Changes: Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch

Revision as of 21:04, 21 August 2013

Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch (うさぎオヤブンの得意技, Usagi Oyabun no Tokui Waza; lit. "Boss Rabbit's Special Skill") is the ninth episode of Dragon Ball and the ninth episode of the Emperor Pilaf Saga.

Summary

This episode starts off with Oolong and Bulma arguing as Yamcha and Puar follow close behind them. Goku, Bulma, and Oolong stop in a town to refuel the hovercar while Bulma takes off to go shopping. Meanwhile, the people of the town seem to be scared of Bulma. The gas station owner gives them the gas for free, as he seems to be afraid of Bulma as well.

Brmt1 — Goku defeats the two men in the Rabbit Mob

Bulma finds a shop that sells Dyno Capsules, and she manages to get $100 worth of them for free because the shopkeeper is afraid of Bulma. Then, she enters a clothes shop and buys some new clothes while still wearing the bunny ears, she does not even realize that she is wearing them until she looks at herself in a mirror; she takes them off, much to the surprise of the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper asks if she is with the Rabbit Mob, and she replies that she is not and she does not even know who they are. Angrily, the shopkeeper throws her out of the store for tricking him. All of a sudden, no one seems to be afraid of Bulma anymore, or even notices her presence.

MonsterCarrotDragonBall — Monster Carrot arrives in town

Meanwhile, two armed men wearing Rabbit ears come into town and start causing trouble, leaving people to fear for their safety. The two men refer to themselves as "The Rabbits". They quickly notice Bulma and proceed to hit on her because she's a new girl in town, but she refuses their advances. Goku fights with the men, and easily defeats them. Then, they call for their boss to come into town, which sends the townspeople into a panic.

The boss turns out to be a giant rabbit named Monster Carrot. Meanwhile, from a distance, Yamcha tries to remember something about the monster rabbit. Monster Carrot appears to call for a truce and offers to shake Bulma's hand. Then, Yamcha remembers that the rabbit's touch is his weapon. Bulma slaps his hand and gets turned into a carrot. Goku prepares to go on the offensive, but Monster Carrot threatens to eat Bulma if he tries to attack. Goku admits defeat, and Oolong takes off in the hovercar. Then, the Rabbits proceed to beat up Goku. Yamcha intervenes and takes out the thugs while Puar, who is now transformed, takes the carrot from Monster Carrot's hands. Yamcha then instructs Goku to use his Power Pole to take out Monster Carrot so he would not have to touch him.

Brmt — Monster Carrot and his minions fate is ending up making treats for children on the moon

Meanwhile, Monster Carrot goes after Puar. Puar smacks into a pole and falls to the ground, dropping the carrot. Goku, Yamcha, and Monster Carrot all jump for the carrot, but Goku uses his Power Pole to knock the carrot away. Goku and Yamcha avoid touching Monster Carrot, with Bulma intact. Monster Carrot notices Puar and threatens to turn her into a carrot, but Puar transforms into Monster Carrot himself and threatens to touch him. Goku then uses his Power Pole to smack Monster Carrot and threatens to do it again if he did not change Bulma back to normal. Monster Carrot does as he is told, and Bulma returns to normal. Meanwhile, Yamcha and Puar have fled the scene with Yamcha commenting that Bulma was easier to be around when she was a carrot.

Later on, Oolong returns to town and gets verbally bashed by Bulma long for taking off. Oolong also comments that Bulma was nicer as a carrot which makes her angrier. With the Rabbits tied up, Goku uses his Power Pole to take them to the moon. When he comes back to Earth, he explains that if the gang makes treats for all the children of the world for a whole year, he will come up and bring them down.

Major events

Yamcha and Puar help Goku for the first time.

