Bulma doesn't recognize the Pilaf gang?

[TekTheNinja]

I mean I could buy it in Battle of Gods but at this point I feel like she's been around them enough to realize. What the hell?

[RedRibbonSoldier#42]

I assume she does, but just doesn't consider them a threat and doesn't hold a grudge from 30 years ago.

[dbzfan7]

Bulma married and had sex with the guy who tried to murder her, and her friends. Not really surprising she hasn't got a beef with Pilaf, when that lunacy exists. Pilaf also as said is so much less of a threat now. Though I don't think she does know, or I'm pretty sure she'd be against a over 40 year old dating a child.

[RedRibbonSoldier#42]

Bulma married and had sex with the guy who tried to murder her, and her friends. Not really surprising she hasn't got a beef with Pilaf, when that lunacy exists. Pilaf also as said is so much less of a threat now. Though I don't think she does know, or I'm pretty sure she'd be against a over 40 year old dating a child.

She's ok with marrying a genocidal alien, Mai is at least a (sane?) Human.

[Kagari]

I'm just wondering why they're there at this point. They're literally on the side just waiting to insert themselves into a gag moment rather than what we saw in the Battle of the Gods movie where they had actual motivation.

[Regarder]

Perhaps Bulma is insane and they are just figments of her imagination.

[RedRibbonSoldier#42]

Perhaps Bulma is insane and they are just figments of her imagination.

Future Mai didn't vanish after Blooma died, though.

[dbzfan7]

Bulma married and had sex with the guy who tried to murder her, and her friends. Not really surprising she hasn't got a beef with Pilaf, when that lunacy exists. Pilaf also as said is so much less of a threat now. Though I don't think she does know, or I'm pretty sure she'd be against a over 40 year old dating a child.

She's ok with marrying a genocidal alien, Mai is at least a (sane?) Human.

Yeah but even still, I'd be surprised at a mom who'd be ok with something like that.

[RedRibbonSoldier#42]

Bulma married and had sex with the guy who tried to murder her, and her friends. Not really surprising she hasn't got a beef with Pilaf, when that lunacy exists. Pilaf also as said is so much less of a threat now. Though I don't think she does know, or I'm pretty sure she'd be against a over 40 year old dating a child.

She's ok with marrying a genocidal alien, Mai is at least a (sane?) Human.

Yeah but even still, I'd be surprised at a mom who'd be ok with something like that.

Well, Mai isn't physically over 40 anymore.

[dbzfan7]

She's ok with marrying a genocidal alien, Mai is at least a (sane?) Human.

Yeah but even still, I'd be surprised at a mom who'd be ok with something like that.

Well, Mai isn't physically over 40 anymore.

She's still older than Bulma is, and is an adult. Childish mindset or not, which need I remind that Goku is even more childish. Just like how GT Goku while being a kid is still older than Pan is. Chi Chi was very upset about him being a kid, and it'd have been very weird for them to do anything together. Goku being wished younger, doesn't make him not an adult. As Mai being wished younger does not make her not an adult.

[TekTheNinja]

I think some of you misunderstand. I don't expect a grudge. I just expect her to actually notice that her son's friends are the frickin' Pilaf gang.

[RedRibbonSoldier#42]

I think some of you misunderstand. I don't expect a grudge. I just expect her to actually notice that her son's friends are the frickin' Pilaf gang.

What indication do we have that she doesn't?

[TekTheNinja]

I think some of you misunderstand. I don't expect a grudge. I just expect her to actually notice that her son's friends are the frickin' Pilaf gang.

What indication do we have that she doesn't?

Just that NO ONE has ever even acknowledged it.

[dbzfan7]

I think some of you misunderstand. I don't expect a grudge. I just expect her to actually notice that her son's friends are the frickin' Pilaf gang.

It's been over 30 years, and she has an insanely eventful life. I can see her forgetting who they even are.

[RedRibbonSoldier#42]

I think some of you misunderstand. I don't expect a grudge. I just expect her to actually notice that her son's friends are the frickin' Pilaf gang.

What indication do we have that she doesn't?

Just that NO ONE has ever even acknowledged it.

Maybe no one cares about Pilaf and Co. _{except Trunks}

[dbgtFO]

We already have a thread for this over in the general franchise discussion forum, perhaps the mods could merge them?

[Cursemark505]

I think some of you misunderstand. I don't expect a grudge. I just expect her to actually notice that her son's friends are the frickin' Pilaf gang.

It's been over 30 years, and she has an insanely eventful life. I can see her forgetting who they even are.

How could she forget them when they were a major part of her first adventure with the Dragon balls?
The pilaf gang remembers them.

[dbzfan7]

I think some of you misunderstand. I don't expect a grudge. I just expect her to actually notice that her son's friends are the frickin' Pilaf gang.

It's been over 30 years, and she has an insanely eventful life. I can see her forgetting who they even are.

How could she forget them when they were a major part of her first adventure with the Dragon balls?
The pilaf gang remembers them.

After all the shit she's been through, all the scary life events, I can see her forgetting who these people are. She's been through the Red Ribbon Army, Piccolo, Vegeta, Freeza, Cell, Majin Boo, Beerus, more Freeza, all of that is makes ya kinda forget small fry.

The Pilaf gang in comparison do not have nearly as eventful lives, and so they stick out as the only people who foiled their schemes.

[Smilodon]

How could she forget them when they were a major part of her first adventure with the Dragon balls?
The pilaf gang remembers them.

Not the major part!
Only in first 11 episodes (in fact arround 5 episodes against Pilaf gang). After this Pilaf showed up again in Baba's tournament but only Goku saw them. And in King Piccolo saga anybody saw Pilaf. And in DBZ Pilaf didn't show up (i really don't remember).

[GodKaio-Ken]

How could she forget them when they were a major part of her first adventure with the Dragon balls?
The pilaf gang remembers them.

Not the major part!
Only in first 11 episodes (in fact arround 5 episodes against Pilaf gang). After this Pilaf showed up again in Baba's tournament but only Goku saw them. And in King Piccolo saga anybody saw Pilaf. And in DBZ Pilaf didn't show up (i really don't remember).

Best explanation yet.

Mainly because I could see her passively forgetting about the Pilaf gang...I can't imagine she would actively do so. I'll try and give an example in case it's not clear what I'm thinking:

Passive = You completely forgot about your best friend from college but then you bumped into him and remember it all.

Active = You see your best friend from college again after many years and having forgotten about him, who in this case looks exactly the same, but don't remember him at all.