Dragonball Z Abridged Creator Commentary | History of Trunks

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History of Trunks:
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[@Lanipator]

Give Kaiser his flowers for this one! 🌹

[@jacobcoleman8250]

🌹

[@jameskingman1227]

He killed it in this one!

[@unicornburger16]

ALL OF THE FLOWERS!

[@Finnichi2]

🌹

[@viper6525D]

🌹

[@MasherCaster]

I like to imagine that the timeline where trunks says “daddy” is cell’s original timeline.

[@mattygee6852]

Holy shit that's dark 😂😂😂😂

[@warlordofbritannia]

So, we’ve decided on what the most cursed timeline is

[@ohjeezriles]

O O F

[@MasherCaster]

@@warlordofbritannia we can make it more cursed by having it also be the timeline that includes the cut scene where Gohan and Bulma WOOHOO

[@Abdega]

Cell: I’m from the ‘Daddy’ timeline ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@panthersano]

"Ive been injecting you with lemonade, is it working?" "I feel sour and bitter." "Just like your father...." i love getting these moments of the scripting chemistry

[@sampletext7925]

Their riffs make it really obvious why this show worked so well

[@RebornYoshi]

I just love how original the VA weren't sure of dbza or were unsure if they were allowed to watch/interact with them, but now they openly embrace and praise the voice acting. Truly a great feat.

[@justarandombluebird8222]

Except for Sean the voice of Goku

[@CrocandCo.]

@@justarandombluebird8222 Well they can't all be winners.

[@homerman76]

​@@justarandombluebird8222I believe the reason was because of how they depicted Goku initially, which even the teamfourstars crew agreed wasn't the best initially since they leaned too hard on crutches like "make him a jerk here." 🤔

[@mikespalaceofdowntime4773]

Did you know Lani actually voiced Vegeta in a DBZ game? I believe it was xenoverse 2

[@cobaltjay9862]

​@@mikespalaceofdowntime4773 he 100% did not

[@somejerk5662]

There's a non-zero chance that dinner WOULD bring Goku back... if anyone would break out of the afterlife because of food, it's Goku.

[@troqu]

My thought exactly

[@Abdega]

I mean, he can instant transmission from the Afterlife to Earth, I’m sure he could do the reverse and wipe out a buffet table before someone forced him to go back

[@PSNPerfectNinja]

@@Abdega The real question I've always wondered is "who could force him to go back?" By the time he could IT back and forth, the presence of any being strong enough to force Goku to not come to Earth would have solved any problem Goku would have needed to go to Earth to solve. Not only that, but Goku would have done it just to have someone strong enough to fight

[@teejaydee85]

The things that could bring Goku back from the afterlife: 1. Delicious food 2. A strong opponent 3. Intense training 4. Muffin button Things that won’t bring him back: 1. His family 😬

[@ElectroPikachu]

He broke out twice in the movies because of Gohan and Goten. So depending on what he loves more......

[@bananaslamma35]

I'll never let go of the funny joke of "it was the only thing he left me" Because people always forget: IT WAS THE ONLY THING GOKU OWNED. Everything else was Chichi's.

[@bluecanine3374]

What about the Power Pole and Flying Nimbus?

[@lizard1255]

@@bluecanine3374power pole currently keeps the lookout in place, so no on that one. As for Nimbus, wasn't gohan already shown to use it before? He's probably just faster flying and wouldn't need it.

[@JubioHDX]

@@lizard1255 Yup, gohan already has access to the nimbus if he ever felt like using it. Even used it to get to school during that high school into great saiyaman arc, and Gohan later gave it to Goten but that last part isnt really relevant. Basically though Goku had already given the nimbus but yea they fly faster when its a serious situation

[@MamboCat84]

​@@bluecanine3374Nimbus doesn't really... belong... to anyone... it just lets people ride it. Like a giant cat xD

[@ArchangelAsias]

I like the idea that Gohan didn't even GET it from Goku because Goku died too early to give it to him. So he just... took it after a while and sarcastically said "thanks, dad"

[@Divine.Lion08]

lani: "they aren’t related by blood, which y'know might be a bit of a turn off for hurt" kaiser: *confued screaming if it were just a facial emotion*

[@lordcooler1687]

I never seen kaiser looked so offended lmao XD

[@derman1907]

That’s the ultimate "WTF?" face

[@Takaichi666-]

Kaiser was like “oh can we not!!” 😂😂😂

[@estebanramirez1178]

I’m imagining it’s the same mental scream Trunks had when Bulma said “I’ll be your mommy.”

[@cerxusinvellum2289]

Makes me fucking sick

[@IcyDragonPolaris]

14:03 I actually like the bit of extra characterization that line gives Trunks. Like, *of course* the son of Vegeta would break down crying in the moment and then later be like "oh you guys missed it, I was so cool when I said the thing!"

[@drpibisback7680]

I think it also adds a valuable beat of timing before that particularly funny last sob because of the scene audio being ducked for his voiceover. Even if on the page it seems like too much, the way it flows works better than if it weren't there.

