New Crane School

New Crane School
Activated	Age 821 (school) Age 780
Located	Pleasant Mountain
Leader	Tien Shinhan (founder)
Main Members	Tien Shinhan Chiaotzu Yurin Future Warrior Future Warrior 2
Allies	Time Patrol New Turtle School Kikoukenjutsu Sword School

"You want to learn more about my techniques? My techniques are based off the Crane School style of martial arts... but I improved them. I call my fighting style the "New Crane School." ...Sorry. We've strayed frm the point here. If you're interested in my style, I'll teach you." — Tien Shinhan mentioning the school in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

The New Crane School is a martial arts academy opened in Age 821 after the events of the original Dragon Ball manga. The school first debuts in the computer game Dragon Ball Online along with Krillin's Turtle School, and Trunks and Goten's Kikoukenjutsu Sword School, and it's early days as a dojo are shown in Dragon Ball Super. It was established in the Pleasant Mountain.

History

Tien and Chiaotzu

Tien Shinhan, master of the New Crane School

After the release of Gohan's book, Groundbreaking Science, which informed Earth's general populous of advanced martial arts and ki control, Humans took great interest in fighting. Having witnessed the Super Spirit Bomb that Goku used to defeat Kid Buu, Tien Shinhan realized that it was possible for an individual to defeat even the strongest opponent by raising their power to the limits and gathering tremendous amounts of ki for a powerful enough spiritual attack. With his newfound belief, Tien opens the New Crane School to educate the planet's new generation of warriors. Tien developed techniques that revolved around strategically collecting ki and unleashing bursts of intense energy with precise timing, believing that it is more important to develop aggressive attacks by controlling ki than it is to provide support..

Dragon Ball Super

Yurin in front of the Tien's dojo entrance

Tien's dojo made it's debut in Dragon Ball Super episode 89: "An Unknown Beauty Appears! The Tenshin-Style Dojo's Mystery?!" where it's revealed Tien and Chiaotzu now reside next to some mountain town where they mentor 12 students alongside Master Roshi who pays them a visit to assist in their students' guidance. Shortly after an ex-student of the original Crane School, called Yurin, comes to the dojo, pretending she's interested in training under Tien, but really seeking revenge on him for ditching her behind when he and Chiaotzu left their original school. After she manages to take their students under her spell she causes them to be mindless "zombies" and attack the near-by town, Tien asks Goku to take him Chiaotzu and Roshi there so they'd take care of his havoc causing students. which they do. After the crisis is over, Tien takes Yurin as his student.

Other Dragon Ball stories

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 in Conton City in Age 852, Tien offers to train the Future Warrior in the New Crane School style of martial arts if they wish to train under Tien as a student. Tien mentions that the New Crane Schools techniques he teaches are improved versions of techniques he learned from his time as a student of Crane School.

Techniques and special abilities

Chiaotzu's suicidal attack

The most powerful techniques of this school require the sacrifice of health to produce powerful energy attacks with area-of-effect capability. This is similar to the series of self-sacrificial energy techniques used by Tien and Chiaotzu in the Dragon Ball manga.

Techniques of the New Crane School are seen through the Spiritualist's Crane Hermit skill tree, and include Dodon Ray, a more powerful, rapid-fire variation Dodon Barrage, and the wide-ranged Tri-Beam Cannon. The New Crane School teaches the two most powerful attacks of the game, Tri-Beam (Kikōhō) and Self Destruction (Jibaku), which use LP instead of EP, 212 LP and 500 LP respectively. This makes Crane Spiritualists the greatest DPS, but also one of the most kamikaze class and healer dependent.

Crane Hermits are also designated with a fan weapon that grants them access to powerful long-ranged wind attacks, which may be a reference to the Bansho Fan. These techniques include Crane Cyclone, Fan Out and the more powerful Master Fan Out and Mystical Crane Typhoon.

In Xenoverse 2, Tien teaches the New Crane School techniques Dodon Ray, Volleyball Fist, Tri-Beam, and Neo Tri-Beam. He also explains that his schools techniques are mostly improved versions of those he learned during his time as a student of the original Crane School.

Known Students

• Future Warrior
• Future Warrior 2

See also

• Crane School