James Gunn has recreated one of the most iconic scenes from Dragon Ball Z in the Superman trailer

James Gunn has recreated one of the most iconic scenes from Dragon Ball Z in the Superman trailer
James Gunn has recreated one of the most iconic scenes from Dragon Ball Z in the Superman trailer

If you've already seen the Superman trailer, you probably know which scene we're talking about.

The appearance of Krypto also caused a stir among fans

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I know we've mentioned it many times already, but the trailer for Superman You've provided a ton of detail to work with. The film presents a completely new Superman that must meet the expectations of the public who enjoyed one of the best representations of the superhero on the small screen with Superman & Lois.

There is no doubt that the trailer for Superman has done things really well, well, in a certain way he manages establish a difference between Superman and Clark Kent that goes beyond their physical appearancealso shows new superheroes, as well as the superdog Krypto and a very important robot from the comics, and in particular, manages to provide an indescribable feeling of hope. He is not trying to sell us a Superman, but rather a new universe, and this is essential, since The entirety of this DC Universe will depend entirely on the performance of the film.

Superman's pose was immediately recognized by anime fans

Even so, there is a detail in the trailer of the film that has caused a stir on the Internet, and that is that, meanwhile, one of the first images of the trailer shows Superman in a long shot, defeated, lying in the snow in a position particular. Superman probably just faced something that was powerful enough to temporarily defeat him, but what makes this shot so special is that Reminiscent of one of the most iconic death poses we've seen in one of the best anime of all time.

And the image of Superman badly injured in a snow ditch It bears a striking resemblance to Yamcha's iconic death pose. in Dragon Ball Z. An iconic character who started out as a bandit trying to rob Goku, but then changes his life and becomes one of the strongest and most skilled martial artists among all humans.

Yamcha's pose went down in history in the world of anime

This image has been recreated by dozens of movies, series and animes

Of course, Dragon Ball It introduces us to increasingly stronger characters, so after a certain point, being an extraordinary martial artist who knows how to fly and has powers is not enough.

And this is how in the first arc of Dragon Ball Z, Yamcha and other characters face Saiyan Vegeta and his Saibaman army. This is how, in the game organized by the Saiyan to discover which race is superiorYamcha offers to fight in Krillin's place, to make time for Goku's arrival. However, Yamcha, despite being stronger than the Saibaman, the alien creature explodes, causing Yamcha to suffer fatal damage in the process.

Yamcha's death was one of the most emotional. Seeing Krillin breaking down before his friend who sacrificed himself for him struck deep chords in fans' hearts. Although, Yamcha's sample in Dragon Ball Z It is somewhat “funny”, since the character spoke a lot, but was immediately defeated in combat.

Regardless of when you saw Yamcha's death, his pose in a crater became one of the most iconic images in all of anime. It has been the source of many tributes, Naruto, Deadpool and even games like Valorant have made references to Yamcha's death, and now it is Superman's turn.

Intentional or not, it is special because Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, He was a big fan of the Man of Steel.. Even in one of his animes he included a character that parodied Superman, called Sourman, whose secret identity was a reporter, and although he had no powers or sense of justice, he changed clothes in a telephone booth, like the Superman of the time.

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