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The Main Characters
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: The entire trio is on the receiving end of this. With Gohan, unlike in canon, the guilt of being responsible for his father's death weighs on him, even into his teenage years, having seen his younger brother grow up without a father, his mother missing her husband, and knowing he could have prevented it all. Erasa's is more tame, as she had practically no characterisation in the original canon, but the death have her mother at a young age led to a deep-rooted sadness and inability to get over it that the young woman masked with a veneer of an energetic, outgoing girl. Videl, meanwhile, basically took her general jerkishness, upgraded that, and gave her entirely new things to angst about; insecurities Erasa and Gohan both, whether Erasa would continue to be her friend after Gohan was "stealing" her, her inability to process her new feelings for Gohan, and her feelings of inadequacy with martial arts after seeing Erasa learn so quickly from Gohan.
- Badass Crew: The Power Trio consists of a half-Saiyan who was known for his immense power as an infant, and to staggeringly talented martial artists who, despite everything are just Earthlings in the end. And they manage to go toe to toe with some of the biggest threats in the Universe. After the timeskip, they all acquire god ki and become even more badass as a result.
- Color-Coded Characters: Actually averted; Erasa and Gohan are associated with the colour purple, while Videl is associated with blue. Even their ki doesn't help; Gohan is associated with blue and yellow, Erasa with red and blue, and Videl with simply red.
- Fire-Forged Friends: Erasa and Videl were friends since they were children, but Videl's own insecurities damaged their friendship around the start of the story. It was the entirety of the Majin Bū debacle that reaffirmed their friendship, and it was this same incident that allowed Gohan and Videl to finally get on even terms enough to be called "friends".
- Freudian Trio:
- Videl is by far the id; she is ruled by her passion and desires, and is by far the most hotblooded of the Trio, with a recklessness that has led to more than one bad occasion in the story.
- Gohan, simply by his nature, would be the superego; he is the most intelligent of the main Trio, and applies logic and reasoning towards his actions. It could also be said, however, that he defaults into this position because Videl exists, as Gohan isn't above rash behaviour when his Saiyan power runs away with him.
- Erasa is the ego, serving as the balance between Gohan and Videl in the Trio. As Videl's best friend and Gohan's girlfriend (and later wife), she has a large amount of influence over both individuals. She is personally involved in bring Videl to heel, and is part of Gohan's motivation for continuing to develop as a person.
- Interclass Friendship: Videl is obscenely rich, Erasa is upper middle-class, and Gohan literally *lives in the woods*. This adjusts slightly after the time-skip, with Videl remaining the same, but Erasa marries Gohan and builds their dōjō in Mt. Paozu, so she also now lives in the woods with her husband.
- Red Is Heroic: The one colour the group has in common is red; with Videl, it is her naturally ki colour, and at first was usedd to exemplify her evil nature. When she finally chilled out, the colour didn't change. Erasa and Gohan each have read associated with a transformation; Erasa with her main transformation and Gohan with Super Saiyan God, and both characters are as heroic as can be.
- Semi-Divine: Gohan would become a Super Saiyan God against Beerus, and Videl and Erasa would acquire god ki by trainin with Whis. Thus, all three main characters would go on to become the closest thing to "demi-gods" in the Dragon Ball series.
- Nice Mean And In Between: Downplayed to an extent but still present. The most obvious, perhaps, is Erasa, who is by far the sweetest person on the story, and is for all intents and purposes meant to come across as average. She's level-headed, reasonable, easy to get along with and has only really lost her temper once. Videl, pre-Character Development, has a mean streak the size of East Texas, and it lead to her becoming a villain temporarily until she came to her senses, and even then, she's still least even-tempered of the three. Gohan, meanwhile, is a kind man but is not to be trifled with; while he doesn't take joy in harming others, he will lay into anyone who harms his friends, but otherwise serves as the buffer between the two personalities.
- Power Trio: Gohan, Erasa, and Videl serve as the main trio of the series, a stark contrast to Dragon Ball Super, which focuses solely on the duo of Son Gokū and Vegeta. The trio is a group of friends (and later rivals), and are the three main characters of the Erased Chronicles.
- Teen Genius: Gohan, Erasa, and Videl are all varying levels of exceedingly talented (for both their age and their species) when it comes to martial arts; Videl particularly showcasing remarkable ingenuity and tenacity, as Erasa at least had Gohan to train her completely.
- Token Trio: Gohan is half-alien, and comes from a martial artist background, Videl is an Earthling who comes from a martial artist background, and Erasa was initially The Everyman.
Son Gohan
Son Gohan, son of The Hero.
- "How do you expect me to get any kind of real world experience like this if you keep being so overbearing and overprotective!? I never ask for much, you know that better than anyone! I've always done what you've asked, and yet you're still this insistent on keeping me under your thumb?! Don't you think it's time to let go? Don't you think I can handle myself?!"
The main protagonist of the Erased Chronicles. The oldest son of Goku and Chi-Chi, and a half-Saiyan. A powerful boy with a gentle disposition and hidden temper, he's taken the mantle of the protector of Earth after his father passed away in the Cell Games. Striving to live his life after the death of his father, he has recently started high-school, where he encounters a girl named Erasa, who he once met seven years ago.
- The Ace: Gohan excels in just about everything except social skills — something he himself later addresses — and possesses immense talent as both a fighter and a scholar. He has more innate fighting potential than any member of the Dragon Team, and quickly regains his fighting sense even after not having had a formal battle in seven years.
- Action Dad: After the timeskip, Gohan and Erasa have a daughter, thus fulfilling this trope.
- Adaptation Personality Change: Played with. Gohan always had a short temper that was prevalent more often during his formative years, and seemingly abandoned for arrogance towards the tail end of the Buu arc in the original series. In Erased, his personality is present as a gentle man who can be pushed to the breaking point, and has very Vegeta-like tendencies once he's pushed to Super Saiyan 2.
- Adaptational Jerkass: Tied into the above, Gohan has called his mother out on her bullshit more than once in the Erased Chronicles. This isn't entirely out of left field, as he has given Chi-Chi a Big "SHUT UP!" even in canon, but in the Erased Chronicles, it was portrayed in a more selfish manner.
- Adaptational Superpower Change: Not to the degree of most examples, but Gohan's powers work differently in the Erased Chronicles Due to drinking the Chōshinsui, and being partially Earthling, he was granted a gigantic power boost from the water, and seems to rival his "Ultimate Gohan" form from canon. Unlike in canon, however, Gohan can still transform into a Super Saiyan and a Super Saiyan 2, making him far stronger than canon!Gohan was during the Boo debacle.
- Adapted Out: Characters such as Majin Buu with Gotenks or Gohan absorbed don't appear in this story, due to Majin Boo never actually trying to absorb anyone. Oob also never appears, as Gohan never ask Enma to reincarnate him.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Gohan usually avoids this trope, but lapses into it whenever he transforms into Super Saiyan 2. He would later adopt this attitude again whilst fighting Majin Buu, and he hadn't even transformed at the time.
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Platonic version, with Chi-Chi. Despite the fact that Gohan and Chi-Chi have had their disagreements, it is made plain that Gohan loves his mother immensely. Protecting her is one of the reasons he continues to train, and they discuss his marriage and future life prospects, with Gohan agreeing to keep his mother a part of his future decisions, rather than exclude her entirely from his life.
- Badass Bookworm: He's a student first, a fighter second, and a badass regardless.
- Badass Teacher: Gohan becomes one after the timeskip, teaching as a professor at a University.
