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"But an avalanche sealed Dr. Wheelo inside an impenetrable wall of ice and snow. It was as if heaven itself was jealous of Dr. Wheelo's power and genius and tried to seal his fate inside a frozen tomb."
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest


Dr. Kochin (Dr.ドクター・コーチン Dokutā Kōchin) is Dr. Wheelo's assistant and a self-professed expert in biotechnology.

Appearance[]

Dr. Kochin appears as a very elderly, gray-skinned man with a misshapen head and male patterned baldness; he also has a nearly toothless mouth. Dr. Kochin's main attire consists of a typical lab coat over a brown dress shirt, red tie with a silver clip, black dress pants, and brown dress shoes. He is also seen carrying a small, blue, drill-like cane.

Near the end of the film, it is revealed that Dr. Kochin is a simple metallic robot with no defining features whatsoever.

Personality[]

Dr. Kochin is the definition of a mad scientist, a man who is more interested in creating his own experiments despite the danger to the world that they carry instead of using his intellect and resources for mankind's benefit.

In Dokkan Battle, he is referred to with the moniker Devil Doctor indicating that he is infamous for his evil experiments and proud of them. He is also willing to team up with fellow Android Scientist Dr. Gero and his remaining Red Ribbon Androids to take on Future Trunks and the Time Patrol in the dimensional distorted version of Earth.

Biography[]

Dragon Ball Z[]

The World's Strongest[]

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

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Dr. Kochin saves Dr. Wheelo

Dr. Kochin is the one who saved Dr. Wheelo from death and transformed him into a cyborg. Kochin, along with Wheelo, also created the three Bio-Warriors: Kishime, Misokatsun and Ebifurya. He later gathers the Dragon Balls and uses his wish to free Dr. Wheelo from his icy prison in the Tsurumai-Tsuburi Mountains after fifty years. Dr. Kochin captures and brainwashes Piccolo while the latter was training on the Tsurumai-Tsuburi Mountains thanks to his Bio-Warriors, and he later kidnaps Bulma and Master Roshi at Kame House with the Bio-Men's help.

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Dr. Kochin and Bulma

Dr. Kochin spends the remainder of his time inside Dr. Wheelo's Fortress, commanding the actions of the bio-fighters from the control room. The first evidence that Kochin is more than he seems comes when he attempts to kill Krillin. He lifts his arm and the skin on his hand rips away, revealing a mechanical hand underneath, which then transforms into a rotating machine gun. His gunfire damages some of the equipment powering the force field which holds Bulma prisoner, freeing her, but also leaving her open to attack. As Kochin takes aim, Master Roshi attacks him and knocks his gun-arm off by unknown means.

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Kochin's true form is revealed as he falls

‎Literally disarmed, Kochin stands back and watches in shock as Dr. Wheelo begins wrenching his giant mechanical body free from the laboratory wall. As he steps out onto the laboratory platform, Wheelo's giant foot accidentally knocks Kochin off the edge and he falls down from the main shaft. As he falls, his body gets too close to the glowing dais which supports the laboratory above, and bolts of electricity arc out and strike Kochin's body, causing his clothing and skin to burn away, revealing a robot underneath. He mutters Dr. Wheelo's name, before exploding in midair.

Power[]

Films

Even though he appears old and harmless, Dr. Kochin is actually well-equipped for fighting: his hand can transform into a machine gun, while his cane, which bears a stylized headpiece of Shenron, can hurl energy blasts.

Statements by authors and guidebooks

The movie pamphlet for Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might states that Dr. Kochin has a power level of 8.

Techniques and Special Abilities[]

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Dr. Kochin's Machine Gun arm

  • Flight – The ability to fly using ki. Used in Dragon Ball Heroes.
  • Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy wave. Used in Dragon Ball Heroes.
  • Vulcan Cannon – Dr. Kochin's left hand can transform into a rotary machine gun.
  • Biotechnology - Kochin is skilled when it comes to biotechnology. Using this ability, he created the Brutal Warriors and the Bio-Men.[1]
  • Clear Mind (頭脳めいせき) - An ability used by Dr. Kochin's JPB-38 card in Dragon Ball Heroes that increases the enemy team's Charge Impact speed each time his team wins the Power Level Battle Phase.
  • Cyborg Science (サイボーグ科学者) - An ability used by Dr. Kochin's HJ6-27 card in Dragon Ball Heroes that recovers HP and Stamina each round based on his team's Power Level.
  • Dark Aura (闇のオーラ) - An ability used by Dr. Kochin in Dragon Ball Heroes as a boss in the Dr. Wheelo Saga that reduces the enemy team's HP and STA recovery rates while Kochin is a supporter.
  • Madness Cannon S (マッドネスキャノンS) - A CAA Special Ability used by Dr. Kochin's HJ6-27 card in Dragon Ball Heroes, that summons Dr. Wheelo from subspace to attack the enemy with Madness Cannon.
  • Paralyze (無力化攻撃) - A CAA Special Ability used by Dr. Kochin's UM4-057 card in Dragon Ball Heroes that locks onto an enemy and sets their Power to 1.
  • Rejuvenation (Team) (ハイテンション(チーム)Rejuvenation (Team)) - An ability used by Dr. Kochin as a boss in the Dr. Wheelo Saga that fully restores his team's Stamina at the start of each round.
  • Super Science Smarts (天才科学者の頭脳) - An ability used by Dr. Kochin's UM4-057 card in Dragon Ball Heroes that prevents the enemy team from increasing their Hero Energy based on their Power Level during Round 1 of the battle.

Equipment[]

  • Dr. Kochin's cane – An energy-generating device. The top of Dr. Kochin's cane can tilt forwards, revealing a button. When this button is pressed, a gigantic blast of energy shoots out of the cane. Kochin uses this attack against Gohan in the film and has it in Dragon Ball Heroes.
  • Mind Control Technology - Dr. Kochin can brainwash people using his technology. Used to brainwash Piccolo in The World's Strongest and Dokkan Battle.

Video Game Appearances[]

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Demonic Scientist Dr. Kochin card in Dokkan Battle

Dr. Kochin made his video game debut in Dragon Ball Heroes as part of Jaaku Mission 6.

Dr. Kochin appears as a boss in the main story of Dokkan Battle. In the game, Dr. Kochin's epitaph is Devil Doctor and as a result of the dimensional distortion he teams up with Dr. Gero to take on Future Trunks and the Time Patrol using Bio-Men and a brainwashed Piccolo.

Voice Actors[]

Battles[]

Films

Trivia[]

  • Much of Kochin's past is unexplained. All that is known is he was Dr. Wheelo's assistant, and that he is a robot.
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Doctor Kochin with other doctors in Jaaku Mission 6 trailer

  • Also unexplained are the events surrounding his death. Precisely why the dais glowed like they did and shot out bolts of electricity when the falling Kochin drifted too close is never explained. Most likely, this was caused by Wheelo, who was powering up. Another possibility is the energy flowing through dais was attracted to Kochin's metal body underneath his exo-skin.
  • The fact the handle of his cane is designed to resemble Shenron hints at a fifty-year obsession with the Dragon Balls.
  • Dr. Kochin's name comes from the Nagoya Cochin, a regional variant of the Cochin chicken. This is part of a theme with the rest of the villains from The World's Strongest being named after food from the city of Nagoya, Japan.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Daizenshuu 6, 1995

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