CORRECTION: Katas is the name of the Nameless Namekian's FATHER instead of the Nameless Namekian's actual name. Thank you for those out there who clarified it. :)
Trubbish DBS just nerfed the "violence". There are 2Scenes in DBS where Piccolos Arm was punched out and both of them looked like cutting of paper. It looked 2dimensional with no violence, just compare it to Nappa punching of Tiens Arm xD
I always liked that Piccolo fully starts to change after fulfilling his father's wish. He kills Goku and he is now free to become his own man instead of a direct copy of his predecessor. After all, Piccolo promised to kill Goku, not to make sure he stayed dead. Which makes Piccolo one of the few Dragon Ball villains to actually achieve his evil ambition.
Kokujolong I know and it's funny cause he didint even want to kill at that moment I feel like it was just a side bonus for killing raditz, but if he had a choice I think would have wanted a fair fight
+KingRyan 1995 But that's also the beauty of it. In achieving his goal, Piccolo realized that achieving his goal wasn't what he wanted. At least not how it went down.
You are both right. Piccolo gets what he wanted, just not the way he wanted it and finds no lasting satisfaction in it. And even if he did, Piccolo has to worry about the next big threat immediately afterwards. He has no time to try and take pride in what he did or to take over the world. If he killed Goku in a big dramatic fight, maybe things would be different. But Goku was fine with it and he spends a year protecting the son of the man who killed his father/past-life.
I like this as I think it gives him more credit for growth than the merge with Nail. I thnk MasakoX gave that a little too much credit. I believe the connection to his homeworld Nail gave him made his figh with Freeza more personal to him and established a closer relationship with Dende when there wasn't really time to establish one, but he was still going to protect Gohan.
@Carl Rood Agreed. The merge with Nail matters, but as I've always seen it, Piccolo's tale is how even someone widely considered to be evil incarnate can in fact, find his own redemption. And it is through that journey that Kami is able to come to terms with Piccolo (and vice versa), and Kami is able to realize his mistake in trying to simply jettison all his darkness instead of understanding it. The flip-side to this is that it also means the previous Guardian of Earth was correct in rejecting merged Kami as immature, and Goku was ultimately correct in refusing to kill Piccolo. If you want to get super deep with this, it can also mean that Goku understands Kami better than Kami.
I really hope he has moments to shine in this arc. He's been a long-time favorite character of mine, and seeing him training with Gohan and helping him tap into his old strength was something of a relief to me. Maybe, this time, he won't be relegated to being Mr. Info-dump or get his shit slapped around for the ten thousanth time!
Super is about God power. Piccolo is out of his league there. Also seeing the ending they made it will go beyond the current arc fast in time perspective to probably focus more on the kid sayins. Leaving little room for others. I am surprised Krilin and the droids get screen time.
Dragonball: Son Goku kills Piccolo Daima-o by blasting a hole through him. He then births Piccolo, a father-less child. Dragonball Z: Piccolo kills Son Goku by blasting a hole through him. Takes his son, so he won't be a father-less child. Between Piccolo's compassion and Vegeta's character development, pretty much all the supporting characters in Dragonball are more interesting than Son Goku.
That's what makes db great,you have all these complexed developed characters to support the lead character who's utter bluntness drives the action and plot of the show itself...it's genius really
goku did give piccolo jr. a senzu after their fight to the death...say what you will but the reason goku killed piccolo was obvious...his son wasnt as evil so he let him live ..goku showed compassion first
I had never considered it until just now, but in addition to being evil incarnate, Piccolo Daimao was a father to several children with whom he had an intimate bond. It makes sense for Piccolo (Ma Junior) to be a better father than Goku, who had never known his own cold and ostracizing father.
C Vox i wanna see bardock meet his son....i know the film is not canon buuut... if that's the way it went then who is to say that last moment with frieza might have been a future sighting
My fav Piccolo moments: -emo flashback death speech in the ocean dub saiyan saga -when he meets/saves Gohan on Namek -when he pulls a Batman and confronts imperfect Cell -when he pulls a Batman and saves Gohan in the Broly movie -when he calls Goku out for being a deadbeat ass dad and making Gohan fight -every time he blushes/gets flustered/loses his damn mind when dealing with Gotenks' antics in the Buu saga -when he resuscitated Gohan after getting rekt by Frieza -literally any and every scene about him and Pan-chan in Super
The one moment that always stuck with me was this... Piccolo is watching Gohan sleep and realizes he's developing feelings for him. He goes to touch Gohan's head, but hesitates. He was afraid to let himself feel anything outside of why he was created.
I don't think even Piccolo realizes this, but the love he developped for Gohan, is really King Piccolo caring for his son Piccolo Jr. that he never got to meet.
The way Piccolo changed made me happy, Goku can just go eat muffins and bacon, Piccolo takes the spot as one of the best father figures in dragon ball.
Piccolo is one of the best developed characters in all of Dragon Ball. I started with Z and then eventually watched the first series mostly because I wanted to know about King Piccolo and his son. Seeing what King Piccolo was like and then what Piccolo Jr was like before he changed was pretty eye opening. They really did a good job of developing him along his path from evil to good.
