Colonel Silver
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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Colonel Silver (西鲁巴上校) 34 36 |
| Gender | Male 34 |
| Affiliation | Red Ribbon Army 34 |
| Occupation/Role | Commander of the Silver Squad 36 |
| Status | Deceased; executed by the Red Ribbon Army's Commander-in-Chief 43 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 34 34 |
Background and History
After the Red Ribbon Army detected a Dragon Radar signal near Papaya Island, Silver volunteered to intercept its carriers and retrieve their Dragon Balls. He pursued Li Shu and Son Goku to a wilderness town, where his soldiers confronted them in a shop 34 35 36.
Silver attacked Li Shu after being mocked. His punch failed to move Li Shu, and although his sword split Li Shu's upper body, Li Shu regenerated immediately. Li Shu then transformed into a Great Ape alongside Goku; the soldiers' gunfire could not harm them, and Silver was left too terrified to flee 36 37.
Li Shu gave Silver a Senzu Bean, healing his injuries and finally breaking his will to fight. He released Silver with a message: the Red Ribbon Army should keep its collected Dragon Balls ready for Li Shu to claim in seven days 38. Back at headquarters, Silver reported the pair's transformations, their resistance to weapons, the healing bean, and their more precise Dragon Radar. When he advised against competing with them for the Dragon Balls, the Commander-in-Chief shot him as he left 42 43.
Appearance
Silver is a red-haired officer who wears a military coat 34 36.
- Distinguishing feature: A shock of red hair 34.
- Weapon: An alloy longsword supplied by one of his soldiers during his fight with Li Shu 37.
Personality
Silver initially dismisses martial artists, believing his experience fighting multiple elite soldiers would make him a tournament champion. Li Shu's survival of his attacks and subsequent Great Ape transformation destroy that confidence 34 37. After recovering, Silver admits he underestimated his opponents and warns his superior that the army cannot match them 38 42 43.
Abilities and Skills
Combat and Command
- Power level: Li Shu reads Silver's power level as 20 36.
- Physical training: Silver says he can fight ten elite soldiers at once and shatter a sandbag with one punch 34 37.
- Swordsmanship: He cuts through Li Shu's upper body with an alloy blade, but cannot prevent Li Shu from regenerating 37.
- Squad command: He leads armed soldiers and orders them to fire when Li Shu and Goku transform 36 37.
Relationships
- Commander Red — Silver's superior, who sends him to retrieve the Dragon Balls and later executes him for advising retreat 34 43.
- Li Shu — The opponent who defeats Silver psychologically, heals him, and sends him back with a message for headquarters 36 37 38.
- Son Goku — Accompanies Li Shu during the confrontation and transforms into a Great Ape beside him 36 37.