Piccolo

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Piccolo (比克)
Species/Race	Namekian; learns his heritage from Goku 5
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Goku’s martial-arts group; defenders of Earth and Namek 5 9 37
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, planetary defender, and occasional caregiver for Goku’s children 5 20 36
Status	Alive; has assimilated Nail and Slug and reunited with Kami 13 20 37 50
First Appearance	The 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament 3

Power Progression

Power levels below are base values unless a Kaioken multiplier or transformation is specified.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Power level 516	3	Raditz’s Scouter reading before their confrontation.
Power level 20,000	5	Reached after two years of training; fully adapts to 50× gravity.
Power level 60,000; Kaioken ×5	9	Following training under King Kai, can multiply his power fivefold.
Power level 300,000	9	The Grand Elder unlocks his potential, increasing his base strength fivefold.
Power level 3.4 million	13	Assimilates Nail. The resulting power is described as ten times the sum of their previous power levels.
Kaioken ×7	17	Escalates beyond ×5 while fighting Frieza. The passage reports 33.8 million, though this conflicts with the chapter’s other multiplier figures.
Kaioken ×20	17	Risks severe bodily strain to fight Frieza as he prepares to use half his strength.
Kaioken ×25	17	Overpowers Frieza’s energy wave with a strengthened Masenko; the strain nearly tears his muscles.
Power level 5 million	20	Fully adapts to 100× gravity after six months of training on Earth.
Kaioken ×30; boosted power 150 million	20	Uses the multiplier to defeat Slug after the latter enlarges himself.
Base power 150 million	20	Assimilates the gravely wounded Slug, making his former ×30 output his new base strength.
Kaioken ×100; adaptation to 300× gravity	35	Reports that the existing Gravity Room no longer provides sufficient resistance.
Base power 350 million; Kaioken ×300	35	Advances through Gravity Room training combined with adjustable weighted clothing.
Divine-power cultivation	35	Goku transfers a cultivation method directly into his mind.
Fusion with Kami; nearly tenfold base-power increase	37	Reunites with his other half. Goku judges their base power levels to be approximately equal at that point.
Deep Green Form	50	Developed through two years of extreme-gravity training and divine cultivation; reaches the strength Trunks previously possessed as a Super Saiyan 3.

Background / History

Tournament Rivalry and Gravity Training

Piccolo defeats Krillin to reach the final of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. Despite using every attack available to him, he cannot overcome Goku, who knocks him out of the ring and spares him. Piccolo leaves promising to train and return for revenge 3.

Years later, Goku brings Raditz to Piccolo’s dwelling to expose him to a stronger opponent. Raditz easily blocks his attacks and incapacitates him with a punch. Goku subsequently offers Piccolo access to gravity training; after sensing Goku’s enormous power, Piccolo goes to his house and accepts the opportunity 3 4 5.

Over two years, Piccolo becomes a regular training partner and reluctantly agrees to help care for Son Wuzhen and Son Wuming. Goku also reveals that he is a Namekian and promises to take him to Namek to learn about his origins 5.

Saiyan Invasion

Goku assigns Piccolo to fight Vegeta. Piccolo dominates their initial exchange and counters Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack with a Special Beam Cannon, narrowly scorching his shoulder. Vegeta’s Great Ape transformation reverses the advantage: its increased speed catches Piccolo off guard, and a punch drives him into the ground. Piccolo withdraws when Goku takes over, warning him about the transformation’s strength and speed 6.

Namek and Frieza

On Namek, the Grand Elder identifies Piccolo as Kataz’s child and explains that separating his good and evil sides divided his talent. Piccolo initially refuses to reunite with Kami because he fears that fusion would alter his personality. He nevertheless accepts the Elder’s potential unlock and joins the defense of Namek’s villages 9.

Nail later volunteers to assimilate with Piccolo so Namek will retain a powerful defender beyond the immediate invasion. With his new strength, Piccolo confronts Frieza, rejects his demands for the Dragon Balls, and refuses recruitment into the Frieza Force 13 15 16.

Piccolo overwhelms Frieza’s earlier transformed states, but the final form forces him to push Kaioken progressively beyond his established limits. His ×25 Masenko engulfs Frieza without killing him. Goku heals Piccolo with a Senzu Bean and assumes the fight 16 17.

After returning to Earth, Piccolo makes the wish that resurrects the Namekians killed during the invasion 20.

