Majin Buu
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| Japanese | 魔人ブウ |
| Romaji | Majin Buu |
| Anime Name | Majin Buu |
| Manga Name | Djinn Boo |
| Alternate Name(s) | Fat Buu Evil Buu Super Buu Kid Buu Chibi Buu Mr. Buu Majin Boo |
| First Appearance | Chapter #460 Z Episode #232 |
| Appears in |   |
| Race | Djinn |
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Majin Buu is a fictional character, super-villain, anti-hero, and finally hero in the manga Dragon Ball and the anime Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is the last major villain to appear in Dragon Ball Z and the most powerful of the three major Dragon Ball Z villains (others being Cell and Freeza).
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[edit] Personality
Although he is one of the most powerful entities in Dragon Ball Z, Buu is often playful and childish, revealing he destroys things for fun simply from old instructions from his master, stopping once told what he was doing was wrong. He literally struggles with the evil inside himself, with the latter winning and usurping near complete control, Buu becoming far more dangerous as a result.
[edit] Biography
[edit] Origin
Buu is over five million years old, accidentally created (or summoned) eons before the beginning of Dragon Ball by the warlock Bibidi in his attempt for galactic domination. The resultant Genie was extremely powerful, but because of its wild nature, it was uncontrollable even to Bibidi himself.
Putting his plan into action, Bibidi and Buu travel to Planet Kaioshin, home of his sworn enemies, the Kaioshin (Supreme Kais of the Galaxy). Buu kills 2 of the Kaioshin and manages to absorb another and ended up transforming into a bulky version of himself: Mega Buu/Buff Buu.
Buu attempted to kill East Kaioshin, but was stopped by Dai Kaioshin, who then proceeded to fight Buu. Buu retaliates and absorbs him. Rather than transform into an even deadlier monster, the absorption results in an obese, childlike Buu who can now speak and whose power and evilness have greatly decreased due to Dai Kaioshin's good nature: Fat Buu. Because of this, Bibidi was initially able to keep him under control.
However, over the weeks, Buu once again broke free of Bibidi's control, and Bibidi uses his magic to seal Buu into a Magical Egg (that bears a striking resemblance to a Xenomorph egg), trapping the genie inside forever. Bibidi was killed by East Kaioshin soon thereafter, but not before he was able to pass the Majin Buu's egg and his colossal spaceship to his son, Babidi.
[edit] Buu's resurface
Thousands of years later, Buu is once again unleashed thanks to a plan made by Bibidi's evil son, Babidi, who also seeks control of the universe. Despite attempts by East Kaioshin and Son Gohan, Buu is resurrected at full power. But when Buu seems more like a naughty child than a terrible villain, Dabura insults him repeatedly, and Buu shows his power by quickly knocking out the villain.
Babidi then commands Buu to strike at Gohan and East Kaioshin next. Buu quickly renders them harmless with one blow each. But just as Buu moves in for the kill, Dabura intervenes and impales Buu with a javelin, which does no harm. Buu retaliates, turning Dabura into a biscuit and devouring him (Thus reversing the transformation of those who have been spat on and turned to stone by Dabura).
Buu then challenges Majin Vegeta, who has come to fight Buu out of guilt for causing Buu's release. Majin Vegeta is shown to have the upper hand until Buu turns serious and uses a piece of his own body to beat the Saiyan Prince. Trunks and Goten quickly intervene and kick Buu into the distance. Buu quickly recovers and returns to battle, but by then, Majin Vegeta has performed a kamikaze attack in order to destroy Buu, and succeeds, as only pieces are left. However, those pieces combine to reform Majin Buu, who reappears just as Piccolo escapes the battlefield, where he was examining the damage.
Later, Buu and Babidi are confronted by Goku, who uses his Super Saiyan 3 technique to stall Buu long enough for Trunks to retrieve the Dragon Radar from Capsule Corp. After an even fight (in which Buu learns the Kamehameha wave), Goku then bids farewell to Buu and a furious Babidi, after informing Buu that in two days, he will be presented with an even greater challenge, much to Buu's delight. Babidi, enraged, insults Buu and orders him to find Goku, but unfortunately, Buu proves to have had enough of Babidi, and shows his mutiny by decapitating him with a punch and blasting his body into smithereens.
