Yamcha's Scar question.

[Deep Thought]

I think he got the scars fighting the many evil unseen villains that would have killed Goku. Ultimately, Yamcha has saved the Earth dozens of times, and the scars are just part of the territory of being a true warrior. We don't see these fights because the story focuses on Goku and his ilk most of the time.

[Piccolo Daimao]

"You wanna know how I got these scars? My father was a drinker...oh wait, I'm an orphan. Well, I was fooling around with Blooma and..."

Seriously, the most likely explanation is that he got them during training for the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai. Perhaps, like when his Soukidan fails in Budoukai 2, he ended up hitting himself trying to control his new technique. Or maybe he got slashed by Yajirobe's sword when they were training with Karin.

[Saiga]

Is Yamcha actually an orphan? I never really thought about his parentless-ness, since in his first appearance he looks way older than 16 (to me).

[Piccolo Daimao]

Is Yamcha actually an orphan? I never really thought about his parentless-ness, since in his first appearance he looks way older than 16 (to me).

Actually, that's just my fanon. I pretty much assumed that, like Gokuu, all the Earthling heroes are orphans. Kuririn was raised by the Oorin Temple, Yamcha was a desert bandit by the time he met Pu-erh and had been since he was a child, and Tenshinhan and Chaozu were adopted by Tsuru-sennin.

[Deep Thought]

Is Yamcha actually an orphan? I never really thought about his parentless-ness, since in his first appearance he looks way older than 16 (to me).

Actually, that's just my fanon. I pretty much assumed that, like Gokuu, all the Earthling heroes are orphans. Kuririn was raised by the Oorin Temple, Yamcha was a desert bandit by the time he met Pu-erh and had been since he was a child, and Tenshinhan and Chaozu were adopted by Tsuru-sennin.

I actually really like this idea, although it has weird implications. Is it just me or does Toriyama like having father's absent from character's lives? Piccolo's father was killed before he was even born, and Vegeta's father was probably killed before he can even remember (the destruction of planet Vegeta happened when Vegeta was five, and his father's death would have to come even earlier than that). Goku was absent in Gohan's life for longer as he wasn't (9 years gone [1 year, 1 year, 7 years] vs 7.5 years there [4 years, 3 years, 6 months], leaving the Namek Arc out and the ten years leading to the ending are too ambiguous, too many factors at play). and future Trunks' father perished. The only fathers who you consistently see active in their child's lives are Bulma's and Upa's, and even Upa's father was brutally murdered right in front of him.

Not arguing that Toriyama has daddy issues or anything like that, just think that its interesting.

[Deep Thought]

EDIT: Whoops, double post. I'm sorry I keep making this mistake.

[Piccolo Daimao]

Is Yamcha actually an orphan? I never really thought about his parentless-ness, since in his first appearance he looks way older than 16 (to me).

Actually, that's just my fanon. I pretty much assumed that, like Gokuu, all the Earthling heroes are orphans. Kuririn was raised by the Oorin Temple, Yamcha was a desert bandit by the time he met Pu-erh and had been since he was a child, and Tenshinhan and Chaozu were adopted by Tsuru-sennin.

I actually really like this idea, although it has weird implications. Is it just me or does Toriyama like having father's absent from character's lives? Piccolo's father was killed before he was even born, and Vegeta's father was probably killed before he can even remember (the destruction of planet Vegeta happened when Vegeta was five, and his father's death would have to come even earlier than that). Goku was absent in Gohan's life for longer as he wasn't (9 years gone [1 year, 1 year, 7 years] vs 7.5 years there [4 years, 3 years, 6 months], leaving the Namek Arc out and the ten years leading to the ending are too ambiguous, too many factors at play). and future Trunks' father perished. The only fathers who you consistently see active in their child's lives are Bulma's and Upa's, and even Upa's father was brutally murdered right in front of him.

Not arguing that Toriyama has daddy issues or anything like that, just think that its interesting.

At least he actually shows characters' fathers. Gokuu and Vegeta's mothers respectively were never seen or even mentioned outside of a catch-all "your parents". But I think Toriyama just didn't think they were relevant to the plot, although it would be nice to see them at least in filler or something.

[shonenhikada]

I already stated how he got the scars.

[Storm101]

I'm not really familiar with eye injuries in real-life or in fiction, but it seems like that scar over his eye means he should probably be blind in that eye, but it looks perfectly fine.

[dbboxkaifan]

I'm not really familiar with eye injuries in real-life or in fiction, but it seems like that scar over his eye means he should probably be blind in that eye, but it looks perfectly fine.

Kenshin also has one but not through his eye:



He should be blind, I'd say too.

[Metalwario64]

I already stated how he got the scars.

He got his scars from his battle with cybor tao during the gap between the 22nd and 23rd budokai.

Wait, do you seriously believe that?

[Jackal puFF]

Haha, there's no way Tao would waste his time on someone like Yamcha to be honest.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Why would Taopaipai go after Yamcha? The don't even know each other.

[Saiga]

I don't think he was serious about it, guys.

[Piccolo Daimao]

I'm not really familiar with eye injuries in real-life or in fiction, but it seems like that scar over his eye means he should probably be blind in that eye, but it looks perfectly fine.

This is Dragon Ball, and Yamcha's a superhuman martial artist. Realistically, Tenshinhan should've been much more damaged by Cyborg Tao Pai Pai slicing through his chest with a knife, but he just shrugged it off and knocked Tao unconscious.

[LiamKav]

I actually really like this idea, although it has weird implications. Is it just me or does Toriyama like having father's absent from character's lives?

That's not just a Toriyama thing... it's a fiction thing. The number of heroes who have normal relationship with both their living parents is incredibly small. It gives a person someone to lean on, and that's normally a bad thing in fiction.

(It's also why it was nice that we got a 20 year period where Superman got to have two living parents. But Everything Must Be Like The 60s, so that's gone out the window.)

[shonenhikada]

Why would Taopaipai go after Yamcha? The don't even know each other.

Yamcha comes in confrontation against tao when he helped a girl out called Ayame free her village from a criminal organization, that was trying to tax the citizens and cheat them out of their homes. Unlucky for Yamcha Tao was working for them, and it was only a matter of time before they came in conflict, while Yamcha did get those scars he managed to defeated Tao.

[Dorexx]

Why would Taopaipai go after Yamcha? The don't even know each other.

Yamcha comes in confrontation against tao when he helped a girl out called Ayame free her village from a criminal organization, that was trying to tax the citizens and cheat them out of their homes. Unlucky for Yamcha Tao was working for them, and it was only a matter of time before they came in conflict, while Yamcha did get those scars he managed to defeated Tao.

By becoming a SSJ.

Loved that episode.

[shonenhikada]

Why would Taopaipai go after Yamcha? The don't even know each other.

Yamcha comes in confrontation against tao when he helped a girl out called Ayame free her village from a criminal organization, that was trying to tax the citizens and cheat them out of their homes. Unlucky for Yamcha Tao was working for them, and it was only a matter of time before they came in conflict, while Yamcha did get those scars he managed to defeated Tao.

By becoming a SSJ.

Loved that episode.

He never became a super saiyan, what manga were you reading ?

[Son Satan]

Kenshin also has one but not through his eye:

*snip*

He should be blind, I'd say too.

How could a pair of scars across his cheek make him blind?