Weekly ☆ Character Showcase #273: Taopaipai from the Great Demon King Piccolo Arc!
Taopaipai - Great Demon King Piccolo Arc -
The Weekly ☆ Character Showcase is an article series where we introduce one character from the Dragon Ball universe each week. This time, we're looking at the dastardly, dangerous assassin Taopaipai.
Story
Taopaipai is the younger brother of Tsurusennin and the world's greatest assassin. He was once hired by the Red Ribbon Army to kill Goku.
After being defeated by Goku, he was brought back as a cyborg with greatly enhanced power. Taopaipai then participated in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai to exact revenge on Goku.
(Tale 168)
He mercilessly knocks out the Tsuru School fighter Chaozu in the preliminaries and announces his intention to defeat Goku and punish Tenshinhan for betraying the Tsuru School.
(Tale 168)
Advancing to the main event of the Tenkaichi Budokai, Taopaipai faces off against Tenshinhan. Taopaipai threatens to half kill Tenshinhan and take his time toying with him after the tournament, but Tenshinhan's quick moves take Taopaipai off-guard early in the match.
(Tale 169)
Not wanting to humiliate Taopaipai, whom he used to respect, Tenshinhan tries to convince him to give up. Realizing he is no match for Tenshinhan's skills, Taopaipai lashes out with a hidden blade.
(Tale 170)
Taopaipai is immediately disqualified for the illegal move, but he ignores the referee and continues to fight. Revealing another hidden weapon, this time a cannon concealed in his right arm, he fires off a Super Dodonpa, but Tenshinhan dissipates the attack with a Kiai.
(Tale 170)
As he is taken aback by Tenshinhan's unexpected power, Taopaipai receives a brutal punch to the gut and collapses to the ground.
(Tale 170)
First Appearance
Dragon Ball: Tale 85
Trivia
Being turned into a cyborg is expensive!
Having himself rebuilt as a cyborg cost Taopaipai all of his savings. Since he was charging 100 million Zeni per assassination, that must have been quite an expensive procedure.
(Tale 168)
→Preview: Next week's character has a similar hairstyle to Taopaipai!
*All images are from the Japanese version.
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