Dragon Ball’s STRANGEST Stage Adaptations

[@SmugStick]

Thanks for watching everyone! Poured a lot of love into this one, hope you enjoy!

[@AvgGuy3512]

Next time, you should phrase your comment, "Thanks for watching, Smugstick!"

[@dragonballgacha]

You made a mistake here - "...using Gogeta to defeat Friez."

[@grgamer8470]

I had no idea that these stage adoptations existed . I wish for a stage adoptation for Dragonball super and beyond to form with American and European actors and actresses to form. For Arale the ideal person would be Ariana Grande.🧚 There are a lot if Dragonball youtubers that can cosplay Goku, Mr. Satan etc. In my eyes for Android 18 Kaley Cuoco would be the ideal actress.

[@dragonfist-md6xp]

Can you do a what if cooler turned good?

[@lostintheark5728]

Gimme an accurate movie, if they can make corny theater show, they can make a legit series or movie. It just proves Hollywood is lazy. Just like they did either you start with the og from 86 or you grab what you like from the original, but then you go straight into the Saiyan/Frieza saga. Pick important points, some of that shit could avoid, all filler unless it's helps the lore. Its not rocket science, hate to say it, but now is the perfect time.

[@paintedpig3021]

The fact that Raditz was removed from each retellings is very funny

[@noimsquidward7327]

That hair of his probably has something to do with it 😅

[@WiiFan-1300]

Lmao poor Raditz 😭

[@WiiFan-1300]

@@noimsquidward7327 True lol

[@moon4236]

Ngl I started laughing when you said Gohan died off screen

[@SmugStick]

😭😭😭

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1024]

That does sound hilarious Without context

[@jadenbryant9283]

The zack snyder method.

[@JentzenSiow]

Piccolo: gohan.

[@evilchild1851]

8:14 Whoever decided to make nick do a 3 hour marathon of Fanboy & Chum Chum should seek help

[@SmugStick]

LMAO

[@nobody2996]

"Dodoria has been spying on Earth through an intergalactic telescope." This feels like the sort of mudane but sci-fi shit that would actually be in Dragon Ball.

[@NovariaDB]

This topic has always been so interesting to me. I’ve known about those weird Freezer and Cell forms for so so long but no one’s ever really covered them in detail and there’s not a whole lot of info out there. I had no idea more of them existed!!! Really good video as usual, and I especially love the editing in this one!

[@VEE0034]

Freezer sucks compared to frieza imo

[@AstraFulminous]

Bulma tapping into that Gag Manga Speed

[@SmugStick]

LMAO

[@benrusnak.929]

Bulma out there playing breakers

[@SirJorb]

I'd love to see all of these combined into a single what-if story - Gogeta vs Frieza on Earth, Broly turning up, Super Buu defusing Vegito, and even Frieza and Cell showing up with new forms.

[@Theguyman2011]

Sparking Zero might give us the whag ifs we need...

[@spacehunternebulanm7003]

honestly watching this video, the bilibili stage show, and hearing the latin american stage show, i think if dragon ball ever got adapted into live action it would be in good hands as either a telenovela or a c-drama

[@SmugStick]

LOL RIGHT

[@SpeedPunch]

​@SmugStick with how dramatic tellonovellas it could work with the gohan saying shut up to chi chi.

[@moonfoxx814]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@matti.8465]

"Dragon Ball Kai's Super Battle Stage" might be my favorite simply because of how acurrate the Goku, Vegeta and Bulma dynamic is.

[@SmugStick]

For sure

[@elliotsturtplus340]

Wait your telling me fucking Dragon ball on stage gave Frieza a unique form that’s not a recolour???? :0 that’s cool they need to hire these people

[@Alex169o]

Instead of thinking on colors he thinked of bondage!

[@TheRealZXXZ]

Yeah, instead, he got the 90s weirdness Goku and Superman had.

[@robtheillusion5529]

​@Alex169o It kinda makes sense. He practically treated Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz like they were his pet monkeys or property, and he did not want them to revolt against him under the suspicion of the super saiyan legend, so bondage sounds about right, although he does look like he's into BDSM with that form, I can't lie.

