video ★ yes hello this is gohan

[fourstars]

[ You know, when Gohan picked up his omnicom, he had a pretty good idea of what he wanted to say. But astoundingly enough, when he actually turned on the video, he found that he wasn't actually sure how he was gonna go about saying the things he wanted to say. ]

Um...

[ Okay, so people saw the Great Saiyaman under a heroic light. That was good! But, the whole reason he had a superhero persona in the first place was to protect his identity, and now that was out in the open! After all, he didn't want his family under the spotlight! But... then again, they weren't here. And didn't even live here. Heck, for that matter, he didn't exactly go into this expecting to live much of a normal life outside the costume...

God, why did that stupid news program have to use his real name? ]

I uh... I guess I should properly introduce myself?

My name's Gohan... and I'm the Great Saiyaman. [ A pause. ] ... Nice to meet you?

Comments

[captainbuzzkill]

I can't decide if that's the best hero name ever or the worst hero name ever.

[Dipper. Dipper, you're not allowed to talk, Dipper.]

[fourstars]

You had it right the first time.

[ Because this. This is what Gohan's confident about. Dumb hero names. ]

[captainbuzzkill]

Maybe a middling hero name? Middling works. That means it's in the middle.

[Dipper, you're not allowed to talk about dumb names. Your nickname is Dipper.]

[fourstars]

Well what's your hero name?

[ Because dammit Gohan's tired of people making fun of his damn name. ]

[captainbuzzkill]

Captain Mystery!

[He says it proudly. Because he actually thinks it's a good name.]

[He's wrong, naturally. But he doesn't know that.]

[whyarewehere]

The great what?

[Grif peers at him.]

[fourstars]

[ Dammit every single time there's always one person. ]

Saiyaman. The Great Saiyaman.

[whyarewehere]

Okay.

I think everyone's given you enough shit about that, so I'm gonna go to the other important thing:

Tell us what cool stuff you do.

If none of it's cool, I feel sorrier for you than I already did about the name thing.

[fourstars]

[ You know what, Gohan can accept this. ]

Well, it's... complicated. I could do a lot more back home, but ever since I got here, I've only been able to confirm a few things.

I can still fire energy blasts, and I'm still really strong.

[whyarewehere]

You could do that before?

Score another one for "Grif's world is a jackass that won't let people do cool stuff".

[fourstars]

--W-Well, I mean, not everyone could do what I do! The potential's there, it just... takes years to get there. I'm sort of a special case.

[ Because half alien genetics. ]

[whyarewehere]

Dude, we definitely don't have that. Otherwise the smart guys would've figured it out by now.

They're kind of useless, but they're smart.

[nerdninja]

Hi, I'm Donatello.

Congratulations on your newfound popularity with girls aged 14 to 21.

[fourstars]

Yeah, that... that was confusing.

But uh, nice to meet you Donatello!

[nerdninja]

Well, they could definitely be saying worse things about you.

[fourstars]

Well, I mean, you're right, I just... don't know what a hotness popularity poll is supposed to be, exactly? What does heat have to do with anything?

[nerdninja]

It's...you don't know?

[ He's a social pariah and he still knows this stuff... ]

[fourstars]

... Should I?

[ Look he doesn't even own a TV okay? ]

[nerdninja]

It's pretty common slang, I mean.

They think you're good-looking.

[fourstars]

Oh.

[ And then it hits him. ]

... Oh! Um... I uh... I have a girlfriend? So...

[nerdninja]

I wonder if that'd make the media circus better or worse...?

[deafleppard]

2 questions.

what's a saiyaman?

and what's the deal with that helmet

[fourstars]

Saiyaman is the best name ever and people need to stop making fun of it.

Also the helmet is super stylish.

[deafleppard]

great you think it's the name is cool and all but

what is it?

[fourstars]

Okay fine I made it up.

[deafleppard]

oh

well

nice moves, back there

[fourstars]

Thank you?

Good job punching that guy in the face.

[deafleppard]

thanks

i figure it's a skill everyone should have

[fourstars]

My girlfriend would probably agree with you.

[deafleppard]

hold on.

didn't the news say you were single?

[fourstars]

I'm pretty sure the news doesn't know anything about who I'm dating.

[deafleppard]

those are dangerous words to be saying.

[fourstars]

She's back home though?

[deafleppard]

i guess sending her a "wish you were here" postcard wouldn't do much

[wherenoonegoes]

...is that even a word? I mean, I'm honestly curious, because I've heard words here that I would've never heard back home, but it really just sounds made up.

[fourstars]

It's definitely a word!

[ It's definitely not a word. ]

[wherenoonegoes]

Okay, so what does it mean?

[fourstars]

Um... er...

... Okay, so I made it up on the spot, but I thought it sounded neat!

[wherenoonegoes]

...I'd comment, but my actual name is Hiccup, so I can't make fun.

Any specific reason you picked it?

[fourstars]

[ He's heard worse names. I mean, his little brother's best friend is called Trunks, come on. ]

Well... I don't know if they exist in this universe, but back home, there's an alien race called the Saiyans, and it was the first thing that popped into my head when thinking of a name. I just kind of... added the word "man" at the end, really.