C&C - DBZ Kai: The Final Chapters - "Hang In There, Kakarot! You Are No. 1!" [4/21]

[Hypeathon]

Vegeta: "Hang in there Kakarot! You are number 1!"

Goku-rl: "That's not a prediction, that's a fact of life! You tell me something I don't know!"

 

[DBTrilogy100]

The episode begins with Goku powering up to Super Saiyan 3 to fight Kid Buu and we see even the villains in Hell are watching the fight; Cell is voiced by Jim Foronda rather than Dameon Clarke due to schedule conflicts and Babidi secretly roots for Goku to beat Buu due to the demon killing him. Eventually, Goku is knocked down and forced back to his Normal Form which leads to Vegeta taking over the fight...but the Saiyan Prince isn't fairing as well against the demon and Goku is forced to take over the fight once again after a little rest to let him recharge and enter Super Saiyan 3 once again. Watching the fight, Vegeta thinks back to when he first met Goku and how he developed a rivalry with Goku over the course of the series. The episode ends with Vegeta realizing why Goku is as powerful as he is and accepting Goku as "Number 1".

I was surprised to see that the Hell Filler Scenes were kept, especially since they contradict how Hell is portrayed in DBS but it was nice to hear Chris Ayres as Frieza again and it was strange hearing Jim Foronda as Cell. Vegeta's speech was a great way to show his progress as a character although DBS shows that doesn't stop him from still trying to improve himself (the rivalry is simply on the friendlier side in comparison). I continue to look forward to seeing how the DBZ Kai Version of the Kid Buu Sub-Saga will differ compared to Regular DBZ.

 

[Gold Guy]

So of course, this episode (and the next one) was a highlight for many Vegeta fans. It was basically the culmination of his character arc since the start of the series, and shows how far he's come.

 

[honorableninja]

Personally I liked the original dubbed version of Vegeta's speech but I did like the small sliver of a soul line that showed up here.

 

[PicardMan]

Goz and Mez mention Goku falling off snake way, which happened in a filler Kai skipped? How confusing is Kai's Buu Saga to new fans? You can probably do a drinking game involving filler referencing filler that was deleted in the first three saga's Kais.

 

[Daikun]

Goz and Mez mention Goku falling off snake way, which happened in a filler Kai skipped? How confusing is Kai's Buu Saga to new fans? You can probably do a drinking game involving filler referencing filler that was deleted in the first three saga's Kais.

Yeah, The Final Chapters is sloppily edited compared to the previous arcs. I still wonder why they made 61- and 69-episode versions in the first place. Maybe those references DIDN'T happen in the Japanese cut? I dunno...