Mount Calvo

Mount Calvo
ケルボ山 (Kerubo-san)
Mount Calvo's smoking peak.
Name Pun	Volcano
Anime Debut	Dragon Ball GT Episode 7
Locational Data
Area	Universe
Galaxy	Milky Way
Planet	Planet Calvo
Location	Universe 7

Mount Calvo is an active volcano on Planet Calvo, the third stop on the Grand Tour. Mount Calvo first appears in Dragon Ball GT Episode 7 which debuted on Fuji TV on 20 March 1996 in Japan.

Overview

Mount Calvo is the home to Zunama, an amphibious being who terrorizes the village at the foot of the mountain by pretending that he has the power to create earthquakes and make the volcano erupt. In reality, Zunama can only predict earthquakes; he can feel the tremors beginning long before the villagers can, and the vibrations cause his whiskers to undulate. Soon after, the tremors become perceptible to the villagers, giving them the impression that Zunama causes the earthquakes by wiggling his whiskers.

As the seismic activity from Mount Calvo increases ahead of its eruption, Zunama is able to demand more and more from the villagers. Ultimately he demands that they provide him with a bride, so the Village Headman offers his daughter Leine. When Zunama goes to the village to retrieve her, she has been replaced with Trunks, who is on Planet Calvo along with Goku, Pan, and Giru to retrieve the Ultimate Dragon Ball that happened to be in Leine's possession.

Goku prepares to put out the fire.

Trunks's companions and Leine's fiancé Doma follow Zunama and Trunks to Mount Calvo in "Operation Get Zunama Drunk and Snip His Whiskers!" After one whisker is snipped, they realize that Zunama does not actually have power over the earthquakes or the volcano, which erupts despite his wishes. Everyone flees the volcano in fear, and once they are safely outside, Goku destroys the volcano with a Kamehameha.

Name

Mount Calvo's name (ケルボ山 Kerubo-san) is confirmed to be derived from "volcano" (ボルケーノ borukeeno). It is never mentioned by name in the Funimation English dub.

Notes

Muten Rōshi after destroying Mount Frypan.

Goku's Kamehameha to stanch the eruption of Mount Calvo was a direct reference to the first Kamehameha he ever saw: when Muten Rōshi attempted to put out the fire at Mount Frypan and accidentally destroyed the entire mountain, including the Ox Demon King's castle and all his treasures. When everyone points out that the mountain is gone, Muten Rōshi admits he went a little too far, laughing nervously, and everyone falls over. After witnessing this event, Goku was able to reproduce the Kamehameha, destroying the car that Yamcha and Pu'er had given them.

Goku after destroying Mount Calvo.

Just like back then, Goku only wants to stop the eruption of Mount Calvo with his Kamehameha, but he accidentally destroys the whole mountain. When Pan points out that the mountain is gone, Goku admits he went a little too far; then he raises a hand to the back of his head and says, "Oh well!" and everyone falls over. This is likely another direct reference, this time to the scene a few chapters/episodes after Mount Frypan where Goku wakes up and discovers that his tail has been cut off. After throwing a legendary tantrum, Goku puts both hands behind his head and says, "Oh well!" Then everyone falls over.

Goku after losing his tail.

Dragon Ball Episode 8

一同：あっ！ ない！
Ichidō: Aa! Nai!
All: Ahh! It's gone!

武天老師：張り切り過ぎちゃった｡ テヘッ｡
Muten Rōshi: Harikiri sugi chatta. Tehee.
Muten Rōshi: I guess I went a little overboard. Tee hee.

(Everyone falls over.)

Dragon Ball GT Episode 8

パン：ケルボ山が ない！
Pan: Kerubo-san ga nai!
Pan: Mount Calvo is gone!

悟空：しまった。オラちっとやり過ぎちまった。まっ いっか！
Gokū: Shimatta. Ora chitto yari sugi chimatta. Maa ikka!
Goku: Whoops. I think I overdid it a little bit. Oh, well!

(Everyone falls over.)

Dragon Ball Episode 13

悟空：ない！ ない！ ないよ！おいらの尻尾が…｡ あーっ！まぁ いっか｡
Goku: Nai! Nai! Nai yo! Oira no shippo ga... Aaa! Maa ikka.
Goku: It's gone! Gone! Gone! My tail is... Ahh! Oh, well.

(Everyone falls over.)