The King Piccolo Arc Is TOP TIER

[@marriedacarrot]

This Arc was a big turning point for the series (more serious tone, several main characters dying, losing Shenron for awhile). King Piccolo walked so the villains of DBZ could run. Happy to see Zeph once again giving respect to another Dragon Ball Arc

[@0vern9K]

Not hating on original db. But it bugs me how the community says Z’s villains were evil for no reason which they weren’t. Besides buu. Even though demon king piccolo is literally evil for no reason.

[@zephfire_16]

@@0vern9Keven if they “dont have a reason” imo not every villian needs a grand motive

[@zephfire_16]

Nah fr fr bro one of the most important parts

[@0vern9K]

@@zephfire_16 yea but nowadays if a villain isn’t some edgelord, depressed, or thinks the world is bad and he’s some god there instantly considered lesser. Just annoying

[@robertrogers074]

​@@0vern9Khe has a reason he was born evil.

[@toastedcrack8105]

7:12 hits different now

[@celldh0825]

Finally Tambourine gets the respect he deserves. He did my man Giran VILE

[@zephfire_16]

Did him sooo bad bro no one talks about it 😂

[@Segadud]

tambourine is an underrated og dragon ball character not gonna lie

[@celldh0825]

That is until Goku beat him up. He immediately becomes first team all bitch.

[@thelegendarysupersaiyangod2325]

Fr I had a Jacket I was like 6 or 7 walk no shirt on jacket on round my waist thinking I'm that ni###

[@Balliiinn]

@@thelegendarysupersaiyangod2325💀😭 bro you’re not him

[@marxea]

the king piccolo and 23rd world tournament arcs are HEAVILY underrated honestly

[@Yadadameanfool]

Piccolo is probably top 3 villains minimum like my boy put in that work like that

[@hhfggvogtthehy6451]

Imagine a DBZ villain with the power of Frieza and the attitude of Tambourine. Planet Earth would be renamed Disrespect Central.💀

[@Gerberslay]

There was a villian like that but in a different anime, maddara

[@GokuRaj799]

@@Gerberslay 😅🤣

[@GokuRaj799]

Kid Buu

[@Segadud]

disrespect central is crazy

[@ergi5852]

Ironically the japanese voice of Tambourine is the one who did Frieza as well

[@tenser727]

cant say zephfire without FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@busk-e963]

W

[@annoyingmariobros9557]

W 🔥

[@zephfire_16]

🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@CharmCityKid-c8u]

Do a movie called blade pls

[@CharmCityKid-c8u]

Zephire

[@marche800]

Something i really love about DBZ is how the first three arcs are all follow-ups of Dragonball Arcs. The saiyan Saga is a follow up to the initial Pilaf and Budokai Tenkaichi arcs with the mystery surround Goku and the great ape being revealed, the Namek arc is a clear follow up to the Piccolo duology and the Android and Cell Arcs being a follow up to the Red Ribbon Army arc. Its part of the reason so many of these story lines feel significant they're all either context for things that happened in the past or the direct consequences of those things. It's just good writing

[@zephfire_16]

I swearrrr, dude no one talks about that scene where Goku realizes he was the great ape that killed Grandpa Gohan when thats like a top 3 character scene for him

[@marche800]

@@zephfire_16 Definitely. And you could make a pretty solid argument that part of the reason he chooses to spare vegeta is in honor of his grandfather sparing him and choosing to see the potential in him rather than treat him like a monster.

[@gamingicedragon336]

''DrAgoN bAlL sUpeR, tAke nOteS1!1!1!" 🤓

[@Eminster]

​@@gamingicedragon336cry more

[@melonnationxp]

And then the Buu Saga just exists

[@regitriotrio5656]

Everyone normally gets excited seeing Goku mad but when he was a kid it's such a sad scene more than anything because in the end Goku really was just a kid. A kid who just found his friend dead on the floor recently murdered. It's not supposed to be used for a factor of people thinking it's cool and I think that's honestly really well done. The first death of one of the main cast members.

[@officialcapone4848]

This was the arc that really put the groundwork for dbz and beyond fr. The higher stakes, characters getting packed up and finally the fights are all more fast paced. Fire arc 🔥🔥

[@lightgivemepower6425]

8:20 honestly as I was rewatching OG dragon ball, everything you said about Goku in OG Dragon ball is true. He barely struggles at all and is the true definition of the goku show.

