Scouter
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| Scouter | |
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| スカウター (Sukautā) | |
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Manga Scouter (Manga)Anime Scouter (Anime) | |
| English Name(s) |
Scouter (Viz) Scouter (Funimation) Scouter (Bandai Namco) |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 195 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Episode 1 |
| Appears in | Manga, Anime, Video Games |
Scouters are fictional devices in the Dragon Ball franchise which allow for the detection, location, and tracking of individuals based on their fighting energy signature (or "battle power"). Scouters are introduced in chapter 195 of the original serialization with the arrival of Raditz and make regular appearances through two story arcs. Scouters typically return with Freeza-related characters in subsequent stories and special features, as well as in a variety of video games as detection or accessory items.
General Overview
Scouters were invented the the Tsufruians as a device for the purpose of guarding against enemies and beasts. The scouter technology was adapted by Gichamu or Kikono[note 1], who then made modifications for concrete battle power numbers and telecommunications abilities; at this point, soldiers in Freeza's army began making use of it to carry out offensives.[1]
Though the base functionality is the same across all models, due to the variety of aliens using the technology (and therefore necessary shapes), different types and attachment parts can be built to fit around the ear or eye(s), including single-visor, dual-eye types. Screen colors can likewise be adjusted to fit one's individual tastes.[1]
Initial scouter models were unable to measure battle powers over 20,000, though newer models are always in development to handle this power inflation.[2]
Production
Original author Akira Toriyama states that scouters come from the concept of reconnaissance, where a reconnaissance vehicle may be called a "scout car"; that word "scout" was tweaked to create the name.[3] The scouters were developed for the author and readers alike to be able to understand the respective characters' strengths. The scouters also create an immediate sense of peril, since enemies equipped with them can locate and report the location of their opponent(s).[4][5]
Toriyama states that a scouter may explode when reading a high battle power just to be showy for a comic, since they are actually digital and this makes little sense. In an analog respect, it is akin to how a counter that is rising at breakneck speed cannot keep up and ultimately breaks down.[1]
Scouters in the Series
Scouters in the Original Serialization
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Scouters in Supplemental Features
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Scouters in Video Games
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Notes
- ↑ The "Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!" interview with Akira Toriyama in the July 2014 issue of Saikyō Jump provides the (then-new) name of "Gichamu" as the scientist responsible for adapting the scouters under Freeza's rule. Official descriptions for the 2018 theatrical film Dragon Ball Super: Broly list Kikono as a genius scientist whose inventions include Freeza's spaceship, armor, and scouters, a character who had appeared in 2014 in the "Dragon Ball Minus" bonus chapter of Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, the content of which was later adapted into the aforementioned theatrical film.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!". Saikyō Jump, July 2014. Japan: Shueisha, 04 June 2014. (pp. 28-29)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. "Answering questions about the “Saiyan arc”!!". Dragon Ball Full Color: Saiyan Arc Volume 2. Japan: Shueisha, 04 February 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-870708-2. (p. #)
- ↑ "TITLE NEEDED". Saikyō Jump, April 2014. Japan: Shueisha, 04 March 2014. (p. 58)
- ↑ "TITLE NEEDED". Saikyō Jump, May 2014. Japan: Shueisha, 02 April 2014. (p. ??)
- ↑ "Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering". Dragon Ball Extreme Battle Collection: Round 02. Japan: Shueisha, 04 August 2010. ISBN 4-08-874841-2. (p. 90)
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