[@RicardoD957]

Taka is correct, Goku had a senzu bean to regain his strength after returning from King Kai's and split one between Krillin and Gohan.

[@F_Mothering]

If I remember correctly; it took Goku 2 days flying at max speed (no sleep) to make the journey from King Kai's to King Yamma's palace to get sent back to Earth. So Goku's sensu was critical.

[@RuralTowner]

So maybe Gohan would've gotten his arm back down the elbow... EDIT: And they mention that part after I un-paused...

[@game84cube]

Didn't Trunks do that in Super? The kiss that made people hate Goku's stupidity more?

[@Jeremo-FD]

​@@game84cubeI think people's hate is undeserved. My take on the original read of that scene was that Goku was referring to never having done a mouth-to-mouth senzu bean thing. But Vegeta and the other characters took it as him having never kissed someone before. But maybe I'm just being too generous to the writers of that scene.

[@game84cube]

@@Jeremo-FD an easy fix should've just been "Kakarot, you're married. You never did that before?!" "What? Spit food into her mouth? Are we supposed to do that?!" "You-...oh...n-no, not that, you moron." "You have a weird family, Vegeta." "Shut up, Kakarot!"

[@scottpennington5686]

DBZ: Kakarot Trunks DLC actually did some cool things regarding Chi-Chi and Trunks. She perks up a lot after Trunks defeats the androids, and states that because her son virtually shaped who Trunks is, he’s like a son to her. She still has Trunks. Brings a goddamn tear to my eye

[@scorpionflame6]

Ikr going through those filler moments with chi chi always makes me crack a smile. I sometimes just go and chill at chi chi’s whenever I go AFK to make it seem like trunks will keep checking up on her like she’s a second mother

[@sonicfan3230]

​@@scorpionflame6That's actually precious, OMG

[@scorpionflame6]

@@sonicfan3230 legit

[@Morhek]

Future Trunks didn't get a dad, but he's got two mums. That's really sweet.

[@scorpionflame6]

@@Morhek ikr

[@Ptslammer]

“He had a lot to prove” is one of my favorite lines in the show, such a perfect line and delivery for that joke

[@Searsaur]

41:04 it's funny knowing that Lani voiced Vegeta and Kaiser voices trunks and him telling him "I hope you feel pride when u see this scene" but also just bros giving each other cred, love to see it

[@jacksonbarrett5561]

I didn’t even think of the implied father son dynamic.

[@FlashStatic]

Lani and Taka are the epitome of "aggressive positivity" in this video. They're just screaming "YOU DID A GOOD JOB! ADMIT IT!" and I love that.

[@akaj2013]

"You are awesome, and you will like it." - Aggressive Support

[@JimmersPlays]

You are the best!!

[@crackball22]

Aggressive positivity is the best positivity

[@djpegao]

_"You are amazing, I want to hear you say it, you are amazing"_

[@shawncleary3450]

You are hilarious and I will quote everything you say!

[@dylanhawkins385]

27:40 It was the saiyan Saga, Korren only had 2 beans. Goku ate 1 to replenish his energy from flying on Snake Way. Then split the last Bean between Krillen and Gohan.

[@alicepbg2042]

and neither gohan or krillin made any point of not being fully healed... I wonder how much of a senzu you need to eat to fully heal

[@Therasman]

Their bodies were still damaged and they were sluggish if I remember correctly. Half a bean likely restores stamina and minor wounds. I imagine only a whole bean can restore total vitality.

[@userasdf]

@@Therasman Yeah usually a bean makes all their bruises and stuff marks go away. After this scene you can still see they're visually beat up. They probably got 1/2 healed.

[@alicepbg2042]

@@Therasman vegeta looks worse after eating a full bean on namek.

[@Therasman]

@@alicepbg2042 I had to look it up but you’re right. It was probably overlooked in that case, or he’s just covered blood from his last fight. Either way it’s still noticeable that Krillin and Gotham carried themselves differently than being fully healed. They looked and acted hurt.

[@tyleryoung9123]

When Taka brings down his energy for a second to seriously lift Kaiser up is just so wholesome and sweet. Seeing the three of you clearly love and respect each other and be such a fantastic team truly brightens my day.

[@FlynnBTerrens]

I love how 90 percent of the video is Lani and Taka telling Kaiser to be proud of his work. And they're right, to this day this is top tier DBZA content

[@LezzyBugO3O]

Kaiser deserves the biggest of props for his Trunks performance especially in this episode It's really amazing how he went from "no no i can't be Trunks" to "Chris Sabat loved my performance as Trunks " That's gotta be one of the highest honors you can get. Well done Kaiser

[@James198983]

Ever since Taka joined the commentary he and Lani's heartfelt praise seems to have cut into the insecurity Kaiser expressed throughout the commentary. It is so genuinely touching seeing their friendship on full display like this. Also, not that I didn't appreciate him before. But learning the astonishing amount of work Scott did, inspiring trends and developments of abridging as a whole. Carrying so much of the behind the scenes load for DBZA, often times working so the changes DIDN'T stand out. Just, holy shit. SO much respect for this man. Kaiser, you rock.

