Goku
Main article: Goku
Goku, full name Son Goku, is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball
series. 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. Soon after, Goku receives
martial arts training from Kame-Sen'nin, meeting his lifelong friend
Kuririn and learning the famous Kamehameha technique, and enters the Tenka'ichi Budōkai to fight the strongest warriors from the planet. When the evil Piccolo Daimao, and later his offspring Piccolo, tries to rule the world, Goku receives training from "gods" to defeat them.Though he appears human, it is later revealed that Goku is descended from an alien warrior race known as the Saiyans, who sent him, originally named Kakarrot, to Earth to prepare it for conquest.[ch. 197] Goku sacrifices his life to save the planet from his brother Raditz,[ch. 205] but must quickly get stronger in the afterlife under the tutelage of Kaiō-sama, to save it from the other incoming Saiyans Nappa and Vegeta. 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, Kaiō-shin.
Bulma
Bulma has a cameo in the Dragon Ball/One Piece cross-over Cross Epoch, wherein she appears with the character Nami as a pair of space pirates. Bulma is voiced by Hiromi Tsuru in all of the Japanese media. In Funimation's dub, she was voiced by Maggie Blue O'Hara in the first Dragon Ball film; Lalainia Lindbjerg in the first 13 episodes of Dragon Ball and the 64 episodes and first three movies of Dragon Ball Z; Leslie Alexander in the second Dragon Ball film; Tiffany Vollmer in all other dubs including re-dubs of previously dubbed works; and Monica Rial in Dragon Ball Z Kai. In Westwood Media's dub, Maggie Blue O'Hara returned to voice Bulma in Dragon Ball Z. In the Blue Water dubs, Leda Davies voiced Bulma in the 2003 re-dub of Dragon Ball, and Kristin Nowosad in Dragon Ball GT. The Japanese dub of the live-action Dragonball Evolution, she is voiced by Aya Hirano. Bulma has been portrayed by Jeannie Tse in the unofficial live-action Dragon Ball movie The Magic Begins. She was also featured in the 1990 unofficial Korean adaptation where she was played by Lee Ju Hee. Bulma appeared in the live-action film Dragonball Evolution, portrayed by Emmy Rossum.[12] Rossum describes her portrayal of Bulma as "She’s pretty bad-ass, but still quirky and fun, and kind of ridiculous in the way she is in the anime."[13]
Kame-Sen'nin
Kame-Sen'nin's character design was inspired by the character of Kami-sama from Toriyama's previous manga Dr. Slump (unrelated to Kami-sama in Dragon Ball),[14] and accordingly was originally voiced by Kōhei Miyauchi, who also voiced Kami-sama in the original Dr. Slump anime. Miyauchi's final acting session before he died was for episode 260 of Dragon Ball Z, which he recorded only 3 months before his death. Since episode 288 of Dragon Ball Z, Kame-Sen'nin is voiced by Hiroshi Masuoka, who voices him throughout Dragon Ball GT and in the recent video games, such as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi. He is voiced by Kinya Aikawa in the 10th anniversary movie and by Masaharu Satō in the thirteenth Dragon Ball Z movie and Dragon Ball Kai. In the Ocean dub, he was voiced by Ian James Corlett, Peter Kelamis, Dave Ward, Don Brown, and Terry Klassen at various points. Dean Galloway voiced him in the Blue Water Dub. In the Funimation dub, he has been voiced consistently by Mike McFarland. He is portrayed by Chow Yun-fat in the live-action film Dragonball Evolution; his voice was dubbed over by Tsutomu Isobe in the Japanese dub of the film.
