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30.07.2024
Weekly ☆ Character Showcase #168: Yamcha from the Frieza Arc!
Yamcha from the Frieza Arc
The Weekly ☆ Character Showcase is an article series where we introduce one character from the Dragon Ball universe each week.
Our guest this week has style, grace, and a scar on his face! That's right, it's Yamcha from the Frieza Arc!
Story
Back in the Saiyan Arc, Yamcha found himself in the heavenly realm after taking a point-blank self-destruct attack from a Saibaiman...
The stalwart Earthling then manages to clear Serpent Road and make it to the Planet of North Kai in a far shorter time than even Goku had about one year prior.
(Tale 260)
(Tale 261)
Yamcha passes North Kai's joke test with laughable ease and moves on to his next challenge: trying to catch Bubbles the monkey in 10x gravity!
(Tale 263)
Yamcha talks to Goku on Planet Namek via North Kai's telepathic powers, and is shocked to learn that their new foe Frieza far outclasses even the mighty Saiyan prince, Vegeta.
(Tale 261)
While earnestly training on the Planet of North Kai, he continues to cheer for Goku as he faces one challenge after another on Planet Namek.
(Tale 309)
(Tale 328)
Following the destruction of Planet Namek, it becomes unclear what happened to Goku, who had been caught directly in the explosion. Once again using North Kai's telepathy, Yamcha communicates with Bulma back on Earth and begins telling her what has happened, but becomes extremely upset at the flippant manner in which Bulma conveys the info to everyone there.
Despite it being the first time the couple had talked in quite some time, their chat ends with a squabble...
(Tale 328)
During Goku and Frieza's final clash, our heroes had managed to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to summon Porunga and make two wishes: to revive all the beings killed by Frieza and his underlings, and then quickly afterwards transport everyone except Frieza and Goku to Earth.
The Namekian Dragon Balls reenergized after 130 days, and once they could be used again, Yamcha finally got wished back to life!
First Appearance
"Dragon Ball" Tale 3
Tenkaichi Budokai Results
21st Tournament: Defeated in the first round.
22nd Tournament: Defeated in the first round.
23rd Tournament: Defeated in the first round.
Trivia
Yamcha's relationship with Bulma became a bit complicated...
Once revived, Yamcha goes to live at Bulma's house just like old times. However, Vegeta also ends up living there too, and it is at this time that a major shift can be seen in their relationship...
(Tale 329)
→Preview: Scroll down to the comments for a hint about who next week's character will be!
*All comic images are from the Japanese version.
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