I just realized why we love this. We see the rest of the group being active and it isn’t just Goku and Vegeta doing everything. Krillin distracts Cell while a woman and her son/brother escape. We also see Piccolo and Tien show up at the end, showing that they’re being active in searching for Cell.
Vegeta barely does anything relevant after defeating Zarbon, Dodoria and the ginyu force (and he still needed Goku's help for that last one), it was Super who made Vegeta more relevant, before that it was just Goku's show with Gohan taking over briefly during Cell saga.
I love how this scene shows Krillin's smarts. He could easily fly away with the plane, but a major part of this arc is the fact that flying uses energy and makes you detectable (which is why Imperfect Cell spends most of his time on the ground, avoiding Piccolo and the others) so he grabs onto the plane to conceal his energy from Cell.
That's also why Krillin could shoulder tackle Cell like that. As soon as Cell felt Krillin's ki rose up he made contact Krillin made a calculated risk against a super android , he really is one intelligent fighter.
Lol please this show isn't about smarts it's about power level. And krillin only lived cause the show didn't want to kill him right there that's all. It's all dumb plot convince nothing else.
Everyone always mocks Krillin for dying or being critically injured but the guy actually does work. He took on enemies way stronger than him, didn't back down. Considering Yamcha got a hole put in him by Gero and Cell here who's way stronger and Krillin did everything right- signaled for help, fought to help the people and even got a good hit on Cell? He's a legend.
Yeah but Yamcha got a hole by Gero because he has his ki sucked by him, Yamcha still managed to knock down a Cell jr with the help of Tien, we must not forget it. Ok Krillin is great but mah boi Yamcha too
@@eldenlion5850 Also to be fair, a lot of DB fans haven't watched/read DB. They'll argue till they're blue in the face, even when you present them with evidence.
I have watched Japanese version of DBZ, and have never seen that kid say "mOmmmMM!1!1!" Out of fear from cell. So it's kind of a 50-50 guessing situation
I can live with it given in this his kienzan doesn’t work on cell but this happens In the manga he never used the Kenzan on cell as a mater of fact toryama claimed it can go though anything
That body check was awesome! I love this fight, you can tell Krillin is just struggling to survive but his guts and skill makes what should be an easy victory for cell into a decent match.
I honestly don't care about the whole "canon" concept, why does everything in this franchise have to become a canon subject or debate? I'm simply enjoying the kickass moment of Krillin standing up to Cell, even briefly toppling him off his feet was a shining moment for him.
Abso-fucking-lutely. This is where the anime shines. Where in the Manga, Vegeta is utterly useless against Kid Buu, gives Goku no time and is beaten in 5-6 hits, in the anime he continues to get up, gives Goku plenty of time, lands several hits of his own, even stalemates Kid Buu for a moment in a contest of strength and scares the hell out of him. Same as with Trunks. In the Manga he's absolutely useless like Vegeta the moment Cell goes perfect. But in the Anime he actually gets some hits in and matches Cell until he begins using his speed and illustrates Trunks' misconceptions about Ascended Super Saiyan. And what's wrong with that? If Cell could conceal his speed and power with Goku prior to Gohan, why could he not do the same with Trunks? At least it gives Trunks a good moment even if he's ultimately doomed, no different than Goku. Same again with Mystic Gohan vs Fused Buu. In the manga he immediately gets taken apart but in the Anime he actually lands some hits and puts up a respectable fight before then beginning to lose and get dominated by the more intelligent, able Buu. It's at least nice that respected, good characters get some shine and this is no different, I love how Krillin in a moment of rage hurts Cell.
Same. It got me to the point where i dont know what is canon and what isnt, which made me ultimately say "fuck this whole canon thing" and i just enjoy the show.
Because if its non canon, its basically not much different than a fanfiction or a fanmade animation based on fanfiction. There are hundrets of fanfictions where krillin is fighting hard fights, so nothing special about this scene. It would only be impressive if it was a part of the real story, but a filler is basically like fanficiton.
Its actually more of how weak imperfect cell was. Piccolo could have beat him after absorbing Kami, but Cell ran, then Piccolo is on the ropes fighting the androids. So Cell was pretty weak in the beginning.
@@bhume7535 It's not like Piccolo after fusing with Kami was weak though. Krillin standing up to Imperfect Cell at all probably puts him near Captain Ginyu at least, given this Cell managed to kill Future Trunks.
