Tupper

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Zoire
ゾイレー (Zoirē)
Anime Manga Tupper (Manga)
English Name(s)	Tupper
Name Pun	Tupperware
Manga Debut	Dragon Ball Super Chapter 30
Anime Debut	Dragon Ball Super Episode 96
Japanese VA	Volcano Ōta
Funimation VA	J. Michael Tatum
Personal Data
Universe	Universe 11
Occupation	Pride Troopers

Tupper is a fictional character in the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super and its companion manga series written by Toyotarō. Tupper makes his debut in Dragon Ball Super Episode 96, broadcast on 25 June 2017 on Fuji TV, as a member of the Pride Troopers.

Biography

Tupper is capable of hardening his body and freely adjusting his body weight. In the Tournament of Power, he was cornered by No. 18 at the edge of the martial arts stage, and dropped out by his own weight together with the crumbling floor.

Tournament of Power

Tupper is one of the ten Pride Troopers chosen to represent Universe 11 in the Tournament of Power. When the battle royal begins, Tupper is briefly seen fighting Obuni of Universe 10.

After Jiren ends Kale's berserker rampage later in the tournament, Goku tries to attack Jiren, but Toppo steps in, burying Goku under the rock with Justice Flash, and says he will assign five Pride Troopers to take care of Goku while he and Jiren preserve their stamina. Goku emerges from the rock near Kale and Caulifla, and the five assigned warriors appear to confront him: Casserale, Cocotte, Kettle, Zoire, and Tupper. Goku recognizes their uniforms and concludes that they must be from Toppo's universe; Casserale confirms this, and they introduce themselves with special fighting poses. Tupper recognizes Kale as the one who eliminated Vuon; Casserale vows to avenge Vuon; on Toppo's orders, they will eliminate all three Saiyans.

Zoire and Tupper take on Goku while Kettle fights Caulifla. Tupper encases his body in rock while he holds Goku immobile; as he tells Goku, he can control his body weight at will. Goku's feet begin to sink into the arena floor while Zoire prepares his Justice Spin, warning Goku to brace for their combination attack. Zoire laughs as Tupper continues to get heavier, but then No. 18 attacks Tupper from behind, forcing him off Goku. Goku thanks No. 18., and she tells him to be more careful. Zoire then attacks No. 18, asking Tupper to join him, so Tupper turns himself into a wheel. They call this the Double Pride Spin, but No. 18 is unimpressed; she picks up the Tupper wheel and throws him toward the edge of the arena. He catches himself before he flies off the edge, but then his weight causes the rock underneath him to crumble, carrying him over the side. Zoire calls out after Tupper in anguish, and the Omni-Kings tap him out on their GodPads.

When Jiren is defeated at the end of the tournament, Tupper and the other Pride Troopers look on as Jiren apologizes to them for treating them with contempt during the fight. Universe 11 is erased, but they are revived back at home in their own universe shortly thereafter by No. 17's wish. Tupper and the others watch a shooting star cross the sky while Jiren and Toppo reflect on the lessons of the tournament.

Name

Tupper's name (タッパー/tappā) is the standard way to refer to Tupperware in Japanese. This name pun follows the theme of the Pride Troopers being named after items found in a kitchen.

Production

Tupper's character design for the Tournament of Power

An interview with Dragon Ball Super producer Sakoru Takami and director Ryōta Nakamura published near the end of the anime's broadcast run gives some detail about the development of the Pride Troopers:

Were Universe 11‘s Pride Troopers part of Toriyama-sensei‘s designs?
Nakamura: They weren’t in his designs, but since Jiren and co. all wore the same red and black suits, he allowed us to flesh it out like that. [...] Toriyama-sensei‘s background for Toppo included that he was a candidate for God of Destruction, so we fleshed that out a bit. We wondered what to do with Dyspo, but then once Bin Shimada was cast, he naturally took shape as a cocky character. With the concept for those three settled, we came up with the other members to match up with them.

Tupper's character design for the Tournament of Power was provided on Toei Animation's official website on 05 October 2017.

Performance

Tupper is voiced by Volcano Ōta, who also voices Zirloin of Universe 2. In the Funimation dub, Tupper is voiced by J. Michael Tatum, who has voiced several franchise roles including Gashew in Dragon Ball Z and Zarbon in Dragon Ball Z Kai.