Yamcha
Kuririn
Main article: Kuririn
Kuririn, Krillin in the English anime dub, is a bald martial artist
and one of Goku's best friends. He is the classmate of Goku under
Kame-Sen'nin's tutelage; initially his rival but later a friend, and a
loyal companion in adventures thereafter. He is killed by Piccolo
Daimao's mercenary Tambourine, but later revived by Shenlong. After the
fight with the Saiyans, he travels to the planet Namek, where, after
several battles, he is killed by Freeza. After once again being brought
back to life, he helps out during the Android and Cell arcs, before
forming a relationship with Android 18 and having a daughter, Marron.Tenshinhan
Main article: Tenshinhan
Tenshinhan (天津飯),
named Tien Shinhan in the Funimation anime dub and also known as Shinto
in the Harmony Gold dub, is first introduced, having been trained by
Kame-Sen'nin's rival Tsuru-Sen'nin, trying to kill Goku and his
fellow-students.[ch. 113] Later, he and his friend and fellow student Chaozu
become their allies; holding out against Piccolo Daimao's minion until
Goku arrives. In the fight with the Saiyans, Tenshinhan dies of
exhaustion against Nappa.[ch. 218]
After being revived, he continues to train and helps out during the
battles with the Androids and Cell, but for the most part doesn't
participate in fighting.Piccolo Daimao
Besides Piccolo Jr., King Piccolo creates several offspring in order to help him with his plans. His first offspring, Piano (ピアノ), helps Piccolo formulate his plan until his death. He also creates Tambourine (タンバリン) to hunt down the contenders of the World Martial Arts Tournament to keep the sealing technique from resurfacing. Tambourine kills Krillin and beats a weakened Goku, but eventually Goku's Kamehameha vaporizes him. The third, Cymbal (シンバル), is created to find Dragon Balls, but he is killed and eaten by Yajirobe. The fourth, Drum (ドラム), is created to battle Tien, who he easily defeats until Goku appears and kills him in one blow. Tambourine is voiced by Ryūsei Nakao in Japan and Dameon Clarke in the Funimation dub; Piano is voiced by Masato Hirano in Japan and Brian Beacock in the Funimation dub; and Drum is voiced by Daisuke Gori in Japan and Paul LeBlanc in the Funimation dub.
Chaozu
Chaozu (餃子), Chiaotzu in the English anime dub, is a small human that resembles a doll with white skin, red cheeks, and has one hair under his hat. Though he is not physically strong, he is skilled with psychokinesis and telepathy. He first trains under Tsuru-Sen'nin with his close friend, Tenshinhan. After Tenshinhan decides that the Tsuru-Sen'nin's teachings are wrong, the two leave him and join with Goku and his companions. He continues to support Tenshinhan throughout the series, even going as far as self-destructing on Nappa in order to attempt to save him. However, this proved to be ineffective when Nappa survives without injury. After the Saiyan saga, Chaozu is generally no longer involved in battle, although he continues training. He is voiced by Hiroko Emori in Japanese, Cathy Weseluck in the Ocean dub, and Monika Antonelli in the Funimation dub. Brina Palencia voices him in Dragon Ball Z Kai.
Chi-Chi
Chi-Chi (チチ) is the wife of Goku and the mother of Gohan and Goten. 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.[ch. 427] As the daughter of Gyū-Maō (牛魔王, "Ox King"), who trained under Kame-Sen'nin,[ch. 12] she is very strong in her own right. She and Goku first meet as children when Gyū-Maō asked Goku to take her to Kame-Sen'nin's house.[ch. 12] Goku promises to marry her, thinking marriage is a kind of food. Years later, she later confronts him to have him fulfill the promise in the quarter-finals of the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai, despite the misunderstanding. She was voiced by Mayumi Shō in the Japanese version of the series until episode 88, from which point she was voiced by Naoko Watanabe. In the Funimation dub, she is voiced by Laura Bailey as a child and Cynthia Cranz as an adult. Chi-Chi is played by Jamie Chung in the live-action film Dragonball Evolution; her voice was dubbed over by Ami Koshimizu in the Japanese version of the film.
Lunch
Lunch (ランチ Ranchi), named Launch in the Funimation dub and Marilynn in the Harmony Gold dub, is a woman who Goku and Kuririn rescue and bring to Kame-Sen'nin in exchange for him to train them. She has a strange disorder which makes her personality change from a nice, polite, blue-haired woman into a trigger happy blonde bad girl every time she sneezes. Since her bad form is a known criminal, she decided to stay with Kame-Sen'nin and become their maid. Lunch's blonde persona develops an attraction towards Tenshinhan's fierce attitude. She is not seen after the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai, but is said to be chasing after Tenshinhan.[ch. 196] However, in the anime she is seen in a few Dragon Ball Z filler episodes during the fight with the Saiyans, and is seen again at the series' end helping contribute energy to Goku's Genki-Dama to defeat Boo. She was shown around the main cast once again in the special short-film Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! and in the ending credits of Dragon Ball Kai. She is voiced by Mami Koyama in Japanese, Edie Mirman in the Harmony Gold dub and Meredith McCoy in the Funimation dub.