@@naos8116 Ginyu? Future Trunks made an absolute fool out of Frieza, even before he went Super Saiyan, Krillin was easily near Frieza level at that time.
The TZ movie came out before Dr. Gero created Cell. If you're talking about Cell's finger wag at Krillin it was obviously a reference to a scene in the movie.
Literally not even Goku tried this. Krillin faced down an impossible foe, survived and saved lives. Get's teased for dying. It's non-canon but it's still a thing.
this was by far the coolest bad ass moment by krillin buying the woman some time to get away from be absorb by cell plus hitting him with the solar flare and hitch hike on the plane to get away, well planned krillin
For those of you wondering : YES it is Canon. Dragon ball Kai is Canon to Dragon Ball super. We can see it through flashbacks etc And also the author drew many artworks for some filler characters which are present in DB Kai, like Pikkon and the tuffles. And ultimately he even stated that dragon ball is both the anime and the manga
Well technically, Kai isn’t canon to Super. They probably just use Kai footage for convenience. In Kai, King Kai gets revived after Gohan beats Cell. However, in DBS he’s still dead.
@@LordZula I think that was in the dub only. A mistake likely. Besides dragon ball super has characters like Bubbles and Gregory (king kai's companions, who are both filler characters)
『Lєlσυcн Vι ƁяιтαηηιαTM』 Ƭнє Immσятαl Dҽɱσɳ Eɱρҽɾσɾ That was in the subbed version too. And only Gregory was a filler character but I think it was Toriyama’s idea to include him. Bubbles himself was in the manga and was inspired by Michael Jackson’s monkey Bubbles.
『Lєlσυcн Vι ƁяιтαηηιαTM』 Ƭнє Immσятαl Dҽɱσɳ Eɱρҽɾσɾ In a sense, everything is canon. It’s all about continuity. Like Gregory exists in DBS continuity but things like Garlic Jr and filler hell scenes don’t.
Every time he does solar flare he never ever follows up with a destructo disc!! literally he could have killed Nappa and also cut frieza in half! Sure Cell would have easily regenerated but it takes energy each time to regen!
He could do the destruction disk barrage like he did when he cut off frieza tail then he threw one that turned into 50 disk he could of chopped cell up like onions
Krillin actually gave imperfect cell a hard time. Krillin was not too far below goku and vegeta at this time of the android saga. Krillin had some crazy zenkai boost while on nemek.
People always bitch about Filler, but it's almost always giving characters who aren't named "Goku" something valuable to do. I really don't see the complaints about it unless you hate character development.
Abso-fucking-lutely. This is where the anime shines. Where in the Manga, Vegeta is utterly useless against Kid Buu, gives Goku no time and is beaten in 5-6 hits, in the anime he continues to get up, gives Goku plenty of time, lands several hits of his own, even stalemates Kid Buu for a moment in a contest of strength and scares the hell out of him. Same as with Trunks. In the Manga he's absolutely useless like Vegeta the moment Cell goes perfect. But in the Anime he actually gets some hits in and matches Cell until he begins using his speed and illustrates Trunks' misconceptions about Ascended Super Saiyan. And what's wrong with that? If Cell could conceal his speed and power with Goku prior to Gohan, why could he not do the same with Trunks? At least it gives Trunks a good moment even if he's ultimately doomed, no different than Goku. It's at least nice that respected, good characters get some shine and this is no different, I love how Krillin in a moment of rage hurts Cell.
This is where the anime shines. Where in the Manga, Vegeta is utterly useless against Kid Buu, gives Goku no time and is beaten in 5-6 hits, in the anime he continues to get up, gives Goku plenty of time, lands several hits of his own, even stalemates Kid Buu for a moment in a contest of strength and scares the hell out of him. Same as with Trunks. In the Manga he's absolutely useless like Vegeta the moment Cell goes perfect. But in the Anime he actually gets some hits in and matches Cell until he begins using his speed and illustrates Trunks' misconceptions about Ascended Super Saiyan. And what's wrong with that? If Cell could conceal his speed and power with Goku prior to Gohan, why could he not do the same with Trunks? At least it gives Trunks a good moment even if he's ultimately doomed, no different than Goku. Same again with Mystic Gohan vs Fused Buu. In the manga he immediately gets taken apart but in the Anime he actually lands some hits and puts up a respectable fight before then beginning to lose and get dominated by the more intelligent, able Buu. It's at least nice that respected, good characters get some shine and this is no different, I love how Krillin in a moment of rage hurts Cell.