For all the Vegeta and Trunks fanboys, my favorite character is and always will be Piccolo- I'm actually kind of disappointed that he didn't get the Majin treatment and Vegeta got it instead, but... maybe that's for the best. You pointed out, I think, why I like Piccolo so much, and why the Majin shtick wouldn't stick with him: he's the most fully-realized character in Dragonball. His strength rivals the saiyans, he has a complex backstory, but he's above things like pride or arrogance, and accepts when he has feelings of compassion for others, rather than try and act aloof and detached, as if caring about someone was beneath him. Now, if Super would just do him a solid and actually make him comparable to Goku and Vegeta. Or hell, just give him and Vegeta a fight where Piccolo gives the Prince of All Saiyans a run for his money XP
Piccolo is much more a warrior-monk. While goku and vegeta are straight up warriors. Piccolo meditates a lot as well. And is a cunning person. Probably the highest IQ of the entire bunch. It is likely why he and Gohan relate so much since both are very inteligent and the mix works well on screen/paper. Piccolo is able to punch above his weight due to his vast experience and intelligence. Shown when fighting Frost.
I feel like the Frost fight was kind of a "gray" area. Frost, obviously, was Universe 6's counterpart to Frieza. Unlike Frieza, he had been around much longer, so he might have gotten a LITTLE stronger, but we all know that Frieza's power was only equivalent to a base Super Saiyain, which Piccolo had surpassed a LONG time ago. His current strength puts him above Super Saiyan 2, which means he MAY actually be as strong as Super Saiyan 3, right now. This, of course, may be a different matter in the manga, as Frost -unlike in the anime- was more serious and straight laced, not "affably evil" like he was in the anime. I think a good barometer for Piccolo right now would be if he fought Frost in a rematch, but Frost had acquired his "golden" form by the time this new tournament started. I expect Piccolo would have more than a bit of trouble with this, but would ultimately like to see him best Frost. We'll have to see how that goes, though.
at equal power levels, piccolo would beat vegetas ass. theyre both smart and cunning, both fierce with lots of tehniques and experience. BUT...vegeta is way too predictable to someone like piccolo who knows him well and can get under his skin. it would be very close at first, but then vegeta would slowly unravel. just look at gohans fights with super buu: with piccolos brain, he used masterful psychology to exploit gohans insecurities and weaknesses, staying 1 step ahead the whole time.
I think one of the most interesting ways to tell how Piccolo Jr. specifically has changed is by looking at his first appearance at the end of DB and early Z and comparing him visually to how he looks at about Namek-upwards. He looked noticeably more Demon-like with pointed eyes and an evil grimace, but as time went on it softened into something stoic, yet caring. It's a nice detail to compare throughout the series.
Piccolo is both a fantastic villain and a great hero, and honestly, I find that his redemption was executed far more convincingly than Vegeta's. I also feel Piccolo was a better rival for Goku than Vegeta, I like the similarities and contrast between them better. Happy belated birthday Piccolo!
The whole father - son/teacher - student relationship between piccolo and gohan is one of the best thing that came out of dbz,piccolo helped gohan to control his abilities and having him face his own fears while gohan's kindness affected piccolo so much to the point of turning into a good (that and him fusing with both kami and nail) and his selfless sacrifice in the sayian arc had pretty much a huge impact on the series which's pretty much well done. Also i love episode 88 of dbs where they portrayed both piccolo and gohan and there relationship which they pretty much nailed it!
Some of my favorite Piccolo moments are when he fought Cell (my favorite fight in DBZ), when he burned Neiz to a charred mass in the Cooler movie (because it showed that he wasn't above doing something incredibly brutal to an enemy), and when he fused with Kami. That was neat, when Kami told Mr. Popo that Piccolo had changed.
Back in the day, Piccolo used to be my little brother's favorite. Today, he's my favorite as well. His design, his evolution, his abilities. All this stuff makes him so appealing to me. :)
Easily best character in the series and one of my all time favorites since I was 8 years old. Oddly enough was only able to learn more of King Piccolo's arc when Dragon Ball aired on Toonami AFTER watching the majority of Z. But even watching those events out of order, it is still an amazing arc and I can understand why Toriyama enjoyed it so much (it really came through in the storytelling). And even though people may argue that Piccolo may not be as strong as Goku or Vegeta right now, he emulates a type of strength that I find incredibly admirable. Pragmatic yet kind. Thank you for doing this video Masako and Happy Birthday Piccolo!!! ^_^
Dude you were made to make videos. TFS is awesome and really influencal and now you've made your own channel you've become one of my favorite (dragon ball) youtubers real quick... keep grinding bro
Piccolo is hands down my favorite Dragonball character. His arc was so interesting and thanks to his training both on his own and teaching other characters in the show as well as his fusions with Nail and Kame, he remains perhaps the most powerful Non Saiyan character in Dragonball.
piccolo's my favourite character. and you might not believe this but his most recent training with gohan is my favourite moment of his. second to that islight grenade against imperfect cell, that was badass.
I used to ask about using Boss Rabbit against the Saiyans, against Cell, and against Majin Buu but then I remembered that the moon got blown up a time or two and didn't remember Goku ever bringing him back down from it first.
Just something I've wanted to say since I started following you, thank you. I don't often follow fan pages for series, many times those running them are often presumptuous and attack others in the fandom for sharing rumors or incorrect information. A little of a year ago I remember watching a video done by such over the 'Evil Goku' rumor that was about. Said person also called anyone who believed such a thing or that Future Trunks would return basically idiots and blights on the fandom. One of my favorite things about anything are people speculating and having a good time coming up with scenarios that could/would turn the franchise on it's head. I appreciate the fact that you don't address rumors and such in that manner, but instead embrace the ideas as "What if?" or just pure fan fun discussion.
