Baby Gamera

This article is about Baby Gamera. For other character, see Gamera.

Baby Gamera (子ガメラ, Ko-Gamera) is a flying turtle that is associated with Master Roshi. It is a miniature version of the giant turtle kaijū Gamera from the Gamera series, who also appears in Akira Toriyama's previous manga series, Dr. Slump.

Biography[]

Dragon Ball[]

Emperor Pilaf Saga[]

Roshi uses Baby Gamera to transport him to Fire Mountain in order to extinguish the fire so that Goku and Bulma can get the Dragon Ball inside Ox-King's castle.

Dragon Ball Super[]

"Future" Trunks Saga[]

Master Roshi is seen flying on Baby Gamera to Bulma's house for a wish from Shenron.^[1]

Universe Survival Saga[]

Master Roshi is seen flying on Baby Gamera to Bulma's house for the Tournament of Power.

Techniques and Special Abilities[]

Flight - Gamera uses rockets and rotational motion to move through the air and is used as an alternate form of transportation for Roshi being that he cannot ride the Flying Nimbus due to his impurity of heart. The side effects of riding Baby Gamera are getting really dizzy.

Manga Appearances[]

Chapter Appearances

v • eEmperor Pilaf Saga
1. Bloomers and the Monkey King	Debut
2. No Balls!	Absent
3. Sea Monkeys!	Absent
4. They Call Him...the Turtle Hermit!	Absent
5. Oo! Oo! Oolong!	Absent
6. So Long, Oolong!	Absent
7. Yamcha and Pu'ar	Absent
8. One, Two, Yamcha-Cha!	Absent
9. Dragon Balls in Danger!!	Absent
10. Onward to Fry-Pan...	Absent
11. ...And into the Fire!	Absent
12. In Search of Kame-Sen'nin	Absent
13. Fanning the Flame	Absent
14. Kame Kame Kame Kame Kame Chameleon	Absent
15. At Sixes and Sevens	Absent
16. One Goal, One Enemy	Absent
17. Carrot Top	Absent
18. Who's Got My Balls?!	Absent
19. At Last... the Dragon!	Absent
20. Just One Wish!!	Absent
21. Full Moon	Absent
22. The End of the Tale	Absent
23. Separate Ways	Absent

Video Game Appearances[]

Baby Gamera can be used to travel on the map in Gokuden.

It appears in Origins, seen in the same role, but also as an enemy in the caves of the Mushroom Forest and in Pilaf's Castle.

Baby Gamera makes a cameo in Budokai 2, on the loading screen with Master Roshi riding him; it can be moved by spinning the analog sticks in fast circular motions.

It also appears in the ending credits of Shin Budokai - Another Road, where Master Roshi is flying on it.

Voice Actors[]

Japanese: Tōru Furuya
English:
- Ocean Group dubs: Doug Parker
- Funimation dub: Eric Vale
- Blue Water dub: Jonathan Love

Trivia[]

Baby Gamera first appeared in Akira Toriyama's previous manga series, Dr. Slump, in chapter 34, "The Fairy Tale Machine".
Though Dragon Ball had a significant number of guest appearances from other Kaiju, Gamera is the only monster given a supporting role to the characters and to continue to appear in Dragon Ball games.