Cargo

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Cargo
カルゴ
Karugo
Anime name	Cargo
Manga name	Scargo
Alias	Emih Emi
Debuts
Appears in
Manga Debut	"Namekian Fear"
Anime Debut	"Defying Orders"
Characteristics
Race	Namekian
Death Date(s)	December 18, Age 762
Professional Status
Personal Status
Relatives	Grand Elder Guru (parent) Tsuno (sibling) Moori (sibling) Nail (sibling) Dende (sibling) Esca (sibling) Moolin (sibling) Esca (sibling) Tanissh (sibling) Tsuburi (sibling) Namekian Savior (sibling) 98 other siblings

Cargo (カルゴ, Karugo) is a Namekian and the 109th son of Grand Elder Guru. He lived with and was incredibly close to his older brother Dende.

Appearance

Cargo is a Namekian that looks nearly identical to his older brother, Dende.

Biography

Dragon Ball Z

Frieza Saga

Main articles: Namek Saga and Frieza Saga

Cargo after being killed

Cargo lives with Moori and Dende when Frieza has his men, which includes Dodoria and Zarbon, attack their village for their Dragon Ball. Cargo witnesses several Namekian fighters defeat Frieza's men, but then witnesses the fighters sadistically killed by Dodoria. Moori tells Cargo and Dende to run away from the village. As Moori prepares to attack, he is surprised by a blast (either Frieza's Death Beam in the Dragon Ball manga or Dodoria's Mouth Energy Wave in the Dragon Ball Z anime) that passes by him and kills Cargo instantly.

Cargo is later revived along with the other Namekians thanks to Mr. Popo's wish made to Shenron to revive everyone killed by Frieza and his men, and then teleports to Earth thanks to Dende's third wish to Porunga. He goes with the rest of the Namekians to New Namek.

Video Game Appearances

In Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu, Cargo (カルゴ, Karugo; renamed "Emih" in the English translation) hides in an earthenware jar in one of the houses south of Moori's village while Frieza attacks the village. He will join your party if you find him.

Cargo is seen in the background of the Namek battle stage alongside his family in Dragon Ball Z Arcade.

Cargo is also a support item in the mobile game Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle he heals 25% of your HP.

Voice Actors

• Japanese: Tomiko Suzuki (DBZ), Satomi Satō (DB Kai)
• English:
  • Ocean Group dubs: Cathy Weseluck
  • Funimation dub: Stephanie Nadolny (DBZ), Cynthia Cranz (DBZ Kai)
• Brazilian Portuguese dub: Angélica Santos

Trivia

• His name is a pun on "escargot."
• The reason why Cargo's killer was changed from Freeza to Dodoria is most likely to make Dodoria more evil, as he was the most active villain of the time.
• In the Ocean dub, Cargo's death is cut out as part of the massive cut back on death and violence made for the American dub. Instead, Dodoria's beam is seemingly aimed at Moori and Krillin states "That was close", implying that somehow Dodoria missed Moori. Additionally, Dodoria says to Dende "Your brother may have escaped, but not you!", further adding to the illusion that Cargo survived. Cargo is not seen after this and it is implied that he escaped and the characters later talk as if Cargo is still alive.