Tarble

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tarble (塔布尔)
Species/Race	Saiyan 9
Gender	Male 9
Role	Vegeta's younger brother; a rapidly advancing Saiyan warrior 4 17
Status	Alive; residing on Earth after arriving to seek Vegeta 10 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Third Dimension / Planet-Busting Level	1	Reached a base combat power of 30,000 after a year of training. His initial binding of Rix raised his training effect to 2×. 1
Base combat power: 2.78 million	15	Fully adapted to 500× Earth gravity after 50 days of progressively increasing gravity training. 15
Super Saiyan	17	Transformed successfully on his first attempt after Vegeta taught him to gather ki at his back. 16 17
Fourth Dimension	19	His Super Saiyan breakthrough was recognized by his system as entering the Fourth Dimension, granting an additional binding slot. 19
Super Saiyan Full Power	23	Mastered maintaining the Super Saiyan state in daily life after five days of training. 23
Super Saiyan 2	24	Reached Super Saiyan 2 after a single day of cultivation; the transformation's combat power was reported as 67.8 billion. 24
Base combat power: 677.8 million	25	Measured by Vegeta after Tarble's rapid post-transformation training gains. 25
Super Saiyan 3 and Black-Haired Super Saiyan 4	28–29	After a year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, his system listed both forms; his base power was recorded as 1.2597178 trillion. Tarble later described Super Saiyan 4 as a 4,000× base multiplier. 28 29
Base combat power: 38.4332 trillion	42	At the end of a later 720-day Time Chamber session, Tarble remained a Super Saiyan 4 user while his base power reached 38.4332 trillion. 42

Background / History

The original Tarble's body was severely injured after his guard Tomato died saving him. A new consciousness subsequently took over the body. Tarble retained the original identity and was accompanied by Rix, a mid-level Saiyan warrior assigned as the original Tarble's guard. 1

After refusing to marry Guli, Tarble left his remote planet with Rix in a spherical spacecraft. He travelled to Earth to find Vegeta, while Abo and Gato pursued them with the intention of exterminating the Saiyans they found there. 1 4

On Earth, Tarble reunited with Vegeta after decades apart and chose to remain there, reasoning that the few surviving Saiyans should stay together. Bulma arranged accommodations for him and Rix. 4 10 11

Appearance

Tarble initially arrives on Earth in Saiyan battle armor, with a tail coiled around his waist. He is self-conscious enough about his height to reserve a Namekian Dragon Ball wish to become taller. 6 11 37

• Saiyan tail — worn wrapped around his waist while in battle armor. 11
• Super Saiyan 4 form — covered in vivid red fur with long black hair, red-rimmed green eyes, and an exposed muscular chest. 30 31
• Height change in Super Saiyan 4 — becomes taller than Vegeta in this form. 30

Personality

Tarble is consistently polite and approachable toward the Z Fighters, Dende, and Bulma, in marked contrast to Vegeta's harsher manner. He values the remaining Saiyans as family and comes to sincerely acknowledge Vegeta as his elder brother after witnessing his determination and guidance. 6 10 23 26

Despite his humble presentation, Tarble is calculating. He conceals how much he already knows about ki control, selectively withholds information about transformations, and uses staged behavior to guide others toward conclusions without exposing his unusual knowledge. 3 5 15 34

He is cautious around potential threats. When He Yi arrives with Tapion's sealed box, Tarble recognizes the possibility of deception, keeps the group's strength concealed, and arranges for the others to only pretend to force the box open. 44 45

Abilities & Skills

Training-Effect Amplification System

Tarble possesses a system that multiplies his training results through bindings with living people who possess Saiyan blood.

• Each bound Saiyan increases his cultivation effect by one additional multiple. 1
• His initial binding was Rix, producing a 2× training effect. 1
• Binding Vegeta and Son Gohan increased the multiplier to 4×. 8
• After binding Trunks, his recorded cultivation effect reached 6×. 22
• Breaking through a strength dimension grants an additional binding slot. 1 19
• After leaving the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, his system recorded five bound people, one unbound slot, and a 6× multiplier. 28

Insight Eye

Tarble can inspect targets and receive information on their race and combat power.

• Identified Abo and Gato as members of the Buff Clan, with power levels of eight million and seven million respectively. 6
• Scanned the Z Fighters' combat powers, including Son Gohan and Piccolo. 7 8
• Used it to measure Son Goku's base combat power at 300 billion. 40

Ki Control and Sensing

Tarble can sense, suppress, and precisely regulate his ki.