[@CEJRAID]

Yeah I’ve noticed that too. They’re all really hard in themselves but especially Kaiser. I understand criticizing your work but he should be very proud of all his work throughout the series.

[@chazo1367]

@@CEJRAIDDBZA is top tier. Kaiser should be absolutely proud of it. I was still in college during the original run and it was the best part of life back then. Hell some people were still in school and grew up with it, this was before Super became a thing too, so there wasn’t any new dragonball content at the time to fill the gap after GT had ended.

[@Tobias5036]

The scene where trunks see's gohan's body really hit home at the time and still does today. This special was released shortly after my best friend died in a car crash. We were both huge dragonball fans. The scene makes me think of him. Actually teared up a little bit seeing the scene, seeing and hearing the agonized cries from Scott again. Y'all really did a great job evoking emotion.

[@abaddonlannister6573]

So true and I can understand 100% how you feel... for me it was the tv show Supernatural, we were both huge fans and my bff died shortly before last season from cancer... watching that season and especially the ending she never got to see or hearing the famously associated song "carry on my wayward son" was/is... hard 🥲

[@isaacorules]

“I feel sour and bitter” “Just like your father” Underrated commentary right there! 😂 49:23

[@joshstephens413]

That look from Scott when Lani said "They aren't related by blood, which might be a bit of a turn off for her." THAT WAS GOLD, JERRY, GOLD!

[@FranklyImaPerson]

I always headcannoned that the "Daddy?" Trunks is the one that Cell murdered to get his version of the timemachine. Making that one the worst timeline

[@yunaka_gaming]

Fuck it I'll buy it

[@DeathsPit00]

That's arguably the best TFS timeline if you really think about it though. The Androids are gone and Cell left after killing Trunks. Yes, it leaves Earth without defenders, but if you think about the people that are rebuilding the world and the fact that Bulma's super genius ass is still there to help with that effort there would eventually be a renaissance for mankind. I'm assuming that her grief will pass quickly by that time because she's already lost everyone else and is very much an In-Action, take the initiative kind of person. Also throw in the fact that Master Roshi and Ox King are still alive in that timeline and there's still hope for Earth to gain new defenders through their training. Now if only they had a way to stop Babidi in the Canon timeline Humanity would be good. lol

[@QueenMonoChrome]

@@DeathsPit00 Worst timeline for the heroes, arguably best for whatever few survivors are left outside that group

[@TheSurrealist.]

Yup that works for me.

[@tsawy6]

​@@DeathsPit00babidi can't do anything cuz there's not enough strength on the planet.

[@VioletteZero]

Lani puts on his jolly face for us in front of the camera but in this episode more than most others we see the professional side of Lani. Long experience taught me that people like Lani are the people you want to work with.

[@slimchelmi6940]

Kaiser's scream still puts tears into my eyes such an amazing performance whenever I binge DBZA and this episode comes up a part of me dreads it for how impoosibly real and sad it gets during Trunks' transformation it is hauntingly beautiful, and a great example of Scott being a massively talented actor

[@SaiScribbles]

"My mother had been 37 for ten years" cracks me up every time. And as always I love when you guys treat the biggest moments of the series seriously.

[@cyanmage1]

to be fair my mom just had her 29th 29th birthday which is really funny since both of her kids are in their 30s now

[@NeoZhinzo]

DB Super made that statement more than just a joke. It's now canon that if Bulma had the dragon balls she would in fact "be 37 for 10 years". TFS actually ended up nailing her personality with that line.

[@inkblotthecolt]

I mean Super Hero kinda makes that work

[@sumeracarnatia6997]

Taka consistently patting Kaiser’s back and praising him is just precious. He’s a good friend. 😊

[@pairot01]

Every super ironic person needs to learn to validate, otherwise you end up being a jerk by accident.

[@barockobummer2448]

Kaiser needs that poor guy is too hard on himself

[@Bengt2509]

@@Carbon4004I think the fact All of your comments are “They obviously don’t like taka/guy in the middle” proves that it’s not THEM who hate taka but YOU who hates taka

[@Ask4This]

@@Carbon4004 parasocial creep

[@KaiserNeko]

@@Carbon4004 Don't fucking speak for me? He's my friend; I just have trouble taking praise and my energy doesn't always match Taka's.

[@MiguelMartinez-wv4ql]

I love how Bulma has such strong faith on his best friend, that her solution was always bringing him back, no matter the cost.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

She found him on that mountain when he was ten and he never let her down, ever. Her love and faith in Goku was lifelong.

[@totallynotjason3556]

I always hated the fact that Bulma never gave him an arm, like you built a Time Machine! But as I grew older I realized to tell this Gohan’s story and how he goes out, is the story of a battle scarred hero of the humanity(with lots of trauma and suffering) and I find that beautiful.

