"You poor fool. With the power I possess, you don't stand a chance against me! You're going to die just like this planet! It'll be your grave! But I'll give you a decent burial at least. After all, you're a Saiyan."
— Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Turles concept art for Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Aside from a different skin tone and retaining his Saiyan tail, Turles looks exactly the same as Goku does, even virtually identically height and built. Their slight difference in hairstyle is that Turles is given at least two "devil horns" (this spikiness of his hair is excluded for Ghost Turles' appearance in Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans remake and some Dragon Ball Heroes trailers, but Turles still has this in every other appearances). In the Dragon Ball Z: Anime Film Comics, it is stated that the reason why Turles and Goku look alike is because the facial patterns of each warrior are similar within the low-rank Saiyans. Turles wears blue-gray and black Battle Armor. Out of all the low-class soldiers wearing Scouters in the series, Turles is the only one whose Scouter lens is red. In the film itself, Turles says that he looks like Goku because they are low-class and because the low-class don't have many distinct physical looks.
Turles on the Toei Anime Fair poster
In the poster for the showing of The Tree of Might, Pink, and Kennosuke-sama at the 1990 Toei Anime Fair, Turles is featured with Battle Armor that is white with a dark blue chest plate and gauntlets, and yellow shoulder pads.
Personality
He is shown to be merciless, prideful and confident. His cruel treatment of Gohan proves that he cares little to nothing for others, shown again when he reveals no sadness what-so-ever when Goku defeats his loyal subordinates. As such, his lack of empathy was such that, when Goku accuses Turles of not knowing the difference between good and evil, Turles reveals he has a firm grasp on what good and evil is, yet does not care about it. As with many other villains before and after him, his main objective is to conquer the universe, though he plans on doing so by using his Tree of Might, even if it means killing so many innocent people in the process. He also seems to enjoy sake and finds pleasure in seeing others suffer, as how he laughed when Goku was being attacked by his own son. However he does seem to have some modicum of respect for his fellow Saiyans, with his even implying that once he establishes the Turles Crusher Corps. HQ at Frieza Race's homeworld upon exterminating them, he would rebuild the Saiyan civilization there in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. He also refused to believe that Kakarot had been killed as a child. However, this respect eventually was warped to sheer hatred for his own race, evidenced how he was brought back through Dr. Raichi's hatred-powered computer. He also held disgust towards strong creatures, especially those with Saiyan ancestry, having compassion for weaker creatures, as evidenced by his telling Goku the latter should have raised Gohan better regarding his being friends with Icarus.
However it should be noted that he himself has notable pride in his Saiyan heritage not unlike Prince Vegeta and Raditz which may explain his disgust towards Saiyans who show compassion to those weaker than themselves a belief that was common among the Universe 7 Saiyans during the reign of King Vegeta. According to conversations with Nappa, Raditz, and Vegeta in Xenoverse 2, he was a low-class warrior and troublemaker who never learned to follow orders which apparently lead him to desert the Saiyan Army during some secret mission as Raditz and Nappa attribute his survival to being away during that mission and apparently its secrecy as well as the Genocide of the Saiyans prevented Turles' desertion from being discovered as Raditz and Nappa believe he still hadn't completed it unaware he had deserted the Saiyan Army to found his own rival organization and planned to one day overthrow Frieza and possibly the Saiyan Royal Family before the Genocide of the Saiyans made it a moot point. Given his desire to overthrow Frieza, he may be aware of his role in Planet Vegeta's destruction or at least suspected it like Vegeta did in the anime. Turles has a warped interest in having Gohan join him as he recognizes the boy's potential much like Garlic Jr. did in Dead Zone. He even seems to ignore Gohan's half Saiyan status, though he may be unaware the boy's mother is not a Saiyan given that Gohan is the only hybrid born with a tail which may cause Turles to mistakenly believe he is pure Saiyan, or Gohan's great potential makes him simply overlook this fact. However he does not care at all for Gohan's well being and presumably only wishes to use his power for his own benefit give his cruel treatment of the boy and willingness to kill him if need be. Additionally he is shown to potentially view any Saiyan or powerful warrior he encounters as a potential underling or partner, given that he tends to try and recruit those he encounters such as Gohan and Future Warrior in Xenoverse 2, even stating that fellow Saiyans should work together, indicating his seeking out potential Saiyan allies may be driven out of a desire for Saiyan camaraderie which he may miss from his days as a member of the Saiyan Army. Due to his Saiyan pride, he considers Kakarot a traitor to his race despite the fact that Turles himself is a Saiyan Army deserter though this is due to Goku rejecting the violent planet conquering ways of his race and his compassion for the weak, which makes him similar to Raditz.
He seems to hate Frieza and his race, the latter to genocidal levels, as it was implied that part of the reason why he and his Turles Crusher Corps. tried to plant the tree of might and eat it was so they could challenge Frieza in a fight and defeat him, and when completing the training of a Saiyan Future Warrior in Xenoverse 2, he makes clear that he intends to find the homeworld of Frieza's race and exterminate them, including Frieza himself, and then use their homeworld as the headquarters for the Turles Crusher Corps. Ironically he shares some traits in common with Frieza such as his sadism and even his desire for immortality which he seeks to acquire in Xenoverse 2 using the Namekian Dragon Balls, believing that with immortality and the Fruit of the Tree of Might he can defeat become strong enough to defeat Mira and Frieza to conquer the universe. Interestingly he does seem to possess some respect for his ally Lord Slug, though has no desire to share control of the universe with him unless he was willing to work under him though he notes that fellow wanderers like them should stick together indicating he sees Slug as a kindred spirit as they are both members of their race who embrace evil. He retains his desire for Gohan to join him though after eating the Demon Realm enhanced Fruit of the Tree of Might he reconsidered the idea after asking Gohan to join him as he states he'd be a fool to take on the child of the traitorous Kakarot as he is just not that desperate indicating he sees the folly of trying to recruit the son of Goku who rejects his violent Saiyan Heritage. However even with Saiyans who share his evil nature and views, he may choose not to ask them to join him especially if they look down on him which is likely due to it being a reminder of his time as a low class soldier, thus explaining why he never sought out the other known survivors Prince Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz as he likely knew full well of the Saiyan Prince's elitism would make it unlikely for him to view Turles as anything but a low class warrior and had no intention of serving under Vegeta as Nappa and Raditz did.
