At a glance: Neru is a warrior-type Nameksei-jin, the strongest on Nameksei, and it is his sworn duty to protect the Saichoro (Guru).  He's first seen when Dende takes Kuririn to meet with the Saichoro, and is last seen when he fuses with Piccolo to give him a massive power increase.  His maximum power level is 42,000.  Physically, he looks almost exactly like Piccolo, and is always clad in the standard Nameksei-jin baggy pants, along with a long, almost trench coat-like dark blue vest.          

Personality: Neru's personality usually seems very serious, and he is almost zealous in his duty to protect the Saichoro from harm.  He seems to have a sense of humor as well, but it only really shows when he's very badly hurt near the end (Well, not exactly) of his life.  He obviously cares most primarily about the Saichoro, but also his fellow Nameksei-jin, and he'll willingly sacrifice himself for others.

What happens to him in the series: We're first introduced to Neru as Dende and Kuririn land in front of the Saichoro's house, which is situated on top of a very large spire of rock.  Kuririn comments that he hopes the place wasn't attacked, and Dende informs him that it'd be okay even if it was.  A moment later, on the side of the house, a door floats open, and Neru steps out.  Dende's excited and greets him, amazed and happy to see that he's okay, and this is the point where we learn Neru's name.  Neru greets Dende briefly but seriously, and comments that the Saichoro knows what is happening on Nameksei. They ask Neru why he's still there, and Neru informs him that since it's his duty to protect the  Saichoro and that he's very old, he intends to stay and keep him from harm.  Kuririn's fascinated because he looks exactly like Piccolo, and Neru invites them in.  They follow inside, float up to the second floor where the Saichoro is, and Neru respectfully informs him that the two of them have arrived.  He then remains silent for most of the time, as the Saichoro informs Kuririn and reads his past.  There are a few moments during this time when the Saichoro has trouble breathing and coughs uncontrollably, at which times Neru looks incredibly concerned and reaches out to help, but the Saichoro informs him that he's all right and continues.  Once this exchange is done, the Saichoro reveals Kuririn's potential power and gives him the one star Dragonball, and Kuririn requests that he brings Son Gohan to get his power increased as well, which the Saichoro agrees to.  Kuririn flies off, leaving Dende with Neru and the Saichoro, and that's about the last that's seen of Neru for awhile.

Next time we see him, Son Gohan is hurrying inside the Saichoro's house to persuade the Saichoro to reveal his potential power. Outside Kuririn is attempting to stall an angry Vegeta, who darts past him and lands next to the Saichoro's house.  At about this point Neru says that he's here, and goes out to meet with him while Gohan continues to ask to have his potential power revealed due to the urgency of the situation.  Vegeta walks to the door, but Neru steps out and bars his way, stating that he won't let him enter.  Vegeta's cocky as usual, and asks if he wishes to die, but Neru is unfazed by Vegeta's threat.  Kuririn celebrates because he feels Gohan's "ki" (power) rising, which confuses Vegeta, who asks if  Kakarotto is in there, confusing Gohan for him.  At this point Neru demands again that Vegeta leave, and a moment later Gohan steps out and stands besides Neru, a determined look on his face.  A confrontation seems about ready to ensue, until Dende pops out and tells them that the Saichoro has sensed a strong ki coming to the planet.  Everyone's surprised and Kuririn thinks it's Son Goku, until Gohan comments that there's more then one ki.  Vegeta feels all five of them and flips because he knows that it's the Ginyu Tokusentai, and demands the Dragonball Gohan and Kuririn have so that he can wish himself immortal and defeat them, saying it's their only chance.  Neru comments that the five ki's feel evil, and informs Gohan and Kuririn that the Dragonballs can grant three wishes, which surprises them because they hadn't known this before.  Vegeta demands that they hurry, and having no other choice, Gohan, Kuririn, and Vegeta go off to get the Dragonball that was left with Bulma.  Neru returns inside, and tells the Saichoro that they left but don't have much of a chance.  The Saichoro asks Neru to follow them, stating that he could almost certainly be of some help to them.  Neru obviously would rather stay and safeguard the elder, but complies with his request and flies off after them.

