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Future Trunks, known simply as Trunks, is a character
who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama,
more popularly followed by Dragon Ball Z. Trunks is introduced to be a
boy from the future, his father is Vegeta, the prince of the extinct
race of fictional aliens called the Saiyans, and his mother is Bulma,
the heir of a massive company called Capsule Corporation. "Mirai" is the
Japanese kanji for 'future'. Trunks' seiyū is provided by Takeshi Kusao.
In the English language dub, he is voiced by Eric Vale. |
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In Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, he is voiced by Skip
Stellrecht This is the first Trunks that the readers and/or viewers ever
see in the Dragon Ball manga (the section he is in is titled
Dragon Ball Z in North America) and the Dragon Ball Z anime. Trained by
Gohan in an alternate time line, Trunks travels through time to seek
help from Goku to prevent the Artificial Humans No. 17 and No. 18 from
ravaging Earth. Trunks is a determined and loyal warrior. His name is a
play on "trunks", a type of male clothing. This is also a reference to
his family |
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By growing up in such a bleak future, Future Trunks
is much more serious during his childhood. He also becomes much closer
to Gohan because Goten doesn't exist in that timeline. Present Trunks
looks up to and respects Gohan, but their present selves are not as
close as their future counterparts. |
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Trunks' personality is distinguishable from the other
characters because he originally was seen to be cautious and
calculating. He often thinks through things and plans, advising against
random action because of the horrific events in his own time line.
Originally, this is shown in his reluctance to take action unless Goku
is present. As the series continues, Trunks becomes more confident and
less cautious, but never loses his rational thinking, he is also seen
learning from his mistakes and poor judgment, such as his choice to use
the Super Saiyan 3rd Grade during a battle with Cell. |
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Unlike his father or alternate time line self,
however, Trunks is often shown to be very polite and well-mannered. This
is clearly shown in the original version through his speech, as he is
often heard using the polite form of Japanese phrases when addressing
his allies. |
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It is unknown how Trunks would react to meeting
Future Trunks, however this occurs in the video games Dragon Ball Z:
Shin Budokai, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
2, and Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors. In Budokai 3, as well as
in Shin Budokai, Trunks states that it is "Just like having a brother"
whereas in Legendary Super Warriors and Tenkaichi 2 he does not even
realize it is his future self, and the two have a sparring match. They
did meet in the manga and anime, however, when Trunks was still just a
baby; once when Future Trunks rescued him and Bulma from Dr. Gero's
attack, and once when Future Trunks came to Capsule Corp. before the
Cell Games announcement. For a minute, Trunks incessantly pulled on
Future Trunks' hair. |
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