• He had already learned ki control before reaching Earth, but hid this knowledge to preserve the appearance of an inexperienced Saiyan. 3 5
• Suppressed his detectable combat power from 30,000 to five shortly after Vegeta's instruction. 5
• Successfully sensed the approach directions of Trunks and Goten. 10
• Memorized He Yi's energy signature and used it to track the fleeing sorcerer immediately after Tapion's box opened. 49 50

Saiyan Transformations

Tarble has mastered several Saiyan forms at an unprecedented pace.

• Great Ape — listed among his available transformations. 9
• Super Saiyan — achieved on his first attempt; Vegeta explains the form multiplies base strength by 50. 10 17
• Super Saiyan Full Power — can maintain the Super Saiyan state without disrupting ordinary activities. 23
• Super Saiyan 2 — attained in one day of training. 24
• Super Saiyan 3 — mastered during Time Chamber training. 28
• Black-Haired Super Saiyan 4 — his strongest recorded form; multiplies base combat power by 4,000. 28 29
• Super Saiyan 4 requirement knowledge — based on his own attempts, he estimates a base combat power of roughly 800–900 billion is needed for a chance to succeed. 41

Acquired Combat Techniques

Tarble can select a skill from a newly bound target.

• Special Beam Cannon — selected from Son Gohan; a high-power piercing technique originally created by Piccolo. 9
• Galick Gun — selected from Vegeta; described as comparable in tier to the Kamehameha. 9
• Afterimage Fist — acquired from Trunks. 28
• Metamoran Fusion Technique — acquired from Son Goten. 28

Equipment / Training Resources

• Scouter — originally worn by Tarble; he gave it to Trunks as a first-meeting gift and noted that its detection limit needed improvement. 11
• Gravity Chamber — used with Rix for escalating high-gravity training, eventually adapting to 500× Earth gravity. 13 15
• Hyperbolic Time Chamber access — used for year-long training sessions with Rix and later with Son Goku and Vegeta. 27 40 42
• Bulma-made battle suits — worn by Tarble, Vegeta, Rix, and Son Goku after their later Time Chamber training. 45

Relationships

• Vegeta — Older brother, mentor, and eventual training rival. Vegeta teaches him ki control and transformation methods, while Tarble later recognizes him sincerely as “Big Brother.” 5 16 23
• Rix — Subordinate, guard, training partner, and Tarble's first binding target. Tarble actively guides Rix's growth and protects the value of their partnership. 1 14 27
• Bulma — Sister-in-law who arranges Tarble's Earth accommodations and supports his and Rix's training needs. 10 11 23
• Trunks — Nephew and binding target. Tarble gives him a scouter and later acquires Afterimage Fist from him. 11 22 28
• Son Gohan — Binding target whose Special Beam Cannon Tarble selects; Gohan is impressed by Tarble's rapid growth. 8 9 33
• Son Goku — Fellow Saiyan who openly acknowledges Tarble as stronger and repeatedly seeks a sparring match with him. 32 33
• Dende — Earth’s Guardian and a courteous ally who permits Tarble to use Kami's Lookout and the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. 17 26
• He Yi — Suspected sorcerer and enemy. Tarble sees through his deception, tracks him by ki, and captures him after he tries to flee. 44 45 50

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Departure and pursuit — Refuses Guli's marriage proposal, leaves his planet with Rix, and heads to Earth while Abo and Gato follow. 1
• Earth reunion — Meets Vegeta and the Z Fighters, reveals himself as Vegeta's younger brother, and settles on Earth. 4 6 10
• Rapid training arc — Learns under Vegeta, trains in the Gravity Chamber, and reaches Super Saiyan, Full Power Super Saiyan, and Super Saiyan 2 in rapid succession. 13 17 23 24
• Time Chamber breakthrough — Trains with Rix for a year, returning with Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan 4 mastery. 27 29
• Super Saiyan 4 revelation — Displays his new form to Vegeta and the wider group, drawing the attention of the Supreme Kais and Whis. 30 31 33
• Transformation mentor — Explains Super Saiyan 4 requirements and helps guide Son Goku and Vegeta's later progress in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. 40 42
• Tapion's box incident — Suspects He Yi's motives surrounding the sealed box, orchestrates a cautious response, and captures the sorcerer after his attempted escape. 44 45 50

Notable Quotes

“There are so few of us Saiyans left; it's better if we stick together.” 10

“Big brother is right, we Saiyans definitely have no limits!” 24