The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi (亀仙人のキント雲, Kamesen'nin no Kinto'un; lit. "Kame sen'nin's Kinto'un") is the third episode of Dragon Ball and the third episode of the Emperor Pilaf Saga.
Summary
Goku takes on the Bear Thief who is significantly larger than he is
On the way to the beach with Turtle, Goku and Bulma encounter a Bear Thief who would like to eat the Turtle. Goku refuses him and has his first real battle, easily defeating the bear in seconds. When they get to the beach shortly afterward, Goku bids goodbye to Turtle, and sets him into the sea. Turtle tells them to wait, he has a gift to give to them. Turtle returns with his master, the Turtle Hermit, Master Roshi, and introduces him to Bulma and Goku. Master Roshi wants to reward Goku with a gift, so he gives him the magical Flying Nimbus, a cloud that can fly anywhere, but can only be ridden by those of pure heart. Master Roshi tries to demonstrate, but falls through it. Goku, of course, rides it with ease.
Goku receives the Flying Nimbus
Meanwhile, Emperor Pilaf's next target is Master Roshi's house, because apparently the old master has a Dragon Ball in the vicinity. He furiously tries to unlock the door with a key, but it does not work. Mai bluntly points out that there's a window open already.
At the beach, Bulma also demands a prize from Roshi, despite Turtle's comments that Goku was the only one who helped him. She immediately notices the Dragon Ball hanging from Master Roshi's neck, and asks for it. Master Roshi asks her to show him her underwear, but she screams at him instead. After weighing the matter, Bulma consents to doing so. However, unknown to her, Goku had removed her underwear earlier that morning, and she inadvertently exposes her naked body to Master Roshi. Thoroughly satisfied, and dumbfounded, Roshi surrenders the Dragon Ball, oblivious to its real power, and Bulma happily scores her fourth Dragon Ball (still unaware of what she had truly done to earn it).
Bulma wonders why she cannot ride the nimbus
Goku and Bulma make it back to get the Capsule House near Skull Valley when Bulma finds out her panties were not on. Goku confesses to taking them off her and she furiously shoots at him with a machine gun after realizing that she showed an old pervert her private area. Afterward, Bulma attempts to ride the Flying Nimbus only to be rejected as she is clearly not pure of heart, leaving her to stick with her capsules.
Pilaf threatens an alligator to find out where Master Roshi is
Back at Kame House, Emperor Pilaf is threatening an Alligator with a switchblade. Roshi shows up only to find that Emperor Pilaf and his henchmen have ripped it apart trying to find the Dragon Ball. Emperor Pilaf shouts at Master Roshi, asking him where his Dragon Ball is. Master Roshi shrugs, saying he gave it to the pretty girl who was just at the beach. Emperor Pilaf goes insane, and they hop back into their ship, asking Master Roshi to shove it off the beach for them. He does, but not before ripping a hole in the bottom which eventually causes their ship to sink to the bottom of the sea.
Major events
- Goku and Bulma return Turtle to the sea.
- Goku and Bulma meet Master Roshi.
- Master Roshi gives Goku the Flying Nimbus.
- Master Roshi gives Bulma the Three-Star Dragon Ball.
Voice cast
| Character | Japanese Voice | Harmony Gold Voice | Ocean Voice | Blue Water Voice | FUNimation Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goku | Masako Nozawa | Barbara Goodson | Saffron Henderson | Zoe Slusar | Stephanie Nadolny |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Wendee Lee | Lalainia Lindbjerg | Leda Davies | Tiffany Vollmer |
| Master Roshi | Kōhei Miyauchi | Cliffton Wells | Michael Donovan | Dean Galloway | Mike McFarland |
| Emperor Pilaf | Shigeru Chiba | Unknown | Don Brown | Dean Galloway | Chuck Huber |
| Mai | Eiko Yamada | Unknown | Teryl Rothery | Debbie Munro | Julie Franklin |
| Shu | Tesshō Genda | Unknown | Doug Parker | Jonathan Love | Chris Cason |
| Turtle | Daisuke Gōri | Dan Woren | Doug Parker | Dave Pettit | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Bear Thief | Masaharu Satō | Unknown | Ian James Corlett | Steve Olson | Dameon Clarke |
| Alligator | Masaharu Satō | Unknown | Unknown | Dave Pettit | Brad Jackson |
| Narrator | Jōji Yanami | Michael McConnohie | Jim Conrad | Steve Olson | Brice Armstrong |
Battles
Goku vs. Bear Thief
Techniques
- Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper (Rock only) - Used by Goku.
