Pikkon
Pikkon is a character from the anime
Dragon Ball Z of an unknown species (he does not appear in the original manga). He is similar in presentation to
Piccolo in that they are both serious, green-skinned and wear weighted clothing (though he is not a
Namekian). He is very strong and at least equal in strength to Goku in his maxed
Super Saiyan form that he used against
Perfect Cell. He takes down
Frieza and
King Cold each with one hit and surprised Super Perfect Cell with one as well. In addition to his great strength, and most notably his speed, he has powerful techniques, including an "Omega Mode" (fan-made name, called "Blazing Shoot" in the PSP game Shin Budokai) that is similar to
Goku's
Kaio-ken, in that it provides a brief but incredible boost to energy, speed, and strength.
Like many characters in Dragon Ball Z, his name is a pun on food, in this case,
pecans. The original pronunciation of his Japanese Name, "Paikuhan" literally means "Pork-Rib Rice."
His name is pronounced differently in the two English dubs of the anime. In the Ocean Dub, the "i" in his name is pronounced like "EE" while in the FUNimation dub, the "i" is pronounced like "eye."
Early life
Pikkon was once a fighter who lived in an unknown location in the West Quadrant of the Universe. After dying a heroic unknown death, Pikkon was permitted to travel on Snake Way and journey to the planet of West Kai, where he trained hard and became West Kai's best student.
Great Saiyaman Saga
Pikkon is only seen in the filler episodes of
Dragon Ball Z.
However, Pikkon is seen shortly after Goku and
King Kai arrive for a meeting with
Grand Kai, at the same time as Pikkon and
West Kai, who is then revealed to be on bad terms with King Kai. After an argument in which West Kai suggests that Goku and Pikkon have a sparring match, Grand Kai appears and asks Pikkon and Goku to go to Hell and take care of a few deceased villains who are causing trouble down there, namely
Frieza,
King Cold,
Super Perfect Cell,
Recoome,
Burter,
Jeice, and
Guldo (
Captain Ginyu was still alive on Earth, in the body of a frog, but would have probably joined in if he were dead).
In Hell, Goku silences the Ginyu Force and Pikkon demonstrates his supernatural abilities by knocking Super Perfect Cell into a spirit prison with a surprise move.
Later on, after Goku and Pikkon have struck up a friendship, an Other World Tournament is held in honor of King Kai's death. Eventually, Goku and Pikkon make it to the final round and battle it out ferociously for the prize: a private lesson with the Grand Kai. As Pikkon seems to have the upper hand, Goku finally finds his technique's, Lightning Flash Attack, weakness and uses it against him, knocking Pikkon out of the ring with his
Warp Kamehameha. However, both Goku and Pikkon are disqualified due to having touched the roof of the arena earlier on. Pikkon still says that he is going to train to defeat Goku someday, just as
Piccolo once did.
Kid Buu Saga
After
Super Buu appears and starts a killing spree on Earth,
Krillin and
Yamcha are sent to Grand Kai's Planet for special training, where they meet Pikkon and other deceased fighters.
When
Kid Buu travels to Grand Kai's Planet during his search for
Goku and
Vegeta, Pikkon risks his entire
existence by approaching the mute monster and making taunting remarks about him, due to not knowing about the terrible stories of the Legendary Kid Buu. Just as Kid Buu prepares to destroy the planet with a Vanishing Ball, Pikkon and the others are saved at the last minute when Kid Buu teleports himself to the Kai Planet, having finally found Goku and Vegeta's Ki. Through the duration of the battle on the Kai Planet, Pikkon looks on with the other dead warriors as the incredible final battle gets underway, amazed at how much stronger Goku has gotten.
DBZ Movie 11: Bio-Broly
While not exactly seen, Pikkon is merely mentioned by Goku when the latter is asked by Grand Kai to travel with Pikkon to Hell and take care of the Legendary Super Saiyan
Broly, who is causing trouble.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn
In the twelfth Dragon Ball Z movie, Pikkon is given a bigger role and altered attitude. Taking place in the middle of the Majin Buu Saga, Goku and Pikkon make it to the final of another Other World Tournament, but their fight is interrupted by the emergence of the demon
Janemba, who has trapped King Yemma and made almost the entire Other World into a field of crystal jellies.
When Goku and Pikkon are sent to investigate, they come face to face with Janemba (in his first form) after failing to destroy King Yemma's entrapment. While Goku lures Janemba away, Pikkon attempts several times to free King Yemma with his strongest energy blasts, but to no avail, until King Yemma's complaints push Pikkon over the edge and force him to throw an insult at King Yemma, causing the jelly to crack. From then on, Pikkon uses his frustration at Goku's awesome power to come up with more insults and crack the trap even more.
Eventually, Pikkon realizes that the only way to free King Yemma is to kill Janemba, so he goes to aid Goku and a recently arrived Vegeta in the battle against Janemba. Pikkon arrives just when Goku and Vegeta attempt to fuse, so he decides to hold Janemba off and nearly is destroyed, before Goku and Vegeta fuse successfully and form the fearsome
Gogeta, who ultimately destroys Janemba and restores the natural order of the Other World.
As noted many times by fans, Pikkon seems to be quite different in
Fusion Reborn, such as overreacting to any frustrations and showing great excitement about fighting. This was possibly done to make him less like
Piccolo
Abilities
Thunder Flash Attack
Pikkon shoots an immense storm of flames from his fists, his most powerful attack. Arguably, using this move a third time is what ultimately lead to his loss, as by then Goku had managed to figure out that Pikkon can't move when he is using this technique.
Hyper Tornado
Pikkon starts spinning at high speeds, drills towards his opponent, then entraps them in a powerful tornado.
Burning Shot
Pikkon spins as if he was going to use Hyper Tornado, then surrounds himself in fire and attacks the opponent continuously.
Continuous Energy Bullets
Pikkon fires a rapid barrage of energy blasts at his opponents, inflicting a great amount of damage.
Ki Blast
The most basic form of
energy wave.