So piccolo and kami finally fused. The abridged version glosses over this, but after the fusing the Namekian you see is a "new" one. Piccolo's line of "So this is who we once were" is a refrence to that. This namekian is the original one who landed on earth before being split in two. The new namakien takes a moment to itself, pondering its existence. It decides to call itself the Nameless Namekian, because his original name was forgotten to the passage of time, ever since he split into two. Piccolo and Kami are both dead now in a sense. He has the memories of both Picciol and Kami so in the show he dosent correct people when they call him Piccolo, assuming piccolo's mantle. Only Popo knows that Piccolo and Kami are dead, and the Nameless Namakien is content to let the other be ignorant to that fact so they don't feel bad. Oh yeah, this is the 2nd and last time Piccolo is technically stronger than Vegeta and Goku, the first being on Namek after he fused with nail. Piccolo could mess Vegeta up right now if he wanted.
@ImperialGodzilla we still don't know if he is. I simply don't believe Gohan's words as the villain theyvwere fighting couldn't even touch Krillin or the others. If that thing could hit *them* then never in a million years could it hit or react to goku or vegeta. Gohan was just guessing I think. Nothing in that movie showed the monster to be close to Goku or Vegeta, especially since at the time of the movie they are supposed to have their latest manga forms
@@kenbocole1460 We know he is for a fact because it was stated that Cell Max if he was perfected could have demolished Broly at that time who was the strongest of all of them. Remember the movie takes place RIGHT before the end of canon Z. Gohan could not have beaten Cell without the special beam cannon which is a power up that is amplified by the users strength multiple times over. Yea Piccolo was getting demolished by Cell but he wasn't getting insta-beat. Vegeta and Goku would have been slaughtered instantly if they were there even in their strongest form.
@Klutz MtG bro don't spoil the movie for people who haven't seen it. Plus that villain was never stated to be as strong as you know who. And slaughtered instantly? Krillina and the others survived that fight. There is 9 chance they get slaughtered. Are youbsaying Goku and Vegeta are weaker than Krillin?
Fun thing at 4:50. Master Roshi says Goku can't handle his grapes after Turtle tells them he is sweating purple. Goku is most likely heavily alergic to them and thus alergic to the medicine Trunks gave him since it was grape flavored and probably had some grape derivates in it. That is the real reason he doesn't like them, he is actually alergic, is not a thing a taste. But Goku being Goku probably doesn't know what alergies are. So he just explains as if it was that he just doesn't like them. He had an actual sensible reason for not drinking that medicine in the first place after the first time, he just didn't know how to explain it.
I love how the uploads for Dragon Ball Z Abridged on the channel started off less often and now we are getting frequent reactions. This is when the series gets good.
Yeah the first season was a bit rough but we saw the potential and then when we got to season 2 we had to post twice a week because we wanted to watch it more 😅😁🥳
As a person who has watched through the series more than once, I can say that it's never as funny as it is to watch countless reactors react to the series as a whole. And I'll be truthful... You two are my favorite reactors to react to this series. Because I react by laughing. 😜
This is a GREAT reaction to DBZA, I often end up excited for them to experience the next episode. Another good reaction is Blind Wave if you haven't seen them
Piccolo and kami was definitely a little more somber in the show as when Piccolo fused with Nail there wasn’t Nail’s voice in his head or anything like that. Nail was just gone. It was the same with Kami, he was just gone. You could also argue that Piccolo is also a different now and even in the original show after fusing Kami Piccolo drops the line “I’m neither Kami nor Piccolo now.”
It’s true that Piccolo isn’t technically Piccolo, with every fusion they become a new, unique being that just carries the memories of both people for the fusion. In this case Piccolo technically disappeared on Namek, when he fused with Nail. But I think that it’s a combination of having multiple fusions at the time of Kami- further diluting your sense of self, possibly - plus the actual prominence of how Kami was once part of the same being as Piccolo, that finally ended Piccolo’s ability to stay consistent at the forefront. Too many differing experiences and emotions and personalities. Still has all the memories of all 3 individuals though.
Of course in the original Popo was completely heartbroken about this. And TFS truned it into a trip and a breakdown over the fact, that all those squares did in fact make a circle. Also, funfact: in the german version the mysterious bug thing calls piccolo his brother
Cells intro is still so fantastically done. Something I haven't seen people mention is that it's actually the same voice actor that voiced Nappa, which is super cool because of just how different it is
Cell's introduction is so disturbing and I love it. With his current power I do believe "Piccolo" aka The Nameless Namekian could actually contend with The Androids, but as Kami pointed out a few episodes back, they're not the main threat, not even close. The Androids are also kind of anti-heroes anyways. The only people I believe they have killed up to this point were a band of biker thugs who tried messing with them(TFS omits this as I believe its anime filler). Otherwise they have not harmed anyone. The cops that pulled them over were left alive and unharmed, all they did was blow their car up and scare them. The guy that 18 robs is left alive as well, the van backing up was the footage being played in reverse. Cell on the other hand has wiped out an entire city's population.
That dialog between Kami and Piccollo was so good, way better than the original ever was. TFS gave all of them so much more character, even if its for a joke. Now you will meet the best villain in the entire show and his awesome singing voice. There are a few in the end.. i insist you. Please no cuts or editing of this. Specially what came up in Ep. 60 best highlight for the final
Thanks for the heads up Sharky. 🙂 And we didn’t understand the weight of Piccolo and Kami fusing until we saw how TfS took time and care with that scene. Well done by them 👏 🤩
The look on y'alls faces at the end. Awesome. Glad you guys are experiencing this. It's definitely one of my favorite series of all time. Vegeta scenes/episodes are always the best. Renegade for life.
