Dragon Ball Characters

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The following fictional characters appeared in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series.

• A list of original characters that do not appear in the original manga series can be found on the Anime Original Characters page.

Main Characters (Warriors)

The warriors listed below are those typically seen at the forefront of battle throughout the series. They are often referred to as the "Z Warriors".

Saiyan

Son Goku

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa

The main character of the series, he is an extremely simple and trusting boy, who happens to be super-powerful. He carries the Nyoi-Bō and holds the Four-Star Ball, both gifts from his adoptive grandfather. With Bulma's persuasion, he agrees to join her in search of the seven mystical Dragon Balls. So begins our adventure with Son Goku and friends...

Vegeta

Japanese VA: Ryō Horikawa

Half Saiyan

Son Gohan

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa

Trunks

Japanese VA: Takeshi Kusao, Hiromi Tsuru (Baby)

Son Goten

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa

Namekian

Piccolo

Japanese VA: Toshio Furukawa

Earthling

Yamcha

Japanese VA: Tōru Furuya

Yamcha is a common thief who packs quite a punch. With the help of his friend Pu'er, he steels Hoi Poi Capsules from any wanderers who travel through his desert. After hearing of the Dragon Balls, he tries to steal them from Goku and Bulma, as he wants to do away with his horrible fear of women.

Kuririn

Japanese VA: Mayumi Tanaka

Traveling from a village in the far East, Kuririn arrives on Kame-Sen'nin's island to receive training from the legendary martial artists. He quickly becomes Goku's rival as the two train to surpass Muten Rōshi and each other. However, as mutual respect grows between the two, an unbreakable friendship is formed which propels later arcs of the series.

Tenshinhan

Japanese VA: Hirotaka Suzuoki (DB & Z), Kōichi Yamadera (Z 82 & 84), Mitsuaki Madono (DBZ: Burst Limit, DBZ: Infinite World), Hikaru Midorikawa (Kai, "DB: Raging Blast", "DBZ: Battle of Gods")

Chiaotzu

Japanese VA: Hiroko Emori

Artificial Human No. 18

Japanese VA: Miki Itō

Main Characters (Non-Warriors)

The following main characters support the "Z Warriors".

Earthling (Martial Artist)

Although they are martial artist, their battle skills and strength pail in comparison to the main warriors.

Kame-Sen'nin

Japanese VA: Kōhei Miyauchi (DB & Z 1-260), Jōji Yanami (DB 137), Hiroshi Masuoka (Z 288 & GT), Masaharu Satō (Z M13, Kai, "DBZ: Battle of Gods"), Kinya Aikawa (10th Anniversary Movie)

Kame-Sen'nin is a dirty old man, and although he doesn't look it, is a master of the martial arts. He normally spends much of his time trying to get a peek at women and he owns possibly the world's largest pornography collection.

Chi-Chi

Japanese VA: Mayumi Shō (DB & Z 1-66), Naoko Watanabe (Z 88-291, GT, Kai)

The daughter of Gyūmaō, she joins Goku in search of Kame-Sen'nin, who possesses the Bashō Fan. Before Goku leaves her village, Chi-Chi asks him to marry her and Goku agrees, thinking that marriage is some sort of delicious food. The two eventually meet again as participants in the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai, get married, and have two sons.

Gyūmaō

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gōri (DB, Z, GT, Kai 4-18), Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Kai 55-98)

The father of Chi-Chi, Gyūmaō is known as the "emperor of devils". He spends his time protecting his castle full of treasure atop of Mount Frypan from treasure hunters. When he meets Son Goku, he informs him that he trained with Goku's Grandpa under Muten Rōshi.

Yajirobe

Japanese VA: Mayumi Tanaka

Mister Satan

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gōri (Z, GT), Unshō Ishizuka (Kai, DB: TAG VS and all games following)

Videl

Japanese VA: Yūko Minaguchi, Shino Kakinuma (Toriko × OP × DBZ: Super Collaboration Special!!)

The daughter of Mister Satan, she listens to police communications and helps fight crime in Satan City. In high school she meets Son Gohan, who himself has taken on the secret life of fighting crime, but she quickly sees through his Great Saiyaman identity and convinces him to train her. The two eventually wed and have a daughter, Pan.

Earthling

Bulma

Japanese VA: Hiromi Tsuru

An intelligent and spirited young girl in search of the seven Dragon Balls. She uses state-of-the-art technology, such as the Dragon Radar and Hoi Poi Capsules, to track them down. In search of the Dragon Balls, which she wants to use to wish for a boyfriend, she stumbles upon Goku, who she decides to take with her as a bodyguard.

