Nappa has a brother?

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Nappa has a brother?

Post by dbboxkaifan » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:35 pm

While I was rewatching the Great Saiyaman arc I noticed someone who looked very alike Nappa, whom he was called "Rock" and part of the Human race rather than the Saiyan race which strikes as odd but I suppose Nappa's mother could have sent his brother Rock to planet Earth and then forgotten about him.

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So is this really Nappa's brother?
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Post by VegettoEX » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:37 pm

I mean... yeah, there's some similarity there, but if you go assuming that every recycled character design implies blood relation, you'll never again be able to read another page of Toriyama's various manga series (or their animated adaptations) without driving yourself bonkers.

So: no.
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Post by Makaioshin » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:43 pm

VegettoEX wrote:I mean... yeah, there's some similarity there, but if you go assuming that every recycled character design implies blood relation, you'll never again be able to read another page of Toriyama's various manga series (or their animated adaptations) without driving yourself bonkers.
Speaking of which, a character from Dub & Peter has the same name and design. I suppose the anime staff decided to reuse him wholesale for this episode.

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Post by KentalSSJ6 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:43 pm

The hips their mother must of had.
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Re: Nappa has a brother?

Post by Blade » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:45 pm

It would take a pretty lurid piece of fan-fiction quality writing to associate this character to Nappa by way of them actually being siblings, but hey - the Dragonball franchise has been great for that recently. Table anyone? Episode of Bardock? Dragonball Minus?
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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:49 pm

Blade wrote:It would take a pretty lurid piece of fan-fiction quality writing to associate this character to Nappa by way of them actually being siblings, but hey - the Dragonball franchise has been great for that recently. Table anyone? Episode of Bardock? Dragonball Minus?
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Post by Kamiccolo9 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:01 pm

Also in the Great Saiyaman Arc are Commander Red and Staff Officer Black's movie director lookalikes.
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Post by TheGmGoken » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:13 pm

Nappa is Boo
Rock is Oob.

Besides isn't Reincarnation after soul get clean?

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Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:21 pm

There is only 12 years between Nappa's death and Rock appearing in the Buu Arc. So, no... lol
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Post by Hellspawn28 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:23 pm

You're looking into things way too deeply if this is a serious thread.
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Post by Kamiccolo9 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:24 pm

TheDevilsCorpse wrote:There is only 12 years between Nappa's death and Rock appearing in the Buu Arc. So, no... lol
Do we know how long reincarnation takes? I mean, Uub was reincarnated more or less immediately, seeing as he was 10 at the Budokai, but he was a special case.
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Post by TrunksTrevelyan0064 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:25 pm

That is interesting, though. I never thought about that, but maybe previous villains like Raditz and Nappa are walking around as reincarnated little innocent bunny rabbits in the Buu arc. Maybe one of them is Bee! No, okay, I'm grasping at straws.
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Re: Nappa has a brother?

Post by KentalSSJ6 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:25 pm

TheDevilsCorpse wrote:There is only 12 years between Nappa's death and Rock appearing in the Buu Arc. So, no... lol
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Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:29 pm

Kamiccolo9 wrote:Do we know how long reincarnation takes? I mean, Uub was reincarnated more or less immediately, seeing as he was 10 at the Budokai, but he was a special case.
That's not really the issue. Even if he was reincarnated immediately, Rock is a full grown man who is in charge of a criminal organization...not a 12 year old boy. lol
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Post by Kamiccolo9 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:31 pm

TheDevilsCorpse wrote:
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Do we know how long reincarnation takes? I mean, Uub was reincarnated more or less immediately, seeing as he was 10 at the Budokai, but he was a special case.
That's not really the issue. Even if he was reincarnated immediately, Rock is a full grown man who is in charge of a criminal organization...not a 12 year old boy. lol
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Yeah, that makes sense :lol:

That's still an interesting question though. I think I'll make a new thread for that.
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Re: Nappa has a brother?

Post by Fizzer » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:40 pm

If Toriyama really did troll us with crap like that, I wouldn't even be mad :lol:

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Post by TheGmGoken » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:17 pm

TheDevilsCorpse wrote:There is only 12 years between Nappa's death and Rock appearing in the Buu Arc. So, no... lol
Maybe Rock is Nappa father reincarnated.

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Post by auspx » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:53 pm

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Post by Fizzer » Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:45 pm

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Re: Nappa has a brother?

Post by SingleFringe&Sparks » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:45 pm

Videl being Celipa....no. I dont get why so many people suggest they're somehow related in some way. I dont see the resemblence at all besides the colour scheme. The hair style is vaguely similar Kid Pan if anything at by looks Pan resembles her in a fair comparison. Not Videl at all.
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