Additionally despite his evil and violent Saiyan nature, he does possess a certain among of calmness and restraint even refusing to utilize his Great Ape form due to his inability to control himself despite the form's power and approaches situations more methodically even playing the role of peacemaker when Lord Slug gets into an argument with Mira in Xenoverse 2 preventing a fight so they can get down to business and prevents their alliance with the Time Breakers from falling apart due to in-fighting, a trait which is somewhat rare among Saiyans due to their aggression and love of conflict making them more prone to joining in and starting a fight. This calm and methodical approach also serves as an evil analog to Goku's calm laid back personality. Presumably it is this calm methodical approach that has allowed him to survive despite his low class status due to it making him less prone to recklessly charging into battle and more careful when dealing with those stronger than himself such as Frieza or Mira. He sees the Legendary Super Saiyan as a loose cannon in Xenoverse 2 as he believes true Saiyan warriors have finesse, a belief the evil Legendary Super Saiyan himself disagree with, countering Turles views by asserting that Saiyans only truly care for battle. This belief in finesse likely explains Turles' tendency to be more methodical. However as with most villains his sadism and arrogance as tend to get the better of him, which causes him to overestimate himself and underestimate his enemies at times.
Additionally in contrast to Goku who prefers to train to grow stronger (though Goku will occasionally use other methods such as the Ultra Divine Water and Super Saiyan God ritual if he needs to acquire more strength and power than normal training would allow or to acquire it in a timely manner), Turles prefers to utilize the Tree of Might and its Fruit as a shortcut to increasing power and is willing to destroy as many planets as it takes to grow the Tree of Might in order to gain its strength enhancing fruit. In Xenoverse 2, his desire to take revenge on Goku, causes him to become willing to risk trusting a Demon like Towa with altering the Fruit itself just to increase the amount of power it grants yet failing foresee that she would taint the Fruit to use him and Slug to test new spell. The power granted by the fruit also makes him arrogant as he believes that he can simply surpass those stronger than him by consuming the fruit which lead to his defeat when Goku used the very energy that the Tree of Might had drained from the Earth to create a Spirit Bomb destroy both Turles and the Tree itself, thus it was his own source of power that lead to his defeat. However he apparently did not learn from said defeat given that he had Towa augment the fruit after the Time Breakers had rescued him from death and assist them in wrecking havoc through time. However his brush with death did cause him to seek immortality via the Namekian Dragon Balls indicating he attributed his defeat to his own mortality, believing he could defeat any foe once he possessed both immortality and the enhanced Fruit of the Tree of Might, though this too ultimately lead to his defeat at the hands of the Time Patrol. Despite Towa's betrayal he believed that the Supervillain power up was a mistake on her part as he felt that he could defeat her, Mira, and Slug after dealing with the Time Patrol despite learning that this strength had shaved off some of his own life span, though presumably he unconcerned by this as he believed immortality was well within his grasp.
Biography
Background
Turles is a lower class Saiyan warrior. Though he appears to be around the same age as Goku, Turles is older. The Supplemental Daizenshuu adds that when Goku was born, Turles should have already been a first-rate warrior.[1]Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 states he used to work for the Saiyan Army under Frieza before leaving him to found his own group and it is implied by Nappa and Raditz that he was apparently sent away on some secret mission, presumably before he chose to abandon the Saiyan Army and set out on his own. Vegeta also states that he was a troublemaker who never learned to obey his superiors, thus implying that he was insubordinate soldier during his time in the Saiyan Army. [3] Turles had presumably already left Planet Vegeta on his own accord long before it was destroyed by Frieza though Raditz and Nappa attribute his survival due to being on his secret mission at the time, thus presumably the secrecy of his mission was well as the Genocide of the Saiyans may allowed him to go off on his own, though its also possible that they simply assumed he was still in the process of completing it when Planet Vegeta was destroyed, unaware that he used the mission's secrecy to desert the Saiyan Army.
