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Pu'ar

Japanese language>Japanese
Romaji	Puaruu
Anime Name	Puar
Manga Name	Pu'ar
Alternate Name(s)	Pu-erh Pu'ar Squeeker Pool Plume Pual Pualuu
Dragon Ball canon>Canon to	Original Manga
First Appearance	Issue #??? DB Issue#??? DB Episode #5
Appears in
Race	Shapeshifter Animal
Family Connections Yamcha (best friend)
DB Character Listing -

Pu'ar in the Freeza Saga of Dragon Ball Z

Puar (or Pu'ar) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z manga and anime series. His first appearance was in issue #7 of the manga. In the early Harmony Gold English Dragon Ball dub from the 1980's, he was known as Squeeker (not Sparkles, as is commonly quoted), and was played by Cheryl Chase.

Pu'ar is a shapeshifting blue cat and the constant companion of Yamcha. They worked as a team to rob anyone traveling through the Desert in which they lived. He also has an innate ability to fly (the first character in the series to do so) and is nearly always seen simply 'standing' in thin air at about human head height.

Pu'ar has the ability to change his shape into any form, even inanimate objects, and hold that form as long as he likes, although his strength is not increased by the change, and he can’t turn into something that can be used up, like fuel or food. Pu'ar graduated from the same shapeshifting school as Oolong, though he completed that training and does not have Oolong's difficulties with maintaining his transformed state. He shows up quite a bit in the beginning, but becomes less of a presence as the series progresses.

There is some debate as to Pu'ar's gender in the anime and manga. Many fans assume that he is female because his voice is dubbed by female voice actors (Kathy Morse and Monika Antonelli in English and Naoko Watanabe in Japanese). The question of his gender is never addressed in canon directly, although Akira Toriyama has indicated in interviews that he considered him male while writing the manga. Some fans have simply argued that for shapeshifters, gender is irreleveant.

During the very earliest sagas of Dragon Ball, Pu'ar would sometimes use his shapeshifting powers to help the protagonists on their adventures. (For example, disguising himself as another person, becoming a sharp object, etc.)

At Uranai Baba's Palace, they needed to find the last Dragon Ball, so Puar teamed up with Upa to stop Dracula, which he did with ease. Puar came out to help Yamcha when he was knocked unconscious and had his leg shattered at the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budokai. He became a stretcher

However, as the manga and anime progress (before even the start of Dragon Ball Z) he is eventually reduced to the role of a background character. As the driving theme of the manga/anime is mostly about fighting, Pu'ar can do little more than react to the horrors of the latest and greatest villain.

Pu'ar makes cameo appearances in Dragon Ball GT in episodes 40, "Piccolo's Decision" and 64, "Until We Meet Again...". By the end of Dragon Ball GT, Yamcha returns to his vagabond life roaming the desert with Pu'ar.

Alternate Timeline

Pu'ar is one of the few characters to survive in the "Trunks Timeline," as seen the The History of Trunks special. He is hidden in a submarine with Oolong, Muten Roshi and his Turtle.

Dragon Ball Movies

Pu'ar appears in the following Dragon Ball Movies and Specials:

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