Do You Know the Names of All These Dragon Ball Z Characters?

By: Jacqueline Samaroo
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Do You Know the Names of All These Dragon Ball Z Characters?
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About This Quiz

Ka-me-ha-me-haaa! Power up and get ready to take on this quiz!

"Dragon Ball Z" is without a doubt not only one of the most celebrated anime series of all time in Japan but also one of the most successful anime series on a global scale as well. In fact, the series was so well received that it was not only introduced in the United States but also in Latin America, Europe, India, and Australia. While the prequel series "Dragon Ball" has some characters that are specific to it, this quiz will only challenge you with the iconic characters from the Dragon Ball series.

High flying action (literally); thrilling tales of overcoming adversity; motivational themes about bettering yourself to become stronger and more skilled - all of this and more is present throughout the entire 291-episode run of the series. The success of the Dragon Ball Z series is unmistakable because it has spawned not only over a dozen movies and more than 50 video games but also because that there are two direct sequel series as well.

So, are you powerful enough in both body and mind to defeat this quiz? C'mon, believe in yourself and let's go on this adventure together!

Baba Uranai
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Yamcha
Beerus
Baba Uranai
Baba Uranai, also known as Fortuneteller Baba, is actually Master Roshi’s older sister!
Piccolo Daimao

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Bulma
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Bulma
Bulma is Dr. Briefs’ and Panchy’s second daughter. She has been a "Dragon Ball" character since the very first episode. She is a brilliant scientist who used to be Yamcha’s girlfriend and is currently Vegeta’s wife. Their children are Trunks and Bra.
Champa
Son Goku
Android 18

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Goku Black
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Kame-Sennin
Grandpa Son Gohan
Goku Black
The true identity of Goku Black is Zamas, a Supreme Kai apprentice serving Gowasu (the Supreme Kai of Universe 10).
Majin Boo

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Son Goku
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Son Goku
Goku’s original Saiyan name is Kakarot. He is the son of Bardock. His hair color changes from black (in his normal form) to golden (in his Super Saiyan form) to deep red (in his Super Saiyan God form) and then to blue (in his Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form).
Reacoom
Mr. Satan
Bardock

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Android 16
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Bulma
Android 16
Despite his nice attitude and peaceful nature while fighting alongside the Z Fighters, he is always cold towards Goku, whom he was initially programmed by Dr. Gero to eliminate.
Kaiō-sama
Jaco

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Yamcha
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Tenshinhan
Lunch
Yamcha
Yamcha used to be a desert bandit. Since becoming a friend and ally of Goku, Yamcha has also developed into one of the most powerful humans on the planet.
Kuririn

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Bra
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Bra
The daughter of Bulma and Vegeta, her father wanted her to have a Saiyan name, Eschalot, but Bulma chose to name her Bra/Bulla instead. She's a Saiyan and Earthling hybrid, like her brother.
Burdock
Kaiō-shin
Jheese

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Kame-Sennin
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Piccolo
Kame-Sennin
Kame-Sennin literally means Turtle Hermit. His other name, Master Roshi, literally means Invincible Old Master.
Baba Uranai
Oolong

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Dende
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Champa
Videl
Bobbidi
Dende
First appearing in the series as a Namekian child, Dende goes on to become Kami’s replacement as Earth’s Guardian.

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Dr. Gero
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Doctor Gero
Doctor Gero starts out as human but becomes Android 20 when he creates an exact replica of himself and implants his brain into it. He's the creator of the Red Ribbon Androids.
Mr. Popo
Yajirobe
Pu'ar

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Android 17
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Gurd
Vegeta
Pan
Android 17
Originally a human named Lapis, he and his twin sister Lazuli were kidnapped by Dr. Gero and restructured into Android 17 and Android 18, respectively.

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Bardock
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Burdock
Burdock (also known as Bardock) led a small team of four other Saiyans, with whom he traveled to various planets and destroyed their defenses to prepare them for Frieza’s Planetary Market.
Majin Boo
Cell
Captain Ginyu

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Dr. Briefs
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Piccolo Daimao
Dende
Oolong
Dr. Briefs
Bulma’s father, the founder of Capsule Corporation, is an extremely rich, brilliant, eccentric scientist. He built Saiyan-compatible gravity chambers for Vegeta (his son-in-law) and Goku to train in.