- Big "SHUT UP!": He yells at Chi-Chi to shut up, much like he did when he was a kid, when his frustration finally went too far.
- Break the Haughty: After his first battle against Beerus, Gohan considerably loses his drive briefly. He went into his battle with Beerus fairly confidently, given the fact that the only gods he's ever met have been...unimpressive. After Beerus completely hands him his ass, Gohan breaks and requires Erasa to drag him back up.
- Calling the Old Man Out: In chapter 5, Gohan let's Chi-Chi have it when she insults Erasa, in a manner reminiscent of his old childhood temper.
- Deceased Parents Are the Best: The Erased Chronicles has the main arc truly begin after the Cell Games — meaning Gokū has been dead for seven years by the start of the story. Gokū's death is a major personal weight on Gohan that never truly resolves itself until Gohan fully steps into Gokū's shoes as the saviour of Earth.
- Deconstructed Trope: Unlike in canon, Gohan's previous battles have scarred him a little more. Additionally, he behaves more like a normal person would, having moments where he can be selfish and not understand someone else's side (such as the fact that his mother over the past seven years hasn't gotten over her husband's death, and it's influenced her more than he would think).
- Did Not See That Coming: Two during his battle with Majin Buu.
- Gohan is in control of the battle with Buu entirely until he punches Buu so hard he quite literally detaches the good incarnation that was absorbed earlier, and Buu turns into his pure form. He then rips a hole in the Room of Spirit and Time.
- When Buu tries to utterly blow up the planet, leaving Gohan caught off guard as the battle to protect the Earth could very easily destroy it if he uses too much of his power close to the surface of the Earth.
- Does Not Know His Own Strength: Defied; the narration mentions repeatedly how Gohan has to adjust his strength while dealing with things as simple as opening a door.
- Drama-Preserving Handicap: Gohan required help to defeat Majin Buu, due to the fact that he was too close to the planet's surface to utilize a Super Kamehameha as a Super Saiyan 2 without properly controlling his ki. Once Buu was sufficiently distracted, he transformed and utterly erased Buu.
- Eye Colour Change: When Gohan becomes a Super Saiyan, his eyes turn greenish-blue. As a Super Saiyan God, they become crimson.
- Genre Blind: Averted and played straight. He opted not to train during the seven years after Cell, but following the conclusion of the Buu arc, Gohan resolves to balance his training and personal life, as Goku and Vegeta have died, and he is the strongest individual on Earth.
- Good Is Not Soft: Do not underestimate Gohan because he is sweet, and doesn't enjoy fighting. His short temper is still present, and he will beat you into the dirt if you threaten the people he loves.
- The Hero:Even when he's in a lesser role, Gohan is staunchly the hero of the story.
- Happily Married: Four years after the defeat of Majin Buu, Gohan and Erasa tied the knot.
- It's Personal: When Gohan arrives to fight Majin Buu, he is furious. Majin Buu's resume at this point consists of killing Vegeta, Tenshinhan, 18, his mother, and attempting to kill his girlfriend, his younger brother, and Trunks. Gohan was not pleased.
- Master-Apprentice Chain: Gohan was trained by both Goku and Piccolo, and would go on to train Erasa and Videl.
- Piccolo > Son Gohan > Erasa and Videl
- Mutaito > Muten Roushi > Son Gohan Senior > Son Goku > Son Gohan > Erasa and Videl.
- Official Couple: Erasa and Gohan. It isn't even a spoiler, it happens so early in the series.
- One Head Taller: Inconsistently, as height is never described in-story, but the two main pieces of art used to represent the story show Gohan as a head-taller than Erasa.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
- Gohan yells at his mother after she insults Erasa. Their relationship recovers, but this is just one of Gohan's temperamental moments; it goes to show, however, that he is still just a teenager.
- When Gohan turns completely serious in his battle against Dabura, because he had to protect Erasa.
- Papa Wolf: For all the good it did, Gohan unleashed on Beerus when he realised the deity had the audacity to harm his daughter.
- Physical God: Barring the fact that every Saiyan post-Freeza arc is essentially this, Gohan becomes a Super Saiyan God to fight Beerus.
- The Power of Friendship: Unlike with his father, this is played very straight with Gohan. He doesn't fight because he enjoys the sensation, he fights to protect Erasa. At the conclusion of the Majin Boo arc, he specifically trains to protect his family. It comes to a head ten years later when Beerus himself points it out to Gohan in the final moments of their battle.
- Power High: During his fight with Beerus, the influence of the Super Saiyan God transformation causes Gohan to genuinely enjoy the battle, even stating how exhilarating the power of a god feels.
- Purple Is Powerful: Played very much straight throughout the series; unlike in canon, where Gohan asks for gi like his Dad's, Erased Gohan asks for a new outfit in the same colours as Piccolo's gi. Shin creates one modeled after Kaioushin training garb.
- The Protagonist / Deuteragonist: Gohan actually alternates these roles depending on the narrative, exchanging them with Erasa. Both characters get equal focus, to the point that they can both qualify as the Protagonist and Deuteragonist depending on how the narrative flows.
- Super Mode: Gohan still possesses his Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2 transformations.
- Still Wearing the Old Colors: Purple is Gohan's signature colour, even when he's nearing his 30s. He specifically asked for clothing in the sane colour as Piccolo.
- Golden Super Mode: The aforementioned Super Mode.
- Superior Successor: Gohan to both Piccolo and his own father. He is by far the strongest mortal man in the Universe, having exceeded both his father and teacher by miles.
- Surpassed the Teacher: Gohan far exceeds Piccolo and Goku in strength by the end of the Buu arc. He himself acknowledges that he is the strongest person on Earth.
- Tranquil Fury: When Gohan confronted Majin Buu, he was furious in a very calm way. It didn't save Buu.
- Took a Level in Badass: After drinking the Choushinsui, Gohan regains more than his original badassery against Cell.
- World's Strongest Man: Gohan was this during the Cell Game. After drinking the Choushinsui, he once again becomes the strongest person on Earth. Beerus himself later states that Gohan is the strongest human he has ever met.
- Worthy Opponent: Beerus sees him as this.
- Wowing Cthulhu: While he may have lost to Beerus in the end, the Hakaishin was still impressed by Gohan's best efforts, and this is why he spared Earth.
Erasa
Erasa, The Heroine.
- "I think I want to become a martial arts instructor, and open my own dojo. After studying martial arts with Gohan for these six months, and learning everything I have...I want to open up that world to other people. And give as many people as I can the chance to become stronger and redefine their own self-worth."
- Action Girl: The definitive one in this fanfic. She fully becomes this when she drinks the Choshinsui, taking on Majin Buu at the height of his strength.
- Adaptational Badass: She was a minor character in the manga and anime. See Adaptation Expansion below.
- Adaptation Expansion: In the original series, especially the original manga, Erasa was a nothing character who existed to be friends with Sharpener and Videl. In this story, she is a fully fleshed out main character who is in a relationship with Gohan and becomes one of the Dragon Team.
- Badass Teacher: Erasa becomes one after the timeskip, becoming a doujou sensei.
- Betty and Veronica: The Betty to Videl's Veronica.
- Blasphemous Boast: To Gohan, after she has to snap him out of a brief insecurity spell after he lost to Beerus.Erasa: We're martial artists, Gohan. To us, 'god' should be a stepping stone.
- Deceased Parents Are the Best: Much like Gohan, by the time the main story begins, one of Erasa's parents has passed away — in her case, her mother. The loss of her mother left her in a rut for years, and it was only with Gohan's presence in her life that she began to make critical steps to move forward.
