#evil third eye

[super-r-illustrations]

*DB DAIMA SPOILERS AHEAD*

Toriyama left many gifts behind for us fans, after his passing. But after watching the last episode of Daima it got me thinking of three specific gifts he left for his characters. They're rather simple but powerful gifts: For Goku- He officially gave him the gift of SSJ4.

For Vegeta- He gave him the gift of SSJ3.

For Piccolo- He gave him the freedom from being burdened with the title 'Demon King' again.

At the end of the credits from almost every episode, there's a shot where Goku looks up at the sky and a bird forms, and flies toward the sky. I heard a rumor that that bird symbolized Toriyama's spirit, so I added an ethereal bird-like looking creature that leaves traces of 'ghost feathers' behind for the characters as a form of blessing or good fortune. All in all, yes this is my one year anniversary tribute to Toriyama-sensei and what he brought me--brought all of us, into our lives. It's amazing how one person can touch so many lives without having to actually meet him, and I believe he's even closer to each of us every time we talk, mention, interact, and even create anything DBZ related. It's like the ending credits from Daima that portrays it best--

I hear it always, your voice in my heart

"You know that we're never alone"

I will always love and miss you, Akira Toriyama. Arigato, Sensei... Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)

[birthbynightmare]

Dragon Quest Easter Egg in Dragon Ball Daima!?

During the explanation of the Third Evil Eye's power and it's use by the Supreme Demon Kings of the past they show us the silhouettes of various Demon Kings. And the last one has a very peculiar silhouette.

And that's because it's almost identical to the most famous and most powerful Archfiend in all Dragon Quest series:

ZOMA

Which considering that both series where drawn by Akira Toriyama it's kind of makes sense, to be honest. And it's a pretty cool Easter Egg.

Now, I won't be able to not think that Zoma owes it's power to a magical artifact.

I would also like to take this opportunity to point out another similarity with another big bad from Dragon Quest: Nimzo and Demon King Piccolo.

After many years Daima has confirmed/retcon that the Namekians are truly demons and not aliens, returning the link with the Archfiend from Dragon Quest V, Nimzo, who looked strongly like a Namekian, especially after seeing the inmense magical power that Neva seems to hold.

[duhragonball]

I know it's an extremely long shot, but if that Third Eye thing Gomah and Debesu mentioned ends up being connected to Tien I'll actually cry tears of joy that my boi is relevant to the story for the first time in ages. We're already primed for new Piccolo and Namekian lore so I'm hoping this show will revisit other elements of the lore.

That makes sense to me. I mean, why call it that if it doesn't have some sort of connection to Tien.

But I do have another theory.

Demigra wears a crown with a jewel that looks a lot like a third eye. What is it? Where'd he get it? Maybe this crown is the Third Eye that King Gomah is after.

I don't expect Demigra to be mentioned in Daima, but when you look at all the Demon Realm lore we've gotten pre-Daima, it all revolves around a conflict between Demigra loyalists and Mechikabura loyalists.

Xenoverse: Towa is doing time shenanigans, and Demigra uses her disruptions to history to escape and carry out his own scheme.

SDBH Manga: Towa restores Mechikabura to power, and Demigra is so opposed to this that he allies his faction with the Time Patrol to stop them.

SDBH Anime: Towa tries to impart Mechikabura's power into her own son, Fu, but Demigra interferes and then claims the power for himself while no one's looking.

Daima Episode 1: The Evil Third Eye was held by the past kings of the Demon Realm until it was lost during the reign of Abura, Dabura's father. I would assume his enemies stole it from him, and if Demigra exists in the Daima continuity, he'd certainly be a prime suspect.

Again, I doubt this is all leading to Demigra specifically, but rather the concept of a rival power base in the Demon Realm. The rival faction might have a different leader, but the premise would be the same. I think they stole the Evil Third Eye to check Abura's dynasty. Gomah wants it back in order to consolidate his power, and that's exactly what they want to prevent.

Of course, that wouldn't explain what it does or how it works. So it may very well end up having some ties with Tien after all.

[cuttyclowngirl]

DAIMA SPOILERS

3 for 3. Hybis has been carrying around the Tertian Oculus (Evil Third Eye) in his belt this whole time, as I predicted in my review of EP 5. I'm on a streak here.

[paperbagman]

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