Dragonball Z Abridged Creator Commentary | Episode 49

[@KaiserNeko]

Fun Fact: The editor's note about that being the same Tom from Piccolo's MySpace is actually sourced directly from my old Episode Breakdown of this episode! So it's Abridged Canon!

[@ohitsrusher842]

Ok

[@Darkdayzz]

We all already knew that though, Scott!

[@mungusman3016]

This is in response to that one guy, right?

[@user-kv9uj3gn4x]

​@@Darkdayzzno we didn't

[@Warth_Bunan]

Tom: everyone’s friend.

[@filmkuwain5740]

The phrase “I trained all day yesterday” is all the more frustrating knowing that, that’s freeza’s reasoning in resurrection of F.

[@denverarnold6210]

I find it frustrating, because he could have said "I trained all year yesterday." It's confusing to Cell, but to us, it MAKES SENSE.

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

@@denverarnold6210 But he was trying to sass Cell. Make Cell think that a day was all it took, and keep pissing him off into making mistakes because he could.

[@ej8476]

Which is only beaten when he could effectively tell both Goku AND Vegeta that when he clobbers them both in the manga as Black Freeza

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

oh the manga has him discover a hyperbolic timechamber somewhere on a random planet... off-screen. He just appears before Goku and Vegeta and goes "Oh right, i found one of those things, now I'm stronger again"

[@hokage102364]

​@@denverarnold6210I swear I remember them making that joke at some point

[@MarkoDash]

the people are speaking and hearing normally, but cell has Vegeta's ability to yell plus Piccolo's hearing.

[@philiphockenbury6563]

Perfect

[@rayhatesu]

Vegeta *and* Tien's ability to yell, as well as Goku's lung capacity.

[@WeaponMasterJedi]

@@philiphockenbury6563no, not yet, but soon.

[@DemonGodRyuukai]

​That and op's comment make this make so much more sense cuz if you think about it he really would have piccolos hearing but vegeta and tien both in this and the original dub are loud as f##k for absolutely no reason so it makes sense that cell would be loud for no reason ​@@rayhatesu

[@TheStickMachine]

What about the people on the island, they all have alien dna ?

[@catshadowdragon]

8:31 is a great display of Vegeta's fatherhood skills. His infant son made some noises which any sane person would assume are random. Even Bulma did not react to them. But Vegeta not only understood that his son was trying to communicate with him, he understood what his son was trying to say and made the effort to respond to his son and treat him as a mental equal. And that is where we will stop the analysis, and all agree that that was a touching moment of fatherhood.

[@FlappyCat-ef6oq]

XD

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

I think we should thank that one guy who said "why would you do that" and spawned a ten episode peak comedy series of Helsing out of spite.

[@Ahritsu]

"You ruined it... you ruined it and I'm leaving" is in my daily vocabulary thank you all so much

[@Emplordxiii]

These were my exact same words when Ronda Rousey wore a Vegeta Saiyan Arc armor for a WWE match.

[@breathstealer5486]

That's my wife's reaction whenever I make dad jokes

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

I can at least relate to half of that

[@andrewwiddicombe3912]

​@@Emplordxiiimajin vegita at that, and then she gets knocked down and choked out "like a little bitch"

[@killadog84]

I always thought because cell has piccolo's hearing he can hear the humans from so far away

[@tobiogunyemi7631]

"Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive" is an amazing insightful line by Nick, well done with that one.

[@coenisgreat]

It's true too, every time you try to remember something, your brain has to piece it back together, and it's almost never perfect, which means over time it'll likely degrade until what you remember can often be wildly different than what actually happened.

[@William-the-Guy]

backed up by latest scientific research.

[@surenderreddy8144]

Doesn’t explain how the people can talk to each other but...eh, It’s funny

[@CC-sg1ff]

Showing Yamcha, Bulma and Vegeta when saying "Dragon Ball Cuck" was pure evil lol

[@tigerwarrior1787]

But also accurate

[@vazak11]

@@tigerwarrior1787 I don't think you know how cuckoldry works.

[@demi-femme4821]

To be fair, Yamcha did cheat on Bulma, so he reaped what he sowed.

