![]() ![]() List of Dragon Ball characters. The main cast of Dragon Ball at the end of the manga. The Dragon Ballmanga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. The series takes place in a fictional universe, the same as Toriyama's previous series Dr. Slump, and follows the adventures of Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls that are used to summon a wish- granting dragon. During the course of the story, he encounters allies such as Bulma, Kuririn, and Trunks, rivals such as Tenshinhan, Piccolo, and Vegeta, and enemies such as Freeza, Cell, and Majin Boo. The manga's anime and film adaptations feature some original characters not created by Toriyama but by the animation staff. While many of the characters are humans with superhuman strength and/or supernatural abilities, the cast also includes anthropomorphic animals and extraterrestrial lifeforms. The series also includes depictions of the afterlife, where several characters are gods that govern the universe. Creation and conception. Akira Toriyama initially based most of the characters on those of the Chinese novel Journey to the West. For example, Bulma and her family are named after undergarments, Saiyans are named after vegetables, and because Freeza is a pun on freezer, the Ginyu Force are named after products that one keeps in a refrigerator. He is immensely strong, pure of heart, and extremely competitive, but dedicated to defending the Earth from evil. First introduced as a young boy, Goku was originally conceived by creator Akira Toriyama as a variation of Sun Wukong, protagonist of the Chinese novel Journey to the West; wherefore Goku also sported a prehensile tail until later. Upon meeting Bulma at the beginning of the series, the two then embark on an adventure to gather the seven Dragon Balls. When the evil Piccolo Daimao, and later his offspring Piccolo, tries to rule the world, Goku receives training from . He later becomes a Super Saiyan and defeats a powerful tyrant Freeza. This sets the tone of the rest of the series, with each enemy the characters face becoming stronger than the last, requiring them to attain further training. The last battle of the original manga, against Majin Boo, has the entire universe at stake, and as such, has Goku and friends being asked for help from the gods of the universe, Kai. Inventor also becomes Bulma's main role, as in the creations of a microband that could make her shrink and the time machine that brought her son Trunks to the past. And then he goes on to make 18 his waifu The Dragon Ball manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. The series takes place in a fictional universe, the same as Toriyama. Tim Bradshaw / @tim: Apple's autonomous test vehicle, Lexus RX450h, is the same car Google/@waymo has used for a few years (including the the one that hit a bus)pic. Trunks and Goten (Mighty Mask) vs. 18 in World Tournament. He and Goten then compete in the adult division disguised as Mighty Mask, but Android 18 realizes this and. Android 17 with 18 and 16. Later, Android 17, Android 18 and Android 16 arrive at Kame House, asking where Goku is. Piccolo (after fusing with Kami), challenges. He makes his debut in. Kame- Sennin. Kame- Sennin (. Though he seems frail, he is a mighty warrior, having trained Grandpa Gohan and Gy. ![]() Despite his lechery and occasional whimsy or foolishness he is often depicted as wise, cantankerous, and perceptive. He is often accompanied by his talking sea turtle companion, referred to as Umigame (. He is bald, sports a thick van dyke beard, and wears sunglasses, beach clothes, or martial arts suits. He usually wields a walking stick and, in early appearances, wears a turtle's shell on his back. When wishing to appear anonymously in the Tenka'ichi Bud. Miyauchi's final acting session before he died was for episode 2. Dragon Ball Z, which he recorded only 3 months before his death. Kame- Sennin is voiced by Hiroshi Masuoka from episode 2. Dragon Ball Z onward. He is voiced by Kinya Aikawa in the 1. Dean Galloway voices him in the Blue Water dub, while Mike Mc. Farland voices him in the Funimation dub. He is portrayed by Chow Yun- fat in the American live- action film Dragonball Evolution; his voice was dubbed over by Tsutomu Isobe in the Japanese version. Yamcha. Yamcha (. He is the classmate of Goku under Kame- Sennin's tutelage. He is killed by Piccolo Daimao's mercenary Tambourine, but later revived by Shenlong. He then forms a relationship with Android 1. Marron (. However, his temper flares and he bursts out of the space pod, dealing a blow to Raditz, but also knocking himself out. After the battle, Piccolo takes and trains him for a year as he realizes Gohan's potential. During the Majin Boo arc he forms a relationship with Videl, with whom at the end of the series he has a daughter named Pan. He ends up fighting a newly revived Goku, but retreats after persistent attacks by Yajirobe, Kuririn and Gohan. When the Androids arrive, it is revealed he has fathered a son with Bulma, Trunks. At the end of the series, he and Bulma have a daughter named Bra, who, unlike Trunks and despite being half Saiyan, is not a fighter. When first