[@optimistprime3192]

Given how Mr. Briefs offered 16 a Gatling gun (at least in this telling of the story), I like to think that Bulma offered but Gohan declined. Could’ve been a pinch of Saiyan pride, could’ve been that ki wouldn’t gel well with a robot arm, who knows; I just like the minor parallel.

[@specialnewb9821]

​@optimistprime3192 He's been fighting androids so long he probably hates becoming like them

[@Sayrden]

​@@specialnewb9821Ooh, that's a good explanation!

[@SpawnRevenge92]

​@@specialnewb9821 This is now my head canon.

[@cabooseisthevehicledestroy]

I mean in cannon she was running low on materials, she stated she barely had enough to create the time machine

[@YamchaCanDoBettr]

"I've been injecting you with lemonade. How are you feeling?" "Sour and bitter." "Just like your father." Had me screaming 😂😂😂

[@psychicsidekick4198]

The fact they just came up with that joke on the spot goes to show how amazing they are.

[@Asgardian30]

Let us give a standing ovation to Kaiser. Dude worked so hard on this entire series. I wish I had a fraction of his work ethic or confidence.

[@zirak93-2]

Kaiser's Trunks voice is exceptional here. Really, he should always be proud and praise himself each time he watches this ep. He has really done an excellent job. A real masterpiece.

[@2010Hunt3r]

Man Puar's "we're going to die in here" sure has an ironic twist at the conclusion of the Future Trunk's saga, the foresight on that one lol

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

Kaiser, I don't think you'll see this comment - but you're peak Trunks for me. You absolutely killed it.

[@chrsdotexe]

Agreed

[@0katsuki0]

🌹

[@teejaydee85]

💯

[@alysssabear]

As great as Eric Vale is, no matter what, Kaiser will always be Trunks to me.

[@chazo1367]

@@alysssabeara lot more people recently grew up with Kaiser as Trunks, some following DBZA since it’s beginning. I was there from the start and had watched DBZ when it came on tv but wasn’t running new episodes because it concluded, so I didn’t grow up following it like I did with DBZA, if that makes sense?

[@Kinochai]

I personally really like the profound line. I like the idea of Trunks, the kid who wants to be a cool super hero like the people he heard of growing up, wanting to tell his story like he was mature, when in reality he was just a crying child

[@XenonSlayer]

Yeah, it's one of my favourite jokes. It's delivered so deadpan after such a silly moment.

[@sarah2cold377]

It probably gets said a lot but I really do love how positive you guys are towards each other. People really should feel comfortable giving their friends a genuine pat on the back more often.

[@julbarrier]

Them sunglasses though...

[@DaTux91]

I love how aggressively complimentary Lani and Taka are of Kaiser's performance as Trunks. They're goddamn right, too. This special was amazing and the Trunks transformation had me in tears. Lani is absolutely right about the comparison to Gohan's SSJ2 transformation in DBZA, that's the other one that always breaks me. They're both just so good and the music and editing are so on point. Take a bow.

[@lonewolf9578]

Gohan’s death and Trunk’s first transformation just hits so different compared to the original The use of Doomsday alone as the background track elevated the entire scene

[@lonewolf9578]

@@shawnsuckstm3353 Fr, I haven’t watched Doctor Who in so long (kind of lost interest thanks to the recent seasons) but this episode reminded me of how hard the music in the tenant run went

[@mikek7660]

Gohan's death hit the hardest in the original and they made it even better

[@yinyang452]

@@lonewolf9578 Thankfully, the previous writer that wrote 13's story isn't there anymore, and RTD is back.

[@tastedivinefury2198]

This and also the original is dumb

[@KrisFrost4359]

Even the use of Four Knocks at the start made it simultaneously both heartbreaking and hilarious.

[@ElectroPikachu]

Y'know, considering the fact that Gi was one of the few things Goku actually owned, it was probably the nicest thing he could've given Gohan anyway

[@battlesheep2552]

I'm pretty sure he at least owned the land they lived on, since it used to belong to grampa gohan

[@ElectroPikachu]

@@battlesheep2552 He doesn't live in the exact same location. Also Chi Chi lives there, so it wouldn't necessarily go to Gohan

[@chaserred4155]

Well yeah but Chichi is using the land so... Goku already gave both of them everything, including the clothes on his back.

[@DanielFlores-gx7xi]

It's such a deep double edged sword and I don't think they've really talked about it. Goku showed he actually did care about Gohan by leaving him essentially a piece of himself, his gi, when martial arts was his passion. But it's a sign he never listened to Gohan bc Gohan never liked fighting, but Goku assumed he did.

[@draco4450]

power pole?

[@SeanLaMontagne]

Gohan's death was always so emotional for me. There's not many shows that run long enough for you to meet a character when they are a baby, and then watch them die as an adult.

[@tashigifan]

I will always fangirl over Scott because he is so incredibly talented. This special showed his range and showed the team could do more than just make us laugh. Honestly, they're all so underrated but this does go down for my fave VA performance of all time.

