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Paikuhan, known as Pikkon in the English dub, is a warrior of the afterlife who appears in the anime film Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn. He was created for the anime rather than the original manga, and he was first introduced during the Other World Tournament episodes of the Dragon Ball Z television series before taking on a supporting role in the film. He comes from the West Galaxy, where he was recognized as the strongest martial artist in that region of the universe, and he is regarded as one of the most accomplished fighters in the Other World.
In appearance, Paikuhan is a tall, muscular warrior with green skin, red eyes, thick lips, a lack of a visible nose, and elongated ears, giving him an alien look that Goku compares to Piccolo's. He wears white clothing over a blue undershirt, brown boots, a brown belt with a golden emblem, and a tall turban decorated with a matching gold circle. Like the weighted garments worn by Goku and Piccolo, his training clothes are heavily weighted, and he chooses to remove them only when he intends to fight at his full strength.
In personality, Paikuhan is polite, calm, serious, and disciplined, carrying himself as a traditional martial artist who values both strength and technique. He speaks little when he first appears, but he becomes more open during his battles, and his composed demeanor conceals a fierce fighting spirit. Goku describes him as a serious and austere warrior much like Piccolo. He is heroic by nature and fights on the side of good, showing respect for worthy opponents and maintaining patience in most situations, though the unusual events of Fusion Reborn draw out a more frustrated and impatient side of him.
His motivations center on his sense of duty as a guardian of order in the afterlife. Alongside a desire to test himself against strong opponents, he takes responsibility for dealing with troublemakers in the Other World, such as villains who cause chaos in Hell. In Fusion Reborn, his primary goal is to restore order when the afterlife is disrupted by a mysterious barrier, and he dedicates himself to freeing Enma, the ruler of the afterlife, from imprisonment and helping to stop the being responsible for the chaos.
In the story of the film, Paikuhan is competing against Goku in the final round of an afterlife tournament when the match is interrupted by a strange barrier appearing between them. He offers to investigate, and Goku transports them both to Enma's palace, where they find the realm sealed inside a supernatural energy barrier created by Janemba. While Goku pursues Janemba, Paikuhan remains behind to break the barrier. His energy blasts are absorbed without effect, and he eventually discovers that shouting at the barrier causes it to crack. He then spends a considerable portion of the film hurling insults at the barrier, a task he clearly regards as beneath a warrior of his standing. His efforts serve an important supporting role, as he keeps working to free Enma while Goku and Vegeta confront Janemba, and he also helps delay Janemba so that the two heroes can fuse and finish the battle.
His key relationship is with Goku. They begin as rivals in the Other World Tournament, where their fight remains evenly matched, but they develop mutual respect and a sense of camaraderie, with their rivalry continuing into the film's interrupted final match. Paikuhan also enjoys the trust of Grand Kai and acts as a protector of the afterlife alongside other fallen heroes. His brief interaction with Majin Buu, whom he mistakes for a new trainee arriving on Grand Kai's planet, shows his polite and good-natured side, and he later appears alongside the warrior Olibu in an encounter with Kid Buu.
In terms of development, Paikuhan evolves from a mostly silent and mysterious tournament contender into a more talkative and even exasperated ally. Through his fights with Goku, he opens up and reveals his pride as a martial artist, and through the events of Fusion Reborn, he shows that his cool exterior can be rattled by circumstances that frustrate him. His humorless devotion to duty remains intact, but the film reveals a more visibly annoyed and undignified side when he is forced to insult a barrier to make progress.
His notable abilities include flight and high-speed movement, the latter being an enhanced form of flight combined with rapid evasion. He can fire standard ki blasts as well as rapid streams of continuous ki blasts, and he is powerful enough to defeat Frieza, King Cold, and Cell with a single blow each. His signature techniques are the Hyper Tornado, also known as Pikkon's Whirlwind, in which he spins his body at high speed to generate a tornado of ki strong enough to cut Goku, and the Thunder Flash, a flaming shockwave launched from his fists that is capable of destroying an entire tournament arena but leaves him exposed to a counterattack because of the time required to perform it. He also possesses an extraordinarily powerful voice that can nearly knock an opponent unconscious, and in the film his raw frustration proves effective at cracking the supernatural barrier that resists all of his energy attacks.