Oolong
Oolong (ウーロン Ūron) is a shapeshifting, anthropomorphic pig that uses his abilities for his own greedy desires. He and Pu'ar went to the same shapeshifting school together, before he was expelled for stealing the teacher's panties.[ch. 8] This is the reason he can only change his form for five minutes at a time, requiring a one-minute break. 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.[ch. 20] Later in the series, he is often in the company of Kame-Sen'nin. He is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta in Japanese, by Doug Parker and Alec Willows in the Ocean dub, by Bradford Jackson in the Funimation dub, and by Bryan Massey in Dragon Ball Z Kai.
Pu'ar
Pu'ar (プーアル Pūaru), Pu-erh in Japanese and Puar in the English anime dub, is a soft-spoken blue creature and the constant companion of Yamcha. 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.[ch. 8] He travels with Yamcha, Goku and Bulma and continues to live with Yamcha afterwards. The character's name is a pun on pu-erh tea and was designed to slightly resemble a cat.[17][18] When questioned about gender, Toriyama disclosed that he looked at the character as male during illustrations.[19] Puar is voiced by Naoko Watanabe in the Japanese, by Kathy Morse and Cathy Weseluck in the Ocean dub and by Monika Antonelli in the Funimation dub. Brina Palencia voices the character in Dragon Ball Z Kai.
Yajirobe
Yajirobe (ヤジロベー Yajirobē) is an overweight samurai that is often considered to be rude, unmannered, timid, lazy, and cowardly. During their first meeting, Yajirobe gets mad at Goku for stealing his fish, and hates him.[ch. 138] However, he has a change of heart, and helps Goku prepare for the battle against Piccolo Daimao, and continues to support Goku and his companions, though often from the sidelines. Originally he was a wanderer that lived off the land, but after meeting Karin and discovering the Senzu Beans, which provide the nutrients of ten days worth of meals, restore energy and heal wounds, he lives with Karin. He begins growing the beans with him, and often delivers them to Goku and his companions. He plays a part in Goku's first fight with Vegeta; when Vegeta stares at a full moon and transforms into an giant ape, Yajirobe takes his sword and cuts off his tail. However, when Vegeta becomes enraged and threatens Yajirobe with death, he backs off. His cowardly actions are shown again when he runs away from the Androids. He is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka in the Japanese version of the series, by Brian Drummond in the Ocean dub, Lucas Gilbertson in the Blue Water Dub, and by Mike McFarland in the Funimation dub.
Baba Uranai
Baba Uranai (占いババ, lit. "All-seeing Crone"), Fortuneteller Baba in the English anime dub, is an old "witch" and Kame-Sen'nin's older sister. She possesses a magic floating crystal ball which she rides on top of, and which she can use to see the location of any lost item, have a limited view of the future and is able to bring any deceased individual back to the living world for only one day. She lives in a big palace located over an oasis in the desert. She normally charges a very high price for her services unless her team of fighters are defeated. Her team of fighters consists of Count Dracula (Dracula Man (ドラキュラマン) in Japanese and Fangs in the English anime dub), a boxing vampire, Invisible Man (Sukisan (スケさん) in Japanese and See-Through in the English anime dub), an invisible man who is weak but only advantage is being invisible, Mummy (Mummy-kun (ミイラくん Miira-kun) in Japanese and Bandages in the English anime dub), a mummy with brute strength and Devil (Devilman (アックマン Akkuman) in Japanese and Spike in the English anime dub), a devilman whose signature technique the Devilmite Beam can destroy people using the evil in their hearts. During the time Goku and his friends visit in order for her to find the last Dragon Ball after the defeat of the Red Ribbon Army, his adoptive grandfather Gohan was the last of her fighters, temporarily brought back to the real world to see his grandson. She later makes many recurring appearances from time to time, including trying to tell the Earth's future after the Saiyans arrive. In Japanese she is voiced by Junpei Takiguchi in Dragon Ball and early Dragon Ball Z, and by Mayumi Tanaka during the later half of Dragon Ball Z and during Dragon Ball Kai. In English she is voiced by Ellen Kennedy in the Ocean dub and by Linda Chambers-Young in the Funimation dub.
