Dragon Ball's Version of Spider-Man is Actually a Horror Icon
It's hard to imagine any version of Spider-Man existing in the Dragon Ball universe as his abilities and overall aesthetic don’t seem to mesh with the explosive power of Dragon Ball’s martial artists, however, there is something of a Spider-Man-like character in Dragon Ball, but he’s a horror movie icon.
Peter Parker aka Spider-Man was transformed from a studious high-school boy into one of Marvel Comics' greatest superheroes of all time after he was bitten by a radioactive spider. After his DNA was irrevocably changed, Parker started to develop superpowers such as super strength, speed, the ability to crawl on/stick to walls, and web swinging. With these powers, Spider-Man committed himself to the life of heroism no matter the personal cost–something that cannot be said for Dragon Ball’s version.
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In Dragon Ball Chapter 102 by Akira Toriyama, Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and some of the other Z Fighters find themselves in a tournament that was seemingly crafted in Hell. Hoping for help in finding the last Dragon Ball, the Z Fighters seek out Fortuneteller Baba so that she could devine the ball’s location. However, Baba wanted an absurd amount of money for a single divination, so the Z Fighters all but gave up hope that she would be of any help to them. However, Baba then said that if they could beat her five fighters in tournament-style combat, she would give them a reading for free, a challenge the Z Fighters gleefully accepted. So, one after the other, the Z Fighters were successful in beating Baba’s otherworldly champions. But when it was Yamcha’s turn to step up to the plate, he found himself up against the horror movie icon: the Mummy.
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