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* In ''VideoGame/InfiniteCraft'', "Dragon Ball", "Dragon Ball Z", and "Goku" are possible crafting recipes.
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* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'':
** Blackbeard comments that if Hektor joined his crew, their combined power level would become over 9000.
** The Protagonist can ask Xuanzang Sanzang if she is looking for the seven Dragon Balls.
** During two conversations, Ereshkigal switches between her own appearance and Ishtar's when she sneezes, like Launch does.
** Super Karna versus Arjuna Alter is reminiscent of Goku versus Beerus. Karna and Aśvatthāman also train in an area similar to the Hyperbolic Time Chamberm.
** Romulus=Quirinus and Berserker Oda Nobunaga both use the Kamehameha.
** In the 2018 Valentine's Day event, you can buy a Hyperbolic Chocolate Chamber.


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* ''Monster Girl Quest: Paradox'': Ilias is shown in a crater making the Yamcha death pose.
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* Wrestling/KeithLee calls his finisher the Spirit Bomb.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MonkieKid'': Both series are based on ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', so they are a few references to ''Dragon Ball''.
** Monkey King's English voice actor is Creator/SeanSchemmel, [[ActorAllusion who also voices adult Son Goku]].
** There's a OnceASeason RunningGag of a character ending up in the infamous Yamcha pose, so far being MK and Pigsy, MK again, Mo, and Ne Zha.
** In season 4, [[spoiler:MK unlocks a Super-Saiyan style SuperMode that unleashes his Stone Monkey nature. The spiky hair and his new tail are reminiscent of [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super Saiyan 4]]]].

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX': Zidane's story is similar to Goku in being from a monkey-tailed race sent to another world to ready it for invasion, but suffered amnesia and instead defends his new home. In that aspect, Kuja resembles Raditz as the long-haired 'older brother' with the color scheme and mannerisms of Frieza. Furthermore, they resemble Super Saiyan 4s when in Trance mode.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'': Zidane's story is similar to Goku in being from a monkey-tailed race sent to another world to ready it for invasion, but suffered amnesia and instead defends his new home. In that aspect, Kuja resembles Raditz as the long-haired 'older brother' with the color scheme and mannerisms of Frieza. Furthermore, they resemble Super Saiyan 4s when in Trance mode.



* ''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride'': One of the clothing sets for Barry is The Powered Up Hair and the Super Suit, which give him Goku's gi and flowing yellow hair, which turns back to his regular brown Canadian haircut when he's hit by an obstacle. The hair costs 9001 coins, and its FlavorText is "We're not really sure what the [[PowerLevels power level]] of this hair is. It's probably a lot."



* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter2Dos'' introduces a Fanged Beast to the series named Rajang that is an ape whose [[{{GoldenSuperMode fur turns golden when enraged]] that can be knocked out of said golden state if its tail is damaged enough, a clear nod to both the Oozaru and Super Saiyan forms in the series.

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* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter2Dos'' introduces a Fanged Beast to the series named Rajang that is an ape whose [[{{GoldenSuperMode [[GoldenSuperMode fur turns golden when enraged]] that can be knocked out of said golden state if its tail is damaged enough, a clear nod to both the Oozaru and Super Saiyan forms in the series.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX': Zidane's story is similar to Goku in being from a monkey-tailed race sent to another world to ready it for invasion, but suffered amnesia and instead defends his new home. In that aspect, Kuja resembles Raditz as the long-haired 'older brother' with the color scheme and mannerisms of Frieza. Furthermore, they resemble Super Saiyan 4s when in Trance mode.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In the second season finale "[[Recap/AmphibiaS2E36TrueColors True Colors]]", the BigBad seems to kill the main character's best friend. Anne's overwhelming rage triggers a transformation wherein she becomes more powerful, her hair stands upright and turns blue, and her body is surrounded by a cyan aura. Fans have called Anne's Super Mode "Super Saiyanne".

