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>won't fucking read or watch the story so they miss the part where Krillin says Yamcha felt something bad could happen and took Krillin's place on purpose
Yeaaaaah, that chapter's called "Yamcha's premonition", I had the single issue as a kid. In a way yeah, it's just Toriyama shoving Yamcha through stage left again, but it's the most graceful way he did it, a way better moment than people give it credit for, probably Yamcha's best, up there with him cutting Goku's tail. Every page of the Saiyan Saga is forever embedded in my brain, it misses very few beats.

I'm gonna give you major fucking props for praising Red Ribbon also, I do think it's the high point of classic DB and for me, the pea of Toriyama, a perfect middle ground between the comedic and the action packed, lots of adventure in many places with Goku doing good deeds, underrated characters like Number 8, and moments like Roshi and Lunch fighting those soldiers. From one time when it wasn't inconceivable there could be people as strong as Goku in the world. High tier comic, always loved it.