“dragonball“He has many feature films behind him, and I have to say that the golden age of”Dragon Ball Z“It strikes me as the best that has been done in all of anime regarding this kind of additional catalog for a particular franchise. It’s how the names of many movie villains continue to resonate despite the decades that have passed since their debut. , And a really striking case is the one concerning the character named Turles.
Who is Turles? Where does it first appear?
- East Turles a Saiyan and main antagonist of the movie ‘Dragon Ball Z: The Ultimate Battle for All Earth’.
- In this film, Turles and his minions arrive on Earth with a certain objective: plant the seed of a sacred tree whose fruit grants an overwhelming increase in powerbut which in the process consumes all the vital energy of the planet until leaving it completely inert.
- Initially, Turles was part of Frieza’s army. (like the rest of the Saiyans), but he was never comfortable under the tyrant.
- It’s so that at some point becomes a deserter and forms his own group of warriors. It is thanks to this decision that avoid his death next to Planet Vegetaa spell shared by most Saiyan warriors.
- In this way, we understand that Turles is much older than Vegeta, Goku and Broly.for by the time they avoid death next to Planet Vegeta, Turles himself has been roaming space at ease for years.
- It is important to pay attention to Turles is a non-canon character. in a film that has no place in the main plot of Dragon Ball.
Why does he look so much like Goku?
- There are several explanations that have been given over the years regarding why a character like Turles, who is not even part of the main plot of Dragon Ball, is so similar to the protagonist of the franchise.
- One explanation that was given by Toei Animation is one that brings us decades later to Goku Black: he wanted to experience an evil Goku.
- Indeed, in the first place, if Goku and Turles are so extremely similar, it is because they wanted to represent the reality the protagonist would have had if he hadn’t landed on Earth, losing ALL of his memories soon after (Which I wouldn’t pick up until the Granolah arc of Dragon Ball Super).
- A second explanation leads us to investigate the lore of Dragon Ball, the one concerning the saiyan race more correctly.
- It seems, many Saiyans considered lower classes had similar geneswhich resulted in a great similarity in physical characteristics.
- It’s something that makes sense if we appreciate the fact that Bardock, Goku, and Goten, as well as Turles himself, all have very similar physical appearances..
- Another idea derived from fan speculation is that maybe Turles and Goku were familiar somehow. Obviously, again taking into account that Turles is a non-canon character, little weight should be given to this, but it might be a way to further support the theme of similar genetics in lower class warriors .
With the arc thwarted by Goku Black in ‘Dragon Ball Super’, the truth is that what it would be like to have a villainous Goku has been explored much deeper.. However, I have to personally say that the Saiyan version is pretty cool to me, although everything about Rosé and Fused Zamasu seemed like a lot of fun to me. In any case, I think that here you have absolutely everything to know about Turles and his curious appearance in “Dragon Ball”.
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