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Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by Toxin45 » Sun May 20, 2018 9:01 am

Who are your favorite dragon ball minions from these groups
Like from the red ribbon army and by extension the androids
Piccolo's clan Taborine,Drum,Piano,Cymbal
Frieza's empire The Finyu,Tagoma,Sorbet,Zarbon,Dodoria etc
Babidi's minions especially Dabura who would go on to become an independent in the videos with the demon empire.
Movie minions- Salza and Zangya are the most popular
Like I believe the most popular minions are the ginyu force due to how referenced they are compared to the others.
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Re: Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by PerhapsTheOtherOne » Sun May 20, 2018 9:10 am

Yeah, the Ginyu Force just has so much going for them.

They're eccentric, a parody of the classic Super Sentai-type team, and yet are also a big threat to our protagonists that also showcase how diverse and varied Freeza's forces are in addition to showing how far Son Goku has come after his battle with Vegeta.

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Post by Toxin45 » Sun May 20, 2018 9:35 am

PerhapsTheOtherOne wrote:Yeah, the Ginyu Force just has so much going for them.

They're eccentric, a parody of the classic Super Sentai-type team, and yet are also a big threat to our protagonists that also showcase how diverse and varied Freeza's forces are in addition to showing how far Son Goku has come after his battle with Vegeta.
Yeah too bad that Ginyu in Super was killed.

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Re: Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by Vijay » Sun May 20, 2018 10:00 am

I think Bojack's minions from M9: Bojack Unbound to be most lethal bunch of gangstas in DragonBall franchise

Zangya, Bujin, Bido & Kogu.

Each demonstrated extreme level of accuracy & team-up dat actually feels...quite rivetting to be watched. Y'know its just anime & stuff, yet feels so intimidating when yoj watch Bujin & Bido trap Trunks in the paralytic-web while Zangya kicks the shit outta Trunks mercilessly

I like Dabura as well. Dude's an excellent replacement for Fat Boo as boss villain. Top-notch design, cool movesets like Fire Breath, Conjured Swords, Stone Spit etc. Wish dude was utilized more

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Re: Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by TheBigBoy » Sun May 20, 2018 10:07 am

The Ginyu Force is a lot of fun. Not sure if I'm board with the slightly revisionist "uhhh they always sucked!" attitude I see a lot.

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Post by PerhapsTheOtherOne » Sun May 20, 2018 10:19 am

TheBigBoy wrote:The Ginyu Force is a lot of fun. Not sure if I'm board with the slightly revisionist "uhhh they always sucked!" attitude I see a lot.
Even when they "suck", they're still a lot of fun to watch.

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Re: Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by sintzu » Sun May 20, 2018 11:42 am

I'll go with Babidi as managed to get a powerhouse like Dabura to work for him.
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Post by sangofe » Sun May 20, 2018 12:24 pm

Has to be Appule!

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Post by PerhapsTheOtherOne » Sun May 20, 2018 12:30 pm

sangofe wrote:Has to be Appule!
Appule?!? You put APPULE at the top of your favourite minions list?! Appule couldn't even hold a number 8 spot, much less number 1!

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Post by Dbzfan94 » Sun May 20, 2018 12:45 pm

PerhapsTheOtherOne wrote:
sangofe wrote:Has to be Appule!
Appule?!? You put APPULE at the top of your favourite minions list?! Appule couldn't even hold a number 8 spot, much less number 1!
Relax bro. It could be a joke.

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Re: Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by Koitsukai » Sun May 20, 2018 12:59 pm

Dbzfan94 wrote:
PerhapsTheOtherOne wrote:
sangofe wrote:Has to be Appule!
Appule?!? You put APPULE at the top of your favourite minions list?! Appule couldn't even hold a number 8 spot, much less number 1!
Relax bro. It could be a joke.
Actually it is a quote from TFS, YOU LEFT APPULE IN CHARGE OF VEGETA? APPPUUULEE???!!!

To me, nothing beats (aside from Goku) Ginyu tokusentai and Cooler Kikosentai. Salza and Burter, to be precise

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Re: Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by Kunzait_83 » Sun May 20, 2018 1:54 pm

The Ginyu are generally the gold standard of DB henchmen for a reason (though I also have a great deal of fondness for Zarbon and Dodoria both in terms of the Freeza empire): they've got the most personality and memorable moments/designs of the lot probably. Zarbon and Dodoria though I feel should not be discounted either, with Zarbon having a fun pseudo-rivalry with Vegeta and Dodoria just being memorably mean-spirited and vicious: definitely symbolizes how cruel and grave of a threat Freeza and his army are.

