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And now, one of the toughest Z-files ever,
What's the real motive behind Vegeta's infamous 'Badman' shirt?
Agent Kim:
You may or may not have seen Vegeta's (in)famous, pink shirt with the word 'BADMAN' emblazoned on the back.
Agent Pam:
We tried to find a picture for you, but we think Veggie-chan's destroyed all evidence it exists. Still, there are those of us who have seen it and have to wonder, why the heck would he wear something that dumb?
Agent Kim:
Okay, so there was a little scene in the anime where Vegeta was taking a shower and Bulma made him wear the shirt, but on closer inspection that scene doesn't stand on a very firm foundation.
Agent Pam:
Think about it. He and Bulma hadn't hooked up, yet. He was still a dangerous guy who didn't take anything from anybody, and yet he wore a pink shirt with 'BADMAN' on it? Yeah, right. If you believe that, I've got a bridge I want to sell you.
Agent Kim:
Now Pam, be nice. Anyway, after a little critical thinking we decided that for some reason we didn't know, Vegeta wanted to wear the shirt. All that remained, was why.
Agent Pam:
And of course, the only way to find out was with some old-fashined breaking and entering.
Agent Kim:
*nods seriously* Of course.
Agent Pam:
We waited until Bulma was in her lab for the day, and the Prince was in the gravity room for the day before we snuck into his room to look for clues. Opening the closet, we were surprised to see an entire rack of 'BADMAN' shirts, only one of them pink, the rest white.
Agent Kim:
Still confused we kept looking until I stumbled across a small spiral notebook...
Agent Pam:
'Stumbled across?' It was under the matress between the box springs.
Agent Kim:
Okay, so I found it by blatently searching through his personal things. Of course, we're not mentioning how at the same time you were rifling through his underwear drawer...
Agent Pam:
Hey! There could have been something important in there! Oh, and for those who were wondering, Veggie-chan wears briefs.
Agent Kim:
*sighing* Anyway, I found the notebook with doodles of some guy who looked vaguely like a chicken. All over the cover and on many of the pages were the phrases, "Sano-san wa sugoi!" and "Sano-san ga dai suki!" I was still clueless until I showed Pam the book.
Agent Pam:
Yup. See, I knew who Sano-san was. Sagara Sanosuke, one of the main characters from the anime Rurouni Kenshin. Then it all made sense.
Agent Kim:
See that kanji on the back of Sano's shirt? (click the picture for a larger view) Well, it's the symbol for "bad" or "evil" in Japanese.
Agent Pam:
*trying to stifle giggles* Apparently Veggie wanted to emulate his hero, but wanted to add his own flare to it, so it was 'Badman' instead of just 'bad.' As for the pink, well, we can only guess... or confront Veg, but I value my life.
Agent Kim:
*also stifling giggles* Our best theory, though, is that the pink one used to be white, but got in the wrong load of laundry. The day Bulma put it out for him, the pink one must have been the only one clean, so it was either that or not look kind of like the so-cool Sagara Sanosuke. Hero worship won out.
Agent Pam:
And on the day he met Trunks, too. Pity.
Agent Kim:
Well, at least it wasn't.... at least he..... at least......... dang, I can't think of an optimistic spin for that one. Oh well, tough luck to you, Veggie-chan!
Narrator:
And so ends yet another Z-file. Heh, wanting to imitate Sanosuke. Silly Vegeta, no one can imitate the chicken head. *sighs* Sanosuke-sama...*suddenly comes to self* Oh, uh, yeah, um, next time... Goten--Son, or clone? Be there. And... don't mention that little incident to anyone, okay?
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