Excited to meet his new challenge, and free of Babidi, Buu however, starts destroying cities and killing millions of humans faster than ever. Meanwhile in Kami's Lookout, Goten and Trunks finally perfected the fusion dance and became a powerful warrior named Gotenks. Gotenks challenges Buu, and Buu topples Gotenks with ease. Severely injured, Gotenks then retreats back to Kami's Lookout.
Later on, Buu finds a nice piece of land where he decides to build a small house. After returning from a killing spree, Buu finds the world champion, Mr. Satan, in his home, who claims to admire Buu, and brings some gifts (All of which were meant to destroy Buu). But Buu likes them, and takes a liking to Mr. Satan, naming him his new playfriend and servant.
Later on, after Buu returns from another killing spree with a hurt puppy, Mr. Satan explains that the puppy didn't run away because he was injured. Buu heals the puppy, but the puppy takes a liking to Buu and refuses to stop following him. Mr. Satan tells Buu that the puppy likes him, which makes Buu happy. Mr. Satan then manages to get Buu to reveal that he was only killing people because of orders from Bibidi and Babidi. Informed that what he was doing was wrong, Buu agrees not to kill anymore, and settles down with Mr. Satan and the puppy (Which Buu has named Bee).
At that moment, two thugs make their appearance and shoot Bee. Buu is shocked by this, and steam begins to blow out of the holes in his head. Mr. Satan manages to defeat the thugs though, and Buu is able to heal Bee, and their peaceful life continues.
But the thugs don't give up there, and shoot Mr. Satan right in front of Buu's eyes. Although Buu is able to heal Mr. Satan in time, he finds himself torn between his desire for revenge and his promise. The frustration is so intense that Buu loses control and involuntarily excludes all the evil inside him in the form of a grey, skinny Buu: Evil Buu. The good Buu, now known as Fat Buu, watches in horror as Evil Buu mercilessly kills one of the two thugs.
Fat Buu engages Evil Buu in combat, but considering the majority of his power went to Evil Buu, Fat Buu is outmatched. In a last ditch effort to destroy Evil Buu, Fat Buu fires a tentacle beam at him to turn him into an edible form. Unfortunately, Evil Buu merely blows it back, and Fat Buu is then transformed into a piece of chocolate, which is devoured by Evil Buu. With this new power, Evil Buu undergoes a horrible transformation, which ends with a radically changed Buu. The new Buu that appears is a tall, pink humanoid with no top, and white trousers: Super Buu.
Super Buu destroys the remaining thug and then sees Mr. Satan. He attemps to kill him, but stops for no apparent reason. Super Buu merely speaks Mr. Satan's name, and sensing some new power levels, flies off towards Kami's Lookout.
[edit] Super Buu
Arriving at Kami's Lookout, Super Buu finds the leftover warriors, and remembers Piccolo from before. He then demands to be presented with the promised fighter, despite being a day early. Piccolo begs Super Buu to give them another day, and to go back to killing the leftover people on Earth. But Super Buu displays his ruthlessness, as well as his impatience by using a genocide attack that kills the remaining human population except for Mr. Satan, and all those powerful enough to evade the blasts. Piccolo then reduces the time to an hour, and convinces Super Buu to accept by using Videl, Mr. Satan's daughter, as the one making the request. Buu reluctantly agrees, and sits impatiently by a hourglass Piccolo made. During this time, Chi-Chi slaps Buu, who then turns her into an egg and crushes her.
However, after thirty minutes, Super Buu loses his patience and demands to be taken to the fighter. He is then led the long way to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber by Piccolo, where he finds Goten and Trunks, who fuse into Super Saiyan Gotenks via the fusion dance. However, Super Buu proves to be too much for Gotenks, and Piccolo destroys the entrance to the Time Chamber, trapping himself, Super Buu and Gotenks inside forever.