And that's why Krillin is my favorite character in DBZ. You need to be extremely brave to fight an overwhelming enemy with little hope of surviving, let alone winning. And yet he always rushes into battle when others need him. It was the same when he attacked Buu on the lookout.
Yeah when he fight king picollo son He could have run but he decide to protect goku 's grandpa's ball He could have run away but he decide to help vegeta fight ginyu force He could have hide to survive but always join to fight no matter how strong the opponent is He is the GOAT!
This had to be one of my favorite episodes because (granted i havent watched the show in years) it treated cell more like an unstoppable terrifying horror creature which i kind of loved
@@justaguywithagoodphoto4801 nah krillin would get absorbed. You can see in the video he could barely dodge his attacks, if krillin tried to throw too many hands he’d die in seconds, still a super sick moment tho
This really is all I could want in dragon ball. I totally understand that Goku and Vegeta are the stars, but the side characters are not supposed to be useless. Seeing Killin take on the villain., even if he loses, has a lot going for it and shows that everyone in the cast is involved. The fact that cell genuinely doesn’t want to get involved once he knows piccolo and tien get involved gives a lot of presence to the side characters. They aren’t supposed to be spectators, they are defenders of earth. If they can’t do it alone, they will still be involved and help each other.
Isn't it nice when the characters actually save people, not just fight for like 15 episodes straight and not really accomplish anything until the last one?
I always liked scenes of the Z Warriors saving people like this. It’s like, he knows he’s outclassed, but he still does everything he can, and that’s why Kuririn’s a fan favorite.
The whole frieza saga he was. It was basically gohan and krillin show. He kept bulma gohan and dende safe till goku came to fight. Most these comments are full of kai,super,and tfs fans. Who never watched the original
@@notoriousmiks1927 tien and Krillin don’t stand a chance against this cell . The androids were stronger than a regular super saiyan . Piccolo was who he was afraid of cause of his power boost with Kami
Super underrated Krillin moment. 9 out of 10 times, he will fight and not run even when he knows he's outmatched. He is a martial artist. He is a brave warrior
@@piccoloblack69 well duh the humans all get wrecked by cell juniors, they’re even with SSJs…him and ten saving goku is a nice moment, and their role in the ki finale against cell is a great touch too
Fights like this are SO necessary. Krillin is hopelessly outmatched against Cell, so it’s a fight for not just his life, but the lives of two innocent bystanders as well. And despite how scared he is, he FIGHTS and protects the innocents. But for him, he has to rely more on skill, wit, cunning, and luck when he fights a monster like Cell - there’s no way he’ll beat him with brute force. That, and the main goal isn’t even beating Cell (because he knows he won’t be the one that’s able to do it,) but either ESCAPING Cell or holding him off until his friends arrive in response to his signal. The stakes are incredibly high and time sensitive for a protagonist like Krillin because he’s HUMAN. But being human doesn’t mean he’s ‘lesser than’ or powerless - not if he’s got courage and GRIT.
I just realized why we love this. We see the rest of the group being active and it isn’t just Goku and Vegeta doing everything. Krillin distracts Cell while a woman and her son/brother escape. We also see Piccolo and Tien show up at the end, showing that they’re being active in searching for Cell.
Vegeta barely does anything relevant after defeating Zarbon, Dodoria and the ginyu force (and he still needed Goku's help for that last one), it was Super who made Vegeta more relevant, before that it was just Goku's show with Gohan taking over briefly during Cell saga.
@@hoohoo431 And he also crushed Android 19.
And piccolo was slightly stronger than cell here thats why he was running away until he absorbed enough people
Future trunks only exist because of Vegeta. Without him...You guys know what happened.
This isn’t filler so this is most likely cannon.
This was krillin at one of his best moments
it is canon actually...it does not appear in the manga but is in the canon anime
This actually happened in Kai?
@@autonomous3614 and the original DBZ anime
@@saygoodnighttothebadguy ik about the z anime. But I swear I never saw it in Kai. Until now
it's actually bad. Krillin showed Cell Solar Flare, which he used later to become Perfect Cell.
