Piririn

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Piririn
ピリリン (Piririn)
Design Game
English Name(s)	Pirilin (Bandai Namco)
Name Pun	Piccolo + Kuririn
Game Debut	Dragon Ball Fusions

Piririn is a fusion of Piccolo and Kuririn in the Dragon Ball franchise. Though Piririn does not appear in the original serialization, he was designed by Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama in 1995 and made his formal debut in the 2016 Nintendo 3DS video game Dragon Ball Fusions.

Biography

Kuririn and Piccolo demonstrate the Metamoran dance fusion technique in episode 249 of the Dragon Ball Z television series

Piccolo and Kuririn's fused form. Makes sport of enemies with increased durability and speed, and ever more nimble fighting poses.

Name

Piririn's name is a clear combination of Piccolo (ピッコロ, Pikkoro) and Kuririn (クリリン, Kuririn), in line with other similar combinations of character names for fusions.

Production

Piririn illustration debut from 1995 No. 13 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump

Piririn character render from Dragon Ball Fusions

Piririn used as an example to demonstrate the fusion options in Dragon Ball Fusions in the June 2016 issue of V-Jump

Piririn attacks with a special move in Dragon Ball Fusions

Ahead of Son Goten and Trunks' expected battle against Boo, Son Goku and Piccolo go through the motions — but do not actually complete — the fusion dance as a demonstration for the two children. Following Goku's return to the afterlife, Piccolo and Kuririn perform the same demonstration in episode 249 of the Dragon Ball Z television series (originally aired 07 December 1994 in Japan).

Chapter 508 of the manga was printed in the 1995 No. 13 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump (published 28 February 1995 in Japan). That same issue's "Anime J-Wing" column kicked off its first-ever reader participation contest — the "Anime J-Wing Dragon Ball Fusion Tournament" — whereby fans were encouraged to draw an original fusion idea on the back of a postcard and send it with their name, address, age and phone number to Shueisha; results would be published in 1995 No. 19 issue. Alongside the contest description in the No. 13 issue was a large, nearly full-page design by Akira Toriyama fusing Piccolo and Kuririn together, somewhat rhetorically asking if he would be named "Piririn", intended to serve as inspiration for readers. The 1995 No. 19 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (published 11 April 1995 in Japan alongside chapter 514 of the original manga) indeed showcased several winning reader designs, including grand-prize winner "Cell-sen'nin" and "Cool Prize" runner-up Gohanks (as designed by then-15-year-old Kentarō Yabuki).

Piririn remained a footnote in Dragon Ball history until he was revealed as a playable character in the then-forthcoming Dragon Ball Fusions in the May 2016 issue of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine alongside the game's name change from its "Project Fusion" codename. Piririn was often used in promotional coverage leading up to the game's release (typically in the same pose as his original Toriyama design), such as the June 2016 issue of V-Jump's coverage which uses Piririn to note the difference between standard fusion and EX Fusion.

Performance

Though fusion characters typically speak with a dual-voice role, in Dragon Ball Fusions Piririn is solely played by Mayumi Tanaka; due to the large number of possible fusion combinations, it is likely that a single voice is assigned.

Notable Appearances

Beyond his original Toriyama design publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump (and subsequent guidebook reprints/notations), Piririn thus far exclusively appears in Dragon Ball Fusions on the Nintendo 3DS. Players must first recruit Kuririn as a team member by completing the sub-event "An Old Rivalry" as well as Piccolo by completing the sub-event "Teach Me, Piccolo!"

Piririn (Metamoran/Dance Fusion)

With Piccolo and Kuririn as active team members, players may use the standard Metamoran fusion in-battle as a regular special move to create Piririn. Following the battle, the fusion will revert back to separate Piccolo and Kuririn playable characters.

EX Piririn (EX Fusion)

Players may create EX Piririn by meeting the following requirements:

• Piccolo is at least level 40
• Kuririn is at least level 40
• Received the title "Expert Team Player" (unlocked by having two teammates join in a support attack twenty times)

With these met, "EX Piririn" becomes an available EX Fusion option for the characters.

• Piririn EX Fusion process
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Notes

The original 1995 No. 13 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump with its Piririn design was featured as an entry in the Dragon Ball Official Site's The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama ongoing weekday column in February 2019.

The Dragon Ball Z Online Card Game ("a fan recreation of the original Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game") features a "Fusion Frenzy" pack with new theoretical fusions; a fusion for Piccolo and Kuririn (named as "Krillin" in line with FUNimation's English dub of the franchise) is represented by a "Piccillin" card.