Piccolo Daimaō
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| Piccolo Daimaō | |
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| Image:Kingpiccolo2.jpg | |
| Japanese | ピッコロ大魔王 |
| Romaji | Pikkoro Daimaō |
| Anime Name | King Piccolo |
| Manga Name | Piccolo Daimaô The Great Demon King |
| Alternate Name(s) | The Demon King Piccolo Al Satan (Italian dub) |
| First Appearance | Issue #135 |
| Appears in | Image:One Star DB.svg |
| Race | Namek |
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| DB Character Listing - Category | |
The Great Demon King Piccolo (Piccolo Daimaō) is a fictional character from the anime and manga Dragon Ball. He is a Namekian and the evil half of Kami. Piccolo's name is originally derived from the musical instrument, as all of the Demon King's henchmen had the names of various instruments.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Pre-Dragon Ball
Hundreds of years before the events of Dragon Ball, both Kami and Piccolo were a single Namekian whose name was suggested to be Kattstu (as according to the Namekian elder named Guru upon meeting Piccolo during the Freeza Saga). Even though little is known about this Namekian named Kattstu, one thing is stated by Guru that a violent storm had errupted on their home world called Namek. Kattustu escaped from Namek and traveled to Planet Earth, where he lived for many years. At some time, Kattusu expressed desire to take the mantle of Kami and become the planet's Guardian, but the Kami at that time refused to hand over the title, due to a dark, dormant evil within Kattusu. To rid himself of this inner dormant evil, Kattusu went through rigorous training in order to expel it from his body. The training resulted in Kattusu's body spliting into two counterparts, one good, and one evil.
[edit] Piccolo Daimaō and Kami
Since the good half went on to take the mantle of Kami and become a protector of life and the world, the evil half did the opposite and designated himself as the Demon King (Daimaō); at some point he also gave himself the name Piccolo, which means "from another world" in the namekian language.
Many people were killed by Piccolo's spawned monsters and for all practical purposes, he ruled the world. Eventually, the Demon King was imprisoned by Mutaito-sama, the teacher and sensei of Muten-Rôshi and Tsuru-Sen'nin, in an electric rice cooker (nicknamed the "Denshi Jar" by fandom) for centuries by the suicidal Mafuba technique.
After being released from his confinement by Emperor Pilaf, King Piccolo decides to kill all the current and former finalists of the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, thereby removing all those who might be able to learn the Mafuba. To aid him in this, he spawns his first minion, Tambourine.
Tambourine quickly goes about his task, his first victim being Kuririn. Piccolo then spawns a second creature, Cymbol, who he assigns the task of gathering the Dragon Balls. Piccolo seeks the Dragon Balls so that he can wish to have his youth and vitality restored. He also spawns his right-hand man, Piano.
When Piccolo learns that both Tambourine and Cymbol have been killed (by Goku and Yajirobe respectively) Piccolo fights Goku, leaving the young boy severely beaten. Muten-Rôshi then challenges Piccolo and attempts the suicidal Mafuba technique, but he misses, and dies as a result.
Piccolo is then able to gather the Dragon Balls to summon Shenlong. Chaozu attempts to make a wish himself to prevent Piccolo from doing so, but is killed before he can finish, allowing Piccolo to wish for the restoration of his youth, becoming more powerful than ever. Piccolo then kills the dragon to prevent anyone else from making a wish which could stop him. With no one left who can properly challenge him, Piccolo overthrows the King of the World and becomes the ruler of the Earth. He institutes several evil policies such as releasing all criminals and a planned system of destruction.
He is then confronted by Tenshinhan, who has now learned the Mafuba Technique. Piccolo decides not to get his hands dirty, and instead spawns a new minion: Drum. Unlike Tambourine and Cymbol, Drum was spawned after Piccolo had his youth restored, and is therefore much more powerful than that of his brethren. The battle between Tenshinhan and this new spawn seems relatively even until Drum manages a cheap shot. Piccolo orders Drum to finish Tenshinhan off, but a much stronger Goku arrives just in time and quickly dispatches the creature.
