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VegettoEX: Updating Saikyo Jump citations

2020-05-20T17:48:18Z

Updating Saikyo Jump citations

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	==Production==		==Production==
	Original author Akira Toriyama states that scouters come from the idea of reconnaissance, where a reconnaissance vehicle may be called a "scout car"; that word "scout" was tweaked to create the name.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=April\|Date=04 March 2014\|Title="~~TITLE NEEDED~~"\|Page=p. 58}}</ref> 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 detect and report the location of their opponent(s).<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=May\|Date=02 April 2014\|Title="~~TITLE NEEDED~~"\|Page=p. ??}}</ref><ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering"\|Book=26\|Page=p. 90}}</ref>		Original author Akira Toriyama states that scouters come from the idea of reconnaissance, where a reconnaissance vehicle may be called a "scout car"; that word "scout" was tweaked to create the name.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=April\|Date=04 March 2014\|Title="Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!"\|Page=p. 58}}<br/ >[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/jump-sq-may-2008-akira-toriyama-masakazu-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!"]</ref> 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 detect and report the location of their opponent(s).<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=May\|Date=02 April 2014\|Title="Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!"\|Page=p. 148}}<br/ >[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/jump-sq-may-2008-akira-toriyama-masakazu-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!"]</ref><ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering"\|Book=26\|Page=p. 90}}</ref>

	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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>		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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>

VegettoEX: Adding Chouzenshuu citations and film additions including Broly notes

2018-12-12T20:41:37Z

Adding Chouzenshuu citations and film additions including Broly notes

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	[[File:scouters-newmodelstofreeza.png\|200px\|thumb\|[[Jheese]] presents the requested batch of new scouters to [[Freeza]]]]		[[File:scouters-newmodelstofreeza.png\|200px\|thumb\|[[Jheese]] presents the requested batch of new scouters to [[Freeza]]]]
	[[File:scouters-firstexplosion.png\|150px\|thumb\|[[Bulma]]'s reprogrammed scouter explodes while remotely reading [[Son Goku]] in his fight against [[Vegeta]]]]		[[File:scouters-firstexplosion.png\|150px\|thumb\|[[Bulma]]'s reprogrammed scouter explodes while remotely reading [[Son Goku]] in his fight against [[Vegeta]]]]
	Scouters were invented by the [[Tsufruians]] as a device for the purpose of guarding against enemies and beasts. The scouter technology was adapted by [[Gichamu]] or [[Kikono]]<ref group="note">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]]'' instead list [[Kikono]] as a genius scientist whose inventions include Freeza's spaceship, armor, and scouters. Kikono 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.</ref>, who then made modifications for concrete battle power numbers and telecommunications abilities; at this point, soldiers in [[King Cold]] and [[Freeza]]'s army began making use of it to carry out offensive attacks.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=July\|Date=04 June 2014\|Title="Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!"\|Page=pp. 28-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2018\|Month=January\|Date=01 December 2017\|Title="Dragon Ball Vol. S: Saiyan Super Strongest Comics" (Supplemental Booklet): "We Asked Akira Toriyama-sensei! Saiyan Special Q&A"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>		Scouters were invented by the [[Tsufruians]] as a device for the purpose of guarding against enemies and beasts. The scouter technology was adapted by [[Gichamu]] or [[Kikono]]<ref group="note">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]]'' instead list [[Kikono]] as a genius scientist whose inventions include Freeza's spaceship, armor, and scouters. Kikono 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.</ref>, who then made modifications for concrete battle power numbers and telecommunications abilities; at this point, soldiers in [[King Cold]] and [[Freeza]]'s army began making use of it to carry out offensive attacks.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=July\|Date=04 June 2014\|Title="Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!"\|Page=pp. 28-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2018\|Month=January\|Date=01 December 2017\|Title="Dragon Ball Vol. S: Saiyan Super Strongest Comics" (Supplemental Booklet): "We Asked Akira Toriyama-sensei! Saiyan Special Q&A"\|Page=p. #}}</ref> Freeza presents scouters—a more compact, wearable version of the "scout-scopes" the Saiyans have been using for reconnaissance up to now—to the Saiyans when he and King Cold visit Planet Vegeta to announce Freeza taking over the army in his father's place.<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=supermovie2018}}</ref>

	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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>		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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>