I love when they treat Krillin like a fighter instead of a defenseless lost child
and in super he looks like a weird bald baby child instead of this buff look
So true, I miss when krillin was a fighter who made up for his weakness by having great strategic attacks and a clever fighting style
...yes. Or a peaceful monk
@@brucemakhura Krillin - Peace Keeper
Caillou
Dragonball needs more fight scenes with this kind of drama. Krillin adds a different dynamic to fights by being on the back foot
Yes with Krillin's fight you know he'll have to use strategy to beat his opponants and that's more clever than just another dumb transformation.
That’s literally every fight in DBZ. 80% of the fights are one sided
@@andrewgarfield9898 Yes but it's always the bad guy winning until the hero reaches the next transformation
It’s always great to see his clever attacks
Dragonball ended about 25 years ago. What you see now is just fanservice BS of recolored characters
I love how this scene shows Krillin's smarts. He could easily fly away with the plane, but a major part of this arc is the fact that flying uses energy and makes you detectable (which is why Imperfect Cell spends most of his time on the ground, avoiding Piccolo and the others) so he grabs onto the plane to conceal his energy from Cell.
That's also why Krillin could shoulder tackle Cell like that. As soon as Cell felt Krillin's ki rose up he made contact
Krillin made a calculated risk against a super android , he really is one intelligent fighter.
Lol please this show isn't about smarts it's about power level. And krillin only lived cause the show didn't want to kill him right there that's all. It's all dumb plot convince nothing else.
@@Aaron_Heininger did anyone actually think krillin would win let alone survive if he kept fighting cell? Lol
@@Aaron_Heininger wow a show trying to convey a plot. wack
Such a great arc
1:40 this moment was FIRE!!!!
Dude had to of put in some serious elbow grease to stagger Cell like that.
Right on par with him slicing Friezas tail off
The way he jumped off and then flew around was so smooth
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1:48 shows how HUGE cell is even in his 1st form 😂
Everyone always mocks Krillin for dying or being critically injured but the guy actually does work. He took on enemies way stronger than him, didn't back down. Considering Yamcha got a hole put in him by Gero and Cell here who's way stronger and Krillin did everything right- signaled for help, fought to help the people and even got a good hit on Cell?
He's a legend.
Yeah but Yamcha got a hole by Gero because he has his ki sucked by him, Yamcha still managed to knock down a Cell jr with the help of Tien, we must not forget it. Ok Krillin is great but mah boi Yamcha too
Plus he landed the baddest bitch in DBZ history.
Yeah, Krillin’s no where near as strong as Goku, but he’s still very important!
Tbf, that's just Team Four Stars effect. Anyone who watches the real show knows how strong Krillin was
@@eldenlion5850 Also to be fair, a lot of DB fans haven't watched/read DB.
They'll argue till they're blue in the face, even when you present them with evidence.
Anyone realize that Krillin was as tall as the lady he saved?
That 'lady' wasn't even an adult
@@retardman5193
Japanese people are short.
I doubt she’s a teen mom.
you do realize that alot of Asians are pretty short people
I have watched Japanese version of DBZ, and have never seen that kid say "mOmmmMM!1!1!" Out of fear from cell. So it's kind of a 50-50 guessing situation
Also Krillin is like 5ft it’s possible this girl is just a bit shorter or the same.
It may be non Canon but they still givin mah boi the respecc he deserves
I can live with it given in this his kienzan doesn’t work on cell but this happens
In the manga he never used the Kenzan on cell as a mater of fact toryama claimed it can go though anything
It's canon if you are only interested in the Anime and not the manga
Well technically it is canon considering it was in Kai
I wish he tapped the girl tbh
@@rebound1340 that was perfect cell
That body check was awesome! I love this fight, you can tell Krillin is just struggling to survive but his guts and skill makes what should be an easy victory for cell into a decent match.
I honestly don't care about the whole "canon" concept, why does everything in this franchise have to become a canon subject or debate? I'm simply enjoying the kickass moment of Krillin standing up to Cell, even briefly toppling him off his feet was a shining moment for him.
