Dragonball Z Abridged Creator Commentary | Episode 37

[@psychronia]

The funniest thing about Piccolo's internal conversation with Nail is that, from an outside perspective, he just dunked on Big Bang Attack, paused, then went "Shit, that's good."

[@rwbyab7423]

Oh hell yeah, you noticed that too! Glad I'm not alone!

[@fireball1249]

Like he took a moment to think about it and then realized how cool it is.

[@TarotVylan]

YES i always thought the same

[@rwbyab7423]

@@TarotVylan happy to hear it's a pretty popular catch. I was kinda sad Lani or Kaiser didn't mention it.

[@TarotVylan]

@@rwbyab7423 i feel like they missed out on a lot of good joke chances.

[@someguy2315]

The panic and shock in Trunks’ “DID SHE BRING ME” is hilarious

[@tenkenroo]

Which is fair cause he didn’t know multiverse theory was a thing yet lol

[@Gamekiller166]

​@@tenkenroo He did by that point. This is his second visit back, he says so later on.

[@Arelenedhel]

Always loved that line. Always makes me laugh.

[@Hayden_Lummus]

Since Gero couldn’t get that Saiyan juice, he had to settle on the vegetarian option with Piccolo

[@battlesheep2552]

I thought saiyans are the vegetarian option?

[@OberonKin]

​@@battlesheep2552 im not sure whether i should applaud you, or smack you as hard as i can on the back of the head

[@jackryderproductions1030]

​@@battlesheep2552 so piccolo is the slug demon thing option?

[@ravindupadmanath2802]

@@jackryderproductions1030 french food then....cuz you know slugs....or maybe that's snails

[@TomSmith-ll2lp]

@@ravindupadmanath2802 I mean slugs and snails are pretty closely related so…

[@PrincessFelicie]

My favorite running joke with Gero, one that's always kept implicit until Kai Abridged spelled it out, is the way Gero is aware of DB but not DBZ, a total reversal from basically the entire rest of the cast lol It really makes him feel like he's from another era of dragon ball altogether, which is exactly the kind of character-taken-to-the-extreme writing that's perfect for an abridged

[@uppishcub1617]

He even looks like an original Dragon Ball character.

[@BlueCat98]

Only saw Dragon Ball, who dis? 😂😂😂😂

[@evman1094]

I think most of them DO remember Dragon Ball: Yamucha references his desert bandit days in the first episode, Gokū remembers being trained by Popo on the lookout, Tenshinhan asks Gero about his fights with Gokū at the Budokais, Piccolo apologizes to Tenshinhan for Piccolo Daimao killing Chiaotzu, Kuririn and Chiaotzu talking about their first deaths ("First time around was basically just Piccolo's dad being a dick!"), plus there's the obvious callout in Kai 1: "Aren't we enemies?" "NOBODY WATCHED DRAGON BALL!". Which obviously implies that they remember what happened, they just know that most people don't really care. Hell, even the narrator calls them out in the first season "And now, the characters who actually did anything in the last series, but not this one..." Whereas Gero not only sees the DB-Era as peak Dragon Ball, models his own cyborg body after the DB style, and bases ALL of his important calculations on DB-Era data, but is ACTUALLY unaware of the majority of events post-Gokū vs Vegeta. The main cast are aware of DB, they just know most of it doesn't matter anymore, and the majority to references to it are done for comedic effect. Gero is just genuinely ignorant of literally EVERYTHING that happens after Gokū vs Vegeta.

[@theannilators7479]

“Sorry my dad killed choutzu” seems like first take and it’s a well loved line

[@Tyrunner0097]

"...Annnnnd you made it awkward."

[@colddekstar]

That doesn't read the way you think

[@Xahnel]

I really like that sped up disrobing on Piccolo's part. Piccolo is a straight man fighter. He's deliberate and purposeful. He's not a Saiyan, he's not there to get his rocks off by getting punched in the face, he's not a joke character. He's completely serious, taking Gero serious, and him tossing his weighted clothes aside really fast demonstrates this. Like Kaiser said, he's getting to the point. It doesn't feel like an editing move, it feels like a character move. I especially like the part where the clothes land at a high speed, and then the video returns to normal speed, and the cape slowly flutters down.

[@Groundlord]

I think the fast fall followed by the cape fluttering at normal speed also gives the impression that Piccolo's weighted clothes are even heavier now, as opposed to still being at 100kg like they were during the Frieza saga.

[@garrettgriffin3877]

"I only ever meant the two androids" "Well, look at that, SO DID WE!" I love that exchange.