At some point he learned of the Fruit of the Tree of Might a holy fruit from the Tree of Might that requires the energy of a whole planet to produce and is normally reserved for divine beings and gods such as the Shinjin (in the FUNimation dub of Tree of Might this was changed to it being reserved for Eternal Dragons though Eternal Dragons are technically divine creatures as the name Shénlóng translates as Dragon God/Divine Dragon) according to King Kai in the original japanese dub and the fruit's retconned description by Elder Kai in Xenoverse 2 (as he states that Supreme Kais may also partake of the fruit and also implies that other deities such as the Gods of Destruction, Angels, and course Zeno are permitted to consume it due to their divine status with the retcon being due to their existence not being known at the time the Tree of Might film was made as only Kami and North Kai had been introduced in the series by that point) which he somehow acquired during his travels though how this occurred has yet to be explained. Regardless of how he acquired it he was able to use extract from the Tree of Might to revive two members of the extremely intelligent Beenz people from fossils, the brothers Rasin and Lakasei. The two brothers then built Turles' spaceship and the rest of their ordinance.[4] Wanting to do as he pleased in the universe, Turles traveled around destroying planets, eating the fruits of the Tree of Might and gaining more allies. Turles hoped to one day acquire enough power using the fruit to challenge the Galactic Emperor and his former boss, Frieza for control of the universe. The medley of ragtag thugs he gathered are called the Turles Crusher Corps. whom use the Seeds of Might to grow the Tree of Might in order to consume its fruit, as well as destroying any planets they find unsuitable for growing it according to Turles in Xenoverse 2. He and his men all got stronger by repeatedly planting the Tree on planets and eating its fruit.[4] At one point his group invaded planet Nutts where Amond had been imprisoned after being arrested by the Galactic Patrol. Turles' invasion allowed Amond to escape during which he meet Turles who recruited Amond.[4] His recruitment of Amond likely increased his group's notoriety among the Galactic Patrol as Turles is stated to be a wanted criminal by Jaco in Xenoverse 2 (as his group is not affiliated with the Galactic Frieza Army this would presumably make him and his allies a target for arrest by the Galactic Patrol with only their power allowing them to remain at large). Nearly thirty years after Planet Vegeta's destruction, Turles and his squad of henchmen make their way toward Earth to check up on the Saiyan called Kakarot. Supplemental Daizenshuu says that since Turles knew in advance that Goku was on Earth, he might have had an interest in the famously brave Bardock and his youngest son Kakarrot.[1]
Turles seeks out a planet that he would be able to plant the seed of the Tree of Might on, so he can eat the fruit and become exponentially stronger than before.
After his arrival to Earth, Turles mainly watches the battle between his men and the Z Fighters from his spaceship. He does not appear until he sees Gohan defeating one of his men, single-handedly. He muses at the kid's strength and soon realizes that he is the son of Kakarot (Goku). Gohan is shocked to find that he has almost an identical appearance to his father, and is also in fact a Saiyan. Turles asks him to join his team, but Gohan refuses his offer. Piccolo soon comes to Gohan's rescue, but is defeated easily.
Turles soon sees that Gohan has grown back his tail. He quickly creates a Power Ball and forces Gohan to look at it. Helpless, Gohan transforms into a Great Ape and goes on a rampage, harming Goku. He abruptly stops when he sees his friend Icarus in the area. He stops and, thanks to his innocence, plays around with Icarus. However, Turles attacks him, provoking Gohan. To Turles' surprise, Gohan is able to control himself and specifically attack him, but before Turles is able to retaliate and kill him, Goku cuts his tail off, causing him to shrink back to normal. Goku promises his son that he will defeat Turles.
Having defeated the Z Fighters with ease, Turles' men all attack Goku. Watching from the sidelines, Turles is ambushed by Piccolo, but is able to survive his Special Beam Cannon at point blank range, and defeats him with a single blast. Using Kaio-ken, Goku defeats all of Turles' men with a single hit each, all of them falling at once. Much to Turles' anger, Goku's power continues to increase, and they begin their fight, during which Turles realizes that he has underestimated Goku.
Eventually, Turles successfully grabs and eats one of the fruits, which causes his strength to increase dramatically. Even with Kaio-ken times ten (times twenty in the FUNimation dub), Goku is outmatched by Turles and nearly killed. With Goku apparently finished, Turles makes quick work of the other Z Fighters, and walks underneath the Tree of Might to gloat about his victory after countering a weak Spirit Bomb formed from what little energy remained on Earth. However, Goku gathers the energy for the next Spirit Bomb from the Tree of Might itself, and confronts Turles once more. Shocked to see him still alive, Turles and Goku have a tense stand off before blasting each other simultaneously. Empowered by all of Earth's energy, Goku's Spirit Bomb instantly overpowers Turles, carrying him up the Tree of Might's trunk, causing a massive explosion that annihilates both him and the Tree, returning all of their stolen energy to Earth.
Turles hit by a blast in Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Phantom versions of Turles, Cooler, Lord Slug and Frieza appear when the Z Fighters reach the last of the Destron Gas generators. In the battle, Turles decides to fight against Gohan, and he is being beaten by the young half-Saiyan until the pollution caused by the gas weakens Gohan and the other Z Fighters. Turles prepares a combined energy wave attack with the other Ghost Warriors, and they are about to finish the Z Fighters when Bulma appears and shuts down the Destron Gas generator. This gives Gohan the opportunity to take down Turles, as well as the other Z Fighters to take down their respective Ghost Warrior opponents.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
"Turles is one of the last remaining Saiyans. He heads the Crusher Corps in their devilry." — Elder Kai
Turles alongside Slug in Age ???
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Turles is recruited by the Time Breakers along with Lord Slug to cause time distortions. Turles and Slug watch the Future Warrior help Goku and Piccolo defeat Raditz. Later during the Saiyan conflict, Turles interferes by preventing Goku from reaching the battlefield where Gohan and the other Z-Fighters are fighting Nappa. Fortunately, the Warrior is able to sneak away during the fight with Nappa and joins Goku in fighting Turles. However they find Turles to be a formidable opponent, though fortunately the legendary Time Patroller appears and Turles makes a hasty retreat. Later on in a ruined city in Age ??? that had presumably been destroyed by Turles and Slug, the two are met by Towa, Mira, and the Masked Saiyan. When Lord Slug tells Mira not to order him around like a servant, Turles stops the argument from breaking out into a fight. He then asks Towa if she had gotten what he had asked for, she says she has and that he can take it with him. She then hands Turles and Lord Slug Fruit of the Tree of Might that had been amplified by the effects of the Demon Realm, granting whom ever consumes it incredible power beyond compare. Pleased, Turles vows to crush Kakarot with a single blow. Later in Age 762 during the battle against the Ginyu Force on Planet Namek, Turles appears after and gives some of the Demon Realm enhanced Fruit of the Tree of Might, causing their power to increase and gain an aura of Dark Magic. Turles then leaves the scene and Goku and the Future Warrior eventually manage to defeat Dark Burter restoring that part of the timeline.