Abso-fucking-lutely. This is where the anime shines. Where in the Manga, Vegeta is utterly useless against Kid Buu, gives Goku no time and is beaten in 5-6 hits, in the anime he continues to get up, gives Goku plenty of time, lands several hits of his own, even stalemates Kid Buu for a moment in a contest of strength and scares the hell out of him. Same as with Trunks. In the Manga he's absolutely useless like Vegeta the moment Cell goes perfect. But in the Anime he actually gets some hits in and matches Cell until he begins using his speed and illustrates Trunks' misconceptions about Ascended Super Saiyan. And what's wrong with that? If Cell could conceal his speed and power with Goku prior to Gohan, why could he not do the same with Trunks? At least it gives Trunks a good moment even if he's ultimately doomed, no different than Goku. Same again with Mystic Gohan vs Fused Buu. In the manga he immediately gets taken apart but in the Anime he actually lands some hits and puts up a respectable fight before then beginning to lose and get dominated by the more intelligent, able Buu. It's at least nice that respected, good characters get some shine and this is no different, I love how Krillin in a moment of rage hurts Cell.
Same. It got me to the point where i dont know what is canon and what isnt, which made me ultimately say "fuck this whole canon thing" and i just enjoy the show.
Because if its non canon, its basically not much different than a fanfiction or a fanmade animation based on fanfiction. There are hundrets of fanfictions where krillin is fighting hard fights, so nothing special about this scene. It would only be impressive if it was a part of the real story, but a filler is basically like fanficiton.
@@Saroku1000 all fanfictions are non canon it is different with anime
@@mr.waiyanlin1791 same thing
This whole scene will always be better than his moments in the tournament of power
they violated my nigga bro
Idk bout all that
I don’t really think so
Krillin's great, and this is one of his best moments. The only thing this is missing is a line from the OG dub.
"Hey, she's kinda cute!"
@Kid Synthesize the acting is kinda off but I liked it a lot
Would've bodied Cell if he just threw his rocks smh
I appreciate that reference
as do i
Yea the rocks are kinda broken now
I don’t get it
@@moneygrabber6720 db fighterz
1:44 The fact Krillin actually did some damage here proves how strong he was at the time.
Its actually more of how weak imperfect cell was. Piccolo could have beat him after absorbing Kami, but Cell ran, then Piccolo is on the ropes fighting the androids. So Cell was pretty weak in the beginning.
@@bhume7535 It's not like Piccolo after fusing with Kami was weak though. Krillin standing up to Imperfect Cell at all probably puts him near Captain Ginyu at least, given this Cell managed to kill Future Trunks.
@@naos8116 Ginyu? Future Trunks made an absolute fool out of Frieza, even before he went Super Saiyan, Krillin was easily near Frieza level at that time.
this is actually initial imperfect cell
he is weaker than piccolo fused with kami
he's still stronger than ssj goku and vegeta by a little bit
Krillin is the strongest pure human on Earth. He’s always been very fast as well. So I’m not so shocked that he’s able to do this
Well, The strongest pure human on Earth goes to Either Muten Roshi Or Tien Shinhan! Krillin is 3rd in the list. Both Roshi and Tien surpassed him.
@@er.esakkim8781 Krillin surpassed Roshi a long time ago. Tien is close but he’s not stronger
@@HanginWitLucid Tien is the strongest human and roshi is the best martial artist such as his moves.
@@shamskhan2958 he’s close but not stronger
@@HanginWitLucid Tien is equal to trunks base power level it proves in Bojack unbound but after that trunks ssj knock down Tien.
So the monster on the plane wing in The Twilight Zone Was Cell! It all makes sense now!
I thought the same thing!
Unfortunately cell doesn’t go away when other people see him
The TZ movie came out before Dr. Gero created Cell. If you're talking about Cell's finger wag at Krillin it was obviously a reference to a scene in the movie.
Glad someone else caught that.
Literally not even Goku tried this.
Krillin faced down an impossible foe, survived and saved lives.
Get's teased for dying.
It's non-canon but it's still a thing.
Ah yes, mocked hero.
It is canon if you are watching the anime
Connor Dunseath exactly manga readers piss me off
Because Goku is not Human he is Saian. :)
@@tarkantruman430 saiyan
Krillin get my respect he never back down
this was by far the coolest bad ass moment by krillin buying the woman some time to get away from be absorb by cell plus hitting him with the solar flare and hitch hike on the plane to get away, well planned krillin
Krillin looks like a normal sized short human here, unlike in the saiyan saga and namek saga where he's almost as short as a 6 year old Gohan
one of the few time Krillin could fight something and do some damage.