[@jokx4409]

@@tigerwarrior1787 I believe you meant "But not innacurate"

[@rasengan124]

8:25 for anyone who needs the timestamp 🤣

[@Vegas242]

Oh yeah, now it's time for Vegeta, he's a reliable guy I'm sure there's no way he'll mess this up!

[@angrybrony]

he's got this.

[@jeremyhearne]

Oh totally, dude is the prince of his own hype

[@davidrevillii5353]

Nah, I don’t know. He often tries to do stuff, but messes up the process. Now, Krillin, there’s someone that’s reliable and won’t let his inhibitions take over.

[@angrybrony]

@@davidrevillii5353 he got this.

[@michaelgillespie9112]

If it was later Vegeta, maybe, but not Cell Saga Vegeta.

[@jamescallanan2443]

I love the implication that the guy helping Cell with his lady problems is the founder of MySpace

[@cristianzarate502]

Kamen rider fourze right? Nice

[@Mentro140]

​@@cristianzarate502le buttplug helmet

[@spencerweiss6337]

16:38 The Goku button is one of my favorite immediate callbacks they ever did. So good with continuity throughout the entire series. Amazing voice actors but damn they are such great writers too

[@anonymaton948]

Just wish we could find the track that plays leading up to that gut punch

[@kalevi7821]

The conversation between Cell and the people is top tier comedy!

[@jamescallanan2443]

I love the implication that the guy helping Cell with his lady problems is the founder of MySpace

[@Kirferyan]

“You’re not involved in this anymore” “I’m feeling pretty involved” is an exchange that has lived rent-free in my head since 2017. Those exchanges are AMAZING.

[@stevenjohnson6962]

That scene is easily one of if not my favorite bit from all of dbA

[@IAmMightyMike]

It's wild to me how many people don't realize "Paragon til' Death" is an opposite of Vegeta's "Renegade for Life" line

[@fidelgarcia2224]

Damn after all these years I can't believe I never caught that

[@Alex-jq3zc]

Mass Effect. Vegeta would DEFINITELY punch a reporter.

[@CascadianRanger]

This fucking show. Every time I go through it, I find a new joke...

[@geistgrace6452]

I absolutely ADORE the conversations Cell has the the people on the -islands- archipelago. Also, PLEASE tell me that Tom is the same one from Piccolo's My Space!

[@Bengt2509]

they did

[@leif2568]

The editors note says that's exactly who it was

[@mosescalkins3609]

Tom was the guy who created myspace, he was everyones friend by default

[@brandoncastellano1858]

@@mosescalkins3609”it’s me. Tom. Everyone’s friend.”

[@marvelsandals4228]

Can we talk about how that joke about island vs. archipelago is likely a reference to the video games which often call that stage (the one that's set on a tropical island) "Archipelago"

[@1TutorialBoss]

Im so happy Marissa was able to voice direct the re-releases of the digimon movies. Shes amazing

[@SttudDioPierrot]

As a citizen in the DBZ Verse, Cell blowing up every island EXCEPT for the one 18 was on is almost as unlucky as the Time King Piccolo planned on killing everyone in sector 28, even though he drew 29

[@samt3412]

Or that one time Vegeta went to every planet except Yardrat

[@fidelgarcia2224]

​@@samt3412and Vampa

[@ParmMannREBORN]

The Moustache gag is so simple yet it makes me smile everytime

[@heboric6136]

Everytime

[@Flairsurfer]

Whenever I do my rewatching of the series, I pause when I get to that part and listen to the full song. It's just too good n catchy

[@TheRealMagicMan]

banger

[@410Kian]

It’s really just how he pronounces muustashes

[@gamerwolffang2722]

It makes me laugh so hard everytime considering GT Vegeta has a moustache

[@mr.eldritch1589]

Tien makes the triangles into squares, but the squares make a circle…

[@valentds]

it's some sony reference?

[@mr.eldritch1589]

@@valentds It was a reference to the “all these squares make a circle” joke…

[@CrocandCo.]

Too bad we never got to see Circles turn into a Triangle.

