DB Reference in "Avatar"

DaemonCorps · Post by **DaemonCorps** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:20 pm

In the latest episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the protagonist, Aang, has a dream sequence where he looks a lot like well... DB's Goku, with an incredibly similar gi and hairstyle.

Here's a link to the scene (it's about 2:17 in).

I find it pretty interesting that American shows are still referencing the show after all this time out of the spotlight. I mean, it's not exactly "new hotness" anymore, is it?

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:35 pm

Neat.

Boy, it's been a long time since I've watched any of this show. When / How did Aang get hair...?

Tyro · Post by **Tyro** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:46 pm

Beginning of the third season. He was out for weeks(?) after being struck by lightning.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:18 pm

Wow, seems like a lot has changed since the first season ( I stopped watching since then due to lack of knowledge regarding the airing schedules )

On topic though, I didn't think Aang resembled Goku thaat much, only vaguely.

the original ero-sennin · Post by **the original ero-sennin** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:23 pm

wow. that's sorta cool i guess...

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:04 pm

I've missed a good chunk of the earlier seasons of that show, but I've been keeping up with it in season 3.

The hair's only temporary. :3

Anonymous Friend · Post by **Anonymous Friend** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:46 pm

Does anyone know if the outfits and hairstyles in the other dreams reference anyone?

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:34 am

Anonymous Friend wrote:Does anyone know if the outfits and hairstyles in the other dreams reference anyone?

I'm pretty sure Aang was Vash from Trigun in one of them.

Lavender Saiyan · Post by **Lavender Saiyan** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:57 am

I find it pretty interesting that American shows are still referencing the show after all this time out of the spotlight. I mean, it's not exactly "new hotness" anymore, is it?

But you forget, there's a 9 year old born everyday.

Anyway this is pretty cool.

Post by **desirecampbell** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:32 am

I don't know - I mean, it's similar, but only as similar as other 'crazy huge anime hair' styles. And the gi itself is rather generic.

*shrug*

On another note, season 3 = Avatar's Boo saga: rushed, sloppy, and unfocused; but great fun anyway.

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:40 am

That could have just been a general Wukong parody too. I dunno though, just a thought.

ViolentSaiyan · Post by **ViolentSaiyan** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:52 am

Tyro wrote:Beginning of the third season. He was out for weeks(?) after being struck by lightning.

Oh so thats how. Sorry I haven't been watching avatar for some time now but pretty cool reference there.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:16 pm

Meh, I agree with Onikage and Desire. I don't think that really resembles Goku at all and think it's just a send-up to Journey to the West in general. If anything, I'd say Aang's hairstyle is molded more after the male characters from Saint Seiya.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:37 pm

Yeah, when I saw this episode, it never occurred to me that Aang looked like Goku. I might've been snickering too much from the emphasis on who's wearing pants. Now that I take a closer look, I can see how you'd get that impression (Especially with the peculiar and familiar angle at which his hair sticks up) and I wouldn't say that it isn't possible, but I personally wouldn't say I think they had Goku in mind.
There's a lot of Dragonball fans out there though, who knows!

SSj Kaboom wrote:Neat.

Boy, it's been a long time since I've watched any of this show. When / How did Aang get hair...?

At the end of the second season, Aang is shot with a lightning blast by Azula. He's in a coma for a while, in which time the Fire Nation assumes he's killed. He later decides to keep the hair and wear a headband to hide his trademark arrow (In the aptly titled episode, 'The Headband'), so that he can better disguise himself while hiding in any Fire nation settlements.

He shaves his head again in the upcoming episode 'The Day of the Black Sun'.. Which you can find online if you look for it, thanks to our European friends airing the rest of the season early.