	Initial scouter models were unable to measure battle powers over 22,000, though newer ~~models~~ are always in development to handle this power inflation.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Book=fc3-2\|Title="Answering questions about the “Saiyan arc”!!"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>		Initial scouter models were unable to measure battle powers over 22,000, though newer model scouters (新型スカウター, ''shingata sukautā'') are always in development to handle this power inflation<ref>{{Cite manga\|Book=fc3-2\|Title="Answering questions about the “Saiyan arc”!!"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>; even these models may still explode if they read a level beyond their analytical ability, however.<ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Item Dictionary"\|Book=31\|Page=p. 198}}</ref> Due to the nature of the scouters being such precision-based instruments, they may be transported in a special "scouter case" (スカウターケース, ''sukautā kēsu'') which is able to withstand high impact.<ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Item Dictionary"\|Book=31\|Page=p. 199}}</ref>

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	===Scouters in Supplemental Features===		===Scouters in Supplemental Features===
	~~TBD~~		In 1990's third theatrical ''Dragon Ball Z'' film (''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 3\|A Super Decisive Battle for Earth]]''), [[Tullece]] and his [[Tullece Crusher Corps.\|Crusher Corps]]. henchmen group all sport scouters.

			In 1991's fifth theatrical ''Dragon Ball Z'' film (''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 5\|The Incredible Strongest vs Strongest]]''), [[Thouser]], [[Dore]], and [[Neiz]] of [[Coola's Armored Squadron]] each sport scouters, while [[Coola]] himself does not.

			In the 2018 theatrical film ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'', Freeza (alongside King Cold, Kikono, and various other members of his army) presents scouters to the Saiyans as a more compact, wearable version of the "scout-scopes" they had previously been using for reconnaissance. Freeza demonstrates their effectiveness by detecting and murdering several hidden Saiyan snipers aiming their weapons at him. Freeza leaves behind 500 sets as they depart.

	===Scouters in Video Games===		===Scouters in Video Games===

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	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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>		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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>

	Initial scouter models were unable to measure battle powers over 20,000, though newer models are always in development to handle this power inflation.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Book=fc3-2\|Title="Answering questions about the “Saiyan arc”!!"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>		Initial scouter models were unable to measure battle powers over 22,000, though newer models are always in development to handle this power inflation.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Book=fc3-2\|Title="Answering questions about the “Saiyan arc”!!"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>

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	===Scouters in Video Games===		===Scouters in Video Games===
	~~TBD~~		Scouters make their first video game appearance in ''Dragon Ball Z: Assault! The Saiyans'' for the Nintendo Famicom, where Raditz serves as the game's initial antagonist. Scouters are also an in-game item in the player's card deck, and can be used to scan the enemy party.<ref>{{Cite videogame\|Game=c5}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	===Scouters in the Original Serialization===		===Scouters in the Original Serialization===
	Scouters are introduced on the title page of [[Dragon Ball Chapter ~~196~~\|chapter ~~196~~]] with a close-up of [[Raditz]]'s face. Raditz uses his scouter over the subsequent chapters to detect and direct him toward large battle powers, including those of [[Piccolo]] and [[Son Goku]]. Raditz believes the scouter reading of [[Son Gohan]] to be a malfunction due to a high number coming from a child.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=199}}</ref>		Scouters are introduced on the title page of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195\|chapter 195]] with a close-up of [[Raditz]]'s face. Raditz uses his scouter over the subsequent chapters to detect and direct him toward large battle powers, including those of [[Piccolo]] and [[Son Goku]]. Raditz believes the scouter reading of [[Son Gohan]] to be a malfunction due to a high number coming from a child.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=199}}</ref>

	Following his death, [[Bulma]] is able to fix and reprogram Raditz's scouter to display with Roman numerals.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=209}}</ref> This scouter later explodes as Bulma remotely reads Son Goku's battle power reaching over 21,000 upon him using the ''[[Kaiō-ken]]'' multiplied three times over.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=330}}</ref>		Following his death, [[Bulma]] is able to fix and reprogram Raditz's scouter to display with Roman numerals.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=209}}</ref> This scouter later explodes as Bulma remotely reads Son Goku's battle power reaching over 21,000 upon him using the ''[[Kaiō-ken]]'' multiplied three times over.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=330}}</ref>

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	{{tab \| Anime \| [[File:item-scouter~~-capsule~~-anime.png\|200px\|Scouter (Anime)]]}}		{{tab \| Anime \| [[File:item-scouter-anime.png\|200px\|Scouter (Anime)]]}}
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VegettoEX: Adding images and scouters in the original serialization section

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Adding images and scouters in the original serialization section