Akira Toriyama took a lot of inspiration from western cinema, but his horror inspirations come to a head with the introduction of Cell. The fact that his presence is foreshadowed, both in the original and in TFS's version really adds to how terrifying he is before we even see him.
FYI, Kami and Piccolo's dad were originally the same being, Kami the good half, Piccolo Sr being the evil half. Kid Goku killed Piccolo Sr who had taken over the world, but not before spitting out an egg which had the Piccolo jr we know inside. Piccolo Jr was the final bad guy of the original Dragon Ball show. By fusing in this episode, both halves have been reunited. Sort of.
Your reactions to the end were exactly what we were hoping for. Also, there seemed to be relief when Kami and Nail started chuckling after the fusion: I think we all had that moment of dread when there was that brief silence in Piccolo's head. Nail and Kami are just too precious 😂😂 Also, Vegeta's rant and Gohan's response to being told that he grows up to become like his dad are absolutely golden 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 Poor Gohan 😂😂😂. And Kami and Nail still living on in poor Piccolo's head is definitely one of the best things the Abridged series did 🙌
Glad to see that ending landed so well. The stunned expressions of confusion (and maybe disgust?) On your faces was fantastic. I'm excited for you to get introduced to our new friend. Edit: I can see your Patreon, and know you've done through episode 44. That said, that's one of the moments I'm most hyped for you reaction for, as "Video Killed the Radio Star" is one of my favorite moments of the whole series. Edit 2: After rewatching the ending of Episode 44, I realized I missed a piece of the playlist I linked you guys last video. It's been fixed now, but between episodes 44 and 45 is a short video that ties directly into episode 45 called "Celloween," it came out at Halloween and was a fun little sequence.
Thanks for adding that to the playlist. We’ve been using yours and another playlist to compare notes so we don’t miss anything . The other playlist had celloween so we knew about it 🙂
Get ready for the creepiest and funniest character in the show, Cell. Specifically his first form. He stops being creepy after, but stays fun as all hell.
The story is great because of Dragon ball z ITSELF. These seasons of Dragon ball z are known by most dbz fans as some of the best writing from Akira Toriyama. No offense to teamfourstar i love them! Was totally addicted when dbz abridged was new and totally support their work, they did an amazing job crafting around the story but the stories brilliance, suspense and intensity comes straight from the source material. They do add their own opinions, like Goku being a bad father when he's literally not at all but watching this in its prime was literally like the walking dead in its prime. The hysteria was so lit , so much that my teachers would get excited about the next episodes. NO CAP! TFS does amazing but these seasons of dbz are some of the most classic, spooky, emotional, exciting, innovative episodes. True fans end up wanting to just go pop in the blu ray xoxo This was a great reaction, we all were spooked when we first saw Cell xoxo
This is the turning point, from here on as well as being an abridged series it becomes a better story than the original as well as being hilarious as hell
Putting some gravitas and emotion into Kami giving up his life to fuse with Piccolo never happened with the original Dragon Ball Z, it happened exactly as Bethany was expecting the DBZA version to. I loved it.
The creepy rendition of Mr Sandman by The Chordettes, that "Hello friend" , creepy smile and breath is....how would the androids put it....? Oh yeah: 10 pounds of NOPE in a 5 pound bag though in this case I'd say 50 in a 10 pound bag
One of the best Charakters of the Story have arrived. This Antagonist rocks. In the OG he was mostly just another Fighter whit a bit of Creepyness, here they play on fully into the Scaryness.
And we finally get to my favorite character that TFS dubbed for DBZA. I literally check your channel every day for your reactions for these and the RWBY episodes. Love you guys!
Been watching through the back log of your reaction videos and im honestly very pleased that you add extra content by reviewing, disect and adding perspective rather than just watching the video and thats it. I feel like you two genuinely add something to my experience of watching through this series again.
Some trivia About the villians in this arc: Toriyama's former editor has made various calls when the manga was publised week by week. Originally the Android Saga was supposed to just revolve around Androids 19 and 20/Doctor Gero. Until he got a a call from his former editor that went sorta like this: The bad guys that you hyped up where ...an old guy and a fat guy Really? So thats how we got 17 and 18 a few weeks later...with a new call: What, this time it's just some brats? So Toriyama changed the bad guys twice because of pressure of his former editor until we landed here... at Cell. And this will not be the last time he will call in and diss Toriyama's design.
I think that was a good decition overall. If the great danger was an mimic and an a old man, that gonna sound stupid. And after that, 2 teens, when they come from Freezer 🙄🙄🙄. Well that sound like a bad joke. Toriyama, was an idea guy, but needed someone to put order. The thing is that, when Toriyama, had truly freedom, the best that he did, was the mess of Buu.
Yup, that was crazy. so much pressure for the creator. Cell's design was fine in his imperfect form but like you said...the call from the editor continues on and on.
The newest villain, his name is Cell and the bottom line of who he is and what he is, simultaneously, figuratively he is the entire Frieza Nemak Arc, all wrapped up in one giant burrito of a being, as in, he's Piccolo, Vegeta, Frieza and Goku, all at once.