But upon hearing that he will never eat candy again, Super Buu releases all his anger in a mighty scream, which rips a hole through the two dimensions. Escaping back to the Lookout, Super Buu wastes no time and turns everyone into chocolate, except Dende, who was thrown off by Mr. Popo in time. Later on, Super Buu is confronted by Piccolo and Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks, who also escaped from the Time Chamber. Super Buu is evenly matched with Gotenks at this stage, but Gotenks fails to finish Super Buu before the fusion wears off and he turns back into Goten and Trunks. Super Buu then moves in for the kill when he is interrupted thanks to the timely intervention of Gohan, who has unlocked his latent powers with East Kaioshin and Rou Dai Kaioshin and is ready to battle Super Buu.
Super Buu and Gohan fight, and the tables seem to be in favor of Gohan, who is too much for Super Buu to handle. Seeing no other choice, Super Buu flees for his life, and waits for one hour.
An hour later, Super Buu is confronted by Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Piccolo, Mr. Satan, Dende, and Bee. Super Buu uses taunting language to provoke Goten and Trunks into fusing into Gotenks, which they do. Seeing his chance, Super Buu wastes no time and uses his absorption technique to absorb Gotenks and Piccolo, and transforms into a stronger and more intelligent version of himself wearing Gotenks' fusion vest: Super Buu w/Gotenks and Piccolo.
Super Buu then resumes the battle against Gohan, and completely dominates him, beating him badly. Super Buu prepares to destroy the Earth but is stopped by the intervention of Tenshinhan, who is also beaten unconscious, but stalls long enough for Dende to heal Gohan. Super Buu then tries another attempt to destroy Earth, but is stopped once again, this time by a Kienzan fired from behind him by the revived Goku, thanks to Rou Dai Kaioshin giving his life.
Goku then reveals his plan of a Potara Earring Fusion with Gohan, and throws an earring to him. Unfortunately, Gohan misses, and Goku is forced to hold off Super Buu as a Super Saiyan 3. But just as Gohan finds the earring, the Gotenks fusion inside Super Buu wears off, and he reverts to a much weaker Piccolo-clothed version of himself: Super Buu w/Piccolo.
However, Super Buu plays a dirty trick and uses his severed tentacle from Goku's Kienzan to absorb Gohan from behind, transforming into the insanely powerful version of himself with Gohan's shirt: Super Buu w/Gohan. But just before Super Buu can kill Goku, Goku senses Vegeta's Ki from afar, and both he and Super Buu go to investigate.
At first, Super Buu battles both Goku and Vegeta, since Vegeta's pride gets in the way of him fusing with Goku. But after some emotional blackmail, Vegeta finally accepts, and the two Saiyans fuse to create Super Buu's next opponent: Vegetto.
[edit] The Innards of Buu
Inside Super Buu, Vegetto, who used an energy barrier to shield himself from being completely absorbed, somehow defuses back to Goku and Vegeta, and the two Saiyans then explore Super Buu's body in order to complete their goal: that of finding the absorbed bodies of Goten, Trunks, Gohan and Piccolo. Eventually, after many escapades with Super Buu's digestive juices, Goku and Vegeta finally manage to make it to Super Buu's brain thanks to directions given to them by a pack of friendly enzymes.
Inside Super Buu's brain, the Saiyans find what they were looking for and immediately proceed to rip the pods containing their friends from Super Buu's brain. However, back on the outside, Super Buu realizes that he is somehow reverting back to his normal Super Buu state. Sensing something is wrong, Super Buu uses his own molding of himself to create a form of a miniature Super Buu inside his own brain.
Meanwhile, Goku and Vegeta find another pod containing Fat Buu. Reading Fat Buu's mind, Goku is able to learn of the events that occurred between Mr. Satan, Fat Buu, Bee and Evil Buu. Then, the thought form appears and engages the saiyans in combat, but since Goku and Vegeta are only at Super Saiyan, they find themselves no match for the invincible thought form of Super Buu.
Just before the thought form can kill Goku, Vegeta blackmails him into stopping by threatening to remove the pod containing Fat Buu. Despite the thought form begging him otherwise, Vegeta rips the Fat Buu pod off, and the thought form disintegrates while Super Buu undergoes one last transformation.
Goku and Vegeta then grab the pods with Trunks, Piccolo, Gohan and Goten and eventually manage to escape from Super Buu's body to witness Super Buu's transformation, unaware that they have forgotten the Fat Buu pod. Removing the Fat Buu pod has cleansed Majin Buu of everyone inside him, including South and Dai Kaioshins. Thus, Majin Buu reverts to his original form, which seems to be a miniature version of the original Super Buu: Kid Buu.
