The daughter of Gyūmaō, she joins Goku in search of Kame-Sen'nin, who possesses the Bashō 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 Budōkai, get married, and have two sons.
The father of Chi-Chi, Gyūmaō 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 Son Goku, he informs him that he trained with Goku's Grandpa under Muten Rōshi.
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 a large collection of pornographic magazines.
He is a kenpō fighter in West City, and stakes a 100,000 zenny prize to anyone who can defeat him in a kenpō match. Unfortunately for him, Goku takes up the challenge, but the fighter quickly forfeits his money after Goku hits him a few times and punches a hole in a brick wall.
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 Rōshi and each other. However, as mutual respect grows between the two, an unbreakable friendship is formed which propels later arcs of the series.
The younger brother of Tsuru-Sen'nin, he is known globaly as the world's greatest assassin. After General Blue fails in retrieving Goku's Dragon Balls, Tao Pai-pai is hired by the Red Ribbon Army to do so himself, but first he executes Blue with his tongue. He then steals Goku's Dragon Balls, but is eventually defeated after Goku finishes his training with Karin. Years later at the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai, Tao Pai-pai reappears as a cyborg, but is promptly defeated by an enraged Tenshinhan.
The daughter of Mister Satan, she listens to police communications and helps fight crime in Satan City. In high school she meets Son Gohan, who himself has taken on the secret life of fighting crime, but she quickly sees through his Great Saiyaman identity and convinces him to train her. The two eventually wed and have a daughter, Pan.
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.
Anime Original Characters
The following characters are original to Toei Animation's animated adaptation based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series.
