South Kai

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"Guys, guys. Let's not argue. Let's make fun of East Kai. She only has one fighter!" — "Water Fight"

South Kai
南みなみの界かい王おう
Minami no Kaiō
Anime name	South Kai
Debuts
Debut	Manga: "Videl Learns to Fly" Anime: "Tournament Begins"
Appears in
Characteristics
Race	Core Person
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Occupation	Kai
Personal Status
Relatives	Grand Kai (boss) North Kai (fellow Kai) East Kai (fellow Kai) West Kai (fellow Kai) Shin (superior) Caterpy (student) Froug (student) Torbie (student) Papoi (student)

South Kai (南みなみの界かい王おう, Minami no Kaiō, lit. "Southern King of the Worlds") is the king of the South Area.

Appearance

He is tall, has light pink skin, and wears white Jackie Ohh sunglasses.

Personality

South Kai and East Kai do not mind North Kai and West Kai's rivalry, and almost seem to enjoy it. He, like the East and West Kais, makes fun of how North Kai is dead and cheers about it too.

Biography

Dragon Ball Z

Majin Buu Saga

Main articles: Other World Saga and World Tournament Saga

South Kai gives the start of East Kai and Goku's race

South Kai trains his fighters in a defensive manner. Fighters of his quadrant include Caterpy, Froug, and Torbie. Out of the fighters of his quadrant, Froug was able to reach the quarter finals of the Other World Tournament, and Torbie managed to reach the semi finals before being eliminated by Pikkon.

After the touranament South Kai acquires a new fighter, Papoi, whom he quickly understands to be weaker than Goku.

He seems confident that Goku will not be able to lift the far heavier load, but gets baffled when Goku turns Super Saiyan and starts to train with ease. He quickly leaves the scene with Papoi.

Dragon Ball GT

Shadow Dragon Saga

Main article: Shadow Dragon Saga Years later, in Dragon Ball GT, South Kai is shown when Goku asks King Kai to persuade people across the universe to give some of their energy to form an Universal Spirit Bomb. He is shown training Torbie, Mijorin, Chapuchai, Maraikoh, and Froug, still on Grand Kai's Planet.

Film Appearance

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

South Kai in Fusion Reborn

South Kai once again loses the Other World Tournament when his last fighter, Froug, is defeated by Goku in the semi-finals. When Pikkon defeats Arqua, he cheers for Pikkon just to spite King Kai. He was the one to jokingly suggest that the failed Fusion attempt between Goku and Vegeta should be named Veku in the Fusion Reborn movie, and also commented that Veku was fatter than North Kai.

Power

He has the ability to alter the weight on training weights, as is seen when King Kai instructs him to increase Goku's training weights to ten tons each. South Kai then shoots out a wave, crying out the new weight, as the weights are adjusted.

Video game appearances

In Budokai 3, South Kai is seen with North Kai if Goku or Vegeta perform a failed fusion and become Veku. In Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, the player can buy a picture of him from the shop for his profile card. South Kai also appears in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury.

Voice Actors

• Japanese: Kazuyuki Sogabe (DBZ), Hiroshi Naka (DB Kai)
• English:
  • Funimation dub: Dameon Clarke (DBZ), Jason Douglas (DBZ Kai)
  • Ocean Group dubs: Scott McNeil
• Brazilian Portuguese dub: Émerson Caperbat

Trivia

• In the manga, South Kai and King Kai are the only Kais ever shown (with the exception of the Supreme Kais).
• In the original Funimation dub he was given a small hint of southern accent in his voice. This is likely a reference to the fact he is the "South" Kai.

Gallery

South Kai's manga appearance East and South Kais standing South Kai gives the start of East Kai and Goku's race South Kai with his comrades North and South Kais in Fusion Reborn South Kai in Dragon Ball GT South Kai with his comrades in Buu's Fury

See also

• South Kai (Collectibles)