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	==General Overview==		==General Overview==
	[[File:~~manga~~-~~shrinking~~-~~capsule~~.png\|200px\|thumb\|Bulma ~~shrinking her capsule house.~~]]		[[File:scouters-raditzusing.png\|200px\|thumb\|[[Raditz]] manually activating his scouter to read [[Piccolo]]'s battle power]]
			[[File:scouters-locationexample.png\|200px\|thumb\|[[Raditz]]'s scouter display points toward a large battle power]]
			[[File:scouters-newmodelstofreeza.png\|200px\|thumb\|[[Jheese]] presents the requested batch of new scouters to [[Freeza]]]]
			[[File:scouters-firstexplosion.png\|150px\|thumb\|[[Bulma]]'s reprogrammed scouter explodes while remotely reading [[Son Goku]] in his fight against [[Vegeta]]]]
	Scouters were invented by the [[Tsufruians]] as a device for the purpose of guarding against enemies and beasts. The scouter technology was adapted by [[Gichamu]] or [[Kikono]]<ref group="note">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]]'' instead list [[Kikono]] as a genius scientist whose inventions include Freeza's spaceship, armor, and scouters. Kikono 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.</ref>, who then made modifications for concrete battle power numbers and telecommunications abilities; at this point, soldiers in [[King Cold]] and [[Freeza]]'s army began making use of it to carry out offensive attacks.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=July\|Date=04 June 2014\|Title="Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!"\|Page=pp. 28-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2018\|Month=January\|Date=01 December 2017\|Title="Dragon Ball Vol. S: Saiyan Super Strongest Comics" (Supplemental Booklet): "We Asked Akira Toriyama-sensei! Saiyan Special Q&A"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>		Scouters were invented by the [[Tsufruians]] as a device for the purpose of guarding against enemies and beasts. The scouter technology was adapted by [[Gichamu]] or [[Kikono]]<ref group="note">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]]'' instead list [[Kikono]] as a genius scientist whose inventions include Freeza's spaceship, armor, and scouters. Kikono 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.</ref>, who then made modifications for concrete battle power numbers and telecommunications abilities; at this point, soldiers in [[King Cold]] and [[Freeza]]'s army began making use of it to carry out offensive attacks.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=July\|Date=04 June 2014\|Title="Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!"\|Page=pp. 28-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2018\|Month=January\|Date=01 December 2017\|Title="Dragon Ball Vol. S: Saiyan Super Strongest Comics" (Supplemental Booklet): "We Asked Akira Toriyama-sensei! Saiyan Special Q&A"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>

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	==Production==		==Production==
	~~[[File:tongpoo-capsules.png\|thumb\|200px\|Tongpoo boils a variety capsule.]]~~
	Original author Akira Toriyama states that scouters come from the idea of reconnaissance, where a reconnaissance vehicle may be called a "scout car"; that word "scout" was tweaked to create the name.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=April\|Date=04 March 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. 58}}</ref> 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 detect and report the location of their opponent(s).<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=May\|Date=02 April 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. ??}}</ref><ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering"\|Book=26\|Page=p. 90}}</ref>		Original author Akira Toriyama states that scouters come from the idea of reconnaissance, where a reconnaissance vehicle may be called a "scout car"; that word "scout" was tweaked to create the name.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=April\|Date=04 March 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. 58}}</ref> 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 detect and report the location of their opponent(s).<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=May\|Date=02 April 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. ??}}</ref><ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering"\|Book=26\|Page=p. 90}}</ref>

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	===Scouters in the Original Serialization===		===Scouters in the Original Serialization===
	~~TBD~~		Scouters are introduced on the title page of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196\|chapter 196]] with a close-up of [[Raditz]]'s face. Raditz uses his scouter over the subsequent chapters to detect and direct him toward large battle powers, including those of [[Piccolo]] and [[Son Goku]]. Raditz believes the scouter reading of [[Son Gohan]] to be a malfunction due to a high number coming from a child.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=199}}</ref>

			Following his death, [[Bulma]] is able to fix and reprogram Raditz's scouter to display with Roman numerals.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=209}}</ref> This scouter later explodes as Bulma remotely reads Son Goku's battle power reaching over 21,000 upon him using the ''[[Kaiō-ken]]'' multiplied three times over.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=330}}</ref>

			[[Freeza]] requests the [[Ginyu Special Force]] bring new scouters<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=264}}</ref> following the destruction of several units by [[Muri]]<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=254}}</ref>, which Jheese presents him with upon their arrival.<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=272}}</ref>

			Scouters make their final original manga appearance in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 331\|chapter 331]] as [[King Cold]] and Freeza's henchmen read [[Trunks]]' purposefully-suppressed battle power at five and are all subsequently killed.

