Where were Abo and Kado during Resurrection F?

[Peach]

They were ruling the Frieza Force prior to Battle of Gods. However, by the time Resurrection F happens, Sorbet has taken over and these two are nowhere to be found. They don't even have a cameo appearance during the invasion.

The "Yo Son Goku and His Friends" special was an original concept created by Toriyama. Tarble is referenced in Battle of Gods, in reference to the special. He's mentioned again in the Broly movie.

What happened to them? Did they desert the Frieza Force for Earth's food? Were they in the Frieza Force during Resurrection F, but on a different assignment?

[emperior]

The only thing that makes sense is that they left with Tarble and went to live on his planet.

[Polyphase Avatron]

Didn't they basically surrender and make friends with the earthlings at the end of the special?

I wouldn't assume Freeza would take kindly to that, so they were probably wise not to show their faces.

[Omori]

Actually as of now, we don't really know whether the events of the 2008 special are still part of the current DBS continuity.
The BoG refers to Vegeta's brother Tarble, but the DBS anime/manga doesn't.
However, interestingly, Tarble is mentioned in the DBS Broly movie.

But whether the events from the JUMP Special are really connected to the Resurrection F events is something I would like to be addressed at some point. A future guide book or so.
Or I can see Toyotaro reusing them, maybe even in the current arc.
Maybe they were hiding on some planet until Moro's gang came along...

[ankokudaishogun]

either killed, possibly as part of Freeza's training; retired; not reached by Freeza's reborn forces because in the 4 months he came back to life he was busy training instead of reconquering everything

[Yasai9001]

Actually as of now, we don't really know whether the events of the 2008 special are still part of the current DBS continuity.
The BoG refers to Vegeta's brother Tarble, but the DBS anime/manga doesn't.
However, interestingly, Tarble is mentioned in the DBS Broly movie.

But whether the events from the JUMP Special are really connected to the Resurrection F events is something I would like to be addressed at some point. A future guide book or so.
Or I can see Toyotaro reusing them, maybe even in the current arc.
Maybe they were hiding on some planet until Moro's gang came along...

The fact that Tarble is mentioned in the movie, which is made by Toriyama exclusively, gives all canonicity to Tarble.

[SSJgogeto]

More or less. Tarble is there, but we don't know for sure if the events of Jump Special are canon (canonical, whatever).

[funrush]

Didn't they basically surrender and make friends with the earthlings at the end of the special?

I wouldn't assume Freeza would take kindly to that, so they were probably wise not to show their faces.

I guess "Freeza killed them" is a possibility but I much prefer your take that they went into hiding.

I'd love for them to come back in Super for some comic relief purpose or maybe to even fight on the side of the Z-Warriors

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

I don't know if the JSAT special's events and new characters even really align with what's happened with Super and the new movies.

[Peach]

I don't know if the JSAT special's events and new characters even really align with what's happened with Super and the new movies.

Why even bring him up in Battle of Gods then? It was definitely a nod, or a 'hey remember that last special i worked on? wink wink."

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

I don't know if the JSAT special's events and new characters even really align with what's happened with Super and the new movies.

Why even bring him up in Battle of Gods then? It was definitely a nod, or a 'hey remember that last special i worked on? wink wink."

Well yeah there was that bit, i guess it was just a quick little reference they threw in seeing as not much else has been mentioned from the special since then.

[Peach]

I don't know if the JSAT special's events and new characters even really align with what's happened with Super and the new movies.

Why even bring him up in Battle of Gods then? It was definitely a nod, or a 'hey remember that last special i worked on? wink wink."

Well yeah there was that bit, i guess it was just a quick little reference they threw in seeing as not much else has been mentioned from the special since then.

Well, Toriyama wrote the scripts himself for Battle of Gods, Resurrection F, and Broly. It wasn't just a throwaway line by Toei. Seems like he remembered the last special he worked on if he's referencing it.

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

Why even bring him up in Battle of Gods then? It was definitely a nod, or a 'hey remember that last special i worked on? wink wink."

Well yeah there was that bit, i guess it was just a quick little reference they threw in seeing as not much else has been mentioned from the special since then.

Well, Toriyama wrote the scripts himself for Battle of Gods, Resurrection F, and Broly. It wasn't just a throwaway line by Toei. Seems like he remembered the last special he worked on if he's referencing it.

Yeah i see, at least they referenced/acknowledged Tarble even if not by name and thus the Yo! special.

[Grimlock]

His name appears in a "family tree" in a page from... well, I don't remember what it is, related to Dragon Ball Super: Broly, though.

[Tai Lung]

Actually as of now, we don't really know whether the events of the 2008 special are still part of the current DBS continuity.
The BoG refers to Vegeta's brother Tarble, but the DBS anime/manga doesn't.
However, interestingly, Tarble is mentioned in the DBS Broly movie.

But whether the events from the JUMP Special are really connected to the Resurrection F events is something I would like to be addressed at some point. A future guide book or so.
Or I can see Toyotaro reusing them, maybe even in the current arc.
Maybe they were hiding on some planet until Moro's gang came along...

The fact that Tarble is mentioned in the movie, which is made by Toriyama exclusively, gives all canonicity to Tarble.

the character may exist but not necessarily in the same way .. there may be a retcon

[Xeogran]

Actually as of now, we don't really know whether the events of the 2008 special are still part of the current DBS continuity.
The BoG refers to Vegeta's brother Tarble, but the DBS anime/manga doesn't.
However, interestingly, Tarble is mentioned in the DBS Broly movie.

But whether the events from the JUMP Special are really connected to the Resurrection F events is something I would like to be addressed at some point. A future guide book or so.
Or I can see Toyotaro reusing them, maybe even in the current arc.
Maybe they were hiding on some planet until Moro's gang came along...

The fact that Tarble is mentioned in the movie, which is made by Toriyama exclusively, gives all canonicity to Tarble.

the character may exist but not necessarily in the same way .. there may be a retcon

In DBS Broly, Vegeta was still not keen on thinking about his brother, so it suggests that Tarble is still a wimp. The special was so fitting with Toriyama's gag style, I don't think he would bother to retcon it.

[Yasai9001]

Didn't they basically surrender and make friends with the earthlings at the end of the special?

I wouldn't assume Freeza would take kindly to that, so they were probably wise not to show their faces.

During the events of Son Goku and his friends return, Freeza was dead. By the time he came back, About and Cado had probably already made a life of their own far away from the Freeza Force.