Dragon Ball Z (1989)

Nappa: Vegeta look, Imma firing my BLAARRRRRGGG!!

All that training Still didn't dodge

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Why didn't he dodge? :D

Nothing in Super is even 1/100th of this moment

This is an example of how early DBZ and dragon ball fight scenes are more interesting than what came later…

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Even though he didn’t want to admit it, piccolo had a huge soft spot for Gohan

Escalation as pacing engine, identity tied to power ceilings, stakes inflate faster than meaning

I really like the Ocean Dub for this scene

これくらいの素早さがあったら悟飯を抱えて逃げれたのでは？