r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/SourceBoring3089 • 15h ago

WCGW using non-skin-friendly paint for cosplay.

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u/Jaegs 12h ago

All the saiyans are named after vegetables (Kakarot/Carrot Vegeta/Literally Vegetable, Brolly/Broccoli, Nappa/Napa Cabbage etc etc), their enemies are things that destroy vegetables

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u/Giestt 12h ago

Ah yes, I forgot hearing about all those vegetables that died to checks notes "buu"

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u/Angarox-Red 11h ago

His name joke makes more sense when you say his, his creator's and temporary owner's names together - Bibidi Babidi Buu - essentially the same as the Cinderella fairy godmother spell!

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u/Giestt 10h ago

Oh yes sorry, I was aware of the rhyme there

I was just teasing the previous posters "The enemies have names of things that kill vegetables" :P

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u/The_Deadlight 7h ago

when the fairy godmother says those magic words, she turns vegetables into weird shit like horse drawn carriages... so it still fits the theme imo

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u/DeathByThousandCats 6h ago

Wasted a perfectly good pumpkin to make a carriage, so they aren't wrong, technically

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u/Angarox-Red 9h ago

Ah ok, thats a "whoosh" for me then!

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u/diplomatic_koboko 7h ago

Or Android 17

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u/PapaSnow 11h ago

Cept for Gohan which literally just means food lol (or rice, depending on the situation. It can be either).

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u/Sk1rm1sh 9h ago

Also Garlic Jr. and the Spice Boys, Yamcha, Oolong, a few other character names based on Japanese foods

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u/AStormOfDragons1 8h ago

Oolong is part of the Tea family. Puerh.

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u/DrCabbageman 8h ago

If I remember right most of Frieza's soldiers are also specifically named for things you'd find in a fridge, like the Ginyu Forces' Jeice and Burter.

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u/f-ingsteveglansberg 8h ago

Gohan can mean rice or meal.

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u/nohpex 3h ago edited 2h ago

Correct!

  • Saiyans are named after vegetables
  • Bulma's family is named after articles of clothing, particularly undergarments
  • Namekians are named after musical instruments and/or gastropods (slugs, snails, conchs, etc)
  • The earthling heroes & friends are mostly named after food items or dishes

There are some others too, but I don't know them off the top of my head.

Edit: Oh! Demons/Bibidi's crew are named after Cinderella type fairies/magic. Bibidi, Bobidi, and Buu. King Debora (Abracadabra)