[Discussion] Ginyu Force

[chopstickchakra]

I was just reading up on Frieza and saw it said because of his name the Ginyu force was named after items found in a refrigerator, has anyone heard that before? This was my first time hearing it.


His name is a pun on freezer, and because of this the members of the Ginyu Force are named after items one would normally put in a refrigerator.[3] Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia's source: DRAGON BALL 天下一伝説 (in Japanese). Shueisha. 2004. pp. 80–91. ISBN 4-08-873705-9
The Ginyu Force members follow the tradition of Dragon Ball characters being named for puns; in this case, all manner of dairy products: Guldo is derived from "yogurt", Recoome from "creme", Burter from "butter", Jeice from "cheese", and Ginyu is derived from "milk". The name Ginyu Tokusentai itself translates to "Special Corps. Milk". Source:

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Gurd (グルド Gurudo?)
Reacoom (リクーム Rikūmu?)
Butta (バータ Bāta?)
Jheese (ジース Jīsu?)
Captain Ginyu(ギニュー隊長 Ginyū Taichō?) <Source: Wikipedia

With these spellings it's a little easier of a connection to make than Jeice and Burter or Guldo.
Jheese- Cheese
Butta- Butter
gurd- yo-Gurd
I still don't see a connection between Reacoom and Crème though

Just thought I'd share and see if this was news to anyone else

BONUS*

Majin Buu and his masters were named after a Disney rhyme

Bibbity Boppity Boo, Bibidi Babidi Buu.

 

[sandy uzumaki]

Lol . DBZ is the coolest anime of all time !

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

This is in fact true!


Though with Jeice, Recoome, and Guldo....their names may be plays on their Japanese Kanji, the name meaning in Japenese, or even based off of other languages.

Even further, their names could be plays on specific brand lables; however, considering the Saiyanse for example are named as a pun on the Vegetable itself...most likely the Kanji or something relates to some aspect of the Dairy Product they are named after.

 

[chopstickchakra]

This is in fact true!


Though with Jeice, Recoome, and Guldo....their names may be plays on their Japanese Kanji, the name meaning in Japenese, or even based off of other languages.

Even further, their names could be plays on specific brand lables; however, considering the Saiyanse for example are named as a pun on the Vegetable itself...most likely the Kanji or something relates to some aspect of the Dairy Product they are named after.

Yeah I never would have guessed it or made the connection based on the Funimation spellings. I had no idea Ginyu meant milk.

 

[GenKiDama]

lol thats interesting

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

Also....Frieza's father is named King Cold (the king of cold things playing on Frieza's Freezer reference).

Frieza's brother is named Cooler (yet another cold pun).

 

[Guardian of Timeline]

How old is this

You just found this out now? OMG lol

 

[chopstickchakra]

How old is this

You just found this out now? OMG lol

Yup, sorry we all can't be DBZ fanboy extremists. Some of us do other things besides cream our pants when we so much as hear DBZ. Some of us only saw the Funimaton Dub back before it was "cool to know" the actual Japanese way of pronouncing characters, back when Butta was called Burter or Gurd was called Guldo or Jheese Jeice. And as for "how old is this" it's as old as the Namek arc a die hard DBZ fapper like you should know that.(See sarcasm begets sarcasm)