, Rambuta, and Soya.

And for Soya, I definitely want to make a separate story focusing on her and the Armored Squadron as I've really developed Soya a lot since creating her, and her relationship with the Armored Squadron is definitely better than her relationship with her family. As well as having one of the Squadron members as her love interest.

I do have ideas for more DBZ OCs, but since they aren't drawn yet/ in development, you guys will have to wait a bit longer. Unless you guys decide to barrage me with questions.

Hopefully, I will get these guys into ClipStudio Paint ASAP since they desperately need colors. I know what colors to give Keylie and Icreema, but Rambuta and Soya are going to be hard.

But hopefully, I'll get it all done before the year ends, along with all the other OCs from the other fandoms.

Ehhh.... Hopefully... 😅

[maguro13-2]

Bulma in her Underwear Outfit : So...I hear people doing the Bulma Redraw ever since the Sailor Moon redraw challenge and the Pikachu challenge. No wait, the Pikachu thing was just meme from a screenshot back then. (sighs) This trend is a such big a hit and plus. I'm starting to feel like that's driving me nuts of me in a chair wearing my underwear. How's that for an arrange?

Krillin : No big clue, we just had any details were just two guys fully clothed while you are in underwear. I hope you do not mind of being annoyed by you now, isn't it?

Bulma in her Underwear Outfit : How am I annoying you, you little nutmeg!? I'm just doing business in the ship and that's because being in my underwear what not can do is to chill and relax, unless their's space people coming along to invade us.

Krillin : Space people? Space people, what space people? Oh-ho, I get it, the space people.

Gohan : Is this the part where they greet us friendly?

Bulma : No, but this is the part where we get abducted them! Also, I'm still in my underwear outfit! How is that exiciting!?

Krillin : That's because we may sleep in our underwear, but we don't sleep in our underwear that walk around! So case in point.

Bulma : That's a great a fond of you that this me being in my underwear redraw thing was a spectacular challenge and a huge phenomenon that really gives me a boost. And, uhh...FYI, there was a camera that I cam currently sitting in front to.

Krillin : Wait, what?

[cues dramatic music]

Gohan : You brought a camera to do the redraw challenge to yourself!?

Krillin : Are you serious!? You mean the Bulma Redraw challenge was a set up so that you could take a picture of yourself?

Bulma : Bingo! And it would be lucky that it would be the challenge to surpass Sailor Moon redraw challenge that is going top her off with that, SUCKA!

Gohan : Well, it's gonna be viral, then it has to be viral. I wonder how the Bulma Redraw is going to happen?

"Sometime later..."

Jeice : No way, that is serious cooked up art work, you did.

Guldo : This is quite a masterpiece.

Burter : It's really magnificent!

Recoome : What a gorgeous look on herself. This is truly a work of art.

Ginyu : Aw shucks, fellas. This Redraw challenge should be off the hock. I can't wait to show Master Frieza's face when he sees this pretty woman's picture of herself in that underwear and that top on a chair. She looks great as a female space captain for star trek.

Frieza : Captain Ginyu...

Ginyu : L-L-Lord Frieza! (the Ginyu Force turns and sees Frieza, who is in disappointment)

Frieza : What did I tell you about using my computer without granting my orders?

Ginyu : So, uhh, Lord Frieza. What do you think of the redraw challenge art that I made for you? Do you like it?

Frieza : You know what I think of it? I think I am indeed interested with this woman.

Ginyu : You really mean it?

Frieza : Gladly you asked a rhetorical question, Captain Ginuy.(outraged) BUT YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO USE MY COMPUTER WITHOUT ASKING ANY PERMISSIONS! NOW, ALL OF YOU! OUT! GET OUT, NOW! SCRAM!!!

Ginyu : Sorry, Lord Frieza! We we're just leaving! Thanks for stopping bye!!!

*ZOOM!*

Frieza : ...Imbeciles.

[og-reesetti]

Been rewatching the Dragon Ball series, so now I'm going to ramble about it for a while

Had a lot of fun with DB, it's a classic that has tons of fun moments and cool fights. I do miss the perpetual threat of the saiyans turning into apes that sorta went away after the early Z arc, but what can you do. Piccolo's theme has aged delightfully through the years, partially thanks to the memes but also the different renditions are so good. A genuine classic. I also miss that there were just... talking animals and dinosaurs. Like yeah that's how the world be. Bring that shit back!

On to Z! The saiyan trio are all terrible, just some of the worst individuals you could ever encounter. I love them. I'm somewhat partial to Raditz because I'm a sucker for massive heavy hitters, and a lot of his attacks looked so goddamn painful. Obviously there's a reason that Vegeta went on to be such a staple favorite for folks, he's such an ambitious warrior that does his best to be the nastiest, most antagonistic cunt in the universe. But despite that, even through the Frieza arc you see him have moments of protecting people, sometimes for unselfish reasons, but he's so quick to say it was for some prideful reason and do something awful right after. Piece of shit, I enjoy him so much.

On Namek you have Frieza and the Ginyu Force, both delightful for very different reasons. Frieza is so cartoonishly villainous. He couldn't be more evil and heartless, and he's so up his own ass about it that mf doesn't even bother walking around for the first section of the arc. I don't think he's my favorite villain in the series, but he's so iconic and shitty and that final form design is so sleek and cool, you gotta appreciate him. Meanwhile you have the Ginyu Force, the silliest Power Ranger team. The crew is mostly just clownery given form and aside from Recoome, they all go down pretty fuckin quick. But Ginyu the man himself is so charismatic and zany, and pretty competent as an officer and leader. But every time he's on screen he's being either outlandish or crafty. He's the perfect subordinate and hype man.

The final fight between Goku and Frieza is pretty long in the tooth near the end for a "five minute clash" but honestly, yeah that's what happens when you have entire halves of an episode dedicated to standing around powering up and yelling. That's DBZ baby. The clashes are damn good but they're so far between sometimes I spent too much of the yelling time looking at my phone instead.

ANDROIDS! I really like the Android arc. You have the mystery of who Trunks is leading into the wackiness of time travel, and the lead into "oh these androids aren't the right ones wait why aren't they the right ones oh THESE NEW ONES ARE MUCH WORSE WHAT WHO'S THAT BIG GUY" and it just escalates leading into Cell. But the drama and intensity of the whole thing is peak shit. 16, 17 and 18 are such a fun trio that interact so well together and their personalities and abilities are a delight. I'm glad down the road we at least get to keep 17 and 18 around but outside of DBFZ I'd love to see 16 return to the story, even in a supportive role akin to 17 and his ranger bit. Also yes 18 and Krillin are goals.

And now we're up to where I'm currently watching, the Cell Games. Cell as his himself is probably up there for visually fantastic designs. His first appearance as the massive cicada-like husk to his first form being so genuinely alien and slimy is such a great shift from Frieza's personality and intro. The genuine "bro what" moment of him using the Z Fighters' abilities was awesome, and connected super well with the time travel story. How he absorbs people's bodies and the fuckin inhalation of the Androids is so fuckin creepy and gross (and depending on the audience, desirable and appealing) and changes forms leads so well into the bio-terror vibe he has. But also just like Frieza his cockiness leads to him actually giving the Fighters time to become strong enough to put up a fight and eventually flatten him. Bad guys need to stop wanting even fights lol.

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And that's where I'm at for now. I'm jazzed to revisit more of these characters and stories I like so much and will eventually return to yammer about them yet again.

[archoneddzs15]

Sega Mega Drive - Dragon Ball Z

Title: Dragon Ball Z / ドラゴンボールＺ 武勇列伝

Developer/Publisher: TOSE Software / Bandai

Release date: 1 April 1994

Catalogue No.: T-133013

Genre: Fighting

While the Super Famicom got many Dragon Ball games the poor Mega Drive only got 1 or 2 if you included the poor Chinese bootleg game (I will include that one at some point). So, with this being the only official Mega Drive Dragon Ball game, fans are going to want it to be a good one. Thankfully it is!

For a Mega Drive fighter, this game is quite pretty. All of the characters are well drawn and animated with some pretty impressive special moves that look as if they've come straight from the anime show. Then there are the backgrounds. All Dragon Ball games have pretty much the same backgrounds however they do look very nice on the Mega Drive. Far better than you'd expect and easily on par with the Super Famicom games. Talking of which, this is the only 16-bit Dragon Ball game to feature Kuririn (Krillin), Rikuum (Recoome), and Captain Ginyuu.

Unfortunately, poor sound programmers can't get anything worthwhile out of the Mega Drive sound chip. You only have to play most American games to hear that. Games that use the "GEMS" (Genesis Editor [for] Music [and] Sound Effects) or "Sound Images" sound engine are most noticeably bad. There are of course many poor Japanese sound programmers and those at TOSE certainly weren't up to speed with the excellent Mega Drive Yamaha YM2612 FM chip. The result is weak music, poor-ish voice samples, and annoying sound effects. The Super Famicom Dragon Ball games blow away the Mega Drive game in this department hands down.

