Dragonball Z Abridged Creator Commentary | Episode 33

[@geordineilson5476]

"I was a little afraid I was playing a lot of characters." Kaiser says to Lanipator, who plays half the cast.

[@Lanipator]

I have no fear, I know what I'm about 😉

[@Drilling4mana]

The main difference is that Lani isn't afraid of that =P

[@Zacman1123]

I thought the same thing too

[@heyyou8714]

​@@Lanipator actual GOAT

[@kendrajade6688]

Now in HFIL he's Raditz, the demons, and Dodoria so... yeah, half the cast.

[@pawarl.o.s.881]

Trunks internally screaming when Bulma hits on him is easily one of the best moments in the series.

[@Numb986]

I prefer when Vegeta discovers Gohan took the dragonballs "... Daddy?!"

[@esmooth919]

@@Numb986 both equally good moments in their own right

[@tinyetoile5503]

Love how they capped it off in the stinger of the epilogue, with Trunks's external screaming as Bulma tells him how she fucken his dad

[@Nod_Lucario]

To be fair, it's not Bulma's fault that her genes and Vegeta's go together like peanut butter and chocolate.

[@PassiveSmoking]

"Lord Freeza... the f**k?" is without question my favourite line in the entire series. The delivery is what really sells it. He sounds so emotionally hurt as well as physically.

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

I haven’t enjoyed a line as much as that one since my sleep over at Kate Moss’s house

[@offthewall2017]

Uh excuse me they just said it is spelled Freaza 🤓

[@bentonic4998]

​@@offthewall2017Freyzuh*

[@StrawbyxMilk]

Top 10 anime betrayals

[@SmashSSL]

Lord Freaza

[@MasakoX]

21:00 Behold - the most used sound on Tiktok from us.

[@menorak]

Lul xD

[@Lanipator]

The "Pride in someone else / Unyielding rage!" Bit is up there

[@lugialover09]

One of my favorite things about the "Hey Freeza!" moment is that Freeza doesn't act surprised or mad that Trunks survived. He just yells "WHAT!?" It's like he's just angry that Trunks shouted at him.

[@supsas]

He’s probably tired of cutting puns after Goku barraged him with them on Namek

[@Sephiroth144]

I read it more as "Why are you alive still?" mad Not surprised, but annoyed by the continued breathing.

[@henkhenk902]

I have the same love for that particular bit. Love how it's just such a natural response.

[@camwyn256]

​@@supsasand Goku didn't understand Freeza's insults

[@colddekstar]

I always saw it as pure anger that he yet again failed to kill the super saiyan

[@gavinc.7628]

Biggest complement i can give: When i read the DBZ and DBS Manga, i hear Kaisers voice as Trunks in my head.

[@SavageGreywolf]

absolutely a massive complement: that's how I am with the voices of Joker and Batman in comics: they're always Hamill and Conroy (RIP). I tend to be this way with Lani and Vegeta as well honestly

[@Aldrnari956]

I’ve hit that point with most of the character voices when I’m reading the manga. I have nothing against the actual dub actors, but the DBZA voices are just special.

[@justsomeguy6336]

What if you used AI to clone Kaiser’s Trunks’ voice and put that in FighterZ?

[@matthewhafner962]

I can't remember in which video he said it, but Scott has said that from working with Lawrence Simpson/MasakoX for so long, that he now reads Manga Goku in DBZA Goku's voice.

[@The_NJG]

Yeah, he's a better Trunks tbh. Much less whiny.

[@megalord17]

Trunks still has one of my favorite delivered lines in the whole series later on: "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

[@bradcarver8127]

I wish I would’ve seen this before I left my own comment

[@Unotuchable]

My personal favourite Trunks line has to be "Okay, guys, if you're bothered by cheating, either loosen your moral code or stop hinging the fate of the world ON DEATHMATCHES!" because he's really the only pragmatic character.

[@zakkybounce]

"Oh hey, it's Trunks!"