[@Raidrider55552]

10:00 so adorable when vegeta punched broly

[@matti.8465]

18:57 It's been years since I heard latin american Frieza. Best Frieza VA ever IMO

[@SmugStick]

For sure

[@Aerowarrier]

Dude I would LOVE to see a fan group choreograph and perform the Latin America show based on the audio files. I don’t care where it’s put on, I’d happily be a part of it, and I bet some of my theatre friends would too. That would be SO much fun

[@SmugStick]

THAT WOULD BE SO COOL

[@kimberlyfrye8116]

🗣️HELLO SMUGSTICK, ITS EVERYONE 0:56

[@Calculator-Idiot]

bud is not vsauce

[@piercepatterson9274]

The only time I ever saw the vegito defusion was in Buu's Fury. (Gameboy Advance Game)

[@SaiyanMotion]

great video, rly enjoyed this one

[@SmugStick]

Thank you brother!

[@KremBotop]

Old family photos and fuzzy childhood memories indicate that I went to see that Latin American live show as a little kid. So seeing you cover it in detail was very impressive. I even remember getting a Bardock themed cup as merch. You gotta make a call for the whole DB latam community to find any more footage from that show, as well as a higher quality rip of that cassette audio.

[@vonigner]

Stage shows is the one aspect of DB I'm not huge on, but the NYE show? I watched it live! I wouldn't consider it "theater" or a musical, it's more of a live dance performance, but the line is blurry I guess ^^ it was great! The GT one is good fun tbh ! Good promo material. The Broly one is hilarious xD Bulma MVP. The Vegeta one is genius imho and interesting because Goku's gi has the Kaiosama kanji! The LATAM one is... such a rewrite lmao! Gotta find the cassette at some point 🥰 but "if you have any problems call me or Krillin or bulma or Yamcha" shows who's trustworthy in the gang lmao Still waiting on that Future Gohan with long hair video :p

[@redlinrangerstudio5331]

10:00 the added sound effects and scream for vegeta was gold

[@LiquidInTheBox]

23:19 Dam, vegeta is a legendary super saiyan???

[@WiiFan-1300]

3:51 THANK YOU for telling us the song name! Much love! 🫡

[@ssbakbargaming]

hey Smug just wanted to mention i remember watching a stage play on youtube back in 2014-16ish of the broly movie. my memory just remembers the part where they all get wrecked but Goku stands up again. piccolo , trunks, Gohan give him their energy. Piccolo even does some stupid poses towards the crowd to give their energy and reluctantly even vegeta decides to share some. Leading Goku to go super sayian again and one punching broly like in the movie

[@CjTeriyaga]

Thank you for providing more information about these plays. I hope one day we can get these translated and subbed for global audiences.

[@GoldenUndrowler]

I absolutely love the small edits/vfx added on this one. 😅

[@dantecopy4619]

I think Vegeta secret is that he like sope orpras or something like that

[@storytimewiththecrimsondm1318]

ok, how the fudge is it that freaking broadway plays can get live action dragon ball right, more than dragonball evolution!

[@mikeval1525]

Because they actually like the source material.

[@jasinfinity]

That latin America show was actually so cool. Need to see it redone, the plot was cookin

[@pedromar8598]

When u mentioned "Chavo del ocho"("chaves" here), I who am from brazil was very happy, great video!

[@Ratchetcomand]

I'm glad that these stage events are archived.

[@blakewalker94]

Latin America's love for all things animated is just so devoted. I absolutely love that absolutely pure enjoyment everyone has towards anime is so wholesome.

[@Raidrider55552]

9:08 ay is that ultraman cosmos

[@GreekShinobi223]

Yeah seems like it, they even got his Color Timer right

[@Raidrider55552]

Time to transform Cosmos!!!

[@KingIce86]

Gohan was like one of the only people to not be dead after that fight😊

[@kingofthepotara]

“who doesn’t love a good show” a certain president

[@Ramesys13]

*Smugstick:* It seems like Fusion is a common technique in this Universe. Huh… Well doesn’t that sound familiar?

[@SmugStick]

You know, it wasn’t a reference. But I have been watching Steven universe recently so I did it subconsciously

[@Ramesys13]

@@SmugStick That wasn’t what I was referring to either. But that is funny.

