Vuon

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Vuon
ブーオン (Būon)
Anime Manga
English Name(s)	Vewon (Funimation) Vuon (Toei)
Name Pun	Oven
Manga Debut	Dragon Ball Super Chapter 30
Anime Debut	Dragon Ball Super Episode 96
Japanese VA	Takeshi Kusao
Funimation VA	Charlie Campbell
Personal Data
Universe	Universe 11
Occupation	Pride Troopers
Notable Skills	Justice Whip

Vuon is a fictional character in the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super and its companion manga series written by Toyotarō. Vuon 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

Vuon is a warrior resembling a dinosaur. In the Tournament of Power, he attempted to restrain the berserk Kale, but was launched out of the ring.

Tournament of Power

Vuon is one of the ten Pride Troopers chosen to represent Universe 11 in the Tournament of Power. When Kale first goes berserk, after Caulifla reprimands her for interfering in her fight with Son Goku, Vuon lays in wait behind a rock formation. When she passes by, he attempts to restrain her using his Justice Whip, which he claims renders evil criminals powerless. He calls her a beast, and proclaims that the Pride Troopers will not tolerate her violence, but she easily breaks free, much to Vuon's consternation, and knocks him out of the ring with one punch.

Vuon's character design for the Tournament of Power

After Jiren neutralizes Kale, the other Pride Troopers encounter her, and Tupper vows revenge for Vuon. Casserale declares that they will not allow such an attack on the Pride Troopers to go unanswered, and that they will avenge Vuon on the orders of Toppo. Goku tries to interfere, but they attack all the Saiyans together.

When Jiren is defeated at the end of the tournament, Vuon 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. Vuon and the others watch a shooting star cross the sky while Jiren and Toppo reflect on the lessons of the tournament.

Name

Vuon's name is likely an anagram of the katakana transliteration of "oven" (オーブン/ōbun). The vowel elongation (ー) follows the ブ/bu syllable rather than the オ/o syllable. This name pun follows the theme of the Pride Troopers being named after items found in a kitchen.

Production

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.

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

Performance

Vuon is voiced by Takeshi Kusao, best known as the voice of Trunks. In the Tournament of Power, Kusao also gives his voice to Lavenda, Hyssop, and Narirama.