When Bethany said that she thought the new enemy was Freeza, I will say that she was roughly 10% correct. Don't want to spoil too much, so gonna just leave it at that and not explain further. :P In the Japanese and Dragonball Z Kai versions, at this point Piccolo is still lying to the other fighters that "he was never their friend and is still plotting to take over the Earth", which is also why Kami was so unwilling to fuse back together as Kami suspected that Piccolo only wanted to gain power for this dastardly goal. The viewers of course know at this point that this is an obvious delusion and Piccolo is a friend to them, even if he isn't willing to admit it to himself yet. It should be noted that King Piccolo (The original Piccolo Kami was part of) was a racial supremacist. I quote King Piccolo: "That's the problem with the human race. No respect...for the superior species." Soooo yeah... I think you can understand why Kami was a little hesitant to fuse back together with Piccolo even if technically this is a reincarnation of King Piccolo, Piccolo Jr.
Which is probably the only thing I hate about dbza because they propagated that joke, of course they didn’t mean for people to take it so seriously, but it originated from there
Well, *that* was a lot to unpack. More Android shenanigans (17 and 18 are actually cyborgs, technically speaking), which is always fun. If you’re familiar with the original Dragonball, then you know the full story of Piccolo and Kami. And now, you’ve met the new Big Bad. A being with many talents (besides singing), as you’ll soon discover.
Flash Stonewood's voice (The reporter in Ginger Town) was voiced by PurpleEyesWTF. Sadly doesn't make abridged content anymore, but he was famous for his None Piece series and his colabs with other VAs. Those colabs being videos like Pirates And/Or Ninjas and The Pursuit of Happiness.
You have now entered a new arc and it is insane how much effort goes into the writing from this point on. The rest of the show pales in comparison to what comes next, and I am so jazzed to see you guys see it.
In the original, Kami doesn't even give a reason why he doesn't want to fuse with Piccolo, only that he was trying to figure out what this "new threat" really was. It was at the moment he felt the deaths of all those people that he finally decided Earth no longer needed a guardian, but a warrior to fight on its behalf. TFS gave weight to his indecision, reasoning about how Kami had actually been isolated up on the lookout for hundreds of years. During the original, I barely shrugged, but when Kami said "It's just another prison" I genuinely had tears in my eyes. On the plus side, we get interactions between Nail, Kami, and Piccolo inside his head which is going to be freaking amazing just from that Rapture comment. Also, I loved both of your reactions when our "newest threat" said "... friend". I giggled because I knew you had both telepathically asked "What the F*CK was that?!"
This arc has it's jokes as well as serious moments. They balance them fairly well placing them where they needed to be and then found places for the jokes not to break the moment. It's a credit to their writing ability.
I agree the writers of DBZA do an amazing job with the Kami moment making us feel why he hasn't just fused right away. They did more than the actual show did on that front I think in some instances!
The way completed it was perfect too. They do throw in dashes of past jokes and continue on with some. And the story I feel was a very accurate yet unique way to complete it. I think you will love the coming episodes.
Great comment about transitioning from entertainers to artists. The TFS team really took the upcoming arc to another level, even outdoing the original show in some of it's execution. They did so well that the makers of DragonBall Super even took some aspects of DBZ Abridged and incorporated them into the DBS canon.
This was great one I liked how they kept Cell a mystery for awhile he’s so unsettling. I’m glad Gohan was enjoying himself trying to figure it out. The tension between Trunks & Bulma is hilarious & Gohan’s “in what regard” cracked me mommy & daddy issues galore. I was kinda hoping Piccolo would fall for the fusion trick again 😂. Vegeta still talking to himself out there in the dessert is great
Welcome to the Cell arc, done to absolute perfection by TFS, Cell is the absolute most Perfect villain in all of Dragon Ball Z, and TFS manages to make him even better.
The android arc is arguably the high point of the series (second to the freezer arc) in many areas. You don't see it all here, but the concepts introduced are quite interesting, the fusion of man and machine (which started with freeza funnily enough) and the return of an og villian was cool. Also, toriyama upped his general storytelling with the mystery and suspense of the reveal of the androids and cell. Even the art improved as it's much more detailed and complex with more cities than just wastelands. ...sadly, it doesn't last. But enjoy cell!
You guys are fantastic to watch, you watch and you take in the content and give the best reviews, and honestly it's very refreshing to see, most reactors just watch laugh and sign off but you guys give your opinions on how great, good or bad the content is. I'm looking forward to future episodes because you will enjoy the heck out of this season just pure awesomeness from here on out.
Context time, Uncle Gramma: The difference between Frieza and Perfection™ is wisdom and point of view. Time is literally money in anime. While this will come literally decades later, the underlying message here is understanding both yourself and where you are/what you're doing. Frieza is a child. He never had to work at anything, he never had to struggle to achieve greatness, so when he met an equal that had become that equal through hard work and most importantly sacrifice, none of that explanation meant anything to him. You might as well been talking about pepperoni pizza on the moon just tastes different. Frieza thinks growth is just getting more more-er, and that's it. The DBZ team spent quite of time (therefore money) showing the audience this in detail, and it sets these two people apart by quite a bit. Perfection™ has a whoooole different outlook. You have to have innate talent, and that's step one. Then you have to have a plan to get to step two. Step two can be done by working and slaving and busting your ass and gaining wisdom and strength... but that is super inefficient and really really boring. So how do you get around that? How do you do the work and keep it fresh? Turns out you can just do both by literally taking the necessary work... when other people have already done it. THEN you can apply it immediately, you can see the results immediately, and THEN you make it better, you make it more exciting, you bust your ass for a lot less time and it comes out *PERFECT*. So all you need to do is find people who have done the work for you, and do your thing. It's the perfect plan.
