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{{nihongo|'''Dr. Wheelo'''|{{ruby|Ｄｒ．|ドクター}}ウイロー|Dokutā Uirō}}, alternatively known as '''Dr. Uiro''' or '''Dr. Willow''', is a scientist who performs experiments in biotechnology. He is the primary antagonist of the movie ''[[Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest]]''.
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{{nihongo|'''Dr. Wheelo'''|{{ruby|Ｄｒ．|ドクター}}ウイロー|Dokutā Uirō|"Dr. Willow"<ref name="Willow">[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVMe0upUwAAZ18g?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Willow Japanese usage]</ref>}}, alternatively known as '''Dr. Uiro''' or '''Dr. Willow''', is a scientist who performs experiments in biotechnology. He is the primary antagonist of the movie ''[[Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest]]''.
   
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==Concept and creation==
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==Appearance==
  
 
[[File:Wheelo(Daiz6).png|thumb|left|Dr. Wheelo concept art, drawn by [[Akira Toriyama]] (''Daizenshuu 6'')]]
  
[[File:Wheelo(Daiz6).png|thumb|left|Dr. Wheelo concept art, drawn by [[Akira Toriyama]] (''Daizenshuu 6'')]]
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Dr. Wheelo was originally supposed to have organs besides his brain in the cockpit, but it was eventually decided to just make his brain larger. His brain being twice the size of a human head caused the ''[[Daizenshuu 6]]'' authors to speculate that Wheelo's brain "evolved".
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He has a large metal scorpion-like body that holds his brain inside of a glass container. He has two claws, feet with two toes and a giant tail.
  
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==Appearance==
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He has a large metal scorpion-like body that holds his brain inside of a glass container. His brain is enormous, roughly twice the size of a human head. He has a mouth with a single red eye above it, two claws, feet with two toes and a giant tail.
   
 
==Personality==
  
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===Background===
  
===Background===
 
[[File:Kochin&Wheelo2.png|thumb|Dr. Kochin saves Dr. Wheelo's brain]]
  
[[File:Kochin&Wheelo2.png|thumb|Dr. Kochin saves Dr. Wheelo's brain]]
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Dr. Wheelo's goal was to rule the world, using a modified human army via his science to do so. However, he, [[Dr. Kochin]] (his assistant) and his entire laboratory were encased by ice, as if his inhumane experiments were being shunned by the heavens. Kochin was able to save his brain and encase him in a robotic shell.
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Dr. Wheelo's goal was to rule the world, using a modified human army via his science to do so. However, he, [[Dr. Kochin]] (his assistant) and his entire laboratory were encased by ice, as if his inhumane experiments were being shunned by the heavens. His physical body died of frostbite, but Kochin was able to save his brain and encase him in a robotic shell.
   
 
===''Dragon Ball Z''===
  
===''Dragon Ball Z''===
 
====''The World's Strongest''====
  
====''The World's Strongest''====
 
{{Main|Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest}}
  
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[[File:WheeloFortress.png|thumb|left|Wheelo arises next to Kame House]]
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Dr. Kochin comes through for his colleague a second time fifty years later when he gathers the [[Dragon Ball (object)|Dragon Balls]] and wishes for [[Shenron]] to thaw him and the fortress. Freed from the ice, Dr. Wheelo becomes obsessed with finding the world's strongest man so that his own brain might be transplanted into it. He sends Kochin and [[Bio-Men]] to find this man, and at first, they think it is [[Master Roshi]], but when [[Kishime]], [[Misokatsun]], and [[Ebifurya]] (his [[Bio-Warrior]]s) easily beat Roshi, Dr. Wheelo starts to doubt they had the right person.
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Dr. Kochin comes through for his colleague a second time fifty years later when he gathers the [[Dragon Ball (object)|Dragon Balls]] and wishes for [[Shenron]] to thaw him and the fortress. Wheelo tests his [[Planet Geyser]] on a vast forested area near [[South City]] - turning it into a wasteland. Freed from the ice, Dr. Wheelo becomes obsessed with finding the world's strongest man so that his own brain might be transplanted into it. He heads out with Kochin and the [[Bio-Men]] to find this man, and at first, they think it is [[Master Roshi]] and take him from Kame House along with Bulma back to their fortress, but when the [[Brutal Warriors]] [[Kishime]], [[Misokatsun]], and [[Ebifurya]] defeat Roshi, Dr. Wheelo starts to doubt they had the right person.
   