Umigame (lit. "Sea Turtle")

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gōri (DB, Z, GT), Takahiro Fujimoto (Kai)

Kame-Sen'nin's trusty turtle, Umigame constantly complains about his master's perverted actions. He tries to keep him in-line around the ladies, but his objections usually result in a scolding. He plays a relatively small part in the manga, but he has quite a few large roles in the anime.

Oolong

Japanese VA: Naoki Tatsuta

A perverted shape-shifting pig, Oolong terrorizes a small village and abducts their girls. As Oolong fights Goku, it is apparent that he doesn't acquire any special skills from whatever he shape-shifts into, and that he can hold a form for no more than five minutes. It is soon obvious that Oolong is more of a spectator than a helper when it comes to fighting. He is also considered a coward by most, especially Bulma.

Pu'er

Japanese VA: Naoko Watanabe

Pu'er is Yamcha's shape-shifting friend and together they rob anyone that wanders into their desert. Like Oolong, Pu'er has the ability to change his shape into any form. Though unlike Oolong, Pu'er can hold that form an indefinite amount of time.

Lunch

Japanese VA: Mami Koyama

Kame-Sen'nin sends Kuririn and Goku off to bring back a pichi-pichi gal, and the two eventually rescue and return with a peculiar girl... Lunch. The boys soon find that she's much more than meets the eye, as her other self is revealed when she sneezes.

Friends of the Main Characters

Earthling

Grandma Paozu

Japanese VA: Reiko Suzuki

An inhabitant of the village that Oolong terrorizes, she posseses the Six-Star Ball that Goku and Bulma are in search of. In exchange for saving her village from the dreaded Oolong, she promises to give Bulma her Dragon Ball.

Baby Gamera

Japanese VA: Naoki Tatsuta

Baby Gamera is a really neat mini-version of Gamera, which Kame-Sen'nin uses to travel to Mount Frypan while riding on his back. He can pull his arms and legs into his body and release a fire through the holes, propelling him and his rider through the air while spinning.

Sno

Japanese VA: Naoko Watanabe (DB), Mayumi Tanaka (Z 285)

A girl from Jingle Village that saves Goku's life after his plane crashes into the snow. In gratitude, Goku sets off to rescue the mayor of her village, who has been taken hostage by the Red Ribbon Army. Years later, a grown-up Sno contributes her energy to the final Genki-Dama at the end of the series. It's at this point that her name is first mentioned in the manga proper, although she's called by name in the anime from the start.

Sno's Father

Japanese VA: Masaharu Satō

Like the other men in Jingle Village, Sno's father was forced by the Red Ribbon Army to search for the nearby Dragon Ball, and warned that they would kill the mayor if he resisted.

Sno's Mother

Japanese VA: Reiko Suzuki

Sno's mother is a kindhearted woman who helps Son Goku recover after he nearly freezes to death in the snow. She worries about him going off to attack Muscle Tower, fearing that he'll be killed.

Arificial Human No. 8

Japanese VA: Shōzō Iizuka

A human-based artificial human created by Doctor Gero. Murasaki unleashes him as his secret weapon to defeat Goku, but the kindhearted No. 8 quickly befriends him instead. Goku nicknames him "Hatchan", a pun on hachi (Japanese for "eight"), and the honorific chan.

Jingle Village Mayor

Japanese VA: Ryūji Saikachi, Keiji Hirai (DB: Tenka'ichi Dai-Bōken)

He is the mayor of the Northern village where Sno lives. He is taken hostage by the Red Ribbon Army and imprisoned within Muscle Tower, but Goku storms the tower and frees him with the help of Artificial Human No. 8. The mayor takes a liking to No. 8, and adopts him as his own son.

Doctor Brief

Japanese VA: Jōji Yanami

Bulma's father, and the founder of Capsule Corporation. He invented the Hoi Poi Capsule, one of the series' most distinctive and iconic items. A brilliant but highly eccentric man, he lets stray animals roam free in his house, and has quite the porn collection.

Bulma's Mom

Japanese VA: Mariko Mukai (DB, Z 46-118), Yōko Kawanami (Z 124-246, Kai), Hiroko Emori (Z 140 & Z M8)

Bulma's eternally youthful and shut-eyed maternal unit. A major ditz, she drives her daughter crazy with inappropriate questions and attempts to hit on Bulma's male friends.

Upa

Japanese VA: Mitsuko Horie (DB), Masafumi Ōkura (Z 13), Naoko Watanabe (DBZ: Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu)

Bora's young son, he is taken hostage by Captain Yellow in an attempt to get Bora to surrender. Luckily, Goku happens by and rescues him, and they quickly become friends. After Goku is defeated by Tao Pai-pai, Upa advises him to climb Karin Tower to get stronger. Upa later goes with Goku to Uranai Baba's palace, and teams up with Pu'er to defeat Dracula Man. After Bora is revived, Upa promises to try and live each day as bravely and energetically as Goku. Years later, he contributes his energy to the final Genki-Dama during the battle with Majin Buu, by at which point he is grown-up with a wife and child.

