Oolong's Pilaf Arc Outfit

[Turtle Marked Stone]

Does Oolong's Chinese communist uniform in the Pilaf arc mean anything? Was he wearing it for a reason or did Toriyama just think it was neat looking and toss it on him? DB Wikia seems to think this was some sort of political commentary by Toriyama but that seems out of character to me.

[Fox666]

He is a parody of a "communist pig", he seems to be more specifically based on Mao Tse-Tung

[Turtle Marked Stone]

He is a parody of a "communist pig"

Holy shit! That seems so obvious in hindsight. Haha wow, I really hope I'm not the last person in the world to catch this. My mind has been blown, thanks for chiming in.

Nothing to see here folks, I'm just a big idiot.

[violadude]

Haha you're not the last person. I didn't ralize it either until now.

[GotenDaisuki]

Likewise. I would have never guessed Oolong was a parody of two things, a character in Journey to the West and a "communist pig". Very interesting.

[KiddoCabbusses]

So, if Oolong's a Communist Pig, would that make Puar a Corperate Fat Cat?

.... naaaaaaah.

[kaialone]

He is a parody of a "communist pig", he seems to be more specifically based on Mao Tse-Tung

Isnt his name "Máo Zédōng" ? *getsshot*

[Scarz]

Oolong is parody of an actually communist? I learn something new here everyday.

[kemuri07]

He is a parody of a "communist pig", he seems to be more specifically based on Mao Tse-Tung

Wow...that's...wow.

[Godo]

Other than his design and clothes, I don't find anything with Oolong that points to him being communistic or having communistic ideals at all.
Sure, I agree with him probably being a parody of Mao, but Oolong's lifestyle reeks of capitalism (materialistic wealth, such as the luxury he gave to the abducted girld) and dictatorship (rule of the village more or less, and rule with fear). Maybe it's a link to how communist leaders surround themselves with wealth and women whilst their people suffer (like with Kim Il Jong).


Yes, I am over-analyzing this for the lulz. I am not in any way serious. Toriyama wasn't, after all.

[Herms]

He is a parody of a "communist pig"

What's a "communist pig"?

[Piccolo Daimao]

He is a parody of a "communist pig"

What's a "communist pig"?

I searched it on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Bachmann

Bachmann approached Dutschke, whom he had never met, in the street, having found out his address from the Einwohnermeldeamt, the registration office. Asking him if he was really Rudi Dutschke, he took out a gun and shot him in the head. Later on he told the judge that he had done it out of hate, calling Dutschke a dirty communist pig.

[Herms]

Bachmann approached Dutschke, whom he had never met, in the street, having found out his address from the Einwohnermeldeamt, the registration office. Asking him if he was really Rudi Dutschke, he took out a gun and shot him in the head. Later on he told the judge that he had done it out of hate, calling Dutschke a dirty communist pig.

I don't know, I really doubt Toriyama had that in mind when designing Oolong. Maybe he did have Mao in mind at least (that style of clothes is known as a Mao suit in the West, though not in Japan), but I don't think there's any real significance to it other than how at the time DB had a quasi-Chinese setting and that suit's a stereotypical Chinese outfit.

[Adamant]

He is a parody of a "communist pig", he seems to be more specifically based on Mao Tse-Tung

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Isnt his name "Máo Zédōng" ? *getsshot*

Wade-Giles spelling VS Pinyin spelling. Both are correct.

As for the suit, I don't think there's much of a reason behind it. You see them every now and then in various Japanese media without any kind of intended connotations. I remember Ranma wearing one at a point, I really doubt that was supposed to imply anything.

[kaialone]

He is a parody of a "communist pig", he seems to be more specifically based on Mao Tse-Tung

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Isnt his name "Máo Zédōng" ? *getsshot*

Wade-Giles spelling VS Pinyin spelling. Both are correct

Sorry,I cant help it ^^; Really bad habit of mine....

[Ashura]

He is a parody of a "communist pig", he seems to be more specifically based on Mao Tse-Tung

Isn't Oolong called MaoMao in the Harmony Gold dub? Interesting that it's so on the nose.

[Piccolo Daimao]

Bachmann approached Dutschke, whom he had never met, in the street, having found out his address from the Einwohnermeldeamt, the registration office. Asking him if he was really Rudi Dutschke, he took out a gun and shot him in the head. Later on he told the judge that he had done it out of hate, calling Dutschke a dirty communist pig.

I don't know, I really doubt Toriyama had that in mind when designing Oolong. Maybe he did have Mao in mind at least (that style of clothes is known as a Mao suit in the West, though not in Japan), but I don't think there's any real significance to it other than how at the time DB had a quasi-Chinese setting and that suit's a stereotypical Chinese outfit.

Nor did I, really. For some reason, it doesn't seem like something Toriyama would do. But then again, there are people who say that General Blue is a parody of the Nazis, made doubly funny by the fact that he's a homosexual (which the Nazis were against). But I haven't heard anything confirmed like that; it could just be people pointing out the fact that General Blue has blonde hair, blue eyes and a costume that could be said to have similarities to, I think, the SS uniform.