Invincible Lords of the Highway

Invincible Lords of the Highway
無敵の街道レーサー (Muteki no Kaidou Reesaa)
Anime
English Name(s)	Toad Warriors (Funimation)
Anime Debut	Dragon Ball Z Episode 138
Appears in	Anime-only

The Invincible Lords of the Highway is a highway gang (riding motorized unicycles) that featured in episode 138 of Dragon Ball Z. The gang did not appear in the Dragon Ball manga, but were instead created for an anime-only sequence scripted by Katsuyuki Sumisawa.

General Overview

The "Invincible Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between North City and Son Goku's home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon Artificial Human 16, 17, and 18 while they were driving en route to Son Goku's house. Unbeknownst to them, God was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from Trunks's Future. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.

Name

The Japanese name for the group is 無敵の街道レーサー, literally "Invincible Highway Racers", using the English word for "racer". The Funimation dub name for the group, "Toad Warriors", is a pun based on the English expression "road warrior". This term initially meant a long distance vehicle or a driving enthusiast, however the behavior and dress of the characters closely resemble gangs from the 1981 film Mad Max 2, known in the United States as The Road Warrior.

Production

Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.

The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of Dragon Ball Chapter 24 where it is being ridden by the Turtle Hermit, although he never rode one in the series itself. They debuted in the series proper two chapters later when Lunch rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.

Although several of the characters are voiced, none of them have names or are given voice credits in the original anime.

Images

• Gang Member Gallery
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  The gang's leader; he wields an axe
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  A gang member who wields a metal wrench; he may be the second in command
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  A gang member resembling Dracula Man; he wields a morning star
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  A gang member who wields a heavy metal chain
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  A masked gang member who wields a morning star
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  A female gang member who wields a morning star. She crashes into a billboard but catches up to the rest of the gang for the final confrontation.
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  A masked gang member; he wields a staff
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  A gang member with an eyepatch; he wields a spiked club. His bike skids off the road and into a ravine.
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  A gang member who wields a stick
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  A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
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  A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
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  A canine or reptilian gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
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  A canine gang member; he wields a stick. He crashes into a billboard.

Notes

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External Links

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