Ginyu
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| Ginyu | |
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| ギニュー (Ginyū) | |
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| Name Pun | Cow's Milk |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 272 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Episode 58 |
| Japanese VA |
Hideyuki Hori (Z) Katsuyuki Konishi (Kai/Super) |
| Canadian VA | Richard Newman |
| Funimation VA |
Dale Kelly (Z 1999) Brice Armstrong (Z 2005) R. Bruce Elliott (Kai) |
| Personal Data | |
| Death | Age 779 |
| Classification | Alien |
| Occupation | Ginyu Special Force |
| Title | Captain |
| Notable Skills | Body Change |
Ginyu is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Ginyu makes his debut in Chapter 272, published in the 1990 #21/22 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Biography
Early Life
When Ginyu first discovered his Body Change ability, he used it on the wealthiest child in his class. This made him very popular with the girls, but he lacked intelligence; because of this, he realized that men should compete for strength rather than money.[1] Ginyu rose to the rank of second in Freeza's army, with a battle power of one hundred and twenty thousand, by using Body Change whenever he encountered an opponent stronger than himself, with the exception of Freeza whom he serves out of genuine respect.[2] For this reason, there are few people who are familiar with Ginyu's original form; one of them is Sauzer, a henchman of Coola's who hailed from the same solar system as Ginyu.[3]
Namek Arc
After everyone living on Planet Namek was wished to Earth, Ginyu the frog seems to have taken up residence in Bulma's greenhouse.[2]
Dragon Ball Super
When Ginyu the frog saw Freeza's spaceship arrive on Earth, he saw his opportunity come at last. Ginyu tricked Freeza's new second, Tagoma, into speaking the word "change". After securing Tagoma's body, Ginyu recounted his story to Freeza and demonstrated a new fighting pose. He was able to draw out Tagoma's full potential beyond what Tagoma himself had managed. Tenshinhan, Muten Rōshi, Piccolo, and Gohan were easily dispatched, but after Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan, Ginyu was outmatched. Once this became clear, Gohan declared the fight over, which prompted Freeza to interfere. Ginyu wished to continue fighting, but Freeza would not allow it. (Super 22) Ginyu prevented others from interfering as Freeza tortured Gohan; as he was about to deliver the killing blow, Goku and Vegeta arrived and Goku deflected the blast. Goku and Vegeta were surprised to learn that Ginyu had returned; Vegeta told Ginyu that if he had stayed a frog, he would not have had to die. Ginyu was then killed by Vegeta, making him the fifth and final member of the Ginyu Special Force to be killed by Vegeta. (Super 23)
Name
Ginyu's name comes from the Japanese word for cow's milk.
This is of course from gyūnyū (牛乳). I thought it'd be good to think of the names from things that you put in refrigerators, so I was able to complete the names for the Freeza-related characters without much difficulty.
— Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Forever[4]
The other members of the Ginyu Special Force are named after dairy products as well: Butta (バータ/Bāta) from "butter" (バター/batā), Reacoom (リクーム/Rikuumu) from "cream" (クリーム/kuriimu), Jheese (ジース/Jiisu) from "cheese" (チーズ/chiizu), and Gurd (グルド/Gurudo) from "yogurt" (ヨーグルト/yōguruto).
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Notable Skills
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Performance
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Notes
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References
- ↑ "Us Back Then". Dragon Ball Z II: The Violent God, Freeza!! Japan: Shueisha, 12 August 1991. JAN 4-8342-1020-2. (p. 73)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Character Index". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Large Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 05 February 1996. ISBN 4-08-782757-7. (pp. 62-63)
- ↑ Weekly Shōnen Jump #25 (1991)
- ↑ "I want to know the characters' name sources!". Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Forever. Japan: Shueisha, 30 April 2004. ISBN 4-08-873702-4. (p. 159) Translation by Herms.
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