Tao Pai Pai aka Mercenary Tao (S2E9)

THE. SINGLE. GREATEST. MOMENT. IN. DRAGON. BALL. HISTORY?!?!?

Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 59 and 60, "The Notorious Mercenary," and "Tao Attacks." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, and dig deep into the character of Mercenary Tao.

In this episode:

• Jelli is punishing Bekinney for his insubordination
• We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments 
• Mercenary Tao's points of inspirations, from the films Drunken Master and Snake in Eagle's Shadow
• Tao's long hair braid and its implications from the Qing Dynasty
• Tao's Kill You motto and the kanji on his shirt
• Tao Pai Pai's meaning: Peach White White, and how that impacts his character implications, especially how the Peach is important in Chinese culture
• The attempt of the dub staff to create a food pun based on the Chinese food dish General Tao's Chicken (aka General Tso's Chicken)
• The possible inspirations behind the pillar toss
• The cultural heritage behind the Dodonpa from Shaolin fighting styles and Japanese poetry
• How Tao and Goku differ, beside the obvious "good vs evil" comparisons"
• And we discuss other characters throughout fiction who are similar to Tao Pai Pai
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual 

Join us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise.

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