Bangun subuh seperti biasanya untuk lakukan rutinitas kewajiban, lalu
tidur lagi untuk mencukupi kekurangan tidurku karena semalam begadang
sampai jam 02:00 AM. Ini satu kebiasaan saya, kalau esok hari adalah
hari libur (Sabtu, Minggu libur kerja), malamnya pasti saya begadang
Bukan begadang keluyuran di luar rumah, tapi begadang bikin program,
utak-atik blog dan mengunjungi blog sobat-sobat blogger nyari-nyari ilmu
baru.
Terbangun jam 09:30 AM karena suara gaduh anak-anak bermain. Begitu
buka laptop, ada 2 comment yang perlu dimoderasi, publish dan direply.
kemudian dari buku tamu, ada satu yang menarik perhatian saya yang wajib
dikunjungi pertama kali, yaitu dari sobat "Ilmu Komputer dan Teknologi" milik Adie Konoe Poetra Dyanaz dari kota Medan Sumatera Utara mengajak jenis "Permainan Tag Para Blogger".
Langsung saya teken kontrak dengan dia alias booking yang pertama, dia
juga langsung menyetujuinya. Berikut kontrak yang kami sepakati.
1. Apakah Blog Ilmu Komputer dan Teknologi (http://adie-konoe.blogspot.com/) terasa berat pada saat anda akses ?
Menurut pengalaman saya setiap kali berkunjung ke IKDT cukup lancar, walaupun hasil pengukuran
size-nya diatas 100 KB tepatnya 122.87 KB (pengukuran dilakukan saat
menulis artikel ini). Jadi kalau saya boleh kasih penilaian dengan skala
warna Merah, Kuning, dan Hijau, maka berat blog IKDT berwarna kuning, artinya warning, jangan sampai ditambah lagi dengan widget baru.
2. Bagaimana menurut anda tampilan Blog Ilmu Komputer dan Teknologi (http://adie-konoe.blogspot.com/)?
Tampilan layout tata letak sangat menarik dan paduan warna sangat matching sehingga sedap dipandang mata.
3. Apa saran anda untuk perkembangan Blog Ilmu Komputer dan Teknologi (http://adie-konoe.blogspot.com/)?
Saran saya, sobat harus tetap menulis
dijalur Ilmu Komputer dan Teknologi sesuai dengan latar pendidikan
sobat. Ada satu yang mungkin ini bisa sobat pertimbangkan
terkait dengan point 2, yaitu background pulsa yang bergerak naik ke
atas. Mungkin untuk mata
anak muda yang masih normal itu tidak akan menggangu, tapi utuk ukuran
mata yang sudah mulai menurun penglihatannya seperti saya karena faktor
usia (Ukuran Kacamata plus 2), ini
cukup menggangu atau bikin pusing.
4. Berapa berat blog anda dan bagaimana solusi untuk menguranginya?
Saat artikel ini ditulis, hasil pengukuran berat blog Sakahayang adalah 98,21 KB, Jadi menurut pendapat saya secara subjektif tak ada yang perlu dikurangi
5. Berapa jumlah blog anda dan bagaimana anda memajukan blog anda?
Yang benar-benar memiliki sifat blog
(rutin bikin artikel) cuma satu yaitu Sakahayang. Sedangkan yang
lainnya jenis ad web yaitu AH-PLUG dan LINK-AH
6. Apakah blog anda terdaftar adsense?
Tidak. Sudah pernah daftar, namun ditolak karena bahasa Indonesia
tidak atau belum didukung oleh adsense. Sampai saat ini pun adsense
belum support bahasa Indonesia.
7. Apakah blog anda merupakan sebuah blog yang bertemakan SEO FRIENDLY?
Inginnya seperti itu. Saat ini masih
terus berupaya mengarah ke sana dengan belajar dari sobat-sobat senior
untuk saya terapkan pada blog ini.
8. Bagaimana menurut anda dengan Banyaknya Plagiat Templates o-om.com?
Saya kira ini satu hal yang wajar di
dunia ini bila seorang yang terkenal dan mempunyai reputasi di dunia
yang ia geluti akan selalu ditiru oleh sebagian orang.
9. Apa saran anda untuk kedepannya tentang plagiat itu?
Saran saya, jadilah diri sendiri, tak perlu meniru orang lain.
