The Main Characters
This is Son Goku, the main character of this series. Although he does not know this at the very beginning, Goku is a Saiyan named Kakarot. Saiyans are a warrior race who pillage planets and sell them. He eventually becomes the legendary Super Saiyan. He made it to Super Saiyan level 3, the last picture shown. Goku is known for using the Kamehameha Wave.
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This is Goku's son Gohan. He is named after Goku's grandpa. He a 4 and a half year old at the beginning of this series and wants to become a scholar, but certain circumstances forces him to train under Piccolo, his father enemy. He becomes the youngest Super Saiyan at age 10 and beats Cell as Super Saiyan 2. At age 16, when Majin Buu appears, Gohan, near death after fighting Buu, is taken to the Kai Planet where he trained with the legendary Z Sword. He got stronger, but not strong enough to beat Buu.
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In Dragon Ball, series before Dragon Ball Z, Piccolo and Goku are enemies. But when a Saiyan named Raditz comes to Earth threatening to take over the planet, Piccolo has no choice but to help Goku defeat him in hopes that he himself might take over the world someday. After the fight with Raditz, Piccolo trains Gohan and they become friends.
Master Roshi, sometimes called the Turtle Hermit, was Goku's martial arts teacher. He also invented the Kamehameha Wave.
Prince of all Saiyans, Vegeta is full of pride. After being beaten by Goku on Earth, Vegeta escapes and from that point on is set on surpassing Goku's power. Circumstances on Planet Namek leaves Vegeta with no other choice than to fight with Krillin and Gohan. After Goku becomes the ledgendary Super Saiyan, Vegeta will stop at nothing until he achieves this status as well. Eventually, through all the battles they went through, Vegeta gives Goku his respect saying, "But, perhaps it is my anger that has made me blind to the truth for so long. I see it now, this day has made it all too clear. You're better than me, Kakarot. You are the best."
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Trunks is the son of Vegeta and Bulma. He came from the future in a time machine to warn the Z Fighters about two androids who would attack the present in three years and that in the future, he's the only fighter left. Everyone else were killed by the androids, except Goku. But he dies of a heart virus. Trunks gives Goku medicine to prevent this. Gohan survives the first encounter and trains Trunks and helps him become Super Saiyan. He's killed by the androids shortly after training Trunks.
Gotenks is the fusion of Goten and Trunks. The Fusion Technique is a powerful "form" as Goku calls it, but it looks more like a dance. The fusion only lasts for 30 minutes and the two that have merged together take on a new identity, using characteristics of both Goten and Trunks. The boys are Earth's last known hope. The first two times, they messed up a tiny bit and made their fusion go wrong, but they finally got it right. They even advanced to Super Saiyan 3! And Goku had trouble with that.
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Unlike Gotenks' fusion, Goku and Vegeta used the Old Kai's potara earrings to fuse. Only the fusion never wears out. Vegeta agreed to Goku's terms (though he didn't know about being one with Goku forever) in order to save Bulma and Trunks. The earrings go on opposite ears and once that's done, you will imeadiately be pulled together and a new being much stronger will be born. In Goku's and Vegeta's case, the new warrior was Vegito. But when they tried to save their friends and sons inside of Majin Buu, the fusion ended and Vegito was no more.
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Minor Characters
Kami is the Guardian of Earth from the Saiyan Saga to almost all the way through the Android Saga. There, he fuses with Piccolo in order to stop the Androids and a new threat named Cell. That left the Earth without a guardian and dragon balls. Mr. Popo is the assistant to whoever is Guardian of Earth. He has lived on the lookout far before Kami gained the title.
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Dende is a Namekian from Planet Namek that Gohan and Krillin saved. They became friends in the short time that they stayed on Namek. Later, before the Cell Game, Dende became the new Guardian of Earth and created a new dragon for the Dragon Balls. He isn't a fighter like Piccolo. He can heal the body from injuries.
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Mr. Hercule Satan is the World Martial Arts Tournament Champion. He takes the fame for granted and takes credit for defeating Cell. In the Majin Buu Saga, Hercule befriends the fat Buu and makes him good. The conflict inside Buu, good vs. evil, takes place and a new Buu is produced. The evil Buu can't kill Hercule because he still has memories of him.
Videl is Mr. Satan's daughter and a classmate of Gohan's at Orange Star High School. She fights crime all the time and when the Great Saiyaman, a.k.a Gohan, makes his appearance, she vows to unmask him. When she finally realizes it's Gohan, she makes him teach her how to fly. Their friendship eventually becomes more than a friendship.
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Oolong is a shape-shifting pig who attended the same shape-shifting school as Puar, though he got kicked out in a month. He can only hold a new form for 5 minutes, unlike Puar who can hold it as long as she wants. He became acquainted with Goku in Dragon Ball.
Launch was kind of a main character in Dragon Ball. She has two personalities. When she has blue hair, she is a sweet and innocent girl who wouldn't hurt a fly. However, when she has blonde hair, she is a hard criminal. She changes each time she sneezes. She is only seen twice in the series of Dragon Ball Z because Akira Toriyama had forgotten about her.
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