Bulma

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Bulma (布玛)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Capsule Corporation; Dragon Ball-seeking group; Earth’s defenders’ associates
Occupation/Role	Inventor, engineer, and technological support
First Appearance	2

Background / History

Bulma begins searching for the Dragon Balls alongside Son Goku, using her Dragon Radar to locate them. Her search brings her to Lin Yuan, who possesses the One-Star Ball; she becomes flustered by his appearance before formally introducing herself as a sixteen-year-old. Lin Yuan gives her the Dragon Ball, and she agrees to let him join the journey. 3 4

During the search, Bulma uses a Dragon Ball as payment to secure Goku’s help rescuing girls abducted by Oolong. She later travels through the desert with Lin Yuan and Goku, where the heat leaves her demanding a rest. 4 5

At Frypan Mountain, Lin Yuan saves Bulma from Ox-King’s thrown axe. Grateful, she invites Lin Yuan to visit her home in West City after the Dragon Ball journey; he agrees to do so later. 6 After Shenron is summoned, Bulma returns home, again reminding Lin Yuan to visit. 7

At Capsule Corporation, Bulma works with Lin Yuan on technological projects. She agrees to develop gravity suits, a gravity chamber, and smartphones based on his ideas. She and her father subsequently complete a gravity chamber adjustable between two and ten times normal gravity. 9 10

Following the Saiyan conflict, Bulma is tasked with building a spacecraft for the group’s Namek expedition. She states that, with her father’s assistance, it can be finished within two months. 46 While completing the vessel, she detects Turles’s unidentified spacecraft approaching Earth and alerts Lin Yuan. 48

Appearance

Bulma is a beautiful young woman with cascading blue hair, delicate features, and a slender waist. She is first seen wearing goggles while riding a motorcycle. 3

• Blue hair described as flowing like a waterfall. 3
• Initially travels by motorcycle and later drives the group’s hovering car. 3 4
• Her combat power is recorded as 1. 4

Personality

Early in the story, Bulma is openly boy-crazy and easily embarrassed around attractive men. She blushes immediately upon meeting Lin Yuan, imagines the possibility of him asking her out, and is disappointed when he does not look at her after she bathes. 3 5

Despite her spoiled and demanding tendencies, Bulma is proactive and resourceful. She offers a Dragon Ball to help the village targeted by Oolong, repeatedly drives the search for the Dragon Balls, and readily pursues difficult engineering projects. 4 5 9

She can be sharp-tongued, especially toward Goku’s reckless behavior, and teases Lin Yuan when he repeatedly promises to treat her to a meal without following through. 4 10

Abilities & Skills

Dragon Radar Operation

Bulma uses the Dragon Radar to locate Dragon Balls and track their signals.

• Locates Lin Yuan’s One-Star Ball. 3
• Confirms Dragon Ball locations during the group’s journey. 4 6
• Provides the radar to Goku after Krillin is attacked so he can pursue the stolen Dragon Ball. 27

Engineering and Invention

Bulma possesses advanced technical skill and collaborates with Capsule Corporation resources.

• Agrees to produce gravity suits and a gravity chamber for Lin Yuan. 9
• Builds a gravity chamber adjustable from two to ten times normal gravity with Dr. Brief’s help. 10
• Takes interest in and is capable of developing smartphones from Lin Yuan’s outline. 9
• Receives Raditz’s spacecraft and scouters for research into improved gravity technology and reverse tracking. 38 39
• Designs a Namek-bound spacecraft containing a training room, bathroom, rest area, cafeteria, and high-end sound system. 48
• Detects an unidentified spacecraft entering Earth’s atmosphere. 48

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dragon Radar — Locates Dragon Balls and later detects incoming aircraft. 3 27 48
• Motorcycle / hovering car — Transportation used during the initial Dragon Ball search. 3 4
• Capsule House — Portable lodging used during the desert journey. 4 5
• Gravity chamber — A Capsule Corporation-built chamber adjustable from two to ten times gravity. 10
• Namek spacecraft — Her nearly completed vessel for the planned trip to Namek. 46 48

Relationships

• Lin Yuan — Friend and business collaborator. She is initially infatuated with him, invites him to West City, and develops his requested training and consumer technology. 3 6 9 10
• Son Goku — Original Dragon Ball-searching companion. She frequently scolds his impulsive conduct but relies on his strength and gives him the Dragon Radar during the King Piccolo crisis. 3 4 27
• Yamcha — Romantic partner by the time the gravity chamber is delivered, though their relationship later becomes strained by his womanizing and repeated arguments. 10 39
• Dr. Brief — Her father and a collaborator on the gravity chamber and spaceship projects. 9 10 46
• Lin Yiqi — Has watched him grow up and playfully teases him; she is also introduced to Gohan through him. 37

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dragon Ball Search

• Travels with Goku to locate Dragon Balls using the Dragon Radar. 2 3
• Accepts Lin Yuan’s One-Star Ball and lets him join the expedition. 4
• Offers a Dragon Ball to the villagers in exchange for Goku rescuing Oolong’s abductees. 4
• Is saved by Lin Yuan from Ox-King’s attack at Frypan Mountain. 6
• Returns to West City after Shenron is summoned. 7

Capsule Corporation Development

• Partners with Lin Yuan to create gravity suits, a gravity chamber, and smartphones. 9
• Delivers the completed two-to-ten-times gravity chamber. 10
• Attends the World Martial Arts Tournament as a spectator and cheerleader alongside Launch and Puar. 16

Saiyan and Namek Preparations

• Receives alien spacecraft and scouters from Lin Yuan for technological research. 39
• Is assigned to construct the spacecraft needed for the Namek mission. 46
• Detects Turles’s approaching spacecraft while finalizing the vessel. 48

Trivia

• Bulma’s original reason for gathering the Dragon Balls is to find a handsome Prince Charming. 4
• She repeatedly asks Lin Yuan to treat her to a meal, but he has not done so by the time she delivers the gravity chamber. 10
• Her parents are portrayed as unusually open-minded; Dr. Brief says Bulma has mentioned Lin Yuan many times. 9