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"See we're like a secret task force that protects the Earth."
Yajirobe in "The Darkest Day"

The Dragon Team (ドラゴンチーム Doragon Chīmu),[1][2] also known as the Dragon Ball Gang, is a group of Earth's mightiest warriors. Formed during Goku and Bulma's search for the Dragon Balls, they have since fought many battles in order to test their skills and reach other goals, and in turn have become the unofficial defenders of Earth.

The sub-team of fighters who are a part of the Dragon Team are referred to as the Z Fighters (Z戦士 Zetto Senshi, lit. "Z Warriors").[3]

Biography[]

Dragon Ball[]

Emperor Pilaf Saga[]

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Bulma and Goku team up to gather the Dragon Balls

The team un-officially formed when Goku agreed to go with Bulma on her quest to find the Dragon Balls. They traveled past Mount Paozu and into Skull Valley where they met Turtle. Goku and Bulma returned the turtle back to the ocean where his owner, Master Roshi, gave Bulma his Dragon Ball and Goku the Flying Nimbus as a reward. After Oolong joined Goku and Bulma they met the desert bandit and Bulma's eventual boyfriend Yamcha and Puar in Diablo Desert, who would later become additional members of the team. At Fire Mountain, they met the Ox-King and Chi-Chi, who would become Goku's wife several years later.

Red Ribbon Army Saga[]

Later, while training with Master Roshi for the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku met his best friend Krillin, and also Launch. While dealing with the Red Ribbon Army, Goku reunited Bulma, Krillin and his other friends in search of his Dragon Ball resulting in their confrontation with the Red Ribbon Army. While Master Roshi, Launch and Turtle take down another batch of Red Ribbon soldiers invading their island for the Dragon Ball kept at the Kame House. Goku would eventually take down the entire army single-handedly. Afterwards, the entire team (sans Oolong and Launch) gathered at Fortuneteller Baba's Palace in order to do battle with her warriors as a price for her telling them where the final Dragon Ball is, for Upa.

King Piccolo Saga[]

Later, at the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, the team met Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, who started out as enemies but soon became allies. Soon after that, Goku met the samurai Yajirobe, who also ended up joining the team (albeit reluctantly). The team later encounters King Piccolo, who spawns many mutated "sons" that murder Krillin and other martial artists around the world. Master Roshi and Chiaotzu lose their lives as well to King Piccolo when they attempt to use the Dragon Balls to destroy him. Enraged, Goku seeks revenge and successfully kills King Piccolo.

Piccolo Jr. Saga[]

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The Dragon Team vs. Piccolo Jr.

After reviving Krillin, Chiaotzu, Roshi and the other victims of King Piccolo via the Dragon Balls, the group disbands for three years until they commerce at the 23rd World Tournament. Goku faces the last of King Piccolo's sons, Piccolo Junior, in the final round of the tournament. Despite Piccolo's attempts to kill him, Goku ultimately defeats Piccolo and decides to spare his life due to his connection to the Dragon Balls. Afterwards, the team parts ways for another five years; during this time, Goku and Chi-Chi marry and give birth to their first son Gohan.

Post-Dragon Ball[]

Team Members[]

Z Fighters[]

Supporters[]