Grandpa Son Gohan
Grandpa Son Gohan (孫悟飯じいさん Son Gohan jiisan), is the adoptive grandfather of Goku, whom he found in a crashed spaceship. He teaches Goku martial arts, having originally studied under Kame-Sen'nin and also knows the Kamehameha technique.[ch. 106] He warns Goku not to look at the full moon, but he disobeys, leading to him being killed by Goku as a rampaging giant ape on a night with a full moon. Goku does not realize it until Vegeta turns into an ape and tells Goku about the transformations. He is allowed to return to life for one day by Baba in order to fight Goku and anticipate his growth. In the anime only, he later appears as an assistant to Annin, the ruler of the "magical furnace". He is only shown in flashbacks afterwards. He is voiced by Osamu Saka in the Japanese version of the original series, by Kinpei Azusa in Bardock: The Father of Goku and by Shigeru Chiba in Dragon Ball Kai. In the Funimation dub of the series, he is voiced by Christopher Sabat. He is portrayed by Randall Duk Kim in the live-action film Dragonball Evolution; his voice was dubbed over by Hiroya Ishimaru in the Japanese dub of the film.
Kami
Kami (神様 Kami-sama, lit. "God") is the guardian residing over the Earth for much of the series. He is the good half of an unnamed Namekian (who is called a child of Katatz by the Namekian Great Elder)[ch. 265] that had to split himself in order to become guardian. His evil half, Piccolo Daimao, was later sealed away by Kame-Sen'nin's master, Mutaito. After Piccolo Daimao is unleashed and killed by Goku, he spawns a much stronger reincarnation, Piccolo. Seeing a threat, Kami decides to attempt to seal away the new Piccolo in the Tenka'ichi Budōkai, possessing a human named Shen (シェン) (named Hero in the English anime dub) as a guise, but the plan backfires on him when Kami is trapped inside a water jug and is swallowed by Piccolo, later being released. During the fight against the Saiyans, Kami dies when Piccolo is killed by Nappa. Kami gives Chaozu a new body so he can train with Kaiō-sama, and much later during the Cell arc, Kami agrees to merge and rejoin Piccolo to stand a chance against Cell and the Androids. He is voiced by Takeshi Aono in Japanese, who would do so up until the Freeza saga in Dragon Ball Kai. After Aono suffered a stroke, Bin Shimada voiced the character for his final appearance during the Cell saga. In English he is voiced by Michael Dobson and Dale Wilson in the Ocean dub, and Christopher Sabat in the Funimation dub.
Karin
Karin (カリン), Korin in the Funimation dub and known as Whiskers the Wonder Cat in the Harmony Gold dub, is an immortal cat that lives at the top of the extremely high Karin Tower below Kami's. He trained Kame-Sen'nin at one point back in the past for three years and gave him the Kinto'un, and later trains Goku after his defeat to Taopaipai. Karin also gives Goku a supposedly poisoned water to make him stronger. He continues to help Goku and his friends by growing Senzu beans, which can fully heal any injuries and fatigue instantly. Later on he trains Kuririn, Tenshinhan, Yamcha and Chaozu and is often accompanied by Yajirobe. He is voiced by Ichirō Nagai and Naoki Tatsuta in Japanese, Doug Parker and Ted Cole in the Ocean dub, and Mark Britten and Chris Sabat in the Funimation dub.
Mr. Popo
Mr. Popo (ミスター・ポポ Misutā Popo) is a genie-like entity who serves as the caretaker to Kami, and later Dende after taking his place as the guardian of Earth. When he first appears, he easily gets the best of Goku in a skirmish. He then assists Kami in training Goku for three years in preparation for his battle against Piccolo at the Tenka'ichi Budōkai as well as later training Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu and Yajirobe during their preparation against the Saiyans. He is voiced by Toku Nishio in Japanese, French Tickner in the Ocean Group dub, and Chris Cason and Chris Sabat in the Funimation dub.