10. Apakah anda merasa nyaman dengan pemakaian templates blog anda?
Walaupun ini template bukan asli buatan
saya, saya ambil dari penyedian template gratis, saya merasa nyaman
dengan yang saya pakai.
Alhamdulillah akhirnya selesai sudah game ini dengan
perasaan yang gembira. Kali ini pun saya menawarkan permainan tag ini
kepada sobat blogger semua yang belum mengikutinya dari sobat lain. Ini
sebagai tali persahabatan diantara kita.
Siapa yang mau ikutan, silahkan beri komentar di Post Komentar Blog
Sakahayang dengan memilih profile Name/URL agar saya bisa langsung
menuju blog sobat. Begitu pula bila sudah selesai, kasih khabar saya
agar Link Sobat segera saya tampilkan. Permainan ini saya batasi hanya
10 Blog.
Link sobat akan saya tampilkan disini :
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Title Blog dan URL Sobat
Pertanyaan yang saya ajukan sebagai berikut:
Apakah Blog Sakahayang terasa berat pada saat sobat akses ?
Apakah tampilan Sakahayang menarik menurut pandangan sobat.?
Apakah ada nilai plus-nya jika blog yang semula hosting di
blogspot.com diganti dengan domain sendiri? Contohnya sakahayang.com
dimana semula bernama asep-hardian.blogspot.com
Bila pada point 3 ada nilai plusnya, tolong sebutkan apa saja. Jika
tidak ada nilai plusnya, tolong sebutkan kelemahannya dengan menggunakan
domain sendiri tersebut.
Apakah content sakahayang menarik bagi sobat? Sebagai informasi
tambahan, sakahayang akan banyak menyuguhkan di label Web Programming,
sedangkan label yang lainnya hanya untuk penyegaran saja dari kejenuhan.
Apakah content blog sobat original hasil buah fikiran sobat?
Apa menurut sobat terhadap blog yang menampilkan content hanya copy paste tanpa ada update sedikit-pun?
Apa motivasi sobat blogging atau menulis di blog?
Berap jam sehari sobat di depan monitor untuk nge-blog (menulis artikel, blogwalking dll.)?
Apa pendapat sobat terhadap blog yang banyak menampilkan ad atau iklan?
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This article contains information about a topic still in development,
and may change as more information becomes available. Please feel free
to update it as soon as any new material is made available.
Dragon Ball Z Kai, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai (ドラゴンボール改「カイ」, Doragon Boru Kai; lit. "Dragon Ball Revised"), is an anime series that is a high-definition remaster and recut of Dragon Ball Z, done for its 20th Anniversary. It premiered on Fuji TV on April 5, 2009 at 9:00am just before One Piece
and ended on August 25, 2011 with 98 episodes, and the two shows are
being marketed together as 'Dream 9', which refers to the hour in which
they both air. Two issues of Shonen JUMP have included some primary information about the series.[1]
In November 2012, it was confirmed that production of Dragon Ball Z Kai will continue, and air outside of Japan.[2]
The "Kai" (改「かい」) in the series' name means "updated," "modified," or "altered."[3] Interestingly, despite the series being only a director's cut of Dragon Ball Z, the Z has been completely removed from the title (at least in the Japanese version).
FUNimation Entertainment has been dubbing Dragon Ball Kai into English for a North American release, under the release title of Dragon Ball Z Kai (more information can be viewed below). On April 26, 2010, 4Kids Entertainment announced the series has currently aired on The CW's Vortex block in its 2010-2011 season.[4] The show has also been airing premieres on the Nicktoons since May 24, 2011, and ended on January 1, 2012. This is quite a change, as all the Dragon Ball series have almost always appeared on Cartoon Network in the United States.[5]
A new anime series based on the Toriko manga has since debuted in April 2011, and took over the Dragon Ball Kai time slot at 9 AM on Sunday mornings before the One Piece anime series.[6]
Series information
The series is being extensively "refreshed" for Japanese television.
This is not a new animation, but rather a remastered edit that runs
through certain events of Dragon Ball Z. Part of this is
reformatting and extending the picture to 16:9 Widescreen. Through
digital processing, the image is made vibrant. All the grime, damage and
noise remaining on the Dragon Ball Z film is removed, making the image much clearer in high-definition.
