Warning: Spoiler for chapter #94 of Dragon Ball SuperPiccolo just put Pan’s life in unnecessary danger as part of Gohan’s twist training exercise in Super Dragon Ball. His actions are reminiscent of how he mistreated the original Gohan when he was just a kid, all for the sake of preparing him for the upcoming battle with Vegeta and Nappa. When Earth faces the new threat of the Red Ribbon Army without Goku and Vegeta there to help out for a lazy reason, Piccolo tries to put Gohan back into battle mode because the Saiyans are uninspired. fighting animal. In doing so, however, Piccolo recreates some of his worst traits from Dragon Ball Z.
In Dragon Ball Super chapter #94 by mangaka Akira Toriyama, artist Toyotarou, translator Caleb Cook and letter writer Brandon Bovia Piccolo capture Pan to make Gohan transform into a Super Saiyan for the first time in Dragon Ball Super. Although Gohan is content with just being a scholar, Piccolo assumes that his lack of training means that Earth won’t have guardians since Goku and Vegeta have gone on a training mission of their own. Piccolo’s disregard for Pan’s well-being mirrors his actions towards Gohan in Dragon Ball Z in the classic Saiyan section.
Piccolo is continuing where he left off in DBZ
Starting in chapter 12, Piccolo puts four-year-old Gohan through a six-month inhuman training course. This forces Gohan to fend for himself in an area full of dangerous animals. Although Piccolo eventually helped the boy by delivering apples without showing himself, Namekian also threatened, nearly drowning, and nearly injuring Gohan by shoving him into a giant land. In the following example, Piccolo relies entirely on the awakening of Gohan’s powers, which is unlikely. Furthermore, when Gohan was able to survive on his own, Piccolo increased his training.
Piccolo’s abduction of Pan in Dragon Ball Super essentially continues the harsh training Piccolo put Gohan in because Namekian’s goal for both incidents was to get ready for Gohan’s battle. After Raditz’s defeat in the DBZ, Piccolo considered Gohan an important asset in defeating the Saiyans on their way, but only after he received a year’s worth of training (significantly truncated) ). And with Goku and Vegeta disappearing in Super, Piccolo once again has to rely on Gohan. The difference is that instead of forcing Gohan to survive in the wilderness, he makes it look like Pan was kidnapped to arouse his desire to fight in Gohan.
Pan’s challenge in Dragon Ball Super isn’t even as good as Gohan in DBZ
This is all Piccolo’s utter brutality. Although Pan was a year younger than Gohan when he underwent Piccolo’s training, Pan was not remotely hurt by her experience. She easily takes down a Red Ribbon Army thug and is unaffected by the fact that she is in enemy territory. Nor was she alone during her time in captivity. Piccolo is with her because he’s posing as a soldier of the Red Ribbon Army, and he’s not trying to hit her, unlike the way that happened with Gohan. While by piccolo behavior in Super Dragon Ball which may surprise some, it perfectly matches his actions in Dragon Ball Z.
Super Dragon Ball Chapter #94 is available on Viz.com.