Mr. Popo's appearance has been considered an offensive racist stereotype by some, such as Carole Boston Weatherford in an article she wrote in The Christian Science Monitor in May 2000.[27] The North American English releases of the manga by Viz Media has censored Mr. Popo's lips by reducing their size.[28] In the US airing of Dragon Ball Z Kai on the CW4kids/Toonzai block, Mr. Popo's skin was changed from black to blue.
Pilaf
Pilaf (ピラフ Pirafu) is a small, impish man who dreams of ruling the world. Though he proclaims himself an emperor, he actually only has a crown and a castle. Along with his two minions, Mai (マイ), a woman that wears a trench coat, and Shu (シュウ Shū) (originally named "Soba" in the manga), a humanoid dog in a ninja outfit, he seeks out the Dragon Balls to wish for world domination. After obtaining the Dragon Balls once, he is foiled by Goku and his companions after another wish is granted just before he can speak his fully. He returns to antagonize Goku several times throughout the series; while attempting to obtain the Dragon Balls and releasing Piccolo Daimao from his confinement. They appear again in Dragon Ball GT, where they obtain the Black Star Dragon Balls and accidentally wish Goku to be a child again. Pilaf is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in Japanese and Chuck Huber in the English dub. Shu is voiced by Tesshō Genda in Japanese and Chris Cason in the English dub. Mai is voiced by Eiko Yamada in Japanese, Teryl Rothery in the Ocean dub, and Julie Franklin in the Funimation dub. She was played by Eriko Tamura in the live-action film Dragonball Evolution.
Red Ribbon Army
The Red Ribbon Army (レッドリボン軍 Reddo Ribon Gun) is a paramilitary organization bent on total world domination. The army's initial leader, Commander Red (レッド総帥 Reddo Sousui) is a short man who has his forces go on a quest for world domination by raiding towns and searching for the Dragon Balls. While the plan was secretly a ruse, so he can really use the power of the Dragon Balls to become taller, the second in command Adjutant Black (ブラック参謀 Burakku Sanbou), who loyally obeyed Red, shoots him after hearing the real plan and attempts to take command of the army, only to be killed by Goku after he was able to easily wipe out most of their forces.
The many operatives of the army served as the obstacles for Goku during his second quest for the Dragon Balls. Goku quickly became the top of their hit list when he first came in contact with them by defeating Colonel Silver (シルバー大佐 Shirubaa Taisa). Though they first thought it was only a fluke, they then realized the threat Goku was when he defeated the forces under General White (ホワイト将軍 Howaito Shougun) in their northern stronghold known as Muscle Tower. Among the forces under General White is the ninja Sergeant Major Purple (ムラサキ曹長 Murasaki Souchou, lit. "Master Sergeant Purple"), simply Murasaki in the English anime dub, his four identical brothers and the android brute Major Metallitron (メタリック軍曹 Metarriku Gunsou), Full Metal Jacket in Viz's English manga. After the destruction of Muscle Tower, Mechanical Man Number 8, One of the armies defunct Androids who was kindhearted and disliked fighting, befriends Goku and lives peacefully with the locals of Jingle Village.
General Blue (ブルー将軍 Buruu Shougun) a high-ranking official of the army and the most powerful of them, was next to go after Goku. He has a special psionic ability that allows him to paralyze other individuals. He is a neat freak, and as he does not enjoy Bulma's attempts at seduction, she thinks of him as gay. He manages to steal the Dragon Radar during their final encounter, but after returning, he is set to be executed for not obtaining any of the Dragon Balls after multiple failures. He is allowed to fight the recently hired Taopaipai to redeem himself, though Taopaipai easily kills Blue only using his tongue. Blue wears a brown uniform reminiscent of the Sturmabteilung, implying parallels between the RRA and the real-life Nazi Party. Blue is voiced by Toshio Furukawa in Japanese and Sonny Strait in the Funimation dub.
Another high ranking operative is General Copper (カッパ将軍 Kappa Shougun). Although he is never seen, he is mentioned quite a few times and was the commander of Colonel Silver. Other members under General Copper were Captain Yellow (イエロー大佐 Ieroo Taisa), an anthropomorphic tiger which Goku defeated when arriving at the land of Korin just before encountering Tao and Colonel Violet the only known female operative of the army.