- Declaration of Protection: To Videl, when they were children, and again when they were teenagers. It's perhaps her driving motivation to train; she doesn't want any harm to come to Videl.
- The Ditz: More of an informed attribute than anything else, Erasa apparently used to be this in the past.
- Does Not Know His Own Strength: After she obtained her new transformation, Erasa has notable trouble controlling her strength, telling Gohan how she tends to commonly break things at the house due to the fact that she doesn't have the control required.
- Exotic Eye Designs: When Erasa gains god ki to enhance her "Benijuzu" form, instead of black eyes in her god state, she gains crimson eyes with the pattern of concentric circles, resembling the Rinnegan from Naruto.
- Eye Colour Change: Two, of a different flavour. In her "Benijuzu" form, her eyes become a dark black. When she acquires the god ki to enhance the form, they instead become crimson, and gain a concentric circle pattern.
- Family Theme Naming: Writing utensils. Her name is a pun on an Eraser, her father on a Marker, and her mother, a Quill.
- First Girl Wins: Erasa was the first girl Gohan met within the story — in the very first chapter, actually — and is the one he eventually falls for.
- First Love: To Gohan, and vice versa.
- Girly Bruiser: Erasa is by no means a tomboy, but can and will kick all kinds of ass.
- The Heart: If anyone in the series is this, it would be Erasa. She is the most well-meaning, kind-hearted character in the series. She goes out of her way to be kind, to the point where she doesn't appear to have a mean bone in her body.
- Heavenly Concentric Circles: Suffusing her with divine ki from the Kaioushing's Super God Water (aka the Choshinsui) prompts her eyes to gain a concentric-ring pattern. To be more precise, she gets endowed with the soul of Earth's original god, Shangdi.
- Happily Married: Four years after the defeat of Majin Buu, Gohan and Erasa tied the knot.
- Informed Attribute: Erasa apparently has a ditzy streak, but outside of it being mentioned by Videl, had yet to be shown. It is implied to be something she grew out of.
- Laser Blade: Can employ one, similarly to Videl. Her's is coloured yellow — notably, it is her one of her only technique with this colour.
- Law of Chromatic Superiority: Erasa is perhaps one of the strongest Earthlings in the series, and her Super Mode is a vibrant red.
- Love Triangle: While it is never formally addressed, Erasa loves Gohan, and vice-versa, but Videl eventually comes to possesses feelings for Gohan that she doesn't know how to act on. Her friendship with Videl only serves to drive a wedge between them.
- Martial Medic: Rather loosely. Erasa showed great intuition in using her own ki to keep Gohan from dying. This is different from the Restoration Power used by Nameccians and Kaioushin, which looks like a form of magic; Erasa utilized her own ki to keep Gohan's body running.
- Muscles Are Meaningless: Official art now exists of Erasa without anything over her top, and she has a very slim build. It isn't at all indicative of her actual physical strength.
- O.C. Stand-in: Quote possibly the readerbase's biggest issue with Erasa. Due to the fact that very little was done with Erasa in the manga (the author quite liberally ignores the anime except when convenient), the character known as Erasa in this fanfic exhibits enough traits to be considered Erasa...and then has a backstory and more piled on to turn her into an actual character fit to be a lead in a series with...
mixed results. - Official Couple: Erasa and Gohan. It isn't even a spoiler, it happens so early in the series.
- Original Character: It's made quite clear after the first few chapters that Erasa herself is an original character. She resembles Erasa in name and appearance only, but due to the fact that Erasa had around three lines in the original manga, the author had free reign to flesh her out entirely to fit the new story. By the time of the Tenkaichi Budōkai, she bears no resemblance to the three-line character from the original manga.
- The Protagonist / Deuteragonist: Erasa actually alternates these roles depending on the narrative, exchanging them with Gohan. Both characters get equal focus, to the point that they can both qualify as the Protagonist and Deuteragonist depending on how the narrative flows.
- Purple Is Powerful: Like Gohan, she primarily wears purple gi.
- Red Is Heroic: Contrasting nicely with Videl's initial portrayal, red has positive connotations with Erasa. Her Super Form is red, and each one of her techniques within this form are a vibrant red, as is her hair while transformed. Erasa is without a doubt the most compassionate of the three characters, and while she doesn't quite have The Hero role that Gohan plays, it cannot be denied she's one in her own right.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Videl's Red. Erasa is a kind-hearted girl who is as sweet as Gohan, and goes out of her way to be supportive and helpful. By contrast, Videl is a sharp-spoken, abrasive Tsundere with a temper shorter than Gohan's, though with less disastrous results. Despite all of this, the two are a solid pair of best friends.
- The Rival: To Videl, in a manner similar to Goku and Vegeta.
- Significant Wardrobe Shift: After she consumes the Choshinsui, Shin grants Erasa a new outfit, which is similar coloured to her previous, but in a completely different style, showing that Erasa was standing on her own as a fighter now.
- Took a Level in Badass: At an unprecedentedly quick pace, too. She does her fair share of hard work, training with Gohan for six months and gaining quite a handle on ki utilization and martial arts. Then she drinks the Choshinsui and becomes one of the strongest Earthlings.
- Touched by Vorlons: She consumed the Choshinsui, a divine water which houses the soul of the original God of Earth, Shangdi. The water imparts some of Shangdi's soul onto Erasa, and it is his soul that grants her the new Super Mode she utilizes with aplomb against Majin Buu.
- Tsurime Eyes: Much like a Super Saiyan, Erasa's eyes narrow in her trasformation, as her face becomes more serious.
- Xenafication: In the original series, Erasa was a Muggle
and the furthest thing from an Action Girl. In the Erased Chronicles, she becomes an incredibly powerful fighter that can rival some of the longest standing characters.
Videl
Videl, The Rival.
- "I want to become stronger. It isn't for anything as noble as wanting to save the Earth; my goals are smaller than that. Erasa is so much stronger than I am now...but I've been practising martial arts my own life — even continuing well after she dropped it when we were younger — and I can't stay her second forever! I want to become strong! Strong enough to beat Erasa! Strong enough to even beat Gohan! You're their teacher, right? I don't expect to surpass them with the same training regimen, but I know I can learn a lot from you!"
- The Ace: Videl is a fighting genius, and adapts well to ki shortly after discovering how to use it. She's naturally skilled at fighting, and uses ingenuity as much as brute force to win her battles. Piccolo himself notes that Videl has talent.
- Adaptational Badass: In the original source, Videl is stronger than Mr. Satan, and certainly a natural at martial arts, able to learn to fly in around a week. In the Erased Chronicles, Videl is all these things and then some. She displays her natural talent by utilising ki in different ways even early on, such as channeling it through her hair to make senbon. Once Babidi gets his hands on her, Videl becomes able to fire full scale kikōha like the rest of the cast, and begins to use a Wave-Motion Gun and a Laser Blade. Then ten years under Piccolo and she becomes more than strong enough to fight with the best.
- The Ageless: Benefiting from the Majin emblem on her forehead, Videl hasn't aged a day since ten years ago.
- Adaptational Expansion: Similarly to Erasa; while Videl wasn't a nothing character, her real role in the series beyond being a mother to Pan pretty much stopped the moment the Majin Buu shenanigans began. In Erased Chronicles, she stays very much present for most of it, and it is the catalyst for her Character Development.
- Adaptational Jerkass: The Erased Chronicles Videl is basically Videl if she didn't mellow out as quickly as she did from her original Jerkass behaviour and actually became worse.