Apart from them, I'd also go with Piccolo Daimao's demon crew, as well as the henchmen from the first handful of DBZ movies (1-5, with 9 thrown in there as well). Tambourine in particular is an all time great minor DB villain, probably one of the earliest (besides Tao Pai Pai) who really drove out Goku's vengeful side, and I really love Drum's design and fight with Tenshinhan in the anime.

The movie henchmen are just great visual designs all around with unbelievably kickass fight scenes to go with them, and some of the small tiny scraps of backstory given to them in various sourcebooks I almost wish had somehow made their way into the movies (specifically the ones for Tullece's men).

I got nothing at all against Babidi's minions generally (Yakon has a fun gimmick, Spopovitch is downright creepy, and Pui Pui's fight with Vegeta is one of the best one-sided ass whippings in the whole series), but really Dabura's the only true standout among them. He's utterly fantastic though, one of the series' best for sure with a killer design and unforgettable set of fighting techniques.

Red Ribbon's I'm not as fond of overall: Tao Pai Pai aside (and he barely counts since he's not even an actual member of the army: just a 3rd party hired contract) the only true standouts for me are Blue and Murasaki (who are both just outstanding classic DB villains, don't get me wrong). The various Artificial Humans certainly pick up the slack though, and there's few of them I'm not at least somewhat partial to. White and Silver are kinda bland though, and Yellow and Violet are basically complete nothings. Metallic and Buyon are decent enough though, but still not my favorites.

Tao Pai Pai of course deserves special mention all by himself though: I'd probably place him at the very top, well above even the Ginyu Tokusentai. Probably the best design, fighting style, and personality of the whole lot by far and away, and of course he's DB's TRUE first ever "serious" villain, and still one of its best.

Generally speaking though, Dragon Ball does pretty damn great with minor villains and henchmen characters: even the lesser ones are still at least fun from a visual standpoint and bring SOMETHING cool to the table, however small.
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Re: Favorite dragon ball minions?

Post by Toxin45 » Sun May 20, 2018 2:11 pm

Kunzait_83 wrote:The Ginyu are generally the gold standard of DB henchmen for a reason (though I also have a great deal of fondness for Zarbon and Dodoria both in terms of the Freeza empire): they've got the most personality and memorable moments/designs of the lot probably. Zarbon and Dodoria though I feel should not be discounted either, with Zarbon having a fun pseudo-rivalry with Vegeta and Dodoria just being memorably mean-spirited and vicious: definitely symbolizes how cruel and grave of a threat Freeza and his army are.

Apart from them, I'd also go with Piccolo Daimao's demon crew, as well as the henchmen from the first handful of DBZ movies (1-5, with 9 thrown in there as well). Tambourine in particular is an all time great minor DB villain, probably one of the earliest (besides Tao Pai Pai) who really drove out Goku's vengeful side, and I really love Drum's design and fight with Tenshinhan in the anime.

The movie henchmen are just great visual designs all around with unbelievably kickass fight scenes to go with them, and some of the small tiny scraps of backstory given to them in various sourcebooks I almost wish had somehow made their way into the movies (specifically the ones for Tullece's men).

I got nothing at all against Babidi's minions generally (Yakon has a fun gimmick, Spopovitch is downright creepy, and Pui Pui's fight with Vegeta is one of the best one-sided ass whippings in the whole series), but really Dabura's the only true standout among them. He's utterly fantastic though, one of the series' best for sure with a killer design and unforgettable set of fighting techniques.

Red Ribbon's I'm not as fond of overall: Tao Pai Pai aside (and he barely counts since he's not even an actual member of the army: just a 3rd party hired contract) the only true standouts for me are Blue and Murasaki (who are both just outstanding classic DB villains, don't get me wrong). The various Artificial Humans certainly pick up the slack though, and there's few of them I'm not at least somewhat partial to. White and Silver are kinda bland though, and Yellow and Violet are basically complete nothings. Metallic and Buyon are decent enough though, but still not my favorites.

