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Earth-based characters who debuted in Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. For Earthlings that debuted in Dragon Ball Super, see Universe 7.

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In General

Earthlings (地球人 Chikyūjin)

The diverse inhabitants of planet Earth that serves as the home for Goku and his friends. On the galactic scale, Earth is considered a weak, insignificant world with little of value for aliens to plunder besides the wish-granting Dragon Balls, yet individual humans have demonstrated extraordinary potential. While Earth serves as a battleground for countless pivotal battles for the fate of the whole universe, the general populace are blissfully unaware of their alien and superhuman saviors. Nevertheless, individual humans who study the way of martial arts have proven to have extraordinary potential.

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• Anthropomorphic Zig-Zag: The term "Earthling" does not exclusively refer to humans, but encompasses the whole range of sentient beings on the planet including the "Animal-types" and "Monster-types". Normal, non-sentient animals also exist. The animals and monsters were gradually phased out of the setting save for a handful of individuals as the manga's tone became more adult. It was later explained in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot that most Animal-type Earthlings were originally normal humans who consumed a drug called Animaline which was steadily phased out of society, which comes of as strange when King Furry who is the King of the Earth is one of these anthropomorphic people, and contradicts his coming from a long line of animal type Earthlings. That said, there seems to be steady supply of animal-people by the time GT and Online roll around.
• Arcadia: While humanity may be flawed, the Dragon World itself is portrayed as peaceful world with advanced cities and large rural areas.
• Fictional Earth: The geography, technology and history of Dragon Ball's Earth is very different to ours. The majority of human society is compressed in four large citadels in the four cardinal directions. Technology is far more advanced, yet most of the planet seems to be borderline feudal. The entire planet is ruled by a single monarch, who commands a large royal military force.
• Humans Are Bastards: Humans are generally passive and peaceful, but there are many examples throughout the series of them becoming despicable monsters. Characters like Mercenary Tao, Dr. Gero and Van Zant embody the worst of humanity. Kami even reached a Despair Event Horizon when he came to believe that humanity were unworthy of the gift of the Dragon Balls since they only used them for selfish gain.
• Humans Are Morons: Akira Toriyama seems to have a rather cynical view of humanity, since in the Dragon World they are generally portrayed as stupid, weak, gullible, and overly acclimatized to peace. They unquestioningly worship Mr. Satan as their protector despite all of the obvious evidence that he is a fraud, and yet they are overly skeptical of the Z-Warriors, their true saviors. Most of them either don't believe in ki due to Mr. Satan disavowing it as "tricks", or are unaware that it exists. This becomes a critical plot point at the very end of the series when they refuse to lend Goku their energy but instantly yield when Mr. Satan asks them to. Goku, of all people, flat out calls them dumbasses.
• Humans Are Warriors: Subverted for the most part, with the exception of sufficiently powerful ones like Krillin and Yamcha. Vegeta says, somewhat condescendingly, that them giving their energy to destroy Majin Buu was their first step in becoming a warrior race.
• Insignificant Little Blue Planet: So insignificant that Bardock specifically programmed baby Kakarot's space pod to travel there since the likelihood of the Frieza Force ever noticing it was slim.
• Super Gullible: The people swallow every word Mr. Satan says with no critical thought whatsoever, no matter how absurd or illogical his justifications are.
• Technology Levels: The Dragon Ball version of Earth is pretty well off on the tech front thanks to Capsule Corporation's wondrous innovations which include Flying Cars, space travel and their patented capsule technology which allows for objects of any size to be contained in tiny pills that seem to be Bigger on the Inside. However, compared to the rest of the galaxies, Earth is still considered small-fry.
• The World Is Always Doomed: Ever since King Piccolo's revival, the Earth has been constantly under threat from hostile forces, forcing our Ragtag Bunch of Misfits to step up and save the planet.

Civilians

Suno

Suno (Snow)

Voiced by (Japanese): Naoko Watanabe (DB); Mayumi Tanaka (Z, GT); Hiroko Emori (Revenge of King Piccolo)
Voiced by (English): Susan Huber (DB, Z), Laura Bailey (Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Revenge of King Piccolo), Felecia Angelle (DBZKai) (Funimation dub); France Perras (Z; Kid Buu Saga) (Ocean dub)

A young girl and resident of Jingle Village. She's the one who finds Goku when he crash-landed near the village and nearly freeze to death. She and her mother nurse him back to health and prepare Goku for his assault on Muscle Tower and stop the Red Ribbon Army from seizing Jingle Village.

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• Adorably Precocious Child: For someone so young and innocent, Suno is quite mature and responsible for her age, personally taking up responsibility for saving someone's life and being open to accepting an android into her village's community.
• Adaptational Dye-Job: In the manga, Suno was supposed to have blonde hair, though the anime and all following adaptations nowadays tend to depict her as a redhead.
• All-Loving Hero: She does the best she can to help and care for others. In fact, her introductory scene is her bringing Goku back to her home and helping him recover. She even comes to see Android 8 as a brotherly figure, despite him being built for terroristic purposes, and she even tries to care for the injured during the King Piccolo saga. Even as an adult, Suno never loses her tendency to help others, as she tries to save Eighter again in Muscle Tower in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans.
• The Bus Came Back: Years after her first notable role and appearing in cameos, Suno makes her first proper reappearance in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, albeit in a side-story that involves her asking Goku for ingredients to collect for her village. Tellingly, the quest's title is "Reunion with Suno".
• Heroic Bystander: She was first seen simply taking a stroll on the outskirts of Jingle Village by the time she noticed the wreckage of the plane that Goku was traveling in. She was quick to carry Goku all the way to her home and nurse him back to health.
• Kid Hero: Downplayed; she's a supporting character in all of her appearances, but come the King Piccolo Saga, she's seen in a hospital tending to those injured by the demon. While not a fighter by any means, her presence in the hospital, plus her helping Goku and being accepting of Eighter despite being a creation of the Red Ribbon Army shows that she has a heroic heart.
• Meaningful Name: Her name is an anagram of "Snow", which is evocative of the fact that she lives in a village that's situated in a snowy climate. That's the case in English localizations; her name in Japanese is literally Snow.
• Nice Girl: Suno is a kind, accommodating, and compassionate girl who always reserves a friendly tone to whoever she talks to. Heck, she opts to bring Goku to her village and help him recover, basically saving his life from freezing to death.
• Platonic Life-Partners: She develops one with Android 8 when he is free from General White's grasp and is allowed to live in Suno's house with the two of them forming a close friendship. They are still with each other by the time Suno is shown as an adult.
• Put on a Bus: Much like nearly every supporting cast in Dragon Ball, Suno is unheard of afterward. She does make a cameo during the Kid Buu Saga in Z and the Baby Saga in GT. It's not until Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot when Suno finally makes a proper reappearance, albeit under a side-quest.
• She's All Grown Up: By the time she reappears in works that take place after Dragon Ball, Suno has since grown into a pretty-looking woman. She still looks quite youthful by GT, which is impressive given how most characters who appeared in previous entries tend to have aged considerably since.
• Small Role, Big Impact: Dragon Ball ends up being her only notable appearance and even then, she's only a supporting character in the Red Ribbon Army Saga. That said, Goku would have died from the cold if Suno hadn't found him after his plane ride had crashed and was given immediate medical care. She's arguably the only character to have saved Goku's life without the use of ki or any external magical sources.

Bora

Bora (ボラ)

Voiced by (Japanese): Banjo Ginga (Most media), Hisao Egawa (Kai: The Final Chapters, Kakarot)
Voiced by (English): Dameon Clarke (Most media), J. Michael Tatum (Kai: The Final Chapters, Kakarot) (Funimation dub); Bob Papenbrook (Harmony Gold dub); Terry Klassen (Z), Lucas Gilbertson (DB) (Ocean/Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): José Luis Orozco (DB, epi. 58-59), Mario Sauret (epi. 61-163)

The chief of a native tribe that served as the guardians of Korin Tower. He and his son, Upa meet Goku after he finds a dragon ball and runs afoul of the Red Ribbon Army. Bora proved to be a very powerful warrior earlier in the series with gunfire deflecting off his body.

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• Adaptational Early Appearance: Bora and Upa appear slightly earlier in the anime, which showcases the boy's admiration for his father when the man saves his son from a giant carnivorous fish and shields him from falling molten rocks that emit from a volcano near Korin Tower.
• Ascended Extra: Of a sort in Mystical Adventure. His death occurs a little while later than in the series and he manages to aid the heroes in Chiaotzu's Tournament before Tao drops all pretenses and enacts Shen's coup.
• Back from the Dead: Has the distinct "honor" of being the first character to be wished back to life by the Dragon Balls.
• Badass Native: He's one of the series' earliest examples due to him fighting off several soldiers while getting shot at.
• The Big Guy: Bora is a huge muscle-bound warrior who towers over just about everyone he's next to.
• Braids, Beads and Buckskins: Feather in his long hair and buckskin pants with a Loincloth.
• Chivalrous Pervert: He isn't above staring at Blond Launch's rear end for a while when he sees her rummaging through his tent.
• Covered in Scars: More apparent in his old age, which raises the question of what exactly scarred a bullet-proof man.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: Easily beat a unit of the Red Ribbon Army. He is then killed with ease by Mercenary Tao.
• Demoted to Extra: Hit with this after the Red Ribbon Army Saga, hard.
• Distracted by the Sexy: The aforementioned look at Launch's butt.
• Hoist by His Own Petard: Mercenary Tao impales him with his own spear.
• Lightning Bruiser: Dispatches the Red Ribbon Army soldiers with amazing speed despite his size.
• Mr. Fanservice: He's a total Native hunk who's never seen with a shirt.
• Nigh-Invulnerability: Bullets bounce off him like it's nothing.
• Old Soldier: He continues to guard the tower even as he's hinted to become a grandfather, and his though his hair has greyed his build hasn't diminished.
• Sacrificial Lamb: The first good character to die in the series.
• Walking Shirtless Scene: Bora is never seen wearing a shirt.
• The Worf Effect: Despite mopping up the Red Ribbon Army's goons, he is severely beaten and killed by Mercenary Tao.

Upa

Upa (ウパ)

^{Click here to see him in Z} 

Voiced by (Japanese): Mitsuko Horie (DB), Masaaki Ōkura (Z ep. 13), Takeshi Kusao (Z ep. 285 and Kai: The Final Chapters)
Kid Upa voiced by (English): Susan Huber (DB), Kara Edwards (Mystical Adventure, Origins 2), Laura Bailey (Revenge of King Piccolo) (Funimation dub); Arlene Banas (Harmony Gold dub); Brett Bauer (Blue Water dub)
Adult Upa voiced by (English): Dameon Clarke (Z ep. 12), Eric Vale (Z ep. 285), J. Michael Tatum (Kai: TFC, Kakarot) (Funimation dub); Alistair Abell (Ocean dub); Mitch Frankenberger Pellicer (Creative Products Corp., Philippines)
Kid Upa voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Cristina Hernández
Adult Upa voiced by (Latin American Spanish): José Arenas (Z), Ferso Velázquez (Kai: The Final Chapters)

Bora's son and ally to Goku after he is saved from Captain Yellow of the Red Ribbon Army. Not nearly as brave or as powerful as Goku or his father, Upa helps Goku collect the dragon balls using them to wish his father back to life after being killed by Mercenary Tao.

