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==Manga Characters== | [[File:Db_chp367_title-kan.png|right|thumb|200px|[[Akira Toriyama]] wrote a brief guide to the Artificial Humans as the title page to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 367]].]] | ||
The following characters appear in Akira Toriyama's ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series. | '''Artificial Humans''' (人造人間; ''jinzōningen'') are beings created to resemble or act like humans, but the term itself does not specifically distinguish between either "Android" or "Cyborg" types. [[Akira Toriyama]] uses this term to describe all such beings seen throughout the series created by the scientist [[Doctor Gero]]. Each artificial human created has been assigned a specific development number by Doctor Gero, with the exception of [[Cell]], which is typically how they are referred to (i.e. [[Artificial Human No. 17|No. 17]] & [[Artificial Human No. 18|No. 18]]). The "Technology" section of ''[[Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4|Daizenshuu 4]]'' further divides the artificial humans up into two separate groups, a "Biotechnological-type"<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Technology"|Book=8|Page=p. 160}}</ref> (バイオタイプ; ''baio-taipu'') and "Mechanical-type" (メカタイプ; ''meka-taipu''). | ||
==Original Serialization / Manga Characters== | |||
The following artificial human characters appear in Akira Toriyama's ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series. [[Dragon Ball Chapter 367]] clarified that Doctor Gero created and ultimately discarded models for all of the numbers through 20, including those not seen in the series itself.<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=367}}</ref> While the first eight models were designed to aid the [[Red Ribbon Army]] in their world conquest, the models after that point were designed explicitly to take revenge on [[Son Goku]].<ref>{{cite guidebook|Title="Who are the artificial humans?!"|Book=11|Page=p. 98}}</ref> | |||
As described in the manga, Artificial Humans Nos. 1-7 and 9-12 were problem-ridden failures,<ref>{{cite guidebook|Title="Who are the artificial humans?!"|Book=11|Page=p. 98}}</ref> while Artificial Humans Nos. 13-15 were closer to the final form. Toriyama did not provide designs in the manga for these models, instead using only a placeholder image.<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=367}}</ref> | |||
===Biotechnological-type=== | ===Biotechnological-type=== | ||
{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no8-manga.png|left|80px|link= | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no8-manga.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 8]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 8]] <small>(人造人間８号)</small>''' | ||
A | {{Table bio|jp=[[Shōzō Iizuka]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Chapter 62]] / [[Dragon Ball Episode 38]]}} | ||
A fully artificial human created by [[Doctor Gero]].{{efn|Early guidebooks like [[Daizenshuu 7]] identify [[No. 8]] as human-based (人間ベース),<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Human Racial Dictionary"|Book=13|Page=p. 74}}</ref> but [[Akira Toriyama]] later clarified that Nos. 1-8 were all fully artificial.<ref>{{Cite manga|Book=fc5-2|Page=p. 227}}<br>——{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/db-full-color-artificial-humans-cell-arc-02/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Answering questions about the 'Artificial Humans & Cell arc'!! Dragon Ball Q&A"|AccessDate=10 December 2020}}</ref>}} [[Murasaki]] unleashes him as his secret weapon to defeat [[Goku]], but the kindhearted No. 8 quickly befriends him instead. Goku nicknames him "Hatchan", a combination of the word "''hachi''" (Japanese for "eight") and the honorific "''chan''". | |||
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{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no17-manga.png|left|80px|link= | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no17-manga.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 17]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 17]] <small>(人造人間１７号)</small>''' | ||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Shigeru Nakahara]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Chapter 349]] / [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 133]]}} | |||
No. 17 is a cruel artificial human who is equipped with an eternal energy engine and thinks of battles as fun games. Along with his twin sister, No. 18, they are both built from modified human bases with the sole purpose of being food to allow [[Cell]] to reach his perfect form. | |||
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{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no18-manga.png|left|80px|link= | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no18-manga.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 18]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 18]] <small>(人造人間１８号)</small>''' | ||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Miki Itō]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Chapter 349]] / [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 133]]}} | |||
An eternal model type artificial human, No. 18 is a beautiful girl with a harsh personality who hates unfashionable things. She is the twin sister of No. 17, and together they were both designed as food to allow Cell to reach his perfect form. She eventually settles down, marrying [[Kuririn]] and giving birth to their daughter, [[Marron]]. | |||
