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

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")

Voice: 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

Voice: 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

Voice: 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

Voice: 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.