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• Adaptational Early Appearance: Upa and Bora appear slightly earlier in the anime which showcases the boy's admiration for his father when the man saves his son from a giant carnivorous fish and shields him from falling molten rocks that emit from a volcano near Korin Tower.
• Art Shift: His eyes went from dots when he was a kid to having a more normal shape in his adulthood. Curiously, his teenage cameo in the Saiyan Saga, which was filler, has him still with the beady eyes.
• Black Bead Eyes: As a child and teenager, he had cute little dots for eyes. Funny enough, he shares this trait with Puar who he teamed up with for their fight against Fangs the Vampire.
• Braids, Beads and Buckskins: Feather in his long hair and buckskin pants with a loincloth and vest.
• Break the Cutie: Watching his father get killed by Mercenary Tao.
• The Cameo: He's the first to recognize Goku's voice and offers his energy to the Spirit Bomb.
• Cry into Chest: When his father was revived.
• Demoted to Extra: He wasn't seen a lot after the Red Ribbon Saga, much less in DBZ and DBGT.
• Dude Looks Like a Lady: As a child. Krillin tried to hit on him and got embarrassed when he found out Upa was a boy.
• Fanservice Pack: Adult Upa sports a Heroic Build, becoming considerably jacked like his father.
• Grew a Spine: Notable in the anime during the King Piccolo Saga. He's been training to become a great warrior like Goku and his father and chastises Yajirobe for casually insulting Goku.
• Harmful to Minors: Poor kid had to witness his own father being murdered by Tao.
• He is All Grown Up: He's developed into quite the looker by the end of the Buu Saga, though the seeds were already sewn from his cameo in the Saiyan Saga.
• Older Than They Look: He could still pass for thirty-something by the time of his final cameo in GT where he's in his early forties.
• Tears of Joy: When his father was revived.
• Walking Shirtless Scene: Upa only wears a vest throughout the series.

Master Mutaito

Master Mutaito (武泰斗)

Voiced by (Japanese): Kenji Utsumi
Voiced by (English): Phil Parsons (Funimation dub); Roger Rhodes (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Mario Sauret
Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese): Gilberto Barolli

Master Mutaito was one of the greatest martial arts teachers of all time and the first known person to act as Earth's savior, despite dying hundreds of years before the series started. He was Master Roshi and Master Shen's teacher, both who went on to create their own respective schools and pass on his teachings to several generations of characters.

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• Cold-Blooded Torture: Was subjected to this by King Piccolo, who slowly crippled him with energy blasts to non-vital areas and then left to die. It was seeing his master defeated in such a cruel, humiliating way that turned the Crane Hermit down the path of darkness.
• Dangerous Forbidden Technique: The Evil Containment Wave. It's a sealing technique so powerful that it can entrap foes several times more powerful than the user. It can even work on gods as Future Zamasu learned. However, if the sealing process is stressful enough, it can kill or severely weaken the user. This is how he dies sealing King Piccolo.
• Death by Origin Story: He dies in the manga chapter/anime episode that he's introduced in.
• Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Despite being absolutely no match for King Piccolo, he manages to trap the Demon King in a rice cooker for over three hundred years. It cost him his life, but he did save the world.
• The Greatest Story Never Told: Despite saving the world from King Piccolo at the cost of his life, no one remembers his name, and the terror of King Piccolo faded into legend. Only his students know what happened.
• Heroic Sacrifice: He dies trapping King Piccolo with the Evil Containment Wave, stopping the Demon King's original rampage.
• Manly Facial Hair: He has an impressive mustache and is definitely a badass since he took down King Piccolo by himself, despite being much weaker than the demon.
• Master-Apprentice Chain: He has the longest chain with many branches since he taught Master Roshi and Master Shen, both of who became respective teachers of their own styles:
  • Mutaito > Master Roshi > Son Gohan, Sr > Son Goku > Son Gohan, Pan, and Uub
  • Mutaito > Master Roshi > Son Gohan, Sr > Son Goku > Son Gohan > Son Goten
  • Mutaito > Master Roshi > Son Goku > Son Gohan, Pan, and Uub
  • Mutaito > Master Roshi > Son Goku > Son Gohan > Son Goten
  • Mutaito > Master Roshi > Krillin and Yamcha
  • Mutaito > Master Roshi > Ox-King > Chi-Chi > Son Goten
  • Mutaito > Master Shen > Mercenary Tao, Tien, and Chiaotzu
• Old Master: He is the original old master of the series, being the one who trained Master Roshi and Master Shen, making him the root of the Turtle and Crane Schools.
• Posthumous Character: He's long dead by the start of the series and isn't even mentioned until the King Piccolo Saga.
• Retired Badass: He's long past his prime when he fights King Piccolo. Although he lost the first fight, he creates a technique that can seal opponents much stronger than him.
• Small Role, Big Impact:
  • Although he died long before the series started and is only mentioned when Roshi is explaining the terror of the revived King Piccolo, his legacy is spread throughout the series through his students, the Turtle and Crane Hermit, who went on to become masters to several of the main characters, which includes Goku and all his descendants. He is also the one who stopped King Piccolo's first rampage and his first defeat to Piccolo is what sent the Crane Hermit down the path of evil.
  • The Evil Containment Wave, the technique that he invented to stop King Piccolo, is also this. In Super, Future Trunks uses the Evil Containment Wave to trap Future Zamasu. He only escaped because Goku and Roshi forgot the seal. However, Zamasu was so shaken by the experience that he decides to fuse with Goku Black since they couldn't afford to mess around with the mortals anymore.
• Weak, but Skilled: He is a powerful master, but he's little more than an ant compared to King Piccolo. In the anime, Piccolo easily defeats and tortures him by shooting him with energy blasts. However, he invents the Evil Containment Wave, a technique that can entrap foes, which includes gods, many times stronger than the user for the exchange of their lives if the sealing process is stressful enough. This is how he defeated King Piccolo. In an anime filler, he beats Goku, the same person who killed King Piccolo, because Goku's technique was sloppy and predictable. Not only that, but he does it without moving!

King Furry

King Furry (国王 Koku-Ō The King)

Voiced by (Japanese): Joji Yanami
Voiced by (English): Richard Newman (Z Season 4), Dale Wilson (Z ep. 285), Steve Olsen (DB), Dan Gascon (GT) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Kyle Hebert (Funimation dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): César Arias; Arturo Mercado

The King of the entire Earth. He's a blue dog.

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• Adaptational Early Appearance: He appears slightly earlier in the anime sending aid to some poor farmers, which doubles as an Establishing Character Moment.
• Depending on the Writer: The Cell arc filler last shows him disbelieving that Mr. Satan beat Cell and knowing that it was likely the Z-Warriors. However, his brief cameo in the Buu arc (also filler) shows him happily offering his energy to the Spirit Bomb only after Satan requested it, not Goku.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: He was first conceived during the original Dragon Ball run, which happened to take place in a Disneyland-esque world inhabited mostly by anthropoid animals. The latter feature was effectively dropped later in DBZ, making his reappearance in Cell saga look kinda weird in a more down-to-Earth world populated by humans.
• The Emperor: This guy is the official ruler of the entire Earth.
• Establishing Character Moment: The anime gives him an Adaptational Early Appearance that shows him unhesitatingly giving some poor farmers a water reservoir, immediately confirming him as The Good King.
• The Good King: By all indications, he's a decent ruler and is well-liked by his subjects.
• Heroic Dog: Not a fighter by any means, but he is shown to be a benevolent ruler and will do anything within his power to aid his people.
• Masquerade: He knows of Goku and his friends' world-saving exploits, but for whatever reason decides that The World Is Not Ready in favor of allowing them to continue believing Mr. Satan's lies. He does express frustration that Mr. Satan steals the Z-Fighters' credit, however. Yet, his cameo in the Buu arc has him gleefully giving energy to the Spirit Bomb only when Mr. Satan demands it, not Goku.
• Named by the Adaptation: The English dubs of the anime have given him the name "King Furry", but he was only known by his title in the original manga and Japanese version.
• Reasonable Authority Figure:
  • He is one of few characters outside Z Fighters who remains level-headed and aware of powers at work throughout most of the entire Dragon Ball series.
  • During the King Piccolo Saga, when he gets temporarily overthrown by the titular villain, he remains defiant and completely unintimidated by him despite all abuse he receives. In his worldwide speech, he bravely urges the people of Earth to fight back against the evil regime — knowing well that it will earn him Piccolo's wrath and not caring about the consequences.
  • Later in DBZ, he is one of few people aware that Mr. Satan could not possibly defeat Cell, and people who really did it are Z Fighters. He seems to have forgotten about it by the Buu arc, however.
• Royal Blood: Judging by his collection of family portraits, his lineage of dogs has been ruling Earth for a long time. Considering that someone in the distant past used the Dragon Balls to wish to become a king, it's likely that this King is descended from that person. It also explains why the entire Earth is ruled by a single person.

Maron

Maron (マロン)

Voiced by (Japanese): Yuko Kobayashi
Voiced by (English): Daphne Gere (originally), Leah Clark (remastered) (Funimation dub); Cathy Weseluck (Ocean dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Belinda Martínez

Krillin's girlfriend during the anime's Garlic Jr. Saga. Made a brief reappearance during the Androids Saga.

