03.09.2024
The Weekly ☆ Character Showcase is an article series where we introduce one character from the Dragon Ball universe each week. This week, we're taking a look at one of Babidi's minions, Puipui!

Puipui is an alien warrior under Babidi's control who gathers the energy required to revive Majin Buu.

(Tale 447)
When Spopovich and Yamu return after having gathered energy, Babidi decides he has no use for the hulking bruiser anymore and eliminates him! Then he offers Puipui the chance to finish off the fleeing Yamu, and Puipui takes him out in one shot!

(Tale 447)
Puipui is deployed to stage 1 of Babidi's spaceship, and it is there that he faces off against Goku and the other heroes to steal their energy!

(Tale 449)
Vegeta is the first to step into the fray and immediately begins to overwhelm Puipui!

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Then, Babidi uses magic to transform the stage into Puipui's home planet, Planet Zoon!

(Tale 449)
Babidi assumed that Planet Zoon's gravity being ten times that of Earth's would give Puipui an edge. However, since Vegeta had long since grown accustomed to training in intense gravity the change had no effect on him, and the Saiyan prince easily puts an end to the champion of Planet Zoon!

(Tale 449)
"Dragon Ball" Tale 447
Despite his untimely defeat, he's actually pretty strong?
Babidi seemed to have high expectations of Puipui's fighting abilities, expressing his shock with "I'm thinking we shouldn't underestimate these Earthlings. They clobbered Puipui before he could hurt them at all."

(Tale 450)
→Preview: Scroll down to the comments for a hint about who next week's character will be!
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