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[[File:Wheelo1.png|thumb|left|Dr. Wheelo imbed in a wall]]
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[[File:Wheelo1.png|thumb|Dr. Wheelo attached to his fortress]]
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He then goes after [[Goku]]'s body, after he arrives to save Roshi and [[Bulma]]. When his further attempts to subdue Goku meet with failure (such as using a special device to make [[Piccolo]] fight Goku and [[Gohan]]), the enraged scientist decides to emerge with his own body and fight him on his own. Dr. Wheelo easily takes down Piccolo and then shrugs off a combined Kamehameha from Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Master Roshi before taking down the latter three. He battles Goku one on one and even overpowers him while using the [[Kaio-ken]] times three but is then overpowered himself when Goku pushes himself to using times four.
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He then goes after [[Goku]]'s body, after he arrives to save Roshi and [[Bulma]]. When his further attempts to subdue Goku meet with failure (such as using a special device to make [[Piccolo]] fight Goku and [[Gohan]]), the enraged scientist decides to emerge with his own body and fight him on his own and Dr. Kochin accidentally dies in the resulting reveal. Dr. Wheelo easily takes down Piccolo and then shrugs off a combined Kamehameha from Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Master Roshi before taking down the latter three. He battles Goku one on one and even overpowers him while using the [[Kaio-ken]] times three but is then overpowered himself when Goku pushes himself to using times four.
   
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[[File:Dr.jpg|thumb|Wheelo activates his mechanical body]]
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[[File:Dr.jpg|thumb|left|Wheelo activates his mechanical body]]
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Dr. Wheelo decides to just concentrate the energy contained within his laboratory's power core to fire [[Planet Geyser|a gigantic wave]] and destroy the entire planet [[Earth]] along with Goku. Goku is able to form a [[Spirit Bomb]], and he uses it to overpower Dr. Wheelo's attack and destroy the robotic scientist for good.
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Dr. Wheelo decides to just concentrate the energy contained within his laboratory's power core to fire [[Planet Geyser|a gigantic wave]] and destroy the entire planet [[Earth]] along with Goku. Gohan Piccolo and Krillin are able to buy enough time for Goku to be able to form a [[Spirit Bomb]], and he uses it to overpower Dr. Wheelo's attack and destroy the robotic scientist for good.
   
 
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==Power==
  
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[[File:Dr. Wheelo ready to battle.jpg|thumb|left|Dr. Wheelo is unleashed]]
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[[File:Dr. Wheelo ready to battle.jpg|thumb|Dr. Wheelo is unleashed]]
 
Dr. Wheelo's cyborg body is shown to be far more powerful than most armored robots in the series. It is able to withstand Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Master Roshi's [[Master-Student Kamehameha|combined Kamehameha]] without receiving a single scratch. He can overpower Goku using [[Kaio-ken Kamehameha]] (x3) but is unable to compete against Goku's Kaio-ken Kamehameha (x4) though his power was said to have risen since then. He was confident in his ability to destroy the Earth but was killed by the Spirit Bomb first.
  
Dr. Wheelo's cyborg body is shown to be far more powerful than most armored robots in the series. It is able to withstand Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Master Roshi's [[Master-Student Kamehameha|combined Kamehameha]] without receiving a single scratch. He can overpower Goku using [[Kaio-ken Kamehameha]] (x3) but is unable to compete against Goku's Kaio-ken Kamehameha (x4) though his power was said to have risen since then. He was confident in his ability to destroy the Earth but was killed by the Spirit Bomb first.
   
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*'''[[Photon Strike|Madness Cannon]]''' – Dr. Wheelo unleashes yellow waves of energy at his opponent, causing a massive accumulation of damage.
  
*'''[[Photon Strike|Madness Cannon]]''' – Dr. Wheelo unleashes yellow waves of energy at his opponent, causing a massive accumulation of damage.
 
*'''[[Gigantic Bomber]]''' – Dr. Wheelo rams at the opponent with a fiery-red aura surrounding him, and [[headbutt]]s the opponent. He uses this against Piccolo in the film, and it is one of his [[Blast 2]] in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3]]''.
  
*'''[[Gigantic Bomber]]''' – Dr. Wheelo rams at the opponent with a fiery-red aura surrounding him, and [[headbutt]]s the opponent. He uses this against Piccolo in the film, and it is one of his [[Blast 2]] in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3]]''.
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*'''[[Planet Geyser]]''' – Dr. Wheelo's [[Ultimate Blast]]. Dr. Wheelo surrounds himself in a yellow aura and releases a massive red beam of energy capable of destroying a planet.
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*'''[[Planet Geyser]]''' – Dr. Wheelo's [[Ultimate Blast]]. Dr. Wheelo surrounds himself in a yellow aura and releases a massive red beam of energy capable of destroying a planet; reducing it to a barren lifeless desert.
 
