Master Roshi - Dragon Ball
Master Roshi, also known as the Turtle Hermit and the God of Martial Arts, is a master of martial arts who trained Gohan (Goku’s adopted father), Ox-King, Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha. He has a sister named Fortuneteller Baba. He is a hermit and a pervert.
Appearances in Dragon Ball
In Dragon Ball, Master Roshi is happily reunited with his friend Turtle after Goku and Bulma free him. Master Roshi’s goes to meet them riding on the back of Turtle. He gives Goku the Flying Nimbus to thank him and is surprised to see that he can ride it so effortlessly. He also gives Bulma the three-star dragon ball in exchange for a glimpse under her nightgown. Roshi returns to find his home raided by Pilaf in search of the Dragon Ball. He attacks and Pilaf is plunged into the ocean. Soon after, Goku appears at Roshi’s house with Chi-Chi, the Ox-King’s daughter, to retrieve the Bansho fan. They need this to extinguish a giant fire that has taken over Ox-King’s mountain castle. Having thrown the fan out by mistake, he heads to the mountain and agrees to extinguish the fire with a Kamehameha in exchange for the chance to touch Bulma’s breasts. He is shocked to see Goku is able to copy the technique after seeing it performed only one time, as it took him years to develop.
Before he will train Goku, he requests that Goku bring him a beautiful girl. Failing this, Goku returns to Roshi’s house. Krillin also wants to become a student of Roshi and bribes him with erotic magazines. He offers the same conditions as Goku, so they bring back Launch. Accepting them as students, he moves his house to Training Island and makes Goku and Krillin wear heavy turtle shells on their backs while doing special training such as milk delivery, construction and other interesting chores.
Roshi brings his students to Papaya Island for the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament to test their strength. Master Roshi himself enters the competition as ‘Jackie Chun’, in order to keep his students egos from inflating if they win. He manages to defeat Krillin as Goku goes on to defeat Nam. During his fight with Goku, the young boy transforms into a Great Ape, forcing Roshi to blow up the moon with a Kamehameha. They continue the fight and Roshi barely wins.
Roshi and Krillin continue training on the island. A few days later, Goku and Bulma arrive and ask to borrow Master Roshi’s submarine. He agrees on the premise that he can also borrow Bulma’s Micro Band. He uses this to be able to spy on Launch when she goes to shower. However, Launch sneezes, transforming her into Bad Launch, who forces Roshi to follow her commands. The Red Ribbon army comes to the island and begins making demands, to which Roshi responds by beating them. Goku and Bulma return to the island and give him a diamond they found in exchange for his now demolished submarine. Unfortunately though, Bad Launch steals it and leaves the island. General Blue shows up and with psychic abilities, binds everyone together and leaves a bomb behind to kill everyone. Launch comes back as Good Launch however and frees everyone allowing Goku to dispose of the bomb.
Goku leaves to fight the Red Ribbon army while Roshi has his micro band taken away by Bulma in an effort to stop his perverted behavior. Bulma builds a plane to find out the location of Goku and realizes he is going to fight the RR army alone. Thinking this is almost suicidal, Roshi heads out to help. However much to their surprise, by the time they arrive, Goku had already defeated everyone.
In an effort to find the last Dragon Ball, Roshi recommends consulting his sister Fortuneteller Baba. She challenges Goku and his friends to a contest. After completing this task, Roshi is amazed and he tells Goku to train alone from now on, as Roshi is unable to provide further training. He then accepts Yamcha as his student.
Three years later, Roshi enters the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament under his alias of Jackie Chun once again. During the tournament, he faces Tien, who he decides is a far better challenge to his students than himself. He retires from the tournament and lets the others continue instead. His old rival and teacher of Tien, Master Shen is enacting evil plans, which Roshi convinces Tien to dismiss. Succeeding this, Chiaotzu is manipulated into using psychokinesis to hold Goku during Tien’s match. Tien learns of this and tells Chiaotzu to stop, causing an enraged Master Shen to attack. Roshi blasts Master Shen away with a Kamehameha, allowing Goku and Tien to continue their fight.
