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Grandpa Son Gohan

**Grandpa Son Gohan (孫悟飯, Son Gohan AKA Sun Wufan)**

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Voiced by (Japanese): Osamu Saka (DB, Z ep. 32, Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Dragon Ball: Origins), Kinpei Azusa (Bardock - The Father of Goku), Joji Yanami (Z ep. 288), Shigeru Chiba (Kai)
Voiced by (English): Christopher Sabat (Funimation dub); Michael Donovan (DB ep. 1), Terry Klassen (Z ep. 32), Richard Newman (Z ep. 288) (Ocean dub); Jonathan Love (Blue Water dub); Ed Marcus (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Jorge Roig (DB), Armando Réndiz (Kai)

Goku's adoptive grandfather, the one who found him in the woods and initially trained him in martial arts. He died prior to the series, crushed to death by Goku's Great Ape form. Though mostly appearing in flashbacks, he makes an appearance in person during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga, and Goku's first son is named in his honor.

Back for the Finale: He returns in the final two episodes of the Fire Mountain/Wedding Dress filler arc after the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament which served as the conclusion to the original Dragon Ball anime. He meets Goku as a young man alongside Chi-Chi who he'd recently been engaged to in their quest to save the Ox-King from an inferno caused by the Furnace of Eight Divisions, where Gohan serves as a bodyguard for the furnace's keeper.
Bodyguarding a Badass: The final arc of the original anime reveals that he's taken up a part-time job as Annin's bodyguard, who herself is a deity more than capable of handling Goku who had just recently defeated Piccolo Jr.
Bodyguard Crush: He guards the goddess Annin as shown in a filler arc and Goku thinks that there's a little more to it than that.
Chivalrous Pervert: During the Baba Saga, he mentions having a lot of friends back in Other World, "and most of them are brunettes". Nonetheless, Goku states that Gohan always taught him to be respectful towards women.
Climax Boss: Serves as this to Goku in the Baba arc, and to his entire second search for the Dragon Balls as a whole. Goku has to pull every trick he's learned against him.
Cloudcuckoolander: Implied. He admits to being "a little odd" in the Bardock special, and Goku himself describes him as a "very odd fellow."
Cool Old Guy: He doesn't appear much, but he served as Goku's first instructor in the martial arts and is widely regarded as a legend in that world in the early parts of the story.
Dirty Old Man: Part of the reason why he doesn't want to be brought back to life? Too many hot chicks in heaven. However, he isn't nearly as bad as Master Roshi, and Goku himself states that Gohan was in fact respectful of women and always told him to be the same.
Famed In-Story: Yamcha had heard about him back in his bandit days and immediately recognized his Power Pole when Goku used it against him during their initial fight.
Family Theme Naming: He started the 'Go' tend in Goku's family; Son Goku and his sons—Gohan and Goten.
Good Is Not Soft: His appearance in the Wedding Dress filler has him trying to violently stop Goku from extinguishing the Furnace of Eight Division for doing so would cause the physical and spiritual planes of existence to be closed off from one another and allow evil souls to take root in the living world, which would cause utter chaos. This despite the fact that leaving the furnace on would inevitably cause the Ox-King, his best friend and fellow disciple under Master Roshi, to burn to death in his own castle on Fire Mountain.^note A flashback to Goku's childhood late into Z also shows that he could be strict while training his grandson, though only to teach him discipline.
Living Legend: Well, he was before his death.
Manly Facial Hair: A big white one, similar to Master Roshi's, and he was Goku's original teacher and was considered one of the greatest martial artists in the world. When he returns for a day, he manages to give Goku a hard match, the same Goku who defeated Mercenary Tao and destroyed the entire Red Ribbon Army by himself just hours ago.
Master-Apprentice Chain: Although his time was short, he trained Goku before he was killed and was a student of Master Roshi:
- 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
Muggle Foster Parents: While he was extremely powerful for a human, given that he was considered one of the greatest martial arts experts in the world, he's still a muggle compared to Goku who is a Human Alien from a powerful warrior race.
Nice Guy: A decent and kind-hearted warrior and it was because of being this that Kakarotto was raised into becoming Goku, The Hero we know and love.
Old Master: In his appearance during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga, he holds his own against Goku quite well. Later still in the Fire Mountain filler, he can pin down his now 18-year-old grandson with only a little difficulty. Keep in mind that Goku has managed to defeat two different variations of a demon king by this point and had finally won the World Martial Arts Tournament only two days prior.
Parental Substitute: He finds Goku in the mountains as a toddler not long after he lands on Earth. He takes him in and raises him as his own grandson. It's rough at first since Goku was an unruly and violent child, but Gohan manages to get him under control after Goku falls and hits his head.
Posthumous Character: By the time the series begins, he's long dead.
Ship Tease: He has some romantic subtext with Annin, a goddess, in a filler arc, much to Goku's amusement.
Small Role, Big Impact: He's dead by the series' beginning and only appears in person during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga, but it was him finding Goku and raising him that turned Goku from the future destroyer of humanity to the altruistic All-Loving Hero we know and love.
Unseen No More: Grandpa Gohan was The Ghost by virtue of being dead. While he was mentioned a lot, he never made an appearance in the first arc and most of the second arc, before making a surprise appearance at the end as a literal ghost.
Upbringing Makes the Hero: It was his kindness towards Goku, along with him hitting his head, that made Goku the kind young child we meet at the beginning of Dragon Ball.

Son Goku

See Dragon Ball: Son Goku

Gyū Maō/Ox-King

**Ox-King (牛魔王, Gyuu-Maou)**

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Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Gōri (All media until 2009), Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (All media from 2010 onwards)
Voiced by (English): Mark Britten (Z Season 3-4 and The History of Trunks; originally), Christopher Sabat (Z Season 5-6; originally), Kyle Hebert (Most media) (Funimation dub); Dave "Squatch" Ward (DB 1995, Z), Dave Pettit (DB 2004) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); David Gasman (Dead Zone), Paul Bandey (The History of Trunks) (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Mario Sauret, Enrique Cervantes (Kai: The Final Chapters)
Voiced by (Swedish): Gunnar Ernblad

The legendary Ox-King of Fire Mountain.^note The Ox-King terrorized the countryside to keep would-be thieves away from his castle. When Goku and his friends came looking for the Dragon Ball in his treasury, he relents (he couldn't get into his own castle anyway because of the wall of flames around it) and offers Goku his daughter Chi-Chi's hand in marriage. Ox-King turned out to be one of Master Roshi's pupils and a friend of Goku's Grandpa Gohan. After his daughter settled down with Goku, he became a doting grandfather to Gohan and Goten.

Ascended Extra: He gets more appearances in the original anime with Chi-Chi before becoming a mainstay in the Z era. The first is in the Red Ribbon Army arc when Colonel Silver and Emperor Pilaf end up targeting him for a dragon ball he accidentally obtained when slaughtering a pteranodon for a wedding feast (he thought that Goku and Chi-Chi were going to be wed immediately). His second is in the King Piccolo arc where the titular villain sics King Furry's guard on him in order to continue his slaughter of the world's renowned martial artists so they can't potentially seal him away again. The final part of Dragon Ball also makes him a Distressed Dude in the Wedding Dress filler arc where he has to protect his late wife's gown in order to see Chi-Chi wear it at her own ceremony.
Big Fun: He's a large jovial man especially from Z onward.
Cool Old Guy: Being a grandfather and a retired fighter fits this trope.
Demoted to Extra: In Dragon Ball, he had a role as a supporting character. He doesn't appear as much in Z, but when he does, he usually appears with his daughter.
Dirty Old Man: Only one moment in the Garlic Jr. Saga shows him perving on someone, namely Maron while she's sunbathing. Then again, he's a student of Master Roshi and even his fellow disciple Son Gohan admitted to having a lot of pretty dead ladies back in the afterlife. Chi-Chi really didn't care for that.
Distressed Dude: For the Fire Mountain/Wedding Dress filler arc at the end of the first DB anime, most of his screen time is spent trapped running through the burning remains of his castle as he tries to survive and preserve his late wife's titular dress so that Chi-Chi can wear it at her ceremony.
Doting Parent: He's very fond of his daughter.
Doting Grandparent: The Ox-King is very fond of his grandsons, often buying them toys and spoiling them.
Early Installment Character-Design Difference: He was a redhead throughout most of the original DB anime before the Wedding Dress filler arc recolored him black which has mostly stuck with him throughout the franchise's duration. The full-color manga in that earlier period also colors his hair black.
Expy: To, well, the Ox-King/Bull Demon King of Journey to the West, straight down to having the literal same name in kanji/hanzi characters (牛魔王). This Ox-King is a bit more chill and a family man than the one in the novel, though, and naturally like many of the other JttW characters his importance fades as time goes on, especially once the Saiyans start showing up.
Family Theme Naming: He has a daughter named Chi-Chi (milk/breast), carrying the cow theme.
Gentle Giant: He used to be quite violent, but mellowed out after Chi-Chi fell in love with Goku.
Hidden Heart of Gold: Ox-King intentionally hid a nicer side to his first appearance to prevent thieves from coming into his castle and robbing his gold. That, and taking his daughter. So, he terrorized the nearby village, and legends of him spread as a bloodthirsty demonic tyrant. Suffice to say, this wasn't the best course of action he could have taken (though, it was pretty effective). Father and daughter being inhumanly strong, notwithstanding (the latter killed a T. Rex with ease at twelve years of age). He later got reprimanded for this by Master Roshi, who told him to apologize to the villagers for how he treated them, and mellowed out... after his home on Fire Mountain was blown to bits by Roshi.
Hot Skitty-on-Wailord Action: In the entire franchise there has only ever been one image of Chi-Chi's mother, a family portrait of her as a baby, sitting on her mother's lap, who is sitting on her husband's palm.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: One of the more extreme examples with his late, unnamed wife (see above).
Humble Hero: In the anime, when he and Chi-Chi witness new global Evil Overlord King Piccolo's broadcast announcement that he'll annihilate a section of Earth a year and openly welcome any challengers to stop him, Chi-Chi questions her father whether he can beat up King Piccolo, and he replies honestly that he can't and that he doesn't think anyone in the world can, not even Goku.
Immune to Bullets: This is only shown in Filler episodes of the anime.
Killed Offscreen: Happened during the Buu arc in the manga where the titular villain escaped the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and turned all the people outside (except Dende) into chocolate, eating them soon after. Averted in the anime, however, where they at least gave a Shadow Discretion Shot that showed almost all the cast being killed.
Legacy Character: Subverted when he suggests that Chi-Chi's son also be named after himself before she named him Gohan.
Manly Facial Hair: He sported an impressive red beard back during his days of conquest. By the time of the Wedding Dress filler arc (or the Saiyan arc if you go by the manga), it has become black and stays that way for the remainder of the series. It grows out a little in the Buu arc and begins to gray going into the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament.
Master-Apprentice Chain: He was a student of Master Roshi and he trained Chi-Chi: Mutaito > Master Roshi > Ox-King > Chi-Chi > Goten.
Nice Guy: He may seem like a tough giant at first, but he's actually a kind person.
Not So Above It All: While he's normally cavalier, he shows once in the Garlic Jr. Saga that he is very much a student of Roshi when he ogles a sunbathing Maron alongside his old teacher. Chi-Chi was not amused.
One-Man Army: He's capable of taking down an army of tanks on his own.
Only One Name: He doesn't have a last name.
Public Domain Character: Ox-King is the only character other than Son Goku to retain the same name as his Journey to the West counterpart.
Real Men Wear Pink: Wore a pink shirt during the Buu arc.
Retired Badass: In Dragon Ball Z, you don't see him fighting anymore. At his peak of power, he was regarded as a demon who could take out tanks and Goku couldn't even make him flinch when they first met.
Riches to Rags: From the God of Destruction Beerus Saga Story Arc onwards, he's forced to take on a Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job due to his treasures (the source of his wealth) being burnt in the Fire Mountain.
Stout Strength: Later in the series he gets fatter but even in Battle of Gods it is clear he has a lot of muscle underneath.
Tears of Joy: He sheds them during Chi-Chi and Goku's wedding ceremony at the end of the first anime, congratulating the two on their union and welcoming Goku into his family. In a humorous variation, he sheds a few back in the Red Ribbon Army filler when he's preparing a wedding for the two and remarks that his daughter is growing up so fast.
What the Hell, Hero?: While it's technically filler, he calls Chi-Chi out on getting upset with Goku for letting Gohan fight against Cell. Considering how Gohan surpassed Goku and Cell in strength, this was understandable. It still didn't stop her from getting mad herself at her dad since she was only upset that Gohan had become a delinquent.

Chi-Chi

See Dragon Ball Chichi

Son Gohan

See Dragon Ball: Son Gohan

Son Goten

See Dragon Ball: Trunks and Son Goten

Mr. Satan/Hercule

See Dragon Ball: Mr. Satan

Videl

Videl (ビーデル, Biideru)

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Voiced by (Japanese): Yuko Minaguchi (Z, GT), Shino Kakinuma (Kai)
Voiced by (English): Kara Edwards (Z, Kai, DBS), Susan Huber (GT), Brina Palencia (Super DBZ video game) (Funimation dub); Moneca Stori (Z), Jennifer Holder (GT) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Erika Harlacher (Bang Zoom!/Toonami Asia dub in Super)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Carola Vázquez (current voice), Mónica Manjarrez (Z ep. 200)
Voiced by (French): Brigitte Lecordier (Z), Jennifer Fauveau (Kai, Super)
Voiced by (Italian): Cinzia Massironi

"I can't go out like this... I'm the daughter of Mr. Satan!"

Mr. Satan's daughter and Gohan's girlfriend who became his wife. She is introduced as a crimefighter who far surpasses her father in strength. When a teenage Gohan appears on the scene as the "Gold Fighter" and then Saiyaman, she grows suspicious and eventually manages to find out Gohan's secret. However, the more she gets to know him, the more she falls for him and the rest is history from there.

