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Bardock is a Saiyan warrior from Planet Vegeta. Like most other Saiyans, Bardock worked for Frieza and was assigned to wipe out the inhabitants of various planet’s to make them fit for Frieza to occupy them. He was thought as a low level soldier by some of Frieza’s men, but, in fact, he is a very strong warrior. Bardock’s life was changed one day when he and his crew were sent to a planet where the people possessed the ability to see the future. After wiping out the planet’s lifeforms, a sole survivor passes his special ability to Bardock, making him see the end of his life just as the inhabitants of the planet had to. Bardock sees the destruction of a planet, and that his young son Kakarott will arrive on another planet and become a great warrior. After being ambushed by Dodoria and his men on Planet Meat, Bardock demonstrates his skill by taking out 4 of Frieza’s elite troops. After being badly hurt by Dodoria himself, Bardock realizes that the planet that he saw being blown up was actually Vegeta! Bardock discovers that Frieza is scared of the Saiyans becoming too powerful and therefore wants to destroy their whole planet. Bardock tries to stop Frieza, but isn’t strong enough, Bardock dies along with his planet, but has one last vision of his son defeating Frieza before he falls.
Bulma is a technological genius. She is one of Goku's oldest friends, and she appears in all 3 Dragonball series'. Her brains and inventions have helped the Z-Fighters on many occasions, but most notably, her Dragonball radar homes in on the locasion of a dragonball, making it much easier to find. She fell in love with Yamcha in Dragonball, and the two were together in the beggining of DBZ. When Yamcha was killed in the Saiyan battle, she was heartbroken, and, with the help of Mr.Popo, learned how to pilot Kami's Namekian ship, and learned some basic Namekian language.
Bulma is on the sidelines for most of the DBZ battles, but she accompanies Gohan and Krillen to Namek and gets in on the excitement, especially when she and Ginyu the frog switchbodies temporarily. when she returns to Earth, she falls in love with Vegeta, and they eventually have two children, Trunks and Bra. Her list of inventions in quite numerous, and she is always there to support the Z fighters.
Chichi is first introduced as the daughter of the Ox King, who was the possessor of one of the dragonballs in the Dragonball series. She desguises herself as enters the World Martial Arts Tournament at the end of Dragonball, only to be matched up against Goku. At the end of Dragonball, she marries Goku.
When Dragonball Z starts, Chichi is introduced as Gohan's overprotective mother, and througout the entire series, she is always telling Gohan that he is not allowed to fight, and her goal as a mother is to fashion her son into a famous scholar. Chichi seems like a mean person sometimes, but we know that she loves her family and only wants the best for them. Chichi appears in all the sagas, and mostly, her role is trying to save Gohan from danger, and she is often seen shaking the TV madly when her son is fighting against her will.
Master Roshi was a legendary martial arts master in his time. He trained both Goku and Krillen when they were children, and taught them the Kamehameha wave technique. He acts desperate for female contact, maybe because he had lived by himself on an island for hundreds of years. He always talks about himself and his past as an elustrious martial artist, but usually bores his audiance. He is often isulted by Oolong,
who tells him how washed up he is. He can sense energy like most of the Z fighters, and knew about Gokus Saiyan secret whilke he trainedhim. He does not participate in any fights in the DBZ series, but is sometimes there to watch. His "kame house"
is a popular gathering place for the Z fighters to meet during a crisis, as seen during the Android/Cell saga.
Everyone’s favorite perverted, shape shifting pig, Oolong is one of the main characters in Dragon Ball. He joins Bulma and Goku in their quest to capture the 7 Dragonballs, and his cowardly and selfish nature often would cause a fight between himself and Bulma. Oolong may be most remembered by wishing for panties on the Earth’s Dragon Shenron to prevent Pilaf from making his wish. Oolong is a regular at the Kame House at the beginning of DBZ, but as the series progresses, he appears less and less often.
King Kai is a martial arts master who lives in the Other World and trained Goku to know the Kaioken and Spirit Bomb techniques. Out of the 4 Kais, he is the Northern Kai, and he is seen the most in the entire series. His training methods challenge his students to overcome the gravity on his planet by chasing after two creatures: Bubbles, a monkey, and Gregory, a grasshopper. King Kai knew that Goku possessed incredible strength , and the techniques that he taught Goku are used all through the series. King Kai watches over almost all of the major fights in DBZ, and his ability to allow people from the other world to talk to people in the living world also comes in handy, allowing Goku and Piccolo to communicate to Gohan in the other world and give him advice. In the Cell Saga, King Kai's planet is destroyed when Goku teleports the imploding Cell to his small planet, killing Goku, King Kai, Bubbles and Gregory. King Kai and Goku travel to the Other World fighting tournament, which Goku wins, impressing his old master. King Kai appears in DBZ only.
Dende makes his first appearance as a timid Namekian child who's village is invaded by Freiza and his henchmen. Many of his friends and family members are killed by Frieza's thugs, but he is saved by Krillin and Gohan. Dende then makes the trip with Krillin to the house of the eldest Namek, Guru, who gives Dende a special ability to heal, which ends up coming in handy while healing Gohan, Krillin, and Vegeta during the Frieza fight. Dende is killed by Frieza in his final form with an energy blast, and is revived by Porunga. Dende was also the one who summoned Porunga with the password which enabled Piccolo to be revived and sent to Namek to help his friends.
Dende spends some time on Earth with his friend Gohan, but he, along with the other Namekians, are sent to a new planet Namek with the help of the Dragonballs after Frieza destroyed their first one. Dende returns to Earth during the Cell Saga to become the Guardian of the Earth after Kami and Piccolo merge into one. He remains there for the rest
of the series, and he is seen during GT when he and Piccolo must unite their powers to allow Goku to return to Earth to fight Super 17.
Hercule is the strongest man on Earth who cannot manipulate ki. After taking credit for defeating Cell, he becomes an international sensation although Goku and Gohan are the true heroes. A coward by nature, Hercule relies on his luck and loads of money to defeat his opponents. He has a daughter named Videl, who becomes much stronger than her father.
