List of supernatural beings in Dragon Ball

This is a list of deities, legendary creatures, and other beings of unexplained origin that appear in the anime and manga universe of the Dragon Ball metaseries, including the Dragon Ball films. Following some characters bio are external links that focus on that character.

Deities

Dende

Dende (デンデ, Dende) is a Namekian who takes the role of the Earth's guardian after Kami fuses with Piccolo. He is first introduced in the Freeza Saga when Son Gohan and Kuririn (Krillin) save him from Dodoria. He gets his power unlocked by their elder, giving him the power to heal. He aids the warriors during the fight with Freeza until he is killed by the tyrant. After being revived by Shenron, he lives on New Namek until Son Goku teleports there during the Cell Saga to ask a Namekian to become the new guardian of the Earth and revive the Dragon Balls. Dende accepts, and continues to serve as the Guardian throughout the rest of the series.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Homoiko Suzuki. In the FUNimation dub he is voiced by Ceyli Delgadillo in the Original dub and Laura Bailey in the redub as a child, and by Justin Cook as an adult.

Kami

Kami (神, Kami) known respectfully in Japanese as Kami-sama as a title meaning "God". Kami was the good half of the Namekian that came to be the God of Earth, with his evil half becoming the Piccolo Daimao. In the anime, he competed with Garlic for the position and won. 300 years later, Garlic's son Garlic Jr., bearing a perpetual grudge, attempted twice to fight for the title and lost. He then watched over the planet for centuries to ensure its safety.

Seeing the spawn of his other half Piccolo threatening the planet, he goes to Earth in secret and competes in the World Martial Arts Tournament by possessing a human. After advancing to the semifinals he battles Piccolo, trying to trap him in a bottle using the Mafūba. Piccolo is able to overcome it by reversing the attack, trapping Kami in the bottle himself. He then swallows the bottle for safe keeping before losing Kami in his match with Son Goku. During the Cell Saga, Kami agreed to merge and rejoin Piccolo so they would be a match for Cell and the Androids.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Takeshi Aono and Christopher Sabat in the dub. In the Ocean dub, Michael Dobson provides the voice.

Mr. Popo

Mr. Popo (ミスター・ポポ, Misutā Popo) is an immortal djinn who lives with Kami in Kami's Palace/Lookout and is bound there eternally as the gardener and caretaker. He has served every other Kami (God/Guardian) of the Earth since the beginning of time. He was trained by the recent Kami himself and trained Goku for 3 years in order to fight Piccolo.

Some sources have discussed Mr. Popo as an example of darky iconography, a racist style of caricature known as blackface. [1] In May of 2000, an article written by children's book author Carole Boston Weatherford suggested that Mr. Popo, along with the Pokémon Jynx, were derogatory stereotypes. He is, in fact, based upon Arabic artistry and is believed to be Arabic in ancestry, not African. [2] In 2004, Viz began to downsize Mr. Popo's large lips digitally in the American re-release of the Dragon Ball manga [3].

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Toku Nishio. He was voiced by French Tickner in the Ocean dub. For the Funimation dub he was voiced by Chris Cason in the original dub of the Frieza Saga and later on by Christopher R. Sabat.

Karin

Karin (カリン, Karin) (English dubs: Korin) is a Senbyō (仙猫 immortal cat) who has lived at the top of Karin Tower for more than 800 years. The tower is located right underneath Kami's Lookout, which is a few hundred meters higher than Karin's tower and can be reached by Son Goku's nyoi-bō. Karin is a deity just below the rank of Kami, and plays a large role in Dragon Ball when he trains Goku during the Commander Red Saga to defeat Tao Pai Pai. At later points in the series and in Dragon Ball Z, Karin lends his assistance periodically to Goku and the other characters by growing them Senzu, which only grow in a tree in his tower.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Ichirō Nagai and then later by Naoki Tatsuta.

King Yemma

King Yemma (Enma Daiō) (FUNimation dub: King Yemma) is a giant red oni who judges the dead. Residing in the Other World, it is his job to decide whether dead people go to Heaven or Hell. He is based on the Hindu deity Yama. He is first seen when Son Goku is killed by Piccolo during the battle with Raditz. He was until then the only person who has ever run all the way along Serpent Road, but grants Goku permission to attempt this in order to get to North Kaio's planet, which is at the end of Serpent Road. He is apparently skilled to some degree in fighting, as he claims he bested Raditz when the latter attempted to break into Heaven while passing through his realm. According to Kami, North Kaio is stronger than he is.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Daisuke Gōri. Chris Rager did his voice in the dub.

Kaio

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The Kais.

The Kaio (界王, Kaiō) are upper-level gods of the fictional Dragon Ball universe. The name Kaio is a conjunction of the word for "kai" for 'World' and "o" for 'King'. There are four per galaxy, with one presiding over each of the four quadrants in a galaxy, and the last (the Dai Kaio or Grand Kai) overseeing them all. The Kaio are responsible for the lower-level gods, who rule over individual planets. The Kaio reside in the heavens (Other World in English adaptations). There is a sense of competition among the Kaio over whose quadrant has the best fighters.

