Dragon Ball manga personae list, and background data, Part 4.
Note: This guide will cover volumes 31 to 35. Later characters
will be included in the fifth part of this guide.
[fa:vxxx -- First Appears in Volume xxx.]
[oa:vxxx -- Only appearance is in Volume xxx.]
[la:vxxx -- Last Appears in Volume xxx. Normally, good guys continue
to appear throughout the series, and minor bad guys don't
last for more than one volume. The exceptions will get
entry for la:vxxx. However, the major bad guy exception
is Tao-pie Pie, who has shown up in the TV series as
recently as the Winter of 1993.]
Character List:
Cell:
Second-Stage: He's consumed #17, and now looks less lizard-like,
more human, and more cockroach-like. Is now much
more powerful. [fa:v31]
Third-Stage: After consuming #18, he's now a gleaming white, sleak
humanoid, with a touch of lizard. He is virtually
undefeatable, can destroy the universe, and has
all of the abilities that all of the heroes have,
including Kamehame-ha. [fa:v32] [la:35]
Ultra Saiya-jin Vejiita: After training in the Room of Spirit and Time,
more powerful and just as arrogant. [fa:v31]
Trunks: Stronger than his father. [fa:v31]
Gokuu: Stronger than ever. [fa:v33]
Gohan: The strongest Saiya-jin of all. But, still
doesn't like to fight, due to Chi Chi's training.
[fa:v33]
7 Little Cells: Piccolo had the ability to spit out eggs to make more
of his minions. Cell has a variation on this.
Other notes:
The Room of Spirit and Time: This is the room at Kami-sama's location (at
the top of Karin Tower) where inside 1 year equals 24 hours of real
time. The gravity is 10 times Earth's, and the air is 1/4
Earth's density. In here, when a Saiya-jin trains, the
Saiya-jin's rage can cause him to reach the next level of power
(ie -- from a Super Saiya-jin to an Ultra Super Saiya-jin.)
Normally, there is a house (normally equipt) which is surrounded
by white space as far as one can see. The white-space area is
about the size of Earth. Lastly, there is a 48 hour
time-limit on the Room; if someone stays inside longer, the
door disappears and that person becomes trapped.
Originally, no one was ever able to last a full year in the room,
but Trunks, Vejiita, and Piccolo all last that long while training
for the Cell Game. In fact, Vejiita returns to the room several
times over the 9 days prior to the Cell Game. (The first time,
Gokuu could only last 1 month, the second time, he and Gohan
only need to be in the room for about 10 months.)
Super Saiya-jin: This was supposedly a legendary power level. The last
time this had happened was on the Saiya planet, 1000 years before.
Then, Gokuu, Vejiita, and Trunks all become Super Saiya-jin within
a couple of years. With volume 31, comes the introduction of the
idea that the heroes can go beyond Super Saiya-jin to become
something else. (Ultra Super Saiya-jin.)
Robot Controller: Originally, Dr. Gero had built a remote control unit
intended for destructing #17 and #18 if either of the two ever
got out of hand. However, #17 destroyed the controller
shortly after being activated. Buruma and her father succeeded
in building a new unit, which they give to Kuririn. But, he
has to be within 10 meters of the robots for the controller to
work.
Tenkai-ichi Budoukai: Kamesennin states that in the first budoukai,
Gokuu had lost to Jackie; 5 years later, Gokuu lost to
Tenshinhan; 3 years after, Gokuu beat Piccolo. These dates
don't match up with those gathered from earlier volumes, and
Kamesennin also says that there hadn't been a
Tenkaichi-budoukai since then. This counterdicts the idea
that the Budoukai is a consistent event that takes place every
3 years. However, this information is unique to the TV series,
and is not to be taken seriously.
Earth's New Dragon Balls: Piccolo can not separate to allow Kami-sama
to reactivate the Earth's Dragon Balls, so Dende becomes the
new Kami-sama. The Dragon Balls created by Dende are the same
size as the old ones, but can now grant 2 wishes. They also
show up on Buruma's Dragon Radar, and can resurrect whole groups
of people at a time.
Emperor: The dog that was the world's ruler during the fight with
Demon King Piccolo, is still in charge during the Cell Game. He
remembers the young Gokuu, and recognizes Ma Junior on TV.
Driving: In the TV series, one episode is dedicated to Piccolo and Gokuu
learning to drive. This does not happen in the manga. In fact,
on page 96, Gokuu is shown to be at least a competent driver.
Clothing: On page 146, the Z Fighters are shown in a group. Tenshinhan
has kept his clothing in the same style, having rejected the
option of wearing the same outfit as his killer, Vejiita. Vejiita
and Trunks both wear the modified Saiya-jin combat suits that
Buruma created. Kuririn still has the fighting uniform that shows
he's a student of Kamesennin, and Gokuu has returned to the same
style, but no longer has a kanji on it. Gohan respects his former
teacher -- Piccolo -- a LOT, and wants to wear an identical outfit.
Combat techniques:
Hell's Flash: #16's energy blast attack, fired from his forearms.
Shin-Kikou-hou: Tenshinhan's self-killing energy attack, with 'shin'
in front of it (shin == new.)
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