[@why-vq2pf]

I personaly think goku was already stronger than tambourine in the first fight but was just worn out from the 22nd tenkaichi budokai and his fight with tien

[@lightgivemepower6425]

@@why-vq2pf I don't believe that for a second

[@why-vq2pf]

@@lightgivemepower6425 just what I think idc if im wrong

[@blacklivesorblackvotes2985]

@@why-vq2pf so you’re dumb? Ight I guess.

[@BOGOworms4sale]

It is his show. He’s the main character. The problem is that Z makes so many promises that Goku gonna pass the torch and he like Kanye he can’t stop hogging the spotlight shits tragic we got robbed

[@ProjectVanilla1]

I did a revisit of OG Dragonball a month ago and The King Piccolo Saga is certainly GOATED. A great blend of hard work, pain and struggle and some of the biggest payoff in the whole series. Plus it was great watching Tien evolve from a narcissistic a-hole into a trusted ally/friend of Goku's. Yajirobe was amazing too. 👊🏿💥🐉

[@LightningFromHeaven]

This arc started the peak run of piccolo jnr, saiyan saga, frieza saga into cell saga. Can you imagine reading dragonball weekly and Toriyama hits you with 5 arcs that are contenders for the best arc back to back to back for 10 years

[@roachdoggjr7020]

heat city

[@HunTer-ki1gi]

ong

[@zephfire_16]

IM SAYIN, literally back to back 10

[@smooothzy]

Forgettin about 22nd tournament right before this which is jus as good

[@ronaldjohnson5717]

Cell saga was the last good dragonball arc

[@serenadesilhout]

I remember this arc came out and I agree it’s slept on. No other DBZ villain had as much impact as Demon King Piccolo.

[@MrJamaigar]

He was Goku's first archenemy, before Freezer showed up.

[@clarissacraig486]

And even if he got scared of the mafuba, even ZAMASU was scared of it

[@jaema8281]

Damn man, these videos really are something I look forward to everytime. It's like listening to a close friend geek about their favorite arc, and it never gets old. Love the new perspectives and affirming past ones, awesome stuff man.

[@zephfire_16]

That is literally the feeling im goin for 😂 appreciate you gang thank you

[@elricbarnfleau6367]

I remember seeing this arc in the anime as a kid and then finding the manga years later. I love being able to re-live that moment through this video!

[@bolittle1]

It was during quarantine when I first sat down and watched Dragon Ball, DBZ, even GT and Super. DBZ is the most memorable from the spectacle of the fights and the frequently dire situations the heroes are put in, but I couldn’t help but love Dragon Ball more. It’s far more personal feeling with all the characters, (except Chiaotzu he serves zero purpose.) and it’s violent as shit. You brought up another point that I don’t see many talk about, the incorporation of the background really adding to scenes. The King Piccolo arc may just be my favorite in the series as well

[@anthonyg5001]

I’ve been debating on starting my rerun pilgrimage of dragonball z but you’ve convinced to take it a next step and add dragonball to the list. Thank you Zeph, you man of quality

[@zephfire_16]

🙏🏾🙏🏾 appreciate you gang have fun wit your rerun dawg

[@Humble-iq5ue]

I've started rewatching DBZ a few nights ago too from the first episode. Haven't watched since I was in early elementary school and I'm 30 now.

[@dabinori]

I’ve always been a bigger fan of OG Dragon Ball than DBZ (oh lord I’m boutta get jumped 💀) and the King Piccolo Arc was my favourite, so I’m glad you covered it and enjoyed it as much as I did

[@zephfire_16]

Bein a bigger fan of OG DB not a problem 😭, i just think the arguments people usually use isnt even true

[@Mortalhater]

Nah dragon ball is better than z and the best fight in all of dragon ball is Goku vs piccolo 23rd worlds martial arts tournament

[@AFAIK-l8k]

Lol nobody cares

[@quantumchaos7549]

“Himothy Chamalet” 😭 😭

[@CausticSalsa]

Havin just watched og DB like a year or two ago, and now being halfway through DBZ for the first time, this is facts. I already loved this arc, but you just made me love it even more.

[@pringrings22]

ZEPHFIRE!!!! You've yet to miss, OH MY GOD. I love how much you put respect on OG Dragonball which I will admit I haven't read/watched as much as the other series. Thanks for that and have a DAMN GOOD ONE!!!

