Dragon Ball Z Abridged/Tropes A To M: Difference between revisions

** Megami33 also cameos as Sailor Moon at the end of episode 4 to comment on her thoughts about Piccolo blowing up the moon.

** One of the fake Namekians in Episode 12 off-handedly mentions two guys who "just wanted to play a children's card game," a reference to [[Little Kuriboh]], who by that point had become an official cast member.

**** "It is funny because wang means penis!"

** [[Lanipator]]'s brief stint as Freeza is an allusion to voice actress Linda Young. Both Freeza and Yu Yu Hakusho's Genkai are voiced by Young, whom Lanipator's performance is based on.

* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: They managed to summarize the Saiyan Saga, and all of its filler, in the space of 12 episodes of approximately 10 minutes each. Then they [[Up to Eleven|one-upped themselves]] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo5Rhn8zuPA compressed those 120-odd minutes into 130 seconds.]

* [[A Death in The Limelight]]: A sort of common pattern in the Namek Arc; whenever a character storywise is going to die in the upcoming episode, they read the disclaimer. Otherwise, it's a character that gets the focus (usually Vegeta). Made [[Lampshade Hanging|painfully obvious]] in episode 29.

'''Voice Director''': That was perfect {{spoiler|Krillin}}. Eh... don't worry about your check. We'll send it to your next of kin.<br />

{{spoiler|'''Krillin'''}}: ...what? }}

** The Ginyu Force, with a special mention to the extremely polite Captain Ginyu.

* [[A Good Name for A Rock Band]]: From Episode 21: Seizure Procedure

{{quote| '''Vegeta (to Goku)''': If this situation were reversed, this conversation would never have happened. You'd be dead, and I'd be laughing. Ahaha-ah, it hurts to laugh.}}

* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: "<I see we must speak the universal language>... English."

* [[All Just a Dream]]:

** And in Episode 19, {{spoiler|Vegeta's, ahem, ''[[Black Comedy Rape|encounter]]'' with Bulma...}}

* [[All There in the Manual]]: The official Saiyan Handbooks, brought out whenever the concept of Saiyans getting stronger after injuries has to be explained.

** Guldo trying to be nice to Vegeta in the past is quite the opposite of their encounter in the source material.

** In the main series, Ginyu cares very little about his men and even plans to replace them with Freeza's mooks before even finding out if they've succeeded in their mission or not. Here, he's undoubtedly loyal to Freeza and while firm with discipline, he and the rest of the force have a mutual respect for each other...except for Guldo.

{{quote| '''Krillin''': WE GET IT, YOU'RE FROM SPACE AUSTRALIA!!!}}

* [[Amusing Injuries]]: ''All over the place''.

'''Freeza:''' "Funny. Because that's exactly what I expect the ''next'' person will say when I ask them about Namek!" }}

* [[Arc Fatigue]]: Lampshaded [[In Universe]] in Episode 24, where Krillin randomly is surprised at the fact that they're ''still'' on Namek. He also gives the fourth wall a nudge by noting that it feels like it's been a year since they got there, which is how long it's taken to do Episodes 13-24. (For the curious, the events in those episodes take place over six days).

{{quote| '''Vegeta:''' That...reminds me. [[Call Back|Did you do anything to me while I was unconscious?]]<br />

'''Zarbon:''' ''(affronted)'': Did-- Did I what?<br />

'''Vegeta:''' Oh, thank God! I j-- wait, what do you mean by that? Am I not good enough for you? }}

** Bulma's nightmare about Vegeta seems to be setting this up.

* [[Are You Done Yet]]: Bulma and Ginyu do this to rants by Krillin and Vegeta, respectively.

{{quote| '''King Yemma:''' And not just ''any'' mahogany! But mahogany from the planet Malchior 7! Where the trees are 300 feet tall and '''BREATHE FIRE!''' From these trees this desk was forged 2000 years ago using '''ANCIENT BLOOD RITUALS OF THE MALCHIOR PEOPLE!''' Not only does this make my desk '''NIGH INDESTRUCTIBLE,''' but it can '''BEND THE FABRIC OF THE UNIVERSE ITSELF!''' [[[Beat]]] ...Also it's a very fine material. Very expensive.}}

* [[Ask a Stupid Question]]: Freeza to a Namekian elder in Episode 14.