Later after Trunks manages to return to his original body after it is stolen by Ginyu, Turles appears and grabs Goku from behind with a Full-Nelson, allowing Ginyu to hit him with the Body Change, partially restoring the timeline in the process. Ginyu attempts to thank Turles for his assistance by making him a member of the Ginyu Force, but he flatly refuses the offer, but does provide Ginyu assistance in fighting against both Goku in Ginyu's body and the Future Warrior. However unfortunately for Turles, the Future Warrior manages to correct history and return Goku back to his body, while Ginyu ends up switching bodies with a frog after his attempt to steal the Future Warrior's body is foiled by Goku. Later while the Future Warrior is busy protecting Nail from Dark Frieza, Turles and Slug manage to steal the Namekian Dragon Balls, forcing the Future Warrior to return to the Time Nest after correcting history of the fight between Nail and Frieza, in order to use the Time Scroll to travel back and stop the pair from using the Namekian Dragon Balls. They find Turles standing next to the Dragon Balls and Turles reveals his intentions to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to obtain immortality, believing that having both the Fruit of the Tree of Might and immortality will allow him to crush Goku and become strong enough to dominate both Towa and Mira. However Slug stops him, revealing he wishes to obtain immortality in order to conquer the universe. Their argument is interrupted by the appearance of Trunks and the Future Warrior, causing them to call a temporary truce in order to deal with the Time Patrol.
Eventually Turles and Slug are forced to increase their power using the Demon Realm-enhanced Fruit of the Tree of Might. However Turles discovers that Towa had altered the fruit causing him and Slug to swell with evil energy. Towa and Mira then appear and Towa reveals that she decided to use Turles and Slug as test subjects for perfecting a process she was developing where she can grant a person greater power in exchange for shaving off some of the recipient's lifespan. Eventually Turles and Slug are killed by a combined Burning Attack and Energy Wave attack from Future Trunks and the Future Warrior.
Turles is last seen being summoned by Goku Black's rift in time, where he along other villains help Black to fight Goku and Vegeta. Turles is the only villain to interact with Black, with the latter finding his hatred for Goku amusing. However, their power was not enough, and Turles disappears once more.
It is also revealed by Jaco that the Galactic Patrol considers Turles a wanted criminal presumably due to his activates as leader of the Crusher Corps. and role in freeing Amond from his imprisonment on Nutts. Turles himself is shown to have little fear of the Galactic Patrol as he believes them to be no match for himself and the Crusher Corp.
Power
The Tree of Might
He is considered a low-class Saiyan warrior, which is ironic due to Turles' base power level being higher than that of other Saiyans of that tier though likely due to eating the fruit from the tree. He is able to effortlessly beat Piccolo whose power level was at 18,000 (the same as Cui's and Vegeta's during the Vegeta Saga). When Turles battles Goku he is unnerved as he calculates Goku's power level at over 30,000. Goku initially has an edge; driving him back, though Turles is able to fend off Goku's assault. This shows that Turles' power level before eating the fruit is in-between 18,000 and 30,000.
After eating another of the Fruit from the Tree of Might and having his power amplified many times over, Turles easily defeats Goku even when he's using Kaio-ken x10, which would place his new power over 300,000.
Turles also eats another fruit after beating Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Krillin and Chiaotzu, which could have boosted his power to even greater heights, although by how much is unknown. However, he is ultimately bested by Goku's second Spirit Bomb (King Kai describes this as a Super Spirit Bomb since it was formed from the fruit of the tree).
Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
In the Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans OVA Ghost Turles is able to put up a fight somewhat against Super Saiyan Teen Gohan.
Turles: Xeno
After merging with the Dark Dragon Ball, Turles becomes much stronger.
In the manga Turles is strong enough to fight the Dark-Masked King - though he is outmatched. Upon eating a Fruit of the Tree of Might and taking on his Out of Control form Turles is able to outmatch Demon God Salsa in battle - not even flinching when kicked in the back. However he and the Tree of Might are destroyed instantly when Mechikabura fires an energy blast at them.
In the game's PV Turles: Xeno can match base Goku: Xeno in a beam struggle however he is easily knocked down by the Dark-Masked King.
Statements by authors and Guidebooks
The movie pamphlet states that Turles has a power level of 19,000. After eating a piece of fruit of the Tree of Might, Turles' power level increased dramatically; over 300,000 according to the movie pamphlet.
It was stated by Takao Koyama, that when making Dragon Ball movies was that the next movie villain that Goku fought would always have to be at least stronger than the previous villain Goku fought. Thus, Turles was stronger than Dr. Wheelo but weaker than Lord Slug.
Video games
In several video games Turles is shown in his Great Ape form, since this state amplifies it's users power by 10x base form, Turles' power would grow much higher thanks to the power he gained from the Tree of Might. Though like Goku, Turles is unable to control himself while transformed, explaining why he destroyed the Power Ball to prevent himself from transforming after he used the Power Ball to transform Gohan in the film.