Bora

Japanese VA: Banjō Ginga (DB, Z 13), Hisao Egawa (Z 285)

The guardian of the Karin Holy Land, and Upa's father. He handily defeats all the Red Ribbon soldiers who invade the land in search of the Dragon Ball located there, but is effortlessly killed by Tao Pai-pai. Goku revives him with the Dragon Balls, making him the first person to be brought back to life like this. He later helps Yajirobe and Goku get to the top of Karin Tower, and contributes energy to Goku's final Genki-Dama against Majin Buu.

Uranai Baba

Japanese VA: Junpei Takiguchi (DB, Z 7-34, Games), Mayumi Tanaka (Z 190-272, Kai)

Ghost

Japanese VA: Ryōichi Tanaka

Son Gohan (Grandpa)

Japanese VA: Osamu Saka, Kinpei Azusa (Z SP1), Shigeru Chiba (Kai)

Mutaito

Japanese VA: Kenji Utsumi

King

Japanese VA: Jōji Yanami

Erasa

Japanese VA: Megumi Urawa

Shapner

Japanese VA: Hiro Yūki

Marron

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki

Bee

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki (Z), Naoki Tatsuta

Pan

Japanese VA: Yūko Minaguchi

Bra

Japanese VA: Hiromi Tsuru

Uub

Japanese VA: Megumi Urawa (Z), Atsushi Kisaichi (GT)

The Heavens

Shenlong

Japanese VA: Kenji Utsumi (DB, Z 21-100, Kai 8-51), Masaharu Satō (Z 192-193), Shin Aomori (Z 240, Z M13), Tesshō Genda (Z M12), Daisuke Gōri (GT), Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Kai 97)

Shenlong is the dragon that appears when all seven of the Earth's Dragon Balls have been gathered together. Shenlong, and the Dragon Balls themselves, have many restrictions and rules in place regarding the types and amounts of wishes. As a general note, be sure to know what you're wishing for in advance, as Shenlong can become quite impatient and irritable.

Karin

Japanese VA: Ichirō Nagai (DB, Z, Kai), Naoki Tatsuta (Z 217-241)

A cat sage who lives at the top of Karin Tower, located in the Karin Holy Land. He serves as a go-between for the God of Earth and everyone else, and originally came from the afterlife. He grows the senzu and is the keeper of the large Kinto-Un from which all smaller ones come. He trains Goku to defeat Tao Pai-pai, and later gives him the Super God Water to make him strong enough to defeat Piccolo Daimaō. After that he continues to serve as an adviser to Goku for the rest of the series.

Mister Popo

Japanese VA: Toku Nishio (DB, Z, GT), Dai Matsumoto (PS2 Games), Yasuhiko Kawazu (Kai)

God

Japanese VA: Takeshi Aono (DB, Z, Kai 4-51), Bin Shimada (Kai 66-68)

Enma-daiō

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gōri

Kaiō

Japanese VA: Jōji Yanami

Porunga

Japanese VA: Junpei Takiguchi (Z), Masaharu Satō (Z 101, PS2 Games), Daisuke Gōri (Z 283-286, Kai 36), Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Kai 51-54)

Kaiōshin

Japanese VA: Yūji Mitsuya (Z, DBZ: Battle of Gods), Shin'ichirō Ōta (GT)

Namekian

Katatz

Dende

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki (Z Child), Hiro Yūki (Z Youth, GT), Aya Hirano (Kai, DBZ: Battle of Gods)

Cargo

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki (Z), Satomi Satō (Kai)

Nail

Japanese VA: Katsuji Mori (Z), Taiten Kusunoki (Kai)

The Eldest

Japanese VA: Junpei Takiguchi (Z 53-75, Kai), Masaharu Satō (Z 100-105)

Muri

Japanese VA: Kinpei Azusa (Z), Toku Nishio (Z 100), Ryōichi Tanaka (Kai)

Tsuno

Japanese VA: Naoki Tatsuta (Z), Masato Hirano (Kai)

Fusions

Gotenks

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa & Takeshi Kusao

Before returning to the afterlife, Son Goku teaches Trunks and Son Goten the art of Fusion in order to defeat Majin Buu. After some trial and error the two eventually master the dance, and with their combined intellect they create numerous childish, yet somewhat effective techniques.