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• Aerith and Bob: Out of all the names in the series, Maron is a very common name to have.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Maron being a generally nice person doesn't make her any easier to deal with when she gets mad and has outbursts (usually at Krillin), or when she feels the need to tell someone off in a smug, dismissive way complete with demeaning terms, as Chi-Chi found out.
• Brainless Beauty: As Korin put it, she is so dumb and air-headed, even party balloons have more thoughts than her. She's also clueless enough to actually allow Roshi to take advantage of her. Lampshaded in the video game Legacy of Goku 2 if you scan her with the scouter: "Scouter analysis cannot detect any brain waves. Perhaps the scouter is malfunctioning?"
• Buxom Beauty Standard: She is viewed as very attractive, and happens to have bigger bra size than Bulma, which is emphasized by the cleavage of her outfits and Male Gaze shots. She's Krillin and Roshin's Lust Object due to it.
• Canon Immigrant: A rather weird case of this. Her appearances in the Garlic Jr. and Android arcs were exclusive to the anime (in fact, the whole Garlic Jr. arc was anime-only), but while she wasn't seen after the first part of the Android Saga, she was referenced in Super when 17 mispronounced Marron's name as "Maron" when first meeting her, and 18 gets visibly angered by it (and Krillin visibly scared in turn), which heavily implies that her appearances in those arcs are canon, and that Maron and 18 may have had some bad blood at some point during the 7-year Time Skip between the Cell and Buu Sagas, so apparently she's still roaming around the DB world somewhere
• Curb-Stomp Battle: Maron wasn't playing poker with Korin and Yajirobe - she was destroying them to the point Yajirobe had nothing but his underwear.
• Dub Name Change: She's Marlene in the French dub, until she's Maron again.
• Expy: Design-wise, she's meant to be a sexier Bulma. But intelligence wise, she's your stereotypical bimbo in contrast to Ditzy Genius Bulma.
• Hidden Depths: She's extremely dumb, flirtatious, and normally pretty nice. She's also a monster in poker, and when Maron is left with Korin and Yajirobe, she utterly cleans them out at poker (Yajirobe is down to his underwear). Yajirobe asks Korin why he can't use his mind-reading ability to beat Maron, and Korin explains that there's nothing there to read. However, the only slightest smarts she does show is in using her charms, her looks, her feelings, or her girlfriend status to coerce others into letting her have her way.
• I Have Boobs, You Must Obey!: Somehow worked on Yajirobe and Korin. Considering her looks even charmed Master Roshi's turtle it's not too hard to understand why.
• Innocently Insensitive: She has the nerve to call Bulma and Chi-Chi old, but the way it's portrayed gives one the impression that she's not really being mean for the sake of it and is just too stupid to know that you shouldn't do that. It is also ridiculous of her to be calling Chi-Chi and Bulma old given that Chi-Chi was 25 and Bulma 29 when Maron first met them.
• Kindhearted Simpleton: Aside from being occasionally Innocently Insensitive and emotionally manipulative towards Krillin, she is pretty nice most of the time.
• Male Gaze: Played with her, since the camera leers along with the male characters... an explicitly "male gaze."
• Meaningful Name: Maron is French for chestnut which comes from a part of Krillin's name 'kuri' also meaning chestnut.
  • If you replace the 'a' with an 'o' in "Maron", you get "Moron".
• Ms. Fanservice: She is quite voluptuous and has been in a skimpy one-piece bathing suit with her large breasts on clear display. And this is the outfit that she wears for the majority of her appearances on the show.
• Mugging the Monster: She does this to Chi-Chi by insulting her by calling her an old lady. Cue Chi-Chi getting really upset and wanting to beat the crap out of her.
• Nice Girl: While utterly stupid, Maron is nothing short of kind-hearted and pleasant, generally not bearing anyone any malice despite how miserable her antics might make them.
• Only One Name: Like most of the characters in the series.
• Put on a Bus: One day, without warning, every single last one of her many suitors showed up and whisked her away to adventure. That was all she wrote. ^note Although due to her being named dropped accidentally by Android 17 mispronouncing 18's and Krillin's daughter Marron in the lead up to the Tournament of Power, which heavily implies that she bumped into Krillin again at some point off-screen and possibly angered his wife, which is why she's a huge Berserk Button for 18.
• Really Gets Around: Implied, since she's very flirtatious, and the dozens upon dozens of suitors that appeared when she left the series.
• Reused Character Design: She is basically a younger version of Bulma, if Bulma had been born a bimbo and not as a super-genius. Her design was later subject to this when repurposed for the more flat-chested Bulla/Bra in Dragon Ball GT.
• Spell My Name With An S: Alternately "Mallon".
• Too Dumb to Fool: In an attempt to beat Maron in poker, Korin tried to read her mind. Turns out that there's nothing to read, and Korin can't do anything to prevent Maron from utterly defeating him in poker.
• Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Subverted as Krillin wanted her to marry him (and she was clearly into the idea of marrying him), but he broke up with her instead out of his own feelings of inadequacy.

Cynthia and Yuzukar

Cynthia (シンシア, Shinshia)
Yuzukar (ユズカー, Yuzukā)

Cynthia voiced by (Japanese): Yoko Kawanami
Cynthia voiced by (English): Kelly Sheridan^note Laara Sadiq in a flashback during ep. 172 (Ocean dub); Lydia Mackay (Funimation dub)
Cynthia voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Belinda Martínez

Yuzukar voiced by (Japanese): Eiji Maruyama
Yuzukar voiced by (English): Don Brown (Ocean dub); John Burgmeier (Funimation dub)
Yuzukar voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Carlos Segundo
Yuzukar voiced by (Brazillian Portuguese: Fábio Tomasini
Yuzukar voiced by (Greek): Yiannis Papaioannou

Goku and Piccolo's driving instructors. Both only appear in a filler episode of the Trunks Saga.

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• Adaptational Wimp: In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Cynthia is shown to be very nervous when teaching Piccolo and reprimands him for being reckless. Interestingly, the game still states she's a Speed Demon.
• Aerith and Bob: Cynthia is a rather common name, Yuzukar...not so much.
• All There in the Script: Only the Westwood/Ocean dub refers to them by their names in the proper episode.
• Dub Name Change: Yuzukar is called "Yuzuka" in the Canadian dub, leaving out the "r" at the end of his proper name.
• Drives Like Crazy: Cynthia quickly demonstrates this to Piccolo.
• Eyes Always Shut: Cynthia, except for when she is driving.
• Foil: To each other.
  • Cynthia is young, female, and incredibly reckless when driving, while Yuzukar is old, male, and sticks to the rules.
• Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Inverted. Cynthia wears blue while Yuzukar wears pink.
• Punny Name: Yuzukar = Used Car
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Yuzukar being the rule-abiding blue, with Cynthia being the wild red.
• Those Two Guys: Or guy and girl in this case.

Jimmy Firecracker

Jimmy Firecracker (セルゲームアナウンサー, Cell Games Announcer)

Voiced by (Japanese): Yukimasa Kishino (Z), Tamotsu Nishiwaki (Kai)
Voiced by (English): James T. Fields (Z), John Swasey (Kai), Justin Briner (Kakarot) (Funimation dub); Michael Dobson (Ocean dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Salvador Delgado, Arturo Cataño (Kai)
Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese):: Cassius Romero

The reporter from ZTV who covers the Cell Games and is an ardent supporter of Hercule.

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• Action Survivor: Along with Piiza, he's the only non-combatant who was present in the Cell Games. This was when he thought it would be akin to a normal tournament. Then things get insane, and for his part, he does make it out in one piece without needing to be revived by the Dragon Balls.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: He never appeared again after the Cell Saga.
• Combat Commentator: The only announcer at the Cell Games, mainly due to everyone else fearing for their safety.
• Jerkass: Very dismissive of the Z-Fighters, amongst all Goku, who he thought would get himself killed by Cell.
• Large-Ham Announcer: Goes along with the territory when you're hyping up the Champ.
• Named by the Adaptation: Jimmy Firecracker was something Funimation came up with. Most sources (and the original Japanese) only call him the "Cell Games Announcer" or "ZTV Announcer". His cameraman was also given the name "Lionel" (or "Nigel" in one episode) but was likewise never named in Japanese.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: While their actual jobs are different, for the purposes of the Cell Games, Jimmy is replacing the World Tournament Announcer. They even have the same voice actor in both Kai and the Latin American Spanish dub.

Sharpner and Erasa

Sharpner (シャプナー, Shapunā) and Erasa (イレーザ, Irēza)

Erasa voiced by (Japanese): Megumi Urawa
Erasa voiced by (English): Laura Bailey (Z), Alexis Tipton (Kai) (Funimation dub); Kelly Sheridan^note Cathy Weseluck in Z ep. 285 (Ocean dub)
Erasa voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Circe Luna

Sharpner voiced by (Japanese): Hiro Yuki (Z), Mitsuaki Madono (Kai)
Sharpner voiced by (English): Duncan Brannan (Funimation dub); Alistair Abell (Ocean dub)
Sharpner voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Enrique Mederos, José Arenas (ep. 200 and Movie 13), Rolando de la Fuente (Kai The Final Chapters)

Two friends of Videl at Orange Star High School.

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• Adaptational Jerkass: Sharpner in the anime. He's far more antagonistic toward Gohan in the anime, although it's probably because he has more screen time than in the manga. In the manga, while he is a bit of a jerk toward Gohan initially, he actually seems pretty impressed by his strength. In the anime, however, he comes across as insincere and it felt like he just wants to humiliate Gohan (and later filler episodes confirmed it).
  Sharpner: Hey, You! What sport are you taking?
  Gohan: Um... I hadn't thought about...
  Sharpner: Then go out for boxing! You're tougher than I thought! You'd do great!
• Advertised Extra: They are among the main group in Z's second Japanese opening despite having very little screen time in the actual show.
• Amazon Chaser: Sharpner for Videl. He doesn't catch her, though.
• Beauty Is Bad: Sharpner.
• The Cameo: During the fight with Kid Buu, they both make a brief appearance back at Orange Star High contributing energy to Goku's Spirit Bomb after Mr. Satan demands that the Earthlings "help him" in defeating Majin Buu.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: They never appeared after the Majin Buu saga, although considering they were students at the time, it is easy to guess they simply graduated and went their own ways. In the manga, they never show up again after Gohan gets assailed by Yamu and Spopovich, but the anime gives them a cameo giving energy to Goku's Spirit Bomb after Mr. Satan asks the Earthlings for help. They also appear briefly near the start of Wrath of the Dragon, being their only movie appearance.
• Everyone Can See It: In the English dub, they have both lightly teased Videl about a perceived relationship with Gohan. Possibly a case of Depending on the Writer in Sharper's case.
• Everyone Has Standards: Jerk Jock he may be, but Sharpner along with everyone else was appalled by Spopovich's brutal beating of Videl during their match.
• Green-Eyed Monster: Sharpner to Gohan.
• Hopeless Suitor:
  • Sharpner towards Videl. She finds him obnoxious.
  • Erasa towards Gohan. She obviously has a crush on him, spending most of their shared screentime hitting on him, but since Gohan is Oblivious to Love...
• Jerk Jock: Sharpner.
• Mr. Fanservice: Sharpner is tall, muscular, and quite good-looking. His regular outfit looks like gym clothes that show off his physique a lot.
• Ms. Fanservice: Erasa is this with her massive cleavage. Erasa has even bigger cleavage in the World Tournament Arc and also shows her navel.
• Nerds Are Sexy: Erasa certainly thinks so. While Sharpner quickly dismisses Gohan as a nerd, Erasa spends most of her debut episode flirting with him.
• Punny Names: Sharpner (sharpener) and Erasa (eraser). Get it?
• Satellite Characters: They only exist to be Videl's friends and that's it.
• Shipper on Deck: Despite her own crush on him, Erasa occasionally playfully teases Videl about her apparent relationship with Gohan. Note: this is all before Gohan and Videl do become a couple and presumably before any romantic feelings even began to emerge on either of their parts.
• Small Name, Big Ego: Sharpner.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: Erasa is the Girly Girl to Videl's Tomboy.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Even with being an Adaptational Jerkass in the anime, Sharpner joins Erasa in cheering Gohan on when they figure out, from his hair, that he's the Great Saiyaman.
• Weirdness Censor: Despite seeing Gohan's Super Saiyan transformation plus he and Videl flying off from the tournament grounds, both Sharpner and Erasa write it off as a trick due to Mr. Satan's misleading and seemingly make no more fuss over it. Wrath of the Dragon, however, shows that they still know that Gohan is the Great Saiyaman despite his flimsy excuses to get out of class.

