Trunks (Dragon Ball)

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Trunks
Dragon Ball character
Trunks by Akira Toriyama
First appearance	Dragon Ball chapter 424 Dragon Ball Z episode 201
Last appearance	Dragon Ball chapter 519 Dragon Ball GT episode 64
Voiced by	Japanese Takeshi Kusao Funimation Laura Bailey Ocean Patricia Drake
Profile
Date of birth	766 A.D[1]
Known relatives	Vegeta (father) Bulma (mother) Future Trunks (alternate timeline counterpart) Bra (sister) Dr. Briefs (maternal grandfather) Mrs. Briefs (maternal grandmother) King Vegeta (paternal grandfather) Vegeta Jr. (descendant)
Information
Japanese name	トランクス
Romaji	Torankusu
Anime name	Trunks
Manga name	Trunks

Trunks (トランクス, Torankusu^?) is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. In the story, Trunks is Son Goten's friend and the child of Bulma and Vegeta, the prince of a fictional race of extraterrestrials called Saiyans.^[2]

Contents 1 Creation and conception 2 Plot overview 3 Abilities 4 Appearances in other media 4.1 Video games 5 Reception 6 Bibliography 7 References

[edit] Creation and conception

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[edit] Plot overview

Trunks first appears in the Android Saga as an infant, where he is revealed to be the son of Bulma and Vegeta.^[2]

Years later in the Majin Boo Saga Trunks is shown to be able to transform into a Super Saiyan a transformation that was thought only to be attainable through intensive training of the body and emotions.^[3] He trains with his father, Vegeta for the Tenkaichi Budokai, a martial arts tournament that occurs every three to five years in the series. In the tournament, Trunks easily breezes through the kid's division of the tournament, and defeats his friend, Son Goten in the finals.^[4]

After the tournament, Trunks and Goten watch as Vegeta fights the recently released Majin Boo.^[5] Trunks and Goten attempt to help Vegeta but are knocked out by Vegeta and taken away by Piccolo and Kuririn as Vegeta sacrifices himself in an attempt to kill Boo.^[6] However, the effort is in vain as Boo regenerates while Vegeta dies from the aftershock of the attack.^[7]

In a desperate attempt to save the world from Boo, Son Goku teaches Goten and Trunks a technique that allows them to fuse into Gotenks. He uses his fusion with Goten to battle Boo several times, even attaining Super Saiyan 3.^[8] However, Gotenks was not powerful enough to defeat Boo and was absorbed.^[9] Trunks and Goten are rescued from Boo by Goku and Vegeta, but are killed when Kid Boo destroys the Earth. Trunks is later brought back to life by the Dragon Balls, along with the rest of Earth's inhabitants, to give energy to Goku's Genki Dama attack.^[10] The attack manages to destroy Boo and Trunks returns to a normal life on Earth.^[11]

In Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, Trunks befriends Tapion, who gives Trunks a sword.

In Dragon Ball GT, Trunks, Goku and Pan, travel to various planets in search of the Black Star Dragon Balls. He also participates in battles against fictional supervillains such as the space parasite Babi, the artificial human Super 17 and the evil dragon, Yi Xing Long.

[edit] Abilities

Like other characters in the Dragon Ball franchise, Trunks has an assortment of abilities that aid him in battle:

• Trunks can control his chi to fire energy blasts and uses Bukû-jutsu to fly.^[12]

• Trunks can also combine with his friend, Son Goten, to become Gotenks via fusion.

• Trunks can transform into a Super Saiyan, a form that increases Trunks's power immensely.^[3] Trunks is shown to be able to transform at a very young age, which was quite uncanny compared to other Saiyans in the series who had to undergo intense training to become Super Saiyans.^[3]

[edit] Appearances in other media

[edit] Video games

Trunks has appeared in various Dragon Ball-related video games such as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2. In many of these games, Trunks is a playable character and can turn into a Super Saiyan.

[edit] Reception

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Trunks' first presentation in the storyline as Future Trunks was one of the most popular characters of the manga and anime.^{[citation needed]} Though fans were happy that he had a large role in the Majin Buu Saga many were disappointed about his career and personality in Dragon Ball GT.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Bibliography

• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 20 — ISBN 1-59116-808-2
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 21 — ISBN 1-59116-873-2
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 22 — ISBN 1-4215-0051-5
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 23 — ISBN 1-4215-0148-1
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 24 — ISBN 1-4215-0273-9
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 25 — ISBN 1-4215-0404-9
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 26 — ISBN 1-4215-0636-X

[edit] References

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