*'''[[Energy Shield#Robotic/mechanical|Barrier]]''' – Dr. Wheelo has his own fiery-red energy shield which is generated by his robotic body. It is one of his [[Blast 1]] in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''.
  
*'''[[Energy Shield#Robotic/mechanical|Barrier]]''' – Dr. Wheelo has his own fiery-red energy shield which is generated by his robotic body. It is one of his [[Blast 1]] in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''.
 
*'''[[Full Power]]''' – One of Dr. Wheelo's Blast 1 in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''.
  
*'''[[Full Power]]''' – One of Dr. Wheelo's Blast 1 in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''.
   
 
==Equipment==
  
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*'''Mechanical body'''<ref name="Daiz6"/> - Wheelo's brain was transferred to a powerful mechanical body to keep him alive.
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*'''Mechanical body'''<ref name="Daiz6"/> - Wheelo's brain was transferred to a powerful mechanical body to keep him alive. Unlike many other androids Dr. Wheelo's power level is detectable through [[Ki Sense|''ki'' sense]].
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**'''[[Dr. Wheelo's Fortress|Fortress]]''' - Wheelo normally keeps his mechanical body attached to his fortress, while embedded into the fortress Wheelo is able to control it's functions and see through the red cameras located on it.
   
 
==Video Game Appearances==
  
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==Trivia==
  
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*His name is a pun on "uiro," a type of Japanese cake. The English translation of his name also bears a resemblance to "Wheel". His additional name "willow" seems to come from the "willow tree".
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*His name is a pun on "uirō", a type of Japanese cake and Nagoya specialty.<ref>''[[Daizenshuu 6]]''</ref> However the katakana for his name translates to "willow"<ref name="Willow"/> - a type of tree - in English. The English dub's name for him bears a resemblance to "Wheel".
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*Dr. Wheelo is similar to Dr. Gero as both are brilliant yet evil mad scientists who have had their brains placed into Android bodies by an Android assistant ([[Dr. Kochin]] and [[Android 19]]) and are skilled in the field of bio-engineering.
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*Dr. Wheelo was originally supposed to have organs besides his brain in the cockpit, but it was eventually decided to just make his brain larger. His brain having an x2 size of a human head caused the ''[[Daizenshuu 6]]'' authors to speculate that Wheelo's brain "evolved".
  
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*Dr. Wheelo (along with Dr. Kochin) is quite respectful of Master Roshi as he was the strongest fighter in the world 50 years ago ([[Age 712]]).
  
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*Dr. Wheelo's power level is detectable through [[Ki Sense]], while all other androids (other than [[Cell]] who is a [[Bio-Android]]) use an artificial source of ''ki'' and are thus undetectable through that technique. This may be due to differences in technology and scientific techniques used by them, as the technology and science used by Wheelo though cutting-edge for its time was 50 years older than what used by [[Dr. Gero]], as Dr. Wheelo's Android body is much larger and has an inhuman design, while Dr. Gero's body, Android 20 had a human appearance and basically identical to Dr. Gero's human body. Though it's also possible that his brain is giving out ki.
  
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*Dr. Wheelo is similar to Dr. Gero as both are brilliant yet evil mad scientists who have had their brains placed into Android bodies by an Android assistant ([[Dr. Kochin]] and [[Android 19]]) and are skilled in the field of bioengineering. Given Wheelo's reputation as a pioneer in his field, it's quite possible that Dr. Gero may have studied his work or at the very least knew of him and his contributions to the science of bio-engineering.
  
 
*Dr. Wheelo is the first movie villain to be voiced by [[Ward Perry]] in the Ocean Dub, the second was [[Turles]].
  
*Dr. Wheelo is the first movie villain to be voiced by [[Ward Perry]] in the Ocean Dub, the second was [[Turles]].
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*Dr. Wheelo is the first villain to seek to take over Goku's powerful body as his own, the second being [[Captain Ginyu]] and the third being [[Zamasu]]. Of them, however, he is the only one who does not succeed in any way in this goal (Captain Ginyu was temporarily successful in taking Goku's body until Goku used [[Risking it all for a friend]] to prevent Ginyu from swapping bodies with Vegeta, and Zamasu, or rather, [[Goku Black]], retained [[Goku (Goku Black's timeline)|Goku's body]] until he merged with [[Future Zamasu]] and was killed alongside the latter by [[Future Trunks]].).
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*Dr. Wheelo is the first villain to seek to take over Goku's powerful body as his own, the second being [[Captain Ginyu]] and the third being [[Zamasu]]. Of them, however, he is the only one who does not succeed in any way in this goal.
 