[@Dev2n]

Absolutely my favorite line next to him trying to run from broly in their version of the movie

[@dreamleaf552]

It's basically like: Trunks: "I've traveled through time just to save your lives and change the fate of the world" The people he came back to save: "Not if I have anything to say about it! We're going to sabotage that at all costs" Trunks: "Wtf is wrong with you people?!"

[@rogersmith9535]

Bulma flirting with Trunks is hands down one of the funniest bits in the series.

[@jonathonbartos3061]

*Internal Screaming*

[@WhoAmIWill]

the line "YOU NEED TO BE STOPPED" in Kai abridged episode 3 makes it even better

[@OathKeeperRiku07]

It's the Vegeta in him

[@WhirlingSteel]

"I have a lot of things to tell you."

[@franknova987]

Even her Teen ver hit on Trunks in The Breakers

[@TJF588]

"Either die to him, or die to me," is a raw line. Followed up by a legitimately cute, "I can fly it!"

[@TakeMinamoto]

the "I can fly it!" almost feels like Damian Wayne with the "I'll drive... but I know how!!"... Abridged Freeza is just a brat XD

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

​@@TakeMinamotobut at least Damian got to drive the batank!

[@kalroy1230]

“Daaaady, not in front of the malcontent.” Best line written and delivered of all time

[@JesusOfPaign]

This is definitely one of those episodes where I keep thinking to myself “That’s one of my favorite line reads” or “That joke is one of my favorites” after nearly every line of dialogue 😂

[@Romalac]

Scott, you absolutely KILLED it as Trunks the whole while, fear not!

[@Romalac]

@@Dad...... Speaking as an aspiring amateur creative myself- I _do_ get it, you're often your own worst critic because you have a more personal view of your work, your skills, and how both change over time, so things audiences won't bat an eye at can leave the creator grinding their teeth. But the original point still stands. XD

[@Bersh-xq4jy]

"get out of my fucking timeline" is one i use regularly

[@legoyoda9782]

Yeah, they seem a bit overly critical of their older work imo.

[@timj3788]

Absolutely perfect for Trunks.

[@Gameace232]

First time I heard Scott play Trunks, I legit thought they had gotten Eric Vale, or as close as they could have possibly have gotten. After listening to both portrayals, its now easier to tell how unique each one is. I'm equally grateful for each performance. 😌

[@Jayman099099]

Kasier's voice is so perfect as Trunks that it's hilarious how much he wanted someone else to do it instead. His delivery is just spot on.

[@JohtoLad64]

he's absolutely perfect!

[@Ko700el]

13:47 ...can somebody explain to me the joke :|

[@jpd466]

Even that cheesy one he shows at the beginning is spot on.

[@thenotoriousmichaeljackson8938]

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[@fuckcontinentals]

@@Ko700el The joke is that the azvenja thing usuakly plays when the sun is rising, abd the ball of fire going up looks like the rising sun

[@lostskull7467]

I don't know why but "That could be anyone." is one of the funniest lines to me. The sheer delusion of trying to always be right gets to me so hard 😂

[@JustJulyo]

I mean it really could've been anyone in the universe

[@ericbambach3222]

With Vegeta, it a wonderful serving of schadenfreude to watch him try to act with certainty, only to be immediately proven wrong!

[@camwyn256]

That could be any Goku! How do we know it's not some other Goku from some other universe?

[@TheKingOfRooks]

​@@camwyn256cause that's not how the multiverse works in Dragon Ball at least lmao

[@stevenhedge2850]

But it is how time travel works though

[@JamesCPotter13]

The Double Whammy “I’ll be your Mommy”/ “Can I have another HeTap” both being able to be answered “Yes” makes my time-travel heart giggle.

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

Holy shit I never caught that potential with the punchline

[@alexmartinez5859]

Oh. My Popo. How did I never cath this before NOW?!

[@ILiekFishes]

I never got the double entendre with the first joke until right now

[@Takaichi666-]

I never caught that holy shit!

[@codenate02]

"Almost destroying the planet" Honestly feels like a smaller feat when one remembers that Master Roshi blew up the moon with relative ease back in Dragonball.

