Is Korin giving Goku the magic water a gag?

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Is Korin giving Goku the magic water a gag?

Post by Tavarano » Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:13 am

The first time around Goku gets on Korin's tower, Korin sells him a lesson that there isn't any holy water and strength comes from training, but the second time he's like "heh, jk, here's the water that will make you powerful". Do you think the subversion is deliberate?
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Re: Is Korin giving Goku the magic water a gag?

Post by TrunksTrevelyan0064 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:35 pm

I imagine this was just Toriyama going "Ummm let's see how do I make Goku strong enough to beat Piccolo... Oh, I know, there was REAL super duper water all long. Yep. Sure. Let's roll with that."
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Re: Is Korin giving Goku the magic water a gag?

Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:17 pm

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Re: Is Korin giving Goku the magic water a gag?

Post by Dbzfan94 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:47 pm

Is there a point to these threads?
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Re: Is Korin giving Goku the magic water a gag?

Post by PremiumSalt » Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:16 pm

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