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Yeah, like what if Torishima wasn't assigned to be the editor of a different series in 1989 and Toriyama didn't write himself into a corner the instant he didn't have his help.Its kinda this thing where throwaway or side characters get seen as having potential for a lot off "what if' or AU stories.
That's less cringe to me as there's a lot that Trunks can fuck up and try to fix.He's done a hours-long what-if of Trunks messing with timelines, too.
I've seen Japanese fans speculate that the whole "I'm your brother" line was meant to be a declaration of kinship instead of blood relation, but Torishima wasn't there to force Toriyama to clarify that dialogue before the chapter deadline and he had to roll with it. God, looking back the saiyan saga was nothing but a giant clusterfuck of Toriyama not having a clue of what to do next.The fact that Goku's literal actual brother showed up, died, and was almost never mentioned again is pretty damn weird and really does feel like a waste of potential. Not to the point of autistic obsession, but...