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	The "Invincible Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[~~Metro~~ North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunks's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.		The "Invincible Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[North City]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunks's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.

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	The Japanese name for the group is 無敵の街道レーサー, literally "Invincible Highway Racers", using the English word for "racer". The Funimation dub name for the group, "Toad Warriors", is a pun based on the English expression "road warrior". This term initially meant a long distance vehicle or a driving enthusiast,<ref>TODO: Cite OED definition</ref> however the behavior and dress of the characters closely ~~resembles~~ gangs from the 1981 film ''Mad Max 2'', known in the United States as ''The Road Warrior''.		The Japanese name for the group is 無敵の街道レーサー, literally "Invincible Highway Racers", using the English word for "racer". The Funimation dub name for the group, "Toad Warriors", is a pun based on the English expression "road warrior". This term initially meant a long distance vehicle or a driving enthusiast,<ref>TODO: Cite OED definition</ref> however the behavior and dress of the characters closely resemble gangs from the 1981 film ''Mad Max 2'', known in the United States as ''The Road Warrior''.

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	The "Invincible Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[Metro North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[~~Trunk~~'s Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.		The "Invincible Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[Metro North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunks's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.

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	The Funimation dub name for the group, "Toad Warriors", is a pun based on the English expression "road warrior". This term initially meant a long distance vehicle or a driving enthusiast,<ref>TODO: Cite OED definition</ref> however the behavior and dress of the characters closely resembles gangs from the 1981 film ''Mad Max 2'', known in the United States as ''The Road Warrior''.		The Japanese name for the group is 無敵の街道レーサー, literally "Invincible Highway Racers", using the English word for "racer". The Funimation dub name for the group, "Toad Warriors", is a pun based on the English expression "road warrior". This term initially meant a long distance vehicle or a driving enthusiast,<ref>TODO: Cite OED definition</ref> however the behavior and dress of the characters closely resembles gangs from the 1981 film ''Mad Max 2'', known in the United States as ''The Road Warrior''.

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	The "Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[Metro North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunk's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.		The "Invincible Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[Metro North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunk's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.

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	\| name = Invincible Lords of the Highway		\| name = Invincible Lords of the Highway
	\| jpn_name = ~~TBD~~		\| jpn_name = 無敵の街道レーサー (''Muteki no Kaidou Reesaa'')
	\| image =		\| image =
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	\| eng_name = Toad Warriors (Funimation)		\| eng_name = Toad Warriors (Funimation)
	\| manga_debut =		\| manga_debut =
	\| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 138]]		\| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 138\|''Dragon Ball Z'' Episode 138]]
	\| appears = Anime-only		\| appears = Anime-only
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	[[File:Character-lunch-riding-unicycle.png\|200px\|thumb\|Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.]]		[[File:Character-lunch-riding-unicycle.png\|200px\|thumb\|Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.]]
	The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 24\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 24]] where it is being ridden by the [[Turtle Hermit]], although he never rode one in the series itself.<ref>{{cite manga\|~~Hhp~~=24}}</ref> They debuted in the series proper [[Dragon Ball Chapter 26\|two chapters later]] when [[Lunch]] rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.<ref>{{cite manga\|Chp=26}}</ref>		The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 24\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 24]] where it is being ridden by the [[Turtle Hermit]], although he never rode one in the series itself.<ref>{{cite manga\|Chp=24}}</ref> They debuted in the series proper [[Dragon Ball Chapter 26\|two chapters later]] when [[Lunch]] rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.<ref>{{cite manga\|Chp=26}}</ref>