And now you've met the big baddie of this saga. Enjoy the ride that is about to begin. Also, as incredible as the big reveal in this episode's introduction is, I love that you gave some shine to Kami's speech. His words and the music felt so heavy, like an old military vet that is facing his final battle, and TFS did an incredible job giving one last on screen send-off to a character that we've known since the original Dragon Ball days.
I believe TFS once referred to this arc is their love letter to DBZ, so they took certain big moments more seriously instead of the a lot of jokes per minutes like you said.
*me going to test the new temperatures of my pc because i've installed new fans on my casing, goes to chrome to close it, see you guys posted a new TFS reaction* "OH C'MON!" EDIT: Now that i've seen the reaction, just a fun little trivia for you both, at this point, Piccolo is stronger than Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, that "Mysterious Bugman" and on par with 17 and 18.
Ah, best character unlocked.😈 He is hilarious, and we will quote everything he says. That intro was great. Takahata (voice of Nappa, Super Kami Guru, and Dende) nailed this character, and singing in character like that is quite impressive. Not quite perfect... But give him, eh, twelve episodes or so.😈
The introduction of Cell in this series always gave me chills. Welcome to the start of the Cell Arc
Yall prepare the comments way fast. Props for dedication tho
@@oldm44zali Coming from someone that commented a few minutes after the video release, should be a realization that you are also a part of that club.
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I definitely understand
It's a great horror scene
Cell's raspy voice is just so iconic and Taka does it so well
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So piccolo and kami finally fused. The abridged version glosses over this, but after the fusing the Namekian you see is a "new" one. Piccolo's line of "So this is who we once were" is a refrence to that.
This namekian is the original one who landed on earth before being split in two.
The new namakien takes a moment to itself, pondering its existence. It decides to call itself the Nameless Namekian, because his original name was forgotten to the passage of time, ever since he split into two.
Piccolo and Kami are both dead now in a sense.
He has the memories of both Picciol and Kami so in the show he dosent correct people when they call him Piccolo, assuming piccolo's mantle.
Only Popo knows that Piccolo and Kami are dead, and the Nameless Namakien is content to let the other be ignorant to that fact so they don't feel bad.
Oh yeah, this is the 2nd and last time Piccolo is technically stronger than Vegeta and Goku, the first being on Namek after he fused with nail.
Piccolo could mess Vegeta up right now if he wanted.
I mean, until the Dragon Ball Super movie that just came out
@ImperialGodzilla we still don't know if he is. I simply don't believe Gohan's words as the villain theyvwere fighting couldn't even touch Krillin or the others.
If that thing could hit *them* then never in a million years could it hit or react to goku or vegeta.
Gohan was just guessing I think. Nothing in that movie showed the monster to be close to Goku or Vegeta, especially since at the time of the movie they are supposed to have their latest manga forms
@@kenbocole1460 We know he is for a fact because it was stated that Cell Max if he was perfected could have demolished Broly at that time who was the strongest of all of them. Remember the movie takes place RIGHT before the end of canon Z. Gohan could not have beaten Cell without the special beam cannon which is a power up that is amplified by the users strength multiple times over. Yea Piccolo was getting demolished by Cell but he wasn't getting insta-beat. Vegeta and Goku would have been slaughtered instantly if they were there even in their strongest form.
@Klutz MtG bro don't spoil the movie for people who haven't seen it.
Plus that villain was never stated to be as strong as you know who.
And slaughtered instantly? Krillina and the others survived that fight. There is 9 chance they get slaughtered. Are youbsaying Goku and Vegeta are weaker than Krillin?
NEEEEERRRRRRDDD
and the introduction of Cell being a musical number is by far the biggest clue to his character, love that!
I will always stand by the fact that TFS Cell is the absolute most Perfect villain in all dragon ball
😎🤟🥳 looking forward to a dbza full musical episode in future 😁 not sure if that’s a thing but we can hope haha
Fun thing at 4:50. Master Roshi says Goku can't handle his grapes after Turtle tells them he is sweating purple. Goku is most likely heavily alergic to them and thus alergic to the medicine Trunks gave him since it was grape flavored and probably had some grape derivates in it.
That is the real reason he doesn't like them, he is actually alergic, is not a thing a taste. But Goku being Goku probably doesn't know what alergies are. So he just explains as if it was that he just doesn't like them.
He had an actual sensible reason for not drinking that medicine in the first place after the first time, he just didn't know how to explain it.
You guys missed the Dodoria reference at 3:44 when Gohan says "I think I kicked an alien that looked like that once"
That scene played literally as I was scrolling by in the comments. Spooky
@@monkeyman767 yeah, I really like when that happens.
Honestly when I first saw this episode, I missed that as well. Didn't exactly catch what Gohan said the first time.
Oh yeah Dodoria makes more sense. My thought was always the one when he said “Did I just smash the Krampus?”
But Dodoria makes more sense.
Yup. Totally missed that 🤗 Thanks for pointing it out for us 🙂😀
I love how the uploads for Dragon Ball Z Abridged on the channel started off less often and now we are getting frequent reactions. This is when the series gets good.
