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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 136 points 2 months ago (4 children)

No they didnt. The president is a dog type earthling in DB and Z named King Furry.

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/King_Furry

[–] AbsolutelyNotSpez@lemmy.world 73 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 60 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Animorphaline

It was actually drugs that caused the furries in the DB universe. Only Red Ribbon Army stans know

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The two beastmen assume Oolong is a Beastman until he explains he was born an Animal-type

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 29 points 2 months ago

Looks like Oolong wasn't only forgotten by Toriyama but also by myself.

[–] AbsolutelyNotSpez@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

That was a very interesting read, thank you for sharing.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Facts. So it's only natural that there would be less and less of them. It was a short lived fad.

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 61 points 2 months ago (3 children)

His name is actually King Furry? When they said that in abridged I thought they were joking.

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 26 points 2 months ago

Dragon Ball is not known for its subtlety, that's for sure.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Lot of names in Dragonball have little puns behind them. Some survive translation unscathed, some don't. Ka(carrot). Vegeta(ble). Nappa (Cabbage), Raditz (Radish). Bulma comes from Bloomer, Her dads name is Dr. Brief, her mom is Panchy (Panty), and her son is Trunks. Whole undergarments family.

Then there's the Journey to the West comparisons...

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 months ago

Also in the Buu saga, we have the the villain Bibidi, his son Babidi, and the monster Buu.

Put 'em together and what have you got? Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!

[–] SoulKaribou@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just learned recently that pilaf sama (DB season 1) has the character for fried rice on his shirt. So it's a pun on rice for this evil guy somehow.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm assuming the pun has something to do with rice pilaf.

Rice pilaf is a dish made by toasting rice in fat (like butter or oil) before cooking it in broth with seasonings, which helps to infuse flavor and keep the grains fluffy and separate. It can include various ingredients such as vegetables, nuts, and spices, making it a versatile side dish.

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[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

I was telling my friend about the lore, and he thought I made up the name King Furry as a joke. Had to show him screenshots from DBZ:Kakarot to convince him otherwise

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He reached the ripe old age of 11, so they just decided to wait him out.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It went the way most things do that leave Dragonball, Toriyama didnt like to draw them.

[–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (17 children)

He dropped the child nudity, the animals could have been seen as a beastiality thing, so dropped as well. Stuff just also became not acceptable.

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[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 78 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot actually has an explanation.

There used to be a fad where you took Furry Transformation drugs, it was all the rage when Goku was a kid

Somehow the Red Ribbon Army was behind the manufacturing of these drugs.

But the fad died down around Z, and most people went back to being human. Most people, you can still see animal people in the background shots of some of the Z Movies, I wanna say Android 13 and Lord Slug have them

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 11 points 2 months ago

This is the best possible name for it lmfao

[–] spacegoat@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is far more terrifying than the existence of animal people

[–] embed_me@programming.dev 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

An utopia for furries actually

[–] spacegoat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago
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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"How do you explain creative diversity?"

"Drugs."

I'm gonna be honest, I think that's super lame. Not because it's drugs, but because it's a cheap way to explain not having animal people rather than just admit you don't want to draw them anymore. It makes the world more boring.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How is "i didn't feel like drawing them anymore" less boring?

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[–] kinther@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

I juat watched the original dragonball recently. It was weird how the animal people seem completely absent in later series. They add a sort of je ne sais quoi that makes the original series hold up.

If you ignore the objectification of Bulma who is a teenager, that is. It seemed like every other episode Roshi was trying to be a perv on her.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What do you think the Red Ribbon Army was doing at the time?

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[–] weaselsrippedmyflesh@piefed.social 15 points 2 months ago

Well, that's what you get when you put in power a son of a bitch for a king.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

There are still animal people in DBZ and subsequent series. A couple of them are even recurring characters and part of the story. wtf?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Beerus is a cosmic demigod not native to Earth. Idk if he counts as an "Animal Person" in the same way as Oolong or the Pilaf Gang's Shu. That said, both continue to exist in Z, GT, and Super as minor supporters/antagonists.

Incidentally, in interviews, Toriyama admits he forgot about the animal people between DB and DBZ for the most part. But mainline characters still show up from time to time.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I always thought the other animal people were just aliens, too. I mean, most of the cast are aliens. Almost all the villains are aliens. There is space travel. For all we know, the main planet of the show is entirely populated with aliens. 🤷‍♂️

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[–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Those would be aliens, not people like the animals on earth.

Beerus is also a god.

[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Blame Gen Z.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No. But when brushing my teeth I brush my tongue as well.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

🎶 animal people in my soup 🎶

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Launch took them all with her when she disappeared.

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

What about Oolong and that lecherous turtle? Also isn’t Krillin canonically a duck?

[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What? When/how/why is krillin a duck?

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[–] AbsolutelyNotSpez@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I just learnt that Oolong was born this way and the other animal people took a drug that turned them into beast people.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Also isn’t Krillin canonically a duck?

What a majestic creature.

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