introduced, Goten strongly resembles his father in appearance, with the same hair- style and similar clothing. During the training, Gohan discovers Goten is already quite strong, due to the fact that he has been training with their mother (in stark contrast to Gohan's childhood), and can become a Super Saiyan despite still being a child. Boo temporarily absorbs Gotenks, increasing his own power, but Vegeta and Goku are able to retrieve them from Boo. When Boo destroys the Earth, Goten and Trunks are killed. He is also voiced by Dana Hayes in the Bang Zoom! Pan shows signs of being a prodigy, able to fly while still not yet a toddler. While she only appears as a young child in the last two chapters of the manga, she is a major character in Dragon Ball GT. In the fourteenth Dragon Ball Z movies and Dragon Ball Super, wherein a sixth Saiyan is needed for Goku to become a Super Saiyan God; Videl, pregnant with Pan, joins in the ceremony with her hair briefly becoming golden like that of a Super Saiyan. In Japanese media she is voiced by Y. In the English versions of Dragon Ball GT, she is voiced by Elise Baughman in the Funimation dub and by Caitlynne Medrek in the Blue Water dub. In the English version of Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, she is voiced by Lia Sargent. Supporting characters. Android 1. 8Android 1. She and 1. 7 are eventually absorbed by Cell, but later during the Cell Games, a hard blow from Gohan causes Cell to regurgitate her. Though Kuririn is unable to wish for her to be turned into a human, he is able to have her self- destruct device removed. Involved in events previously left unexplained, preceding the events depicted in the manga, Beerus is revealed to be the one who sealed Old Kai. He is a purple catlike being seen wearing traditional Egyptian clothing and ornaments, whose occupation is to maintain balance by destroying planets, in contrast to the Kai. Often seen destroying planets at a whim, Beerus' two sole desires are, being quite a gourmet, enjoying the Universe's finest cooking and fighting opponents who he considers to be worthy. The latter ultimately leads him to look for the Super Saiyan God (. Eventually, Son Goku, with the help of other Saiyans, transforms into the Super Saiyan God and fights Beerus, just to be defeated by the God of Destruction. Having enjoyed the match, Beerus spares both Goku and the Earth, saying that Goku was the second strongest opponent he ever faced; first being his caretaker and martial arts teacher, Whis. Beerus was modeled after Toriyama's Cornish Rex cat.! Though he is not physically strong, Chaozu is skilled with psychokinesis and telepathy. After assisting Tenshinhan and Kame- Sennin in finding the Dragon Balls, Chaozu is killed by Piccolo Daimao while trying to thwart his wish for eternal youth, but is later revived using the Dragon Balls. From then on, Chaozu is generally no longer involved in battle, although he continues to train with Tenshinhan. He is voiced by Hiroko Emori in Japanese. She is very protective over the well being of her family, wishing to remove Gohan from Goku's lifestyle of fighting and constant conflict, but this is interrupted by the constant threats to Earth. She later relaxes with Goten, even training him herself. She and Goku first meet as children when Gy. In the Funimation dub, she is voiced by Laura Bailey as a child and by Cynthia Cranz as an adult. Entertainment dub, she is voiced by Michelle Ruff. Lunch's blonde persona develops an attraction towards Tenshinhan's fierce attitude. She is not seen after the 2. Tenka'ichi Bud. She is voiced by Mami Koyama in Japanese. For the 1. 93. 8 British spy thriller, see Mr. After Goku and his companions stop attending the Tenka'ichi Bud. Satan starts winning them and becomes the reigning champion for many years. During the Cell Games, he attempts to fight Cell, but even after being swatted away, he is given credit for Cell's death by the media. Though Goku and his companions find his inflated ego and arrogance very annoying, he becomes their trusted friend after befriending the good Majin Boo, helping defeat evil Boo by using his appeal to get energy from all of the individuals on Earth for the Genki- Dama, and his daughter Videl pairs up with Gohan. In their initial dub of the series, Funimation changed his name to . However, when they recorded a new dub for uncut home video releases, they switched to using the original Mr. In Filipino dub, in order to censor his name, he was given the name Master Pogi. Oolong. Oolong (. He and Puar went to the same shapeshifting school together, before he was expelled for stealing the teacher's panties. Oolong joins Goku and Bulma in the search for the Dragon Balls to eventually steal them, but abandons this plan. He does however make the first shown wish with the Dragon Balls, wishing for a girl's pair of panties. He is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta in Japanese. In Funimation's dubs he is voiced by Bradford Jackson, except in Dragon Ball Z Kai, where Bryan Massey voices him. Pu'ar. Pu'ar (. Pu'ar's abilities consist of transvection and shapeshifting. He and Oolong went to the same shapeshifting school together, where he was constantly mocked by Oolong. They initially tail and assist the group in order to steal the Dragon Balls they are collecting, though they later reform and befriend the trio. A- 1. 