In the aftermath of the Red Ribbon Army's defeat, Doctor Gero who previously worked for them, continued creating androids and uses them in a plotted revenge on Goku which he attempts to go through with later in the series.
In the film Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure, General Blue and Major Metallitron appear as soldiers in Chaozu's army. The Red Ribbon Army appears in the alternate-retelling film Dragon Ball: The Path to Power, where many of them get altered character designs. Ninja Murasaki and General Blue appear in the 1990s Dr. Slump remake anime, where they attempt to take the Dragon Balls from Goku and Arale. In the live-action Korean film, Dragon Ball: Ssawora Son Goku, Igyeora Son Goku, Murasaki appears as one of Pilaf's subordinates.
Shenlong
Shenlong (神龍 Shén Lóng, lit. "God Dragon"), Shenron in Funimation's anime dub, also known as the Eternal Dragon in the Ocean and Funimation dubs and as the Dragon God in the Harmony Gold dub, is the wish granting dragon summoned when all of Earth's Dragon Balls are gathered. Shenlong can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of his creator (who must be still alive) and has not been previously granted.[29] This is why Shenlong can only bring the same person back to life once. Shenlong can originally only grant one wish, but after being revived by Dende, he is able to grant two at a time. Shenlong often tries to hasten summoners to make their wishes. He is voiced by Kenji Utsumi in the Japanese version of the series with the exclusion of episodes 192 and 193 in the series and the films, in which he is voiced by Masaharu Satō; he is voiced by Daisuke Gōri in Dragon Ball GT and by Kōji Yada in the Dr. Slump remake. In the English versions of the series, he is voiced by Don Brown in the Ocean dub and by Christopher Sabat in the Funimation dub.
His Namekian counterpart is Porunga (ポルンガ). Unlike Shenlong, Porunga has a large, muscular humanoid upper body and something similar to a dorsal fin down his back; he initially can only bring a single person back to life at a time, but can bring that person back multiple times. He can grant three wishes, so long as they don't exceed his creator's power, his creator is still alive, and each request is delivered in the Namekian dialect. He is voiced by Junpei Takiguchi in the Japanese version of the series with the exclusion of episode 283, in which he is voiced by Daisuke Gōri; he is voiced by Masaharu Satō in the video games. In Dragon Ball Kai Daisuke Gōri originally performed the role; after his death, Ryūzaburō Ōtomo took over. He is voiced by Christopher Sabat in the Funimation dub of the series.
Dragon Ball GT introduces the Black Star Shenron, a much larger red Shenron made by Kami when he and Piccolo Daimao were still one entity. He is summoned when the Black Star Dragon Balls are gathered, and can grant any single wish, regardless of any restrictions placed on the other dragons.
Taopaipai
Taopaipai (桃白白), Mercenary Tao or General Tao in English anime dubs, is an assassin for hire and younger brother of Tsuru-Sen'nin, Kame-Sen'nin's lifelong rival. He wears a custom made pink gi with the kanji for "kill" (殺 satsu) on the front and the English phrase "KILL YOU!" on the back. He is first introduced in the series by being hired by the Red Ribbon Army to take out Goku and retrieve the Dragon Balls he possess. He kills General Blue with only his tongue, and seemingly kills Goku. After succeeding in the first battle, he later had to go back after forgetting one of the Dragon Balls where Goku challenges him again with his newfound power from Karin. He gets caught in the explosion of his own grenade and is assumed dead, his older brother Tsuru-Sen'nin then enters the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai attempting to get revenge on Goku. It is later revealed that Taopaipai survived and was modified into a cyborg using all the money he gained from his previous assassination jobs. He enters the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai seeking his own revenge, but is easily defeated by his former student Tenshinhan. In the anime he appears once again, in filler episodes of Dragon Ball Z during the Cell arc.
In Japanese, he is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka in Dragon Ball and Yukimasa Kishio in Dragon Ball Z. In the Ocean dub, he is voiced by Scott McNeil, while in the Funimation dub, he is voiced by Kent Williams. Taopaipai was the model for the character Uonuma Usui in Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga. Watsuki stated that as the first villain to defeat Goku, Taopaipai made "a strong impression" on him.[30]
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