*Dr. Wheelo is the first villain ever killed by the Spirit Bomb. Goku defeats the main enemy of a movie with the Spirit Bomb three times in a row: Wheelo is the first, with the other two being [[Turles]] and [[Lord Slug]].
  
*Dr. Wheelo is the first villain ever killed by the Spirit Bomb. Goku defeats the main enemy of a movie with the Spirit Bomb three times in a row: Wheelo is the first, with the other two being [[Turles]] and [[Lord Slug]].
 
*In the [[Funimation dub]] and [[Ocean Group dubs]] of the movie, Dr. Wheelo says two minor swear words. When Goku is gathering energy for a Spirit Bomb, he says "'''What the hell is he trying to do'''?" and right when Goku strikes the death blow with his Spirit Bomb, Wheelo says "'''Damn you Goku'''!" 'Hell' is often used in ''Dragon Ball Z'' due to HFIL also going by that name, but 'damn' is rarely used. Also in the Ocean dub of the movie, Dr. Wheelo curses more often.
  
*In the [[Funimation dub]] and [[Ocean Group dubs]] of the movie, Dr. Wheelo says two minor swear words. When Goku is gathering energy for a Spirit Bomb, he says "'''What the hell is he trying to do'''?" and right when Goku strikes the death blow with his Spirit Bomb, Wheelo says "'''Damn you Goku'''!" 'Hell' is often used in ''Dragon Ball Z'' due to HFIL also going by that name, but 'damn' is rarely used. Also in the Ocean dub of the movie, Dr. Wheelo curses more often.
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Directory: Characters → Villains → Movie villains

"Goku... Once I've taken control of your body, I'll finally discard this ugly, metal shell. Then, I will fulfill my destiny, and become the greatest scientist the world has ever known!"
— Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest


Dr. Wheelo (Ｄｒ．ドクターウイロー Dokutā Uirō, "Dr. Willow"[2]), alternatively known as Dr. Uiro or Dr. Willow, is a scientist who performs experiments in biotechnology. He is the primary antagonist of the movie Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest.

Concept and creation

Wheelo(Daiz6)

Dr. Wheelo concept art, drawn by Akira Toriyama (Daizenshuu 6)

Dr. Wheelo was originally supposed to have organs besides his brain in the cockpit, but it was eventually decided to just make his brain larger. His brain being twice the size of a human head caused the Daizenshuu 6 authors to speculate that Wheelo's brain "evolved".

Appearance

He has a large metal scorpion-like body that holds his brain inside of a glass container. His brain is enormous, roughly twice the size of a human head. He has a mouth with a single red eye above it, two claws, feet with two toes and a giant tail.

Personality

Dr. Wheelo is an intimidating and arrogant being who was once seen as an arrogant lunatic. Due to how the people viewed him in the past, Dr. Wheelo has a strong desire to get revenge. He can also become violent when things don't go according to his plans such as when he was beginning to lose the fight with the Z fighters, Dr. Wheelo decided to blow up the Earth and find a new planet. Despite his arrogance, he can be cautious, noted when Wheelo warned Dr. Kochin not to underestimate Gohan, indicating he can sense ki energy when his body isn't even engaged. Also noting his respect of Master Roshi as a great martial arts master, Dr. Wheelo is arrogant as far as his intellect goes, but he does acknowledge the strength and skills of his adversaries.

Biography

Background

Kochin&Wheelo2

Dr. Kochin saves Dr. Wheelo's brain

Dr. Wheelo's goal was to rule the world, using a modified human army via his science to do so. However, he, Dr. Kochin (his assistant) and his entire laboratory were encased by ice, as if his inhumane experiments were being shunned by the heavens. His physical body died of frostbite, but Kochin was able to save his brain and encase him in a robotic shell.

Dragon Ball Z

The World's Strongest

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

WheeloFortress

Wheelo arises next to Kame House

Dr. Kochin comes through for his colleague a second time fifty years later when he gathers the Dragon Balls and wishes for Shenron to thaw him and the fortress. Wheelo tests his Planet Geyser on a vast forested area near South City - turning it into a wasteland. Freed from the ice, Dr. Wheelo becomes obsessed with finding the world's strongest man so that his own brain might be transplanted into it. He heads out with Kochin and the Bio-Men to find this man, and at first, they think it is Master Roshi and take him from Kame House along with Bulma back to their fortress, but when the Brutal Warriors Kishime, Misokatsun, and Ebifurya defeat Roshi, Dr. Wheelo starts to doubt they had the right person.

