Doctor Gero’s son
| Gebo | |
|---|---|
| TBD | |
|
Anime  | |
| Name Pun | Vomiting |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero |
| Appears in | Mentioned in Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Humans & Cell Arc Volume #03 |
| Japanese VA | None |
| Personal Data | |
| Aliases | Gold |
| Classification | Human-type Earthling |
| Occupation | Red Ribbon Army soldier |
| Relationship Data | |
| Relatives |
Doctor Gero (Father) Vomi (Mother) Doctor Hedo (Nephew) |
Doctor Gero's son a character in the Dragon Ball universe by Akira Toriyama. He was first revealed by Toriyama in an interview 04 April 2014 as the basis for Artificial Human No. 16, explaining both why that model was seemingly special to Gero as well as why it was a failure. Though initially only mentioned in tie-in games, Gebo made his animation debut in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, appearing briefly in a presentation given by Carmine.
Biography
Doctor Gero's son was perhaps born prior to Age 730 although the exact timeframe has not been revealed.[note 1] Like his father, he joined the Red Ribbon Army and became a soldier rather than a scientist. Sometime prior to Age 750, when Son Goku destroyed the Army, Gero's son was killed in battle. He was explicitly killed by an "enemy bullet" and so was not killed by Goku or his friends during that final raid.[1]
Name
In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, his name is given as "Gebo". During Carmine's presentation in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Gebo's name is printed as "Gevo".
Production
Doctor Gero's son has not appeared in any official manga or anime material for the series. From time to time, Akira Toriyama provides details as the creator of the series on characters and locations that were not explicitly shown in the series. In this case, this character was elaborated on initially in a 2014 interview, seventeen years after the series ended on TV. In full, Toriyama said the following about this character:
The model for No. 16 was Dr. Gero’s son, who died young long ago. He was a high-ranking soldier in the Red Ribbon Army, but he was felled by an enemy bullet. Having a special place in his heart for his own child, Gero gave No. 16 great power and a fearsome explosive mechanism1, but not wanting him to be destroyed in battle if possible, he gave him a gentle personality, which caused No. 16 to become a failure.
Notable Skills
Unknown
Performance
None.
Notable Appearances
- Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Humans & Cell Arc (mentioned only)
Notes
- ↑ Gero's son was known to have died prior to the destruction of the Red Ribbon Army in Age 750 and was a "high-ranking soldier". We can assume that he was at least 20 years old at the time of his death, but without knowing when he died or how old he was then, it is impossible to provide an exact estimate of his age.
References
- ↑ TODO: Cite interview as https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/db-full-color-artificial-humans-cell-arc-03/