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| jpn_name = ムラサキ曹長 (''Murasaki-sōchō'') | | jpn_name = ムラサキ曹長 (''Murasaki-sōchō'') | ||
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| gender = Male | | gender = Male | ||
| occupation = Red Ribbon Army | | occupation = Soldier in the Red Ribbon Army | ||
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| family = [[Sergeant | | family = [[Master Sergeant Murasaki's Siblings]] | ||
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'''Master Sergeant Murasaki''' is a fictional character in the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. Murasaki makes his debut in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 58|chapter 58]], published in the 1986 #08 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Master Sergeant Murasaki is a ninja and a high-ranking member of the [[Red Ribbon Army Characters|Red Ribbon Army]], specifically the White Corps led by [[General White]]. In '''[[Age 750]]''',<ref name="choz4p16">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 16}}</ref> the White Corps operates from [[Muscle Tower]], where they hold the [[Jingle Village Mayor|mayor]] from [[Jingle Village]] hostage in order to force the villagers to help them search for a [[Dragon Balls|Dragon Ball]].<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=57}}</ref> | |||
Intending to free the mayor, [[Son Goku]] storms Muscle Tower. White and Murasaki watch on a monitor as Goku fights four grunts on the second floor. When Goku defeats the last one by using the ''[[Zanzō-Ken]]'', Murasaki is impressed that the kid can use what he calls the [[Art of Division]] (分身の術 ''Bunshin no Jutsu'').<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=58}}</ref> Goku has a hard fight against [[Sergeant Metallic]] on the third floor, until Metallic's battery runs out and Murasaki has to hurry to the fourth floor to lie in wait for Goku.<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=59}}</ref> | |||
Covered in grass and trees, the fourth floor looks like a forest. Murasaki hides among the trees as he throws ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunai kunai]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuriken shuriken]'' at Goku, who instantly figures out where the ninja is and knocks him out of the trees with a rock. Murasaki assumes this to have been pure luck and attempts to camouflage himself a number of times,{{efn|One of these attempts involves a sheet of cloth with a camouflaging tree pattern on one side, and a pattern resembling the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States American flag] on the other.}} but fails to stay hidden. | |||
Goku bests Murasaki in a contest of speed by countering the ninja's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop caltrops] with a pair of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geta_(footwear) geta]'',<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=60}}</ref> and in a contest of strength as his ''[[Nyoi-Bō]]'' breaks the [[Legendary Blade "Sasanishiki"]]. Murasaki finally gets a solid hit in by tricking Goku with his [[Boomerang Shuriken]], but the boy survives and uses Murasaki's regular ''shuriken'' against him. The ninja shields himself repeatedly with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatami ''tatami''] mats, but ends up with a ''shuriken'' in his forehead anyway.<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=61}}</ref> Murasaki tries to get away from Goku by using ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizugumo mizugumo]'' to glide across an artificial river filled with piranhas, but Goku simply leaps across it. | |||
Finally, Murasaki pretends to perform the aforementioned ''Bunshin no Jutsu'', as his [[Master_Sergeant_Murasaki's_Siblings|four brothers]] come out wielding various weapons. Assuming they are illusions, Goku is confused at first, but has no trouble dispatching them once Murasaki reveals they are quintuplets. At his wits' end, Murasaki runs to open a cage containing [[Artificial Human No. 8]] and orders him to destroy Goku.<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=62}}</ref> No. 8 refuses, however, saying he dislikes doing bad things. When No. 8 keeps refusing, Murasaki threatens to blow him up using a remote controller. Goku smashes the remote, though, and knocks Murasaki out with a ''[[Jan-Ken|Jan-Ken Gū]]''.<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=63}}</ref> | |||