In appearance, Paikuhan is a tall, muscular warrior with green skin, red eyes, thick lips, a lack of a visible nose, and elongated ears, giving him an alien look that Goku compares to Piccolo's. He wears white clothing over a blue undershirt, brown boots, a brown belt with a golden emblem, and a tall turban decorated with a matching gold circle. Like the weighted garments worn by Goku and Piccolo, his training clothes are heavily weighted, and he chooses to remove them only when he intends to fight at his full strength.
In personality, Paikuhan is polite, calm, serious, and disciplined, carrying himself as a traditional martial artist who values both strength and technique. He speaks little when he first appears, but he becomes more open during his battles, and his composed demeanor conceals a fierce fighting spirit. Goku describes him as a serious and austere warrior much like Piccolo. He is heroic by nature and fights on the side of good, showing respect for worthy opponents and maintaining patience in most situations, though the unusual events of Fusion Reborn draw out a more frustrated and impatient side of him.
His motivations center on his sense of duty as a guardian of order in the afterlife. Alongside a desire to test himself against strong opponents, he takes responsibility for dealing with troublemakers in the Other World, such as villains who cause chaos in Hell. In Fusion Reborn, his primary goal is to restore order when the afterlife is disrupted by a mysterious barrier, and he dedicates himself to freeing Enma, the ruler of the afterlife, from imprisonment and helping to stop the being responsible for the chaos.
In the story of the film, Paikuhan is competing against Goku in the final round of an afterlife tournament when the match is interrupted by a strange barrier appearing between them. He offers to investigate, and Goku transports them both to Enma's palace, where they find the realm sealed inside a supernatural energy barrier created by Janemba. While Goku pursues Janemba, Paikuhan remains behind to break the barrier. His energy blasts are absorbed without effect, and he eventually discovers that shouting at the barrier causes it to crack. He then spends a considerable portion of the film hurling insults at the barrier, a task he clearly regards as beneath a warrior of his standing. His efforts serve an important supporting role, as he keeps working to free Enma while Goku and Vegeta confront Janemba, and he also helps delay Janemba so that the two heroes can fuse and finish the battle.
His key relationship is with Goku. They begin as rivals in the Other World Tournament, where their fight remains evenly matched, but they develop mutual respect and a sense of camaraderie, with their rivalry continuing into the film's interrupted final match. Paikuhan also enjoys the trust of Grand Kai and acts as a protector of the afterlife alongside other fallen heroes. His brief interaction with Majin Buu, whom he mistakes for a new trainee arriving on Grand Kai's planet, shows his polite and good-natured side, and he later appears alongside the warrior Olibu in an encounter with Kid Buu.
In terms of development, Paikuhan evolves from a mostly silent and mysterious tournament contender into a more talkative and even exasperated ally. Through his fights with Goku, he opens up and reveals his pride as a martial artist, and through the events of Fusion Reborn, he shows that his cool exterior can be rattled by circumstances that frustrate him. His humorless devotion to duty remains intact, but the film reveals a more visibly annoyed and undignified side when he is forced to insult a barrier to make progress.
His notable abilities include flight and high-speed movement, the latter being an enhanced form of flight combined with rapid evasion. He can fire standard ki blasts as well as rapid streams of continuous ki blasts, and he is powerful enough to defeat Frieza, King Cold, and Cell with a single blow each. His signature techniques are the Hyper Tornado, also known as Pikkon's Whirlwind, in which he spins his body at high speed to generate a tornado of ki strong enough to cut Goku, and the Thunder Flash, a flaming shockwave launched from his fists that is capable of destroying an entire tournament arena but leaves him exposed to a counterattack because of the time required to perform it. He also possesses an extraordinarily powerful voice that can nearly knock an opponent unconscious, and in the film his raw frustration proves effective at cracking the supernatural barrier that resists all of his energy attacks.