[edit] Kid Buu
After he comes to his senses, Kid Buu attempts to destroy the Earth with a small blast, but it is deflected by Vegeta. Kid Buu then creates a huge energy ball and destroys Earth in a matter of minutes, but not before Goku and Vegeta escape with Mr. Satan, Bee and Dende via Kibitoshin's Instant Transmission, while leaving Gohan, Goten, Piccolo and Trunks to die with the Earth.
Regenerating after the explosion, Kid Buu goes off in search of Goku and Vegeta, teleporting to many planets as he goes and destroying them upon sensing the Saiyans' absence. Eventually, Kid Buu manages to sense the increasing Ki of Goku and Vegeta, and teleports off to Planet Kaioshin for his desired rematch. Upon arriving, Kid Buu does battle with Super Saiyan 2 Goku, quickly gaining the upper hand, causing Goku to go Super Saiyan 3 and fight evenly with him. Kid Buu, having the advantage of perpetual strength, quickly wins over the battered Goku. Vegeta engages Buu in an attempt to buy some time, but is quickly defeated as well. Mr. Satan then steps in and attempts to fight Buu, but is outmatched.
Kid Buu moves in to kill Mr. Satan, but finds himself unable to do so due to having the memories of Fat Buu. His frustration ultimately leads him to spit out a small stone which explodes into an unconscious Fat Buu. Now with nothing to stop him, Kid Buu resumes the playfight with the enraged Mr. Satan, and proceeds to kill him when Fat Buu steps in. Fat Buu angrily tells Kid Buu that his battle is with him. Fat Buu and Kid Buu then engage one another in combat. The battle seems to be even at first, due to Fat Buu's increased strength, but Kid Buu is ultimately driven to the point that he fights at full power and completely dominates Fat Buu, who refuses to give up.
Meanwhile, Goku and Vegeta hatch a plan to have Dende and the Kaioshins use the Namekian Dragon Balls to restore the Earth and revive all the good people who were killed since the Tenkaichi Budokai. Goku then prepares to create a spirit bomb, while Vegeta uses North Kaioshin's telepathy to ask for the Earthlings' help, to which only their friends and family respond.
Fat Buu and Kid Buu continue their battle, until Fat Buu is beaten so badly that he cannot fight any longer. Mr. Satan then steps in to stop Kid Buu, and Vegeta once again battles Kid Buu to buy some time. Ultimately, Mr. Satan manages to convince the people of Earth to give up their energy, and the spirit bomb reaches completion. Unfortunately, Kid Buu stays near the battered Vegeta, stopping Goku from throwing the spirit bomb. However, Fat Buu wakes up, and smashes himself headfirst into Kid Buu, knocking him off Vegeta for Mr. Satan to carry off to safety.
Now with an obstacle-free path, Goku takes his chance and throws the Spirit Bomb straight at Kid Buu, but Kid Buu is able to stop it and slowly pushes it back towards the exhausted Goku. Dende then uses the third wish with the Namekian Dragon to have all of Goku's strength be restored. Goku then overpowers Kid Buu with the spirit bomb, and the evil half of Majin Buu is vanquished forever.
With Kid Buu gone, the healed Vegeta angrily prepares to finish off the unconscious Fat Buu, not wanting to risk the creation of another Evil Buu through Fat Buu's anger. But Goku believes that Fat Buu has redeemed himself and deserves to live the life of peace that he craved, and asks Dende to heal Fat Buu. Kibitoshin then uses his power to teleport Goku, Vegeta, Dende, Mr. Satan, Fat Buu, and Bee back to Earth, where they are given a warm welcome by their friends and family.
In order to settle things for good with Fat Buu, Goku wishes for Shenron to erase all the Earthlings' memories of what Fat Buu had done while evil.
[edit] The New Majin Buu
Ten years later, Mr. Buu enters a world tournament in order to continue his cheating with Mr. Satan (he throws the final against Mr. Satan). But he learns from Goku that a certain competitor, a dark-skinned boy named Uub is actually the human reincarnation of Kid Buu. Fat Buu witnesses the fight between Goku and Uub, with Uub's power slowly increasing as the battle goes on. Eventually, Goku sees that Uub needs a trainer to teach him how to fly and to use his Ki properly. Goku then bids farewell to all his friends, and departs with Uub to his poor village to train him.
