Tambourine attacks Yamcha and they battle at the Training Island. When Shu ambushes Goku, Bulma and Oolong, stealing five of their six balls along with destroying their car with his Pilaf Machine, Yamcha has to again intervene, this time joining the group. Also, the chapter marks the return of two characters that One Piece fans have not seen for a very long time: Dorry and Brogy. It also to note that there are more turtle stones lying around than what the player is required to find. In the manga, Yamcha was considered by Bulma, Master Roshi, and Tien Shinhan to be the 10th member of Team Universe 7. Seeing her chance, Hasky attempts to seduce him, but Yamcha finds out she's a fake by coming across the real fortune teller. In the battle against Vegeta and Nappa he saved Yamcha from the Saibaman and he killed all of them, he went to Namek and got his potential unlocked. Goku asks him if they were the ones who defeated the other escaped prisoners that were there, and Yamcha confirms that that is the case. His resentment towards Vegeta is apparent in the Androids Saga and Cell Games Saga, as he speaks bitterly that he is not Trunks' father and mocked Vegeta for being beaten by Cell. "TAITAN" () is the Japanese spelling of "Titan", which is also the name of, Yamcha has his own theme song sung by his voice actor. He has a great network of information, recognizing Goku's Power Pole as Grandpa Gohan's during their first fight. Yamcha asks what they are doing with capsule robots, and they explain they got them for self-defense and they were defending themselves as an excuse to take out their anger on Yamcha. Outnumbered, Yamcha asks if he can join them, but since the three teams have hit the member limit, they attack him at once. It does appear that Yamcha has been training despite his lack of willingness to fight due to the fact that he can stand against two of the North quadrant's strongest fighters. Despite this fact, he remains a trusted ally and will fight on occasion when needed. Wait a minute! Like in the main series, Yamcha trains with Piccolo, Tien, and Chiaotzu on King Kai's Planet and talk to Goku during his gravity training. During the Universe 6 vs. Universe 7 baseball game, Yamcha reveals he has kept up with his training but uses it for baseball instead of fighting. After two hours and forty-five minutes of traveling, they arrive on the Nameless Planet. Yamcha was killed when Frieza blew up the Earth. Not long after, he resumed his baseball career for a brief period. Hasky attacks Yamcha with a sword and he fights her off. Can we say for certain she was fully human before, or even after the ritual? Gohan is surprised Yamcha wants to fight him, and he reminds Gohan that he trained under King Kai after he died fighting against the Saiyans and that he hasn't really had the chance of showing off what he learned and it's like he went through that brutal training for nothing and that he's a lot stronger now. His and the others (excluding Goku) combined might was no match for the fruit empowered Turles. When Goku is thought to have been killed in the destruction of Namek after defeating Frieza, Yamcha relays the information to everyone through Bulma. When the Androids later arrive on Master Roshi's island looking for Goku, Yamcha stays behind along with Tien Shinhan while Piccolo goes off with them to fight on a deserted island. Realizing that they cannot sense the androids after Yajirobe's car was shot down, the group splits up and searches the city for them. He tells. Four years after Majin Buu's defeat, Yamcha is invited to Bulma's birthday party alongside the other Z-Fighters and their friends. Excited about the Martial Arts Tournament, Yamcha goes to the wilderness to hone his skills much to Bulma's frustration. After Aka unleashes his Super Destructive Energy Wave, Yamcha himself briefly enters the action and uses a Spirit Ball to destroy the top of a large building that was about to crush Bulma, Puar and Oolong, as well as various pieces of rubble. Tien isn't exactly human. Fortuneteller Baba does not give readings free though and will only do it after her five warriors are beaten. In Dragon Ball Super, Yamcha's outfit is a white martial arts with gray trousers (which is exactly the same attire he wore in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods). Bitter breakup and her marriage to Vegeta notwithstanding, Yamcha and Bulma still love each other dearly as childhood friends, enough so that the latter unhesitatingly wept in the former's arms as he comforted her at the news of Vegeta's death battling Buu. Tiencha is the fusion of Yamcha and his ally Tien Shinhan. Like Krillin, he is too terrified to turn around when they