Why aren't all of Piccolo Daimao's offspring Namekian?

[DoomieDoomie911]

The only one that's Namekian is Piccolo. Does that mean he can create any kind of offspring he wants...? And if so, are all Namekians like this?

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Piccolo Daimao, Piccolo (originally), Piano, Tambourine, Cymbal, and Drum are all Namekians. They are just Demon Clan Namekians.

[DoomieDoomie911]

Piccolo Daimao, Piccolo (originally), Piano, Tambourine, Cymbal, and Drum are all Namekians. They are just Demon Clan Namekians.

So they look differently than normal Namekians?

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Piccolo Daimao, Piccolo (originally), Piano, Tambourine, Cymbal, and Drum are all Namekians. They are just Demon Clan Namekians.

So they look differently than normal Namekians?

Yes, because they are Demon Clan Namekians. Daizenshuu explained that they look like this because Piccolo Daimao was a Demon Clansman.

[DoomieDoomie911]

Piccolo Daimao, Piccolo (originally), Piano, Tambourine, Cymbal, and Drum are all Namekians. They are just Demon Clan Namekians.

So they look differently than normal Namekians?

Yes, because they are Demon Clan Namekians. Daizenshuu explained that they look like this because Piccolo Daimao was a Demon Clansman.

OK, thanks for clarifying!

[DBZ Mick]

I always thought that it was because Daimao was just the evil half of God's soul and that's why they looked demonic like. But it's cool the Daizenshuu explained it.

[Hitiro]

If you want to further the explanation then Piccolo Daimao isn't a naturally occurring Namekian himself. Piccolo Daimao was the result of Kami expelling all of his negative and evil energy from his body. Piccolo Daimao is a unexpected bi-product of this and you can't really expect him to be like a normal Namekian.

[Blade]

Do you want a better explanation?

Toriyama hadn't even thought of the term 'Namek' yet. At this point Piccolo was a demon, him being an alien from outer space was an afterthought - although I believe that the Funimation Dragonball dub refers to him as an 'alien' several times.

[Draken]

Do you want a better explanation?

Toriyama hadn't even thought of the term 'Namek' yet. At this point Piccolo was a demon, him being an alien from outer space was an afterthought - although I believe that the Funimation Dragonball dub refers to him as an 'alien' several times.

Not in-universe though .

[Blade]

In most cases I'd agree that citing real-world circumstances isn't a valid way of explaining things, but in this case I think it's actually rather apt. It's really explicitly simple, the demon's created by Piccolo weren't Namekians because they were never meant to be - Toriyama hadn't thought of the idea yet.

Most Daizenshuu explanations for these sorts of inconsistencies are just join-the-dots afterthoughts to create a totality of the Dragonball lore, as opposed to being categorical descriptions of Toriyama's master plan. Take them with a pinch of salt.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

The Demon Clansmen are Namekians, just not normal ones.

[Sleazy Freeza]

Obviously Toriyama hadn't yet thought up the concept of Namekians during the Piccolo Daimao arc, so the "out of universe" explanation is quite obvious. However, I suppose you could claim that there was some sort of implied retcon when Piccolo's alien heritage was revealed, and that the demon spawn were actually just "mutated" Namekians or something.

That said, as far as in universe explanations go, the idea that "demon spawning" is a kind of forbidden, not-often-talked-about practice within Namekian culture seems pretty reasonable to me. If Piccolo Junior inherited the ability (but never used it), it might also help to explain the basis for Cell's ability to spawn "Cell Juniors".

[Kamiccolo9]

Obviously Toriyama hadn't yet thought up the concept of Namekians during the Piccolo Daimao arc, so the "out of universe" explanation is quite obvious. However, I suppose you could claim that there was some sort of implied retcon when Piccolo's alien heritage was revealed, and that the demon spawn were actually just "mutated" Namekians or something.

That said, as far as in universe explanations go, the idea that "demon spawning" is a kind of forbidden, not-often-talked-about practice within Namekian culture seems pretty reasonable to me. If Piccolo Junior inherited the ability (but never used it), it might also help to explain the basis for Cell's ability to spawn "Cell Juniors".

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Yeah, this is pretty much what I've always figured. Makes me wonder if Cell could "specialize" his Cell Juniors the way Daimao did his spawn (Tambourine for combat, Cymbol for finding Dragonballs.)

[TheMightyOzaru]

I'd argue that since Piccolo Daimao is the manifestation of evil off Kami, he is a Demon. Since he is a Demon, he can produce actual Demons as offspring.

[Sleazy Freeza]

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Yeah, this is pretty much what I've always figured. Makes me wonder if Cell could "specialize" his Cell Juniors the way Daimao did his spawn (Tambourine for combat, Cymbol for finding Dragonballs.)

I'd have liked to have seen that. Especially if it meant the juniors were all designed to exploit specific weaknesses in each of the Z Senshi, rather than just being excessively more powerful.

[Kamiccolo9]

I'd argue that since Piccolo Daimao is the manifestation of evil off Kami, he is a Demon. Since he is a Demon, he can produce actual Demons as offspring.

Possibly, but I wonder if any Dragon Clan Namekian that goes bad would be considered a Demon Clan Namekian. We only seel two evil Namekians, if you count the movies, and I'm thinking that Slug was a Warrior Clan member.

Welcome to the forums! (Like the username, BTW)

Thank you. Wouldn't you know, I've actually had this account for years. I just haven't used it until now.

Yeah, this is pretty much what I've always figured. Makes me wonder if Cell could "specialize" his Cell Juniors the way Daimao did his spawn (Tambourine for combat, Cymbol for finding Dragonballs.)

I'd have liked to have seen that. Especially if it meant the juniors were all designed to exploit specific weaknesses in each of the Z Senshi, rather than just being excessively more powerful.

Cell could make his own Ginyu Force of specialized Cell Juniors. That'd be pretty cool.

[Sleazy Freeza]

Possibly, but I wonder if any Dragon Clan Namekian that goes bad would be considered a Demon Clan Namekian. We only seel two evil Namekians, if you count the movies, and I'm thinking that Slug was a Warrior Clan member.

Speaking of which, one of Slug's henchman, Metamucha, appeared to be a demon creature similar the ones spawned by Piccolo (not sure if it matters, though).

[Kamiccolo9]

Possibly, but I wonder if any Dragon Clan Namekian that goes bad would be considered a Demon Clan Namekian. We only seel two evil Namekians, if you count the movies, and I'm thinking that Slug was a Warrior Clan member.

Speaking of which, one of Slug's henchman, Metamucha, appeared to be a demon creature similar the ones spawned by Piccolo (not sure if it matters, though).

That's the one that made a bunch of mini-versions of himself, right?
I think there's an article on this site that talks about a lot of the movie henchmen. I'll see if I can find it and see what it says.

[Sleazy Freeza]

He definitely wore the same type of clothing as Tambourine/Cymbal/Drum etc.

[Kamiccolo9]

Just looked it up, and the movie pamphlet says that all of Slug's henchmen were from Planet Slug. And Slug took his name from the planet, interestingly enough. But it does seem that they are Demon Clan

I haven't seen this movie in ages, but weren't they referred to as demons at some point during the movie? Or am I just completely misremembering that part?

Yeah, they're called the "Demon Clan" (Mazoku), same as with Piccolo and co., and Garlic Junior and co. It seems (at least based on the anime) that the Demon Clan isn't a specific species, but rather a state which different species can fall into or out of. So people from Namek, Makyo, and Slug can all be part of the Demon Clan, and Garlic Junior can convert everyone on Earth into it too.