Yajirobe
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| Yajirobe | |
|---|---|
| Japanese language>Japanese | |
| Romaji | Yajirobē |
| Anime Name | Yajirobe |
| Manga Name | Yajirobe |
| Alternate Name(s) | |
| Dragon Ball canon>Canon to | Original Manga |
| First Appearance | Issue #138 DB Episode #104 |
| Appears in | |
| Race | Human |
| DB Character Listing - | |
Yajirobe first appeared near the end of Dragon Ball. Yajirobe is a fictional character from the manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z and the anime Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. He is a human. Yajirobe is typically found on the sidelines, helping occasionally but prefers to avoid major skirmishes. He is somewhat mischaracterized as a coward, and prefers to be thought of as intelligently careful.
Background/History
Yajirobe is a samurai mountain man with an insatiable appetite, and his first appearance is a confrontation between him and Goku. Goku had eaten his big fish, and Yajirobe picks a fight because of it. He and the hungry Goku have an even fight, until Cymbal intervenes. While the two are talking, King Piccolo's child, Cymbal sneaks up on them. Both Goku and Yajirobe are eager to fight him, but Yajirobe wins a game of paper-scissors, so he gets to fight. He demands Yajirobe gives up his Dragon Ball if he wants to live, but Yajirobe refuses, and fights Cymbal, who he quickly and easily slices in two, cooks and eats. He helps Goku, who had been severely injured in the initial battle with King Piccolo, get to the Karin-To -- but only after being promised that there would be food waiting for him at the top of the tower. He also helps Goku get the sacred water which gives Goku the power to beat King Piccolo. He later competes in the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budôkai in disguise, but he dosn't make it past the preliminaries.
In Dragonball Z, he assists in the fight against the Saiyans, by first slicing through Vegeta's tail, reverting him back to a regular Saiyan, and slicing through Vegeta's armor to protect Gohan, but gets several injuries in return. His role has been lessened from the original Dragon Ball, as he now merely assists by giving Goku and company Senzu Beans, and now lives in Korin Tower with Korin. Yajirobe shows up a lot in Dragon Ball Z, up to the appearance of Frieza. During the Garlic Junior Saga, they receive a visit from Maron, Kuririn’s girlfriend at the time, and the perfect example of a dumb blonde. Maron nearly drives Yajirobe and Korin up the wall, as neither is quite prepared to handle a helpless, sexy woman in their household. After that, he shows up during the beginning of the Android Saga, but that's about it. In the Android Saga, Yajirobe finally meets his match – baby Trunks. Apparently, Trunks doesn’t think too highly of the overweight warrior monk, and just about every time Yajirobe holds him, baby Trunks manages to pee on him. Of course he makes a few more appearances in the manga, (and many more short ones in the anime), but he loses a lot of his importance, like many of the original Z Fighters near the end of the series. By the end of Dragon Ball Z, he grows a mustache. He makes a Cameo appearance in Dragon Ball GT, in episode 40, "Piccolo's Decision".
Dragon Ball Movies
Yajirobe appears in the following Dragon Ball Movies and Specials:
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