Dai Kaio

Dai Kaio (FUNimation dub: Grand Kai) is the ruler of the other Kaios in the Northern galaxy, including Son Goku's trainer North Kaio. He's portrayed as an aged hipster, wearing jeans and a denim jacket and constantly listening to rock music on his boom box. His home is the Dai Kaio's Planet. He's stronger than the other Kaios, but although he never admits it, he is not in the same league as Goku. He is reputed to be the greatest fighter in the universe, but he has been out of training for centuries.

Even though he is the teacher of the greatest warriors in the galaxy, Dai Kaio (much like North Kaio) is more of a sweet and a kind grandfatherly figure than a traditional disciplinarian. Paying no heed to respectful-but-cold formality, he lovingly treats his social-inferiors as equals and dotes on them as if they were his own grandchildren. In the Japanese version, he affectionately addresses younger warriors with suffix of "-chan", a term of endearment usually reserved for young children. (e.g., Goku-chan, Paikuhan-chan)

Although he doesn't appear in the manga, a Dai Kaio is mentioned. His characterization in the anime was suggested to the production staff by Akira Toriyama himself.

North Kaio

North Kaio (FUNimation dub: King Kai, North Kai) is the Kaio of the quadrant of the galaxy where the planets Earth and Namek reside. In the English manga, he is also known as Kaiô-sama or Lord of the Worlds. Claiming himself to be very humorous; he will only teach his subordinates if they laugh at his non-comedic jokes (really bad puns). He can only train those who can reach the end of Snake Way. He trained Goku in martial arts, who succeeded in doing so and taught him very powerful techniques that have been essential to many of his battles: including the Genki Dama and the Kaio Ken. He has a pet monkey named Bubbles and a pet grasshopper named Gregory (only featured in the anime). North Kaio is the narrator for Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, as well as Dragon Ball GT. Apparently, Kami notes him as being stronger than Lord Enma.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Jōji Yanami. In the Ocean dub, Don Brown did his voice. For the Funimation dub, the voice was done by Sean Schemmel.

South Kaio

South Kaio (FUNimation dub: South Kai) is the Kaio of the southern quadrant of the galaxy. He is the tallest of the Kaios. The southern quadrant is believed to be relatively peaceful due to the apparent weakness of its fighters compared to the other quadrants. It is also worth noting that the entire Southern Quadrant was destroyed by the Saiyan warrior Broly in his search for Kakarot.

East Kaio

East Kaio (FUNimation dub: East Kai) is the Kaio of the eastern quadrant of the galaxy. She is the only female of the Kaios. The fighters of the eastern quadrant are renowned for their speed. She treats her fighters badly if they are eliminated in a tournament.

West Kaio

West Kaio (FUNimation dub: West Kai) is the Kaio of the western quadrant of the galaxy. He is the shortest of the Kaios and is North Kaio's biggest rival, due to both quadrants having exceptionally strong fighters. His star pupil is Paikuhan (Pikkon).

Kaioshin

Above the Kaio are the Kaioshin (in the English anime dubbed Supreme Kai), who look after the entire universe. Similar to the regular Kaio; there is one for each cluster of four galaxies in the universe and a Dai Kaioshin to preside over them. Or at least that was the established order, until Majin Buu killed or absorbed most of the Kaioshin, with only the East Kaioshin surviving.

Dai Kaioshin

Dai Kaioshin (FUNimation dub: Grand Supreme Kai, Ocean Dub: Dai Kaioh, Spanish Dub: Sacred Kaio-sama) God of all Kaiōshin, Dai Kaioshin was a fat, kind being. In the original fight with the Kaiōshin, Buu attempts to absorb the Dai Kaioshin, after starting to lose the fight. This act usually makes Buu's strength increase in proportion to the strength of whomever he absorbs. However, the Dai Kaioshin is absorbed by Majin Buu, and because Dai Kaioshin was so good, Buu actually became weaker and slightly more susceptible to control. His losing power is due to Kid Buu being a creature of pure evil, and any good distorts his nature and nullifies that power. Dai Kaioshin is never released by Majin Buu like some other absorptions. Being the highest deity mentioned in Dragon Ball, Dai Kaioshin is the God of the Dragon Ball fictional universe. When Elder Kaioshin is released from the Z Sword, he takes over this role instead.

East Kaioshin

East Kaioshin (東の界王神, Higashi no Kaiōshin) (FUNimation dub: Supreme Kai, East Supreme Kai) is the supreme ruler of the Eastern Quadrant of the Universe along with his best friends, and under his superior, Dai Kaioshin (Grand Supreme Kai). He is short, purple skinned with white hair, dressed in a posh Kaio outfit and always accompanied by his ever-loyal bodyguard and friend, Kibito. East Kaioshin survived Majin Buu's assault on the Kaioshin Kai to become the only surviving Kaioshin, when rescued by his bodyguard. East Kaioshin mentions that he was the weakest of the four Kaioshins. Afterwards, he is typically called only Kaioshin, since there are no others to confuse him with. During the Majin Buu Saga, he becomes fused with Kibito, however, in this fusion, only Kaioshin's voice is heard, unlike other fusions where there is a dual voice spoken by the two characters fused. Also, the fusion character, Kibitoshin, bears only the facial appearance of Kaioshin. Even before merging with Kibito though, its mentioned by Piccolo that he has a huge amount of power, power enough to frighten him. In the English manga, Kaioshin is frequently referred to as "the lord of lords".

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Yūji Mitsuya. For the dub, Kent Williams did the voice.

