Kung-Fun
| Kung-Fun | |
|---|---|
| カンフーン (Kanfūn) | |
|
Anime  | |
| Name Pun | Kung-Fu |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Movie 9 |
| Personal Data | |
| Classification | Tenka'ichi Budōkai Characters |
| Occupation | Martial Artist |
| Notable Skills | kenpō |
Kung-Fun is a fictional character in the ninth Dragon Ball Z film, The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy. Kung-Fun is shown on a monitors and in other similar visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating.
Biography
Kung-Fun is kenpō practitioner[1] who makes it to the semi-finals at the Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai[2], but is defeated off-screen by Dosukoi courtesy of his amazing utchari.[3]
Name
Kung-Fun's name is likely a play on "kung-fu."
Performance
As Kung-Fun never directly appears on-screen and therefore has no speaking roles, no voice actor has portrayed him.
Notable Appearances
Kung-Fun appears exclusively in Dragon Ball Z Movie 9.
Tidbits
The FUNimation dub of Movie 9 replaces Kung-Fun with a similar looking character from earlier in the series, Tenlong (called "Sky Dragon" in their dub). Tenlong had been a martial artist that Goku encountered many years earlier, thus making him a recurring character rather than a one-off. As Kung-Fun had no speaking role and is never depicted fighting, this adjustment was in dialog only.
References
- ↑ "Character Dictionary". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. #)
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy. Japan: 1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer). 10 July 1993.
- ↑ 1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.