[@zephfire_16]

thank you gang !! same to you bro have a great ass week

[@ultimatecontagion]

This man is straight GOATED. I don't know how many times I've laughed from this man. It's always the smallest KZbinrs on here that actually make a dude like me intrigued. Keep it up, Zeph. 👍🏾🔥

[@MardonNaLou]

I always appreciated this arc as it was the one that made me respect Dragon Ball a lot more than Z. As you said, Goku was more creative and more elements were used to help overcome obstacles. It wasn't just Goku got time to get a zenki boost.

[@machine1685]

Im surpised you didnt mention Goku shit talking Piccolo. Dude said he was gonna have Goku dead in 5 seconds, just to get humbled. Goku then had the nerve to say "I think your 5 seconds are up." I miss DB Goku everyday

[@zephfire_16]

yea i LOVE that scene bruh

[@LxgOutMane]

I really love how you integrate manga panels and just manga stories in general. It's really cool to see content creators encouraging others to read the manga of their favorite animes

[@woodworld-if8cf]

I love these intros you got with the dragon ball videos

[@zephfire_16]

they so much funnn dawg 😭, i gotta be strategic wit it tho cause it be gettin the vids blocked sometimes

[@etherious_spyro4496]

Excellent I’ve been waiting for this gangy , appreciate you fr

[@denkerbosu3551]

Your enthusiasm definitely makes me more hyped for OG Dragon Ball. Thanks for that man.

[@gothmfsalem]

s tier video, i know nothing about dragon ball but this pops off

[@noahdennis03]

Og dragon ball is peak fiction , W vid zephfire 🐐 💯

[@zephfire_16]

🐐🐐🐐 had to cook like you my nigga

[@rod9527]

I was already in a good mood with my guy here, and then he puts on Dragon Quest V music, man of culture

[@mechajay3358]

6:05 No wonder Trumks (specifically his present version) is down bad for her

[@Chaosic]

King Piccolo arc was the best arc in original Dragon Ball anime and look really hopeless without the dragon balls. Yu Yu Hakusho took some elements from this arc as well.

[@zephfire_16]

Yea YYH for real did, definitely used it better in some regards too

[@Chaosic]

@@zephfire_16 yep I agree and like the divine water where almost killed Goku but he got stronger,similarly Yusuke with Genkai spirit orb that almost killed but he got stronger to fight Toguro.

[@Mania-]

THE GOAT HAS DROPPED ANOTHER VIDEO HE JUST DONT MISS

[@WiseGuyUE92]

100 percent correct! This was the real season 1 of dragon ball z

[@unknownwarrior9775]

Zephfire is HIM 🗣️🗣️‼️

[@dylangrenier218]

2:00 z fire transition bro🔥

[@jorgebersabe293]

There is a hint of irony in the King Piccolo arc, if you are familiar with the lore. King Piccolo is not only a dark parallel to Kami (being the pure evil to Kami's pure good, after all, they were once the same person, the Nameless Namekian) but also to Goku: -Both are aliens who came from planets in distress and forgot their real names (Namek and Planet Vegeta) being sent to Earth and eventually seeing Earth as their real home. But Piccolo absorbed the worst traits of humanity, whereas Goku absorbed the best traits of humanity. To even drive the nail even more to the irony, Piccolo is a namekian, a traditionally peaceful race, yet is the villain of the story, Goku is a saiyan, a traditionally bellicose race, yet he is the hero of the story. In another story and time, Goku would have been the conqueror and Piccolo the savior. He is what Goku could have been if he embraced his saiyan nature.

[@Opheebop-Productions]

I appreciate the OG Dragon Ball support, so I heavily agree with you!

[@milkcube]

Finally some respect for the true demon king my personal favorite dragon ball villain

[@kon_la4397]

The Derick Rose meme foreshadowing is CRAZZYY. Also thanks man, love the videos, I started reading Yu Yu Hakusho cause of you

[@carenthusiasts4119]

this mf toriyama didn't miss back in the day

[@ash4805]

Zephfire is that funny kid in class that always makes you die out of laughter

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

It's crazy how little Yajorobi got respect. Man took out a villain that folded Goku. I mean not exactly but still a king piccolo minion. And he took out great ape vegeta. He isn't there much but he did amazing

[@TheFunnyPogGuy]

On fucking god, my guy is the pure definition of "unsung hero".