[@dobber43]

Met*

[@RonnieStevens420]

🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

19:00 honored to be part of the reaction channels that you occasionally check out 😀 some of our community members that are Patrons of yours told us about this and we were super excited to check it out. Thanks for making such a great abridged show that appeals to fans of the series as well as people like us that had never seen an episode of dbz before watching this. The writing just kept getting better and better. We start episode 60 next week. It’s bittersweet

[@thomashorne7512]

Loving your reactions and glad to see you guys checking out their content (not sure if you watched the commentary, or just left the comment due to the clip), but it's still great to see you here anyway. Can't wait to see the finale reaction

[@krbchris26]

Holy cow didn't expect to see you guys in the comments of this video. But hey love your stuff guys

[@will_marvin]

i know tfs is a bug advocate for watching the original show before dbza, but your reaction has been my favorite to watch because you have less context seeing how much you caught on to has been very entertaining

[@nescirian]

It was fun seeing that pop up, since I've binged your reactions over the last couple of days. Fun fact, I saw episode 59 go up, double checked that you've done previous multipart episodes in a single video each, and thought "oh neat, it's now safe to binge the whole thing without much of a wait for the finale. Can't wait to see [redacted Episode 60 moment] in a couple of days." Joke's on me I guess.

[@will_marvin]

@@nescirian i dont see the problem? id honestly rather them draw out ep 60 so i have something to look forward too also so much happens in each part of ep 60 id rather them take their time to take it all in

[@beardedpancake3607]

hearing kaiser give in and start doing his voices more often throughout the commentary warms my heart

[@MetaNiteFM]

This is an underrated one but Gurerro’s delivery of “And there’s my door.” Is so good. It’s so calculated and relieved at the same time. It’s fantastic delivery

[@SuperPianogirl123]

It’s honestly my favorite line in this episode tbh. The way that Gero immediately take his moment to escape and the way that the car is just left spinning is HILARIOUS and brilliant.

[@bman296]

It gave me goosebumps first time around

[@Ulquiorra191]

I seriously think he's one of the main reasons I like overlord. I watched the dub first and I was halfway through season 2 before I rewatched a DBZA episode with Gero in it as background noise and suddenly had an epiphany.

[@stuflu8380]

I really expected some moron to respond saying You spelled Gero wrong

[@glasise]

That whole scene and and especially that line delivery is one of my absolute favorite parts of the whole series

[@jarondratman]

Lani’s delivery of “this is the worst!” is one of my favorite bits from this season, it just sticks in my head for some reason.

[@Tupadre97]

Same here 😂

[@francescolombardi3438]

Honestly, I think Guerrero's roles in this series were some of the best in my opinion. The way that he can pull off the cool no-nonsense Cooler while sprinkling in some raw salt at his circumstances {namely dealing with Goku and Cooler's whole dynamic with Frieza} is {chef's kiss}. I also think his Gero is superb especially with the way he delivers some lines like "INCONCEIVABLE!" and the auspicious baggy pants quote gives the character so much respect despite being the starter villain of the arc.

[@insightfulhistorian1861]

Guerrero's Cooler is objectively the best English Cooler in existence. He is superior to the Funi dub in every way.

[@NIKEONXX]

I love this va he did so well

[@rowanatkinson3594]

@@insightfulhistorian1861 "Do you want to know what death tastes like?" was such a raw line

[@MonSuper21]

​@@insightfulhistorian1861Can't beat "I'll crush you!"

[@SammieWeiss]

I really wanna say this, I love how you can hear it in Scott's voice, he's stupidly proud of season 3

[@RedSpartan7801]

as he an tfs damn well should be! :)

[@ThelronFjord]

Season 3 is shit.

[@SurfRock74]

It's especially heartwarming because I'm pretty sure both Kaiser and Lani said that they wished Season 3 was better in the video announcing DBZA's finale. So it's great to seemingly see that they realized just how good Season 3 was.

[@Rexaura888]

19:33 Daima basically confirming this whole exchange about Namekians being demon adjacent while also technically being aliens.

[@bongosmcdongos4190]

Gero is an under-rated villain, it's so cool to see the bad guy be completely outclassed, but surviving through guile. And that's so on point for his character.

[@MattManDX1]

Gero and Cell were both so good at being underdog villains in a series that tended to make most of its villains overpowered from the jump

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@MattManDX1 tbf cell wasn’t exactly underpowered. He started off about as strong as the androids, then got stronger and stronger and perfect and perfecter

[@MattManDX1]

@@kingofgrim4761 He started out weaker than the two main opponents he was fighting in his first two forms and had to use cunning and guile to succeed rather than brute force is what I meant

[@Mordecrox]

​@@MattManDX1 evenly matched with Piccolo. Could win in a battle of attrition but could be vulnerable to a combined assault. Solar flare, lay low. Completely outclassed by Vegeta, pushes the Vegeta button and gets 18 handed on a silver plate. With how less cunning he got after becoming Perfect, I'm sure Gero concealed an extra dose of Vegeta juice within her body. ... that sounded VERY wrong.

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

​@@Mordecrox "... heh... Heh... HEH!"

[@ammash3000]

19:33 YES! Thank you so much for making that point! It infuriates me when people look back at King Piccolo’s depiction as a demon and call it a retcon. Like Lani said there’s works that show them as both… like Doom, Warcraft, and Urusei Yatsura. King Piccolo did use his powers to trap the souls of his victims in limbo, one of the big driving forces that motivated Goku to make that journey beyond the heavens to Kami’s Lookout. Yes there’s races that are born into the role of demon or god… but they are still titles that can be earned.

