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I'm guessing since he is a human and he is incredibly fit he dosen't change much. I mean in real life look at Jackie Chan he dosen't to much different now then he did a few years ago did he. But still that is alot of years that have passed, its just they way they made him, its really not that big of deal in the end.
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Actually the difference is about 5 years.

Bulma and yamcha were about 17 during a db tournament when they found out gokou was 12.

Plus, the idea of yamcha being younger looking than gokou is an interesting one, because saiyans do not age the same way as humans.

Saiyans have a much longer "prime" of their lives and appear to age at a much slower rate than humans. Thats why chi chi looked so much older while gokou didnt change at all. (although, artistically he did change)

So for yamcha to appear younger is just a coincedental thing. He is older, yes, and he is a human, so he does age more dramatically.

Sooo... this is probably a thing that is for each of us individuals to decide on. Its nothing written into the story though.
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by gokents [/i]
[B]Actually the difference is about 5 years.

Bulma and yamcha were about 17 during a db tournament when they found out gokou was 12.

Plus, the idea of yamcha being younger looking than gokou is an interesting one, because saiyans do not age the same way as humans.

Saiyans have a much longer "prime" of their lives and appear to age at a much slower rate than humans. Thats why chi chi looked so much older while gokou didnt change at all. (although, artistically he did change)

So for yamcha to appear younger is just a coincedental thing. He is older, yes, and he is a human, so he does age more dramatically.

Sooo... this is probably a thing that is for each of us individuals to decide on. Its nothing written into the story though. [/B][/QUOTE]
You took the words right out of my mouth. :) Although Yamcha does seem younger than Goku, he is older and is supposed to look it, what with Goku being a Saiya-jin and having the genetics to look in his prime. What I'm wondering is, does this go the same with half Saiya-jins?
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Syk3[/i]
[B]You took the words right out of my mouth. :) Although Yamcha does seem younger than Goku, he is older and is supposed to look it, what with Goku being a Saiya-jin and having the genetics to look in his prime. What I'm wondering is, does this go the same with half Saiya-jins?[/B][/QUOTE][color=indigo][size=1]I would not think that it works the same way with half Saiya-jins. If you have ever seen, or seen pictures from, the DragonBall GT television special that came after the actual series, Pan was very very old. I forget the actual age, but not only was she old, but she [i]looked[/i] old. Given, Pan is only one-fourth Saiya-jin, but if it happens for her, I think it would happen for a half Saiya-jin simply for the presence of human genetics allowing them to age.

Attached is a picture of Pan when she is older, and with some style!:cool:[/color][/size]
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by PiroMunkie [/i]
[B][color=indigo][size=1]I would not think that it works the same way with half Saiya-jins. If you have ever seen, or seen pictures from, the DragonBall GT television special that came after the actual series, Pan was very very old. I forget the actual age, but not only was she old, but she [i]looked[/i] old. Given, Pan is only one-fourth Saiya-jin, but if it happens for her, I think it would happen for a half Saiya-jin simply for the presence of human genetics allowing them to age.

Attached is a picture of Pan when she is older, and with some style!:cool:[/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE]
Well, hey, she looks pretty good for 100 years old. She still seems to have original hair color, so I believe that the "prime" genetics very well may go the same for part Saiya-jins.
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Syk3[/i]
[B]Well, hey, she looks pretty good for 100 years old. She still seems to have original hair color, so I believe that the "prime" genetics very well may go the same for part Saiya-jins.[/B][/QUOTE][color=indigo][size=1]Her original hair color was black... o-O This is more a darker lavender. Given, she does look pretty good for being one hundred years old (but its Pan so she always looks good. ;)), you might take into account that she was a bit of a fighter. So, she is probably in pretty good shape, especially if she continued her training and such even after DragonBall GT. Of course her tomboyishness probably came from her Saiya-jin side, so her genetics probably played some role in how she ages. Not to mention she was not one to wear make-up either. :p Some of that stuff can cause your skin to wrinkle, and she does not seem to have many of those except for a few.

I would say that her Saiya-jin blood might slow her aging a bit, but nothing too significant. So perhaps, Gohan, being half Saiya-jin, aged slower than her, and so forth. It was never really explained, so we really do not know...[/size][/color]
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[quote]Right yamcha is meant to be at least 10 years older than goku...so y does he always look so young....he shud look well older than goku....like vegeta...........i mean whats goin on?????[/quote]Its an Anime..do you REALLLY think that the producers really took the time to 'tweek' everything to flawless reality? Pfft..
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[size=1]Regular exercise can keep someone looking young for decades, so it isn't much of a surprise that Yamcha hardly seems to age during the course of the series. As for Goku and Vegeta, I'm not an expert on Saiya-jin genetics, but it does seem like Vegeta is older. That is probably due to the fact that he is always pissed off though, and he has a much older voice in the English dub.

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[quote][i]Originally posted by Vegitto4[/i]
[b]Bulma doesn't look older than chi chi.................[/b][/quote][color=indigo][size=1]True, but in my opinion, Bulma's voice has always sounded older than ChiChi's. It is more soft (excpet when she is yelling) and a bit more choppy as people's voices tend to get when they become older. ChiChi's voice is very strong, though, and demanding.

Of course, if you have seen DragonBall, then you know who is older. :p[/color][/size]
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