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This article is about the character portrayed in live-action by Ian Whyte. For the original transformation, see Great Ape.

Oozaru (大猿, Ōzaru; lit. "Great Ape") is a character in the 2009 film Dragonball Evolution. He is an adaptation of the Great Ape, a transformation assumed by members of the Saiyan race in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise, and is portrayed by Ian Whyte.

Creation and Concept

Oozaru hiphopargento — The original Oozaru before the change of appearance

The original version of the Oozaru in the movie adaptation looked nothing like the final version. This version was even filmed and when fans found out about it, there was so much negative feedback that the studio added in the CG Oozaru.

Unlike in Akira Toriyama's original franchise, the transformation in Dragonball Evolution is triggered by a solar eclipse rather than staring into a full moon, and its user does not require the tail of a Saiyan to transform. This transformation is also a lot smaller than the Great Ape form.

Biography

Roshi describes Oozaru as one of two gods who, along with Piccolo, nearly destroyed the Earth two-thousand years prior. However, Piccolo and his disciple Oozaru's reign ended after seven mystics sealed Piccolo in the Mafūba. While Oozaru's whereabouts after this are uncertain, a prophecy asserts that he will return during a solar eclipse, and as Piccolo reveals, during this eclipse Goku, who "traveled by meteor to hide among the vermin until [his] eighteenth birthday," will be reborn as Oozaru. When Piccolo's explanation becomes true, Goku, as Oozaru, attacks Bulma, Yamcha, and then Roshi before coming to his senses and regressing to normal. Goku accepts that Oozaru is inside him, and a battle between him and Piccolo ensues.

Video game appearances

Oozarugame — Oozaru in *Dragonball Evolution: The Game*

Oozaru makes a playable appearance in Dragonball Evolution: The Game. In the Story Mode, Oozaru fights against Roshi before fighting against Goku in a space-like environment in Goku's mind.^[1]

Trivia

The first version of the Oozaru is in the toy line. If you buy all the Dragon Ball Evolution toys, you get all the pieces to make it. This toy however has even a completely different outfit: it appears to be wearing Saiyan Armor.

Gallery

References

↑ Dragonball Movie Blog » Here's Oozaru!

[1] Dragonball Movie Blog » Here's Oozaru!