A comparison with the original video side-by-side shows
considerable cropping to achieve the 16:9 aspect ratio. However, it
seems carefully done to avoid missing anything important. The original
image is not stretched, just cut where it would be more appropriate,
being a "tilt and scan" or "reverse pan and scan" of the original Dragon Ball Z footage.
Dragon Ball Kai includes a complete re-recording of the dialog
by most of the original Japanese voice cast, as well as completely new
sound design with updated sound effects. The opening and ending themes
are completely new. Takayoshi Tanimoto performs the series' new opening and closing themes, "Dragon Soul" and "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!". This new opening and closing credits have newly animated appearances by most of the main cast, as well as for the villains, such as Raditz, Nappa, Vegeta, Frieza, Zarbon, Dodoria, and the Ginyu Force. There's also a new artwork clip after every intermission, such as one of Cui and Vegeta in episode 19. Unlike the original Dragon Ball Z, which only had two sets of eye-catches for the entire series, in Dragon Ball Kai, it changes every few episodes to feature an appropriate character ensemble/situation.
The Garlic Jr. Saga does not air in Dragon Ball Kai. Originally lasting from episodes 108 to 117, the saga featured the return of Garlic Jr., the main villain from the first DBZ movie.
The saga was completely filler and Garlic Jr. or any of his henchmen
did not appear in the original manga. Because Kai stays truer to the
manga, this saga has been completely cut out.
Among other things, Vegeta's
unique palette while on an unnamed planet in the beginning of the
series has been altered, however, Nappa's armor is still different from
the armor he wears on Earth. Piccolo's blood in the Raditz fight has
also been recolored to purple (in DB and in this fight in DBZ, Piccolo was drawn with red blood, but purple blood in the rest of the DBZ series). However, when Raditz is explaining to Goku about the Saiyans, Vegeta has his original palette.
Confirmed episodes of Dragon Ball Kai to have new animation inserted include: 16, 21, 22, and 24 through 54.
Episode 16 is the first episode in the series that includes several
instances of completely new animation spliced in with the original. More
than likely, this was done to bridge gaps left behind when filler
material was removed, so as to keep the length and pace of the episode
intact. It is also possible that this was done to replace damaged
frames. This is seen again in episode 21 at time indexes 14:25 through
14:50 and again numerous times, interlaced with the original animation,
starting at 18:44 and lasting until 21:44 (the end of the episode). The
style of the animation should be considered "neo-classic" for it is
designed to blend in seamlessly with the existing animation.
For the Androids Saga, the animation in the opening scene and closing credits has been altered a bit to fit the current storyline. New animations of Dr. Gero, Android 19, Android 17, Android 18, Android 16, and Cell appear, as well as the Super Saiyan appearances of Goku, Vegeta, Future Trunks, and Gohan. The new intro also showcases battles taking place within the saga, such as Vegeta vs. #18, Piccolo vs. #17, #16 vs. Cell, Goku vs. Cell, and ends showing a sequence of the Z Fighters standing together with their Cell Saga appearances. The ending credits are also different, showcasing Goku flying with Shenron
as the faces of the main cast appear. He proceeds to transform into a
Super Saiyan and the cast joins him in flight. The sequences ends with
the Z Fighters standing in front of the Earth, with Shenron and Porunga in the backdrop.
Toei released the first set on DVD and Blu-ray in September, 2009
in 4:3 aspect ratio, which is said that is how it was originally
created and was only 16:9 ratio before because it cropped for HD TV.[citation needed] The refreshed series also spawned a stage play named Dragon Ball Kai: Super Battle Stage.
Music
Dragon Ball Kai used a new background musical score by Kenji Yamamoto, composer of the Dragon Ball
video games. His score was used regularly for all releases of episodes
1-95, however he was given a layoff notice from Toei Animation after it
was discovered that he was infringing his music off of other artists and
eventually resigned. The last few episodes of Dragon Ball Kai, as well as Japanese reruns of past episodes, made use of music recycled from Dragon Ball Z by Shunsuke Kikuchi (although the Dragon Ball Kai theme songs remained intact), however the placing of the music differed from the original series.
