Orange Piccolo

"I turned orange? Really? I didn't even notice. But it felt like some switch inside me got flipped, the same way it does with you." — Piccolo's answer to Gohan's question in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

Orange Piccolo
オレンジ・ピッコロ
Orenji Pikkoro
Debut	Movie: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Manga: "The Ultimate Teacher and Pupil"
Appears in
Users	Piccolo
Color	(Aura)       &       (Skin)       (Eyes)
Class	Power Up Transformation
Similar Techniques	Beast Red-eyed Namekian form Super Full Power Super Saiyan 3 Full Power Black Frieza Shenron Mode

Orange Piccolo (オレンジ・ピッコロ, Orenji Pikkoro) is a transformation that is an evolved form of the Power Awakening state used by Piccolo.

Quick Answers

What does the mark on Orange Piccolo's gi represent?

Orange Piccolo's gi bears a mark symbolizing Namekian pride. This emblem comprises a symbolic Ajisa tree that transforms into an orb shape, linked to an outer circle symbolizing Shenron by a line. The symbol first manifests as a light orange glow above the gi, then is imprinted on the back in white.

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How does Orange Piccolo's transformation differ from Piccolo's previous forms?

The transformation into Orange Piccolo, first seen during the battle with Gamma 2, results from Shenron unlocking Piccolo's latent potential. This form is characterized by increased height, a bulkier physique, red pupils, black eye lines, a chiseled face, and orange skin. Additionally, a glowing symbol of Shenron and the Namek-native Ajisa tree appears on his back. Orange Piccolo is currently Piccolo's most potent form, equating his power with Goku's.

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What is the Power Awakening state that precedes Orange Piccolo's transformation?

Before Orange Piccolo's transformation, he enters the Power Awakening state. This form lightens his skin to an almost yellow hue, erases the black lines on his arms, and darkens the green shade of his arms. His gi adopts a near magenta color, and his belt transitions from red to black. His muscularity also increases. This state, the first to visibly alter Piccolo's appearance, releases his full dormant potential, enabling him to exceed his usual power limits.

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How does Orange Piccolo's appearance change during his transformation?

Upon transforming into Orange Piccolo, he grows taller and his physique becomes bulkier. His skin color changes to orange, darker on his arms. His antennae become sharply pointed and his nails shorten. His facial features alter with pronounced cheekbones, a chiseled jawline, and a broader, cleft chin. His eyes gain red pupils with black lines around them and a glowing symbol, representing Shenron and the Ajisa tree, appears on his back.

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What is the significance of the Ajisa tree in Namekian culture?

In Namekian culture, the Ajisa tree, alternatively called Hydrangea Plants, symbolizes Namekian pride. This is evident in Orange Piccolo's transformation, where an Ajisa symbol appears on his back, evolving into an inner orb encircled by an outer ring symbolizing Shenron. In the game Dragon Ball Online, the Time Breakers cultivated Ajisa trees on Earth using Namekrystal, contributing to the construction of Chocolay Tower.

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Overview

Concept and Creation

The symbol of Namekian pride

This is Piccolo's first "proper" transformation, due to the Namekian lacking any hair change to denote the transformation he was made muscular and orange. The mark on the back of his gi represents a symbol of Namekian pride, consisting of a symbolic Ajisa tree in the middle that soon materializes into an orb shape, connecting via a line to an outer circle that represents Shenron.

Appearance

"You look good orange." — Gohan Beast to Orange Piccolo in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Character Sheet for Orange Piccolo.

In this form, Piccolo becomes noticeably taller and bulkier, his pupils become red, gains black pigments around his eyes, his skin becomes orange (a dark orange on his arms). His antennae point sharply upward, his nails become noticeably shorter and he maintains the lack of lines on his arms from his Power Awakening state. This form also causes a change to Piccolo's facial features, making his cheekbones more pronounced, jawline more chiseled, and his chin broader with a cleft, somewhat similar to the likes of Lord Slug and Pilina. Combined, the changes serve to give him a somewhat more brutish appearance.

The symbol of Namekian pride initially appears as a light orange glow above his gi before being branded onto the back in white color. The eruption of his ki is so intense it resembles a massive fiery geyser.

In the film, it retains the change to Piccolo's belt from red to black, while in artwork of the form by Toriyama it retains the usual red coloration.

Usage and power

"ALL THAT YOU HAVE... PLUS A BIT EXTRA." — Shenron granting Piccolo's wish in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

Orange Piccolo is an evolved form of Piccolo's Power Awakening state and is currently his strongest transformation. The form gives Piccolo power on par with Goku and the others. When Piccolo takes on this form Goten and Trunks are no longer able to detect his ki, though whether this is an innate trait of the transformation or a potential result of their incompetence is left ambiguous.

Orange Piccolo vs. Cell Max.

In Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Piccolo achieved both his Power Awakening form as well as this higher-level form thanks to a wish from Shenron to unlock his potential, who grants him the latter as a bonus boost in strength. Though Piccolo's Power Awakening form began to lose grounds against Gamma 2, as Orange Piccolo, completely turns the tides of battle, completely unfazed by Gamma 2's barrage of attack without any attempt to defend, and then promptly knocks Gamma 2 out in one blow. Later, against Cell Max, Piccolo is able to catch the monster's foot when he attempts to stomp on Gamma 2's lifeless body, and thanks to a reminder from Krillin, uses his Great Namekian form in tandem with his Orange form to fight Cell giant-to-giant. Despite being the only one able to put up a fight against Cell Max, Piccolo is eventually bested and severely injured by a barrage of ki, causing him to revert to his Ultimate state and triggering Gohan into entering his Beast form out of rage. Later, Piccolo recovers his Orange Great Namekian form to restrain Cell Max with Demon Hand, giving Gohan the opening to pierce Cell Max's weak point with one last Special Beam Cannon.

Enhancement

• Great Namekian - Piccolo can utilize his gigantification ability while in his Orange Piccolo form, however it does not increase his power by much.

Video Game Appearances

• Dragon Ball Heroes
• Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
• Dragon Ball Legends

In Xenoverse 2, as part of the Hero of Justice Pack 2 DLC, it appears as a playable character.

This form appears in Dokkan Battle under Exploding Latent Power Piccolo (Power Awakening)'s Giant Form Transformation.

Trivia

• Piccolo opted for the name "Orange Piccolo" due to not being good at naming things.
• The transformation's trait of having red eyes makes it similar to the unnamed red-eyed Namekian form from Dragon Ball Online.

Gallery

Orange Piccolo in the manga Close up of Orange Piccolo in the manga Close up of Orange Piccolo in Super Hero Orange Piccolo defeated in Super Hero Gohan Beast and Orange Piccolo after the battle in Super Hero Orange Piccolo and Gohan Beast card in Super Dragon Ball Heroes Gohan Beast and Orange Piccolo card in Super Dragon Ball Heroes Toriyama's art of Orange Piccolo Toriyama's art of Orange Piccolo Orange Piccolo art preparing to fight Cell Max Orange Piccolo's preview image