[@zorinus3340]

And so by the transitive property, the triangles become a circle

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

Fun fact, there is a type of armature and triangular drillbit that cuts square holes

[@KokuryuXio]

Any time I hear, "I'm just gonna turn triangles into f*ckin' squares", makes me think of the fact that they actually got to do voice work in Xenoverse 2, and it's a shame no one ever credits how well they did in that. I adore geometry. And Advanced Geometry.

[@emblemblade9245]

I’ll never forget Dumplin

[@thedarkknight2221]

When the teaser trailer for the next Mass Effect game dropped I remember leaving a comment on it that said *”Paragon Till Death”* and someone replied “You ruined it, you ruined it and I’m leaving” and I asked “You want I should teleport you buddy?” and he just said “I hate you”.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@434444334]

This is one of the few reasons why we haven’t tried and destroy the internet

[@Not-an-Alien]

@@434444334 that and cat videos but mostly cat videos.

[@WorldWeave]

It’s always fun when that happens

[@DirranProductions]

Those are always great

[@lordgenerias]

Sometimes the stars align and you find that one stranger that's operating on the same wavelength as you for a few brief moments, and something fun happens.

[@dillongeorge5866]

“Who knows what atrocities Cell is committing?!” Cell: Having couples therapy with random strangers from several miles away 😂

[@marvelsandals4228]

"Well, I'm happy to hear that SALLY..." that always slays me like this dude is a mass murderer who belongs in a slasher movie and the most powerful big bad in the world, he just brutalized Piccolo, 17, 16, and is hunting down 18...and he just stops to argue with strangers, clearly getting very drawn into it to the point where he's spent like an hour talking to them and is on a first name basis now

[@WorldWeave]

That whole bit of “who knows what Cell is doing” **cuts to cell doing something incredibly mundane** is one of my favorite jokes in this arc

[@the_lizardface]

I really love how Cell becomes more cheeky and sarcastic once he absorbs 17

[@Chucky_Martinez]

"Wait you spent an ENTIRE YEAR with Vegeta? Even I haven't managed that" "Wouldn't recommend it, all he does is scream at you" "Yeah he does 😏" I love that face Bulma makes when she says it, because we already know what went down "that night"

[@Asgardian30]

I love how the editor put moustaches on Lani and Taka for that scene.

[@jordyncrayton6993]

And put it over Lani's already well-defined mustache. Iconic

[@025Bar]

I’ll never forget watching the mustache video and thinking “aww all of the best creators….. omg 18 is real?!”

[@DD_awsome]

Yes, but with a mustache, so... idk how I feel about that...

[@andrewmattle7956]

Love the TIE fighter sound effect used for Bulma's capsule plane immediately after the intro.

[@Deaven50]

5:00 I always figured it was more that Cell is very loud so everyone can hear him, and thanks to Piccolo's cells, he can hear whats being yelled back at him. Usually this isn't the case, so we don't get to see this sort of banter with the rabble. Also any bystanders are typically either dead or evacuated by this point, and any who remained probably wouldn't have the balls to draw attention to themselves. ...though in this case, maybe Tom piped up because no one's really noticed what the massive existential threat looming over them truly is, as the fighting thus far has been *relatively* tame in terms of environmental destruction. Help, I'm lost in this rabbit hole...

[@partysqu1d]

That first bit actually explains a LOT and really is solid for explaining the logistics. I always kind of figured that is moreso a testament to the type of guy Tom is. Remember, he was there for Piccolo back when he trained alone in the wastes before the series began. Tom was ALWAYS there when someone needs a friend, and Cell needed a friend. Sure, Tom still got fucking atomized with the rest of the island in a horribly violent blast that must have been agonizing to experience, but he did what he could until the very end. A true hero that we all can be. A terrible loss that silently shook episode 49's very foundation. We should all strive to be more like Tom, but hopefully considerably less exploded.

[@Deathnotefan97]

Only problem is the people can also hear each other Tom and Sally are in different islands, yet Tom heard her

[@edwardnygma8533]

​@@Deathnotefan97Sound travels farther over water? The mountains were formed perfectly in a way that allowed them to amplify the sound waves?

[@handsomejack9754]

Ya know a running gag I noticed in this arc is a character going : "Who knows what kind of atrocities they're committing as we speak?", only to then cut over to the androids/Cell doing something random and not really evil. A pretty funny one that I don't see mentioned.