[@gregkareem9824]

​@@TheFunnyPogGuystop cursing its a sin dude stop using God's name in vain

[@BloxTheMvp]

​@gregkareem9824 loosen up, Jesus

[@gregkareem9824]

@@BloxTheMvp stop using Jesus name in vain

[@PringleTheOne]

Zeph! You doin the lords work! I love hearing someone talk about OG DragonBall, it was frigging nuts. This video is a ceritified hood classic, I even hear the DQ music, my dude the truth! Godlike stuff man! King Piccola was a savage man.

[@zephfire_16]

appreciate you dawgggg, and bro DQ music is sumn else i LOVE the ost

[@xeno_dark7874]

10:45 THANK YOU FOR GIVING CREDITS TO KRILLIN AND YAMCHA. They did a way more for the Z Fighter and the plot than Chiaotzu and the ONLY reason of why there are no memes of him is because... Who's that?

[@kami_vega]

the goat knew today was going ass and uploaded 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@robtheservantof6257]

It's crazy how many people don't know about Og Dragon ball🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ChiefTakinawa]

Using Big’s theme from SA1 to introduce Yajirobe was both fitting and hilarious 😂

[@brandonadrien3476]

Zeph callin in the "avengers"?! Oh boy, we gonna get one of the best comedy and review all in one video.

[@thefilmwatcher1302]

15:53 One thing that bothers me about this thing that Super does where it gives the human characters nonsensical power ups is that it makes them as strong as someone like Blue Goku. So, is Krillin just now ridiculously stronger than base Goku, since he’s boxing with Super Saiyan Blue? That’s unbelievable, even for this series.

[@Emar-Rion]

THAT BEAT THO INNA BEGINNING!!!!! HOW IT JUS CAME IN THOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@weedandwater]

1:58 Mad respect for the Yu Yu Hakusho music. That wasn’t even officially released on the OST. You’re a true fan.

[@regitriotrio5656]

Oh please absolutely do the 23rd WT saga because that is a saga that does give everyone something to do and really is the step forward into Z. From Tien vs Tao and him screaming away Taos blast (one of the coldest scenes in dragonball) to Krillin vs Majunior to Yamcha vs Kami. Everyone really gets a chance to shine and show how they really are special in that arc and I love it. They might not help with the final battle but at least that's the point of that fight. That Goku had to do it himself. My favorite arc in the entire dragonball series easily.

[@zephfire_16]

Thats in my top 5 db arcs best believe im runnin it soon 😂

[@miqdaadjanoowala1256]

This really knows how to start and end videos bro this guys COOKING!

[@Gilbert_Dice_Gottfried]

When I was a kid this was THE definitive dragon ball arc. Watching as a child you can relate to this arc like a coming of age story. Seeing kid goku defeating a real monster like king piccolo and getting revenge for master roshi and krillin was probably the most inspirational moment in the series for me. Especially after king piccolo destroyed the dragon I was like, Wtf are they gonna do now?! King piccolo was the antagonist at a time in the series where it really felt like the stakes were high and that main characters dying was actually a possibility. King piccolo was actually a legitimately menacing villain.

[@satch1365]

playing big the cat's theme when talking about yajirobe is hilarious 😂

[@miserablemissionary5747]

Maaaaaaan who tf are you to come out and be my new favorite channel Saw your Spidey 3 vid, loved it, went to your channel and saw this video spittin facts in the title alone

[@quinnjamin01]

Zeph I been watchin you for a minute now but I gotta say I need to put respect on the fact you bring attention to the sleeper hits of all my favorite series. Keep that shit up dawg we need more people reppin OG Dragon Ball.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Goku: "You killed my friend, Krillin!" Tambourine: "Your point?" 😂

[@jordan9503]

the fact that he drunk water to power up will always keep this ark down in the grand scheme of things

[@mr.j3rs3y]

Goku thought he was in Space Jam XD

[@razkable]

Until you realize that water is why he contracted the heart virus later on....now it makes it better cause he was warned that it would kill him

[@TheSoulGage]

I love Dragon Ball Z but it wouldn't be what it would be without Dragon Ball. And it slapped harder than it had any right to as it goes on.

[@pkkingcrimsonrequiem1332]

In the manga it's all Dragon Ball. there is no OG it's just the same story.