After the tournament, Krillin is killed by Tambourine, who Roshi recognizes as Evil King Piccolo’s henchman. Fearing the worst, he headed off to fight Evil King Piccolo, planning to use the Evil Containment Wave to seal him again. On the way, he knocks Tien out so as to avoid him joining the fight and getting hurt or killed. Roshi misses with the Evil Containment Wave and, having used all of his life energy in the attack, dies. He is later revived with the Dragon Balls and goes back to living on his island with Turtle. Three years later, Roshi goes to the 23rd World Tournament to watch Goku fight against ‘Demon Junior’ (Piccolo).
Appearances in Dragon Ball Z
In Dragon Ball Z, five years later waiting to meet with Goku and his family on his island, Raditz appears, defeats Krillin and Goku, and takes the infant Gohan with him. Roshi recounts a story told to him by Grandpa Gohan about a ferocious little tailed boy he found in the forest who hit his head and became good.
A year later, the Saiyans arrive and Roshi and the others watch the events unfold on Fortuneteller Baba’s crystal ball while Bulma, Krillin and Gohan travel to Namek. Bulma calls Roshi to tell him that there’s trouble on Namek, including Vegeta and a yet unknown, Frieza. Roshi visits Goku to tell him about the call from Bulma while another space ship is built to allow another trip to Namek. During the battle with the Androids, Roshi is at his home with Oolong and Chiaotzu.
Seven years later, Roshi attends the 25th World Tournament. While under Babidi’s control, Vegeta kills hundreds of spectators, which makes Goku angry enough to fight him. Master Roshi helps find Dragon Balls to revive the people Vegeta killed. Like with many people on Earth, Roshi is killed when Kid Buu destroys the planet and is later revived.
Appearances in Dragon Ball Super
In Dragon Ball Super Master Roshi helps in the fight against Frieza’s soldiers, but steps back when the fight with Frieza begins. After hearing Future Trunks’ story about Goku Black, Master Roshi teaches Goku the Evil Containment Wave in order to defeat Zamasu. Roshi forgot, however, to give Goku the bottle that would contain Zamasu.
Gohan suggests recruiting Master Roshi for the team during the Tournament of Power. Roshi starts the tournament by staying with the Universe 7 fighters until he has analyzed the situation. From there he goes off to fight other fighters. When tired, he is attacked by Frost, who draws out the fight cruelly. Roshi attempts to use the Evil Containment Wave several times, to no avail. The second attempt backfires and traps Vegeta. Frost, believing he has won, underestimates Roshi’s ability to use ki as Roshi uses a micro ki blast to break the bottle containing Vegeta. After this battle, Roshi retires from the tournament.
Appearances in Dragon Ball GT
In Dragon Ball GT Master Roshi, trying to flirt while on holiday in the city, recognizes a recently transformed child Goku.
Roshi is possessed by Baby along with almost everyone else in the world but is later cured with the sacred water. He is also transported to the new planet wished into creation by Baby when Earth blows up.
Powers and Abilities
For a human, Master Roshi is incredibly powerful. Some of his abilities include super strength and super speed. However he can not fly. His main techniques include:
- Kamehameha - His original technique. Ki is fired in a beam from both palms facing forward. The original technique features a sweeping motion with the arms, but this is later forgotten about or unnecessary later in the series.
- Afterimage Technique - The ability to move so quickly that it appears as though more than one Roshi are attacking at once.
- Thunder Shock Surprise - Master Roshi fires electricity from his fingertips, paralyzing his opponents.
- Ultra Instinct-like Ability - Being a master of martial arts has allowed Roshi so much insight into fighting, that he can use an style of fighting without thinking, much like Goku did when fighting Jiren.
Links
Dragon Ball Series
Dragon Ball Z Series
Dragon Ball Kai Series
Dragon Ball Super Series
Dragon Ball GT Series
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Akira Toriyama