Neither Murasaki nor his siblings appear again in the manga. In the anime, No. 8 punches Muscle Tower until it crumbles,<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=41}}</ref> but Murasaki survives and crawls out of the debris. He follows Goku, No. 8 and [[Sno]], who are headed to [[Doctor Frappe|Dr. Frappe's]] house to have the explosive device within No. 8's body removed. Murasaki threatens to kill Sno unless Dr. Frappe cooperates with him to take Goku's Dragon Balls. Sno screams and No. 8 runs to her aid, but Murasaki escapes on a snowmobile. Goku chases after him and fires a ''[[Kamehameha]]'', causing an avalanche that buries Murasaki. By the time he manages to dig himself out, the explosive device has been removed from No. 8's body. Goku throws it off into the distance, where it explodes after happening to land on Murasaki's face.<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=42}}</ref> | |||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
ムラサキ (''Murasaki'') is a ''katakana'' rendering of the Japanese word for [https://jisho.org/word/紫 purple]. | |||
Similarly, the names of [[Master Sergeant Murasaki's Siblings|Murasaki's siblings]], コン (''Kon''), チャ (''Cha''), アカ (''Aka'') and アオ (''Ao''), are ''katakana'' renderings of the Japanese words for [https://jisho.org/word/紺 navy blue], [https://jisho.org/word/茶 brown], [https://jisho.org/word/赤 red] and [https://jisho.org/word/青 blue (sometimes used for green)] respectively.{{efn|Murasaki's siblings are named in the "Men's Personal History" in the special Jump issue Dragon Ball: Adventure Special<ref name=adventurespecialbio>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Men's Personal History"|Book=1|Page=p. TBD}}<br>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10579|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Bouken Special character profiles"|Date=27 May 2009|AccessDate=10 December 2024}}</ref> as well as Daizenshuu 7's Human Racial Dictionary.<ref name=daizenshuu7>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Human Racial Dictionary"|Book=13|Page=p. TBD}}<br>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32226|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Daizenshuu 7: Character Dictionary"|Date=01 November 2015|AccessDate=10 December 2024}}</ref>}} | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
==Notable Skills== | ==Notable Skills== | ||
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
Master Sergeant Murasaki is played by [[Takeshi Aono]], who would go on to voice the [[Demon King Piccolo]] and [[Earth's God]] as well. | |||
==Notable Appearances== | ==Notable Appearances== | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Characters}} | {{Characters}} | ||
[[Category:Character]] | [[Category:Character]] | ||
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Manga  | |
| Name Pun | Purple |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 58 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Episode 36 |
| Japanese VA | Takeshi Aono |
| Funimation VA | Duncan Brannan |
| Personal Data | |
| Occupation | Soldier in the Red Ribbon Army |
| Relationship Data | |
| Family | Master Sergeant Murasaki's Siblings |
Master Sergeant Murasaki is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Murasaki makes his debut in chapter 58, published in the 1986 #08 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Biography
Master Sergeant Murasaki is a ninja and a high-ranking member of the Red Ribbon Army, specifically the White Corps led by General White. In Age 750,[1] the White Corps operates from Muscle Tower, where they hold the mayor from Jingle Village hostage in order to force the villagers to help them search for a Dragon Ball.[2]
Intending to free the mayor, Son Goku storms Muscle Tower. White and Murasaki watch on a monitor as Goku fights four grunts on the second floor. When Goku defeats the last one by using the Zanzō-Ken, Murasaki is impressed that the kid can use what he calls the Art of Division (分身の術 Bunshin no Jutsu).[3] Goku has a hard fight against Sergeant Metallic on the third floor, until Metallic's battery runs out and Murasaki has to hurry to the fourth floor to lie in wait for Goku.[4]
Covered in grass and trees, the fourth floor looks like a forest. Murasaki hides among the trees as he throws kunai and shuriken at Goku, who instantly figures out where the ninja is and knocks him out of the trees with a rock. Murasaki assumes this to have been pure luck and attempts to camouflage himself a number of times,[a] but fails to stay hidden.