Another ten years later, in Dragon Ball GT, Mr. Buu is once again forced to spring into action when the demented Tuffle parasite, Bebi, invades Earth in search of the Saiyans. Mr. Buu uses his magical abilities to absorb Mr. Satan and Pan (Goku's granddaughter) to protect them from Bebi's spell. Infiltrating the line of hypnotized people who are preparing to depart Earth for the Planet Tuffle, Mr. Buu is forced to intervene when Pan is confronted by her hypnotized parents, Gohan and Videl. However, Uub returns at the last minute and knocks Gohan and Videl out while Mr. Buu takes Pan and Mr. Satan to safety.
But seeing Uub struggle against Bebi-Vegeta, Buu bids farewell to Mr. Satan and Pan, and flies off for the battlefield, where he saves Uub at the last minute by absorbing Bebi's Revenge Death Ball and exploding into smithereens.
However, still alive, Buu shares a warm moment with the battered Uub, in which he reveals to him that they are the two halves of the Legendary Majin Buu, and that it's time for them to unite once again. Liquifying himself, Mr. Buu fuses with Uub and they permanently form a stronger version of Uub.
Mr. Buu is not seen again afterwards, except for flashbacks and parts in which he telepathically communicates with Uub, who is in control of the 'Majuub' persona.
[edit] Forms and transformations
Buu has the most transformations of any character in Dragon Ball. Due to his vast amount of forms each carries its own fan-given nickname, though the character remains the same. Regardless of appearance, Majin Buu remains Majin Buu. While not in the original manga or anime, the fourth Daizenshuu and various videogames and merchandise assign different titles to help fans distinguish between the changes Majin Buu undergoes throughout the series.
The following are the forms of Buu in the order they are first seen:
Fat Buu - "Majin Buu (Good)"; "Mr. Buu"
The first time viewers are introduced to Buu he is in this corpulent form, created through the absorption of Dai Kaiōshin. Rarely do his eyes ever open, and his body is adorned with yellow boots/gloves, a purple cape, a black vest, and white pants. He speaks in a childish manner and is the most naive of all the Buus, as he is shown to have little or no knowledge of anything around him, even by his own powers. Because he retains an element of evil, Buu is still a danger, because he has almost no sense of an independent mind, so he is easily susceptible to doing whatever someone tells him to do. His power is controlled by his emotions, becoming a true threat when enraged. When Buu struggles with keeping his promise with Mr. Satan not to kill and a desire for revenge with those who wronged him, the internal conflict causes a second Buu to emerge.
Evil Buu - "Majin Buu (Evil)"
After Buu dispelled the evil from his body, the vapor gained this tall, emaciated form. This Buu represents the dark side of Fat Buu and has the bulk of the original Buu's power, since Majin Buu was originally created through pure evil. This also explains why his reaction to the shooting of Mr. Satan was so despicable, and even appalled the Fat Buu. He is a polar opposite of the "good" Buu in all aspects apart from apparel, including the color of his flesh (a drab grey) and gravelly manner of speech. The two Buus fight, with the evil incarnation gaining the upper hand and consuming "Good Buu" after reflecting an attack meant to turn him into chocolate. By consuming the Good Buu, the Evil Buu transformed into Super Buu.
Super Buu - "Majin Buu (Evil)"
In this form Buu enjoys a large increase in power, as the good in him has been almost completely suppressed. Both his height and musculature increase, with his eyes turning full black, save for the irises which are in turn red and white. The gloves previous Buus once wore are eliminated and replaced with black armbands, complimented by a new set of boots that are black and gripped.
He is easily irritated and impatient, entertaining himself by constantly cracking his neck with an insatiable desire to prove himself as the strongest fighter in existence. He first battles Gotenks, who is on even terms with him at Super Saiyan 3. Gotenks eventually defuses, but before Super Buu can press his advantage he is attacked by Gohan. Overwhelmed, Buu successfully schemes to absorb the power of Gotenks and steal the mind of Piccolo.
