"A Rose By Any Other Namek" is the second episode of Season 2 of Team Four Star's DragonBall Z Abridged and the twelve episode overall. It was first uploaded on YouTube on March 1, 2010.
Summary[]
Krillin and Gohan are aboard a ship of children, who mistake the trio for some of Freeza's men. Krillin claims that they don't know who Freeza is, but the children ignore them and fire their blaster guns, which have no effect. This causes the children to take their cyanide tablets. Horrified, Krillin tells Gohan not to open his eyes and to get back to the ship.
We then cut to Krillin's log, in which it is becoming clear that Bulma's tendency to walk around in her underwear is causing him considerable tension. He would normally be able to relieve such tension in the bathroom, but the toilet won't stop screaming at him. Bulma claims to spot "Planet Namek", but as they go in to land, it is clear to viewers that it is somewhat fake. Bulma's landing leaves much to be desired, and the ship soon topples off a cliff.
At this point, two "Namekians" called Raiti and Zaacro appear on the scene. When the three come around, they are led to believe they are on Namek. Gohan is somewhat suspicious of Zaacro and Raiti, suspecting they are a "little off".
Elsewhere, we catch up with Vegeta, who is being healed by Dr. Birdenheim. Freeza's soldiers wonder what has happened to Nappa, at which the doctor reveals the rumors of Ghost Nappa. The soldiers seem to be taken in, but the doctor dismisses the rumor and orders that Vegeta be injected with "delicious, magical science".
I'll say.
Vegeta is clearly still being haunted by his former partner, and starts screaming whilst inside the tank, causing his heart-rocket to sky-rate. He is quickly released from the healing tank and is informed that his tail will never go back, causing him to remain as a "tail-less freak". Vegeta, who claims that he can live without his tail, reminds the doctor that he could kill him and Freeza wouldn't care, but the doctor fails to heed the warning. This causes him to lose his favorite organ, his liver. Cui arrives on the scene, and he and Vegeta verbally spar. Cui quickly guesses that Vegeta is off to Namek, pointing out that Freeza and his men heard all about the DragonBalls via one of the scouters. Vegeta protests, claiming his transmitter was off the whole time, but realizes that, of course, Nappa had failed to turn his transmitter off. He departs in a fit of rage towards Namek, screaming "GODDAMMIT NAPPAAAAAAA!!!!."
Back on Fake Namek, the trio collect almost all the "Dragon Balls" through an awesome montage. However, Raiti accidentally let’s slip his real identity, and it soon transpires that he and Zaacro are aliens who crash-landed on Fake Namek and intend to steal Kami's ship. They summon tentacle monsters, which promptly attack Krillin, who suddenly wakes as if from a dream. After Krillin says it was horrible, Mr. Popo appears beside him, causing Krillin to scream. Then, the scene changes to KaiserNeko waking up as if it was a dream and after he says that he must stop editing so late, Mr. Popo's face appears on his computer and causes him to scream.
In the Stinger, Nail informs Guru that someone has attacked the planet. Guru puts on his war face and declares that Nail's war face needs work.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- MasakoX - Gohan, Dr. Birdenheim
- Lanipator - Vegeta, Krillin, Raiti, Mr. Popo, Toilet
- Takahata101 - Zaacro, Guru, Ghost Nappa
- Hbi2k - Nail
- Megami33 - Bulma
- Antfish - Blue Haired Frieza Soldier / "Rudy"
- Vegeta3986 - Cui
- KaiserNeko - Himself
Featuring[]
- Zeix as Space Orphan Leader / "Cutter"
Music[]
- Cha-La-Head-Cha-La by Kageyama Hironobu
- Cinematic Orchestra - All Things
- Original DragonBall US Opening - Shuki Levy
- D. Todd Sorenson - Orchestral Horror
- Ronald Hanmer - Dramatic Cue (D&E)
- Trevor Rabin - Armageddon Main Theme
Running Gags[]
- Namekians not having penises are brought up again.
- Vegeta yelling “GODDAMMIT NAPPA!”
- The face of Mr. Popo scaring peoples away.
Cultural References[]
- The title is a pun of "A rose by any other name", a famous line from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- The fake Namekian's voices, personalities, and obvious stupidity reference the Plutonians from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- Krillin's log, followed by a stardate, is a reference to the Star Trek series.
- When Freeza Planet 218 is seen, music from the Mass Effect series can be heard.
