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Shyuu- Emperor Pilaf's ninja cronie. He and Mai usually work together to carry out the work of their vertically challenged and short tempered Emperor. He's one of the first villains in the Dragon Ball series, but perhaps villain is too strong a word. He's almost comic relief.

Shyuusai Aku "Evil Tutor"*- Chichi gets a tutor for Gohan to help him with his studies, but the guy turns out to be a real SOB. He whips Gohan when he doesn't do his work right and constantly corrects him. Chichi doesn't realize that any of this is going on, but one day she hears him badmouth Gokou and she FLIPS out. She puts him, through the window and chases him away.

Jyueru "Jewel"- A pretty-boy competitor in the 25th Tenkaichi Budoukai who makes it to the final Battle Royale. He's knocked out instantly by Number 18.

Shura*- A god of demons who dwells in the underworld. His legion of demons terrorize a kingdom, but Gokou beats the demon god in a fighting tournament and ceases his attacks on the village.

Jyosei Kyasuta "Women Newscaster"- A woman who reports on the terror that Cell is causing across the Earth by absorbing entire towns-worth of people.

Shiruba Taisa "Silver Taisa"- The first member of the Red Ribbon Army that Gokou encounters and battles. By normal means he's a good fighter, but Gokou takes him out in no time. He isn't killed by Gokou though, only KO'ed.

Jinku*- One of the orphans Gohan meets when he escapes from Piccolo's training in the wilderness. He looks like a fox.

Jinguru ora no Sonchyou "The Mayor of Jingle Village"- The mayor of Jingle Village who was kidnapped by the Red Ribbon Army and held for ransom in Muscle Tower to make the townspeople work for them.

Jinjya "Ginger"*- Piccolo's cutesy, (but road rage prone), driving instructor in the infamous driving school episode.

Jinjyaa "Ginger"*- Garlic Junior's right hand man and leader of the Ginger Three in DBZ Movie 1, "Return My Gohan!". He's killed by Gokou's Kame Hame Ha.

Jinjya Taun Ichi Erai Kanemochi "Ginger Town's Prominent Rich Man"- A victim of Cell's absorbtion spree. He offers Piccolo tons of cash to save his life seconds before Cell messily drains him of life.

Jinzouningen Hachi Gou "Artificial Human Number 8" AKA Hachan- Dr. Gero's first "successful" creation, (although there was a BIG plot hole in the anime that said Dr. Frappe invented him, but I won't touch on that here). While Number 8 was magnificently powerful, he was built too well and possesed the ability to think for himself, and he decided that he didn't want to do evil things for the Red Ribbon Army. He befriends Gokou and helps him on his trip up Muscle Tower. Hachan was much stronger than Gokou at that particular time, but he was a pacifist, and didn't like to fight. He had a bomb inside his body which could be activated with an Emergency Stop Controller. Murasaki was going to kill Hachan by activating the bomb since he was defective, but Gokou saved him by destroying the controller. Hachan can also be seen near the end of DBZ and also in the Dragon Ball 10th Anniversary Special.

Jinzouningen Juusan Gou "Artificial Human Number 13"*- The tall hickish leader of the Androids and main villain in DBZ Movie 7, "The Three Super Saiya-jin", whom I nick-named "Farmer John". He looks like he should be plowing fields, not mowing down Gokou and Co. He's basically a rip-off of Cell. By himself he's fairly powerful, but when he absorbs two components from Artificial Humans 14 and 15, he turns into a BIG SOB who I must admit is really quite cool. Everyone works together to take him down. And Gokou finishes him with a Genki Dama....well, sorta. He creates a Genki Dama, and then instead of using it as a weapon, he absorbs the energy, and well, his ki gets about as big as the Empire State Building.

Jinzouningen Juuyon Gou "Artificial Human Number 14"*- A big blue sucker who looks like he came from a Conan the Barbarian movie. He's the "strongman" of the three Androids in DBZ Movie 7 and eventually faces off one on one against Trunks. His death is fantastic, but not the best of the three.

