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An American [[Live Action Adaptation]] of ''[[Dragonball]]''. The trailer can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4t8PeqJ6E&fmt=18 here].
An American [[Live Action Adaptation]] of ''[[Dragon Ball]]''.


Goku is a young high school student who must battle the evil space overlord Piccolo and retrieve the Dragon Balls in order to stop Piccolo's massive ape servant, Oozaru. Along the way, Goku loses his grandfather and meets an inventor named Bulma, a martial arts master named Roshi, and a bandit named Yamcha.
Goku is a young high school student who must battle the evil space overlord Piccolo and retrieve the Dragon Balls in order to stop Piccolo's massive ape servant, Oozaru. Along the way, Goku loses his grandfather and meets an inventor named Bulma, a martial arts master named Roshi, and a bandit named Yamcha.

According to [[The Other Wiki]], the movie grossed $30 million worldwide on its opening weekend, not covering its (variously reported) $45 million to $100 million budget.


Has a tie-in video game.
Has a tie-in video game.


Not to be Confused with ''[[Dragon Ball the Magic Begins]]'' or ''[[Dragon Ball Fight for Victory Son Goku]]''.
Not to be confused with ''[[Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins]]'' or ''[[Dragon Ball: Fight for Victory, Son Goku!]]''.

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=== This movie provides examples of: ===
* [[Action Girl]]: Chi Chi
* [[Action Girl]]: Chi Chi
* [[Adapted Out]]: Krillin who?
* [[Alternate DVD Commentary]]: A [[Rifftrax|riff]] provided by TeamFourStar of the ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'' series.
* [[Alternate DVD Commentary]]: A [[Riff Trax|riff]] provided by [[Team Four Star]] of the ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'' series.
* [[And the Adventure Continues]]: The movie ends with {{spoiler|the main characters heading off to look for the dragon balls again.}}
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: The movie ends with {{spoiler|the main characters heading off to look for the dragon balls again.}}
* [[Anticlimax]]: Piccolo creates several creatures to fight the heroes. {{spoiler|It takes the heroes about 10 seconds to defeat them. Then, Mai shows up. She takes another 3 seconds.}}
* [[Anticlimax]]: Piccolo creates several creatures to fight the heroes. {{spoiler|It takes the heroes about 10 seconds to defeat them. Then, Mai shows up. She takes another 3 seconds.}}
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Mai was originally just a minor character who was a henchwoman to second-rate villain Pilaf. She also becomes an [[Adaptational Badass]].
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Mai was originally just a minor character who was a henchwoman to second-rate villain Pilaf. She also becomes an [[Adaptational Badass]].
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: James Marsters referred to the anime as "the coolest television cartoon in the last 50,000 years."
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: James Marsters referred to the anime as "the coolest television cartoon in the last 50,000 years."
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* [[Asian Gal With White Guy]]: Goku and Chi Chi. [[Gender Inverted Trope|Gender inverted]] by Bulma and Yamcha.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Gohan.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Gohan.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Yamcha and Bulma, though they do almost nothing of consequence compared to Goku.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Yamcha and Bulma, though they do almost nothing of consequence compared to Goku.
* [[Beam O War]]: Sort of.
* [[Beam-O-War]]: Sort of.
* [[Beta Couple]]: Yamcha and Bulma.
* [[Beta Couple]]: Yamcha and Bulma.
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* [[Bleached Underpants]]: Downplayed for Roshi's character in the film, which played up his "goofy mentor" role and played down his "perverted old man" personality. He still has his porn stash and managed a PG rated feel-up on Bulma, but requesting a [[Panty Shot]] would be a bit too much.
* [[Blood Magic]]
* [[Blood Magic]]
** Piccolo creates creatures from his blood.
** Piccolo creates creatures from his blood.
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* [[Cleavage Window]]: Although Mai mostly has adequate protective gear, she leaves her chest unprotected. [[Fan Service|Huh.]]
* [[Cleavage Window]]: Although Mai mostly has adequate protective gear, she leaves her chest unprotected. [[Fan Service|Huh.]]
* [[Composite Character]]: Goku and Chi-Chi could just as well have been called Gohan and Videl.
* [[Composite Character]]: Goku and Chi-Chi could just as well have been called Gohan and Videl.
* [[Convection Schmonvection]]: Goku ''hops across'' a lava flow by using Mook bodies as stepping stones.
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]: Goku ''hops across'' a lava flow by using Mook bodies as stepping stones.
