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

Japanese VA: 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-Bo 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

Japanese VA: Ryo Horikawa

Half Saiyan

Son Gohan

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa

Trunks

Japanese VA: Takeshi Kusao, Hiromi Tsuru (Baby)

Son Goten

Japanese VA: Masako Nozawa

Namekian

Piccolo

Japanese VA: Toshio Furukawa

Earthling

Yamcha

Japanese VA: Toru 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

Japanese VA: 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 Roshi and each other. However, as mutual respect grows between the two, an unbreakable friendship is formed which propels later arcs of the series.

Tenshinhan

Japanese VA: Hirotaka Suzuoki (DB & Z), Koichi Yamadera (Z 82 & 84), Mitsuaki Madono (DBZ: Burst Limit, DBZ: Infinite World), Hikaru Midorikawa (Kai, "DB: Raging Blast", "DBZ: Battle of Gods")

Chiaotzu

Japanese VA: Hiroko Emori

Artificial Human No. 18

Japanese VA: Miki Ito

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

Japanese VA: Kohei Miyauchi (DB & Z 1-260), Joji Yanami (DB 137), Hiroshi Masuoka (Z 288 & GT), Masaharu Sato (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

Japanese VA: Mayumi Sho (DB & Z 1-66), Naoko Watanabe (Z 88-291, GT, Kai)

The daughter of Gyumao, she joins Goku in search of Kame-Sen'nin, who possesses the Basho 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 Budokai, get married, and have two sons.

Gyumao

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gori (DB, Z, GT, Kai 4-18), Ryuzaburo Otomo (Kai 55-98)

The father of Chi-Chi, Gyumao 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 Roshi.

Yajirobe

Japanese VA: Mayumi Tanaka

Mister Satan

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gori (Z, GT), Unsho Ishizuka (Kai, DB: TAG VS and all games following)

Videl

Japanese VA: Yuko Minaguchi, Shino Kakinuma (Toriko × One Piece × Dragon Ball Z: Super Collaboration Special!!)

Earthling

Bulma

Japanese VA: 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")

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gori (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

Japanese VA: 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

Japanese VA: 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

Japanese VA: 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.

Friends of Main Characters

Earthling

Grandma Paozu

Japanese VA: Reiko Suzuki

An inhabitant of the village that Oolong terrorizes, she posseses the Six-Star Ball that Goku and Bulma are in search of. In exchange for saving her village from the dreaded Oolong, she promises to give Bulma her Dragon Ball.

Baby Gamera

Japanese VA: Naoki Tatsuta

Baby Gamera is a really neat mini-version of Gamera, which Kame-Sen'nin uses to travel to Mount Frypan while riding on his back. He can pull his arms and legs into his body and release a fire through the holes, propelling him and his rider through the air while spinning.

Sno

Japanese VA: Naoko Watanabe (DB), Mayumi Tanaka (Z 285)

A girl from Jingle Village that saves Goku's life after his plane crashes into the snow. In gratitude, Goku sets off to rescue the mayor of her village, who has been taken hostage by the Red Ribbon Army. Years later, a grown-up Sno contributes her energy to the final Genki-Dama at the end of the series. It's at this point that her name is first mentioned in the manga proper, although she’s called by name in the anime from the start.

Arificial Human No. 8

Japanese VA: Shozo Iizuka

A human-based artificial human created by Doctor Gero. Murasaki unleashes him as his secret weapon to defeat Goku, but the kindhearted No. 8 quickly befriends him instead. Goku nicknames him "Hatchan", a pun on hachi (Japanese for "eight"), and the honorific chan.

Jingle Village Headman

Japanese VA: Ryuji Saikachi, Keiji Hirai (DB: Tenka'ichi Dai-Boken)

Brief

Japanese VA: Joji Yanami

Bulma's Mom

Japanese VA: Mariko Mukai (DB, Z 46-118), Yoko Kawanami (Z 124-246, Kai), Hiroko Emori (Z 140 & Z M8)

Upa

Japanese VA: Mitsuko Horie (DB), Masafumi Okura (Z 13), Naoko Watanabe (DBZ: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu)

Bora

Japanese VA: Banjo Ginga (DB, Z 13), Hisao Egawa (Z 285)

Uranai Baba

Japanese VA: Junpei Takiguchi (DB, Z 7-34, Games), Mayumi Tanaka (Z 190-272, Kai)

Ghost

Japanese VA: Ryoichi Tanaka

Son Gohan (Grandpa)

Japanese VA: Osamu Saka, Kinpei Azusa (Z SP1), Shigeru Chiba (Kai)

Mutaito

Japanese VA: Kenji Utsumi

King

Japanese VA: Joji Yanami

Erasa

Japanese VA: Megumi Urawa

Shapner

Japanese VA: Hiro Yuki

Marron

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki

Bee

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki (Z), Naoki Tatsuta

Pan

Japanese VA: Yuko Minaguchi

Bra

Japanese VA: Hiromi Tsuru

Uub

Japanese VA: Megumi Urawa (Z), Atsushi Kisaichi (GT)

The Heavens

Shenlong

Japanese VA: Kenji Utsumi (DB, Z 21-100, Kai 8-51), Masaharu Sato (Z 192-193), Shin Aomori (Z 240, Z M13), Tessho Genda (Z M12), Daisuke Gori (GT), Ryuzaburo Otomo (Kai 97)

Karin

Japanese VA: Ichiro Nagai (DB, Z, Kai), Naoki Tatsuta (Z 217-241)

Mister Popo

Japanese VA: Toku Nishio (DB, Z, GT), Dai Matsumoto (PS2 Games), Yasuhiko Kawazu (Kai)

God

Japanese VA: Takeshi Aono (DB, Z, Kai 4-51), Bin Shimada (Kai 66-68)

Enma-daio

Japanese VA: Daisuke Gori

Kaio

Japanese VA: Joji Yanami

Porunga

Japanese VA: Junpei Takiguchi (Z), Masaharu Sato (Z 101, PS2 Games), Daisuke Gori (Z 283-286, Kai 36), Ryuzaburo Otomo (Kai 51-54)

Kaioshin

Japanese VA: Yuji Mitsuya (Z, DBZ: Battle of Gods), Shin'ichiro Ota (GT)

Namekian

Katatz

Dende

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki (Z Child), Hiro Yuki (Z Youth, GT), Aya Hirano (Kai, DBZ: Battle of Gods)

Cargo

Japanese VA: Tomiko Suzuki (Z), Satomi Sato (Kai)

Nail

Japanese VA: Katsuji Mori (Z), Taiten Kusunoki (Kai)

The Eldest

Japanese VA: Junpei Takiguchi (Z 53-75, Kai), Masaharu Sato (Z 100-105)

Muri

Japanese VA: Kinpei Azusa (Z), Toku Nishio (Z 100), Ryoichi Tanaka (Kai)

Tsuno

Japanese VA: Naoki Tatsuta (Z), Masato Hirano (Kai)