	===Scouters in Supplemental Features===		===Scouters in Supplemental Features===

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	'''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 [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195\|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.		'''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 [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195\|chapter 195 of the original serialization]] with the arrival of [[Raditz]] and make regular appearances through the next 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==		==General Overview==
	[[File:manga-shrinking-capsule.png\|200px\|thumb\|Bulma shrinking her capsule house.]]		[[File:manga-shrinking-capsule.png\|200px\|thumb\|Bulma shrinking her capsule house.]]
	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]]<ref group="note">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.</ref>, 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~~.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=July\|Date=04 June 2014\|Title="Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!"\|Page=pp. 28-29}}</ref>		Scouters were invented by the [[Tsufruians]] as a device for the purpose of guarding against enemies and beasts. The scouter technology was adapted by [[Gichamu]] or [[Kikono]]<ref group="note">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]]'' instead list [[Kikono]] as a genius scientist whose inventions include Freeza's spaceship, armor, and scouters. Kikono 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.</ref>, who then made modifications for concrete battle power numbers and telecommunications abilities; at this point, soldiers in [[King Cold]] and [[Freeza]]'s army began making use of it to carry out offensive attacks.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=July\|Date=04 June 2014\|Title="Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!"\|Page=pp. 28-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2018\|Month=January\|Date=01 December 2017\|Title="Dragon Ball Vol. S: Saiyan Super Strongest Comics" (Supplemental Booklet): "We Asked Akira Toriyama-sensei! Saiyan Special Q&A"\|Page=p. #}}</ref>

	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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>		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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>
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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:tongpoo-capsules.png\|thumb\|200px\|Tongpoo boils a variety capsule.]]		[[File:tongpoo-capsules.png\|thumb\|200px\|Tongpoo boils a variety capsule.]]
	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.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=April\|Date=04 March 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. 58}}</ref> ~~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).<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=May\|Date=02 April 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. ??}}</ref><ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering"\|Book=26\|Page=p. 90}}</ref>		Original author Akira Toriyama states that scouters come from the idea of reconnaissance, where a reconnaissance vehicle may be called a "scout car"; that word "scout" was tweaked to create the name.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=April\|Date=04 March 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. 58}}</ref> 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 detect and report the location of their opponent(s).<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=SJ\|Year=2014\|Month=May\|Date=02 April 2014\|Title="TITLE NEEDED"\|Page=p. ??}}</ref><ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering"\|Book=26\|Page=p. 90}}</ref>

	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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>		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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>

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{{Infobox item
| name = Scouter
| jpn_name = スカウター (''Sukautā'')
| image =
{{tabber |
{{tab | Manga | [[File:item-scouter-capsule-manga.png|200px|Scouter (Manga)]]}}
{{tab | Anime | [[File:item-scouter-capsule-anime.png|200px|Scouter (Anime)]]}}
}}
| caption =
| eng_name = Scouter (Viz)<br /> Scouter (Funimation)<br /> Scouter (Bandai Namco)
| manga_debut = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195]]
| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 1]]
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'''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 [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195|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==
[[File:manga-shrinking-capsule.png|200px|thumb|Bulma shrinking her capsule house.]]
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]]<ref group="note">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.</ref>, 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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa>{{Cite magazine|Mag=SJ|Year=2014|Month=July|Date=04 June 2014|Title="Naho Ooishi goes to the source!!"|Page=pp. 28-29}}</ref>

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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>

Initial scouter models were unable to measure battle powers over 20,000, though newer models are always in development to handle this power inflation.<ref>{{Cite manga|Book=fc3-2|Title="Answering questions about the “Saiyan arc”!!"|Page=p. #}}</ref>

==Production==
[[File:tongpoo-capsules.png|thumb|200px|Tongpoo boils a variety capsule.]]
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.<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=SJ|Year=2014|Month=April|Date=04 March 2014|Title="TITLE NEEDED"|Page=p. 58}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=SJ|Year=2014|Month=May|Date=02 April 2014|Title="TITLE NEEDED"|Page=p. ??}}</ref><ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Special Column: Akira Toriyama — I'm Answering"|Book=26|Page=p. 90}}</ref>

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.<ref name=saikyojumpscouterqa></ref>

==Scouters in the Series==

===Scouters in the Original Serialization===
TBD

===Scouters in Supplemental Features===
TBD

===Scouters in Video Games===
TBD

==Notes==
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==External Links==
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