Kibito

Kibito is the bodyguard and greatest ally of East Kaioshin. He, like Dende, has the power of healing, which helps the Z Fighters in many situations. Kibito was to fight Son Gohan in the 25^th Budokai but instead asked him to reveal his full power, prompting Gohan to transform into a Super Saiyan, and soon after Super Saiyan 2. He was killed by Dabura during reconnaissance on Babidi's ship, but is later brought back to life by the Dragon Balls. He has the ability to heal and restore strength to other beings and Instant Transmission without the use of an energy signature called Kai Kai. He also has the ability to read people's thoughts. He was able to know Vegeta's thoughts, and surprised Vegeta when he responded to what Vegeta was thinking. This also angered Vegeta as well, feeling that his personal thoughts were invaded.

Kibito ultimately fuses with the East Kaioshin (Kibitoshin). He was voiced by Andrew Chandler in the dub.

North Kaioshin

North Kaioshin (Funimation Dub: North Supreme Kai, Ocean Dub: North Kaioh) is a Kaioshin who was around Millenia ago. He was usually seen as a fisherman that was very happy. He was the second Kaioshin to be killed by Majin Buu. He may seem quite weak but he is skilled with a sword as he is able to cut Majin Buu in half.

Rou Dai Kaioshin

Rou Kaioshin (老界王神, Rō Kaiōshin) (FUNimation dub: Elder Kai, Ocean Dub: Old Kai) is a Kaioshin who came out of the Z sword, in which he had been trapped and stuck to the ground by an old enemy, according to him a "incredibly strong evil fellow". He resembles the East Kaioshin, but with an older, wrinkled face, and a small mustache. Son Gohan releases him during the Majin Buu Saga when he breaks the Zeta sword, while trying to cut a block made of the strongest material in the universe. After being released, he agreed to help Gohan unlock his full potential so he could defeat Majin Buu, but only in exchange for getting to date Bulma.

Centuries ago, he used to be quite handsome by his own standards, but a hideous witch came up to him and stole one of his Potara Fusion Earrings and put it on. Ro Dai Kaioshin was instantly combined with the witch permanently. While he lost his looks, he gained more magical power. In the Majin Buu Saga he sacrifices his life so Son Goku can live, and gives him the Potara earrings to fuse with Gohan on Earth. However, as he was already residing in heaven, his death had little effect aside from producing a halo over his head.

In the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT, he helps Goku become much stronger by helping him regrowing his tail, a painful process involving a giant set of pliers. Like his successor, he was also voiced by Kent Williams in the dub.

South Kaioshin

South Kaioshin (Funimation Dub: South Supreme Kai, Ocean Dub: South Kaioh) is the strongest and most skilled of all five Kaioshin. He is the third to battle Kid Buu and is the first person to be absorbed by him. In the anime there is hardly anything mentioned about his personality.

West Kaioshin

West Kaioshin (Funimation Dub: West Supreme Kai,Ocean Dub: West Kaioh) is one of the Kaioshins that lived milennia ago. She was quite playful as seen when she runs off with South Kaioshin's food. She is the first to fight Kid Buu and was easily killed by him with a giant energy blast.

Demonic creatures

Babidi

Babidi (バビディ, Babidi) was determined to resurrect Majin Buu so that he could continue his father's work, namely conquering the universe, and thus make him proud. Babidi took over the minds of Dabura, Pui Pui, Yakon, Spopovitch, Yamu and Vegeta to help him in this cause. Babidi's mental abilities are very powerful, surpassing those of various mystical individuals who reside in Other World such as the telepathic North Kaio, and illusionist Princess Snake. After Buu is released, Vegeta nearly kills Babidi when trying to destroy Buu. When Buu is seemingly destroyed, Piccolo bisects Babidi and leaves him for dead. After Buu revives himself, he finds Babidi who then orders Buu to revive him. Babidi orders Buu to kill Dabura, Kaioshin, Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, Trunks, Vegeta (before his sacrifice) and whoever else stands in his way. As Buu is very disobedient, Babidi can only control him by threatening to seal him up. After an encounter with Super Saiyan 3 Goku, Buu learns that he is stronger than Babidi. Realizing this, Buu strangles Babidi (so Babidi can't say the spell to seal him up), and then punches his head off in rebellion. Babidi is seen in hell with Cell and Freeza but wanted the Z-Fighters to win after having created a grudge against Majin Buu. He's also a playable character in Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Jōji Yanami. In the ocean dub he was voiced by Terry Klassen. In the Funimation dub he was voiced by Duncan Brannan. In the Video games he was voiced by Bill Townsley.

Babidi's henchmen

Dabura

Dabura (ダーブラ, Dābura) is the king of a Demon Realm, and Babidi's right-hand man, being placed under his control by a spell. Dabura has the special power of turning his enemies to stone, simply by spitting on them. His name is originally taken from a Japanese pronunciation of the last half of the incantation "Abracadabura". He fights Gohan in both his normal and Super Saiyan forms to gather energy for Buu, but before they can finish, he notices Vegeta has evil within him. During the fight, Vegeta shows great frustration which comes from the fact that Gohan has to make an effort to kill Dabura, even though Gohan is still more powerful than Dabura. This spawns from the fact Gohan has not trained at all in the past 7 years and is only slightly more than half as strong as he was when he fought Perfect Cell. This allows Babidi to grant him power. When Buu is released, Dabura tries to kill him when he realises that he is too powerful for Babidi to control, but he is turned into a cookie and devoured by Buu. It is said by Goku that Dabura is as strong as Perfect Cell.

