Bubbles

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Bubbles (バブルス, Baburusu) is the monkey pet and friend of King Kai. He serves a special purpose during King Kai's training lessons, particularly one of two endurance tests, where trainees are instructed to chase after Bubbles in an effort to catch him. Though the task may seem simple at first, there is a catch: the gravity on King Kai's Planet is ten times that of Earth, and Bubbles is perfectly used to it.

Appearance

Bubbles is a stout, dark brown monkey with pink paws. His ears are upward-pointing and also pink.

Personality

Being a pet, Bubbles isn't shown to have much of a defining personality. If anything, he's quite obedient towards the orders of King Kai and enjoys dancing and running around on his planet.

Biography

Dragon Ball Z

Saiyan Saga

When Goku finally arrived on King Kai's planet, he first thought Bubbles was King Kai and thought he would have to act like a monkey to begin the training until the real King Kai showed up. Goku was then forced to catch Bubbles as part of King Kai's training. This forced Goku to push himself in a gravitation ten times that of Earth. After 40 days working on this test, Goku was finally able to catch Bubbles.

Frieza Saga

After Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu arrive on King Kai's Planet after having been killed by Nappa, King Kai gives them the same test. While Piccolo instead chooses to meditate, the others attempt and utterly fail to capture Bubbles much to King Kai's amusement. However, after some time passes, Yamcha quickly rushes after Bubbles and tackles him with his legs, gripping the monkey tightly in his grasp, Tien is then shown phasing back and forth in front of Bubbles before grabbing him by the tail and finally Chiaotzu is seen capturing Bubbles and yanking him up and down out of joy.

Meanwhile, Piccolo manages to catch Bubbles almost effortlessly. This causes King Kai to yell that Piccolo should know that Bubbles' test was not meant for him, but for Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu.

Later, Bubbles and Gregory were knocked out by the Ginyu Force when they invaded King Kai's planet after being killed by Vegeta.

Cell Saga

Bubbles is on King Kai's planet when Goku shows up with Cell. Cell is in the process of self-destructing. After Cell self-destructs, Bubbles is killed, along with Goku, King Kai, and Gregory. After their death, they are on Snake Way, but they notice that Cell was not there too. Cell regenerated and he returned to Earth to destroy it. Later, Cell is defeated by Goku's son, Gohan as a Super Saiyan 2 with Goku's encouragement while he is still on Snake Way. Afterward, Bubbles, Gregory, King Kai, and Goku go to Grand Kai's Planet.

Majin Buu Saga

After King Kai's Planet is destroyed because of Cell, Bubbles travels with Goku, Gregory, and King Kai along Snake Way and eventually reach Heaven.

Dragon Ball Super

God of Destruction Beerus Saga

Bubbles is in King Kai's car with Gregory when King Kai tries to get Bubbles to laugh at his joke about peace and Goku teleports to King Kai's planet, causing him to crash into his house. When King Kai reminded Goku that he hasn't revived him since Cell blew up his planet due to Goku's actions, King Kai, Gregory, and Bubbles were chasing after him trying to get him to revive him next.

Golden Frieza Saga

Bubbles makes a brief appearance when King Kai reacts to Goku having become a Super Saiyan Blue during his fight with Frieza.^[1]

Copy-Vegeta Saga

Bubbles makes another brief appearance when Goku shows up in order to asks King Kai about his inability to use his Ki properly and takes cover while Goku trains there for a short period in order to get back to normal.^[2]

Dragon Ball GT

Shadow Dragon Saga

Bubbles is seen with King Kai and Gregory on the roof of Grand Kai's Mansion when King Kai assists Goku in forming the Super Ultra Spirit Bomb to defeat Omega Shenron.^[3]

Super Dragon Ball Heroes

Demon Invader Saga

Bubbles, King Kai, and Gregory are absorbed by Majin Ozotto when he arrives on their planet.^[4]

Film appearances

Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

Bubbles is concerned alongside King Kai with the arrival of the Legendary Super Saiyan, and in particular not only the destruction of the South Area of the Galaxy, but also the fact that the North Area of the Galaxy is next on the Legendary Super Saiyan's targets in the opening scene. In addition, Bubbles also appears during King Kai's meeting with Goku, where he helps clear off the table as Goku is preparing to find the trail for the Legendary Super Saiyan's Ki and then use Instant Transmission to intercept, although Bubbles eventually collapsed and destroyed several plates after Goku asked King Kai to show him the direction "south" was at due to forgetting. After the Legendary Super Saiyan, Broly was seemingly killed by Goku, Bubbles is seen celebrating as King Kai acknowledges he is proud of Goku for accomplishing this.

Bojack Unbound

Bubbles is accompanied by King Kai, Goku, and Gregory in the Other World, where they watch the Intergalactic Tournament. At one point, he and Goku play a game of cards where he is able to get Goku to pull the joker card.

Bio-Broly

He appears at the end of the movie, on Grand Kai's Planet, telling Goku that Broly is acting up in Hell and that Pikkon and Goku need to take care of the situation.

