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Mule (ミュール Myūru)[2] is an imp-like creature and the pilot of the old robot Mosco (モスコ Mosuko). Through Mosco, he acts as the God of Destruction of Universe 3. He is accompanied by his attendant and martial arts teacher Camparri.
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Appearance
Mule is a tiny pale-red, imp-like creature with black horns, a long thin tail, and wears a green, black and white striped version of the typical God of Destruction outfit, along with a pair of brown shoes with golden braces around the heels.
Mule primarily operates inside an old large pale-green robot named Mosco, with a singular golden eye that also wears the same coloured God of Destruction attire. Mosco has a round hatch on its stomach that allows Mule to enter and exit from, as well as small oval window that he can look out from.
Personality
Mule is a god whose intelligence surpasses that of the smartest humans, and within his robot Mosco, he uses beep sounds for communication.[1]
As Mosco, he usually appears very silent within his suit, having no verbal dialogue with any of the other characters whom he interacts with. However, when he does communicate from his suit, he beeps in 8-bit tones with his robot's robotic eye flashing brightly.
For the most part, he relies on his Angel attendant Camparri to translate what he was saying, as seen in his brief conversations with his Supreme Kai Eyre and the modified warriors for his Universe's team in the Tournament of Power.
He doesn't seem to hold a grudge against Universe 7 unlike a lot of its counterparts do, even asking why Beerus was not invited to the Gods of Destruction summit preceding the Tournament of Power, just like his twin Universe's Supreme Kai asked why Khai hasn't invited Shin. This doesn't apply in the manga though where he dislikes Beerus like all other Gods of Destruction due to the All Universe Hide and Seek Tournament incident and chooses to gang up on him during the Zeno Expo. Also, like his Supreme Kai counterpart in the anime, Mosco shows the most outrage at Zeno's declaration of the Tournament of Power where the robot complains that they don't have enough time to gather enough fighters for the tournament.
Like most other Gods of Destruction, Mule has a low tolerance of failure as he is noticeably upset at Catopesra when he seemingly tripped off the stage though unlike Rumsshi and Quitela he never threaten or hit the fighters of his team.
Not much of his true personality is known, however, he was seemingly the only God of Destruction willing to openly express disdain for Zeno's deadline for the tournament, he also remained calm when Narirama charged at him. Before being erased, he revealed his true form and warmly thanked his Angel attendant for his continued support, showing that he had much respect for Camparri.
Biography
Background
In the manga, at some point in time, Mule (as Mosco) participated in the All Universe Hide and Seek Tournament held by Zeno. But when Beerus hid and fell asleep for fifty years during the tournament, it had to be cancelled. He and the gods had to calm Zeno down who was furious. Since then, Mule and the other Gods of Destruction have felt disdain towards Beerus.[3]
Dragon Ball Super
Universe Survival Saga
In the anime, Mosco, Eyre, and Camparri attended the Zeno Expo.
In the manga, upon learning of the Tournament of Power, Mule, through his robot Mosco, made an disrespectful remark about the short time it takes to recruit enough warriors, prompting Eyre to defend him, and eventually Camparri to lie to spare him and Eyre from Zeno's wrath. During the exhibition match in which he was forced to participate, Mosco managed to take Beerus by surprise and grab him. However, Beerus was able to force his way out and dodge the other Gods of Destruction, who instead ended up knocking Mosco's suit over.
When Champa called a meeting with the other Gods of Destruction, Camparri translated for Mosco and asked why Champa had not invited Beerus of Universe 7. Mosco is later seen giving his approval to Nigrissi as he witnesses Narirama's power. He feels confident that their Universe will be the victor.
At the Tournament of Power, Mosco watches as Nairirama's Super Survival mode knocks several fighters away until it is stopped by the combined efforts of Hit and Basil. Mosco silently observes the tournament. However, he berates Catopesra, demanding to know how he fell off.
When Team Universe 3 failed, Mosco was erased alongside the rest of Universe 3, where he revealed himself in his final moments - shown to be an imp-like creature within his robot named Mule. Mule said goodbye to Camparri and thanked him for his support, before being erased with the rest of his team.
Mule is revived with his universe when Android 17 uses the Super Dragon Balls to resurrect all of the universes that were erased. Mule was seen leaning on Mosco, looking at the sky.