Jinzouningen Juugo Gou "Artificial Human Number 15"*- My personal favorite of the three villains in DBZ Movie 7. He's an alcoholic who takes a swig from his whiskey can every few minutes and dresses similar to Boy George. He's also very tiny and several jokes about his height come up during the movie, (like his entire body falling straight down into three feet of snow). He's killed by Vegita and in my opinion has the funniest death.

Jinzouningen Juuroku Gou "Artificial Human Number 16"- Number 16 is another "failure" of Dr. Gero's. However, he's only a failure in that he's a pacifist, but not to the degree that Number 8 was. Number 16 is willing to carry out his mission to kill Gokou, but beyond that, he doesn't wish to harm anybody or anything. He loves nature, and this is more than clear throughout the anime, (birds constantly flock to him). Anyway, back on topic, aside from that fact, Number 16 is probablly Gero's greatest success. Unlike Numbers 17 and 18, he is entirely mechanical, and unlike Number 19, he is not an Energy Absorption Type. He has an infinite power supply like Numbers 17 and 18. In addition to that, he is surprisingly also the strongest of the Artificial Humans. He is able to lock arms with a full power First Stage Cell and hold his own surprisingly well, when even Piccolo was nearly killed by him. Number 16 is also the only Artificial Human capable of sensing ki energy and locations of its output. Like Numbers 8, 17 and 18 Number 16 has a self-destruct bomb inside of him. The only difference is that his bomb causes a massive explosion with enough power to wipe out even Perfect Cell. He tries to utilize his bomb as a kamikaze technique against Cell when all seems lost, however, when Buruma and her father repaired Number 16 in their lab a few days before the Cell Game, they removed the bomb. Unfortunately they forgot to inform 16 and when he realizes it's no longer inside of him, Cell blasts a hole through him the size of Kansas. Later, 16's decapitated head gives Gohan a little speech about releasing his true feelings. Cell is annoyed by the interference and crushes 16's head completely destroying him. Big mistake.

Jinzouningen Juunana Gou "Artificial Human Number 17"- The brother and sister team, (Androids 17 and 18), are a bit hard to explain, so please stick with me on this one. Doctor Gero obtained a brother and a sister. His means of obtaining them and their past lives are never revealed. He experimented on them, and basically re-created several aspects of them. They refer to themselves as, "Humans with a few extras". He obviously also took away many of their past memories since they never refer to themselves by their former names, nor do they show any care for what they used to be. This brother and sister obviously became what we know as Androids 17 and 18. 17 is the brother. He's a typical male with a love for fast cars, and all sorts of adrenaline rushes. He loves his ultimate power and refers to himself as the strongest being ever. Unfortunately for him, that's not true when full power Stage One Cell shows up. Contrary to popular belief the Androids of the present are VERY diiferent from the Androids in Trunks' time. In Trunks' future 17 drives around in an air car and mows people down for fun. In the present he may rough up people, but he never kills a single human. The only person he intends to kill is Son Gokou and after that he just wants to enjoy himself by fighting strong opponents. Both 17 and 18's deadliest trait is that they do not have ki, and thus cannot be sensed, and they also have an infinite supply of energy inside of them. In other words, even if they're lying near death on the ground, if they have enough strength left to lift their arms, they can still shoot out blasts of energy. Number 17 also has a bomb inside his body which can be triggered by an Emergency Stop Controller, but the explosion is not as powerful as Number 16's is. After the Cell saga Number 17 becomes a recluse and lives in the woods by himself. The only time he's seen again is when he gives his energy to Gokou to help create the Ultimate Genki Dama.

Jinzouningen Juuhachi Gou "Artificial Human Number 18"- Number 18 plays a larger role than her brother, mainly because she becomes romantically entwined with a main character, Kuririn, and eventually marries him. When she was a "villain" she was different from her brother in that she doesn't enjoy fighting per-say, but she has a "just for the hell of it" kind of attitude. Whenever she's seen fighting she's always very laid back and calm, and meanwhile she's doling out heavy punishment, (she dis-locates Vegita's arm). Aso like her brother, she never kills a single human and has only one goal which is to kill Gokou. She also retains some of her human quirks. Whereas her brother likes adrenaline rushes she loves shopping for clothes. In one part, all three Androids take a pit-stop at a clothing store and Number 18 tries on all sorts of clothing and steals a dress that she takes a particular liking to. In the anime she also browses through Chichi's clothing looking for any good out-fits, but she's bored with what she finds. She has all of the same traits as her brother ex. ifinite energy, no ki and of course a bomb inside of her which is later removed from her and her brother's body by Shenron. Anyway, after the Cell saga she settles down with Kuririn and they have a daughter named Maron, (like I said before, although some parts of them are mechnical, they're mostly human). She competes in the 25th Tenkaichi Budoukai and bribes Mr. Satan to give her 20,000,000 Zeni (Zeni is DBZ's unit of money), if she lets him win the tournament, which he agrees to, regretably.