A Day in the Limelight: Broly – Second Coming has her joining Gohan, Goten, and Trunks as the main heroes saving the day. Wrath of the Dragon also focuses on her and Gohan in the beginning half.
Adaptational Badass: As far as ki goes, she only really learns how to fly in the series proper. In some of the fighting games, however, she can learn basic Ki Blasts, as well as, in the case of Xenoverse 2, the game's general, all-purpose Super Kamehameha.
All Amazons Want Hercules: She starts to fall for Gohan after she finds out he's the Great Saiyaman (and after he starts teaching her how to fly). Incidentally, he is the only boy on the planet that is a better martial artist than she is.
Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: Although she has friends, she prefers to act alone while fighting crime and doesn't take the presence of Saiyanman kindly. She is also cold and distrusting of Gohan when he first went to school. Later, this is implied to be a coping mechanism for her personal insecurity being the daughter of a celebrity.
Always Second Best: Played for Laughs with Goten during flying practice. While Videl is a fast learner, Goten completely outshines her, much to her frustration. Gohan had to tell Goten to tone it down so Videl would stop being jealous.
Anger Born of Worry: It's shown after she reunited with Gohan after Kid Buu is killed.
Badass Adorable: Cheekily pointed out by Krillin to Gohan:
Krillin: Mr. Satan's daughter, eh? She's so cute, you'd never guess. So Gohan, when are the wedding bells gonna toll, boy?
Gohan: Oh come on, Uncle Krillin! It's not like that! We're not even dating!
Badass Normal: By ki-ignorant, normal human standards, she's one of the best fighters on Earth (still an ant by Z-fighter standards, but credit where credit is due).
Battle Couple: With Gohan as Saiyawoman at the end of the Z series and in movies.
Blackmail: She blackmails Gohan by threatening him to enter the tournament lest she reveals his secrets to his classmates. Thankfully, she doesn't and even joins in on his superhero career.
Blue Is Heroic: She wears a teal suit as the Great Saiyawoman while fighting crime.
Boyish Short Hair: After she cuts it, due to Gohan's request.
Brainy Brunette: She does well in school, and can instantly discover Gohan's identity as the golden-haired fighter with ease.
Chickification: This is mostly Depending on the Writer (see the entry below)
- Played straight for the most part in GT, where she is barely present beyond scenes establishing her as Gohan's wife and/or Pan's mother. However, one Played for Laughs moment where she tries dressing up as Great Saiyawoman again and joins Chi-Chi in going to take on Super 17, only to arrive at the battlefield too late, shows that she's still got it deep down.
- Also played straight in Super. While it seems like she's completely mellowed since Z, this is only because she's become comfortable expressing herself to her husband, friends, and family, and no longer has anything to prove to others, including being the best in martial arts. Yet when Barry Khan tries to implicate Gohan as cheating on her, she sees right through it and calmly tears him down with words. Considering how easily she flew later in that same episode, she likely could've floored him then and there had she wished but chose the high road. Plus at the same time, anyone who's been a parent knows child-raising is a full-time responsibility; it's hard to balance martial-arts training with this (Just ask Goku!).
Cute Bruiser: Good-looking and capable of taking down most normal humans with little effort.
Cry into Chest: After the fight with Kid Buu, she does this to Gohan during their reunion.
Daddy's Girl: Mr. Satan at least thinks so. On her part, it's quite subverted. Though in the tournament arc she is shown to have a lot of pride at being Satan's daughter, seeing him as a great fighter.
Dating What Daddy Hates: Mr. Satan didn't take too kindly to Videl being awfully close to Gohan (as Saiyaman). Subverted eventually, as it's shown Gohan eventually won him over, even to the point where Mr. Satan subsidized Gohan and Videl's marital home.
A Day in the Limelight: She has a huge role in the movie "Broly Second Coming."
Deadpan Snarker: Not often, but she can have her moments. One of the biggest examples would be during Wrath of the Dragon, where she's extremely suspicious and dismissive of Hoi in contrast to Gohan who's more willing to give him a chance.
Defrosting Ice Queen: More so in the anime, in which she is portrayed as more bitchy initially but, around the time of her haircut, starts to act nicer toward Gohan. After getting married to Gohan, Videl reserves this attitude only to people she is very uncomfortable with.
Demoted to Extra: After Z. Justified along the same lines as Krillin and Yamcha. She's a normal human and so she can't keep up with the superpowered aliens.
Demoted to Satellite Love Interest: She's introduced as an Audience Surrogate at the start of the Buu saga, her budding romance with Gohan is given a lot of development, and she has a brutal fight with Spopovich that actually gets more attention than Goku and Vegeta's long-awaited rematch does later in the story. Then the Z-Fighters go to fight Babidi, and she has no further plot relevance beyond being Gohan's girlfriend (later wife).
Depending on the Writer: When written by Toriyama (the manga, Battle of Gods), she is tomboyish with a quick temper who is not afraid of expressing her feelings. When written by Toei animation (the anime filler episodes, GT, Super etc) she is less angry and behaves more more like a proper lady. This is notable when one compares her characterization in the movie and anime adaptation of Batle of Gods. In the movie version, she is embarrassed by the drunken antics and ego of Mr. Satan, to the point that she yells at him in public, while, in the anime adaptation, she behaves very sweetly and when she finds Goku's comments offensive, she only mildly protests.
Determinator: She won't stop fighting Spopovich until her very limits. It's a bit deconstructed, as because of her determination to beat him and prove herself a good fighter, she ends up getting brutalized and tortured, it gets to the point when she decides to call it quits, she's too slow to escape and gets beaten down even more.
Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: She throws a crystal at Broly! It was done to distract Broly from killing Gohan. Regardless, very admirable.
Dub Name Change: Her superhero identity of Great Saiyaman 2 became Great Saiyawoman in the English dub because the original name doesn't translate well. After all, she isn't a man.
Empowered Badass Normal: She is a highly skilled and strong martial artist who can take down people bigger and more muscular than she is. She then gets Ki training from Gohan and learns to fly.
Fair Cop: She fits the position nicely, given her good looks and the fact that her job is actually being a crime fighter.
Family Theme Naming: Her name is an anagram for "devil" and she's the daughter of Mr. Satan. Although 'Mr. Satan' is just his stage name, his real name Mark or Maaku in Japanese becomes an anagram for Akuma (Devil/demon). On the flipside of that, her late mother was named Miguel, Spanish for "Michael" (the name of one of the biblical archangels), and has a similar phonetic cadence as "Videl". One could say Videl's name is a fitting and clever blend of both parents' names. Also, while probably unintentional, her name is a near homonym with "victual" which goes along with the Son family's Edible Theme Naming.
Fearless Fool: Sometimes. Videl charges into battle and picks fights with opponents she knows she can't defeat highlights include Broly and Hirudegarn. She drops this by Super.
Girliness Upgrade: She became a lot less tomboyish in Battle of Gods and Super. Although this could be attributed to her recent marriage and motherhood, by the epilogue of Z when Pan is a toddler, she's dressing less girly but not quite tomboyish either, lying more firmly in the middle.
Girlish Pigtails: She was introduced with her hair in pigtails, and they were her only feminine trait at the time. She cut them off at Gohan's recommendation (he said short hair would be more practical for martial arts).
Girly Bruiser: Wears some fancy dresses and styles her hair yet can take down muggers on Earth quickly.
Good Parents: She's a wonderful stay-at-home mother and adores her daughter Pan.
Happily Married: To Gohan by the time of Super. There's a lot of scenes about their happy domestic family life.
Heroic Lineage: She is the daughter of Mr. Satan, the savior of Earth and the universe.
Heroic Self-Deprecation: Although she's actually better than him, she told Gohan that Hercule would probably beat her in a sparring match. Justified because she genuinely didn't know she's a Superior Successor.
High-School Sweethearts: Becomes this with Gohan after the events of the Buu Saga. They eventually marry and have a little girl together.
Housewife: After Kid Buu's defeat and starting a family with Gohan, she's more focused on raising Pan than martial arts (but she still does them). She later sheds this in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, starting up her own martial arts dojo, which can keep her busy outside of home.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The top of her head barely reaches Gohan's mid-back; her shoulders are level with his waist. Not only is Videl short, but Gohan is also tall.
I Just Want to Be Special: This trope is the main reason she trains so hard because she wants to be as powerful as her father who supposedly defeated Cell and was already strong enough to be asked for help from the police. When she discovers Gohan's secret identity, she stalks him until he teaches her how to fly (with Goten who by the way hilariously surpassed her) and uses her chi like the z warriors. After this, she became the third most powerful Earthling woman in the series (after 18 and Chi-Chi). Discovering Gohan and his friends actually far surpass her father has Videl later drop this.
Important Haircut: We first see that she's warming up to Gohan when he tells her that short hair suits a warrior better and she thinks he likes short-haired girls. The next day she shows up with her Girlish Pigtails cut off.
I Never Said It Was Poison: How she confirmed her suspicions about the Great Saiyaman's true identity in the manga.
Interspecies Romance: With Gohan who is a half-Saiyan. They eventually get married.
Know When to Fold 'Em: During her "fight" with Spopovich. Videl realizes she's way out of her league and allows herself to be thrown out of the ring; however, Spopovich grabs her in mid-air and tosses her right back in so he can continue beating her senseless.
The Law of Conservation of Detail: She's the only character to be significantly redesigned in Battle of Gods, while even Goten and Trunks still have their kid designs despite being several years older, you'd think she's unusually important and she's the final piece to unlocking Goku's Super Sayian God form.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She used to be an arrogant jerk toward Gohan when she first met him. But, after getting to know him better, she turns out to be much nicer than before.
Jerkass to One: Normally, Videl is a very morally good person and is all for saving civilians. She's extremely dismissive of Hoi in Wrath of the Dragon, even telling him to jump off the building he's on when she and Gohan are supposed to be saving him. That said, she has every right to be critical of him.
Killed Offscreen: Played straight in the manga when Super Buu turns the majority of the Z-Fighters into candy and all we see is Goku's horrified reaction in the Realm of the Kais. Averted in the anime however when we see a terrifying Shadow Discretion Shot of her and the others (except Krillin's family) being changed and devoured.
Leg Focus: In certain scenes, the camera tends to focus on her legs. Though this is normally seen when she has spandex, a skirt, or actual shorts on.
Let Me at Him!: She tries to save Gohan from Spopovich and Yamu, but Goku has to hold her back. This solidifies her badass status, as she had, only a few minutes earlier, getting the hell beat out of her by Spopovich, yet she still wants to help. Better yet, unlike a Saiyan, she doesn't get stronger after healing from fatal attacks.
Little Miss Badass: She's got low ki control and no superpowers, but is very physically strong and tough for a normal human. Probably would've made it to the World Martial Arts Tournament semi-finals, if she'd been born 20 years earlier.
Locked Out of the Loop: Initially in the Majin Buu arc, most noticeably at the tournament where Gohan goes out of his way to try and stop her from finding out about the Saiyans and other aliens. Completely averts this after the Buu arc and joining the Z fighters.
Made of Iron: She was able to take a beating from Spopovich, which could have killed any regular human being.
Mirror Character: Definitely with Chi-Chi, which is why they quickly get along. Both have dark hair and pale skin. Both lost their mothers at an early age and were raised by their fathers. Both women are the sheltered beautiful daughters of heavily-built rich men with heavy facial hair. Both have initially overprotective fathers who ease off later. Both are somewhat socially insecure in their youth. Both Chi-Chi and Videl are headstrong tomboy martial artists who happen to marry a Saiyan. Both women retire from martial arts after marriage. Both even mellow out similarly after some tension with their future husbands when first interacting with them.
Missing Mom: She once angrily remarks that "ever since Mom died, Dad uses his fame and championship to sleep around with different women every day!" (Though some media changes the "died" for "left.")
Ms. Fanservice: Heavily Averted in the manga and anime. Leg Focus and the one scene with Roshi poking her breasts aside, Videl is probably the least fanservice-y female of the entire female cast next to Android 18 ^note. Played Straight in some of her video game appearances (especially the Xenoverse series) where Videl can wear bikinis as a custom outfit ^note and this gets taken further to it's logical conclusion with the Dragonball Gal figurine collection via heavy Fanservice Pack.
Nice Girl: Eventually mellows out into this. But only if you don't annoy her.
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Is on the receiving end of an absolutely savage one at the hands of Spopovich once he stops holding back; Spopovich goes so far as to stomp on her head until she's literally crying from the pain. It's only because of Yamu ordering Spopovich to stop and ring her out that Videl got out alive.
Perky Goth: During Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (and the corresponding saga in Dragon Ball Super) she's become more fashion-conscious, trading in her plain shirts and gym shorts for a red dress with a black devil's face on it and her hair is more stylized. She really stands out compared to her nerdy husband and the other more conventional-looking women. By the epilogue of Z, however, she's taken on a more mature style, although maintaining the red color.
Perpetual Frowner: She's this until she mellows out. In short, when she has the pigtails she's usually frowning, but when she cuts her hair short she's a lot more prone to smiling.
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Despite her size, she only comes up to Gohan's chest, she can apparently lift more weights than Sharpner with ease.
Pregnant Badass: A downplayed example in Dragon Ball Super. Although she doesn't do any fighting, she does talk down an angry god of destruction, then becomes the first and only known full-blooded human to turn Super Saiyan by channeling her unborn daughter's power.
Secret-Keeper: Of the blackmailing kind initially after she learns that Gohan was the Great Saiyaman. She then later finds out that Gohan is the gold fighter and the person who actually killed Cell seven years ago. By the end of the Buu Saga, she becomes an official member of the group along with her father.
Silk Hiding Steel:
- She may have become a sweet and gentle housewife six years after the defeat of Majin Buu, but Videl's strength of character has if anything become even more formidable. This is best exemplified by her reaction to Barry trying to blackmail her into sleeping with him with photos of Gohan being on the receiving end of a chaste and innocent kiss. Whereas Videl the Tomboy would have smashed Barry's teeth out (and she no doubt still could) for this insult, Videl the Mother told Barry with firm-dignity without even raising her voice that she believes in her husband, and calmly asks him to leave her house, soundly defeating the creep without so much as a clenched fist. Truth in Television - an overwhelming majority of martial artists would rather defuse a confrontation with words rather than violence.
- Yuko Minaguchi brought a wonderfully convincing performance of the "kind but strong mother" that she has spent the last two decades perfecting with roles like the equally-adorable mom Akiko Minase of Kanon to this scene. She gives a little speech about this when talking to Chi-Chi about Pan's future, saying that while she always liked girly things, she's also always loved Martial Arts too and considers both to be important parts of her life, and she would be fine with Pan growing up to be a fighter too.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Part of the reason Videl fell in love with Gohan is that, unlike her father, he was much more humble when it came to how strong he was.
Small Role, Big Impact: With a single deal with Gohan, Videl single-handedly kicks off the chain of events that lead to the Buu Saga: Gohan wasn't interested in participating in the World Martial Arts Tournament until Videl prodded him into it after learning that he was the son of Goku, the legendary (within the martial arts community) fighter who was the champion before her father. This would lead to the Z-Fighters reuniting at the Tournament (including Goku himself, despite being dead) and meeting Babidi's minions Yamu and Spopovich, and the Supreme Kai.
Snark Knight: Videl as the Great Saiyaman 2, especially in contrast to Gohan's genuine but over-the-top enthusiasm. Her total indifference and constant snark when dealing with Hoi's Wounded Gazelle Gambit makes the scene increasingly hilarious, with her mocking him when he's pretending he'll jump from a skyscraper, flying while in annoyed poses and "attempting" to fix the music box (read: glancing at it for two seconds) before simply tossing it away like garbage.
Spoiled Sweet: She comes from a rich family, but she's still a good girl.
Superior Successor: Even before she trains with Gohan she was stronger than her dad. Mr. Satan seems to suspect this, which is why he refuses to train with her.
Theme Naming: Videl is an anagram for "devil" keeping with the theme that her father is Mr. Satan.
Tomboy: Loves martial arts. She even cut her hair to make herself a more effective fighter per Gohan's advice. Though initially, she thought Gohan liked girls with short hair better, even blushes at his suggestion.
Tomboyness Upgrade: Videl is a Tsundere girl who has a streak for martial arts who feels something for her classmate Son Gohan. When they became a couple, she replaced the Girlish Pigtails and the skirt for a Boyish Short Hair and pants, also becoming more serious with martial arts and even learning the ki attacks of the other Z-Warriors. Averted when Videl became a mother in GT and Super, where she got the Girliness Upgrade with the long hair and more feminine clothes.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: While she wears pants under her skirt when fighting, she seems quite comfortable in mini skirts and dresses, especially after starting to date Gohan. She sums it up well in one episode of Super, saying she enjoys feminine things and Martial Arts and sees no problems with this.
Took a Level in Badass: In the Battle of Gods saga of Dragon Ball Super, while she doesn't really fight, she gets the distinction of being the first pure-blooded human to go Super Saiyan (thanks to being pregnant with the 1/4 Saiyan Pan), even if it was temporary. Also, in Dragon Ball Xenoverse, her Ki knowledge has gotten to a point where she can shoot standard Ki blasts.
Took a Level in Kindness: At least towards Gohan who she stalked and bullied before falling in love with him.
The Tooth Hurts: In the manga, she clearly has some teeth broken after getting kneed in the face by Spopovich during his No-Holds-Barred Beatdown. It's healed up thanks to the Senzu beans.
Tsundere: Type A. Despite being a crime fighter she's usually cold to others, but usually warmer to Gohan. Especially after he starts training her in flight. Switches fully into type B by the time of Super.
Undying Loyalty: When Barry tries to blackmail Gohan by showing a photo of Cocoa kissing him into perceiving Gohan as if he cheats on Videl, she refused to believe it is true and knows that Gohan isn't the type of person to do this.
The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: She is Mr. Satan's daughter and she is quite the looker. Even Krillin lampshades this trope.
Uptown Girl: For Gohan, who grew up in the mountains and is socially awkward at times while she comes from a rich family.
Wacky Parent, Serious Child: The Serious Child to Hercule's Wacky Parent. While her father usually acts silly, she is usually laid-back most of the time.
Weak, but Skilled: Back in the original Dragon Ball, flying was considered a very advanced technique. Goku didn't learn it until the very end of the series. Videl learns it in ten days after she first learns that ki even exists. Case in point, she managed to defeat Spopovich initially (though she went too far and would have killed him had he not been magically enhanced) and only lost because she was unprepared for someone to be that severely augmented with ki.
When She Smiles: More noticeable in the Great Saiyaman and World Tournament sagas. She gives off a very cold demeanor throughout a lot of her interactions with people, but when she starts her training with Gohan, we see her start to lighten up and blush, showcasing a surprising warmth and vulnerability. The focus the animation gives to her bright, wide-eyed, blue eyes probably helps as well.
You Just Told Me: Manga-only, where Videl figures out Gohan is Saiyaman in about three seconds. The anime took a bit longer, and only because an identical cut from Saiyaman was on Gohan.