[@LordMalice6d9]

Fangirl?

[@EffieCrow]

I cannot overstate just how much Kaiser’s Trunks transformation sucker-punches me in the feelings. The first time I watched this, I teared up because I could feel all of the pain, anguish, grief and sorrow in Kaiser’s screams. He deserves all the praise for this performance.

[@jordanpritchard5226]

Fucking same here, it feels like Scott is reaching from within his own heart and just pouring it ALL out and letting all the anguish and rage out from the deepest parts of his soul. Still gets me in tears.

[@mikefisher4051]

Same, but it kinda hits me harder every time. I'm so glad they let themselves take some moments seriously while making all this stuff.

[@MrWhite320]

That scream has laid this 45yo man, every time. I legitimately start crying for Trunks every time.

[@NychusX]

17:22 Taka looks at Kaiser's expression and then just laughs even harder. I'm crying 😂

[@bnorris771]

Then he does the Krillin laugh.

[@tsg_frank5829]

The scream for Trunks still gives me chills, and the music from Doctor Who as well is simply heart wrenching, it's such a perfect scene and Kaiser deserves all the praise in the world for this work.

[@r.babylon2885]

Making him a clone is honestly a much better "deleted" idea than I expected. I figured that his survival would be that he was horribly mutilated, so Bulma repurposed her father's clone tanks to grow new limbs for Trunks.

[@MediaDukart]

For my part, I love the “profound” joke. It always set up Trunks as being just a sliiiightly unreliable narrator, which makes me laugh 😂

[@katherine6326]

That's what I like about the framing device that the story is being told by Trunks. It implies that things might be even more fucked up than they're shown to be and that perhaps Trunks was too young to understand some things. Like maybe we're only seeing a fraction of how crazy Gohan is (Trunks seems to be idealizing him) and how desperate Bulma is.

[@iantaakalla8180]

It also makes the whole “I can do this to you with one arm” moment even more suspect. Perhaps Gohan seriously lashed out at Trunks then but Trunks wrote that out of his mind.

[@The_Burrito]

I love seeing Lani nodding at Kaiser's anguished screaming. It's *so good*.

[@GreenlandRobot]

High praise, Lani knows screams.

[@Xathyl]

​@GreenlandRobot it's like Vegeta being proud of the lungs on that boy

[@banshee46]

1: I freaking *adored* the "I believe it was profound" line. It was great. One of my most quoted lines, frankly. 2: I can not stop laughing at "I am an adult", though I'm glad you didn't do it.

[@ruggedlemmings9163]

Absolutely love Ox King's reaction to Darkest Chichi. As with everything, the voice acting is 100% on point.

[@jarondratman]

Ox King and Chichi’s exchange is possibly the darkest and funniest scene in the entire series to me, it just has me rolling with laughter when he goes “…oh”

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

I know that people think that episode 60 was the peak of DBZA's writing, and it absolutely deserves the praise it gets, but to me this is the pinnacle of the series. The audio design, the editing the *voice work.* They Kamehameha'd this one out of the park, and I'll stand by that forever.

[@drag0nerd]

I’m not a weepy person. Believe me when I say the writing, the audio, and Kaiser’s performance brings me to tears every time I rewatch this one, it’s immaculate and PAINFUL

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

The amount of joy they get just remembering things, the passion in their work right now with this commentary that has been done before, I really can't say what episode is the best because every episode is better than the last, but the best one probably is whatever gets the fan base bigger and appeals the easiest.

[@Makocat]

Your Trunks is perfect. Me and my gf watched this movie after I saw this video and she and I cried at the scream. She kept saying "I ain't crying over a parody of a show I barely like" but she loves Trunks as a down to earth, reasonable sayan. And your voice truly fits him. Well done we applaud this and I always look back at the android saga fondly with these episodes along with the original

[@Orson_Welp]

I just realized that when Wombat is talking about his fiance dying, "No Children" by The Mountain Goats is playing. The rewatch value on this series is insane (It's a very funny/angry/sad song about a messy divorce)

[@FrankQuijada]

I'm Chilean. We never got to hear any of the english dubs while we were kids watching DB and DBZ, we grew with Mario Castañeda, Rene Garcia and others. But then, growing up I started to hear more english in DB Media, like videogames and movies. And let me tell you guys: with all Honestly, When i think of the DBZ characters with english voices, I can only hear you guys, cause you capture these characters with so much more personality and charm than the many english dubs I have heared. Be proud of yourselfs guys, Specially you, Kaiser.

[@angelodavidmarabolivarela9505]

Yeah, I accustomed myself to hear these guys if the db media is in English, and to hear Mario and Rene in Spanish, TFS is just too iconic, although Sabat does his Vegeta/Piccolo good too

[@vrenks]

Si wn. Incluso me pasa que cuando pienso en Nappa al tiro pienso en la voz de Taka en vez del doblaje al español. Le dió caleta mas carácter al personaje.