Character Description
Bulma The wife of Vegeta and mother of Trunks and Bulla, also Goku's longtime friend, she is a brilliant scientist and is also the daughter of the richest couple in the world. While Bulma is unable to physically fight most of the villains in the series, her gadgetry plays a key role in winning several battles as well as locating the Dragon Balls.
Oolong A shapeshifting pig and one of the original members of the Dragon Team. He ultimately ends up saving the world from Emperor Pilaf by wishing for a pair of underwear on the Dragon Balls.
Puar A shapeshifting cat who is Yamcha's best friend, and a member of the original Dragon Team.
Chi-Chi The wife of Goku and mother of Gohan and Goten.
Ox-King Chi-Chi's father, who lives on top of Fire Mountain.
Launch A longtime friend of the Z Fighters Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu. She has few appearances after the end of Dragon Ball.
Suno A girl from Jingle Village who takes Goku to her home when he is immobilized after a crashlanding and supports him when he decided to go to the Muscle Tower to defeat General White.
Dr. Brief and Bikini Parents of Bulma and owners of Capsule Corporation.
Upa A young boy befriended by Goku after his father is killed. After the defeat of the Red Ribbon Army, Upa joins the team during their fight against Fortuneteller Baba's fighters.
Bora Upa's father who is killed by Mercenary Tao. After the Dragon Balls are gathered, he is wished back to life.
Korin An 800-year-old cat that lives at the top of Korin Tower. He supplies the Z Fighters with Senzu Beans whenever he is able to.
Fortuneteller Baba Master Roshi's sister and a median between Other World and Earth. She has the ability to bring people back from the dead for one day, a technique used on Grandpa Gohan, Goku, Vegeta and Frieza.
Grandpa Gohan The adoptive grandfather of Goku, and a former protégé of Master Roshi.
Mr. Popo A genie with eternal life, who is Kami's and later Dende's assistant and also the caretaker and gardener of The Lookout.
Kami A Namekian who is the Guardian of Earth and creator of the Dragon Balls, his fights are limited to a movie and the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament under the guise of Hero. He ultimately fuses with Piccolo during the Cell saga.
Pansy A girl from the Land of Gurumes who joins the Dragon Team to find Master Roshi and accompanies them to defeat King Gurumes.
King Kai The king of the North Area, he teaches Goku techniques such as the Kaio-ken and Spirit Bomb.
Dende A Namekian with healing powers who serves as a supported during the conflict on Namek. He becomes Kami's replacement as Earth's Guardian.
Nail Previously the strongest of Namek's Warrior-type Namekians, he aided the Dragon Team on Namek before ultimately fusing with Piccolo.
Mr. Satan The champion of the World Martial Arts Tournament and Videl's father. While strong for a normal human, Mr. Satan is considerably weaker than the other members but makes up for it with his unique ability of persuasion as he is able to convince anyone to do what he says, such as tricking the people of Earth into believing that he is the one fighting Kid Buu so they could give their energy to Goku for the Super Spirit Bomb. In Dragon Ball Super, he is Good Buu's handler and trainer. He often takes credit for dealing with and defeating threats that the Dragon Team were responsible for such as Cell, Bojack, Buu and Beerus allowing the Dragon Team to avoid the attention of the general public.
Videl The wife of Gohan, mother of Pan, and daughter of Mr. Satan. She is also the first World Tournament Junior Division Champion. Though she mostly retired from fighting after marrying Gohan, Videl is a capable fighter who learned to manipulate ki and fly from Gohan and was a crime fighter while in high school originally in her civilian identity before adopting the costumed alter-ego of Great Saiyawoman after the defeat of Kid Buu.
Marron Krillin and Android 18's daughter.
Tights Bulma's older sister who befriended Jaco in Jaco the Galactic Patrolman during his first mission on Earth. Currently works as a famous science fiction writer though occasionally assists her sister and the Dragon Team in Dragon Ball Super usually when they need to get in contact with Jaco.
Pilaf Gang (Pilaf, Shu and Mai) Decades after fighting Goku, the gang seem to have been forgotten by the early Z Fighters who were around during their encounters. The gang now lives at Capsule Corp. with the Briefs and Mai seems to have a budding romance with Trunks.
Jaco A member of the Galactic Patrol who aided the fighters in battle with Golden Frieza's Army.
Future Mai An alternate version of Mai, she is an ally of Future Trunks and has assisted him and co. several times throughout their many battles against Goku Black and Zamasu. Whenever Trunks is away in the present, Future Mai and her troops fight off Goku Black until he returns.
Bulla Vegeta and Bulma's daughter and second child.
Esca A young member of the Dragon Clan and Grand Elder Moori's chosen successor who survived the Moro Corps invasion of New Namek, thus allowing Porunga to survive even after Moori was killed by Cranberry. Like his older brother Dende, Esca is Healer-type Namekian. During the conflict with Moro Corps, Esca stayed at The Lookout with Dende, before eventually returning to New Namek after Moro's defeat.
Grand Supreme Kai The previous incarnation of Good Buu who had his ancient memories awakened. He joined the Dragon Team to defeat his ancient enemy Moro and help save Universe 7 from his destruction.
Giru A small Machine Mutant. He accompanies Goku, Pan and Trunks on their quest to locate the Black Star Dragon Balls after consuming the Dragon Radar for energy, and the radar integrates into his software.

Allies[]