[@Scorpionspear77]

Something that would be reinforced when it turns out later that Saiyans can ascend to godhood with the right circumstances.

[@thegreendog]

15:05 hands down, Kaiser's talking about the "it means God. Now bow" line

[@itzzbowserjr]

Oh it’s not even a question. That line is legendary, and I’m now excited for them to get there if they have something to say about it.

[@Gothy420]

I think it's the exchange between 17 and Piccolo while he's doing the hellzone grenade

[@windstyle2026]

Vegeta: but what is a god, TO A NON-BELIEVER!!!!!!

[@Vorael]

that's what i was thinking too. actually, looking at the comments, that looks like what pretty much everybody was thinking lol

[@IzzySarru]

I know that's what he's talking about...but I genuinely don't get why people love that line. It just feels too awkward of a delivery to be badass.

[@MrADDCentral]

Kaisers delivery on “DID SHE BRING ME?!?” Has me laughing every time 😂

[@glasise]

Beautiful scene

[@45calGunslinger]

I actually really liked the sped-up shot of Piccolo disrobing; it felt like a visual reinforcement that the Senzu brought him back to 100% and he's just "Bing bam let's fucken jam"

[@jactotum]

11:11 i've always wondered aabout the origin of gero's line "think of....namek." At first I thought it was bc piccolo is namekian, but then i realized that in the previous ep, gero didn't know what namek was. So was it gero fishing for a word, and namek, the new vocab term that kept f-ing him over in the last fight, seemed like the best word for him getting the jump on them for a change

[@litrim1285]

Same here. Same here.

[@civildisorder]

"And there's my door!" is one of the best 'why are the heroes standing around doing nothing' moments, because of how low key / subtle it is.

[@zenebean]

And since Piccolo just dunked on him, you forget he's still strong enough to glass a desert in a second

[@CrosshairDragon]

"This is the worst!" in a "Vegeta voice" is by far one of the most quotable things from this episode for me. As well as "olly olly oxen bitch!" I just love this episode all together honestly.

[@CrosshairDragon]

I completely forgot to mention the "Have you ever seen what an all sezu bean diet does to a man?" line gets me every time.

[@Takaichi666-]

I love his “…GET THE F**K OUT HERE!!!”

[@UnwantedGhost1]

*"The unspoken riz of Doctor Gero is clearly unmatched."* - Carthu's Dojo

[@KurstKensei]

I still can't believe how little work Chris Guerrero has gotten since TFS, he's a phenomenal voice actor.

[@theiotapaw9670]

He has gotten more work since though right? Including landing some big parts (ainz ool gown for example) and in some big animes. Oh, and he got a small part in super didn't he? Can't remember who though. Although, I also still agree, his voice is so awesome would love to hear even more of it!

[@KurstKensei]

@@theiotapaw9670 I definitely need to get back to Overlord.

[@CodeTetsu]

I mean, he’s in Rwby’s latest season, Blue Lock, Ranking of Kings, and Moriarty the Patriot. I don’t know how much more work it is before it’s not little anymore though.

[@Rexaura888]

@@CodeTetsu Also a lot of narrator roles to boot since he has such an eloquence about him in his Cooler/Ainz range (also Gero albeit less gruff).

[@ChaosInfintium]

Since 2013 when DBZA as Cooler and Gero... over 40 different anime and games... how.. little? How Little? HOW LITTLE WORK? I was just listening to a few different Real Play or Limited Real Play with Scripted work Podcasts he's appeared in and i'll repeat again over 40 Anime and Games in varying roles from various voices to main star since 2013... And delivers high quality of a limited quantity work. Little? No... But Quality yes.

[@PopeDuwang]

21:32 I’m glad they touch on this topic as well. I always find myself going back to a Quote from Yu Yu Hakusho. “The ability to feel pain is not a weakness. It’s a strength. Pain tells a creature its vulnerabilities.”

[@Nu_Merick]

Kurama being a badass and the smartest one on the team haha I remember that one🤣

[@PopeDuwang]

@@Nu_Merick There are times where I feel like I can quote half of YYH due to it being my Favorite Series as well as my Gateway Anime. Edit: Also love Kurama. Fantastic Character.

[@Nu_Merick]

@@PopeDuwang same, i prefered it over DBZ when it aired on toonami lmaoo the genkai/toguro story really sold it for me and hiei and kurama as well. such great characters

[@Xani13]

"Dogs can't look up!" That line made me laugh much harder than I expected to.

[@keda1981]

Saiyin Of The Dead.

[@PsychoDiesel48]

It's even funnier when you realize that was not an urban legend before that movie, but it became one after it came out.

[@Americanbadashh]

Neither can gamers

[@Xani13]

@@Americanbadashh Depends on the game. Lol.

[@Xani13]

@@alexzero3736 XD

[@JJ_R]

4:31 If Nail actually gets an attack called “Nail gun”, it’s obvious you will be the ones to thank for that! I pray that actually happens!