[@ettoreozzy9932]

Have to agree here, I grew up with Brazilian portuguese dub which I honestly feel is better then US english dub but I think the guys on TFS kill with their performances is so great. They should all feel proud

[@angelodavidmarabolivarela9505]

@@vrenks es que Taka es cuotable y siempre repetirás lo que el diga

[@jiri3138]

​​@@angelodavidmarabolivarela9505El es hilarante y citaremos todo lo que el diga.

[@adriannaranjo4397]

I know its easy to write stuff with hindsight, but TFS really managed to make some emotional moments hit hard

[@BcDyxaLKgoNdgU]

Its as good and better than a lot of shit thats produced today

[@TheRandomElDuderino]

During the scene where Trunks is searching for Gohan, there isn't even music paying and I'm _still_ getting goosebumps.

[@jjohnsonnccc]

The Super Sayian Transformation was perfect. The build up, music, the emotion in the scream and the voice break. Kaiser should be very proud. All the TFS actors who did a super sayian transformation put their heart and soul into it. I only feel that Lani never got a proper SSJ transformation scene since Vegeta just sorta showed up a super sayian.

[@Sh1ranu1]

He got final flash

[@jjohnsonnccc]

@@Sh1ranu1 true, and he nailed it. Now that I think about it, even in the actual Show they never give Vegeta a proper transformation, he just shows up with the powerup. His SSJ, SSJ2, and SSJ Blue are all off screen.

[@brandontherabboat4850]

Even though we all knew Gohan was doomed when he came at 17 and 18 while “asymmetrical”, the sort of reverse-bathos you guys did when he was killed and Trunks found him was genuinely impactful.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"Reverse-bathos." That's called pathos.

[@UltLuigi1]

The fucked up part is that it's made clear in the special that if not for the fact that there was two of them, Gohan WOULD legitimately stand a chance and probably win; his folly wasn't in not being strong enough, it was in not nurturing Trunks's strength as soon as he got a chance to so that he could have someone to have his back.

[@saphcal]

@@UltLuigi1 yeah the anime changed/ruined that. in the manga version, right before killing Gohan, 17 tells him they never even used half their power against him. meaning even if he had SSj2, he couldnt win 1 on 1 much less 1 on 2. i think him being that out of his depth sells the hopelessness better than him having had a sliver of a chance.

[@shadowldrago]

@@saphcal Pretty sure the anime version of this came first.

[@brandontherabboat4850]

@@cheezemonkeyeaterI specifically said “reverse-bathos” because regular bathos is something serious immediately followed by something humorous. The way Gohan died and Trunks going after him later has the process happen in reverse.

[@UltLuigi1]

27:38 Taka's right, when Goku got back to Earth from Snake Way, Korin only had two beans to give Goku. Goku used one to replenish the energy he spent crossing Snake Way at full tilt, and split the second between Krillin and Gohan.

[@yalkn2073]

The amount of control they have over their voices is honestly incredible

[@burningrabbit7278]

I love hearing Freeza's death described as "the biggest 'not the guy' moment ever"

[@AdelineLowry]

Love the little glimpse into the writers room at 49:18. All three of them working together to make a half-decent and coherent joke with a setup and punchline completely on the spot. Just goes to show how well they work together.

[@Funkin_Disher]

Blink and you miss it but yeah, all three of them are instantly on top of it

[@maagic2031]

That has probably been the best thing about Taka joining these. You can just see how naturally they bounce off of each other for structuring jokes and storylines, it's incredible.

[@mongolifepawn842]

I would be surprised if they weren't after all these years.

[@thedarkknight2221]

Stand and applaud for Kaiserneko, he absolutely KILLED it as Trunks! You guys actually made Gohan’s death scene even more heartbreaking than the original!

[@felixmalcherek2919]

Scott killed it as Trunks even more than the androids killed Gohan

[@Cluv22]

"They're not related by blood, which might be a but of a turn off for her...." Gold! Fxckin GOLD!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mattdanc]

I know it's in good fun amongst friends, but Kaiser gets picked on so often that it's just so refreshing to see him get absolutely showered in the love he deserves for his skill and dedication

[@lone.r.livestreams9974]

Trunks going super saiyan for the first time might genuinely be my favorite moment in all DBZA. The build up, the music, the flashes of Gohan's last stand and that SCREAM... chills, every time. Wonderful job all around.

[@NicTubeVids]

It was heartwarming when they gave Kirran and Grant a shout out. It was also heartwarming when they reminded us of Puddin and her father Dumplin.

[@spudward1801]

History of Trunks was honestly always my favourite part of DBZA. I'm not sure what it is, but something about how it combines the humour and emotions hit the exact right spot for me personally. I'm not saying it's the best, because Episode 60 is an absolute masterpiece too, but I will always love this. Plus it's the first time TFS made me cry. And definitely wasn't the last.

[@CantKillACowboyTX]

That scream when Trunks goes SSJ literally makes me well up in tears to this day! Kaiser should be proud of that performance, as it really relates to the viewers in a way that other power-ups don't - the pain of loss paired with the genuine performance - it's incredible.