- Ax-Crazy: While under Babidi's mind control.
- Boyish Short Hair: Solidly averted until the time skip.
- Betty and Veronica: The Veronica to Erasa's Betty.
- Biblical Motifs: To Lucifer. Without even counting her name (Videl, being an anagram of 'Devil'), she was loosely on the side of the heroes before betraying them for selfish reasons, is currently associating with (someone who used to consider himself) a demon, and even her signature technique, which is a stark red, uses a symbol meant to symbolize the Devil's horns.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: When under Babidi's spell, she succumbs to its influence far easier than Piccolo or Vegeta, and tries to kill Erasa.
- Covered in Scars: In chapter 64, Videl is revealed to have sustained numerous scars on her upper arms, thighs, and a particularly jagged one on her collarbone. These are all covered by her gi, but it shows just how hard her training has pushed her. Interestingly, a bit of official commissioned art by the author wound up having these scars toned down, though not intentionally.
- Deconstructed Trope: Like in canon, Videl fights criminals on the side. Unlike in canon, she quite nearly pays for it dearly, as one of the criminals happens to be a sick pervert with a thing for having his way with female victims. Mercifully, Gohan arrives in time to save her.
- Disproportionate Retribution: She went out of her way to try and kill Erasa because she couldn't handle her jealousy of the time Erasa and Gohan were spending together, as well as her blossoming feelings for Gohan that she couldn't properly express. Granted, she was under mind control at the time, but Babidi's mind control only amplifies already negative emotions.
- Driven by Envy: 90% of Videl's motivational factor.
- Easily Forgiven: Gohan and Erasa casually accept her apology when she apologizes for trying to kill Erasa and generally making everyone's life difficult. Then again, they are part of the squad that accepts Vegeta.
- Eastern Zodiac: Chapter 75 onward introduces Character Bios, and Videl's Eastern Zodiac sign is revealed to be Tiger. Videl displays the stubborn, short-tempered, selfish nature of the Tiger, but also displays their courage and capability for great sympathy to those they love.
- Expy: Videl is one to Sasuke from Naruto. Childhood friends with an energetic blonde, betrays them and the rest of their friends for power, turns to evil, becomes crazed enough to attempt murder and is brought back to the side of the heroes through a good 'ol fashioned beat-down with her rival and Only Friend.
- Graceful Loser: Admits defeat when she wakes up after losing to Erasa. However, she was referring to losing Gohan to Erasa, rather than the battle in which she'd been handily defeated.
- Fanservice: While the Erased Chronicles has — and will continue to have — fanservice at multiple points, Videl is the most frequent victim of it. This is due to a bias on the part of the author.
- Laser Blade: Videl is capable of employing a red one, and does it often. As of the Time Skip, she's completely refined the skill, and it is used as a means to show her character development.
- Magic Hair: Can channel her ki into her hair, turning into needles, something straight out of Naruto.
- Older Than They Look: After the timeskip, she's nearing her 30s and doesn't look any older than she did as a 17 year old.
- Only Friend: Erasa, apparently, was Videl's only friend. Even Sharpener appears to be more an acquaintance than actual friend, though Videl has used him for rides to school and the like. After mending ties with Gohan, however, this appears to be a vanishing trope.
- Personality Blood Types: In the Character Bios, introduced from Chapter 75 onward, Videl is revealed to have the blood type O. Going by Japanese standards of blood-types, this fits her personality well. She embodies both the best and worst traits to degree, most notably the self-centered, aggressive, and envious nature that the O blood type implies. However, she also displays the positive ambitiousness, confidence, and strong-willed traits of the O blood type.
- The Power of Hate: What makes her stronger when she was overtaken by the Manipulation Sorcery. She's working on getting over it.
- Power Tattoo: Much like Piccolo and Vegeta, the "Majin" Emblem that Babidi placed on her gave her an impressive boost to her combat strength.
- Red Is Violent: Videl's ki blasts are staunchly red in colour, unlike Erasa, who varies between shades of yellow and blue. She's also quite confrontational, was brainwashed by Babidi, and between the three main characters, is the most violent.
- The Rival: To Erasa, in a very Goku and Vegeta-like way. Piccolo believes she has the potential to become one to Gohan as well.
- Scars Are Forever: Not just scars, but bruises. Despite her enhanced healing, Erasa apparently damaged Videl with her final blow in their fight to the point that the blow, while not scarring, did manage to leave a permanent mark. Her body is also littered with scars from her training with Piccolo.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Her jealous heart and petty emotions made it easy for Babidi to take over her soul, and her lack of power compared to Piccolo and Vegeta made her succumb to the spell far easier. She went from wanting to fight Gohan and Erasa to outright trying to kill her best friend.
- Token Evil Teammate: Between the main trio, Videl served as this for awhile.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Due to her Character Development, Videl eventually evolved past her petty jealous behaviour due to her feelings for Gohan, and has grown into a true friend to Erasa and Gohan, becoming much more of a Spirited Competitor.
- Training from Hell: Undergoes harsh training from Piccolo.
- Tritagonist: Is the third most important character in the narrative.
- Underestimating Badassery: Having only heard about Goku's exploits as a Budokai champion from years ago, she wanted to take him and believed she could. Videl was sadly mistaken.
- Western Zodiac: In Chapter 75's character bio, Videl's Western Zodiac sign is revealed to be Aries. She exhibits the impatience, short-tempered and aggressively impulsive nature of the Aries, but also showcases their determination, confidence, and passionate drive.
- Women Prefer Strong Men: Both her love interests, Gohan and Trunks, are abnormally powerful men.
- Why Won't You Die?: Said almost verbatim during her battle with Erasa.
- Xenafication: In the original series, Videl started out as a Muggle who learned basic ki control. This was the extent of her training in the series, and she was an otherwise "stronger-than-average" Earthling. Like Erasa, in the Erased Chronicles, she becomes an incredibly powerful and creative fighter.
The Dragon Team
- Hard Work Hardly Works: Averted. The entire supporting Dragon Team cast that was still alive after the timeskip, while still vastly weaker than Gohan, have managed to hone their powers and strengths over the past ten years to remain relevant. Piccolo is considered the third strongest person on the planet at the moment and this isn't a default award. After the arrival of Beerus, the entire supporting cast, sans the Buu family and No. 18 go to train with Whis alongside the Trio.
- We Are "Team Cannon Fodder": Played with. The author considers the other characters just as valid of existences as the Saiyans the main characters, but the Dragon Team's only big moments have been serving as cannon fodder in the Erased Chronicles. Every time they get a moment to shine, it is still merely to stall for the sake of the main characters, but they do not go down quietly.
Son Goku
- "No...he's right. I'm not invincible, and I can't do everything. I'm sorry, Trunks; I'm sorry I couldn't be there to save Vegeta. And it's only a small way to try and apologise...but Gohan and I are going to take on this monster. We'll get revenge for Vegeta!"
Son Gokū, the original protagonist.
The protagonist of the original series, now a Supporting Protagonist in favor of the Power Trio, but primarily his son. Goku is a powerful Saiyan sent from Earth as a baby by his parents before the destruction of Vegeta (the planet). Having saved the planet numerous times, he died seven years ago against Cell, but has returned for a day to complete in the Tenkaichi Budōkai.- Action Dad: Goku loves his family, even if he doesn't show it well, and he is a bonafide badass.