	Although several of the characters are voiced, none of them have names or are given voice credits in the original anime.		Although several of the characters are voiced, none of them have names or are given voice credits in the original anime.
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	[[File:Character-lunch-riding-unicycle.png\|200px\|thumb\|Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.]]		[[File:Character-lunch-riding-unicycle.png\|200px\|thumb\|Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.]]
	The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 24\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 24]] where it is being ridden by the [[Turtle Hermit]], although he never rode one in the series itself.<ref>TODO: Cite chapter 24</ref> They debuted in the series proper [[Dragon Ball Chapter 26\|two chapters later]] when [[Lunch]] rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.<ref>TODO: Cite chapter 26</ref>		The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 24\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 24]] where it is being ridden by the [[Turtle Hermit]], although he never rode one in the series itself.<ref>TODO: Cite chapter 24</ref> They debuted in the series proper [[Dragon Ball Chapter 26\|two chapters later]] when [[Lunch]] rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.<ref>TODO: Cite chapter 26</ref>

			Although several of the characters are voiced, none of them have names or are given voice credits in the original anime.

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{{Infobox item
| name = Invincible Lords of the Highway
| jpn_name = TBD
| image =
{{tabber |
{{tab | Anime | [[File:Character-biker-gang.png|200px|Invincible Lords of the Highway (Anime)]]}}
}}
| caption =
| eng_name = Toad Warriors (Funimation)
| manga_debut =
| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 138]]
| appears = Anime-only
}}

The '''Invincible Lords of the Highway''' is a highway gang (riding motorized unicycles) that featured in [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 138|episode 138]] of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''. The gang did not appear in the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga, but were instead created for an anime-only sequence scripted by [[Katsuyuki Sumisawa]].

==General Overview==
The "Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[Metro North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive while zig-zag symbols on their clothes, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang members ride motorized unicycles. The gang unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunk's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.

==Name==
The Funimation dub name for the group, "Toad Warriors", is a pun based on the English expression "road warrior". This term initially meant a long distance vehicle or a driving enthusiast,<ref>TODO: Cite OED definition</ref> however the behavior and dress of the characters closely resembles gangs from the 1981 film ''Mad Max 2'', known in the United States as ''The Road Warrior''.

==Production==
[[File:Character-lunch-riding-unicycle.png|200px|thumb|Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.]]
The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 24|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 24]] where it is being ridden by the [[Turtle Hermit]], although he never rode one in the series itself.<ref>TODO: Cite chapter 24</ref> They debuted in the series proper [[Dragon Ball Chapter 26|two chapters later]] when [[Lunch]] rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.<ref>TODO: Cite chapter 26</ref>

<gallery caption="Gang Member Gallery" widths="120px" heights="120px" >
File:Character-biker-gang-leader.png|The gang's leader; he wields an axe
File:Character-biker-gang-member-2.png|A gang member who wields a metal wrench; he may be the second in command
File:Character-biker-gang-member-1.png|A gang member resembling [[Dracula Man]]; he wields a morning star
File:Character-biker-gang-member-3.png|A gang member who wields a heavy metal chain
File:Character-biker-gang-member-4.png|A gang member who wields a morning star
File:Character-biker-gang-member-5.png|A female gang member who wields a morning star. She crashed into a billboard but was able to catch up to the rest of the gang for the final confrontation.
File:Character-biker-gang-member-6.png|A masked gang member; he wields a staff
File:Character-biker-gang-member-7.png|A gang member with an eyepatch; he wields a spiked club. His bike skidded off the road and into a ravine.
File:Character-biker-gang-member-8.png|A gang member who wields a stick
File:Character-biker-gang-member-9.png|A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
File:Character-biker-gang-member-10.png|A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
File:Character-biker-gang-member-11.png|A canine or reptilian gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
File:Character-biker-gang-member-12.png|A canine gang member; he wields a stick. He crashed into a billboard.
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==External Links==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

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	==General Overview==		==General Overview==
	The "Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[Metro North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive ~~while~~ zig-zag symbols on their clothes, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang ~~members ride~~ motorized unicycles. The ~~gang~~ unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunk's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.		The "Lords of the Highway" gang is a group of bikers that roam the highways somewhere between [[Metro North]] and [[Son Goku]]'s home. The members wear distinctive white zig-zag symbols either on their clothes or painted on their bodies, similar to a lightning bolt. Rather than using two-wheeled motorcycles, the gang rides motorized unicycles. The group unwittingly set upon [[Artificial Human 16]], [[Artificial Human 17\|17]], and [[Artificial Human 18\|18]] while they were driving en route to [[Son Goku]]'s house. Unbeknownst to them, [[God]] was watching the exchange as he sought to determine whether these Artificial Humans were as evil as the ones from [[Trunk's Future]]. Although they were taunted and attacked, the Artificial Humans showed restraint by toying with the gang members without outright killing any of them.