[@iansynge7656]

Funny thing is, I COULD see 'ugly' as something that could get a definite rise out of Cell...in his perfect form, at least. Because he's PERFECT. How dare you.

[@JohnSmith-bn5mi]

The orchestra version you got for Vegeta's FinalFlash is honestly one of the best musical scores in dragonball. All through the series you've improved, but when we hit season 3 part 2, it's just... You're just a funnier dub. A funny HIGH quality dub.

[@thatguythere6161]

8:35 the unspoken coordination between these two is hilarious.

[@Shay_Mendez]

That mustache remix was and is a thing of beauty. I loved it when it first came out, and I love it even more now.

[@alexandermorales4322]

Honestly forgot it was time for another DBZA commentary and this is easily the best part of my before-work routine

[@firstmatesassy5500]

Calling it right now, Taka will not allow a perfect outro until the TRUE outro. The one that will break my heart a second time. 😢😂

[@shamartTM]

Yep. Also I love your pfp, nice to see Code Lyoko fans out in the wild

[@firstmatesassy5500]

@@shamartTM it might surprise you to know that 99% of my YT comments get some form of reply like that then. Never fails to draw out my fellow Lyoko nerds lol

[@drpibisback7680]

He finally got it, six episodes short. Which is arguably even funnier because it suggests he's actually not been deliberately getting it wrong but legitimately couldn't do it.

[@firstmatesassy5500]

@@drpibisback7680 idk, the man is a jokester. I 100% believe he was intentionally screwing the outros for the giggles. He and I think a lot alike (apparently) and it's exactly what I would do lol

[@Comrade2261]

​@@firstmatesassy5500I loooove Code Lyoko!

[@shadowldrago]

I love how much Taka makes himself laugh. He's just having the time of his life.

[@Takahata101VT]

Love that I got to do this with my buds ❤

[@forgottenlolcow1195]

Ah now I’m nostalgic for the old TFS Nuzlocke’s with Grant and Kirran :~(

[@fidelgarcia2224]

The Emerald one is my favorite one

[@Codes_Comics]

Not only was Matt Mercer Ganon, he was a FUCKING BADASS version of Ganon, his delivery of lines gave me chills

[@kurei2001]

Honestly it's just Vegeta's *sharp inhale, growl exhale, smile* that gets me unironically pumped.

[@RandomEntry13013]

"Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive" is some super great life advice low key. Love you guys.

[@Robochuck]

I always cherish Goku's "hiii" after imagining Vegeta with a moustache. It is so cheerful and innocent

[@timtam4596]

I've missed the commentary over the past week now that we don't get a Wednesday Taka cut anymore. Super glad he's all caught up and here now though

[@vee_kay21]

I'm glad we can agree that Bulma teaching Trunks how to talk is the best opening disclaimer read you've ever made, it's so fucking cute

[@dianalawnder5282]

I always imagined the island people's voices and ears were normal it was purely cell's hearing/shouting being so extreme

[@lyrainealei7848]

It's the Piccolo Hearing and Saiyan Voice Box

[@StevenUlyssesPerhero]

When it cuts back to Cell getting advice yelled at him, the guitar in the background just makes me picture all of them sitting together in a semi-circle in the park, somebody's playing the guitar, and there's a child braiding flower crowns into Cell's head prongs. And then Cell blows the island up. The end.

[@shadowdefenderhd171]

I feel like the power up scream for Vegeta this episode is SO underrated. Well done Lani!

[@watchdev9446]

Thank you for UPDATING ME ON KIRRAN AND GRANT😭😭 it felt like I guys disbanded after the last DBcember.

[@LovesMJ4ever]

“This is a fluffy bird.” Damn I love 16 😂😂😂

[@TheGodOfWarhammer]

7:59 i just wanna show appreciation that yall used GT Veheta’s pronunciation of mustache

[@l_train947]

You know you're a fan of a group when you enjoy the time of starting the intro screen to seeing if Taka will nail or screw with the outcome. Also.... 🎶 Moustache! 🎶

[@qkumber9441]

I like how they were just chillin at the lookout and piccolo still had his torn clothes. He can just make new ones

[@FloridaGuy53]

I bet that Lani has a plaque that simply says: "DRINK!"

