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'''Kung-Fun''' is a fictional character in the ninth ''Dragon Ball Z'' film, ''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''. Kung-Fun is shown on | '''Kung-Fun''' is a fictional character in the ninth ''Dragon Ball Z'' film, ''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''. Kung-Fun is shown on monitors and in other similar visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png|thumb|250px|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai | [[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png|thumb|250px|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai Budō Taikai'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]] | ||
Kung-Fun is ''kenpō'' practitioner<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Character Dictionary"|Book=31|Page=p. #}}</ref> who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai | Kung-Fun is ''kenpō'' practitioner<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Character Dictionary"|Book=31|Page=p. #}}</ref> who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budō Taikai]]''<ref>{{Cite features|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated off-screen by [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref> | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Kung-Fun's name is likely a play on "kung-fu. | Kung-Fun's name is likely a simple play on "kung-fu", adding a trailing ン (''n'') to カンフー (''kanfū''). | ||
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
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Kung-Fun appears exclusively in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]. | Kung-Fun appears exclusively in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]. | ||
==Production== | |||
[[File:Dbz-movie-9-animanga-other-contestants.png|thumb|150px|Three additional fighters ([[Udō]], Kung-Fun, and [[Dosukoi]]) profiled in the [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]] "Anime Comics" release<ref name="dbzmovie9animanga">[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]] Anime Comic: "The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy". Japan: Shueisha (Jump Anime Comics), 24 November 1993. ISBN 4-8342-1188-6. (p. 9)</ref>]] | |||
Though Kung-Fun is never directly or fully shown in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]], complete artwork of the character does exist and is used in supplemental material, such as in the film's "Anime Comics" release, which also reiterates Kung-Fun's loss to [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his ''utchari''.<ref name="dbzmovie9animanga"></ref> | |||
The ''kanji'' on Kung-Fun's outfit reads 功夫 or ''gōngfū'' in Chinese (meaning "kung-fu"). | |||
==Tidbits== | |||
Through dialog rewrites, FUNimation's English dub of [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]] effectively changes Kung-Fun into similar looking character, [[Tenlong]] (called "Sky Dragon" in their dub), a martial artist that [[Son Goku]] encountered many years earlier (filler material in the original ''Dragon Ball'' television series' [[Dragon Ball Episode 80|80th episode]]).<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref> There is no underlying basis necessitating or implying this change in any original source material. | |||
{{quotation|Dialog to transcribe|"Bojack Unbound" Narration (FUNimation, August 2004)}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:18, 19 August 2020
| Kung-Fun | |
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| カンフーン (Kanfūn) | |
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Anime  | |
| Name Pun | Kung-Fu |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Movie 9 |
| Personal Data | |
| Classification | Tenka'ichi Budōkai Characters |
| Occupation | Martial Artist |
| Notable Skills | kenpō |
Kung-Fun is a fictional character in the ninth Dragon Ball Z film, The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy. Kung-Fun is shown on monitors and in other similar visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating.
Biography
Kung-Fun is kenpō practitioner[1] who makes it to the semi-finals at the Tenka'ichi Dai Budō Taikai[2], but is defeated off-screen by Dosukoi courtesy of his amazing utchari.[3]
Name
Kung-Fun's name is likely a simple play on "kung-fu", adding a trailing ン (n) to カンフー (kanfū).
Performance
As Kung-Fun never directly appears on-screen and therefore has no speaking roles, no voice actor has portrayed him.
Notable Appearances
Kung-Fun appears exclusively in Dragon Ball Z Movie 9.
Production
Though Kung-Fun is never directly or fully shown in Dragon Ball Z Movie 9, complete artwork of the character does exist and is used in supplemental material, such as in the film's "Anime Comics" release, which also reiterates Kung-Fun's loss to Dosukoi courtesy of his utchari.[4]
The kanji on Kung-Fun's outfit reads 功夫 or gōngfū in Chinese (meaning "kung-fu").
Tidbits
Through dialog rewrites, FUNimation's English dub of Dragon Ball Z Movie 9 effectively changes Kung-Fun into similar looking character, Tenlong (called "Sky Dragon" in their dub), a martial artist that Son Goku encountered many years earlier (filler material in the original Dragon Ball television series' 80th episode).[5] There is no underlying basis necessitating or implying this change in any original source material.
Dialog to transcribe
— "Bojack Unbound" Narration (FUNimation, August 2004)
References
- ↑ "Character Dictionary". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. #)
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy. Japan: 1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer). 10 July 1993.
- ↑ 1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dragon Ball Z Movie 9 Anime Comic: "The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy". Japan: Shueisha (Jump Anime Comics), 24 November 1993. ISBN 4-8342-1188-6. (p. 9)
- ↑ [citation needed]