Dragon Ball episodes The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi
English title The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi Series Saga Emperor Pilaf Saga Episode number 3 Manga counterparts Sea Monkeys They Call Him...the Turtle Hermit! Japanese airdate March 12, 1986 Previous episode The Emperor's Quest Next episode Oolong the Terrible

The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi (亀仙人のキント雲, "Kamesen'nin no Kinto'un", lit. "Kame sen'nin's Kinto'un") is the third episode of Dragon Ball and the third episode of the Emperor Pilaf Saga.

SummaryEdit

On the way to the beach with Turtle, Goku and Bulma encounter a Bear Thief who would like to eat the Turtle. Goku refuses him and has his first real battle, easily defeating the bear in seconds. When they get to the beach shortly afterward, Goku bids goodbye to Turtle, and sets him into the sea. Turtle tells them to wait, he has a gift to give to them. Turtle returns with his master, the Turtle Hermit, Master Roshi, and introduces him to Bulma and Goku. Master Roshi wants to reward Goku with a gift, so he gives him the magical Flying Nimbus, a cloud that can fly anywhere, but can only be ridden by those of pure heart. Master Roshi tries to demonstrate, but falls through it. Goku, of course, rides it with ease.

Meanwhile, Emperor Pilaf's next target is Master Roshi's house, because apparently the old master has a Dragon Ball in the vicinity. He furiously tries to unlock the door with a key, but it does not work. Mai bluntly points out that there's a window open already.

At the beach, Bulma also demands a prize from Roshi, despite Turtle's comments that Goku was the only one who helped him. She immediately notices the Dragon Ball hanging from Master Roshi's neck, and asks for it. Master Roshi asks her to show him her underwear, but she screams at him instead. After weighing the matter, Bulma consents to doing so. However, unknown to her, Goku had removed her underwear earlier that morning, and she inadvertently exposes her naked body to Master Roshi. Thoroughly satisfied, and dumbfounded, Roshi surrenders the Dragon Ball, oblivious to its real power, and Bulma happily scores her fourth Dragon Ball (still unaware of what she had truly done to earn it).

Goku and Bulma make it back to get the Capsule House near Skull Valley when Bulma finds out her panties were not on. Goku confesses to taking them off her and she furiously shoots at him with a MAC-11. Afterward, Bulma attempts to ride the Flying Nimbus only to be rejected, leaving her to stick with her capsules.

Back at Kame House, Emperor Pilaf is threatening an Alligator with a switchblade. Roshi shows up only to find that Emperor Pilaf and his henchmen have ripped it apart trying to find the Dragon Ball. Emperor Pilaf shouts at Master Roshi, asking him where his Dragon Ball is. Master Roshi shrugs, saying he gave it to the pretty girl who was just at the beach. Emperor Pilaf goes insane, and they hop back into their ship, asking Master Roshi to shove it off the beach for them. He does, but not before ripping a hole in the bottom which eventually causes their ship to sink to the bottom of the sea.

Major EventsEdit

• Goku and Bulma return Turtle to the sea.
• Goku and Bulma meet Master Roshi.
• Master Roshi gives Goku the Flying Nimbus.
• Master Roshi gives Bulma the Three-Star Dragon Ball.

Voice castEdit

BattlesEdit

Goku vs. Bear Thief

TechniquesEdit

• Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper (Rock only) - Used by Goku.
• Stripping - Used by Bulma.

AppearancesEdit

LocationsEdit

• Earth
  • Mushroom Forest
    • Pilaf's Castle
  • Kame House
  • Skull Valley
    • Capsule House

ObjectsEdit

• Motorcycle
• Power Pole
• Tail
• Dragon Balls (One and Three-Star Balls)
• Airplane
• Sunglasses
• Turtle Shell
• Immortal Phoenix (mentioned; original)
• Magic Carpet (mentioned; English dub)
• Flying Nimbus
• Universal Key
• Capsule House
• Panties
• Gun
• Switchblade
• Television
• Capsule

Differences from the mangaEdit

• At the beginning of the episode, a pterodactyl is shown hiding behind a mountain. In the manga, an archaeopteryx is seen flying in the background instead of the pterodactyl.