[@amoe_raven4148]

Facts. People need to remember that Roshi blew up the moon after fighting Goku and dealing with a rampaging Oozaru-Goku, so he wasn't exactly in top condition. And he wasn't even the strongest! Demon King Piccolo and Piccolo were stronger then him! Raditz could probably blow up the solar system with a few regular-ass ki blasts if he wanted to.

[@randywilliams647]

So no joke, with roshi being who he is, and how strong he is capable of being, roshi could solo everyone up to like freeza who has walked up on him, he's just old so he's got no hp and some joint problems so limited access to immeasurable power

[@ruiromao5726]

As Lani has his theory about how was that attack strong enough to destroy the Earth or not, my theory is comparing it to bomb disposal. Frieza detonated his big ki ball with a small blast; I'm thinking THAT was what caused the size of the explosion, not the energy from his main attack. He used a small explosion to destroy his big bomb. There was some energy released, yes, but it wasn't the full force of the big ki ball as if it had exploded 'normally'.

[@jingusflorpus4274]

The difference between Kaiser’s super old fandub and his current voice acting skill is insane

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

The microphone quality variance is quite humorous.

[@denverarnold6210]

It is neat you can hear the voice they used, in spite of the poor acting and mic.

[@ilyte1]

I'm surprised how small the difference is. 14-year-old Kaiser killed it compared to what I was expecting to hear. I'm also surprised that older Kaiser was able to reuse a voice from that long ago in his life at all while still making it better

[@GODDAMNLETMEJOIN]

He had the voice down, but not the acting so much

[@High-LordHarza]

Kaiser's voice is who I imagine as Trunks in my head whenever I read him.

[@adamthebatmanwest]

Vegeta's internal monolog saying "he must never know" is ine of the best quick fire lines in the show.

[@marvelsandals4228]

I feel like Freeza really does have a mom and Vegeta knows about her, but he's deliberately keeping her secret lol

[@MrBda241]

My favorite joke from this episode really was "He must never know" from Vegeta, simply because it's either him trying to save Krillin from the possibility of that thought, or his downright refusal to let him believe they share the same mindset.

[@PitBoss_90]

Tien giving sass to Vegeta during this arc is the best. Pretty much one comeback from him in your work is more than Toriyama did with him in Super

[@orangeapples]

Tien's sass is one of the best things in this series hands down. All the major players can easily defeat him, but he gets the final word.

[@eataneraser]

The blue screen getting cut in half as the music kicks back in is just culture-defining badass. Perfectly written.

[@dillongeorge5866]

Trunks: “Well Frieza, it looks like you dropped the ball!” Frieza: 😐 Trunks: “Drrrrropped the ball” Frieza: 😑 Trunks: “Drrrrrrrrrrrrrropped the-!” Frieza: 😡👉💥 Still cracks me up every time

[@marvelsandals4228]

I'm impressed that Freeza waited that long to shoot. I can imagine he was internally like "He's just trying to get under my skin. Just ignore him. It doesn't bother me..." Tbh by the time he shoots it's like can you really blame him at that point. Reminds me of how Krillin dies in abridged. He went out on such an asshole note. Piccolo gets shot, Gohan is crying, and he's just like "Oh thank god, I thought that was gonna be me." Then when Freeza says "Remember my tail?" he's like "Can't you take a joke?" and just has this dopey ass smile on his face like omg

[@neodav00001]

It fits perfect with what they were saying, too. Trunks is a teenager trying to look cool. For all his badass in this scene, he's ultimately still a kid, and that reaction is absolutely a kid going "eh? Eh? Get it?" when someone doesn't react like he expected them to. In that respect, Freeza actually got the measure of him incredibly quickly, calling him out as "a five-year-old trying to play police officer."

[@JustRed916]

​@@marvelsandals4228 FAX,a they deliver the joke so well

[@JustRed916]

​@@neodav00001 w comment

[@fidelgarcia2224]

That's one line I quote a lot especially when someone drops a ball/spherical object

[@beauhoebo3570]

Lani getting more and more into each performance of the intro is literally all of us.

[@Tareltonlives]

Bulma's flirting and Kaiser''s scream is absolutely priceless- great combination of voice and editing.