Wheelo1

Dr. Wheelo attached to his fortress

He then goes after Goku's body, after he arrives to save Roshi and Bulma. When his further attempts to subdue Goku meet with failure (such as using a special device to make Piccolo fight Goku and Gohan), the enraged scientist decides to emerge with his own body and fight him on his own and Dr. Kochin accidentally dies in the resulting reveal. Dr. Wheelo easily takes down Piccolo and then shrugs off a combined Kamehameha from Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Master Roshi before taking down the latter three. He battles Goku one on one and even overpowers him while using the Kaio-ken times three but is then overpowered himself when Goku pushes himself to using times four.

Dr

Wheelo activates his mechanical body

Dr. Wheelo decides to just concentrate the energy contained within his laboratory's power core to fire a gigantic wave and destroy the entire planet Earth along with Goku. Gohan Piccolo and Krillin are able to buy enough time for Goku to be able to form a Spirit Bomb, and he uses it to overpower Dr. Wheelo's attack and destroy the robotic scientist for good.

Power

Film
Dr

Dr. Wheelo is unleashed

Dr. Wheelo's cyborg body is shown to be far more powerful than most armored robots in the series. It is able to withstand Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Master Roshi's combined Kamehameha without receiving a single scratch. He can overpower Goku using Kaio-ken Kamehameha (x3) but is unable to compete against Goku's Kaio-ken Kamehameha (x4) though his power was said to have risen since then. He was confident in his ability to destroy the Earth but was killed by the Spirit Bomb first.

Statements by authors and guidebooks

It is stated in Daizenshuu 7 that Dr. Wheelo's armor is powerful enough to withstand a Kaio-ken x4, and at maximum power, he is capable of destroying the Earth.

It was stated by Takao Koyama, that when making Dragon Ball movies that the next movie villain that Goku fought would always have to be at least stronger than the previous villain Goku fought. Thus, Dr. Wheelo was stronger than Garlic Jr. but weaker than Turles.

According to the movie pamphlet for Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dr. Wheelo's power level is 39,000.

Techniques and Special Abilities

  • Ki Sense - Dr. Wheelo is capable of sensing the ki of others, as he was able to sense a powerful ki that coming from Goku. He was also able to sense the hidden potential that was coming directly from the enraged Gohan.
Claw Wave 4

Dr. Wheelo's blast fired at Piccolo

  • Flight – Like many other androids, Dr. Wheelo can fly without the use of ki.
  • Kiai – He uses something similar to this to stop Piccolo in mid-air.
  • Blaster – Dr. Wheelo can emit powerful energy blasts from his claws
  • Madness Cannon – Dr. Wheelo unleashes yellow waves of energy at his opponent, causing a massive accumulation of damage.
  • Gigantic Bomber – Dr. Wheelo rams at the opponent with a fiery-red aura surrounding him, and headbutts the opponent. He uses this against Piccolo in the film, and it is one of his Blast 2 in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
  • Planet Geyser – Dr. Wheelo's Ultimate Blast. Dr. Wheelo surrounds himself in a yellow aura and releases a massive red beam of energy capable of destroying a planet; reducing it to a barren lifeless desert.
  • Barrier – Dr. Wheelo has his own fiery-red energy shield which is generated by his robotic body. It is one of his Blast 1 in Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
  • Full Power – One of Dr. Wheelo's Blast 1 in Budokai Tenkaichi 3.

Equipment

  • Mechanical body[1] - Wheelo's brain was transferred to a powerful mechanical body to keep him alive. Unlike many other androids Dr. Wheelo's power level is detectable through ki sense.
    • Fortress - Wheelo normally keeps his mechanical body attached to his fortress, while embedded into the fortress Wheelo is able to control it's functions and see through the red cameras located on it.

Video Game Appearances

Voice Actors

Battles

List of Characters Killed by Dr. Wheelo

  • Dr. Kochin - Killed by Dr. Wheelo accidentally kicking him off the edge.