- Stripping - Used by Bulma.
Appearances
Locations
Objects
- Motorcycle
- Power Pole
- Tail
- Dragon Balls (One and Three-Star Balls)
- Airplane
- Sunglasses
- Turtle Shell
- Immortal Phoenix (mentioned; original)
- Magic Carpet (mentioned; English dub)
- Flying Nimbus
- Universal Key
- Capsule House
- Panties
- Gun
- Switchblade
- Television
- Capsule
Differences from the manga
A random pterodactyl is behind a mountain
- At the beginning of the episode, a pterodactyl is shown hiding behind a mountain. In the manga, an archaeopteryx is seen flying in the background instead of the pterodactyl.
Filler
- Shu and Mai returning to Pilaf's Castle to reveal that they failed and then they begin to go to Roshi's Island
- Pilaf, Shu and Mai raiding Roshi's house and Pilaf threatens a talking alligator with a knife.
Edits
Visual edits
The Blood from Bear Thief that was removed from the Ocean Group Dub
- In the Ocean Group Dub the blood in the fight with Bear Thief was removed.
Scenes removed
- Tori-Bot's cameo was removed from the Toonami Broadcast and Ocean Dub. This was probably because American audiences would not get the Dr. Slump reference.
- The scene of Bulma lifting her dress up for Roshi was removed from the Ocean Group Dub. Instead Roshi just gives her the ball.
- In the Ocean Group Dub and Toonami Broadcast the scene where Bulma loads her machine gun and shoots at Goku for taking off her underwear was completely removed.
Dialogue changes
- Tori-Bot's line asking for directions to Penguin Village was removed in all the English dubs, likely because American audiences would not get the Dr. Slump reference.
- In the early English dub, the scene where Bulma finds out that Goku had removed her panties when she was sleeping and that she had exposed herself indecently to Roshi was not removed, but was instead reworded to say that Bulma had discovered ants that Goku had placed in a desk drawer. The newer dub had this scene removed in its edited Toonami run.
- When the episode aired on Toonami, Roshi asks to see Bulma's bellybutton instead of her underwear. The scene of her exposing herself was removed, but the later shot of her lifting her dress back up to get the ball was curiously left in.
Inconsistencies
- Goku and Bulma were able to take Turtle to the ocean the same morning as the previous episode ended. Bulma even said it was 100 miles away in the previous episode. They were also able to travel another 100 miles back to the capsule house as well in the same day.
- The picture of Arale Norimaki that Bulma had on the wall to her Capsule House is replaced with a different picture of her.
Trivia
Tori-Bot's cameo climbing on a palm tree
- This is the only episode of the Emperor Pilaf Saga where Emperor Pilaf actually came with his minions on the mission.
- This episode is the second in a row to reveal that Pilaf has minions other than Shu and Mai. In this episode, an unseen minion calls Pilaf on a phone to tell him about Master Roshi's Dragon Ball.
- Tori-Bot is seen climbing when Goku, Bulma and Turtle reach the beach, making this the first episode to have a character from Dr. Slump make a physical appearance.
- This is the first time Kame House was shown in the anime. In the manga it does not appear until Goku and Chi-Chi find it to have Master Roshi put out Fire Mountain.
- The alligator with sunglasses, sunbathing at Kame House is later seen in a group of fighters waiting outside Fortuneteller Baba's Palace,[1] and later again in a team of three criminals that try to burglarize Kame House.[2]
- In one scene, the inside of Bulma's eye was blue when it should have been black. This is possibly a color error.