But wait, it's not all bad because this game of Dragon Ball Z is actually great fun to play as long as you own the 6 button [Fighting Pad 6B] controller and if you don't then why not? It's much better than the 3-button original in terms of comfort and accuracy. Characters are easy to control, special moves easy to pull off and everything just feels so right. Indeed, you can't fault the way this game plays and that's its jewel in the crown. If you're a fan of Dragon Ball, you'll love this game. Oh, and this game saw a limited release in Japan, France, Spain, and Portugal.

For the first time ever, I even show a picture of the PCB for this game.

[duhragonball]

[FIC] Luffa: The Legendary Super Saiyan (148/?)

Disclaimer: This story features characters and concepts based on Dragon Ball, which is a trademark of Bird Studio/Shueisha and Toei Animation.   This is an unauthorized work, and no profit is being made on this work by me. This story is copyright of me. Download if you like, but please don’t archive it without my permission. Don’t be shy.

Continuity Note: Yo, dawg, I heard you liked the golden ape from the Namek Saga, so I had the golden ape travel through time to the Namek Saga so she could listen to Vegeta talk about the golden ape in the Namek Saga.

Tonight’s Episode:

 [24 December, Age 762.    Namek.]  

Once, Luffa had been the mightiest Saiyan of her age.    Now, her power had been mysteriously curtailed, and she was nothing more than a raw recruit in the Time Patrol, a collection of warriors who resolved temporal anomalies with their fists.   Luffa had been wary of the job at first, but she gradually decided to get used to it, mainly because her old life was over.    The Time Patrol seemed to be the only prospect she had left.

But her latest mission threw even this into doubt.   A mysterious enemy had altered history on the Planet Namek, during a battle between the Ginyu Force and Vegeta.   Luffa's intervention had been unorthodox, but effective.    The enemy had manipulated the entire Ginyu Force into attacking as a unit, overwhelming Vegeta, and then later Son Goku, when he arrived on the planet.   Luffa's solution was to attack Vegeta, which convinced Ginyu that the situation was under control.    He left Vegeta's execution to his men, who agreed to fight one at a time, as history intended.    

The only problem was that Recoome was very insistent upon removing Luffa from the field before settling his business with Vegeta.   His death move, the Eraser Gun, seemed to vaporize Luffa completely.  

Ironically, this set the course of history more or less back on track.    The Time Patrol didn't undo changes in history so much as they contained the effects.    Their patron, the Supreme Kai of Time, could isolate and quarantine tampered segments of the timeline, and massage the "true" version of history back into it's proper shape.   But this was best accomplished by altering those tampered segments further, reducing the impact of the changes.   Luffa's mission was not to defeat the Ginyu Force or to save Vegeta.    Her job was simply to make sure that the Ginyu Force defeated Vegeta, but not so badly that he couldn't survive before Goku arrived to save him.   Now that Luffa had been Eraser-Gunned out of the battlefield, and Recoome was fighting who he was supposed to fight, everything was essentially playing out how it should have.    

Recoome had pummeled Vegeta within an inch of his life.   The mysterious enemy had infused Vegeta with an arcane energy that made him stronger and more aggressive, but Luffa had beaten that out of him, and so he was helpless against the superior power of Recoome.    Vegeta's only allies on Planet Namek were Krillin and Gohan.   They had been in competition for Namek's Dragon Balls, but when faced with the overwhelming power of the Ginyu Force, they agreed to a truce.   And so, Krillin and Gohan tried to help Vegeta fight, whether out of pity or a sense of honor.     It made no difference.   Recoome defeated Krillin with a single kick, and Gohan was left with a broken neck.    

And then, right on schedule, a spaceship touched down on Planet Namek, and Son Goku emerged, barely in the nick of time.    He arrived on the battlefield, and gave magical senzu beans to heal Krillin and Gohan.   He read Krillin's mind, and, upon learning that Vegeta had helped them, tossed a senzu bean to Vegeta as well.    This was not merely an act of kindness, or gratitude.   Goku had unfinished business with Vegeta, and he planned to settle it with him later.  They were Saiyans, after all.    

Amidst this touching reunion, the three Ginyu Force members were confused.    Recoome had nearly killed his opponents, only for a stranger in an orange dogi to restore them to full health.    Goku ignored Recoome completely, except to give him a warning: Leave the planet while there was still a chance to do so.

What confused everyone on the battlefield was that Son Goku's demeanor was completely calm, and his battle power so low despite the rising tension.   Vegeta, Gohan, and Krillin could sense this, while the Ginyu Force relied on measurements taken from their scouters.    Both suggested that Goku was bluffing, but his poise suggested otherwise.

And then, in the midst of this tense standoff, the deafening silence was broken by a furious cry.

"I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU, BASTARD!"

Luffa had returned.  

"What the hell?" asked Burter.   From the sidelines, he and Jeice had been watching Recoome's battle.    They had seen Recoome grab Luffa by the hair and blast her with the Eraser Gun at pointblank range.    

"Crikey!" was the only word Jeice could think of.   It wasn't just Luffa's survival that bewildered them, but the fact that she hadn't shown up on their scouters, which were sensitive enough to pick up almost any life sign.

"Oh, goodie!" Recoome said as he glanced up to spot Luffa floating in midair.    "I thought that last shot finished you, but I guess this means I get to play with you a little longer after I snuff out this wiseguy."

Luffa alighted on the grass near Vegeta.   Her yellow pants were reduced to rags hanging from her boots and sash.  Fortunately, the Toki Toki clothing shop had used sturdier material for the rest of her gear.   The black compression shirt and shorts she wore were singed, but mostly in tact.   Her eyes were wide with rage, and she bared her teeth as she spoke.  

"I lived, jackass!" Luffa shouted.    "Damn near knocked me out, but I still managed to slip out of your grip before your blast could kill me!     Instead, it carried me about five miles out!   But don't worry, I made sure to hurry back as soon as I came around!   Let's go!"

"Oh yeah, sure thing!" Recoome said.   "But lemme wipe the floor with this loser first!   He's in an awful hurry to die, ya know!   To be honest, he's kinda got me mad."

"You can't beat me," was all Goku had to say.   It wasn't a boast or a threat, merely a statement of fact.   He never took his eyes off Recoome, despite Luffa's dramatic entrance.  

"Fine!" Luffa screamed.   "You want to fight Kakarot first?  Be my guest.    Just get on with it!"

She crossed her arms and hyperventilated through her clenched teeth while the tense standoff resumed.    "Hurry up," she grumbled under her breath.     At last she noticed Vegeta standing nearby, and the astounded noises he was making.   She turned to face him and snarled: "What the hell is your problem, anyway?"

"I-is Kakarot... a Super Saiyan?!" Vegeta asked.  

"What?" Luffa asked.    

"He can't be!   He's just a low-class warrior!   It doesn't make any sense!"  

Luffa wasn't sure if Vegeta was talking to her or to himself.    He seemed completely transfixed by Goku's presence, despite the fact that he hadn't actually done anything so far.

"What are you babbling about?" Luffa demanded.  

"Tch!   You're a Saiyan yourself, aren't you?    You must have heard the legend!" Vegeta snapped, suddenly glaring at her with a panicked expression.   "The Super Saiyan!  The legendary warrior who can surpass barriers that even most gifted fighters cannot!"

Luffa blinked twice.   Then laughed.    

"Does he look like a Super Saiyan to you?" she said, pointing at Goku.  

"I don't know what they look like!" Vegeta growled.   "The last Super Saiyan supposedly existed a thousand years ago!   And I never believed those stories in the first place-- What are you grinning about?"

"That's your 'barrier'?" Luffa asked.   "Kakarot's standing up to that overgrown sack of offal, and you think that makes him the Legendary Super Saiyan?"

"You fought Recoome yourself!" Vegeta said.   "You saw what he could do!   You barely survived!"

"Oh, he's a tough bastard, no doubt about that," Luffa said.   "But I'm just getting warmed up, and the old stories never mentioned anyone as dull as him.    Chanisp killed a demon, remember?   And Asparaj brought fiery retribution on the fae folk."

She paused for a moment, but couldn't resist adding her own lore to the discussion.   "These Ginyu Force creeps, they make for a decent scrap, but they don't hold a candle to the Shockmaster, for example."

"What does any of that nonsense have to do with the Super Saiyan Legend?" Vegeta rasped.  

Luffa suddenly felt her throat go dry.   "I'm talking about the legend," she said.   "The Super Saiyan, from a thousand years ago.   Do you think she just stood around and scratched her butt all day?"

"She?" Vegeta scoffed.  "You've got to be joking!    I always knew the old stories were pure fantasy, but I had no idea there were such... inclusive interpretations of the legend."

"Then what interpretation did your mother teach you, Vegeta?" Luffa asked coldly.  

"Oh, I made it a point not to listen to her fairy tales about the old heroes," Vegeta said.   "My destiny was to outshine them all, so their example was meaningless.     Besides, there's hardly anything to say about the last Super Saiyan.   He lived ten centuries ago, and he could only maintain his power in the transformed state.   But he was too primitive to control it."

