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	Grandpa Gohan This is the man that found Kakarott as an infant soon after his arrival on Earth, and took him in as his own grandson. Naming him "Goku", in reference to his odd monkey-like tail, Gohan's kind heart embraced the boy despite his fiery temperment. However, one day Goku fell down a high mountain. Gohan nursed him back to health, and to his astonishment, from that day onward Goku was a different persn entirely. No longer was he tempermental and violent- he became a sweet-natured, innocent child. Unfortunately, Gohan didn't get to see his adopted grandson grow into a man, for he was accidentally killed by Goku the first night the Goku looked at a full moon. Goku had no memory of killing his beloved grandfather, and from then onward believed that the four-star Dragon Ball housed Gohan's spirit.
	Emperor Pilaf Pilaf is the first villain on Dragon Ball, and is really more like comic relief than a true evil presence. He's a diminutive, blue man who wants to rule the world, and comes up with various schemes to accomplish this (think Pinky and the Brain). One of them is to collect the Dragon Balls, but (you guessed it), Goku and the gang get to the Dragon Balls first. While he doesn't seem like much of a threat, he does manage to throw the world into chaos now and again. He freed the wicked Piccolo Daimao, who had been imprisoned in a jar for centuries, and in GT, he tried to use the Black Star Dragon Balls, which put the whole world into danger.
	Oolong Oolong is one of the first beings to join forces with Goku and Bulma in Dragon Ball. He is a pig, and that description works on several levels, for he has an unhealthy addiction for women's underwear, nudie magazines, and the like. But he's pretty harmless, and Bulma and Goku find his shape-shifting ability rather useful through the beginning of Dragon Ball.
	Puar (Puaru) Puar seems to be some breed of floating cat, but just like Oolong and just about every other animal in Dragon Ball, he's fully sentient. Also, just like Oolong, he's a shape-shifter. In fact, they went to the same shape-shifting college! Puar is introduced along with Yamucha, and it's clear from the beginning the two are partners in crime. Puar and Yamucha remain friends throughout Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, but as the series progresses Puar's abilities seem to be less and less useful.
	The Ox King The Ox King and Grandpa Gohan both trained under Master Roshi as young men, making them almost brothers. And despite the legends of the beastly king that ruled Mount Frypan, the Ox King is definitely not a mean guy. In fact, his incredible size is misleading, for he's really a pretty nice guy. If there's a temperamental member in his family, it's definitely Chichi.
	Shenlon the Great Dragon Shenlon is the Dragon of Earth, summoned by the seven Earth Dragon Balls. He can only be summoned when the Dragon Balls are active, and they become active after one year's rest from granting a wish (so you can't summon Shenlon more than once a year). But Shenlon isn't all-powerful. While he apparently can grant your heart's desire, he can't grant the same wish twice (i.e., he can't revive someone who he revived before). However, he can affect a group of people in one wish. For instance, you can ask Shenlon to resurrect everyone that died in a specific incident, or under similar circumstances, all with one wish. At first, he can only grant one wish upon summoning, but after he gets a "power-up" from Dende, he can grant two.
	Karin Karin is an ancient white cat (also fully sentient) who lives atop Karin Tower. His primary function in the series (whether Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z) is growing the sensu beans the Z-Senshi use time and again to instantly heal even mortal wounds.
	Mr. Popo Popo is Kami's attendant, and groundskeeper to the Sky Palace. Most of the time you can see him tending the gardens, but don't sell him short. Despite his rotund form, he's pretty strong. And very knowledgeable, as he served all the Kami's previous to the Namekians.
	Dr. and Mrs. Briefs These are Bulma's parents. They're never actually named, and they don't appear too often on the series, but Dr. Briefs especially contributed a great deal of the behind-the-scenes work. As founder and president of Capsule Corporation, he is one of the world's leading scientists. He invented the encapsulation process, as well as many of the gadgets the Z-Senshi used. Also of note are the space ships used by Goku in the Namek Saga, and the ship used by Vegeta at the tail end of the Frieza saga. And he developed the famous Gravity Machine that let Vegeta practice in over 400 times Earth's natural gravity. Mrs. Briefs isn't much of a character, but she's a painfully good-natured woman, always ready to serve guests tea and cakes.
	Radditz (Raditzu) Radditz is Goku's elder brother, who traveled to Earth to follow up on Goku's disappearance. When he finds out that Kakarott lived as a human, he tried to force him into finishing his mission of purging Earth by taking Gohan hostage. Big mistake. He faced both Piccolo and Goku in battle, and wound up taking the Makankosappo right through the chest.
	King Yamma (Enma-Daio) Enma is the Lord of the Dead, or in other words, the Judge. All Earth's deceased line up at the Check-In station immediately after death, and when they stand before that huge desk, Enma examines their records and sends them to Heaven or Hell. Unfortunately, sometimes Enma gets a bit testy, and starts sending everyone to Hell.