Piccolo would be the perfect man. He has no penis, so his pleasure doesn't matter and he can stretch any part of his body, if you know what I mean (wink).
Piccolo has been my hero for the last 18 years. He is my inspiration to stay strong in the toughest of times and use my brain to think of the best possible way out. To think logically as well as creatively. His quote "it's a lot less scary to just face your fears than to not face them at all" has been the biggest influence on my decision making when i'm scared things might not work, because my anxiety makes me think it won't. He's influenced my artwork as an artist. I would not have become the artist I am today without putting the most effort into perfecting my drawings of him, which lead to drawing other characters, as well as my own. You can see his influence in many of my characters. Piccolo has opened my eyes to gender and sexuality. He's taught me kindness, compassion, loyalty, honor, strength, love, and so so many other valuable lessons. He's just the most unique character in all of anime, and no one can compare.
The one awesome moment for Piccolo that comes to my mind is the power build up vs 17, it's so unreal and on par with Sean Schemel's SS3 Goku transformation scream... And so with voice actor Scott McNeil at the helm, THIS to me is as Sean Schemel is to Goku, which is fitting, considering their history!
Vamqir1 I think maybe Dende or another Dragon race Namekian would take over. I think. Like what happened with Kami. I know you're asking MasakoX. But I just wanna say what would happen. Or Piccolo could die.
This was a nice watch, since Piccolo was by far my favorite character. I wish he'd gotten a bit more power for the Super tournament arc, but watching him fight with Gohan and be strategizing and tactical while helping Gohan coordinate the actual team players was kindof great.
Piccolo the only character that some how is both popular and underrated at the same time, yet he will always be one of the most important as well as influential characters in the franchise, happy b-day big green!.
All of this and more is why Piccolo is my (2nd) favorite. I know it gets old for some people, but his dynamic with Gohan never gets old for me and I will watch Piccolo bail him out 1000 times.
Piccolo has always been my favorite character since I started the DBZ manga. Be it in his design, personality, abilities, or character arc, I consistently found him to be a joy to have on the page. This is why I will lose every ounce of investment in Super if he is replaced on the universe 7 team in favor of Freeza.
Piccolo has always been a favorite character of mine. Though my favorite moments for him include the manga's version of when he took Gohan. Piccolo: I'm taking the boy with me. Krillin: I know! You're gonna eat him! Piccolo: I AM NOT! Piccolo: -After throwing Gohan at that plateau, thinking to himself- Find the power quickly, boy. Or turn to jelly against those rocks. Also, a thing that's worth noting! In the manga at least, Kami makes note of the fact that Piccolo has changed between Dragonball and Dragonball Z as well, when King Yemma says that Raditz was sent straight to Hell. He ruminates on the fact that Piccolo's 'Crude, cunning violence' is no longer there... and we also get a hint that he is something other than a demon when Kami also considers the fact that in Dragonball according to him, someone killed by a demon CAN'T go to the afterlife and their soul spends eternity wandering. Just the fact that Raditz went to hell already meant something had changed about Piccolo.
What I have always wondered is if Piccolo ever tried to locate his foster parents that he had for a short while or if they ever went looking for him after he had a hissy fit and burned their house down? There had to have been some kind compassion in those folks to have taken him in as an egg and cared for him after he hatched.
Masako.... I freaking love your in depth character studies.... Keep them regular! Please consider doing a video analysing the evolution of Goku and vegetas relationship
I loved the part in the cell saga where Piccolo tells Goku that Gohan doesn't like fighting and that he's basically a bad father for just standing there, doing nothing.
I also think the big reason why Piccolo had a change of heart is because he ACTUALLY killed Goku and got his revenge. And felt empty about it. Then training Gohan gave him meaning.
I love how bad of a father Goku was to Gohan. I always think of Goku as this paragon and it's so cool to see that this actual short coming of Goku is handled so subtly. It might be a stretch to say that Goku failed as a father but the fact is that there was some slack to be picked up and it was picked up by piccolo.
Expergamez used to be my favourite db RUclipsr. Then I stumbled across your channel. I'm glad I did! As for favourite moments? His sacrifice for Gohan and joining up with Kami to be himself once more.
I want to hug you MasaloX! Piccolo is by far my favorite character of all media, and he doesn't get the spotlight enough-mainly because the wide spread of Z before the original. (Seriously the two Piccolo arches are dark!) The absolute HUGE redemption arch(circle?) he goes through, and the confusing history and links to Kami is just epic, and I thank you for covering it so well! Piccolo's path, Past, and connections to others, like Goku and Gohan is what makes him the best in. my eyes. He has gone from mass destroyer, to rabid revenger, to all the way to trusted friend and protector. It's great that he has such strong ties now, but I have to admit, I love it when a little bit of the old evil comes through in a smirk or the brutality of his full out fighting style. Dispite his past, the other characters look to him for plans, and what to do. This is huge for any of them that were there for the start. It shows how far he has come too. I really wish his past would be properly revisited at some point, in some way, in Super, but short of a family reunion in Hell, or going into the Demon Relm, I don't see it happening. Still Happy birthday to the character that showed even the worst among us, can become the best (also for giving us a reason to celebrate this day other then the revival of every one who died by Piccolo Senior's hand/order, and that we are not all fleeing from the city destroying lotto)!
