The Armbands In Trunks' Farewell

Piccolo Daimao · Post by **Piccolo Daimao** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:10 am

Something that I've always wondered...when Trunks is about to return to his own time after the Cell Games, Bulma and the others that were there to see Trunks leave (except Vegeta) are wearing black armbands. Why is this?

Maybe I'm missing something in this, and it's some kind of common tradition that people do when they are saying their farewells to friends or it's a sign of respect. Or is this part of Japanese culture?

Does anyone know what this means?

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:13 am

It was for Son Goku's funeral.

SonEric84 · Post by **SonEric84** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:14 am

Pain wrote:It was for Son Goku's funeral.

Good thing they didn't do a filler bit showing the funeral, I would have needed the kleenex.

Piccolo Daimao · Post by **Piccolo Daimao** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:20 am

Pain wrote:It was for Son Goku's funeral.

Heh. Didn't realize they had a funeral for Goku. I mean, in DBZ, they never really had a funeral for anyone else, did they? But I guess it fits, seeing as Gohan was wearing a black suit and all.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:24 am

Piccolo Daimao wrote:I mean, in DBZ, they never really had a funeral for anyone else, did they?

Well, in most of those cases they were planning on wishing them back, so why bother? Goku was actually planning to STAY dead, so a funeral seemed in order.

Piccolo Daimao · Post by **Piccolo Daimao** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:27 am

SSj Kaboom wrote:
Piccolo Daimao wrote:I mean, in DBZ, they never really had a funeral for anyone else, did they?
Well, in most of those cases they were planning on wishing them back, so why bother? Goku was actually planning to STAY dead, so a funeral seemed in order.

Yeah, I guess. Funny how that was the only funeral in all of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, even though we never saw it. But since Goku wasn't coming back, I can understand it.

Post by **Herms** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:12 pm

They don't actually mention having a funeral for Goku, at least not in the manga (anywhere I kind find). So the armbands and black clothing might just be a sign of mourning for Goku.

The Tori-bot · Post by **The Tori-bot** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:47 pm

I wonder what they would put in the coffin. Mabye Kaio-sama could have sent some Goku-dust down?

Krakabeast · Post by **Krakabeast** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:56 pm

The Tori-bot wrote:I wonder what they would put in the coffin. Mabye Kaio-sama could have sent some Goku-dust down?

You don't need a body to have a funeral.

saiyanprincess · Post by **saiyanprincess** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:40 pm

Imagine all the Z gang squashed into a little church and mourning for Goku, It would be quite a comical thing to see. Vegeta would be snarling, Bulma and Chichi distraugt, (Sorry I'm hopeless at spelling.) Roshi likely perving up a sobbing Chichi.... With Gohan reading out one of his many heroic stories of his father.
It would likely end with Goku saying something from above, Interupting his own funeral. (Oh and a very big buffet for the Saiyan's.)

Oh course... I would still need a tissue though, It would be like seeing Vegeta die by Freeza all over again!

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:07 pm

Goku's funeral would be one of the most depressing pieces of filler ever.

I'd still watch it though. I bet it'd be interesting.

Bussani · Post by **Bussani** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:38 pm

"In some cultures the wearing of a black armband signifies that the wearer is in mourning or wishes to identify with the commemoration of a comrade or team member who has died. This use is particularly common when a group or team meets after having lost a member. In the movie It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey is seen wearing a black armband in several scenes after the death of his father. Black armbands are referenced in Tom Lehrer's song, We Will All Go Together When We Go, and in the Guns N' Roses song Civil War." (Wikipedia)

Edit: I don't think it's specifically a Japanese thing. In fact, I would have said it wasn't. But I'm not sure which cultures it's common in actually.

The Tori-bot · Post by **The Tori-bot** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:53 pm

Krakabeast wrote:
The Tori-bot wrote:I wonder what they would put in the coffin. Mabye Kaio-sama could have sent some Goku-dust down?
You don't need a body to have a funeral.

I know that, I was just trying to lighten up the discussion of this depressing subject, so FUCK YOU, you... you... pessimist!

DBHighDefinition · Post by **DBHighDefinition** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:03 pm

Did they have a funeral for the people Daimao killed? Like Krillin, Roshi, etc...

The Tori-bot · Post by **The Tori-bot** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:07 pm

DBHighDefinition wrote:Did they have a funeral for the people Daimao killed? Like Krillin, Roshi, etc...

Since Shen Long had been killed they might have, but I think everyone was too busy worrying about Daimao to waste time for funerals.

Krakabeast · Post by **Krakabeast** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:18 pm

The Tori-bot wrote:
Krakabeast wrote:
The Tori-bot wrote:I wonder what they would put in the coffin. Mabye Kaio-sama could have sent some Goku-dust down?
You don't need a body to have a funeral.
I know that, I was just trying to lighten up the discussion of this depressing subject, so FUCK YOU, you... you... pessimist!

SHUT UP, you dirty optimist bastard, and take your positive view of life and.... and..... just shove it.

*Cries on the inside with gun aimed at self.*

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:26 pm

Bussani wrote:"In some cultures the wearing of a black armband signifies that the wearer is in mourning or wishes to identify with the commemoration of a comrade or team member who has died. This use is particularly common when a group or team meets after having lost a member. In the movie It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey is seen wearing a black armband in several scenes after the death of his father. Black armbands are referenced in Tom Lehrer's song, We Will All Go Together When We Go, and in the Guns N' Roses song Civil War." (Wikipedia)

Edit: I don't think it's specifically a Japanese thing. In fact, I would have said it wasn't. But I'm not sure which cultures it's common in actually.

Dragonball was my first time seeing the practice used outside of North America, actually (my first being for Superman in the "Funeral For A Friend" arc after Doomsday killed him.

). I see it often in Veteran's Day ceremonies and funerals for a Police Officer or Fire Fighter that died in the line of duty.

B · Post by B » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:02 pm

DBHighDefinition wrote:Did they have a funeral for the people Daimao killed? Like Krillin, Roshi, etc...

Don't know if it was filler or not, but the Kame House gang had a moment of silence thing for Roshi, Kuririn, and Chaiotzu. They were in freeze pods so their bodies don't decay for a whole year before they can be wished back.

Now that I think about it, were freeze pods needed? I suppose they were, since after this ponit, most people die by being disintegrated, and if their bodies were intact, like Vegeta on Namek, they weren't dead for very long to decay.

Satan-Sama · Post by **Satan-Sama** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:14 pm

B wrote:
DBHighDefinition wrote:Did they have a funeral for the people Daimao killed? Like Krillin, Roshi, etc...
Don't know if it was filler or not, but the Kame House gang had a moment of silence thing for Roshi, Kuririn, and Chaiotzu. They were in freeze pods so their bodies don't decay for a whole year before they can be wished back.

Now that I think about it, were freeze pods needed? I suppose they were, since after this ponit, most people die by being disintegrated, and if their bodies were intact, like Vegeta on Namek, they weren't dead for very long to decay.

That's a very good observation and I'm sad Shenlong didn't get a moment of silence.

theredcomet8 · Post by **theredcomet8** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:34 pm

Herms wrote:They don't actually mention having a funeral for Goku, at least not in the manga (anywhere I kind find). So the armbands and black clothing might just be a sign of mourning for Goku.

That's always how I pictured it was like. No ACTUAL funeral. Like not having a funeral is a sign of respect for Goku's constant fun-loving nature.

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