Dragon Ball yamcha is a beloved character in the series, which is why his portrayal of a weak relative in Dragon Ball Z is so disappointing. Even so, Yamcha was once a fairly capable fighter and was a rival to Goku long before Z’s time. Unfortunately for many fans, even these days, the weakest of Z’s. Z Fighter was also considered a joke. Yamcha’s most humiliating moment actually comes in Dragon Ball as opposed to Dragon Ball Z.
In Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball chapter 174, Yamcha is completely mocked during a match in the Strongest Under Heaven tournament against Kami, who disguises himself as an ordinary person named Shen. Kami gives the false impression that he accidentally hurt Yamcha by “falling over” and hitting Yamcha in the side with one of his swinging legs and headbutting Yamcha’s groin after “instinctively sliding” from a previous attack. Kami then said that he did this for Yamcha’s sake because he thinks Yamcha has the qualities of an excellent warrior but still has a lot to learn. But is it necessary?
Yamcha’s worst moment was his fight with Kami
While this can be a precious moment in character development, the point is that Kami teaches Yamcha these valuable lessons in front of an audience. Every time it seemed that Yamcha was accidentally injured and in the most embarrassing way, the entire crowd including the announcer laughed. Though Kami later proves that he is indeed a capable fighter, the damage is done; Yamcha was completely turned into a laughing stock. It was not out of necessity that Kami chose to teach him these lessons in the public place where he was displayed, but that he had hurt Yamcha in ways that made everyone laugh at him. Kami could easily convey the importance of not judging a book by its cover by fighting earnestly the whole time.
The manga demonstrated in a previous chapter that Yamcha could have received similar training in a less overt setting. However, Dragon Ball gave that honor to Yajirobe instead, saving him from Yamcha’s eternal humiliation. Yajirobe, another joke in the DBZ universe, faced Kami against Shen in the preliminary round, where less attention was paid to him. Furthermore, Yajirobe knew in advance that he was wearing a mask so that no one would recognize him, so he suffered the shame without additional shame when people knew it was him. Unfortunately, Yamcha did not get this honor.
Yamcha always fails, especially when compared to Krillin
This isn’t the first time Dragon Ball has pushed Yamcha aside. While he’s racked up some incredible feats like Yamcha helping Goku against the ridiculous Carrot Master, Yamcha’s loss feels larger and unnecessary when compared to Krillin’s win in the tournament. The strongest man under the sky. In the first tournament, Yamcha might have made it through the preliminary round, but his first official match was against Master Roshi disguised as Jackie Chun, so his loss in chapter 37 is understandable. Meanwhile, Krillin was allowed to win a match against the ridiculous Bacteria Man. . Why can’t Yamcha get this honor? In the next tournament, Yamcha not only lost to Tien but also broke his leg unnecessarily in chapter 118. Meanwhile, Krillin luckily faced Chiaotzu instead of Tien and won.
Later, Yamcha surrendered to Baba’s Mummy in chapter 102. However, Krillin lost his only battle in the same challenge because of a vampire sucking blood on his head for too long. Meanwhile, Yamcha won against an invisible man but only after being defeated first. But that was only one of the many embarrassing brawls that proved Dragon ball never respected yamcha even before his famous death and last words against the Saibamen in DBZ.
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