Piccolo was my first favorite character when I first started watching DBZ back in 1997. I came in on the 3rd episode, and I was HOOKED. I cried when he died. Vegeta became my favorite shortly after and hasn't changed since. Later I realized they're not that different story wise. They both changed over time. Piccolo will always hold a special place in my DB fangirl heart.
I kinda like how Tenkaichi 3 had Piccolo split into two characters, one representing him from the start of Z and one representing him at the end of Z. While there's literally no difference in the clothing obviously, you do get some idea of how far he's come with the interactions each version has with specific other fighters.
not to mention that time when piccolo cut babadi in half and was incredibly pissed at babadi for unleashing buu and trying to destroy the planet. he even said angrily "you need to be exterminated!" and he was about to blast babadi into smithereens until buu came back.
I think my favorite Piccolo moment was when he fought against Frieza, if partially because there was likely the interesting bit of Nail in there to motivate him into a 'rematch', but also because Gohan was in trouble and because he was also willing to aid Goku a second time by buying time for the Spirit Bomb. Frieza was a much tougher fight than Raditz after all, but he still gave it his best shot at the time.
Hey Masako, I'd love an episode that goes over all the various forms of the Dragon Balls (Earth, Black Star, Namekian, Super, and any others I'm forgetting)!
I still look back at the episode where piccolo gets his driver's license funny episode, and also GT when he says good bye to Gohan and of course when Goku gives him the senzu bean on DB
AH, remember when Piccolo was the demonic king of all of Earth trapped inside a rice cooker; Now he is a Extraterrestrial babysitter. I think I might prefer DB Piccolo over DBZ lol
I quite like Piccolo. Perhaps it was that 5-year time skip between OG _Dragon Ball_ and _Z_ that resulted in him becoming wiser and smarter as a fighter. Fusing with Kami during the Android Saga probably helped too.
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CORRECTION: Katas is the name of the Nameless Namekian's FATHER instead of the Nameless Namekian's actual name. Thank you for those out there who clarified it. :)
If he's nameless why does he has a name?
MasakoX Where in XV2 was that mentioned?
MasakoX isn't the nameless Namekian the "son of Katatsu?" Is Katatsu his japanese/manga name? I'm con *fused*
MasakoX son of kotatsu
Maybe his name is Nam Les
I know one thing.
Piccolo in DB = Red Blood
Piccolo in DBZ = Purple Blood
Piccolo in DBS = F*cking Paper
Deadpool when gohan cut off piccolos arm when they were training there was no blood
I think Piccolo planned to have Gohan cut his arm off to get Gohan when his guard was down
Trubbish
DBS just nerfed the "violence". There are 2Scenes in DBS where Piccolos Arm was punched out and both of them looked like cutting of paper. It looked 2dimensional with no violence, just compare it to Nappa punching of Tiens Arm xD
Trubbish is the best pokemon confirmed?
Sunkern*
I always liked that Piccolo fully starts to change after fulfilling his father's wish. He kills Goku and he is now free to become his own man instead of a direct copy of his predecessor. After all, Piccolo promised to kill Goku, not to make sure he stayed dead.
Which makes Piccolo one of the few Dragon Ball villains to actually achieve his evil ambition.
Kokujolong I know and it's funny cause he didint even want to kill at that moment I feel like it was just a side bonus for killing raditz, but if he had a choice I think would have wanted a fair fight
+KingRyan 1995 But that's also the beauty of it. In achieving his goal, Piccolo realized that achieving his goal wasn't what he wanted. At least not how it went down.
You are both right. Piccolo gets what he wanted, just not the way he wanted it and finds no lasting satisfaction in it. And even if he did, Piccolo has to worry about the next big threat immediately afterwards. He has no time to try and take pride in what he did or to take over the world. If he killed Goku in a big dramatic fight, maybe things would be different. But Goku was fine with it and he spends a year protecting the son of the man who killed his father/past-life.
I like this as I think it gives him more credit for growth than the merge with Nail. I thnk MasakoX gave that a little too much credit. I believe the connection to his homeworld Nail gave him made his figh with Freeza more personal to him and established a closer relationship with Dende when there wasn't really time to establish one, but he was still going to protect Gohan.
@Carl Rood Agreed. The merge with Nail matters, but as I've always seen it, Piccolo's tale is how even someone widely considered to be evil incarnate can in fact, find his own redemption. And it is through that journey that Kami is able to come to terms with Piccolo (and vice versa), and Kami is able to realize his mistake in trying to simply jettison all his darkness instead of understanding it.
The flip-side to this is that it also means the previous Guardian of Earth was correct in rejecting merged Kami as immature, and Goku was ultimately correct in refusing to kill Piccolo. If you want to get super deep with this, it can also mean that Goku understands Kami better than Kami.
Piccolo really needs more love than he gets in Super. Though he has his moments, he's really only been big parts of 2 of the arcs of Super.
Hopefully he gets to kick ass in the Tournament of Power or at least do something of noteworthy.
I want him to kick Frost's ass in one hell of a reckoning rematch.
I really hope he has moments to shine in this arc. He's been a long-time favorite character of mine, and seeing him training with Gohan and helping him tap into his old strength was something of a relief to me. Maybe, this time, he won't be relegated to being Mr. Info-dump or get his shit slapped around for the ten thousanth time!
Super is about God power. Piccolo is out of his league there. Also seeing the ending they made it will go beyond the current arc fast in time perspective to probably focus more on the kid sayins. Leaving little room for others. I am surprised Krilin and the droids get screen time.