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	[[File:Character-lunch-riding-unicycle.png\|200px\|thumb\|Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.]]		[[File:Character-lunch-riding-unicycle.png\|200px\|thumb\|Lunch flees from the police on a motorized unicycle.]]
	The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 24\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 24]] where it is being ridden by the [[Turtle Hermit]], although he never rode one in the series itself.<ref>~~TODO: Cite chapter~~ 24</ref> They debuted in the series proper [[Dragon Ball Chapter 26\|two chapters later]] when [[Lunch]] rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.<ref>~~TODO: Cite chapter~~ 26</ref>		The distinctive motorized unicycles used by the gang are based on a design by Akira Toriyama from earlier in the series. The first appearance of such a unicycle is on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 24\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 24]] where it is being ridden by the [[Turtle Hermit]], although he never rode one in the series itself.<ref>{{cite manga\|Hhp=24}}</ref> They debuted in the series proper [[Dragon Ball Chapter 26\|two chapters later]] when [[Lunch]] rides a simplified version of the vehicle to flee from the police.<ref>{{cite manga\|Chp=26}}</ref>

	Although several of the characters are voiced, none of them have names or are given voice credits in the original anime.		Although several of the characters are voiced, none of them have names or are given voice credits in the original anime.

			==Images==

	<gallery caption="Gang Member Gallery" widths="120px" heights="120px" >		<gallery caption="Gang Member Gallery" widths="120px" heights="120px" >
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	File:Character-biker-gang-member-1.png\|A gang member resembling [[Dracula Man]]; he wields a morning star		File:Character-biker-gang-member-1.png\|A gang member resembling [[Dracula Man]]; he wields a morning star
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-3.png\|A gang member who wields a heavy metal chain		File:Character-biker-gang-member-3.png\|A gang member who wields a heavy metal chain
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-4.png\|A gang member who wields a morning star		File:Character-biker-gang-member-4.png\|A masked gang member who wields a morning star
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-5.png\|A female gang member who wields a morning star. She ~~crashed~~ into a billboard but ~~was able to catch~~ up to the rest of the gang for the final confrontation.		File:Character-biker-gang-member-5.png\|A female gang member who wields a morning star. She crashes into a billboard but catches up to the rest of the gang for the final confrontation.
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-6.png\|A masked gang member; he wields a staff		File:Character-biker-gang-member-6.png\|A masked gang member; he wields a staff
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-7.png\|A gang member with an eyepatch; he wields a spiked club. His bike ~~skidded~~ off the road and into a ravine.		File:Character-biker-gang-member-7.png\|A gang member with an eyepatch; he wields a spiked club. His bike skids off the road and into a ravine.
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-8.png\|A gang member who wields a stick		File:Character-biker-gang-member-8.png\|A gang member who wields a stick
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-9.png\|A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17		File:Character-biker-gang-member-9.png\|A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-10.png\|A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17		File:Character-biker-gang-member-10.png\|A gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-11.png\|A canine or reptilian gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17		File:Character-biker-gang-member-11.png\|A canine or reptilian gang member; he is knocked off the road by 17
	File:Character-biker-gang-member-12.png\|A canine gang member; he wields a stick. He ~~crashed~~ into a billboard.		File:Character-biker-gang-member-12.png\|A canine gang member; he wields a stick. He crashes into a billboard.
	</gallery>		</gallery>