[@NarutoTsunadefan1]

⁠@@SmugStick…Have you been enjoying Steven Universe ^^

[@freddyfartbear1987]

​@@SmugStickmixels is also kinda common fusion since mix is fusion

[@primeisaac56]

9:06 Ultraman Cosmos spotted les goooooooo

[@angelflores7288]

I didn’t know bulma was able to hold off paragus

[@fhrdgr]

I wonder if heroes(or the new game) or dokkan would be allowed to touch these. It'd be a nice consolation prize to see an official plot and character design reveal in some capacity

[@SmugStick]

I wouldn't be surprised if we saw the Frieza and Cell forms one day

[@SavantPete]

That is the Y Warriors 😂

[@CR1MSONACE]

4:40 Of course it was the *four star,* that one will always stick out to Dragon Ball fans.

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

i think it’s funny how im mentioned on a post about the gt frieza and cell forms on reddit

[@MechasterReal]

If only the live action movies looked like this

[@SpeedPunch]

As a mexican, this makes me happy brother 🇲🇽

[@DB-Z-GT-SUPER-CHANNEL]

3:17 Interesting 😏. And why do I have the feeling that Vegeta has been made a bit friendlier here?!

[@FluppietheRockruffFan]

We definitely need someone to turn this stage play into an actual fan manga fr

[@elivitto]

Istg they should make a whole stage play but its the movie were mr satan beats cell would be peak comedy

[@LocalindianScammer]

4:37 vegito looks feminine. Is that how female vegito was made 💀

[@fe1n00]

I'd assume they wanted skinnier actors. I dunno, cuz Vegito is muscular and not scrawny.

[@moostrue]

Smugstick you dolt, they did do fusion in that last one. Namekian Style fusion

[@SmugStick]

DAMN! You’re right!

[@rampagedudesrb2]

16:04 THEY ACTUALLY CALLED HIM FREEZER, ITS CANON.

[@bananashoplifter3440]

Somewhat cursed but pretty interesting

[@Zippo_Squeeze]

I think it should be noted, back in 1997, seeing one of these plays in a mall, even with those costumes, we would have lost our minds.

[@minicle426]

See, this is what Evolution should have been. >_>

[@SmugStick]

All of this is definitely better than evolution lmao

[@WiiFan-1300]

I love how they keep the plays their different realities, like with Ash in the reboot movies

[@themidnighttrain3045]

Wait are you telling me there’s a fetish for mascot actors taking off their heads

[@AntonBalfe]

Hate to break to you buddy but if it exists odds are it's someone's fetish

[@themidnighttrain3045]

Well I know that, but that one specific thing?

[@Grape_Rush_Goat]

04:05 okay ngl this stage performance actually is super cool

[@TheKhight1]

when they were fighting the one with no video and just sound why did they sound like they were doing something else than fighting😭

[@LiMe251]

14:56 Metalder and Maskman spotted.

[@dylanriddle782]

This was amazing!

[@Kirbysansandbootlegsansshow]

22:49 it sounds like it was taken from something like the hut(don't you dare replace the t)

[@Cerospace]

Anyone else want doujin adaptations of shorts me of these shows? Just me? Okay then.

[@animaker9]

Gotta love using Dokkan Battle for illustrative purposes. Really interesting topic to talk about. Really weird listening to the mexican voice cast on the live show

[@SmugStick]

Appreciate it!

[@mpangamponga1514]

Smugstick has to make what ifs about these plays.

[@LiMe251]

Stage shows are also a pretty big deal with tokusatsu, like Kamen Rider. They release Blu-rays of those.

[@ShokoArc]

The Latinoamerican stage play has my favorite take on Vegeta He's so fruity and out of character

[@user-qu4jz1bl6z]

This was legendary

[@muchtoodog]

its fun how the GT one looks like the cell games movie from the show

[@sergioalejandrobricenostap9016]

This is the best Whatif I’ve ever listened to.

[@Sydpart2]

This was great!

[@SmugStick]

Thanks brother 🙏

[@jwappel3068]

Hope you use some of these scenarios in a what if.

[@NarutoTsunadefan1]

Honestly I’d love to see fan art of those Frieza and Cell forms. I do love that Frieza looks totally different while Cell looks like he put on pants, gloves and shoulder pads 😂

[@spacehunternebulanm7003]

ok... now why'd tien's face get covered with tyler gregory okonma's mugshot? ... SUPER BUU??????