sense that Android 18 had overheard Yamcha's careless remarks and decide instead to focus on fighting the enemy hoping 18 will go easy on them after the fight. After proclaiming he has saved the world, Yamcha runs off as Janemba chases him. In the anime only, Yamcha and Krillin go to Grand Kai's Planet, where Yamcha recovers his passion for fighting. During the three years prior to the Androids' arrival, he and Bulma break up for good (though they remain friends) and she ends up with Vegeta, which frustrated him, especially at Vegeta for fathering her son, Trunks. Yamcha sneaks into the Capsule Corporation shuttle at night-time to attempt to train in 300 times the gravity of Earth, so that he can prove he is just as adept a fighter as Vegeta. After Vegeta attacked the crowd, Yamcha went with Bulma and a few others to ask Shenron to bring back all the goodhearted people who were killed that day by Babidi and Vegeta. Tien also jumps and kicks Yamcha, knocking him out. At the start of their fight, they seem to be trading an equal number of blows. This level of power, along with the physical likeness, causes Yamcha to suspect Jackie Chun is Master Roshi in disguise and accuses him multiple times, before Roshi solicits Nam to wear a fake beard and convince Yamcha that he is not Roshi. Yamcha and Puar stuff their pockets with rubies and while exiting come across Oolong and Bulma. 3. The creature was now believed to be dead, as it was beaten brutally by Yamcha. Unfortunately for him, he is targeted and blasted by Mecha Frieza ten minutes into the tournament. He quickly recovers after eating a Senzu Bean once Gohan defeats the Cell Juniors and spends the rest of the match as an observer. In every World Martial Arts Tournament Yamcha has been in, he has always lost in a quarter-final match (in the 21st he was defeated by Jackie Chun, in the 22nd he lost to Tien, and in the 23rd he was defeated by Hero who was actually Kami). Yamcha tells Tien not to worry about where the Future Warrior came from recognizing they need all the help they can get to take on their Saiyan adversaries. According to Android 19's scanner, Yamcha is 183 centimeters tall and weighs 68 kilograms during the Androids Saga. Eventually they sense Goku on his way, but Krillin notices an evil presence following Goku. Yamcha is a main character in The Path to Power, an adaptation that is a mix between the Pilaf and Red Ribbon Army Sagas. In the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Yamcha makes his official return in, There's a special dialogue between Yamcha and Turles, should they fight one-another - Yamcha will mention his vehicle being totaled, with the latter responding with ignorance of the situation. Yamcha realizes he no longer needs to wish away his fear of girls and hooks up with Bulma. In the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Yamcha returns to the battlefield and is excited to help defend Earth from Moro and his Galactic Brigade. Though weaker than his Metamoran Fusion counterpart, EX Yamhan can remain fused as long as he wears his Metamo-Ring. After Baba's Tournament, Roshi begins training Yamcha as his pupil. But Dragon Ball Super destroyed this argument when it revealed that Krillin too has been slacking off. When the group has difficulty thinking of a second wish, he jokingly contemplates asking Shenron for an expensive diamond necklace for the girl he's going out with. Fortunately, it turns out Goku was just knocked out asleep. Yamcha's Struggle! Yamcha is afraid of all women besides Bulma. Dragon Ball Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. As Shu had earlier planted a bomb in the van which exploded shortly after it was abandoned, Yamcha's actions had inadvertently saved Goku. However, after activating this gravity setting, Yamcha suddenly finds himself completely overwhelmed and on the verge of being crushed to death by the gravity. He sees Yamcha had another girlfriend whom he is also dating who notes Yamcha has changed and isn't as fun, though Yamcha says he'll do better next time. Who is your favorite of the human characters in Dragonball? He roughly slaps him on the back actually making the unguarded Beerus stagger slightly which worries Vegeta that it might upset him, but Beerus just shrugs it off. Things look bad for Yamcha until he manages a quick sneak attack, tripping Bandages the Mummy off the ledge; though it is proved futile as Bandages the Mummy is able to use his bandages like a rope and climb his way back up. Three years after Baba's Tournament, Yamcha has improved greatly and participates in the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. In Ultimate Tenkaichi, along with Krillin and Android 