Goku bests Murasaki in a contest of speed by countering the ninja's caltrops with a pair of geta,[5] and in a contest of strength as his Nyoi-Bō breaks the Legendary Blade "Sasanishiki". Murasaki finally gets a solid hit in by tricking Goku with his Boomerang Shuriken, but the boy survives and uses Murasaki's regular shuriken against him. The ninja shields himself repeatedly with tatami mats, but ends up with a shuriken in his forehead anyway.[6] Murasaki tries to get away from Goku by using mizugumo to glide across an artificial river filled with piranhas, but Goku simply leaps across it.
Finally, Murasaki pretends to perform the aforementioned Bunshin no Jutsu, as his four brothers come out wielding various weapons. Assuming they are illusions, Goku is confused at first, but has no trouble dispatching them once Murasaki reveals they are quintuplets. At his wits' end, Murasaki runs to open a cage containing Artificial Human No. 8 and orders him to destroy Goku.[7] No. 8 refuses, however, saying he dislikes doing bad things. When No. 8 keeps refusing, Murasaki threatens to blow him up using a remote controller. Goku smashes the remote, though, and knocks Murasaki out with a Jan-Ken Gū.[8]
Neither Murasaki nor his siblings appear again in the manga. In the anime, No. 8 punches Muscle Tower until it crumbles,[9] but Murasaki survives and crawls out of the debris. He follows Goku, No. 8 and Sno, who are headed to Dr. Frappe's house to have the explosive device within No. 8's body removed. Murasaki threatens to kill Sno unless Dr. Frappe cooperates with him to take Goku's Dragon Balls. Sno screams and No. 8 runs to her aid, but Murasaki escapes on a snowmobile. Goku chases after him and fires a Kamehameha, causing an avalanche that buries Murasaki. By the time he manages to dig himself out, the explosive device has been removed from No. 8's body. Goku throws it off into the distance, where it explodes after happening to land on Murasaki's face.[10]
Name
ムラサキ (Murasaki) is a katakana rendering of the Japanese word for purple.
Similarly, the names of Murasaki's siblings, コン (Kon), チャ (Cha), アカ (Aka) and アオ (Ao), are katakana renderings of the Japanese words for navy blue, brown, red and blue (sometimes used for green) respectively.[b]
Production
Notable Skills
Performance
Master Sergeant Murasaki is played by Takeshi Aono, who would go on to voice the Demon King Piccolo and Earth's God as well.
Notable Appearances
Notes
- ↑ One of these attempts involves a sheet of cloth with a camouflaging tree pattern on one side, and a pattern resembling the American flag on the other.
- ↑ Murasaki's siblings are named in the "Men's Personal History" in the special Jump issue Dragon Ball: Adventure Special[11] as well as Daizenshuu 7's Human Racial Dictionary.[12]
References
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 16)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 57: "Assault on Muscle Tower!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #07. Japan: Shueisha, 14 January 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 58: "The Terror of Muscle Tower". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #08. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 59: "The Demon on the Third Floor!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #09. Japan: Shueisha, 28 January 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 60: "Ninja Murasaki!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #10. Japan: Shueisha, 04 February 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 61: "Ninja Arts! The 4½ Tatami Flip!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #11. Japan: Shueisha, 11 February 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 62: "Peril! The Art of Division". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #12. Japan: Shueisha, 18 February 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 63: "Artificial Human No. 8". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #13. Japan: Shueisha, 25 February 1986.
- ↑ "Now What, Goku!! The Hair-Raising Buyon". Dragon Ball. Episode 41. Japan: Fuji TV, 03 December 1986.
- ↑ "Imminent Danger!! Go for it, Hatchan". Dragon Ball. Episode 42. Japan: Fuji TV, 10 December 1986.
- ↑ "Men's Personal History". Dragon Ball: Adventure Special. Japan: Shueisha, 18 November 1987. (p. TBD)
"Bouken Special character profiles" (27 May 2009). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 10 December 2024. - ↑ "Human Racial Dictionary". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Large Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 05 February 1996. ISBN 4-08-782757-7. (p. TBD)
"Daizenshuu 7: Character Dictionary" (01 November 2015). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 10 December 2024.