Why does everyone want Green Scouters?

Cosmodious · Post by **Cosmodious** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:47 pm

I don't understand why everyone wants green scouters. None of the particularly good characters ever wore green ones.

See:

Green Scouter
Raditz
Cui
Ginyu
Dudoria
Recoome
Burter
Jeice
Blue Freeza Soldier
Sauza
Bardock

Red Scouter

Vegeta
Freeza
Tellece

Blue Scouter

Nappa
Zarbon

Please forgive me if I've missed any (I went through the Sparking Meteor character list...yes I know I'm stupid)

But why is green so popular? Is it just the colour or what?

Li'l Lemmy · Post by **Li'l Lemmy** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:00 pm

When Zarbon's Scouter breaks due to an elevated reading of Vegeta's combat strength, Dodoria cites it as a malfunction of the "older model" type. It could be that the green tint (like Dodoria's) signifies a newer, later model of Scouter, and from there it simply becomes a preference for everyone to want what's new.

Depending on how many battles those particular Scouters may have survived, I can see other people like Vegeta and Nappa choosing to hold onto their red/blue/whatever ones for sentimental reasons rather than upgrade. (Vegeta destroyed his in a fit of rage during his initial visit to Earth, a'course, though Nappa's Scouter is still sitting on the ground somewhere out there!)

Nothing is said in specific reference to model or type with regard to the other colors of Scouter (aside from Jheese's remark about red being "the latest model," but that's a dub-only line), but if I'm wrong on this then someone feel free to correct me.

~Da Lemmy

Cosmodious · Post by **Cosmodious** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:44 pm

Don't forget Bardock had a green one and that was what, around twenty or so years before?

PrincessVegeta · Post by **PrincessVegeta** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:47 pm

Not me I'd rather have a red one, but where exactually can I get one though I remember seeing one in some sort of Japanese site as a collectable item (Along with a trunks capsule box and Goku's Power pole I which I think they were cosplay things)... but that was a very long time ago

Cosmodious · Post by **Cosmodious** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:59 pm

PrincessVegeta wrote:Not me I'd rather have a red one, but where exactually can I get one though I remember seeing one in some sort of Japanese site as a collectable item (Along with a trunks capsule box and Goku's Power pole I which I think they were cosplay things)... but that was a very long time ago

You can find both the green (Bardock) Scouters and the red (Vegetta) Scouters here

Is Vegetta the correct spelling? Some places spell it Vejita. I always thought it was Vegeta.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:02 pm

"Vegeta" is most correct if you're keeping it to the pun "vegetables".

chibi_goten · Post by **chibi_goten** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:10 pm

I just got a new red scouter, I'm wearing it now. How awesome am I?

*Shoot me, please shoot me...*

PrincessVegeta · Post by **PrincessVegeta** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:20 pm

Cosmodious wrote:
PrincessVegeta wrote:Not me I'd rather have a red one, but where exactually can I get one though I remember seeing one in some sort of Japanese site as a collectable item (Along with a trunks capsule box and Goku's Power pole I which I think they were cosplay things)... but that was a very long time ago
You can find both the green (Bardock) Scouters and the red (Vegetta) Scouters here

Is Vegetta the correct spelling? Some places spell it Vejita. I always thought it was Vegeta.

Whoa thanks, is that the same scouter which was packaged with the Dragonbox movies set also auctioned on ebay?

Also does it display numbers like the anime, please tell me

Li'l Lemmy · Post by **Li'l Lemmy** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:13 pm

I don't think that any of the mock Scouters out there have a digital readout, but I know that the DragonBox versions have "communicator" (walkie-talkie) capability.

~Da Lemmy

Lavender Saiyan · Post by **Lavender Saiyan** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:34 pm

I like Green because it looks the best IMO.

Li'l Lemmy · Post by **Li'l Lemmy** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:25 am

My preference is for red, but only because Episode 70 is the most nicely-animated that we ever see a Scouter.

Plus, Freeza just looks so badass when he puts it on while threatening the Namekian Grand Elder.

~Da Lemmy

Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece · Post by **Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:37 am

I always thought it was a rank thing...

Red - Elite

Blue - Major (or around there)

Green - Basic / Low Level

Cosmodious · Post by **Cosmodious** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:27 am

Hm, that sounds pretty accurate but Zarbon has a blue one. I suppose he wanted it to match his skin or something...-_- whatever.

Cosmodious · Post by **Cosmodious** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:24 am

Oh, and Ginyu has a green scouter!

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:53 am

Whoa thanks, is that the same scouter which was packaged with the Dragonbox movies set also auctioned on ebay?

Also does it display numbers like the anime, please tell me

No, the DB Super Items are just plastic models. Pretty fun though, you can see Pikachu wearing one in my avatar

You can also get Trunks' Capsule holder (with a Capsule clock), Nyoibo and Kame sign and one with a Dragon Ball + wristbands. You do get a piece of candy with it

Cosmodious · Post by **Cosmodious** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:58 pm

In fact all of the Ginyu force has green scouters

, except for Guldo who doesn't have one.

The S · Post by **The S** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:19 am

I don't understand why everyone wants green scouters. None of the particularly good characters ever wore green ones.

Raditz
Bardock

And also green is my favorite color.

Godo · Post by **Godo** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:08 am

Pink is my favorite color.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:52 am

Godo wrote:Pink is my favorite color.

That just seems really funny with your current avatar. I mean it almost looks like Nappa is saying that. XD

Godo · Post by **Godo** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:48 am

Jerseymilk wrote:
Godo wrote:Pink is my favorite color.
That just seems really funny with your current avatar. I mean it almost looks like Nappa is saying that. XD

Thanks. I was referring to Aerosmith

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OnT: I wonder what the difference is, really.

Maybe the green ones are indeed older models. Maybe it was like that there wasn't any scouters left (not every soldier has them) so when Ginyu force were going to bring new scouters and equip themselves with them, they took the old models and gave Freeza the new ones.