Battle of Gods

Four years after the defeat of Kid Buu, Bubbles is back on King Kai's Planet training with Goku. The planet is visited by the God of Destruction Beerus because he is in search of the Super Saiyan God. Goku challenges Beerus to a sparring match and the god accepts. After Goku is beaten by the God of Destruction Beerus with two easy hits, Beerus leaves for Earth to ask the Saiyans there about the Super Saiyan God and Bubbles gives Goku a Senzu, one he found on him.^[5] King Kai warns Vegeta, telepathically, that Beerus is going to Earth and that he needs to keep him calm or destruction would come upon Earth. Goku stays on King Kai's planet to train and try to reach the level of Super Saiyan God. After a while, Goku travels back to Earth and takes on the Super Saiyan God form to combat Beerus. After Goku and Beerus fought again, Beerus spares Earth and returns home.

Power

Bubble is strong enough to move with ease in 10x Earth's gravity, making him much stronger than any real-life monkey.

Statements by authors and guidebooks

The movie pamphlet for Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might states that Bubbles has a power level of 1,000.

Video Games

In The Breakers, Bubbles is strong enough to hold his own against a weakened Guldo, distracting him long enough for the Survivor to finish him off.

Techniques and Special Abilities

Shapeshifting - In Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden, Bubbles can shapeshift via a magic spell placed on him by King Kai in Adventure Mode. However, Bubbles is only capable of transforming into small children like Kid Gohan and Goten.

Manga Appearances

Chapter Appearances

v • eVegeta Saga
206. Gohan and Piccolo	Absent
207. Son Gohan, the Inconsolable	Absent
208. Deeds Done by the Full Moon	Absent
209. Goku and Gohan's Training Begins!!	Absent
210. Masters and Students	Death
211. The Hardest Time of His Death	Appears
212. Closer... Closer...	Appears
213. The Day of the Saiyans	Absent
214. Let the Games Begin!	Absent
215. One Down...	Absent
216. Heroes in Terror	Absent
217. Hope Runs Out	Absent
218. The Last Blast	Absent
219. Goku, Hurry!	Absent
220. Back From the Other Side	Appears
221. The Time Draws Near	Absent
222. The Death of a God!!	Absent
223. Piccolo's Last Stand	Absent
224. The Quiet Wrath of Son Goku	Absent
225. Vengeance	Absent
226. The Mystery of the Kaio-ken	Absent
227. The Last of Nappa	Absent
228. Mano a Maniac!!	Absent
229. The Decisive Battle at Last!	Absent
230. Too Much Power?	Appears
231. Battle in the Red Zone!!	Absent
232. The Moon	Absent
233. The Energy Sphere	Absent
234. All That Power...	Absent
235. The Last Heartbeat	Absent
236. Least Resistance	Absent
237. One More... the Sphere!	Appears
238. The Hopes of a Planet	Appears
239. The Worn-Out Warriors	Absent
240. Monkey in the Moon	Absent
241. Goku's Request	Appears

v • eNamek Saga
242. The Bittersweet End	Absent
243. Destination Namek	Appears
244. The Mysterious Spaceship	Absent
245. 3... 2... 1... Lift Off!	Absent
246. The Return of Vegeta	Absent
247. Planet Namek, Cold and Dark	Absent
248. The Mysterious Strangers	Absent
249. Vegeta's True Power	Absent
250. Goku Returns! Again!	Absent
251. Son Goku's Spaceship	Absent
252. Namekian Fear	Absent
253. Showdown!	Absent
254. Ten Seconds of Death	Absent
255. Son Gohan Snaps!	Absent
256. Death in Flight	Absent
257. Vegeta vs. Dodoria	Absent
258. Hide and Seek	Absent
259. The Sixth Dragon Ball	Absent
260. The Last Dragon Ball	Absent
261. The Four Dead Heroes	Appears
262. Vegeta vs. Zarbon	Absent
263. Zarbon's True Power	Absent
264. The Great Elder's House	Absent
265. The Dragon Balls Change Hands	Absent
266. Vegeta's Laughter, Freeza's Rage	Absent
267. Reunion of Terror!	Absent
268. Vegeta in Overdrive!	Absent
269. Brains and Brawn	Absent
270. Premonitions of War	Absent
271. The Enemy of My Enemy...	Absent
272. The Ginyu Force	Absent
273. Five Deadly Fighters	Absent
274. Gurd's Psychic Powers	Absent
275. Vegeta vs. Reacoom	Absent
276. Vegeta vs. Reacoom, Part 2	Absent
277. Freeza Victorious?!!	Absent
278. Son Gohan's Last Stand	Absent
279. Son Goku Has Landed!	Absent
280. Super Saiyan?	Absent
281. Jheese and Butta	Absent