In the anime, upon his death, King Yemma decides that the usual punishment of exile to Hell is what Dabura would actually desire, so he instead sends him to the most peaceful region of Heaven. Dabura is later seen wandering as a "good-spirited" soul overactively consumed with love (creeping out anyone who meets him). He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo. In the ocean dub he was voiced by Scott McNeil. For the Funimation dub, Rick Robertson did the voice.

Pocus

Pocus (FUNimation dub: Pui Pui) is a minion of Babidi. His home planet, Zoon, has a gravity of 10 G's, which he believes is an advantage against other fighters. He is easily dispatched by Vegeta while guarding level 1 of Babidi's spaceship. He later makes a cameo appearance in the Super Artificial Human 17 Saga of Dragon Ball GT, where he is quickly killed by Goten while shooting a ki blast.

While not a playable character in any Dragon Ball Z games, he does make a cameo appearance in DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3 as one of Babidi's attacks. Mike McFarland does his voice in the dub.

Yakon

Yakon is one of Babidi's Majin minions. He is from a distant corner of the universe that has no light. He fights Son Goku on the second level of Babidi's spaceship. Yakon has the ability to feed off of energy attacks like the Kamehameha and strong ki auras like on from a Super Saiyan. Goku uses this ability to his advantage by powering up into a Super Saiyan which overloaded Yakon with energy, causing him to explode.

Yakon later makes a cameo appearance in the Super Artificial Human 17 Saga of Dragon Ball GT along with Pocus, but they both are killed by Trunks and Son Goten. He was voiced in the Funimation dub by Paul LeBlanc. Michael Kopsa did his voice in the Ocean dub.

Like Pocus, Yakon is not a playable character in any Dragon Ball Z games, but in Budokai Tenkachi 3 he does make a cameo appearance as one of Babidi's attacks.

Bibidi

Bibidi (ビビディ, Bibidi) is a short wizard who brought Majin Buu into existence millions of years ago. Quite likely drunk with the power of commanding such a creature, Bibidi embarked on a quest to dominate the universe. This quest involved the elimination of most of the Kaioshin that ruled the universe at the time. When Buu became disobedient, however, Bibidi prudently sealed Buu within a large purple Egg while going from world to world. He is eventually killed by East Kaioshin after setting Buu's egg on planet Earth. He isn't seen at all in the manga and is only seen in a few flashbacks during the anime of the Buu Saga. His name is part of a word play from the classic Walt Disney motion picture, Cinderella: Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, which in turn was based on European folklore. He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Isamu Tanonaka. Like his son in the dub, he was also voiced by Duncan Brannan.

Garlic Junior

Garlic Junior (ガーリック・ジュニア, Gārikku Junia) is a Demon character that appears in Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, and was the main villain during a filler saga in the anime. He was the first villain to be granted immortality by the Dragon Balls. His father was imprisoned by Kami in the realm of darkness, leaving Garlic Jr. with a deep feeling of resentment and desire for revenge. He collects the Dragon Balls and gains immortality. He is defeated when faced with an angry Gohan, who pushes Garlic Jr. into the Dead Zone, an alternate dimension he can freely open. Though defeated, he later reappears in the Garlic Jr. Saga in the gap between the Freeza and Trunks sagas, and battles once more against the combined efforts of Kuririn, Piccolo, and Son Gohan. He uses his power source, the Makyo-sei, to escape the Dead Zone, and uses the Black Water Mist, which causes those who breathed it in to become mindless demon slaves under his rule. He is stopped after Gohan destroys the Makyo-sei, which drains his power, leaving him trapped in the Dead Zone once again.

His resemblance is of a much earlier villain in the series, Pilaf. The two sound and almost look identical to each other, both being cunning and villainous dwarves voiced exactly the same way by Chuck Huber and Shigeru Chiba. However, whereas Pilaf is a mere comic relief character, Garlic Jr. is a much more serious and sadistic villain, a clear reflection of the change in the tone of the entire Dragon Ball series as a whole.

He is voiced in the original movie by Akira Kamiya and in the anime series by Shigeru Chiba. In the Funimation dub, Chuck Huber did his voice. Dave Ward did the voice in the ocean dub.

Ginger

Ginger is a short, green henchman of Garlic Jr. in the first movie. He appears to be Garlic Jr.'s right-hand man. His battle phrase is "Gingerbread" in the dub. While gathering the Dragon Balls, Ginger easily defeats Chi Chi and Ox King and kidnaps Gohan for the Dragon Ball on his hat. After Goku arrives to rescue his son, Ginger and Nicky tag-team against him by pulling swords out of their legs. After being knocked off a tower they were fighting on, Ginger fires a ray at Goku but in response he fires a Kamehameha wave back at him and kills both Ginger and Nicky. He was voiced by Terry Klassen in the Ocean Dub and by Troy Baker in the Funimation Re Dub.