Jinzouningen Juukyu Gou "Artificial Human Number 19"- Number 19 is completely mechanical and is an Energy Absorption Type. He had red balls on the palms of his hands which can absorb any ki attack, and suck the energy right out of a person by touching them. He's pretty um....boring as a villain. Once again, think of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, but this time, shrink him to human size, and cross-breed him with a Chinese Frosty the Snow Woman and he's what you'd end up with. Gokou starts to fight him, but gets beaten horribly because he starts to suffer from his heart disease, so he gets carried off the field by Yamucha, and guess who shows up to take his place? Mr. Fancypants Vegita. The fight between him and Vegita is fairly short, but it's one of the few moments where I actually love Vegita's attitude. "You're an Android right? Tell me, can Androids feel pain and fear?". Vegita rips off 19's hands so he can't absorb energy and then blows him up with Big Bang Attack. Serves him right. But fighting wasn't 19's main purpose. He was created by Dr. Gero so that he could transplant the doctor's brain into an Android body so that he could continue his research. That Android's name was.....

Jinzouningen Nijuu Gou "Artificial Human Number 20"- You'll notice later on that Dr. Gero isn't on this list. There's a reason behind that. In the manga, the real Dr. Gero is never actually seen, and in the anime, we only see him in brief flashbacks. The real Dr. Gero was a scientist for the Red Ribbon Army and was its only known surviving member after Gokou eliminated it. He invented 20 Android bodies in his life-time and began work on one ultimate biological warrior known as Cell. Most of his Androids were failures and were never shown. He invented the Androids primarily to kill Gokou, but Trunks infers that his larger scheme is something much larger than world domination. Keep in mind, in Trunks' future, Androids 19 and 20 did not exist, and Number 16 was either destroyed by Gero or never completed. Before creating Number 20, he created Number 19 (DUH) to transplant Dr. Gero's brain into Android 20, which was built to look exactly like Gero's human body. After his brain had been moved into Number 20, Gero was able to continue his research and live on without fearing death due to old age. Number 20 is a particularly vicious villain. In the manga he squeezes off a human's head like a blemish. He's not much of a match for the likes of Piccolo, Gokou or Vegita even after absorbing energy. His only advantage is that he is an Energy Absorption Type Android who can absorb any ki attacks with a red ball in the palms of his hands, but Piccolo rectifies that problem simply by slicing of Number 2's right hand. Number 20 is killed by his own creation Androids 17. Number 17 slams his fist through 20's chest, kicks off his head, and then smashes his head under-foot.

Shinbaru "Cymbal"- Piccolo Daimaou's third son. Cymbal resembles....well actually I don't know, but he looks sort of like a Dragon with a plump human-esque body. He's killed by Yajirobe who slices him in half, then roasts him over a fire and eats him. Cymbal is 5' 9" tall and weighs 255 and a half lbs. He was born and killed in the year 753.

Suke san "Mr. Invisible"- An invisible man who Yamucha faces off against. He's one of Uranai Baba's fighters whom she lets people battle. If the people beat all of her monsters, then they can have their fortune told for free. Mr. Invisble is defeated by hysterical but ridiculous means. Gokou nabs Buruma and Muten Roshi, then he has Kuririn swipe off Buruma's top, thus exposing what she was graciously endowed with. Seeing this, Muten Roshi suffers from his biggest nose bleed ever and covers the invisble man in blood making him possible to see and thus tangible.