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Reacoom
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Recoome
Recoome’s agility and various battle poses originate from his history of practicing dance. He's a seemingly goofy member of the Ginyu Force.
Doctor Gero
Jheese
Jaco

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Gurd
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Android 16
Guldo
Despite his lacking physical power, Guldo was accepted into the Ginyu Force due to his psychic abilities. These include his ability to freeze time for as long as he can hold his breath.
Chaozu
Vegeta

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Majin Boo
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Arale Norimaki
Son Gohan
Android 18
Majin Buu
Majin Buu takes many forms throughout the series. A few of these are: Kid Buu, Innocent Buu, Evil Buu, Future Super Buu and Miss Buu. He is reincarnated as Oob.

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Kuririn
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Cell
Krillin
Krillin is often used as a source of comic relief, cracking jokes in even the most bizarre or dangerous situations. He’s also the character to have been killed the most times in the "Dragon Ball" series.
Chi-Chi
Son Goku

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Kaiō-shin
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Kaiōshin
The Kaiōshin or Supreme Kais are the 5 ultimate Gods of the universe. They protect both the living world and Other World. Buu killed all but one of them who is now simply known as Shin.
Bra
Chi-Chi
Kaiō-sama

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Champa
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Lunch
Pu'ar
Bulma
Champa
Through decades of searching, Champa was able to locate six Super Dragon Balls. He is Universe 6’s God of Destruction.

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Piccolo Dragon Ball Z
YouTube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Recoome
Piccolo
Piccolo is actually Piccolo Jr., as he is the reincarnation of his father King Piccolo (who was killed by Goku when he waged war over Earth).
Son Goten
Kame-Sennin

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Mr. Popo
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Mr. Popo
Mr. Popo is the servant of first Kami, then Dende (following Kami’s death). After some criticism, his color was changed from black to royal blue in some airings of the series.
Baba Uranai
Kuririn
Dr. Briefs

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Butta
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Trunks
Burter
He's known as the Blue Hurricane. He's the tallest member of the Ginyu Force and is very proud of his speed.
Yamcha
Pan

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Son Gohan
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Dubbed himself the Blue Hurricane.
Freeza
Android 16
Son Gohan
Gohan’s power was recognized at an early age. He was trained by Piccolo and was the one who eventually killed Cell after Cell had defeated Goku. He is Pan's father.

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Jaco
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Videl
Jaco
Jaco is a klutzy member of the Galactic Patrol. The Saiyan threat that was detected on Earth and which caused Jaco to be sent to the planet, was in fact Goku as a child.
Kami
Android 17

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Yajirobe
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Yajirobe
Yajirobe loves food, in particular the steamed pork buns he is frequently seen eating. He is often the one to deliver healing Senzu Beans to Goku and the other Z fighters.
Goku Black
Oolong
Whis

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Vegeta
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Trunks
Grandpa Son Gohan
Grandpa Son Gohan
Vegeta
Vegeta comes from the planet Vegeta and is the son of King Vegeta. He is also the great-great-grandfather of Vegeta, Jr. He is the prince of the Saiyans.

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Cell
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Son Goten
Bra
Cell
Cell get his name from the method behind his creation. He is composed of the cells of Earth’s greatest fighters -- good and bad -- and so has the traits and abilities of all of them.
Gurd

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Whis
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Kaiō-shin
Whis
Beerus’ attendant Whis never sleeps. One of his special abilities is automatic reaction, whereby his body can sense and respond to threats without him being consciously aware of them.
Captain Ginyu
Dende

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Trunks
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Trunks
Although Trunks looks a lot like his father, Vegeta, he has the same blue eyes as his mother, Bulma. His hair is blue, just like Dr. Brief, his maternal grandfather.
Son Goku
Beerus
Lunch

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Videl
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Whis
Bulma
Dr. Briefs
Videl
Videl first met her husband Gohan at Orange Star High School. She was able to very quickly figure out his secret identity, the Great Saiyaman.

