Raditz
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| Raditz | |
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| ラディッツ (Radittsu) | |
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Manga  Anime  | |
| Name Pun | Radish |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 195 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Episode 1 |
| Japanese VA | Shigeru Chiba |
| Canadian VA |
Jason Gray Stanford Alistair Abell (Flashback) |
| Funimation VA |
Chris R. Sabat (Flashback) Justin Cook |
| Personal Data | |
| Death | 12 October, Age 761[2] |
| Occupation | Land Shark[1] |
| Relationship Data | |
| Family |
Gine (Mother) Bardock (Father) Son Goku (Brother) |
| Relatives |
Chi-Chi (Sister-In-Law) Son Gohan (Nephew) |
Raditz is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Raditz makes his debut in chapter 195, published in the 1988 #45 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, as one of the few survivors of the Saiyan race. He arrives on Earth to recruit Son Goku, his younger brother, to join the remaining Saiyan warriors in their land shark ventures.
Biography
Raditz is the first born son of Bardock and Gine and one of the few Saiyans to survive of the destruction of Planet Vegeta. On October 12, Age 761, he came to the planet Earth in search of his younger brother Kakarrot, who he discovered was living a peaceful life as an Earthling by the name Son Goku. In an attempt to convince Goku to rejoin the other Saiyans as interplanetary land sharks, Raditz kidnapped his nephew Son Gohan as a hostage to force Goku to cooperate with the demand that he provides the corpses of 100 Earthlings on Kame-Sen'nin's island within 24 hours.
Following this encounter, Raditz returned to his space pod where he locked up Gohan, after which he was confronted by Goku and Piccolo. Raditz managed to dominate both of Earth's strongest warriors up until the point where Gohan's rage exploded, breaking free from the space pod and wounding Raditz. With Raditz's defenses down, Goku obtained the opportunity to hold him in place allowing Piccolo to kill them both using the Makankōsappō. During his final moments, Raditz learned from Piccolo about the existence of the Dragon Balls, which he transmitted to his comrades Vegeta and Nappa in outer space. Upon his arrival in the afterlife, he was sentenced to Hell.
Name
Raditz is named after radish, a vegetable.
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External Links
References
- ↑ "Akira Toriyama Super Interview". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 2: Story Guide. Japan: Shueisha, 04 August 1995. ISBN 4-08-782752-6. (p. 264)
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Large Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 05 February 1996. ISBN 4-08-782757-7. (pp. 22-23)