![]() ![]() ![]() Doctor Gero, creator of the Red Ribbon Androids and Cell, is the chief scientist of the Red Ribbon Army. Its hierarchy is organized like a pyramid structure: its supreme leader is Commander Red, followed by his second in command and adjutant Staff Officer Black, who is in turn followed by commanding officers such as General Blue, and so on. The Red Ribbon Army's membership comprises humans, anthropomorphic animals, monsters, and robots. When Torishima complained about the youthful duo as well after they were incorporated into the story, Toriyama decided to develop and introduce Cell. Toriyama created Androids 17 and 18 after Kazuhiko Torishima, his former editor, expressed his disappointment with Androids 19 and 20 being depicted as the villains of the Android Saga arc. Smith from IGN remarked that the character is a "ridiculous caricature of a black man". The North American English releases of the manga by Viz Media edited the lips of Adjutant Black ( ブラック参謀, Burakku-Sanbō), Staff Officer Black in English anime, by shading them in D.F. Blue's Japanese voice actor, Toshio Furukawa claimed said it was a difficult role to play due to the character's sexuality. One of the group's major characters, General Blue ( ブルー将軍, Burū-Shōgun), is coded as a stereotypically homosexual character, and is similar in concept to the Sturmabteilung co-founder Ernst Röhm. Some of the Red Ribbon Army members wear uniforms reminiscent of the Hitler Youth, the youth organisation of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, albeit without their signature swastika armbands. Some of the group's individual members, including the Red Ribbon Androids who appear as recurring villains in the franchise, have left a lasting impression in popular culture and specifically received commentary by media outlets.ĭragon Ball series creator Akira Toriyama drew inspiration for the military organization, particularly its Muscle Tower ( マッスルタワー, Massuru Tawā) base, from the video game Spartan X (known as Kung-Fu Master internationally), in which enemies tend to spawn at a rapid rate while the player character ascends a tower the game itself was based on two Hong Kong martial arts films, Jackie Chan's Wheels on Meals (known as Spartan X in Japan) and Bruce Lee's Game of Death. Commentators noted that the Red Ribbon Army arc, in which the group is presented as the first legitimate threat to Goku, represented a shift to a darker tone for the series, as well as a notable example of antiquated or politically incorrect attitudes towards real world stereotypes and tropes in Japanese anime. ![]() ![]() The group was generally well received by reviewers. In the aftermath of the Red Ribbon Army's defeat by Goku, a surviving member known as Doctor Gero continues the group's legacy and creates a series of powerful artificial humanoids known as Androids as part of his vendetta against Goku. The many operatives of the Red Ribbon Army, led by Commander Red ( レッド総帥, Reddo-Sōsui ), serve as opponents for series protagonist Goku during his second quest for the Dragon Balls. The Red Ribbon Army ( レッドリボン軍, Reddo Ribon Gun) is a fictional group of characters featured in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball anime and manga series. Red Pharmaceuticals' base ( Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero) Red Ribbon Army Headquarters ( Dragon Ball)ĭoctor Gero's laboratory ( Dragon Ball Z) Gathering up the rest of the Dragon Balls, Goku now heads to Red Ribbon Headquarters to get the other two balls.Dragon Ball chapter 55: "The Red Ribbon (A Red Ribbon)", December 1985 ( Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985) Goku is not fooled and he kicks the grenade up to Mercenary Tao, where it explodes and presumably kills him (however he is later shown to be alive). During this fake surrender, he tosses a grenade at Goku and hops up to avoid the blast. Goku then proceeds to beat up Mercenary Tao, who fakes a surrender to trick Goku. That is, until Goku shows him that he was not being serious. When he gets back, he is giving Goku all he has got and appears to be winning. Korin manages to fool him with some magic and Mercenary Tao returns to finish the fight, thinking himself stronger now. Boasting, Goku tells Mercenary Tao of his strength from Korin Tower and Mercenary Tao immediately rushes up the tower to get the power for himself. He tries his trump card, the Dodon Ray, but Goku is able to block it. This time it is Goku who is beating Mercenary Tao. Tao finally gets his new robe and comes back to finish off the job. He drinks the water and finds out that it is just tap water and the power comes from the training. Goku dove out and caught it, using his tail to keep from falling. It is on the third day that Goku gets the water, only when it fell off of Korin's staff and nearly to the ground. Mercenary Tao: Rematch is the second battle fought between a Saiyan boy Goku and a highly skilled assassin-for-hire Tao. ![]()
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