Pan

Pan (パン)

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Voiced by (Japanese): Yuko Minaguchi, Shino Kakinuma (Kai)
Baby Pan voiced by (English): Jeannie Tirado
3-year-old Pan voiced by (English): Jeannie Tirado
5-year-old Pan voiced by (English): Susan Huber (Z), Kate Bristol (GT flashbacks), Elise Baughman (Kai) (Funimation dub); Brenna O'Brien (Ocean dub); Caitlynne Medrek (GT flashbacks) (Blue Water dub)
10-year-old Pan voiced by (English): Elise Baughman (Funimation dub); Caitlynne Medrek (Blue Water dub); Lia Sargent (GT - Final Bout)
Old Pan voiced by (English): Elise Baughman (Funimation dub); Mariette Sluyter (Blue Water dub); Mirabelle Kirkland (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Circe Luna (current voice), Ángela Villanueva (Old)
Voiced by (Hebrew): Shira Naor
Voiced by (French): Julie Turin
Voiced by (Italian): Federica Valenti

The daughter of Gohan and Videl, introduced at the tail end of the original series though given more of a fleshed-out character in the anime-only GT series. Very much a tomboy and thrill-seeker, willing to prove she's just as tough as her grandfather when given the chance. But not without a soft side either.

Action Girl: At the tender age of three as seen in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, she is already a Cute Bruiser who can easily overpower the average human being, and she even managed to hold Dr. Gero hostage in GT.
Adaptational Nice Guy: As bratty as her GT counterpart was, the Xenoverse games portray this version of her largely as a friendly, enthusiastic, and patient mentor to the player.
Aesop Amnesia: No matter how many times in GT Pan nearly dies or gets captured as a result of her jumping into things without thinking, she'll be sure to do it again a few episodes later regardless of what anyone says.
Age-Inappropriate Dress: In GT, she wears a midriff despite being only ten, gets played for Fanservice in the Baby Saga when an alien deer attempts to put it's head right into Pan's shirt, very nearly exposing her breasts simply by trying to get more affection from her.
Affirmative Action Girl: While Dragon Ball always had a few female characters scattered throughout the supporting cast, the anime-only Dragon Ball GT was the only time a girl regularly joined in on the world-saving. However, she was written as a Damsel in Distress quite often in order to be saved by Goku. This was a directorial decision, as the director wanted Pan to have a good memory of her grandpa in the late future.
The Apprentice: Goku personally trains her to be his successor.
The Artifact: Pan's bandanna in GT is supposed to be a Continuity Nod to the Great Saiyaman's bandanna, as it's the same orange color. This doesn't work since the anime version of the Majin Buu saga (and most adaptations) makes the bandanna white, losing the reference. Thought due to the orange color, it might have belonged to Android 17 ^note, who gave it to her as a gift.
Badass Adorable: Like everyone else in the Son bloodline, she's a cute little kid who can crush bones. Doubly so as an adorable baby in Super since she can fly and control ki.
Berserk Button: Never make fun of her eyebrows.
Boisterous Weakling: In GT, she's admittedly strong for her age, but pales in comparison to her allies and foes alike which results in her getting swatted like a fly more often than not.
Boyish Short Hair: No surprise since she is a Tomboy. As a child, she has a short hairstyle that resembles that of her mother, as a teen, her hair is slightly longer but still boyish.
Bratty Half-Pint: In GT, she is a brat who constantly belittles her grandfather, pushes around Trunks, and bullies Giru.
Bratty Teenage Daughter: Despite being a bit younger than a teenager, she plays this trope regularly in GT where she is a whiny brat instead of a Cheerful Child like at the end of Z
Call-Forward: Pan learning to fly as only a baby in Super. Her introduction at the end of Z had her come flying in after taking several laps around the planet at only four or five years old.
Cheerful Child: In Z and also as a baby in Super. She inherited her family's positive attitude.
Chekhov's Gunman: Videl being pregnant with her was all Goku needed to complete the Super Saiyan God transformation.
Child Prodigy:
- Despite being only nine, she is already very powerful, and the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files state she has the potential to transform and imply she might become a type of Super Saiyan never seen before. Though this remains largely an Informed Attribute, as she never scores a victory without someone else contributing
- This is taken further in Super when she's shown as an infant to have learned how to fly all on her own, far younger than any other character seen so far. Remember that even her uncle Goten who could turn Super Saiyan at 7 couldn't fly until he was instructed on how.
Cute Bruiser: Just because she is a cute little girl doesn't mean she won't kick your ass. Best shown in Super Hero where she easily takes down a guy ten times her size despite being only 3 and a half years old.
The Cutie: As a four-year-old (and a baby), she was seen as cute and bubbly, and full of energy. This rarely appears in GT though.
Does Not Like Spam: In the English dub of Super, when explaining her Trademark Favorite Food, Piccolo suggests she doesn't like celery.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: In GT, she finds herself constantly being belittled by her family and friends, which leads to her wanting to prove herself at multiple points in the series.
Family Theme Naming: Pan is a triple-themed name: the food puns for Gohan's side of the family, the devil/Satan theme from Videl's family^note, and the musical theme from Piccolo who has been extremely close to Gohan and often babysits Pan. There's also, arguably, a fourth that references the Briefs family (as Bulma has been like a Cool Big Sis to Goku since childhood) since her name is also the first three letters in panty.
Fanservice: The infamous scene with the alien deer in the Baby Saga which nearly got Pan's breasts exposed on-screen due to it wanting more affection from her and got a bit too close for comfort by sticking it's head right under her top, forcing Pan to quickly pull her shirt down.
Faux Action Girl: Despite being the main character alongside Goku in GT, Pan is largely delegated to the Damsel in Distress role, oftentimes making the situation worse because of her inability to properly protect herself. The amount of victories she has against adversaries is enough to count on one hand and still have fingers left over, and the amount of victories she has without the help of anyone else brings that number to one.
Genki Girl: She is really full of energy.
Goo-Goo-Godlike: Baby Pan has not only learned to fly on her own, but her just powering up destroys Pilaf's battle machine. She's also strong enough to carry Pilaf's gang back to Earth after they shot themselves into the stratosphere.
Hair-Trigger Temper: She gets angry very easily for trivial reasons as a kid. In GT, she gets worse, yelling at nearly everybody for things that aren't their fault.
Heir to the Dojo: Of Satan-style. She winds up running the dojo as a teenager.
Heroic Lineage: She comes from two heroic lineages. Her grandfather, Goku, is a warrior who saved the Earth countless times and her father saved the world from Cell and was critical to everyone's survival during the Saiyan Invasion and Namek. Her other grandfather, Mr. Satan, is a Badass Normal who in a world of Super Weights is relegated to Fake Ultimate Hero; he is seen as the world's savior but really did help save the world from Cell, though he played a small but key role in the last stand against Buu (yes, really!). Her mother is a Badass Normal who used to help the police fight crime on a regular basis without any Ki or superpowers.
Informed Attribute: It's claimed in extra materials she could transform, but there's nothing in the series that even hints this as being possible, especially with her poor performance.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Pan in GT is moody, disrespectful, selfish, and bratty- a far cry from when she was younger. But she can be rather nice, she is firmly on the side of good, and she wants to do her best to help her friends and family.
Kamehame Hadoken: Unsurprisingly good at it, considering her father, grandfather and uncle are.
Kid-Appeal Character: Pan is a Type 3. Even if she'd get destroyed in the main fight, she still tends to try, and if she's not doing that, there's a good chance she's doing something else on her own, which tends to help out (pursuing Giru, finding and saving the kid who was possessed by Baby, and calming Goku down while he was a Golden Great Ape are all good examples).
Last Episode, New Character: In the manga and Z, where she was introduced at the very end of the series. Averted in GT, where she is one of the main characters. Inverted in Super, where Videl announced her pregnancy in the first arc.
Little Miss Badass: Four years old in Z, around nine years old in GT, but badass and adorable all the way.
Little Miss Snarker: In the GT series, she's a snarky and often disrespectful preteen.
Mouthy Kid: In GT, she is rather mouthy and verbally violent (and physically too, just like her grandmother.)
Master-Apprentice Chain: She is Goku's second student, giving her a complex chain since Goku had many masters, one which includes Whis:
- Mutaito > Master Roshi > Son Gohan, Sr > Son Goku > Pan
- Master Korin > Master Roshi > Son Goku > Pan
- Master, Korin, Kami, King Kai, and Whis > Son Goku > Pan
Mythology Gag: Her love of stars and desire to fly into space in Super, as well as Goku's promise to take her there, are probably nods to GT.
No Guy Wants an Amazon: Her potential boyfriend runs away when he sees her abilities as she fights some random criminals.
Older Than They Look: Old Pan in the Distant Finale of GT does show her age, but she looks about 80, not her real age of over 110. Perhaps at least partially explained by her Saiyan ancestry, as Saiyans age at more or less half the speed of humans.
Outdated Outfit: Her clothes in GT are extremely 90s, and highly inappropriate due to its heavy Fanservice style.
Pintsized Powerhouse: She already possesses tremendous strength and the ability to fly by the time she was four years old. In fact, she's shown to be quite powerful as a baby as well.
Shorttank: Combination of Tomboy and Action Girl.
Superior Successor: To Hercule. She is much stronger than her father or Goten as children. Even in GT where she never went Super Saiyan, she takes out the Red Ribbon Army with ease and helps kill one of the Shadow Dragons. On top of that, if Hercule is successful in making her his successor as World Champion, she'll succeed him by leagues. Unfortunately, she falls flat when it comes to Gohan/Goku's lineage.
Theme Naming: Pan is Akira Toriyama's crowning achievement in theme names:
- The obvious facet is that "pan" is a Portuguese and Spanish loan word for "bread", punning off her dad's name, which means rice (and if you want, you can stretch the pun: Chi-Chi can mean "milk" or "breast milk.").
- Pan is also a satyr in Greek mythology whose imagery was borrowed for the Christian devil. Her mother's name is an anagram of "devil", and her maternal grandfather is Mr. Satan! If you want to stretch that even further, it's a retroactive, indirect reference to Hercule's late wife Miguel. Miguel is a Spanish version of the name Michael, the name of an Archangel (and Lucifer was an Archangel before he was Satan).
- Pan could also be a reference to the Pan Pipes in honor of Piccolo, who, being the reincarnation of a Daimaō, would fit the devil theme above as well.^note
- Her name might also be a reference to her Saiyan heritage, as the genus of the Chimpanzee species is called Pan.
- Pan may also be an abbreviation of panties or pants, in honor of the clothing-based names of Bulma's family.
- Here's the kicker: In Greek, "pan" is a prefix meaning "all". So Pan is, in fact, most likely named after all of these characters—making her a living and breathing ode to her parents' family and friends.
Token Mini-Moe: In GT. A little girl who is likely stronger than every human on Earth. Unfortunately for her, this still makes her weak in comparison to Trunks and especially Goku.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: There's her love of martial arts and boyish way of dressing, but when a certain GT arc involved another planet's marriage rituals, she said she admired the dress. She also enjoys sweets and takes offense over her bad cooking.
Took a Level in Kindness: Her aged appearance in the last episode of GT comes with the addition of Pan being kinder, happier, and much more respectful towards other people.
Trademark Favorite Food: According to "Piccoyo" (Piccolo), Baby Pan's favorite food is vegetable pancakes with tuna and soy pulp (with the specific vegetables in the pancakes being carrots, onions, spinach, and broccoli).
Tsundere: Type A, as her grandmother and mother, in GT. If the simplest of negative things happens to Pan, she can exaggerate its importance and set off her fiery temper, but despite these tantrums, she does truly care for her family in her more sincere moments and will assist them in any way she can.
Uneven Hybrid: Pan is a quarter Saiyan through her grandfather Goku and three-quarter human. Oddly enough, she's considered a Saiyan despite having more human blood. She also developed faster than the half-Saiyans since she's barely a year old and can fly.
Younger Than They Look: Very downplayed. But she looks and acts like a young teen, but she's not even 13 by the time GT starts.