[@alecpotato4124]

I am very happy Kaiser got peer pressured into voice acting Trunks he was 10/10

[@TheFanofmanythings1]

As everyone knows, bullying works.

[@brandontherabboat4850]

Trunks’s Burning Attack is a really underrated DBZ technique that I adore. When I was younger, I thought Trunks’s rapid arm movements were him gathering a bunch of particles out of the air to form the blast, but nah, he’s just a weeb.

[@battlesheep2552]

Which is weird because his combat pragmatism is what makes him one of the most unique characters in the series

[@shinkamui]

@@battlesheep2552 in the abridged it works because of the whole trying to look cool for his heroes thing. Was kinda weird in the original though

[@Zacman1123]

Agreed

[@mythicalthings1796]

​@@battlesheep2552 It was a bait. He was flashy to make Freeza dodge it even if he could have likely blocked it or deflected it so he could blindside him with the sword after

[@littlemoth4956]

@@mythicalthings1796 I also thought he was gathering energy into his hands first to make a more potent blast

[@MovieMan1710]

The Bulma "Mommy" joke is my favorite bit in the whole series. It never fails to make me laugh. Also, Kaiser's Super Sayian yell was awesome! 10/10 in my opinion

[@TJF588]

Took a while for a full payoff, but the rubberbanding into her realization left us all in Krillin's state of humor.

[@dannypike8648]

Trunks internal scream after Bulma hits on him is still my favourite moment in the show. The facial expression, the pitch of the scream. It's all perfect.

[@aivalera]

17:49 You know one of the best little details in DBZ, to me, was that King Cold was speaking through his gritted teeth while he was talking with the guy who murdered his Baby Boi. It also worked real well for that "oh blindingly so" line lol.

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

I'm glad Kaiser played his favorite character. He honestly became the definitive Trunks for me as well. Especially in the Super abridged short they made where Trunks defeated Zamasu.

[@brianalice]

What is this Super Abridged short?

[@gameygeemer4142]

​@@brianalicelook up TFS Spirit Sword

[@lupin2589]

Trunks using Shining Finger was something I never knew I needed

[@shoutysam9504]

From watching the series as a kid, to then discussing every DBZA episode in high school, and now watching this commentary as someone about to turn 30, I can't say enough how amazing this is. I hope you and all the creators involved know how impactful and hilarious this series has been for literally millions of people.

[@ItsNikolai]

I’m late to Abridged only discovered it during the pandemic. I grew up watching the original dragon ball which aired before I caught my bus for grade school back in the 90s and DBZ when it came on Cartoon Network later. It’s amazing how much love the DBZA creators have for the work but able to inject their own humor without losing the essence of why we all love dragon ball. It’s the best kind of parody.

[@NinjaTyler]

Fucking same I remember being in like junior or senior year watching the Ginyu force finally arrive in the abridged series. So crazy now that I'm 30 how long it's been. Even worse when I'm also a RedvsBlue fan too and been with that since the final season of the original Blood Gulch Chronicles season 5.

[@matthewbrooks5470]

I like the theory that, because they had nothing to train for in Trunks' timeline until Gero and 19 showed up, everyone was just so weak compared to 17 and 18 they didn't even have to show their full power

[@TheGreatRuke]

Also Trunks himself showed up and blitzed Frieza. Gero would have adapted

[@supsas]

Pretty sure that’s how it was. It’s implied that the future androids never went all out in front of Trunks (they’d supposedly never even used 50% until maybe when they killed Gohan) so his impression of their full power was extremely off and seeing the main timeline ones actually getting serious against the z-fighters convinced him that they were stronger than the ones he knew

[@jeremygilbert7989]

For what it's worth, Kaiser, I literally had no idea that was you playing Trunks until recently and I can think of no higher praise for a voice actor. In fact, also ironically, your delivery of the line "NOTICE ME!!!" is one of my favorites in the whole series, especially with Lani's retort of "NOOO!!!"