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+'''Oozaru''' (大猿, ''Ōzaru''; lit. "Great Ape") is a character in the 2009 film ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]''. He is an adaptation of the [[Great Ape]], a [[transformation]] assumed by members of the [[Saiyan]] race in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|''Dragon Ball'' franchise]], and is portrayed by Ian Whyte.
-:''This article is about the character portrayed in live-action by Justin Chatwin. For the original transformation, see [[Great Ape]].''
-'''Oozaru''' (''大猿, Ōzaru ; Literally meaning "Great Apes"'') is a character in the [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|''Dragon Ball'' franchise]]. He makes his debut in the 2009 film ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]'', the first of a purported three installments of 20th Century Fox's live-action film series. He is an adaptation of the [[Great Ape]], a transformation assumed by members of the [[Saiyan]] race in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s franchise, and is portrayed by [[Actors who portray Dragon Ball characters in film#Justin Chatwin|Justin Chatwin]]. Unlike in Toriyama's original franchise, the transformation in ''Dragonball Evolution'' is triggered by a solar eclipse rather than staring into a full moon, and its user does not require the [[Saiyan#Tail|tail]] of a [[Saiyan]] to transform.
+==Creation and Concept==
+[[File:Oozaru hiphopargento.jpg|thumb|left|The original Oozaru before the change of appearance]]
+The original version of the Oozaru in the movie adaptation looked nothing like the final version. This version was even filmed and when fans found out about it, there was so much negative feedback that the studio added in the CG Oozaru.
+Unlike in Akira Toriyama's original franchise, the transformation in ''Dragonball Evolution'' is triggered by a solar eclipse rather than staring into a full moon, and its user does not require the [[Saiyan#Tail|tail]] of a [[Saiyan]] to transform. This transformation is also a lot smaller than the Great Ape form.
 ==Biography==
-[[Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat)|Roshi]] describes Oozaru as one of two gods who, along with [[Piccolo (James Marsters)|Piccolo]], nearly destroyed the [[Earth]] two-thousand years prior. However, Piccolo and his disciple Oozaru's reign ended after seven mystics used the ''[[Evil Containment Wave|Mafūba]]'' to seal Piccolo inside of a container. While Oozaru's whereabouts after this are uncertain, a prophecy asserts that he will return during a solar eclipse, and as Piccolo reveals, during this eclipse [[Goku (Justin Chatwin)|Goku]], who "traveled by meteor to hide among the vermin until [his] eighteenth birthday," will be reborn as Oozaru. When Piccolo's explanation becomes true, Goku, as Oozaru, attacks [[Bulma Brief (Emmy Rossum)|Bulma]], [[Yamcha (Joon Park)|Yamcha]], and then Roshi before coming to his senses and regressing to normal. Goku accepts that Oozaru is inside him, and a battle between he and Piccolo ensues.
+[[Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat)|Roshi]] describes Oozaru as one of two gods who, along with [[Piccolo (James Marsters)|Piccolo]], nearly destroyed the [[Earth]] two-thousand years prior. However, Piccolo and his disciple Oozaru's reign ended after seven mystics sealed Piccolo in the ''[[Evil Containment Wave|Mafūba]]''. While Oozaru's whereabouts after this are uncertain, a prophecy asserts that he will return during a solar eclipse, and as Piccolo reveals, during this eclipse [[Goku (Justin Chatwin)|Goku]], who "traveled by meteor to hide among the vermin until [his] eighteenth birthday," will be reborn as Oozaru. When Piccolo's explanation becomes true, Goku, as Oozaru, attacks [[Bulma Brief (Emmy Rossum)|Bulma]], [[Yamcha (Joon Park)|Yamcha]], and then Roshi before coming to his senses and regressing to normal. Goku accepts that Oozaru is inside him, and a battle between him and Piccolo ensues.
-==Other appearances==
+==Video game appearances==
+[[File:Oozarugame.jpg|thumb|Oozaru in ''Dragonball Evolution: The Game'']]
-Oozaru makes his first playable appearance in a [[List of Dragon Ball video games|''Dragon Ball'' video game]] spin-off in ''[[Dragonball the Movie (video game)|Dragonball the Movie]]''. In the game, Oozaru fights against Roshi before fighting against Goku in a space-like environment in Goku's mind.<ref>[http://www.dragonballmovieblog.net/2009/02/heres-oozaru/ Dragonball Movie Blog » Here's Oozaru!]</ref>
+Oozaru makes a playable appearance in ''[[Dragonball Evolution (video game)|Dragonball Evolution: The Game]]''. In the Story Mode, Oozaru fights against Roshi before fighting against Goku in a space-like environment in Goku's mind.<ref>[http://www.dragonballmovieblog.net/2009/02/heres-oozaru/ Dragonball Movie Blog » Here's Oozaru!]</ref>
 ==Trivia==
+*The first version of the Oozaru is in the toy line. If you buy all the ''Dragon Ball Evolution'' toys, you get all the pieces to make it. This toy however has even a completely different outfit: it appears to be wearing [[Saiyan Armor]].
-[[File:Oozaru_hiphopargento.jpg|thumb|The original Oozaru before the change of appearance.]]
-[[File:021509_dragonball2.jpg|thumb|left|The oozaru toy with Saiyan-like armor]]
+==Gallery==
-*The original version of the Oozaru looked nothing like the version in the film. This version was even filmed and when fans found out about it, there was so much negative feedback that the studio added in the CG Oozaru. The first version though is in the toy line. If you buy all the Dragon Ball Evolution toys, you get all the pieces to make Oozaru. This toy however has even a completely different outfit. It appears to be wearing Saiyan armor.
+<gallery captionalign="center">
-*This Oozaru wouldn't be considered canon to the manga or anime because of the movie having nothing to do with the actual storyline.
+dragonball2.jpg|The Oozaru toy with Saiyan-like armor
+</gallery>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Dragonball: Evolution]]