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{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-cell-manga.png|left|80px|link=Cell]] | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-cell-manga.png|left|80px|link=Cell]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[Cell]] | |valign="top"|'''[[Cell]] <small>(セル)</small>''' | ||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Norio Wakamoto]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Chapter 361]] / [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 142]]}} | |||
Cell is a biotechnological being created by Doctor Gero from the cells of Son Goku and other powerful warriors that were collected during their battles on Earth. Following Doctor Gero's death, Cell's development is overseen and completed by his laboratory computer. However, by the time he is fully developed No. 17 and No. 18 have been defeated by [[Trunks]]. In order to achieve his perfect form, Cell steals Trunks' [[time machine]] and travels to the present where No. 17 and No. 18 can still be absorbed. | |||
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===Mechanical-type=== | ===Mechanical-type=== | ||
{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no16-manga.png|left|80px|link= | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no16-manga.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 16]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 16]] <small>(人造人間１６号)</small>''' | ||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Hikaru Midorikawa]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Chapter 350]] / [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 134]]}} | |||
With the exception of Cell, No. 16 is the strongest artificial human. However, he has a gentle heart and does not like to hurt things. Because of this, Doctor Gero regarded him as a failed creation. He gives the impression of a taciturn, silent giant, but is forever faithful to his duty to kill Son Goku. | |||
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no19-manga.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 19]] | |||
|valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 19]] <small>(人造人間１９号)</small>''' | |||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Yukitoshi Hori]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Chapter 337]] / [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 126]]}} | |||
Doctor Gero's nineteenth creation, he comes packaged with a cruel personality and is based on Gero's old energy-absorbing model, making his battle power inferior to No. 17 and No. 18. He oversaw Doctor Gero's restructuring into an artificial human. | |||
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no20-manga.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 20]] | |||
|valign="top"|'''[[Doctor Gero|Artificial Human No. 20 / Doctor Gero]] <small>(人造人間２０号 / ドクター・ゲロ)</small>''' | |||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Kōji Yata]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Chapter 337]] / [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 126]]}} | |||
Doctor Gero, known to many as a mad scientist, committed his life's work to developing the perfect artificial human. He began creating artificial humans as weapons for his employer, the [[Red Ribbon Army]], but most of them were deemed defective. After the army's destruction, he immersed himself in creating artificial humans with the sole purpose of getting revenge on Son Goku, evening going so far as to turn himself into one. | |||
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==Movie Characters== | |||
===Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans=== | |||
{{see|Dragon Ball Z Movie 7}}<br /> | |||
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no13-anime.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 13]] | |||
|valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 13]] <small>(人造人間１３号)</small>''' | |||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Kazuyuki Sogabe]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 7]]}} | |||
[[Doctor Gero]]'s thirteenth creation, he was abandoned and then completed by Doctor Gero's computer after the former's death. No. 13 is a Mechanical Type Artificial Human with unlimited energy, similar to that of No. 16. He has the ability to absorb parts of No. 14 and No. 15 to reach a more powerful state. | |||
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{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio- | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no14-anime.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 14]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 14]] <small>(人造人間１４号)</small>''' | ||
Doctor Gero's | {{Table bio|jp=[[Hisao Egawa]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 7]]}} | ||
Doctor Gero's fourteenth creation, he was abandoned and then completed by Doctor Gero's computer after the former's death. No. 14 is a Mechanical Type Artificial Human with unlimited energy, similar to that of No. 16. He is a muscular Artificial Human with great power, but very limited communication. | |||
|} | |} | ||
{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio- | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no15-anime.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 15]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 15]] <small>(人造人間１５号)</small>''' | ||
Doctor Gero, | {{Table bio|jp=[[Toshio Kobayashi]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 7]]}} | ||
Doctor Gero's fifteenth creation, he was abandoned and then completed by Doctor Gero's computer after the former's death. No. 15 is a Mechanical Type Artificial Human with unlimited energy, similar to that of No. 16. He is small but with an excellent scanner that allows him to complement No. 14's more aggressive nature. | |||