Voice cast

Character	Japanese Voice	Ocean Voice	Blue Water Voice	FUNimation Voice
Goku	Masako Nozawa	Saffron Henderson	Zoe Slusar	Stephanie Nadolny
Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Lalainia Lindbjerg	Leda Davies	Tiffany Vollmer
Yamcha	Tōru Furuya	Ted Cole	Victor Atelevich	Christopher R. Sabat
Oolong	Naoki Tatsuta	Alec Willows	Corby Proctor	Brad Jackson
Puar	Naoko Watanabe	Kathy Morse	Kris Simms	Monika Antonelli
Monster Carrot	Hiroshi Ootake	Ian James Corlett	Unknown	Duncan Brannan
Master Roshi	Kouhei Miyauchi	Michael Donovan	Dean Galloway	Mike McFarland
Rabbit Gang Member	Issei Futamata	Dave Ward	Unknown	Brice Armstrong
Rabit Gang Member	Masaharu Satou	Don Brown	Unknown	James Long
Store Employee	Michitaka Kobayashi	Doug Parker	Unknown	Aaron Davidson
Store Owner	Tesshou Genda	Michael Donovan	Unknown	Kyle Hebert
Mother	Seiko Nakano	Kathy Morse	Unknown	Laurie Steele
Narrator	Joji Yanami	Jim Conrad	Steve Olsen	Brice Armstrong

Battles

Goku vs. Rabbit Mob
Goku vs. Monster Carrot
Yamcha vs. Rabbit Mob
Goku, Yamcha and Puar vs. Monster Carrot

Techniques

Flight - Used by Puar.
Superhuman Jump - Used by Monster Carrot.
Magic Touch - Used by Monster Carrot.
Shapeshifting - Used by Puar.

Transformations

Carrot - Used by Bulma via Magic Touch.
Bird - Used by Puar via Shapeshifting.
Monster Carrot - Used by Puar via Shapeshifting.

Appearances

Location

Objects

Differences from the Manga

The fight between Goku, Yamcha & Monster Carrot was extended.

Filler

Monster Carrot chasing Puar after she got the carrot and then crashing into a mushroom tree.

Inconsistencies

Goku's trip to the moon is one of several instances where Saiyans have survived in the vacuum of space without any adverse effects, despite Frieza's claim that such an environment would kill Goku (see Trivia about Saiyans). This is really more of a gag and not meant to be taken seriously, though.
There was a color error of Monster Carrot's outfit, in one scene, it was black, afterwards it returned to its normal color, green.

Trivia

Monster Carrot is also called Boss Rabbit, but no one calls him that in the series.
A store named "Toriya Motors" can be seen in the background referencing the last name of the series creator Akira Toriyama.
When Monster Carrot threatened to turn Bulma into a carrot, Goku says he hates carrots which is ironic since his real Saiyan name is Kakarot, a pun for carrot.
Toriyama explains in the Dragon Ball: Bouken Special that Goku's trip to the moon did not turn him into a Great Ape because at the time it was only a half moon, and Goku will not transform unless it is a full moon. The Earth's shadow on the moon prevents the moon from producing enough Blutz Waves for the transformation.
Monster Carrot's fate may be based on the legend of the moon rabbit. When the moon is viewed in the Southern Hemisphere, you can see a rabbit with a pot like shape nearby.

Gallery

Template:Brief summary Emperor Pilaf Saga/Episodes

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 [[File:MonsterCarrotDragonBall.png|thumb|left|Monster Carrot arrives in town]]
-Meanwhile, two armed men wearing Rabbit ears come into town and start causing trouble, leaving people to fear for their safety. The two men refer to themselves as "The Rabbits". They quickly notice Bulma and proceed to hit on her because she a new girl in town, but she refuses their advances. Goku fights with the men, and easily defeats them. Then, they call for their boss to come into town, which sends the townspeople into a panic.
+Meanwhile, two armed men wearing Rabbit ears come into town and start causing trouble, leaving people to fear for their safety. The two men refer to themselves as "The Rabbits". They quickly notice Bulma and proceed to hit on her because she's a new girl in town, but she refuses their advances. Goku fights with the men, and easily defeats them. Then, they call for their boss to come into town, which sends the townspeople into a panic.
 [[File:Brmt3.jpg|thumb|Yamcha comes and helps Goku]]