'''Freeza:''' ...Zarbon, two or three more. }}

* [[A-Team Firing]] / [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: "Damn man, you couldn't hit the broad side of a space-barn!"

* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]: Goku, Nappa, and Guru do this a lot.

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: A simultaneously humorous and chilling example as Mr. Popo's explains the "pecking order" to the Z-Fighters receiving training: [[The Everyman|You]] - The Dirt - The Worms Inside of the Dirt - Popo's Stool (shown as a black box with the word "Censored" stamped across it) - Kami - Popo. A confirmation is even presented after Mr. Popo knocks Krillin off Kami's Lookout ([[Running Gag|increasing his "Owned Count"]]) after asking a question out of turn, despite ''asking if anyone had any''.

{{quote| '''King Enma:''' I'm the closest thing to a god in this show! Until you get to the Kais... then I'll be ''horribly'' insignificant. }}

* [[Bad Liar]]: Gohan, when facing Vegeta about the Dragon Radar.

{{quote| '''Nappa:''' "Well, I've got good news and bad news. The bad news is, reports say [[Earthshattering Kaboom|our entire planet has been destroyed by a gigantic meteorite]], along with all its inhabitants. [...] Aaaaaaand your father [...] But the good news is, we're going to DAIRY QUEEN!!"}}

* [[Bad to The Bone]]: Alluded to but never implemented in Episode 5 when Vegeta tells the Arlian king, "I'm about to rock you...''[[Scorpions (Music)|like a hurricane]]''" in reference to the projectile [[Chunky Updraft]].

* [[Bigger Bad]]: While Vegeta was the [[Big Bad]] of Season 1, Team Four Star made it pretty clear that Freeza was lurking around the corner. And during the Ginyu Saga of Season 2, King Cold's name was thrown around.

* [[Big No]]: This is practically Vegeta's [[Catch Phrase]].

** And Krillin when he hears that they have to face the Saiyans a second time.

** Also Vegeta when Dodoria tells him {{spoiler|she's a woman}}.

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]

'''Krillin:''' OH GOD! }}

** The end of episode 12 runs in this direction as well. Also with Krillin.

** Twice in the Christmas special.

*** And later with another henchman.

{{quote| '''Krillin''' ''(after hearing the henchman's story of how he killed a cancer patient)'': God, you are one of the '''''worst''''' mall Santas ever -- right behind those ones that molest kids!<br />

* [[Bloody Hilarious]]: Happens in the background by the end of Episode 23. When Vegeta {{spoiler|actually squishes Ginyu!Frog, unlike what happened in the official version.}}

* [[Bolt of Divine Retribution]]: Freeza challenges God to strike him down if he's realy so evil. Cue a lightning bolt striking Freeza. [[Subverted Trope|He doesn't even feel it.]]

** Krillin sets one up after he and Gohan take out a pair of Freeza's soldiers, but all it does is give him his first [[Running Gag|Owned Count point]] of the season.

* [[Brain Bleach]]:

** Vegeta following the revelation that {{spoiler|Dodoria is a woman}}, and especially after {{spoiler|she asks Vegeta to join her as her husband}}. Vegeta blasts {{spoiler|her}} into oblivion to repress THAT knowledge from his mind.

* [[Bratty Half Pint]]: Chaotzu

{{quote| '''Freeza:''' Oh good! I'll stop by [Earth] on the way home. Get some [[Space X|space]] eggs, some space milk, and '''''BLOW IT THE F**K UP!!!'''''}}

** Another example during Episode 20, when Recoome explains that the only things he sells are his merchandise; we see typical Recoome memorabilia (cap, action figure, etc.), and then the last thing that pops up is a Recoome vibrator.

'''Nappa:''' What's that, Vegeta?<br />

'''Vegeta:''' Happiest. Moment. Of. My life.<ref>That's the moment in the video in which Vegeta kills Nappa.</ref> }}

* [[Breath Weapon]]:

{{quote| '''Nappa:''' Vegeta, look! [[Memetic Mutation|Imma firin' mah]]--BLAAH!}}

* [[Brother Chuck]]: Lampshaded in Episode 10 when Bulma and the other characters are reminiscing about the times they were useful to the series.