The American broadcast of Dragon Ball Z Kai was affected
as well. The 5th American DVD/Blu-ray volume was delayed twice, due to
FUNimation replacing Yamamoto's score with the original Dragon Ball Z background score for the remainder of the English release of Dragon Ball Z Kai, for the DVDs/Blu-rays (all episodes) and the TV Version (all episodes).
FUNimation (English Version)
"The phenomenon that defined a generation... is back for more."
— FUNimation's tagline in the Season One release trailer
Navarre revealed during its Q3 2010 earnings conference call, on
February 2, 2010, that its North American anime distributor FUNimation
had licensed the Dragon Ball Kai series for release in the "latter part of the upcoming fiscal year." However, it was re-titled Dragon Ball Z Kai. FUNimation later confirmed the license with AnimeNewsNetwork.com. Dragon Ball Z Kai Part one was released on May 18, 2010. The cast for Dragon Ball Z Kai
was mostly the same as Z except for a few re-casts for various reasons.
The English dub for the series is produced by Okatron 5000 in Dallas,
TX, US at the same recording studio used for the video games of the
Dragon Ball franchise. Cartoon Network, broadcaster of all original
Dragon Ball media, passed on the rights to show Dragon Ball Z Kai. Instead, Nicktoons has been airing Dragon Ball Z Kai since May 24, 2010, and continues to do so.[5]
The series is edited on Nicktoons to fit the intended audience, and
occasionally contains different verbiage than the home release, which is
entirely unedited. Some character attacks regain their correct and
untranslated-proper-noun announcements in the unedited dub (i.e.
"Makankōsappō" instead of Special Beam Cannon, "Kienzan" instead of Destructo Disk,
etc.), although some of the official English names for the attacks are
retained for the broadcast version. Most other names used in the English
dub remain the same (i.e. Krillin and Tien Shinhan
instead of "Kuririn" and "Tenshinhan"). Less liberty is taken with the
script, and episode titles are mostly literal translations of their
original Japanese versions. Nicktoons' broadcast originally used Kenji
Yamamoto's musical score, however it changed to Shunsuke Kikkuichi's
cues after the music plagiarism incident (see "Music" above). The
opening theme was retained, although shortened to allow time for more
commercials. The broadcast uses Vic Mignogna's version of the theme song
for the full run, even though his complete version was only used for
Episodes 27 - 39 on the official home video release. The ending theme is
usually cut, and the credits are shown in split screen, although a
shorter version of the ending has been used on occasion.
The Toonzai kids block on The CW also broadcasts FUNimation's English dub of Dragon Ball Z Kai.
Their broadcast contains most of the edits of the Nicktoons version, as
well as extra editing to fit the stricter broadcast standards. The
broadcast has been notorious for it's questionable editing practices
such as erasing Shenron from the opening credits in some episodes,
colorizing Mr. Popo blue, changing halos into shining spheres, adding
sparkles to Chiaotzu's fatal explosion, drawing an eye over Gohan's
swollen face, and replacing dialogue considered objectionable with
sound-a-like voices. Like the Nicktoons' broadcast, the Toonzai
broadcast featured the Kenji Yamamoto score before being replaced with
the Shunsuke Kikuchi score. Aside from the Shenron edit, the opening and
closing also remain the same as the Nicktoons broadcast.
Edited episodes are also available for streaming in the United States on both Nicktoons' and Toonzai's respective websites.
Main article: List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes Toei Animation stated that the Dragon Ball Kai episodes would be edited to more closely follow Akira Toriyama's original story in the manga, resulting in a faster moving story, and to remove any damaged frames.[7]Dragon Ball Kai minimize the filler material produced for Dragon Ball Z's
original production run. On the broadcast episodes, only a few minutes
of filler material with no impact to the story have been left in (like Gregory's appearance at King Kai's planet, who wasn't present in the manga), probably to help the chapter reach its full 20 min.
Happinet (the Japanese company releasing the series on DVD and
Blu-ray) announced the Japanese DVD and Blu-ray release would have an
end point of "99 Episodes (tentative)" meaning the current planned and
announced episode count will end at 99.[8] Actually, Dragon Ball Kai
was supposed to last for 98 episodes, but everything had originally
been thrown off an entire week due to the horrific earthquake that
struck Japan the prior week. The series ended in 98 episodes as of
August 25, 2011.