"Primitive...?" Luffa grumbled.  

"One day, his rage burned so intensely that it eventually consumed him.   In the end, he was destroyed by his own power, along with whatever miserable planet he happened to be standing on."

His words were like a knife sliding between Luffa's ribs.   "That... that's it?" she asked.   "That's all you know?"

"But if there were a way to achieve such power, I should know it," Vegeta went on.   "I am the Prince of All Saiyans!   If there is to be a new Super Saiyan, it should be me!"

And then, as Luffa was still reeling from this revalation, Recoome finally threw a punch at Goku.    He dodged with ease, moving so quickly that most of the spectators couldn't follow his movements.    But Luffa saw, as did Vegeta.     Super Saiyan or not, there was no denying that he had improved remarkably since Luffa's last encounter with him.    

Recoome was dumbfounded, while Jeice and Burter suddenly found Goku standing beside them.     When they tried to attack him, Goku vanished again, returning to Recoome.    

"You do well!" Recoome crowed.   "You do well.   Yeah, we get the idea, punk.    You're pretty fast, but that still won't save you!   See, I've got a special move that I've been saving!   Yeah, that's right.   It'll wipe out this whole place in an instant, so you won't be able to dodge this one, no matter how fast you move!    Hehhhh, I hope you're ready, because I'm about to send all of you wimps straight to hell!"

With that, Recoome crouched low, and planted his fists on the Namekian topsoil as he gathered his energy.    Arcs of red ki cracked across his back, and cracks began to appear in the ground, spreading outward from his feet.    He looked up at Goku as he prepared, and smiled.   Most of his teeth had been lost when Krillin and Gohan foiled an Eraser Gun he had tried to use on Vegeta, but Recoome's arrogant enthusiasm remained undaunted.   Not far away, Krillin and Gohan trembled with fear, while Jeice and Burter watched with confidence.    

Beside Luffa, Vegeta stared intently.    "Now we'll see," he muttered.    "Now we'll see if I was right about you, Kakarot."  

Son Goku simply stood his ground and watched Recoome intently.  

At last, Recoome rose to his full height, and held up his arms as though reaching for the sky.  

"Recooooooome... Ultraaaaa.... Miracle..." he began to shout.  Goku didn't move.    

Recoome got out one more word: "Fighting".   Whatever else he had to say was cut off when he suddenly took an elbow strike to the chest.    The force and precision of the blow was such that it disrupted every organ in his torso.   His heart skipped a beat, then two.    For a single, agonizing moment, all he could do was twitch and grunt as he registered the pain.    

But Goku had not moved.   He simply stood his ground, and watched as Luffa stood between him and his opponent.    Recoome collapsed at Luffa's feet.    

"You were taking your sweet time with this one," Luffa snarled as she looked back at Goku.   "I don't normally butt in on other people's fights, but you two never actually made contact, so I can't say that I interrupted anything."

"No worries," Goku said.   "He left himself wide open, but I could tell you were about to try something, so..."

He shrugged, and Luffa turned back to Recoome.    "I'm sorry," she said.   "What was it you were going to say?   Recoome Ultra Miracle Fighting... what?"  

Recoome was unable to answer.   He was doubled over, with his face down in the grass.  The only motion he made was a few convulsions, and soon, even those stopped.   Luffa kicked him to knock him over.    

"Come on!" she growled.   "I want to hear what you have to say!"  

"Leave him alone," Goku said.   "He's beaten."

"You're right!" Luffa said as she picked Recoome up by the tattered remains of his Ginyu Force Uniform.    She lifted him high over her head to get him off the ground.   Recoome was unconscious.   The only response he could give was a trickle of drool from his mouth.    

She glared at Goku, and then at Jeice and Burter in the distance.   "Maybe I should ask his friends."

Then she vanished, moving just as quickly as Goku had done.    In the next moment, she was flying headlong toward Jeice and Burter, who barely had any time to react.    She tossed Recoome at Jeice, and drove herself straight for Burter.  

"Holy--!" Jeice managed to say before his teammate slammed into him at breakneck speed.    For Recoome this was literal, as his neck snapped even before his body collided with Jeice's.    

Burter did slightly better.   He dodged Luffa's approach, but only just.   Then he fired a ki blast from his hands in a desperate bid to put some distance between them.    

"S-so fast!" Burter gasped.    

"Yeah, you're pretty quick yourself," Luffa said.   His blue energy blasts spilled over her like so much water, and she stepped through his attack to deliver a kick to his head.    Again, Burter dodged, but the margin for error keept getting thinner and thinner.  

  "She's a monster!" Jeice wailed.   "A monster!"

Luffa ignored him and continued chasing after Burter.    "That's the spirit, blue man," she said.   "Keep trying.    But I only have to connect once, and then it's all over!"  

"Run, Jeice!" Burter shouted.     "I... I can't hold her off much longer!    Get the Captain!"

"But what about you?" Jeice cried.    

"Hurry!" Burter pleaded.    "Before it's too late!"  

Luffa began to laugh.   "That's right, Jeice!" she shouted.   "He'll die no matter what you do!"

And this threat was enough to convince Jeice to retreat.  He took one last look at his friend, then blasted off into the horizon like a bright red missile.   Luffa paused to watch him go, which gave Burter just enough time to land a single blow to her face.    

She didn't even dignify this by dodging or blocking.    She simply let him hit her.    

"Again!" she said, waving with her hand to egg him on.    "Hit me!"

"You're insane!" Burter moaned.  

"I said hit me!" Luffa screamed!     "I want to get good and warmed up for the others."    

"That's enough!"  

She turned to look at the others below, and saw Goku calling out to her.  

"He's no match for you!" Goku insisted.  "Let him go!"

"Don't be a fool, Kakarot!" Vegeta shouted.   "We need to kill him now!"    

"He's not a threat!" Goku shot back.  

"No," Luffa said.   "You're not a threat, are you, Burter?    But when your pals get back, I can take on all of you at once..."

"You're insane!" Burter said.    "I don't care how fast you are, you'd have to have some kind of death wish to want to take on Captain Ginyu!"

"I don't want to take on Captain Ginyu," Luffa said with a ravenous gleam in her eye.    "I want to take on the entire Ginyu Force.   Your dead friend got me all fired up, and I want more!    So go and get him, or would you like me to tear your throat out right now, and save you the suspense?"

Burter wasted no time deciding.    He turned and fled with the blinding speed he was known for.    Satisfied, Luffa let herself drop to the ground and rejoined the others.    

"You imbecile!" Vegeta shouted.   "Your pathetic mercy is going to get us all killed!"

He raised his hand to fire a ki blast after Burter, but Luffa swatted his arm and sent his shot careening off in the wrong direction.    

"Maybe you didn't listen to the stories," Luffa said with a manic grin.   "But I did.   The old heroes didn't back down from anything, and neither did the last Super Saiyan.   But if you're so worried about mercy, wait until I'm done with them, and you can finish off whatever's left."

"Have a care, woman!" Vegeta grumbled.   "I don't know who you are or how you got here, but I won't let your recklessness stand in the way of my wish!"

"Uh, hold on a second.   Aren't we getting worked up over nothing?" Krillin asked.   "I mean, you all saw how fast Goku's become, and she beat Recoome with one shot!   I mean, maybe the tables have turned here.   It sounds crazy, but if all five of us stick together, we just might have the advantage."  

"Hmph!  Don't let this go to your head, baldy," Vegeta warned.   "Kakarot may have improved, and this madwoman might even beat Captain Ginyu, but Frieza's still far beyond anything you can imagine.   And don't forget, Ginyu took all seven Dragon Balls back to his ship!   There's a good chance Frieza's already made his wish by now, so he'll be invincible and immortal."

"No," Krillin said, "I don't think so.    On Earth, when you call the Dragon, all sorts of crazy things happen.    The sky turns dark, and so far it's been daylight this whole time.   He may have the Dragon Balls, but he hasn't made his wish yet.    Maybe he doesn't know how to use them."

"Gosh," said Gohan.  "Then that means... we might still have a chance!"  

"Krillin, do you still have the Dragon Radar?" Goku asked.    

"No, we left it with Bulma," Krillin said.  

"Then I want you two to find her and get it back," Goku said.   "With any luck, you can find the Dragon Balls while we keep them occupied here."  

"Uh, sure, Goku, but..." Krillin gestured to Luffa and Vegeta.   "Are you sure you'll be okay?   These guys aren't exactly friendly, and you used up all the senzu beans on us."  

"I'll be fine," Goku said with a confident smile.   "Now get going.   Every second counts, Krillin."

*******

"Recoome's dead?" Ginyu shouted.   "Inconceivable How could you let this happen, Jeice?"

"This guy showed up out of nowhere, and then we got so busy with him, that crazy Saiyan girl showed up and beat him with just one punch!"

"He's right, Captain!" Burter said between gasps for breath.   His great speed had allowed the blue ophidian to catch up to Jeice on their way back to Frieza's ship, but he had worn himself out from the effort.   "But she has a weakness!   She let us both go because she didn't think the two of us were enough of a challenge for her.   She wanted to fight us all together!"  