Son Goku Jr.

**Son Goku Jr. (孫悟空ジュニア, Son Gokuu Junia)**

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Voiced by (Japanese): Masako Nozawa
Voiced by (English): Stephanie Nadolny (Funimation dub); Zoe Slusar (Blue Water dub); Jodi Forrest (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Laura Torres (GT), Irma Carmona (TV Special)

The protagonist of the Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy TV special. He is a descendant of Goku. While he has Goku's looks and appetite, his personality is more like that of an ordinary child although that may be due to the fact that—unlike his ancestor—he wasn't Raised by Wolves. Goku lives with his great-great-grandmother Pan and endures endless Training from Hell from her as she tries to mold him into Earth's next great hero.

Action Survivor: Before he discovered the Super Saiyan transformation, he would often be rescued from dangerous situations by sheer luck or thanks to someone else's assistance.
Bring My Brown Pants: Often goes into panic mode when in dangerous situations.
Canon Foreigner: So far he's only appeared in a GT TV special, and not in the manga.
Disappeared Dad: Goku Jr.'s father is never really mentioned at all.
Hereditary Hairstyle: This seems to be a common trait in the family.
Identical Grandson: Great-great-great-great-grandson, technically.
Incorruptible Pure Pureness: A family trait.
Kid Hero: Becomes the main hero of the GT TV special despite being only a kid.
Legacy Character: Named after his famous ancestor, the original Goku.
Lovable Coward: A trait he shared with the second Gohan.
Missing Mom: Much like the above-mentioned father, not referenced at all.
Mooning: Does this after escaping the bad guys in A Hero's Legacy
Raised by Grandparents: Pan raised and trained him herself for currently unknown reasons.
Strong Family Resemblance: Much like Goten, he is a dead ringer for Goku when he was a kid.
Took a Level in Badass: Becomes much tougher by the end of the special, and even tougher by the time he shows up in the final episode of the main series.

Bulma's Family

Dr. Brief and Bulma's Mom

Dr. Brief (ブリーフ博士, Burīfu Hakase) and Bulma's Mom (ブルマのママ, Buruma no mama)

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Dr. Brief voiced by (Japanese): Joji Yanami (Most media), Ryoichi Tanaka (Resurrection 'F', Super)
Dr. Brief voiced by (English): Chris Forbis (DB and Z), Mark Stoddard (Kai and Super) (Funimation dub); Paul Dobson (Z Season 2), Scott McNeil (Z Season 4-6), Corby Proctor (DB) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Paul Bandey (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Dr. Brief voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Ricardo Hill (Current Voice), José Luis Castañeda (DB), Humberto Vélez (Kai)

Bulma's Mom voiced by (Japanese): Mariko Mukai (DB and Z Seasons 1 and 2), Youko Kawanami (Z Seasons 3+, Kai), Hiroko Emori (Z Season 5 and DBS)
Bulma's Mom voiced by (English): Cynthia Cranz (Funimation dub); Jane Perry (Z Season 2), Saffron Henderson (Most of Z Season 4), Jillian Michaels (End of Z Season 4), Kelly Sheridan (Z ep. 240), Willow Johnson (Z ep. 245-246), Jennifer Bain (DB) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Jodi Forrest (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Bulma's Mom voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Ángela Villanueva (Current Voice) , Magda Giner (DB), Maru Guzmán (DB epi. 44)

Dr. Brief is the founder of Capsule Corp and the father of Bulma. Bulma's Mom, Panchy, is the mother of Bulma and the wife of Dr. Brief.

Absurdly Youthful Mother: Bulma's Mom, she looks the same through her daughter's teenage years and her grandson's childhood. If we assume that she was at least 18 when she had Tights, then that means that she could be no younger than 71 as of the Buu Saga.
Accent Adaptation: Dr. Brief is given a thick British accent in the Ocean and Funimation dubs of the series, though it was done away with from Kai onwards. His wife by contrast was given a Brooklyn accent for Funimation's dub.
All Men Are Perverts/All Women Are Lustful: They are both depicted as swingers and both are equally lustful, with her mother telling her to bring any handsome boys she meets home with her when she comes to visit and appearing to hit on a very young Goku and chiding her daughter not to be a "prude" when she objects.
Ambiguously Human: While most non-Saiyan characters visibly age, Bulma's mom doesn't. This, among other things, has led to theories that she's actually a Ridiculously Human Robot.
Ascended Extra: In an interesting contrast to most who are introduced pre-Z, they actually get more prominence in the Z era, or at least Dr. Brief does. He is the one to rebuild Goku's old saiyan pod so the latter can get to Namek quickly and later repair Android #16 to help fight in the Cell Games. Back in the original anime, Brief and his wife only appeared canonically in the Red Ribbon Army arc as stop-gap comedic relief (they make a return in the King Piccolo filler when the titular villain vows to destroy West City as part of celebrating Piccolo Day).
Big Applesauce: Bulma's mom has a Brooklyn accent in the English dub.
Brainless Beauty: Bulma's mom, which is hilarious when you consider how intelligent her equally beautiful daughter is.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Dr. Brief. Bulma clearly gets her brains from him and his intellect has made him the smartest and richest man on the planet through his being the founder and chairman of Capsule Corp. He is also an unquestionable Ditzy Genius.
Butt-Monkey: Dr. Brief becomes one particularly in the anime version of Freeza Saga, usually on the wrong side of Chi-Chi's yelling for him not getting the ship done fast enough.
Captain Oblivious: Bulma's mom tends to state the obvious.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: They're nowhere to be found in Dragon Ball GT and it is mentioned that in the second episode Trunks has succeeded his grandfather as the president of Capsule Corporation. Whether this means that they retired or passed away is unknown. Even in the Z episode "He's Always Late", which features almost the entire cast at a party within the Capsule Corp., neither Dr. Brief nor his wife is seen attending. Their last appearance in the anime and manga before Majin Buu wiped out all humanity was when Trunks went to West City to obtain the Dragon Radar.
Cloudcuckoolander: Bulma's mother never seems to age and frequently seems completely divorced from reality. Dr. Brief himself tends to blurt out awkward remarks, particularly in his debut, though he is quite a bit saner.
Dirty Old Man: Dr. Brief, revealed that he hides a collection of dirty magazines.
Ditzy Genius: Dr. Brief was able to reverse engineer the engines to advanced spaceships to create an actual spaceship in a month and considered it unready because he hadn't figured out where to put a coffee maker. In Battle of Gods he had no idea he was the richest man on the planet until Chi-Chi pointed it out and was perfectly willing to get Mr. Satan a drink when he was mistaken for a waiter, even after Satan apologized.
Doting Parent: They are very fond of their daughter Bulma and their grandson Trunks and Future Trunks.
Dumb Blonde: Bulma's mom has blonde hair and has been shown to be ditzy. Along with her husband, she is almost entirely oblivious to a serious situation.
Eyes Always Shut: Bulma's mom. She only opens them once in Z, and her eyes turn out to be blue... however, this has been increasingly downplayed in Super, as she's been shown with her eyes open a bunch.
Family Theme Naming: The Briefs family (Bulma/Bloomer, Dr. Briefs, Panchy/Panty/Bikini, Trunks, Bulla/Bra, Tights) are named after undergarments.
Friend to All Living Things: They take in a large number of strays including dinosaurs and freaking kaiju!
Gadgeteer Genius: Dr. Brief built the technological empire known as Capsule Corp. He also helps Bulma repair Android 16 and Cell's Time Machine in Super.
Happily Married: They are in a good marriage.
Honor Before Reason: Whenever the Earth is threatened, they refuse to retreat to Kami's Lookout, saying it wouldn't feel right to leave their home and pets behind.
Housewife: Bulma's mom, who is often seen baking cookies and cakes.
Innocent Blue Eyes: In the rare moments that Bulma's mom opens her eyes, they're revealed to be blue. Her eyes are always opened in Super.
Killed Offscreen: They refused to accompany the rest of the Z-Fighters to Kami's Lookout when Majin Buu was unsealed, wanting to keep their pets company. Later when Buu transforms, he utilizes an attack that wipes out virtually the entire population of Earth, including the Brief Family by that logic.
Kindhearted Cat Lover: Dr. Brief is often seen with a small black cat either on his shoulder or in his hands. The cat is nameless in the manga, but the anime gives it the name Tama (or Scratch in the English dubs).
Kindhearted Simpleton: Despite Bulma's Mom being ditsy, she is very polite.
Like Parent, Like Child: Dr. Brief. His daughter, Bulma, inherited his love for inventing things and being a genius.
Mr. Fixit: Dr. Brief, who helps Bulma repair Android 16 and Cell's Time Machine.
Mrs. Robinson: Bulma's mother has flirted with Yamcha, Goku, and Vegeta, who brush her off. This even provoked Bulma's jealousy at one point!
Nice Guy: Both of them are quite friendly.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Bulma's Mom, from Marilyn Monroe. Also overlaps with Casting Gag, as her Japanese voice actress (Mariko Mukai) was her defacto voice actress for Monroe in almost all the Japanese dubs of her films. Dr. Brief resembles Albert Einstein.
Older Than They Look: Despite the passage of several decades in-universe, Bulma's mom is never shown aging. Even in Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, a prequel set roughly a decade before Dragon Ball begins, she still looks the same.
Only One Name: He's just "Dr. Brief". He does not pass this name on to his descendants, and his wife's name is likewise not "Mrs. Brief".
Opposites Attract: He is old and intelligent while she is a young Dumb Blonde.
Parental Favoritism: Dr. Brief loves Bulma dearly, and his idea of spending quality time together involves working together in his lab, which suits Bulma just fine. His older daughter, Tights, on the other hand...well, he can't be bothered to remember the fact that she had already graduated from college two years after the fact.
Perpetual Smiler: Bulma's mom. Even when she was angry one time, she still had a smile on her face!
Polyamory: Implied in several comedic moments with them, while they seem Happily Married, the manga has them both ask Bulma and Goku to bring them back mates while they're out searching for Dragon Balls, much to their daughter's annoyance. Dr. Brief also keeps a large number of nudie magazines but besides Bulma's anger and her dad's Oh, Crap! realization that she took the collection and not her own capsules, it's seemingly not made a huge deal of (Bulma was even half expecting it to be something crude). Bulma's mom in the Frieza arc paws at Goku when he comes to see Dr. Brief's work on his ship...this despite seemingly knowing that he's already in a committed relationship with Chi-Chi and with a five-year-old son to boot. She even passively flirts with Vegeta during his initial stay at the Capsule Corp. despite him still being mostly an evil wannabe conquerer at the time. That last one gets a bit icky considering he'd formally become her son-in-law after the Cell arc.
Porn Stash: Dr. Brief has them stored in his own personal capsule, as Bulma discovers by accident, much to her disgust and Goku's bewilderment.
Rich Genius: Dr. Brief and his daughter are both genius inventors who created the capsules, those tiny things that are able to store anything of ANY size. They also own a yacht, are able to host big parties, and have their own professional chefs.
Silver Vixen: Bulma's mom still looks great even after her grandson Trunks is born.
The Tease: Bulma's mom is rather flirty, even with men half her age.
Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: In photos of Dr. Brief and Bulma's mom, Bulma's mom is shown to be taller, as shown here.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Dr. Brief is old and wrinkly while Bulma's mom is ridiculously cute.
Unnamed Parent: Bulma's mom is only called Bulma's mom. (Akira Toriyama said it would have been "Panchy" (from "panty") if he had bothered to give her a name, while Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot calls her "Bikini".)