Super Buu - "Majin Buu (Evil) + Piccolo/Gotenks"
In addition to Gotenks' strength, Buu's intelligence skyrockets and he now speaks with Piccolo's eloquence. He takes on human facial features, though his head tentacle is far longer than before, mimicing the exaggerated hair acquired at Super Saiyan 3. His short, stubby fingers become long, full-sized fingers. Because Gotenks is his main power source, Buu is dressed in the black and yellow vest unique to the Fusion Dance. Buu is able to adapt and customize his victims' attacks and techniques, and has the battle well in hand until the fusion between Goten and Trunks wears off.
Super Buu - "Majin Buu (Evil) + Piccolo/Goten/Trunks"
A sub-version of his previous form, Buu loses much in the way of power while retaining intelligence, now wearing Piccolo's trademark cape (as the Namek is now his primary absorption). Fearful that Goku and Gohan would team up and destroy him, Buu uses a piece of tentacle that had been previously severed to absorb Gohan, adding another casualty to his dietary menu. The form appears again after Goku and Vegeta removed the pods containing Gohan, Goten, and Trunks from Buu. This time he has Piccolo's full outfit instead of just the cape.
Super Buu - "Majin Buu (Evil) + Gohan/Piccolo/Goten/Trunks"
Buu's power shoots to an unprecedented level, with his body going through yet more physical changes. He now wears Gohan's familiar orange gi; appearing more human as the tentacle atop his head increases in size and width. Buu is more confident and boastful than ever before, belittling attempts at stopping him by Goku and the newly arrived Vegeta until they fuse into Vegetto via the Potara earrings. Even by Buu’s standards Vegetto's power was astonishing, and an attempt at absorbing him only led to the Saiyans freeing Buu's previous victims, removing nearly all stolen mental/physical attributes and influences.
Mega Buu - "Majin Buu + Southern Kaiōshin"
Buu reverts to this form briefly in the midst of his final transformation. Seen briefly in a few panels of the manga and an anime flashback, the original Buu absorbs the Southern Kaiōshin, creating an incredibly muscular version of the creature. But after a second absorption of the plump and good-natured Dai Kaiōshin, Buu gains the deceptively harmless and child-like form first seen in the series.
As no name is given for this short-lived Buu, it has been coined "Mega Buu", "Buff Buu" and sometimes "Super Kid Buu" by fans.
Kid Buu - "Chibi Buu"; "Majin Buu (Genuine/Pure Evil)"
The original demon created by Bibidi. He is the smallest of the Buus, he is not only pure evil, but his rationality and sanity is practically non-existent, making him extremely dangerous to be around because of his destructively unpredictable nature. When he finds he cannot harm Mr. Satan, Buu clutches his head in agony before spitting out his last remnant of good, (Fat/Good Buu), thus becoming what he originally was, pure evil. In the original Japanese version, Kid Buu only speaks in chirps and jibberish (except for exclaiming "You've had it!" on the Dai Kaio's planet), while the English dub gives him a wider vocabulary. He learns new techniques just by watching them, and destroys Earth and numerous other planets out of childish glee. Buu tracks down and injures Goku and Vegeta badly, causing the latter to muster a plan to destroy him by having Goku generate a Super Spirit Bomb. With the help of his friends and all the people they had met throughout Dragon Ball, Goku's attack succeeds and vanquishes the evil of Buu forever. This Buu has perhaps the most controversy surrounding him, as many fans debate whether or not he was more powerful than his other forms. This may be due to parts of the anime appearing to contradict what is in the original manga by being ambiguous where the manga clearly shows this stage of Buu's capabilities.
[edit] Other adaptations
Uub
Uub is the pure good, reincarnated version of Kid Buu. Right when Goku defeated Kid Buu with his Universal Genkai Dama (Super Spirit Bomb), he told Buu that he hoped that he would come back someday as a good person, so that they could fight again. King Yemma heard Goku's wish and had Kid Buu reincarnated into a human form named Uub and Goku fights him at the Tenkaichi Budokai ten years later. Goku then takes him away to train with him so that Goku would have an apprentice who could protect the Earth. That is the end of Dragonball Z.