FillerEdit

• Shu and Mai returning to Pilaf's Castle to reveal that they failed and then they begin to go to Roshi's Island
• Pilaf, Shu and Mai raiding Roshi's house and Pilaf threatens a talking alligator with a knife.

EditsEdit

Visual editsEdit

• In the Ocean Group Dub the blood in the fight with Bear Thief was removed.

Scenes removedEdit

• Tori-Bot's cameo was removed from the Toonami Broadcast and Ocean Dub. This was probably because American audiences would not get the Dr. Slump reference.
• The scene of Bulma lifting her dress up for Roshi was removed from the Ocean Group Dub. Instead Roshi just gives her the ball.
• In the Ocean Group Dub and Toonami Broadcast the scene where Bulma loads her machine gun and shoots at Goku for taking off her underwear was completely removed.

Dialogue changesEdit

• Tori-Bot's line asking for directions to Penguin Village was removed in all the English dubs, likely because American audiences would not get the Dr. Slump reference.
• In the early English dub, the scene where Bulma finds out that Goku had removed her panties when she was sleeping and that she had exposed herself indecently to Roshi was not removed, but was instead reworded to say that Bulma had discovered ants that Goku had placed in a desk drawer. The newer dub had this scene removed in its edited Toonami run.
• When the episode aired on Toonami, Roshi asks to see Bulma's bellybutton instead of her underwear. The scene of her exposing herself was removed, but the later shot of her lifting her dress back up to get the ball was curiously left in.

InconsistenciesEdit

• Goku and Bulma were able to take Turtle to the ocean the same morning as the previous episode ended. Bulma even said it was 100 miles away in the previous episode. They were also able to travel another 100 miles back to the capsule house as well in the same day.
• The picture of Arale Norimaki that Bulma had on the wall to her Capsule House is replaced with a different picture of her.

TriviaEdit

• This is the only episode of the Emperor Pilaf Saga where Emperor Pilaf actually came with his minions on the mission.
• This episode is the second in a row to reveal that Pilaf has minions other than Shu and Mai. In this episode, an unseen minion calls Pilaf on a phone to tell him about Master Roshi's Dragon Ball.
• Tori-Bot is seen climbing when Goku, Bulma and Turtle reach the beach, making this the first episode to have a character from Dr. Slump make a physical appearance.
• This is the first time Kame House was shown in the anime. In the manga it does not appear until Goku and Chi-Chi find it to have Master Roshi put out Fire Mountain.
• The alligator with sunglasses, sunbathing at Kame House is later seen in a group of fighters waiting outside Fortuneteller Baba's Palace,^[1] and later again in a team of three criminals that try to burglarize Kame House.^[2]
• In one scene, the inside of Bulma's eye was blue when it should have been black. This is possibly a color error.

GalleryEdit

Bear Thief with binoculars Bear Thief Bulma and Goku with Turtle on his back The Bear Thief confronts Goku The Bear Thief wields his sword Goku dodges the Bear Thief's attack The Bear Thief Goku on Bear Thief's sword Goku poses Goku prepares an attack Goku punches the Bear Thief Goku defeats the Bear Thief Bulma and Goku Bulma and Goku at the beach Pilaf's phone rings Roshi's sunglasses The Turtle Hermit arrives Master Roshi What Roshi summoned does not come Roshi thinking Roshi summons the Flying Nimbus Goku and Bulma looking at the Flying Nimbus Goku happy Roshi falls from the cloud The nimbus and Goku Shu and Pilaf on plane Pilaf Gang trying to get into Kame House Pilaf trying to open the front door of Kame House with a switch blade Goku riding the Flying Nimbus Goku in front of his friends Roshi and Turtle Bulma lifting her night gown Bulma lifting her nightgown showing more than she thinks Roshi after seeing Bulma lift up her nightgown Roshi gives Bulma his Dragon Ball Goku with the Dragon Ball Bulma lifting her night gown a second time Roshi returning to Kame House Goku tells Bulma what he did with her panties Bulma mad at Goku when she finds her panties Bulma shooting Goku Kame House The alligator sunbathing at Kame House Pilaf and Shu Alligator Pilaf threatening the Alligator with a switchblade Pilaf Gang Master Roshi Roshi chuckling Pilaf Gang sinking into the sea Pilaf's hat floating on top of the water Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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