Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins
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Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (新 七 龍 珠 神龍 的 傳說, Xīn Qī Lóng Zhū: Shénlóng de Chuán Shuō; Literally meaning "New Seven Dragon Beads: God Dragon of Legend") is a Taiwanese live action film adaptation of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies.
Synopsis
In order to conquer mankind and rule the universe, King Horn set out to find all seven of the Dragon Pearls. With two of the seven already in the evil king's possession, it was now up to the remaining five owners of the Dragon Pearls – Monkey Boy (Sparkle is the actual owner and Monkey Boy is his adopted grandson.), Piggy, Westwood, Turtle Man, and Seetoe – to destroy King Horn and his two powerful warriors, Zebrata and Maria, before it was too late.
Characters
- Monkey Boy – The main protagonist of the film and a happy go-lucky boy who claims to be the descendant of the Monkey King. Based on Son Goku.
- Seetoe – A girl who nearly runs over Monkey Boy, but becomes a companion of his in hopes of acquiring the Dragon Pearls while on his quest to rescue his grandfather. Based on Bulma Brief.
- Sparkle – Monkey Boy's grandfather who is kidnapped by King Horn. Based on Grandpa Son Gohan.
- King Horn – The main antagonist whose sole mission in the film is to acquire the Dragon Pearls for world domination. Based on King Gurumes.
- Zebrata – The henchman of King Horn who works as one of villains alongside Maria in the quest to collect the Dragon Pearls. Based on Bongo.
- Maria – The henchman of King Horn who works as one of villains alongside Zebrata in the quest to collect the Dragon Pearls. Based on Pasta.
- Piggy – An overweight shapeshifting man who accompanies Monkey Boy and Seetoe on their journey to gather the Dragon Pearls after Monkey Boy defeats him in a short fight. Piggy claims to be a descendant of Zhu Wuneng, who accompanied the Monkey King in the Journey to the West. Through the course of the film they treat each other as "brothers". He is later revealed to be the owner of a Dragon Pearl. Based on Oolong.
- La Ping/Westwood – A bandit who tries to loot Monkey Boy, Seetoe and Piggy, while they travel. While being scared of women, shown when he see Seetoe for the first time, he is the companion of Miss Knowwhat/Snowhite, a talking cockatoo. He proves to be a valuable rival and ally of Monkey Boy and the others when he helps to defeat King Horn and is proven to be the owner of a Dragon Pearl. Based on Yamucha.
- Miss Knowwhat/Snowhite – A talking, wise-cracking cockatoo, she is the companion of Westwood. Based on Puar.
- Turtle Hermit/Turtle Man – A old man who lives a solitary life on an island, he is said to be one of the greatest fighters in the world. He gives Monkey Boy a magical cloud for transportation, which he claims he captured centuries ago, and which he summons through a use of comical dance movements. Based on Turtle Hermit.
- Jen Jen/Jade – A girl whose village is destroyed by King Horn and sets out to obtain the Dragon Pearls to wish the damage away and along the way meets Monkey Boy and the others. Based on both Son Chichi and Pansy.
Trivia
- Contrary to popular belief, the villains are not Pilaf, Mai, and Shuu. Instead, they are based on the villains from Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, King Gurumes, Pasta, and Bongo, respectively.
- The film takes place somewhere in Southeast Asia, most likely Thailand.
- Zebrata has a resemblance to Sergeant Metallic since they both wear sunglasses. He may have been inspired by Terminator since he explodes at the end, implying that he is a robot.
- Seeto changes clothes at the start of almost every scene.
- The Kamehameha appears in this film, but is dubbed as Turtle Shot (as in the Chinese dub of the anime).
