PICCOLO

RACE -- Namekian
BIRTHPLACE -- Namek-sei
YEAR OF BIRTH -- 753
NEXT OF KIN -- ummm..... Kami?

Piccolo is another complex character. To my understanding, I will explain 
him. He wears a purple gi with a white cape and turban. The cape and 
turban are weighted so that when he is in a fight he can take them off and 
seem to gain more power and speed. Piccolo's father, Piccolo Daimou, 
hated Goku. In the 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai, Goku kills Piccolo Diamou. 
Just before he dies, he spits out an egg, his son Piccolo. Because of the 
circumstance, Piccolo is born with his father's hatred for Goku. And so 
DBZ opens with this conflict in place. When Radditz arrives, Piccolo 
joins forces with Goku in an attempt to defeat him. When Goku puts 
Radditz into a full nelson, Piccolo doesn't need to be told twice to blast 
them both. Piccolo takes Goku's four year old son, Gohan, to condition 
him for battle with Nappa and Vegeta in one year. Piccolo and Gohan 
become friends, probably the thing that keeps Piccolo from killing Goku. 
Eventually, though, Piccolo just tolerates Goku, more or less. Twice in the 
series, Piccolo fuses with another Namekian. In this fusion, Piccolo absorbs 
the other, taking their ki, knowledge, and memories, but his appearance 
doesn't change. Some (like Dende and Goku) can sense the other Namekian 
in Piccolo. Piccolo fuses with Nail during the fight with Freeza and he fuses 
with Kami in an attempt to defeat Cell. Piccolo has supernatural powers as 
well (ALL Namekians do). He snaps Gohan's tail off and changes it to a gi 
and sword (for one example). Piccolo gets in front of Gohan to take a blast 
from Nappa. Piccolo is killed, rendering the dragon balls useless. This is 
why Gohan, Kuririn, and Bulma go to Namek (Namekian dragonballs). 
Piccolo is turned to stone during the Buu saga by Dabura (also seen it 
spelled Doubler). But of course, Piccolo is returned to his normal condition 
when Dabura is killed. [the details of this I'm not sure on but...] In DBGT, 
Piccolo dies for good. The earth is about to explode and he decides to stay 
on it and go down with the planet he loved so much. <sniff> One of Piccolo's 
more well know and awesome attacks is makkankosappo (dub: special beam canon). 
This name means "spiral beam of the devil" an awesome name for a 
REALLY kewl attack!