- Adaptational Badass: Goku manages to merge Kaiouken and Super Saiyan 2 during his fight with Vegeta, utterly beating the Saiyan prince senseless before becoming exhausted. In canon, it's stated the Kaiouken form and Super Saiyan cannot be combined.
- Awesome, but Impractical: The Super Kaiouken returns in Erased Chronicles, fresh from filler. However, Goku can only use it while dead, as the form could completely destroy a living body.
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Despite their questionable relationship, it is undeniable Goku does love Chi-Chi. When he returns to the Afterlife, Chi-Chi kisses him in the spur of the moment, and Goku reciprocates, despite never having kissed her before.
- Back from the Dead: He returns from death for a day to compete in the Tenkaichi Budōkai. Unlike in canon, it doesn't stick.
- Beyond the Impossible: Goku combined Kaiouken and Super Saiyan 2, which is canonically impossible. It's justified, however, as he is already dead, and his body is not that of a living human, so it merely taxes him incredibly rather than killing him as it should have.
- Commuting on a Bus: The author's love of Goku, even though the man is dead and therefore can't participate in the story, is evident. Whenever Goku can feasibly appear, even as an observer, he does. He has also returned, temporarily, twice in the story to participate in current events.
- Costume Evolution: Ten years after the events of Majin Buu, Goku manages this while dead. He adopts an entirely new gi; it is primarily green and white, with red boots, black armbands, and white armbands worn just a bit higher up his biceps. It calls to mind both his outfits from the end of the original series as well as Revival of 'F' in the original series.
- Crutch Character: To the point where Goku had become self-aware about it after he died against Cell. It's why he chose to stay dead seven years later.
- Dangerous Forbidden Technique: The Kaiouken, which enhances all of his senses as well as his power at the cost of potentially killing him if the multiplier is too high. Even moreso, the Super Kaiouken, combining the Super Saiyan and the Kaiouken, which is canonically impossible and Goku can only use because he's dead. It exhausts him entirely, however.
- Dead Alternate Counterpart: Goku is this to main timeline Goku. Unlike in the main timeline, where he was revived as a complete cop-out, Goku stays dead in the Erased Chronicles.
- Demoted to Extra: Goku was the protagonist of the original Dragon Ball series. As the Erased Chronicles focuses on his eldest son, and Goku is dead during the entire run of the series, he qualifies. The elder Saiyan does show up and has involvement in the story, but the focus never strays from Gohan and his growing group of companions.
- Doom Magnet: To the point that it is addressed in-series.
- Doting Grandparent: While Goku hasn't had much time to interact with his only grandchild, his second stint in the living world made it clear he's already quite fond of Pen, referring to himself as her "Grandpa Goku" and promising to spend a large portion of his remaining time on Earth with the child.
- Four Is Death: Goku, a literal dead man, returns in chapter 14.
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: Goku is well-aware that he isn't an invincible superman, and knows that there are still limits to things he can do. He makes this quite plain to Trunks, when he apologises for being unable to save Vegeta.
- Hero of Another Story: Literally on multiple levels. He was the hero of the original series, and is a hero in the main timeline. Goku's entire life filled up Dragon Ball, and he's fought more people in a week than Gohan has yet to fight in his entire life.
- Heroic Lineage: As far as Earth is concerned, Goku is the founder of one. His eldest son, Gohan, would go on to become the greatest protector of Earth after Goku's passing, with his second son, Goten, becoming a powerful fighter in his own right. Even his granddaughter shows no signs of being a slacker.
- Know When to Fold 'Em: Goku surrenders during his and Vegeta's battle in the Budokai to get the latter to avoid blowing up the arena.
- Long-Dead Badass: By the time the Erased Chronicles begins, Goku has been dead for seven years. This being Dragon Ball, however.
- Minor Major Character: Goku was the protagonist of the original series, and the hero in the original timeline. In this timeline, however, he's a Supporting Protagonist who, as he is already dead, leaves the problems to his children and the new generation of warriors.
- Passing the Torch: Something Goku tried to do in the original series to no avail, in the Erased Chronicles, he very much succeeds; Gohan takes up his position as the protector of Earth and Goku couldn't be prouder of his son.
- Take Care of the Kids: An odd version. When he returns to the Afterlife, Goku asks Erasa to take care of Gohan.
- So Proud of You: Goku is very proud of his son for maturing the way he has.
- World's Strongest Man: Before Gohan succeeded him, Goku was this. Now he's the strongest in the Afterlife.
Vegeta
- "How? How can I be content to give up like this!? This cannot be the pinnacle of my strength! It absolutely cannot! [...] I will not be made a fool of, while I am constantly surpassed by my lessers! I am Vegeta!"
Vegeta, the Prince of the Saiyans.
Goku's eternal rival, and the Prince of Saiyans, Vegeta is one of the few surviving members of the Saiyan race. He originally came to Earth for the purpose of killing Goku and taking the Dragon Balls, but he mellowed out, marrying Bulma and becoming accustomed to Earth. Like Goku, he does play a lesser role in this series compared to his role in the original. Also like Goku, he dies permanently at the end of the Majin Buu arc.- 24-Hour Armor: Averted. Due to Vegeta being alive only during the Buu arc, he wears the undersuit to the armor rather than the armor itself.
- Action Dad: To Trunks. Vegeta loves his son, his other flaws notwithstanding.
- Alas, Poor Villain: Much like in canon, Vegeta sold his soul to Babidi to bridge the gap between himself and Goku. And also like in canon, Goku still had Super Saiyan 3 hidden in the bag. However, during his fight with Goku, Vegeta came very close to winning, and it was only the arrival of Majin Buu that interrupted the entire proceeding. And even when he sacrificed himself to defeat Majin Buu — after achieving SSJ3 no less — the Djinn revived, and Vegeta's sacrifice only bought time.
- Always Second Best: Vegeta plays second fiddle to Goku. It's only in the battle where he dies that Vegeta finally closes the gap, becoming a Super Saiyan 3.
- Ambiguously Evil: Vegeta has calmed down since the events of the Cell Arc, but the fact that Kakarrot is only on Earth for a day, and his window to settle their rivalry is closing permanently, unhinges him.
- Being Good Sucks: One of the primary reasons he let's Babidi control him. He even goes off on a rant to Goku:Vegeta: "I wanted to be the way I used to be! I needed Babidi to reawaken the evil in my heart! Cold and ruthless, I wanted to be able to fight you without anything holding us back! Your influence softened my heart, Kakarrot! Over time, I began to settle down; I became a family man, and had even learned to love them! I began to see the Earth as my home! I needed to find my past-self; find the strength I once had, even it required the help of someone like Babidi! And now, I feel so much better!"
- Clipped-Wing Angel: Transforming into an SSJ3 turned the tide against Majin Buu, certainly. However, he was quickly worn out by the form, and it wasn't enough for Vegeta to win the day.
- Didn't Think This Through: He takes advantage of Babidi's brainwashing to become stronger, only for the released energy to refuel and revive Majin Buu.
- Dying Moment of Awesome: Vegeta is not a man who dies quietly. His battle with Majin Buu was brutal, with the Prince being forced to the brink at several points, unable to keep up with Majin Buu's insane durability. Only when pushed to his absolute limit did Vegeta unlock Super Saiyan 3, and he completely dominates until the form wears him out. Even then, he utilising the very last of his ki to create a gigantic explosion that eradicates Buu...temporarily.
- Skewed Priorities: Vegeta is more than willing to take the crowd of the Tournament hostage to make Goku fight him seriously, even when his wife and son were in the same arena he was threatening to destroy.
- World's Strongest Man: Vegeta was this while Goku was dead.