Trivia

  • His name is a pun on "uirō", a type of Japanese cake and Nagoya specialty.[3] However the katakana for his name translates to "willow"[2] - a type of tree - in English. The English dub's name for him bears a resemblance to "Wheel".
  • Dr. Wheelo is similar to Dr. Gero as both are brilliant yet evil mad scientists who have had their brains placed into Android bodies by an Android assistant (Dr. Kochin and Android 19) and are skilled in the field of bio-engineering.
  • Dr. Wheelo is the first movie villain to be voiced by Ward Perry in the Ocean Dub, the second was Turles.
  • Dr. Wheelo is the first villain to seek to take over Goku's powerful body as his own, the second being Captain Ginyu and the third being Zamasu. Of them, however, he is the only one who does not succeed in any way in this goal.
  • Dr. Wheelo is the first villain ever killed by the Spirit Bomb. Goku defeats the main enemy of a movie with the Spirit Bomb three times in a row: Wheelo is the first, with the other two being Turles and Lord Slug.
  • In the Funimation dub and Ocean Group dubs of the movie, Dr. Wheelo says two minor swear words. When Goku is gathering energy for a Spirit Bomb, he says "What the hell is he trying to do?" and right when Goku strikes the death blow with his Spirit Bomb, Wheelo says "Damn you Goku!" 'Hell' is often used in Dragon Ball Z due to HFIL also going by that name, but 'damn' is rarely used. Also in the Ocean dub of the movie, Dr. Wheelo curses more often.
  • Wheelo has a single red eye resembling Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey. At one point, there is a close-up of Wheelo's eye in the same way as Hal.
  • Frieza's final words in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ are the same as Dr. Wheelo's. Coincidentally, both were taken down in a similar manner, and both even make a reference to Hell in their penultimate words beforehand (In Frieza's case, telling Vegeta and everyone else to go there without him in reference to his attempt to blow up Earth before Goku intervened).

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daizenshuu 6, 1995
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Willow Japanese usage
  3. ↑ Daizenshuu 6