7Artificial Human No. Cyborg 1. 7C- 1. 7KI- 1. Lithuanian dub)Address. Android 1. 7 (. Gero's seventeenth android creation (or more likely, his first human subject to his android experiments, and a cyborg, since he used to be human), designed to serve Gero's vendetta against Goku who overthrew the Red Ribbon Army as a child. Despite his interests not initially deviating from this expectation, Android 1. Dr. Gero, who is uncooperative with Android 1. Android 1. 6. He has shoulder- length black hair and thin, blue eyes. Underneath his hair, he has two gold hoop earrings. He wears an orange bandanna around his neck. He wears a short sleeve black shirt with the Red Ribbon Army's logo, and, underneath, he dons a long- sleeve white shirt. He wears a belt to hold up his blue jeans which have a tear just above the knee of the left leg. Just below the first belt he wears another belt with a gun holster and another pouch, although he removes it by the time he and Androids 1. Goku's house. Android 1. During his cameo in the Buu Saga, he wears a blue jacket over his clothes, and during the Super 1. Saga, he wears a tan, knee- length jacket. He has black shoes and wears a tan colored belt. On his sleeve is an orange armband that says . He wears silver hoop earrings (if one pauses the Android 1. Android 1. 7 also hated his cybernetics, as Android 1. Semi- Perfect Cell's attempts at convincing Android 1. When he is revived by Shenron because of a wish that restored both the lives of all of Cell's victims and all the damage caused during the Cell Games, Android 1. At the end of Dragon Ball Z, Android 1. Goku's Super Spirit Bomb to destroy Kid Buu. He reappears in Dragon Ball GT when the scientists Dr. Myuu brainwash him telepathically, and he is eventually merged with Hell Fighter 1. Machine Mutant version of himself created by the scientists in Hell) to form Super 1. Yet, even without the ability to maintain his mind, 1. This is in stark contrast to his alternate self from Future Trunks's timeline, where he is a murderous sociopath who cares for no one but himself and Android 1. Myuu's control, he forces his transformed- self to reveal his own weak point, thus allowing Goku to kill him. He does his best to resist the will of Dr. Myuu), and fights a futile battle against Imperfect Cell to assert his identity and his pride. He is also overconfident in his power, believing that nobody was stronger than him and denying if someone says otherwise, until seeing Cell and Android 1. He has a Colt M1. Future Android 1. Z Fighters. This pistol can be seen holstered to his character model in the video game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. In the anime, when he holds up two hunters in order to trick them into donating their energies to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb needed to defeat Kid Buu, Android 1. His hyperactive nature merely lacked a proper focus before, and when given an ongoing objective, it can be seen that 1. Super Spirit Bomb, 1. His slide into maturity is likely a contributing factor to his marriage to his zoologist wife, as well as his decision to have a child and adopt two more. It is mere speculation, but his decision to adopt two of his three children may have been influenced by his and his sister's kidnapping at the hands of Dr. He also seems to his opponents more seriously, a complete departure from his previous superiority- complex self and the murderously sadistic nature of his alternate timeline counterpart. His love of the outdoors may have been influenced by the nature- loving Android 1. Park Ranger and enjoyment of the wild. Gero would meet by chance while looking for fresh material for his experiments. He then kidnapped them and restructured them into Android 1. Android 1. 8. Gero to be created by fitting a human being with both bio- mechanical and cybernetic enhancements. The bio- mechanical enhancements are organic substances patterned after human cells, which makes it possible for Cell to merge with the androids at a cellular level. Though they do not need to eat, they do need to hydrate. Also, their cells deteriorate slowly, so they age slowly too. Gero. Android 1. 7 and his twin sister Android 1. Dr. Gero, when he is pressed into a desperate situation by the Z Fighters, who have surpassed his expectations because of the intense training they endured after Gero collected their statistic data. Severely disloyal to Gero in contrast to the android models which precede himself and his sister, Android 1. Android 1. 7 and 1. Android 1. 6, and decide to challenge Goku not because they have been commanded to do so, but merely as a form of entertainment. However, Android 1. Android 1. 8 to volunteer. When Future Trunks, Krillin, Piccolo and Tien Shinhan arrive as Vegeta's reinforcement when Android 1. Vegeta in the fight, Android 1. Android 1. 6 will join the fight, though as he initially assumed Android 1. When 1. 