- You Are Worth Hell: A literal example for his family and Goku. And he stays dead.
Piccolo
- "If she dies from that amount of power, she wasn't fit to be my student. I'm not as soft as Goku, Dende. Never forget that I am the Daimaō as well as God."
Kuririn
Tenshinhan
No. 18
Son Goten
Son Goten, Son Gohan's younger brother
Son Goten is the youngest child of Son Gokū and Chi-Chi, and the younger brother of Son Gohan, and later, the brother-in-law of Erasa. Goten was born some time after the Cell Game competition. He, like Gohan, is a Saiyan-half, and notably the youngest Super Saiyan in known history. The best friend of Trunks, his role in the series is more or less similar to the original Dragon Ball manga, though, as is the case with many characters, would later be expanded.
- Adaptational Badass: Goten in the Erased Chronicles is stronger than his canon counterpart, which appears to be a recurring trait for characters now. It truly shifted when he saw Chi-Chi die in front of him and transformed into a Super Saiyan 2, an achievement he never received canonically.
- Adaptation Expansion: Goten, like other characters, is a 'victim' of this. Given that Toriyama left a lot of blanks and unused potential with the character, the author saw fit to expand him where he could. His ability to become a Super Saiyan is explained, rather than just glossed over like the manga, or half-assedly explained like in the manga. Furthermore, he becomes the driving force behind Gotenks when he and Trunks fuse, due to his mental situation at the time.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Played straight at first, but later averted. As a child, Goten didn't have any real training drive, and was just naturally strong. After the Majin Boo debacle, he, Trunks, and the other heroes of the planet buckle down and train hard for ten years. Due to this, Goten at the start of the Advent of the Hakaishin arc is leagues above Goten at the End of Z.
- Cheerful Child: Much like his father, Goten is a very cheerful boy. Majin Boo saw fit to ruin this.
- Child Prodigy: And how. Beyond his Super Saiyan transformation, which he obtained very young, much like in canon, Goten is shown to have genuine ingenuity in his battle with Trunks. Furthermore, he went on to become not only the youngest Super Saiyan, but the youngest Super Saiyan 2, obtaining the form in a fit of rage when Boo murdered Chi-Chi.
- Hereditary Hairstyle: Goten, like his father, inherited Bardock's signature shock of spiky black hair.
- Momma's Boy: Goten loves his mother. When she dies, he completely loses his shit and transforms into a Super Saiyan 2. Chi-Chi is also the reason for Goten's continued training, as he wants to protect his mother.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Goten resembles both his father and paternal grandfather. This resemblance continues into adulthood, where, due to the continued death of his father, Goten kept Gokū's signature cut.
- The Slacker: Goten, like his brother, averts this. After the ten year time skip, Goten, while keeping up his training, has applied for college, showing that he too is balancing a personal life with keeping his strength level adequate.
- Superior Successor: Goten to both his father and brother. He is a cut above both of them when they were his age no matter how old he is, and only has room to grow in the future.
Trunks
Son Pen
Son Pen, the new generation.
The four-year old daughter of Gohan and Erasa, debuting directly after the ten-year timeskip. She's only a quarter-Saiyan, but has a notable talent for martial arts. Earnest and well-meaning, she takes more after her grandfather, Goku, than either of her parents. As the youngest of the Dragon Team, she's the weakest, but she trains under her mother to become strong.- Artistic License – Biology: Pen has blue eyes. Her father, Gohan, has black hair and black eyes, with no one his side of the family having blue eyes. She should, by all rights, have black eyes like her father, yet the author is too lazy to make any adjustments.
- Alternate Self: Pen could be considered this to Pan, as they fulfill the same role.
- Badass Adorable: She's four, but she's a pretty strong child, and merely needs more training.
- The Baby of the Bunch: The youngest in the Dragon Team as a whole, being only four.
- Boyish Short Hair: Pen's hair is described as similar to Goku's, but not identical.
- Cheerful Child: Pen is so much like her grandfather.
- The Cutie: She's always bubbly and full of energy.
- Pintsized Powerhouse: She's four, but is already very strong. She just lacks experience.
- Shared Family Quirks: The little girl has a lot of similarities to her grandfather, despite having never met him.
- Token Mini-Moe: She's the cutest thing in the series.
- Uneven Hybrid: She's a quarter Saiyan through her grandfather Goku and three quarters human. Oddly enough, she's considered a Saiyan despite having more human blood.
Allies
Muten Rōshi
Bulma
One of the original protagonists of the first half of Dragon Ball, Bulma is one of Goku's closest friends. The head of Capsule Corporation, before retiring later on, she is the resident genius of the group. The wife of Vegeta, mother of Trunks, and ex-girlfriend of Yamcha, Bulma sees relatively little screentime in the series at first.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Averted. Unlike in the anime, or the later Super manga, Bulma's hair is explicitly lavender in the Erased Chronicles, like her son.
- Artificial Limbs: Post-timeskip, Whis reveals that the arm Bulma keeps bandaged is a prosthetic limb, and not her original arm. Bulma confirms this, which conflicts with the story she told her friends that the arm was merely injured.
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Bulma and Vegeta are this to a T. Despite appearances, they really do love each other. Vegeta's permanent death is one of the things that leads Bulma to quite literally revolutionise the entire planet.
- Fiction 500: Her family owns Capsule Corp.; capsules are a perfect miniaturization technology, and her family has a monopoly. It is taken to ludicrous levels after the time-skip. Not only does Bulma own Capsule Corporation, she has dipped her hands into Perpetual Motion Machine technology, and utilised it to revotulionise life on Earth. Every appliance uses her Infinite Energy Generator in one way, shape, or form, to the point that Bulma's creation powers the entire planet. It is no stretch to say that Bulma owns Earth. She even funded the space programme, setting Earth's culture into the space-faring age, and is considered something of an ambassador between Earth and the Galactic Patrol. All of this has simply made Capsule Corporation, and by extension Bulma, far richer.
- Irony: Bulma's Infinite Energy Generator is based on blueprints taken directly from Dr. Gero, the man who gave her future counterpart such a hellish life in the future. In the present, she's used his technology to send society about a century into the future.
- Love Hurts: Post-timeskip, Bulma still loves Vegeta. However, her feelings on her late husband are conflicted, due to the fact that Vegeta died without being able to redeem himself in the eyes of his family for his murderous actions at the Tenkaichi Budōkai. Having had ten years to mourn her husband, Bulma doesn't seem to talk about him, and her feelings for him flash from pleasant to upset. Despite this, someone saying that they were friends with Vegeta were enough to get them in her good graces.
Chi-Chi
Karin
Dende
Mr. Popo
Marque
Mr. Satan
The Martial Arts Champion of the world and professional con artist, Mr. Satan — real name Mark — is a former wrestler who became the champion of the Tenkaichi Budokai. Seven years before the start of the story, he stole the credit for Gohan's defeat of Cell, and became a world famous icon. The father of Videl.
- Dub Name Change: Avoided like the plague, as it is in this series. He is staunchly called Mr. Satan, or Mark.
- Even The Morally Corrupt Has Standards: Mr. Satan is a lying man through and through, but he's by no means depraved. He doesn't stand for the murder of innocents, believes in redemption, and did give the late Kuririn credit for winning the Budokai in his own roundabout way.
- Famed In-Story: Is the Martial Arts Champion of the world. Even after Gohan exposes ki to the public, he still maintains his title due to he and Buu rigging the Budokai.