{{quote| '''Bulma:''' Whatever happened to Launch?}}

* [[Bumbling Sidekick]]: Nappa was essentially this to Vegeta.

* [[Butt Monkey]]:

* [[Camp Straight]]: {{spoiler|Zarbon as revealed in Episode 17 when he mentions his girlfriend.}}

** Though in Episode 21, Freeza rants that he's convinced {{spoiler|Zarbon's "girlfriend" is named Chuck}}.

{{quote| '''King Kai:''' This is King Kai. Wish these idiots of my planet before I kill myself.<br />

'''Krillin:''' Wait, can gods kill themselves?<br />

{{quote| '''Gohan:''' (exposition of something terrible that just happened)<br />

'''Krillin:''' "YES GOHAN! I NOTICED!" }}

{{quote| '''Vegeta:''' That's it, everyone dies! Say goodbye to your planet, Kakarot!<br />

'''Goku:''' That's not very nice.<br />

{{quote| '''Guru:''' "I shall henceforth be known as Super Kami. No wait... Super Kami Guru."}}

** King Yemma is sometimes no better, with his obsession with his desk, and more specifically the material it's made out of: mahogany. But not just ANY Mahogany. Mahogany from the planet of Melchior SEVEN, where the trees are 300 feet tall and breathe FIRE!

{{quote| '''Vegeta:''' "Son of a g{{spoiler|um-chewing}} f{{spoiler|unk monster}}! Why the f{{spoiler|ruit}} does all this f{{spoiler|unny}} s{{spoiler|tuff}} happen to me?! F{{spoiler|orget}} my life! Always surrounded by miserable f{{spoiler|ail}}ing clods! Like this whole world just likes to bend me over and [[The Big Lebowski|f]]{{spoiler|[[The Big Lebowski|ind]]}} [[The Big Lebowski|me in the A]]{{spoiler|[[The Big Lebowski|lps]]}}! Like I'm some sort of s{{spoiler|chlock receptacle}}! Well as far as I care, these miserable c{{spoiler|ow}}s can have a f{{spoiler|ancy barbeque}}, with a Goddamn pig!"}}

* [[Combat Commentator]]: Jeice and Burter during [[Colon Cancer|Episode 20: Namekimania: Vegeta vs. Recoome]].

** King Kai vs most of the Ginyu's. {{spoiler|One moment they're mocking him the next they fall down into Hell.}}

* [[Curse Cut Short]]: A [[Running Gag]] with Vegeta is them ''appearing'' to do this by shifting scenes or bleeping his words, but then it [[Subverted Trope|gets finished anyway]].

'''Vegeta:''' "''FU'' [BEEEEEP] uck."<br />

'''Vegeta:''' "Oh you motherFU--" ''(scene change)'' (heard from a distance) "--CKEEEEEERS!"<br />

{{quote| '''Goku''' I brought some senzu beans.<br />

'''Krillin''' Whoo-hoo! [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Legume Ex Machina!]] }}

* [[Die or Fly]]: [[Averted Trope|Completely Averted]] As when Gohan is thrown towards the cliff, he flies face first into it, complete with whining.

* [[Dirty Old Man]]: As of Episode 28, it would appear King Yemma has gotten bored, and is forcing the dead to strip down naked when he judges them. That's why Vegeta comes to Goku naked in a near-death experience.

* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Bulma upon seeing Zarbon. Until she sees him transform...

* [[Does Not Understand Sarcasm]]: Goku and Zarbon.

{{quote| '''Vegeta''': [[Double Entendre|Face down with another man beating your ass.]] Is it Wednesday already, Zarbon?}}

* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: Subverted at one point. When Pavlov's effect is mentioned, the [[Painting the Fourth Wall|TV actuality switches to a report explaining its origin]].

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Mr. Popo does not torture... ''cats...''

** Killing and maiming is one thing, but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aossw4UUjVA#t=361s televising it] for the enjoyment of others? Even Vegeta finds that tasteless. <ref>Vegeta: And-is that a camera? What kind of sadistic retard watches this crap?!?.</ref>

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Inverted with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76r7fjarhiQ Blue Popo], who is the good counterpart to Mr. Popo. Things don't end well for him.

{{quote| '''Mr. Popo''' Prepare to be assimilated.}}

* [[Feel No Pain]]: Krillin receives a kick from Recoome that throws his nervous system out of whack and leaves him unable to feel the pain from the kick...for a few seconds.