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In The debut of Anne's Calamity form in the second season two finale "[[Recap/AmphibiaS2E36TrueColors True Colors]]", Colors]]" plays out like Goku first obtaining his Super Saiyan form: A rage-induced transformation brought upon when the BigBad seems to kill the main character's best friend. Anne's overwhelming rage triggers a transformation wherein she becomes more powerful, her hair stands upright and turns blue, and her body is surrounded by a cyan aura. Fans While fans have called Anne's Super Mode "Super Saiyanne".Saiyanne", Anne's Calamity Form resembles a Super Saiyan Blue in hair color and aura.
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* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter2Dos'' introduces a Fanged Beast to the series named Rajang that is an ape whose [[{{GoldenSuperMode fur turns golden when enraged]] that can be knocked out of said golden state if its tail is damaged enough, a clear nod to both the Oozaru and Super Saiyan forms in the series.
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* ''Manga/SkullFaceBooksellerHondaSan'': The American man who comes in with his father to the bookstore where Honda works to buy the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' manga is wearing a shirt that's designed to resemble Goku's iconic orange gi.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'':
** A sketch from the "Robot Chicken Christmas Special" (later used in "Easter Basket") features Goku and Goten helping Santa Claus fight the evil forces which want to take over Christmas. After defeating Mrs. Claus, Goku and Goten state that the Tenka'ichi Budōkai is finally complete while Santa, who is puzzled as to what they're talking about, and also angered by the death of his wife, decides never to deliver presents to Japan again.
** A sketch from "Shall I Visit the Dinosaurs?" features Piccolo training Gohan to protect the Earth, when child protective services and the police arrive to arrest Piccolo for kidnapping, brainwashing, child endangerment and feeding Gohan Senzu Beans.
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* ''Manga/ToLoveRu'': When Lala shows Rito that she has a tail, she comments that despite having a tail, she does not transform when she looks at a full moon. This references the Saiyan transformation into the Ozaru.
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* In ''VideoGame/PartyAnimals'', the icon for the "Sayonara" achievement, which is obtained by eliminating an opponent by striking them out of the playfield on the Ichiban stage, depicts a rabbit in a crater making the Yamcha death pose.
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*** God, a BonusBoss found at the Temple of Trials, appears as a cat wearing the aforementioned Turtle Gi, with bright yellow fur and a faint golden aura which sometimes flares up. He has the ability to fire a Kamehameha as a regular attack, and launch a Spirit Bomb as a LimitBreak. To drive the point home, defeating God on [[HarderThanHard Epic difficulty]] earns a [[AchievementSystem Medal]] called "Super Sa*yan".

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*** God, a BonusBoss {{Superboss}} found at the Temple of Trials, appears as a cat wearing the aforementioned Turtle Gi, with bright yellow fur and a faint golden aura which sometimes flares up. He has the ability to fire a Kamehameha as a regular attack, and launch a Spirit Bomb as a LimitBreak. To drive the point home, defeating God on [[HarderThanHard Epic difficulty]] earns a [[AchievementSystem Medal]] called "Super Sa*yan".
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfTheKing'': Ichigo mentions being a fan of ''Dragon Ball Z'' and hoping to use kido to imitate a Kamehameha. In Ichigo's spar with the super strong Ururu, he describes it as a game of cat and mouse if the cat was a ''Dragon Ball Z'' character.
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* ''Manga/ReincarnationColosseum'': When Kouji Mikagami learns he can copy powers, he imagines [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]] and Perfect Cell.
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* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** Havoc, the personification of Hell, is sometimes nicknamed the Home For Infinite Losers.
** After absorbing Destruction's essence, Rancor says she's about to go ''Dragon Eggs Z'' as she transforms.
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* ''VideoGame/MarsupilamiHoobadventure'': The achievement unlocked upon beating all the classic challenges is titled "It's Over 9000".
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* In ''Fanfic/PreCureInANutshell'', [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Alice Yotsuba]]'s parody name is Lice ''Yamcha''.

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* In Episode 12 of ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'', Bocchi briefly gains a glowing, electric aura that's identical to a Super Saiyan's when [[ItMakesSenseInContext the thought of quitting her job]] fills her with "a mysterious and overwhelming power".

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* ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'':
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In Episode 12 9, Bocchi gets attacked by a flock of ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'', birds, and the aftermath shows her lying in the middle of a smoking crater exactly like the infamously memetic "Yamcha Pose".
** In Episode 12,
Bocchi briefly gains a glowing, electric aura that's identical to a Super Saiyan's when [[ItMakesSenseInContext the thought of quitting her job]] fills her with "a mysterious and overwhelming power".

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