D Gray no super is about Goku if it not Goku your gonna be useless
Dragonball: Son Goku kills Piccolo Daima-o by blasting a hole through him. He then births Piccolo, a father-less child.
Dragonball Z: Piccolo kills Son Goku by blasting a hole through him. Takes his son, so he won't be a father-less child.
Between Piccolo's compassion and Vegeta's character development, pretty much all the supporting characters in Dragonball are more interesting than Son Goku.
Piccolo repays all that he gets! Both positive and blow-a-hole-through-a-torso negative!
That's what makes db great,you have all these complexed developed characters to support the lead character who's utter bluntness drives the action and plot of the show itself...it's genius really
goku did give piccolo jr. a senzu after their fight to the death...say what you will but the reason goku killed piccolo was obvious...his son wasnt as evil so he let him live ..goku showed compassion first
I had never considered it until just now, but in addition to being evil incarnate, Piccolo Daimao was a father to several children with whom he had an intimate bond. It makes sense for Piccolo (Ma Junior) to be a better father than Goku, who had never known his own cold and ostracizing father.
people say that gohan will finally fight against his father
but he already fought piccolo??
C Vox Comment of the decade. Lol
Sorry. I want to laugh at this Joke, but I can't anymore. In my opinion it has gotten old, repetitive and boring.
fair enough
C Vox i wanna see bardock meet his son....i know the film is not canon buuut... if that's the way it went then who is to say that last moment with frieza might have been a future sighting
Ryan Edwards More like the most overused joke ever.
My fav Piccolo moments:
-emo flashback death speech in the ocean dub saiyan saga
-when he meets/saves Gohan on Namek
-when he pulls a Batman and confronts imperfect Cell
-when he pulls a Batman and saves Gohan in the Broly movie
-when he calls Goku out for being a deadbeat ass dad and making Gohan fight
-every time he blushes/gets flustered/loses his damn mind when dealing with Gotenks' antics in the Buu saga
-when he resuscitated Gohan after getting rekt by Frieza
-literally any and every scene about him and Pan-chan in Super
also if GT counts that goodbye speech made me cry lmao
Miranda Pelletier lol pulls a batman 👍🏻
A whole video about my favourite anime character and villain of all time??
*dies*
*sigh* I'll get the bloody dragonballs again...This better not become a habit.
If you thought Krillin died a lot, think again. lmao
This already is a habit for me
Toxic Quartz
#kingkaididntdieforthis
The one moment that always stuck with me was this... Piccolo is watching Gohan sleep and realizes he's developing feelings for him. He goes to touch Gohan's head, but hesitates. He was afraid to let himself feel anything outside of why he was created.
Has anyone put that scene on RUclips? I'd love to watch it again.
I don't think even Piccolo realizes this, but the love he developped for Gohan, is really King Piccolo caring for his son Piccolo Jr. that he never got to meet.
The way Piccolo changed made me happy, Goku can just go eat muffins and bacon, Piccolo takes the spot as one of the best father figures in dragon ball.
always makes me happy when gohan is all "MR PICCOLO!" sounds so much more happy when piccolo shows up than when goku shows up
Piccolo is my favorite character, and had great development.
Piccolo is one of the best developed characters in all of Dragon Ball. I started with Z and then eventually watched the first series mostly because I wanted to know about King Piccolo and his son. Seeing what King Piccolo was like and then what Piccolo Jr was like before he changed was pretty eye opening. They really did a good job of developing him along his path from evil to good.
For all the Vegeta and Trunks fanboys, my favorite character is and always will be Piccolo- I'm actually kind of disappointed that he didn't get the Majin treatment and Vegeta got it instead, but... maybe that's for the best. You pointed out, I think, why I like Piccolo so much, and why the Majin shtick wouldn't stick with him: he's the most fully-realized character in Dragonball. His strength rivals the saiyans, he has a complex backstory, but he's above things like pride or arrogance, and accepts when he has feelings of compassion for others, rather than try and act aloof and detached, as if caring about someone was beneath him.
Now, if Super would just do him a solid and actually make him comparable to Goku and Vegeta. Or hell, just give him and Vegeta a fight where Piccolo gives the Prince of All Saiyans a run for his money XP
I love Vegeta and Trunks but what you just said about Piccolo is why he's still always my fav character
Piccolo is much more a warrior-monk. While goku and vegeta are straight up warriors. Piccolo meditates a lot as well. And is a cunning person. Probably the highest IQ of the entire bunch. It is likely why he and Gohan relate so much since both are very inteligent and the mix works well on screen/paper.
Piccolo is able to punch above his weight due to his vast experience and intelligence. Shown when fighting Frost.
I feel like the Frost fight was kind of a "gray" area. Frost, obviously, was Universe 6's counterpart to Frieza. Unlike Frieza, he had been around much longer, so he might have gotten a LITTLE stronger, but we all know that Frieza's power was only equivalent to a base Super Saiyain, which Piccolo had surpassed a LONG time ago. His current strength puts him above Super Saiyan 2, which means he MAY actually be as strong as Super Saiyan 3, right now.
This, of course, may be a different matter in the manga, as Frost -unlike in the anime- was more serious and straight laced, not "affably evil" like he was in the anime. I think a good barometer for Piccolo right now would be if he fought Frost in a rematch, but Frost had acquired his "golden" form by the time this new tournament started. I expect Piccolo would have more than a bit of trouble with this, but would ultimately like to see him best Frost. We'll have to see how that goes, though.