Nicky

A tall, blue henchman of Garlic Jr. from the Dead Zone film. He is the only henchman of Garlic Jr.'s in the movie to have hair. His battle phrase is "Tutti Frutti" in the dub. He also appears to have a fondness for fruit, as shown when he and the others kidnapped Gohan, he was seen plucking several apples into his mouth. Afterwards, Nicky was assigned to watch over Gohan. It proved to be a daunting task. When Gohan ate a piece of fruit from a tree that was in the courtyard, he became delusional and started to see unusual things, much to Nicky's dismay. Later, when Goku and Kami arrived, Nicky pulled a sword out of his leg to fight Goku. Despite this, Goku used his Power Pole to knock Nicky into a nearby tower. He was then killed by a Kamehameha wave that also destroyed Ginger. He was voiced by Don Brown in the Ocean Dub and by Doug Burks in the Funimation Re Dub.

Sansho

A large, grey, muscular henchman of Garlic Jr., he is the strong and silent type of the group. In the original Ocean dub, his battle phrase is "Pepperonni". However, in the Funimation Re Dub his battle phrase has been changed to "Cheese". When Goku arrives to save Gohan, Sansho becomes separated from Ginger and Nicky. He tries to attack Krillin but is stopped by Piccolo. Though he stated that he didn't need Ginger and Nicky's help to finish the Namekian off, he was still quickly slain after Piccolo punched him through several pillars and was destroyed by a ki blast. He was voiced by Ward Perry in the original ocean dub and by Eric Dillow in the Funimation Re-Dub.

Salt

A short, orange rogue of Garlic Jr.'s. He is the only member of the Spice Boys that doesn't have hair. He and Mustard fight Gohan and Krillin atop Kami's Lookout. He fights against Gohan and almost wins, but when Salt fires several ki blasts at the young Saiyan, Krillin jumps in the way and takes the firepower. He is than killed by Gohan's Masenko that he learned from Piccolo. He wears Mongolian style clothing. Salt was voiced by Dylan Thompson in the Funimation Dub.

Mustard

He is a large, brawny muscle man of the Spice Boys; though he isn't as large as Vinegar. He is bull-like in appearance and has long, red hair. He fights Krillin and almost kills him. Shortly affter Gohan destroys Salt, Mustard becomes enraged at Gohan and tries to attack him, but gets stunned by a kick from the young Saiyan and is killed by a Masenko. In the original Funimation dub, he was voiced by Mark Britten and had an Australian accent. However, in the recent re-release for the remastered season four box set his voice was dubbed by Brandon Potter and he was given a more gruntish accent.

Vinegar

Vinegar is the largest member of the Spice Boys. He is a large, blue, devil-like creature with dark-brown hair. He is also short tempered, arrogant, and power-hungry when it comes to fighting. Like Garlic Jr., his power increases when the Makyo Star passes by earth. Gohan blasts him in the stomech which destroys him. He was voiced by Dave Ward in the Ocean dub and by John Freeman in the Funimation Dub.

Spice

Spice is the leader of the Spice Boys. Amazingly, his hair and facial appearence bear a considerable resemblance to Goku as a Super Saiyan, though Spice is obviously not a Saiyan judging by his green skin and pointy ears. Like Garlic Jr., his power increases when the Makyo Star is in earth's orbit. He is killed after Gohan blasts him in the stomech. In the original dub, he was voiced by Bart Myer and had a light-pitched Australian accent. Later on, in the recent re-release of the remastered season four box set, he was voiced by J. Michael Tatum and given a Vampire-like accent.

Majin Buu

Main article: Majin Buu

Majin Buu was the evil demon that Bibidi sealed away, due to his extreme power and ruthless nature, on Earth millions of years before Dragon Ball. Bibidi's son, the wizard Babidi, would search for Buu in an attempt to revive him and continue his father's work.

Piccolo Daimao

(English dubs: King Piccolo)

Piccolo Daimao (ピッコロ大魔王, Pikkoro Daimaō) (lit. The Great Demon King Piccolo) was the evil half of the god of the earth (Kami). In order to become the earth's god, the then unnamed Namek purified himself of all evil thought. This negative energy took on physical form, becoming the villainous Piccolo. Being formed of pure, concentrated evil, he designated himself as the Great Demon King and laid siege to the world. Eventually, the Demon King was imprisoned by Mutaito in an electric rice cooker for centuries by the suicidal Mafuba (lit. Demon Containment Wave).

After being released from his confinement by Emperor Pilaf, Piccolo decides to kill all the current and former finalists of the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, thereby removing all those who might be able to learn the Mafuba attack which could be used to seal him away again. To aid him in this, he spawns several minions. Many people, including Kuririn (Krillin), are killed by his minions, causing Goku and his friends to seek revenge. Goku eventually confronts him, only to easily be beaten.

Piccolo is then able to gather the Dragon Balls to summon Shenlong, who grants Piccolo's wish for the restoration of his youth, making him more powerful because he was returned to his physical prime. Piccolo then kills the dragon to prevent anyone else from making a wish that could stop him.

With no one left who could properly challenge him, Piccolo overthrew the King of the World and became the ruler of the Earth. He instituted several evil policies, such as releasing all criminals and creating a planned system of destruction. Goku eventually defeated him, leading to his death.

Before dying, Piccolo regurgitated one last egg, reincarnating himself as Piccolo Ma Jr. (lit. Son of the Demon Piccolo) in order to pursue his revenge. However, this new body was that of a naturally born Namekian, rather than a concentration of evil energy. This curbed his cruelty somewhat, and eventually led to his reform and transformation into an heroic character.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Takeshi Aono and voiced by Christopher Sabat in the English dub. He is played by James Marsters in the live-action film.