Slug and Divine Cultivation

When Slug attacks Namek in pursuit of the Dragon Balls, Piccolo intercepts an attack aimed at a villager and confronts him for murdering his own people. Slug’s enlarged form severs Piccolo’s arm, but Piccolo regenerates it and defeats him with Kaioken ×30. He deliberately leaves Slug alive and unconscious, then assimilates him 20.

The resulting increase prompts Piccolo to challenge Goku. He abandons the proposed spar after Goku demonstrates Kaioken ×200, recognizing that his new strength still cannot close the gap between them 21.

Piccolo later combines adjustable weighted clothing with Gravity Room training. After reaching a base power of 350 million and Kaioken ×300, he begins learning divine-power cultivation from Goku 35.

Reunion with Kami and the Androids

Kami decides that fusion with Piccolo will allow their combined potential to better protect Earth. Piccolo accepts, gaining a nearly tenfold increase in base strength. Because their reunion causes Earth’s Dragon Balls to disappear, Piccolo arranges for Goku to bring Dende from Namek as the new guardian and asks Mr. Popo to train him 36 37.

Although Piccolo considers the predicted androids weak compared with the group, he urges everyone to continue training rather than become careless. When Android 19 appears, he declines to fight an opponent he regards as beneath him 27 38.

Goku later asks him to watch Vegeta’s fight with Android 17 and prevent a killing. Piccolo questions the order, recalling Trunks’s warning that the androids were monsters; Goku explains that their world’s androids differ from those in the future 40.

Deep Green Form

Piccolo joins Vegeta, Wuzhen, and Wuming in Bulma’s new 1,000× Gravity Room. Continued extreme-gravity training and divine cultivation eventually produce his Deep Green Form 47 50.

He also encourages Vegeta and the boys to pursue the level of a God of Destruction after Whis confirms that such growth is possible. When Shin and Kibito visit Earth to meet Goku, Piccolo recognizes Shin as a deity 50.

Parallel-Future Counterpart

In Trunks’s parallel future, Piccolo is among the fighters killed by the androids. Goku explains that reviving him with Namek’s Dragon Balls would restore Earth’s Dragon Balls, making broader resurrection possible. Porunga subsequently brings that timeline’s Piccolo back to life 27 33.

Appearance

• Green coloration: His Deep Green Form changes his entire body to a deeper green 50.
• Deep Green aura: The same transformation produces a green aura; no additional physical changes are specified 50.
• Red Kaioken aura: A red aura envelops him when he pushes Kaioken to extreme multipliers against Frieza 17.

Personality

Piccolo begins as a proud, hostile rival who reacts angrily to humiliation. His tournament defeat and Raditz’s effortless victory expose his limitations, but his desire to improve eventually outweighs his reluctance to accept Goku’s help 3 4 5.

His competitive streak survives their friendship. Assimilating Slug briefly convinces him that he can challenge Goku, yet he withdraws once shown the true gap between them. He can acknowledge superior strength without abandoning his own training 21.

Piccolo develops a strong commitment to the Namekians, rejecting Frieza’s offers and condemning Slug’s violence against their people. His initial concern about losing his personality through fusion with Kami gives way to acceptance of their reunion and responsibility for replacing Earth’s guardian 9 16 20 37.

Despite initially refusing childcare, he becomes involved in Goku’s children’s lives. He worries about Wuzhen facing Ginyu and defends the boy’s outspoken behavior, arguing that children should be free to express themselves rather than act like solemn adults 5 14 36.

Abilities & Skills

Kaioken

Piccolo learns King Kai’s technique and progressively raises its usable multiplier from ×5 to ×300 9 35.

• Multiplies speed, strength, and power level 13.
• Uses escalating multipliers to contend with Frieza’s final form 17.
• Defeats enlarged Slug with ×30, reaching a temporary power level of 150 million 20.
• Extreme early use causes swelling, tearing pain, and potentially catastrophic muscle damage; Goku must heal him after the Frieza battle 17.

Namekian Assimilation and Fusion

Piccolo gains enormous increases in strength by merging with other Namekians.

• Nail: Voluntarily assimilates to strengthen Namek’s future defense 13.
• Slug: Piccolo assimilates him while he is gravely wounded and unconscious 20.
• Kami: Reunion restores their divided potential and increases Piccolo’s base strength nearly tenfold 9 37.
• Initially hesitates to fuse with Kami because he fears a change in personality 9.

