I forgot about Dragon Ball characters and concepts Akira Toriyama.

Key Takeaways

• Toriyama forgot about major Dragon Ball characters like Broly and Tao Pai Pai.
• He also forgot about less prominent and anthropomorphic characters like Launch.
• Toriyama also missed details such as Android 18's hair color and Super Saiyan 2 transformation.

Akira Toriyama filled the world. dragon ball There are so many unique and interesting characters that you can't blame someone for forgetting a few, even if he or she created the series. Yes, Toriyama himself is famous for forgetting concepts, variations, and even entire characters he created.

In an interview, Toriyama explained his forgetfulness as follows: dragon ball The fact that he doesn't take notes on the series. But he intentionally I think that if you avoid taking notes and forget the old ones, new ideas will come to you more easily. And there is some truth to that concept.

forgotten character

broly

Yes, Broly, the legendary Super Saiyan, barely got a chance to become a regular character in the story for the simple reason that Toriyama even forgot he existed.

Toriyama posted a post on the official website. Dragon Ball Super: Broly The now-closed film website said he had little involvement with Broly, although he did draw old Broly designs. Dragon Ball Z Movies he appeared in. Because he was not involved in the film's plot, Broly's existence was forgotten until shortly before the film was conceived. Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie. He rewatched the previous Broly movies and finally decided to incorporate the legendary Super Saiyan into the Broly movie. dragon ball canon. The above-mentioned message was also posted on Toei Animation's official Facebook page.

firing (more or less)

If you heard that Toriyama forgot about the peaceful dark-haired character who could turn into a violent blonde berserker at the flip of a switch, you'd probably think it was referring to Broly. Surprisingly, there is another character that fits this description: Lunch from the original. dragon ball series.

The story about Toriyama ignoring Launch is actually more complicated than just saying he forgot he existed. Because Toriyama actually wrote Launch's character out of the story intentionally. Dragon Ball Z It has begun. But soon Toriyama forgot that he had sent her a letter and felt the urge to make up an excuse as to why she disappeared. Thus, Krillin mentions that Launch went after Tien and was never seen again in the beginning. ji. Technically, Toriyama forgot that he didn't forget about Launch.

Tao Pai Pai

Not even one of the original series' biggest and most iconic villains is safe from Toriyama's amnesia. Tao Pai Pai, also known as Mercenary Tao, is another character Toriyama forgot about, which he admitted in an interview with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. Thankfully, Tao got one last hurrah in the Cell Saga, where he met the son of his greatest enemy.

Goten

Okay, forgetting secondary characters and villains is somewhat understandable, even if they are iconic to fans. But forgetting the protagonist's son is on another level. In a now-deleted Twitter post, Dragon Ball Online designer Daiki Miki recalls asking Toriyama for a drawing of Goten. Unfortunately, Toriyama seemed to have forgotten who Goten was and asked if he could draw a young Goku since that was how Goten's appearance was portrayed to him. But to be fair, there are about five other characters throughout the series who look exactly like Goku.

anthropomorphic character

Anthropomorphic characters were almost everywhere in the original Dragon Ball series, and while they were still present in the early days of Dragon Ball Z, they soon all but disappeared altogether. In another interview, Toriyama admitted that it was because he simply forgot to include it. But he also hinted that their disappearance may also have been due to a change in their tone. Dragon Ball ZIt moved from the playful tone of the original series to a more serious tone. So even if he didn't forget about the anthropomorphic characters, he may have slowly and deliberately phased them out anyway.

Luckily, established anthropomorphic characters like Puar and Oolong remain. Although rare, some characters have still appeared, such as the Furry King's brief appearance in the Cell Saga. But now that Dragon Ball Daima It's shaping up to be a show more similar to the original series in terms of tone, and perhaps we'll even start to see anthropomorphic characters make a comeback.

forgotten details

super saiyan 2

Explaining why he didn't take notes in the aforementioned interview, Toriyama also mentioned that he forgot the Super Saiyan 2 transformation. He even got confused when people started saying that Goku had a Super Saiyan 3 transformation. In his mind, Toriyama thought that Goku's transformation, where his hair grows the length of his body and he loses his eyebrows, was Super Saiyan 2, and he completely forgot that Gohan had already achieved one entire saga.

android 18 hair color

This makes for a not-so-serious but still entertaining story. while making battle of gods In the film, Toriyama dyed Android 18's hair purple rather than yellow. But his colleagues noticed the mistake and it was quickly corrected. It would have been nice to see everyone's favorite Android get a new look, even if only for a moment.

pilaf robot

Toriyama, who admitted in the same interview with Oda that he had forgotten who the Tao mercenaries were, also revealed that he does not remember which machines Pilaf, Shu, and Mai were piloting. dragon ball. However, this is a bit understandable since the Pilaf Machines were one of the series' early villains, debuting in the 1986 anime.