In the Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans game Ghost Turles and the other Ghost warrior are able to hold their own against the Z Fighters, but are ultimately defeated.
In Xenoverse 2, Turles is shown to be strong enough to give Goku and the 2nd Future Warrior trouble during the Saiyan conflict, but he chose to flee when the original Future Warrior shows up, indicating that he wasn't strong enough to take on all three of them. Later during the Battle on Planet Namek, Turles helps Ginyu steal Goku's body and teams up with Ginyu in Goku's Body in order to kill Goku in Ginyu's body, taking advantage of Goku's weakened state. However the 2nd Future Warrior manages to protect Goku and defeat Turles. Later on Turles attempts to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to wish for Immortality, confident that with both an immortal body and the Fruit of the Tree of Might, he will become strong enough to defeat Goku, Frieza, and Mira allowing him to rule the universe. However he is stopped by Slug who also possesses the same desire. Turles is later forced to declare a truce with Slug when the 2nd Future Warrior arrives to help Gohan and Krillin reclaim the Namekian Dragon Balls. Both he and Slug eat the Fruit of the Tree of Might (Demon Realm) granting them the power of Villainous Mode. Making them much stronger than before but the Warrior manages to hold their own despite this. However Turles notices the Fruit had been tainted and the dark energy in their bodies swell causing them to power up even further. Towa appears and reveals that she used them to test a new spell that increases power in exchange for shaving off some of the recipient's life span. However Turles is happy with his newfound power as he believes it will allow him to defeat the Mira and Towa after he deals with the Warrior. While it makes both him and Lord Slug power enough to go toe-to-toe with Xeno Trunks (Base form) and the 2nd Future Warrior, they are ultimately overpowered and defeated by Xeno Trunks and the Warrior's combined energy wave.
Scouter - Like most Saiyan warriors, Turles is unable to sense ki and must rely on Scouters to read his enemies power levels.
Finger Beam – An energy blast he fires it from his index and middle fingertips. Turles uses this to attack Icarus in order to make Gohan angry and draw out his Great Ape form.
Tree of Might - A holy tree grown from the Seed of Might that requires the energy of an entire planet to produce. Turles and the Crusher Corps. travel in search of planets to plant its seeds in order to grow the Tree and the holy fruit it produces.
Resurrection – Using extract from the Tree of Might, Turles can bring someone back to life, even if they have been long dead. He used it to bring the two Beenz brothers Rasin and Lakasei back to life from their fossils.
Fruit of the Tree of Might – The holy fruit of the Tree of Might that is normally reserved for gods and divine beings (Eternal Dragons according to the FUNimation Dub). Turles eats a piece of Fruit from the Tree of Might, drastically raising his power level. Used twice during The Tree of Might.
Fruit of the Tree of Might (Demon Realm) - A demonic strain of the Fruit of the Tree of Might created by Towa in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Turles by exposing it to the effects of the Demon Realm, corrupting it with dark energy. Turles gives some of this fruit to Burter and Jeice on Namek in the main story while giving it to the entire Ginyu Force and Vegeta in a Parallel Quest. Also consumed by Turles in the main story to combat the Future Warrior.
Kill Driver – Turles creates a fiery ring of ki and launches it at his opponents, releasing a massive explosion that is strong enough to kill a Great Ape.
Sudden Storm – Turles releases a rapid barrage of purple energy spheres at his opponent, causing a massive accumulation of damage. Named in Xenoverse 2 where it appears as one of Turles' Super Skills.
I'll Dig Your Grave! – Turles punches the opponent, followed by a knee strike to the air. Then, he knocks the opponent to the ground, followed by a Sudden Storm. Turles used this attack against Goku towards the end of the film.
Sudden Storm-like Energy Wave - Turles fires an unnamed single Energy Wave performed in the same manner as Sudden Storm, which he combines with Lord Slug's Darkness Blaster in an attempt to finish off both Xeno Trunks and the Future Warrior. However their combined attack is overpowered by the combined Burning Attack and Energy Wave used by Xeno Trunks and the Warrior. Used by Turles in his unfinished Supervillain state in a cutscene in Xenoverse 2.
Meteor Break – Turles charges at the foe and knees them into the air, then flies up to them in midair, knees them in the stomach and smashes them down to the ground, then right before the foe hits the ground, Turles charges down at them, knees them in the stomach again. Then to finish them off, he blasts the helpless enemy with the same column of energy that he used against Piccolo in the film. It is his Ultimate Blast in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. This technique appears as one of his Ultimate Skills in Xenoverse 2 under the name Meteor Burst. In Xenoverse 2, he performs it in a manner similar to how he used it on Piccolo as he guards himself with a barrier that destroys Ki Blasts (a reference to him enduring a Special Beam Cannon before attacking Piccolo with the technique) before saying "Guess I Felt The One." then blasting the opponent with an energy sphere that explodes erupting into column of energy. Additional input allows him to fire the blast faster though he will shout "THEN DIE!" and blast them if its quick fire input is used.
DUAL Meteor Burst - A two person team attack variation of Meteor Burst that appears as Turles' Dual Ultimate Attack skill in Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update. He teaches it to the Future Warrior as a way to increase the power of their attacks by attacking together at the same time with DUAL Meteor Burst. Appears as one of his equipable Ultimate Skills for his custom skillset which can be added to it through Partner Customization allowing him to initiate the Dual Ultimate in battle. Can be used by him with either the Future Warrior, Time Patroller NPCs, or when teamed up with himself.