Adorni my favourite too
at equal power levels, piccolo would beat vegetas ass. theyre both smart and cunning, both fierce with lots of tehniques and experience. BUT...vegeta is way too predictable to someone like piccolo who knows him well and can get under his skin.
it would be very close at first, but then vegeta would slowly unravel. just look at gohans fights with super buu: with piccolos brain, he used masterful psychology to exploit gohans insecurities and weaknesses, staying 1 step ahead the whole time.
I think one of the most interesting ways to tell how Piccolo Jr. specifically has changed is by looking at his first appearance at the end of DB and early Z and comparing him visually to how he looks at about Namek-upwards. He looked noticeably more Demon-like with pointed eyes and an evil grimace, but as time went on it softened into something stoic, yet caring. It's a nice detail to compare throughout the series.
Super Piccolo has pretty much become granpa Piccolo to me
Pan's in good (green) hands
As long as she learns how to DOOOOODGE
Piccolo is both a fantastic villain and a great hero, and honestly, I find that his redemption was executed far more convincingly than Vegeta's. I also feel Piccolo was a better rival for Goku than Vegeta, I like the similarities and contrast between them better. Happy belated birthday Piccolo!
The whole father - son/teacher - student relationship between piccolo and gohan is one of the best thing that came out of dbz,piccolo helped gohan to control his abilities and having him face his own fears while gohan's kindness affected piccolo so much to the point of turning into a good (that and him fusing with both kami and nail) and his selfless sacrifice in the sayian arc had pretty much a huge impact on the series which's pretty much well done.
Also i love episode 88 of dbs where they portrayed both piccolo and gohan and there relationship which they pretty much nailed it!
I'll never forget seeing King Piccolo gulping down that giant cup of soda in the anime. Forget the egg coughing. That crap was disturbing.
Anybody watched Dragon ball before starting Dbz?
Me.
Fabio Rosolen I thought i was the only one...
Mud_ Skip me
Mud_ Skip me
Mud_ Skip Yep, after-kindergarten memories.
So glad they made piccolo relevant again. I screeched like a girl when I saw him owning Gohan in SSJ 2 form.
Some of my favorite Piccolo moments are when he fought Cell (my favorite fight in DBZ), when he burned Neiz to a charred mass in the Cooler movie (because it showed that he wasn't above doing something incredibly brutal to an enemy), and when he fused with Kami. That was neat, when Kami told Mr. Popo that Piccolo had changed.
Piccolo goes from breaking Goku's arms and legs in front of his fiancé to looking after their granddaughter. That's quite the arc.
Back in the day, Piccolo used to be my little brother's favorite.
Today, he's my favorite as well. His design, his evolution, his abilities. All this stuff makes him so appealing to me. :)
Easily best character in the series and one of my all time favorites since I was 8 years old. Oddly enough was only able to learn more of King Piccolo's arc when Dragon Ball aired on Toonami AFTER watching the majority of Z. But even watching those events out of order, it is still an amazing arc and I can understand why Toriyama enjoyed it so much (it really came through in the storytelling). And even though people may argue that Piccolo may not be as strong as Goku or Vegeta right now, he emulates a type of strength that I find incredibly admirable. Pragmatic yet kind. Thank you for doing this video Masako and Happy Birthday Piccolo!!! ^_^
I'd like to point out that Piccolo is 3-4 years older than Gohan
Future TV and consider how he has king piccolo's memories
Lmao he fought goku at age 3
In dragon Ball that was goku's toughest battle, against a 3 year old
After fusion, you will probably have to consider Kami's years as well, since they're one being after all
Dude you were made to make videos. TFS is awesome and really influencal and now you've made your own channel you've become one of my favorite (dragon ball) youtubers real quick... keep grinding bro
also good video, piccolo, tien and vegeta's character developement is amazing
Remember Yamcha? Ciaotzu?
Neither does Toriyama.
Piccolo is hands down my favorite Dragonball character. His arc was so interesting and thanks to his training both on his own and teaching other characters in the show as well as his fusions with Nail and Kame, he remains perhaps the most powerful Non Saiyan character in Dragonball.
PIccolo is my Favorite character so im really glad youre making a video on him :)
piccolo's my favourite character.
and you might not believe this but his most recent training with gohan is my favourite moment of his.
second to that islight grenade against imperfect cell, that was badass.
what would happen if boss rabbit touched berrus and whis
then we had two super strong carrots :D :D
Mr Peanuts same thing as candy Vegito
I used to ask about using Boss Rabbit against the Saiyans, against Cell, and against Majin Buu but then I remembered that the moon got blown up a time or two and didn't remember Goku ever bringing him back down from it first.
Mr anime nazi communist Simple it wouldnt work they are way above his power and his magic wouldnt affect them
invalid...he died when roshi blew up the moon
"Those carrots man. They're nasty!"
- MasakoX 2017
Piccolo is always my favourite. The voice actors helped but I always appreciated his selflessness that was present even at the start of Z.
Just something I've wanted to say since I started following you, thank you. I don't often follow fan pages for series, many times those running them are often presumptuous and attack others in the fandom for sharing rumors or incorrect information. A little of a year ago I remember watching a video done by such over the 'Evil Goku' rumor that was about. Said person also called anyone who believed such a thing or that Future Trunks would return basically idiots and blights on the fandom. One of my favorite things about anything are people speculating and having a good time coming up with scenarios that could/would turn the franchise on it's head. I appreciate the fact that you don't address rumors and such in that manner, but instead embrace the ideas as "What if?" or just pure fan fun discussion.
