Did you guys know this? (Androids 17 and 18)
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Did you guys know this? (Androids 17 and 18)
That, Android 18 and 17 were once humans, they were runaways and got kidnapped by Dr. Gero and got turned into cyborgs. I thought he just made them from scratch, wow do i feel dumb ><
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Okay, first of all, http://i31.tinypic.com/vpdfh5.jpg , Please use it.
Second, yeah. I'm sure it's explained in the series.
Second, yeah. I'm sure it's explained in the series.
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Yeah, I didnt here them say it exactly like that in the series. I didnt know they were runaways either, so yeah.
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Re: Did you guys know this? (its about android 17 and 18)
...I take it you've never watched the Artificial Human arc and onward in Japanese?...DBZFanGirl1 wrote:That, Android 18 and 17 were once humans, they were runaways and got kidnapped by Dr. Gero and got turned into cyborgs. I thought he just made them from scratch, wow do i feel dumb ><
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Relax, dude. Don't scare her off like this. She's new here. She's my good friend. I'm was the one to reccomend her to join the Daizex forum so please warmly welcome her.Metalwario64 wrote:...I take it you've never watched the Artificial Human arc and onward in Japanese?...DBZFanGirl1 wrote:That, Android 18 and 17 were once humans, they were runaways and got kidnapped by Dr. Gero and got turned into cyborgs. I thought he just made them from scratch, wow do i feel dumb ><
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Re: Did you guys know this? (its about android 17 and 18)
That's what happens when we just casually refer to them as Androids instead of Artificial Humans. It implies that they're all completely machine. There are plenty of Artificial Humans who actually are androids, though.DBZFanGirl1 wrote:That, Android 18 and 17 were once humans, they were runaways and got kidnapped by Dr. Gero and got turned into cyborgs. I thought he just made them from scratch, wow do i feel dumb ><
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It's been a LONG time since I've seen the dub of those episodes, but I don't think they ONCE mentioned them being humans or runaways. Which is really annoying. Everyone I talk to thinks they're androids and say things like "How can 18 have a kid? She's an ANDROID!". It's so frustrating trying to explain to them how she can have children when they refuse to believe me when I tell them she's a cyborg. This is exactly why they need to re-dub the series.
It's been a LONG time since I've seen the dub of those episodes, but I don't think they ONCE mentioned them being humans or runaways. Which is really annoying. Everyone I talk to thinks they're androids and say things like "How can 18 have a kid? She's an ANDROID!". It's so frustrating trying to explain to them how she can have children when they refuse to believe me when I tell them she's a cyborg. This is exactly why they need to re-dub the series.
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Re: Did you guys know this? (its about android 17 and 18)
"Artificial human" isn't any better though, because it implies that they're, well, artificial, which implies that they were made from scratch rather than simply modified. Even in Japanese, jinzou-ningen is an unusual word to use to refer to them; it should really be kaizou-ningen/"restructured human".Kendamu wrote:That's what happens when we just casually refer to them as Androids instead of Artificial Humans. It implies that they're all completely machine. There are plenty of Artificial Humans who actually are androids, though.
While it is said in the series that No.17 and No.18 were originally humans, the backstory about them being delinquents who had the misfortune of running into Gero when he needed fresh material is only mentioned by Toriyama in Daizenshuu 7.
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Re: Did you guys know this? (its about android 17 and 18)
I understand your concern, but I was just curious is all!DragonBalllKaiHD wrote:Relax, dude. Don't scare her off like this. She's new here. She's my good friend. I'm was the one to reccomend her to join the Daizex forum so please warmly welcome her.Metalwario64 wrote:...I take it you've never watched the Artificial Human arc and onward in Japanese?...DBZFanGirl1 wrote:That, Android 18 and 17 were once humans, they were runaways and got kidnapped by Dr. Gero and got turned into cyborgs. I thought he just made them from scratch, wow do i feel dumb ><
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Re: Did you guys know this? (its about android 17 and 18)
Just goes to show how much more I need to study Japanese. I always interpreted Jinzouningen as kind of a vague term that the Japanese language and culture is known for.Herms wrote:"Artificial human" isn't any better though, because it implies that they're, well, artificial, which implies that they were made from scratch rather than simply modified. Even in Japanese, jinzou-ningen is an unusual word to use to refer to them; it should really be kaizou-ningen/"restructured human".Kendamu wrote:That's what happens when we just casually refer to them as Androids instead of Artificial Humans. It implies that they're all completely machine. There are plenty of Artificial Humans who actually are androids, though.
While it is said in the series that No.17 and No.18 were originally humans, the backstory about them being delinquents who had the misfortune of running into Gero when he needed fresh material is only mentioned by Toriyama in Daizenshuu 7.