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Supporting Dragon Ball Characters - Dragon Ball

Here is a list of some other important and supporting characters from Dragon Ball manga and anime series.

Grandpa Gohan

Grandpa Gohan is the forest hermit who finds the infant Goku and takes him into his home. He was a student of Master Roshi and a master of the Turtle School of Martial Arts. He is killed when Goku transforms into a Great Ape and accidentally stands on Grandpa Gohan.

Status: Dead. Accidentally crushed by Goku in his Great Ape form.

Tao

Tao is the brother of Master Shen of the Crane School. He is a very skilled fighter and works as a mercenary and later as a general in the Red Ribbon Army. He defeats Goku once, but is later defeated by Goku when his own grenade is thrown back at him. He returns, however, as a cyborg to seek revenge, but is defeated again. Instead of flying, Tao seems to prefer throwing a log into the sky and riding it.

Status: Probably dead. After working with gangsters and other evil organizations, he probably wasn't resurrected with everyone else.

Piccolo, the evil king

Evil King Piccolo is part Namekian warrior who came to Earth long ago. He originally split in two, removing the evil part of himself, which became Evil King Piccolo. In exchange, the other half became the protector of Earth known as "Kami." Evil King Piccolo is killed when Goku flies into the air with a Kamehameha and headbutts him in the chest. In the throes of death, King Piccolo creates a clone of himself in the form of an egg and throws it far away. This egg then becomes Piccolo Jr., though he is simply known as Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z: None.

Status: Dead (surviving through Piccolo).

Oolong

Oolong is a shapeshifting pig. He is cowardly, perverted, and often uses his shapeshifting powers to trick people into giving him what he wants. However, his disguises don't work on Goku, and he is easily defeated by him. He uses the Dragon Balls to make a wish for a pair of women's underwear.

Status: Living in Master Roshi 's house.

Puar

Puar is a shapeshifter, just like Oolong. They are often rumored to know each other and to have graduated from the same shapeshifting school. Puar is deeply loyal and very close toYamcha. When the team is captured by Emperor Pilaf and Goku transforms into a Great Ape, Puar transforms into a giant pair of scissors and cuts off his tail, reverting him to normal and saving everyone's lives.

Status: Lives with Yamcha.

King Ox

Ox-King is Chi-Chi 's father, and Chi-Chi's wife, Goku . He is the king of Fire Mountain, but was unable to access his home for some time due to a fire that was started on the mountain. It was eventually extinguished by a full-power Kamehameha by Master Roshi. He is extremely wealthy and most likely supports Chi-Chi financially, given that Goku is often either training or dead.

Status: Alive and well on Fire Mountain.

Chiaotzu

Chiaotzu is Tien 's best friend and lifelong companion. The two are always together unless Tien deems the situation too dangerous and leaves Chiaotzu behind. They are both students at the Crane Martial Arts School under Master Shen. During a World Tournament, Master Shen tried to kill Chiaotzu for Tien's insubordination. Chiaotzu was killed during the fight with Nappa by self-destructing, though he was later brought back to life thanks to the Dragon Balls.

Status: Alive and living with Tien.

Doctor Briefs

Dr. Briefs is Bulma, Goku's father. He is always seen smoking a crooked cigarette and carries a small pet on his shoulder. He has a genius-level intellect and builds many different devices, such as spaceships used to travel to Namek and gravity chambers in which Goku and Vegeta train. Thanks to his incredible intellect, he founded the Capsule Corporation.

Status: Alive and still alive at Capsule Corporation.

Yajirobe

Yajirobe was considered one of the strongest humans at the beginning of the series, but he was gradually left out by the other fighters because he never trained. He lives with Korin in his tower and helps him by growing senzu beans. During the fight against Vegeta, he proved very useful, as he managed to sever Vegeta's tail when he was transformed into a Great Ape, reverting him to his humanoid form.

Status: Alive and living with Korin.

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Kami is the good side of the former Nameless Namekian who came to Earth centuries ago. When the Nameless Namekian separated the evil part of himself from the good part, the Evil King Piccolo and Kami were both born. Kami became the protector of Earth by his side with Mr. Popo at his side. He participates in one of the World Martial Arts Tournaments disguised as a martial artist named Shen. During the Cell Saga, he fuses with Piccolo, returning them to their original power (plus another Namekian named Nail, with whom Piccolo fused on Namek).

Status: Fused with Piccolo to fight Android 17 and Cell.

Baba the Fortune Teller

Baba, the fortune teller, is Master Roshi 's sister. She appears from time to time, often dealing with supernatural matters. She is seen at Master Roshi's house watching the events of the battle involving the Saibamen and Nappa on her crystal ball. She also helps the Z Fighters by resurrecting Goku for a day during the Majin Buu Saga. Goku also asks her to bring Frieza back from the dead for a day during the Tournament of Power Saga.

Status: Alive