Tights

**Tights (タイツ, Taitsu)**

^{Click here to see her as an adult}

Voiced by (Japanese): Hiromi Tsuru (Anime)

Voiced by (English): Anastasia Muñoz

Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Mónica Manjarrez

A girl that Jaco and Omori encounter in East City, fascinated with aliens and outer space. Is also a stunt double for An Azuki's rocket launch as well as the eldest daughter of Dr. Brief.

Expy: Is similar in a number of ways to Bulma from Dragon Ball. And for good reason too, as she's Bulma's older sister.
I Should Write a Book About This: Became a successful science fiction novelist in the epilogue, however her book based on Jaco, Space Police Chako, was a flop.
Ms. Fanservice: Downplayed for the most part (especially compared to her younger sister Bulma's moments), but the Dragon Ball Minus bonus chapter of Jaco features Tights taking a dip in the ocean, complete with a Walking Swimsuit Scene.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Subverted. When Jaco pushes her on her face, she pushes him from the cliff, following that he misses to notice the alien threat landing on Earth. On the other hand, the said alien "threat" was Son Goku, so Tights actually saved Goku's life.
Only One Name: The only character introduced to have only one name. Considering that the vast majority of the Dragon Ball cast have only one name, including her family, she follows this trend.
Older Than They Look: When she first appears in Super, she looks to be in her 30's. She's actually 58.
Punny Name: It foreshadows her relatives.
Remember the New Guy?: Tights being Bulma's previously unmentioned older sister is handwaved by her being extremely independent, and thus unlikely to be around Capsule Corp and by her parents being extremely absentminded and unlikely to remember she exists. This gets a giant lampshade in Dragon Ball Super when Bulma casually says she's going to call her sister, and both Goku (who's known her for decades) and Vegeta (Bulma's husband) react with "You have a sister?!"
- Note that she is also 11 years older than Bulma is, and thus would have been 27 and trying to start her career during the events of the first few arcs of Dragon Ball.
- Amusingly, with Tights both Vegeta and Bulma have something in common: a long lost relative, with Tarble.
Stunt Double: In-Universe. To An Azuki for the rocket launch, the implication being that Tights is being considered completely expendable on a program with a terrible record.
Teen Genius: Graduated from the university at the age of 16. Evidently, it runs in the family.
Walking Spoiler: Again, her presence in Dragon Ball titled works end up spoiling her debut manga.
Walking Swimsuit Scene: As mentioned above, the majority of the Dragon Ball Minus bonus chapter of Jaco features Tights walking around in her swimsuit following her dip in the ocean.

Bulma

See Dragon Ball: Bulma

Vegeta

See Dragon Ball: Vegeta

Trunks

Dragon Ball: Future Trunks has his own page
See Dragon Ball: Trunks and Son Goten for present-day Trunks

Bura/Bulla

**Bura/Bulla (ブラ, Bura)**

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^{Click here to see her in GT}

^{Click here to see her in Super}

Voiced by (Japanese): Hiromi Tsuru (All media up to 2017), Aya Hisakawa (Broly onwards)
Voiced by (English): Megan Woodall (Z), Parisa Fakhri (GT), Lauren Landa (Kai), Bryn Apprill (Super, Broly) (Funimation dub); Cathy Weseluck (Z), Leda Davies (GT) (Ocean/Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Gaby Ugarte (Z), Isabel Martiñón (GT and Kai: The Final Chapters)

Vegeta's and Bulma's second child. Most of her characterization is from GT.

Adaptational Badass: She's never shown fighting in GT, where most of her screen time is. In Dragon Ball: Fusions, she can kick ass with the rest of them (which she proudly attributes to her parentage), being a Moveset Clone of Pan.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Like her mother, her hair was purple in the manga, and blue in the anime.
Age-Inappropriate Dress: She's a year away from being ten in GT, yet she dresses and acts like a teenager.
Badass Boast: In Fusions, screwing up her Wounded Gazelle Gambit to win Dennish's heart multiple times eventually causes her to fight you with the help of some of her friends. Kid Trunks is surprised to learn that she at least has some fighting prowess, to which she angrily and proudly claims her lineage, something that sounds similar to what Vegeta has said before about Saiyan blood coursing through his veins.
Bra: Just who do you think I am?! The blood of my mother and father run through my veins!
Brainwashed and Crazy: By Baby, although she doesn't do much except help Baby reach his final form in Vegeta's body.
Calling the Old Man Out: Played for laughs when she lets Vegeta know exactly what she thinks of his mustache.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Despite appearing in the last episode before it, in the last arc of GT, she's never seen or mentioned ever again. Especially jarring when both of the Saiyan families, as well as Uub and Mr. Satan, are present during the fight against Omega Shenron in the finale, and when it seems like they lost and may have to flee the Earth, Bulla isn't even brought up then.
Daddy's Girl: She's the only person Vegeta actually listens to. She even made him shave his ridiculous Porn Stache.
Deliberately Distressed Damsel: In Fusions, she tries to look like she's being attacked by unruly men (actually her friends that she managed to persuade into helping her) so that Dennish, her crush, believes she's in trouble and comes to her rescue. Too bad the protagonists fell for it too.
Express Delivery: Thanks to Whis, who used his staff to speed up the birth AND pretty much teleport her out of Bulma (and wrap her in a blanket too) with no pain whatsoever.
Family Theme Naming: Like the rest of her family, she's named after undergarments ("bura" = "bra"). Vegeta initially wanted to name her "eschalot" (comes from "shallot", a type of onion, ie the Saiyan vegetable theme-naming), but Bulma beat him to it.
Fille Fatale: She likes to flirt with much older men, much to Vegeta's annoyance, keep in mind that she is nine.
Flat Character: Like Marron (the daughter of Krillin and Android 18), she has a lot less relevance to the plot than her parents and her brother, Her only notable contribution is in the Baby Saga, where she gives her energy to Baby Vegeta.
Gadgeteer Genius: In the manga's Super Hero saga, Bulla removes a computer virus when Trunks tries reading one of Dr. Hedo's discs on Bulma's computer.
Generation Xerox: Looks exactly like her mom and with the same temperament.
Half-Human Hybrid: Just like her brother, she's half-human, half-saiyan.
Hell-Bent for Leather: Her GT outfit.
Jailbait Taboo: She's mistaken for being much older. Then again, if Vegeta found out you were having sex with his preteen daughter, you wouldn't live long enough to go to jail, and even if you did, he'd still find you.
Last Episode, New Character: She along with Pan and Uub is not introduced until the last pages of the original manga. She plays a somewhat bigger role in GT, but she has the least screen time between Pan and Uub.
Living Prop: In the manga, she existed just to show that Vegeta and Bulma are still together and Happily Married.
Nice Girl: Generally, if a bit spoiled. When it's to her family or the Son family or some other close allies, it devolves into Hidden Heart of Gold to some members.
Morality Pet: To Vegeta.
Satellite Character: Everything about her character, is only seen in relationship with Vegeta.
Spell My Name With An S: Bulla/Bra/Bura?
Statuesque Stunner: She's designed to be a Ms. Fanservice, attracted the eyes of a couple older men, and is around as tall as a number of the adults. That said, she's only nine, and much taller than Goku was at twelve (and a bit taller than the slightly-older Pan). Plus, Saiyans and half-Saiyans tend to have a major growth spurt in their mid to late teens, so she could get significantly taller.
Stripperiffic: In GT she wears a red midriff top with exposed shoulders, red finger-less gloves that go up to the shoulders, a red mini skirt with a yellow belt buckle, and red thigh-high boots.
Strong Family Resemblance: Looks just like her mother did when she was a teenager.
The Tease: Flirted with two older men while her father was driving.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: She and Marron are the girly girls to Pan's tomboy.
Tsundere:
- In the quest to recruit her to your team in Fusions, after you defeat her in a battle and explain that you kept screwing up her attempts to get Dennish's attention because you thought she was in danger, she'll call you stupid but also blurts out that she likes you and joins your team.
- In Budokai Tenkaichi 2, she makes comments on how her parents were 'so lame', as she came from further down the timeline than where the game takes place. Later on in the future section of Fusions, she proudly proclaims her parentage to her brother's younger version when he expresses shock that she knows at least basic combat, so it's not like she actually hates her parents or anything.
Valley Girl: Like mother, like daughter.
What Happened to the Mouse?: The last time she is seen in GT is helping summon Shenron at the end of the Super 17 arc, only for the Shadow Dragons to be summoned instead.
Younger Than They Look: Officially born in the Age 780, making her nine years old at the start of GT, and younger than Pan by a year.

Vegeta Jr.

**Vegeta Jr. (ベジータジュニア, Bejita Junia)**

Voiced by (Japanese): Ryō Horikawa
Voiced by (English): Christopher Sabat (Funimation dub); Scott Hendrickson (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Luis Daniel Ramírez

Vegeta and Bulma's great-great-grandson, who made his first (and thus far only, ^note) appearance in the final episode of Dragon Ball GT as Goku Jr.'s opponent in the World Martial Arts Tournament Junior Division.

Achievements in Ignorance: He managed to obtain the Super Saiyan form as a child with seemingly little effort, not even having a clue he'd done something amazing.
Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: He has shades of this, but not quite as bad as his ancestor though.
Badass Adorable: Considering that he must have acquired his Super Saiyan transformation at about the same time as Goku Jr., despite not knowing what it's called. He seemed well-versed in how it works.
Innocent Prodigy: He didn't even know what a Super Saiyan was when he transformed during his match with Goku Jr. at the tournament.
Identical Grandson: To his great-great-grandfather, Vegeta.
Last Episode, New Character: He appears only in the final episode of GT.
Legacy Character: Named after his famous ancestor, the original Vegeta.
Pint-Sized Kid: Without his pointed hairstyle he'd most likely be shorter than Goku Jr.
Warrior Prince: Technically he's this since he is descended (however distantly) from Saiyan royalty, but it's unlikely he even knows it.

Krillin's Family

Kuririn/Krillin

See Dragon Ball: Krillin

Android 17 and 18

See Dragon Ball: Androids 17 and 18

Marron

**Marron (マーロン, Māron)**

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^{Click here to see her in EOZ}

^{Click here to see her in GT}

Voiced by (Japanese): Tomiko Suzuki (Z), Naoko Watanabe (Yo! Son Goku and Friends Return and Battle of Gods), Hiroko Ushida (Kai, Super)
Voiced by (English): Melodee Lenz (Z)^note, Meredith McCoy (Bio-Broly, GT, and Battle of Gods), Tia Ballard (Resurrection 'F', Kai, Super) (Funimation dub); Cathy Weseluck (Z), Lori Barnes Smith (GT) (Ocean/Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Cristina Hernández (current voice), Gaby Ugarte (Bio-Broly)

Krillin's daughter with Android 18.

Aerith and Bob: Her name is pronounced "Maron" and is the French word for "chestnut", which Krillin (Kulilin) is also named after.
Break the Cutie: In GT, the poor girl had to witness her father being murdered by her uncle. She didn't witness when Super Buu murdered her father in Z, though, since Buu immediately targeted BOTH her and her mother at one time.
Cheerful Child: As shown in many scenes with her parents and when she's cheering for her mother in the tournament in the Buu Arc. In Dragon Ball Super she spends most of her time at Bulma's party gleefully playing with Chaotzu.
Children Are Innocent: While everyone else is panicking at Beerus and Goku's battle throwing them around, Marron treats it like she's on a fun ride at an amusement park.
The Cutie: A sweet adorable little girl who is filled with life and energy. She's just as cute, if not even cuter in Super.
Death of a Child: She's three years old at the time of the Buu Saga... and is turned into chocolate and devoured by Buu along with everyone else. Thankfully, she lives in a world where Death Is Cheap. She also dies temporarily alongside her parents when Frieza blows up the Earth in Resurrection of F and its anime adaptation only for it to be undone by Whis.
Family Theme Naming: Krillin and Marron are both puns on chestnuts.
Flat Character: Compared to her parents, she has very little relevance to the plot. In fact, she is almost always only there to show up as their daughter.
Girlish Pigtails: She has blond, girlish pigtails as a child, teenager, and adult in GT. She loses them in Super, where she now has a short bob hairstyle.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has blond hair and is nothing but a good girl.
Harmful to Minors: She had to watch her father get turned into chocolate by Super Buu and get eaten. Then she was killed and eaten herself alongside her mother. Note that, according to the Daizenshuu, Vegetto was only able to keep his power after being turned into candy because of the special properties of his earrings. However, it implies that he'd still be self-aware even if he didn't retain his power. So Marron and the others would still be fully conscious while Super Buu was chewing on them.
- In GT, she watches her father get brutally murdered again, this time by her own uncle Android 17.
Innocently Insensitive: In one scene when Master Roshi says that he wants to enter the tournament and she responds with "No way, you're too old!!" Justified as she is only three years old, and she probably doesn't know any better.
Kill the Cutie: DAMN YOU, SUPER BUU...and Frieza! Thankfully, like many others in the series, she's revived. She temporary dies again when Earth gets blown up by Frieza, luckily Whis was there to rewind time this time.
Killed Offscreen: For better or worse in the manga, it never shows Marron and the others being eaten after Super Buu escapes the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Averted hard in the anime where Marron and her mother are the next to go after Krillin dies, with Dende and Mr. Popo watching helplessly. Downplayed in Super as she's shown doing her homework right as Frieza's Earth-Shattering Kaboom occurs.
Like Brother and Sister: Her interactions with both Goten and Trunks as children. Goten and Trunks are romantically paired off with Valese and Mai respectively.
Living Prop: She's mainly used as a visual cue to Goku and the readers that yes, Krillin and 18 were a couple. Super gives her a little more personality, but she's still pretty flat.
Non-Action Guy: In GT, which is ironic because her parents are a Battle Couple.
The Noseless: As a toddler.
Only One Name: Like her parents, she doesn't have a last name.
Plucky Girl: Mildly developing into one in Super. While she doesn't fight or train, she's shown to love all the fighting and danger that goes on around her. When everyone else is screaming and panicking, she laughs and has the time of her life. Also, when given the chance to help Goten and Trunks hunt poachers on an island full of monsters, she jumps at the chance despite having no apparent means of defending herself. ^note
She Is All Grown Up: In GT.
Skintone Sclerae: Just like her father, but only as a child.
Strong Family Resemblance: Marron looks like Krillin with 18's blond hair (though done up with pigtails instead of copying her mom's shoulder-length style) as a toddler, which she keeps by End of Z as a teenager. As a teenage girl in End of Z and as an adult in GT, whenever she has a disinterested expression, she resembles her mother. She returns to her iconic toddler look for Super but now has her hair done up in a shortbob haircut making Marron further resembling her mom.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: She and Bulla are the girly-girls to Pan's tomboy.