** [[Fridge Brilliance|Goku's]] [[Made of Iron]] [[Fridge Brilliance|though.]]
** [[Fridge Brilliance|Goku's]] [[Made of Iron]] [[Fridge Brilliance|though.]]
* [[Conveniently Timed Attack From Behind]]: Mai is chasing Bulma and about to deal a killing blow when {{spoiler|Yamcha shoots her from behind}}. A deleted, alternate version of that scene actually has her {{spoiler|impaled by shrapnel, but still taken out by Yamcha}}.
* [[Conveniently-Timed Attack From Behind]]: Mai is chasing Bulma and about to deal a killing blow when {{spoiler|Yamcha shoots her from behind}}. A deleted, alternate version of that scene actually has her {{spoiler|impaled by shrapnel, but still taken out by Yamcha}}.
* [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|Dangerous Eighteenth Birthday]]
* [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|Dangerous Eighteenth Birthday]]
* [[Deadly Dodging]]: When Goku is confronted by a couple of bullies at the big party, he informs them that he promised he wouldn't fight them - before smoothly allowing the bullies to beat the crap out of each other and the head bully's very expensive car.
* [[Deadly Dodging]]: When Goku is confronted by a couple of bullies at the big party, he informs them that he promised he wouldn't fight them - before smoothly allowing the bullies to beat the crap out of each other and the head bully's very expensive car.
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** In the only tournament fight shown, Chi Chi is fighting Mai. These are, most likely, the only two female participants.
** In the only tournament fight shown, Chi Chi is fighting Mai. These are, most likely, the only two female participants.
** During the final battle, Bulma must fight Mai alone for the Dragon Ball.
** During the final battle, Bulma must fight Mai alone for the Dragon Ball.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu]]: Goku takes on Piccolo, [[Informed Ability|who is hyped all movie long as an extremely powerful badass]]. [[Anticlimax|He isn't]].
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Goku takes on Piccolo, [[Informed Ability|who is hyped all movie long as an extremely powerful badass]]. [[Anticlimax|He isn't]].
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him|Dropped A House On Him]]: The sad fate of {{spoiler|Gohan}}.
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Dropped A House On Him]]: The sad fate of {{spoiler|Gohan}}.
* [[The End or Is It]]: {{spoiler|The last shot of the film shows us that [[Big Bad|Piccolo]] has survived Goku's attack and is now being nursed back to health by a woman, for who all we know could be Mai in another guise.}}
* [[The End - or Is It?]]: {{spoiler|The last shot of the film shows us that [[Big Bad|Piccolo]] has survived Goku's attack and is now being nursed back to health by a woman, for who all we know could be Mai in another guise.}}
* [[Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting]]: Most of the bullies use the usual assortment of [[Good Old Fisticuffs|punches you'd expect from untrained jocks]]. The one Asian in the group, though, adopts a fighting stance and tries to use a flying kick.
* [[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting]]: Most of the bullies use the usual assortment of [[Good Old Fisticuffs|punches you'd expect from untrained jocks]]. The one Asian in the group, though, adopts a fighting stance and tries to use a flying kick.
* [[Everythings Better With Monkeys]]: True to the source material, Oozaru is a giant monkey.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: True to the source material, Oozaru is a giant monkey.
* [[First Girl Wins]]: Chi Chi for Goku.
* [[First Girl Wins]]: Chi Chi for Goku.
* [[Four Temperament Ensemble]]: Goku is choleric, Yamcha is sanguine, Roshi is melancholic and Bulma is phlegmatic.
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: Goku is choleric, Yamcha is sanguine, Roshi is melancholic and Bulma is phlegmatic.
* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: Mai has a scene that's all in (subtitled) Japanese.
* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: Mai has a scene that's all in (subtitled) Japanese.
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Bulma. Shame she [[A Team Firing|misses]] [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy|everything]] [[Faux Action Girl|she shoots at]].
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Bulma. Shame she [[A-Team Firing|misses]] [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy|everything]] [[Faux Action Girl|she shoots at]].
** [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] cutting both ways?
** [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] cutting both ways?
* [[High School AU]]: No, seriously.
* [[High School AU]]: No, seriously.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: At the beginning, Goku cares more about dealing with bullies and getting with Chi Chi than with his kung fu-ing.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: At the beginning, Goku cares more about dealing with bullies and getting with Chi Chi than with his kung fu-ing.
* [[Invisible to Normals]]: Ki attacks
* [[Invisible to Normals]]: Ki attacks