Miguel

Miguel (ミゲル, Migeru)

The wife of Mr. Satan and the mother of Videl. She died not long after giving birth to her (or "left", according to one English dub). She is never seen in the anime or manga, being only mentioned by Videl while training with Gohan during the early part of the Majin Buu Saga, and most information about her comes from Daizenshuu and Dragon Ball Full Color.

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• Family Theme Naming: "Miguel" is the Spanish and Portuguese version of "Michael", just like the Archangel. This follows the theme naming of Mr. Satan being named after Satan,^note Even though Mr. Satan is just a stage name, his real name is Mark; in Japanese, the name (Maaku) becomes an anagram for Akuma (Devil/demon) and their daughter's name Videl being an anagram of "Devil" and having a similar phonetic cadence as "Miguel".
• Foreshadowing: Even though she's described as a very nice woman, it is also said that she was "strong in her own way", which pretty much also describes her daughter Videl's personality in Dragon Ball Super; while retired from fighting in favor of becoming a gentle wife and mother, Videl is shown to have retained her strong attitude, as shown during the Breather Episodes about the making of a Great Saiyaman movie.
• Gender-Blender Name: "Miguel" a pretty common male name in Spanish and Portuguese, as "Miguel" is another way of saying "Michael".
• The Ghost: Never never seen in the anime or manga, being only mentioned by Videl.
• The Lost Lenore: For Mr. Satan; although he loves the attention he gets from other women, he never remarries.
• Never Say "Die": She's described as having passed away in every media she's mentioned except for one English dub, where Videl instead says that she "left" when complaining about Mr. Satan ("Just because Mom left, it does not mean he can go out with all these women!").
• Nice Girl: She is described as having been a nice, friendly, gentle, and kind woman.
• Posthumous Character: By the time she's first mentioned in the series, she's long dead.
• Strong Family Resemblance: While no pictures of her are shown, she's described as bearing a striking resemblance to her daughter Videl. It's even said that she had the same hairstyle as Videl, only in inverse: She had short hair as a teenager before letting it grow as a singer.
• Too Good for This Sinful Earth: She is described as having been a nice, friendly, gentle, and kind woman. One can only assume Miguel's angelic qualities were a little too on the mark...

Valese/Palace

Valese/Palace (パレス, Paresu)

Voiced by (Japanese): Natsumi Yanase
Voiced by (English): Amber Cotton (Funimation dub); Carol-Anne Day (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Rebeca Gómez
Voiced by (French): Joëlle Gugui; Naiké Fauveau-Mellerin

Goten's girlfriend in Dragon Ball GT. As naive and spacey as she can be, she is a good person and has true feelings for Goten.

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• Brainless Beauty / The Ditz: A downplayed example. While she's not a total idiot, the fact that she didn't exactly know how to eat from an ice cream cone or even eat a hamburger says something...
• Cloudcuckoolander: Her brain doesn't appear all the way there, not knowing what ice cream and hamburgers are and using utensils to try and eat them (said ice cream was in a cone).
• Expy: Attitude-wise, she's basically Krillin's ex-girlfriend Maron, but with slightly more of a brain.
• Fantastically Indifferent: She doesn't even bat an eye to Goten's ability to fly, his fighting prowess, or the fact that he can turn his hair gold. As a matter of fact, she even likens Goten to an angel.
• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Interestingly, she's one of the series' more notable aversions to this trope. Normally, she's seen to be about as tall as her boyfriend Goten (if not an inch taller than him on some occasions).
• Kindhearted Simpleton: She may be a bit of a ditz, but she's very sweet and polite all the same.
• Long Hair Is Feminine: Has long brown hair that flows over her shoulders.
• Meaningful Name: Her name might be a reference to her rich upbringing.
• Nice Girl: Not all that bright, but she's amicable and supportive of Goten even while he's battling evil.
• Only One Name: Like most of the characters in the series.
• Satellite Love Interest: All things considered, Valese doesn't exactly have too much in the way of personality considering how she's usually only seen when Goten is around.
• Theme Naming: Valese's Japanese name, "Palace", is a pun on "goten" (御殿), a Japanese word for palace that is a homonym on her boyfriend's name.
• Undying Loyalty: Demonstrated with her cheering Goten on after he smacks down Pui Pui when the latter escapes from Hell.
• Uptown Girl: According to a one-off line from Goten in the Japanese version of GT, Valese is implied to be this.

Puck

Puck (パック, Pakku)

Voiced by (Japanese): Tōru Furuya
Voiced by (English): Adrian Cook (Funimation dub); David Gasman (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub); Corby Proctor (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Gustavo Melgarejo (GT), Luis Daniel Ramírez (TV special)

One of the protagonists of the Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy TV special. Puck is a schoolmate of Goku Jr. who acted like a bully the first time he met Goku. However, he was intrigued by Goku's sudden show of courage as he went off in search of the Four-Star Dragon Ball. He later accompanied Goku on his quest and the pair became friends.

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• Ambiguously Brown: Much in the same way as Uub.
• Big Brother Mentor: He tries to act like one toward Goku Jr. once he stops picking on him.
• The Bully: At first.
• The Cameo: He makes an appearance in the tournament stands cheering Goku Jr. on with his grandmother during the Flash Forward in the Grand Finale.
• Character Development: While he started out as a seemingly simple-minded bully, he later showed that he was both reliable and courageous.
• Heel–Face Turn: Like his great grandfather before him, Goku Jr. is able to make friends with Puck fairly easily despite the fact that Puck started out as his bullying upperclassman.

Androids

Mechanical Man No. 8/Android 8

Android 8 (人造人間8号, Jinzou Ningen Hachi-Gou)

Voiced by (Japanese): Shōzō Iizuka
Voiced by (English): Mike McFarland (Funimation dub); Dale Wilson (Z, Kid Buu arc); Jeremiah Yurk (DB) (Ocean/Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Ricardo Hill

A Frankenstein-like monster and one of Doctor Gero's earliest Androids, 8 was rejected by the Red Ribbon Army due to his gentle nature. Helps out a young Goku during his raid on the Red Ribbon's Muscle Tower.

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• Action Survivor: Still alive in Trunks's Bad Future in Dragon Ball Super.
• Actual Pacifist: He tries to be this, refusing to kill even if it cost him his life, but lost it when he thought Goku was killed by General White.
• Adaptational Badass: He is quite powerful in the series proper (stronger than Goku at the point they met), but his strength is amplified in the movie Path to Power. He is able to fly, dash, and nearly kills Goku, who is also made stronger. He also fights a mecha that knocked Goku unconscious for several minutes and pushes it back.
• A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Inverted. He was built to be a weapon of death but immediately refused to kill people without reason, and ended up being a pacifist who betrays the Red Ribbon Army.
• Badass Pacifist: Refuses to kill Goku even when threatened with self-destruction.
• Berserk Button: Harming anyone he cares about, just ask General White as he flies into the sunrise.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Don't harm anyone he knows or loves. Ever. Harming Goku was how General White got knocked out of Muscle Tower.
• The Cameo: He and Suno make an appearance during the Kid Buu arc recognizing Goku's voice and suppling his Spirit Bomb with their energy.
• Cyborg: Both the Daizenshuu and the Chozenshuu state that he is a human-based Android, like #17 and #18, rather than a fully mechanical one like #16.
• A Day in the Limelight: In the anime, a filler episode details his creation by Dr. Flappe who he goes to visit in order to remove the bomb from his body which is oddly never addressed again in the manga. This creates a big Continuity Snarl when the Cell arc comes around and reveals that Eighter was created by Dr. Gero and thus was the Androids' sole creator.^note Though the Daizenshuu address this somewhat rationalizing that Flappe and Gero might have been colleagues in the Android Development Program He gets some additional screen time in the King Piccolo arc where he goes to help Suno when she gets caught up in Piccolo's attack on Central City. There he aids his friend in giving relief to injured civilians and even strongarms a gang of smarmy pro-Piccolo bikers into helping out.
• Death by Adaptation: In the Non-Serial Movie Path to Power, a retelling of the Red Ribbon Army Saga, 8 dies holding off Staff Officer Black's mecha. Goku uses the Dragon Balls to revive him right at the end.
• Expy: Of Frankenstein's Monster.
• Gentle Giant: Big, burly, scary-looking, and very nice and sensitive.
• Grew a Spine: He stands up to some punks who claim to support King Piccolo when they refuse to help him and Suno move injured people to the hospital. He even swats a knife out of the gang leader's hands to prove his strength.
• Happily Adopted: By the mayor's family. They took him in as their son.
• Heroic Sacrifice: As seen in the Death by Adaptation entry above, he dies holding off Staff Officer Black's giant mecha in order to protect Goku.
• In-Series Nickname: In Japanese, Goku has trouble remembering his full name, so Goku calls him Hacchan (Eight-Man in the US manga, Eighter in the English dub, and Octavio in the Latin American Spanish dub). He likes the nickname so much that he takes it as his official name.
• The Load: Sort-of. He spent more time being in distress and had to be saved by Goku a number a time. Then he got mad.
• Megaton Punch: What he did to General White. He punched him so hard that he flew through a brick wall and over the horizon.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Suno, the young girl in Jingle Village in Red Ribbon Army Saga, since he is allowed to live in her family's house after rescuing the village elder. They're shown still together after Suno is all grown up at the end of Z◊ and GT◊.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: With Goku... of sorts. Android 8 is the Sensitive Guy who hates fighting or hurting people, while Goku, even when he's just a kid when they met, is a Blood Knight who doesn't mind killing people if it means protecting others.
• What Measure Is a Non-Human?: When asked to stay in the village after finding out he hid the Dragon Ball from the Red Ribbon Army to keep the people in the village from being executed, he hesitated by saying that he wasn't human.
  The Mayor: I met people I wouldn't call human. It's your heart that makes you who you are and you have a big one.

