Brutz Waves

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:33 am

Okay... in a past 'Ask VegEX', it was stated that the pun on the term Brutz Waves was obvious. Well, not to me.

What is the pun there? Help?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:39 am

Brutz waves turn Saiyans into giant apes. They make Saiyans more "brutish".

If you still can't get it, seek help. Immedietly.

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu May 13, 2004 3:09 am

Yeah, I get it now. Much simpler than I thought.

I remember once seeing it referred to as 'Bruits' Waves, which made me wonder if it was, like, Fruits, but with a B. You know, Yasai = Vegetables, Bruits = Fruits, blah blah bling bleck bloo.

Post by **SaiyaJedi** » Thu May 13, 2004 1:03 pm

Ben Plante wrote:Yeah, I get it now. Much simpler than I thought.

I remember once seeing it referred to as 'Bruits' Waves, which made me wonder if it was, like, Fruits, but with a B. You know, Yasai = Vegetables, Bruits = Fruits, blah blah bling bleck bloo.

Also a possibility. But since it deals directly with the ape-transformation, and since we have the Tsufuru-jin (a rearrangement of "furuutsu"), I decided to go with the more "brutish" pun.

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:28 pm

As some extra fun info, the Blue Water GT dub calls them "Blutz waves". And "Soufles". What does the FUNi dub call them?

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:38 pm

That's funny Blue Waters calls them "Blutz" because that's what the French dub calls them too.

Post by **TripleRach** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:21 pm

I just recently noticed the resemblance between "buruutsu" and "furuutsu". Only a dakuten of difference! Maybe that was Toriyama's intended pun, since there were no Tsufuru-jin in the manga.

Xyex · Post by **Xyex** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:27 pm

Tsufuru-jin = Tuffles in the dub. (I think I spelt that right...)

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:29 pm

I just recently noticed the resemblance between "buruutsu" and "furuutsu". Only a dakuten of difference! Maybe that was Toriyama's intended pun, since there were no Tsufuru-jin in the manga.

My Kami, you're right, I forgot there were no Tsufruians in the Manga! (Is Tsufruians the Daimao translations? I usually go by his stuff). Could I have been right... AND YOU ALL WRONG!?!?!?!?!?!?

Not trying to be arrogant... it's just that it would be a first for me.

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:11 pm

Maybe, except for:

1/ The fact that "Brutz waves" make them, well, "brutish", and

2/ While buruutsu and furuutsu are very similar, buruutsu is even more similar to, well, "brutz".

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:20 pm

...Liam, don't spoil my high.

I know it's probably Brute rather than fruit... but with even a Julian 'kind-of-backing', I can hope.

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Thu May 13, 2004 7:17 pm

PsyLiam wrote:Brutz waves turn Saiyans into giant apes. They make Saiyans more "brutish".

If you still can't get it, seek help. Immedietly.

o.O Uh, that may be part of it, but I think you missed the joke as well.

Saiyans change into giant apes by use of "Brutz" waves (Funimation calls them Blutz). And the necessary amount of Blutz waves are only reflected by a full moon.

When you flash somebody your buttocks, it's called "Mooning". And when you take out the r (or l) you end up with "Butt" waves.

Mochi · Post by **Mochi** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:04 pm

Deus ex Machina wrote:
PsyLiam wrote:Brutz waves turn Saiyans into giant apes. They make Saiyans more "brutish".

If you still can't get it, seek help. Immedietly.
o.O Uh, that may be part of it, but I think you missed the joke as well.

Saiyans change into giant apes by use of "Brutz" waves (Funimation calls them Blutz). And the necessary amount of Blutz waves are only reflected by a full moon.

When you flash somebody your buttocks, it's called "Mooning". And when you take out the r (or l) you end up with "Butt" waves.

Trunks should stop showing Brolly his Brutz. o.o

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:27 pm

Trunks: I know how to distract Broli!

*Moons Broli, changing him into a giant ape*

Trunks: Oh shit...

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:48 pm

Deus ex Machina wrote:Saiyans change into giant apes by use of "Brutz" waves (Funimation calls them Blutz). And the necessary amount of Blutz waves are only reflected by a full moon.

When you flash somebody your buttocks, it's called "Mooning". And when you take out the r (or l) you end up with "Butt" waves.

That's really, really, really reaching, y'know.

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Thu May 13, 2004 10:56 pm

PsyLiam wrote:
Deus ex Machina wrote:Saiyans change into giant apes by use of "Brutz" waves (Funimation calls them Blutz). And the necessary amount of Blutz waves are only reflected by a full moon.

When you flash somebody your buttocks, it's called "Mooning". And when you take out the r (or l) you end up with "Butt" waves.
That's really, really, really reaching, y'know.

Is it? I thought it was fairly obvious.

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:04 pm

Okay, so we have 2 possibilities as to where the Brut/Bruit part comes from. Brute (Likely) , or Fruits (Sorta likely). But the Z? Why not S? Why a Z?

Because of Dragonball 'Z'? Was that Toriyama's manga homage to the alternate title for the anime version?

I know, who gives a damn.

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:37 pm

Deus ex Machina wrote:Is it? I thought it was fairly obvious.

Brutz waves are produced by the full moon...

"Mooning" someone means flashing your butt at them...

Add an "r" and "z" to "butt" and you get "Brutz".

Nope, sorry, seems like reaching to me. If nothing else, I don't think that Toriyama had quite that good a grasp of English slang terminology.

As to why a "Z", I'm guessing that it's just because he wanted a word that sounded like "brute", while not being exactly the same. And "Brutes waves" sounds silly (well, sillier).

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:51 pm

Toriyama shoulda just called them Lunar Waves and been done with it. But, that's out Tori for ya.

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Fri May 14, 2004 12:56 am

PsyLiam wrote:
Deus ex Machina wrote:Is it? I thought it was fairly obvious.
Brutz waves are produced by the full moon...

"Mooning" someone means flashing your butt at them...

Add an "r" and "z" to "butt" and you get "Brutz".

Nope, sorry, seems like reaching to me. If nothing else, I don't think that Toriyama had quite that good a grasp of English slang terminology.

As to why a "Z", I'm guessing that it's just because he wanted a word that sounded like "brute", while not being exactly the same. And "Brutes waves" sounds silly (well, sillier).

Bah, say what you like. The Mooning and Butz pun makes a lot more sence to me than "brutish waves". If that was the case he couldve called them giant ape waves.