English adaptations
The title screen translations are far more similar this time around,
but are changed to fit properly into English. Edits have been made to
the version appearing on Nicktoons, these include the removal of blood
(which sometimes is replaced with black greyish liquid where the blood
is supposed to be), overly violent moments, profanity, and others. The
CW's Toonzai airings, however, are edited even more so than the
Nicktoons version, due to tighter restrictions on broadcast programming.
These edits include recoloring Mr. Popo's
skin from black to blue, replacing dead characters' halos with glowing
orbs, removing virtually all references to death in both dialogue and
episode titles and renaming certain special techniques (i.e. Goku's Spirit Bomb renamed as the "Spirit Blast" and Vegeta's Galick Gun
as the "Galick Blast"). Also in the beginning of the intro song,
Toonzai has edited out Shenron and replaced him with a green colored
sky. On Nicktoons, the series ended on January 1, 2012.
Future
Initially, there were no plans for Dragon Ball Kai to reach the Majin Buu Saga,[9] until November 2012,[2] with Toriko (another manga adaptation) taking over for Dragon Ball Kai's
time slot after episode 97. The 97th episode of the series was
broadcast on March 27, 2011 in Japan, and January 1, 2012 in America.
The series was in syndication in Japan for exactly two years. Despite
this, the series has been one of the top 10 rated anime series every
week since syndication began in April 2009. The 98th episode of the
series, which recapped the entire series and provided some closure, was
released on DVD in Japan.[10][11] On November 6th 2012, the voice of Krillin in the series, Mayumi Tanaka, posted news on her blog confirming that Dragon Ball Kai
will be continuing, as voice work was already under way for the early
stages of the Majin Buu story arc. Her post goes on to specify that the
series revivial is for the overseas market, and as of the time of her
post there are no plans to air the new episodes in Dragon Ball's home country of Japan.[2]
DVD/Blu-Ray
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Season One
Season Two
Season Three
The uncut box set entitled Dragon Ball Z Kai Part One was released on the 18th of May 2010,[12] and Part Two was released on the 14th of September, 2010.[13]
Title
Release
Episode
Region Compatibility*
Details
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part One
May 18, 2010
1 - 13
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 325 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part Two
September 14, 2010
14 - 26
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 325 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part Three
December 14, 2010
27 - 39
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 325 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part Four
March 8, 2011
40 - 52
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 325 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part Five
June 28, 2011
53 - 65
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 325 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part Six
September 13, 2011
66 - 77
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 290 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part Seven
March 20, 2012
78 - 88
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 275 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Part Eight
June 5, 2012
89 - 98
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 250 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Season One
May 22, 2012
1 - 26
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 625 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Z Kai Season Two
May 22, 2012
27 - 52
Blu-ray A/B
DVD 1/4
Run-time of 625 minutes, TV-PG Rating, available on DVD and Blu-ray
In the ending credits, Launch is shown along with the rest of the cast. This is interesting because all the scenes from Dragon Ball Z she was in were filler that have been cut out.
Some (but not all) of the gory moments have been edited to a degree along with nudity. In Dragon Ball Z, when Piccolo fires his Special Beam Cannon
at Raditz and Goku, he creates a hole through both of them and a heavy
amount of blood is shown, while in Dragon Ball Kai, no blood is seen at
all, save for the holes that Piccolo creates in the centers of their
bodies. More recently, in the scene where Krillin blasts a hole through
Vegeta, only blood stains are seen in Kai while in Dragon Ball Z,
there is blood coming out of the hole. Similarly, when Vegeta is
executed by Frieza, the beam is not shown when it penetrates his chest.
Nudity is notably edited as well such as in the first episode of Dragon Ball Kai,
when ever Goku (as a baby) is shown, his genitals are covered up by
making objects that he is sitting on appear to be covering his genitals.
In a similar manner in episode 4 of Kai, Gohan's genitals are edited as
well by using his tail to cover him when he is shrinking from his Great
Ape state to his normal self. All these edits are made quite possibly
because Japan's television broadcasting laws have become stricter since Dragon Ball Z was first aired.