[@TomSmith-ll2lp]

Kneel your heads and pray with us now. Dear Big Green Super Kami Dende, please let Nail have an attack called Nail Gun in Tenkaiichi 4!

[@justinjoeltracyii]

Hello

My mind goes to the Demon Shocker (Piccolo's 6/3S in FighterZ).

[@estebanramirez1178]

@@TomSmith-ll2lp As of Xenoverse 2, all I know that are for certain Nail’s techniques are the Mystic Flash Ultimate and the Do or Die Super.

[@lazaroskarmaniolas7410]

He already has a better one in German. "Hell Spiral".

[@matthewsimpson5529]

My favourite part of the opening scene of this episode is that because everyone else can't hear Nail, it completely changes the context of Piccolo's next line. "I know right? Big Bang Attack?....Shit, that's good!" It makes it seem like he just changed his mind about Vegeta's attack.

[@fireball1249]

It's like he had to think about it and then realized how cool it is.

[@minitaur8693]

Guerrero's Gero and Cooler are so damn good. It's such a deep, commanding voice but he can make so many inflections, pitches, and emotions with that voice it's amazing. You instantly know what the character is thinking/implying.

[@BlackHeart1216]

Man, seeing Puddin hurt. I hope her, Cooler and Frogurt are doing well.

[@Animelon]

AHHHH!! It’s been so cool watching this thing that you guys are doing. But man did I get tripped out seeing my face midway through😂😂 Honored that I was one of the few chosen. Love the other reactors dbza experience shown too!!❤❤❤

[@fireball1249]

Man this is an amazing moment that TFS actually acknowledging, showcasing, and appreciating the People who really enjoy their stuff.

[@raddude585]

I paused and hunted through the comments just to look for this. Glad to see it's here! :)

[@smpandlox]

Yo, your reactions to the series were my favorite. It’s really cool to see you get showcased here

[@vaultboy5492]

@@smpandlox shes not gonna fuck you

[@zeneggs101]

Piccolo's movement being sped up after getting the senzu bean is so funny to me and absolutely works

[@Cassner]

Dollar says the popular line of Super Kami Piccalo is "It means God, now bow"

[@quixonquincy8494]

It’s DEFINITELY that line.

[@floridaball4896]

It's one of my favorite lines

[@SailorBonzo]

Easily

[@ammash3000]

I’m gonna call that bet and say the line they’re taking about comes from Deadzone. Piccolo: “Not so tough without your backup dancers, are you ugly?” Pepper: “Now why you gotta be throwing out mean words like that?!” Piccolo: “You know, that’s fair. How about I grab a couple of friends to try and murder you instead?” Pepper: “Well, personally, I think that would be uncalled f-“ *punched into wall* Piccolo: “You’re right. Because unlike you…” *fries him with ki-blast* “…I don’t need help.”

[@denverarnold6210]

​@@ammash3000 that line is good, but there were mentioning a line while at least one if them didn't remember Dead Zone was next.

[@Robochuck]

My favourite part of Trunks meeting people again, is how you managed to keep it funny, AND carry all the weight and importance of the situation. Vegeta "glitching" on realizing Trunks is his son. Trunks having a minor anxiety attack that these are not the androids he was expecting, All of this culminating on Gero figuring out his way out of the situation, All of this was very funny and kept the plot going forward very efficiently. Bravo

[@VirtueCry]

22:09 "What have I ever done to you?" "I meant recently!" I just realized that they used this joke in the second Puss in Boots movie, where Jack Horner says "What did I do to deserve this? I mean specifically?"

[@Pokemonleafmon]

That line in Puss in Boots kept tickling the back of my brain and I never knew why until now. Thank you

[@Avatarbee]

The argument between Trunks and the crew escalating until Dr. Gero makes his escape is one of my favourite DBZA moments.

[@Chucky_Martinez]

"Pain is imperative when you are in peril, to give the mind con- TEEEEEEXT!" "So contextually speaking, how f*cked are you?" Piccolo had some badass quotes in this version of the Android/Cell Saga

[@SuperSayianWarrior]

I mean yeah, but your also comparing it right now to "Call me the Can Opener because I'm about to bust your metal ass"

[@F14thunderhawk]

Piccolo in DBZA has without question the best retorts of any of the characters.

[@matthewsimpson5529]

Yeah, when he has something to work off, he's great, but he's a little awkward when he has to start the banter. Its a fun bit of characterisation.

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@F14thunderhawk close second is this arc Tien (sorry can’t spell his name)

[@JulianimeIsAmazing]

For this episode in particular, I think Piccolo removing his clothes is actually done well to KEEP the pacing because it keeps in line with undermining the whole "weighted clothing" concept that was already called out and ridiculed with Frieza. Like, if it's a big moment, sure, play it up, but in this context it really helps keep the pacing.

[@matthewpopow6647]

I kinda like thinking that the stripping became a bit of a habit. Like Grey in Fairy Tail.

