Acid

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Acid (溶解液, Yōkaieki)^[2] is a technique used by the Saibamen.

Overview

The Saibaman splits open his head and releases acid from it, powerful enough to melt through anything, including the Earth, leaving a deep pit.

Usage

In the anime, when Goku is swallowed by Princess Snake in the anime, it is shown that her stomach contains a powerful digestive acid capable of melting Goku's flesh.^[3]

Acid is used by a Saibaman against Tien Shinhan and the Dragon Team in the series. Everyone manages to dodge the acid.^[4]

Sometime later, during battle between Cell and Android 16, it is revealed that the bodily fluids of the Bio-Android have a high and dangerous acidity content. This fact can be verified in the scenes in which Android 16 plucks off Cell's tail to prevent it from absorbing more living beings, however immediately after Cell demonstrates to have also the Namekian Regeneration Ability that makes him grow a new tail, completely wet by his bodily fluid dripping some drops melting the ground.^[5]

In the anime, acid is present Inside Buu.^[6]

In the anime, Frost's left needle possess a highly acidic poison intended to kill.^[7]

Variations

Poison - A toxic variation used by Copyman & Jinkouman in Dragon Ball Xenoverse. In Dragon Ball Legends, certain versions of the Acid Special Move Arts have poisonous properties allowing them to inflict either Posion or Strong Poison status effects.
- Secret Poison - The Secret Poison within Frost's left needle produces an acidic variant of his poison.
Saibabeam - Instead of Acid, a green energy wave fired from the Saibamen's open head gland.
Super Genome Ray - Giant Bio-Broly's own version used in Dragon Ball Heroes and Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission.

Video Game Appearances

It is one of the Saibamen's attacks in Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan, Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu, Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishōden, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, and Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle. It is one of their Blast 1 techniques in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and Raging Blast series, and an offensive technique in Dragon Ball Heroes and Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi.

Captain Ginyu spits acid as his primary attack while in his Mega Ginyu Frog form in Dragon Ball Online.

Bio-Broly in his Giant Form can shoot acid out of his mouth as a Super Attack named Super Genome Ray (超スーパーゲノム光線こうせん, Sūpā Genomu Kōsen) in Dragon Ball Heroes and Ultra Genome Ray in Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle.

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, it appears as a Super Skill exclusive to Saibamen, Kyukonman, and Tennenman. There is also a variant used by Copyman and Jinkouman called Poison.

In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Saibamen summoned by Nappa use acid as one of their attacks.