Later, Gohan, Kuririn, and Vegeta start battling the Ginyu Tokusentai, but Neru turns back towards the Saichoro's house because he is still concerned for the Saichoro's safety.  A short time after this, Captain Ginyu has brought the Dragonballs back to Freezer, who attempts to make a wish but finds out that he can't, so he takes off towards the Saichoro's hut to find the secret, after picking up the Saichoro, Dende, and Neru on his scouter.  Back at the Saichoro's hut, Dende alerts the Saichoro that Neru is coming, and a moment later he pops up on that elevator thingie, and kneels in front of theSaichoro.  The Saichoro is unhappy because Neru has disobeyed his orders,  and wants to know why he has returned.  Neru apologizes but informs him that it's his duty above all the other Nameksei-jin to defend their father's life, and explains that if he's (The Saichoro, that sounds a bit unclear) killed the Earthlings won't be able to get their wishes anyway, since the Nameksei-jin Dragonballs are linked to the Saichoro in the way that the Earth's Dragonballs are linked to Kami.  The Saichoro still displeased, agrees, surprising both Neru and Dende.  A short time after this, Neru states that Freezer is almost there, at which point the Saichoro reveals Dende's potential power and sends him after the Earthlings.  As Dende flies off in the background, Neru is kneeling, meditating or just resting. (Heh, what can I say?  Maybe he's doing all three...) 

A little after this, Neru comments that Freezer is near.  Outside, Freezer lands by the Saichoro's hut and steps out of his little rocket chair thingie.  The floating door opens and Neru steps out, asking Freezer what he wants.  Freezer explains that he's gathered the dragonballs together but can't use them, and has come to get the secret so that his wish will be granted.  Neru asks him to leave, proclaiming that he can't tell an evil being.  Freezer chuckles at this, and Neru takes a slightly more defensive stance, but before anything else happens Freezer's scouter goes off, and Neru looks surprised.  A moment later three warrior Nameksei-jin show up, and Neru just says, "Them." Freezer explains that he couldn't detect the three Nameksei-jin earlier, stating that they must have a low battle power.  Then they arrive, flipping through the air, a huge, brawny looking Nameksei-jin dressed all in orange, A Neru sized one wearing a white cape, red belt, and dark greenish-brown pants, and another one that is at about Neru's height, clad in a yellow vest and blue pants .  The brawny Nameksei-jin lands behind Freezer, the caped one lands on the very top of the Saichoro's house, and the yellow-vested one lands on the lower section of the house.  The yellow-vested one comments that they've arrived just in time, and the caped one nods his agreement.  At this point, Neru glares up at them and yells at them to stop, because they don't have a chance against Freezer.  The yellow-vested one grins and says that even so, they might be able to punch him a few times, and the caped one leaps down in front of Neru and comments that they're all warrior-type Nameksei-jin like him.  Freezer scans them and states that their battle power is only about 10,000 each, informing them that it's still rubbish.  Of course, this infuriates the three warrior-type Nameksei-jin, who throw off their upper clothes, preparing for battle. Neru yells at them to stop, that they'll die for nothing.  At this moment, the orange clad huge one raises his fist over the Freezer's head, yelling at Neru to take care of the Saichoro. 

The three of them charge and attack, but don't even lay a hand on Freezer, who blows a pink-colored...  thing at them, I guess I can best describe it as a wind or breath. At any rate, the attack blows them flipping into the air above, and as thethree Nameksei-jin scream and swirl around wildly.  Neru can only watch as Freezer blows another pink colored breath out, which swirls in and strikes the center causing an explosion that sends the three Nameksei-jin flying in various directions: The brawny, orange clad one cannonballs through a tree, the formerly caped one smashes through a large rock into a nearby cliff, and the one that had the yellow vest on twirls downwards when Freezer grabs him by the neck and asks him if he knows what the password for the Dragonballs is, and after he doesn't answer, Freezer grips his neck tighter, and asks him again.  He strains and manages to shake his head no, and a moment later Freezer drops him, commenting that rubbish like him wouldn't know and that it was silly of him to have even asked.  Freezer points a finger down and fires a thin, laser-like ki blast, which speeds towards the warrior as he hurtles back down to the Saichoro's rock spire.  Neru begins running up to him as he falls, but as he makes it about halfway, the beam pierces through the Nameksei-jin's chest, right before he crumples off the ground to the right,  bounces and Neru can only watch as the warrior's shoulder smashes against the cliff, and descends to the land below.  Needless to say, if he isn't dead before Freezer's shot pierces through him, the fall kills him.  

