Trunks

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Trunks
Species/Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Earth’s defenders; ally of Goku, Gohan, and the Supreme Kai 22
Occupation/Role	Martial artist and trainee
Status	Alive; revived with Namek’s Dragon Balls after being killed in a devastated future 24
First Appearance	10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Super Saiyan	10	Achieved his first transformation during Future Gohan’s training by drawing on his anger toward the Androids and Gohan’s suffering. He could not maintain it for long.
Near Full-Power Super Saiyan	15	Approached full-power Super Saiyan under Vegeta’s intensive training.
Beginning Super Saiyan 2 mastery	16	Had begun to master Super Saiyan 2 after Hyperbolic Time Chamber training.
Super Saiyan Second Stage	26	Reached the second stage of Super Saiyan while training under Gogeta; his stronger alternate counterpart’s God Ki techniques pushed him to train relentlessly.
Super Saiyan 2	31	Reached Super Saiyan 2 after nearly half a year of Whis’s training in the God of Destruction Realm.
Super Saiyan God	35	Advanced to Super Saiyan God through continued training with Whis.

Background / History

In a future ravaged by the Androids, Trunks trained under the one-armed Future Gohan. He wanted the power to fight rather than remain a burden, and transformed into a Super Saiyan after reliving the Androids’ atrocities and Gohan’s injury in his mind. He initially struggled to hold the form, but Gohan assured him that continued practice would allow him to control it. 10

When Gogeta’s group arrived from another time, Trunks met a younger version of Bulma. He hesitated to acknowledge her, fearing that contact could cause his own disappearance, but ultimately asked if she was his younger mother. 10

Trunks later trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber alongside Goku, Vegeta, the two Gohans, and Gogeta. Vegeta personally pushed him to become stronger, hoping his son would surpass Goku’s son; Trunks instead greatly admired Future Gohan, which drove Vegeta to intensify his training. 13 15

During the campaign against Babidi, Trunks destroyed Babidi’s spaceship before its inhabitants could threaten Earth. He then pursued the fleeing Babidi, killed him with a sword strike, and erased the remains with a ki blast. 22

In another ruined future, Trunks was killed before Gogeta arrived. Gogeta defeated Babidi and Majin Buu, then accompanied Bulma to Namek so she could use the Dragon Balls to revive her son. 24 After his revival, Trunks recognized how weak he had been and accepted Gogeta’s offer of training. 25

A separate alternate-timeline counterpart, referred to as Older Trunks, later arrived with Mai. Gogeta trained both versions simultaneously, while Trunks used the vast gap between himself and his counterpart as motivation to train harder. 25 26

Appearance

Trunks has blue hair. In his first documented Super Saiyan transformation, his hair and eyebrows become golden and his pupils turn emerald green. 10

• Blue-haired in base form. 10
• Golden hair and eyebrows as a Super Saiyan. 10
• Emerald-green pupils and a cold, killing-focused expression during his initial transformation. 10

Personality

Trunks is protective of Earth and deeply affected by the destruction caused by its enemies. His first Super Saiyan transformation was driven by rage over the Androids’ cruelty and Future Gohan’s sacrifice. 10

Though Gogeta bluntly called him weak after his revival, Trunks did not reject the criticism. He became eager to train, and seeing the power of Older Trunks drove him to work with desperation. 25 26

He is decisive when facing threats. Upon learning of Babidi’s intent to revive Majin Buu and endanger Earth, Trunks immediately acted to destroy Babidi’s spaceship and later ensured Babidi could not escape. 22

Abilities & Skills

Saiyan Transformations

Trunks possesses multiple Super Saiyan forms gained through combat experience and structured training.

• First awakened Super Saiyan under Future Gohan’s guidance, but initially lacked the stamina and control to maintain it. 10
• Progressed toward full-power Super Saiyan through Vegeta’s training. 15
• Began mastering Super Saiyan 2 in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. 16
• Reached Super Saiyan God after training with Whis in the God of Destruction Realm. 35
• His growth was repeatedly contrasted with Older Trunks, who began considerably stronger. 26

Ki Manipulation

Trunks can gather and fire destructive ki attacks.

• Destroyed Babidi’s spaceship with a single powerful ki blast. 22
• Used a ki blast to reduce Babidi’s body to cosmic dust after killing him. 22
• Participated in Whis’s realm-focused training, which emphasized endurance and combat understanding rather than raw strength alone. 31

Swordsmanship

Trunks carries and uses a sword in battle.

• Pursued Babidi after he fled the destroyed spaceship. 22
• Cut Babidi in half with a single sword strike before destroying the body with ki. 22

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword — Used to kill Babidi during the Supreme Kai’s mission. 22
• Time machine — An alternate version of Trunks arrived through time travel with Mai, creating confusion over the two Trunks’ identities. 25

Relationships

• Bulma — His mother. Their reunion after his revival is emotional and gives Bulma renewed hope after the losses of her future. 10 24
• Vegeta — His father and a harsh trainer who wants Trunks to surpass Goku’s son. 15
• Future Gohan — His original mentor and personal idol; Gohan guided him through his first Super Saiyan transformation. 10 15
• Gogeta — Mentor who revived him indirectly through Bulma’s wish, then remained to train him. 24 25
• Older Trunks — A stronger alternate-timeline counterpart who arrived with Mai; their coexistence motivated Trunks to train harder. 25 26
• Goku — Ally during the mission against Babidi and Dabura; Goku shielded Trunks from Dabura so he could pursue Babidi. 22
• Whis — Divine instructor who trained Trunks and helped him reach Super Saiyan 2. 31

Story Role / Major Arcs

Android-ravaged Future

Trunks trains with Future Gohan amid the ruins left by the Androids and achieves Super Saiyan for the first time. He meets Gogeta’s group and is reunited with a younger Bulma from another time. 10

Hyperbolic Time Chamber Training

Trunks joins the group training at Kami’s Lookout because his foundation is considered inadequate. Vegeta takes responsibility for training him, driving him toward full-power Super Saiyan and later Super Saiyan 2. 13 15 16

Babidi Elimination

Trunks accompanies Goku and Gohan to stop Babidi. He destroys Babidi’s spaceship, chases down the escaping wizard, and kills him before Majin Buu can be revived through Babidi’s plans. 22

Revival and Gogeta’s Training

After dying in a separate future, Trunks is restored through Namek’s Dragon Balls. He accepts Gogeta as a mentor and trains outside the destroyed Kami’s Lookout. 24 25

Training with Older Trunks and Whis

Trunks trains beside Older Trunks, studies the higher levels of Saiyan power, and later undergoes Whis’s training in the God of Destruction Realm. He eventually reaches Super Saiyan God and spars with Gogeta alongside his alternate counterpart. 26 31 35

Trivia

• The narrative distinguishes Trunks from a separate, stronger counterpart called Older Trunks. 25 26
• Trunks initially feared that acknowledging his younger mother could cause him to disappear due to the consequences of time travel. 10
• Gogeta describes training both Trunks at once as no more troublesome than training one. 26