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[[File:Trunks-chp335-cyborgs.png|thumb|200px|[[Tongpoo]] reveals that he is actually a cyborg.<ref name="dbchp335">{{Cite manga|Chp=335}}</ref>]] | |||
[[File:Db_chp367_title-tan.png|thumb|200px|[[Dragon Ball Chapter 367|Chapter 367]]'s title page provides a comprehensive overview of artificial humans up to that point<ref name="dbchp367">{{Cite manga|Chp=367}}</ref>]] | |||
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After defeating Freeza and King Cold, [[Son Goku]] finally arrives back on Earth and has a bit of a palaver with Trunks about the current situation and future threat of the "artificial humans":<ref> | After defeating Freeza and King Cold, [[Son Goku]] finally arrives back on Earth and has a bit of a palaver with Trunks about the current situation and future threat of the "artificial humans":<ref name="dbchp335"></ref> | ||
{{quotation|No, they're artificial humans, or cyborgs, invented right here on Earth. The one who created them is Doctor Gero, a mad scientist originally of the Red Ribbon Army.|Trunks, ''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 335}} | {{quotation|いえ··· この地球で生みだされた人造人間··· いわゆるサイボーグというやつです。 造りあげたのはもとレッドリボン軍の狂人的科学者ドクター•ゲロ···<br><hr>No, they're artificial humans, or cyborgs, invented right here on Earth. The one who created them is Doctor Gero, a mad scientist originally of the Red Ribbon Army.|Trunks, ''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 335}} | ||
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==Supplemental Documentation== | ==Supplemental Documentation== | ||
[[File:Daizenshuu4-p158-technology-robot.png|thumb|200px|"ROBOT" sub-section of the overall "TECHNOLOGY" section in [[Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide|''Daizenshuu 4: World Guide'']]<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="ROBOT"|Book=8|Page=p. 159}}</ref>]] | |||
The 1995 guidebook ''[[Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide]]'' contains an extensive "Racial Groups" section broken down by various types of beings in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe (e.g., "[[Saiyan]]," "[[Namekian]]," "People of the Cosmos," "[[Freeza]] and His Followers," etc.). No "artificial humans" are included in this section — instead, they are classified later in the book as part of the "Technology & Supernatural" section, with its own sub-sections:<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="TECHNOLOGY"|Book=8|Page=pp. 158-161}}</ref> | The 1995 guidebook ''[[Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide]]'' contains an extensive "Racial Groups" section broken down by various types of beings in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe (e.g., "[[Saiyan]]," "[[Namekian]]," "People of the Cosmos," "[[Freeza]] and His Followers," etc.). No "artificial humans" are included in this section — instead, they are classified later in the book as part of the "Technology & Supernatural" section, with its own sub-sections:<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="TECHNOLOGY"|Book=8|Page=pp. 158-161}}</ref> | ||
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| English Name(s) | Cyborg, Android, Artificial Human |
"Cyborg" refers to a specific type of artificially-enhanced or modified being in the expanded works of Akira Toriyama.
While all are classified under the banner of 人造人間 (jinzōningen; literally "Artificial Human") in the Dragon Ball universe, a "cyborg" is distinct from a fully-inorganic "robot" and may be distinct from other "android" beings.
Cyborgs in Akira Toriyama Manga
Dr. Slump
While Arale Norimaki is a fully inorganic robot created by Senbei Norimaki, and most of the Caramel Men created by Dr. Mashirito are likewise robots (including Obotchaman as Caramel Man No. 4, who was created based on Arale's blueprints), Dr. Mashirito — in one of the many plot points shared between Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball — transformed himself into a cyborg as Caramel Man No. 9.
The Adventure of Tongpoo
Following the two-chapter Dragon Boy manga published in Shueisha's Fresh Jump magazine earlier that year, Akira Toriyama returned to the pages of Weekly Shōnen Jump in November 1983 with the single-chapter manga The Adventure of Tongpoo. Both of these series would serve as prototype works leading to the creation and debut of Dragon Ball the following year.
In The Adventure of Tongpoo, space explorer Tongpoo accidentally lands on what appears to be an uninhabited planet due to engine failure. When he meets a young lady named Plamo hiding from a dangerous alien, the two make plans for their escape! Tongpoo goes to fire his pistol, but the alien shoots a much larger gun right through Tongpoo. The alien attempts to eat Plamo, but she somehow manages to get free. Tongpoo is suddenly back on his feet, even with a hole through him! The alien keeps firing at Tongpoo, but he is a cyborg! Completely angry now, Tongpoo unleashes on the alien, knocking him out with a couple swift punches.[1]
Tongpoo uses the English word "cyborg" (サイボーグ saibōgu) specifically.
Dragon Ball
Sergeant Metallic
Hat-chan
Cyborg Tao-paipai
Mecha Freeza
After defeating Freeza and King Cold, Son Goku finally arrives back on Earth and has a bit of a palaver with Trunks about the current situation and future threat of the "artificial humans":[2]
いえ··· この地球で生みだされた人造人間··· いわゆるサイボーグというやつです。 造りあげたのはもとレッドリボン軍の狂人的科学者ドクター•ゲロ···
No, they're artificial humans, or cyborgs, invented right here on Earth. The one who created them is Doctor Gero, a mad scientist originally of the Red Ribbon Army.
— Trunks, Dragon Ball Chapter 335
Title page
Supplemental Documentation
The 1995 guidebook Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide contains an extensive "Racial Groups" section broken down by various types of beings in the Dragon Ball universe (e.g., "Saiyan," "Namekian," "People of the Cosmos," "Freeza and His Followers," etc.). No "artificial humans" are included in this section — instead, they are classified later in the book as part of the "Technology & Supernatural" section, with its own sub-sections:[5]
- "ROBOT" (ロボット Robotto)
- "ROBOT" (ロボット Robotto)[a]
- "CYBORG" (サイボーグ Saibōgu)
- "ANDROID" (人造人間 Jinzōningen)
- "MECHANICAL TYPE" (メカタイプ Meka Taipu)
- "BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TYPE" (バイオタイプ Baio Taipu)
Notes
- ↑ This is not a duplicate entry; the main "ROBOT" entry has a first subsection that is literally called "ROBOT" again, followed by the "CYBORG" sub-section. The former includes Sergeant Metallic, the Red Ribbon Army Robot, and the Pirate Robot; the latter solely includes Cyborg Tao-paipai.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Toriyama, Akira. "The Adventure of Tongpoo". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1983 #52. Japan: Shueisha, 29 November 1983. (pp. 139-183)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 335: "A Message of Terror". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1991 #34. Japan: Shueisha, 30 July 1991.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 367: "The Reborn Piccolo vs No. 17". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1992 #17. Japan: Shueisha, 31 March 1992.
- ↑ "ROBOT". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide. Japan: Shueisha, 04 October 1995. ISBN 4-08-782754-2. (p. 159)
- ↑ "TECHNOLOGY". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide. Japan: Shueisha, 04 October 1995. ISBN 4-08-782754-2. (pp. 158-161)