Vegeta's Forgotten Brother Proves Dragon Ball Has Manga's Dumbest Names
In the world of Dragon Ball, there are few warriors cooler than the Saiyan Prince Vegeta. Even though Vegeta doesn't always win, his determination and attitude have made him a fan favorite character ever since his debut. However, the same can't be said for his younger brother who is often forgotten by Dragon Ball fans for good reason. Weirdly enough, part of the reason actually has to do with his name, which accidentally highlights how goofy so many of Dragon Ball's character names really are.
Debuting in the OVA Dragon Ball: The Return of Son Goku and Friends as well as its manga adaptation by Ooishi Naho and series creator Akira Toriyama, Tarble is Vegeta's long-lost younger brother. Before the destruction of Planet Vegeta, he was exiled for his complete and total lack of ability to fight. In his exile, he eventually found a wife in a kind little alien named Gure (whose name is a pun on the Japanese word for grapes). He also ran afoul of the two remaining soldiers in Frieza's army, Abo and Kado. Though their fusion proves tough to beat for Goten and Trunks, the fused soldier proves no problem for Goku. The larger problem the story creates though is that, if fans hadn't noticed the series' strange naming conventions before, they certainly would after watching or reading this.
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In Dragon Ball, most character names generally follow a specific theme. All Saiyans, for instance, are named after vegetables or plants. Kakarot is carrot, Raditz is radish, Nappa is named after a type of cabbage, Broly is broccoli, and the first female Super Saiyan Caulifla is cauliflower. Given this, it only makes sense that their two princes would be named Vegeta and
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