[@JubioHDX]

agreed, i also think it works especially well for piccolo because like i believe lani said it really fits his character of "ok times up my turn fuck this" as id put it in that moment lol. I always felt like goku was the one who would be dramatic with his weighted clothed but i dont remember piccolo ever making that big of a deal of it he would just make sure to take them off unlike goku who ended up just either not having his underclothes be weighted or he just never takes them off i dont think its ever been explained which😂

[@RaxusXeronos]

@@JubioHDX Only time Piccolo's was mentioned was during the Raditz fight where Goku notes he was also wearing weighted stuff. But I think he takes it off because a big flowing cape can get in the way and the shoulder bit might restrict movement.

[@oranglordd]

the funniest thing about this episode is the convo about demons and nameks is insane because they got it all right because of daima

[@OgIKidd]

I liked the sped up Piccolo shot from a visual storytelling standpoint. It's one of the rare moments that Piccolo has been caught slipping and now he's pissed. He mostly maintains his composure with how he speaks, but he jumps right into action. Before falling into a bit of his old King Piccolo tendencies, as he starts ripping the wings off the butterfly. When you think about the banter back and forth with Vegeta, Vegeta probably let's it slide because he sees a lot of himself. Vegeta already proved his point, and Piccolo has been directly disrespected. All of that to say, it's a nice little character moment. It also makes for a nice echo after he loses to 17 & 18, and tells everyone to kiss his ass later. Why? Well, had Piccolo just finished off Gero, 17 & 18 wouldn't have been activated. The Z Fighters may or may not have found his lab after Trunks revealed that those weren't the correct androids. Then they could kill or rehabilitate 17 & 18 while they're still asleep. Cell hadn't shown up yet, so he probably wouldn't be on Piccolo's mind yet. Plus in the event that Cell killed Trunks and stole his time machine.... Dragonballs. Trunks comes back, gets sent back home, and Cell would've been another timeline's problem unless Trunks has his mom build a new machine while he trained to get stronger.

[@kingofgrim4761]

Never thought about all of that

[@daturafairburn]

I swear to god I thought Kaiser was gonna say “HOLY COCK” on the second take XD

[@FloridaGuy53]

Sounds like an abridged-Alucard line.

[@AlysidaMagica]

I was so hoping he’d just say “HOLY FUCK” a second time xD

[@biohazard724]

I thought he'd yell FUCK immediately 😂

[@MajorReynolds92]

@@AlysidaMagica saaaaame lol

[@ThatKoukiZ31]

Well he does like the cock apparently so you're not off base 😂

[@FierceGalactaKnight]

I love that King Kai didn't even disconnect from George Takai. He wasn't even talking to anybody else. At this point he's just learned to accept it

[@RobertBass]

I personally think the shot where Piccolo flies down and takes off his weighted gear is a great speed. Specifically, it's because he's just eaten a Senzu bean, so I feel like it emphasizes the sudden rush of energy he's just gotten. It's badass.

[@TJF588]

"Get back here, I wasn't _done!"_ The timing on the emphasis, between the line, the delivery, the footage, the sound design, just so much _punch_ in these edits, really moves these scenes into each other with the right energy for the pacing.

[@DaBloodyQrow]

This is gonna be my last DBZA Commentary for a while since I’m shipping off to bootcamp this Tuesday, I’ve kept up with every episode since you started doing this and I’m going to miss it so much. Thank you for creating such a wonderful show and I can’t wait to binge the next ten or so episodes once I’m able to. Wishing y’all well, can’t wait to see what comes next!

[@VegetaLF7]

Good luck out there.

[@i-am-nerdz1425]

Be safe sir.

[@Reepicheep-1]

Thank you and good luck!

[@Tacticslion]

Thanks, stay safe, and God bless you!

[@TheDamnedUchiha]

Best of luck, stay safe & thank you for your service!

[@hexxidelux6224]

I often wondered why King Kai was seemingly always "on the phone" with George Takei, and right when we were going to get an answer, we were denied.

[@JRTIntervencion]

I myself am confused too :')

[@BranMan10]

Bro, Kaiser’s water bottle looks good AF!. The condensation on the outside, I bet that sh- was colder than Frieza’s dad

[@herobrineharry7698]

He gets an iced coffee at 21:56 too, lots of drinking this episode

[@JubioHDX]

@@herobrineharry7698 Kaiser always keep a bev on him in these 😂 never lackin

[@kanekikingstorm2113]

@@JubioHDX he stay strapped with the beverages

[@ItchRevenge92]

Impossible, King Cold's way too hot

[@HonestFaraday]

​@@TheRealMycanthrope was just about to tell him to drink some water lmao

[@THEEND4444]

Now I want to know Kaiser’s George Takei story. Can’t just drop that and then not tell it.

[@karczekpl7462]

Maybe i am a little late and you Googled it, but here it is: Apparently Kaiser said a derogatory term for homosexual in the vicinity of mr Takei I dont know how he reacted, im just repeating what i read on dbza wiki

[@Ps.player1313]

20:08 I'm glad we got the answer for this in daima

[@Seriph7]

The clip of Piccolo zooming to the ground and taking his clothes off to fight is done perfectly, man. I didn't even realize you had doubts lol

[@VioletteZero]

To me that was like "Kick ass mode activated."