"Hmmm, overconfident, is she?" Ginyu mused as he rubbed his chiseled jawline.    "Still, it's hard to believe that a warrior as mighty and as stylish as Recoome could be defeated by a single Saiyan, and a woman at that.   We should proceed very carefully...   Luckily, I've been preparing for just such a contingency.    You men, line up!"

They were all standing outside of Frieza's spaceship.    Several crew members lined up and stood at attention.   There was a patch of upturned dirt nearby, and some shovels.    

"You men did well burying the Dragon Balls," Ginyu announced.   He began to pace up and down the line, his hands clasped behind his back.   "And your fighting poses were... well, I won't lie, they were terrible, but I see some potential.    I had planned to hold on to your service records so I could keep you in mind for potential openings in my team, but it looks like there's no time like the present.    As of this moment, I am hereby deputizing you all as honorary members of the Ginyu Force!     Now... sound off!"

One by one, the crewmen struck various poses, and called out their names.

"Goose!" cried Goose.

"Oggerrrrrrrrs!" shouted Oggers, who hoped to use loudness to compensate for his posing ability.

"Huh?   Oh!   Strock!" yelled Strock, a half-second off his cue.    

"Captain Strong!" bellowed Ootmelc, because he thought they were all supposed to invent codenames, and this was the best he could come up with on short notice.

Ginyu immediately locked eyes with him.    "So you're a captain too?" he said ominously.    

Ootmelc made a loud gulp as he realized his error.    The other three crewmen decided to keep quiet, and so they did not announce themselves.

"Uh, Captain?" Jeice said.   "We really need to get moving.   If those Saiyans come looking for us, they might wreck Lord Frieza's spaceship worse than it already has been."

"You're right, Jeice!" Ginyu said, temporarily putting his ire aside.   "We can't afford anything less than strict military discipline and professionalism!     We move out immediately!"

"Wait, where's Guldo?" Burter asked.  

"He was very upset from earlier," Ginyu said, "so I gave him his favorite blanket and sent him to take a nap in the ship.   Now then, Ginyu Force...!"

He paused, as though waiting for some unheard musical score to reach a climactic note, and then said: "...Assemble!"

*******

What the Ginyu Force did not notice was a pair of figures lurking near the landing gear of Frieza's spaceship.   They were not part of the crew, nor were either of them Frieza himself.   Frieza had gone in search of a Namekian survivor who could tell him how to operate the Dragon Balls he had just collected.  

"Well well," one of them said.    "It's a good thing we decided to stick around in this time period.     Things have definitely gotten interesting.   There were only two Saiyans on Planet Namek today, and there definitely wasn't a woman in the group."  

"Another time traveler," said the other.  "Someone following us, trying to interfere in our plans."

"It looks that way.   Not that she'll succeed."

"I will go and kill her immediately."

"No, let's not be too hasty.   This is an opportunity.    You heard what the Ginyu Force said.   She wants to fight them, not us.    Whatever changes she makes to the timeline, it won't affect our plans at all.     In fact, this gives me a chance to try something new."  

"Another warrior?"  

"Yes, the experiments on Vegeta have gone quite well, but we can only gather so much energy from tampering with his power.    It's time to build upon what we've learned."  

"The one called Guldo?   He doesn't have much power.    Would it even be worth the effort?"

"Hm.   You can be so narrow-minded sometimes.    I was thinking of using Guldo, but not just him."  

Suddenly, Frieza's spaceship began to glow a deep purple, like the entire vessel had been engulfed in a demonic flame.    A moment later, Guldo walked out of the ship.   All four of his eyes glowed an eerie crimson color, and the same purple energy wafted up from his body.     His face was twisted with rage.    

And as he left the spaceship, fifty other crewmen followed him.    Their eyes were just as red, and their bodies just as much under the influence of this dark magic.  

"None of them are very powerful, true.    But it'll still make for an intriguing exercise.    The girl wants a fight, so we'll give her one.    And whether she wins or loses, we risk nothing."

"I would prefer to destroy her myself."  

"Patience, my dear.   It may very well come to that..."

NEXT: Time May Change Me...

[rocksinmuffin]

Can we get some Ginyu force yandere headcanons pls? If you've done this before feel free to ignore!

Maybe, if you only had to deal with one of them, you would have a chance to get away. Live a safe, normal life and put all this behind you. But the Ginyu Force is strongest when they’re all together and they’re such a great team that they have no issue sharing you with each other as long as that means you won’t be giving your attention to anyone else.

Ginyu: The Captain is the one who acts the most considerate towards you. He’s always checking in and reassuring you, making sure the others don’t bombard you when you’re feeling overwhelmed. But don’t let that fool you; he might act like he has your best interest in mind but the truth is he’s as selfish as the rest of them. It doesn’t matter what you want; he’ll never let you go.

Jeice: Teases you more than the others. Out of the rest of the Ginyu Force, Jeice is the only one who feels the need to verbally remind you of your position, of how much weaker you are than them. It’s completely unnecessary; you’re more than aware of the difference in power level but Jeice loves kicking a dog while it’s down. He thinks your crying face is super cute.

Burter: The shyest around you. He can barely say a word to you or look you in the eye. At first you think it might be because he feels guilty about what he and the rest of the Ginyu Force are putting you through but you find that couldn’t be further from the truth. Apparently he’s just a virgin; at least, he certainly acts like one. He’ll gather his nerves and brush his pinky against yours like he’s your middle school boyfriend, face purple with a blush. It might be cute if he actually was your boyfriend but, considering he’s one of your captors, it’s not nearly as endearing.

Recoome: Gets the most kicks out of manhandling you. It’s nothing indecent, mind you, but somehow that almost makes it worse. He likes to put you on his shoulders and carry you under his arm or pick you up and sit you on his shoulders. It’s infantilizing and humiliating but the worst part is the total loss of bodily autonomy. You might as well be a child because he can do whatever he wants to you and there’s nothing you can do to stop him.

Guldo: The most likely to abuse his powers to keep you in line. You could be in the middle of an escape attempt but if Guldo finds you, you’re done for. Sure, the rest of the Ginyu Force can easily use physical force to overpower you but Guldo just has to hold his breath and next thing you know you’re tied up to a chair until you can learn how to behave again.

[kanatadrawsstuff]

DIO and The World - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

The only way I could motivate myself to draw Non-DB stuff is by drawing them doing DBZ-related stuff.

I do not remember giving The World such a butt. I don’t know why I would have given him a butt like that. Perhaps I was tired and didn’t notice? All I know is that I’ve given him a butt.

[jacquelinemerritt]

Dragon Ball Z: Abridged Episode 20 Review

Originally posted on October 30th, 2015

Conflating anime with wrestling is, unsurprisingly, an amazing decision.

“Namekimania 2011” is my favorite episode of Dragonball Z: Abridged, and it is my favorite for very good reasons: the episode is packed to the brim with great jokes, Team Four Star experiments with their approach to adaptation in it, and it even manages to find time to focus on the heroism and honor that are the crux of the source material.

In fact, “Namekimania” is so good that I could just list off all the great lines from the episode and end the review here. But I’m not gonna do that, because that’s no fun (though the strays are loaded with quotes this week because I have no self-control).

Let’s start with the key joke/device of this episode. “Namekimania 2011” has Team Four Star making the bold decision to reframe a somewhat inconsequential fight between Vegeta and Recoome (played by Ganxingba delightfully mimicking the staged charisma of a professional wrestler) as a live televised pro wrestling match.

And it works wonderfully, because Team Four Star commits fully to this device, incorporating an audience track of cheering and booing, having Jeice and Burter serve as announcers/commentators, and giving us “recaps” of what we’ve missed on the few times they cut away to other characters.

The “anime fight as pro wrestling” device also works extraordinarily well because it captures the ridiculousness of both of the mediums. Fights in anime are generally ridiculous affairs, with characters breaking the laws of physics and rules of the established universe very frequently, coupled with over the top blood, screams, and emotions. Wrestling similarly is over the top, with heroes and villains appearing as ridiculous caricatures, as well as allowing the wrestlers to clearly and blatantly disregard the rules in order to get an audience response.

When combined, the ridiculousness from both mediums complement each other, with the unreasonable action and caricatured fighters blending seamlessly, and it’s especially fun to see how the live commentary of Jeice and Burter serves to enhance the thrill of the fight itself.

“Namekimania” also finds time to embrace the hyperemotionalism of anime (its other extreme) in two scenes. The first is Gohan’s speech, as he walks slowly towards Recoome, broken and battered, that he is the son of Son Goku, the one man who can kick Recoome’s ass, and the second is the scene where Goku steps out of the spaceship, which pairs an 80’s rock song with a series of slow clips showing him gradually exiting the spaceship. With that scene, we know something is coming, and some serious shit is about to go down.

Rating: 5/5

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Stray Observations

Recoome’s introduction speech is the greatest thing ever, and I will fight you if you say otherwise.

Gohan: “Who are you talking to?” Burter: “The audience.” Jeice: “We’re doin’ commentary, mate.”