Trivia[]
- Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series is referenced near the end by the fake Namekians in saying "Just wanting to play a children's card game"
- During the montage, the Dragon Ball theme song from the BLT/FUNimation dub is played. The theme is erroneously credited to Shuki Levy in the video description, as Saban had nothing to do with the original Dragon Ball series. The theme was performed by David Steele.
- Unlike in the original series, Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma never visit fake Namek. It was all a dream.
- This is the first time someone from Team Four Star (KaiserNeko) is seen during the series. This would not happen again until Dragon Fool Z Kai, nine years after the episode’s release.
Differences from the original episodes[]
- Neither Gohan nor Krillin do their mental training on the ship
- The children weren't glad Krillin and co saved them (like in the original show), the Z warriors just comes back to their ship
- Vegeta isn't haunted by the ghost of Nappa while in the recovery tank in the original (also he comes to the "healing planet" near death which doesn't apear in DBZA)
- Vegeta states that his tail will regrow back (Despite that it never happend in the show and comic, most likely becuase he removed it offscreen everytime it regrew back and because of Bulma's fear of the return of the Great Ape, specially after his living in her house), despite that line not apearing in DBZA
- The doctor does not die by Vegeta, unlike in DBZA, where Vegeta pulls his liver off his body
- Vegeta blames Nappa because Freeza learned of the dragon balls, in the original manga, Vegeta blames himself
- Cui doesn't mention Raditz or Nappa in this episode but he mentioned them in the original manga/anime saying how "the great invincible" saiyans get hurt
- Goku doesn't apear at all in this episode (in the anime, he sneaks out to train even thought not fully healed)
Episode Transcription (English)[]
[Disclaimer read by KaiserNeko]
CUTTER: So, Freeza sent you to follow us, huh? Looks he wasn’t satisfied with just our planet!
KRILLIN: Who the hell is Freeza--?
CUTTER: SHUT UP! There’s no way we can let you people live! Not after what you did to our planet, our families!
[Space orphans cheer]
CUTTER: And now, for you crimes against our people…
KRILLIN: OK, seriously, we have no idea what--
CUTTER: WE SENTENCE YOU TO DEATH!
KRILLIN: Uhhh, isn’t that a little--
CUTTER: Men! Ready your blasters!
[Guns cocking]
KRILLIN: Gohan, this may be it. Close your eyes!
CUTTER: Aim...!
KRILLIN: (Whimpers)
CUTTER: FIRE!
[Echoing bang]
KRILLIN: Oh… Huh...
CUTTER: Oh my God... Freeza’s men are stronger than we thought!
[Space orphans gasp in shock and horror] CUTTER: Everyone! Take your cyanide tablets!
KRILLIN: But we told you, we don’t know any Freeza--!
[Thudding
KRILLIN: I, uh... uh...
GOHAN: Krillin, can I open my eyes now?
KRILLIN: ...Just get back to the ship, Gohan.
GOHAN: But I can’t see--
KRILLIN [off-screen]: JUST GET BACK TO THE SHIP!
[♫ "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" ♫]
KRILLIN: "Krillin’s log, stardate: Uh, November 28th. We’ve been flying for two weeks now. Starting to feel verrrry pent up… Not just from being trapped on the ship of course, but from Bulma walking around in nothing but her UNDERWEAR! I would relieve this tension, but I have had no alone time as the toilet KEEPS" SCREAMING AT ME!!
TOILET: Scheißen Sie auf meinem Gesicht! (German for "Shit in my face")
KRILLIN: "I’m not sure how much longer I can last."
BULMA: Krillin, are you saying something?
KRILLIN [o-s]: Nothing!
KRILLIN [Under his breath]: Goddamn c**ktease...!
BULMA: Huh? You guys! You wouldn’t believe it, but... I see Planet Namek!
KRILLIN: Wait, how the hell do you know it’s Planet Name--
[Buzzing] ...Huh… Well, what do you know? Bring us in for a landing, Bulma.
BULMA: Yeah, um, about that…
KRILLIN: About what?
[Zips]
BULMA: Did I mention I don’t really know how to land this thing?
KRILLIN: Uh… SEATBELTS, GOHAN!
[Buzzing, shorts]
ALL [o-s]: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! {CRASH}
[Engine winds down]
KRILLIN [o-s]: See? This is why women shouldn’t drive!
BULMA: Oh, right. This coming from the Asian!
GOHAN: Well, I’m half-Saiyan. What does that make me?
BULMA and KRILLIN [o-s]: *Five*!
[Crack] ALL [o-s]: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH...!!!!!
[Birds chirping]
ZAACRO [o-s]: Uh, are you sure they’re OK? They’ve been out for a long time.