Android 16

Android 16 (人造人間16号, Jinzou Ningen Juuroku-Gou)

Voiced by (Japanese): Hikaru Midorikawa
Voiced by (English): Jeremy Inman (Funimation dub); Scott McNeil (Ocean dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Enrique Cervantes (Z and Kai: The Final Chapters), Marco Guerrero (Kai)

"It is not a sin to fight for the right cause. There are ones who words alone will not reach. Cell is such a being."

An incomplete android built by Dr. Gero. He was released prematurely by 17 and 18 and brought along to search for Goku. Unlike his companions, he is purely mechanical, not a cyborg. While very strong, he is more interested in nature than fighting, becoming an ally to the Z-Fighters after 17 and 18 are absorbed by Cell. Sadly he ends up being killed by Cell, though it's his death that sparks Gohan's transformation into a Super Saiyan 2.

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• Action Bomb: He was designed specifically for a suicide mission against Gero's most hated enemy, Goku. But as the mad doctor continued to model the killer android after his late-son, he could no longer go through with it. He sealed up 16 in his pod indefinitely and gave him a gentle programming to avoid combat in the unlikely event he should ever be activated.
• A Day in the Limelight: Dragon Ball Fighter Z expands upon his character and his backstory enormously. It explains "who" he is, where he really comes from, and his relation to the rest of the Androids, and why he's completely synthetic when many of the other Androids are more like cyberized humans. We even get to find out who the parents of the man he was based on are - no less than Dr. Gero himself and Android 21.
• Affably Evil: Aside from his programmed objective to kill Goku, #16 isn’t really evil. He adores nature and the planet Earth; even acting as #17 and #18’s moral compass to keep them on track for their mission. This is intentional as Dr. Gero programmed him with a gentle, pacifistic personality due to him, essentially being the robot duplicate of his dead son.
• A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Dr. Gero says he can't control him, fears he will be killed upon 16's activation and even warns the other androids that 16 could very well destroy the world on a whim, but otherwise averted with Android 16, who plainly stated that his goal was to kill Son Goku, as per his programming, and he tagged along with the other androids because he believed that they had the same goal as him. This also implies the later confirmed truth that 16 is the only one of the trio who is not fully sentient since Bulma had to remove Dr. Gero's programming from 16 when she repaired him — so that he wouldn't want to fight Goku anymore — while Android 18 did not get the same treatment. In fact, Android 18 seemed to have absolutely no interest in killing Goku whatsoever from the start, and Android 17 appeared to be hunting Goku out of his own free will, seeing it as some kind of "game." Later subverted when it's revealed Dr. Gero based Android 16 off of his own son and implemented Android 16 with the same personality as his dead son. This could mean the whole thing was just a way for Gero to convince the other Androids not to activate 16 so harm doesn't come to him.
• Analogy Backfire: After ripping Cell's tail off, he compares Cell to a bee that has lost its stinger. Cell points out that bees die once they lose their stingers, whereas he can just regenerate his tail…and proceeds to do so.
• Arch-Enemy: Quite clearly feels this way towards Goku. Even after his Heel–Face Turn. Since Cell has some of Goku's genetic material, 16 feels the same way toward him with greater justification.
• Arm Cannon: HELL'S FLASH!
• Astro Clone: 16 is a heroic robot modeled after an evil scientist's dead son.
• Awesomeness by Analysis: Android 16 seems to have a knack for analyzing the power and abilities of others, immediately sensing both Piccolo's fusion with Kami and Vegeta's ascension. In a show where everyone constantly underestimates their opponents is Played for Drama, this sticks out.
• Badass Pacifist: He's very friendly and gentle to animals. However, he also surpasses 17 and 18 in power by a large margin and was the only one able to fight a 600,000 human-powered Cell to a standstill. FighterZ implies this is a trait inherited from the Gero the Younger.
• Berserk Button: 16 considers all life precious, so seeing a creature like Cell who takes delight in killing is enough to make him take action.
• Beware the Nice Ones: As the overconfident Cell finds out the hard and painful way.
• Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The Redhead to Android 17's Brunette and Android 18's Blonde.
• The Big Guy: Serves as this post-Heel–Face Turn before his death.
• Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: After Piccolo goes down, he becomes the only hope left in stopping Cell from becoming complete. He gives Cell one of his toughest fights and would have stopped Cell cold after ripping off his tail if he couldn't regenerate. Despite his valiant efforts, 17 is absorbed by Cell who easily beats him in his Semi-Perfect form.
• Bruiser with a Soft Center: He's one of the bigger characters in the series, is nearly emotionless, lives to kill Goku (at first), and is the strongest of all the Androids outside of Cell. One of the first signs that 16 is more than just a killing machine, however, is that he loves to play with animals. He goes against Cell because he is an enemy to all living things.
• Cessation of Existence: Due to him being a fully robotic being, he has no soul to revive and never returns after Cell kills him.
• Character Exaggeration: His Friend to All Living Things trait is expanded in the anime, whereas in the manga it is more of an informed attribute. One of the best cases of this trope, as it makes his death by the hand (or rather, foot) of Cell more powerful.
• Cynicism Catalyst: His brutal death at the hands of Cell was what triggers Gohan to go SSJ2 and fly into an Unstoppable Rage against Cell.
• Dying Moment of Awesome: Unlike the others killed by Cell, for 16 it’s ambiguous whether he was or was not revived by the Dragon Balls. Regardless, 16 probably thought this would be the case. His death is arguably the most awesome in the series, as he sacrifices his existence to give Gohan the will to fight, and dies with a smile on his face. Being wholly synthetic, though, it is possible to outright rebuild him if you know how, but even with the memories of the original he is not the same 16. Android 21 builds a new 16 in FighterZ. The monologue of the second 16 shows that he believes the original 16 is gone forever.
• Evil Counterpart: To Android 8, initially. They both love nature and despise those who disregard life. The only real difference between the two is that Android 8 became friends with Goku, while 16 just barely tolerates his existence. Justified since 16 was specifically programmed to kill Goku.
• Expy: To Android 8 from earlier in the series. Both androids are fully mechanical creations that are incredibly strong but considered failures due to their well-meaning, caring personalities. 16 is even a multiple of 8.
• Evil Redhead: What 16 was meant to be. Sort of. Gero made him a Gentle Giant, aside from the "kill Goku" thing.
• Forgotten Fallen Friend: His Heroic Sacrifice catalyzed Gohan turning Super Saiyan 2, and Android 16 is never mentioned again after the Cell Saga. Since he didn't fall into the "lives killed by Cell" category that #17 technically did, he seemingly didn't get to come back to life. Some of the games do remember him, most notably FighterZ, but he still hasn't been memorialized in the TV series.
• Friend to All Living Things: As Team Four Star frequently jokes, he likes the birds. It's also why he steps in to fight and kill Imperfect Cell after Piccolo is beaten, after several chapters of refusing to fight anyone but Goku: to protect all life from the threat Cell poses.
• Game-Breaking Injury: Once Semi-Perfect Cell makes a hole in his head, 16's power decreases immensely, struggling to move quickly without assistance or strain, while it doesn't mean much due to the power differences by that point, it does ultimately cause him and 18 to slow down enough to the point Cell can catch up even after Tien's prolonged assault on him.
• Gentle Giant: Despite his programming to hunt and kill Goku, 16 is a gentle, caring individual that loves nature and treats others with kindness. This is because Gero intended him to be a Replacement Goldfish for his deceased son, and knew that making him love to fight would put him in harm's way. That said, like all infinite energy furnace models, 16 was beyond Gero's control and he feared that 16 would try to kill him if activated.
• Homage:
  • A machine man defends two family members from a newer model in his line acting on the behalf of an enemy said family destroyed both in the present and in the future. Hmm...
  • So, a genius in technology creates a Replacement Goldfish android identical to his late son killed in an accident, and the android shows to be a Friend to All Living Things. That's the Astro Boy origin story, with Gero as Doctor Tenma.
• Heroic RRoD: Subverted. Although he fully intended to self-destruct and take Cell with him, he ended up unable to go through with it because Bulma removed his self-destruct device out of fear that he'd use it against Goku when she discovered it while repairing 16.
• Informed Attribute: This may shock you, but Android 16's love for the birds and animals is never shown in the manga, only stated. The Z anime expands on this by always showing him with a bird alongside him (or many).
• Irony: Averted twice. Gero designed him to kill the very warrior who ended his real human counterpart's life, Goku, but the doctor couldn't bring himself to witness what was now his son, die a second time. This happens again when 16 intends to self-destruct next to Cell, remarking the irony that the culmination of Gero's mad work would be undone by another one of his own creations, only to fail when he didn't realize Bulma had already removed his bomb.
• It Has Been an Honor:
  • While marching off from Android 18 to fight Cell (the first time), he tells her he enjoyed the time he spent with her and 17 and thinks they're cool.
  • In the Japanese version and the manga, he commends them for not harming people or animals pointlessly.
• I Will Only Slow You Down: He tells 18 to leave him behind during Cell's pursuit of her on the basis he's only going hinder things in his current state, which is true, as she had been lugging him around ever since he was injured. Unfortunately, she refuses to until it's far too late to escape anymore, and is promptly absorbed.
• Jerkass to One: While a Non-Malicious Monster and Nice Guy both before and after his Heel–Face Turn, he remains cold and distant toward Goku, having been created specifically to kill him. During the Cell Games, when Goku approaches him and wishes him luck, 16 responds to his kindness with an Implied Death Threat, reminding him of his intended purpose.
  Android 16: I was created for the sole purpose of killing you, Goku. Do not forget that.
• Killed Off for Real: 16's death is all the more jarring because it seemingly sticks in a series where Death Is Cheap. At the same time, however, it creates a Plot Hole, as in the Majin Buu saga, Android 8 (and Arale, possibly) are revived just fine by the Dragon Balls. Depending on the canonicity of FighterZ, the game implies that even if a new 16 was built and given the memories of the original, he still lacks the soul of the old 16. Assuming that 16 wasn’t revived by the Dragon Balls, then the original is really gone forever.
• Licked by the Dog: While he's being repaired, Dr. Briefs' cat climbs onto his hand and licks his injured head, solidifying his role as a Friend to All Living Things.
• Logical Weakness: 16's greatest strength is also his greatest weakness. His fully mechanical nature gives him an edge against (Imperfect) Cell that no other member of the cast has since Cell cannot just absorb him for an easy win. Unfortunately, once Cell evolves into a higher form, 16 can no longer match him in combat, and since he's a robot, he can't train or inspire himself to grow stronger like the rest of the cast - he would need to be remodeled, and with Gero out of the picture and 21 inactive at the time, there's nobody to do it and even if there was, time would not be on their side.
  • The other issue is that he has no biological parts, meaning that he can't use ki attacks. In addition, you can't put energy cannons in his hands, since, you know, they have to act like human hands. The only way he can use ki blasts is to remove his arms and fire them like that. Plus, while he is seen using his arms in a rocket punch, the arms don't seem to have an auto-homing mechanism so he has to physically grab them and stick them back on. This means that while his ki blast is incredibly powerful, coming from his infinite energy generator, he hardly ever uses it because he could literally lose his hands if he gets countered and drops them.
• Martial Pacifist: He only wants to kill Goku because Dr. Gero programmed him to do that. When asked, he outright refuses to fight anyone else, and considers all life to be precious. He makes an exception and decides to kill Cell because he knows that Cell cannot be reasoned with and will destroy all life on Earth just because he can.
• Monster Progenitor: An unwilling example in Dragon Ball Online. Android 16 has been copied by Red Pants Army, who went on to mass-produce him. To put it in perspective, the average Time Patrol member only has a power level of 100,000. It's one of the main reasons the main setting counts as a Bad Present.
• Nature-Loving Robot: The only of 3 Androids that result to be a complete robot and not part-human as 17 and 18. Despite his primary mission (find and kill Goku), he's a Gentle Giant who has a love for animals, usually seen with birds around him and holding one in his hands.
• Neutral No Longer: He starts as a Gentle Giant who refuses to fight anybody except Goku (because of his programming) and instead prefers to interact with the wildlife. When he realizes how evil Cell is and the threat he poses to the entire world, he spurs into action and, as an inspiration to Badass Pacifists everywhere, gives Cell the toughest fight he had encountered so far, coming close to killing him outright.
• Nice Guy: Too Nice, although Affably Evil, as he warns Goku to never forget that he was programmed to kill him. Good Is Not Nice also applies, in that if he thinks you're pointlessly evil, he will try to kill you without a warning.
• Non-Malicious Monster: He's a Nature Lover and considers all life to be precious. The only reason he wants to kill Goku is that Dr. Gero programmed him to do so.
• Poor Communication Kills: If 16 had at any point told Bulma that he would use the failsafe plan of using his own bomb on Cell instead of Goku, it's more than likely Bulma either would have reinstalled the explosive or at least informed him of its removal. Unfortunately, this not being addressed by either ends up with 16 being destroyed.
• Punch-Clock Villain: Urge to kill Goku aside, 16 has no villainous traits to speak of. He never fights any of the heroes even when they're ganging up on his friends (then again, they don't need his help), and turns against Cell despite being a fellow creation of Dr. Gero.
• Redhead In Green: He has a red mohawk and wears a green vest, boots, and bracers.
• Replacement Goldfish: Like Astro Boy, 16 was based on Dr. Gero's deceased son, and his gentle personality is a result of Gero not wanting him to be destroyed in battle if at all possible. It might also be, like the original Astro Boy, why Gero ultimately deemed him a failure and never activated him: a copy wasn't enough to bring back his son.
  • Depending on if Fighterz is canon, he was also intended to be this for Android 21. Unfortunately, he died and 21 built a Replacement Goldfish for Android 16, but she knows he will never be either her human son or the original 16 but loves him as her child anyway.
• Robo Speak: In the original US Dub only, though even there he falls out of it as he learns and grows.
• Rocket Punch: One of his powers, being fully mechanical.
• The Quiet One: He rarely speaks for most of his appearances, unless he has something of substance to say.
• Sacrificial Lion: His final words and death are what triggered Gohan to become a Super Saiyan 2.
• The Stoic: He rarely shows any emotion, at least at first.
• Suicide Attack: His mission is to destroy Goku. Not willing to take any chances, Gero built in a bomb to make sure 16's mission would be successful, regardless of how strong Goku was. He ultimately tries to use it against Cell, only to find out Bulma removed it beforehand, just in case.
• Super Prototype: He's an earlier model than #17 and #18 (and #19 & #20/Dr. Gero, for that matter) and seems to be around the same series as both of the former two, but is significantly more powerful than all of them. Indeed, outside of Cell (whose full power could only be achieved by absorbing people, and ultimately #17 and #18), #16 is the strongest android that Dr. Gero had ever created. His "mother" might be able to outdo him, but she's a much weirder example.
• Taking You with Me: Subverted. 16 carried a self-destruct device with a magnitude higher than a nuclear bomb that was presumably implanted by Gero in an attempt to kill Goku. 16 ultimately attempts to use this on Cell, but he ended up unable to go through with it because Bulma removed the device when doing repair work on 16.
  • This gets even worse because Cell states that the bomb would probably have been incapable of killing him anyway. Considering what Cell survives later (while in his far less durable second form to boot), it would appear he was correct though Cell arrogantly considers himself an Invincible Villain that can No-Sell any attack the Z-Fighters throw at him.
  • However it's worth noting Android 17, 18, and Cell, do not share the same explosive mechanism as 16 does, and Cell's very own planet-destroying bomb is set up in such a manner so as to preserve one singular cell (from which he can regenerate obviously). 16 was designed for a singular target suicide mission, to atomize anyone caught within close proximity of the blast. Since never given the opportunity to use it, we'll never know how effective it would've been.
  • It also leaves a bit of a plot hole. If the bomb is big enough to destroy the planet, then why was he willing to use it in the first place? Even if they meant that it had to be in the center of the planet to destroy the entire thing in its radius, that would still mean that at the surface, the blast would reach the core. At the very least the planet would be completely sterilized. Hell, a blast that big wouldn't be healthy for the planet even in high orbit. Plus, he doesn't want to kill anyone but Cell and there were a lot of people in the blast radius. Given that he wants to preserve all life, why he considered it an option is a mystery.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Before he starts working with Goku to kill Cell, he brushes off Goku's offer of friendship and gives him a Death Glare and an Implied Death Threat. Justified, because Dr. Gero programmed him to kill Goku.
• Terminator Impersonator: A stoic, square-jawed, towering killer robot who develops respect for life and ends up sacrificing himself to protect it.
• Token Good Teammate: Unlike 17 and 18, who enjoyed causing chaos and mischief, 16 doesn't actually do anything evil. He's programmed to kill Goku, but even that he's more than willing to throw aside for the sake of stopping Cell.
• Too Good for This Sinful Earth: If he didn't have a soul when Gero built him, he would most likely have earned one by the time Cell brutally murdered him.
• Tragic Hero: He was built for killing, but he treasures life and would have likely had no ill will towards Goku if it wasn't part of his programming. He manages to override his mission parameters to fight against his own kind, only to find out too late that he's unable to kill him and is destroyed for his efforts. Being a machine, he doesn't get to go to the afterlife, resurrect or reincarnate.
• True Companions: Despite their time with him being relatively short, 17 and 18 get this with 16, spending their time together getting along and the three are often portrayed as watching out for one another. The second 16 gets this again in Dragon Ball Fighter Z, but is killed in the halfway mark of the story.
• Wave-Motion Gun: His Hell's Flash attack, in which he has to detach his forearms to charge up and fire.
• The Worf Effect: He gets hit with this once Cell becomes Semi-Perfect. He was Cell's equal beforehand, able to hold his own even after Cell had absorbed 600,000 humans and effortlessly beat down Piccolo. The first sign of how much stronger Cell has become? He easily outruns 16 and blasts a hole in his head, almost killing him.

