Kinto'un
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| Kinto'un | |
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| 筋斗雲 (Kinto'un) | |
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Manga  Anime  Kinto'un answers the Turtle Hermit's call. | |
| English Name(s) |
Flying Nimbus (Funi dub) Kinto Un (Funi subs) Kinto'un (Viz) |
| Name Pun | Somersault Cloud |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 4 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Episode 3 |
Kinto'un is a flying cloud that can only be ridden by the pure of heart. The Turtle Hermit gifts Kinto'un to Son Goku in Dragon Ball Chapter 4, published on 11 December 1984.
Overview
Kinto'un comes from a large, magical cloud that answers to Karin of Karin Tower. Small pieces of the larger cloud, also known as Kinto'un, can be broken off to be used as vehicles by those pure enough of heart to ride them,[1] but only one piece is active at any given time in Dragon Ball. The elders of Jingle Village tell Goku that Kinto'un used to be more commonly seen back when they were younger, but they do not think there are many people left who could ride one these days.[2]
The Turtle Hermit gifts Kinto'un to Son Goku as thanks for returning Umigame to the ocean.[3] When Goku dies in the fight against Cell,[4] his eldest son Son Gohan inherits Kinto'un.[5] Gohan then passes on the cloud to his younger brother Son Goten who is not yet able to fly.[6] When Goku returns to life,[7] he reclaims Kinto'un, and in the Kanzenban ending, he gifts the cloud to Oob.[8]
After Kinto'un is apparently destroyed by Colonel Silver,[9] the Jingle Village elders tell Goku that these magical clouds cannot be destroyed, so Goku calls for Kinto'un, and it comes back to him.[2] However, when Kinto'un is destroyed again by Tambourine,[10] it does not come when Goku calls.[11] After Goku drinks the Super God Water, Karin calls the giant cloud to allow him to choose another Kinto'un.[1]
Name
Kinto'un (筋斗雲 Jīndǒu yún) is the Japanese reading of the cloud-riding technique used by Sun Wukong in Journey to the West. It means "cloud somersault" or "somersault cloud".
Appearance
Akira Toriyama originally colored Kinto'un bright yellow when it first appeared in the full-color pages of the 1985 #03 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump; it is a darker brownish-gold in the limited-color pages of chapter 4. Toriyama later colored Kinto'un purple in the full-color pages of the 1986 #31 issue, as seen on the title page of chapter 81, but he went back to a darker gold color for the full-color title page of chapter 93. In limited color, Kinto'un is sometimes not colored at all, as seen when the Mermaid is introduced, and again on the title page of chapter 55.
Riders
These people are verified to be able to ride Kinto'un:
- Son Goku is the first person in the Dragon Ball manga to be able to ride Kinto'un.[3] As of the end of Dragon Ball Z (Age 784), Goku can still ride it.[8]
- Chi-Chi is able to ride Kinto'un when she first meets Goku,[12] and again as an adult when she departs with Goku after the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai.[13]
- Mermaid. She is able to ride Kinto'un when Goku takes her to Kame House.[14]
- Lunch is able to ride Kinto'un in her dark-haired "Good Lunch" form.[15] She never tries to ride it in her blonde-haired "Bad Lunch" form.
- Arale and the Gatchans are able to ride Kinto'un when Goku visits Penguin Village.[16]
- Upa. Goku rescues him from the Red Ribbon Army and puts him on Kinto'un, which he is able to ride on his own.[17]
- Son Gohan is first seen riding Kinto'un with Goku,[18] and he is still able to ride it on his own when he is a teenager.[5]
- Son Goten is gifted Kinto'un by his brother Gohan because he is unable to fly on his own.[6]
- Oob rides Kinto'un with Goku after they leave the 28th Tenka'ichi Budōkai. In the Kanzenban ending, Goku gifts Kinto'un to Oob.[8]
These people are verified to be unable to ride Kinto'un:
- The Turtle Hermit tries to board Kinto'un in the scene where he gifts it to Goku, but he falls through.[3] He was able to ride it at some point in his youth.[1]
- Bulma tries to ride Kinto'un soon after it is gifted to Goku, but she falls through.[3] She is only able to ride it by using her Shrinking Device and securing herself inside Goku's clothing.[19]
- Kuririn tries to ride Kinto'un after he arrives at Kame House, but he falls through.[14] He can only ride by hanging on to Goku.[15]
- Yajirobe is never seen trying to ride Kinto'un, but after Karin gives Goku his second Kinto'un, Yajirobe asks Karin for one of his own, and Karin tells him he would not be able to ride it.[1]
External Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 152: "Son Goku Finally Departs!!!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987 #52. Japan: Shueisha, 21 November 1987.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 67: "To the West...". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #17. Japan: Shueisha, 25 March 1986.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 4: "Kame-Sen'nin's Kinto-Un". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #03. Japan: Shueisha, 11 December 1984.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 413: "Son Gohan in Agony". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1993 #14. Japan: Shueisha, 09 March 1993.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 420: "Peace for the Future...". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1993 #21/22. Japan: Shueisha, 27 April 1993.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 424: "Videl Emergency Dispatch!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1993 #26. Japan: Shueisha, 01 June 1993.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 500: "A Great Reversal". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1995 #03/04. Japan: Shueisha, 20 December 1994.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 519: "Bye-Bye, Dragon World". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1995 #25. Japan: Shueisha, 23 May 1995.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 55: "A Red Ribbon". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #05. Japan: Shueisha, 20 December 1985.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 136: "The Terror of Demon King Piccolo!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987 #36. Japan: Shueisha, 04 August 1987.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 138: "The Strange Guy With the Ball". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987 #38. Japan: Shueisha, 18 August 1987.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 12: "In Search of Kame-Sen'nin". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #12. Japan: Shueisha, 19 February 1985.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 194: "The Gift of the Dragon Balls". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1988 #44. Japan: Shueisha, 27 September 1988.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 25: "A Rival? Arrival!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #25. Japan: Shueisha, 21 May 1985.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 26: "The Peculiar Girl". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #26. Japan: Shueisha, 28 May 1985.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 82: "The Broken Dragon Radar". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #32. Japan: Shueisha, 08 July 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 84: "The Father and Son of the Karin Holy Land". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #34. Japan: Shueisha, 22 July 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 196: "Kakarrot". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1988 #46. Japan: Shueisha, 08 October 1988.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 69: "Bulma and Goku, Part Two". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #19. Japan: Shueisha, 08 April 1986.