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===Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero=== | |||
{{see|Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero}}<br /> | |||
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-ガンマ１号-movie.png|left|80px|link=Gamma 1]] | |||
|valign="top"|'''[[Gamma 1]] <small>(ガンマ１号)</small> | |||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Hiroshi Kamiya]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero]]}} | |||
Brief description. | |||
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-ガンマ２号-movie.png|left|80px|link=Gamma 2]] | |||
|valign="top"|'''[[Gamma 2]] <small>(ガンマ２号)</small> | |||
{{Table bio|jp=[[Mamoru Miyano]]|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero]]}} | |||
Brief description. | |||
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==Dragon Ball GT Characters== | |||
{{see|Dragon Ball | {{see|Dragon Ball GT}}<br /> | ||
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio- | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-super17-anime.png|left|80px|link=Super No. 17]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Super No. 17]] <small>(超１７号)</small>'''<br /><small>'''Japanese VA:''' [[Shigeru Nakahara]]</small> | ||
Description. | Description. | ||
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==Dragon Ball Super Characters== | |||
{{see|Dragon Ball Super}}<br /> | |||
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio- | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-seventhree-manga.png|left|80px|link=OG73-I]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[OG73-i]] <small>(オージーセベンスリーアイ)</small>'''<br /> | ||
{{Table bio|jp=|funi=|appear=[[Dragon Ball Super Chapter 50]]}} | |||
OG73-i, also called "Seven-Three", is an android associated with [[Saganbo's Galactic Bandit Brigade]]. He is programmed to follow orders from his superiors. Seven-Three is eaten and fully absorbed by [[Moro]],<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=61}}</ref> but he reforms after Moro is destroyed. He is retrieved by [[Goichi]], then stolen by [[Granolla]],<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=67}}</ref> then delivered to [[Elec]].<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=68}}</ref> | |||
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==Major Video Game Characters== | |||
{| class="biography" | {| class="biography" | ||
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio- | |valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-no21-game.png|left|80px|link=Artificial Human No. 21]] | ||
|valign="top"|'''[[ | |valign="top"|'''[[Artificial Human No. 21]] <small>(人造人間２１号)</small>'''<br /><small>'''Japanese VA:''' [[Houko Kuwashima]]</small> | ||
Description. | Description. | ||
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==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Artificial Humans (人造人間; jinzōningen) are beings created to resemble or act like humans, but the term itself does not specifically distinguish between either "Android" or "Cyborg" types. Akira Toriyama uses this term to describe all such beings seen throughout the series created by the scientist Doctor Gero. Each artificial human created has been assigned a specific development number by Doctor Gero, with the exception of Cell, which is typically how they are referred to (i.e. No. 17 & No. 18). The "Technology" section of Daizenshuu 4 further divides the artificial humans up into two separate groups, a "Biotechnological-type"[1] (バイオタイプ; baio-taipu) and "Mechanical-type" (メカタイプ; meka-taipu).
Original Serialization / Manga Characters
The following artificial human characters appear in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series. Dragon Ball Chapter 367 clarified that Doctor Gero created and ultimately discarded models for all of the numbers through 20, including those not seen in the series itself.[2] While the first eight models were designed to aid the Red Ribbon Army in their world conquest, the models after that point were designed explicitly to take revenge on Son Goku.[3]
As described in the manga, Artificial Humans Nos. 1-7 and 9-12 were problem-ridden failures,[4] while Artificial Humans Nos. 13-15 were closer to the final form. Toriyama did not provide designs in the manga for these models, instead using only a placeholder image.[5]
Biotechnological-type
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Artificial Human No. 8 (人造人間８号)
A fully artificial human created by Doctor Gero.[a] Murasaki unleashes him as his secret weapon to defeat Goku, but the kindhearted No. 8 quickly befriends him instead. Goku nicknames him "Hatchan", a combination of the word "hachi" (Japanese for "eight") and the honorific "chan". |
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Artificial Human No. 17 (人造人間１７号)
No. 17 is a cruel artificial human who is equipped with an eternal energy engine and thinks of battles as fun games. Along with his twin sister, No. 18, they are both built from modified human bases with the sole purpose of being food to allow Cell to reach his perfect form. |
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Artificial Human No. 18 (人造人間１８号)
An eternal model type artificial human, No. 18 is a beautiful girl with a harsh personality who hates unfashionable things. She is the twin sister of No. 17, and together they were both designed as food to allow Cell to reach his perfect form. She eventually settles down, marrying Kuririn and giving birth to their daughter, Marron. |
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Cell (セル)