Fortuneteller Fighters

Uranai Baba/Fortuneteller Baba

Fortuneteller Baba (占いババ, Uranai Baba)

Voiced by (Japanese): Junpei Takiguchi (DB, Z ep. 7-34), Mayumi Tanaka (Z, ep. 190-272, Kai, Super)
Voiced by (English): Linda Young (DB, Z Season 1, Kai, Super), Laurie Steele (Z Season 4), Duncan Brannan (most of Z Season 5-6), Wendy Powell (Z Season 6; ep. 271), Christopher Sabat (Revenge of King Piccolo) (Funimation dub); Elan Ross Gibson (Z Season 1), Brian Drummond (Z Season 4-6), Corby Proctor (DB) (Ocean/Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Ángela Villanueva (current voice), Magda Giner (Kai)

A small, old witch that can divine things with the crystal ball she floats around on. The older sister of Master Roshi, she lives in a pyramid, providing divinations to those who can match one of two requirements—pay an outrageous fee, or defeat her chosen champions in combat. She also cut a deal with King Yemma that lets her provide a dead warrior a 24-hour return to the living, making for some joyous reunions. After the Red Ribbon Army Saga, Goku's friends go to her for help finding the last Dragon Ball, and she periodically pops up to help for free, as the Z-warriors are now more powerful than any warrior she can employ. Also one of the notable few characters to never die in the series.

Baba disappears in the Z portion of the manga (though she still appears occasionally in anime filler), until the Buu Saga, where she first brings Goku back to life for one day to compete in the World Martial Arts Tournament and later does the same for Vegeta after his Heroic Sacrifice.

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• Action Survivor: One of only a few characters to survive the entire series without having to be revived.
• Aloof Big Sister: To Master Roshi.
• Boring, but Practical: Baba has no offensive magic, nor is it very flashy like the type Piccolo and Supreme Kai use. Her magic allows her to see into the future, observe events from all over the world (even from Otherworld), and return people from the dead for one whole day.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: At the end of the finale of Dragon Ball (the first anime), she looks into her ball to see what the future of Goku holds, only to block the view and wink at the camera as the narrator assures the audience that the next story will begin in five years.
• The Cameo: Her only appearance prior to the Buu arc in Z is a single panel in the Saiyan arc where she is unable to predict a definite outcome of the upcoming battle against Nappa and Vegeta. The anime has her return a good way into the fight so that the non-combatants at Kame House can view the action via her crystal ball...until the energy feedback from the Spirit Bomb causes it to shatter.
• Cool Old Lady: Once she gets much nicer and overcomes her desire for money or joy of watching fights.
• Crystal Ball: Though she doesn't use it to read the future as much as to actually be on eye level with the other characters.
• A Dog Named "Dog": For Japanese and most Slav viewers, the old woman^note pronounced "baba" in all of these languages; it's possible that "baba" in Japanese is a Russian loanword is literally named "Baba". So, a baba named "Baba".
• Dub Name Change: She has no name in Japanese, just a title that translates as something similar to "Fortunetelling Crone". The Funimation dub translates part of her title but not all of it, making her "Fortuneteller Baba", and has other characters constantly just call her "Baba", giving the impression that "Baba" is her actual name.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The responsible sibling to Roshi's foolish, Baba is a capable and serious fortune teller that is well known for her magical abilities and essentially has her own business. Roshi is a very perverted martial arts hermit that is more invested in ogling ladies than he is actually teaching.
• Godzilla Threshold:
  • She agrees to take the extremely evil Vegeta to Earth from the Afterlife during the Buu arc, who just got his body back from King Yemma after he blew himself up because they were out of options for anyone else in existence who could even have the slightest chance at stopping Super Buu. Vegeta himself said they were wasting their time.
  • In Super's Universe Survival Saga, she goes along with Goku's suggestion to revive Frieza for one day in order to participate in the Tournament of Power. While she's not happy to do so, given what a monster Frieza is, Baba goes along with it since she knows the fate of Universe 7 is at stake.
• Immortality: Like her brother, she has drunk the Water of Life and is over 300 years old. She's still around in Dragon Ball Online, over two centuries after the end of the manga.
• Miniature Senior Citizens: Unlike her brother. The only reason people don't have to look way down when she's nearby is that she's sitting on her floating Crystal Ball.
• Mundane Utility: Most of her magic falls under this or Boring, but Practical. Aside from one instance in the Saiyan Saga, where she can't tell the outcome of Vegeta and Nappa's invasion, there isn't ever a concrete set of rules established as to what prohibits her future gaze or what enables it.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: In the Japanese version. Like her brother, Muten Roshi, Uranai Baba is a title ("Fortunetelling Crone"), not a name. The US manga always refers to her as "All-Seeing Crone" to make this more blatant.
• Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: Baba can come off as rude at times.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Her unbroken survival record across the series is due to her ability to warp to the afterlife at will whenever things get dicey on Earth.
• Small Role, Big Impact: She has a minuscule role in Z and Super, but her ability to bring people back from the dead for a day without the use of Dragon Balls has proved instrumental and irreplaceable in times of need.
• Token Wizard: The first legitimate magic-user in the series, while firmly a Non-Action Guy, she has some abilities that are very practical, most commonly bringing someone back from the dead for one whole day.

