That’s why some people really love Piccolo, just like they love Vegeta for his transformation. Gohan sort of unlocked this goodness that was deep within Piccolo, and I think that changed him forever.

If it weren’t for Gohan, Piccolo would probably still be evil. But when people are arguing, I usually step in and say, “Actually guys, Piccolo’s the best dad because he chose it and he chose Gohan.” In many ways, Gohan saved Piccolo just as much as Piccolo saved Gohan, not just in this movie, but in the whole course of the series. Goku gets a lot of criticism, even amongst the comparisons between Goku and Vegeta as to who’s the better dad. My buddy just saw the movie for the first time and his first reaction was “Piccolo’s not Gohan’s stepdad, he’s the dad that stepped up.” I love that the relationship gets explored so wonderfully in the movie. He’s clearly spent a lot of time with their family and I loved that part of the film. If you recall the beginning scene where Videl calls him and she’s like, “Can you pick up Pan again? I’ll get you one of those stuffed animals.” He’s like, “I don’t like stuffed animals.” And there’s a whole table full of them in the corner. That was probably my favorite thing about it, to realize that he’s very, very close with them - I mean, he’s a family member practically. It was really cool to see his relationship with Gohan and his family. It was not only wonderful from a power-up standpoint to finally see him get an upgrade that he’s desperately needed for about 20 years. It was the most incredible way to present Piccolo: put him in a situation where he doesn’t have Goku and Vegeta to rely on and he has to use his own strategy to figure out how to make things happen. I literally had to sign an NDA within 15 feet in that building, and we watched the preliminary version of it on a producer’s laptop in a locked room, with security guards outside. I remember there was a moment when the producers at Crunchyroll brought me in to work on the film. How great was it, after decades of being with this character to see him have such a key role in this huge movie that became a box-office success?Ĭhristopher Sabat: It was phenomenal. There have been so many Dragon Ball movies, but he’s never had a role quite like this. Tyler Treese: What was so fun about this movie and what really gave it that unique flare was Piccolo really getting the spotlight.

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