![]() When Goku finally got the water, he found that it was only ordinary tap water. Its effectiveness was shown part-way when Korin tossed Goku's Four Star Ball off the tower it took Goku only an hour or two to go back down and up the tower again, when his first climb up took an entire day. It doubled as a Secret Test of Character when Goku had an opportunity to steal it from an apparently sleeping Korin Goku decided against it, much to Korin's surprise. Goku's training with Korin involving climbing up his tower to meet him, and then snatch the bottle of his Sacred Water, said to increase one's strength.It really does build them up fast, but Roshi is more excited by the few bucks he makes off it. Master Roshi goes to comedic excess when he forces Goku and Krillin to work long hours delivering milk on foot, sowing fields with their bare hands, and doing chores at construction sites, all while wearing weighted turtle shells.By Dragon Ball Z, he's wised up to this sort of thing - or so he thinks, because nobody really trains him the same way twice. The Dragon Ball franchise was fond of this trope the hero Goku is often given a mundane but laborious task to retrieve an item that would increase his power, only to find that it was the task itself that made him stronger.Properly executed, it always ends up being Worth It. Sometimes combined with Imposed Handicap Training. Compare to Fence Painting and contrast with Mooching Master, where the teacher is more concerned with getting free labor out of disciples rather than training them. ![]() The teacher is often a Magical Asian or an Old Master. When the mundane task comes at the end of training, it's When You Snatch the Pebble, and often Look What I Can Do Now!. May also double as a form of Physical Fitness Punishment. Subsequent uses of the trope might reference this phrase or scene.Ĭompare Training from Hell, Taught by Experience, I Know Mortal Kombat, Chekhov's Skill. Miyagi training Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid by, among other things, waxing a small fleet of cars, sanding the walkways of his garden, and painting his house. ![]() The trope is named for its most famous example, Mr. Realistically, this can be an effective training method regarding strength and muscle memory however, it's no substitute for the real training which will inevitably follow. ![]()
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