* [[Female Monster Surprise|Female Alien Surprise]]: The most accurate description we've got for {{spoiler|Dodoria being female.}}

{{quote| '''Vegeta:''' All I have to do now is stay under the radar and not fly around like a jackass saying...<br />

'''Krillin:''' I've got a dragonball!<br />

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Turles hates Christmas because Santa Claus never visited Planet Vegeta, and they only got Freeza's Day (when he blew up the planet). {{spoiler|It's actually revealed that Santa tried to visit the planet several times, but they always tried to blow up his sled.}}

** Subverted when Vegeta tells about how he's always lived under Freeza's rule and has lost his entire race. Goku thinks that means that without Freeza he wouldn't have been evil.

* [[Freudian Slip]]: Krillin does this with Bulma by calling her "Boobs" in the first episode. Also a reference to [[Naruto the Abridged Series]].

* [[Freudian Slippery Slope]]: When Goku telepathicly reports on his fight with the Ginyu force to King Kai:

'''Piccolo''': "Give him a minute."<br />

'''Dorodabo''': "...[[Late to The Punchline|Hey!]]" }}

* [[Giant Enemy Crab]]:

{{quote| '''Bulma:''' "I FOUGHT A GIANT CRAB!"<br />

* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Vegeta's monologue at the end of episode 19.

{{quote| "Son of a gum-chewing funk moster! Why the fruit does all this funny stuff happen to me? For-get my life! Always surrounded by miserable ''failing'' clods. Like this whole world just likes to bend me over, AND FIND ME IN THE ALPS! Like I'm some sort of schlock receptacle. Well, as far as I care, these miserable cows can have a fancy barbecue, [[Subverted Trope|WITH A GODDAMNED PIG]]!!"}}

* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: The title of episode 19, plus the Ginyu Force theme. It's meant as a parody of the [[Sentai]] shows that inspired the Ginyu Force, though the episode title itself comes off as a bit wonky if you speak Japanese.<ref>It's given as "到着を恐怖!! ギニュー特戦隊は、敬礼!!" ("Fear the arrival!! As for the Ginyu Force, [they] salute!!"), when what's probably meant is "恐怖の到着!ギニュー特戦隊、敬礼!" ("Dreaded arrival! Ginyu Force, salute!")</ref>

** In episode 25:

 

== H ==

* [[Happy Dance]]: In addition to [[Dragonball Z]]'s Dance of Joy (which he is contractually obligated to perform by King Cold), Ginyu also does the "Daddy's Little Princess Dance" (commanded by [[Sibling Rivalry|Cooler]]) the "Dance of Cheering You Up", and the "Dance of Solitude".

* [[Head Desk]]: Done in episode 21 when Nail, tired of Guru's orders, goes outside for twenty minutes and does this.

* [[Heroic RROD]]: After his rage-induced scream in Episode 18, when Vegeta is next seen his eyes are bloodshot and he is driven insane, talking in [[Hulk Speak]] and hallucinating Ghost Nappa. He later proceeds to ''[[Tears of Blood|pop the blood vessels in his eyes]]'' right as he is about to utterly erase Krillin from existence, but he instantly recovers upon sensing Gohan's power level and has no recollection of what just happened.

** His eyes bleeding looks similar to his [[Call Back|nosebleed]] in Episode 9.

'''Goku:''' What's that taste like?<br />

'''Piccolo:''' Dammit, Goku! }}

{{quote| ''' {{spoiler|Ghost Nappa}}''': ''*tap tap*'' "Is this thing on? Is it on? Okay there we go! ''*clears his throat*'' YOU ARE NOW THINKING ABOUT WHAT ZARBON DID TO YOU, WHILE YOU WERE UNCONSCIOUS. Have fun with that." }}

* [[It Is Pronounced Tro PAY|It's Pronounced "kah-ee-oh"]]: King Kai berates Yamcha for saying "Kaiou Ken" with the original (as in no longer used) US pronounciation of "kay-oh."

* [[Just Between You and Me]]: Vegeta tells Cui how he got his ass kicked by Goku & Co., after explaining the Saiyans' ability to gain power from being beaten to near-death. Cui still thinks their [[Power Levels]] are the same (18,000), and doesn't get it.