[@that_blind_ginger]

The future is now old man

[@bubalackgaming8892]

Best comment

[@harbingerofsalt]

Yes no maybe I don't know

[@thatshoop]

Maybe

[@sergeantjoe]

Could you repeat that question?

[@bazzjedimaster]

The future is old now man

[@Sicanda]

"Will dinner bring my husband back?!" "MAYBE?" I never realized, but that might have just sounded plausible for Chichi. He rarely came back home for anything else.

[@danniluxgarbe429]

light-ish timeline: Chi Chi spends the rest of her life trying to create a meal so delicious Goku spontaneously resurrects, her penultimate dish ressurecting Vegeta.

[@calebdonaldson8770]

I can just imagine King Kai pulling on Goku's gi like: "No Goku, you can't leave the afterlife! Not ever!" "But King Kai, Chi Chi's making linner! It's chicken and waffles, King Kai! Chicken and waffles!" "I can't believe we're having this conversation." "Me neither!"

[@beardofknowledge3792]

You know, I think that 'been 37 for ten years' joke might have actually just been true- Bulma finds her father's storage of cloned mothers and his research, and makes the dark choice to use it herself to stay young and 'smarter' so she won't lose her brain to the ravages of time. After all, we know how vain a woman she can be, and how resourceful.

[@Luchux177]

It's literally DBZ canon (or DBS if you want to be specific), Bulma has people gather the dragon balls each year and uses them up so the bad guys can't get them. And she makes the most frivolous wishes ever, like smoothing out her skin or making herself just a tad younger.

[@beardofknowledge3792]

Yup, I'd thought about that when I typed my thing up. She absolutely would.

[@reaperofthings]

@@Luchux177she couldn’t in History of Trunks. Piccolo’s dead

[@randomstonernerd6443]

Kaiser I don't think anyone else could have played Trunks, your delivery of Trunks' scream still gives me goosebumps.

[@corvus71]

23:07 Isn't it funny how Gohan is JUST like Goku when it comes to dealing with Trunks? He thinks "That's how I learned. He's a half saiyan so this should work out." Just like Goku at the end of the cell saga thinking Gohan likes to fight. Edit: He's also JUST like Piccolo in A LOT of ways. Which makes sense because this timeline's event stunted his growth as a person. HE EVEN HAS A VOICE IN HIS HEAD!!!

[@phantomstarlight1366]

I love the implication that Goku might actually come back from the dead for dinner

[@ValBishop]

It’s nice to see Kaiser be able to sit back, receive his flowers and appreciate his work. Amazing job on this episode and every one. ❤

[@djmagichat1721]

Gotta give props to Scott on this one. He does such a good job making the scene where Trunks finds Gohan so completely heart-wrenching...I can really only think of one thing in fiction whenever I see that scene now: "Do you hear that? That is the sound of ultimate suffering." It's the first true loss Trunks experiences, and at an age where everything hits you much harder than it normally would. And our man captures that perfectly. Bravo on the performance, sir.

[@jamiehinzer]

Not only is kaisers voice acting top notch in this but I wonder if they forgot that he completely removed Yamcha from the opening scene because of the earlier joke they made that he killed himself. It was so seemless it wasn’t until I watched the breakdown I actually realised he had done it. The dedication in the edit to keep it consistent is just as impressive in my eyes as the voice acting. Kaiser is a beast

[@walnzell9328]

The fact that Goku or any of his friends aren't using King Kai to speak to their family and friends in this timeline is just so messed up. Now I can understand why Bulma was upset when Yamcha finally did it.

[@yocapo32]

I always figured that in this version Goku is _trying_ to talk to them, but Gohan keeps ignoring his calls since they never reconciled in the Chamber of Infinite Bullshit.

[@tindevlar]

​@@yocapo32If that's the abridged canon, then yes. But in the actual show, Gohan doesn't have any animosity towards Goku at all.

[@yocapo32]

@@tindevlar That's why I said "in this version".

[@DarthPferd]

​@@yocapo32the lion chamber?

[@Bengt2509]

@@DarthPferdYes the hypersonic lion tamer

[@dangerman1013]

Taka was correct. Goku had one senzu bean once he arrived on the battlefield so he had to split it in half for Gohan and Krillin. Which makes me wonder why Gohan couldn’t have just bit on the senzu bean, snapped it in half, then gave the other half to Trunks

[@Nier2J]

Using Lisa's theme from Silent Hill, one of my favorite serie, gave me the chills. The melody aslo fits very well with the story! Thanks a lot for using it!

[@jameskingman1227]

You know TFS have made something special when people act like they’ve sold out and they are too professional for a KZbin abridged series!

[@brandoncastellano1858]

I mean Taka and Kaiser are still in other abridged series.

[@OneFlewCuckoo]

​@@brandoncastellano1858currently? Oo, whatre they

[@Chario_]

​@@OneFlewCuckoo Kaiser's in SAO abridged

[@brandoncastellano1858]

“No YOU listen, Francois! It goes chocolate, vanilla, chocolate Frois graois… STOP CRYING IM NOT DONE!”