Ki Techniques and Martial Arts

Piccolo combines rapid close-range attacks with concentrated energy techniques.

• Special Beam Cannon: A spiraling fingertip beam that overpowers Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack 6.
• Masenko: Used against Frieza, including the Kaioken-amplified wave that engulfs him 16 17.
• Energy-barrage attacks / Prince’s Tactics: Fires repeated blasts to pressure Frieza before following with Masenko 17.
• Rising Dragon Fist: Opens his fight with Slug by launching him into the air 20.
• Afterimages and rapid combinations: Evades Frieza’s punch and attacks from multiple directions 16.
• Energy deflection: Blocks Frieza’s Death Beams and Slug’s eye beams 16 20.

Regeneration

Piccolo regrows the arm severed by Slug’s enlarged form 20.

• The feat allows him to resume fighting immediately after losing the limb 20.
• Regeneration is not shown replacing the need for a Senzu Bean after severe Kaioken-induced damage 17.

Divine Cultivation and Deep Green Form

Goku teaches Piccolo a method intended to raise his level of existence as well as his strength 35.

• Requires gradual progress and offers little immediate improvement in its early stages 35.
• Combined with extreme-gravity training, produces the Deep Green Form 50.
• The form reaches Trunks’s previously demonstrated Super Saiyan 3 level; no numerical power level or multiplier is given 50.

Ki Sensing and Enhanced Hearing

• Senses hostile arrivals approaching Earth and detects powerful battles from far away 23 43.
• Checks Goku and Trunks’s energy signatures after their departure in the Time Machine 27.
• Overhears Trunks referring to Vegeta as his father, despite Trunks attempting to conceal the connection 24.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Adjustable weighted clothing: Receives a Shenron-created outfit capable of adding up to 300× Earth’s gravity; combines it with Gravity Room training 35.
• Gravity Rooms: Trains in facilities built by Dr. Brief and Bulma, progressing through 50×, 100×, and 300× gravity before using the new 1,000× room 5 20 35 47.
• Senzu Bean: Given by Goku to fully heal the injuries caused by extreme Kaioken use against Frieza 17.

Relationships

• Goku / Son Goku — Former enemy turned training partner, mentor, and trusted friend. Supplies Piccolo with training opportunities, divine cultivation, and support in battle 3 5 17 35.
• Kami — His other half. Piccolo initially fears losing his individuality through reunion but eventually accepts fusion to strengthen Earth’s defense 9 36 37.
• Kataz — The Grand Elder identifies Piccolo as Kataz’s child while examining his heritage 9.
• Grand Elder — Reveals Piccolo’s divided potential and unlocks his latent strength 9.
• Nail — Willingly assimilates with Piccolo so Namek can have another top-tier protector 13.
• Slug — Enemy who attacks their own people; defeated and assimilated by Piccolo 20.
• Vegeta — Initially an invading opponent, later a fellow trainee and frequent target of Piccolo’s teasing. Piccolo eventually encourages his pursuit of divine-level strength 6 34 50.
• Son Wuzhen and Son Wuming — Children he helps care for. He shows concern for Wuzhen’s safety and later reassures both boys during Goku’s battle with Frieza 5 14 18.
• Dende and Mr. Popo — Coordinates Dende’s succession as Earth’s guardian and entrusts his instruction to Popo after fusing with Kami 37.
• Trunks — Praises his decisive defeat of King Cold, notices clues to his parentage, and is impressed by his later training progress 24 26 34.
• Frieza — Enemy whose threats against Namek strengthen Piccolo’s resolve; Piccolo rejects both submission and recruitment 16.

Notable Quotes

“Unfortunately, I won't accept it. Everything I've been taught over the years forbids it.”
— Rejecting Frieza’s offer to join his army 16

“Children should be free to express themselves. Should they act all solemn like us adults?”
— Defending Wuzhen’s behavior 14

“Their strength may be nothing worth mentioning, but we still can't let our guard down.”
— Urging continued preparation for the androids 27

Trivia

• Chapter 17 reports Piccolo’s sevenfold Kaioken power as 33.8 million, despite also giving 17 million for ×5 and 34 million for ×10. The figures are internally inconsistent 17.
• Although Mr. Popo addresses him as “Kami” after the fusion, Piccolo immediately arranges for Dende to take the guardian position instead 37.