Piccolo's Family

Katas

**Katas (カタッツ Katattsu)**

The father of the original Nameless Namekian who sent his prodigal son away to Earth to escape planet Namek's ecological collapse in ancient times.

Fling a Light into the Future: Sent his son away to Earth when planet Namek's climate drastically shifted and died shortly afterward, mirroring the role of Jor-El in the Superman origin story and later Bardock's motive in sending baby Kakarot away in Dragon Ball Minus.
Good Parents: Grand Elder Guru describes him fondly as a good father to the Nameless Namekian who was willing to do anything to protect his son.
Mistaken Identity: Even official sources often mistake him with his son and claim that the Nameless Namekian was Katas... kind of ruining the point of him being called the Nameless Namekian.
Posthumous Character: Died centuries before the beginning of the story.
The Smart Guy: Guru says that Katas was a genius, implying that he designed the spaceship that carried his son to Earth.

The Nameless Namekian

The Nameless Namekian (Known later in life as Piccolo)

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Voiced by (Japanese): Takeshi Aono (DB, Z ep. 54 and 137), Toshio Furukawa (Z ep. 141 onwards)
Voiced by (English): Scott McNeil (Ocean dub); Christopher Sabat (Funimation dub); Ethan Cole (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese dub): Luiz Antonio Lobue (most media)

A gifted Namekian who narrowly escaped an apocalyptic event from his home planet and split himself into good and evil halves: Kami and King Piccolo.

For information on Kami, see Major Supporting Cast.

Demon King Piccolo has his own page.

Piccolo Jr has his own page.

The Ace: Through Namekian legend, the Nameless Namekian was considered a prodigy among prodigies with unrivaled fighting potential. His power was considered to be on par with a mastered Super Saiyan, and this is proven when Piccolo shows himself to be a match for Imperfect Cell after fusing with Kami.
The Gift: Legend has it that his power was comparable to a Super Saiyan's, and Piccolo proves this after fusing with Kami. This makes him the most powerful Namekian in the universe by a very long shot.
He's Back!: Sort of. Piccolo effectively becomes the Nameless Namekian after fusing with Kami, as the two are once again one person and their combined power is far greater than either individual's peak had been to this point. However, Piccolo remains the dominant persona, and in regards to his previous incarnations' memories, he attains only the key knowledge of said memories, not the personal aspect.
Jack of All Trades: He was a Dragon Clan Namekian, which meant that he had mystical abilities and could create sets of Dragon Balls, but he was also far stronger than any Warrior Clan Namekian.
Literal Split Personality: He split himself into two beings that represented the good and evil halves of his soul. They became known as Kami and King Piccolo. Centuries later, King Piccolo's son/reincarnation re-merged with Kami to combat Cell and briefly abandoned the name Piccolo, calling himself the Nameless Namekian. However, Piccolo being the "base" of the fusion meant that he was still Piccolo for all intents and purposes, just with a momentous power boost and Kami's wisdom in his subconscious (as well as a sudden reverence for the Lookout).
Name Amnesia: He may have had a name once, but he had forgotten it by the time he arrived on Earth. When Piccolo and Kami finally merged back together, he decided to keep the name "Piccolo".

Demon Spawn

See Dragon Ball Original Series Villains

Friends

Turtle

**Turtle (海亀, Umigame, "Sea Turtle")**

"Master! What are you doing? Have you forgotten your code master? Please, That's wrong, dead wrong... now I understand why you couldn't ride your cloud."

Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Gōri (Most media), Takahiro Fujimoto (Kai, Super)
Voiced by (English): Christopher Sabat (Most media), Chris Cason (Kai) (Funimation dub); Doug Parker (DB 1995), Scott McNeil (Z Season 1, The World's Strongest), Terry Klassen (Z Season 4-6), Dave Pettit (DB 2004) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Dan Woren (Harmony Gold dub); Doug Rand (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Herman López (current voice), Ernesto Lezama (1st episodes Z), Arturo Mercado (rest Z)

A turtle named Turtle, Master Roshi's loyal pet/housemate. Goku and Bulma met Turtle early in their search for the Dragon Balls when he was lost in the wilderness and returned him to Roshi, who gave Goku the Flying Nimbus as a reward. Turtle is good-natured and friendly but often frustrated at Roshi's skirt-chasing antics.

Action Survivor: Still alive in Trunks's Bad Future in Dragon Ball Super.Unfortunately, that version of Turtle seen during that arc is now Deader than Dead.
A Day in the Limelight: The Android Arc filler focuses a lot on him, as most of the action centers on Kame House due to the heroes taking shelter there from the Androids and Goku spending his convalescence from the heart virus there. He's also used as Goku's practice dummy for the Evil Containment Wave in Super, probably to remind the audience (since many getting into the series didn't see Piccolo vs. Kami) for the Tournament of Power later on that despite the name, the wave works just fine on people who aren't demons or evil.
Beleaguered Assistant: To Master Roshi.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: In anime filler only, Turtle defends Maron from some lecherous fratboys who randomly came to Kame House. He even adopts a kung fu stance as he sends them both packing. This is the only time Turtle has engaged in combat in the entire franchise.
Demoted to Extra: Like with most of the DB-era cast, he began falling into obscurity starting in Z. The anime filler of the early Cell arc gave him A Day in the Limelight, at least. By contrast, the Majin Buu arc only featured him canonically in a non-speaking cameo when Gohan informs Krillin about Goku's return for the 25th World Tournament. His only other appearance was in a filler episode during a celebration before the jump ahead to the 28th World Tournament.
A Dog Named "Dog": He's a Turtle named Turtle.
Killed Offscreen: Either it was when Super Buu unleashed his Human Extinction Attack or when Kid Buu blew the Earth to kingdom come. Either way, he didn't accompany the rest to the tournament, let alone the lookout, so...
Long-Lived: Apparently, during the Garlic Jr. filler arc (or about a few months before the androids arc) in Dragon Ball Z, he has turned 1000 years old.
Nice Guy: He's very mild-mannered and kind, which contrasts greatly with the lecherous and selfish (pre-Character Development) Master Roshi.
Odd Friendship: Forms one with Maron during her stay at Kame House in the anime filler.
Old Retainer: He attempts to curb Roshi's lecherous behavior and advises him from making rash decisions to varying degrees of success.
Running Gag: In the Japanese version, Goku is constantly getting his name wrong ("Urigome" instead of "Umigame"), even into adulthood.
Satellite Character: He only exists to be Roshi's pet and to snark at him for his ridiculous ideas and lines.
Servile Snarker: To Roshi.
Simpleton Voice: Most of his English voices tend to have a dopey quality to them. It's ironic given that he's meant to be more grounded than his master.
Small Role, Big Impact: If Goku's hadn't happened to accidentally pick a stranded Turtle out of the ground and return him to the sea (against Bulma's wishes), he would have never met Master Roshi or begun his martial arts journey that drives him for the rest of the franchise.
Species Surname: His species is his only name.
Suddenly Voiced: In a manner of speaking. Due to Kai's editing process, he didn't get to say anything until episode 58.
Talking Animal: Though he talks less and less as the series goes on.

Kinto'un / Flying Nimbus

Kinto'un (筋斗雲, "Somersault Cloud")

Voiced by: N/A

A magical yellow cloud gifted to Goku by Master Roshi. It can only by ridden by those with pure hearts. Primarily used as a transport in the days before ki-based Flight became the norm, Kinto'un is alive and sapient to a degree, enough for Goku to consider it one of his dearest friends. After Goku's second death, Gohan inherits Kinto'un and uses it to transport him to and from school.

Big Damn Heroes: Just as Gohan is about to be curbstomped by Nappa, Kinto'un appears to carry him out of the way.
The Bus Came Back: It makes a return in Super when Goku figures out a way to traverse Fortuneteller Baba's forest without attracting monsters with his ki.
Character Death: Shortly after Krillin's first death at the hands of Tambourine, Kinto'un also gets destroyed by the winged demon, sending Goku into even more of a rage.
Companion Cube: To a degree, though unlike most examples, Kinto'un is actually alive. Goku and Gohan are very attached to it, nevertheless.
Legacy Character: After the first Kinto'un "dies", Karin gifts Goku a second one spawned from the Huge Kinto'un cloud that floats outside of Karin's Tower. This is where all Kinto'uns spawn from, including Goku's original, meaning that they are all functionally identical as smaller fragments of the same whole.
Mundane Utility: By the Buu arc, its adventuring days are behind it, and now it only sees usage as a glorified private jet for Gohan to get to Satan City from his rural home in the Styx.
Secret Test of Character: Being able to sit atop Kinto'un is one of the most practical ways of testing if somebody is pure of heart. Early in the series, the likes of Roshi, Bulma, Krillin and Yajirobe would fall straight through the cloud if they tried. Goku was the only one untainted by impure thoughts like lust, greed and cowardice. However, as the series goes on, more characters become able to ride it, including Chichi, Arale, Upa, Gohan, Goten and Uub.
Shout-Out: Kinto'un, alongside the Nyoibo (Power Pole), is one of the most visible holdovers from Dragon Ball's literary inspiration, Journey to the West.
Super-Speed: Kinto'un has an extraordinary top speed of Mach 1.5, though most of the main characters characters can outpace it with their own Flight. Gohan's friends note that his journey from home to school would take over five hours in the fastest jet plane on Earth, but Kinto'un can accomplish that distance in about half an hour.
The Voiceless: It cannot speak, but it does express itself in other ways.

Oolong

**Oolong (ウーロン, Uuron)**

"Why did you have to go and tell me that, Bulma? You know that I'm highly allergic to danger."

Voiced by (Japanese): Naoki Tatsuta, Tesshō Genda (DB ep. 3, ogre form)
Voiced by (English): Brad Jackson (Most media), Mark Britten (Z Season 3; originally), Bryan Massey (Curse of the Blood Rubies, Kai Season 1-4, Super Universal Survival arc) (Funimation dub); Alec Willows (DB 1995, Z Seasons 1-2, The World's Strongest, Tree of Might Edited), Doug Parker (DB 1995, Most transformations), Ian James Corlett (DB 1995, gentleman), Scott McNeil (Tree of Might Uncut), Richard Newman (Z Seasons 4-6), Corby Proctor (DB 2004) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Dave Mallow (mainly), Barry Stigler (transformed) (Harmony Gold dub); David Gasman (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub); Apollo Abraham (Creative Products Corp., Philippines); Ray Chase (Bang Zoom!/Toonami Asia dub in Super)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Ernesto Lezama (current voice), Arturo Mercado (begins in ep. 60 Z, GT and Battle of the Gods)

Originally a con artist who terrorized a small village using his shapeshifting powers, Oolong is a greedy, lecherous pig (literally); when Goku defeated him, Oolong joined him and Bulma in their search for the Dragon Balls. At first a useless whiner, Oolong later proved his worth by "stealing" Pilaf's wish from the Dragon Balls (by wishing for a pair of girl's panties). He and Puar were rivals in shapeshifting school, but because Oolong dropped out in kindergarten, his powers only allow him to stay transformed for five minutes.