Cell is a biotechnological being created by Doctor Gero from the cells of Son Goku and other powerful warriors that were collected during their battles on Earth. Following Doctor Gero's death, Cell's development is overseen and completed by his laboratory computer. However, by the time he is fully developed No. 17 and No. 18 have been defeated by Trunks. In order to achieve his perfect form, Cell steals Trunks' time machine and travels to the present where No. 17 and No. 18 can still be absorbed. |
Mechanical-type
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Artificial Human No. 16 (人造人間１６号)
With the exception of Cell, No. 16 is the strongest artificial human. However, he has a gentle heart and does not like to hurt things. Because of this, Doctor Gero regarded him as a failed creation. He gives the impression of a taciturn, silent giant, but is forever faithful to his duty to kill Son Goku. |
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Artificial Human No. 19 (人造人間１９号)
Doctor Gero's nineteenth creation, he comes packaged with a cruel personality and is based on Gero's old energy-absorbing model, making his battle power inferior to No. 17 and No. 18. He oversaw Doctor Gero's restructuring into an artificial human. |
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Artificial Human No. 20 / Doctor Gero (人造人間２０号 / ドクター・ゲロ)
Doctor Gero, known to many as a mad scientist, committed his life's work to developing the perfect artificial human. He began creating artificial humans as weapons for his employer, the Red Ribbon Army, but most of them were deemed defective. After the army's destruction, he immersed himself in creating artificial humans with the sole purpose of getting revenge on Son Goku, evening going so far as to turn himself into one. |
Movie Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans
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Artificial Human No. 13 (人造人間１３号)
Doctor Gero's thirteenth creation, he was abandoned and then completed by Doctor Gero's computer after the former's death. No. 13 is a Mechanical Type Artificial Human with unlimited energy, similar to that of No. 16. He has the ability to absorb parts of No. 14 and No. 15 to reach a more powerful state. |
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Artificial Human No. 14 (人造人間１４号)
Doctor Gero's fourteenth creation, he was abandoned and then completed by Doctor Gero's computer after the former's death. No. 14 is a Mechanical Type Artificial Human with unlimited energy, similar to that of No. 16. He is a muscular Artificial Human with great power, but very limited communication. |
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Artificial Human No. 15 (人造人間１５号)
Doctor Gero's fifteenth creation, he was abandoned and then completed by Doctor Gero's computer after the former's death. No. 15 is a Mechanical Type Artificial Human with unlimited energy, similar to that of No. 16. He is small but with an excellent scanner that allows him to complement No. 14's more aggressive nature. |
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
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Gamma 1 (ガンマ１号)
Brief description. |
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Gamma 2 (ガンマ２号)
Brief description. |
Dragon Ball GT Characters
| Super No. 17 (超１７号) Japanese VA: Shigeru Nakahara Description. |
Dragon Ball Super Characters
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OG73-i (オージーセベンスリーアイ)
OG73-i, also called "Seven-Three", is an android associated with Saganbo's Galactic Bandit Brigade. He is programmed to follow orders from his superiors. Seven-Three is eaten and fully absorbed by Moro,[8] but he reforms after Moro is destroyed. He is retrieved by Goichi, then stolen by Granolla,[9] then delivered to Elec.[10] |
Major Video Game Characters
| Artificial Human No. 21 (人造人間２１号) Japanese VA: Houko Kuwashima Description. |
Notes
- ↑ Early guidebooks like Daizenshuu 7 identify No. 8 as human-based (人間ベース),[6] but Akira Toriyama later clarified that Nos. 1-8 were all fully artificial.[7]
References
- ↑ "Technology". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide. Japan: Shueisha, 04 October 1995. ISBN 4-08-782754-2. (p. 160)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 367: "The Reborn Piccolo vs No. 17". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1992 #17. Japan: Shueisha, 31 March 1992.
- ↑ "Who are the artificial humans?!". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 6: Movies & TV Specials. Japan: Shueisha, 04 December 1995. ISBN 4-08-782756-9. (p. 98)
- ↑ "Who are the artificial humans?!". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 6: Movies & TV Specials. Japan: Shueisha, 04 December 1995. ISBN 4-08-782756-9. (p. 98)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 367: "The Reborn Piccolo vs No. 17". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1992 #17. Japan: Shueisha, 31 March 1992.
- ↑ "Human Racial Dictionary". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Large Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 05 February 1996. ISBN 4-08-782757-7. (p. 74)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 2. Japan: Shueisha, 04 April 2014. ISBN 978-4-08-880102-5. (p. 227)
——"Answering questions about the 'Artificial Humans & Cell arc'!! Dragon Ball Q&A". Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 10 December 2020. - ↑ Toriyama, Akira; Toyotarō. Dragon Ball Super Chapter 61: "Vegeta Reborn". V-Jump, August 2020. Japan: Shueisha, 19 June 2020.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira; Toyotarō. Dragon Ball Super Chapter 67: "The Grand Finale, And Then...". V-Jump, February 2021. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 2020.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira; Toyotarō. Dragon Ball Super Chapter 68: "Granolla the Survivor". V-Jump, March 2021. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2021.