* [[I Surrender Suckers]]: Bulma tries this with Mai.
* [[I Surrender, Suckers]]: Bulma tries this with Mai.
* [[Jerk Jock]]: One of the guys who bullies Goku at school.
* [[Jerk Jock]]: One of the guys who bullies Goku at school.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]
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* [[Large Ham]]: Master Roshi and Piccolo.
* [[Large Ham]]: Master Roshi and Piccolo.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Chi Chi
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Chi Chi
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* [[Mighty Whitey and Mellow Yellow]]: Goku and Chi Chi. [[Gender-Inverted Trope|Gender inverted]] by Bulma and Yamcha.
* [[Money Dear Boy]]: See [[Ham and Cheese]].
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Observant viewers may have noticed Roshi's [https://isaacspictureconclusions.com/2013/09/20/shitfest-2013-fall-dragonball-evolution/dragonball-evolution-roshi/ t-shirt] with a sexy anime girl in it.
* [[Necessary Drawback]]: Roshi tries to seal Piccolo again, even though it sucks out his life force. [[Senseless Sacrifice|It doesn't work]].
* [[Necessary Drawback]]: Roshi tries to seal Piccolo again, even though it sucks out his life force. [[Senseless Sacrifice|It doesn't work]].
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* [[No Sell]]: When Mai takes on Goku, she lands a solid punch to his face. Goku [[Made of Iron|doesn't seem to notice]].
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: All Goku can say when Roshi catches him in his house.
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: All Goku can say when Roshi catches him in his house.
* [[Not Screened for Critics]]: Both American and Japanese.
* [[Not Screened for Critics]]: Both American and Japanese.
* [[Overshadowed By Awesome]]: In lieu of Krillin, Yamcha and Bulma
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: In lieu of Krillin, Yamcha and Bulma
* [[Plot Induced Stupidity]]: Piccolo is shown crushing a ''house'' with his mind. Later, when a Dragon Ball rolls out of his grasp, why doesn't he mind-grab it?
** It also doesn't make any sense as to why he dropped a house on Gohan instead of questioning him about the Dragon Ball.
*** Well, maybe he figured Gohan wouldn't have told him anything.
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* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: Let's face it, the original [[Dragonball]] manga and anime would be just too damn ''weird'' to make into an American film.
** Though that's something like [[Fridge Logic]] since the Dragonball anime -has- been shown in the US for quite some time. While one could say that it might be too goofy for the mainstream (though there are goofy movies like ''[[The Neverending Story (Film)|The Neverending Story]]'' or ''[[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]]'' that made it to the mainstream), the '''only''' reason one would make a DB movie (as opposed to some other non-branded martial arts flick) would be to cash in on the name recognition.
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** Roshi in particular played up his "goofy mentor" role and played down his "perverted old man" personality. He still has his porn stash and managed a PG rated feel-up on Bulma, but requesting a [[Panty Shot]] would be a bit too much.
*** Observant tropers may have noticed his t-shirt, with a sexy anime girl in it.
* [[Race Lift]]: In the original, everyone was [[Mukokuseki|vaguely Japanese]]. In this movie, the two leads are white and everyone else is Asian.
* [[Race Lift]]: In the original, everyone was [[Mukokuseki|vaguely Japanese]]. In this movie, the two leads are white and everyone else is Asian.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: Goku's kept changing color {{spoiler|after his transformations into Oozaru form}}.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Goku's kept changing color {{spoiler|after his transformations into Oozaru form}}.
* [[The Reveal]]: It's no real shocker to those who are DB fans {{spoiler|but Goku and Oozaru are one and the same}}.
* [[The Reveal]]: It's no real shocker to those who are DB fans {{spoiler|but Goku and Oozaru are one and the same}}.
* [[Schizo Tech]]
* [[Schizo-Tech]]
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Piccolo is originally bound up in a jar, but escapes offscreen. Subverted, sort of, when Roshi later tries to trap him again, Piccolo fights his way out.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Piccolo is originally bound up in a jar, but escapes offscreen. Subverted, sort of, when Roshi later tries to trap him again, Piccolo fights his way out.
* [[Sequel Hook]]: See [[And the Adventure Continues]] and [[The End or Is It]]
* [[Sequel Hook]]: See [[And the Adventure Continues...]] and [[The End - or Is It?]]
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Possibly Chi Chi for Goku and defenitely Yamcha for Bulma.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Possibly Chi Chi for Goku and defenitely Yamcha for Bulma.
* [[Shout Out]]: There are actually a TON of references to the original series including (but no limited to):
