Tao Pai Pai's age
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Tao Pai Pai's age
Seriously, the guy's gotta be old.
Tsuru Sennin, his brother, was around when Mutaito defeated Piccolo. That was 300 years ago.
Yet he still looks like he's about thirty.
Tsuru Sennin, his brother, was around when Mutaito defeated Piccolo. That was 300 years ago.
Yet he still looks like he's about thirty.
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Kame-Sennin=Master Roshi, the Turtle Hermit
Tsuru-Sennin=the Crane Hermit, also known as the Master who taught Tenshinhan and Chouzu how to fight. He shows up in Dragonball at the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai and gets a Kamehameha from Roshi in the face for his troubles. See just cos your from the UK doesn't mean you can't know things
Tsuru-Sennin=the Crane Hermit, also known as the Master who taught Tenshinhan and Chouzu how to fight. He shows up in Dragonball at the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai and gets a Kamehameha from Roshi in the face for his troubles. See just cos your from the UK doesn't mean you can't know things
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Taopaipai was born in 459. Since he gets killed in 750 that makes him 291 if my math works out. What's with Kame-Senin and Tsuru-Senin's families!? Out of the four, only Kame-senin is granted immortality so why were the other three so damn old?!
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Surely if Roshi's immortal then doesn't that mean he can't die? But he died fighting Piccolo Daimao, and I'm sure when he knocks out Tenshinhan before he fights Roshi says something like: "There is no immortality potion". Just to add a bit more drama to the fight maybe. But someone will have to confirm that for me.
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He does indeed say that the immortality potion was a lie before going to fight Piccolo. To me it sounded true, and not just a pre-fight drama line.
I've always figured he's immortal because of his hermit status. In English, we think of a hermit as just a recluse, but in Japanese, a sennin tends to be a magical old man who acquired special powers through effort and training. That could also explain why Tsurusennin and Karin-sama are immortal, since they're both hermits/sennin, too.
But that still doesn't explain why Taopaipai is so old...
I've always figured he's immortal because of his hermit status. In English, we think of a hermit as just a recluse, but in Japanese, a sennin tends to be a magical old man who acquired special powers through effort and training. That could also explain why Tsurusennin and Karin-sama are immortal, since they're both hermits/sennin, too.
But that still doesn't explain why Taopaipai is so old...
Here's the quote from the danish manga:
Kame Sennin: He can't cause me any harm... I've drunk of the water that grants eternal life!
Tenshinhan: No way! I can't just watch! I want to fight!
*Kame Sennin knocks out Ten with some spray*
Tenshinhan: Ugh!
Tenshinhan: Wha'... What?...
Kame Sennin: This troubles me... ... but it's for your own sake!
Kame Sennin: You see, I'm not immortal... ... and if something happens to Son Goku, you're the world's last hope...! But you shall train first... and train a lot... before you can defeat Piccolo!
But the danish manga is known for having generally crappy translations.
Kame Sennin: He can't cause me any harm... I've drunk of the water that grants eternal life!
Tenshinhan: No way! I can't just watch! I want to fight!
*Kame Sennin knocks out Ten with some spray*
Tenshinhan: Ugh!
Tenshinhan: Wha'... What?...
Kame Sennin: This troubles me... ... but it's for your own sake!
Kame Sennin: You see, I'm not immortal... ... and if something happens to Son Goku, you're the world's last hope...! But you shall train first... and train a lot... before you can defeat Piccolo!
But the danish manga is known for having generally crappy translations.
He just said that because he knew he'd die.
As for the phoenix, note that his older sister is at least 180 years older than him...
As for the phoenix, note that his older sister is at least 180 years older than him...
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