Olibu

Olibu
オリブー
Oribū
Alias	Olivue Olive
Debuts
Debut	"Tournament Begins"
Appears in
Characteristics
Race	Human-type Earthling
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Personal Status
Relatives	King Kai (mentor) Goku (comrade) Mijorin (comrade) Sarta (comrade)

"Think of it as a ladder. On the bottom rung is all of space. Higher up is Hell and then Snake Way. At the next level are the planets of the four Kais who oversee their parts of the universe. And higher still, above the four Kais and all the rest is the Grand Kai's planet." — "Tournament Begins"

Olibu (オリブー, Oribū) is a deceased fighter representing the North Quadrant in the Other World Tournament. He is King Kai's greatest fighter next to Goku.

Appearance

Olibu and Goku prepare for the Tournament

Olibu appears as a fair skinned man with long blonde hair and purple eyes. He is very tall, at least two feet taller than Goku, and has a large muscular body. He dons white Ancient Greek-style robes with brown suspenders and belt, wears white bands on his wrists and shins, and dons large light brown boots. He also wears an orange headband.

Biography

Dragon Ball Z

Majin Buu Saga

Main articles: Other World Saga, Fusion Saga, and Kid Buu Saga

Olibu confronts Chapuchai

King Kai stated that most of Earth's heroic legends are based on Olibu's acts of heroism during his life. It is implied in an anime filler that Korin Tower on Earth could have been built to honor him.

After his acts of great heroism during his lifetime, Olibu was granted access to live and train on the Grand Kai's planet. He was working on his 10,000 years of training when Goku meets him in the Other World. During the Other World Tournament, Olibu beats Chapuchai, and later battles but loses to Pikkon in the quarter-finals.

During the Fusion Saga, he is seen with another fighter sparring with Yamcha.

During the Kid Buu Saga, he is seen taunting Kid Buu along with Pikkon. Kid Buu almost destroys Olibu with the Shocking Ball, but instead decides to fight Goku and Vegeta when he senses their energy. Olibu's last appearance in Dragon Ball Z is when he, along with hundreds of other fighters, watch Goku's battle with Kid Buu.

Film appearances

Fusion Reborn

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Fusion RebornOlibu makes a cameo appearance, along with Mijorin and Maraikoh, in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn.

Power

Although he is extremely strong for an Earthling, he severely falls behind Pikkon and Goku. Pikkon was able to beat him without ever removing his weighted clothes or using his best attacks. However, Olibu was able to put up a good fight against Pikkon who was defeated Cell in his Perfect form. Olibu is also stated to be King Kai's second greatest fighter after Goku. Later on, Olibu and Gorilla are defeated by Yamcha in a sparring match but it is not clear how seriously they were fighting.

Techniques and special abilities

Olibu lifting a giant rock

• Flight – The ability to fly with the use of ki.
• Chasing Energy Ball – A blue energy ball that has the ability to home in on its target. Olibu used it against Pikkon during the quarter-finals of the Other World Tournament.
• Gigantic Rock Throw – Used during the Kid Buu Saga.

Video game appearances

• Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury

Voice actors

• Japanese: Hisao Egawa, Masaharu Satō, Yasuhiko Kawazu
• FUNimation dub: Rick Robertson
• Ocean dub: Dale Wilson
• French dub: Philippe Ariotti
• Latin American Spanish dub: Ricardo Brust
• Brazilian Portuguese dub: Sérgio Moreno

Battles

Dragon Ball Z

• Olibu vs. Chapuchai
• Olibu vs. Pikkon
• Olibu and Gorilla vs. Yamcha
• Olibu and Pikkon vs. Kid Buu

Trivia

• According to the booklet included with FUNimation Entertainment's Dragon Box Five, his character design is essentially Recoome's body with Android 16's face.
• Olibu may be based on Hercules in terms of having "heroic legends" being based on him, as King Kai himself suggested and because his name resembles "Olympus", the Greek mountain where the Greek gods' kingdom was stated to be located. He also resembles He-Man from the Masters of the Universe series, and bears some resemblance to Conan the Barbarian as well as Thor from Marvel Comics, which are all based on the same Hercules-type hero archetype.
• His name is based on "olive", the name of a species of tree and its fruit which is an important food crop in Italy, Spain and especially in Greece among other countries around the Mediterranean.

Gallery

Olibu vs. Chapuchai Olibu faces seven Chapuchais Olibu jumps in the air Olibu fires a Chasing Energy Ball Olibu's Chasing Energy Ball Olibu misses Pikkon Olibu kicks Pikkon Olibu blocks Pikkon's punch Mijorin and Olibu on the left in Fusion Reborn Olibu beaten Olibu and Pikkon watch the fight between Goku and Kid Buu Olibu in Buu's Fury

See also

• Olibu (Collectibles)