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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." |
Dr. Kochin (ドクター・コーチン Dokutā Kōchin, lit. "Doctor Cochin") is Dr. Wheelo's assistant and a self-professed expert in biotechnology.
Appearance
He appears as a very elderly man wearing a white lab coat, with an odd-shaped head and male-pattern baldness.
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 man kinds benefit.
Biography
Dragon Ball Z
The World's Strongest
Main article: Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Dr. Kochin saves Dr. Wheelo's brain
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 Tsumisumbri Mountains after fifty years.
Dr. Kochin after Shenron granted his wish
Dr. Kochin captures and brainwashes Piccolo while the latter was training on the Tsumisumbri Mountains thanks to his Bio-Warriors, and he later kidnaps Bulma and Master Roshi at Kame House with the Bio-Men's help. Dr. Kochin spends the remainder of his time inside 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.
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
- Film
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
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 rotating machine gun. Kochin revealed this machine gun and used it in an attempt to kill Krillin.
- Biotechnology - Kochin is skilled when it comes to biotechnology. Using this ability he created the Brutal Warriors and the Bio-Men.[1]
Equipment
- Madness Wand – 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.
Video Game Appearances
Dr. Kochin made his video game debut in Dragon Ball Heroes as part of the sixth mission of Jaaku Mission series (JM6).
Voice Actors
- Japanese: Kōji Yada (originally), Tetsuo Goto (Dragon Ball Heroes)
- English:
- Brazilian Portuguese dub: Walter Breda
- Greek dub: Zaharias Rohas
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.
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.
- In the Jaaku Mission Trailer 6, Dr. Kochin can be seen standing alongside other Dragon Ball series other mad doctors, Dr. Gero, Dr. Myuu, & Dr. Lychee.
- 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
 Dr. Kochin making a wish  Kochin at Kame House  Dr. Kochin  Dr. Kochin with Bulma  Dr. Kochin, when he is mad at Bulma  Button on top of Kochin's cane  Dr. Kochin's metallic hand  Dr. Kochin forms his hand into a gun  Dr. Kochin forms his hand into a gun  Dr. Kochin's Machine Gun hand  Kochin fires his Machine Gun  Kochin firing his Machine Gun  Dr. Kochin  Kochin falls to his death  Dr. Kochin's Madness Wand in Dragon Ball Heroes |