[@daviddavito1158]

This for sure my favorite arc. It blew my mind when Goku went running and found krillin’s dead body, and then finding out all the martial artists were being killed. And killing shenron?? Peak dragon ball

[@NutsFromBerk850]

Ngl this arc was best in db. we lose shenron , krillin dies, goku almost dies but survives, then Giran gets violated by tambourine. Everything about this entire arc was perfect

[@devnotes00]

Killing Krillan gives a -10 debuff to all enemy stats apparently 😂

[@yellaninja4120]

Definitely. That whole Tien Saga - King Piccolo Arc was amazing and proto type for Z. Tien brought in a more serious tone to Dragonball. King Piccolo felt like the first real villian of series till Nappa and Vegeta.

[@lordkage435]

Okay u switchin between the manga nd the anime is fye asf plz never stop doin that🔥🔥

[@Rkader11]

Yoo respect for mentioning how forgotten the side character were used in OG compared to Z, you could not imagine my shock just how sidelined or straight absent they were in OG db at least they tried in Z

[@mcmakelove369]

6:06 SEEK HELP 😭

[@aqyx]

you really make me wanna read and watch dragonball, gotta start soon

[@zephfire_16]

please do its so gas bruh

[@Connor_productive]

Its always a good day when Zephfire drops a dragon ball video

[@not1ofdem714]

Zephfire NEVER MISS

[@markusstearns9286]

Quickly becoming one of my favorite KZbinrs

[@Throatgoat143]

Zephire never misses

[@Look_its_izzy]

Finally someone who appreciates the OG Dragon Ball

[@hurikain213]

12:52 F*** YES, bro this scene that pure gold

[@ryanegan4243]

My second favorite arc in OG DB right here, right behind the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai arc. The struggle was real in this arc, no more games, Goku had to lock tf in here

[@Extreme_Ultimate_Sfaccimm]

Ong King Piccolo and Buu be my two favorite villains, they're just that goated. I own the final battle between Goku and Piccolo in manga form, it's that hard

[@magunaboy6131]

bro but the way king piccolo use to laugh just hit different man

[@klaushammer8687]

Man this video is the best video on the whole series. This man knows what he's talking about and I've thought about making YT videos just so i can talk about this. Now i don't need to

[@klaushammer8687]

I made that comment and forgot to like and subscribe. I fixed that. But dude. When king piccolo made that wish and then destroyed the dragon, piccolo did that so nobody could wish him gone. He had everything. There is still nobody that did things the way he did.

[@Rocky_Mountain_Splitting_Wave]

Goku will always be my favorite fictional character. He's chill but will not hesitate to disrespect you in the worst way possible.

[@ow_oso]

Babe wake up, the GOAT dropped s’more lore🔥🙏

[@southAfricazmostwanted]

ZEPH did NOT MISSSSSSSSS

[@Itsnegachin]

This shit is goated especially Japanese version Goku and king Picollo were talking heavy like this "ends with one of us dead" had me tight

[@deucethomas3652]

Video was banging! Day 2 of asking for chapter black arch from yu yu

[@heterosapien6667]

17:32 Please bro that arc is GOATED 🙏🙏 it's been a year dawg 😭

[@EditPro.11]

Underrated arc in my opinion and I mostly grew up on Z and super

[@UltraHere]

ZEPH BACK WITH FIREEEE

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

I think Toriyama already thought of zenkai boost back then hence why Goku gets folded then comes back stronger

[@Sportshead2389]

Yep

[@0vern9K]

9:09 finally a dragonball fan with a brain. Side character complaint ain’t even valid honestly

[@schizophrenicsnowman3226]

3:03 nah bruh the way tambourine packed up Giran got me shook fr. Why am i so attached to side characters bruh💀💀💀

[@gusting6560]

Zeph doesn't miss ong

[@yokaelan]

Zeph is him fr😤

[@wolfen_cronix4733]

Just started the video and hyped already man ngl😂

[@imaelitehuman4786]

The tone shift in this arc was crazy

[@Leo-ru2uf]

Man, I've been binging your content, and i love all the takes. Im inspired to go read Dragon Ball now, and i appreciate the push from your video, man!!!

[@nathaniela.5053]

Dokkan doing those kid Goku panels justice with that int boy

[@FrankEShaw05]

Big the cats theme to introduce yajirobe (i am not checking if i spelled his name right) is such a great music choice

[@slimmarky3540]

3:12 that ain’t Nam brother, that’s King Chappa. But awesome video!

[@axekickstudios2886]

This video made me want to go back and read Dragonball again.