Majuub
Majuub is the result of a fusion between the innocent Buu and Uub in Dragon Ball GT, creating a much more muscular Uub wearing Buu's black and yellow vest. Majuub retains many of Buu's abilities, including the power to turn organic beings into chocolate.
He appears several times throughout the series to help ward off the most powerful of foes: Bebi, Super 17, and Yi Xing Long (Syn/Omega Shenron).
[edit] Puns and other info
Like most of the Characters in Dragon Ball, Buu's name is part of a joke. When placed with his creator, Bibidi, and Bibidi's son, Babidi; it forms Bibidi Babidi Buu, phonetically the same phrase used by the Fairy Godmother in Disney's Cinderella.
[edit] What-Ifs
In the video game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, Buu's unique ability to absorb and take on the characteristics of others was portrayed in exclusive absorptions never seen in the anime nor manga:
Super Buu (Absorbed Freeza)
- Buu gains Freeza's trademark patches of color on both his shoulders and forehead, inheriting the villain's hate for the Saiyans, speech and intelligence, and the attacks Death Beam and Death Ball. Seen as both a byproduct of the Absorption skill and in Dragon World story mode.
Super Buu (Absorbed Cell)
- Buu's body becomes speckled and lines of color form below his eyes, gaining Cell's speech patterns and intelligence as well as some of his attacks: Energy Field and the Genki Dama (Spirit Bomb). Seen as both a byproduct of the Absorption skill and in the story mode.
Super Buu (Absorbed Vegeta)
- As with the above, Buu takes on Vegeta's characteristics and features, gaining a blue sleeveless shirt and the special techniques Galick Gun and Final Flash. A byproduct of the Absorption skill.
Super Buu (Absorbed Yamcha & Tien)
- Buu absorbs both Yamcha and Tien, taking attributes from both with a green top and scars across his cheeks. He's incredibly disappointed and even seems less confident in himself after the absorption, with his attack power decreasing greatly. However, he gains access to wider variety of attacks: Tien's Dodompa and Volleyball Fist and Yamcha's Rōgafūfūken (Wolf Fang Fist) and Sōkidan (Spirit Ball). A byproduct of the Absorption skill.
[edit] Special abilities
Absorption
- Buu fully engulfs and takes an opponent into his body to cause an increase in physical or mental prowess. Once there, the victim is miniaturized and stored for safe keeping. Unlike Cell, who took in life essence only through his tail, Buu can perform this technique with any part of his body, even a severed limb. When absorbing another being, Buu always takes qualities of their outward appearance as well. He also gains knowledge of their attacks, like Piccolo's Makankosappo, Gotenks' Galactic Donut and Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack, and Gohan's Kamehameha. He also apparently possesses the ability to use attacks after seeing it done once, as he does so (in the anime) with the Kamehameha, Nobiru Ude (A Piccolo Technique), and other such attacks during Goku's fight with him.
Body Manipulation and Regeneration
- Buu has full control over every aspect of his physical make-up, able to stretch, shape-shift, liquefy, and otherwise manipulate his malleable body; useful as both an attack and defense and as a tool in absorption. He can also fully regenerate from the smallest of fragments, even vapor.
Buu Ball
- Used battle against Gotenks and later on when battling Super Saiyan 3 Goku on the planet of the Kais, Super Buu contorts his body vertically into a ball before launching himself at his opponent at great speed.
Chikyuu Hokai no Ichigeki (Destruction of Earth in One Attack)
- A massive ki ball created by Kid Buu by collecting energy in his right palm, enough to destroy a planet ten times the size of Earth in a single shot. Used to not only destroy Earth but many other planets as Buu seeks out the place where Goku and Vegeta were hiding. Called Vanishing Ball in the Budokai series of video games.
Heal
- Fat Buu can completely heal another being if he so chooses, even if they are blind or near death. So long as the recipient is still alive, Buu can bring them back to health, as he is unable to revive even the recent dead.
Henka Beam (Change Beam)
- Buu's unique ability to change objects around him into food via his head tentacle, usually chocolate or candy. Vegetto is the only entity able to retain his will or move after being hit by the attack, fighting Buu as "the world's strongest coffee candy". Called "Chocolate Beam" in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
Koukyuu Gata Kikou Ha
- Buu puts his arms forth and lauches a gigantic ball. Buu had nearly killed Gohan with this technique. Kikou Ha means "Energy Blast Wave", so this is basically Buu's spin on the standard ki blast.