Freezer drifts back down towards the ground, his back to Neru, and comments that Neru had better answer his request, because there's no reason for him not to kill him.  Freezer then comments that Neru's not the only Nameksei-jin there, and he thinks the other one would be able to tell him just as well as Neru could.  Neru says he can do what he wants, but informs him that before they fight, he's going to tell him about the Saichoro, and that he created the Nameksei-jin dragonballs.  Freezer is mildly surprised until Neru informs him that if the Saichoro dies, the dragonballs will be unable to grant his wish.  This really surprises Freezer, who mutters the Saichoro's name in question, takes off his scouter and blows the Saichoro's dome open with his eye-beams. (Neru's almost flipping out and looking really panicky as the dome explodes...)  Freezer floats up and gazes at him, and comments that he IS different from the other Nameksei-jin.  He goes to tell the Saichoro that he believes he won't tell him the secret, but that if "this gentleman" (Freezer never refers to Neru by name,) was about to be killed, the Saichoro might change his mind.  The Saichoro explains sternly that Neru won't be as easily killed as Freezer thinks, and that he is the strongest warrior Nameksei-jin.  Hence, what worked on the other Nameksei-jin won't work on him.   During this whole exchange, Neru just stares at Freezer coldly from behind him, as Freezer begins to seethe in rage, realizing that the Saichoro has absolutely no intention of telling him the secret.  While he's realizing this, the Saichoro telepathically tells Neru that it's up to him, and to buy as much time for the Earthlings as he can, which Neru complies to.  Freezer continues to seethe, smiles, babbles his typical "I'm going to show you how terrifying the most powerful bring in the universe is" type gig, and puts his scouter back on.

 Freezer then chuckles about how pitiful it was for the three warrior Nameksei-jin to inflict injury on him, and that their deaths are an extreme example of those who do not keep their place.  Neru shakes with his fists clenched as Freezer continues, addressing the Saichoro again and informing him that there is still a fool here that does not know his place, and he explains that he believes if "This gentleman" is about to be killed, that he would change his mind.  The Saichoro says nothing, and Freezer turns to Neru, saying he will also regret this decision, and that it's not too late to save his own life, if it suits him.  Neru clenches his teeth, but regains his composure a moment later and says that since the Saichoro has a short time to live, it would be better for them to fight somewhere else, so he isn't caught between them.  Freezer smiles and says that even though he doesn't think the fight will be as big (or as long) as Neru thinks, he agrees  Neru glances back at the Saichoro with wavering eyes one last time, and then flies off, with Freezer following.  

Awhile later, Neru and Freezer are flying away, and Freezer begins to grow impatient, asking Neru how far they're going.  Neru glances back but doesn't say anything in reply, and a moment later Freezer appears in front of him, after saying that they've gone far enough.  Freezer complains that there's no need to go any further then this, and Neru stares at him a moment, then agrees, flying down towards the ground below.  Freezer smirks and descends down as well.  Neruand Freezer land, staring at each other, and a moment later Neru throws his vest off.  Freezer comments that it's troubling that so many of Nameksei's inhabitants want to die.  Neru merely crosses him arms and begins to power up, as bubbles of energy (Maybe not the best assessment, but that's the way I'd describe em') well up around as his blood vessels begin to get bigger, some of them looking like they're going to explode, in my opinion.  As this is going on, Freezer clicks his scouter on, watching, and a moment later, apparently at the peak of his powering up, Neru screams and throws his arms to the left and right, billowing around him, as the ground trembles.  Freezer looks surprised, amazed that Neru's power level is 42,000, and says as much, stating that he truly is different from the other Nameksei-jin, and that he is a true warrior, wishing that he was part of his force.  He then asks if Neru wants to know what his power level is, to use as a reference.  It's 530,000, and then, his cockiness always showing yet again, Freezer says that Neru shouldn't worry, since he doesn't intend to use his full power on him.  Neru balks in surprise and clenches his teeth, glaring at him, and Freezer says that he will only fight using his left hand, since it might make the fight more enjoyable.  Neru screams "Enough!", obviously very angry by now, and lunges at Freezer, chopping at his neck, but it has absolutely no effect, and Neru is left there with his arm still in the motion, stopped by Freezer's neck.  Freezer chuckles and says that he even stretched his neck out for him so that he wouldn't miss, and that this is all he has?  He backs down from his conversation, commenting that on the other hand, this much of an attack is about right for 42,000.  A moment later he grabs Neru's outstretched arm with his left hand, chuckling all the while, and digs his fingers into it as blood gushes out while Neru screams.  After this he pulls back and tears Neru's forearm completely off.  Neru falls back and screams in pain, clutching at his stump, eventually falling to his knees as Freezer trots up to him and throws his severed hand back down to him.  Neru struggles to stand, and Freezer comments that he doesn't think he should be working so hard.  A moment later  Neru manages to get into a more kneeling position, and as he stands, still breathing heavily, Freezer says that he'd better tell him what he needs to know before he gets killed.  Neru stares at him, steeling himself against the pain, and stretches his stump out.  Freezer watches, confused, and a moment later Neru regenerates his hand, causing the alien to gasp in surprise, since he didn't know Nameksei-jin could regenerate.  A moment later he clicks his scouter back on and smiles, stating that he apparently can't regenerate his power as well, since his power level has dropped.  Neru holds his arm and stares down at his hand as it twitches a moment, before summoning his resolve and clenching it back into a fist, reassuming a battle stance.  Frezer closes his eyes and glances down at the ground, finding it amusing that even after being shown how mismatched he is, Neru still wants to continue.  Freezer continues speaking, saying he has no idea what the Nameksei-jin have been thinking.  Neru rasps,  "I won't allow you to..." but his voice trails off.  Freezer chuckles, and Neru says it again, louder this time, and much more intently, as the scene ends.  I'm not too sure what Neru's referring to, in this case, but my best guess would be that he isn't going to allow Freezer to harm the Saichoro. 

