Martial Artists

Bacterian ^D7
バクテリアン (bakuterian)

A contestant in the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai that has never bathed, Bacterian takes full advantage of his body odor and uses disgusting attacks to defeat his opponents. However, he meets his match in Kuririn, who lacks a nose and can withstand his foul odor.

Chi-Chi ^D7
チチ (chichi)

The daughter of Gyūmaō, she joins Goku in search of Kame-Sen’nin, who possesses the Bashō Fan. Before Goku leaves her village, Chi-Chi asks him to marry her and Goku agrees, thinking that marriage is some sort of delicious food. The two eventually meet again as participants in the 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai, get married, and have two sons.

Gyūmaō ^D7
牛魔王 (gyūmaō)

The father of Chi-Chi, Gyūmaō is known as the “emperor of devils”. He spends his time protecting his castle full of treasure atop of Mount Frypan from treasure hunters. When he meets Goku, he informs him that he trained with Goku’s Grandpa under Muten Rōshi.

Jackie Chun ^D7
ジャッキー・チュン (jakkī chun)

Jackie Chun is a mysterious old man, and the secret to his strength is… he’s actually Kame-Sen’nin in disguise, albeit not a very good one (Yamcha figures it out almost right away). To challenge his students and ensure they’ll continue their training after the tournament, Kame-Sen’nin enters the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai under this pseudonym.

Kame-Sen’nin / Muten Rōshi ^D7
亀仙人 (kame-sen’nin) / 武天老師 (muten rōshi)

Kame-Sen’nin is a dirty old man, and although he doesn’t look it, is a master of the martial arts. He normally spends much of his time trying to get a peek at women and he owns possibly the world’s largest pornography collection.

Kenpō Fighter ^D7
拳法家 (kenpō-ka)

He is a kenpō fighter in West City, and stakes a 100,000 zenny prize to anyone who can defeat him in a kenpō match. Unfortunately for him, Goku takes up the challenge, but the fighter quickly forfeits his money after Goku hits him a few times and punches a hole in a brick wall.

Kung-Fu Man ^D7
カンフー男 (kanfū otoko)

He’s a typical martial arts-looking guy who faces off against Kuririn in the preliminary round of the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai. He lands a bunch of hits on Kuririn, and even kicks him while he’s on the ground, but Kuririn just gets back up unscathed. The guy hides behind the official after hearing Kuririn is going to counterattack, and quickly forfeits the match.

Kuririn ^D7
クリリン (kuririn)

Traveling from a village in the far East, Kuririn arrives on Kame-Sen’nin’s island to receive training from the legenday martial artists. He quickly becomes Goku’s rival as the two train to surpass Muten Rōshi and each other. However, as mutual respect grows between the two, an unbreakable friendship is formed which propels later arcs of the series.

Large Man
大男 (ō otoko)

Sporting a beautiful handlebar mustache, he first faces off against Yamcha while he’s training for the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai, but loses to his Rōga Fū-Fū Ken. He later appears in the preliminary rounds of the Budōkai, but this time faces off against Goku. However, he loses yet again, poor guy.

Namu ^D7
ナム (namu)

One of the finalists of the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai, Namu has entered the tournament to win the prize money which has plans to use to buy water for his drought ridden village. However, he is beaten by Son Goku in the semi-finals, but Kame-Sen’nin helps out Namu by giving him a Hoi Poi Capsule and telling him that in these parts of the world water is so plentiful, it is free.

Ōrin Temple Upperclassman ^D7
多林寺の先輩達 (ōrinji no senpai-tachi)

They are Kuririn’s former elder classmates from the Ōrin Temple who appear as participants at the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai. They pick on Kuririn and find out that one of them is going to fight him in one of the preliminary rounds, but they’re shocked when Kuririn handily wins with his new strength gained from training with Kame-Sen’nin.

Ran-Fan ^D7
ランファン (ranfan)

One of the finalists in the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai, she is actually quite a skilled fighter. However, when facing a male opponent that is much more skilled than her, she quickly ditches her clothes and uses her attractive body as a distraction to try to win.

Shishiga-Ryū Kenpō Fighter ^D7
獅獅牙流の拳法家 (shishiga-ryū no kenpō-ka)

He faces off against Goku in the final preliminary match of Block Three of the 21st Tenka’ichi Budōkai, but he quickly loses when Goku grabs him by the feet and tosses him out of the ring.

Tao Pai-pai ^D7
桃白白 (tao pai-pai)

The younger brother of Tsuru-Sen’nin, he is known globaly as the world’s greatest assassin. After General Blue fails in retrieving Goku’s Dragon Balls, Tao Pai-pai is hired by the Red Ribbon Army to do so himself, but first he executes Blue with his tongue. He then steals Goku’s Dragon Balls, but is eventually defeated after Goku finishes his training with Karin. Years later at the 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai, Tao Pai-pai reappears as a cyborg, but is promptly defeated by an enraged Tenshinhan.

Yamcha ^D7
ヤムチャ (yamucha)

Yamcha is a common thief who packs quite a punch. With the help of his friend Pu’er, he steels Hoi Poi Capsules from any wanderers who travel through his desert. After hearing of the Dragon Balls, he tries to steal them from Goku and Bulma, as he wants to do away with his horrible fear of women.