Recoome: “Because the name’s Recoome. And it rhymes with doom. And you’re gonna be hurtin’, ALL…TOO…SOON!”

Recoome: “Silly Vegeta. The only thing Recoome sells, is merchandise!”

Spokesperson: “Spacey’s. It’s good food. In spaaace.”

Krillin: “Hey, Gohan, look! He picked Vegeta, like a…” Gohan: “Like a Vegetable, yeah.”

Krillin Owned: And we’re up to 12 with a lovely Recoome Kick.

Krillin: “Seems he threw my nervous system out of whack there. Can’t quite feel the pain. There it is. Owwwwww.”

[skeletalheartattack]

do you like any other dragon ball boys other than zarbon?

gasp.... an ask about my blorbos.... yeah!! i like a lot of dudes from Dragon Ball, though... not a lot as much as Zarbon but a fair bit!! if i had to give rankings, it'd be roughly something like this:

General Blue: 3/10 - handsome, kinda dumb, takes his shirt off, but loses a whole lot of points for being a boot boy bitch. also gets tongue that costs him his life; that doesn't give him points i just think it's funny. if he weren't a military bitch, he'd probably range at or above 6/10.

Piccolo (DBZ era): 8/10 - i like him a lot as the kind of stoic type. love him and that Special Beam Cannon. i think he's very neat :)

Raditz: 8/10 - love a tall dude with long hair and his thighs out, also wears stupidly short shorts so that's a plus. sadly suffers the same fate as my man, with a Hole in his stomach. i don't know what's up with his slutty little bands on his arm and leg but i enjoy them on his design.

Nappa: 7/10 - points just based off him being a funny guy :)

Zarbon: 10/10 - look i can't not include him. i gotta gush a LITTLE!!! great voice, great fashion (especially love his arm warmers), great hair, and he's pretty as hell... and he's got a monster form that's doubly so!!! favourite gender of all time... 😭

Jeice: 5/10 - i like his design but i don't really crush for him as hard as i would other characters. he's neat :)

Recoome: 6/10 - just another dude i think is fun, character-wise :)

Android 16: 7/10 - big dude, arm cannons, lova da birds... i think he's very neat :)

Android 17: 7/10 - i like his hair. but in terms of fashion i don't have much to say, beyond his neon highlighter green boots are funny to me. honestly i don't have that much to say about him really!

Mr Satan: 8/10 - fun character overall, i think he's very good. has a GREAT arc through Buu saga. not someone i crush for, but good guy :)

Yuzun: 7/10 - i don't know him that well beyond being a part of Zarbons race. i think he's cool but he doesn't have the same stuff Zarbon does for me. he's very handsome but i don't know enough about him.

there's not really any characters past Cell Saga that i like. anything past Buu saga is mostly out of my range, knowledge-wise. i think there's a twink that works for Cooler but, i don't have much thoughts on him... or characters from the movies.

[tobiasdrake]

Kaioken strikes me as something that was done quite differently in the anime versus the manga, with the former going for a risky flash of power, and the later going full blown transformation, as well as insisting on stacking it with Super Saiyan forms in ways that end up ammounting to nothing...

Funnily enough, Toei doesn't get as much opportunity to play around with Kaio-ken as they might have liked. Goku uses it pretty extensively in the fights he's in between Nappa and Frieza, so they don't get much chance to bring it back in for a Playing the Hits moment.

Within the anime itself, I think that one punch he threw with Super Kaio-ken against Paikuhan is the only time he ever does one outside of the manga's rails.

Though they do get to have fun with it in the movies. World's Strongest, Tree of Might, and Lord Slug all see Goku fire up the Kaio-ken, though rarely with the degree of skill he brought to its mastery in the technique's later life.

You can really see the difference between Toriyama and Toei's creative philosophies with the Kaio-ken there, between Namek and Slug.

In his training on the way to Namek, Goku focused on hardening his body to resist the Kaio-ken's effects and learning to fire it on a hair trigger.

The basic Kaio-ken is still the only form of the technique that can comfortably be sustained for a long stretch of fighting. However, that no longer matters, because he's cultivated a new way of using it that allows him to reach greater heights.

Goku already gave us a glimpse of what that looks like when he fought the Ginyus, using regular strength and ki suppression.

This is different from when a suppressed character would suddenly release their ki and then the Scouter goes "FUCK NO" right in the PTO member's face. Goku arrived with 5k BP. And then he defeated Recoome with 5k BP. At no point until Ginyu arrives does he ever stop having 5k BP, and then only at Ginyu's request to see his full strength.

Burter and Jeice assume this was a fluke accident because that's the sort of conclusion you draw when you're so reliant on Scouter readouts. They saw Goku take Recoome down with their own eyes BUT THE SCOUTER SAYS

But Vegeta catches onto exactly how Goku is doing this.

Goku's ki flares up in the moment he strikes and then drops back down to conserve energy. He's flickering his ki suppression so fast that the Scouter doesn't even have time to register the change.

This is not the Kaio-ken. Uh. Probably. We'll never know when he uses Kaio-ken again. But whether he was using the technique or not, he was showing us what "bursts" look like.

Every second spent in Kaio-ken when not needed is wasted stamina and durability. So he taught himself how not to waste it. Consequently, Goku can sustain a multiplier of x10 by flaring it just like this, which he does throughout the Frieza battle, without ever showing it.

It's a surprise reveal that Goku's already using KKx10 because his flickering of the technique has prevented it from being noticeable. Except to Kaio.

These guys aren't present for the fight and are just spitballing ideas. Yamcha grasped at the "What about Goku's weighted gear?" straw a moment ago.

But the omniscient perspective of the audience is present, and we've seen what Goku looks like fighting. There's been no big dramatic shout of "KAIO-KEN TIMES ABOOBUHBLOO!" He has a battle aura at times, but that by itself isn't enough to indicate Kaio-ken.

And yet this is probably Goku x10 getting kicked in the face.

This reveal took Toei by surprise as much as it did the audience. "Wait, was this Kaio-ken?" is a much easier thing to sell in the black and white color scheme of the manga. The one guy who said Goku hasn't been using Kaio-ken isn't present to watch the fight, so it's entirely possible that he's been visibly flaring red with every burst.

Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin never get tripped up by this the way Ten does. And, y'know, they sense ki so they're probably feeling each flareup.

The halcyon days of Goku roaring with Kaio-ken and suddenly burning with its power are gone; He's beyond it. He's internalized KKx10 as a natural part of his motions, like moving his wrist in a certain way when throwing a punch.

Except when he panics and goes to x20 out of pure desperation.

A tragic and costly mistake that, much like with Vegeta, leaves Goku extremely vulnerable and unable to continue defending himself.

It's hard to say what Goku should or should not do, as Frieza truly is an incomprehensible menace. He's exactly what Kaio warned about when he freaked out on Goku about "ABSOLUTELY NOT! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES! DO NOT FUCK WITH FRIEZA!"

But he probably shouldn't have done that. Goku actually managed to do some damage to Frieza with that, to be sure.

We see Frieza scuffed and bleeding. But he blew out his body doing it.

Much like with KKx4 against Vegeta, KKx20 hit Goku a lot harder than it did Frieza. He probably would have been better off keeping to the KKx10 bursts.

And then we have Lord Slug. The movie that tried to steal the thunder of Goku's Super Saiyan transformation by hitting theaters right before Goku's transformation in the manga and having him go Super Saiyan first. Or. Uh. Trying to, at least.

This is all very complicated and intricate, and conveys a technique that's simple in nature and yet complex to master. Goku has pushed the Kaio-ken far beyond what even its creator ever imagined, because that's what Goku does. He is a martial arts master.

This is the sort of stuff you think about when you're writing for Goku as a writer.

Toei or, more specifically, the people making the anime, don't think about the story like writers, however. They think about it like animators. Because they're animators. Their job is to animate. This is where a lot of the disconnection between manga and anime comes from, as Toei tends to pay more attention to what will be cool to animate over narrative consistency or storytelling.

The movie Lord Slug also pushes the Kaio-ken to new heights with. Um.

...

Whatever this is.

Piccolo gives Goku his ki, and Goku flares up into the Kaio-ken.

And then Goku's KK aura burns with the fiery visages of Goku and Piccolo himself working together as bros.

Which makes him vastly more powerful. Originally, this was intended to be Kaio-ken x100 and in fact you still see that number passed around in supplementals and shit. It's in the Japanese trailer for the film but they took it out of the official release.

And then Goku hits Slug really super hard with the power of the ultimate Kaio-ken for a Piccolo-Daimao Playing the Hits moment.

It looks super cool, was probably a ton of fun to animate, and works perfectly with no drawbacks of any kind.

But it's also. Y'know. Kinda dumb, with no explanation given for why Piccolo's ki suddenly allows Goku to hit KKx100.

Which may be why they took Goku shouting "x100!" out of the official release, but then we're left with the basic Kaio-ken one-shotting Slug, when before he got serious he was merely being pressured by the Super Saiyan Kinda. Goku needs the x100 multiplier for this moment to work. But also. That's ridiculous.