Neru isn't even seen in the next episode, but it's safe to assume that his battle against Freezer is very one-sided. 

We see him next in the episode after that, charging at Freezer yet again.  He lands several rapid blows, but they all have no effect, as Freezer kicks lightly at his leg (His other leg is on Freezer's shoulder, having just kicked him) which spins himaround on his knees, and Freezer puts both hands against Neru's back and causes his chest to expand until it looks like it's about to pop, before Neru goes flying forward and crashes to the ground again, even weaker.  He whispers something about Dende making it to where the Earthlings are, and then manages to rise to his feet, the two large divots in his back slowly returning to normal, although it's obvious he's in a lot of pain.  (Well, as normal as one can get when being completely decimated.) Freezer, still untouched, smiles and comments how stubborn Nameksei-jin are, and that Neru has absolutely no chance of winning.  He says that if he can, he doesn't want to use his energy, and Neru just stares, still winded, blood trickling down his face.  He utters Dende's name, and this is all we see of him. 

Next we see a huge explosion tear up the landscape, and a moment later, Freezer lands on the ground (He floats down in his little malevolent way, even though I'm sure we'd all like to see him come crashing down by now...).  Behind him, Neru's even more beat up, on his hands and knees in a small crater.  Freezer glances back at him, smiles wider, and asks if he's finally going to speak to him.  Saying that he only has to tell him how to get the Dragonballs to grant his wish.  Neru asks if he really expects him to say that, and a moment later Freezer's tail whips out and whacks him across the face before wrapping around his neck as he flies back.  To finish this eerily graceful motion, Neru crashes to the ground, and a moment later Freezer lands on his abdomen, sending yet another spurt of blood flying from Neru's mouth.  Freezer's beginning to get annoyed by now, and says that he doesn't need to say anything else, asking if he still wants to continue.  Neru looks up from his position and tells Freezer not to make him laugh.  Freezer glares and drives his fist into Neru's abdomen before knocking him him back to the ground again with an uppercut, and this is the last of Neru that's seen in the episode. 