Piccolo and Goku face off again, and Goku manages to kick Piccolo into Piano, killing the minion. A fierce battle ensues, with Goku losing the use of both legs and his left arm because King Piccolo used the injured Tenshinhan as a hostage and threaten to crush his skull if Goku had even moved. Realizing that he still had his right arm usable, Goku eventually blasts a Kamehameha from his right hand propelling himself toward his enemy, blasting a hole through Piccolo's chest. The blow proved lethal, but Piccolo managed to place his essence into an egg and spat the egg into the distant mountains without Goku noticing. King Piccolo died only seconds later. Over the next three years, the egg would develop into a new Piccolo that would go on to challenge Goku at the next tournament.
[edit] Special abilities
Bakurikimaha ("Exploding Powerful Demon Wave")
- A very powerful blast shot from one hand while the other hand is used to support the arm that is firing the blast. The Demon King can turn an entire city into dust using this move. This technique is called the Destructive Wave in English translations of the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z video games (except for Super Dragon Ball Z, which uses Bakurikimaha, but misspells it as "Bukiri Maha".).
Bukujutsu ("Flying Technique")
- Literally meaning "lighter than air skill", the user forces their ki upon the ground in order to levitate and take to the skies.
Bushitsu Shyutsu Gen Majyutsu
- A magical ability used to create objects from seemingly thin air. The Demon King Piccolo was never actually seen using this technique, but it is assumed he knew it since he was seen with the same skeletal-like throne of his twice (the first was in Pilaf's hover ship and apparently, the same throne appeared in the king's castle). His skeletal throne was alike to that of Saichuro's from the planet Namek.
Chonoryoku ("Psychokinesis")
- This technique involves controlling and manipulating people or objects with the mind. King Piccolo performed this just by lifting a finger, as it was first seen when he magically lifted the five Dragon Balls that Roshi had hid under the ground.
Kousengan ("Beam Eye")
- A precise laser eye beam is shot from both eyes. This attack was first used by Piccolo Daimaō to kill a guard posted at the gates leading to the Kings Castle. He later used it during his battle with Son Goku in order to incapacitate one of Goku's legs.
Kuchikarakikouha ("Energy Wave from the Mouth")
- A beam shot from the mouth; considerably more powerful than normal ki bolts. The Evil King Piccolo used this attack to destroy Shenlong after having his wish for youth made. This move is usually spelled as Kochi kara kikou ha.
Makosen ("Demon Light Beam")
- Piccolo Daimaō fires power ki beams from each hand, one after the other. The first blast is intentionally meant to be a distraction; forcing the opponent to evade it, while the second blast actually hits the target dead on.
"Pokopen pokopen darega tsutsuita..."
- The ability to spit a customized egg from his mouth. The Demon King Piccolo can give the spawn part or all of his powers and memories. It is related to Namekian asexual reproduction, where the Namek spits a new egg from the mouth. When King Piccolo had regained his youth, he no longer had to rechant this phrase, hence, he was able to quickly sprout out an egg from his mouth which would immediately hatch into Drum.
Shogekiha ("Shock wave")
- An invisible ki blast of a sudden wind attack that can be launched theoretically from any part of the body. It's generally not as powerful as other attacks.
Terepashi ("Telepathy")
- This is the ability to channel one's thoughts to another being. Piccolo Daimaō used this technique to immediately contact Tambourine to avenge for Cymbal's premature death.
[edit] Video games
Piccolo Daimaō has appeared as a playable character in:
He is also an alternate costume for Piccolo in
[edit] Trivia
- Piccolo Daimaō has four fingers in the manga and five in the anime (both including the thumb). He is drawn with five fingers in the manga on page 154 in volume 13 of Dragon Ball to show emphasis on his assurance that Goku is finished within 5 seconds. (The editor even humorously notes that he grew an extra finger below the panel) He goes back to having four fingers in the next panel.