[@maxhay9098]

"This is gonna be really uncomfortable for me, I can't lie" Seriously, I can never get over how great a contrast you two make as a pair. You take turns being knowledgeable of what was happening in real life at the time of the episode versus what you were thinking at the writer's table, and where one of your minds fails the other inevitably steps in to fill in the rest. Lani brings in high energy and the visceral adoration side of the fanbase while Kaiser brings a drier enthusiasm and brings a deep appreciation of everything Dragonball, not just the shows. Watching either of you light up when a moment you take pride in is coming up brings a smile to my face, and even then, Lani goes fully into character and belts out the lines from the chest whether they were his or not, while Kaiser tends to mouth the line under his breath, and smirks during the great deliveries, both of them clearly taking pride in the team. I've been loving these retrospectives for the commentary, but I couldn't ask for two better talking heads to give it

[@matthews1029]

You summed it up perfectly I couldn't agree more!! These commentaries are so amazing to watch!!

[@LazzyVamples]

I think what you mentioned touches a lot on why DBZA was so good in the first place too.

[@ArcCaravan]

I really liked Trunks's reaction to Bulma's flirting here. The face, inner thoughts, and barely hiding his emotions when talking after. All hilarious.

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

I gotta say it's pretty funny how all the members of the cold clan were originally (technically) played by an OG member of the team and then were swapped to other newer people for the voices later. King Cold - Ben (Abridged)/DevilArtemis (HFIL) Freeza - Lani (Brief Gag)/LittleKuriboh (Actual VA) Cooler - Scott (Bardock)/Guerrero (RoC & Beyond) A fun pattern there shared by all of them by coincidence.

[@CPUpwner]

Except for Chilled!

[@TOSkwar22]

@@CPUpwner Time to do a HFIL episode where Curtis does a terrible Chilled impression for 30 seconds only for someone completely different to take over the role!

[@CPUpwner]

@@TOSkwar22 Oooh you know, Chilled *would* be in hell, wouldn't surprise me if they do bring him back at some point

[@TJF588]

Hol' up, Cold changed? Guess I need to watch 'em back to back, but DevilArtemis really nails the same vibe as from DBZA.

[@CaptainGreenCoin]

I am so invested into this commentary series at the moment I saw the notification I clicked

[@Tik-TokNoRelation]

Ah so u too huh

[@CaptainGreenCoin]

I didn't know about Dragon Ball Abridged when it first came out so I love hearing Team 4 Star talk about what it was like creating it

[@captainawesome2121]

Basically as invested in commentary as I was in the show

[@regitriotrio5656]

Kaiser you are so talented please don't discredit yourself because I can't see anyone voice Trunks for dbza other than you. Literally I still get chills with your performance in episode 53. You killed it.

[@TheUltimateRare]

His Trunks is amazing and it sounds as if it's the real dub. he's spot on.

[@theannilators7479]

I’ve always seen the first appearance of Freaza as more of when you guys transitioned from “random funny” to “what funny thing would this character say”

[@jnerdsblog]

Seriously y'all, this is like director's commentary to the extreme, and I am so thrilled to be able to watch the series (for the umpteenth time) in a totally new way.

[@Jade_TheCat]

I'm a simple woman, I see DBZA creator commentary and I click immediately

[@NezhaTheDemon]

Cat

[@BeamtheCat]

Unrelated but that is an incredible pfp

[@harukatakahashi8822]

Same:3 hehe

[@ghostofdoom1941]

Same, I'm just simple in general xD

[@machbass]

It's consistently the one thing on KZbin that I clock immediately after getting the notification.

[@SnakeMan448]

"Lord Freeza...the fuck?!" is so perfectly delivered. There are so many fantastic deliveries in this episode alone.

[@tiagobaltazar9231]

Dude, his Trunks dub is absolutely phenomenal, he does not miss a single beat and he crushes it without a doubt

[@jackofclubs6229]

Bulma, talking about Trunks: “So, do you think the carpet matches the drapes?” Krillin, offhandedly responding the same way: “I dunno, do yours?” Bulma, ignoring the double standard: “KRILLIN!”