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Frieza
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Chi-Chi
Frieza
Frieza is a member of the Frieza Clan. He has an older brother named Cooler and their father is named King Cold. They are descendants of Chilled. Frieza’s counterpart in Universe 6 is called Frost.Frieza is the destroyer of planet Vegeta.
Kaiō-sama
Cell

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Son Goten
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Tenshinhan
Kami
Son Goten
Quite often, when Goten is a child, the characters in the series remark how very much like his father he looks. He's Gohan’s younger brother.
Kuririn

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Puar
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Mr. Popo
Puar
Puar has shapeshifting abilities. In fact, he uses this talent to turn into a pair of giant scissors and cut off Goku’s tail the very first time Goku transforms into a giant ape.
Frieza
Arale Norimaki

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Piccolo Daimao
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Yajirobe
Mr. Satan
Piccolo Daimao
He is sometimes referred to as King Piccolo or Piccolo the Great Demon King. He is pure evil, since all the goodness that existed in his original form (the Nameless Namekian) became Kami – Earth’s Guardian and creator of the Dragon Balls.
Bobbidi

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Captain Ginyu
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Yamcha
Burdock
Vegeta
Captain Ginyu
Captain Ginyu switched bodies with Goku, giving Goku his badly wounded body instead. Later, after Goku gets his body back, Captain Ginyu unintentionally switches bodies with a frog!

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Pan
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Pan
Pan’s mother, Videl, and her grandmother, Chi-Chi, are both human, making her only one-quarter Saiyan. She is, however, very powerful.
Mr. Satan
Baba Uranai
Champa

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Oolong
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Son Gohan
Oolong
Oolong has been a character in the series from very early on. He joined Goku and Bulma on their very first quest to find the Dragon Balls.
Chaozu
Android 16

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Jheese
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Goku Black
Recoome
Jheese
Jheese is a white-haired, red-skinned humanoid. He is Burter's partner and a member of the Ginyu force, and he was killed in combat by Vegeta.
Videl

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Android 18
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Gurd
Android 18
Android 18’s original mission is to kill Goku. Eventually, she becomes the wife of Krillin, Goku’s best friend. She and Krillin have a daughter named Marron.
Trunks
Bra

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Grandpa Son Gohan
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Bhuter
Kame-Sennin
Frieza
Grandpa Son Gohan
Grandpa Son Gohan was close friends with the Ox-king, Chi-Chi’s father. Chi-Chi later married Goku, the adopted son of Grandpa Son Gohan.

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Mr. Satan
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Dende
Son Goten
Mr. Satan
The reigning World Martial Arts Champion, Mr. Satan, is a doting father to Videl. He was helpful in defeating Buu.
Majin Buu

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Beerus
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Piccolo
Beerus
Beerus is quite catlike in many ways. He likes to groom himself, take long naps, has pointy ears, is lazy and loves to play. He's Champa's twin.
Android 17
Whis

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Kaiō-sama
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Captain Ginyu
Bobbidi
King Kai
One of the Kaiō-sama is King Kai. He is king of the North Area and becomes Goku's trainer and mentor. Later, he also trains Chiaotzu, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan and Yamcha.
Piccolo Daimao

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Launch
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Kaiō-shin
Tenshinhan
Puar
Launch
Each time she sneezes, Launch goes from being blue-haired with a sweet disposition to being a blonde trigger-happy criminal and vice versa.

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Chaozu
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Chiaotzu
This small human resembles a ghost or Jiangshi with his white skin and red cheeks. He once sacrificed himself in an attempt to save his friend and was later brought back to life by the Namekian Dragon Balls.
Burdock
Yajirobe
Pan

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Kami
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Arale Norimaki
Kami
Kami is Namekian -- from the planet Namek. He is the creator of Earth’s Dragon Balls, which would cease to exist if he dies.
Jheese
Arale Norimaki

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Chi-Chi
Youtube
Who is this "Dragon Ball Z" character?
Yamcha
Android 18
Chi-Chi
Chi-Chi is the only character whose name consists of one word said twice. As a child, Chi-Chi's outfit was made up of a blue bikini, a green cape, a pair of pink boots and a pink helmet.
Jaco

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