Looks fucking cool, though. Great animation, Toei.

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The Princess Of All Saiyans

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Chapter 9

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Vegeta and Raditz land simultaneously, both Saiyans carefully observing their surroundings. All of the Dragon Balls have remained in place, but that provides very little relief. There isn't a trace of your presence, not a footprint, not even a stray hair. "Y/N!" Raditz shouts at the top of his lungs. This was a severe mistake on his part. For his own sake, Raditz better hope the Ginyu force hasn't heard all of his commotion.

Vegeta paces back and forth, his hands knotted through his hair. "Relax, Vegeta. She couldn't have gotten far." Despite Raditz's calm words, his tone gives him away completely. It wouldn't take a genius to figure out that he's just as anxious as Vegeta. 

Raditz's advice doesn't seem to calm down the prince even a little. In fact, he only seems to grow more distraught. "Raditz, you don't understand. I never disclosed the location of the Dragon Balls to her."

Raditz furrows his brows at the smaller Saiyan. "What the hell, Vegeta!" Never in his wildest dreams did Raditz ever imagine himself shouting at the prince. He didn't even notice that Gohan and Krillin had joined them. Hopefully, they've picked up bits and pieces of the conversation because neither Saiyan has the patience to deal with their idiocy at the moment. "Just--- What the fuck were you thinking?" Raditz doesn't understand. How can Vegeta go from ordering someone to stay glued to your side at all times to leaving you to fend for yourself on a foreign planet? It's only been a few weeks. How can he have gone through such a drastic change in such a short amount of time?

"If I knew the Ginyu Force was coming, do you think I would've left her alone!" Their bickering is doing nothing to help. In fact, it's probably making the situation worse.

"Alright. How about you both calm down." Krillin decides to jump in and play peacemaker. "Y/N seems more than capable of taking care of herself. We need to focus on the threat. We need to get this over with and summon the dragon before something bad happens."

Both Saiyans turn to the smaller earthling, glaring daggers at him. "Who gives a damn about immortality right now! You don't know the first thing about my sister! So don't stand there all high and mighty and act like you do." Krillin hit a nerve, but it wasn't just in Vegeta. 

The earthling wants to revive his friends, but there is something he doesn't understand about Raditz. You've been the faint speck of light in his otherwise shitty world, the only friend the Saiyan has ever had. Even though he stood with his brother, you're still a priority over the resurrection of a handful of puny earthlings. 

"Interesting to see where your priorities lie, Geta!" Your legs have been sticking out of your handcrafted shelter the entire time. It's funny to see what details people miss while they're in a state of panic. You lean forward, revealing yourself to the abnormal group. Now your entire body hangs off the mountain.

Four sets of eyes look up at you, all with varying responses present on their features. "Oh, thank god," Vegeta whispers, at an octave low enough only for him to hear. Raditz places a hand on his chest, sighing in relief as Vegeta's features contort in displeasure. "What did I tell you about pulling shit like this? Get your ass down here!"

You jump down, landing in front of the Dragon Balls. This ensures that you maintain a safe distance away from your brother just in case he decides to kill you. "Don't get your panties in a twist."

Vegeta's nostrils flare, complemented with his entire body shaking with rage. "You scared me half to death." You expected a lecture, but he's not even raising his voice. You may have freaked him out more than you originally intended.

Your lips curve upwards. "That sounds like a you problem, big brother." Something is particularly satisfying about throwing his own words in his face.

"I suppose I deserved that." His features soften. "I'm just relieved that you're alright."

Raditz walks over to you, slinging an arm around your shoulders. "Well, what did I do to deserve that scare?" 

"Collateral damage Raditz. Call it a happy accident."

"Enough of the chit-chat. Now let's---" Vegeta cuts himself off as you all lookup. You can sense the Ginyu Force, and they're heading straight for you. You grab Raditz, pulling him into the homemade cave. The others were facing the Dragon Balls. There would've been no time for them to get up here as well. Your higher altitude could be used to your advantage since you'll have the element of surprise. 

It's a bit cramped, but when you created the cave. You never expected to share the space with a Saiyan of Raditz's size. He takes up more space than you and Vegeta combined. You both watch the Ginyu Force land in front of a trembling Gohan, a frozen Krillin, and an aloof Vegeta. You really hope the Genius Force doesn't do those god-awful poses. You've already been traumatized enough for the week.

You decide to keep a close eye on Captain Ginyu, who is currently exchanging pleasantries with your brother. Well, as pleasant as it can get for two beings who are about to murder each other in cold blood. Followed by murmurings from various members of the Ginyu Force and Recoome's delayed laughter. "Just hand over the Dragon Balls, Vegeta. No need to make this any harder than it has to be." Vegeta's posture remains stiff. It's clear your brother isn't going to budge. Their little group is going to have to pry that orb from his dead body. "Come on, Vegeta, be a sport. We already have five." He gestures to the spheres behind him. That means Frieza will have five. Can you really trust those neanderthals to hold onto their Dragon Balls? No, you were raised to trust no one's capabilities but your own, not even Vegeta's. 

Jeice looks around, his green eyes scanning around the area. "Where's that gorgeous sister of yours, Vegeta?"

Vegeta glares at the red man. "Even if my sister was here. I doubt she'd be interested, Jeice. I mean, she never has been." Oh, your brother knows all about your history with the mutant Brench-seijin. He's overly flirty, and you reject him. It was a vicious never-ending cycle. If Vegeta had no self-control, he would've murdered him years ago for even looking in your direction. In his eyes, Jeice is unworthy of a woman of your status.

"Well, with Raditz out of the picture, there's no chance for Saiyan offspring. So I figured I'd shoot my shot." You cringe. You're not sure which idea is more repulsive, a relationship with Jeice or procreating with Raditz.

"Even if you were the last man in the universe. My sister wouldn't so much as glance in your direction." Vegeta and Jeice continue going back and forth as an idea pops in your head. This may be your only opportunity to get your hands on a Dragon Ball. You're only chance to put a fork in Frieza's plans for immortality. 

You silently climb out of the cave, dropping to the ground. The others can unmistakably see you, but they make no expressions alerting the Ginyu Force of your presence. You grab the closest orb before promptly flying back to the cave. Call this your insurance policy for when Krillin and Vegeta ultimately screw up. You escaped that entirely undetected. Is the term elite just thrown around loosely in the Frieza Force? Because that's what you're starting to think.

You hand the Dragon Ball to Raditz, directing your gaze back outside. "Those scouters of yours can't detect Dragon Balls, can they?" It was a rhetorical question. Vegeta knows they don't have that type of technology yet. You know how your brother thinks, and this is a faulty plan on his part. "Then you lose!" Vegeta pivots, launching the ball at an alarming speed. It would be a fatal blow to the head if it hit someone. 

Burter takes off, chasing after the orb. He flips in the air, catching the ball with ease. You swear, Vegeta can be such a dumbass sometimes. He knows Burter rivals you in speed. He may even be a bit faster than you.  

You shake your head, turning to Raditz, lowering your voice to a whisper. "Here's the plan. When I formulate a distraction, you're going to take the Dragon Ball and get the hell out of here. And Raditz, go hide the damn thing, somewhere no one will find it." He grins from ear to ear, causing you to glare at him. You know how this moron thinks by now. "And do not hide it with that Earth woman. That will just get her killed."

"What if that's my intention?"

"I don't think little brother Kakarot would be very pleased with you, but it's your call." You stand in silence for a moment, your piercing gaze lingering on the Saiyan. "Though, I can assure you. If Frieza gets his hands on that Dragon Ball. I'll kill you. In the most graphic and painful way, I can imagine." He gulps nervously, rapidly shaking his head in understanding. To Raditz, you're the only life form that can still sound menacing while whispering. 

You revert your vision back to the little gathering outside. And as you assumed, Krillin lost his Dragon Ball as well. Ginyu decides to take Vegeta for himself, which doesn't go over well with his team. They're acting like a bunch of children. It's almost comical. "Fine." The Captain sighs. "I'll take the Dragon Balls back to Lord Frieza. You all can sort this out amongst yourselves." They chant Ginyu's name a few times. They kinda remind you of a cult.

The four lower members of the Ginyu force move to stand in a circle. "So the winner gets Vegeta. And for second place---" Guldo is cut off by Recoome.

"The rest. Make the two runts a set. Together they'll be more equal to Vegeta." Oh, that can't be going over well with your brother. The fact that Recoome would declare that those two are his equals must be sending his blood pressure through the roof. 

They begin playing rock paper scissors. This must be how they decide their battles. It's like a game to them. Every single match ends in a draw. At this rate, you could be stuck up here forever. 

You doze off until you hear Recoome cheering. The endless match must have finally ceased. "Ya! I get Vegeta!" Fate can be an amusing thing sometimes. Vegeta must be ecstatic, getting to show the moron just how much stronger he is than those pathetic runts. 

"Of course, I'm stuck with the runts." Guldo wines. He's the last creature who should be referring to anyone as a runt. You could squash that little freak like a bug.

