Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

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Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

Post by cheddarsword » Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:19 pm

It is something I need to know about for something I am working on. I need to know if Roshi knew that grabbing/squeezing/hurting Goku's tail made him weak.

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Re: Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

Post by Nightmare Wheel » Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:47 pm

He didn't seem to know in the first tournament. Yamcha tries to tell him about it, but he goes with blowing up the moon instead.

I suppose it's possible Gohan could have told him at some point, but there's no indication he did.

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Re: Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

Post by tasuxeda » Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:56 pm

Master Roshi was there when Gohan tried to use Goku's tail against him at Fortuneteller Baba tournament.

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Re: Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

Post by nickzambuto » Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:38 pm

He didn't know until Goku fought Gohan at Baba's tournament. He and Kuririn were both confused why Goku became so weak, and Yamcha explained it to them.

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Re: Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

Post by Nejishiki » Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:38 pm

Dragon Ball Chapter 107 wrote:Yamcha: "OH NO!!"
Yamcha: "If you squeeze Goku's tail, he gets weak!"
Bluma: "What?!"
Turtle Hermit: "What?! I didn't even know that!!"
Kuririn: "His weak spot... is his tail?!"
Pu'er: "Now that you mention it... you're right!!"

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Re: Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

Post by cheddarsword » Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:27 pm

Nejishiki wrote:
Dragon Ball Chapter 107 wrote:Yamcha: "OH NO!!"
Yamcha: "If you squeeze Goku's tail, he gets weak!"
Bluma: "What?!"
Turtle Hermit: "What?! I didn't even know that!!"
Kuririn: "His weak spot... is his tail?!"
Pu'er: "Now that you mention it... you're right!!"
Ah, thank you Nejishiki. That kills my idea then. I will write around the problem it creates for me.

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Re: Did Roshi know about Goku's tail being a weakness?

Post by DanielSSJ » Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:34 pm

Nope. Until Goku's fight with Grandpa Gohan at Uranai Baba's place, no one but Yamcha and Pu'er knew about it. Everyone else was surprised to find out that he was such a weakness.
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