Power Ball – By combining his ki with the planet's atmosphere, Turles can create a ball of condensed Blutz rays, which simulates the effects of a full moon, allowing him to transform into a Great Ape. In the FUNimation dub, he calls this technique a Moon Blast.
Regeneration – Ghost Turles can regenerate using Destron Gas, and also in his playable appearance in Dragon Ball Heroes.
Chou Makouhou Barrage – One of Great Ape Turles' Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
Chou Makousen – Great Ape Turles' Ultimate Blast in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
Howl – One of Great Ape Turles' Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
Explosive Wave – One of Turles' Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and one of his Evasive Skills in Xenoverse 2.
Ki Explosion - An Explosive Wave that can be prolonged using ki that appears as a Super Skill in Xenoverse 2. After the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skillset after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization. Holding down the button prolongs the explosion at the cost of using extra ki.
Super Ki Explosion - A stronger Ultimate Skill version of Ki Explosion. After the 1.09.00 Update, this Ultimate Skill can be added to Turles' custom skillset after purchasing it for 15 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Dragonthrow – Turles uses this throw in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
Mind Break – A Card Action Ability utilizable by any of the Kings of Destruction. The user fires a beam at their target that puts them under Babidi's Mind Control.
Afterimage - A movement technique where the user moves so fast that they create an illusionary copy of themself. After the 1.09.00 Update in Xenoverse 2, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skillset in Partner Customization.
Super Afterimage - An advanced version of the Afterimage technique that appears as a Super Skill in Xenoverse 2. After the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skillset after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization. Allows Turles to create afterimages while moving around and can be used to slip behind opponents.
Shockwave - A weak kiai capable of causing opponents to stagger. After the 1.09.00 Update in Xenoverse 2, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skillset after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Arm Crash - A charging punch attack originally used by Nappa to severe Tien's arm which Turles can use in Xenoverse 2 when fought in story mode and certain quests. After the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skillset after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization. It allows Turles to break an opponent's guard and can be charged to make the charging punch travel farther.
Genocide Shell - A Super Skill originally used by Nappa in the Xenoverse series that fires four unmoving energy spheres forward, exploding on contact with an opponent or destructible object. In Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Murder Grenade - A energy sphere that erupts into a pillar of energy when it hits the ground or an opponent originally used by Nappa as a Super Skill in Xenoverse 2. After the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Giant Storm - A powerful Exploding Wave technique originally used by Nappa to destroy East City. In Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update, this Ultimate Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 15 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Saturday Crash - A paralyzing energy sphere originally used by by follow low-class Saiyan warrior Raditz. In Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Shining Friday - A close range version of Saturday Crush originally used by Raditz. In Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization. Turles unleashes powerful Energy Sphere from his palm at point blank range that damages enemies or cancels their ki blasts on contact though its attack range is limited and lacks Saturday Crash's paralyzing effect.
Vacation Delete - A stronger version of Saturday Crash used as an Ultimate Skill by Raditz in the Xenoverse series. In Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 15 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Double Sunday - A double energy wave attack fired from both hands originally used by Raditz. In Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 5 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
Weekend - A more powerful Ultimate Skill version of Double Sunday used by Raditz in the Xenoverse series. In Xenoverse 2 after the 1.09.00 Update, this Super Skill can be added to Turles' custom skill after purchasing it for 15 TP Medals in Partner Customization.
After eating fruit from the Tree of Might Turles' power increases greatly. His body also immediately increases in muscle mass considerably, while likewise proportionally increasing his height to cause no reduction on his speed or agility.
In Xenoverse 2, Fruit of the Tree of Might power up acts as a Reinforcement Super Skill (a type of temporary Power Up that increases the user's stats) and allows Turles to perform an additional attack after eating the fruit.
Turles holding the Demon Realm-enhanced Fruit of the Tree of Might created by Towa in Xenoverse 2
In Xenoverse 2, Turles has Towa create an augmented strain of the Fruit of the Tree of Might by exposing the holy fruit to the effects of the Demon Realm creating a corrupted version of the Fruit which grants Turles access to two powerful Dark Magic power-ups when consumed.
Villainous Mode
Via consuming the Fruit of the Tree of Might (Demon Realm) created by Towa, Turles can access the second stage Villainous Mode power-up which causes him to gain a dark purple aura and glowing red eyes, while increasing his power greatly. However as Towa tainted the fruit to test a new spell on Turles and Slug which causes their bodies to swell with dark energy which causes them to acquire an even greater power-up.
Supervillain power-up
Through Towa's tampering with the Demon Realm enhanced Fruit, her new spell can shave off Turles' life in order to unlock even greater power resulting in a new kind of dark power up. This power up causes him to gain a sinister black and white aura, while causing his pupils to emit a pinkish red glow. In this state he believed himself to be powerful enough to defeat the Time Breakers after he had dealt with the Future Warrior and Xeno Trunks, though ultimately he was no match for them though this may have been due his power-up being used as test run to help Towa perfect it and only grants him what would eventually become the first stage Supervillain Mode.
Like all Saiyans with a tail, Turles can transform into a Great Ape at the sight of a full moon (or similar sources). Though he has never transformed in the movie or OVA, and he states that he would lose his wits if he does. He is shown transformed in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 by making his own moon just like Vegeta with the Power Ball ability.
Destruction King Turles card for Dragon Ball Heroes
Destruction King Turles is a playable character in Dragon Ball Heroes, making his debut in the fifth mission of the Jaaku Mission series (JM5). In this form, his pupils and irises vanish. He gains a Demon symbol on his forehead like most Destruction Kings do.