Second form Frieza would like a word.
2:17
Is that supposed to be a Twilight Zone reference?
Definitely
"I love you new daddy!"
Android 18 is waving
Krillin is so fucking badass here
For those of you wondering :
YES it is Canon.
Dragon ball Kai is Canon to Dragon Ball super. We can see it through flashbacks etc
And also the author drew many artworks for some filler characters which are present in DB Kai, like Pikkon and the tuffles.
And ultimately he even stated that dragon ball is both the anime and the manga
Well technically, Kai isn’t canon to Super. They probably just use Kai footage for convenience. In Kai, King Kai gets revived after Gohan beats Cell. However, in DBS he’s still dead.
@@LordZula I think that was in the dub only. A mistake likely. Besides dragon ball super has characters like Bubbles and Gregory (king kai's companions, who are both filler characters)
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That was in the subbed version too. And only Gregory was a filler character but I think it was Toriyama’s idea to include him. Bubbles himself was in the manga and was inspired by Michael Jackson’s monkey Bubbles.
@@LordZula Welp I guess all of Z anime is Canon
『Lєlσυcн Vι ƁяιтαηηιαTM』 Ƭнє Immσятαl Dҽɱσɳ Eɱρҽɾσɾ
In a sense, everything is canon. It’s all about continuity. Like Gregory exists in DBS continuity but things like Garlic Jr and filler hell scenes don’t.
0:33 it's nice seeing a taller krillin
Nah the girl is just short
Every time he does solar flare he never ever follows up with a destructo disc!! literally he could have killed Nappa and also cut frieza in half! Sure Cell would have easily regenerated but it takes energy each time to regen!
Seriously man, even dbza gohan points that out
@@M_ZS19 Even DBZA Krililin points that out
He could do the destruction disk barrage like he did when he cut off frieza tail then he threw one that turned into 50 disk he could of chopped cell up like onions
Krillin actually gave imperfect cell a hard time. Krillin was not too far below goku and vegeta at this time of the android saga. Krillin had some crazy zenkai boost while on nemek.
He didn’t use Solar Flare till Namek when he used it on Dodoria.
I agree he could’ve killed Freeza tho.
Bro the fucken music goes so damn hard. Fuck man I love the og fighting music
People always bitch about Filler, but it's almost always giving characters who aren't named "Goku" something valuable to do. I really don't see the complaints about it unless you hate character development.
Dragon Balls some best episodes always filler episodes. So fuck some idiot ignorant fans!
Agreed, and considering how awful the Super manga is with the neverending Goku/Vegeta shit, I miss the filler with all the characters.
this has always been the case since the og dragon ball, fillers have always been great
Abso-fucking-lutely. This is where the anime shines. Where in the Manga, Vegeta is utterly useless against Kid Buu, gives Goku no time and is beaten in 5-6 hits, in the anime he continues to get up, gives Goku plenty of time, lands several hits of his own, even stalemates Kid Buu for a moment in a contest of strength and scares the hell out of him. Same as with Trunks. In the Manga he's absolutely useless like Vegeta the moment Cell goes perfect. But in the Anime he actually gets some hits in and matches Cell until he begins using his speed and illustrates Trunks' misconceptions about Ascended Super Saiyan. And what's wrong with that? If Cell could conceal his speed and power with Goku prior to Gohan, why could he not do the same with Trunks? At least it gives Trunks a good moment even if he's ultimately doomed, no different than Goku. It's at least nice that respected, good characters get some shine and this is no different, I love how Krillin in a moment of rage hurts Cell.
Fillers just tend to contradict power scaling and often comes wirh weaker animation. Hence the stigma against it.
You cannot tell me Cell definitely felt that one @1:43
Oh.. and whenever cell flies he sounds like a cockroach @2:21 :/
Krillin is the shit dude. An OG homeboy
This is where the anime shines. Where in the Manga, Vegeta is utterly useless against Kid Buu, gives Goku no time and is beaten in 5-6 hits, in the anime he continues to get up, gives Goku plenty of time, lands several hits of his own, even stalemates Kid Buu for a moment in a contest of strength and scares the hell out of him. Same as with Trunks. In the Manga he's absolutely useless like Vegeta the moment Cell goes perfect. But in the Anime he actually gets some hits in and matches Cell until he begins using his speed and illustrates Trunks' misconceptions about Ascended Super Saiyan. And what's wrong with that? If Cell could conceal his speed and power with Goku prior to Gohan, why could he not do the same with Trunks? At least it gives Trunks a good moment even if he's ultimately doomed, no different than Goku. Same again with Mystic Gohan vs Fused Buu. In the manga he immediately gets taken apart but in the Anime he actually lands some hits and puts up a respectable fight before then beginning to lose and get dominated by the more intelligent, able Buu. It's at least nice that respected, good characters get some shine and this is no different, I love how Krillin in a moment of rage hurts Cell.
