The reason why Dende was Kami in Movie 6 finally explained!!

[Pakl]

So, I was watching the Garlic Jr Saga with subs and in episode 108, Kami offers Piccolo to be the new Kami because he wants to retire which Piccolo obviously refuses.

Spoiler

Remember, the Garlic Jr Saga happened after movie 5 but before movie 6. Both movies and the Garlic Jr filler Arc are exclusive for TOEI. So, we can see TOEI had the idea of Kami retiring before movie 6. And then in movie 6, Dende is indeed kami and Kami retired.

Spoiler

People used to say that Movie 6 Piccolo is Kamiccolo but weaker than his real Kamiccolo self and likely as strong as his beginning of Androids Arc self because Kami is not the guardian of Earth and even joked around that he retired. Well, guess what, TOEI seems to go with this idea since the Garlic Jr Saga. Kami actually retired and Piccolo is not fused with him in movie 6. He is the same normal Piccolo from the beginning of the Androids Arc, both in power and as an entity.

 

[Papasmurf]

Interesting stuff, but that still doesn't really explain how Toei guessed correctly that AT would select Dende as Kami's successor.

 

[Pakl]

Interesting stuff, but that still doesn't really explain how Toei guessed correctly that AT would select Dende as Kami's successor.

Maybe Toriyama took the idea from TOEI?

 

[Papasmurf]

It's weird because if AT hadn't planned on Dende taking Kami's mantle, Toei ran a risk of contradicting Toriyama if he were to pick an older, more experienced Dragon Clansman rather than a little kid like Dende.

 

[Pakl]

It's weird because if AT hadn't planned on Dende taking Kami's mantle, Toei ran a risk of contradicting Toriyama if he were to pick an older, more experienced Dragon Clansman rather than a little kid like Dende.

Regardless, that was not the point of the thread. The point was to show that Movie 6 Piccolo doesn't have to be fused with Kami just because Dende was the guardian.

 

[Papasmurf]

Sure. I think he was Kamiccolo in the next 3 movies though.

 

[Pakl]

Sure. I think he was Kamiccolo in the next 3 movies though.

Yep. He was in movie 7 onwards.

 

[Yoshi]

So, I was watching the Garlic Jr Saga with subs and in episode 108, Kami offers Piccolo to be the new Kami because he wants to retire which Piccolo obviously refuses.

Spoiler

I remember watching that scene. That was one of my favorite scenes in the Garlic Junior Saga.