	King Kai (Kaio) Kai is the god of the Northern Galaxies (meaning there are Kais of the West, East, and South Galaxies as well). What exactly he does isn't terribly clear, but his primary purpose on DBZ is putting deceased warriors through rigorous training on his little planet. Aided by his pet monkey Bubbles (one of the very few animals who don't speak), and the arrogant cricket Gregory, worthy warriors go through a series of drills in ten-times Earth's gravity, becoming vastly more powerful warriors in a very short amount of time. He also brags knowing every martial art technique worth knowing, and he taught Goku the Spirit Bomb (Genki Dama) and Kaioken techniques, which were critical in defeating both Vegeta and Frieza.
	Nappa Nappa was the large Saiyan warrior who accompanied Vegeta to Earth, in order to collect the Dragon Balls. Nappa is a hot-blooded warrior, immensely powerful, but not very smart or patient. He managed to wipe out Tien, Chaiotzu, and Piccolo without much effort, but he couldn't even land a punch on Goku, who had just returned from his training under King Kai. Vegeta was so disgusted by Nappa that he incinerated the lug.
	Guru (Saichoru) Guru is the Eldest Namek on the planet. Nameks reproduce asexually, so Guru actually gave birth to all the Nameks on the planet when the Namek Saga took place. Apparently, he tried to revive a nearly dead population, and gave birth to hundreds of children. He is also the one who created the Namek Dragon Balls, which summon Porunga.
	Nail Nail is the most powerful Namek warrior on the planet when Frieza shows up. He is Guru's attendant, and almost an idol to young Dende. He bravely faced Frieza one-on-one, in a doomed effort to protect Guru. Frieza beat the snot out of him, but didn't actually kill him. Big mistake, for Nail was found by Piccolo, and the two merged, giving Piccolo an immense power boost that allowed him to face Frieza's second form without much effort.
	Dodoria Dodoria is one of Frieza's right-hand warriors, in charge of the armies that swarmed Namek in search of the Dragon Balls. He's a very powerful warrior, but he didn't do much on the series. Vegeta blew him away without much effort.
	Zarbon Zarbon seemed to hold the same position as Dodoria- essentially, Frieza's assistant and errand-boy. While he has a handsome appearance in this form, he transforms into a hideous beast in order to access his fullest ki. Vegeta eventually killed him, too.
	The Ginyu Force The Ginyu Force is Frieza's most elite fighting squadron. This group is renowned for their incredible skill, power, and... odd ballet-style poses. The short green one is Guldo, the orange skinned one is Jeice, the blue one is Buurta, and the big guy is Recoome.
	Captain Ginyu Ginyu is the leader of the Ginyu Force, and his far more powerful than the rest of his team. He also has the ability to switch bodies with an opponent; a tactic he likes to use when he's fighting a very hi-ki enemy. He essentially lets the opponent beat him to a pulp, and then switches bodies with him.
	Porunga Porunga is the Dragon of Namek, summoned by Guru's Dragon Balls. Porunga is more anthropomorphic than Shenlon (as you can see in the picture), and also has different powers. For instance, he can grant three wishes at a time. However, he can't resurrect more than one person with one wish. But there's another benefit to using Porunga; his Dragon Balls regenerate after 120 days (the length of a Namek year).
	Maron Maron was Krillin's love interest during the Garlic Jr. Saga. We don't know where the hero met her, but it was clear to see that Maron held his heart quite firmly. However, she had her faults, that made her quite the character. She was a shameless flirt, air-headed, and easily distractible. She also had a tendency to attract the attention of nearly ever male she encountered, and her army of adoring men even followed her to Kame House!
	The Spice Boys The Spice Boys consist of four evil warriors who are under the command of Garlic Jr. They are strong, brave, evil, and totally devoted to Garlic Jr. They give the saga a bit of a comical edge with their names: Mustard, Spice, Salt and Vinegar. The leader is Spice, a white-headed villain and the most handsome of the four. Salt is a short and stubby orange-colored rogue. Both Vinegar and Mustard are large, brawny, muscle men.
	King Cold King Cold was Frieza's father, and hailed as even mightier than his son. Hovering in titanic proportions, Cold managed to display an almost dainty manner. But, just like Frieza, his strength was phenomenal, and he was never wont to cut it loose. However, before Cold could stretch his fury against Earth, Mirai Trunks appeared, cutting down both despots in a matter of minutes.