16, Yamcha is one of the starting masters in the Hero Mode. [14], Yamcha's appearance changes throughout the series, mainly his clothes and hairstyle. In the manga, Future Trunks states during the Trunks Saga, that Yamcha was "too non-committal" which caused Bulma to break up with him in his timeline. The two then forge a friendly rivalry and promise to meet again at the next tournament. After Jaco briefs everyone on Kami's Lookout about Moro's gang arriving to Earth, Krillin suggested to Piccolo of asking for Yamcha's help. Afterwards, in the Other World, Yamcha trains under King Kai, and in the anime, when joining forces with Tien and Chiaotzu, together they are shown strong enough to give a hard time to Piccolo. Gohan finds Yamcha with Sapphire who tells her he had an awesome day while she calls him dreamy, with Yamcha saying he's only dreamy cause he's with her, while thinking to himself he is living the good life and has been going on dates with hot girls every day and that he feels so alive. 17 and 18. But due to the incident with Bulma, Yamcha's already strained relationship with her was strained even further and she left with Goku to find a new boyfriend with the Dragon Balls. After the three years, Yamcha meets Goku, Gohan, Piccolo and Tien at the location of the androids' arrival. When merely corrupted by the Dark Magic his power is greatly increased beyond what Yamcha was capable of at that moment in history, able to stand toe to toe with Adult Gohan, Piccolo and Tien at the same time, with Gohan commenting that a single blow from Yamcha was capable of knocking a fighter of Gohan's caliber out cold. Dragon Ball's Strongest Human is Yamcha, Not Krillin, & Super Proves It, The Goku Vs Superman Debate Ignores The Saiyans' Dumbest Weakness, Frieza Confirms His Last Defeat Will Come From Broly, Not Goku Or Vegeta. With that in mind, there's a good chance Yamcha would be the one to come out on top if the two were to come to blows in Dragon Ball's future. Yamcha is not among the 3 strongest humans but he is the third strongest of the earthlings, he said that in the last chapter, although its nothing new, he was always only below Krillin and Tenshinhan. Then, Goku starts to have the disadvantage when he starts to get hungry, which drains his power. However, Bulla starts to cry as he makes a funny face, and this enrages Vegeta into turning into Super Saiyan Blue. Together Yamcha & Gohan easily despatch the robots, with Yamcha declaring that playtime is over, causing both Sapphire to swoon and Pearl to admit she thinks she's falling for him again. I think it's time I show these thugs no one comes to Earth and pushes us around. This pitch is extremely effective, allowing Yamcha to effortlessly strike out Botamo and Cabba and striking out Universe 6 for the 1st half of the 1st set. He then makes the wish to resurrect everyone killed by Cell. This is a reference to his vehicle being destroyed by. Gohan asks where he can find Yamcha and Puar says he thinks Yamcha is on a date with his girlfriend Sapphire and thus is probably somewhere on the road northeast of West City. This knowledge causes Yamcha to redouble his preparation for the next World Martial Arts Tournament. Bulma gets angry at him because the other girls in the city are all over him. He's the third strongest human character, only outclassed by Tien Shinhan and Krillin. Yamcha appears helping Bulma in her search for the Dragon Balls located in Mifan, though Yamcha is more interested in entering the World Martial Arts Tournament located there, having always wanted to enter like in the main series. This allowed Hasky to tie up Yamcha and take the Dragon Balls, but not before revealing she planted a bomb in the park. Due to his training under Kami and King Kai, he is one of the strongest fighters known to have been corrupted by the mist making him more dangerous than the other infected Earthlings like Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Master Roshi. After training at Kami's Lookout for a year, his power level is 1,480. and starts to battle with them. Fortunately, Goku intervened and saved him with his Power Pole. Let's vehemently argue today and casually have a beer together tomorrow. Yamcha is eliminated by KO and goes to the local hospital with Puar turning into a carpet for Yamcha to lie on. Despite his more comical and cowardly demeanor, Yamcha will still step up to fight for peace when needed such as when Kid Buu attacked Other World and saving Vidro from Hit (in the anime) and Meta-Cooler (in the manga) despite being enemies which earned him the respect and infatuation of Hearts and Vidro respectively. They soon encounter a battered Tien who fills them in that