[@matthewshiers9038]

18:39 That high-pitched "Whooo Boy!" outta Taka there! That's the sound of unbridled joy and anticipation, folks!

[@ThatIvanRoy5284]

I can't wait for you guys to talk about Cell's ass talking animation and Vegeta's "You're gonna regret it." line after Semi-Perfect Cell punches him for next episode's commentary. Those two moments alone were the funniest bits from that episode.🤣

[@22abw2012]

Goku imagined Vegeta with a moustache, then him and TFS all had a moustache, then it immediately jumped to an ad. That was a perfectly cut moment and a jumpscare at the same time!

[@BENergizer1]

This is more of a transitionary episode, but it does give us the Vegeta Moostache gag, which gave us that fever dream of a music video, so it's always had a soft spot in my heart.

[@beansdude18]

The last time they do their commentary for dbza I will cry these guys have been making feel again and they don’t even know I exist 😭😭😭

[@VRHyoumaru]

Taka's take on Goten made my day, my week, hell possibly even my entire year.

[@bansheebacklash3730]

The back and forth between Cell and Vegeta at the end of the episode is possibly my favorite exchange in the entire series. For me it's best writen and best acted dialogue in the series. Absolute peak Vegeta. Looking forward to the next set of episodes. Also Super Android 13 lol.

[@Kortegard0341]

I went through some shit last week, and this week, and I was listening to some old stream four star, and it's really helped me listening to you all being friends and having fun. Thank you all, you're amazing

[@voidwilliakin923]

I eagerly wait for every installment of this

[@donpac7196]

Taka slips up and laughs when he is playing cell after the turn triangles into squares line. I don't blame him though, it might be my favorite line in the episode

[@4yr0ldNinja]

Tbh the “is that King Piccolo?” would’ve floored me 😂

[@Schpoonman]

"Ranked me as 4th best villain..."

[@Oathkeeper0317]

10:55 Watching the three of them go deathly silent when they realized this precedes Fortnite was way too funny of a moment and once again solidifies how LONG this series has gone on.

[@Rhiorrha]

That music used when they first enter the Room Of Space And Time is an instrumental version of the DBZ song "White & World & True"...these guys DID it, how could they forget??

[@foxskirata]

I remember being in the crowd when you guys premiered a preview for this episode (and for FF7 Machinabridged) at SGC 2015! That was an awesome time!

[@brendenj9113]

"Riveting" @14:40 is one of the quotes I say nearly daily thanks to this show and my biggest hope and dream as that one day it will get used and someone will get the reference.

[@DrFunk98]

Small thing, but I love Lani's charging in the background at the end of the episode.

[@talesofventus4249]

I have a soft spot for this episode because it was the first episode I watched on release after getting caught up.

[@flyffybunny5503]

Right on time for the nightshifts again, great job guys ❤

[@taylorforsyth4278]

Cell's "Riveting" comes to me so often when I see someone throwing ad hominems in online forums

[@NekoEcho13]

"My headcanon will always be that she would've played Kid Trunks" And she did. Amazingly so. I didn't even know it was her til the Buu Bits compilation video with the VA list. Same with Kimlinh and Goten. I also found it profoundly cute that Trunks and Goten are each voiced by their own mom's respectively. 😆

[@ShabadoobieVT]

You can kinda hear a little bit of Perfect Cell's voice in the exchange when Vegeta shows up. That conceit brings it out.

[@peterholmes7440]

Ok so idk why but the 18 cosplay at 17:44 looks way to good to be unnoticed like that.

[@DeftestAphid2]

Lani, Kiran, and Grant were the best trio I've ever experienced. I've rewatched the older TFSGaming stuff on multiple occasions. Their comedy was great. I mean, you have to respect the Nuzlocke Champions!