Namek is when it got good.
Vegeta (ep18) and Ginyu force is when it got great.
Androids is when it got amazing.
Cell is when it got.. perfect.
Yeah the first season was a bit rough but we saw the potential and then when we got to season 2 we had to post twice a week because we wanted to watch it more 😅😁🥳
Welcome to a character that is the perfect blend of horror and comedy
Hey you’re here.
He is also the most Perfect villain in dragon ball just in general, like I don't think I will ever forget Cell because of TFS.
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As a person who has watched through the series more than once, I can say that it's never as funny as it is to watch countless reactors react to the series as a whole. And I'll be truthful... You two are my favorite reactors to react to this series. Because I react by laughing. 😜
Agreed, I feel the same way as you!
This is a GREAT reaction to DBZA, I often end up excited for them to experience the next episode. Another good reaction is Blind Wave if you haven't seen them
@@jesusortiz4676 blind wave is so good as well. I've been through all the reactors till date 😅 I just don't have friends who enjoy anime haha
@@TechDudeRealI now realize why I love reactions so much. 😅😅
Spaz Kids tho?
Picollo: I'm THREE guys now!
Nail & Kami: 'sup.
Holy crap I forgot just how well TFS did to the build up of Cell.
Knocked it out of the park 🤩😨😯
I’ve watched his abridged entrance 100+ times. Still gives me chills
Dbza has a knack for kickass entrances 😎🤟
Piccolo and kami was definitely a little more somber in the show as when Piccolo fused with Nail there wasn’t Nail’s voice in his head or anything like that. Nail was just gone. It was the same with Kami, he was just gone. You could also argue that Piccolo is also a different now and even in the original show after fusing Kami Piccolo drops the line “I’m neither Kami nor Piccolo now.”
It’s true that Piccolo isn’t technically Piccolo, with every fusion they become a new, unique being that just carries the memories of both people for the fusion. In this case Piccolo technically disappeared on Namek, when he fused with Nail. But I think that it’s a combination of having multiple fusions at the time of Kami- further diluting your sense of self, possibly - plus the actual prominence of how Kami was once part of the same being as Piccolo, that finally ended Piccolo’s ability to stay consistent at the forefront. Too many differing experiences and emotions and personalities. Still has all the memories of all 3 individuals though.
We like that they get to stick around in this. Would be sad if they just were gone 😭
Of course in the original Popo was completely heartbroken about this.
And TFS truned it into a trip and a breakdown over the fact, that all those squares did in fact make a circle.
Also, funfact: in the german version the mysterious bug thing calls piccolo his brother
Oh wow, that would’ve been cool if TFS had said that in this one. Him calling Piccolo brother would’ve doubled the intrigue 😀
He calls Piccolo his brother in the English dub as well, at least in the Kai version.
Vegeta mocking Trunks had me crying laughing.
😂 Vegeta has that effect
Cells intro is still so fantastically done. Something I haven't seen people mention is that it's actually the same voice actor that voiced Nappa, which is super cool because of just how different it is
Aww. We miss Nappa ☺️
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 me too for sure! Though Cell is a real treat either way!
Cell's introduction is so disturbing and I love it. With his current power I do believe "Piccolo" aka The Nameless Namekian could actually contend with The Androids, but as Kami pointed out a few episodes back, they're not the main threat, not even close.
The Androids are also kind of anti-heroes anyways. The only people I believe they have killed up to this point were a band of biker thugs who tried messing with them(TFS omits this as I believe its anime filler). Otherwise they have not harmed anyone. The cops that pulled them over were left alive and unharmed, all they did was blow their car up and scare them. The guy that 18 robs is left alive as well, the van backing up was the footage being played in reverse.
Cell on the other hand has wiped out an entire city's population.
unless you count the people killed in 18's and Vegetas fight but honestly that was mostly Vegeta
@@jerome6519 Casualties of circumstances, but even TFS pointed out that Vegeta did not care that he was killing people trying to attack 18.
Adding to this, the only reason why they want to kill Son Goku is because of their... indoctrination.
3:13 Look at Gohan, playing Detective like both Batman and Sherlock Holmes 🙏🏽💪
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That dialog between Kami and Piccollo was so good, way better than the original ever was. TFS gave all of them so much more character, even if its for a joke.
Now you will meet the best villain in the entire show and his awesome singing voice. There are a few in the end.. i insist you. Please no cuts or editing of this. Specially what came up in Ep. 60 best highlight for the final
Thanks for the heads up Sharky. 🙂 And we didn’t understand the weight of Piccolo and Kami fusing until we saw how TfS took time and care with that scene. Well done by them 👏 🤩
The “oh my god I’m coming down!” Comment actually killed me I just got the joke after so long
Love it! "Mr Sandman....bring me a dream......"
"Hellooooo...... friend....."
I fucking love Piccolo.
This Guy is the epitome of both a Ride or Die Homie and a Man who walks his own Path.
The look on y'alls faces at the end. Awesome. Glad you guys are experiencing this. It's definitely one of my favorite series of all time. Vegeta scenes/episodes are always the best. Renegade for life.
"The blast came _from the inside!!!"_
Ah yes, the pilot used the good ol' "Saiyan eject button."
Hooray, Cell has arrived!! Time for the best arc of DBZA!
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And DBZ
@Nachumbox The Cell arc is good, but I think the Freeza arc is better written in the original.
