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The first scouter to be seen is the one Raditz wears in the first episode of Dragon Ball Z upon his arrival on Earth. Dual-eye types exist as well, as Tagoma wears a blue variant, but they are uncommon. They were also much more efficient than the scopes, since a target's power level could be read without taking attention off of it.ДЄ scouter appears as a semi-transparent colored monocle that covers the left eye. This is supported by Frieza supplying the Saiyans with Scouters to replace their outdated Scout-Scopes. During the series, almost all of the Galactic Frieza Army soldiers can be seen wearing one.ДЄnother source states that scouters, along with the Battle Armor, and the Frieza Force Spaceships, were invented by Kikono. Originally, it was a device for the purpose of guarding against enemies and beasts, but Gichamu, a highly skilled engineer in Frieza's army, laid eyes on it and made modifications for concrete battle power numbers and telecommunications abilities, and soldiers began making use of it to carry out offensives. From the Saiyans, scouters were introduced to the Frieza Force. Scouters were invented by the Tuffles, the original inhabitants of Planet Vegeta who were exterminated in Age 730 by the Saiyans. He explains that, in other words, a scouter is a useful tool for the purposes of information-gathering. Toriyama tweaked that 'scout' and gave it its name. For example, a reconnaissance vehicle would be called a 'scout car'. In the military realm, the word 'scout' refers to 'reconnaissance'. ДЄ device similar in design to the scouter also appears in the Blue Dragon series, whose characters were also designed by Toriyama. He eventually says the headset method, like the toy, is the right answer. It would have to be strong enough to withstand sharp movements and he supposes there is no other way but to stick it on tight with something, saying it is 'alien technology'.

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In an interview, the series creator Akira Toriyama himself wonders how scouters are attached around the ear and says he was always doubtful of it when he was drawing it.

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An antagonist character named Alberto has lost his right eye and wears a metal patch that somewhat resembles the scouter in appearance, and also acts like a tracking and communication device.

The design of the scouters is similar to a device in Mitsuteru Yokoyama's 1956 manga Tetsujin 28-go. Toriyama also said that it would have been even more perfect if the form of location of the enemy picked up by the scouter were displayed in video, but if features up to that point were added, it would have been even more difficult to do as manga story developments go. Also, since a scouter only shows direct numbers, it does not take into account if an opponent is hiding thier power level. He made scouters break when they pick up a high battle power as showy staging for the manga saying it is really digital, which makes it impossible, but in terms of something analog, it is like how a counter that is rising at breakneck speed can not keep up and breaks down. So, with regards to Goku and the other Z Fighters, he decided that their power would change due to ki and could not be adequately measured. However, he foresaw that it would also be an inconvenience for him because if a concrete number is known, then it will be easy for the readers to tell who would win or lose. Akira Toriyama's number-one goal in coming up with the scouters was because it would be easier for the readers to understand if an opponent's strength is seen as a number.