v • eFrieza Saga
291. Nail's Sacrifice	Absent
292. The True Dragon God	Absent
293. The Three Wishes	Absent
294. The Last Wish	Absent
295. The Assimilation	Absent
296. The Transformation	Absent
297. Freeza vs. Gohan	Absent
298. Freeza vs. Gohan, Part 2	Absent
299. The Fourth Warrior	Absent
300. Freeza vs. Piccolo	Absent
301. Freeza vs. Piccolo, Part 2	Absent
302. Freeza's Third Form	Absent
303. Vegeta's Ploy	Absent
304. The Final Transformation	Absent
305. Will It Be Freeza? Or Vegeta?	Absent
306. Son Goku... Resurrected!!	Absent
307. The Ultimate Battle Begins!	Absent
308. The Death of Vegeta	Absent
309. Underwater Battle	Absent
310. Aerial Battle	Absent
311. Hand to Foot	Absent
312. 50% Maximum Power	Absent
313. Kaiō-ken times 20!!!	Absent
314. The Great Genki-Dama	Absent
315. The Last Chance	Absent
316. The Galaxy Strikes Back	Absent
317. Life or Death	Absent
318. The Super Saiyan	Absent
319. The Tables Turn	Absent
320. The End of Namek?	Absent
321. Maximum Desperation	Absent
322. Two Warriors, One Finish	Absent
323. The Two Wishes	Absent
324. The Quiet, Fierce Battle	Absent
325. Son Goku Quits	Absent
326. Son Goku's Choice	Absent
327. The End of Everything	Absent
328. Namek's End	Absent
329. Where is Goku?	Appears

v • eCell Games Saga
388. Cell's Idea	Absent
389. Message of Terror	Absent
390. The Emergence	Absent
391. The Calm Before the Storm	Absent
392. Cell vs. the Army	Absent
393. The New Kami-sama	Appears
394. The Cell Game Begins!	Absent
395. Heroes Assemble!	Absent
396. Hercule, Champion of the World	Absent
397. Cell vs. Son Goku	Absent
398. Full Power	Absent
399. The Highest Level	Absent
400. Ring Out	Absent
401. Kamehameha Full Power	Absent
402. Last Resort	Absent
403. The Successor	Absent
404. Let's Go, Gohan!	Absent
405. The Rage of Son Gohan?	Absent
406. 16's Secret Weapon	Absent
407. The Little Cells	Absent
408. Gohan Unleashed	Absent
409. Cell vs. Gohan	Absent
410. The Ultimate Kamehameha	Absent
411. Cell, Brought to Bay	Absent
412. The End of the Cell Game	Death
413. Gohan's Pain	Appears
414. The Tables Turn	Absent
415. Father and Son	Appears
416. Kamehameha vs. Kamehameha	Appears
417. Finale	Appears
418. Farewell, Warriors	Absent
419. The Other Outcome	Absent
420. Peace to the Future	Absent

Appearances in Other Media

Video Game Appearances

Voice Actors

Japanese: Naoki Tatsuta (DBZ), Takahiro Fujimoto (DBZ Kai onwards)
English:
- Ocean Group dubs: Doug Parker (DBZ Season 1-2), Don Brown (DBZ Season 4-5)
- Funimation dub: Christopher R. Sabat
- AB Groupe dub: Ed Marcus
- Creative Products Corporation dub: Nesty Calvo Ramirez
Spanish:
- Castilian Spanish dub: Alberto Hidalgo (most media), Pablo Paredes (DBZ Kai)
- Latin American Spanish dub: Ernesto Lezama (most media), Javier Olguín (DBZ Kai up until Cell saga)
Polish dub: Agnieszka Wiśniewska (DBS)
Tagalog dub: Robert Brilliantes
Hebrew dub: Ami Mandelman

Trivia

The name for King Kai's pet Bubbles may be a reference to Michael Jackson's pet chimp, who is also named Bubbles.
Bubbles was the first to meet Goku on King Kai's planet.
Bubbles, Gregory, and a fish in Supreme Kai's flashback are the only animals to be shown in Other World.
Besides his face, Bubbles resembles the Saiyan Great Ape transformation, just much smaller.
Bubbles was not revived with the rest of Cell's victims, presumably because Shenron was instructed to "...revive all those on Earth killed by Cell". Since Bubbles lived and died in Other World, he would be exempt from the wish. In Dragon Ball Z Kai, Bubbles was revived along with Cell's other victims, unlike the original anime which he did not.
In the manga, Bubbles is the only one with King Kai on his planet.
Bubbles makes a brief cameo in the manga when King Kai allows Vegeta to speak to Earth's inhabitants to help form the Spirit Bomb, but he is absent in the anime.

Gallery

References

↑ Dragon Ball Super episode 24, "Clash! Frieza vs. Goku This Is the Result of My Training!"
↑ Dragon Ball Super episode 43, "Goku's Energy Is Out of Control?! The Struggle to Look After Pan"
↑ Dragon Ball GT episode 63, "Universal Allies"
↑ Super Dragon Ball Heroes episode 51, "The Demon Invader Arc Begins! A Black Shadow Strikes the Earth!"
↑ Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Special Edition, 2014

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[1] Dragon Ball Super episode 24, "Clash! Frieza vs. Goku This Is the Result of My Training!"

[2] Dragon Ball Super episode 43, "Goku's Energy Is Out of Control?! The Struggle to Look After Pan"

[3] Dragon Ball GT episode 63, "Universal Allies"

[4] Super Dragon Ball Heroes episode 51, "The Demon Invader Arc Begins! A Black Shadow Strikes the Earth!"

[5] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Special Edition, 2014

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