- Good Parents: His parenting skills leave a lot to be desired, much like Goku, but Mr. Satan is shown to genuinely adore his daughter and becomes trouble as she spends more and more time away training.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Mr. Satan is a lying, conniving, cheat, yes. But he still has a moral centre, as shown when he loses it when the thugs attack and kill Majin Buu's puppy. He also has the decency to not defame a diseased Kuririn.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: As he displays in the series itself, he is by no means a slouch when it comes to martial arts. Satan just happens to live in a world where people can destroy a planet with relatively minimal effort.
- Secret-Keeper: The only Earthling who wasn't one of the Dragon Team's close friends at the time who knows the truth of the Buu incident.
Lunch
Chaozu
Shin
Kibito
Majin Bū (Good)
Gine
Gine, the mother of a legend.
Gine is one of the few established female Saiyans, and is the (formerly late) mother of Kakarrot and Raditz. She used to be a member of Bardock's squad, but due to being unfit for battle, retired from the main field of combat. She, alongside the vast majority of the Saiyan race, staged an assault against Freeza in and effort to win their freedom; when their efforts proved futile, she was killed with the rest of her race.Decades later, however, Gine was revived by Shénlóng,in order to fulfill the quota to make her grandson into a Super Saiyan God, and currently lives with her extended family.
- Absurdly Youthful Mother: Mother and grandmother; perks of a Saiyan DNA and a mix being dead for a few decades, Gine still appears to be a young woman.
- Actual Pacifist: Unlike her grandson, who will fight if its necessary, Gine is unable to fight, lacking the constitution entirely. Due to having to be saved by her mate, she retired from the frontlines.
- Barrier Warrior: Due to her inability to hurt other people, and the fact that she lacks proper combat strength for fighting, Gine developed a penchant for powerful ki barriers.
- Back from the Dead: Gine, with her husband, and the majority of the Saiyan race, died when Freeza destroyed the planet. She was revived decades later, as she met the qualifications needed to complete the Super Saiyan God Rituatal.
- Declaration of Protection: Despite being weaker than her great-granddaughter, Gine is determined to protect her, along with the rest of her family. It was this desire to keep them safe that caused her Super Saiyan transformation to awaken.
- Doting Grandparent: Gine has already established that she loves her grandchildren, but is particularly attentive to the young Pan and even younger Gojō.
- Fling a Light into the Future: While it happened offscreen, Gine and Bardock sending Kakarrot away occurred the same as in canon. He would later become strong enough to avenge their deaths by defeating Freeza.
- Golden Super Mode: Gine briefly attains the Super Saiyan form during the Super Saiyan God ritual. Later, in an effort to protect her family, Gine, unlocked her own Super Saiyan transformation.
- Intergenerational Friendship: It works both ways, as Gine as chronologically older than Chi-Chi, yet physically younger, but Gine quickly struck up a close friendship with her daughter-in-law. Being the only female companion Chi-Chi actively has — due to how distant Bulma has been over the past decade — it's certainly healthy for both parties.
- Little Bit Beastly: Gine is currently the only Saiyan on Earth with a tail, a trait the race is typically known for.
- Older Than They Look: Gine, despite being old enough to have been a mother of two — with her youngest son having been three years old and her other son at least seven or eight — was young even while she was alive. Due to the dead not aging, her body was restored to its original youthfulness, meaning, despite being a grandmother of three and great-grandmother of one.
- Pink Means Feminine: Gine's typical attire are pink or purple qipao. During her time in Freeza's army, her wristbands were also pink.
Villains
Babidi
The brains behind the brawn that is Majin Bū, Babidi is a wizard from the reaches of outer space who has arrived on Earth with the intention of reviving the aforementioned Djinn. Despite his incredible magical power, he prefers to stay back and leave the heavy lifting to others, and was responsible for the plot from the "Tenka-Ichi Budōkai" Arc until the end of the first half of the series.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Babidi's existence is no secret, as he is mentioned in the story description, despite the fact that he doesn't appear for a full twenty-four chapters into the story.
- Aliens Are Bastards: Babidi is, without a doubt, an absolute asshole. Personality-wise, he's far worse than Bū and only Dābura matches him in callous ruthlessness.
- Arc Villain: Babidi lasted approximately the same length of time as his canon counterpart, but is ultimately responsible for moving the plot of the Erased Chronicles forward from its more laid back nature into something truly resembling Dragon Ball Z.
- Ax-Crazy: Babidi is absolutely insane, and the author takes full advantage of this, openly admitting to channeling Yzma of all people in his portrayal. And it works.
- Establishing Character Moment: Babidi's earliest scene has him blowing up Spopovich and Yamu without a care in the world, all the while playing it as casually as a superior terminating their subordinate. It sets the tone for how he'll be portrayed in the rest of the fanfic while staying true to the original intention all at once.
- Laughably Evil: Unlike his canon counterpart, Babidi had moments where he could be a shining example of Black Comedy.
- Smug Snake: Babidi takes this and runs with it, yet his constant sarcasm and condescension may play a role in making him more appealing than his canon counterpart.
- This Cannot Be!: While not word-for-word, Babidi said multiple variations when his loyal soldiers were picked apart by the Dragon Team.
- You Mean "Xmas": Babidi mentions some vague holiday known as "Koludadu", in a phrase making it an obvious reference to Christmas without needing to explain why an alien would know that holiday.
- Wizards from Outer Space: Quite literally, actually.
Dābura
Majin Bū (Evil)
Dol
Pocus
Yakon
Spopovich and Yamu
Cell
"Son Gohan...how I have waited for this day. Longer than you could ever know."
Cell is the ultimate creation of the former Red Ribbon scientist, Dr. Gero. A culmination of the mad scientist's research, he contains the genetic material of Son Gokū, Vegeta, Piccolo, Freeza, and Cold. He was defeated by Son Gohan at the end of the Cell Games, and thought to be dead. However, seventeen years later, he was revived by a mysterious woman. With renewed vigor, and an immense increase in power, Cell has arrived on Earth with the intention to get revenge on the young Saiyan who killed him.
- Attention Whore: Cell attributes this trait to himself, telling Gohan he is a showman first and foremost.
- Back from the Dead: Cell was revived by the mysterious woman who made contact with Beerus, brought back from Hell.
- Came Back Strong: Not exactly a straight example; Cell was revived by a mysterious, unnamed woman, and came back about as strong as he had been. However, whatever training he'd undergone at her hands made him far stronger than he ever was.
- Composite Character: Not in the literal sense; this Cell blends the personality of the original incarnation, with traces of Dragon Ball Z Abridged's Cell.
- Forced Transformation: He was turned into a candy by Majin Bū's daughter. It did nothing to stop him from fighting back.
- Mook Maker: Cell's ability to create Cell Jrs. has evolved. He is now capable of isolating the genetic material of those within his body - Gokū, Vegeta, Piccolo, Freeza, and Cold - and creating stronger versions of them to use as his minions.
- No-Nonsense Nemesis: Cell, despite having the singular goal of luring Gohan out when he arrives, does make sure to take extra necessary steps before the Saiyan makes his appearance. This includes attempting - but failing - to kill Dende to ensure there are no Dragon Balls to thwart his plans.
- Pride: A trait he possesses that Hell, and training for an unspecified amount of time, have no tempered. Considering he is made of two Saiyans, a Nameccian "demon", and two mutants with egos the size of various planets, it tracks.