Fangs the Vampire

Fangs the Vampire (ドラキュラマン, Dorakyuraman, "Dracula Man")

Voiced by (Japanese): Kōji Totani (DB), Takahiro Fujimoto (Origins 2)
Voiced by (English): Carlos Moreno (DB), Robert McCollum (Origins 2) (Funimation dub); Ryan Luhning (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Ernesto Lezama

The first of Baba's warriors who Goku and the Dragon Team must fight to find the location of the last Dragon Ball needed to wish Upa's father back to life from Baba, who along with his sharp fangs and ability to turn into a vampire bat, is trained in the art of Muay Thai kickboxing. In his bat form, he moves faster than his opponent Krillin, can see. He then quickly puts Krillin in a sleeper hold and bites his head sucking out the monk's blood. Kicking the disoriented Krillin out of the ring, he then faces Puar and Upa. What looks like an easy victory leads Fangs to defeat as Puar's superior shapeshifting abilities and Upa using garlic and his body shaped like a cross led to him being knocked into the water outside the ring.

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• Anime Hair: Has long, spiked-up brown hair.
• Creepy High-Pitched Voice: His voice in the American dubs is something else. It's up there with Babidi's in terms of shrillness.
• Daywalking Vampire: Fights against three people in broad daylight without any apparent ill effects.
• Dub Name Change: From Dracula Man in Japan to Fangs the Vampire in America.
• Evil Laugh: We don't know if he's a villain off the clock, but with his creepy shrill and laughter, one could be forgiven for thinking so.
• Evil Redhead: His hair is dark auburn in the anime and is one of the nastier members of Baba's entourage.
• Evil Sounds Raspy: His voice in Japanese is raspy and cold-blooded as opposed to the English dub.
• Fragile Speedster: He's quick in his human form and even faster as a bat, that's how he caught Krillin off guard. He still lost to a shapeshifting cat and a little boy, neither of whom was actually a fighter.
• Gratuitous English: His Moment of Silence upon seeing Upa's cross stance shows the phrases, spelled out in perfect English, "Jesus Christ!" and "Oh My God!"
• Horror Hunger: Follows the tradition of vampires being bloodsuckers. He even compares blood to pizza sauce. Ick.
• Our Vampires Are Different: This one apparently can kickbox. Biting his victims doesn't seem to involve vampirism, either.
• Psycho for Hire: His constant cackling, Slasher Smile, and thirst for blood give this impression.
• Reused Character Design: A member of the Toad Warriors, a biker gang that harasses Android #16, #17, and #18, resembles Fangs with less prominent teeth. Later when Cell gets harassed by a bus full of angry football players, one of the team resembles Fangs but is considerably taller and buff.
• Slasher Smile: With large fangs like his and hungering for blood, it makes him look just a smidgen of creepy.
• The Unintelligible: His shrill in the English dub can make his dialogue difficult to understand, though nobody in-universe seems to have any problem hearing him.
• Vampire Bites Suck: When he jumps onto Krillin he sucks the blood out through his bald head. Krillin compares him to a vacuum cleaner in the dub.
• Walking Shirtless Scene: Wears boxer shorts, boxing gloves, and taped-up feet.
• Weaksauce Weakness: Upa's Improvised Cross stance and garlic breath.

See-Through the Invisible Man

See-Through the Invisible Man (スケさん, Suke-San)

Voiced by (Japanese): Hiroshi Ōtake
Voiced by (English): Chuck Huber (Funimation dub); Clark Robertson (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Ricardo Hill

The second of Baba's warriors who Goku and the Dragon Team must fight to find the location of the last Dragon Ball needed to wish Upa's father back to life from Baba, who relies heavily on his invisible body in combat. He faces Yamcha and even though the former bandit gets a couple of good hits in, See-Through has a clear advantage (with Baba singing to prevent Yamcha from hearing his movements and instructing her fighter to not talk). It isn't until Goku finds Bulma and Master Roshi that Krillin uses Roshi's perverted nature to nosebleed over the invisible man does See-Through loses his advantage. After Yamcha nails the now visible invisible man with the Wolf Fang Fist, he gives up.

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• Ambiguous Situation: Whether or not he's an actual invisible human or a ghost is never made clear. Given that Baba already has a ghost usher that is plainly visible, it's difficult to say.
• Bowdlerise: Instead of Roshi's nose blood, in the American broadcast, Krillin instead dumps a can of tomato soup on See-Through.
• Combat Pragmatist: Because he cannot be seen, See-Through has an unfair advantage making it easier to attack his opponents. When Yamcha starts using his hearing to track him, Baba starts singing to cover up the sound of his footsteps.
• Dub Name Change: From Suke-san in Japan to See-Through the Invisible Man in America.
• Invisibility: See-Through's bread and butter.
• Reused Character Design: One member of the Toad Warriors, a gang that harasses Android #16, #17, and #18, resembles See-Through if he were a human wearing a red ski mask instead of being covered in blood.
• See the Invisible: With Krillin's quick thinking, the invisible man is covered in Roshi's nose blood (or tomato soup if you prefer). As he is exposed there is nothing stopping Yamcha from defeating him now so he waves the white flag.
• Token Good Teammate: Besides the wise and benevolent Son Gohan, his comrades include bloodthirsty Fangs the Vampire, arrogant and sadistic Bandages the Mummy (who the dub implies is a Retired Monster), plus ruthless and straight-out-of-Hell Spike the Devilman. Besides taking advantage of his invisibility, See-Through doesn't really display any really negative qualities and is the only one besides Gohan to concede once his opponent gains an advantage. He also serves food to Goku when Baba tries to recruit him as another of her fighters.
• Weak, but Skilled: Despite being after Fangs, See-Through is probably the physically weakest fighter in the group and only has an edge because he's invisible.

Bandages the Mummy

Bandages the Mummy (ミイラくん, Mīra-Kun)

Voiced by (Japanese): Shōzō Iizuka (DB), Daisuke Matsubara (Revenge of King Piccolo and Kai)
Voiced by (English): Sonny Strait (Funimation dub); Richard Newman (Z ep. 285), Gerald Matthews (DB) (Ocean/Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Carlos Segundo

The third of Baba's warriors who Goku and the Dragon Team must fight to find the location of the last Dragon Ball needed to wish Upa's father back to life from Baba. His Lightning Bruiser fighting style and ability to use his bandages to quickly wrap up his opponents made him undefeated in combat. After befuddling Yamcha with his speed and abilities, he quickly defeats him and faces Goku next. Despite the Mummy Man's best efforts, he is felled but one hard punch to the stomach by Goku.

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• Adaptational Badass: He only attempts to hit Goku once in the manga before he gets K.O.d. The anime expands the fight so that he manages to bind Goku in his cloth rolls and almost swings him into the acid pot. Goku manages to break out and knock out the mummy the same as in the manga.
• The Cameo: Appears in the Kid Buu Saga with Spike the Devilman offering their energy to Goku's Spirit Bomb when Mr. Satan calls out the Earthlings for not helping.
• Cloth Fu: His use of his bandages resembles this, including Combat Tentacles and wrapping his opponents in them.
• Defeating the Undefeatable: While other fighters before the Dragon Team defeated Fangs and See-Through, Bandages was undefeated in these challenges. It's not until he faces Goku that his streak is ended.
• Dub Name Change: From Mira-kun in Japan to Bandages the Mummy in America.
• Evil Sounds Deep: Not necessarily a traditional villain, at least in the current story, but he does have the lowest set of pipes out of Baba's fighters and is one of the crueler ones.
• It Only Works Once: When Goku breaks free from his wrappings, he tries it again only for it to be dodged and is defeated soundly.
• Jerkass: He's not a pleasant mummy and, in the anime, he can't go five minutes without boasting about himself or demeaning his opponent. That said, given that he was revived by Dende's wish to restore Earth's population except for the truly evil ones, he mustn't be all that bad.
• Lightning Bruiser: Much to Yamcha's surprise, Bandages is not a slow yet powerful fighter due to his size, no, he's a fast and powerful fighter despite his size.
• Mummy: A big and powerful version of one. One of the Daizenshuu confirms he's the real deal, having been born eight centuries prior to the start of the manga. The anime has Master Roshi confirm it as well with some Dub Text implying that he was a pharaoh to boot.
• Oh, Crap!: His smug aura vanishes as soon as he notices Goku not having any openings in his guard. He is quickly dispatched not long after.
• Pet the Dog: He and Spike, in the anime, contribute energy to Goku's Spirit Bomb, though this was after Mr. Satan requested it.
• The Pig-Pen: Daizenshuu 7 mentions that he detests bathing. He's still far more appealing than the likes of Bacterian.
• Psycho for Hire: Along with Fangs, Bandages he is easily one of the more depraved fighters of Baba's, delighting in beating on Yamcha during their fight and almost sending him into a pool of acid soup in the anime. Dub Text also implies that he has a history in his life as a pharaoh.
• Real Men Wear Pink: He likes to sew in his spare time according to Daizenshuu 7.
• Retired Monster: Implied to be one in the English anime where he claims to have ruled the world back when the pyramids were constructed and that he came to serve Baba only after he became a mummy.
• Slasher Smile: His default expression is either this or Psychotic Smirk depending on the shot. It dissipates during his fight with Goku.
• The Worf Effect: Not only did he enforce Yamcha's Worf Effect as he beat him in short order, but Bandages also suffered this as well when Goku knocked him out with one punch.

