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Pikkon (パイクーハン, Paikūhan) is a fighter of the Other World who first appears in the Other World Tournament. He is very strong and at least equal in strength to Goku in his Full-Power Super Saiyan form. He takes down Frieza and King Cold each with one hit and effortlessly defeats Perfect Cell as well. In addition to his great strength, and most notably his speed, he has powerful techniques, including the "Burning Shoot" that is similar to Goku's Kaio-ken, in that it provides a brief but incredible boost of energy, speed, and strength. He is also very similar to Piccolo.
Pikkon is only seen in the filler episodes of Dragon Ball Z. Like many characters in the series, his name is a pun on food, in this case, pecans. The original pronunciation of his Japanese Name, "Paikuhan" literally means "Pork-Rib Rice." His name is pronounced differently in the two English dubs of the anime. In the Ocean Dub, the "i" in his name is pronounced like "EE" while in the FUNimation dub, the "i" is pronounced like "eye."
Appearance and personality
Pikkon's physical similarities to Piccolo can clearly be seen
Pikkon appears as a tall, muscular, green warrior (roughly the same physical size as Goku). He dons white robes with a blue undershirt below them. He wears brown boots, a brown belt with a golden circle in the middle, and a type of tall turban-like hat that has a matching golden circle in the middle. He has flat ears similar to that of someone like Frieza, and no visible nose. When he removes his hat, black spots are seen on the top of his head.
Pikkon without his weighing clothing
Personality wise, Pikkon is a very wise fighter. He uses this to his advantage by planning out attacks. Pikkon even goes as far to correct Goku on his "sloppy" dodging and inability to concentrate. When he first appears, he hardly speaks a word, but later opens up during his bout against Goku. Pikkon has heroic characteristics similar to Goku's as well, and fights for the good. In Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, he is seen becoming jealous when Goku gets to battle Janemba and he does not. He also is seen angry and yelling while trying to get the barrier encased around King Yemma's palace to break.
Biography
Early life
Pikkon was once a fighter who lived in an unknown location in the West Quadrant of the universe. After dying a heroic unknown death, Pikkon was permitted to journey to the planet of West Kai, where he trained hard and became West Kai's best student.
Dragon Ball Z
Great Saiyaman Saga
Pikkon at the Other World tournament
However, Pikkon is seen shortly after Goku and King Kai arrive for a meeting with Grand Kai, at the same time as Pikkon and West Kai, who is then revealed to be on bad terms with King Kai. After an argument in which West Kai suggests that Goku and Pikkon have a sparring match, Grand Kai appears and asks Pikkon and Goku to go to Hell and take care of a few deceased villains who are causing trouble down there, namely Frieza, King Cold, Super Perfect Cell, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, and Guldo (Captain Ginyu was still alive on Earth, in the body of a Namekian Frog).
Pikkon Vs. Goku
In Hell, Goku defeats the Ginyu Force and Pikkon easily defeats Frieza, King Cold, and Perfect Cell, impaling them on a huge ball of spikes and putting all of them into a spirit prison.
Later on, after Goku and Pikkon have struck up a friendship, an Other World Tournament is held in honor of King Kai's death. Eventually, Goku and Pikkon make it to the final round and battle it out ferociously for the prize: a private lesson with the Grand Kai. As the battle goes on, Pikkon seems to have the upper hand, but Goku finally finds the weakness of Pikkon's Thunder Flash Attack and uses it against him, knocking Pikkon out of the ring with his Instant Kamehameha. However, both Goku and Pikkon are disqualified due to having touched the roof of the arena earlier on. Pikkon still says that he is going to train to defeat Goku someday, just as Piccolo once did.
Kid Buu Saga
Pikkon risks his existence by taunting Kid Buu
After Super Buu appears and starts a killing spree on Earth, Krillin and Yamcha are sent to Grand Kai's planet for special training, where they meet Pikkon and other deceased fighters.
When Kid Buu travels to Grand Kai's planet during his search for Goku and Vegeta, Pikkon risks his entire existence by approaching the mute monster and making taunting remarks about him, not knowing about the terrible Buu. Just as Kid Buu prepares to destroy the planet with a Vanishing Ball, Pikkon and the others are saved at the last minute when Kid Buu teleports himself to the Kai Planet, having finally found Goku and Vegeta's Ki. Through the duration of the battle on the Kai's planet, Pikkon looks on with the other dead warriors as the incredible final battle gets underway.
DBZ Movie 11: Bio-Broly
While not exactly seen, Pikkon is merely mentioned by Goku when the latter is asked by Grand Kai to travel with Pikkon to Hell and take care of the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly, who is causing trouble.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn
Pikkon beats Arqua
In the twelfth Dragon Ball Z movie, Pikkon is given a bigger role and altered attitude. Taking place in the middle of the Majin Buu Saga, Goku and Pikkon make it to the final of another Other World Tournament, but their fight is interrupted by the emergence of the demon Janemba, who has trapped King Yemma and made almost the entire Other World into a field of crystal jellies.
When Goku and Pikkon are sent to investigate, they come face to face with Janemba (in his first form) after failing to destroy King Yemma's entrapment. While Goku lures Janemba away, Pikkon attempts several times to free King Yemma with his strongest energy blasts, but to no avail, until King Yemma's complaints push Pikkon over the edge and force him to throw an insult at King Yemma, causing the jelly to crack. From then on, Pikkon uses his frustration to come up with more insults and crack the trap even more.