Piccolo Daimao's minions

Piccolo Daimao created several offspring after his escape. However there is some inconsistency between them and the reproduction of regular Nameks. It can be assumed that the offspring's demonic appearance may be a result of Daimao being pure evil, and therefore supernatural in nature, although it is hinted that Daimao have some control over what they look like. They are, strangely, named after instruments, but perhaps this is because their progenitor, Piccolo, is named after one.

Piano is Piccolo Daimao's first minion, the longest living of Piccolo Daimao's mutant spawns. He is a pterodactyl humanoid figure, and is very bright. He is killed by Piccolo Daimao's crushing weight when Goku kicks Piccolo into him, killing him instantly, so we never know how strong he really is, although he is shown to be very powerful compared to a human.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Masato Hirano.

Tambourine is Piccolo Daimao's second minion, He has green, scaly skin, wide yellow eyes, thick green lips, large wings, no nose, and a fin running across his head. His orders were to hunt down and assassinate all contenders who participated in the Tenka-ichi Budôkai from the most recent dating back to the past ten or more years so that Piccolo's hostile takeover is a smooth one. He was also ordered to pick up any Dragon Balls he sees along the way if he happened to come across any. Tambourine kills Kuririn by chance, along with five other participants of the past tournaments. He even beat a young Goku, who was weak from his battle with Tenshinhan and blinded with rage because Tambourine had just killed his best friend. Tambourine also destroyed the Kintoun (Nimbus) cloud for good, until Goku got a new one from Korin later in the series. Tambourine was vaporized by Goku's Kamehameha.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Ryūsei Nakao.

Cymbal is Piccolo Daimao's third minion. He resembles a humanoid plump dragon, most notably Giran. He is sent by Piccolo to search for the Dragon Balls. He is killed by Yajirobe, who slices him in half with his katana, then roasts him over a fire and eats him.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Daisuke Gōri.

Drum is Piccolo Daimao's fourth minion. He is a wide, green monster, that resembles a massive Tambourine. Even though he is the shortest-lived evil spawn of Piccolo Daimao, up to this point he was the strongest since Piccolo created him when he was in his prime. Piccolo spits him out just as Tenshinhan arrives to try and trap Piccolo in the Mafu-ba. Drum attacks Tenshinhan, and clobbers him quite easily until Son Goku arrives, at which point Goku flies at him and kills him with a single kick to the head.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Daisuke Gōri.

Dragons

Black-Star Shenron

Black-Star Shenron (FUNimation dub: Black Star Shenron) was made by Kami when he and Piccolo Daimao were still one entity. He can only be summoned by the "Black Star Dragon Balls". This dragon can grant any wish, including killing someone, something neither Porunga nor Shenlong can do. After the wish has been made, the Dragon Balls spread around the galaxy; if the balls aren't brought back to the planet on which the wish was made, in a standard year, the planet will explode. He is also the largest of all the dragons, as his head alone is bigger than Kami's lookout. Unlike the regular Shenron and Porunga, the Black Star Shenron is red rather than green.

Evil Dragons

(FUNimation dub: Shadow Dragons)

The Evil Dragons are a group of characters from Dragon Ball GT. They were born from overusing the Dragon Balls, as every wish creates negative energy that takes many years to dispel. Despite warnings from Rō Dai Kaiōshin, the Z Fighters have used the Dragon Balls much more often than that, and too much negative energy built up. This meant that the Dragon Balls had cracked, and when the Z Fighters tried to summon Shenlong at the end of the Super Android 17 Saga, the first Evil Dragon appeared instead, Evil Shenlong informs the Z Fighters about the negative energy, and then split himself into seven more Evil Dragons, one for each Dragon Ball. The Evil Dragons are listed in order of the number of stars of their respective Dragon Balls.

Yi Xing Long

FUNimation dub: Syn Shenron (with One-Star Dragon Ball), Omega Shenron (with all seven Dragon Balls). Blue Water Dub: Ii Shenron.

The strongest of the evil dragons in this arc, he fought against Son Goku and Vegeta. He is the dragon of the One-Star Dragon Ball (Yishinnchu) and was created by the combination of all the negative energy gathered up in the dragonballs. After the other six evil dragons are released, the body of the evil Shenron ascends into the sky and becomes Yi Shing Long. At first, Yi Xing Long far overpowers Super Saiyan 4 Goku due to his fatigued state following the battles with the other evil dragons. After Goku is powered up by gathering ki from Goten, Gohan, and Trunks, Goku is able to match and overpower the evil dragon. Seeing a possible defeat, Yi Xing Long absorbs the other six Dragon Balls, and undergoes a massive powerup placing him vastly more powerful than both Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Vegeta and easily beats up both of them. Lacking the necessary power to defeat him in their Super Saiyan 4 forms, Goku and Vegeta used the Fusion Dance method to transform into Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta. However, they were only able to maintain this state for 10 minutes, during which they were unable to destroy Yi Xing Long due to Gogeta not taking the fight seriously. After separating back into Goku and Vegeta, they implemented a new tactic that permitted Goku to gather energy from every planet in the universe in order to finally destroy the evil dragon. Yi Xing Long is possibly the most powerful non-fusion character in the Dragonball franchise. In his regular form, his One-Star Dragon Ball is located on his forehead, after absorbing the other six Dragon Balls, all seven of them appear on his chest with his One-Star ball in the center. In Budokai Tenkaichi 2 his transformed state is called Super Yi Shinlong