[@shadowldrago]

@@brandoncastellano1858 *Francois. It's the French equivalent of Francis.

[@koruton9925]

You can't be apart of TFS without breaking your voice at least once in DBZA. It's basically a rite of passage

[@GTQcNumber1]

6:21 I forgot it was in this movie and the face all 3 makes shows how much this man meant to all of you and all of us. Requiescat in pace Monty. You will be miss but you will not be forgotten.

[@rasengan124]

Every now and then I’ll just think “I really miss Monty Oum.” A great man, gone in his prime. A loss for the world.

[@GTQcNumber1]

@@rasengan124 so true

[@ninja34744]

History of Trunks is genuinely my favourite work you've ever created. It's what made me realize I actually prefer your drama writing to comedy. That might sound odd, as the comedy is usually foremost, but it really cemented it for me. While I still enjoy the comedy, this special made me feel things -- and not just because of some dragon ball nostalgia, I had never seen nor heard of this special! You made me feel because of *your* writing. The words you chose, the way it was edited, the beautiful delivery of lines. You made me feel in a way most media wishes it could. For that, truly, thank you.

[@streetg850]

3:54 Thank you editor, you saved us 3 clicks and 10 seconds of our lives. The hero we do deserve.

[@toddchavez8274]

Piccolo not actually being there was kind of a gut punch not gonna lie.

[@shmikex]

What's odd is that you'd think King Kai would let his former students (Goku and Piccolo), talk to their friends and family.

[@TetsuDeinonychus]

@@shmikex Abridged King Kai finds them pretty annoying though. He could be like "No! You guys fucked up! Your friends and family are on their own!"

[@Karlossus_]

Kaiser's face before Lani justifies why this is least favourite special is priceless😂

[@TheZombyWoof]

This is by and far my favorite DBZA special. The scene where Trunks finds Gohan and breaks down legit gives me chills every time I watch it. The music is perfect, the anguish in his voice...everything was absolutely superb. Everyone did a fantastic job on this. Also never knew for the longest time that Timber played Gohan here! Been rewatching this from time to time for years and had no idea! Just goes to show he's got an impressive range. Great job guys ❤️

[@CrashOverride100]

Lani and Takas pure pride at Kaisers work leading up to the scream, you can see them getting prouder and prouder. Just genuine Love for excellent work and passion.

[@shadowldrago]

This special is such a fucking tour de force for Kaiser. He deserves so much goddamn praise for what he does. Man is absurdly talented.

[@bruhdon4748]

The fact I couldn’t even tell it was kaiser doing trunks Is insane, it’s such a natural voice

[@jrawr3489]

This has always and will always be my favorite moment in the show. I will always remember where I was when I first watched this, what a fantastic fantastic special! Kaiser’s performance is amazing!

[@williamwright1129]

The amount of admiration they have for Scott is so sweet. Both Lani and Taka, you signed a DBZA poster for me in highschool. Now out of college you’re all still an inspiration to me! Love you guys!

[@TheHellsreject]

I still love that Yamcha was edited out of the beginning to line up with him hitting his off switch.

[@shmikex]

I'm honestly surprised they didn't mention it.

[@alfo149]

"hitting his off switch" or swung his life away?

[@Bengt2509]

@@alfo149Maybe he hung his aspirations

[@dannyfenlon2476]

At the end of his rope

[@gorlothmaclaren1924]

Letting silence speak during Trunks' search gave me so many chills. The thrum of that bass with the chilling vocals. Such a great use of music to enhance a scene

[@XTastyxXxIchigoX]

Wrath of the dragon is my favorite DBZ movie, I've watched it so often I can literally talk over every single line in the movie, I loved it as a child and still do. The melody from the musicbox is one of the prettiest melodies ever in my opinion :) but of course your version would've been my favorite... IF YOU HAD ONE

[@StealthMarmot_]

Meme visualized.

[@bluewizardtx]

I know kaiser downplays his skills as a VA and calls out his flaws as a editor, but you should be so damn proud of all that you did putting this movie together. You were born for this role.

[@ThatIvanRoy5284]

Krillin getting his eyes literally zapped out at the start was excessive, but hilarious at the same time.

[@Phoenix-pm2qr]

That's what happens when you're the weakest Z member

[@TheHardy8778]

​@@Phoenix-pm2qrsooooo Yamcha

[@warlordofbritannia]

The last thing he saw was a beautiful woman killing him

[@jackryderproductions1030]

​@@TheHardy8778hey hes barley hanging on. Don't diss him like that.

[@yuehuang3419]

Could had been good to bring back the "need an adult" joke. Bulma: So Gohan, do you need an adult? Gohan: Nope, I am an adult.

[@nesis]

I've got to say, this episode - and specifically Trunk's scream scene - are easily my favourite in not just the abridged series, but also Dragonball in general. It hits so damn hard every time, just perfect. Bravo.