Goku's actually alive and defeated the Demon King (although they heard on radio that "a small boy" was fighting Piccolo and deduced that it must be Goku, Tien gave them confirmation); Yamcha then assists Tien in getting back to the Kame House to recover. Gohan is unsure if Oolong actually saw Yamcha's Ghost and decides to investigate how Yamcha could be alive when he saw him die fighting the Saibaman. At first it seems Yamcha wanted Puar to not worry about him, though Krillin then gives Puar the names of some girls he wants Puar to date in disguise for him while he is deceased and Puar dutifully complies. During Vegeta's match with Cabba, Yamcha points out similarities between Cabba and a young Goku he fought when they first met long ago. 2. Oolong and Puar tell Goku that Bulma has been treating Yamcha badly. Fortuneteller Baba then takes the warriors to a new ring, the Devil's Toilet which has a thin platform over a pool of powerful acid. He wears them the opposite way Goku did ("Kame" on the back and "Kai" on the chest), except in Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might where he wears the "Kai" kanji on the back and "Kame" on the chest.[19]. He and the rest of the group see Future Trunks off as he leaves for his own time and then they go their separate ways. In the anime, while Goku was still out in the Galaxy after his battle with Frieza, the Z Fighters all came to Master Roshi's House for a get together. Yamcha quickly grabs it, advancing his team further into the tournament and earning praise from Gohan. However, Goku brought Frieza as the tenth warrior. After the Tournament of Power ended and with the erased Universes restored, Yamcha and Puar are seen at the victory party held at Capsule Corp. Through King Kai, he is able to witness everyone's (Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, Gohan, Dende and Piccolo fused with Nail) battle with the evil tyrant Frieza on planet Namek. Yamcha quickly hides again after this, letting Goku deal with the gang without having to worry about Bulma's safety. This Time, a Baseball Game! Yamcha appears in the 2009 live-action film Dragonball Evolution, portrayed by Joon Park. In the Expert Mission 13: "A History of Mixed Battles", Supervillain Yamcha may appear as a random opponent. In Parallel Quest 86 of Xenoverse 2, Yamcha's Supervillain form is powerful enough to overwhelm Adult Gohan, Tien Shinhan, and Piccolo (Gohan notes that one punch can knock someone out cold). If one was more powerful than the other at that point, a better case can actually be made for Yamcha, who somehow defeated Olibu in Other World. "Human". He might not be the strongest human in the series, but he is far from the weakest. Goku takes over the fighting at this point and defeats Bandages the Mummy with one hit, as well as the rest of Fortuneteller Baba's fighters. Sapphire asks Yamcha who Pearl is only for Pearl to state she is Yamcha's girlfriend and asks Sapphire who she is causing Sapphire to declare she is Yamcha's girlfriend. Later on when Cell broadcasts his intentions to hold his Cell Games, a tournament of sorts with himself as the only opponent, Yamcha decides to accompany the fighters, but along with Tien decides not to participate. First of all none of the single character in Dragon Ball are ordinary ones, all of them have universal level power capable of destroying planets. In the manga, Bulma suggested Yamcha as a member for Team Universe 7, and Tien believed that he was the last member Goku was recruiting. When Akira Toriyama decided to create Dragon Ball, he used Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West as a prototype for his own series. Yamcha is not among the 3 strongest humans, but he is the third strongest of the earthlings. Despite being the best player, he still longed for the days of being a fighter. Once Gohan finally destroys Cell, Yamcha carries Gohan back to Kami's Lookout. In the anime, his own training methods began with standard weight-machines; however, his raw strength proved too much for the setup, quickly breaking them from too much force being applied to them. He is seen in the final ending montage of the episode as well. Here he encounters Beerus and Whis, who are looking for a Super Saiyan God to fight with. His favorite actors are Tyrone Power and Eleanor Parker. Nicholas Raymond is a staff movies & TV features writer for Screen Rant. Yamcha's fight with the Saibaman is quite fast and he defeats the creature with utter ease after evading its swipes from its claws, and smashing it with a Kamehameha from behind. Yamcha mentions that the universe's fate is in their hands. In the anime version of the God of Destruction Beerus Saga, Yamcha was