Pikkon stalls Janemba
Eventually, Pikkon realizes that the only way to free King Yemma is to kill Janemba, so he goes to aid Goku and a recently arrived Vegeta in the battle against Janemba. Pikkon arrives just when Goku and Vegeta attempt to fuse. He faces the transformed Janemba by himself, and even manages to wound Janemba, cracking his armor by insulting him (due to Janemba being made of the exact same substance as the jelly) and hitting him with a few ki blasts. Pikkon is however defeated by Janemba. Goku and Vegeta fuse successfully and form the fearsome Gogeta, who ultimately destroys Janemba easily and restores the natural order of the Other World.
Pikkon seems to be quite different in Fusion Reborn, such as overreacting to any frustrations and showing great excitement about fighting. This was possibly done to make him less like Piccolo.
Techniques and special abilities
- Flight – Like most characters, Pikkon has the ability to fly using his ki.
- Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy wave.
- Kiai – Pikkon blows an invisible wave of ki through his mouth. He used it to dispel Olibu's Chasing Energy Ball.
- Homing Energy Wave – A move where Pikkon fires a Ki Blast that targets his enemy. He used it against Goku in the episode "Final Round".
Pikon's Double Energy Blast
- Double Energy Blast – Used against Goku in the episode "Final Round".
- Continuous Energy Bullets – Used against Goku in the episode "Final Round".
- Nova Strike-like attack – Pikkon used an attack similar to Frieza's Nova Strike in an Energy Struggle against Super Saiyan Goku in the episode "Goku vs. Pikkon". He surrounds his body in a blue sphere of energy and charges at the opponent using the blue sphere as a shield.
- Hyper Tornado – Pikkon starts spinning at high speeds, drills towards his opponent, then entraps them in a powerful tornado.
- Burning Shoot – Pikkon surrounds himself in fire and attacks the opponent continuously. This attack was used to defeat Cell in the Other World.
- Thunder Flash Attack – Pikkon shoots an immense storm of flames from his fists, his most powerful attack. Arguably, using this move a third time is what ultimately lead to his loss, as by then Goku had managed to figure out that Pikkon can't move when he is using this technique.
Pikkon's Super Energy Bomb
- Full Power Energy Ball – A yellow energy ball fired from both hands. Pikkon used it against Kid Buu.
- Super Energy Bomb – A green energy ball fired from the right hand. Pikkon used and named it in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn.
- Trap Shooter – Pikkon draws his right hand back and charges a green energy sphere. Then, he wave his hand forward and fires a rapid barrage of energy blasts at his opponents, inflicting a great amount of damage. Pikkon used it against Janemba in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn.
- No Running – A rush attack finished with the Trap Shooter.
- Blazing Zephyr – The combination of two types of kick.
- Hi-Tension – One of Pikon's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2.
- 'Wild Sense – One of Pikon's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and in [Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2.
Video game appearances
Pikkon in Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai
Pikkon has appeared as a playable character in the PSP game Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai and the sequel, Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road.
Pikkon as he appears in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
He made an appearance in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, marking his appearance in a game outside of the Shin Budokai series. Pikkon also had to be fought in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury where he demonstrates his signature Thunder Flash Attack. He also appears in the PS2 game Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World. He is also a playable character in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2.
Major Battles
- Pikkon vs. King Cold, Frieza and Cell
- Pikkon vs. Torbie
- Pikkon vs. Olibu
- Pikkon vs. Goku
- Pikkon & Goku vs. Broly (Bio-Broly) (were going to fight Broly, but the battle itself is never seen).
- Pikkon vs. Goku (Fusion Reborn)
- Pikkon vs. Janemba (Fusion Reborn)
- Pikkon vs. Kid Buu
Voice actors
- Japanese Dub: Hikaru Midorikawa
- Ocean Dub: Brian Drummond
- FUNimation Dub: Kyle Hebert
- Latin American Dub: Enrique Mederos (†)
- Brazilian Dub: Marcelo Pissardini
Trivia
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Pikkon concept art (Son Goku Densetsu)
- It is stated in the anime guide book Son Goku Densetsu that Pikkon is a Piccolo-type character and that even in the anime's production materials, there are memos left that say "use Piccolo as a reference for the facial expressions."[1] This is referenced in the arcade mode of Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai 2, in which many characters mistake him for a Namekian.
- Pikkon has large rectangular ears, similar to those of Semi-Perfect/Perfect Cell, Pui Pui, and Frieza.
- In the European version of Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, Pikkon's name is spelt Paikkuhan (similar to the romanization of his original Japanese name).
- Pikkon is the last character to be fought in Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World's story mode.
Gallery
 Pikkon  Pikkon and Goku going to Hell  Pikkon elbows King Cold in the stomach  Pikkon watching Goku's 1st round  Pikkon amazed by Goku's performance at the tournament  Pikkon's kiai  Pikkon's kiai  Pikkon's kiai  Pikkon fires a Homing Energy Wave  Pikkon fires Continuous Energy Bullets        Pikkon's "defeat" at the Other World Tournament  Pikkon's Trap Shooter  Pikkon's Trap Shooter  Pikkon  Pikkon prepares a Full Power Energy Ball  Pikkon throws his Full Power Energy Ball |
References
| Grand Kai • West Kai • King Kai • Goku • Olibu • Papoi • Arqua • Kid Buu • Janemba • Broly |