[@Seriph7]

@@VioletteZero Literally flipped a swtch

[@johnnynorrisjr.39]

Agree. I always presumed it was "Senzu Bean Healing Complete, I'm gonna hurt you"

[@HS_Gomikubi]

I personally believe this one goes especially fast (at least partially) because Piccolo's feathers were just a tad ruffled by the surrounding events. Between Gero getting the drop on him such that he apparently needed a senzu to recover and the good doctor subsequently ignoring him as a potential threat in-between... Even as the most level-headed member of the group I think it's fair to say he's mildly offended here. Far from the most unhinged we ever see him, but rather just the right amount of pissed off for a person in his circumstances.

[@alwayscarnage]

From a viewer standpoint I like how fast piccolo moves, it looks like he's ready to get down to business

[@fireball1249]

To defeat, the Androids!

[@Al7249]

Yeah right!? Like to me it felt perfectly in character for him to be pretty straightforward and ready to fuck shit up! Compared to his boastful and brash Vegeta is or lack back and banter-full Goku is.

[@alwayscarnage]

@@Al7249 it also looks like senzu beans have a little crack in it how fast he moves lol

[@Lelines0]

Looking back with Guerrero's portrayal of Dr. Gero I can see why he's perfect for playing Ainz. Got both comedy and menace down perfectly.

[@Edelweiss1102]

Honestly probably the best thing about this series is Kaiser slowly warming up and becoming way more relaxed, lighthearted and positive over the run. He was so worried and self conscious during the first episodes. I get as a creator you are very critical on your own work, especially older one, and some stuff may have not aged that well. And now look at him joking around and telling all kinds of insights and jokes. Season 3 is his baby and it shows.

[@TJF588]

I'll gush on basically every video, but Guerrero's vocal performance resonates and elevates Gero's visual design _so damned well,_ it's my favorite aesthetic in all DBZA. So stoked to've learned that the centerpiece of the _Overlord_ dub is the same guy putting in the chops of a parody series. He deserves to give the world all he's got.

[@SaiScribbles]

"You get out here and fight me blindly like a MAN!" Is one of my favorite lines 😂 Vegeta being so unreasonable is always funny

[@GrayAndGrey]

"...or... mandroid...".

[@matthewdopler8997]

Chris Guerrero also does the audiobook for Overlord so it is nice to hear Ainz’s voice in it.

[@tonberry2670]

Fairly certain he's just Ainz's VA in general

[@THENemesisXX99]

​@@tonberry2670 thats what he was saying yes

[@HonoYoRu_]

I'm so happy you guys have so much fun doing these! It's honestly been so cool going back and seeing your reactions and Taka's

[@GothxDaddy]

One of my favorite things about this episode is the end. Like when trunks shows up and the back and forth. It’s like the tension just racks and racks up then gero sees his opportunity. It was so well done film wise as well as comedy wise.

[@Landhoe_72]

I like how bulma always shows up out of nowhere like why tf are you even there!

[@o0Flavio950o]

Dragon Ball Online lore (which Toriyama personally approved back in the day) does mention the idea that Namekians are born either good or evil. And there's an entire plot/questline revolving around evil Namekians being demonic in nature that Towa and Mira want to abuse, with actual Piccolo there helping you along the way on Dende's request. So yeah, demon slug aliens. One of the subclasses for the Dragon Clan of the Namekian race is also entirely based around King Piccolo's spawn summoning, the Poko Priest.

[@marvelsandals4228]

Also, King Piccolo (and by proxy, his son/reincarnation, Piccolo) was the EVIL half of the nameless Namekian. He was a regular alien, but he split himself into Kami (who is pure good and currently the god of Earth) and King Piccolo (the embodiment of all his evil), so in that regard he is the opposite of a god, a devil, so...yeah, demon is fitting.

[@Aquageo555]

Plus, there are the implications that the namekian hero can use king piccolo's demon creation. I think there is an explanation in game but i can't remember it.

[@zetsubanned4308]

In the source material, Gero was so aggressively forgettable but Guerrero just brings that cyborg to life with his deliveries.

[@chrisblanc663]

I love that wind scar was mentioned. I feel like inuyasha is treated like the red headed step child of anime.

[@checkmarc8474]

Ironic that it's not Ranma ½ that gets such treatment.

[@KitsyX]

@@checkmarc8474 Although they're only half redheaded

[@nellewoodruff6337]

For real. It's one of my favorites too

[@FFKonoko]

But inuyasha got a sequel anime. Literally only ended last year. Ranma didn't get that. 😅

[@NuRm69]

Inuyasha was at one point the top anime on adult swim.

[@Dirkoin]

20:30 and now in daima it is revealed that namekians are demons

[@WhosAlx]

The speed up of Piccolo in editing works really well in this instance. The pause after he eats the senzu bean contributes to it.