RAITI [o-s]: Of course I’m sure zey’re OK! Now just follow ze plan!
ZAACRO [o-s]: We had a plan?
RAITI [o-s]: Of course ve have ze plan, stupid! To take their ship, and get off zis stoopid rock. Oh crap, zey’re vaking up! Act natural, act natural!
ZAACRO: Hi.
RAITI: Hiii!
ZAACRO: Welcome to Namek!
RAITI: Yeah, Namek!
ZAACRO: Totally.
RAITI: Ve’re totally Namekers.
BULMA: You mean "Namekians"?
RAITI: Yah, zose guys. Zat’s us!
ZAACRO [o-s]: So, uh, what brings you to, like, our planet?
RAITI: Vhich is Namek.
BULMA: Well, we’re here to search for the Dragon Balls.
RAITI: Eww! That’s disgusting! Vhy vould you--
ZAACRO: I think they mean the ones that grant wishes.
RAITI: Oh yah, ve totally have zose! The vish-granting balls…
BULMA: Oh, well, if you wouldn’t mind helping us look for them...
RAITI: Oh yah, ve’ll help you find ze ball dragons.
ZAACRO [o-s]: Dragon balls.
RAITI: Yah, zat one. Hey, Zaacro.
ZAACRO: What?
RAITI: Ve should totally help zem find zem, and zen ve’ll take zem and zen ve’ll make our vish for ourselves!
ZAACRO: Uhh, ours don’t actually grant any wishes. I think we made that up. Did we make that up?
RAITI: Vhat? Noooo. Vhy vould ve make zat up?
ZAACRO: Well, ‘cause, like ya told me when we read their minds; that we wanted their ship so we could get off this planet.
RAITI: Zat’s… zat’s… nooo… zat’s, just no. Ve vould never do that, dude. Come on, not cool.
GOHAN: Krillin... do these two seem off to you?
KRILLIN: I like 'em!
RAITI: Time to find ze Dragon Balls!
DR. BIRDENHEIM [o-s]: ...Yeah. He landed here a few days ago. He was pretty messed up, I’ll tell ya what.
RUDY: But, what happened to his partner?
DR. BIRDENHEIM: Well, that’s the screwed-up part. They say he killed his partner and that his ghost still haunts him to this very day.
RUDY: Wha--... really?
DR. BIRDENHEIM: No! What are you; stupid? We’re doctors! Scientists! Now inject this man with some *science*! Delicious, magical science!
VEGETA: 'Gotta. Get. Out of here… Gotta. Get to. Namek… Gotta. Get the. Dragon Balls… God. Damn it. Nappa...!'
GHOST NAPPA: You were saying... saying… saying…?
[Monitor beeping rapidly] VEGETA: (Muffled screaming)
DR. BIRDENHEIM: My God! We have to get him out of there! His heart rocket is skyrating!
RUDY: Uhh.. don’t you mean his heart rate…
DR. BIRDENHEIM: Damn it, man! I’m a *doctor*, not an English teacher! Good to see you’re awake, Vegeta. We have to apologize, though… we… couldn’t save your tail.
VEGETA: It’s all right. I can live without it.
DR. BIRDENHEIM: If you call that living, you’d walk around a shell of your former self, everyone calling you a “tail-less freak!”
VEGETA: You know I could probably kill all of you and Freeza wouldn’t care.
DR. BIRDENHEIM: Yeah, but that still wouldn’t get your tail back.
VEGETA: Tell me something: Which is your favorite internal organ?
DR. BIRDENHEIM: What an odd question! But if I had to choose, I guess I would have to say my liver. {SQUELCH} AAAAAUGH!
VEGETA (Mentally): 'You know, it’s the simple things in life...'
CUI: Hey there, Vegeta.
VEGETA: Speaking of simple; what is it, Cui?
CUI: Where are you off to in such a hurry?
VEGETA: Off to plow your mother!
CUI: Hah! Shows what you know, Vegeta. We reproduce asexually.
VEGETA: Gross, out of my way.
CUI: Off to Namek, are we?
VEGETA: ...Come again?
CUI: We heard about the Dragon Balls. We know the Namekians made them, and Freeza is way ahead of you.
VEGETA: But-- how?!
CUI: The Scouter was on the entire time.
VEGETA: That’s impossible! My transmitter was off the entire time! Whose scouter was--?! {SNAP} GOD DAMN IT, *NAPPAAAAAAAAA*...!!!
BULMA: Wow, you guys. We’ve already found two Dragon Balls.