Character Description
Android 8 An android made to serve the Red Ribbon Army, but was seen as defective because of his kind nature. He befriends Goku during his journey in Muscle Tower, ultimately destroying it.
King Furry The King of Earth who witnessed the terrifying return of King Piccolo that ended with the Demon King's death at the hands of Goku. Though Goku was hailed as a hero at the time, his heroics were eventually forgotten by most of the Earth's general population and though King Furry is largely ignorant of the Dragon Team's existence, he remembers Goku's defeat of King Piccolo. Later he is made aware of the Earth's impending destruction due to the Black Star Dragon Balls and assists the Dragon Team's evacuation of Earth population to Planet Tuffle by spreading the word of the planet's fate to Earth's population.
Android 16 An android originally created to destroy Goku but was regarded as a failure by Dr. Gero. After his battle with Cell, he turns to the side of good and offers to fight alongside the Z Fighters at the Cell Games.
Shin An even higher being than King Kai, he was the ruler of the east quadrant of the universe, but after the deaths of the other four Supreme Kais, he becomes the main ruler of Universe 7. He eventually fuses with his bodyguard Kibito, creating Kibito Kai. In Dragon Ball Super, he and Kibito defuse after making a wish to Porunga.
Kibito Shin's bodyguard. He can heal people and materialize new clothes for them, and eventually fuses with Shin, creating Kibito Kai. In Dragon Ball Super, he and Shin defuse after making a wish to Porunga by Kibito Kai.
Old Kai An ancient ancestor of the Supreme Kai who was trapped inside the Z Sword for eons by Beerus. He performs a ritual that awakens Gohan's full power.
Glorio A demon gunman from Demon Realm.
Panzy Princess of the Third Demon World.
Tarble Vegeta's younger brother who was banished to a remote planet by King Vegeta due to his lack of aggression and fighting ability that leads him to be classified as low-class, though saving him from perishing during the Genocide of the Saiyans. Believing his elder brother was responsible for defeating Frieza, he eventually travels to Earth after his planet is attacked by Frieza Force mercenaries Abo and Kado.
Gure Tarble's wife and Vegeta's sister-in-law. Visits Earth with her husband after fleeing her planet to escape Abo and Kado.
Beerus The God of Destruction of Universe 7. He fights against Goku once he unlocks the Super Saiyan God form but is also relatively supportive of the Z-Fighters. He tends to only assist them because of his love of Earth's cuisine, if the balance of the whole universe were to be at stake, or angered by a particular villain's behavior such as with Zamasu and Dr. Mashirito whom he effortlessly destroyed with Hakai.
Whis The attendant to the God of Destruction of Universe 7. Whis trains Goku and Vegeta to learn how to harness God Ki properly. He reversed time after Frieza destroyed the Earth so Goku could destroy him. Usually, he and Beerus only assist for food.
Jaco The Galactic Patrolman responsible for Earth who first appeared in Jaco the Galactic Patrolman. He fights alongside the Z Fighters in Resurrection ‘F’ and in Dragon Ball Super.
Cabba A Saiyan from Universe 6 and member of Team Universe 6 whom Vegeta mentors. Despite being enemies during competitions between Universe 6 and Universe 7, Cabba refers to Vegeta as master and Vegeta made a promise to him that Universe 6 would be revived if Universe 6 was erased during the Tournament of Power. During the Universal Conflict Saga, Vegeta and Future Trunks aid Cabba and his allies in fighting Kamin and Oren of the Core Area Warriors.
Frieza The evil emperor of Universe 7 is usually a foe of the Dragon Team, however, due to the arrival of greater threats, he was forced to work alongside the Dragon Team during the Tournament of Power.
Cell Juniors The offspring of Cell created during the Cell Games. It is revealed they regenerated and were not destroyed. Android 17 found and tamed them, letting them live on Monster Island, which they fiercely protect as Marron, Goten, and Trunks found out while defending the island for Android 17 (who had forgotten to inform them of the Cell Juniors' presence). Fortunately, Goten and Trunks were wearing Ranger uniforms, which caused the Cell Juniors to cease their attack, recognizing them as allies of Android 17 and fellow protectors of the island.
Broly, Cheelai and Lemo A trio of Frieza Force deserters, after Broly was defeated by Gogeta they traveled to Vampa where they were given aid by Goku.
Merus The ace of the Galactic Patrol, worked alongside Goku and Vegeta after Moro broke out of Galactic Prison. In truth, an Angel in training.
Irico A Galactic Patrolman who looks like a Tech-Tech alien, he works alongside Merus and Jaco. Also transports Vegeta to Planet Yardrat so he can train with the Yardrat to learn some kind of useful technique to defeat Moro.
Hearts A warrior who wishes to wipe out the gods, after being freed from Hell by Demigra he allied with Goku and the others to take down Fu.

Related Teams[]

