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| Goku Goku is the hero of Dragon Ball Z, the most powerful warrior on earth and the first to become Super Saiyan in over 1000 years. When the Saiyans arrive, Goku learns the mysterious secret of his own past: He is a Saiyan formerly named Kakarot. Goku was sent to Earth as a baby to grow up and destroy the planet, but a head injury as a child scrambled Goku's programming. Instead of growing up to become a destructive super-warrior he became innocent and pure of heart, fighting for good. Goku is peaceful, good natured, honest, loving to his family and friends, loyal, trustworthy, brave. If he has a weakness, it is his trusting nature. He always finds the "good" in people when others don't see it, though Goku's enemies sometimes take advantage of his naive trust. He originally trained under Master Roshi and wears his symbol until he trains under King Kai. Then he wears King Kai's symbol. Goku grows up and marries Chi-Chi. Together they have two sons: Gohan and (in a future episode) Goten. ATTACKS: KAMEHAMEHA - an energy attack launched with both hands for his side, taught by Master Roshi KAIO-KEN - boosts power level turning Goku red-hot, taught by King Kai. SPIRIT BOMB - an enormous attack drawing energy from all living things, taught by King Kai. |
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| Chiaotzu A master of telepathy, Chiaotzu has the power to stop people in their tracks and to communicate telepathically. This White-skinned, red-cheeked, little being is the devoted companion of Tien. A strong fighter in early days, Chiaotzu does not hesitate to throw himself onto Nappa's back and self-destruct in an attemps to save his friends. However, his power level does not increase as dramatically as the other Z fighter. Thus, Chiaotzu is not a major warrior in the later episodes of Dragon Ball Z. |
| Dende The lone survivor from his village on the Planet Namek, Dende was rescued by Krillin and Gohan. Unlike Piccolo and the other Namekian warriors, Dende does not possess strong fighting abilities. But he does have another crucial capability: the power to heal. Dende is thus important to the good guys during the battle with Frieza. Trust worthy and caring, Dende is loyal to Guru and his fellow Namekians. Later in Dragon Ball Z, Dende replaces Kami as the guardian of Earth. |
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| Gohan Named after his adoptive grandfather, Gohan is Goku and Chi-Chi's eldest son. He is idealistic, good and pure like his father. Gohan reveals his tremendous fighting potential when the earth is threatened. His heritage as part Saiyan and part human, make him stronger than if he were of one race alone. With Goku's departure to the next dimension and the eminent arrival of Saiyans stronger than Raditz, Gohan is key to the survival of Earth. Thus Piccolo, a former enemy of his father, joins forces with the good guys and trains Gohan for the upcoming battle. Over time, Gohan becomes friends with Piccolo, looks up to Piccolo and even wears similar clothing. Although initially a wimp, Gohan's training in the wilderness and subsequent fighting make him both brave and loyal. Following the fight on Earth, Gohan is determined to go with Bulma and Krillin to Namek to collect the seven Namekian Dragon Balls and help out his friends on Earth - especially since he feels he let them down during the fight on Earth. Gohan is key to the good guys success on Namek, risking his own life to save Dende, collecting Dragon Balls, traveling to see Guru who awakens a power sleeping within him, battling the Ginyu Force, etc. He will be the first to reach Super Saiyan II stage. |
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| Goten Goten is the second son of Goku and Chi-Chi, and is Gohan's little brother. Goten loves to train in martial arts. He quickly develops incredibly strong powers (he just naturally goes to Super Saiyan) that enable him to fight alongside the adults in their mission to defend earth. Goten's best friend is Trunks who is approximately one year older. They are oftne see together. Goten goofs around when he fights, especially when fused with Trunks as Gotenks, where he makes up countless silly-named attacks. Pure of heart, he'll quickly jump into danger to help his friends and family. |
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| East Kai East Kai is the only female among the four ruling Kai's. She controls the East Quadrant of the Universe, which is known for it's speedy fighters. |
| Elder Kai He was a ruling Kai, most likely the Supreme Kai, fifteen generations before the current Supreme Kai. After his death, Elder Kai was trapped in the Legendary Z Sword. When Gohan snaps the sword in two wile training, Elder Kai appears. He agrees to use his powers to bring out Gohan's latent or hidden capabitities. |
| Gotenks Goten and Trunks form this new entity by the Metamoru art of Fusion, which was taught to Goku and is passed on to Goten and Trunks while Goku is back from the Other World. The fusion must occur between two being of equal power (Trunks has to lower his power level to fuse with Goten), and is accomplished by a goofy looking, mirror-image dance. This type of fusion only lasts 30 minutes, and they must recuperate for one hour before fusin again. Goten and Trunks are first train in the art of Fusion by Goku and then by Piccolo. They try several times before gettting it right, creating two awkwardly formed Gotenks in the beginning. Once perfected, the fused Gotenks is an incredibly powerful fighter. Like Goten and Trunks, Gotenks has an amazing ability to learn move quickly, and quickly manages to go to Super Saiyan and even Super Saiyan 3 or third stage Super Saiyan after watching Goku do it once. |
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