[@arthurdurham]

One of my favorite character changes you did was making Trunks a big nerd who actually meets his heroes and becomes entirely disillusioned. I think it plays better with his trauma and how he's the only one who actually sees how badly things can turn out from all the bs his supposed heroes pull. The cool trunks from the original will always be nostalgic but this gave him way more depth than superhero from the future.

[@sergantanthony216]

I always took that "He must never know" as confirmation as to what Freeza's mom looked like.

[@marvelsandals4228]

I feel like Freeza really does have a mom and Vegeta knows about her, but he's deliberately keeping her secret lol

[@paperbackwriter1111]

Damn, that fandub clip makes me understand why Kaiser was hesitant to play him. That‘ memory’s gotta weigh on one‘s confidence to deliver a proper performance.

[@jeremygeller9145]

Just want to say, that blue screen gag actually got me the first time and I was so scared for a moment that I broke my mom’s computer. Thanks guys

[@EditDeath]

If you guys were doing this now, I can't help wondering if Tien and Chiaotzu would've wound up as a Mandalorian reference

[@CiddyBoi]

I never thought about this, but either Bulma gave Trunks a cooler full of 17 year old drinks, or they could've figured out something was up with trunks by looking at the dates on the cans.

[@jessegd6306]

Trunks coulda also stopped by somewhere and stocked up on snacks once he got to the past. Paid for with 17-year old money that nobody'd pay attention to.

[@protalghulnist4126]

She knows her son, trunks is too innocent to drink.

[@fluttermon2468]

4:47 I'm gonna miss this commentary series. Nick's positive energy is just everything, dude.

[@teagandawson9044]

With them doing one a week, with the number of episodes and movies remaining, this will last until basically the end of the year at least.

[@OmniGundam777]

Trunks screaming internally is probably one of my favorite jokes you ever did.

[@Lenoh]

0:09 Truthfully, I think we're _all_ here to watch Kaiser play Trunks. ❤

[@Zacman1123]

Same

[@multiverse_media2023]

Same

[@Odbarc]

I remember someone commenting on this episode that they were watching this in full screen and when the blue screen popped up, he raged. Like he just bought a new computer and thought it was real. It's such a brilliant bit too. I don't think the scene could be played any other way and be better than this.

[@BrokenWingman]

Cheeky Tien is SO damn great this whole season. One of my favorite bits too. haha King Cold is perfect. And the line "Daddy! Not in front of the malcontent!" killllls me. 🤣

[@Tsukimi-chan]

I really like that specific Bulma and Trunks interaction blew up online in recent times. The amount of redraws and animations that were based on that is awesome and hilarious!

[@monfra6474]

This episode has my favorite joke of this series: "Oh, a momma's boy huh? I'll be your mommy ;)" *internal scream* Never fails to make me laugh xD

[@Zacman1123]

Same

[@Tahkaullus01]

There are a lot of good gags and jokes in this series. Trunks' internal screaming had me gasping the first time I watched it.

[@Evrae07]

The hardest I've ever laughed watching DBZA was during that scene.

[@monfra6474]

Is the delivery of the scream, that is what sends my sides xD

[@RyansFine]

This was the episode that truly stole my heart. Been a fan since ep1, but seeing Trunks being handled the way he was made me smile endlessly. He's also my favorite character and I can't imagine him being played by anyone else. Good job, Kaiser❤️❤️❤️

[@mhuntprofessional]

Kaiser, you were always too hard on yourself about your Trunks and your expectations around him. Your dub is the REAL Trunks to me. Hands down. You did the character to PERFECTION. be kind to yourself about it. And thanks for all the time, effort, and love you put in to entertain us all and tell my favorite version of this wonderful story. ❤️

[@JoesAnimationHub]

"Lord Freeza... dafuq?" still gets me 😆

[@jabberwock95]

Trunk's exertion noises are legit some of the best for any character. Ya killed it.