Neru's tired breathing is heard before we see him.  Amazingly enough, he looks even worse then before, if such a thing is possible.  Freezer's off to his side, still untouched, smiling, and Neru looks like he's about to keel over.  Freezer begins to talk about how Neru can't win, and asks if he thinks he's ready to tell him the secret of the Dragonballs now.  Neru just stands slumped over with his back turned, and a split second later spins around with one outstretched hand, a wave of ki billowing from it, engulfing Freezer entirely.  (Incidentally, for what little we get to see of him, I'd say it's the coolest attack Neru ever does.)  Trees tremble, and the entire area around the wave is filled with smoke.  Neru watches expectedly as the smoke clears, but his face contorts in shock.  Freezer is standing there in the exact same position he was before the wave.  Perhaps as a testament to the attack's power, the ground all around Freezer seems completely sheared away, except for the tiny bit of land behind him.  Freezer asks if Neru really thought such an attack would work, stating once again how obvious it is that Neru's going to lose, and wondering why he continues to resist.  Freezer lists a few reasons, such as killing his comrades or just pride, as he floats into the air.  A moment later he disappears completely, and Neru stares at the spot for a moment, before glancing down and realizing Freezer is standing right in front of him, his back turned.  The second he realizes this, Freezer brings his left fist up backwards, smashing Neru in the face and left eye, and he falls to the ground, his hands over his face.  Freezer turns and tells him that this is the last warning, and once again demands to know the secret.  Neru lies there gasping and writhing for a moment as Freezer stands over him, smirking and proclaiming that he's going to die.  Neru chuckles very weakly, taking his hands away from his eyes and says that it won't do Freezer any good to know the secret now anyways.  Freezer looks bewildered as Neru continues chuckling, and goes on to tell him that Dende should be close to the Earthlings, and that he's going to tell them the secret Freezer wants to know.  Freezer looks up, his face contorted in anger and surprise, as he recalls the Nameksei-jin child that flew past him earlier.   Freezer yells at Neru, finally realizing that Neru was only stalling, and blasts into the air.  Neru, near death in his condition, with one eye clenched shut, continues to laugh as Freezer flies into the distance.

Later, Piccolo senses Neru's ki and lands next to him, even though he's in a hurry to reach Freezer in time.  Neru greets him and realizes that he must be the Nameksei-jin from Earth that Kuririn and co. informed them about, realizing that since he's here their wishes were granted.  Piccolo says that he's in a hurry to help them, and that he'll have to let Neru die alone.  Neru is impressed by Piccolo's power and says so, commenting that he's very strong.  He then says that it's too bad, (That he and Kami split in half) because if they were one, then Piccolo might be able to defeat Freezer.  Piccolo's shocked, and asks him if he means that the only way he has a chance against Freezer is if he rejoined with Kami, something Piccolo has ABSOLUTELY no desire to do.  Neru tells how easily Freezer defeated him, and that he knows how strong he is.  Piccolo tells him that it's impossible for him to go to Earth and rejoin with Kami, and that he wouldn't do it anyway.  Neru pleads with Piccolo to join with him then, since he's the only warrior Nameksei-jin left on the planet.  Neru says that if they join, Piccolo's power will be vastly increased.  Piccolo refuses, saying that he doesn't want his personality to change and that he wants to be himself, but Neru tells them there's no time, and that his personality won't change, the joining will only add on to his power.  Piccolo tells him that he'd better not be lying about this, and Neru says that if he thinks he is then that he should go get defeated by Freezer.  Piccolo doesn't look too happy about the turn of events as he reluctantly puts his hand on Neru's chest, but he relents, saying that he's going to get rid of Neru if he doesn't like it.  Neru grins, (Actually he's been pretty much grinning the entire time) and states that Piccolo's not being very polite about receiving such a great present.  Piccolo complains that he's in a hurry, and Neru pleads with him to be sure to defeat Freezer.  Piccolo tells him he's being redundant and that he wants to defeat Freezer for himself.  Neru smiles and then closes his eyes, and a bright blue light surrounds them both.  Finally, as the light fades, Neru is gone and Piccolo's kneeling there with his arm outstretched over nothingness, a Neru shaped divot in the ground.  

That's pretty much the last that's ever seen of Neru, except for a flashback or two (Not new parts, just old stuff,) and we see him briefly when Dende realizes he's fused with Piccolo, but contrary to what's portrayed in the North American dub, Piccolo never speaks using Neru's voice, or even thinks with it.  Fusion and all that is never really explained...  I guess Neru's consciousness lives on in Piccolo, but who knows?  Regardless, as far as the series goes, that's all we see of the warrior Nameksei-jin that made the ultimate sacrifice. 

Well, t-t-th-that's all folks!  I might update this bio sometime, when I get the chance (and think of something else to put...) Did you find it informative?  A load of crap?  Best Neru bio you've ever read?  Something you averted your eyes and screamed "Gah!  I don't ever want to gaze upon this horrid thing again!"? Whatever your thoughts were on the subject, I'd be glad to hear 'em.  This first bio was a testing ground (Largely in part because I'm 100% sure about the things Neru's done, but I haven't really watched every episode, subtitled or otherwise, with Piccolo, Dende, Kami, etc. etc..) so i'd be glad to hear your thoughts!  Anything you have to say can only help make the other bios better, when they ever get done! ^_____^  Thanks for readin'!.