You could say that Piccolo got Nail'd
Piccolo is an amazing character I love watching him in the series,I just wanna see him more in the show. Happy Birthday Piccolo 😀
ChiChi needs to divorce Goku and settle down with her baby's real daddy
Alex Franco he's too good for her 😸
Piccolo would be the perfect man. He has no penis, so his pleasure doesn't matter and he can stretch any part of his body, if you know what I mean (wink).
thebeav PercabethFTW ugh...that sounds ssooo wrong!
HOLY CRAP ME AND PICCOLO HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY
HAPPY ALMOST BDAY
Wacky!
Whaddup
am i gay ?
Geekdom101 lol
Wonder what happens if geekdom and masako fuses together.
Quazimodo Masakom101? GeekoX?
Piccolo has been my hero for the last 18 years. He is my inspiration to stay strong in the toughest of times and use my brain to think of the best possible way out. To think logically as well as creatively. His quote "it's a lot less scary to just face your fears than to not face them at all" has been the biggest influence on my decision making when i'm scared things might not work, because my anxiety makes me think it won't. He's influenced my artwork as an artist. I would not have become the artist I am today without putting the most effort into perfecting my drawings of him, which lead to drawing other characters, as well as my own. You can see his influence in many of my characters. Piccolo has opened my eyes to gender and sexuality. He's taught me kindness, compassion, loyalty, honor, strength, love, and so so many other valuable lessons. He's just the most unique character in all of anime, and no one can compare.
#PiccoloBestDad
The one awesome moment for Piccolo that comes to my mind is the power build up vs 17, it's so unreal and on par with Sean Schemel's SS3 Goku transformation scream... And so with voice actor Scott McNeil at the helm, THIS to me is as Sean Schemel is to Goku, which is fitting, considering their history!
Piccolo is my favorite character. I really hope he gets a significant power boost in the near future where he can still compete with the others
Happy birthday, Piccolo. Keep fighting, Mr. "Super-Namek".
A little idea for "what if", staying with Piccolo. So....
Masako, what if Piccolo fused with Guru on Earth (after Frieza) to prevent him from dying?
Vamqir1 I think maybe Dende or another Dragon race Namekian would take over. I think. Like what happened with Kami. I know you're asking MasakoX. But I just wanna say what would happen. Or Piccolo could die.
Unless Guru would willingly give control to Piccolo ;) I don't know, it seems like a goo conspect to talk about, nothing more.
This was a nice watch, since Piccolo was by far my favorite character. I wish he'd gotten a bit more power for the Super tournament arc, but watching him fight with Gohan and be strategizing and tactical while helping Gohan coordinate the actual team players was kindof great.
They really need to give him a boost in power. He was my favourite when I first started watching
I still have the biggest crush on Piccolo as well as Vegeta; both played by the same voice actor and both former villains turned good guys
Love Piccolo. He's one of my favorites. I'm hoping he gets more screen time during this arc: ToP.
Piccolo the only character that some how is both popular and underrated at the same time, yet he will always be one of the most important as well as influential characters in the franchise, happy b-day big green!.
I feel after he fused with Nail, Piccalo had a sense of Namekian pride, after he transported to Namek, he felt.. home, and Nail sweetened the deal.
I liked that movie were king piccolo came back with a nice new yellow coat
All of this and more is why Piccolo is my (2nd) favorite.
I know it gets old for some people, but his dynamic with Gohan never gets old for me and I will watch Piccolo bail him out 1000 times.
Ah yes, the magnificent Big Green. I almost forgot today was his birthday. I appreciate the reminder.
Why did you have to remind us of that ungodly film Masako.
Hey there are no other comments,
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Goku dies at one point i tricked you.
Piccolo is one of my most favourite characters, I hope that he receives a huge power boost in super.
Ah Piccolo, Goku's first love. I mean rival! yes. Goku's first rival. and like many first rivals, Goku has never had a relationship quite like it.
Ironically piccollo is one of the nicest z warriors now. He really did change.
Piccolo has always been my favorite character since I started the DBZ manga. Be it in his design, personality, abilities, or character arc, I consistently found him to be a joy to have on the page. This is why I will lose every ounce of investment in Super if he is replaced on the universe 7 team in favor of Freeza.
i loved it in the freiza arc when piccolo was like i feel good, i feel great YOU CAN DO THIS!!!
Piccolo has always been a favorite character of mine.
Though my favorite moments for him include the manga's version of when he took Gohan.
Piccolo: I'm taking the boy with me.
Krillin: I know! You're gonna eat him!
Piccolo: I AM NOT!
Piccolo: -After throwing Gohan at that plateau, thinking to himself- Find the power quickly, boy. Or turn to jelly against those rocks.
Also, a thing that's worth noting! In the manga at least, Kami makes note of the fact that Piccolo has changed between Dragonball and Dragonball Z as well, when King Yemma says that Raditz was sent straight to Hell. He ruminates on the fact that Piccolo's 'Crude, cunning violence' is no longer there... and we also get a hint that he is something other than a demon when Kami also considers the fact that in Dragonball according to him, someone killed by a demon CAN'T go to the afterlife and their soul spends eternity wandering.
Just the fact that Raditz went to hell already meant something had changed about Piccolo.
What I have always wondered is if Piccolo ever tried to locate his foster parents that he had for a short while or if they ever went looking for him after he had a hissy fit and burned their house down? There had to have been some kind compassion in those folks to have taken him in as an egg and cared for him after he hatched.