After the Dark Dragon Balls are scattered through time and space, Turles ends up fusing with the Dark Four-Star Dragon Ball. His appearance when merged with the Dark Dragon Ball slightly alters, with his eyes becoming blank, and the Dark Dragon Ball appearing on his chest, with black lines coming out of it. In this form he is known as Turles (Xeno).
Out of Control
Main article: Out of Control (demonic Saiyan)
Due to the effects of the Dark Dragon Ball, when eating a Fruit of the Tree of Might Turles undergoes a transformation into Out of Control Turles. In this new form, the black and red vein like mass extends over more of his body, and his eyes turn a yellowish shade. In addition, he gains increased muscle mass and more obvious muscle definition and buldging veins on his arms.
It is noted by Salsa that Out of Control Turles possesses power on par with, or even above, an non-stabilized Demon God.
Fusions
Tutz
Main article: TutzTutz is the EX-Fusion of Turles and Raditz introduced in Dragon Ball Fusions. He wears a red scouter visor produced by Turles and Raditz's Scouters fusing with them.
Ultra Fusion
Main article: Ultra Fusion
By performing Five-Way Fusion with any four members of Tekka's Team he can fuse to create a powerful Ultra Fusion. If initiated by Turles himself the resulting Ultra Fusion will be a male Saiyan with Turles' skin tone.
Video games
Majin Turles in-game of Dragon Ball Heroes
Turles appears as a Ghost Warrior in the Famicom game Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku and its Playdia adaption Shin Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku - Chikyū-Hen, but is eventually killed again, this time by Gohan. In an alternate ending in the Playdia version, Turles ends up killing Gohan instead. In addition to the Ghost Warrior version of Turles who appears as a boss, Mirage Turles (ターレスミラージュ; a green-skinned Turles with pink armor) and Phantom Turles (ターレスファントム; purple-skinned Turles with blue armor) appear as regular enemies in Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku.
In Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Budokai Tenkaichi 3, there is special dialogue between Turles and Goku while he is a Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, or a Super Saiyan 3 where, upon seeing Goku's transformed state, he says "WHAT? No, this is impossible!" If Turles wins, he will say to Goku "You surprised me a little, but not much." In Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Budokai Tenkaichi 3, and Raging Blast 2, if he gets mistaken for Goku, he will say: "Sorry, but you've mistaken me for someone else." Gohan mistakes Turles for his father in these games, due to Turles sharing physical similarities with Goku. Turles also has special dialogue with Goten, where he correctly assumes that he is Goku's other son. In Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and the next installment, Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Turles and Vegeta have a special pre-battle conversation (he and King Vegeta have the same dialogue). Vegeta starts it by saying "Your face is utterly disgusting!", to which Turles replies by saying "Well, this brings back memories." In Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, Turles has a special in-battle conversation with Vegeta and his two Saiyan partners, Nappa and Raditz: he says "Together we would be the strongest force in the universe!" as an offer for them to join him, but all Saiyans respectively refuse, saying "I don't like the way you look." (Vegeta), "What does garbage like you want with me?" (Nappa), and "I don't like your attitude" (Raditz). If Turles wins the battle, he will say to each of the defeated Saiyans: "Aww...The Princess of all Saiyans." (Vegeta), and "Hehehe...I was expecting more from an elite warrior...." (Nappa). Turles also has a special pre-battle quote with Kid Goku. Upon seeing Turles, Kid Goku states that Turles has a tail like him; Turles, in response, is surprised to see a Saiyan child (Kid Goku) on the planet he is on and says "To think there'd be a Saiyan child here of all places....". If Turles wins, he will say to Kid Goku "Go home and cry to your mother!".
A ShapeshiftingTime Patroller named Tennile will occasionally attempt to transform into Turles however has trouble getting Turles' hair to look right and Turles' armor is an object of clothing for the Future Warrior in Dragon Ball Xenoverse. If the Future Warrior wears Turles' Battle Suit and talks to Vegeta while he is their Master, Vegeta will notice them wearing it and say it is strange and wonders who wore it, to which the Future Warrior will reveal it is Turles' armor. Vegeta is surprised to hear there was another Saiyan survivor and asks if he is still alive to which the Future Warrior will imply he isn't and Vegeta will conclude Turles must have been a weakling.
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Turles appears to cause trouble in several Parallel Quests. It is also revealed that he leaves behind an Distorted Time Egg at the Capsule Corporation that produces a Time Rift anomaly around it.
It is also revealed that due to his status as leader of Turles Crusher Corps., Turles is considered a wanted criminal by the Galactic Patrol as shown by his special battle dialog with Jaco, presumably due to the Crusher Corps role in attacking Planet Nutts and freeing Amond from imprisonment. He also have a special battle dialog with Broly. Turles will says: "Real Saiyan warriors have finesse. You... You are just a loose cannon." And Broly will respond by saying: "Ha ha ha! Saiyans don't care about finesse. There is only battle". Interestingly, Broly does not mistake Turles for Goku despite their resemblance, though presumably Broly can tell Turles is not Goku via his scent (as Broly is shown in Xenoverse 2 to have committed Kakarrot's scent to memory which he uses as a method to track and identify his nemesis, though due to Goku's blood relations having a similar scent it is harder for him to tell the difference between them and Goku as he easy mistakes the Masked Saiyan for Goku). It is also possible that Turles and Broly may have encountered each other previously.
