Dragon Ball Characters
Appearance
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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
- Voice: 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-Bō 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
- Voice: Ryō Horikawa
Half Saiyan
- Son Gohan
- Voice: Masako Nozawa
- Trunks
- Voice: Takeshi Kusao, Hiromi Tsuru[1] (Baby)
- Son Goten
- Voice: Masako Nozawa
Namekian
- Piccolo
- Voice: Toshio Furukawa
Earthling
- Yamcha
- Voice: Tōru 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
- Voice: 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 Rōshi and each other. However, as mutual respect grows between the two, an unbreakable friendship is formed which propels later arcs of the series.
- Tenshinhan
- Voice: Hirotaka Suzuoki (DB & Z), Kōichi Yamadera (Z 82 & 84), Mitsuaki Madono (DBZ: Burst Limit, DBZ: Infinite World) Hikaru Midorikawa (Kai, "DB: Raging Blast", "DBZ: Battle of Gods")
- Chiaotzu
- Voice: Hiroko Emori
- Artificial Human No. 18
- Voice: Miki Itō
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
- Voice: Kōhei Miyauchi (DB & Z 1-260), Jōji Yanami (DB 137), Hiroshi Masuoka (Z 288 & GT), Masaharu Satō (Z M13, Kai, "DBZ: Battle of Gods"), Kinya Aikawa (10th Anniversary Movie)
- Chi-Chi
- Voice: Mayumi Shō (DB & Z 1-66), Naoko Watanabe (Z 88-291, GT, Kai)
- Gyūmaō
- Voice: Daisuke Gōri (DB, Z, GT, Kai 4-18), Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Kai 55-98)
- Yajirobe
- Voice: Mayumi Tanaka
- Mister Satan
- Voice: Daisuke Gōri (Z, GT), Unshō Ishizuka (Kai, DB: TAG VS and all games following)
- Videl
- Voice: Yūko Minaguchi, Shino Kakinuma (Toriko × One Piece × Dragon Ball Z: Super Collaboration Special!!)
Earthling
- Bulma
- Voice: Hiromi Tsuru
- Umigame (lit. "Sea Turtle")
- Voice: Daisuke Gōri (DB, Z, GT), Takahiro Fujimoto (Kai)
- Oolong
- Voice: Naoki Tatsuta
- Pu'er
- Voice: Naoko Watanabe
- Lunch
- Voice: Mami Koyama
Friends of Main Characters
Earthling
The Heavens
Namekian
Tenka'ichi Budōkai
Fusions
Other
Enemy Characters
Rabbit Gang
Pilaf Gang
Red Ribbon Army
Uranai Baba's Warriors
Tsuru-sen School
Demon Clan
Saiyans
Freeza's Organization
Artificial Humans
Babidi's Organization
Other
References
- ↑ "Bulma...as voiced by...Hiromi Tsuru" Interview, TV Anime Guide: Dragon Ball Tenka'ichi Densetsu, 07 July 2004, ISBN 4-08-873705-9, pg. 158-161