Supa Man "Super Man"- One of the inhabitants of Penguin Village and ironically, one of the few characters I actually know something about. I could go on for paragraphs on this character's side-splitting antics, but since he's mainly a Dr. Slump character, I'll just stick to his role in Dragon Ball and since I like him so much, I'll summarize the whole scene. He's a short pudgy Clark Kent look-alike who changes into his alter-ego "Supa Man" by running into a telephone and putting on classic Super Man garb. If you understand Japanese his outfit is even funnier because he has the kana "Tsu" on his chest in place of the "S". He's actually just a typical avergae Joe, who's no different from you or me, but he claims to have super power which he gains by eating pickled plums, (yum yum). He meets up with Blue Shogun who orders him to get out of his car and let him commandeer it. He refuses and runs into a nearby telephone booth and changes into "Supa Man". He declares that he will not give up his car to any source of evil. Blue Shogun calmly walks over to the telephone booth, picks it up, and crushes it. After that "Supa Man" gladly gives his car over to Blue and gives him directions to the nearest airport. As Blue drives away, "Supa Man" stand triumphant and declares that he has made the particular place of ground that he's standing on a safer place.

Suno "Snow"- A little 9 year old girl that lives in Jingle Village. She rescues Gokou from the freezing weather which he isn't accustomed to when his plane crashes in the cold northern region.

Suno no chichi "Snow's Daddy"- Snow's father who is forced to work for the Red Ribbon Army and search for a Dragon Ball.

Suno no haha "Snow's Mommy"- Snow's mother who takes care of Gokou and provides him with appropriate snow gear for his assault on Muscle Tower.

Supopo Bitchi- One of Babidi's servants. He was a normal martial artist who did quite well in the 24th Tenkaichi Budoukai, but Babidi got his hands on him and possesed him to do his bidding. During the 25th Tenkaichi Budoukai, he seriously beats the living hell out of Videl and almost kills her. (I'm not kidding. This scene in the manga and anime is extremely brutal. In one part he bashes her face with his knee and knocks out some of her teeth.). But Videl doesn't give up and only loses because she's so badly beaten that she can't move and Supopo throws her out of the ring. Later he works with his cohort Yamu to steal Gohan's energy and meets his grisly demise when he outlives his usefullness and Babidi causes him to explode.

Suragu "Slug"*- Ah yes, the incredibly lame villain from the even lamer DBZ Movie 4, "Super Saiya-jin Son Gokou". I really hated this movie but that's besides the point. Slug is a mutant Nameckian who doesn't even know that he was originally from the planet Nameck. He's the Emperor of a frozen, sun-less mobile planet. Unforunately at the beginning of the movie, Slug's planet nearly collides with Earth, and to save the Earth, they destroy their planet. The price for such a "noble" cause isn't all that easy to swallow though. Slug wants to make Earth his new planet. Near the middle of the movie, his men manage to collect all 7 Dragon Balls and Slug makes a wish to gain his youth back, (he's pretty old). With that accomplished, he continues his conquest of Earth, unfortunately he picked a planet with Piccolo and Gokou on it. In the end of the movie he's finally killed by the Genki Dama.

Seiretsu Shiji Obake "Ghost Usher"- Uranai Baba's little servant ghost who directs people from place to place at Uranai Baba's home.

Zeeun*- One of Slug's subordinates in DBZ Movie 4, "Super Saiya-jin Son Gokou", whom Slug kills for mistakenly calling him old.

Zeshin*- One of the leaders of the of the group of orphans whose space-ship Kuririn, Buruma and Gohan mistakenly board on their trip to Nameck.

ZTV no Jikyou Anaunsa "ZTV's Male Announcer"- Throught DB/Z there are lots of TV reporters. This particular guy plays the largest reporter role in the series. He's the brave soul who covers the Cell Game with the help of his trusty camera-man. Throughout the Cell Game he provides almost a comic relief at times, and at other times, he hightens the intesity with his description of the amazing events he witnesses. He's the World's only link to the Cell Game since no other TV stations covered the event. (Uranai Baba helps out Chichi in the anime, but her magical ball eventually phases out due to the large concentrations of energy).

Seripa*- One of the only female Saiya-jin who was a member of Bardock's team in the first DBZ TV Special. Not much is known about her, however, she's known Bardock since she was a child, and is a good friend of his. She's killed by Dodoria and his crew of fighters.

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