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

Voice: 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

Voice: Ryō Horikawa

Half Saiyan

Son Gohan

Voice: Masako Nozawa

Trunks

Voice: Takeshi Kusao, Hiromi Tsuru (Baby)

Son Goten

Voice: Masako Nozawa

Namekian

Piccolo

Voice: Toshio Furukawa

Earthling

Yamcha

Voice: 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

Voice: 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

Voice: 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

Voice: Hiroko Emori

Artificial Human No. 18

Voice: 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

Voice: 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

Voice: 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

Voice: 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 Goku, he informs him that he trained with Goku's Grandpa under Muten Rōshi.

Yajirobe

Voice: Mayumi Tanaka

Mister Satan

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

Videl

Voice: Yūko Minaguchi, Shino Kakinuma (Toriko × One Piece × Dragon Ball Z: Super Collaboration Special!!)

Earthling

Bulma

Voice: Hiromi Tsuru

Umigame (lit. "Sea Turtle")

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

Oolong

Voice: Naoki Tatsuta

Pu'er

Voice: Naoko Watanabe

Lunch

Voice: Mami Koyama