@@ryanakers1372 Agree to disagree :)
Welcome to PEAK DBZA every single episode from here on out is unbelievable
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Akira Toriyama took a lot of inspiration from western cinema, but his horror inspirations come to a head with the introduction of Cell.
The fact that his presence is foreshadowed, both in the original and in TFS's version really adds to how terrifying he is before we even see him.
Great build up and intro for the character 😀
FYI, Kami and Piccolo's dad were originally the same being, Kami the good half, Piccolo Sr being the evil half. Kid Goku killed Piccolo Sr who had taken over the world, but not before spitting out an egg which had the Piccolo jr we know inside. Piccolo Jr was the final bad guy of the original Dragon Ball show. By fusing in this episode, both halves have been reunited. Sort of.
Your reactions to the end were exactly what we were hoping for. Also, there seemed to be relief when Kami and Nail started chuckling after the fusion: I think we all had that moment of dread when there was that brief silence in Piccolo's head. Nail and Kami are just too precious 😂😂
Also, Vegeta's rant and Gohan's response to being told that he grows up to become like his dad are absolutely golden 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha, “In what way?” Perfect delivery as well as the facial expression. And yes, thankfully we get to have Kami and Nail continue in Piccolos head ☺️
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 Poor Gohan 😂😂😂. And Kami and Nail still living on in poor Piccolo's head is definitely one of the best things the Abridged series did 🙌
Glad to see that ending landed so well. The stunned expressions of confusion (and maybe disgust?) On your faces was fantastic. I'm excited for you to get introduced to our new friend.
Edit: I can see your Patreon, and know you've done through episode 44. That said, that's one of the moments I'm most hyped for you reaction for, as "Video Killed the Radio Star" is one of my favorite moments of the whole series.
Edit 2: After rewatching the ending of Episode 44, I realized I missed a piece of the playlist I linked you guys last video. It's been fixed now, but between episodes 44 and 45 is a short video that ties directly into episode 45 called "Celloween," it came out at Halloween and was a fun little sequence.
Thanks for adding that to the playlist. We’ve been using yours and another playlist to compare notes so we don’t miss anything . The other playlist had celloween so we knew about it 🙂
Get ready for the creepiest and funniest character in the show, Cell. Specifically his first form. He stops being creepy after, but stays fun as all hell.
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The story is great because of Dragon ball z ITSELF. These seasons of Dragon ball z are known by most dbz fans as some of the best writing from Akira Toriyama. No offense to teamfourstar i love them! Was totally addicted when dbz abridged was new and totally support their work, they did an amazing job crafting around the story but the stories brilliance, suspense and intensity comes straight from the source material. They do add their own opinions, like Goku being a bad father when he's literally not at all but watching this in its prime was literally like the walking dead in its prime. The hysteria was so lit , so much that my teachers would get excited about the next episodes. NO CAP! TFS does amazing but these seasons of dbz are some of the most classic, spooky, emotional, exciting, innovative episodes. True fans end up wanting to just go pop in the blu ray xoxo This was a great reaction, we all were spooked when we first saw Cell xoxo
The introduction of the best character lol
One of the most iconic villains in the franchise got introduced! Hope you like him!.
So far it was a great intro 😯
This is the turning point, from here on as well as being an abridged series it becomes a better story than the original as well as being hilarious as hell
Can’t wait 😀🤩😎🤟
Putting some gravitas and emotion into Kami giving up his life to fuse with Piccolo never happened with the original Dragon Ball Z, it happened exactly as Bethany was expecting the DBZA version to. I loved it.
Oh wow. Props to dbza then for putting some more weight to it 😯😀
The creepy rendition of Mr Sandman by The Chordettes, that "Hello friend" , creepy smile and breath is....how would the androids put it....?
Oh yeah: 10 pounds of NOPE in a 5 pound bag though in this case I'd say 50 in a 10 pound bag
One of the best Charakters of the Story have arrived. This Antagonist rocks.
In the OG he was mostly just another Fighter whit a bit of Creepyness, here they play on fully into the Scaryness.
Dig it 😎🤟
"Am I the only one who felt a massive tone shift?"
-Nail
The DBZ Abridged Cell arc is my fav of their work, its truly the start of something great
I love your reaction at the end! That look at each other of "What the fuck is that?" Welcome, to the beginning of
*P E R F E C T I O N*
Next time on Dragon Ball Z Abridged.
Cell: WANT TO SEE ME DRINK THIS GUY!
This is sorta when things get more serious in the show, and honestly it's amazing.
Love that they took that chance. That they decided to make a shift because that’s what the story demanded. 😀
And we finally get to my favorite character that TFS dubbed for DBZA. I literally check your channel every day for your reactions for these and the RWBY episodes. Love you guys!
Glad you are enjoying the reactions 😀😎🤟🥳
Been watching through the back log of your reaction videos and im honestly very pleased that you add extra content by reviewing, disect and adding perspective rather than just watching the video and thats it. I feel like you two genuinely add something to my experience of watching through this series again.
Cell’s entrance is so much more creepier with TFS’ version and you gotta give credit to Takahata101, he did an amazing job voicing him
Some trivia
About the villians in this arc: Toriyama's former editor has made various calls when the manga was publised week by week.
Originally the Android Saga was supposed to just revolve around Androids 19 and 20/Doctor Gero. Until he got a a call from his former editor that went sorta like this:
The bad guys that you hyped up where ...an old guy and a fat guy Really?