Liang Xing Long

Liang Xing Long Liǎng Xīng Lóng (二星龍, Rianshinron, lit. "Two-Star Dragon") (FUNimation dub: Haze Shenron) is a dragon-like villain and the first of the seven Evil Dragons to appear. Liang Xing Long came into being when Son Goku used the Dragon Balls to bring Bora back to life after Taopaipai had killed him. When Goku made his wish, Negative Energy increased within the Dragon Balls, particularly within the Èr Xīng Qiú (Kanji: 二星球; katakana: アルシンチュウ, Rōmaji: Arushinchū, English: Two-Star Ball). When the Dragon Balls became completely corrupted by Negative Energy, the Er Xing Qui flew into a lake and transformed into Liang Xing Long.

The Evil Dragon's power was to use his Negative Energy to pollute water and slowly kill all surrounding life. He claimed to be the most powerful of the Evil Dragons but Wu Xing Long claimed to be the strongest as well. Wu Xing Long also said that Liang Xing Long was really the weakest. Another was Qi Xing Long (the strongest was really Yi Xing Long).

San Xing Long

San Xing Long Sān Xīng Lóng (三星龍, Sanshinron, lit. "Three-Star Dragon") (FUNimation dub: Eis Shenron) is the Dragon of Ice and is also Si Xing Long's brother. San Xing Long joins the fight against Son Goku. San Xing Long was born when the Z warriors made the wish to cancel the deeds of Majin Buu from the memories of those who were not involved in the struggle against Buu (Anyone except the Z warriors and their families and friends and possibly anyone who Buu was kind to, eg. the blind boy that Buu gave his eyesight back to). This was done so that Good Buu/Mr Buu could live on Earth in peace. Unlike his brother, he doesn't show compassion and will do whatever it takes to win a fight. He is much more dishonorable and cowardly than his brother, hiding behind Pan's unconscious body when convenient, and blinding Son Goku in order to make the fight easier. Son Goku eventually proved he didn't need to see in order to beat him, and killed San Xing Long with a Super Dragon Fist while still blind. He also has the power to manipulate ice and moisture. Some of his moves are ice beam, a blast that freezes people, he can change the background to pure ice, he can blind people, and he can shoot a cannon through his hand.

Si Xing Long

Si Xing Long Sì Xīng Lóng (四星龍, Sūshinron, lit. "Four-Star Dragon") (FUNimation dub: Nuova Shenron) , the Dragon of Fire, Si Xing Long controls the fire element and is able to both use strong fire attacks and be unaffected by them. Initially his skin is covered by a magma-looking armor that boosts his defense but slows him down, eventually he gets rid of that shell and reveals his orange colored skin. some of his moves are Nova Star, he can make shield a of fire, Nova Death Ray, a barrage of ki blasts made out of fire, a fire energy wave, a fire meteor and he can increase his temperature to be hotter than the sun. He is also extremely fast, shown to be faster than Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta. He watches his brother (San Xing Long) fight Goku, but is killed by Yi Xing Long when he attempted to give Goku the cure to his eyes (he saved Goku from being shot but got struck instead). He is temporarily revived when Goku eats the Four-Star Dragon Ball, but is soon killed and absorbed by Yi Xing Long again. Of all the dragons he is the only one which shows compassion towards other beings (this is due to the fact that he has a sense of honor and does not like to fight and win unfairly), this trait would eventually lead to him reforming and befriending Goku during the battle. It is ironic since the Four-Star Dragon Ball was the one which Goku treasured the most. This is due to the fact when he was smaller, Goku believed the four-star ball carried the spirit of Grandpa Gohan and kept it always with him to remember him by. Even though Goku won the fight in the end he spared Si Xing Long's life because he spared Pan when he could have killed her. He tries to help Goku and Vegeta but was killed yet again and his Dragon Ball was reabsorbed by Yi Shing Long in the final battle.

Si Xing long, was born when Piccolo Daimao/Demon King Piccolo wished for youth when Son Goku was around fifteen years of age. This, the only evil wish to have borne an Evil Dragon, along with Goku's connection to the Four-Star Ball, may explain why Si Xing Long was the lone Evil Dragon that turned out to be good.

Wu Xing Long

Wu Xing Long Wǔ Xīng Lóng (五星龍, wushinron, lit. "Five-Star Dragon") (FUNimation dub: Rage Shenron) carries the power of electricity. He creates a slimy substance that draws the energy out of any object that it touches; the energy is then transferred to his body as strength. The more Wu Xing Long absorbs, the larger he gets, which turns out to be his downfall. Just as he is about to kill Son Goku, rain starts to fall. It turns out that he expanded himself too large and had nowhere to hide from the precipitation, which ultimately short-circuited him out. Although Wu survived the short-circuit, Goku killed him as soon as it was apparent that Wu Xing Long still wanted to eliminate Goku, and the Dragon Ball embedded in the dragon was restored. Some of his moves are Dragon Thunderblast and Dragon Thundercloud.

Wu Xing Long was born when Son Goku was wished back to life before Vegeta and Nappa landed on planet Earth.

