The legendary artist explained that the comment annoyed him, but inspired the idea that changed the series forever.

However, this all changedwhen the two characters fused just before Cell achieved his second form.

The movie would eventually inspire 2015’sDragon Ball Superand kicked off the series' revival during the 2010s.

Toriyama in the center smiling with Goku to the right and Super Saiyan Goku to the left

Both the original manga and Japanese version ofDragon Ball Zactually featured Vegeta saying, “It’s over 8,000!

“, but the line was changed in the Funimation dub of the series.

What’s more is that Hercule’s name was never actually Hercule, and instead Mr. Satan.

Gohan confronts Androids 1 and 2 in Dragon Ball Super Super Hero

However,Toriyama clarified that Mr. Satan was only ever his stage name.

It was then he decided to give the Potara an ability, and introduced Vegito into his series.

Surprisingly,Akira Toriyama was inspired to bring the character backafter attending a Maximum the Hormone concert.

Dragon Ball: strongest human featured, with Master Roshi, Mr. Satan, and Yamcha.

“F” by Maximum the Hormone isavailable to listen to on YouTube.

Dragon Ball expanded quickly, starting as a serialized manga for Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan.

It made its way overseas via manga and an anime adaptation that is enjoyed worldwide.

Goku and Vegeta’s sons surpassed them.

These mystical orbs would grant the wish of any who gathered them together.

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Dragon Ball Super Trunks with blue hair to the left and Dragon Ball Z Trunks with purple hair to the right

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Vegeta crushes his scouter in rage.

Gogeta looking down after the fight with Janemba in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn.

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From the creative mind of Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball is a mega multimedia franchise that spans back to the 1980s. Dragon Ball expanded quickly, starting as a serialized manga for Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan. It made its way overseas via manga and an anime adaptation that is enjoyed worldwide. Dragon Ball was the initial starting animated series that followed the adventures of the young Son Goku as he sought after the Dragon Balls. These mystical orbs would grant the wish of any who gathered them together. Then, the series would branch off into the immensely popular Dragon Ball Z, which followed Goku as an adult and featured high-intensity battles and Goku’s never-ending search to be the strongest. The series has also enjoyed several popular video game adaptations and continues to release several new animated series and theatrical films up to the recent popular Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

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