Renzoku Kienzan (Continuous Kienzan)
- Buu launches a great number of energy disks that slice through any inferior object or projectile, used by Super Buu w/Gohan. While not named in any English source, the English dub name for the Kienzan technique itself is Destructo Disc.
Jibaku
- This is Super Buu's version of the suicide technique seen earlier in the series (most notably by Chaozu, Cell and Vegeta). Buu's body begins to pulse and becomes a living bomb, exploding and destroying everything around before being brought back together by his regenerative qualities. Like many of Buu's attacks it is not named in the series itself but in the supplementary Daizenshuu. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi the technique was listed as Revenge Death Bomber.
Special Human Genocide Attack
- Known as Human Extinction Attack in the dub, Super Buu creates a vast amount of ki from his left palm that disperses to seek out and kill all human beings. Only those with a high-enough level to evade their path escaped from death, with Mr. Satan spared due to the friendly Buu's influence.
Zenshin kara no Shyougeki Ha
- Fat Buu rapidly powers up, creating a strong pink aura that grows exponentially in size and eventually explodes, causing massive damage. While not given in the manga or anime, the attack is named in the seventh daizenshuu. The technique is listed in the Budokai series of video games as Angry Explosion.
[edit] Appearances in other media
[edit] Video games
Buu has appeared in one form or another in various Dragon Ball Z videogames. In fighting games, Buu has been usually treated as the final boss while he was just one of the regulars in others. Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 had both Fat and Super Buu available, and in Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension, he is playable as Fat and Kid while Mega and Super Buu cameo. Fat Buu appears alone in Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 3.
In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, Fat Buu, Super Buu and Kid Buu are playable. Super Buu is able to absorb people using the absorption skill. He is able to absorb not only Gotenks and Gohan, but Freeza, Cell, Vegeta, and a combination of Tien and Yamcha.
In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Fat Buu, Super Buu and Kid Buu are playable. Piccolo is added to Super Buu's absorption list, but the four what-if combinations are removed from it.
In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, you can play as all the forms of Buu besides Mega Buu. It was Evil Buu's first playable appearance in a game. Fat Buu, Super Buu and Kid Buu also appear in several other fighting games.
In Super Dragon Ball Z, only Fat Buu is present and a playable character.
In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, all the forms of Buu that appeared in Tenkaichi 1 return.
Buu has also appeared as an enemy character in two RPGs. In the game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, every form besides Evil and Mega Buu appear as enemies and playable characters. In Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, many forms of Buu act as bosses and Kid Buu plays the role of the final boss.
Fat Buu alone has also appeared as a playable character in Battle Stadium D.O.N. His super move is the Henka Beam.
Fat Buu and Kid Buu appear in Jump Ultimate Stars. Kid Buu is a battle character while Fat Buu is a help character. In a screenshot Kid Buu can be seen using the Kamehameha.
[edit] Neko Majin Z
Fat Buu appears as a cameo in Neko Majin Z, a short series of one-shot manga chapters by Akira Toriyama. Neko Majin's friend finds Buu just wandering around after mistaking him for Neko Majin. Buu is surprised that Neko Majin's friend doesn't know who he is and breaks the fourth wall by mentioning that he's from the Dragon Ball manga. Buu displays his strength while Neko Majin's friend remains unsurprised and responds by saying that Neko Majin does stuff like that all the time (he also mentions how Neko Majin looks and acts simular to Buu). Buu leaves and tells Neko Majin's friend to call him to fight Neko Majin when he comes around. Later, Neko Majin's rival had stolen the source of his power, so Neko Majin's friend called Buu and told him that Neko Majin's rival was Neko Majin. Buu easily beats him and leaves very unfulfilled.
[edit] Voice actors
- Josh Martin (Fat Buu/Kid Buu)
- Justin Cook (Evil Buu/Super Buu)
[edit] References
Dragon Ball Manga
Dragon Ball Anime
- Dragon Ball Z: Buu Saga
- Episodes 217 - 276
Daizenshuu 6
Daizenshuu 7
TV Animation Part 3
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