So thats how we got 17 and 18 a few weeks later...with a new call:
What, this time it's just some brats?
So Toriyama changed the bad guys twice because of pressure of his former editor until we landed here... at Cell. And this will not be the last time he will call in and diss Toriyama's design.
I think that was a good decition overall. If the great danger was an mimic and an a old man, that gonna sound stupid. And after that, 2 teens, when they come from Freezer 🙄🙄🙄. Well that sound like a bad joke.
Toriyama, was an idea guy, but needed someone to put order. The thing is that, when Toriyama, had truly freedom, the best that he did, was the mess of Buu.
Yup, that was crazy. so much pressure for the creator. Cell's design was fine in his imperfect form but like you said...the call from the editor continues on and on.
"Could this be freiza?" Well, to be fair, you're not entirely wrong
The newest villain, his name is Cell and the bottom line of who he is and what he is, simultaneously, figuratively he is the entire Frieza Nemak Arc, all wrapped up in one giant burrito of a being, as in, he's Piccolo, Vegeta, Frieza and Goku, all at once.
When Bethany said that she thought the new enemy was Freeza, I will say that she was roughly 10% correct.
Don't want to spoil too much, so gonna just leave it at that and not explain further. :P
In the Japanese and Dragonball Z Kai versions, at this point Piccolo is still lying to the other fighters that "he was never their friend and is still plotting to take over the Earth", which is also why Kami was so unwilling to fuse back together as Kami suspected that Piccolo only wanted to gain power for this dastardly goal. The viewers of course know at this point that this is an obvious delusion and Piccolo is a friend to them, even if he isn't willing to admit it to himself yet.
It should be noted that King Piccolo (The original Piccolo Kami was part of) was a racial supremacist. I quote King Piccolo: "That's the problem with the human race. No respect...for the superior species." Soooo yeah... I think you can understand why Kami was a little hesitant to fuse back together with Piccolo even if technically this is a reincarnation of King Piccolo, Piccolo Jr.
Detective Gohan is the best part of this episode, and I'm just like him, I love a good mystery
TFS did what Marvel Studios tries to do with humor in serious moments, but so much better.
He has arrived. The Perfect Singing Being...
8:26 This joke made the entire DBZ fanbase actually believe Goku was THAT of a bad father, even today there's people that still believe so.
Which is probably the only thing I hate about dbza because they propagated that joke, of course they didn’t mean for people to take it so seriously, but it originated from there
Well, *that* was a lot to unpack. More Android shenanigans (17 and 18 are actually cyborgs, technically speaking), which is always fun. If you’re familiar with the original Dragonball, then you know the full story of Piccolo and Kami. And now, you’ve met the new Big Bad. A being with many talents (besides singing), as you’ll soon discover.
Flash Stonewood's voice (The reporter in Ginger Town) was voiced by PurpleEyesWTF. Sadly doesn't make abridged content anymore, but he was famous for his None Piece series and his colabs with other VAs. Those colabs being videos like Pirates And/Or Ninjas and The Pursuit of Happiness.
You have now entered a new arc and it is insane how much effort goes into the writing from this point on. The rest of the show pales in comparison to what comes next, and I am so jazzed to see you guys see it.
Can’t wait 😀🥳
He arrives. We're in the endgame now ladies, gentlemen, and anyone inbetween.
Gotta represent that technicolor rainbow in between.
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In the original, Kami doesn't even give a reason why he doesn't want to fuse with Piccolo, only that he was trying to figure out what this "new threat" really was. It was at the moment he felt the deaths of all those people that he finally decided Earth no longer needed a guardian, but a warrior to fight on its behalf. TFS gave weight to his indecision, reasoning about how Kami had actually been isolated up on the lookout for hundreds of years. During the original, I barely shrugged, but when Kami said "It's just another prison" I genuinely had tears in my eyes.
On the plus side, we get interactions between Nail, Kami, and Piccolo inside his head which is going to be freaking amazing just from that Rapture comment.
Also, I loved both of your reactions when our "newest threat" said "... friend". I giggled because I knew you had both telepathically asked "What the F*CK was that?!"
This arc has it's jokes as well as serious moments. They balance them fairly well placing them where they needed to be and then found places for the jokes not to break the moment. It's a credit to their writing ability.
I agree the writers of DBZA do an amazing job with the Kami moment making us feel why he hasn't just fused right away. They did more than the actual show did on that front I think in some instances!
The way completed it was perfect too. They do throw in dashes of past jokes and continue on with some. And the story I feel was a very accurate yet unique way to complete it. I think you will love the coming episodes.
Chi-Chi is in there puffing the La with Roshi and the boys!
I loved your reactions to Cell's introduction, just that look of "What the actual F are we looking at?"
Great comment about transitioning from entertainers to artists. The TFS team really took the upcoming arc to another level, even outdoing the original show in some of it's execution. They did so well that the makers of DragonBall Super even took some aspects of DBZ Abridged and incorporated them into the DBS canon.
Fun Fact Kami speak in the right ear and Nail the left, for those headset viewers.
Introducing one of the best Dragon Ball villains in both the abridge and the normal series.
Glad we get to meet cell, he is the magnus opus of team four star and one of the best villains in any form of media! You will probably love him!