In the 48th episode, "The Angry Super Saiyan! Goku Throws Down the Gauntlet!",
Goku announces in front of Frieza "I am the Super Saiyan, Son Goku!"
This marks the first time in the history of the English-dubbed Dragon Ball anime series that Goku has addressed himself by his full name, "Son Goku."
Gallery
Dragon Ball Kai logo
Dragon Ball Kai logo
Dragon Ball Kai logo
Dragon Ball Z Kai intro
Dragon Ball Kai poster
Dragon Ball Kai poster
Dragon Ball Kai poster
Goku about to fire a Kamehameha
DBZ (top) and DBKai (bottom) comparison
Super Saiyan 2 Gohan with the blood that was on his broken arm edited out
Goku
Goku is the hero of Dragonball 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, whose symbol he wears. Goku grows up and
marries Chi-Chi. Together they have two sons: Gohan and Goten.
Vegeta
Vegeta is a powerful Saiyan. He is a "Super Elitist" and a prince,
the son of King Vegeta, past ruler of the Saiyans. Vegeta and his
comrade Nappa are two of the last surviving Saiyans. They come to Earth
to destroy all life and sell the planet. Though physically smaller than
Goku, Vegeta can power up to unbelievable levels destroying entire
planets. He is a fierce rival of Goku's, striving always to seek power
levels as high or higher than Goku and to reach Super Saiyan level.
Ambitious and determined, Vegeta wants the Dragon Balls to gain
immortality. He is determined to destroy Frieza. After the Namek Saga,
he fights on the side of the good guys and becomes the father of Trunks.
Piccolo
Goku's one time archenemy, Piccolo is the second strongest being on
the Earth, born as a concentration of Kami's negative spirits. He has
powerful energy blasts, can split into two or four separate entities,
and has the ability to regenerate limbs. He is often seen in a white
cape. Originally from the far away planet Namek (although Piccolo
doesn't know this for a long time), Piccolo starts off fighting Goku to
rule the world. When the Saiyans arrive he joins forces with Goku. At
first it is an uneasy alliance, but as the story unfolds, their bond
becomes stronger.
While training Goku's son, Gohan for the upcoming battle
against the Saiyans, Piccolo develops a special bond with Gohan. Through
Gohan, the only person who has ever been a friend to him, Piccolo
starts changing character for the better. He ends up sacrificing his own
life to save Gohan.
While battling with Frieza, Piccolo merges with Nail, the
last of the Namekain warriors and former guardian of Guru. From this
merging, Piccolo gains Nail's ancient Namek fighting style, greatly
enhancing Piccolo's powers and abilities.
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.
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 naturally goes 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 often seen 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.
Trunks
Trunks is the son of Bulma - a headstrong, technical genius - and
Vegeta - one of the most powerful fighters in the Dragonball Z universe.
His exact age is not certain, but he first appears in Dragonball Z in
his mid to late teens. He is from the future and has witnessed a threat
to Earth which cannot be stopped in that time. He has come back in time
to try to save the Earth of his time, only to find our heroes in Earth
facing their own peril.
Much to the amazement of our friends, Trunks immediately
turns Super Saiyan and defeats Frieza and King Cold. He gives Goku
medicine to prevent his death from heart disease and tells them of
Earth's coming predicament. The Z Fighters immediately go into training,
and Trunks returns to his own time.
Trunks returns to our timeline again in the Android Saga to
ensure that the Androids do arrive on Earth. He is also born during this
saga, so we have the opportunity to see him both as a teenager and a
baby at the same time. He continues to exist as a boy and a teen until
the end of the Cell Saga, when the older Trunks returns to his original
timeline.
Krillin
Goku is the hero of Dragonball 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, whose symbol he wears. Goku grows up and
marries Chi-Chi. Together they have two sons: Gohan and Goten.
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Cell
The most dangerous of all Dr. Gero's creations, Cell, was created in
Dr. Gero's lab as a genetic experiment. He comes complete with a
self-destruct feature, a scorpion-like tail that opens up to absorb the
energy of his opponents, and instructions to wreak revenge on the
Androids which caused Dr. Gero's downfall. Cell contains the DNA of the
mightiest warriors of the universe including Goku, Piccolo and Vegeta.
Possessing the DNA of these great warriors, Cell is able to fight with
their attacks. With these great forces combined Cell is an almost
invincible being.