This was an excellent episode. The whole thing was great.
And that's why Krillin is my favorite character in DBZ. You need to be extremely brave to fight an overwhelming enemy with little hope of surviving, let alone winning. And yet he always rushes into battle when others need him. It was the same when he attacked Buu on the lookout.
Yeah when he fight king picollo son
He could have run but he decide to protect goku 's grandpa's ball
He could have run away but he decide to help vegeta fight ginyu force
He could have hide to survive but always join to fight no matter how strong the opponent is
He is the GOAT!
Imagine a timeline where piccolo Tien and krillin gang up to kill first form cell lmao
Man, I miss that Krillin who just wasn't afraid
He was afraid. Fear just didn't stop him. Krillin is still the same so I don't get your point
That man Krillin put in work! U cant lie!
1:55
Help I'm stuck Step-Cell 🤣
This had to be one of my favorite episodes because (granted i havent watched the show in years) it treated cell more like an unstoppable terrifying horror creature which i kind of loved
The fact that Krillin took on cell, who’s way stronger the Frieza, must’ve taken a lot of guts😂 respect👏👏
1:58 'you about to get glory holed'
You're gay
Krillin was up against one of the scariest looking villains and he didn't hesitate to throw hands!
To be honest if krillin didn’t have a fear of fighting vastly stronger opponents i’d say he’d be running cells fade
No he would not, cel is too strong
@@coreypharveyable yeah but at least he’d be throwing hands
@@justaguywithagoodphoto4801 nah krillin would get absorbed. You can see in the video he could barely dodge his attacks, if krillin tried to throw too many hands he’d die in seconds, still a super sick moment tho
Krillin fought pretty much every single vastly stronger opponent there was in Z except the androids. He might be afraid, but he still does it anyway.
"How did you like my penultimate technique?"
"I blinked"
I think the Cell arc is where my anxiety started.
I used to assume cell was gonna stick his tail end in krillens head n absord his energy.
Krillin saved the family of the death guard 😢.
That reference to the Twilight zone though
I wonder if Tien could take on imperfect Cell especially because Piccolo held back against him to get information.
This really is all I could want in dragon ball. I totally understand that Goku and Vegeta are the stars, but the side characters are not supposed to be useless. Seeing Killin take on the villain., even if he loses, has a lot going for it and shows that everyone in the cast is involved.
The fact that cell genuinely doesn’t want to get involved once he knows piccolo and tien get involved gives a lot of presence to the side characters. They aren’t supposed to be spectators, they are defenders of earth. If they can’t do it alone, they will still be involved and help each other.
At 1:58 cell was going to have his way with krillin but then picolo and Tien came in for the rescue
Why do you nake it weird
I love the twilight zone movie reference 2:16
1:52 cell punched the shit out of krillin lamo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣
I loved this scene.
Its one of the best in the series imo
Krillin finally get the chance to see Cell like it was nothing! 🤣
Anyone else shocked that he even lasted more than 5 seconds?
Right 😂
If krillen wasn’t so afraid he’d put up an OK fight vs base cell
Loved seeing Krillin protecting that woman and child! I know he’s a hero, but I REALLY saw him as “heroic” here!
Dragon ball fans : Cell is an honourable warrior he would’ve made a great ally
Cell :
After playing breakers this really how it be like ya save your homies and hold off cell
I never realized how tall Krillin is lol
But then he reverted back to being a shorty in super
God the choreography is amazing here, this outshines super by a long shot.
Krillin threw hands with every major villian besides Buu... like Im pretty sure thats a fact. Bro is the goat.
Krillin’s Thoughts: Okay, If I somehow survive this.... I need to find out if she’s single.
I personally give the sister a lot of credit for her bravery and determination to save her little brother and herself.