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Ahms • Arale Norimaki • Asura Robot • Big Gete Star • C-6 • Caramel Man • CC Mascots • CC Robots (Waipa) • Compression-01 • Cyclopian Guard • Dr. Mashirito • Eggbot • Flying Camera • Godgardon • Guide Robo • Gurumes' Robot Servant • Hatchiyack • Helper Bot • Hope! • HWM 100 X • Dr. Kochin • Machine Mutants • Mecha 7 • Mecha Goku • Navigator • Oatmeel • Obotchaman • OG Soldier (Seven-Three) • Pirate Robot • Pusherbot • Reality Machine • Robotoriyama • TPP - EX • Zeno Orbs • Ziku
Other Cyborgs
Boiled Octopus Robo • Bowlean • Cacao • Caramel Man (Dr. Mashirito) • Cyborg Tao • Kahseral • Kettlean • Machine Mutants • Mecha Frieza (Future • Clone) • Meta-Cooler Core (Meta-Cooler) • Rezok • Warlord • Dr. Wheelo
Universe 3
Agnilasa • Borareta • Catopesra • Koicéareta • Koitsukai • Maji-Kayo • Mosco • Narirama • Nigrissi • Pancéa • Paparoni • Biarra • Za Priccio
Universe 7 Fusions
Android 35 • Android 1617 • Android 1718 • Android 1920 • Android Saibaking • Android Biwala 33 • Android Gowry 33 • Android Leganon 33 • Android Huki 44 • Android Stroganof 55 • Android Vasabi 55 • Android Bukha 76 • Android Butor 76 • Arale 18 • Cell 17 • Celluza • Damira • Baby Hatchiyack • Fused Sealas • Fuki • Gaury • Kuwabara • Perfect 16 • Super 17 • Towale • Ultra Pinich
Related
Android Bomb • Bio Suit (Cosmic Suit) • Built-in Scouter • Cell Games • Cells • Culture Fluid (Culture Fluid Absorption Gigantification) • Dark Evolution • Dark Ki • Dark Magic (Villainous Mode • Supervillain (Ultra)) • Dr. Collie • Dr. Flappe • Dr. Gero's Confidential Disc • Dr. Hedo • Dr. Lychee • Dr. Mashirito • Flamethrower • Form Change • Frieza Race • Frieza's Rocket Launcher • Grenade • Gevo • Hell Fighter 17 • Machine Mutants • Nain • Red Ribbon Army (Red Pants Army) • Remote Tracking Device • Senbei Norimaki • Shut Down Remote • Metal Super Saiyan • S-Cells • Super Saiyan (Super Saiyan 2 • Powerhouse (Third Grade)) • Team Universe 3 • Team Universe 7 • Transcended
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Human-Type Earthlings
Agundas • Akai Tomato • Akane Kimidori • Alpha 12 • An Azuki • Android 17's Wife • Angela • Antique Shop Owner • Antoine the Great • Aoi Kimidori • Aosa • Bacterian • Barry Kahn • Basaku • Beat • Beat's Mom • Beta 7 • Bikini • Bimbo • Bocacchi • Bongo • Bora • Bullies of the Orin Temple • Bulma (Future • DBE) • Burdwell • Captain Bacterian • Captain Chicken • Captain Dark • Captain Ginyu • Captain of the Guard • Carey Fuller • Carmine • Caroni • Chamel • Chamile • Chao • Charmy Yamada • Chi-Chi (Future • DBE) • Chi-Chi's mother • Chiaotzu • Chico • Chin Taiken • Chocora • Chok • Chow • Chuu Lee • Coco • Cocoa Amaguri • Colonel Silver • Colonel Violet • Commander Red • Cynthia • Daigoro Kurigashira • The Dictator • Donko • Doskoi • Dr. Auto • Dr. Brief (Future) • Dr. Challenger • Dr. Collie • Dr. Flappe • Dr. Gero (Clone • Future • Cell) • Dr. Hedo • Dr. Hedo's Father • Dran • Dub • Eclain • Eclair • Emi • Ena • Erasa • Erito • Fanfan • Farmer • Fen • Fire Safety Kids • Forte • Fortuneteller Baba • Freddy Hein • Fyler • Gala • Gato • Geveta • Gevo • General Blue • General White • Gibachi • Grandma Hakkake • Grandma Paozu • Grandpa Gohan (DBE) • Gyaosu • Hacchi • Haru • Hasky • Hasky's followers • Haya • Hero • Hero Stadium Announcer • Hijiki • Hondawara • Honey • Hyororot • Idasa • Idasam • Ikose • Intergalactic Fighters • Isaza • Jajee • Jam (Dragon Ball Fusions) • Jewel • Jimmy Firecracker • Jingle Village Chief • Juliana • Kabra • Kaede • Kagyu • Kajika • Kallon • Kalpochof • Kami of the Previous Generation • Kang • Karot • Kasal • Kasdan • Killa • King Chappa • King Kress • Kinoko Sarada • Kojiro • Kompas • Kong • Kooky Cook • Korinto • Krillin (Clone • Future • Cell) • Kurikinton Soramame • Lapis (Future • Cell) • Launch • Lazuli (Future • Cell) • Lime • Lody • Lord Jaguar • Lotta Cash • Mabon • Magenta • Mai (Future • DBE) • Maki • Mako Maruyama • Maloja• Mamako Omori • Manpuku Okawari • Maron • Marron • Master Mutaito (DBE) • Master Roshi (Future • DBE) • Master Shen • Men-Men • Mercenary Tao • Michael • Midori Norimaki • Mighty Mask • Miguel • Mint • Mint (World Mission) • Miss Piiza • Mizore • Moden • Momo-chan • Monty • Monster Carrot's Henchmen • Mousse • Mousse and Eclair's children • Mozuku • Mr. Borbonne • Mr. Kingery • Mr. Lao • Mr. Musuka • Mr. Satan (Future • Universe 6) • Mr. Shu • Mugley • Murasaki Brothers • Nain • Nam • Nareg • Nejishiki • Ninja Murasaki • Note • Nok • Note • Oats • Old Scientist • Old Woman Spring • Olibu • Omori's Wife • Otokosuki • Ox-King (Future) • Pagos • Pamput • Panna • Pansy • Paopao • Pare • Pasta • Paul • Peasuke Soramame • Peco • Penguin Village Junior High Principal • Pepper Johnson • Pete Kobayashi • Peter • Pharaoh Totenhotep • Pigero • Pintar • Pirozhki • Piscuit • Pit Bull Pete • Plague • Plamo • Pochawompa • Pochimura • Polly Buckets • Princess Misa • Puck • Queen Kress • Ranfan • Rezok • Richest man in Gingertown • Rising Dragon • Roche • Rock • Rocky Rivers • Rom • Rulah • Sachie Momochi • Satan City Mayor • Seki • Senbei Norimaki • Sharpner • Shen • Sergeant Nutz • Sheriff Rao • Sherman Priest • Shinseki • Shoken • Skale • Sky Dragon • Smitty • Soldier 15 • Sora • Spopovich • Staff Officer Black • Suno • Tamagoro Katayude • Tanmen • Taro Soramame • Terror • Thief Boy • Thunderbolt • Tien Shinhan (Clone • Future • Cell) • Tights • Tokunoshin Omori • Tommy • Traffic Agent Lady • Trunks • Tsubasa • Tsukutsun Tsun • Tsuntsunodanoteiyugo Tsun • Tsururin Tsun • Tsuruten Tsun • Turbo Norimaki • Udo • Upa • Uub • Uuby • Valese • Van Zant • Videl • Village Elder • Viola • Vodka • Vodka's bodyguards • Vomi • Wairu • Wanta • Wayan Budhiyasa • Weaver • Wild Tiger • World Tournament Announcer • X.S. Cash • Yajirobe (Future) • Yamcha (Clone • Future • DBE) • Yamu • Yaochun • Yoshito-kun • Yukio Kyumonji • Yurin • Yuzukar • Zalador • Zarid • Zen
Animal-Type Earthlings
Agarizame • Bear Thief • Captain Yellow • Donbe • General Bon • Hasky's followers • Jasmine • Jinku • King Furry • Kondanuki • Konkichi • Man-Wolf • Monster Carrot • Mr. Pig • Oolong (Future) • Oonaan • Pongitsune • Puar (Future) • Shu (Future) • Sunglasses Crocodile • Torahachiro • Turtle (Future) • West City Mayor • Wombat and Biker • World Tournament Chairman • Yordon
Monster-Type Earthlings
Bandages the Mummy • Emperor Pilaf (Future) • Igor • King Gurumes • Paella • Vampire (Fangs the Vampire)
Earthling-Saiyan Hybrids
Akina • Beat • Bulla • Bulma Leigh • Captain Ginyu • Gohan (Clone • Future • Cell • Xeno • Future Warrior in Black) • Goten (Xeno) • Trunks (Clone • Future • Cell • Unknown • Xeno) • Pan (Xeno) • Goku Jr. • Vegeta Jr.
Earthling Cyborgs
Android 8 (Future) • Android 17 (Future • Cell) • Android 18 (Future • Cell) • Android 21 (Evil • Good) • Android 25 • Android 26 • Genome • Cell (Present • Future • Unseen • Xeno) • Cell Jr. • Dr. Gero (Future • Cell) • Dr. Kochin • Dr. Mashirito • Dr. Wheelo • Fu • Magenta • Mercenary Tao • Mira (Dark Empire)
Earthling Fusions
Arale 18 • Android 35 • Android 1617 • Android 1718 • Android 1920 • Bulpan • Butran • Cell 17 • Celluza • Chiaohan • Chiaoldo • Chiaoman • Chocof • Coohan • Eclon • EX Gohanks • EX Trunks • Failed Fusions • Future Gohanks • Gatob • Ginyuman • God Fusion Goku • Gokule • Gorilin • Gotenks (EX • Xeno) • Great Jaco • Great Saiyaman 12 • Great Satanman • Jacunks • Jamila • Kallohan • Krigohan • Majin Satan • Majuub • Miracora • Pandel • Pannan • Perfect 16 • Piratz • Prillin (EX) • Super 17 • Tanks • Tiencha (EX) • Tiradoola • Tiraf • Tirara • Ultra Fusion (Tekka) • Ultra Pinich • Vegenks • Xeno Vegeks • Yamta
Earthling Transformations
Max Power • Power Pole Pro • Beastman • Dark Magic (Villainous Mode • Supervillain (Ultra)) • Black Water Mist (Demon Clan) • Ghost • Hi-Tension • Jiang Shi • Zombie
Super Saiyan (Super Saiyan (Demon Realm Race) (Rampaging) • Powerhouse (Second Grade • Third Grade) • Full Power) • Super Saiyan 2 (Super Saiyan Rage) • Super Saiyan 3 • Great Ape • Golden Great Ape (Super Saiyan 4) • Super Saiyan God (Saiyan beyond God • Super Saiyan Blue)
Perfected Ultra Instinct
Other Transformations
Kaio-ken • Ultimate (Beast) • Unlock Potential (Manipulation Sorcery) • Selflessness State • Tuffleization (Strongest Form 1) • Dark Dragon Ball Enhancement • Dragomin
Squadrons & Companies
Police (Galactic Patrol • MIR • Sunset City Police Department) • Red Ribbon Army (Red Pants Army • Red Pharmaceuticals) • Ninja Clan • Karinga Tribe • Kawa Tribe • Peck Peck Tribe • Turtle School (New Turtle School) • Crane School (New Crane School) • Dog Dragon Gang • Panther-Fang School • Pilaf Gang • Dragon Team (Capsule Corporation • Saiya Squad • Team Beerus • Team Universe 7) • Lucky Foods • Pod Corporation • Rabbit Mob • Royal Academy of Science • Dictator Army • Earth's Military (Earth's Resistance) • Gurumes Army • Kikoukenjutsu Sword School • Magical Pharmaceuticals • Mercenary Clan • Mutaito Training Academy • Mifan Army • Vodka Gang • Battle Ball Team • Red Shark Gang • Rockets • Taitans • Toad Warriors • Time Patrol (Dragon Ball Heroes • Hero Society • Nutz Gang • Romance Rangers • Warriors of Light) • Town Militia • ZTV (KBC News • Wide-Thigh Aerobics)
Wars, Conflicts & Tournaments
World Martial Arts Tournaments • Cell Games • Other World Tournament • Tournament of Destroyers • Zeno Expo • Tournament of Power • Super Space-Time Tournament
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