8 breaks Vegeta's arm during the battle, Future Trunks breaks Android 1. Vegeta injured. Android 1. Future Trunks, dealing one hard hit to his head, almost knocking him out. Android 1. 7 also chokes Tien when the latter tries to punch him, and he does not let him go until Piccolo tries to save Tien. He then effortlessly defeats Piccolo, dealing a single blow that nearly tears through the latter. At the conclusion of the encounter, everyone is rendered incapacitated besides Krillin, who is spared so that Android 1. Senzu Beans for another battle. This is one of many examples that set Android 1. Android 1. 8 apart from their future timeline counterparts, especially considering they are much stronger in the mainstream timeline than in Future Trunks' future. Piccolo (after fusing with Kami), challenges Android 1. Imperfect Cell from absorbing just one of his targets and achieving his perfect form, which would spell doom. Android 1. 7 accepted Piccolo's challenge and contends to fighting Piccolo one- on- one, rather than fight with Android 1. Piccolo's chance to win. Piccolo appears to have the upper hand in the battle; until Android 1. Once both choose to go at full power, they find that they are an even match. Equal in both power and strength; Android 1. Piccolo matching that with his regeneration and variety of energy attacks (Scatter Shot, Light Grenade, as well as other attacks). Android 1. 7 almost gets injured by Piccolo's Hellzone Grenade attack, but he protects himself with an Android Barrier. Piccolo assists Android 1. Cell and Android 1. While Piccolo tries to aid in the battle against Cell, he is tossed aside after Cell admits to have become stronger. Android 1. 7 ends up horrified when he witnesses Cell brutally disposing of the Namekian. While Android 1. 7 is struggling to defend himself, Android 1. Imperfect Cell and is able to hold Imperfect Cell off for some time, repeatedly surprising him with intense attacks such as his Hell's Flash. However, this sudden turning of tables creates an overconfidence in Android 1. Cell surprises and ultimately absorbs him, triggering his transformation into Semi- Perfect Cell. However, 1. 7's life is restored after the Z Fighters use the Dragon Balls to revive those who died as a result of Cell's campaign. A second wish made to Shenron by Krillin removes the self- destruct device within Android 1. Android 1. 8's bodies (Krillin originally intends to use the wish to turn Android 1. Humans, but this proves beyond Shenron's power). Krillin did this because he thought 1. Android 1. 8 angrily corrected him and revealed that 1. He is an outstanding guard who does not hold back against poachers. It is an ideal job for #1. Android 1. 7 also marries a zoologist; they have one child and two adopted children, and live happily in an isolated house inside the nature park. He went and met #1. Krillin one time, but did not talk about what he had been up to, maybe because he considers such a wholesome lifestyle embarrassing. While fighting Kid Buu on the Sacred World of the Kais, Vegeta asks Dende to make a wish to Porunga for the Earth and the lives of all its good- willed inhabitants to be restored. The fact that Android 1. Android 1. 7's inherent goodness. Android 1. 7 raises his rifle to trick the two into raising their hands, unaware that they are supplying Goku with their energy. To the hunters' confusion, the android smiles and proclaims ? I haven't heard that voice in a long time. Goku eventually meets with Dende, who personally takes him to the island where 1. Goku that not only is 1. Goku should be glad he is no longer an enemy. Mr Popo jumps in and tells Goku he has been so occupied with elsewhere he isn't paying attention to what is happening on Earth. Android 1. 7 works for a wildlife reserve, spending the days protecting animals on the island while fighting off poachers wanting to extract them, along with a rare Minotaur who 1. Goku meets with 1. Goku helping him. Goku's help when a giant group shows up and asks him not to kill anybody. Gaining the sky, 1. The horns of the Minotaur are worth a lot of money, and that's why 1. Goku suddenly says he wants to try out 1. Super Saiyan, rushing at him. Eventually Goku is overwhelmed, and states he is surprised by 1. Goku flies up the in the sky. Goku was holding back. Goku asks 1. 7 if he was holding back as well, which 1. Goku fires a Kamehameha at 1. Goku. Both fighters engage in an evenly fight, and they regained Earth, which prompts 1. Goku if they had fought, but Goku isn't so sure. Goku he knows he isn't serious yet. Goku admits it, but claims 1. Both of them smile at each other, hinting that both assumptions are indeed correct. Goku says he is glad that 1. Goku lied to him about Zeni being the prize) and not being able to leave the island in case more poachers come. Despite Goku offering Trunks and Goten to watch over the island, 1. Goku is hiding something. Goku tells 1. 7 about being erased should Universe 7 lose, and 1. Goku's offer and wishing him good luck in finding someone else. As 1. 7 is leaving, an alien force arrives above space and is hunting the Minotaur and begins to invade Earth to kill it and take its horns.
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