Gotan

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa & Daisuke Gōri (Dragon Ball Z 2)

A hypothetical fusion Son Goku imagines between himself and Mister Satan as he frantically searches for someone else to fuse with after Majin Buu absorbs Son Gohan. Fortunately Vegeta shows up before Goku can make this fusion a reality, however the character was later brought to life in the "Dragon Ball Z 2" video game.

Vegetto

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa & Ryō Horikawa

With no other warriors left on Earth, Son Goku pleads with Vegeta, who eventually agrees, to fuse with him before Majin Buu destroys the planet. It is quickly obvious that Vegetto embodies the cocky fighting attitude of the two Saiyans, and he makes it clear that there is no doubt his strength surpasses Majin Buu. However, Majin Buu takes advantage of his cockiness and absorbs Vegetto, breaking the permanent fusion.

Tenka'ichi Budōkai

Officiants

Ringside Announcer

Japanese VA: Kenji Utsumi (DB), Hirotaka Suzuoki (Z), Yukimasa Kishino (GT), Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (DBZ: Sparking! METEOR and all games following), Tamotsu Nishiwaki (Toriko × OP × DBZ: Super Collaboration Special!!)

With his trademark sunglasses and pompadour hairstyle, he is the master of ceremonies, ringside announcer, and judge of every Tenka'ichi Budōkai we see in Dragon Ball. He's full of professional guts, and will boldly continue his commentary even if his life is endangered during the match.

Registration Man

Japanese VA: Unknown

The person who registers the participants at the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai. He thinks the boys are simply spectators, and is shocked when Kame-Sen'nin says they're actually participants.

Martial Arts Temple Head Priest

Japanese VA: Masaharu Satō

The grand personage who announced "bark" at the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai.

Martial Arts Temple Representative Priest

A priest in charge of the martial arts tournament grounds, who served from the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai all the way to the 25th. He usually kicks things off by announcing the number of participants and the general rules of the tournament.

21st

Bacterian

Japanese VA: Yasurō Tanaka (DB), Tesshō Genda (DB 104)

A contestant in the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai that has never bathed, Bacterian takes full advantage of his body odor and uses disgusting attacks to defeat his opponents. However, he meets his match in Kuririn, who lacks a nose and can withstand his foul odor.

Namu

Japanese VA: Kaneto Shiozawa (DB), Eiji Takemoto (DBZ: Sparking! METEOR)

One of the finalists of the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai, Namu has entered the tournament to win the prize money which has plans to use to buy water for his drought ridden village. However, he is beaten by Son Goku in the semi-finals, but Kame-Sen'nin helps out Namu by giving him a Hoi Poi Capsule and telling him that in these parts of the world water is so plentiful, it is free.

Ran-Fan

Japanese VA: Yōko Kawanami

One of the finalists in the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai, she is actually quite a skilled fighter. However, when facing a male opponent that is much more skilled than her, she quickly ditches her clothes and uses her attractive body as a distraction to try to win.

Giran

Japanese VA: Banjō Ginga

A contestant in the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai, Giran faces off against Goku in the first round. A very strong opponent himself, he throws up the white flag and forfeits after witnessing Goku's true strength.

Jackie Chun

Japanese VA: Kōhei Miyauchi

Jackie Chun is a mysterious old man, and the secret to his strength is... he's actually Kame-Sen'nin in disguise, albeit not a very good one (Yamcha figures it out almost right away). To challenge his students and ensure they'll continue their training after the tournament, Kame-Sen'nin enters the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai under this pseudonym.

Ōrin Temple Upperclassman

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gōri & Kōji Totani

They are Kuririn's former elder classmates from the Ōrin Temple who appear as participants at the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai. They pick on Kuririn and find out that one of them is going to fight him in one of the preliminary rounds, but they're shocked when Kuririn handily wins with his new strength gained from training with Kame-Sen'nin.

Kung-Fu Man

Japanese VA: Naoki Tatsuta

He's a typical martial arts-looking guy who faces off against Kuririn in the preliminary round of the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai. He lands a bunch of hits on Kuririn, and even kicks him while he's on the ground, but Kuririn just gets back up unscathed. The guy hides behind the official after hearing Kuririn is going to counterattack, and quickly forfeits the match.

Shishiga-Ryū Kenpō Fighter

Japanese VA: Yasurō Tanaka

He faces off against Goku in the final preliminary match of Block Three of the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai, but he quickly loses when Goku grabs him by the feet and tosses him out of the ring.

22nd

Man-Wolf

Japanese VA: Masato Hirano

Panput

Japanese VA: Katsuji Mori

King Chapa

Japanese VA: Hidekatsu Shibata

Mohawk Man

Japanese VA: Masato Hirano