Accidental Truth: After dealing with Goku's Oozaru form, Oolong quips, "So what is he? Some kind of space alien?" Yup.
Achilles' Heel: He can only stay shapeshifted for five minutes. If he's shapeshifted for five minutes together (no matter how many forms he went through in that time span), he has to rest a minute before he can do it again. (Check his debut chapter in the manga: He can go straight from one form to another, so long as he hasn't used up all five minutes.)
Adaptational Badass: In the unofficial Chinese Movie Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins, Oolong (known as Piggy) has the ability to turn into Rambo (yes that Rambo).
Adaptation Species Change: Oolong is a piggish human in the unofficial movie Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins.
Age Lift: In the Japanese materials, he starts out being only nine years old (three years younger than Goku) and it reflects in his actor's voice. However, most of the English versions have him talking like a fairly older man (calling Goku "kid" throughout the first arc, etc). This is prevalent even with the more accurate translations in Kai and Super.
Ascended Extra: Oolong was reduced to a background character in the Z portion of the manga. Toei, however, took a liking to the guy and gave him more screentime in the filler, movies, and commercials.
Big Damn Hero: Oolong interrupted Pilaf's wish preventing Pilaf from becoming ruler of the world.
"Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word: How Bulma gets him to join the adventure. She slips him a drug that acts as a laxative every time he hears whistling.
Bring My Brown Pants: Often pissed himself in fear in the manga.
Chekhov's Gag: His wish for panties ends up coming up again in GT when it turned out the Six-Star Dragon's existence came from it. How embarrassing.
Chivalrous Pervert: At least he thinks of himself as chivalrous. The pervert part is completely accurate however.
Composite Character: If you're familiar with Journey to the West, Oolong actually has elements of both Zhu Bajie ("Piggy/Pigsy") and Sun Wukong ("Monkey"). He most directly references Zhu Bajie, being a lecherous, gluttonous pig monster - his initial encounter is even an adaptation of how Zhu Bajiei is recruited in JttW. However, his adeptness at shapeshifting is a trait taken from Sun Wukong^note, and likewise he has a magical restraining bolt (the "swee-trots" candy he ate, which causes him to suffer explosive diarrhea attacks if he hears whistling), which calls to mind Sun Wukong's famous "headache headband".
Deadpan Snarker: Mostly before he turns nicer.
Demoted to Extra: Even though most characters in the series get demoted to extra sooner or later, Oolong is especially noteworthy because he is essentially the Tritagonist of the original arc of the series, but after that, he completely loses his importance to the plot. Even Puar at least gets a small role later during the fight against Uranai Baba's warriors, but Oolong? Restricted to the background and a few Combat Commentator lines here and there. Once the Saiyans show up, he's more or less out of the picture entirely.
Didn't Think This Through: How else do you explain why he drugged Goku when he knew that Yamcha was out to rob them?
Dirty Coward: Mostly in the earlier chapters of the series, especially before he considered Goku and the others as his true friends.
Dirty Kid: Puar explains that in the past Oolong was kicked out of "transformation kindergarten" for stealing the teacher's panties. Not only that, but he's actually three years younger than Goku, making him only 9 during the first arc of the original series. Bulma even lampshades it in the original Japanese:
Bulma: What kind of kid acts like a middle-aged pervert?
Dub Name Change: Became "Mao Mao" in the Harmony Gold dub, presumably because of the Chinese uniform he originally wears. The BLT test pilot renamed him "Chester".
Exact Words: The reason Oolong got women's panties when he made his wish in the English dub. He wished for "the world's most comfortable pair of underwear". Said underwear just happened to be lady's underwear.
Expy: One of the more obvious ones among the early characters, as he's the clear equivalent to Zhu Bajie (aka "Piggy") from Journey to the West in the group. A significant part of the reason he gets Demoted to Extra so badly is that he made less sense to keep on the further DB strayed from having anything to do with JttW.
Hypocritical Humor: Frequently gets on others for being pessimistic about Goku and the other fighters' fates when they're missing in action but is relatively quick himself to assume the worst during the series' darker turns, especially in the King Piccolo Saga.
Incompletely Trained: He took classes at the Shapeshifter Academy, but was expelled after stealing their teacher's panties. As a result, Oolong can only hold a shape for five minutes at a time, whereas Puar can morph indefinitely.
Informed Ability: His shapeshifting becomes this after Dragon Ball.
Killed Offscreen: Played straight in the manga where it cuts away to Goku watching in horror as Super Buu changes everyone on the Lookout into chocolate and eats them. Averted somewhat in the anime where they do show the carnage and the shadowy terror of everyone's conversion into candy bars.
Larynx Dissonance: in the Funimation dub, he has a deep voice. This fits in Z where Oolong is an adult but is odd in the first series where Oolong is a child.
Man, I Feel Like a Woman: In the first non-canon movie. When he transforms into Bulma to fool Roshi (like in the original story), his first reaction is to "check" his new body, embarrassing Bulma.
Messy Pig: He may be more mentally than physically messy, but he qualifies nonetheless.
Non-Human Sidekick: The first of the series, before Yamcha pulled a Heel–Face Turn with Puar.
Paper Tiger: In his first appearance. He uses his transformation magic to intimidate people, but as he himself notes, using transformation magic to become a powerful monster doesn't give you the abilities of that monster.
Perverted Pig: Oolong is dirty in mind if not in body.
Pig Man: A walking, talking pig, and one of the first talking animals to play a big role.
Spanner in the Works: He screwed Pilaf's wish for immortality by intervening.
Smarter Than You Look: He's the only one who recognizes Chichi when She's All Grown Up. And he had met her only once. It is true to real life, as pigs are proven to be surprisingly intelligent even when they're piglets.
Theme Naming: With Puar, after tea.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: Oolong and Puar were classmates at the Shapeshifter Academy, due to dropping out earlier, Oolong can only hold his form for five minutes.

Puar

**Puar (プーアル, Puuaru)**

"Only a heartless soul would run and leave his friends behind. We're in this together."

Voiced by (Japanese): Naoko Watanabe
Voiced by (English): Monika Antonelli (All media before 2007), Brina Palencia (Budokai Tenkaichi 3 onwards) (Funimation dub); Kathy Morse (DB 1995), Cathy Weseluck (Z), Chris Simms (DB 2004) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Cheryl Chase (Harmony Gold dub); Jodi Forrest (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Cristina Camargo (DB, Z) , Jesús Barrero (DB epi. 5-60), Karen Vallejo (Kai), Desireé González (Kai: The Final Chapters), Isabel Martiñón (Super)

A shape-shifting cat-like creature and Yamcha's closest friend. Puar is fiercely loyal to Yamcha. Puar mostly just provides moral support to Goku and his friends but saved everyone the first time Goku transformed into a Great Ape by cutting off Goku's tail.

Adaptation Species Change: He's a parrot in Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins.
Ambiguous Gender: In the Japanese version, Puar's gender is not directly referred to though it sometimes does use masculine pronouns. In the English version, Puar is referred to as a female on a few occasions when its gender is mentioned. This isn't the case in other translations such as the Portuguese translation which has Puar state himself as male in his introduction. Eventually, Toriyama was asked about Puar's gender and he said he considered Puar male when writing the manga. For some odd reason, however, the official Dragon Ball site lists Puar as female.
Becoming the Mask: Just like Yamcha, he initially assisted Goku and the others in gathering the Dragon Balls with the intention of stealing them once they got all seven. It wasn't until the events at Pilaf's castle that Yamcha and Puar became friends with them for real.
Black Bead Eyes: In the same vein as Upa, who he tag-teams with during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga.
Cute Kitten: Just look at his picture!
Demoted to Extra: Puar went from shapeshifting into items and animals in the original series to only being Yamcha's friend in Z.
Dub Name Change: Became "Squeaker" in the Harmony Gold dub, "Prudence" in the "Zero"/BLT test dub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, and "Plume" in the AB Groupe French dub of Dragon Ball: The Path to Power.
Evil Counterpart: Seemingly to Oolong in the beginning, except Puar was ironically more moral!
Faint in Shock: Plus grief after Yamcha is killed by the Saibamen with Puar and the other non-combatants watching from Kame House. Unlike Chi-Chi, Puar does not regain consciousness to see any more of the battle.
Flight: Puar can inexplicably fly.
Informed Ability: Like Oolong, Puar doesn't use his shapeshifting abilities after the original series until Dragon Ball Super where he uses it to turn into Beerus.
Killed Offscreen: This happened in the manga's Buu arc when Super Buu turned all of the non-fighting crowd on Kami's Lookout into chocolate bars and ate them. Averted in the anime where we see a horrible Shadow Discretion Shot of him and Yamcha being changed (they're the last to be eaten).
Non-Human Sidekick: To Yamcha during their bandit days.
Satellite Character: Puar is mostly important in relation to Yamcha.
Right-Hand Cat: To Yamcha during his bandit days, though more sympathetic than most.
Spell My Name With An S: Alternately, "Pu'erh", "Puaru".
Talking Animal: Puar is less anthropomorphic than Oolong.
Theme Naming: With Oolong, after tea.
Undying Loyalty: To Yamcha.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: Oolong and Puar were classmates at the Shapeshifter Academy. Unlike Oolong, however, Puar finished his education there and thus can hold any form as long as he wants.

Lunch/Launch

**Lunch/Launch (ランチ, Ranchi)**

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Voiced by (Japanese): Mami Koyama
Voiced by (English): Meredith McCoy (DB, both), Christine Marten (Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle, bad), Monika Antonelli (Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle, good), Kara Edwards (Z Episode 285, good), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Kai: TFC, good) (Funimation dub); Onalea Gilbertson (DB, both) (Ocean/Blue Water dub); Edie Mirman (Harmony Gold dub); Sharon Mann (Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle), Jodi Forrest (Mystical Adventure) (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Cristina Camargo

Minor joke character during the original series was picked up and brought to Roshi by Goku and Krillin to bribe him into training the two. Her "mood swings"—really a split personality—when she sneezes provided a fair amount of comedy, shifting between a sweet blue-haired ingenue and a violent blond criminal. She's not heard from much in the Z series (because Akira Toriyama decided to write her out).

Both

The Bus Came Back: She reappears in Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
The Cameo: At the end of Z when you can see her lifting her hands up in the air to give energy to Goku's Spirit Bomb.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She vanishes after the Piccolo Jr. Saga in the manga. She did get a bit more screen time in the anime, but only in the Saiyan Saga and a cameo towards the end of the Buu Saga. Reportedly, this is because Toriyama decided to write her out, and later he wrongly thought he forgot about her.
Demoted to Extra: The grand finale of the manga reunited everyone but Lunch. Lunch appeared in the draft, but she was replaced with No. 17 in the published issue. The anime, at least, briefly showed her contributing to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb. She also later appears in the OVA, although she has no lines.
Dub Name Change: From Lunch to Launch in the English dub.
Edible Theme Naming: Named after a meal in a story where many characters are named after food and teas.
Forehead of Doom: You can see how huge her forehead is because her hair doesn't cover it.
Good Eyes, Evil Eyes: Good Lunch has Tareme Eyes, Bad Lunch has Tsurime Eyes.
Jekyll & Hyde: Her Jekyll is Good Lunch while her Hyde is Bad Lunch.
Killed Offscreen: It's a given that she died during Buu's rampage on Earth, likely when Fat Buu was going around destroying things or when Super Buu used his Human Extinction Attack and wiped out everyone except for Mr. Satan, Tien, and Chiaotzu. We never see it, though.
Ms. Fanservice: She wears revealing clothes and a lot of other characters find her attractive, particularly Master Roshi.
Only One Name: Like many others in the series, she doesn't have a surname.
Out of Focus: She was hit particularly hard with this — she didn't even get Put on a Bus, she was just gone. Her only appearances in Z were anime-only scenes in Saiyan Saga filler and a small cameo in the Buu Saga where she added her power to Goku's final Spirit Bomb.
Put on a Bus: In the first saga of DBZ. She's last seen getting drunk in a bar but makes a very brief cameo appearance in the Kid Buu saga giving Goku energy with the other earthlings.^note In the manga, she was put on a bus after the DB portion and remains absent for the rest of the series.
Spell My Name With An S: Her name is more accurately rendered as "Lunch", but the English versions call her "Launch".
Single-Target Sexuality: Lunch has only ever had eyes for Tien, it was impossible that she'd move on.
Split Personality: One half's a sweet blunette and the other's a hot-tempered blonde.
Split-Personality Makeover: Good Lunch is blue-haired, while Bad Lunch is blonde.
Split-Personality Switch Trigger: The blue-haired and gentle Lunch turns into her blonde and violent other personality and back whenever she sneezes.
Strong as They Need to Be: Played for Laughs: Blue Launch is as delicate as she appears, unable to move or throw objects very far while Blonde Launch is a powerhouse, able to carry entire armories and heavy weaponry like nothing. This is despite the only difference being in personality and appearance.
Tomboy and Girly Girl:
- Good Lunch is Girly Girl, Bad Lunch is Tomboy.
- Bulma and Lunch vary on which is the tomboy and which is the girly girl depending on which of Lunch's personalities is dominant. If Lunch is in her blond form, she's a gun-crazy kleptomaniac and Bulma is a fashion-conscious non-combatant. If Lunch is in her blue-haired form, she's a naive ingenue and Bulma is the adventurous Wrench Wench.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Famously, despite both being a capable gunslinger and a long-time friend of the Z-Fighters, she's all but missing from the group without any explanation. Her anime appearance mitigates this slightly, occasionally showing her cameos, but her absence is still uncommented.

Good Lunch

The Ditz: She's very kind to everyone she meets, but she can be woefully ignorant of her surroundings.
Fanservice with a Smile: Good Launch does this, even though she's not smiling all the time. You can even unlock her outfit for Android 18 in Ultimate Butouden on the DS.
The Ingenue: Her innocent persona is pure of heart as she is quite capable of riding the Flying Nimbus with Goku in the anime.
Lethal Chef: Not in general, but Good Lunch's ditziness has caused her to try cooking a toxic pufferfish for Master Roshi and Krillin, poisoning both of them for the next day.
Nice Girl: She is sweet and pure-hearted, and one of the people who can ride the nimbus.
Non-Action Guy: Compared to her blonde self, Blue Launch is simply too soft to raise a hand to anyone, which means she's a Damsel in Distress if any enemies come around.
Out of Focus: Due to her passive attitude and lack of action capability, she ends up getting much less of development compared to her blonde counterpart.
Parental Substitute: She was the closest thing to a mother figure that Goku had as a child.
Shy Blue-Haired Girl: She's sweet and kind to others and is very shy.
Team Mom: The closest the original DB cast had to one, as she was very kind and patient to all her friends, willing to do all sorts of things to keep them happy, no matter how weird it may be.
The Team Normal: Plays this as straight as she can. Without a genius brain, fighting capability, or knowledge of any teaching or techniques, Good Launch is as close to a normal human in the main cast- if not for being a bit ditzy.