[@Mystyrio001]

i like to imagine that screaming impossibly loud to eachother is just how the inhabitants of the archipelago communicate. just: *normal voice* "hey man, you still up for tonight?" "yeah! wait, what about Greg?" "hang on i'll ask him... *shouting* GREG!!!" *in the distance* "...WHAT" "YOU STILL GOOD FOR TONIGHT?" "...YEAH MAN LET'S GET IT!" *further in the distance* "WHAT IS GREG DOING?" "oh god, it's his mother"

[@Garmagic2yFhenrakh9]

14:27 I could be wrong, but I think that's the first scene in the Abridged series when there's only three characters, each voiced by a member of TFS

[@GalacticPetey]

I was hoping the commentary would shine some light on Trunks' line at the end. It either sounds like he's saying "pushed" or "pressed" the Goku button but I think he ends up saying "prushed?"

[@bluezebra8675309]

If the captions are to be believed, Pressed

[@Spikero2]

12:42 Perfect sendoff to the running gag.

[@Jeffersonia120]

Sadly, the ACTUAL sendoff to that gag was gonna be in Season 4

[@TheGokuButton]

Here early enough to let y'all know how much TeamFourStar helped me grow and remember my love of Dragonball through their adaption! Everything yall do just reminds os us of why we love y'all to begin with

[@neuderk100]

The fact that Goku knew what a fortnight was 😂😂😂 10:46

[@ericramirez2608]

Cell’s personality grows from a horny teenager, to an abusive boyfriend, to looking for a soulmate.

[@MilanousMedia]

This is literally the greatest thing you will ever say and I adore it!

[@mfrebel7831]

Like Most men

[@hb21up20]

What a sad person...

[@mfrebel7831]

@@hb21up20 But funny as Hell thou

[@TrueStellarFlower]

Omg the accuracy🤣🤣🤣

[@Artaimus]

I love the way that Vegeta has serious Sonic energy during that guy punch.

[@thelastwindwaker7948]

I like how Kirran and Grant's channel's initials are GT and Z, especially the former since they were the ones who like that show.

[@rolfstalker2986]

When you released the full version of the mustache song, it did give me the feeling that there was a joke I was not getting, but it was fun and catchy so I couldn't complain anyway.

[@astrotrain3332]

I love how Lani and Takka always have different recollections of who made up what idea (Spoiler warning: it was Lani's pitch)

[@liliflower1376]

I love how much more chill popo is in this season He's still the perfect amount of creepy but less overwhelming

[@Vaishino]

The glorious return of Tom, Piccolo's only Myspace friend

[@Urbanfour]

10:17 is why I always hear "one" in that way when I am counting down in my head. I don't know whether to curse you or thank you TFS.

[@ChillaxingJay]

I've always loved that Moustache song, it's pretty catchy 😂

[@Kaijutopia]

My name is Tom. I feel validated every time Cell says, “Hi Tom!”

[@SonOfAGunYYH]

8:25 me, @ the editor: "STOP. IT."

[@RiZaDilly]

I dont think you know how much its gonna hurt having to hear you guys sing along to 'my way' at the end of all this

[@timr6318]

How did I never realize Mercer was in that music video?! Holy crap that's awesome.

[@fireball1249]

Yeah same, I thought he was another Internet Personality. That's so cool!

[@MiloTheScorpion]

Kaiser playing the straight man (pun intended) to taka's over-the-top personality is my fav banter 2nd only to goku-cell's

[@MrRichieRides]

“Happy thanksgiving pilgrims” I understood that reference 😂😂😂

[@MilanousMedia]

I didn't

[@Moonsong227]

"Spite isn't fuel but it can get you started very volatilely" is the best artist advice I've heard in years and I'm so keeping it

[@Lenoh]

7:27 Jesus, Bulma! You almost Part 7'd* Trunks! * - In Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 (Steel Ball Run) the main antagonist can transport you to a parallel dimension where everyone has a parallel double. If you touch your double, both you and they unravel and cease to exist.

[@samr6609]

The Flying Saucer is amazing! And knowing that Scott has a plate on the wall makes it even better.

[@thomasmidnight8486]

"memory is reconstructive not reproductive" damn lani spitting wisdom like that

[@sajones015]

been rewatching the Commentaries and i just realized something, unless Yamcha's Wish after the Cell games to revive everyone also restored the islands Cell blew up this episode theres an implication that a City's worth of people were revived in the middle of the Ocean with no land for miles.

[@Abdega]

Maybe Shenron included the island as a freebie?