{{quote| '''Cui''': "Why are you telling me this?! You'd never tell anyone this!"<br />

'''Cui''': "But, but I hate you! Why would I--"<br />

* Vegeta obliterates Cui*<br />

* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Bulma's exact words when she sees Zarbon transform.

{{quote| ''' Bulma''': And we're going to make love every single KILL IT WITH FIRE!}}

{{quote| '''King Vegeta:''' Freeza, can I sit down and have a word with--<br />

'''Freeza:''' [[Megaton Punch|Shouryuken]]! }}

** [[Little Kuriboh]], '''the''' [[Large Ham]] of the Abridging community, as Freeza.

** Takahata101 as Guru. '''"Naaaiil, stop making out with your boyfriend! I can hear it from heeere."'''

** Although it would have worked regardless of who was pummeling who there. Both of them had recently slaughtered Namekian villages.

* [[Laugh With Me]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]

'''Nail''': That little Namekian you passed on the way to Guru's? On his way to the Humans with the password, by now he's probably there and they're about to summon the dragon.<br />

'''Freeza''': [[Angrish|GHHGHGHHH...]]<br />

'''Freeza''': [[Not So Stoic|I WILL F*CKING MURDER YOU!]]<br />

'''Nail''': [[Whatever]]. }}

* [[The Load]]: Gohan tends to be this for Piccolo, who ends up [[Taking the Bullet]] twice because of him.

{{quote| '''Piccolo:''' Why can't you save YOUR OWN DAMN SELF?!}}

{{quote| '''Raditz:''' And to top off this expositional onslaught, I... '''AM YOUR BROTHER!'''}}

* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: Goku's little ditty as he charges up a Spirit Bomb in ''Lord Slug Abridged''.

** '''Masako X''' ([[Naruto the Abridged Series|Naruto]] and [[Kämpfer Abridged|Kampfer Abridged]]) : Goku, Gohan, Master Roshi

** '''Hbi2k''' ([[Berserk Abridged|Berserk]], [[Gantz Abridged|Gantz]] and [[Vision of Escaflowne Abridged|Vision Of Escaflowne Abridged]]) : Farmer With Shotgun, Dr. Briefs, Turles, Nail, King Cold, Android 16, Dabura

** '''Antfish''' ([[Jojos Bizarre Adventure Abridged|Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Abridged]]) : Bojack, Dodoria, Captain Ginyu, Android 17, Mr. Satan

** '''GanXingba''' ([[Avatar the Abridged Series|Avatar The Abridged Series]]) : Tenshinhan, King Yemma, Toma, Recoome, Jeice

** '''Vegeta3986''' (Before he left) ([[Naruto the Abridged Series|Naruto The Abridged Series]]) : Radditz, Yamcha, Kami, Cui

* [[Mars Needs Women]]: Dende, as a member of the sluglike monogender Namekian race, doesn't even know what breasts ''are'' before meeting Bulma but instinctively knows that he wants to [[Marshmallow Hell|"nestle between them"]].

{{quote| '''Messenger:''' He's been telling everyone that Freeza plans to destroy Vegeta!<br />

'''Messenger:''' ...Yes.<br />

''([[Shoot the Messenger|Vegeta kills messenger]])''<br />

** In Episode 21, Jeice and Burter have a heartwarming moment, and then Goku [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomps]] Burter.

** Played inversely in Episode 27, when Freeza's beating of Vegeta is no longer [[Played for Laughs]]. [[Omnicidal Maniac|Aforementioned tyrant]] is about to skewer Vegeta on his own hand when Goku arrives and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|threatens Freeza]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|in a way that hasn't already shown up on Freeza's extensive "heroic speeches" list.]]

* [[Motivational Lie]]: Gets used several times, once when Goku convinces Gohan that Vegeta killed his pet dragon Icarus (even though Vegeta wasn't even on the planet at the time) and by King Kai to give Goku extra encouragement when fighting Lord Slug.

* [[Musical Spoiler]]: Subverted when Vegeta is blasted into the sky by the Spirit Bomb. It's followed by a scene accompanied by the rather triumphant "[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Omae no XXX Ten wo Tarou]]"... which is cut off when Vegeta falls back to the ground.

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