Ethnicity, race, and social class are interesting to me because it allows the writers to explore different cultures within the universe. Most DBZ characters grew up in solitude or to rich parents. Here, we have someone with actual culture. Also someone with, apparently, multiple siblings. Not only that, but he knows what it's like to grow up completely poor, which gives him a greater appreciation of the little things in life. You can argue Goku does too, but the difference is Goku had no concept of social class or wealth; he was practically a wild animal. All of this makes Uub unique, imo.Why is his ethnicity interesting or his social class? How is his social class even important, especially in the context of DB?
I would have liked an Uub arc, in a sense. A storyline that centers around the character, his background, his interaction with the other Z-warriors, and his training with Goku. It'd be interesting because through him, it'd be like an outsider POV of the DBZ universe. Kind of like if the reader found themselves within Goku's verse. There could be so much comedy stemming from this, and eventually it could transition to an actual dire situation that forces Uub into the centerline, as well as make new friends--particularly, other characters introduced late into the franchise.I'll grant to those of you that see a lot of potential that there are a number of directions to go with him, but it seems like so many thought he should be the main character just because what happens at the end of Z, and that GT is terrible in light of that fact because Goku was training his successor. That's a position I don't understand. Why does Goku training someone automatically mean that Goku's spot as the hero of the story is usurped simply because he's training someone to take over? I do wish he had been a little more useful in the fight against Baby and the Evil Dragons.
That all said, I would obviously not want him outright replacing Goku and being the permanent star of the show. I can see him working as the star of a spin-off, but not DBZ. lol.
His evil can be reawakened by someone else that knows about his origin. He doesn't necessarily need to question whether he is evil or go into an emo phase, but it allows him to see, first-hand, his true origins. An internal battle like this can result in him acquiring his old powers--the healing, body manipulation, regeneration, and so on. Kid Buu had the greatest assortment of abilities out of EVERY villain ever introduced in this series, and Uub can very well have that as well. It'd be so bizarre to see him use those abilities, but that's what makes it so funny and brilliant, imo. Uub would be freaked out over himself.But he was resurrected with the evil gone, this just feels like an uninteresting retread and goes against who the character is, plus the whole, "I was born from evil, does that make me evil?" shtick is overdone and not that interesting to me.