Tao Pai Pai of course deserves special mention all by himself though: I'd probably place him at the very top, well above even the Ginyu Tokusentai. Probably the best design, fighting style, and personality of the whole lot by far and away, and of course he's DB's TRUE first ever "serious" villain, and still one of its best.

Generally speaking though, Dragon Ball does pretty damn great with minor villains and henchmen characters: even the lesser ones are still at least fun from a visual standpoint and bring SOMETHING cool to the table, however small.
It's sad too since later dragon ball main villains don't have minions theses days I mean the video games gave us the dark empire but in the main continuity like super the villains don't have iconic henchman to live up and really the antagonists of super are Beerus,Frieza,hit,Zamasu,and Jiren but the only real villains are Frieza and Zamasu while the other three are simply neutral,the former had new henchmen sorbet and Tagoma. Now the ending of super shows that only Frieza has more henchmen and hoping that he would at least get some more iconic henchmen along with the new villains to live up to the previous ones.

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Post by sangofe » Sun May 20, 2018 3:54 pm

Koitsukai wrote:
Dbzfan94 wrote:
PerhapsTheOtherOne wrote: Appule?!? You put APPULE at the top of your favourite minions list?! Appule couldn't even hold a number 8 spot, much less number 1!
Relax bro. It could be a joke.
Actually it is a quote from TFS, YOU LEFT APPULE IN CHARGE OF VEGETA? APPPUUULEE???!!!

To me, nothing beats (aside from Goku) Ginyu tokusentai and Cooler Kikosentai. Salza and Burter, to be precise

Haven't you guys heard that Appule's Mike aka VegettoEX's favorite minion? That's been a known fact for over a decade. Hahahaha.

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Post by Akira » Sun May 20, 2018 7:26 pm

Tambourine was a really cool minion that really drove Goku's saiyan instincts for life or death combat to new heights. Goku seriously had bloodlust for killing that guy. The battle where he kills him is really awesome. All of Piccolo Daimao's offspring are really cool in their own ways. Piano loyal and strategic, a right hand man. Drum, a warrior type born directly for the desire to watch martial artists suffer trying to stop Piccolo, was a really cool design. Then there is my personal favorite, Cymbal, who did not last long at all. He was born with the purpose and instruction to track down the Dragonballs. He had some cool moves, and he actually looked dragon inspired. It is too bad Yajerobi killed him so quickly, as he was a really neat character in my opinion.

Freeza's force was comprised of all sorts of races, and the Anime showcased a larger variety of them in filler cutscenes. The Ginyu force was of course unique and wacky, but extremely powerful for the time. There was a scene in the original Z anime during Goku and Freeza's battle where a group of them were scanning the battle from one of the Freeza planets, and their large scouter computer blew up, with the henchmen discussing what must be happening on Namek. I always liked that scene. The Garlic Junior Saga in the anime has quite a few side scenes of Vegeta traveling to worlds inhabited by soldiers still loyal to Freeza, and him eradicating many of them. Those are, in my opinion, the coolest part of that filler arc. The anime did a great job of utilizing those guys for various purposes where they could be used for narrative means, or to hint at just how far reaching the empire had been.

The Dead Zone and World's Strongest films had some really interesting henchmen characters. The guys in the Dead Zone powered up into bulky forms and gave our heroes a decent fight, and that yellow Blob in World's Strongest was probably one of the coolest and unique movie henchmen. I still love when Goku uses the Kaioken to puncture a hole through him.

This is a neat topic idea. Cymbal was probably my favorite henchman, he had some interesting potential, but got killed before he had a chance to do much. I like that he and some others, (That orange Gargoyle looking guy that Piccolo kills in Lord Slug comes to mind), are there to show how powerful some of the secondary characters have become. They are more generic when they are strong enough to beat all the Z fighters, and only Goku can beat them up. Tree of Might, I'm looking at you. Would have been more interesting if Krillin, Tenshinhan or Piccolo had killed a couple of them before Goku had to get involved. As a result, Turles's band of fighters were not very memorable for me.

Who else has uncommon favorites they want to comment on?
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Post by Kamiccolo9 » Mon May 21, 2018 5:16 pm

I always liked Piano. I just loved that Piccolo basically had a secretary, and that he was just a small smartass that had no real power of his own, but nobody ever fucked with him.
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