Liu Xing Long

Liu Xing Long Liù Xīng Lóng (六星龍, Riushinron, lit. "Six-Star Dragon") (FUNimation dub: Oceanus Shenron), The Dragon of Water and Wind, dons the persona of Princess Oto. Because she captures schools of fish and rains them down on the villagers, the fishermen don't have to fish, and the people in this small fishing village worship her as a god. However, a young villager is suspicious of her, since the seagulls had been acting strangely since her arrival. When asked which wish she was born from, Liu Xing Long becomes angry and embarrassed. This is because she was born when Oolong wished for a pair of women's panties before Pilaf could complete his wish (the first time the Dragon Balls were used in the series actually). Her powers revolve around hurricanes: She can generate a hurricane as defense, with the wind diverting any attack that hits it, as well as for offense, with the wind causing damage to anything and anyone it touches. some of her moves are air shattering energy ball, mighty hurricane fury, whirlwind spin, and she can deflect moves by saying deflect. Liu Xing Long can also use wind to put up a disguise to make herself appear far more beautiful (in the form of Oto) than her true appearance, which is closer to an ogre. Her tornado's weakness was discovered when the seagull that the young villager was nursing flies to the top of the tornado and then goes straight down to Liu Xing Long, attacking her directly. Taking advantage of this newfound weakness, Pan flies also to the top of the tornado and launches a Kamehameha at the dragon, giving Goku the distraction he needed to launch his own Kamehameha and kill the dragon.

Qi Xing Long

Qi Xing Long Qī Xīng Lóng (七星龍, Chīshinron, lit. "Seven-Star Dragon") (FUNimation dub: Naturon Shenron) is one of the seven Evil Dragons, and is the dragon of earthquakes. Qi Xing Long was born when Bulma wished for the people killed by Vegeta in the Tenkaichi Budōkai to be revived. When Goku, Pan and Giru were searching for the Dragon Balls, Qi Xing Long was the 4th Dragon they found. Goku defeated Qi Xing Long, but then the evil dragon tricked Pan and absorbed her. Because of this, Goku was forced to hold back to avoid killing his granddaughter. The dragon gained much power, but in his arrogance allowed Goku to retrieve Pan, destroy Qi Xing Long and get the Qi Xing Qiu.

Evil Shenron

Evil Shenron (FUNimation dub: Black Smoke Shenron) - In Dragon Ball GT, after the death of Super 17, Son Goku and his friends put together the seven Dragon Balls. Instead of Shenron, a cigar-smoking black dragon appears, that represents the negative energy that accumulated for many years (because the Dragon Balls use positive energy). This dragon is then divided into seven evil dragons, one for every Dragon Ball and wish that was made in 20-30 years ago in the past.

Porunga

Porunga is Namek's wish granting dragon, summoned when all the Dragon Balls of Namek are gathered. He is more brutal looking than the dragon of Earth, Shenlong, with a heavily muscled upper body and traits that resemble a Namekian, although he acts a bit friendlier. He is three times as large as Shenron. He is also somewhat stronger and can grant three wishes instead of one, so long as it doesn’t exceed his creator's power, his creator is still alive, and each request is delivered in the Namekian dialect.

Initially, Porunga had the ability to bring only one person back to life at a time (though he could bring people back multiple times), as compared to Shenron who can bring back an unspecified number of people but can only do so once. Later, Porunga's power is strengthened to bring back as many lives as needed. A powerful god known as Rou Dai Kaioshin criticized this as "a blasphemous act that disrupts the order of nature" but did not seem to mind after that. Rou Dai's warnings proved real when the Shadow Dragons appeared from the abuse of the Earth's dragonballs.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Junpei Takiguchi and Daisuke Gōri.

Shenron

Shenron (lit. "Dragon God" or "Divine Dragon"), is the wish granting dragon of Earth. The Shenron of the Black Star Dragon Balls is red, opposed to the Shenron of Earth who is green.

Shenron can be summoned by gathering all seven of the Dragon Balls of Earth. Shenron can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of his creator, who must be still alive (i.e. Kami or Dende). Multiple times in the Dragon Ball series, Shenron threatens to kill the summoner if they do not say a wish on time, or if they do not say a wish at all. Shenron cannot bring back a person from the dead more than once. The Dragon Balls cannot be used for 365 Earth days after a wish is made, as they turn to stone. The Earth Dragon Balls are relatively small, each about the size of a large orange, much smaller than the Namekian Dragon Balls, which are the size of bowling balls.

The base for Shenron is a stone statue kept by his creator. If Shenron is killed, the Dragon Balls turn to stone. The statue also shatters. If the creator or another Namekian wishes to; though apparently the Namekian must belong to certain group of Namekians (all of which Kami,Piccolo,and Dende are part of) who are able to create Dragon Balls, they can rebuild the statue to give life back to Shenron and the Dragon Balls. This happened after Shenron granted Piccolo Daimao's wish for youth.

While Kami and Piccolo weren't merged, Shenron could only grant one wish. After Dende brought him back to life, he was able to grant two wishes (three if the first does not revive more than one at a time). If the summoner wants, he can only make one wish. This makes the Dragon Balls turn to stone for only four months.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Kenji Utsumi (DB, DBZ up to latter part of Freeza Saga, and Video Games) and Masaharu Satō (DBZ end of Freeza Saga and on).

In Cross Epoch a cross over by Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball and Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, Shenron holds a tea party exactly at 3:00 the day after he grants a wish.