Remember how a few of us were initially put off by the antagonist being a skinny cat but then it grew on us? I'm sure the same thing would've happened if he were a lizard. I can picture his a snazzy lizard muzzle and wicked reptilian eyes.
Still, though I'll never know whether or not lizard Birus would've blown my mind, I'm glad Toriyama went with a cat. Less clichéd in terms of villains. Funny in a way because I was
just dreaming up a DB fanfiction idea that included a sort of a witless humanoid lizard henchman.
Marco Polo's observation about the legged serpent in the Old Testament sounds spot on.
Gyt Kaliba wrote:
As for the name pun, so it is a pun on 'virus' after all, for both new characters' names? If that's the case, and we essentially go with 'Birus' for him, then what would be the appropriate name for Whis/Uisu/Other Guy?
That's what I'm scratching my head over.
Gyt Kaliba wrote:Herms wrote:It still hasn't been officially confirmed that "virus" is his name pun; it just seems the most likely candidate in light of the movie guide's revelation that the original concept for his character was a guy who infects people with evil.
...They're probably going to have to forcibly stop me from calling him "Beers" though.
Ohhh, okay. So kei's post from before about the GetNavi interview with Watanabe hasn't been confirmed/denied yet then?
I'd like to know this, too. I'm getting all fidgety wanting to know the pun sources. What's happening to me -- ?! I'm usually quite patient!
SSJ4 Furanki wrote:kei17 wrote:Wait, so since the pun source is virus, even though it's the based on German pronunciation for Birus and the Latin for Vis... for English speakers would we pronounce it Bai-rus (or how we pronounce Virus but with a 'b') and Viss for Vis?
Ah, that clears up for me why some people are suggesting "Vis" for Uisu now. Makes sense as far as my limited knowledge on the subject allows.
