For dozens of episodes, Dragon Ball has told the story of Goku, Krillin, and their friends. But many secondary, tertiary, and even minor characters have appeared alongside them. Some have been forgotten, perhaps in an unfair way.
It is a small tribute to those forgotten characters you might not remember, who, in some ways, could have had more distinguished roles.
Yawara Bear
Episode 20: Elimination Round
Considered one of the numerous participants within the twenty first World Martial Arts Tournament. Beyond the winners, it’s difficult to recollect all of the fighters, but this one was one of the vital forgotten. His distinguishing feature is that he’s a bear-man wearing a judo uniform, which is probably why he was nicknamed Yawara Bear for the discharge of some Dragon Ball toys.
At the moment, the Yawara manga was already being published, in order that could possibly be the reply to the mystery. He’s defeated by Krillin, and the legendary Dragon Ball hero wins easily. Together with his bear body, it’s possible he might have been more powerful. Considered one of his appearances as a toy is as an eraser figure in an attack stance.
Thief Boy
Episode 30: Pilaf and the Mystery Force
It was September 17, 1986, when Japanese television viewers were introduced to Thief Boy. Similar to that, nameless. A petty thief who only desired to steal Goku’s belongings to sell them. Naturally, he didn’t know what he was entering into. Thief Boy wasn’t exactly Aladdin, although that did not stop him from taking the Dragon Radar and selling it at a secondhand shop.
He gets almost nothing, but it surely’s enough to purchase something to eat. He’s an orphan, poor, and smells bad, which is why Goku manages to seek out him. When the hero locates him and gets details about where his Dragon Radar is, Thief Boy never appears again within the series. We wonder what became of him. Did he manage to make it? He’s a personality we sometimes remember, and it makes us feel somewhat sad. He wasn’t a hero destined to have an awesome arc, but he could have appeared more.
Mother with Sunglasses
Episode 43: A Trip to the City and Episode 118: Prelude to Vengeance
A proud and blissful mother. She appears on several occasions throughout the series, and it’s clear she has a big family. She’s a contemporary mother, wearing sunglasses, which have at all times been an important accessory in Toriyama’s drawings, not only in Dragon Ball, but in addition in other famous works. She began with red hair and ended up blonde.
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She also appears within the manga. Some people think that she was a spy and had some sort of hidden story that justified her constant presence. But let’s just say she’s a mother walking her children in the midst of a world of battles, aliens and destruction.
Nose-picking soldier
Episode 46: Bulma’s Big Mistake
The General Blue Saga begins and puts this villain front and center with a heartbreaking scene. Considered one of his soldiers is casually picking his nose at his post, and Blue is furious. In a matter of seconds, he orders him to be executed.
Blue is disgusted at having seen him fidgeting with his nose, but he’s also annoyed that his soldiers are wasting time as a substitute of looking for the Dragon Balls. The soldier tells him he has a wife and kids and begs for his life, but it surely’s not enough to let him go. He’s then executed with a gunshot. What’s going to turn out to be of his family? Executed for selecting his nose? Dragon Ball clearly knew methods to create villains.
Mohawked Fighter
Episode 85: Preliminary Peril and Episode 118: Prelude to Vengeance
The perfect demonstration of how bad decisions in life can lead you down a path of failure. This character, often called Mohawked Fighter, first appeared within the twenty second World Martial Arts Tournament. He likes to point out off his skills, but he faces Yamcha, and the hero wins.
Yamcha tried to not humiliate Mohawked Fighter by controlling his strength, but this didn’t stop the character from continuing to make bad decisions. In episode 118, he’s a part of a gang of criminals attempting to break into Kame House. There, he encounters Yamcha again. Bad news for the criminal.
Unnamed Fighter
Episode 107: Tien’s Atonement
When Tien Shinhan was evil to the core, he did terrible things. In a fight, he heartlessly injured a fighter, breaking 13 of his bones. Later, he encounters him while looking for the Dragon Balls to avoid wasting the world.
This unnamed fighter is a personality who reflects an strange human being, a family man trying to offer for his family members. When he meets the person who kept him in recovery for 2 years, he reacts badly. Everyone would have reacted badly. This leads Tien to beg and apologize as sincerely as possible to earn his forgiveness. Ultimately, he succeeds. Humanity prevails.
Captain of the Guard
Episode 114: Conquest and Power
King Piccolo also did terrible things and killed many innocent people. The Captain of the Guard was considered one of those characters who tried to do his job to the very end. To guard King Furry, he tried to make use of his gun to kill King Piccolo, but it surely was obvious he would not succeed.
In a tense moment, despite the fact that King Furry begged the evil Piccolo to stop, Piccolo threw him out of the ship. He killed him and not using a second thought, making it clear that King Piccolo had arrived to terrorize the planet.
Piccolo’s Adoptive Parents
Episode 123: Lost and Found
With this episode of the anime, which introduces an elderly couple created for the series, it is easy to think about all styles of well-known stories. From the legend of Momotaro, wherein a pair finds a baby inside an enormous peach, to the story of Superman. Ultimately, it’s a reasonably classic origin story that has been seen on several occasions.
These two elderly people find Piccolo’s egg and choose to take him home. When he hatches, he quickly burns down the couple’s house. Later, he’s seen wearing clothes and already plotting his revenge on Goku. This origin story gave a bit more humanity to the young Piccolo.
Chuu Lee
Episode 127: Quicker Than Lightning
This girl only appears in a single episode, but she is incredibly necessary in Dragon Ball. The rationale for that is that, even at such a young age, she has the flexibility to sense Ki round her. That is something Goku discovers and quickly masters, allowing him to beat considered one of his most complex challenges at the moment.
Chuu Lee rescues Goku and teaches him that it is feasible to sense energy without having to see the living beings nearby. In her case, it’s along with her beloved bird. For Goku, this will likely be a lesson that can help him in the long run. Within the manga, this never happened, but it surely’s a part of the magic of the anime.
Korinto
Episode 128: Secret of the Woods
One other character who fulfills an awesome purpose: to reveal that, on the planet of Dragon Ball, there are individuals with exceptional abilities who live peacefully. He’s an elderly man, Éclair’s father, and a proud master fisherman.
Goku will discover that he’s the master he was searching for to learn more in his training. Korinto’s ability lies in his great capability for concentration, which allows him to sense all the pieces around him and even disappear, mixing into his surroundings. An enthralling character who brings realism to the world of Dragon Ball.