One of his greatest advantages is being able to regenerate
himself at any given time from even the smallest component of himself.
We discover this in Dragonball Z when the good guys believe Cell is
destroyed, only to find out that a brain cell has survived. From this
cell, Cell regenerates himself and appears out of nowhere once again
threatening Earth. One of Cell's only weak points is that his energy is
finite. He gains power by draining the energy of his enemies using his
scorpion-like tail to do so. Cell has three forms: the imperfect form in
which we first see him, the second stage of Cell, and the final or
Perfect Cell. He reaches Cell Stage Two after absorbing Android 17. When
Android 18 is consumed, Cell changes into his third and most powerful
form: Perfect Cell. Cell can and does create smaller versions of
himself.
Buu
Buu, or Majin Buu, was conjured into existence long ago by the evil
wizard Bibidi. A powerful fighter who has destroyed many planets in his
past, Buu?s body is ?rubbery? giving him great advantage in battles. He
has now been unleashed by Bibidi?s son, Babidi, to destroy Earth.
Like many of the bad guys in Dragonball Z, Buu exists in
multiple forms. He is often called simply Buu. This season we will see
Majin Buu as the child-like Buu (sometimes called Majin Buu or simply
Buu), in his more evil being called Evil Buu, and in an even more
powerful form called Super Buu. He is in his Evil Buu form very briefly
before transforming to Super Buu. He is in his Super Buu form only for
the last episode of the Fall 2001 USA season. The following season Buu
will be seen in his Super Buu form and in his final form often referred
to as Kid Buu.
Child-like, Majin Buu does not have a strongly developed
sense of good and bad. He agrees to stop hurting people when he
discovers it bothers Hercule. Unfortunately the threat to Earth is not
over. For from Buu, Evil Buu emerges.
Frieza
Haughty, malicious, seemingly invincible and power-hungry with
absolutely no compassion, Frieza is feared as the most powerful and evil
being in the universe with no rival being even close to his strength.
Upon learning about the legendary Namekian Dragon Balls, Frieza is
consumed with a desire to obtain the Dragon Balls, summon the Dragon,
and gain his wish for immortality. Then he can rule the entire universe,
unrivaled, forever. Understanding the capability of the Saiyans as
fighters, he eliminates their planet to destroy the competition. In his
search for the Dragon Balls on Namek, he ruthlessly and predictably
eliminates all who get in his way. The very mention of his name strikes
dread and fear across the universe.
Zarbon and Dodoria are Frieza's two evil right hand men.
They carry out his requests promptly and without question, knowing
Frieza's character too well. Frieza also employs the legendary Ginyu
Force to take care of his business.
Frieza is a lizard-like creature who can shape-shift into
four stages of forms, with each form more powerful than the last. In his
first form, Frieza is in a space pod. In the second form, Frieza has
two horns on his head and his body is larger. In the third form, Frieza
is in his biggest body and his back is bent. The fourth form is the
perfect form; he is in a small body with no angle on his body. He has a
fifth appearance. After being beaten by Goku, Frieza is rebuilt with
robotic parts, and once again poses a threat to our heroes.
Babidi
Babidi, magical creature with unusual powers, wishes to bring Majin
Buu back to life. Babidi uses his powers to control people by bringing
out the evil in people?s hearts.
His father, Bibidi, was the creator of Buu. He has an
underground ship with three levels. The third and lowest level houses
the "balled-up" Buu (Buu in his cocoon). Babidi, by draining the
fighters on Earth, seeks to gain enough energy to break Buu?s seal and
"re-hatch" him.
Raditz
A strong, powerful, Saiyan warrior, Raditz comes to Earth originally
to look for Goku, his brother. Angry and intolerant, Raditz can't
understand why it has taken so long for his little brother to destroy
the helpless humans. Ruthless like all the Saiyans, Raditz plays on
Goku's emotions by lying to his him to avoid being destroyed. The minute
he is saved however, he instantly turns on Goku. His last words reveal
that two even more powerful Saiyans will be coming to Earth in one year
in order to destroy it. And, unfortunately, his Scouter (technologically
advanced eyepiece which gives location and power rating of opponents)
transmits information about the Dragon Balls to the