seen doing a mini training session with Piccolo. It is a "Fusion Frenzy" card in the Dragon Ball Collectible card game, however, the card itself does not depict the fused character, instead showing the two fusing characters beside each other. Yamcha, Videl, Chi-Chi, and Master Roshi vs. Yamcha, Goku (Base/Super Saiyan Blue), Gohan, Trunks, Piccolo and Krillin vs. Yamcha vs. Three Galactic Band Brigade Prisoners, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu vs. Zauyogi. In turn, Yamcha is defeated easily by Bandages the Mummy, who dodged all of his attacks including the Wolf Fang Fist. Yamcha makes it to the quarter-finals and must contend with a nerdy human named Hero and finds himself injured by what seem like accidental clumsy mistakes made by his opponent (like getting kicked in the kidney after Hero supposedly tripped, and landing on the back of Hero's head, hurting his groin). Fortunately, Goku finds a way around this and Yamcha is present at Bora's revival. When Goku arrives to take care of Zauyogi, Yamcha tells Goku that he, Tien and Chiaotzu can finish taking care of the other prisoners, calling them weaklings. Later, wanting to prove to himself that he is just as capable as Vegeta, Yamcha recklessly tried using the Gravity Machine, setting it to 300 times Earth's gravity like Vegeta. He also can not help, but be somewhat envious after Goku is chosen by Master Roshi to be his disciple. In Xenoverse 2, Yamcha appears once again as one of the optional masters for the Future Warrior. As Shenron appears, Yamcha willingly gives up his wish, as he and Bulma look into each other's eyes. Due to the human soul being a fan of Dragon Ball he is able to use his knowledge of the series to prevent Yamcha's death by Saibamen Bomb and as a result events play out differently for Yamcha. After the end of the Buu saga, as he has the dilemma of loving women but not being good around them, Yamcha is still wandering blindly in search of the ideal partner he will not be nervous around. Yamcha soon after transports Goku to Kame House to hide him from Android 16, Android 17 and Android 18 after they set out to find him. He attacked again the following day, by knocking over the group's van with a panzerfaust, but was again challenged by Goku and retreated when Goku damaged his vanity by knocking one of his teeth out. Goku's power level when not in combat against the Saiyans was 5,000 at the time, implying Yamcha had at least reached this level of strength. Krillin reveals that during their training at the Lookout, Yamcha gave Krillin a message to give to Puar if something happens to him. Is weak, is charismatic, is rich and wealthy. When Champa asked why Vados points to home plate, revealing Yamcha successfully braved the ki barrage storm, winning the game for Universe 7, but was coincidentally laying inside the crater near death in exactly the same pose from when he was blown up by a Saibaman many years ago. They chant him on, encouraging Beerus to take a bite. Yamcha was the strongest human character at the time. The heroes face the Turles Crusher Corps. Yamcha faces Bido and Zangya and fights against them but is quickly defeated. Eventually Goku leaves the Dragon Ball with Yamcha. Beerus gets mad at Champa for playing dirty and attacking Yamcha so the two gods begin to fight, with Goku recalling that if two gods of destruction fight all of the universes will be destroyed. Goku was able to become much, much stronger after training with King Kai. He is the second fighter to learn the Kamehameha since the beginning of Dragon Ball (after Goku). Eventually Krillin shows up as he had a message from Yamcha to give to Puar. However, he can utilize Super Attacks such as the Kamehameha, Spirit Ball, and can Taunt to cause enemies to target him. He is awed by Master Roshi's display of the Kamehameha, an energy wave Master Roshi used with the intention of putting out the massive fire at Ox-King's residence, but instead, destroyed the castle and the entire mountain it was on. During the main story, Yamcha appears during the Attack of the Saiyans in the altered timeline of Age 762 fighting the Dark Magic enhanced Saibamen, Tennenman, and Jinkouman. Yamcha is a huge fan of the World Martial Arts Tournament and has always wanted to compete and someday win. The other is Yajirobe, but Piccolo has been seen driving once, Goku and Tien have been seen driving twice each, and Vegeta once. I do know he says in a separate video - yes, made by another son I think - that he recently squatted 585 pounds, and his max squat a few years ago was just under 700 pounds. The last Dragon Ball is later found in the hands of Mai and Emperor Pilaf. When they both state that they