[@thedarkknight2221]

I don’t know why but the way Gero says SHIT when he finds out they know about his secret lab is freaking hilarious.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

My favourite part of the mental conversation between Piccolo and Nail is how it would sound to the others. "I know, right? Big Bang Attack? ... ... ... Shit, that's good."

[@fireball1249]

It's like he stopped to think about it and then realized how cool it is.

[@keisari2276]

Hey TFS, you guys probably won’t read this but I’m currently at home with a fever with symptoms matching appendicitis (Which I really hope it isn’t). Your show is amazing and it makes my day that the first thing I see when I open my phone is a new Creator Commentary. Thanks, you guys!

[@kingofgrim4761]

Make sure you get checked/got checked sooner than later

[@KeithElliott-zd8cx]

also, for the pain thing - if you have the option, you can still have some kind of 'damage sensor' without making it unpleasant. and not like gero really has to worry about accidentally burning his hand on the stove, if he can rip out a car's engine with his bare hands. or just, replace said hands...

[@liamgibson6949]

15:58 i always loved this speed for piccolo. i sort of took it as how powerfully the sensu hits, as well as piccolo sorta flexing in an interesting way

[@SladeEXE]

I honestly love "Rail Beam" as an attack name; clicks the Quake and Metroid parts of my brain.

[@Scorpionspear77]

Now I’m imagining Samus turning her arm cannon into a railgun

[@PetarSon]

7:57 "The dogs can't even look up"would be a perfect sentence for Dr. Gero at that moment when he was upside down, and a little molded for the scene would be "mad dogs can't even look up".

[@lordgamermon]

I remember watching this episode so many times back in high school. Was able to watch on my incredibly cheap flip phone that charged my mom for Internet and she got mad at me 😂

[@davestrider2766]

you can *hear* Ishinobi saying "arghhh STOP." truly magical

[@Drazelleverse]

13:42 - That also means that, as far as power scaling, Piccolo is the strongest in base form at that point in the story. Like, all the way up to the Time Chamber, Piccolo has the strongest base form in the Android saga because he trained with Goku as a Super Saiyan. Which SHOWS his growth! He became strongest, but still lets the Saiyans take the lead.

[@The_8Bit_DJ]

Makes me happy that you guys are still out here supporting Kirran and Grant! I love the friendship you guys have!

[@SanguineQuest]

This whole sequence (and later ones that are in the same mold) where the heroes have the obvious edge and the villains need to be clever to reclaim the upper hand is one of my favorite things about the Android/Cell saga. Its a far more dynamic story than any other part of Dragonball Z.

[@Jonah-Hosein]

My favourite line in all of DBZA is coming up relatively soon! Vegeta: this is new, feeling pride in someone else... Unfortunately it's overshadowed BY ALL THIS UNYIELDING RAGE! 😂 Fantastic.

[@jajafeedyns8082]

*LATER* "AHHHhgh! My rage has blinded me!"

[@Jonah-Hosein]

@@jajafeedyns8082 exactly 🤣 it's comedic genius

[@suadmaluc8971]

I love that little exchange with Piccolo and Krillin "Killin senzu bean" "Senzu bean?" "Senzu bean." "SENZU BEAN!"

[@taterslam0573]

“Now you get out here and fight me blindly like a man!” Is one of my favorite Vegeta lines

[@Kirbyfemur1]

It's so nice to see that even after all these years, you guys have seemingly the same enthusiasm for the show that most of us had as it was being released

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

Absolutely, I love every minute of DBZA it is great hearing an inside story about their efforts.

[@ShadowKamehameha32]

"Korin likes it" Is just delivered perfectly 😂

[@BENergizer1]

I'm so happy that Dead Zone is next. Its my favorite of all of the movies you all did, it's a fantastic edit, the VA and writing is all on point, and it's incredibly funny, even if you haven't seen any of the rest of DBZA (though it is funnier if you have).

[@zenebean]

Cocaine's a spice Yeah, the spice of life

[@Ryu_D]

@15:15 I always thought it was Piccolo being brought to max power by the sensu bean, and for that moment, he's moving at combat speed rather than talking speed. Sort of a, "You think you stole enough energy to beat me? I can kick your a** in three seconds flat."

[@BradShadowDog]

12:30, Gohan relied more on his sight than sensing energy, that actually checks out b/c in Super Hero he doesn't think to sense so he didn't know it was Piccolo.

[@alderstifen7738]

The end of this episode is so good. I fucking love Trunks "DID SHE BRING ME?!" It's great.

[@regulush0743]

Im very curious of that George Takei story it sounds funny

[@MrBump2]

According to the TFS wiki, Kaiser said "freaky alien genotype" (wink wink) in front of George, but the citation for that is a deleted tweet, so I can't be too confident in that.

[@regulush0743]

​@Mr. Bump 2.0 also saw that on the wiki but since he described the story as wild feels like it could be more eventful than what the wiki says

[@BlueEye096]

Good Times Zone is fun, their BT3 playthrough is so fun.

[@Spikero2]

16:56 "I know your playin' me... but you're right." 'Rent free' line blah blah blah. Love it.

