From its power-packed battles to endearing friendships, Akira Toriyama’s manga Dragon Ball is truly iconic. This also stands true to the naming system of characters. While most Saiyan names are vegetable puns, the angelic attendants are named after drinks. However, Bulma and her connection with assorted underwear names is nothing short of nightmarish.

Goku and Vegeta in a still from the series | Credit: Toei Animation

The author passed the underwear naming legacy to Bulma despite her being an impeccable scientist. The Brief family’s names are a running gag in the series due to their allusions to underwear. In contrast to Vegeta, the author might’ve taken it too far in Bulma’s case leading to a third-hand embarrassment.

Bulma carrying the underwear naming tradition in Dragonball is nothing short of embarrassing

Bulma appears in the first episode of the original Dragon Ball series that premiered in 1986. She is...