'Dragon Ball Z' Fans Are Recreating Yamcha's Most Infamous Moment

Yamcha's death in Dragon Ball Z is one of the longest running gags in the anime fandom, and the image of the character lying in a crater has become synonymous with failure and mediocrity (and bluntless) of his major loss.

At Funimation's booth at C2E2 Convention in Chicago, fans are able to recreate Yamcha's famous death pose and the initial results (which Funimation has shared on Reddit and Twitter) are hilarious.

#YamchaChallenge at C2E2 😂 from r/dbz

In the Saiyan arc of Dragon Ball Z, Nappa toys with the Z Warriors by growing Saibamen, little green aliens that emerge from the ground like plants. Using these creatures to fight in his stead, the first to challenge these aliens is Yamcha. After a (hilariously) too close fight with the Saibaman, it latches onto him and kamikazes in order to take out Yamcha. Thus, resulting in the famous image of Yamcha in a crater.

While Yamcha has (deservedly) been the butt of jokes in the series among fans, the character himself is having a great 2018 so far. Not only did the character translate well into the Dragon Ball FighterZ fighting game (in which he finally turns the tables on Nappa), the long awaited fan-comic/parody manga where a fan is reincarnated into the body of Yamcha and sets out to be the strongest in the Dragon Ball Z universe.

But even with these big advances for the character, his death during the Saiyan arc (and in subsequent arcs afterword) will remain as strong of a joke as when fans first made fun of it years ago.

The first Dragon Ball Super film is set to release this December in Japan, and it has just released its first trailer. The film will focus on the Saiyans, the "origins of Goku's power," and potentially the story of the very first Super Saiyan. Not only does it aim to be the best film in the series, original creator Akira Toriyama will be contributing to the film's script and character designs.

Dragon Ball Super currently airs its English dub on Adult Swim during the Toonami programming block Saturday evenings at 9:30 p.m. It is also available to stream on FunimationNOW and Amazon Video. The Japanese language release of the series is complete, and available to stream on FunimationNOW, VRV, and Crunchyroll.

If you want to catch up with the English dub, the first 52 episodes of Dragon Ball Super are now available to stream on FunimationNOW, VRV, and available to purchase on Amazon Video as well. The 52 episodes span the full range of what has aired in the North America and covers the "Battle of Gods" arc, "Revival of F" arc, the "Universe 6" arc, and bringing the series right up to the current TV airings of the "Future Trunks" arc.