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"I wish I had the courage to tell 8 that I planted the bomb. I had no choice. They would have killed the villagers if I didn't. Perhaps someday I can tell him the truth." |
Dr. Flappe (フラッペ博士) is the creator of Android 8 and, involuntarily, a chief researcher for the Red Ribbon Army. The doctor has puffy hair and wears a yellow coat.
Biography[]
Dr. Flappe
Dr. Flappe makes his first and only appearance of the series in the Dragon Ball episode "The Secret of Dr. Flappe". After Goku and Android 8 conquer Muscle Tower, the two of them and Suno set out to remove the bomb implanted in Eighter's chest. Suno informs Goku that they should visit Dr. Flappe, an expert in machines.
Dr. Flappe at home
After a last ditch attempt by Ninja Murasaki to steal the Dragon Balls, a successful operation on Eighter, and a great scare as the bomb very nearly is dropped, Android 8 is safe from the Red Ribbon Army's clutches once more. Dr. Flappe, at the very end of the episode, silently admits his cowardice and longing to tell Eighter that he was the one who placed the bomb inside him in the first place.
Conception[]
Dr. Flappe with his "creation"
In the anime, Toei Animation added this doctor into the story in order to showcase the mastermind behind Android 8's creation. Bearing in mind that Dr. Gero was yet to be created as a character in the Androids Saga and be the chief scientist of the Red Ribbon Army and the one true person behind the creation of the Androids, Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7 addresses this inconsistency by stating that Dr. Flappe and Dr. Gero might have been colleagues in charge of the Red Ribbon Army's Android Development Program.
Voice actors[]
- Japanese Dub: Jōji Yanami
- FUNimation Dub: Bill Townsley
- Latin American Dub: Gerardo Reyero
Trivia[]
- Dr. Flappe's name is derived from the word "frappe".
Gallery[]
| Red Ribbon Army | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Leaders | File:Red Ribbon Army DB Ep 68 001.png | ||||||||||||||||||
| Main members | Buyon • Captain Dark • Captain Yellow • Carmine • Colonel Brown • Colonel Silver • Colonel Violet • Dr. Gero • Dr. Hedo • Gevo • General Blue • General Bon • General Copper • General White • July • Major Metallitron • Mercenary Tao • Mrs. Bon • Murasaki Brothers • Ninja Murasaki • Saiba Rangers • Vomi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low-level soldiers | Blue's Messenger • Blue's Radio Operator • Blue's Tiger soldier • Crocodile soldier • Exploration Soldier • Hippo soldier • Karot • Nose-picking soldier • Onion • Pote • Pump • RR Tiger Messenger • Scout 0-1 • Scout 23 • Scout 27 • Silver's henchmen • Soldier 23 • Vegeta • Violet's henchmen • White's scouts • 15 • 94 (Piccolo) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Red Ribbon Androids |
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| Associates | Red’s Pet Cat-like Animal • Dr. Flappe • Hasky • Hasky's followers • King Nikochan • King Nikochan's servant • Hachimaru | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bases | Colonel Silver's Camp • Dr. Gero's Lab • General Blue's Camp • Muscle Tower • Red Pharmaceuticals • Red Ribbon Army Headquarters (New) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Technology and Vehicles | Airplanes • Battle Jacket • Biplane • Boats • Cars • Destroyer • Dragon Radar (Global Dragon Radar) • Dr. Gero's Confidential Disc • Flamethrower • Flying Camera • Guns (Gamma Blaster • Ray Gun) • Hovercars • Jet-copter • Motorcycle • Tanks • Red Ribbon Robot • Remote tracking device • Rocket Launcher • Sasanishiki • Submarines • Supercomputer (Future) • Soul Link System • Thunder Rocket • Wave Machine | ||||||||||||||||||
| Related articles | Red Ribbon Army war • Android conflict • Red Pants Army • Cloned Fighters (Clone Frieza) • Android 35 • Android 1617 • Android 1718 • Android 1920 • Perfect 16 • Cell 17 • Celluza • Hell Fighter 17 • Super 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
