oof

“But he’s being cocky, that’s what led to his well-deserved downfall” everyone in this series is cocky. You are hardly a DB character if you aren't. Unfortunately, the series goes back and forth on its message behind this. Vegeta, being the prime example of the narrative deciding whether he is punished for his arrogance, or rewarded

Yamcha on the other hand, only really displays his sense of self-confidence to build up his comrades’ morale. He also wants to give them a chance to analyze their opponents and save their energy. If he fails they at least know what they are up against.

They might be adults now, and he recognizes that Goku is stronger than him, but that doesn’t stop Yamcha from fulfilling his duties as the Turtle School’s Big Brother.

You also can’t really call it a case of “overconfidence” or “cockiness” when Yamcha literally had a premonition things were going to go very wrong for them. He’d rather Krillin not take the fall

Sirena and Medmarina want to wish everyone a happy rest of your MerMay!

@creatingblackcharacters and anyone that sees this:

BONUS QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN THE TAGS:

was the reward conditional on your reaction? did you get nothing if you "misbehaved" or something special if you "behaved"?

what was your opinion on your reward (or lack thereof) then and now? was it adequate or would you have preferred something else?

Sirena and Medmarina want to wish everyone a happy rest of your MerMay!

@creatingblackcharacters and anyone that sees this: