List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball

This is a list of Earthlings who appear in the anime and manga fictional universe of the Dragon Ball metaseries, including the Dragon Ball movies. Characters belonging to the Saiyan or Namekian races that live on Earth in the series will be found on their respective lists. Following some characters' bios are external links that focus on that character.

Z Fighters

Chaozu

(English dubs: Chiaotzu)

Chaozu (餃子, Chaozu) is seemingly a small, doll-like human with plain white skin and red cheeks; his name is based off of the food jiaozi. In Chinese Folk Lore there are ghosts called Jiang Shi (僵屍 or 殭屍). They are described as having white skin, red cheeks, and wearing a Qing Dynasty outfit similar to Chaozu. These ghosts can not walk, only hop, and they always keep their arms stretched out in front of them. These Ghosts often eat living humans although some stories have good versions.

When first introduced Chaozu is a student of the Crane Hermit (a rival of Muten-Rôshi) and the constant companion of fellow student Tenshinhan; he quickly amends his ways though and joins Goku and his friends. While not outstanding in physical prowess compared to other superhuman warriors in Dragon Ball, Chaozu has considerable potency in psionics, especially in psychokinesis. Chaozu is not very well educated, as shown in the Tenshinhan Saga. At one point during the 22nd Martial Arts Tournament, Chaozu calls Kuririn a "squid" (__魚) due to his shaved head. Kuririn is angered and said that Chaozu was also bald. But Chaozu took off his cap, revealing a single strand of hair on top of his head (which makes Kuririn very angry). Chaozu lost his match in the 22nd Martial Arts Tournament when Kuririn confused him with easy math problems. After that, Chaozu watched the rest of the tournament from the sidelines. He later joined Master Roshi's cause.

After the tournament, when Piccolo Daimao is revealed to the world, Chaozu goes with Master Roshi and Tenshinhan to find the Dragon Balls. He succeeds with his friends, but is killed by Piccolo before he can wish the demon's demise. Later, Chaozu is brought back to life and goes with Tenshinhan, Kuririn, and Yamcha to train with Karin. Three years later he participates in the next Tenkaichi Budokai, but loses in the preliminaries to Tao, and after that watches from the sidelines.

In Dragon Ball Z, Chaozu trains with Z Fighters at Kami 's Lookout to defend from Vegeta and Nappa. When they arrive, Chaozu is the second to die. He blows himself up on Nappa's back in an attempt to destroy him (but fails), and dies as it was a sacrifice. In the Afterlife, he trains with the North Kaiō along with Tenshinhan, Yamucha, and Piccolo. He is wished back to life much later, and trains with Tenshinhan in the mountains for the next few years until the Artificial Humans arrive. He doesn't participate in the battle. He just takes care of Goku at Master Roshi's house. Once the threat of Cell is eliminated, he goes with Tenshinhan back to the mountains for the next seven years, until Buu attacks. He is only seen three times, sensing Super Saiyan 3 Goku's power with Tenshinhan, dodging Buu's genocide attack, and donating energy to Goku's Genki Dama. After that he is seen at a party at Bulma's house, his last appearance in Dragon Ball Z.

In Dragon Ball GT, Chaozu only appears in bulmas party and in the end where he is training with Tenshinhan by a waterfall and sees Goku pass him by, riding on Shenlong.

Chaozu's importance in the series rapidly diminishes after his introduction in the Tenshinhan Saga, where he is a major character. He is a minor character in the subsequent King Piccolo Saga, Piccolo Jr. Saga and Vegeta Saga, and is more-or-less a background character for the others. Chaozu also has a prominent role in the Dragon Ball movie "Mystical Adventure".

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Hiroko Emori.

Kuririn

(Cancelled Harmony Gold dub: Bongo)

(English dubs: Krillin)

Muten-Rôshi

(English dubs: Master Roshi)

Tenshinhan

(Cancelled Harmony Gold dub: Shinto)

(English dubs: Tien, Tien Shinhan)

Uub

(FUNimation dub: Uub)

Yajirobe

Yajirobe (ヤジロベー, Yajirobē) is a human who first appeared near the end of Dragon Ball. He is a samurai who used to live in the wilderness. He met Son Goku when the young hero ate his fish that he was cooking. Yajirobe and Goku had a fight. The two become friends just as Piccolo Daimao's third offspring Cymbal shows up wanting the One-Star Dragon Ball Yajirobe has. Yajirobe defeats and eats Cymbal. With the Piccolo Daimao threat abound, Yajirobe cowers instead of joining Goku to defeat him. He supports the Z Fighters mostly from the sidelines after by living with Karin, growing and delivering Senzu to the group. Yajirobe shows a surprising moment of bravery during the Vegeta Saga, when he uses his katana to sever Oozaru Vegeta's tail, and later slicing through Vegeta's armor. After that, his role as a fighter ends, and his overall role in the series is just giving the heroes Senzu Beans, although he is the spotlight of some comic-relief filler during the Artificial Human and Cell Sagas. By the time of the Buu Saga, he is a minor character, but still appears. He only briefly appears in Dragon Ball GT, now having a mustache, in episode 40.

In the alternate Future Trunks timeline, Yajirobe, interestingly enough, didn't go into hiding with Master Roshi and the others but instead fought against the Artificial Humans. Although this is not seen in the Trunks TV Special, a brief scene of his death is seen in the Perfect Cell saga of the anime.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Mayumi Tanaka, who also voices Kuririn (this was more than likely done because the original manga has Goku saying that Yajirobe's voice sounds like Kuririn's).

Yamucha

(Cancelled Harmoy Gold dub: Zedaki)

(English dubs: Yamcha)

Supporters

Artificial Human #8

Artificial Human 8 (人造人間8号, Jinzō'ningen Hachigō) is the first artificial human seen in the series, and the eighth in the series of artificial humans built by Dr. Gero. Though it is not revealed if he was, in actuality, an android or cyborg, the Dragon Ball series creator Akira Toriyama obviously had the character resemble The Monster in the famous novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. He was nicknamed "Eighter" ("Ha-chan" in the Japanese audio, "Ottone" in Italian and "Octavio" in the Mexican dub) by Son Goku. He then took it on as his real name. He was first seen when Murasaki tried to use him to fight Goku as a last resort inside Muscle Tower. He helped take down General White and drive the Red Ribbon Army away from Jingle Village.

In the anime filler, he appears in the King Piccolo Saga when Chow Castle is sieged by Piccolo and Snow is there. He makes small cameos during the two sequels, Dragon Ball Z and GT. He is last seen in GT when Goku teleports everyone on earth to the new tuffle planet.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Shōzō Iizuka (TV) and Hisao Egawa (Path to Power).

He makes an appearance in the DBZ game Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3

Artificial Human #16

Artificial Human #16 (人造人間16号, Jinzō'ningen Jurokugō) is a large Android with red hair and a green armor. Unlike other Artificial Humans, #16 is gentle by nature, which deemed him a failure in Dr. Gero's eyes. #16 had a strong connection with nature, he's almost always seen having birds, squirrels, or other small animals crawl upon him, he is also completely mechanical and was not a human prior. His only objective was to assassinate Son Goku. He was awakened by the cyborgs #17 and #18, much to Gero's dismay. While he was much stronger than the two, he took orders only when relating to hunting down Goku. He helped #18 escape from Cell after failing to stop him from absorbing #17, and became badly damaged during his fight with Cell. Kuririn brought #16 to Capsule Corp. for repairs after #18 was absorbed. Bulma and her father Dr. Briefs repaired #16 and removed his self-destruct bomb (without telling him) in fear of it exploding. #16 came to the Cell games but didn't fight just yet, personally vowing to stop Cell. After trying to self-destruct while holding Cell and realizing his bomb was removed, his body is destroyed by Perfect Cell, however, his head remains intact, and requests that Mr. Satan throw him over to the fight, to give Gohan words of encouragement. Cell completely destroys #16 after he gets his word. By his noble sacrifice, he was able to help push Gohan over the edge to Super Saiyan 2. In Trunks' timeline, #16 was never mentioned. For some reason, the Z Fighters never wished #16 back to life with the Dragon Balls. It is presumed that because he was a complete machine that he could not be revived, unlike 17, whom was originally a human but modified.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Hikaru Midorikawa.

Artificial Human #17

Bido

(FUNimation dub: Bee)

Known as Bay in the Viz manga, Bee is the little dog who Majin Buu finds and befriends along with Mr. Satan. Buu bonds with the puppy and is playing catch with him when two gangsters shoot the dog. Buu heals the puppy, but he's enraged by the event and even more so after they shoot at Mr. Satan, which causes him to flip and create Evil Buu. During the end of the Buu Saga, Mr. Satan and Bee travel around the area until they encounter Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, Trunks and Super Buu. Fans get to see a lighter, more caring side of Mr. Satan during this time, as he makes sure that Bee is safe while Vegetto clashes with Buu. Bee lives with Mr. Satan and Buu after the Buu Saga and is once being looked after by Bulma and Trunks in Wrath of the Dragon (presumably being lent to Trunks by Buu for a few days). He appears again, although very naturally aged, in the last 3 episodes of Dragon Ball Z and briefly in Dragon Ball GT.

Bora

A powerful superhuman native, he lives at the base of Karin Tower with his son Upa. He is muscular, tall, and a man of few words. Shortly after befriending Son Goku, he fends off Captain Yellow's men by himself, but he is later speared by Tao Pai Pai, a merciless assassin. Goku avenges him by taking training from Karin and defeating Tao Pai Pai himself. When Shen Long is summoned again, Goku's wish is that Bora be brought back to life. In his next appearance, he assists Goku once more by throwing Yajirobe (with an injured Goku on his back) up Karin Tower. Bora is seen again with his son in the anime filler of Dragon Ball Z when the Z Fighters arrive to Kami's Lookout for training against Nappa and Vegeta. He is shown again in the Kid Buu Saga when he and Upa give energy to Goku for his Genki Dama. He also briefly appears in the Dragon Ball GT episode #40, "Piccolo's Decision".

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Banjō Ginga.

Bulma

(Cancelled Harmony Gold dub: Lena) (Early Viz manga name: Bloomers)

Chichi

(English dubs: Chi-Chi, Chi Chi or Chi-chi)

Chichi (チチ, Chichi), known as Chi-Chi in the Viz manga, is the wife of Son Goku, and the mother of Gohan and Goten. She is often depicted as a sometimes nagging, but fundamentally well-meaning, who sincerely looks for her children and husband's well-being even when their views clash. She and Goku first meet as children, and Goku promises to marry her, thinking marriage is a kind of food. Several years later, she finds him at the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budôkai, and in regards to confessing that he misunderstood what she had meant, Goku fulfills his promise and asks her to marry him. As she gets older, she disapproves of Goku's lifestyle, enough to ban Gohan from following in his foot steps, but due to the threats like Freeza and Cell, she is forced to let him train under the blatant conditions. As the years pass, she relaxes this with Goten by training him herself while Gohan is away at high school. She has a wild temper and can react in violent anger over the slightest annoyance, most would fear for their own safety by avoiding to infuriate her. Despite her appearance, Chichi is an accomplished martial artist, having made it to the quarter-finals of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament and years later trained Goten in martial arts.

In the Latin American dub, her name is changed to Milk. This is quite probably because the word chichi in Spanish is a term referring to breasts.

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Mayumi Shō (DB and DBZ Saiyan Saga) and Naoko Watanabe (DBZ and on).

Dr. Briefs

The father of Bulma, Dr. Briefs (also translated as Dr. Brief, from the original Japanese version Burīfu-hakase) is an elderly, brilliant and eccentric scientist. He is one of the smartest men in the world. Dr. Briefs is the founder of Capsule Corporation and the man responsible for the invention of Dynocaps or Hoi-Poi Capsules, which can shrink inanimate objects down to pocket sized capsule of namesake. He is easy-going and friendly. Dr. Briefs rarely leaves his home, even if he knows he had a death wish such as in the Buu Saga, he and his wife refuse to leave their pets even after Capsule Corp. has been specifically targeted for destruction; they know they can always be wished back and he can often be found tinkering on a number of complicated gadgets while surrounded by his beloved pets. His favorite pet is a small black cat named "Tama" in the original anime, but re-named "Scratch" in the FUNimation dub.

He made Goku a spaceship for his travel to the planet Namek, modeled from the spaceships of Kami and the one Goku came to earth in as a baby. He and Bulma restore Artificial Human 16 who was badly damaged by Semi-Perfect Cell, showing off their technical know-how; he also heavily modifies and improves Goku's spaceship, and creates a gravity room for Vegeta to train in. Usually Dr. Briefs is seen with cigarette in his mouth (which has been edited out in the early dub). As Bulma's father, it is his knack for hi-tech wizardry that has been passed on to her. In Dragon Ball GT, Trunks reluctantly takes his place as the President of Capsule Corp.; it is unknown if he had retired or passed away.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Jōji Yanami.

Grandpa Son Gohan

(English dubs: Grandpa Gohan)

Grandpa Son Gohan (孫悟飯じいさん, Son Gohan jīsan) became the adoptive father and grandfather of Son Goku when he found him near the landing site of his space ship when he was an infant. Gohan was taught martial arts by Muten-Rôshi and passed on his knowledge to Goku. Gohan warned Goku to never look at a full moon and to stay that he needs to train harder and make his tail work for him instead of against him. He also appears in the filler mini-saga "The Wedding arc" where he is an assistant to Annin and Goku must use the Magical Furnace to put out the fire on Gyumao's castle. Gohan then only appears in brief flashbacks for the rest of the series.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Osamu Saka.

Lunch

(Cancelled Harmony Gold dub: Marilynn)

(English dubs: Launch)

Lunch (ランチ, Ranchi) is Muten-Rôshi's house maid retrieved by Son Goku and Kuririn in order to receive martial arts training from him. She has a dissociative identity disorder; whenever she gets her sensitive nose tickled to the point of sneezing, she switches between a sweet, sexy, innocent girl with indigo hair, and a cleavage-bearing blonde bombshell who commits crimes for fun and is quick to respond with gunfire when angered pulling a machine gun out from nowhere when needed (later revealed to bring out weapons from capsules). Neither of Lunch’s personalities remembers what the other says or does, and it is never said if the evil side knows of the innocent self; however, the innocent Lunch is aware of her evil side, although she doesn't really seem very concerned over her presence.

In the anime filler of Dragon Ball Z, she tries to build a relationship with Tenshinhan, but his constant training makes it fail. After the death of Tenshinhan, she became very depressed and ended up intoxicated in a bar. She wasn't shown again until much later in the Kid Buu Saga filler. She reappears as her innocent self in the last episodes of DBZ to give her energy to Goku for his Genki Dama and she appears to have a job as a truck driver. Although this did not occur in the manga by Akira Toriyama, it was one of the many filler stories written by Toriyama and his staff according to the official Japanese anime guide Son Gokû Densetsu.^[1]

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Mami Koyama.

Marron

Marron (マーロン, Māron) is the daughter of Kuririn and Artificial Human 18. She was born before the Majin Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z. As a little girl, she resembles her father. She has his eyes and nose, or lack there of. However, she does indeed have a nose, though small, and as she grows older, Marron begins to look more like her mother. Unlike the rest of the other Z Fighters' children, Marron is the only one who was never trained by her mother or father which means that she either has never shown any special abilities or martial arts skills of her own, or simply doesn't have any wish to give up on her normal life.

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Tomiko Suzuki.

Mr. Satan

(Most English translations: Hercule) Though his name is Hercule in the censored English versions, his name the original Japanese version media is Mister Satan, however he is referred to as Hercule in FUNimation's English dub (though he retains his original name in unedited releases) as well as Viz's own English versions of the manga. This is attributed to the typical process in Dragon Ball (and shōnen in general) of stripping Judeo-Christian references for the sensitivities of Western audiences. "Hercule" originates from Hercules, in Roman mythology. In the U.S. edition of Shonen Jump, it is explained that Hercule is the real name of the character while Mr. Satan was his stage name, though no such explanation was present in the original. He is voiced by Daisuke Gouri in the original Japanese version, Chris Rager in the English FUNimation dub, and by Don Brown in the English dub from the UK and Canada.

Mr. Satan is a relatively weak fighter when stacked against the Z Fighters, though he is fairly powerful for a human, and still fights for the side of good. Even though he has never directly saved the world, he is highly responsible for defeating Kid Buu, as he convinced everyone on earth to give power to Goku's Genki Dama. A common point of humor after his first appearance in the Cell Saga is his extremely inflated ego, arrogance and craving for the spotlight, which the Z Fighters find annoying at best. Interestingly enough, he never lost any World Tournament that he attended in the series, nor has he died, making him one of the few characters not to have done so along with Pan.

Mrs. Briefs

Mrs. Briefs is Bulma's mother and the wife of Dr. Briefs. She is always interested in flirting with Son Goku and Vegeta. In the anime, she comments that she would like to go on a date with Vegeta. When Vegeta was offered a place to stay by Bulma — not long after Vegeta had qualms with the Z Fighters — he was immediately welcomed in and taken aback by Mrs. Briefs; the shock of someone being so pleasant to him almost overwhelmed him.

Not much is known about her, but in the anime she's perpetually happy, and is characterized as the archetypal blonde airhead who loves shopping and eating expensive cakes. Probably the most special feature of this woman is the fact that, as far as physical appearances go, she looks at least as young as her daughter, and unlike Bulma, she doesn’t appear to age at all throughout Dragon Ball Z.

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Mariko Mukai (DB and DBZ Saiyan Saga) and Yoko Kawanami (DBZ and on).

Oolong

(Cancelled Harmony Gold dub: Mao Mao)

Oolong (ウーロン, Ūron) is a shapeshifting anthropomorphic talking animal pig, standing about three feet tall with pale pink skin, who tends to dress in trousers, button-down shirts, and suspenders. He was expelled from shapeshifting training for stealing the teacher's underwear and lacks the ability to change his form for more than five minutes at a time without a break. With his shapeshifting ability, Oolong can look like anything at all. Oolong's initial appearance was as a villain who terrorized a village and kidnapped their young women. Son Goku defeated Oolong and the girls were returned to their village. Bulma decided that he might be useful on her Dragon Ball quest and persuaded him to join their expedition. Eventually he becomes good friends with Goku and the others, and helps them to find more Dragonballs. He plays a large role in the beginning of Dragon Ball, but by the end of Dragon Ball Z, he just shows up from time to time. His poor shapeshifting skills (and imcompetent cowardice) made him a very weak character that didn't have much to do once the tone was shifted to more serious action. In the anime and in several animated movies, he appears quite often as comic relief. Oolong is taken from the pig character Zhu Bajie from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. His name is a play on oolong tea. Oolong is a playable character in Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure only as a shape-shifted bat and missile combo form.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Naoki Tatsuta.

Gyumao

(English dubs: Ox-King, Ox King)

Gyumao (牛魔王, Gyūmaō) is based on Niúmówáng ("Ox-Demon-King", "Ox Devil Lord" or "Ox Tyrant") a character from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. Despite his threatening name, Gyū Maō (Niúmówáng in the Chinese language)^{[verification needed]} is really quite harmless and fun-loving; given that gyū is the crest on his helmet, it is incorrectly assumed by fans that Gyū is his surname and Maō is his first. He was somewhat demonic and frightening when his castle became engulfed in flames on Frypan Mountain. He wreaked havoc through the village at the foot of the mountain, threatening anyone he presumed would steal his treasure, until Kamesen'nin showed him the error of his ways. He is Chichi's father and thus Son Goku's father-in-law. Gyumao is very strong and trained alongside Grandpa Son Gohan under Muten-Rôshi's tutelage. As the series progresses, Gyūmaō's role lessens in the story and eventually fades into being a background character, used only for slight comic relief. Gyumao is also the grandfather of Gohan and Goten. In anime filler, he has a few large roles though from time to time, mainly accompanying his family and the others.

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

Pu'ar

(Cancelled Harmony Gold dub: Squeeker, not Sparkles as is commonly quoted)

(English dubs:Puar)

Pu'ar (プーアル, Pūaru) is a soft-spoken shapechanging blue creature and the constant companion of Yamcha. The name is revealed to be a pun on Pu-erh tea.^[2] Pu'ar is neither a cat or a mouse, albeit the series creator Akira Toriyama stated that he had drawn the character to look a little bit like a cat.^[3] Traveling alongside Yamcha, the two worked as a team robbing anyone traveling through the desert area in which they lived. Pu'ar has an innate ability of levitation or flight, and is nearly always seen simply 'standing' in thin air at about human head height.

Pu'ar has the unique ability to shapeshift into any form, even inanimate objects, and can hold that form for as long as desired; though strength is not increased by the change, however, as such is unable to turn into something that can be used up like fuel or food. Pu'ar graduated from the same shapeshifting academy as Oolong, although unlike Oolong, Pu'ar had completed all of the academy training and does not have Oolong's difficulties with maintaining a transformed state. Pu'ar shows up quite a bit in the beginning, but becomes less of a presence as the series continues. As the driving theme of the series is mostly about fighting, Pu'ar can do little more than react to the horrors of the latest supervillains in the story.

There is some debate regarding the character's gender. Despite being portrayed by several female voice actors, the character has been referred to with both male and female pronouns during the anime. Though the issue of gender is never directly addressed, Toriyama has referred to Pu'ar as "he" while answering a fan question in the "Ask Me Anything" section in the back of the manga. Some fans believe that since shape-shifters can assume many different forms, gender is a moot point.

Pu'ar is voiced in the original Japanese version by Naoko Watanabe.

Snow

(FUNimation dub: Suno) Known in the last chapter of the manga as Snow, she is a young female who lives in Jingle Village. She rescues Son Goku from the freezing weather that he isn't accustomed to when his plane crashes in the cold northern region. After the Red Ribbon Army Saga, she later appears in the anime filler of the King Piccolo Saga when Piccolo Daimao disrups a town's celebrations as she was about to give the king of the world some flowers. She reappears later on in Dragon Ball Z when Goku asks for energy for the Super Genki Dama. In Dragon Ball GT, she makes her final appearance alongside Artificial Human #8 and the other villagers in episode 40^{[citation needed]} where Piccolo sacrifices himself to rid of the Black Star Dragon Balls' existence. It is interesting to note that, not only are her subsequent appearances not canon to the manga by Akira Toriyama (except in the Buu Saga), but that she is named after her first few anime appearances as well.

Tournament Announcer

The commentator for every Tenka-ichi Budôkai from the beginning of Dragon Ball to the end of Dragon Ball Z. Over the years he has become an acquaintance with the Z Fighters and knows that they are responsible for saving the Earth from Cell, not Mr. Satan. In every tournament, aside from the 21st, an unfortunate event occurs that enhances his role, such as in the King Piccolo Saga; he witnessed Kuririn slain by Tambourine and later he becomes very important as he witnesses Son Goku's fight with Piccolo from the sidelines with the others, making him one of the few civilians to know the truth. At the end of Dragon Ball Z, his age starts to show as he has lost hair and has very noticeable wrinkles, and in Dragon Ball GT, his hair is white. Although he knows Mr. Satan is not the hero the public believes him to be, he praises him in order to make fans cheer.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Kenji Utsumi.

Upa

The son of Bora, he accompanies Son Goku for a short time during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga in order to recover all of the Dragon Balls so they can wish his father back to life. Upa is a member of the native tribe who serve as the guardians of Karin Tower. His father is the chief, however, the rest of the tribe is not seen until the end of the manga. He participates in the fight against Uranai Baba's fighters and helps Pu'ar defeat Dracula Man (a kickboxing vampire) with garlic breath. At the end of Dragon Ball Z, now an adult, he is shown giving energy to Goku's Genki Dama. Upa and his father also make a final cameo appearance in Dragon Ball GT on the episode "Piccolo's Decision". It is interesting to note that when Kuririn first meets Upa, he thinks that Upa is a cute girl. He is disgusted when he finds out otherwise and apologizes to Upa.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Mitsuko Horie.

Uranai Baba

(English dubs: Fortuneteller Baba) Uranai Baba (占いババ, Uranai Baba) is an old witch that has been fortune-telling for more than 500 years. She is Muten Rôshi's older sister, whom he often bickers with. With her unique clairvoyant capabilities, she is able to see into the future using her crystal ball. She is more than happy to tell anyone what their future holds for them, although, the price is very costly at a payment of Ƶ10,000,000,000 zeni. However, the alternative way of gaining one's fortune is to defeat her five "other-worldly" martial arts experts. She has a knack for divination skills with her crystal ball, allowing her to see any place on Earth, or even look deep into the future. She can also travel to the "Other World" and back. She predicted that Goku would one day become a great and famous hero.

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Junpei Takiguchi and later Mayumi Tanaka.

Videl

Videl (ビーデル, Bīderu) is the daughter of Mr. Satan (known as Hercule in the censored productions of FUNimation). Mr. Satan is very protective of her, especially in respect to boys. She grew up learning martial arts hoping to be as great as her dad, when in fact, unknown to herself she was already better than him and doubts her father is capable of defeating Cell, an assumption she would eventually guess right. She is a tough, tomboyish character, raised with fame all around her. In her spare time, Videl fights crime in Satan City. She becomes suspicious of Gohan after meeting him at Orange Star High School, and she even follows him for a brief time to learn more about him. Videl eventually discovers Gohan’s secret identity as the Great Saiyaman. She forces Gohan to teach her how to fly, and makes him enter the 25th Tenka'ichi Budokai under the threat that she'll reveal his identity to the world. Further into the arc, she discovers that Gohan was the one who defeated Cell and learns about the other Z-Warriors. During their time together, Videl begins to fall in love with Gohan, which is shown notably when she becomes upset upon hearing of, and refuses to believe, Gohan's supposed death. After the Buu saga, the two get together, and have a child named Pan.

In the DBZ movie Wrath of the Dragon and in the video games, she becomes Great Saiyanman MK II aka Great Saiyanwoman and teams up with Gohan to fight crime.

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Yuko Minaguchi.

Umigame

(海亀 sea turtle) Muten-Rôshi's friend and long-time companion, the good-natured lovable turtle lives in the Kame House with the elderly hermit. During Dragon Ball Z in the anime filler, he celebrates his 1,000th birthday in episode #117. He plays a relatively small part in the manga, but he has quite a few large roles in the anime. When he first appeared, he was in the wilderness, alone and lost. He was picking mushrooms when he got separated from his friends and had since been wandering around on land for over a year. Goku kindly takes on the task of returning him to the ocean, which he is very grateful for. It is Umigame who introduces Muten-Rôshi to Bulma and Son Goku. Umigame does not care much for Muten-Rôshi's perverse interests, enjoying honest interests himself. He was one of the first animal characters Goku meets and befriends, giving a small sense of irony that in the final Dragon Ball GT episode, he's one of the few characters that Goku bids farewell to after departing with Shen Long. In the anime, his power reading is 0.001, evident when Bulma tests Raditz's scouter in the Vegeta Saga. However Umigame has used martial arts before.

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

Z

Z is the title character of the Neko Majin series. He is a parody of Son Goku, wearing an orange-and-blue dōgi and carrying what is apparently the Ru Yi Bang on his back. He is also able to perform the Nekohameha, a takeoff on the Kamehameha, and is somehow able to go to a Super Saiyan-like power, or in his case, Super Neko Majin. It is revealed in the final two chapters of Neko Majin Z that it was, in fact, Goku who trained him in the first place.

Supervillains

Artificial Human #13

Artificial Human #13 (人造人間13号, Jinzō'ningen Jūsangō) is the thirteenth Artificial Human in the series of Artificial Humans built by Dr. Gero. He has an Southern accent and wears Southern-style clothing.(causing Mirai Trunks to call him a " red ribbon Redneck") He was built along with Artificial Humans #14 and #15 with the mission of killing Goku. He "evolved" into the much more powerful Super Artificial Human #13 after absorbing key components from the defeated Artificial Human #14 and Artificial Human #15. He was killed by Super Saiyan Goku fueled by a Genki Dama. Only the fact that an Artificial Human #13 was created, but deemed a failure and subsequently destroyed was mentioned in the manga. However, since Dr. Gero's computer was still building 13 while 17 and 18 were active, it can be assumed that he was not entirely destroyed but stored away as a back-up plan.

His seiyū, Kazuyuki Sogabe, died of cancer in the esophagus. Another seiyū whose voice is similar to Sogabe's replaced him for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 in Japan. In North America, his voice was played by Chuck Huber.

Artificial Human #14

Artificial Human #14 is a large grayish/bluish Android with a braided ponytail. He is almost completely silent; the only word he utters is "Goku", presumably to emphasize the fact that his sole purpose is to kill Goku. However in, the English dub of the movie, he does have some lines. One instance is his fight with Future Trunks where he taunted him. He was sliced in half by Future Trunks's sword causing him to explode. After his defeat, two of his parts were absorbed by #13. Only the fact that an #14 was created and subsequently destroyed was mentioned in the manga. It is rumored that he will appear in Dragonball Z Tenkaichi 3

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Hisao Egawa.

Artificial Human #15

Artificial Human #15 is a small purple Android with a large hat, shades and found to consistently be drinking an alcoholic beverage. He is the exact opposite of his counterpart 14, as he has many lines and his body structure is short and scrawny compared to #14's large size and muscles. This doesn't seem to affect his power level, though, as DBZ Movie 7 makes it seem as if the two are equal in power. He was decapitated by Super Saiyan Vegeta during their fight. After his defeat, two of his parts were absorbed by #13. Only the fact that an Artificial Human #15 was created and subsequently destroyed was mentioned in the manga. It is rumored that he will appear in Dragonball Z Tenkaichi 3

Artificial Human 18

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Artificial Human #19

Artificial Human #19 (人造人間19号, Jinzō'ningen Jūkugō) is one of the first Artificial Humans seen in Dragon Ball Z. He is an energy absorbing-model, round in appearance with alabaster-colored skin. #19 is the only other energy absorbing model type Artificial Human outside of #20 and Super #17. Artificial Human #19 was actually created for the sole purpose of transporting Dr. Gero's brain to his Artificial Human body. Gero later decided to make Artificial Human #19 into a combat Artificial Human and appeared 3 years after Future Trunks warning alongside Artificial Human #20. He is completely mechanical and has no actual personality. Though not particularly strong, he managed to beat Goku in battle due to the heart virus that he had contracted. #19 almost killed Goku by draining him of his energy, but he was interrupted by Vegeta who proceeded to beat him quite effortlessly. Vegeta then transformed into a Super Saiyan and taunted him mercilessly. After #19 had his energy absorbing hands literally yanked off by Vegeta, he tried to flee only to be vaporized by Vegeta's "big bang attack" leaving only his head behind. He returns in Dragon Ball GT teaming up with Pui-Pui and is easily destroyed by energy blasts from Son Goten and Trunks.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Yukitoshi Hori.

Cell

Cell Jr.

A Cell Jr. is a minuscule child-like version of Cell. Cell spawned several of these beings during his battle with Son Gohan to battle the spectating Z Fighters in an effort to make Gohan angry. When Gohan finally did snap, he dispatched them very quickly. They have a vocabulary limited to "Ki!" and "Yah!" in the Japanese version of the anime, but both the FUNimation and Ocean Group dubs of the series have the Cell Jr.'s taunt the Z Fighters with child-like phrases.

Dr. Cochin

(FUNimation dub: Dr. Kochin) Dr. Cochin was Dr. Uiro's assistant who was, in actuality, a gigantic robot. Even though he appeared old and harmless, Dr. Cochin was actually well-equipped for fighting: his hand could transform into a machine gun, while his cane could hurl energy blasts. Cochin is the one who created the three bio-mechanical warriors Kishime, Misokatsun and Ibifurya. He gathered the Dragon Balls and wished for Dr. Uiro's freedom from his icy prison in the mountains after fifty years. Cochin was killed when Dr. Uiro accidentally knocked him over a ledge in the laboratory; his body got too close to the conductor used to power Dr. Uiro's robot body which caused his body to be electrocuted and he exploded in midair when falling to his death.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Kōji Yada.

Dr. Gero

Dr. Gero (ドクター・ゲロ, Dokutā Gero) is the former chief scientist of the Red Ribbon Army and mad scientist super villain who houses an especially deep sense of loathing for Son Goku for destroying the Red Ribbon army. He turned himself into a cyborg by implanting his brain into a robot body. He first appeared under the identity of Artificial Human #20 with Artificial Human #19 to assassinate Goku, both absorb energy from small red devices on the palms of their hands. Before battling the Artificial Humans, Gero revealed his past to Goku and the others. Gero had created a small insect like device that followed Goku through out his life after the army fell years ago, collecting his data and analyzing his combat techniques, as well as techniques from others such as Tenshinhan, Piccolo and Vegeta.

This data was stored into the memory banks of all Gero's successful creations (Artificial Human 8 was the first functioning Artificial Human, 1-7 were not seen because they failed to function. Which also means all Artificial Human numbers prior to Artificial Human #13 did not work). Gero's data however stopped after Goku went to Namek and outer space thus, missing the information regarding Super Saiyans. The Artificial Humans were created for the sole purpose of killing Goku and each one was created for that purpose alone, the Artificial Humans are in fact a living extension of Gero's seething hatred and twisted obsession with Goku and getting revenge for his fallen army. This explains why each Artificial Human has the Red Ribbon logo on their outfits somewhere. Artificial Human #19 was the first to fight and he battled Goku, failing at first but eventually overcoming Goku as soon as his crippling heart virus kicked in. Before Goku could have died though, Vegeta stepped in and fought #19 in Goku's place. After #19 was destroyed by Vegeta, Gero fled out of fear with the intention of activating the cyborgs, #17 and #18. Once he activated them, they quickly rebelled on their creator. #17 kicked his head off and crushed it. Gero's ultimate project Cell would later be unleashed to finish the doctor's dark dreams but would also ultimately fail and die at the hands of his hated enemy's oldest son, Gohan.

In Dragon Ball GT, he found Dr. Myu wandering the gates of Hell and formed an alliance with him to create Super 17, a super powered Artificial Human that would allow them to get revenge on Goku. They created a new #17, named Hell Fighter #17, designed to manipulate and control the real Artificial Human #17 to open a portal from Earth to Hell. This let a number of villains from Hell to escape and forced Goku to enter Hell, the doctors then fled with Hell Fighter #17 and closed the portal up, trapping Goku there with a newly upgraded Freeza and Cell to deal with.

Together, Dr. Gero and Myu used their twin #17's to fuse and become the unstoppable Super Hell Fighter #17. Super #17 made short work of all the Z fighters. Gero's plan was going perfectly until Pan grabbed him from behind and threatened to kill him if he didn't call Super #17 off. Gero ordered Super #17 to stand down but Dr. Myu revealed that he had reprogrammed Super #17 to obey his orders above Gero's and then ordered Super #17 to fire on Gero. Pan flew out of the way as Gero was blasted by Artificial Human #17, killing him once again. In Future Trunks timeline, Gero is killed while he's human by Artificial Human #17 and #18 the instant they wake up. However, one of Cell's flashbacks during an anime filler episode showed that the Dr. Gero of Future Trunks timeline had, in fact, already changed himself into his Artifical Human #20 body as he sat at his computer. #17 and #18 had also apparently been active for at least some amount of time, though #17 did kill Gero after it was revealed that he was working on an android (Cell) that would far exceed #17's power level.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Kōji Yada.

Dr. Uiro

(FUNimation dub: Dr. Wheelo)

Dr. Uiro (Ｄｒ．ウイロー, Dr. Uirō) was a brilliant scientist who performed experiments in biotechnology. Uiro's ultimate goal was to modify the human race using his science. Before he could realize his goal he died but Dr. Cochin turned him into a cyborg. His name is a pun on uiro, a type of Japanese cake.

Dr. Cochin came through for his creator a second time fifty years later when he gathered the Dragon Balls and wished for Shenlong to thaw the ice-enshrouded fortress. Freed from his frozen sleep, Uiro became obsessed with finding the world's strongest man so that his own brain might be transplanted into it. He sent Cochin and four bio-warriors to find this man, and at first they thought it was Muten-Rôshi. But when Kishime, Misokatsun and Ibifurya beat Roshi, Uiro started to doubt they had the right person.

He then went after Goku's body. When Uiro's further attempts to subdue Goku met with failure, the enraged scientist decided to kill him and all his friends. When that also failed, Uiro decided to just concentrate the energy contained within his laboratory's power core to destroy the entire world. Goku was able to form a Genki Dama and used it to destroy Dr. Uiro for good.

Jaga Bada

(FUNimation dub: Lord Jaguar)

Mai

Mai is a brilliant scientist and one of the top assistants to Pilaf, the other being Shu. She is much brighter than the two who are mainly comic relief characters while Mai is not (even though she makes a joke about the missing Dragon Ball in the manga), though she is always incompetent at her mission. She mainly appears to retrieve the Dragon Balls, but returns brief in Dragon Ball GT, aged and all.

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Eiko Yamada.

Pilaf

(English dubs: Emperor Pilaf)

Pilaf (ピラフ, Pirafu) is the first major antagonist during Dragon Ball. He is a small, impish monster who craves nothing more than power and dreams of ruling the world. He is an emperor in that he has a crown and a castle. He rules over an empire known as the Reich Pilaf, however; the only members of this evil empire are his two followers Shu and Mai. Pilaf acts much like a child would with a new toy, he acts as if he's king of the world all because of his "toys". Pilaf in fact has no special powers and usually keeps his henchmen in line through various torture devices he keeps in his castle home. If something bothers Pilaf, he will cry, whine, and complain like a baby until he gets his way. Sometimes he breaks the fourth wall too; when he mentions of how he heard of the Dragon Balls, he is standing next to a shelf full of Shonen Jump magazines. He collects all of the Dragon Balls once in order to take over the world, but his plan is foiled by Son Goku and friends. Pilaf captures Goku and the others and plans to kill them in the morning. But during their nightly stay in prison, Goku's friends are freed when Goku transforms into a huge ape monster by looking at the full moon. Pilaf's castle is completely destroyed by the monster ape but Pilaf, Mai, and Shu manage to escape. Pilaf returns a second time, in anime filler to gather the balls up once more, he is stopped by the Red Ribbon Army, and a third time, he releases Piccolo Daimao, who betrays him soon after. He also appears at the end of Dragon Ball trying to defeat Goku and Chi-Chi to the Bansho Fan.

Pilaf is not seen nor heard of throughout Dragon Ball Z, minus a quick flashback by Bulma in a filler episode of the Namek Saga. At the beginning of Dragon Ball GT, Pilaf, Shu, and Mai arrive at Kami's Lookout in order to used the Black Star Dragon Balls to make a wish while Goku continues his training with Uub. The trio manages to summon the dragon but are caught by Goku, whom they try to stop with missile launching robot suits but fail. Pilaf complains how he wishes Goku was a kid again so he could beat him up, unaware the eternal dragon hears this wish, grants it, and turns Goku into a child and then scatters the balls across the galaxy, setting into motion the events of the entire series. Pilaf is not seen for the rest of the series except for being forcefully removed from Earth by Goku along with Shu and Mai before it explodes due to the wish being made on the black star dragon balls.

Pilaf's design was partially based on Elton John's character from the film adaptation of Tommy. Pilaf wears a similar hat to John's and also has a gigantic pinball machine with piano keys. He also bears similarity in his appearance to Dragonball Z villain, Garlic Jr.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Shigeru Chiba, and Chuck Huber in the FUNimation English dub.

Red Ribbon Army

The Red Ribbon Army is a military organization bent on total world domination. They use all forms of high tech weaponry, assault vehicles, and Android soldiers to carry out their biddings, and have no problem or concern for who or what they destroy in their search for the dragon balls. The Red Ribbon Army was actually once a technological corporation that was in an arms race with Capsule Corporation, the high tech company run by Bulma's father Dr. Briefs and eventually Trunks in Dragon Ball GT. After the Red Ribbon company went bankrupt due to Capsule Corp. out matching their sales, the company became an army and is lead by Commander Red to take over the world through brute force. All Red Ribbon Army members have colored coded names (such as Commander Red, General Blue, General White, etc). The Red Ribbon army was single handedly defeated by Goku, and would be temporarily resurrected many years later through Dr. Gero who created a legion of Artificial Human warriors to kill Goku in the name of the army Gero had served.

Commander Red

Commander Red is the leader of the Red Ribbon Army. While he puts up the front that he plans to take over the world, his true plan was to use the Dragon Balls to wish to become tall. Assistant Black overhears this and pleads that the Red Ribbon Army did so much, and risked a lot for his ambition, instead of world conquest, therefore it wasn't worth the risk and could lead to their ultimate defeat. When Red doesn't listen, he is then shot in the head and killed by Black who, in the anime, then renames it the Black Ribbon Army. Though not confirmed in canon, Commander Red's position and appearance what somewhat like that of the roles shared by Napolean Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler. Also, in the World Tournament Saga when Gohan accidentally runs into a movie being directed of Saiyaman, someone who looks exactly like Commander Red is the director of this movie; also, the director's assistant resembles Assistant Black strangely enough.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Kenji Utsumi.

Adjutant Black

Adjutant Black (ブラック参謀) isn't given much of a role in the Dragon Ball series. Suave and quick-witted, Black carries out Commander Red's orders and informs Red of the current situations with the remaining Red Ribbon officers. It is also worth noting that Black is seemingly of African origin, although he was changed into a Hispanic in The Path to Power. Overhearing Red's joyful speech about becoming a taller person, Black was appalled, saying that his mad ambition has cost the Army dearly as shown in Goku's invasion, and may eventually lead to its defeat. Red replies it doesn't matter how many soldiers he risks as long as he reaches his goal, and makes it clear that he is just a lackey, and is as the rest of the Red Ribbon Army, expendable. Angered, Black then shot Red in the head with his pistol, killing him instantly. Goku was offered a position in Black's short-lived new army — the Black Ribbon Army — which Goku blatantly refused. Black was killed after he tried to eliminate Goku in a robotic suit. Black would later be seen alongside General Blue, Sergeant Metallic, Lieutenant Green, and other Red Ribbon Army officers in Dragonball GT as one of the villains from Hell.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Masaharu Satō.

General Blue

One of the high-ranking officers of the Red Ribbon Army, He has a special psychic technique where he could temporarily paralyze people so they couldn't move (called Chonoryoku in the Japanese dialogue), which Blue used to his advantage to win the fight. He tracked, and encountered Goku various times, eventually stealing a Dragon Radar from him. When he returned to the army's headquarters, Commander Red congratulated him on the finding of the Dragon Radar but noted that his main mission was to collect the Dragon Balls, and that people were executed for failure. Blue became terrified until Red said that since Blue had served the army well in the past, and that if he fought Tao and won he would be able to redeem himself. Tao Pai Pai easily killed Blue by sticking his tongue on a pressure point on Blue's temple. He is apparently homosexual, seeing how he ignored Bulma's attempts to flirt with him and found women repulsive. In the manga, Bulma even suggests this, leaving General Blue at a loss for words, and it is also suspected by a few that General Blue may have some feelings of incest towards a little brother that he mentions. It is also worth mentioning that General Blue's Chonoryoku had no effect on Tao Pai Pai, when the two fought.

General Blue reappears briefly in Dragon Ball GT and in The New Dr. Slump series by Akira Toriyama, based on his original manga series.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Toshio Furukawa (TV) and Bin Shimada (The Path to Power).

General White

General White is the questionably sane, often over-reactive Russian commander of Muscle Tower, the Red Ribbon Army's northern fortress. The oldest of the known officers, White, while not a gifted strategist, is observant and draws conclusions with surprising speed, and is the only officer to have ever found out Son Goku's primary weakness; his tail. While he is easily irritated and slightly impatient, White is surprisingly complementary, congratulating Goku when he reached the sixth floor and praising Ninja Murasaki for a job well done when he supposedly killed Goku. As Goku and Artificial Human 8 reach the sixth and final level of the tower, which is his level, Goku and General White fight, but it is clear that Goku is much stronger. He then threatens to kill the village chief if Artificial Human 8 doesn't comply to kill Goku, and shoots the boy with a high-powered handgun. In retaliation, Artificial Human 8 finally punches General White out of Muscle Tower, flying into the mountains, never to be seen or heard of again. During Son Goku's fight with Murasaki, it is revealled that General White has two sisters, but they never appear in the manga, and only in a photo in the anime. It is also suggested that Murasaki might be trying to get the two sisters to make out, although this, too, is never confirmed.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Tesshō Genda.

General Copper

Although unseen in both the manga and anime, he is mentioned in the series. Copper commanded Captain Yellow, Colonel Violet, and Colonel Silver, and it has been suggested that he survived the decimation of the Red Ribbon Army's Headquarters as, almost immediately before that happened, Red told Black to give the Dragon Radar to Copper and for him to find the Dragonball known to exist somewhere in his base's vicinity.

Colonel Silver

Colonel Silver is the first of the high-ranking Red Ribbon Army officers Son Goku fights, and thus is overwhelmed and unprepared. He is shown to be a talented and powerful American fighter with a love of weapons, and excellent in marksmanship as well. Silver is also rather fast, shocking even Goku when he runs past and swipes the bundle of cloth containing the Dragonballs and Dragon Radar from Goku's hands. Silver was in turn shocked by Goku's speed, and attempted to fight him. After being defeated by Goku who he had already angered by apparently destroying Goku's Kintoun (it is later revealed that the Kintoun survived this attack), Silver returned to Commander Red without any Dragon Balls having failed in battle. Red was furious and while Silver seemed to ignore his threats, Silver was never seen again after he exited Red's chambers, having been executed off screen. Such is the price of failure in the red Ribbon Army.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Banjō Ginga.

Lieutenant Green

An overweight, lighthearted and strict lieutenant who is second in command at the Blue Camp. He is given command of Company B to invade Roshi's island, and is the first of the company to be defeated. He carries a whip which Roshi evades with ease. Green is later seen in Dragonball GT among the villains near Lord Enma's check-out desk.

Monster Buyon

Buyon is the hidden, blubbery monster of Muscle Tower. In the Viz manga, he was inexplicitly renamed The Jiggler. Buyon resides on the fifth floor of Muscle Tower, which is only accessible by falling through the trap door on sixth level, where General White resides with the imprisoned major of the nearby Jingle Village. At first, Buyon posed a seemingly undefeatable threat to Son Goku and #8, as everything Goku threw at him, such as a Kamehameha in the stomach or a kick in the face, simply bounced back. Through a long, tiring process — in which both Goku and #8 were almost devoured — Goku eventually discovers Buyon's weakness; the cold. Knocking a small hole in the wall, Buyon froze. Goku simply walked up to the frozen monster and punched him once, which made him crumble apart as if he were made of dried clay. After that, it was the simple matter of using the Power Pole to bash through the ceiling to confront the leader of Muscle Tower.

Murasaki

Even though he is smart, Murasaki (a.k.a. Sergeant Purple) loses to Goku after a long, drawn out, somewhat farcical fight. He uses several ninja tricks to which Goku counters in his own kooky way and wields shuriken, a katana, a blowgun, a pistol, and a hook chain. Even when he divided into 5 entities (the Murasakis were just 5 identical brothers with Sergeant Purple as the oldest), Goku was still able to defeat him. Murasaki comes off as a dangerous, highly skilled ninja warrior but in fact, all of his fancy moves are tricks and his ridiculous techniques end up hurting and embarrassing him more than Goku. After the fight he tries to unleash Artificial Human 8 upon Goku, or he would destroy Artificial Human 8. Artificial Human 8 refuses, and Goku knocks out Murasaki before he could do anything. Murasaki eventually goes after Dr. Flappe and Artificial Human #8, but was presumably killed when Goku unintentionally tossed #8's bomb onto Murasaki's cheek in the anime only. Murasaki reappears in The New Dr. Slump series by Akira Toriyama, based on his original manga series.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Takeshi Aono.

Sergeant Metallic

(FUNimation dub: Major Metallitron)

Of all of Muscle Tower, Goku's second challenge - to get past Sergeant Metallic (a.k.a. Full Metal Jacket) - was by far the most difficult task. Since Metallic was a robot, he was very hard, and in all truth the only reason Goku won was because the major's batteries ran out of power. At one point in the anime, Goku accidentally blows off his head using a Kamehameha, but even that doesn't stop Metallic from continuing its' rampage. Even without a head and eventually losing both wrists, he tried to repeatedly stomp Goku flat. It was the first time in the series someone was actually able to take a couple hits from the Saiyan warrior and survive. Metallic appeared for a couple seconds in Dragonball GT, firing his fist off and causing major damage to a building. Stylistically, he is an obvious tribute/parody of The Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Shu

Pilaf's ninja crony who apparently is a humanoid dog. He and Mai usually work together to carry out the work of their vertically-challenged and short tempered Emperor. He's one of the first villains in the Dragon Ball series. He's almost comic relief. Originally known as Soba in the manga, but was renamed to match the anime name given after Akira Toriyama forgot he had named him previously. He appears along with Mai and Pilaf in two episodes of Dragonball GT.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Tesshō Genda.

Spopovich

Once a massively strong human, in the anime, it is revealed that he fought Mr. Satan and lost in the previous World Tournament. Babidi took control of his mind along with Yamu in the World Tournament Saga. Spopovich was then turned into an insane, powerful humanoid being. He was then sent by Babidi to collect energy at the 25th Tenka-ichi Budôkai. He fights Videl in the first round and vicariously takes his revenge on Mr. Satan by nearly beating her to death. He would have succeeded if Yamu didn't intervene with what was left of his humanity, reminding the brute that such cruelty is not necessary to their mission. Yamu and Spopovich team up on Gohan and, using a special device, they rob him of his energy, though it was Supreme Kai paralyzing Gohan before the attack that attributed to the ease of their task's completion. After completely draining him, they return to their master, Babidi, to deliver the energy to him. Babidi soon decides they have outlived their usefulness and causes him to explode in a slow and painful process.

Tao Pai Pai

(FUNimation dub: Mercenary Tao -Dragon Ball-, General Tao -Dragon Ball Z-)

Tao Pai Pai (桃白白, TaoPaiPai) is the Crane Hermit's younger brother and a highly skilled assassin-for-hire. When he appears in Dragonball he is easily the most powerful of the Earth warriors, even Goku, but as with most of the cast, his power quickly diminishes in comparison later on. He is hired by the Red Ribbon Army in order to retrieve the Dragon Balls that Son Goku holds, and to decimate him. He succeeds beating Goku and taking all but one of his Dragon Balls, the four-star ball, which saves Goku's life from his Dodonpa. Tao Pai Pai returns three days later to retrieve the final Dragon Ball; Goku, however, received special training from Karin during the three days, and proves to be far too strong for Tao. Tao tries to kill Goku with a grenade, but Goku deflects it straight back at him, greatly wounding him. Tao Pai Pai is rebuilt as a cyborg by his older brother, and competes in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budōkai, brutally defeating Chaozu. He fights Tenshinhan next, and cuts his chest with a katana, leaving the warrior with a scar. Tenshinhan disarms and defeats him shortly after. Tao Pai Pai reappears later in the anime filler during the Cell Games Saga again as an assassin for hire, then attempting to steal Goku's Dragon Balls by distracting him with a puzzle.

While not an actual member of the Red Ribbon Army, his name follows the same pun pattern as the members of the Red Ribbon members.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Chikao Ōtsuka.

Toninjinka

Also known as "Monster Carrot" or "Boss Rabbit", he was the boss of a small group of gangsters that terrorized a small town. The irony is that he is a giant rabbit and his gang members wear fake rabbit ears. The reason Toninjinka is feared so much is because he has the ability to turn people into carrots just by coming into physical contact with them. He was sent to the moon by Son Goku where he's forced to make rabbit shaped treats for kids, (a play on an old Japanese folk-tale which says that rabbits live on the moon and make treats for children). He was apparently killed when Master Roshi blew up the moon to stop Son Goku's rampage as a giant ape (Oozaru as it is propely known) during the 21st Matrial Arts Tournament. If by some chance he did survive this, and once the moon was restored by Kami, he would have been killed once Piccolo blew up the moon to stop Gohan from rampaging in the wilderness on Dragon Ball Z. However, it is unlikely that he ever came back, as the only mass revival wish on Dragonball was after the King Piccolo Saga, to restore those who had been killed by King Piccolo and his followers, unless Kami directed Shenlong to include him in this count. Another curious thing about Toninjinka is that he is able to survive in space, as are his two human lackeys; how they do this is unknown; it is likely to be a mistake on Toriyama's behalf.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Hiroshi Ōtake.

Tsuru-Sen'nin

Tsuru-Sen'nin (The Crane Immortal, Shen in the English dub) is the master of the Crane School and Tao Pai Pai's older brother. He trained Tenshinhan and Chaozu and taught them techniques such as Bukujutsu and Dodonpa. Crane Immortal is also Muten-Rôshis rival and entered his students in the Tenkaichi Budokai to show his adversary his power and he also wanted both Tenshinhan and Chaozu to become killers. When Tenshinhan refused to kill Goku under his command, Crane Immortal ordered Chaozu to paralyze both of the combatants which Chaozu refused to do so the evil teacher threatened him before being blown away by Muten's Kamehameha. Tenshinhan and Chaozu would later leave the school after learning of Crane Immortal's evil intentions and decided to later train under other masters. Crane Immortal would later return in the next Tenkaichi Budokai to have his cyber brother Tao Pai Pai exact revenge on both Goku and Tenshinhan. After Tenshinhan defeats Tao Pai Pai, he tells Crane Immortal to take his brother and leave him alone.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Ichirō Nagai.

Yamu

Yamu, along with Spopovich, was controlled by the wizard Babidi to gather energy for Majin Buu to be awoken. He and Spopovich steal this energy from Gohan with a large Syringe like device, and take it back to Babidi, who, satisfied with their work, promptly kills them both. He uses magic to make Spopovich explode, and when Yamu attempts to run, he sends his servant Pui Pui to kill him. They are never mentioned or seen again.

Unlike Spopovich, nothing is revealed about his history. He and Spopovich look very similar in appearance, so it is possible that they are related, or even brothers.

Minor characters

Akkuman

(English dubs: Spike the Devil Man, The Blue Demon)

He was originally Uranai Baba's strongest fighter, but was bumped down one rank by Grandpa Son Gohan. His Akkumaito Kousen has the unusual ability to make people explode into pieces by expanding the evil inside of their heart; apart from that, his skill as a fighter is unbelievable, having won the Tenka-ichi Budôkai twice in the past. He gave Son Goku a run for his money and tried to blow him to shreds, but unfortunately for him, he didn't know that Goku had a pure heart. He returns in Dragon Ball Z to give his energy to Goku's Super Genki Dama. His name is a pun on Akuma (悪魔 "devil"). It is never revealed if he is an actual demon, or simply a powerful human, however since he can use his wings to fly, they can be assumed to be real and not just part of his suit.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Michihiro Ikemizu. He appears in the DBZ game. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 as a playable fighter.

Bear Thief

He was defeated easily by Goku with a punch to the forehead after an unsuccessful attempt to get Goku to abandon Umigame. The bear thief is a playable character in the game Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure.

Bacterian

Bacterian is a large human and one of the finalists in the 21st Budokai Tournament. While physically strong, his main form of attack is the fact that Bacterian hasn't bathed or brushed his teeth even once in his life, making his odor nearly unbearable. While almost defeating Kuririn in the quarterfinals, Kuririn manages to overcome the stench when he realizes he doesn't actually have a nose, (a pun on the style Kuririn is drawn in)

In the anime, it was revealed that he was homeless and living in a city dump. The anime also shows him being attacked and murdered by Tambourine, but came back to life due to the Dragon Balls.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Yasurō Tanaka.

Dictator

The dictator appears in the movie Fusion Reborn. He is the Dragon Ball version of Adolf Hitler. He has a German accent and a giant army, trying to conquer the world. Goten and Trunks however defeat his army and he returns back to hell.

Dracula Man

(FUNimation's dub: Fangs the Vampire Man)

Dracula Man is one of Baba's ghostly fighters. He is a vampire Muay Thai kickboxer and performs an annoyingly long Wai khru ram muay dance before his match. He first fights Kuririn and manages to suck his blood. Kuririn breaks free but loses by ring out. Dracula Man then fights Pu'ar and Upa. They don't seem to stand a chance until Upa eats a large amount of garlic and starts breathing on Dracula Man. He fights back by trying to bite Pu'ar. Pu'ar turns into a porcupine seconds before and Dracula Man gets a mouth full of needles. Upa then gets into a stance that resembles a cross. Dracula Man is terrified and he turns into a bat, attempting to escape. Pu'ar quickly turns into a giant hand and slaps Dracula Man out of the ring.

Dracula Man appears to make a brief appearance in the anime of DBZ during the Artificial Human Saga as a member of the biker gang that chases the Artificial Humans while they're riding around in their van.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Kōji Totani.

Erasa

Erasa is a blonde girl in Son Gohan's class at Orange Star High School who has a bit of a crush on him, but never directly approaches him about it. She sits right next to him. Erasa becomes pretty good friends with both Videl and Gohan. After the Buu saga her whereabouts are unknown. She and Sharpner were named after school supplies, with her named being derived from eraser.

Giran

A huge Pteranodon monster who competes against Son Goku in the 21st Tenka'ichi Budokai and forfeits the match. Although very strong in comparison to the other characters at the time, Goku eventually causes Giran to concede the match, after seeing Goku's strength with his tail. In the anime, his character is built up a lot more with a bar-fight scene, after some drunks make fun of him for ordering milk, Giran easily defeating all of them in the resulting fight. He likes introducing himself as "Kujirada." During the Piccolo Daimaō arc, Giran is confronted by Tambourine due to Piccolo's order to have all past Tenkaichi Budokai competitors killed. Giran proves to be no match for Piccolo's offspring, though he is congratulated for being the first person who has ever injured him, and is quickly taken out; at the end of the saga, however, Giran is revived due to the Dragon Balls. He and his friends give their energy to Goku's Genki Dama in Dragon Ball Z.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Banjō Ginga.

Haiyaa Dragon

(FUNimation dubs: Icarus)

Also spelled Hire-Dragon in official merchandise.[1] This little dragon friend of Gohan's appeared in DBZ Movies 3 - 5, various episodes of the Garlic Junior arc, and two episodes of the Trunks Saga. He's a young dragon who befriends Son Gohan after he rescues him from a burning forest (how they meet in the anime canon is unknown, as DBZ movie 3 can't possibly fit, hence it was presumably during the 10 months on Earth before Garlic Junior's return). Haiyaa Dragon does get one small mention by Goten in a later Great Saiyaman Saga episode, presuming that he may still be around as a friend even by this later point. His function in Dragon Ball Z seems to leave Chi-Chi in an even more stressed state than she usually is due to Gohan sometimes ending his studies early to have fun with the dragon. He appears only in the anime and a few of the movies. A similar purple dragon appears in the Majin Buu Saga in Otherworld after Earth was destroyed. It is unknown whether it is the same dragon or not.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Naoki Tatsuta.

Jingle Village Chief

King

Kokuō (国王). Even though he is important to the Dragon World, he plays a surprisingly small role. He is known as "King Furry" in the American dub.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Jōji Yanami.

King Chapa

A famed ex-champion known for his strength and 8-arm technique, he loses to Son Goku in the preliminary rounds of both the 22nd and 23rd Tenka-ichi Budôkai's.

He is named after the Indian food Chapati. In the anime, he was the second victim to be attacked and assumed murdered by Tambourine, but he later revealed to Goku that he had in fact survived Tambourine's attack. King Chapa bears an uncanny resemblance to Mr. Satan, who was presumably modeled after this character.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Hidekatsu Shibata.

Maron

Maron is an anime-only character who first appears in the Garlic Jr. saga as Kuririn's girlfriend. She is very ditsy (always calling Kuririn "Kurin"), uncommitted, and out-spoken, referring to Chi-Chi and Bulma as old ladies which frustrated and angered them. As Kuririn is about to propose to her on a beach, she leaves with a guy in a red sports car. During the Android Saga, she shows up at the Kame House looking for Kuririn saying that he was the only guy she ever loved. After a while she gets bored and takes off with a bunch of boyfriends never to be seen again. She shares her name with Kuririn's daughter, who was introduced later in the manga. The manga writer Akira Toriyama stated, however, he did not name Kuririn's daughter after his old flame. Since Marron, like Kuririn, means "chestnut," it is likely that this is a case of the same pun being used by both Toriyama and the anime filler writers.

Mighty Mask

Mighty Mask is one of the finalists in the 25th Tenkaichi Budōkai. Apparently, Mighty Mask did not fare well in the previous Tenkaichi tournament. He never gets to fight in the competition as he is knocked out by Trunks before the Budōkai begins. Trunks and Son Goten then steal his costume and fight in the tournament as Mighty Mask until #18 exposes them.

Mirra

(FUNimation's dub: Bandages the Mummy Man/The Invincible Mummy)

Mirra was Baba's mummy fighter. He fought third, and his first competitor was Yamcha. Mirra defeated him, but was later defeated by Goku. He and Akkuman later return to give Goku their energy so he can defeat Majin Buu (thinking they were helping Mr. Satan). The word mirra is Portuguese for the embalming ointment myrrh and has come to mean "mummy" in Japanese.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Shōzō Iizuka.

Mutaito

Mutaito is Muten Rôshi and the Tsuru-Sen'nins' teacher. He successfully seals Piccolo Daimaō in the Denshi Jar with his Mafūba technique, but in invoking the attack, he dies from the severe exhaustion of using the move. In the anime, Son Goku actually meets Mutaito, who is the first person in the series to teach Goku about controlling his "ki". In fact, he is the first person to even mention the word, which soon becomes the explanation for the incredible energy blasts and techniques used throughout all of the Dragon Ball series.

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Kenji Utsumi.

Namu

(FUNimation dub: Nam)

Namu first appears in the 21st Tenkaichi Budōkai, fighting Ran Fuan. He has problems fighting her, because he is a Buddhist monk and she strips to her underwear but he overcomes and defeats her. His next fight is against Son Goku, and while it is an intense fight with him using his Aerial X, he loses in the end. He competed because he needed the money to buy lots of water; where he was from, there was a terrible drought, and he had been sent to find a solution. Being defeated, however, he is unable to get the money to buy water and decides to leave. Muten Roshi reads his mind and gets acquainted with his intentions. He then gives him a capsule so that he can store water from a well, and in return, asks Namu to impersonate Muten Roshi in the crowd, as to protect Roshi's secret identity from his students, who were suspicious of Chun being Muten Roshi. In the 22nd Tenkaichi Budôkai, he also makes an appearance in one of its anime filler, claiming to Goku and Roshi that this time he came to enjoy it, but he ends up losing to Tenshinhan on the preliminary rounds, as he was left unconscious and nearly killed as Tenshinhan wanted to leave a message to Goku and his friends. Later, he is killed by Piccolo Daimaō's minion, Tambourine. He is then revived by Shenlong. He is seen later in the DBZ series contributing to Goku's Spirit Bomb. There are some rumors indicating that he might be related to Uub, but there is no confirmation. His name comes from the Nenbutsu: "Namu Amida Butsu".

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by the late Kaneto Shiozawa. He appears in the video game Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 as a playable character.

Natade Shaman

He is usually seen performing ridiculous rituals involving gibberish incantations such as "Oombachama Jatchama Yayakoni Totsama!" which the villagers blindly place their faith in. He appears in the second two Broli movies, as an unnecessary character for the first, but as a main cause for Bio-Broli in the third. He meets his end when the bio-fluid from the Bio-Broli experiment catches up to him whilst he is stealing a vast amount of money.

Olive

(FUNimation's dub: Olibu)

A muscular fighter Goku meets in the Afterlife, he is said to be the inspiration for most of Earth's legendary heroes such as Heracles. In the Other World Tournament, Olive fights Pikkon but is defeated. Later, during the Fusion Saga, he is briefly shown fighting against Yamcha, but loses against him. At one time, there was a rumour that Olive was related to Goku, but this has been proven false since.

Pack

(FUNimation dub: Puck)

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Toru Furuya.

Palace

(FUNimation's dub: Valese)

Palace, also known as Paresu and mistakenly known as "Paris." is the girlfriend that Goten is constantly on the phone with and later dates in GT. Her parents are very protective of her so she has led a very sheltered life. She has never eaten foods that most common people are very accustomed to such as an ice cream cone(she didn't know how to eat it without a spoon) or a hamburger. Her child-like innocence and naivety allows her to see everything in an optimistic way. Goten is also the first boy to ever hold her. Her love for him appears sincere.

Piegero

(FUNimation dub: Pigero)

Piegero is an orphan who's town has been destroyed by a tsunami. Him, along with the other children, live together and steal food, and the kids look up to him. When Son Gohan gets ship wrecked, Pigero allows children services to take his friends away, in order to rescue him.

Ran Fuan

(FUNimation's dub: Ranfan)

A competitor in the 21st Martial Arts Tournament who uses the fact that she's a "defenseless" woman as a weapon. For example, she shrieks when someone is about to hit her, causing them to pause, and in that time, she will deliver a crushing punch or kick. If that technique fails, then she strips to her underwear and tries to shock or embarrass her opponent. Namu is only able to defeat her by closing his eyes and attacking her without, "looking upon her womanly flesh." After her defeat in the tournament she is one of four fighters who stay around to watch the final round and she is the one who finally finds Son Goku sleeping before his match with Giran. In the manga, her picture is briefly seen on one of the image rosters as one of the many targets of Tambourine's mission to murder the martial artists in the King Piccolo Saga, though it is unknown if Ran Fuan was slain; given that she had not appeared in the manga or the anime after the Budōkai, it is safe to say that Tambourine was stopped before he could kill her. In the U.S. broadcast, the stripping was excluded. Instead, the scene of one of Namu's failed attacks is shown followed by her twitching foot to show she was knocked out. This is strangely not edited in recaps, which clearly show her in her underwear. The words Ran & Fuan are Japanese for "Lingerie & Foundation garments".

She is voiced in the original Japanese version by Toshiko Fujita.

Rom & Chiko

Rom and Chiko are a brother and a sister who survived the tsunami. While on the beach, they find an exhausted Son Gohan. They are two of many children who live together, who are also protected by Piegero. When children services comes one day, Piegero abandons them, along with the other children, to help Gohan return to his mother.

Sharpner

He torments Son Gohan for a bit in school, but later befriends him after witnessing his athletic powers. It seems he does not do any martial arts practice. For a while he becomes obsessed with discovering The Great Saiyaman's identity. But never finds out he is Gohan. Like Erasa, his fate is unknown after the Buu Saga. Also like Erasa, he was named after school supplies, with Sharpner's name coming from the word "sharpener".

Shen

(FUNimation's dub: Hero)

Mr. Popo tells Son Goku that if Piccolo dies, then Kami dies as well. Thus, Kami fears that Goku will be hesitant in killing Piccolo, and so possesses a human so that he himself may kill Piccolo. Kami tries to defeat Piccolo using the Mafūba technique, but it back fires and Shen is nearly captured in a bottle. Kami refuses to sacrifice the human, however, and leaves the body before it is sealed in the bottle. The man awakens with no memory of the events that had previously transpired and finds himself receiving crowd compliments and cheers such as "good fight" and "nice try." Believing that he had gone on a severe alcoholic (sake) binge, he flees in embarrassment, only to run into his son. The boy, however, is proud of his father, whom he sees as a great warrior. Shen is also the original Cantonese pronunciation of the kanji for "Kami".

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Takeshi Aono.

Suke

An Invisible Man. He is one of Baba's fighters. Yamcha volunteers to fight next and is surprised to learn that his opponent is an invisible man. Because he can't see him, Yamcha spends most of this fight getting slapped around. Goku nabs Bulma and Muten-Rôshi, then he has Kuririn swipe off Bulma's top, thus exposing what she was graciously endowed with. Seeing this, Muten-Rôshi suffers from his biggest nose bleed ever and covers the invisible man in blood making him possible to see and thus tangible. In the American version, Kuririn takes some tomato soup and dumps it on the invisible man. His name comes from the Japanese word sukeru (透ける), meaning "to be transparent".

He is voiced in the original Japanese version by Hiroshi Ōtake.

Tama

(FUNimation dub: Scratch)

A small black cat, a pet of Dr. Briefs that is always seen sitting on his shoulder. "Tama", which is "Ball" in Japanese, is suggested to be a female, although nothing official has been stated on the cat's gender (In the English dub, however, Tama is female, referring to a quote by Dr. Briefs; "This is no ordinary cat! She's had 5 years experience!"). It is also suggested that Tama knows about how machines work and can be fixed, but the lack of speech would pose quite an issue. The only character that Tama seemed to like apart from Dr. Briefs was Android 16, before he was destroyed, as Tama was very friendly towards him.

Notes and references

^ Daizenshuu EX - Guides - Rumor Guide - General
^ Dragon Ball manga, Volume 2, Akira Toriyama's "Ask Me Anything!" Corner, page 194 — ISBN 1-56931-921-9
^ Dragon Ball manga, Volume 2, Akira Toriyama's "Ask Me Anything!" Corner, page 196 — ISBN 1-56931-921-9

[1] Daizenshuu EX - Guides - Rumor Guide - General

[2] Dragon Ball manga, Volume 2, Akira Toriyama's "Ask Me Anything!" Corner, page 194 — ISBN 1-56931-921-9

[3] Dragon Ball manga, Volume 2, Akira Toriyama's "Ask Me Anything!" Corner, page 196 — ISBN 1-56931-921-9

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