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Yamucha is a fictional character who first appears in the Dragon
Ball
manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by an anime series, including
Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is introduced as
a thief and started out as an antagonist of Son Goku but quickly
reformed and became an ally and Z Fighter. His constant
companion is Pu'ar. His seiyū is Tōru Furuya.[1] In the English dub, he
is voiced by Ted Cole and later Christopher Sabat. His name is a play on
"Yum cha" (literally "drinking tea"), referring to a gathering to drink
tea and eat dim sum. |
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Yamucha's appearance stays relatively the same for the majority of the
series, although his clothes and hairstyle are changed several times
throughout the series.Many of Yamucha's hairstyles are also used
by Son Gohan at various points in his life.According to Artificial
Human 19's scanner, Yamucha is 183 centimeters tall and weighs 68
kilograms, during the Cell Saga.Series creator Akira Toriyama
suggested that Yamucha would be a baseball player in anime filler
material for Dragon Ball Z.The first kanji Yamucha has on his
clothes "樂" stands for "happy" or "music". After training with Muten
Roshi, he takes the turtle kanji "亀" as a sign of respect. Later, after
training with North Kaio, he wears both "Kame" and "Kaio" kanji. He
wears them the opposite way Son Goku did, "Kame" on the back, "Kaio" on
the chest, except in Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might where he wears the
"Kaio" kanji on the back and "Kame" on the chest. |
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Yamucha is a skilled swordsman, and is seen using a sword early in the
series. His signature technique is the Rogafufuken (Wolf Fang Fist in
English dub), a quick flurry of punches and kicks. Yamucha uses the
technique often during the series. He has the ability to perform the
Kamehameha, a concentrated beam of chi , energy that many other
characters in Dragon Ball have the ability to perform as well. Yamucha also uses the Sôkidan (Spirit Ball in English dub) a technique
that forms a ball of chi energy to assult an opponent with. Yamucha can
fully control the ball, allowing it to home in on enemies and to go
underground for a surprise attack. He also possesses superhuman
strength and can move at superhuman speeds.
Like most characters within the Dragon Ball franchise, Yamucha has the
ability of flight, which he uses many times throughout the series. |
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