[@spacehunternebulanm7003]

i did actually know about the gt live stage play before this video and i think with it being highlighted like this, more people should use it in their what ifs or fanfictions. cell's new form seems more like a good version of cell i think, and frieza's is more appropriate for maybe a form of kuriza or chilled or a more diminutive member of their species.

[@Bobzwoersma]

Stage show super buu must be stronger than buuhan since he actually beat super vegito

[@ZetaKaiPlays]

I mostly know that Broly stageshow for all the Paragus voicelines used in Broly MADs

[@thefirstguyjaek255]

Chat, is the stage performance better than Evolution?!

[@SmugStick]

Yes!!!

[@Mohamed-dx5yl]

This is really interesting!

[@jjmulvaney2758]

Gogeta looks awesome!

[@austriacontinente154]

Cool video but you didnt need to make us learn about forums into mascot costumes in *that* way LMAO

[@SmugStick]

IT WAS INSANE MAN

[@somegoodsoup7008]

That Billi Billi one did not need to go that! I gotta find where to watch it now!

[@SmugStick]

Link in the description, it’s amazing!

[@Kirbysansandbootlegsansshow]

8:19 hey how would they convince toei animators to reanimate every scene with gregory

[@shoolcreates1999]

Jesus, talk about a DEEP cut lmao

[@christianlao-xf6sj]

What if Ryu from Street Fighter was in the Dragon Ball series?

[@CR1MSONACE]

He loses to Yamcha

[@christianlao-xf6sj]

@CR1MSONACE Nah, he's at least on par or even stronger than Yamcha (at least saiyan arc yamcha)

[@azohoangi69]

@christianlao-xf6sj Ryu only island level 💀💀💀 meanwhile yamcha at least galaxy level in moro arc💀💀💀. So fair

[@mightywaranvil2912]

There's already a Street Fighter/DB what if out there, but it sadly didn't get completed. I hope SmugStick gets to research SF and do his own take!

[@christianlao-xf6sj]

@@azohoangi69 Yeah because that's Moro arc yamcha how about from the start???

[@beauryan101]

Where are those images of GT Frieza and Cell's new forms from? Never seen edits or art done of them

[@moonfoxx814]

man i'm excited, I've been wondering if there were any dragon ball stage plays out there since chinas new year show! :D edit: that ending was hilarious😭😭😭

[@private_c]

10:50 run away Bulma!

[@Kirbysansandbootlegsansshow]

6:36 they definitely went to the lust area that's the only place that could happen

[@Donatas-rp5yf]

Ineed it was really bizarre

[@garyabernethy2]

poor Gohan... he didnt DODGE

[@knuxuki1013]

I loved the one with Broly a lot, I like some changes to the original movie

[@SmugStick]

Yeah it’s very fun!

[@bryanvitale4857]

16:32 Even El chavo got a show

[@michaelcurry8497]

25:04 🎶🎵🤟🏾🔥🤟🏾🎶🎵

[@Cosmic_God_Particals]

obviously Captain Ginu directed theses lol

[@zbeubise1831]

That’s so fucking cool ngl

[@lolofashotho]

Hello SmugStick , It’s everyone and today …. 😂😂😂😂

[@PumpkinPresident]

How long will you keep changing the thumbnail?

[@andrewssj3879]

3:03 smug stick more like smug my gf with how good you looking

[@SmugStick]

LMFAO

[@AlexTheHyena]

Jesus Christ I hate that I recognized every bit of art from Dragon Ball The Breakers…

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

hey why was tien censored

[@AstraFulminous]

Yakimeshi seems cool

[@tespenkr9924]

And I though the Ace Attorney live action movie was a one off.

[@ultradude25yt]

a WHAT?!

[@SmugStick]

I need to watch it!

[@tespenkr9924]

@@ultradude25yt Look it up. It's a real thing.

[@tespenkr9924]

@@SmugStick It's a whole movie. A serious take on the somewhat comedic series.

[@NarutoTsunadefan1]

I love Ace Attorney, fans love that movie

[@ItalianDude-r1y]

nah goku x vegeta being canon is wild 💀

[@cipher697]

worst moments part is crazy