	Android Nineteen Android Nineteen was the last non-biological android Gero created (since Twenty was a cyborg of Gero himself, and Cell was created with organic material from various warriors). Nineteen, like Twenty, was a ki-absorbing model, relying upon a ruby-lens on his palm to either absorb projectile energy, or drain an opponent of ki. Nineteen was clearly a strong fighter, but he didn't survive going toe-to-toe with Super Saiyan Vegeta. Still, he got a decent send-off… getting atomized by the Big Bang Attack.
	Pikkon Pikkon spends his life in the west quadrant of the galaxy as a great and honorable warrior, then becomes West Kai’s prizefighter when he passes into Other World. Like Goku, Pikkon wants to train under the Grand Kai and joins the Other World Tournament. He advances to the final round and faces Goku. Goku narrowly beats him, but both are disqualified for touching the ring’s ceiling, thus ending the battle in a draw. Like Piccolo, Pikkon wears weighted clothing to train himself between battles. He makes a brief cameo in the battle against Janemba, in which he stahls long enough for Gokou and Vegeta to fuse in Gogeta, at that time he is sent right back to other world.
	Videl Seventeen years old, Videl is an expert at martial arts and is the daughter of Hercule, the Martial Arts Champion of the World. Videl attends Orange Star High School with Gohan. She is often called upon by the city to aid in police matters. She is determined to unmask the Great Saiyaman. When she finds out its Gohan, she threatens to tell everyone his secret unless Gohan joins the upcoming tournament. He also teaches her to fly. Videl fights in the World Martial Arts Tournament. At Gohan’s suggestion, she cuts her hair before the tournament. Eventually in another television season, Videl marries Gohan and they have a daughter, Pan.
	Yamu and Spopovitch Yamu is paired up with Spopovich and sent to the World Tournament to gather energy by Babadi the evil wizard. The energy they are sent to gather is needed by Babadi to awake Majin Boo. Once Yamu and Spopovich had completed their task for Babadi he had them killed by his henchmen. Yamu was taken out by Pui Pui one of Babadi’s head cronies. Spopovich is a human fighter who competed in the previous World Martial Arts Tournament and lost, being fairly weak. But now he is under Babidi’s control, and therefore has supernatural powers. Among them are the ability to fly and an apparent inability to die. The zombie-like Spopovich is sent to the tournament with his companion Yamu to drain energy from the other fighters for use in reviving Majin Buu. Spopovich defeats Videl in the tournament, drains power from Gohan and uses this energy to feed the Buu cocoon
	Kaioshin (Supreme Kai) The Supreme Kai is the highest ruler remaining after Buu's elimination of the other Kais years ago. He becomes the Supreme Kai by default, ruling over Grand Kai and thus all life in the universe. He comes to Earth during the World Martial Arts Tournament to warn Goku about Babidi's plan to revive Buu and to prevent it from happening. To hide his true identity to the Z-Senshi during the World Martial Arts Tournament, he uses the alias Kaioshin.
	Kibito He is the loyal body guard of Supreme Kai. A strong fighter, he’s lived a long time, though he’s not as old as Supreme Kai. He has the ability to transport himself and others to any other part of the universe. He also has the power to heal those who are injured or near death. He faces Gohan in the World Martial Arts Tournament, where their fight never happens, becuase of Spopovitch's and Yamu's intervention.
	Babidi Babidi is a magical creature who wishes to bring Majin Buu back to life. He has unusual magical powers. Babidi uses his powers to bring out the evil in people’s hearts and thus control them. His father was Bibidi, the creator of Buu. Bibidi has an underground ship with three levels, the third and lowest of which houses Buu in his cocoon. Babidi seeks to gain enough energy to break Buu’s seal and re-hatch him by draining energy from fighters on Earth.
	Dabura Ruler of the underworld, Dabura has existed for thousands of years and has done countless acts of evil. Dabura was possessed by the dark mage Babidi to do his bidding. Dabura can change his enemies into stone by spitting on them, and will not hesitate to obey his master's commands. That is, until Buu is unleashed and Dabura believes he is too dangerous. Dabura then defies Babidi and tries to eliminate Majin Buu. Dabura changes Piccolo and Krillin into stone. Dabura ends up being eliminated by Buu.
	Pui Pui Pui Pui is one of the fighters under Babidi’s control. Pui Pui’s first chore is to eliminate Spopovich after Spopovich and Yamu hand over the stolen energy, as Babidi considers them no longer useful. Then, Pui Pui guards the first of the three levels of Babidi’s ship, facing off against Vegeta. Vegeta eliminates him with ease.
	Elder Kai He was a ruling Kai, most likely the Supreme Kai, fifteen generations before the current Supreme Kai. After his death, Elder Kai was trapped in the Legendary Z Sword. When Gohan snaps the sword in two while training, Elder Kai appears. He agrees to use his powers to bring out Gohan’s latent or hidden capabilities in exchange for a kiss with an Earth women.