* [[Shout-Out]]: There are actually a TON of references to the original series including (but no limited to):
** Goku makes mention of a race called "Nameks"
** Goku makes mention of a race called "Nameks"
** Gohan finding Goku in a crater
** Gohan finding Goku in a crater
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** The Wish {{spoiler|being used to revive Master Roshi}}
** The Wish {{spoiler|being used to revive Master Roshi}}
** Bulma's capsule cars
** Bulma's capsule cars
** Goku's hair: while preparing for the party (where he confronted the bullies), he spends some time styling it only to have it snap back into exactly its normal form, complete with sound effect.
** Goku's hair: while preparing for the party (where he confronted the bullies), he spends some time styling it only to have it snap back into exactly its normal form, complete with sound effect.
** A quick reference to "chi chi" being Japanese for "boobs" ("Just because my name is Chi Chi doesn't mean I'm an idiot"). In the manga, Master Roshi goes off muttering at one point about how the name Chi Chi would be better suited for the larger-chested Bulma.
** A quick reference to "chi chi" being Japanese for "boobs" ("Just because my name is Chi Chi doesn't mean I'm an idiot"). In the manga, Master Roshi goes off muttering at one point about how the name Chi Chi would be better suited for the larger-chested Bulma.
* [[Spot the Imposter]]: Goku had to do this when Mai disguised as Chi-Chi fights the Real Chi-Chi. It didn't go too well.
* [[Spot the Imposter]]: Goku had to do this when Mai disguised as Chi-Chi fights the Real Chi-Chi. It didn't go too well.
* [[Stock Scream]]: of the Wilhelm variety.
* [[Stock Scream]]: of the Wilhelm variety.
* [[Stock Subtitle]]: "Evolution".
* [[Stock Subtitle]]: "Evolution".
* [[Stock Footage]]: [[Freeze Frame Bonus|Paying close attention]] during Goku's "premonitions" whenever he acquires a Dragon Ball reveals that the movie uses a fair amount of stock footage. Examples include [[Armageddon (Film)|Armageddon]] and [[Independence Day (Film)|Independence Day]].
* [[Stock Footage]]: [[Freeze-Frame Bonus|Paying close attention]] during Goku's "premonitions" whenever he acquires a Dragon Ball reveals that the movie uses a fair amount of stock footage. Examples include [[Armageddon]] and [[Independence Day]].
* [[Total Eclipse of the Plot]]: Goku and the gang must acquire all the Dragonballs before an upcoming solar eclipse, when Oozaru will return and joins Piccolo. When said eclipse appears, {{spoiler|Goku transforms into Oozaru}}.
* [[Total Eclipse of the Plot]]: Goku and the gang must acquire all the Dragonballs before an upcoming solar eclipse, when Oozaru will return and joins Piccolo. When said eclipse appears, {{spoiler|Goku transforms into Oozaru}}.
* [[Tournament Arc]]: Averted; it looks like the World Martial Arts Tournament, but it has a different name, Goku doesn't fight in it, and it's barely shown.
* [[Tournament Arc]]: Averted; it looks like the World Martial Arts Tournament, but it has a different name, Goku doesn't fight in it, and it's barely shown.
* [[Wake Up Go to School Save The World]]: The first chunk of the movie is focused on Goku's conflicts with school bullies. If your name was Goku and you lived way the hell outside the rest of the city with some creepy old dude who told you stories about aliens called Nameks, you'd get picked on too.
* [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]]: The first chunk of the movie is focused on Goku's conflicts with school bullies. If your name was Goku and you lived way the hell outside the rest of the city with some creepy old dude who told you stories about aliens called Nameks, you'd get picked on too.
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* [[Won't Work On Me]]: When Mai takes on Goku, she lands a solid punch to his face. Goku [[Made of Iron|doesn't seem to notice]].
* [[Word Salad Title]]: ''Dragonball '''Evolution'''''. [[It Makes Sense in Context]] as being either an adaption or [[Rule of Cool]].
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Very much averted, as Bulma in the original story was conspicuously a blunette. In some scenes she's got one lock dyed blue, likely as a nod to the original.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Very much averted, as Bulma in the original story was conspicuously a blunette. In some scenes she's got one lock dyed blue, likely as a nod to the original.


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An American Live Action Adaptation of Dragon Ball.

Goku is a young high school student who must battle the evil space overlord Piccolo and retrieve the Dragon Balls in order to stop Piccolo's massive ape servant, Oozaru. Along the way, Goku loses his grandfather and meets an inventor named Bulma, a martial arts master named Roshi, and a bandit named Yamcha.

Has a tie-in video game.

Not to be confused with Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins or Dragon Ball: Fight for Victory, Son Goku!.

Tropes used in Dragonball Evolution include:
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