Ginyu approaches the Dragon Balls, picking them up with his telekinesis. He counts them before snapping his head toward the dumbest member of the Ginyu Force. "Recoome! There's only four here!"

Recoome scratches the back of his neck, that classic confused look on his face. "I'm sorry, Captain Ginyu. I thought I counted five."

Jeice turns to his superior. "I told you we shouldn't have trusted him with counting the Dragon Balls."

The Captain takes a deep breath, attempting to keep his composure. "It doesn't matter. I'll search for the missing Dragon Ball. It's probably with Y/N anyway." He takes off, heading in the direction of Frieza's ship. Well, that takes out your major concern. The others are child's play compared to Ginyu.

You pay minimum attention to Guldo's battle with Krillin and Gohan. You're more focused on finding an opening for a distraction. You begin to notice significant holes in their fight. Guldo will be in one area and then magically appear in another, and he's not teleporting. If he was, you would've been able to track his movements. Could the rumors about that green freak be true? Can he really pause time? They must be. That's the only feasible explanation. So under the assumption that Guldo can stop time, the earthlings don't even stand a chance. No matter what they do, that four-eyed freak will always remain one step ahead of them. 

You do, however, pick up on something. Guldo appears to hold his breath before every skip in time. That must be a limitation in his abilities to pause time. So if those two can somehow prevent him from holding his breath, they should be able to best him. You know what, scratch that. Those two probably haven't picked up on his abnormal behaviors.

Though, the earthlings do appear to have the advantage at the moment. And the rest of the Ginyu Force won't let Guldo forget it. They're heckling him so loud that you can hear them clearly from all the way up here. Guldo's kinda like the Raditz of the group, just a lot less respected. 

Guldo tosses the pair up into the air as a strange yellow light surrounds them. He's claiming it's a paralysis attack. That doesn't sound good for the earthlings. 

Krillin and Gohan struggle almost as if they were trapped in invisible bindings. As far as you can tell, they're immobile. If Guldo felt the need to resort to such dire tactics, he must think that he can't take out the pair any other way. So when the earthling and the half-breed combine their strength, they're mightier than Guldo. That's quite impressive considering how weak they were back on Earth.

"Now I'm gonna show you what happens when you embarrass me in front of the boys." You clench your fists, your nails digging into your palms, as you watch Guldo intently. As much as you hate to admit it, you're going to need those two runts. So if Guldo were to kill them, it would be very unfavorable. He uses another mind trick to pull a tree from the ground, using the bottom end as a makeshift spear. He points the weapon at the pair, taunting them. He's gonna impale them with a fucking stick. What a pathetic way to go.

You do wonder why Vegeta hasn't intervened yet. He's never played by their rules before. So what's stopping him now? Your brother may simply believe that Gohan and Krillin deserve to die. For not adhering to his warning regarding the weakest link of the Ginyu Force. It's not below Vegeta to be that petty. You can't blame him though, those two fools have no sense of self-control.

The slimy green creature's obnoxious cackling invades your ears. Honestly, Guldo's just pissing you off more than he was before.

Amidst the chaos, you jump out of the cave, flying a bit to distance yourself from suspicion. You shoot a purple beam at Guldo, efficiently decapitating him. Raditz seems to have gotten the message since he checked out with the Dragon Ball sometime during the commotion. He better hide that thing somewhere safe because his life depends on it.

"Did you really think I'd let a creature as pathetic as Guldo kill anything with a drop of Saiyan blood!" Your voice booms causing all eyes to land on you. You place a hand on your chest, fixating your gaze on the Ginyu Force. "I'm hurt that you didn't include me in your little game."

"Oh, our apologies Y/N." Jeice's thick accent invades your ears. "We should have assumed. Wherever Vegeta is, you're always somewhere nearby."

You swear you can hear faint grumbling. You just can't quite locate the source. Your eyes scan over the ground until you discover the origin of the sound. Long story short, it was Guldo's severed head. So his species can survive decapitation, good to know. "Defeated by a damn Saiyan. And the weaker one at that." You could run circles around that little freak. If you went head to head, he wouldn't even be considered a challenge. Guldo's giving himself far too much credit.

Vegeta chuckles darkly. "Well, don't worry." He strides over to the talking head. "You won't have to deal with that shame for long." Vegeta finishes the job, eliminating that embarrassment of the group of supposed elite warriors. 

The three remaining members complain about Guldo's demise, but it's not for the reason you may think. They're more upset about the impact his absence will have on their ridiculous pose. You wish you could say you were surprised, but you've known those idiots far too long to believe anything else.

The half-breed and earthling walk over to you, identical expressions of gratitude apparent on their faces. "We owe you one, Y/N." You roll your eyes at Krillin. It was a simple business decision. And it was nothing more than that. 

Gohan nods in agreement. "Ya, thanks." You cringe at his gratitude. Why are they thanking you? You killed Guldo for your own selfish reasons.

"Your lives had nothing to do with it." Well, at least Krillin's. If Guldo did kill the half-breed, it would've been an embarrassment to your entire race in hell. "I needed a distraction. I saw an opportunity."

"She's right, so pull yourselves together. Your lives are incredibly insignificant to us." Vegeta's lying. Your brother knows you need them. He's just far too prideful to admit it.

Burter turns to Jeice, morphing his hands to prepare for another excruciating match of rock paper scissors. "Alright, Jeice. Winner gets the Princess, and the loser gets stuck with the two runts."

Jeice shakes his head. "No, Y/N's all yours." He turns to you, his green eyes meeting your own. "I could never lay a hand on a lady as fine as the Princess." You suppress a gag, deciding to keep your mouth shut. If you were to respond, there's a good chance you could end up fighting both of them.

Burter furrows his brows at his comrade. "Are you sure?"

"Ya, go crazy, Burter." It's actually a reasonable match-up. You and Burter both have incredible speed. I guess you'll finally find out who's faster.

Now with Guldo out of the picture, it's Recoome's turn to fight Vegeta. He reminds you a bit of Nappa. Since he lacks any form of self-control. His punches at your brother are erratic. He even almost hits you, Krillin, and Gohan several times. If Recoome were to hit Krillin with that kind of force, there's no doubt in your mind that it would be a fatal blow.

"Don't go killin them all yourself!" Jeice is second in command to Ginyu, so his authority over Recoome makes sense. "I get the two runts, and Burter get's the Princess of the monkeys." One minute Jeice is flirting with you. The next, he's demeaning you. Talk about mixed signals.

You watch Recoome and Vegeta trade punches, and it's starting to lack any value of entertainment. Vegeta's covered in blood while Recoome's armor is chipped, and he's now missing tufts of hair.

You begin to grow impatient. This will be the first time you've been challenged in a while. "Yo, Burter! Let's just get this over with now. We'll make this battle a double feature." 

"Fine with me." The two of you distance yourselves from Recoome and Vegeta, commencing your battle as well.

Their gazes flicker back and forth between both battles. They were so enthralled in the action that neither Gohan nor Krillin noticed that Raditz had joined them. 

Gohan and Krillin stick to the sidelines. They're in no hurry to fight Jeice. Even though he's significantly smaller than Recoome and Burter, Krillin doesn't think Jeice's smaller size will give them any sort of advantage. 

"Raditz?" Jeice looks far from pleased. He's always been jealous of the Saiyan. Not for his strength, rather the envy stems from Raditz's luscious mane of hair. It took Jeice several years to grow his hair to an adequate length, while that fool was born with that full head of hair. Raditz meets his gaze, an arrogant smirk overtaking his features. As he waves at the green-eyed man mockingly. "But--- Y/N said you ran off!"

Mid-battle, you turn to Jeice. Without even looking, you still manage to keep up with Burter. "I'm a compulsive liar, Jeice! It's a nasty habit."

Jeice huffs, crossing his arms at the largest Saiyan. "Raditz is mine. I'm throwing him in with the two runts." A chuckle escapes your lips. He's underestimating what the three of them could accomplish together. Jeice is letting his own petty feelings cloud his judgment. How arrogant.

Krillin's brows furrow as his eyes linger on you. There's something that isn't quite adding up. He turns to Raditz and Gohan, lowering his voice to a whisper. "Hey, guys. I've been thinking about something. Remember back on Earth how Vegeta said that Saiyans get stronger after battle. Well, Vegeta's gotten stronger after several fights, but do you see Y/N? She's still able to effortlessly keep up. Even though she's barely lifted a finger. How is that possible?" The earthling's eyes widen as the gears begin to shift in his head. "Unless. Is she stronger---"

Raditz's hand covers Krillin's mouth, lowering his voice to a deadly whisper. "Silence, you earthling. Keep that big mouth of yours shut."

Krillin's teeth sink into his captor's hand, successfully freeing himself from the Saiyan's clutches. Several muffled phrases of obscenity escape Raditz's lips as he rapidly shakes his hand in an attempt to soothe the pain. "She is. Isn't she?" The look on Raditz's face told Krillin all he needed to know. "But you knew that already, and I bet you know why too. I wonder how Vegeta would feel about this?" His last sentence was clearly a passive-aggressive threat toward both you and Raditz. The earthling wouldn't be dumb enough to follow through with that threat, would he?