[@shawnthetaco10]

Kaiser stop. Trunks was never one of my favorite characters in the original, but was 100% my favorite in DBZA primarily due to his writing and delivery. You absolutely nailed Trunks in my opinion, and the fact that he was your favorite character shines through

[@navi5661]

God the "dropped the ball" scene is so good Trunks repeating the same bad pun three times The minimalistic music so all you can focus on is the aforementioned bad pun Kaiser's delivery, announcing it so shamelessly, like it's this fantastic zinger Cutting back and forth from Trunks casually holding it with one hand to a dead silent Freeza The fact that dropped the ball means to mess up, so he's literally telllig Freeza, this super prideful character no one is allowed to sass, that he failed, over and over, and he's just sitting there taking it Cutting off the third, still super casual "dropped the ball" with this absolutely perfect Screech Of Rage from Freeza out of nowhere and instantly following it up with brutal laser and explosion sound effects It is so funny to me. This is one of my favorite jokes in the show, it's just paced, voice-acted, and edited so perfectly

[@lunarshadow7712]

Not sure who edits this series but I’m glad they’re having fun. Loved all the little bits like lani with lightning on his hands.

[@mesektet5776]

I love Scott and Martin's back-and-forth. I'd call it 'banter' but they obviously weren't recording in the same place, still great stuff. This is actually an episode I come back to just for the dialog.

[@Electrorocket]

The introduction of Trunks was rad as hiffle!

[@TheDancerMacabre]

Hey, Language! There are kids watching this commentary!

[@SeventeenGhost]

I come bearing compliments: I grew up with the latino dub. And while I will always love them, everytime I think of DBZ in english, you guys are the voices for it. SPECIALLY Scott's Trunks. Like, MasakoX can do a bunch of other characters really well (as seen in his what-ifs), and the rest of the cast is also great, but Trunks is in another whole level (also special acknowledge to Kuriboh's Freeza and Taka's Cell) It's nice to know that one of the most on point voices is still a bit hesitant about it tho. But be humble, not self-doubting.

[@mredwinplays]

Still up until today, and I still love trunks's scream at 21:09 it's so great🤣

[@jongordon6892]

Keiser has apt of self discipline, and commitment to the show, willing to not voice his favorite character. Mad respect. I think he rocked as trunks.

[@mrdewarion]

You guys have no earthly idea how much I'm looking forward to this each week.

[@SaiScribbles]

I also love the little running gag of Bulma and Gohan saying science things at each other

[@CmdrGamagosk]

Trunks, done by Kaiser, is and always will be my favorite character. The vibe fits well for trunks and I hold by the idea that you inspired and informed people how to VA better. You are all pioneers in the industry whether you feel it or not. Thank you all for the time you spent making the show and the time you are spending on this thing you are doing.

[@super-kami-guru]

Your version of King cold is so great I'm glad he gets to live on in the new show 😊

[@CatieBubbles]

Scott. Scott. Scott. Buddy. Scott. Mr. Scott. Kaizer. Scottzer. You are amazing as Trunks. You did your favourite character proud. Don't be so hard on yourself. And thank Lani and Taka for making you do it.

[@tdsm99]

Kaiser I know it wont mean much, but I say with total certainty that you have, quite easily, my favourite iteration of Trunks. You killed it man

[@Kaijutopia]

I'd love to hear Scott express how much it meant to him to play Trunks. Playing your favorite character on such a grand stage must be a dream come true! Keep up the great work!

[@rajaajaz669]

19:07 It's a good theory Lani, but Cold and Freiza/Freeza also landed in Trunks' timeline, but in that case Goku killed them

[@Sir_Bone-Head]

The abridged series really made me like Trunks as a character, and Scott's performance really helped with that.

[@nuttynate6161]

This is one of the episodes I consistently come back to even if I'm not doing a full rewatch. Has got to be in the top 5 of the series every joke just lands so well.

[@plasmaguy92]

Time for one of my favourite episodes of the series. With my favourite character. And an adaptation of one of my favourite moments in the Dragon Ball series

[@MLBeaton]

Again Kaiser's Trunks sounds the most Genuine! That scream in history of Trunks is EMOTIONAL.... I always see Trunks as the audience POV... Asking what we ask, calling stuff out... And the realness in the performance is what sells it!