After the 1.06.01 Update, Turles has special dialog with Goku Black in which he at first mistakes Black for Kakarot, then concludes he is not Kakarot and asks him to join him, but Black is insulted by the Saiyan's barbaric manner of addressing a God and is further convinced that that he has no other choice but to erase humanity.
Turles (Incomplete Supervillain) and Lord Slug (Incomplete Supervillain) vs. Xeno Trunks and Future Warrior
Trivia
Turles' original name, Tullece is a pun on the vegetable "lettuce". The name is written out as ターレス, Tāresu. If the first two syllables are rearranged, it becomes レタース, retāsu. Ignoring the elongated "a" sound, it becomes the accurate Japanese spelling of "lettuce", レタス retasu.
In the European AB Group English dub (better known as the "Big Green" dub) and Danish dub, Turles states he is Goku's brother. This was likely a way of explaining their physical similarities for those versions.
In the AB Group dub, Turles also claimed that he had just eaten a fruit from the Tree of Might (called the "Sacred Tree" in this version) after Goku defeats his henchmen. In all the other English dubs, as well as the original Japanese dub, he only consumes its fruit while fighting Goku.
In the French translation of The Tree of Might, it is implied that Turles is Goku's brother namely due to it being called Le Combat fratricide, which translates to The Fratricidal Fight. Given that the word 'fratricidal' can refer to a sibling, mainly a brother or sister, it has actually led many people believe that Turles is in fact Goku's brother, while that is not the case.
Turles is the only character who actually manages to destroy a Spirit Bomb. Even Frieza and Kid Buu, both of whom are significantly stronger than Turles, only managed to slow it down or repel it outright, respectively. However it should be noted that the Tree of Might had drained most of the energy from Earth so there was very little energy used to make it. Also the Spirit Bombs used on Frieza and Kid Buu contained much more energy, the Large Spirit Bomb contained energy from Namek and the its surrounding planets, while the Super Spirit Bomb contained the energy of every one on Earth, New Namek, and Other World. Thus Turles was only able to destroy a Spirit Bomb created from what little energy remained on Earth and Turles was later killed along with the Tree of Might by a Spirit Bomb created by the Earth's energy contained in the Tree of Might itself.
In Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans, Turles claims that his hatred for the Saiyans is greater than Frieza's, Cooler's and Lord Slug's, an arguably hypocritical sentiment. However, this Turles is merely a phantom, which could explain the irony in his statement when the real Turles actually displayed noticeable pride in his Saiyan heritage in The Tree of Might.
In some games, Turles will have special dialog where he will express surprise at seeing Goku's Super Saiyan transform and in several games it is implied that he realizes the true nature of the transformation.
In Xenoverse 2 and Raging Blast 2, he has special dialog with Teen Gohan where he will assume that Gohan had simply dyed his hair blonde.
Interestingly, despite other Saiyans such as Bardock, Raditz, and Nappa acquiring some form of Super Saiyan transformation in other media, Turles himself has yet to acquire his own Super Saiyan form. Given his resemblance to Goku and Bardock, presumably his Super Saiyan form would resemble theirs though it remains to be seen if this is actually the case.
In some games, Turles' alternate costumes have his Battle Armor colored similar to Tora's and a Scouter with a lens colored similar to Tarble's.
In the original Japanese dub and many international dubs, Turles shares the same voice actor as Goku or has a similar voice, although this is not the case in the three official North American Tree of Might dubs.
In the edited three-part Saban dub, Turles mutters to himself "huh, a Spirit Bomb? This can't be!" moments before Goku uses the attack. This would imply that Turles had encountered the technique before or met King Kai, although it should be noted that the line is not present in any other version.
In the early English dubs, the blue parts of Turles' armor appear to be purple, due to the saturation filters FUNimation applied to the original Japanese footage. This was corrected in their subsequent blu-ray releases.
In the DBH trailers and Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans remake, Turles lacks the "devil horn" hairs on his head.
In the debut episode of another evil counterpart of Goku: Goku Black, lettuce appears heavily in the episode, likely as a reference to Turles (as Super tends to reference past character's name puns).[6]
Turles is the only evil counterpart of Goku who is not the result of another character switching bodies with Goku, as Turles is simply an evil Saiyan who looks like Goku.
Despite both being evil counterparts of Goku, Goku Black is shown to be disgusted by Turles' barbaric Saiyan personality and sees it as just more proof that mortals must be exterminated. However, during the story of Xenoverse 2, they technically become allies when Black summons Turles along with other villains.
In Xenoverse 2 Super Pack 4 DLC, Turles meets Vegeta for the first time and Vegeta actually has no idea who he is, believing him to be another version of Goku Black, meaning that Turles was never around on Planet Vegeta while Vegeta was a child. However, like Broly, Goku recognizes Turles who was thought to be destroyed.
However as a Time Patrol Academy Instructor, Vegeta recognizes Turles' name and reveals he is aware that Turles is a low class warrior who was a troublemaker that never learned how to follow orders indicating he had at the very least heard of Turles, though presumably never met him which would explain why he doesn't recognize him in the story. It should also be noted as a royal it is possible that Prince Vegeta simply did not recognize the low class warrior, as Turles himself claims that his resemblance to Goku was due to little variation in appearance among the lower class.
Additionally Vegeta was likely unaware of Turles' survival as Turles originated from a different timeline according to Chronoa (while Vegeta himself originates from the altered main timeline) and Vegeta was likely under the impression that the only pure Universe 7 Saiyans still alive were himself and Goku (with Black himself being a Shinjin in Goku's body), thus assumed Turles must have been another incarnation of Black which makes sense given Goku Black's ability to create portals that can summon clones of himself.
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