Isn't it nice when the characters actually save people, not just fight for like 15 episodes straight and not really accomplish anything until the last one?
1:18 I watched too much tfs dub. I can’t unhear his high pitched solar flare scream in dbza 😂😂
0:05 I imagine being in their place running from Cell and seeing him finally run and shout: “Holy moly, he’s running! We’re doomed!” Like that. 😂🤣
Oh hey its Laura Bailey.
Krillin was very brave always going against everyone. A true hero
We need another saga like the Android/Cell Saga again in Super. It was so peak
Krillin Had A Great Entrance 💯
Well Krillin held him off long enough 🙌🏼
The absolute BALLS Krillen showed was off the rails!
Krillin actually managed to hold off cell for a little
I always liked scenes of the Z Warriors saving people like this. It’s like, he knows he’s outclassed, but he still does everything he can, and that’s why Kuririn’s a fan favorite.
Okay, I know Krillen is small, but Cell is freaking huge!
Krillin is the strongest human. The only thing stopping Tien from being that is the fact that I don't know if he's human or some weird triclops man
The only time in DBZ where Krillin was useful
Also against Vegeta in the Saiyan saga no?
@@venturatheace1Against Frieza too
Gohan would've been squished if not for Krillin showing up as a distraction
OP never watched DBZ and it shows.
The whole frieza saga he was. It was basically gohan and krillin show. He kept bulma gohan and dende safe till goku came to fight. Most these comments are full of kai,super,and tfs fans. Who never watched the original
@@ShockToYoSystem He held his own in the Saiyan Saga too.
At this point, Piccolo and Tien could still scare off Cell
All 3 of them could kill this version of cell
@@notoriousmiks1927 tien and Krillin don’t stand a chance against this cell . The androids were stronger than a regular super saiyan . Piccolo was who he was afraid of cause of his power boost with Kami
@@myth5467 Tien pushed Cell Semi Perfect💀💀
@@Xiter2025 i am pretty sure tien's tri beam could destroy imperfect cell
conserding he pushed a stronger version of cell by his tri beam !
2:17 HEY!!!!!!!!! NO FAIR, MAN!!!!!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That head to the stomach from krilling was hard🔥
1:21 "And then you used your Kienzan?" .... "To Answer your question, Gohan, no...I didn't do...that."
This is why Imperfect Cell was such a cool threat. The fight could have ended if his tail mange to stab Krillin. Such a scary foe.
Ok I need to watch the Cell saga now cus this goes so hard
The original Japanese BGM is sooo much better , I don’t know why they took it out for the 90s dub
Super underrated Krillin moment. 9 out of 10 times, he will fight and not run even when he knows he's outmatched. He is a martial artist. He is a brave warrior
This is the tallest Krillin's been, what the hell happened?
some of the best filler in the arc
They gave krillin some backbone in this
Krillin said ight time to make history
Damn. Literally everyone except Yamcha got a time to shine in the android arc.
Your forgetting that him and Tien got a hit in on one of the cell jr's
@@c.clasher Yamcha got his arm broken by a cell jr.
@@piccoloblack69 well duh the humans all get wrecked by cell juniors, they’re even with SSJs…him and ten saving goku is a nice moment, and their role in the ki finale against cell is a great touch too
we on a plane momma.
“Ah Krillin, my arch nemesis!”
“Cell, you fiend! We meet at last… AGAIN!”
Damn there's even single mom's in DBZ
That's not a mother and son. She explains to Krillin later
Killian a badass, in super they ruined him
we need more moments for krillin like this, just sad that super treats him as a joke especially in the manga
This moment was so fucking stressful for me as a kid
Fights like this are SO necessary. Krillin is hopelessly outmatched against Cell, so it’s a fight for not just his life, but the lives of two innocent bystanders as well. And despite how scared he is, he FIGHTS and protects the innocents. But for him, he has to rely more on skill, wit, cunning, and luck when he fights a monster like Cell - there’s no way he’ll beat him with brute force. That, and the main goal isn’t even beating Cell (because he knows he won’t be the one that’s able to do it,) but either ESCAPING Cell or holding him off until his friends arrive in response to his signal. The stakes are incredibly high and time sensitive for a protagonist like Krillin because he’s HUMAN. But being human doesn’t mean he’s ‘lesser than’ or powerless - not if he’s got courage and GRIT.