[@marvelsandals4228]

I feel like they become very self aware in this season, like Vegeta says Goku is "never even around" and Piccolo's like well, he's got a point. "So you just ASSUMED they were dead, then?" "We do do that a lot."

[@MLBeaton]

@@marvelsandals4228 Trunks as an outsider opened things up for that attitude... And I feel its wrapped up when future Bulma tells future Trunks... "Yeah because I raised you right!" Basically calling out the rest of the crew

[@zion6680]

I LIKE that you went the rebellious team route for the Androids man, I'm sure Kaiser has a great Chuck Huber impression, but getting the funniest one of the Valentines Brothers to do 17 was a great choice I think

[@David-dz1cb]

Kaiser, you're a fantastic Trunks. Quite honestly, I can't think of anyone else who would've done as good a job as you. This ep is one of my all time favorites, the jokes, the VA, it all just fits so well. I love how you wrote Trunks as a badass, but a try-hard. You keep him green, but also Vegeta's son- in every way that counts.

[@vindicated30.6]

On the voice actor vocal range thing at the end, I got to meet Steven Blum at a convention towards the end of his run on Star Wars Rebels. I handed him my Gurren Lagaan box set and he slipped right into his Leeron voice like he did it all the time. Another actor better known for gruff voices who showed good range!

[@PomadaGaming]

13:47 i love this one so much lmfao

[@LaLaBrave]

A: Kaiser, you killed it as Trunks. You did amazing. Top tear work. B: This is one of my favoite episodes. Freiza's dialog and interactions were top-notch. A perefect send off for his character in the show proper.

[@luigiboi4244]

No matter how many times I watch this episode, I always get the largest, dumbest grin on my face with the Dalek reference.

[@psychomrw]

I don't know why but the disposable henchman at 10:35 has been my favorite background character since I first saw him in the original release on YTV way back in the day when I was growing up. Team Four Star has reinforced my view of him with that short scene. Thank you.

[@AHeckman118]

God I remember watching this episode over and over again. Trunks getting hit on, Tien’s sass to Vegeta, the shirt gag, Frieza’s glitches. So many good bits in this episode that are perfectly woven through genuinely cool moments and kind of a bit of drama.

[@ChillaxingJay]

Trunks screaming internally as Bulma hits on him is one of my favorite Trunks moments in DBZA 😂

[@ColinKSU]

Scott’s Trunks is the canonical voice of Trunks in my head. I thought he did a terrific job portraying him as the noble, well-meaning kid in over his head trying to be a hero.

[@bossfan25]

I think you did a wonderful job with everyone's personalities and voices at this point. Its awkward for me to hear the english dub now when the abridged in my head canon voice now.

[@rockninja3]

I always assumed that king cold's "You almost destroyed the planet there" was more of a remark on freeza's lack of control than the actual attack.

[@Dark_Tale_2077]

That internal scream still gets me to this day.

[@GreayWorks]

I love the theory someone had about the "He must never know" is that Vegeta actually saw Freezas mom.

[@sammayes948]

Man, the delivery of krillen’s line before the title bit is perfect. Love this fan series and your guy’s writing !

[@OneFlewCuckoo]

Scott's Trunk performance is the best one for me. By far the best eng dub no doubt. I've literally cried multiple times from his performance in the trunks special

[@justincarino9653]

When I first heard the Freeza’s mom joke, I thought Vegeta’s “He must never know,” line was implying that Freeza actually does have a mom who really does look like him but with boobs, and Vegeta was aware of her appearance.

[@lorcan0c]

13:20 yeah it's Daleks' theme, (Season 1 of the reboot, the track is literally just called "Dalek" by Murray Gold)

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

Friezas genuine trauma over the super saiyans green eyes is still one of my favorite parts of the whole show. Probably one of my biggest dissapointments with Rez F. It's like Friezas personality did a reset and he just happens to have some namek memories.

[@marvelsandals4228]

I also love the idea of Freeza having immediate PTSD over remembering Goku saying "Pizza" like that's all it takes to set him off he's like yep I'm just straight up blowing up the planet fuck this