Team Description
Capsule Corporation A successful corporation founded by Dr. Brief and run by members of the Brief family that is responsible for the development of numerous inventions and technology. Due to the Brief family's history and long-standing association with the Dragon Team, the company is firmly allied with them and its resources (capsules, clothing/armor, vehicles, training equipment, etc.) are often put to use by members of the Dragon Team.
Turtle School The school of martial arts founded by the Turtle Hermit, Master Roshi. Both its founder and several of his students are members of the Dragon Team.
Saiya Squad A superhero team consisting of Gohan in the guise of Great Saiyaman and Videl in the guise of Great Saiyawoman that fight for justice in Satan City.
Team Universe 7 A team that represents Universe 7 in the Tournament of Destroyers, Universes 6 & 7 Baseball Match and Tournament of Power.
Time Patrol A group founded by Chronoa and Future Trunks or Xeno Trunks (depending on the media) to defend history. Often its Time Patrollers assist the Z Fighters at various points in history which have been altered by villains such as the Dark Empire and Demigra. Goku has also helped the Time Patrol in the final battles with both Demigra in Xenoverse and Mira in Xenoverse 2.
Dragon Ball Heroes A team of Super Dragon Ball Heroes players recruited to deal with anomalies in the DBH game world.
Team Beerus A team formed by Beerus to investigate and identify the Mastermind behind the kidnapping of Shin which led to the creation of the Tournament of Time. Recruiting Jaco of the present era, the teenage Bulma from before she met Goku, and the amnesiac Righteous Ancient Saiyan and descendant of the Original Super Saiyan God, as seeking help from the Dragon Team might tip off the Mastermind. However, Team Beerus receives support from Dragon Team members and Future Mai's Resistance faction, such as present era Goku, Gohan and Piccolo from several different timelines, as well as a teenage Future Trunks, and Majin Vegeta.
Team 1 One of the teams participating in the Super Space-Time Tournament created by former Supreme Kai of Time, Aeos with the support of the mysterious Warriors in Black. The team consists of Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, Yamcha, Hit and Jiren.

Allied Teams[]

Team Description
Galactic Patrol The galactic law enforcement organization who apprehend intergalactic criminals after being defeated by any of the members in the Dragon Team. Goku and Vegeta are also recruited temporarily during the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga to stop the escaped prisoner and evil wizard, Planet Eater Moro. Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Android 18 (paid by Capsule Corp.), Android 17, Master Roshi, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu are also deputized to fight against the Moro Corps.
Earth's Resistance The resistance movement allied with the Dragon Team against the incarnations of Zamasu in his Zero Mortals Plan conflict. At least two members of the resistance where members of the Dragon Team (though Future Yajirobe was only a member of the Future Dragon Team who survived the Future Android Conflict thanks to Future Korin, while Future Trunks is a member of both the main timeline and future timeline incarnations of the Dragon Team).
Earth's Military Though the military is virtually unaware of the Dragon Team both groups share the same goal of protecting Earth and Goku was instrumental in putting an end to both the Red Ribbon Army and the Demon King Piccolo whom the military were ill equipped to deal with. During the Cell Games Saga, upon learning of Cell's massacre of the military units sent to confront him before the Cell Games, Goku sought to revive them along with Cell's other victims which lead to him to find a new Namekian to be guardian so the Earth's Dragon Balls can be restored with the soldiers being revived by Shenron after Dende restored him. Additionally in the anime, Gotenks attempts to warn the army their tanks were useless against Innocent Buu, again showing the Dragon Team does not wish to see soldiers die needlessly. However, the army is aware of Mr. Satan whose assistance they sought against Buu after it became apparent, they stood no chance against the monster. In Future Trunks timeline, the Earth's resistance is comprised of surviving members of Earth's military who lived through the future Android conflict.
Earth Police Krillin works as a police officer and members of the Dragon Team such as Gohan, Videl, and Goku occasionally support law enforcement in dealing with dangerous criminals and/or find themselves forced to deal with them. With the exception of Krillin, most law enforcement are ignorant of the Dragon Team's existence though they are aware of heroes and martial artists associated with it such as the Saiya Squad, Good Buu, Videl, Mr. Satan, and Pan due them being public figures. In Dragon Ball Super, Goku also turns in some criminals that tried to rob him and was given reward money for apprehending them.
Monster Island Rangers Rangers that protect Monster Island from poachers due to the number of animals and rare creatures living there. Android 17 works as a member with Goten and Trunks working as substitutes for him while he took part in the Tournament of Power. The surviving Cell Juniors consider them to be allies after Android 17 tamed them and protect the island alongside them.
Team Universe 6 Despite being adversaries during competitions between Universe 6 and Universe 7, the Dragon Team comes to aid them in fighting the Core Area Warriors during the Universal Conflict Saga.
Team Universe 11 Despite being adversaries during the Tournament of Power, the Dragon Team comes to aid them in fighting the Core Area Warriors during the Universal Conflict Saga.
Frieza Force The evil army lead by Frieza and long time enemies of the Dragon Team. Though normally enemies, in the Enemy Warrior Arc the Dragon Team joins forces with the Frieza Force (consisting of Frieza, Nappa, the Ginyu Force, and Frieza's ally Cell) to take down Android 21 and her army of cloned fighters. However, the truce between them ends once Android 21 is destroyed.
Tekka's Team A team founded by Tekka, Trunks and Goten in the Timespace Rift to participate in the Timespace Tournament created by Tekka and his Saiyan rival Pinich.

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