We’ve watched ahead and we do indeed enjoy what he brings to the show 😀🤩
This was great one I liked how they kept Cell a mystery for awhile he’s so unsettling. I’m glad Gohan was enjoying himself trying to figure it out. The tension between Trunks & Bulma is hilarious & Gohan’s “in what regard” cracked me mommy & daddy issues galore. I was kinda hoping Piccolo would fall for the fusion trick again 😂. Vegeta still talking to himself out there in the dessert is great
Welcome to the Cell arc, done to absolute perfection by TFS, Cell is the absolute most Perfect villain in all of Dragon Ball Z, and TFS manages to make him even better.
Gohan got offended when trunks mention him taking a lot after goku 😂
"In what regard?" 😠
Haha yeah the line delivery and look at that moment was perfect 😂
Imperfect Cell is such a creepy bastard 😭😭
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Ah, when the Nameless Namekian was the strongest being on the planet. Love that guy.
The android arc is arguably the high point of the series (second to the freezer arc) in many areas. You don't see it all here, but the concepts introduced are quite interesting, the fusion of man and machine (which started with freeza funnily enough) and the return of an og villian was cool. Also, toriyama upped his general storytelling with the mystery and suspense of the reveal of the androids and cell.
Even the art improved as it's much more detailed and complex with more cities than just wastelands.
...sadly, it doesn't last. But enjoy cell!
That guy was really thinking it was gonna work, he's not 18's type.
You guys are fantastic to watch, you watch and you take in the content and give the best reviews, and honestly it's very refreshing to see, most reactors just watch laugh and sign off but you guys give your opinions on how great, good or bad the content is.
I'm looking forward to future episodes because you will enjoy the heck out of this season just pure awesomeness from here on out.
Thanks so much ☺️ we love being able to do this together so we can talk about it right after each episode. 🙂
Brace yourself, because this next arc is... *PERFECTION*.
Technically it started when Trunks appeared.
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11:50 Poor Vegeta 😂
The introduction of who wasn't named yet to these 2? Good job comments. Never fail
The best part is they take every character and turn some part of their personality to 11
Which is brilliant strategy. 🤩
Welcome to when Team Fourstar started to show us all they were LEGENDS.
Context time, Uncle Gramma:
The difference between Frieza and Perfection™ is wisdom and point of view. Time is literally money in anime. While this will come literally decades later, the underlying message here is understanding both yourself and where you are/what you're doing. Frieza is a child. He never had to work at anything, he never had to struggle to achieve greatness, so when he met an equal that had become that equal through hard work and most importantly sacrifice, none of that explanation meant anything to him. You might as well been talking about pepperoni pizza on the moon just tastes different. Frieza thinks growth is just getting more more-er, and that's it. The DBZ team spent quite of time (therefore money) showing the audience this in detail, and it sets these two people apart by quite a bit.
Perfection™ has a whoooole different outlook. You have to have innate talent, and that's step one. Then you have to have a plan to get to step two. Step two can be done by working and slaving and busting your ass and gaining wisdom and strength... but that is super inefficient and really really boring. So how do you get around that? How do you do the work and keep it fresh? Turns out you can just do both by literally taking the necessary work... when other people have already done it. THEN you can apply it immediately, you can see the results immediately, and THEN you make it better, you make it more exciting, you bust your ass for a lot less time and it comes out *PERFECT*. So all you need to do is find people who have done the work for you, and do your thing. It's the perfect plan.
Thanks for the tip on the secret to life 😀
And now you've met the big baddie of this saga. Enjoy the ride that is about to begin.
Also, as incredible as the big reveal in this episode's introduction is, I love that you gave some shine to Kami's speech. His words and the music felt so heavy, like an old military vet that is facing his final battle, and TFS did an incredible job giving one last on screen send-off to a character that we've known since the original Dragon Ball days.
I believe TFS once referred to this arc is their love letter to DBZ, so they took certain big moments more seriously instead of the a lot of jokes per minutes like you said.
"Is that Freeza?"
Welll...not quite yes...but also not quite no either....
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"Was that Freezer..?" .. Well you are not entirely wrong Bethany 😉
Finally Cell has arrived. Let the innuendo's begin.
"Well that's Fu$#@ing ominous..." - Popo
Master Roshi, asking all the important questions.
Goosebumps activated
Now only greatest will happen now that Cell has arrived😂
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Time for the best anime abridged arc ever
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Every episode from here on is absolutely incredible
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A nice detail--compare how Krillin describes 18 with how he described his girlfriend before.
*me going to test the new temperatures of my pc because i've installed new fans on my casing, goes to chrome to close it, see you guys posted a new TFS reaction* "OH C'MON!"
EDIT: Now that i've seen the reaction, just a fun little trivia for you both, at this point, Piccolo is stronger than Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, that "Mysterious Bugman" and on par with 17 and 18.
Love that Piccolo is a beast now 😎 💪
Ah, best character unlocked.😈 He is hilarious, and we will quote everything he says.
That intro was great. Takahata (voice of Nappa, Super Kami Guru, and Dende) nailed this character, and singing in character like that is quite impressive. Not quite perfect... But give him, eh, twelve episodes or so.😈
Oh yes. Can’t wait for a musical episode 😀
Your reaction to Krillin describing 18 was adorable. A sharp contrast to how he was when dating Maron.
"Hello, friend."
Enjoy the final villain TFS adapted. Can't wait to see your reactions.
Enters cell, buckle up guys you're in for a wild ride with this character
"Is that Freeza?"
Me: "HA!"