will fight seriously, Hero proves to be a fighter in a class well beyond Yamcha and quickly counters every move Yamcha makes. Videl What about that time her hair turned golden during a super secret ancient Saiyan ritual? Soon the tournament is interrupted though as the other Z Fighters leave, and then return with Vegeta now possessed by Babidi, an evil wizard. That being said, the gains they've made make them two of the strongest members of the human race in . His hair is almost the same style as the one he had during the Saiyan Saga and Frieza Saga, with the long sideburns he had during his introduction in the Emperor Pilaf Saga. Puar says that's his Yamcha and says he's still the coolest guy around. In a Dragon Ball SD promotion to congratulate Saiky Jump on its third anniversary, Yamcha appears as a Super Saiyan 3 along with Puar, Kid Goku, Krillin, and Master Roshi. Over the next five years, Yamcha retired from fighting and became a baseball player on the team called the "Taitans", wearing number 00. In the Kid Buu Saga, it is shown that he, along with Krillin, were also strong enough to stay on their feet against Kid Buu after being hit by one of his attacks; the two also lasted longer than all of the other dead fighters. referring to Yamcha's false love confession, Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle. From his early appearance in Dragon Ball, Yamcha is shown to be a skilled martial artist. With all muscles of the jaw working together it can close the teeth with a force as great as 55 pounds (25 kilograms) on the incisors or 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) on the molars. Even still, Frieza and Cell mocked Yamcha as they interpreted the revelation as Yamcha was too weak for it to actually seal away his power. In the manga version of Dragon Ball: The Return of Son Goku and Friends!, Yamcha is intimidated by Aka's Flaming Wahaha no Ha, noting it could destroy Earth. Due in large part to his death at the hands of a Saibamen, Yamcha is often ridiculed as one of the weakest heroes in the franchise. After Goku remembered his proposal to Chi-Chi, she apologized to Yamcha for not marrying him (referring to Yamcha's false love confession), making Bulma angry at him. This common perception of the Desert Bandit was reinforced by Dragon Ball Super, which saw the Z-Warriors exclude him from both the fight with Golden Frieza and the Tournament of Power. Yamcha appears once again with the others to defend Goku against Turles while he is trying to form a Spirit Bomb but is quickly taken down. Yamcha and the rest of the Z Fighters get an experience of how truly powerful Saiyans are when they use the Pendulum Room to transport their minds back in time to Planet Vegeta 100 years in the past. Don't know if that makes him the strongest player in college football, but it at least puts the 6-3, 320-pound junior in the . Sapphire asks Yamcha to explain himself and Pearl says he told her that he only had eyes for her. From watching the news, he hears of the new threat, Cell, a monster that goes around absorbing people. Yamcha's hobbies are grappling and baseball. Heck, he's not even the weakest superhuman in the series, he's just gotten a bad rap after becoming something of a joke. After hearing from Roshi that he sent Goku and Krillin off to Devil's Castle, Yamcha and the others head there in a helicopter. He listened to the youth, who claims that Goku will be arriving shortly and, after waiting for Goku's return, witnesses their sparring in awe. Yamcha is later seen at his house, rehearsing his lines of initially refusing to join them; and then show up at the last minute, all the while still waiting for Goku. In the anime, Yamcha is the first Z Fighter seen with a full-time paying job. He is returned to life 130 days later in the first batch of wishes from Porunga and continues to live at Capsule Corporation with Puar, Bulma, and now Vegeta. He also declared to Beerus that he is still one of the strongest fighters present, and gave the God of Destruction a friendly pat on the back that causes the latter to stumble (in a comedic fashion). After being beaten around by the Brigade advisor, he finds assistance from Tien and Chiaotzu, who join the fight alongside him, but even together, the trio struggle against their opponent. The role he played in the fight against Moro's henchmen in Dragon Ball Super's manga continuation confirmed that after years of staying on the sidelines, Yamcha has in fact not given up on fighting. Yamcha overhears the conversation of Goku and Gohan about recruiting fighters for the Tournament of Power, and becomes convinced he will be recruited also, and heads home to wait for Goku to ask him.