Spike the Devilman

Spike the Devilman (アックマン, Akkuman)

Voiced by (Japanese): Michihiro Ikemizu
Voiced by (English): Justin Cook (Most media), Christopher Sabat (Z ep. 285) (Funimation dub); Matt Smith (Z ep. 285), Randall Wiebe (DB) (Ocean/Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Humberto Solórzano

The fourth of Baba's warriors who Goku and the Dragon Team must fight to find the location of the last Dragon Ball needed to wish Upa's father back to life from Baba who is not only normally the final opponent (the top spot was filled by Grandpa Gohan who was brought in as a ringer by Baba to test Goku) but won the World Martial Arts Tournament twice prior to this. Among Spike's abilities and powers are speed, agility, winged flight, and pitchfork combat. Early on he struggles to fight Goku which prompts him to use the Devilmite Beam, a ki blast that kills his opponent if they even have a shred of evil within them. The attack is ineffective because Goku is pure of heart and Spike is defeated after a failed last-ditch effort to skewer Goku with his pitchfork.

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• Adaptational Badass: Though not as quickly as Bandages, in the manga, he was still very easily dispatched by Goku after his Devilmite Beam failed to kill the boy. The anime gives him a more impressive showing by having him almost knock Goku into the acidic soup of the Devil's Toilet with only Goku's tail saving him.
• All There in the Manual: The Daizenshuu reveals that Spike is an actual demon from Hell who came to Earth in order to earn something and wishes to return someday. The magazine Dragon Ball: Adventure Special mentions that he has an older sister named Majon (a pun on "majo" or "witch") who is otherwise never depicted in any other DB-related media.
• Attack on the Heart: In a spiritual sense, the Devilmite Beam takes whatever negative or evil thoughts and emotions from within a person and concentrates them into their chest cavity. The dark energy gradually expands until the energy can only escape by bursting the cavity open, thus killing the target. Goku being completely devoid of such thoughts is the only reason he survived it.
• Big Red Devil: He's not red, but he more than qualifies otherwise.
• Bowdlerise: His habit of mentioning Hell in every other sentence certainly wouldn't have flown on an American children's TV network back in 2003 or now, yet the "Devil" part in his name still made it to broadcast.
• The Cameo: Appears in the anime with Bandages giving his energy to the Spirit Bomb after Mr. Satan demands that the Earthlings lend a hand against Majin Buu. His image also appeared in the King Piccolo arc as a part of the Tournament Registration list, though Tambourine was called off before he could go after him.
• Camp: Justin Cook gives him a slight effeminate flair in Funimation's dub, similar to General Blue.
• A Day in the Limelight: The protagonist of a What If? story in Budokai Tenkaichi 3, where he saves the Earth from Mecha Frieza and King Cold instead of Future Trunks. He may be a weakling compared with Frieza, but his Devilmite Beam was his trump card against the Tyrants, who were pure evil.
  Devilman: Bad end, ha!
• Devil's Pitchfork: Spike's pitchfork was used as a last resort against Goku when the Devilmite Beam proved ineffective.
• Didn't See That Coming: He's so convinced anyone has at least a tiny speck of evil in their hearts, enough for the Devilmite Beam to be lethal, that he's caught off-guard by Goku being immune to it.
• Does Not Like Spam: A Japanese magazine special revealed that he hates angels. Gee, what a shock.
• Dub Name Change: From Akkuman in Japan to Spike the Devilman in America. The English dub of Budokai Tenkaichi 3 literally calls him just Devilman.
• Fangs Are Evil: He's got some sharp pearly whites and, while not as depraved as Fangs and Bandages, is still a ruthless demon willing to kill his enemy if it can't be avoided.
• Glass Cannon: He's this mainly for Goku who has little trouble defeating him, in part due to the Devilmite Beam having no effect on Goku. Otherwise, while skilled enough to win two World Martial Arts Tournaments, the Beam is clearly his Trump Card attack if all else fails.
• Good Wings, Evil Wings: Spike's batlike wings allow him to fly before it became standard in Dragon Ball for almost every fighter to do so.
• Hell Seeker: He was born in the biblical Hell and came to Earth to "earn some more" before returning to Hell one day. This is only given in supplemental material, though his various Hell jokes do allude to it.
• Horned Humanoid: His goat-like horns sticking out of his head.
• Incredibly Lame Pun: Upon seeing how screwed he is against Goku, he jokingly asks "Akuma-ta?" which can roughly mean "What the devil?" that causes the spectators to fall over.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his extreme methods in trying to kill Goku during their match, he mainly only seems to use it on those who truly deserve it. His What If? story involves him confronting Frieza and King Cold in order to protect his home planet. Plus, he was revived by Porunga with a wish that was meant to exclude all the bad people of Earth who'd died in the Majin Buu incident, so he can't be all that bad.
• Kamehame Hadoken: Spike's Devilmite Beam is a beam of energy that is more effective the higher his victim's negativity is. It fails with Goku because he's pure of heart. It's quite telling this technique is overpowered in Budokai Tenkaichi 3, where you can kill most of the villains with one strike with it (assuming you can even hit with it), and in a What If story, he OHKOs Frieza with it.
• Pet the Dog: He and Bandages, in the anime, contribute energy to Goku's Spirit Bomb, though this was after Mr. Satan requested it.
• Real Men Wear Pink: In addition to having a slightly effeminate voice, Dragon Ball: Adventure Special revealed that he enjoys shopping.
• Shout-Out: To the original Devilman by Go Nagai's pen.
• Story-Breaker Power: The Devilmite Beam would be utterly devastating against most of the pure evil villains that appeared after him in the series - only immortals or those that can regenerate From a Single Cell could be able to live to tell the tale; a What If? story from Budokai Tenkaichi 3 shows this clearly. Naturally, the Devilmite Beam is never mentioned after he's defeated, and his only appearance after that was a cameo at the end of the Majin Buu arc giving his power to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb...after Mr. Satan demanded it, not Goku.
• There Is No Kill Like Overkill: He uses the Devilmite Beam on Goku, a technique that takes a person's negative feelings and causes them to explode, simply because Goku whacked him around twice. Even Baba, who otherwise enjoys watching a good slaughter, thought that Spike was going too far in using it on the boy.

School of Mr. Satan

Piiza

Piiza (ピーザ, Pīza)

Voiced by (Japanese): Miyoko Aoba (Z), Kumiko Nishihara (Kai), Yukiko Morishita (Super)
Voiced by (English): Linda Young (Funimation dub); Willow Johnson (Ocean dub); Philece Sampler (Bang Zoom!/Toonami Asia dub in Super)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Lourdes Morán (Z), Dulce Guerrero (Super)
Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese): Márcia Regina

The promotional agent for Mr. Satan, Caroni, and Piroshki who acts as a color commentator when the three fighters compete in the Cell Games. After Cell is defeated (thinking Mr. Satan defeated him), she isn't seen again until Dragon Ball Super where she now serves as Satan's limo driver and assistant.

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• '80s Hair: Has full, red, shoulder-length hair.
• Canon Immigrant: Was created for the Dragon Ball Z anime but ended up appearing in Dragon Ball Super still working for Mr. Satan.
• Edible Theme Naming: Named after the circular baked dish, Pizza.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: Miss Piiza looks very similar to pro wrestling valet, Miss Elizabeth.

Caroni

Caroni (カロニー, Karonī)

Voiced by (Japanese): Hirotaka Suzuoki (Z), Kazunari Tanaka (Kai), Takahiro Fujimoto (Super)
Voiced by (English): John Burgmeier (Funimation dub); Scott McNeil (Ocean dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Enrique Mederos (Z), Gabriel Ortiz (Kai), José Gilberto Vilchis (Super)
Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese): Tatá Guarnieri
Voiced by (Hungarian): Zoltán Rajkai

One of Mr. Satan's top two students who specialized in acrobatics and is the master of Kuuchuu-Sappou (Mid-Air Killer Kenpo). Entering the Cell Games alongside his teacher, the beauty-obsessed ladies man attempted to take Cell out with his "Beautiful Flying Rose Attack". Cell counters by pushing out of the ring with him slightly powering up. After the Cell Games, Caroni isn't seen again until the end of the Buu Saga and then in Dragon Ball Super where he now serves as Satan's assistant.

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• Agent Peacock: Good-looking and one of Hercule Satan's top students. Not nearly as strong as any villain or main character in the show, but for a regular human, he qualifies.
• Calling Your Attacks:
  Caroni: "Beautiful Flying Rose ATTTTAAAAAAACCCCKKK!!!"
• Canon Immigrant: Was created for the Dragon Ball Z anime but ended up appearing in Dragon Ball Super still working for Mr. Satan.
• Edible Theme Naming: Named after the pasta dish, Macaroni.
• Expy: While he's not a killer, Caroni is certainly very similar to Vega/Balrog (JP) otherwise. Both are blonde, light-skinned males who are focused on beauty, carry around roses, and have fighting styles that involve acrobatics and agility.
• The Fighting Narcissist: Gives off this impression as he does as many poses as the Ginyu Force, gyrates his hips, and wonders how many ladies are watching him.
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy: A blonde shoulder-length hairstyle.
• Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: With a couple of quick chops, he turns a bouquet of roses into rose petals.
• Teeth Flying: Cell knocking him back ruined his teeth for the rest of the Cell Games.

Pirozhki

Pirozhki (ピロシキ, Piroshiki)

Voiced by (Japanese): Hisao Egawa
Voiced by (English): Kyle Hebert (Funimation dub); Brian Dobson (Mainly), Dave "Squatch" Ward (Z eps. 181-82) (Ocean dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Carlos Magaña (Z), Jorge Roldán (Kai), Ulises Maynardo Zavala (Super)
Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese): Felipe Di Nardo
Voiced by (French dub): Georges Lycan (Z); Marc Bretonnière (Super)

One of Mr. Satan's top two students who specialized in pro wrestling and powerful fighting tactics. Piroshiki proved to be far too weak to be a challenge for Cell and is stopped mid-run by an invisible wall. He calls it quits after several seconds of struggling with the unseen barrier. Pirozhki isn't seen again until the end of the Buu Saga and then in Dragon Ball Super where he now serves as Satan's assistant.

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• Canon Immigrant: Was created for the Dragon Ball Z anime but ended up appearing in Dragon Ball Super still working for Mr. Satan.
• Edible Theme Naming: Named after the Russian fried meat bun.
• Extreme Omnivore: Before his match with Cell, he crumpled up his mastodon headgear, and ate it.
• Husky Russkie: Given his Russian-sounding name and Russian accent (in the English dub at least), one can assume he's inspired by strong Russian warriors.
• Mighty Glacier: If we take Miss Piiza's word for it, Pirozhki has the strength of 20 elephants, and he can even knock out an ox with one blow.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: With his mastodon headgear and his general build, he is this for puroresu legend Vader.

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