Were there ever real people depicted in Dragon Ball?

[Jord]

I was reading a Death Note one shot where Donald Trump appeared in and it struck as how rare it is to see real people depicted in manga. I know DB has some expys like the Bruce Lee-like street fighter Goku fights for money, but were there any real life people depicted in any of DB?

[Kid Buu]

Isn't Mr. Satan based on Bob Sapp?

[VegettoEX]

I was reading a Death Note one shot where Donald Trump appeared in and it struck as how rare it is to see real people depicted in manga. I know DB has some expys like the Bruce Lee-like street fighter Goku fights for money, but were there any real life people depicted in any of DB?

Toriyama's tour guide from Bali, a man named Wayan Budhiyasa, is depicted twice:

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/faqs/wayan-budhiyasa/

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

The dictator in Dragon Ball Z movie 12 is clearly inspired by Adolf Hitler.

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

I know in one of the Tenkaichi Budokai arcs either 21st or 22nd there’s a fighter who is clearly modeled after either Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee, and given Toriyama mentioned numerous times over the years his enjoyment of those kinds of classic martial arts films (kung fu.etc) especially starring the former two it’s thus no surprise they were referenced.

If that’s not enough, Roshi’s alias “Jackie Chun” is literally the exact name with only a single vowel letter being change but the reference is also obvious.

[Kid Buu]

Not a person per se, but King Kai and Michael Jackson both share a monkey called Bubbles.

[jjgp1112]

Isn't Mr. Satan based on Bob Sapp?

Bob Sapp didn't become a fighter until nearly a decade after Dragon Ball ended.

[Kid Buu]

Isn't Mr. Satan based on Bob Sapp?

Bob Sapp didn't become a fighter until nearly a decade after Dragon Ball ended.

Oh dear. My memory playing games with me. Nevermind that post then.

Bubbles is a legit mention though!

[Doctor Seaweed Roll]

I was reading a Death Note one shot where Donald Trump appeared in and it struck as how rare it is to see real people depicted in manga. I know DB has some expys like the Bruce Lee-like street fighter Goku fights for money, but were there any real life people depicted in any of DB?

What do mean Trump is in Death Note? I own the all in one edition

& he doesn't appear at all?

[Jord]

I was reading a Death Note one shot where Donald Trump appeared in and it struck as how rare it is to see real people depicted in manga. I know DB has some expys like the Bruce Lee-like street fighter Goku fights for money, but were there any real life people depicted in any of DB?

What do mean Trump is in Death Note? I own the all in one edition
& he doesn't appear at all?

After the manga's run, they released a compilation with a bunch of new short stories:



Since you appear to be a fan, you should check it out.

Trump is in one of them.

[Jord]

I was reading a Death Note one shot where Donald Trump appeared in and it struck as how rare it is to see real people depicted in manga. I know DB has some expys like the Bruce Lee-like street fighter Goku fights for money, but were there any real life people depicted in any of DB?

Toriyama's tour guide from Bali, a man named Wayan Budhiyasa, is depicted twice:

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/faqs/wayan-budhiyasa/

That is hilarious. I always thought that character looked "off", as in that he seemed to be drawn in a very different style.

[Doctor Seaweed Roll]

I was reading a Death Note one shot where Donald Trump appeared in and it struck as how rare it is to see real people depicted in manga. I know DB has some expys like the Bruce Lee-like street fighter Goku fights for money, but were there any real life people depicted in any of DB?

What do mean Trump is in Death Note? I own the all in one edition
& he doesn't appear at all?

After the manga's run, they released a compilation with a bunch of new short stories:



Since you appear to be a fan, you should check it out.

Trump is in one of them.

Your images are broken try posting them to imgbb.com first & share them as thats what works best on forums I've found

[coola]

https://www.deviantart.com/satoart/art/ ... -506589560 Who is who, according to this user

[Hellspawn28]

I was reading a Death Note one shot where Donald Trump appeared in and it struck as how rare it is to see real people depicted in manga. I know DB has some expys like the Bruce Lee-like street fighter Goku fights for money, but were there any real life people depicted in any of DB?

What do mean Trump is in Death Note? I own the all in one edition
& he doesn't appear at all?

After the manga's run, they released a compilation with a bunch of new short stories:



Since you appear to be a fan, you should check it out.

Trump is in one of them.

Death Note had Bush Jr or someone that look like him back when the series was new. Or was that only anime filler?

[Doctor Seaweed Roll]

What do mean Trump is in Death Note? I own the all in one edition
& he doesn't appear at all?

After the manga's run, they released a compilation with a bunch of new short stories:



Since you appear to be a fan, you should check it out.

Trump is in one of them.

Death Note had Bush Jr or someone that look like him back when the series was new. Or was that only anime filler?

I didn't watch the anime so i sadly can't tell you

[jjgp1112]

https://www.deviantart.com/satoart/art/ ... -506589560 Who is who, according to this user

That Michael Jordan/Officer Black thing is the laziest comparison I've ever seen lmao. Nt only was Michael Jordan not a global superstar in 1985, he sitll had all his hair lmao

[Koitsukai]

And Dr Gero/Don Ramon is just a running joke from the LATAM fandom. Back in the day, there's no way Toriyama would've had any idea what El Chavo was. The katakana used for the name is off, too.

[Mr Baggins]

To be fair, the original DA post says it was just for fun and that they "resemble" those people rather than being based on them. Though I'm more surprised they didn't use the ultra-low-hanging Leo DiCaprio fruit for Trunks, lol

[Yellow Flower King]

I kept trying to read "Don Ramon" "Mr Ramon" or even "Ramon-san" but it says Ramon Valdez.

[BernardoCairo]

One of Toriyama's real life friends from another country showed up at the very beginning of the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai, if I remember correctly.