Goz

"Hey, we're still the baddest ogres in the land. No one can beat us." — "Goz and Mez"

Goz
ゴズ
Gozu
Anime name	Goz
Debuts
Appears in	Dragon Ball Z Dragon Ball GT
Anime Debut	"Goz and Mez"
Game Debut	Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan
Characteristics
Race	Ogre
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Address	Hell
Personal Status

Goz (ゴズ, Gozu) is a large ogre in charge of Hell alongside Mez. King Yemma is his boss and also the only oni who is stronger than Goz. In original Japanese, Goz speaks with adding おに ("oni") to the end of each sentence.

Appearance

Goz's skin is blue, he has purple hair, and one horn. He wears a white tank top & shorts, and blue wristbands and shoes.

Personality

Goz is playful and has a somewhat mischievous personality as he enjoys teasing and challenging others. Despite his intimidating appearance, he has a humorous and lighthearted side, often engaging in antics with Mez. Goz is loyal to his duties in Hell but is not above showing fear when faced with powerful adversaries, such as Cell and his group of villains.

Biography

Dragon Ball Z

Saiyan Saga

Main article: Vegeta Saga

Goz

In the anime, Goz stops Goku from eating the Ensenji by hitting him with a spiked club. Then, Goz challenges him to wrestling match and toys with him for some time, pretending to help him leave Hell, such as Goz's Flying Machine.

Majin Buu Saga

Main articles: Other World Saga and Kid Buu Saga

Mez and Goz surprised

In the anime, Goz and Mez are shown to be in hiding from Cell, King Cold, Frieza, and the Ginyu Force. It was also implied in this scene that they would have told Cell and his rioters how to escape from Hell had they caught them in order to save their own lives, as they mentioned that they would tell them where the secret lair was when they thought Goku and Pikkon were with Cell and his rebels. They soon recognize Goku and informed him where the villains went.

In the anime, Goz reappears watching the fight between Kid Buu and Goku (and were also impressed by Kid Buu's putting up a fight).

Dragon Ball GT

Super 17 Saga

Main article: Super 17 Saga

Goz and Mez briefly reappear.

Power

Anime

Goz is the second strongest ogre in Hell, losing only to King Yemma.

Video Games

In Dragon Ball Z: The Anime Adventure Game, like Mez, his power level is 210.

Video Game Appearances

• Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan
• Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
• Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu
• Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
• Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle

Voice Actors

• Japanese: Masaharu Satō (DBZ Episode 13), Ryōichi Tanaka (DBZ Episode 95), Hisao Egawa (DBZ Episode 195), Ryō Horikawa (DBZ Episode 280)
• English:
  • Ocean Group dubs: Ward Perry (Saiyan Saga), Dale Wilson † (Other World and Kid Buu Saga)
  • Funimation dub: Christopher Sabat (DBZ Episodes 13, 280 [265 Edited]), Mark Britten (DBZ Episode 95 [80 Edited]), Chris Rager (DBZ Episode 195 [180 Edited], DBZ Kai)
• Spanish:
  • Latin American Spanish dub: Jose Luis Castañeda
  • Castilian Spanish dub: Alberto Hidalgo
• Brazilian Portuguese dub: Bruno Rocha, Fadu Costa

Trivia

• Goz is named after and based on one of two demon generals who guard the gates of Hell, in Japanese Buddhism, named "Gozu" (牛頭), also known as "Ox-Head".
  • He's also possibly also named after the Japanese urban legend "Gozu" (牛頭, "Cow Head"), also known as "Ox Head", which is said to be the gatekeeper of hell in some variations of the legend.
• Jose Luis Castañeda provides the voice of Goz in the Latin American dub, except in the episode "Warriors of the Dead" when Cell and his fellow villain rioters wreak havoc in Hell. This is probably because Castañeda also voiced King Cold and Burter and both appeared in that same episode. That would make him the third character in the same scene so the change may have been intentional.

Gallery

Goz and Mez meet Goku Mez and Goz fall out of bushes Mez and Goz afraid Mez and Goz tell Goku about Frieza and Cell Goz artwork