- Sadist: Nothing about Cell has mellowed during his time in Hell, including traits such as these. For the pure purpose of luring Gohan out, Cel proceeds to lay waste to the planet, from scorching with his own attacks to mercilessly and pointlessly killing humans who tried to defend themselves and any strong fighter who opposes him.
Other Characters
Sharpener
The Muggle friend of Gohan, Erasa, and Videl. He's a fellow classmate, and despite coming off sour towards Gohan early on, mellowed out as the early chapters continued. Remains a relatively minor character.
- Long Bus Trip: The easiest way to sum up Sharpener's role in the story. He makes regular, sporadic bus trips before returning, but hasn't been seen since chapter 56.
- Put on a Bus: Sharpener was ousted from the story the moment the actual plot kicked off and the slice of life romance died down. His last appearance was chapter 7, but he made brief appearance in in chapters 22 and 23, only to be quickly hurried out again until...
- The Bus Came Back: ...he made a brief return in chapter 56, 54 chapters after his original debut and 33 chapters after his last appearance. He hasn't been seen since.
- Unwitting Muggle Friend: Essentially the role Sharpener serves. He's the odd man out in terms of the Power Trio, as he's the only member of the four classmates without supernatural powers or abilities of his own. He's even merely a minor character, unlike Erasa, who received an Adaptation Expansion.
- Truer to the Text: Sharpener in The Erased Chronicles is relatively mild in terms of personality, disregarding Gohan at first due to the fact that he was from the country, but later asking Gohan to join the boxing club after a stellar performance in baseball. This is all relatively in line with his manga portrayal, as opposed to his anime counterpart, where he exists solely to want to bang Videl and sabotage Gohan.
Beerus
Hakaishin Beerus.
- "In fact, I think you may be the strongest mortal being I've ever seen...but in the end, even the highest mountain peak can't touch the sky."
- Adaptational Badass: This Beerus has some perks that come from being written after the conclusion of Dragon Ball Super. He is simply much, much stronger than was seen in God and God and Dragon Ball Super, effortlessly shrugging off an enhanced SSJ2 Son Gohan, just due to the sheer difference in their ki
- Badass Boast: He's full of these. As a god, Beerus can back them up. He let more than several slip fighting Gohan.
- Been There, Shaped History: As in canon, Beerus mentions having pettily attempted to bring Earth's dinosaurs to extinction in the past.
- Big Bad: Beerus fills this role in the Advent of the Hakaishin arc.
- Blood Knight: Beerus' entire reason for waking up, just like in canon, is to fight the enigmatic Super Saiyan God.
- Composite Character: Of himself. Personality-wise, this Beerus is based on the movie Beerus, with just a little of Super's Beerus for seasoning.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: In Beerus' first battle in the Erased Chronicles, he manhandles Gohan with complete and utter ease. The battle finished in just two blows, and that was because Gohan was simply too stubborn to fall from the first one.
- Destroyer Deity: It is quite literally Beerus' title, Hakaishin: the Destruction God. The job of Hakaishin involves destroying old planets to make room for the new. The issue is Beerus has a habit of destroying planets that give him bad food, or otherwise tick him off in minor ways.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Shown offscreen, but much like in the canon-series, Beerus will destroy a planet for the slightest infraction. He destroyed planet Kuon due to its horrible cuisune, and considered blowing up Earth because he thought their culture insulted him, as he didn't think he should have to pay for food.
- Establishing Character Moment: Beerus' scene waking up does much to establish the kind of person he is. His sleeping habits, eating habits, and fickle mood are showcased fairly well within a short frame of time.
- Everyone Has Standards: Beerus makes it plain he is not fond of Freeza, and admitted he intended to destroy him if he'd gotten a chance. Son Gokū beat him to it.
- The Juggernaut: To wit, Gohan released a Super Kamehameha that Shin admits would have destroyed several star systems...and Beerus withstands it simply because his ki is that strong. Nothing Gohan does in their first battle fazes him at all.
- Physical God: Quite literally. Beerus is the god that other gods fear; the Kaiōshin tremble at his name, and even Dende, God of Earth, knows that Beerus' appearance will shatter their flimsy tranquility.
- Worthy Opponent: His battle with Gohan and the latter's tenacity cause him to view Gohan in this light.
- You Got Guts: Gohan's determination impresses Beerus, even if his power falls laughably short.Beerus: "I'll praise your tenacity, Saiyan. But you aren't ready to stand on this stage yet."
Shadow-Figure
A figure quite literally shrouded in shadow, they're an unknown entity whose goals are cloaked in mystery. They appear to be affiliated with Beerus and Whis, due to the latter seemingly recognising them.
- Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?: The figure tampered with Beerus' alarm bombs, setting them back ten years for reasons unknown.
- The Omniscient: Has shades of this, due to knowing when Beerus wakes up, and being able to alter his clocks, despite not being physical present.
Eschalotte
A Saiyan showcased far earlier than her actual introduction (which, as of this writing, is still not yet) due to the author's commissioning multiple art pieces and confirming the character would indeed be featured in the story. Nothing is known about her backstory, personality, or intended role in the story.
- Anime Hair: Worn tied and vaguely reminiscent of a pineapple. Identical to Kefla, but when she unties it, it is wild and untamed, like Caulifla.
- Identical Stranger: For some unknown universe reason, Eschalotte is identical to a Caulifla with her hair tied up - i.e. Kefla. The only difference is the markings on her face, her pointed ears, and the tail. If there is reason for this, it isn't been revealed. Out-of-universe, the author has confirmed its deliberate aesthetic.
- Production Foreshadowing: As close as it can be in a fanfic, anyway. Eschalotte, well before she was even named - as her name is borrowed from a throwaway line by Vegeta - was showcased and teased in a DeviantArt feature piece done as a request of the author. Ever since then, the character has had multiple pieces, but even as of this writing - in the Chapter Black arc - she has yet to appear.
Introduced in The Future is Black
Trunks (Future)
Mai (Future)
Bulma (Future)
Gokū Black
- "You fancy yourself a hero? A sword dulled by that kind of anger won't ever reach me, Trunks."
- Adaptational Expansion: Not as much as the Power Trio from the main series, Black is explored just a bit more here, due to the perks of having narration available. The fanfic takes a brief bit of time to showcase Black's more human side, as he did start out with noble intentions, even if he went off the deep end later.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Black genuinely cares for nature and animals, the former of which there were shades of in the anime, the latter of which had never been touched. It had only been seen in the anime that he felt genuine remorse for the damage dealt to Earth, but in this story, Black shows genuine compassion for animals that he would never show to a mere human.
- Break Them by Talking: Lending massive credibility towards his claim of being Gokū, Black displays knowledge only Gokū would have, and uses it to mentally attack Trunks at every opportunity. Perhaps because Trunks is the son of Vegeta, a man who was easily angered himself, Trunks falls for the bait more often than not, and it drastically gives Black even more of an edge.
- Curbstomp Battle: He hands these out to Trunks like Halloween candy.
- Fantastic Racism: Black has a dislike for any kind of human, but especially dislikes the Saiyans, despite apparently being one himself.
- Friend to All Living Things: Black, surprisingly, has a soft spot for animals; he considers them to be pure and untouched by the corruption of humans.
- Insult Backfire: Trunks gives him his name to differentiate him from Son Gokū. Black accepts the name and what it symbolizes with glee.
- Shirtless Scene: In Chapter 4 of the Future is Black.
- Villains Out Shopping: In Chapter 4, Black is shown relaxing at his forest cottage, shirtless no less, after having had a cup of tea, and enjoying the natural scenery. He even pets a deer that comes his way until he accidentally kills it.