Bad Lunch

Accent Adaptation: The old Harmony Gold dub and the Blue Water dub give her a rough southern drawl. Funimation by contrast gives her a thick New Jersey accent which most know her for today, though her actress in Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle did not give her any noticeable accent (neither did AB Groupe's dubs).
Action Girl: Dragon Ball's very first one, while not in on the action as much as the guys, she is the only girl in the series capable of performing any kind of straightforward fight.
All Amazons Want Hercules: Bad Lunch has the hots for Tenshinhan after being smitten with his power in battle.
Anti-Hero: Bad Lunch could be an Unscrupulous Hero or even a Nominal Hero at times.
Ax-Crazy: Bad Lunch is a gun-crazy kleptomaniac. However, she does get several levels of kindness added to her character as time goes on.
Badass Normal: She's just a normal human with no training of any kind, but is dangerous in her blond form. She always has a gun ready and shows no fear of attacking or threatening anyone including the Red Ribbon Army, the Crane Hermit, or even King Piccolo.
Berserk Button: She has several, including but not limited to: Roshi's perversion and anyone getting between her and Tien.
Blood Knight: While not as pronounced as the Z-Fighters, she doesn't shy away from violence when it comes her way, in fact, she seems to rather enjoy it. She agrees to raid the Red Ribbon Army for little reason than that she'd enjoy the action.
Bokukko: Uses the very masculine pronoun "ore".
Character Development: A more subtle example, given how there's never a particular amount of focus on it but Blonde Launch starts out as very violent, to the point she shot at Goku and Krillin for the crimes of just being in her view. As time goes on she does mellow out; she becomes attached to her group of friends (especially Goku and Tien) and goes from actively antagonizing them for her own self-interest, to wanting to spend time with them, regardless of her status as The Dreaded.
Deep South: Her accent is lightly southern in the Blue Water dub. She also has a heavier variation in the Harmony Gold dub.
The Dreaded: Mostly Played for Laughs, though her debut in the anime implies that she's done a lot to earn a bounty of two million bucks.^note Most poor bystanders end up having the crap scared out of them whenever she starts yelling or shooting up her surroundings. Even after she softens, the others tend to treat her with a sliver of fear whenever she starts.
Drowning My Sorrows: Her reaction to Tien's death, she's found drinking in a bar as the news reports the death toll.
Everyone Has Standards: Bad Lunch may be a trigger happy lunatic, but she's still disgusted by the atrocities King Piccolo commits (aside from briefly mentioning that she'd sort of like a lawless world without reproach).
Expy: Launch's bad form was based on Polly Buckets, a character from Doctor Slump (Toriyama's precedent work).
Good Is Not Nice: She eventually becomes this instead of evil, still being a gun-toting gal with disregard for the law.
The Gunslinger: When she loses her temper, people will get shot. Good thing most of the cast is bulletproof.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Inverted. Her blue-haired form has a pure heart of gold while her blond form is an Anti-Hero.
Hair-Trigger Temper: She is an angry, trigger-happy woman.
Heel–Face Turn: To put it in perspective, in the beginning, whenever Lunch changed she would instantly attack Roshi, Goku, and Krillin on sight with a machine gun, by the end of Dragon Ball she stops attacking people in general, only attacking those who are out to harm her friends. This also leads to the bad Lunch having much more screen time in the later part of the series, spending hours and even days at a time in her blonde form.
Hopeless Suitor: Bad Lunch has a massive crush on Tien, who does not comment on the matter. Unfortunately for Launch, the two are not shown to be together in any Dragon Ball media.
In Love with Your Carnage: Bad Lunch's crush stemmed from Tien's ruthless fighting style.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Bad Lunch eventually becomes this once she considers Goku and the others as her friends. She grows to be more tolerant and protective of them, and therefore less likely to shoot them.
Joisey: Her accent in the Funimation dubs.
More Dakka: She has her own stacks of guns. Apparently, she left most of them behind when she left after Tien according to a filler scene where Chi-Chi found them and intended to rescue Gohan from the Saiyans.
Murder Is the Best Solution: Her first thought for most things is just to shoot or whack anyone that is going against her goals, even when she actually becomes friends with the main cast, she'll try to shoot anyone who tries to hurt her friends.
One-Man Army: Impressively, Bad Launch is more than enough to wipe the floor with the grunts of the Red Ribbon Army without breaking a sweat.
Pet the Dog: While not actually evil, her bad persona has a few moments. In Dragon Ball during one of the tournaments, she buys Goku ice cream. One of the few times she does something nice in her bad form. Later on, she rescues Goku from two people intent on stopping him from winning the match to settle a Side Bet. In Z, she kidnapped the finest chefs in the world just so she could create a world-class meal for Tien and Chaotzu.
Reformed Criminal: She sometimes says she wants to rob banks and such, but aside from her introduction she's never seen actually doing so.
Sneeze Cut: Bad Lunch was about to attack King Piccolo, but Bulma whispers something about her, and she sneezes and turns back.
Sociopathic Hero: Bad Lunch, though she begins to soften in the back half of the Red Ribbon Army arc.
Tank-Top Tomboy: She wears outfits like this.
Token Evil Teammate: Even after Bad Lunch accepts Goku and company as friends, she's still a violent gun-toting criminal. She outright says she likes King Piccolo's style, but sides against him out of loyalty to her True Companions.
Took a Level in Kindness: She is still quite violent and trigger-happy near the end, but she will fight to defend her friends, especially Tien. She also shows disgust over King Piccolo's actions despite liking some of his policies.

Icarus

**Icarus (ハイヤードラゴン, Haiyaa Doragon, "Higher Dragon")**

Voiced by (Japanese): Naoki Tatsuta
Voiced by (English): Christopher Sabat (Funimation dub); Doug Parker (Z Movie 3), Don Brown (Z Season 4) (Ocean dub); Jodi Forrest (AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): José Arenas

A baby dragon that befriended Gohan after Gohan rescued him from a forest fire.

Canon Foreigner: He was created for The Tree of Might and made subsequent appearances in Lord Slug and Cooler's Revenge, all of which are Non Serial Movies, and later appeared in anime-only filler episodes.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: He completely disappears after the "driving episode" of Dragon Ball Z (the last episode before the debut of the Androids). Goten mentions him at one point whilst playing with an animal out in the forest (English dub only) during the beginning of the Majin Buu saga, which seems to suggest Icarus, like many pets, died a few years before (or ran away, but which seems unlikely given its bond to Gohan).
Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: In The Tree of Might he actually attacks Shen Long. Fortunately, Gohan saves Haiya Dragon from the counter-attack.
Dragon Rider: Gohan rides him sometimes, despite having a higher flight speed on his own. This is actually justified in one special: as Gohan would have been detected immediately if he used enough energy to fly, riding on Icarus allowed him to travel a great distance without being found out. Giving the dragon a Senzu Bean later boosted his energy levels high enough for a scouter to pick up. Whoops.
Dub Name Change: His Japanese name is Haiya (or Higher) Dragon. The only English dub to keep the original name was Ocean's uncut version of The Tree of Might.
Expy: The producers of the The Tree of Might took inspiration from Taxi Dragon from Doctor Slump.
Meaningful Name: He was named after the Greek mythology character named Icarus, who had wax wings and flew too close to the sun.
Morality Pet: In The Tree of Might, he calms Oozaru Gohan after he goes berserk and attacks his own father.
No Name Given: The original French dub of Z, as usual.
Non-Human Sidekick: To Gohan in the movie and in the Garlic Jr. filler arc.
Undying Loyalty: To Gohan, even in his Great Ape form.

Bee

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Voiced by (Japanese): Tomiko Suzuki (Z), Masami Suzuki (Kai and Super)
Voiced by (English): Jillian Michaels (Ocean dub); Christopher Bevins (Funimation dub)

Mr. Satan and Fat Buu's pet dog.

Canine Companion: Mr. Satan's loyal but friendly dog. He is also Fat Buu's pet dog and second best friend.
Evil-Detecting Dog: As Super Buu is about to absorb Piccolo and Gotenks, Bee is quick to detect the disturbance and starts yelping. If only Piccolo had been paying attention with those ears of his.
Morality Pet: To Fat Buu. Like Mr. Satan, Bee helps Fat Buu see what is right and wrong and brings out his inner goodness. Satan himself is shown patting the pup's head in a few filler segments after Super Buu wipes out most of humanity, subtly showcasing how the otherwise vain and pompous world champ has his softer side.
Theme Naming: Following the pattern of Mr. Satan's family, Bee likely gets his name from the Hell prince of gluttony himself Beelzebub. Makes sense when you consider Buu's appetite.
What Happened to the Mouse?: He only makes a cameo in a photograph during GT and is otherwise nowhere to be found, though it could be he simply passed from old age.

Giru

Giru (ギル)

Voiced by (Japanese): Shinobu Satouchi
Voiced by (English): Sonny Strait (Funimation dub); Nathan Simpson (Blue Water dub)
Voiced by (Latin American Spanish): Luis Daniel Ramírez
Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese): Sílvio Giraldi

"I'm T2006, but you can call me Giru!"

A walking Robot Buddy who, after eating the Dragon Radar, became a walking radar itself. Giru is an exclusive character from GT.

Badass Adorable: Despite being a little robot sidekick who never gets involved in the fights, he managed to single-handedly take down a giant antlion monster when this one was attacking an exhausted Pan. In Dragon Ball Heroes, he's even a fighter character.
Butt-Monkey: He frequently receives verbal and physical abuse from Pan.
Catchphrase: Giru has a tendency for this. "Danger! Danger! Pan! Danger!"
Death Is Cheap: Giru has been killed three times during GT, but comes back without a problem thanks to being a robot.
Dub Name Change: Spell My Name With An S aside, the German localization changed his serial number from DB4649T2006RS to DD4649T22006RS, changing the B to another D and adding another 2 in-between.
Fake Defector: After arriving on Planet M2, it's revealed that Giru was working for General Rilldo and the rest of the bad guys all along. Except it turns out he wasn't and that he was working for the good guys, by deceiving Rilldo and the Machine Mutants.
Grew Beyond Their Programming: Giru is the first Machine Mutant who manages to defy his programming and rebels against his creator.
The Little Detecto: He ate the Dragon Radar, so only he can track the Black Star Dragon Balls.
Mechanical Lifeform: Giru is classed as a Machine Mutant, a species of artificially created mechanical beings, but are all considered alive and with a lifeforce.
Metal Muncher: He can eat anything made of metal, and he ends up having to tag along with the heroes after consuming the Dragon Radar.
Overly Long Name: His serial number is DB4649T2006RS. The inhabitants of Planet M2 all call him by that serial number.
Power Copying: In a sense, he can integrate devices into himself and copy their functions, as shown with the Dragon Radar.
Punny Name: His name seems to be a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of "gear." As in, those things machines have, get it?
Red Alert: He often gives off warnings whenever he detects danger.
Robot Buddy: A small robot who became best friends with Pan.
Shoo Out the Clowns: Giru has a tendency to become incapacitated whenever the Big Bad of the saga rears its ugly head.
Spell My Name With An S: Giru, Gill, Gil. Several dubs use either of those spellings.
Undying Loyalty: To Pan. The fact he could counter-attack her (as evidenced by his fight with the giant desert monster), but chooses to tolerate her abuse of him says a lot.
Verbal Tic Name: Giru, who has a tendency to say "Giru Giru Giru!". He initially introduces himself as T2006, which prompts Goku and co. to rename him after his verbal tic simply because it's easier.

Sandbox / Dragon Ball: Families and Friends

Families

**Grandpa Son Gohan (孫悟飯, Son Gohan AKA Sun Wufan)**

**Ox-King (牛魔王, Gyuu-Maou)**

Videl (ビーデル, Biideru)

Pan (パン)

**Son Goku Jr. (孫悟空ジュニア, Son Gokuu Junia)**

Dr. Brief (ブリーフ博士, Burīfu Hakase) and Bulma's Mom (ブルマのママ, Buruma no mama)

**Tights (タイツ, Taitsu)**

**Bura/Bulla (ブラ, Bura)**

**Vegeta Jr. (ベジータジュニア, Bejita Junia)**

**Marron (マーロン, Māron)**

**Katas (カタッツ Katattsu)**

The Nameless Namekian (Known later in life as Piccolo)

Friends

**Turtle (海亀, Umigame, "Sea Turtle")**

Kinto'un (筋斗雲, "Somersault Cloud")

**Oolong (ウーロン, Uuron)**

**Puar (プーアル, Puuaru)**

**Lunch/Launch (ランチ, Ranchi)**

**Icarus (ハイヤードラゴン, Haiyaa Doragon, "Higher Dragon")**

Giru (ギル)

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Families

Grandpa Son Gohan (孫悟飯, Son Gohan AKA Sun Wufan)

Ox-King (牛魔王, Gyuu-Maou)

Videl (ビーデル, Biideru)

Pan (パン)

Son Goku Jr. (孫悟空ジュニア, Son Gokuu Junia)

Dr. Brief (ブリーフ博士, Burīfu Hakase) and Bulma's Mom (ブルマのママ, Buruma no mama)

Tights (タイツ, Taitsu)

Bura/Bulla (ブラ, Bura)

Vegeta Jr. (ベジータジュニア, Bejita Junia)

Marron (マーロン, Māron)

Katas (カタッツ Katattsu)

The Nameless Namekian (Known later in life as Piccolo)

Friends

Turtle (海亀, Umigame, "Sea Turtle")

Kinto'un (筋斗雲, "Somersault Cloud")

Oolong (ウーロン, Uuron)

Puar (プーアル, Puuaru)

Lunch/Launch (ランチ, Ranchi)

Icarus (ハイヤードラゴン, Haiyaa Doragon, "Higher Dragon")

Giru (ギル)

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**Grandpa Son Gohan (孫悟飯, Son Gohan AKA Sun Wufan)**

**Ox-King (牛魔王, Gyuu-Maou)**

**Son Goku Jr. (孫悟空ジュニア, Son Gokuu Junia)**

**Tights (タイツ, Taitsu)**

**Bura/Bulla (ブラ, Bura)**

**Vegeta Jr. (ベジータジュニア, Bejita Junia)**

**Marron (マーロン, Māron)**

**Katas (カタッツ Katattsu)**

**Turtle (海亀, Umigame, "Sea Turtle")**

**Oolong (ウーロン, Uuron)**

**Puar (プーアル, Puuaru)**

**Lunch/Launch (ランチ, Ranchi)**

**Icarus (ハイヤードラゴン, Haiyaa Doragon, "Higher Dragon")**