[@VladimirosJohanson]

The speed of Piccolo coming down and throwing his attire is perfect, the speeding up is like demonstrating that he got his full power back due to the senzu bean.

[@iurilimaco2068]

"dogs can't look up" just made me lose it

[@AleXandrYuZ]

Here for the latin american they seem to also noticed some of the weird "laughing" animations from that Saga. When Freezer kills Krilin instead of laughing he saids something like "What's wrong with you?! Stay still I'm trying to kill you!" which is somewhat still in character

[@eduardomunoz4387]

There is also the time during Goku Vs Cell where Cell calls them "Insects", line used by Vegeta a lot. In the original, after that is just a close up to him looking in silence, but in Latin, they added: "Curse him! He didn't just steal our cells, he also steal our lines!"

[@hewholaughsoutload]

Frieza speaks native tougne Advert straight afterwards: "Squarespace is a website, that builds websites?" That was perfectly timed 😂

[@SBNNays]

The "speed removal" of clothes was always something that I found amusing in the show, I don't know why. Just the way it unceremoniously thuds to the floor immediately I guess. Feels like a joke in-of-itself.

[@AcediaRex]

9:30 This is one of the best things about both DBZA and Hellsing Ultimate Abridged. The balance of creating comedy while maintaining the serious tone and the awesome moments is just *chef’s kiss*.

[@brandontherabboat4850]

Victorious Vegeta really is best Vegeta. Why does Toriyama hate him so much?

[@Mr.DeadEyes]

Hate i doubt but I bet alot people love to see a cocky jerk get decked

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

He needs something to surpass, which is why there's always somebody to kick his ass to keep his ego (not the form) in check

[@LameMovieCo]

The "lovable asshole" trope only works if they get taken down a notch every now and then. Otherwise you get just assholes. You can see an easy example when the talk of Captain Marvel comes up, since people compare her to Tony Stark and how come he can be an asshole and people like him and she's disliked. Tony had a whole character that constantly kept him in check in Pepper, meanwhile Carol had...a power limiter so when she removes it she just becomes more awesomer? Yeah, not the best way to have a "lovable asshole". So yeah, Vegeta HAS to get his shit kicked in from time to time so that he may continue to be so full of himself.

[@someguy2315]

Vegeta didn’t deserve a win till arguably RoF. That’s the only case I can think where he absolutely should’ve gotten the win

[@UnwantedGhost1]

​@@LameMovieCo Exactly my thoughts. The MCU is doomed unless they surprisingly change the fate.

[@AlbertaTrailCams]

I'm sitting down for lunch and looking for something to watch, beautiful timing

[@dylanaruto20]

I'm sitting down having a late breakfast, fantastic timing!

[@tausette3595]

Hey same

[@sfc0450]

Same here, most of my lunch breaks are at noon so I can always count on these coming out at the perfect time!

[@Noneofwhat]

​@@dylanaruto20 shit, me too

[@dylanaruto20]

@@Noneofwhat oatmeal?

[@KaiZenKDP]

The way I rationalise the King Piccolo thing is; in Dragon Ball Online they introduce Dark Namekians who also have demon-esc powers. So I've always thought he was a descendant of the Dark Namekians

[@NioGetsume]

20:04 The manga actually touches on this somewhat. He was a demon. The people he killed couldn't move on to the next world as a result of his nature as a demon. But Raditz being in Other World was actually part of what showed he wasn't a demon anymore in that incarnation. It's not explored heavily, but it's very briefly mentioned. It's interesting.

[@theatlascomplex2052]

I love Piccolo's can opener bit, it always came off as supremely badass to me, especially with the editing. Him taking on Gero is one of my favorite moments of abridged.

[@KentuckyKaiju]

It is badass, and if Vegeta wasn’t there providing commentary it would have passed without issue. But I see why it landed flat here in-story. Vegeta is one of the reigning champs of the provocative one-liner (second only to Tienshinhan) and knows how to keep it simple and short if additional context is needed. Take Vegeta’s line “It’s time to put you in a home. A FUNERAL home!”. The first part works, but kind of a meh line. The second part elevates the first into something far funnier. By contrast Piccolo’s line was a bit too chatty, and unnecessarily so. He could have just stuck with “Just call me the can opener” and started throwing down and that would have worked. By adding additional clunky context, the joke gets less funny and more stilted. Which kind of works with Piccolo’s character since he’s socially inept and was probably trying to one up Vegeta in the one-liner department only to choke at the last minute (he does way better at clearly off-the-cuff lines where he doesn’t have time to prepare or think about it first, like with Cell and 17). But this all works well, narratively speaking, since Vegeta’s response to that really makes the whole thing hilarious.

[@Xani13]

Thank you, Kaiser, for validating those of us who use puns for actual comedic purposes! It's amazing how many people think that puns "aren't comedy" just because they aren't "traditional" when it comes to jokes.

[@kingofgrim4761]

If puns weren’t comedy I’d have less friends

[@Xani13]

@@kingofgrim4761 Same.