Gallery
 Bulma, Goku, and Turtle  Turtle on Goku's back  Turtle thanks Goku  Bulma still unhappy with Goku helping out Turtle  Goku tells Bulma that she should not complain   Bear Thief with spyglass  The Bear Thief wants the turtle  Bear Thief  Bulma and Goku with Turtle on his back  The Bear Thief confronts Goku  The Bear Thief wields his sword  Goku faces the Bear Thief  The Bear Thief wields his sword  The Bear Thief attacks   Goku dodges the Bear Thief's sword  Goku dodges the Bear Thief's attacks  Goku jumps  The Bear Thief's scimitar hits the ground  The Bear Thief  Goku on Bear Thief's sword  Goku poses  Goku prepares an attack  Goku about to knock the Bear Thief out  Goku punches the Bear Thief  Goku defeats the Bear Thief  Bulma and Turtle stunned by Goku's amazing power  Turtle and Goku  The gang arrives to the sea  Goku is happy  Bulma and Goku say goodbye to Turtle  Bulma and Goku  Turtle saying goodbye  Bulma and Goku  Turtle promising Goku a present for his help  Bulma and Goku waiting for the present  Goku and Bulma at the beach  Pilaf's dream  Pilaf's dream of ruling the world  Pilaf's dream of ruling the world  Emperor Pilaf  Emperor Pilaf  Pilaf happy  Emperor Pilaf  Shu and Mai report back  Pilaf upset there was no Dragon Ball  Pilaf commenting on Shu and Mai's failure  Pilaf's phone rings  Pilaf on the phone  Pilaf finds out Master Roshi has a Dragon Ball  Pilaf coming with Shu and Mai on a mission  The Pilaf Gang flies towards Kame House  The Pilaf Gang cramped inside their plane  Bulma drawing on the beach  Goku building a sand castle  Roshi arrives  Turtle swimming  Roshi's sunglasses  The Turtle Hermit arrives  Bulma and Goku see Roshi  Roshi and Turtle  Roshi and Turtle  Master Roshi  Roshi tries to summon a gift for Goku  What Roshi summoned does not come  Turtle informs Roshi about what happened to the gift  Master Roshi  Roshi thinking  Bulma and Goku watch in confusion as Roshi summons the Flying Nimbus  Roshi summons the Flying Nimbus  The Nimbus makes its way towards Roshi  Goku and Bulma see the Nimbus heading towards them  Goku and Bulma amazed at the Flying Nimbus  Goku asks if he can taste the Nimbus  Goku happy  Master Roshi  Roshi falls from the cloud  The Nimbus and Goku  Goku jumps on the Nimbus  Pilaf looking for Roshi's island  Shu and Pilaf on plane  The Pilaf Gang land on Roshi's island  The Pilaf Gang  The Pilaf Gang make their way to Kame House  Emperor Pilaf  Emperor Pilaf removes his hat  Emperor Pilaf  Pilaf Gang trying to get into Kame House  Pilaf trying to enter Kame House using his Universal Key  Pilaf trying to break into Roshi's house  Mai and Shu enter the house  Pilaf enters Roshi's house  Shu and Pilaf  Shu and Pilaf  Goku riding the Flying Nimbus  Goku on the Flying Nimbus  Goku in front of his friends  Bulma asking Roshi for a gift  Roshi asks Turtle if Bulma helped him  Bulma blushes  Roshi being pervert  Roshi yells at Turtle  Bulma lifting her nightgown  Bulma showing more than she thinks  Roshi while Bulma shows her "panties"  Roshi after seeing Bulma lift up her nightgown  Roshi stunned and Bulma embarrassed  Bulma asks Roshi for his Dragon Ball  Roshi's Dragon Ball  Bulma wants Roshi's Dragon Ball  Roshi gives Bulma his Dragon Ball  Bulma shows Roshi's Dragon Ball to Goku  Goku with the Dragon Ball  Bulma and Goku check Roshi's Dragon Ball  Bulma thanks Roshi  Bulma lifting her nightgown a second time  Roshi has a nose bleed  Bulm overjoyed as Roshi agrees to give her the Dragon Ball  Bulma on her bike  Roshi returning to Kame House  Goku lying on the Nimbus  Bulma finds her panties  Bulma realizes that Roshi saw her privates  Goku tells Bulma what he did with her panties  Bulma mad at Goku when she finds her panties  Bulma shoots Goku  Bulma shooting Goku  Kame House  The alligator sunbathing at Kame House  Alligator  Pilaf threatens an alligator  Pilaf threatening the Alligator with a switchblade  Pilaf Gang ready for a battle  Master Roshi  Roshi chuckling  The Flying Nimbus rejects Bulma  Pilaf Gang sinking into the sea  Pilaf's hat floating on top of the water |
References
- ↑ Dragon Ball episode 72, "Goku's Turn"
- ↑ Dragon Ball episode 108, "Prelude to Vengeance"
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