Piccolo was the start of everything that ever came from Z.
Masako.... I freaking love your in depth character studies.... Keep them regular! Please consider doing a video analysing the evolution of Goku and vegetas relationship
I loved the part in the cell saga where Piccolo tells Goku that Gohan doesn't like fighting and that he's basically a bad father for just standing there, doing nothing.
I also think the big reason why Piccolo had a change of heart is because he ACTUALLY killed Goku and got his revenge. And felt empty about it. Then training Gohan gave him meaning.
One of the best characters. Sad to see him weakened and just a comic relief sometimes.
I like that Piccolo is Pan's babysitter and they make such a cute an heart warming duo.
Piccolo has always been one of my favorites
I love how bad of a father Goku was to Gohan. I always think of Goku as this paragon and it's so cool to see that this actual short coming of Goku is handled so subtly. It might be a stretch to say that Goku failed as a father but the fact is that there was some slack to be picked up and it was picked up by piccolo.
Expergamez used to be my favourite db RUclipsr. Then I stumbled across your channel. I'm glad I did! As for favourite moments? His sacrifice for Gohan and joining up with Kami to be himself once more.
the king piccolo/piccolo jr saga is my favorite saga from all of dragon ball
I want to hug you MasaloX! Piccolo is by far my favorite character of all media, and he doesn't get the spotlight enough-mainly because the wide spread of Z before the original. (Seriously the two Piccolo arches are dark!) The absolute HUGE redemption arch(circle?) he goes through, and the confusing history and links to Kami is just epic, and I thank you for covering it so well! Piccolo's path, Past, and connections to others, like Goku and Gohan is what makes him the best in. my eyes. He has gone from mass destroyer, to rabid revenger, to all the way to trusted friend and protector. It's great that he has such strong ties now, but I have to admit, I love it when a little bit of the old evil comes through in a smirk or the brutality of his full out fighting style. Dispite his past, the other characters look to him for plans, and what to do. This is huge for any of them that were there for the start. It shows how far he has come too. I really wish his past would be properly revisited at some point, in some way, in Super, but short of a family reunion in Hell, or going into the Demon Relm, I don't see it happening. Still Happy birthday to the character that showed even the worst among us, can become the best (also for giving us a reason to celebrate this day other then the revival of every one who died by Piccolo Senior's hand/order, and that we are not all fleeing from the city destroying lotto)!
Piccolo is probably the only one to get good treatment in the B team (I'd count him in the B team probably after the cell saga).
I really enjoy the fact Piccolo has no qualms about being serious and brutal when he needs to be.
Piccolo was my first favorite character when I first started watching DBZ back in 1997. I came in on the 3rd episode, and I was HOOKED. I cried when he died.
Vegeta became my favorite shortly after and hasn't changed since. Later I realized they're not that different story wise. They both changed over time. Piccolo will always hold a special place in my DB fangirl heart.
Happy Birthday to Piccolo!
I kinda like how Tenkaichi 3 had Piccolo split into two characters, one representing him from the start of Z and one representing him at the end of Z. While there's literally no difference in the clothing obviously, you do get some idea of how far he's come with the interactions each version has with specific other fighters.
Piccolo is a G.
not to mention that time when piccolo cut babadi in half and was incredibly pissed at babadi for unleashing buu and trying to destroy the planet. he even said angrily "you need to be exterminated!" and he was about to blast babadi into smithereens until buu came back.
He's always been my favorite character.
Happy Birthday Piccolo
Other than Episode 88, I feel Piccolo was truly the best we've seen him in the Android arc. His fight with #17 was the best fight in the arc.
Piccolo doesn't get enough love even with him being one of the best characters ❤
I think my favorite Piccolo moment was when he fought against Frieza, if partially because there was likely the interesting bit of Nail in there to motivate him into a 'rematch', but also because Gohan was in trouble and because he was also willing to aid Goku a second time by buying time for the Spirit Bomb. Frieza was a much tougher fight than Raditz after all, but he still gave it his best shot at the time.
Still is and always will be my favorite character
"He doesn't have interest in the things he's not interested in." --- I can relate, I also don't like things that I don't like.
Hey Masako, I'd love an episode that goes over all the various forms of the Dragon Balls (Earth, Black Star, Namekian, Super, and any others I'm forgetting)!
Piccolo's relation with pan was another level of development.
picollo is actually my favorite dbz character. thanks for this discussion, Masako.
I ADORE Piccolo. He's the absolute greatest grunkle in the series
4:07 **Cough** **Cough** Launch **Cough** **Cough**
My fave character. Well said, Masako. 👌🏻loved the discussion.
there should be millions of people that say HAPPY BIRTHDAY PICCOLO!!!
I still look back at the episode where piccolo gets his driver's license funny episode, and also GT when he says good bye to Gohan and of course when Goku gives him the senzu bean on DB
AH, remember when Piccolo was the demonic king of all of Earth trapped inside a rice cooker; Now he is a Extraterrestrial babysitter. I think I might prefer DB Piccolo over DBZ lol
piccolo best dad. Its why goten is doooooooomed
I quite like Piccolo. Perhaps it was that 5-year time skip between OG _Dragon Ball_ and _Z_ that resulted in him becoming wiser and smarter as a fighter. Fusing with Kami during the Android Saga probably helped too.
Happy birthday,Piccolo Junior.