Uranai Baba
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| Japanese | 占いババ |
| Romaji | Uranai Baba |
| Anime Name | Fortuneteller Baba |
| Manga Name | Uranai Baba |
| Alternate Name(s) | Baba |
| First Appearance | Issue #??? DB Issue#??? DB Episode #??? |
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| Race | Witch |
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Muten Rôshi (Brother)
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Uranai Baba (literally All-seeing Crone) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z manga and anime series. She appears for the first time in the Fortuneteller Baba Saga in Dragon Ball, and after that she shows up in anime fillers and rarely from time to time. Her seiyū is Mayumi Tanaka in the Japanese version of the anime series, Ellen Kennedy in Dragon Ball and in the first season of Dragon Ball Z, and is then voiced by Linda Young during the Majin Buu Saga and the Fortuneteller Baba Saga of Dragon Ball.
This old witch that has been fortune-telling for more than 500 years is none other than Master Roshi's older sister, whom he bickers with. With her unique clairvoyant capabilities, she is able to see into the future using her crystal ball. She is more than happy to tell anyone what their future holds for them, although, the price is very costly at a payment up front of Ƶ10,000,000,000 zeni. However, the alternative way of gaining one's fortune is to defeat her five "other-worldly" martial arts experts. She has a knack for divination skills with her crystal ball, allowing her to see any place on Earth, or even look deep into the future. She can also travel to the "Other World" and back. In one anime filler of the Vegeta Saga, the television coverage of the Saiyan fight is interrupted while Baba arrives there. Roshi, Bulma, Chichi, Ox-King, Oolong, and Puar gather around her crystal ball to see how their friends and loved ones are faring, but her magical ball eventually phases out due to the large concentrations of energy. In another anime filler scene, she went to Goku's house to show Chi-Chi and the Ox-King the conclusion of the Cell Games on her crystal ball. Later in Dragonball Z, it is made known that she has the ability to grant special leave for the dead to return for approximately one day, as long as there is a good reason, such as the world being torn apart by an evil, unstoppable demon. She convinces Lord Enma to allow Goku to return to Earth for a day to participate in the Tenka'ichi Budokai and to meet his young son Goten. Later, from King Yemma's orders she has to lead Vegeta to the Earth to help in the fight against Majin Buu. She doesn't appear at all during Dragon Ball GT except at the end of the series when the dramatic flashback of the three Dragonball Series is shown as Goku is leaving the tournament 100 years later. This could possibly mean that there is a limit to her life expectancy.
[edit] Special abilities
- Bushitsu Shyutsu Gen Majyutsu
- This is the ability to bring out an object basically out of nowhere. Baba is first seen doing this when she mysteriously pulled out a T-bone steak from her sleeves and dropped it into the Devil's Toilet, proving the cauldron's own ferocity. In the anime, she later uses this ability to pull out a mallet out of nowhere to hit the Ox-King on the head for being silly.
- Osana
- This is the art of fortune-telling and divination. Baba rechants a phrase "Oh hoi, hoi, hoi, poi..." to see a vision or image in her magical crystal ball.
- One-Day Revival
- Through an unknown teleporting method, Baba is allowed to make contracted deals with King Yemma and is therefore capable of bringing a deceased resident of the Otherworld back to the Living world, granting one full-days worth of life-energy to the recipient. The first time it was apparent that she can do this was demonstrated in the Fortuneteller Baba Saga, wherein Grandpa Gohan is mysteriously "brought back to life" fighting Son Gokū in the old witch's 5-man tournament. Following the Grandfather/Grandson battle and Gohan's revelation to Goku, Baba explains to everyone the notions about the Other world and that she can bring people back from the dead. This technique of Baba's is brought back into the series much later, it is in the Majin Buu arc where Goku relays a message that he's been granted permission to go back to Earth for Baba's allowed full day; with all intents to compete in the 25th Tenkaichi Budokai and spend as much time with his family as he could. With the battle against Majin Buu beginning shortly after Goku's return, his time was sadly derived in battles with Babidi's monsters, Vegeta in his Majin form, and eventually a stalling match with Buu; where Goku was forced to utilize his Super Saiyan 3 transformation, severely shortening his life-energy and time on Earth. Some time later, following Buu's absorption of Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks and Piccolo, King Yemma persuaded Baba to bring Vegeta back in a last resort ditch effort to stop Buu; Baba loyally complied.
- Saimin no Jutsu - (Hypnosis Technique in English) This is a technique that was used by Baba in an anime filler to easily convince a cop by staring at his eyes making him let Konkichi speak with Son Gokū about his bank-robbery innocence. It can be used to hypnotize and control the mind of the target. (Anime Only)
- Terepashi - (Telepathy in English) is the ability to channel one's thoughts to another being. Uranai Baba uses in an anime filler to read through Konkichi's mind to see why someone like him ended up being Gokū's brother. (Anime Only)
