Tenshinhan is not a human?

Post by **Herms** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:57 am

Dayspring wrote:Huh. What's it say for the item bio, then?

Pretty much the same thing, that they have a battle power of 1,200, "comparable to a low-level fighter".

Yamcha_krillin · Post by **Yamcha_krillin** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:59 pm

Even Master Roshi was scared when Tenshinhan grew the extra set of arms. I believe that Roshi even said out loud, "What is he?" or something along those lines.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:40 pm

I'm guessing all this is an expansion on a joke answer given (in the DB-era) in a Shonen Jump FAQ or something.

O'course, I have absolutely nothing to base this on.

Post by **Herms** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:11 pm

I''ve seen it said that it's a reference to Osamu Tezuka's manga The Three-Eyed One, though I don't know if that assertion is based on anything either.

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:06 am

Well, the name of the alien species is exactly the same. But I guess it could be a coincidence...

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:50 pm

Herms wrote:I''ve seen it said that it's a reference to Osamu Tezuka's manga The Three-Eyed One, though I don't know if that assertion is based on anything either.

1977 for The Three-Eyed One and mid-80s for Tenshinhan... Definitely possible. The fact that it's one of Tezuka's most popular shonen characters makes it even more likely, too.

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:27 pm

Dayspring wrote:1977 for The Three-Eyed One

1974, actually.