KRILLIN: Wow! This usually takes us, like, *months*!
RAITI: Zat’s because you’re on ze Planet Namek. Everyzing’s better up here! You should totally stay here, forever. Vhile ve take your ship…
KRILLIN: What?
RAITI: Oh, look it’s anozer Dragon Ball in ze lake. YOU SHOULD GO GET IT!
KRILLIN [o-s]: Is that a giant skeleton?
RAITI: Oh come on, dude. Vhat are you, chicken? Don’t you vant to have ze awesome adventures? On ze Planet Namek? Vith ze Dragon Balls? And ze awesome musical montage?!
[♫ "Gotta Find That Dragon Ball!" - theme of Dragon Ball (BLT dub) ♫]
♫ Dragon Ball! ♫ Gotta find that Dragon Ball! ♫ Don’t stop until you got 'em all ♫ the seven magic balls ♫ It’s all you gotta do to have your wish come true! ♫ Get that Dragon Ball! ♫ Dragon Ball! ♫ Everybody's searchin’ for the Dragon Ball! ♫
RAITI: Hey, vasn’t zat fun?
ZAACRO: Yeah, it was… "woo".
KRILLIN: Hey, um, I’ve been meaning to ask you guys… where are all the other Namekians?
RAITI: Oh, zey’re around. Don’t even pretend you didn’t see them.
ZAACRO: Yeah, we passed ‘em like, three times.
RAITI: Didn’t you see Steve?
ZAACRO: He waved!
RAITI: Don't diss Steve!
ZAACRO: Yeah, don't do that.
RAITI: He has social phobias.
BULMA: Come on, you guys! We only have one more Dragon Ball left! Then we can wish back our friends!
RAITI: Vhat?! NO! VE CAN’T LET YOU DO ZAT!
ZAACRO: Yeaaaah. We-- what?
RAITI: See, ve can’t let you have ze Dragon Balls. Zey’re our Dragon Balls! Ve vill take zem and ve vill make our vish for ourselves! And zen you suck our three foot long Schwanzstuckers!
KRILLIN: Your what?
ZAACRO: Our-- our wangs.
RAITI: It’s funny because “vang” means penis.
KRILLIN: Wait a minute...! Namekians don’t have penises!
[Dramatic sting]
RAITI: Vhat?! Vhat are you talking about?! Of course ve do!
ZAACRO: Uhh, actually, I, uh, read their minds… and I don’t think we do.
KRILLIN [o-s]: You guys aren’t Namekians at all!
[Whoosh]
RAITI: Oh look vhat you’ve done, Zaacro! Vhy do you have to go and mess this up, blow our cover?
ZAACRO: OK, I did not do that. Did I do that?
RAITI: Vell you must have ‘cause I would never do anything that stupid.
ZAACRO: Well, there was that one time… when you got mad at those two guys…
who just wanted to play a children’s card game. And you made us chase after them… then we ended up crashing here… on this planet...
RAITI: Vhy did you have to bring zat up? Open those vounds… You know vhat? Screw it. Just summon ze tentacle monsters.
ZAACRO: Oh, all right. Umm, tentacle monsters… heeeere. OK, I think that did it.
RAITI: Hah! Now soon, you vill deal vith ze many protruding tentacles of ze violating tentacle monster.
KRILLIN: Don’t worry, Bulma! I’ll protect you!
RAITI: I vas talking to you, Baldy.
KRILLIN: Wait, wha-- Oh! Nooo! NO! No not there! Whoa, God! Help me! Help! Aaaaugh– Aaaaaagh!
KRILLIN (Mentally): 'Oh God… oooh… oh man. That was… that was terrifying.'
MR. POPO: I’ll say. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )
KRILLIN [o-s]: Noooooooooooo!!
[Gasp] KAISERNEKO: Oh, man… I have got to stop editing so late.
[Spooky whoosh]
MR. POPO: I'll say. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
KAISERNEKO: AAA--!
[♫ Closing theme (DBZ intermission) ♫]
[Birds chirping]
NAIL: Lord Guru!
GURU: Hmm?
NAIL: I have terrible news: Someone has attacked the planet.
GURU: This is very serious. I must put on my war face. Hm. There. Now show me yours. [Pause] Needs work.
This initial transcription was produced by Splendaaa/1plainicecreamcone by taking the original English Captions by PyroAvok and editing them slightly to have more clarity when read without video accompaniment. (If you edit this transcription, please leave this original credits segment <and add your own name, if you wish> so that my hours of effort aren't all for nothing! - thank you, Splendaaa)
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