Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
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Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
Saiyans have rounded, human ears:
Gorillas have rounded ears:
But a Saiyan gorilla has pointy elf-like ears?
Gorillas have rounded ears:
But a Saiyan gorilla has pointy elf-like ears?
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Re: Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
I think its possible that Saiyans might also have some degree of canine lineage in them. Why else would they have wolf-like snouts in their Oozaru forms when hominids do not possess such a feature either? Add in things like Oozaru clearly being based off of a werewolf as well as Goku initially displaying a heightened sense of smell and Saiyan ancestry becomes a little more interesting.
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Re: Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
Not only that, why does Bubbles the monkey have pointed ears when monkeys in Dragon Ball have had rounded ears up to that point? Is he just some kind of space monkey, or is he related to Saiyans in some way? Is he a miniature-Saiyan and has already been in his Oozaru form the entire time?? I smell a conspiracy! What is he hiding?
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Re: Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
Well for starters Oozaru are not apes, their monkeys. In fact thats what their name means, Great Monkey.
Several species of monkey have pointed ears.
Many have more pronounced muzzles then Apes and Humans
and the biggest point, they have a tail, something most but not all monkeys, yet no apes or humans possess.
So the Oozaru really is what it is, a great big, violently destructive, monkey.
Several species of monkey have pointed ears.
Many have more pronounced muzzles then Apes and Humans
and the biggest point, they have a tail, something most but not all monkeys, yet no apes or humans possess.
I don't believe it has anything to do with were-wolfs, and more to do with a a part of the Journey to the West were Sun Wukong goes berserk juring on the night of a full moon. Also as I pointed out above, the elongated muzzle is something found in monkey physiology also. Even Goku's sense of smell is out of place give that some research points to monkeys possible having a better sense of smell then humans.theherodjl wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:41 am I think its possible that Saiyans might also have some degree of canine lineage in them. Why else would they have wolf-like snouts in their Oozaru forms when hominids do not possess such a feature either? Add in things like Oozaru clearly being based off of a werewolf as well as Goku initially displaying a heightened sense of smell and Saiyan ancestry becomes a little more interesting.
So the Oozaru really is what it is, a great big, violently destructive, monkey.
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Re: Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
Okay, well I guess that kills my "Bubbles is a mini-Saiyan" theory.
Re: Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
It means both. English is one of the very few langauges to have two completely separate words for these things and this massive hangup on how they can't be used interchangably.Lord Frieza wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 6:42 am Well for starters Oozaru are not apes, their monkeys. In fact thats what their name means, Great Monkey.
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Re: Why do Oozaru have pointed ears?
Toad and FrenchFrog, too, are interchangeable in many languages but English speakers are fixated on them being differentAdamant wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 6:01 pmIt means both. English is one of the very few langauges to have two completely separate words for these things and this massive hangup on how they can't be used interchangably.Lord Frieza wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 6:42 am Well for starters Oozaru are not apes, their monkeys. In fact thats what their name means, Great Monkey.