Raditz scowls at Krillin. How dare this pathetic little weasel attempt to threaten him. "Not a word to Vegeta. If you value your life. I'd stop talking now. Vegeta doesn't know, and it would be very unfavorable if he found out, for all of us." His tone shifts, his eyes flashing with vulnerability. "Something bad happened to us as children, and Vegeta still doesn't know about it." He returns to his menacing demeanor, your shared childhood trauma getting pushed to the back of his mind becoming yet again a distant memory. "So you will stop your absurd thoughts now. Or I can assure you. The second you resurrect your feeble friends, I will single-handedly slaughter them, and then you will follow." Krillin gulps, nodding in fear. He better pray Vegeta heard none of their conversations because he has a feeling Raditz will stick to his word.

Raditz thinks he knows all your secrets, but he's only aware of the tip of the iceberg. Below the surface lies pain and suffering the older Saiyan could never imagine from you. You keep these secrets to protect him, to protect Vegeta, and most importantly, to protect yourself. But if either of them were to find out the truth, your life as you know it would come crashing down. If they were to find out your greatest shame, your pride would be in shambles, and they would know the truth. You're just a weak Saiyan who's an embarrassment to her family name.

You're not exactly sure how much time has passed. You've completely blocked out the entirety of your surroundings, remaining focused on your battle with Burter. You can't joke around as you did back on Earth. There's no room for error today.

The two of you take turns beating the absolute hell out of each other. If you keep this up, there will be no end to this anytime soon. You shriek, spiking up your energy substantially. Burter's eyes bug out as his scouter explodes. Those pieces of junk are really no match to this energy-sensing technique. 

Even though you've blocked out your surroundings, you know the two of you have moved a significant distance away from the others. You could even be on the other side of the planet by now. In the back of your mind, you can't help but worry about your brother especially, now that you're so far away. Recoome may be an idiot, but he's a strong one. You have to remain focused. You can't help Vegeta if you don't help yourself first.

You begin to get the edge over Burter. Now he's attempting to block your attacks, but due to his large size, he's failing horribly. A couple more blows, and you'll finally be able to knock him down. You've taken down guys much larger than Burter, creatures who were triple his size. 

Over the years, you've learned to use your smaller size to your advantage. Making your opponent's sheer size more of a nuisance than a strength. Burter begins to struggle further. He's now barely able to keep up with you. "I'm the fastest being in the universe! How can one of you monkeys be faster than me?" You scowl at him, finding no humor in his statement as rage boils inside of you. 

Unknown to you, you and Burter aren't alone. Goku has been watching your battle in awe for quite some time now. He knows he should've left to find the others, but he just couldn't help it. He can't take his eyes off of you. This is the first time he's seen you fight, and you're much stronger than the Earthbound Saiyan believed.

Your fists clench as your entire body convulses in rage. It's not often you'll lose your temper like this. Goku swears that he saw your irises flash a shade of red. He rubs his eyes, glancing back at you. Your eyes have returned to normal. Maybe Goku is just seeing things. If you knew someone was watching, you would've kept your temper in check. 

Burter sends a blast of your energy your way. Which you dodge by teleporting behind him. You use all of your body weight to knock him down to the ground. You won't mock him like you typically do after defeating a foe. You won't take the chance of giving him an opening to strike back. In the palm of your hand, you create an orb of energy, disintegrating his head. Successfully, taking out your second member of the great Ginyu Force.

You fall to your knees, desperately gasping for air, before grabbing your side, wincing in excruciating pain. Damn, Burter must have nicked you good. You look to your side, noticing just how much blood has leaked through your armor. This is gonna be an issue, though you've fought through worse. You stand back up to check your body for any further damage. There seems to be no other physical damage to your form. Your armor is a bit ripped, though. 

"Wow! You're really strong." You gasp, moving your fist, aiming it at whoever is in front of you. They swiftly catch your fist, preventing you from attacking. Their grip is secure enough to stop you from escaping, yet at the same time pleasantly gentle.

You move your gaze upwards, finally gathering the courage to look them in the eye. Your brows furrow as Goku's dumb face enters your field of vision. "God, Kakarot! When the hell did you get here?" You shake yourself out of his grasp, taking a few steps back, putting some distance between you two.

"A while ago." He rubs the back of his neck sheepishly. "I got distracted by your fight." So he was observing you the whole time. Why does that make you feel incredibly self-conscious?

"Of course you did." You sigh, moving several strands of hair out of your face. Goku steps closer to you, bringing his hand to meet your forehead. It's so big that it takes up the entirety of your forehead and even the top of your head. "Kakarot. What the hell are you doing?"

"Just be quiet for a second." It's official. Goku has lost what was left of his mind. "So it is true. You guys are working together. And that Frieza guy is a much bigger deal than I thought." How does he know about all of that? And why is he still touching you?

You slap his arm, convincing him to remove his hand. "And why's that?"

"Because you're afraid of him."

Your face flushes. "I'm not scared of Frieza. I'm not afraid of anything." Your cross your arm, averting his gaze.

"Yes, you are." He pouts. "I saw it." Kakarot saw it? How the hell--- Did Kakarot acquire the ability to read thoughts? Is that even possible?

You decide to divert his mind from his accusations. Knowing Kakaort, that shouldn't be hard at all. "Since when can you read minds?"

He rubs his chin, lost deep in thought. "I don't know--- I just had a feeling."

"Well, let's go. And new rule." You bring your hand up, pointing your index finger at the buffoon. "Stay out of my thoughts!"

He holds up his hands in surrender, nodding. "Are we gonna go find that Captain Ginyu guy?"

"No. We have to go make sure that Recoome and Jeice haven't killed the others first. Don't bite off more than you can chew." Goku has this aura around him. You can tell he's gotten stronger. He just needs to learn how to get his priorities in order.

Okay. All you have to do is pin down someone's energy. There are at least four sources to choose from, so this should be fairly simple. You shut your eyes. This should help you concentrate adequately. 

"Ohh, what's that?"

Your head snaps toward Goku. "What?" You swear the man has an attention span equivalent of an insect.

He bends down, observing the ground intently. "It's like a green string."

"A green--- Kakarot! Don't!" But you were too late. He's already yanked the tripwire.

The ground concaves beneath you, causing you to lose your footing as the two of you fall down into the pit. You fall on top of Goku. Unintentionally straddling the Saiyan. And if you thought this situation couldn't get any more awkward, you'd be wrong. Goku's arms are wrapped securely around your waist, holding you in place. Your heart feels like it's beating out of your chest. And your face feels like it's been set aflame. As your eyes lock, your face only turns a deeper shade of crimson. "D-Don't touch me!" You're stuttering. What the hell is happening to you?

His brows furrow. "You're the one who fell on top of me!"

"It's not my fault." His classic pout spreads across his lips. "How was I supposed to know that the ground would collapse?" 

"W-Well, you're the reason we're in this mess!" You stand up, wanting to get as far away from Goku as possible. You don't like the way you feel around him. The only time your pulse should be racing like this is during combat.

"Well, it wouldn't be called a trap if you could see it!"

"I don't get why you're so mad. Can't we just fly out?"

You snicker as your lips curve upward. "Give it a shot, Kakarot." You know it won't work, but at least his failures will provide you with some quality entertainment. It would be a pretty pathetic trap if you could simply fly out. Goku flies up, slamming his head on the invisible barrier. You break out into a fit of laughter as he falls back down. Goku jumps back up, rubbing the back of his head. "Ouch. Did you know that would happen?" Your giggling dies down as Goku begins looking around the hole. "How did this place even get here? Is this Frieza's work?"

"No. It's definitely the work of the Namekians. Frieza wouldn't be able to formulate something so elaborate in the amount of time he's had. Besides that dictator never does any of his own dirty work."

"Well, let's just sit back and relax. I'm sure we'll be fine. Someone will have to find us eventually." He has such a laid-back attitude. Maybe another alien baby crash-landed on Earth. Because with every second that passes, you're finding it harder to believe that Goku has Saiyan ancestry. 

"Oh, ya, let's just relax." You mock him. "While the others are probably getting chopped up into little pieces by the remnants of the Ginyu Force as we speak!"

"Why are you always so negative?" Is he serious? Do you have to spell out why this is potentially a very dire situation? You'd think he would show more concern for his son.

Your hands meet the sides of your head. You're practically yanking your hair out at this point. To say you're frustrated would be an understatement. "God, why am I constantly getting trapped in enclosed spaces with your idiotic bloodline! First, it was your spawn, then it was your moronic brother, and now I'm stuck with you. And you're somehow the worst of them all!" Goku just stands in front of you like a statue with that goofy smile plastered on his face. "And stop smiling when I yell at you!" 

Being stuck down here with Kakarot will be the ultimate test of your willpower----

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Will the others make it to Y/N and Goku in time? Or will Y/N kill Goku before they even get the chance? Find out in the next chapter of The Princess of All Saiyans!