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Universe Creation Saga
Mosco along with the rest of the Gods of Destruction appear at Capsule Corporation in search of Tokitoki after a prediction is made that a strange bird will appear and be responsible for the destruction of all universes. The Gods of destruction prepare to finish off the defenders of Earth but Beerus halts them, wanting to take responsibility for his own universe. Soon after, with the arrival of Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegeta, their attention is brought to the Universe Tree which is destroying planets. Realising that the matter with the bird is now trivial, the Gods of Destruction return to their own universe.
Film Appearances
Broly
Mosco makes a cameo appearance when Goku mentions the Tournament of Power.
Super Hero
Mule makes a cameo appearance when Goku brings up to Vegeta all the strong warriors they need to train to surpass.
Power
- Manga and Anime
As with all Gods of Destruction, Mosco is incredibly powerful, only potentially being surpassed in his Universe by his angel/attendant Camparri.
In the manga, during the Zeno Expo between all 12 Destroyers, Mosco was shown able to sneak behind Beerus and capture him in a hold, albeit only momentarily as Beerus (with noticeable effort) was able to force himself out of the hold. Even after being knocked down by the combined might of Champa, Rumsshi, and Quitela, Mosco was able to get back up and resume fighting, managing to hold an advantage against Heles and Liquiir at the same time, squeezing Liquiir in one hand while attacking Heles with his eye laser.
It is unknown how powerful Mule is outside of Mosco, though he does have the reflexes to pilot Mosco in battle with other Gods of Destruction.
Techniques and Special Abilities
- Genius intellect - Mule possesses a genius intellect that surpasses mankind, with it he was long ago able to build a robot named "Mosco" who possess power on the level of a God of Destruction.
- Hakai - As a God of Destruction, Mule possesses the ability to destroy anything, which included Gods and ghosts.
- Life Link - Mule and Eyre's lives are linked to one another, so if one of them died, the other would die as well (like Piccolo and Kami) to prevent an imbalance between the natural forces of creation and destruction which Mule and Eyre represented.
Equipment
Mosco
Mule pilots a robot named Mosco, and through it acts as the God of Destruction of Universe 3. Mosco possess the following capabilities:
- Flight/Hikou – The ability to fly.
- Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy wave.
- Eye Laser - Mosco can shoot energy beams from its eye.
- Crushing in Hands - A powerful hand grip.
- God of Destruction's Howl - Mosco's super attack in Dragon Ball Heroes and World Mission.
- Telepathy - Mosco can communicate through Paparoni's cane to instruct Team Universe 3 to attack Team Universe 7 during the Tournament of Power.
Video Games Appearances
Voice Actors
- Japanese: Daisuke Kishio
- Funimation dub: Chris Cason
- Latin American Spanish dub: Arturo Mercado Jr.
- Polish dub: Aleksander Orsztynowicz-Czyż
Battles
- Dragon Ball Super
- Manga
- Mule (Mosco) vs. Iwan vs. Heles vs. Quitela vs. Arak vs. Champa vs. Beerus vs. Liquiir (Base/Nine-Tails) vs. Sidra vs. Rumsshi vs. Belmod vs. Giin
Trivia
- His name comes from the cocktail "Moscow Mule", continuing the alcoholic name puns that the other Gods of Destruction and their attendants possess. This is doubly so, as both the robot Mosco and the pilot Mule are derived from it.
- Mule was designed by Toyotarou.[4]
- Mosco bears a heavy resemblance to the God of Destruction Luud from Dragon Ball GT, as he was designed by Toyotarou - who in the past has jokingly referenced Luud's God of Destruction "status". Mosco is likely based off him.
- Mosco's frame also bears similarities to those of the robotic characters Robo/Prometheus and Gato in Chrono Trigger, which also featured character designs and artwork by Akira Toriyama.
- The German translation of Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission mistakenly labels Mule's cards as Ninja Murasaki.
Gallery
 Mosco and Eyre in the manga.  Mule and Team Universe 3 getting erased in manga .jpg "Gods of Destruction BBM (Manga).jpg (77 KB)") Mule and the Gods of Destruction in Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Big Bang Mission!!! manga     Mosco along with Eyre and Camparri after hearing that Goku is evil, according to Bergamo     Mosco, Campari and Ea watching the Tournament of Power    God of Destruction's Angry Roar   Mule emerges from Mosco  Mule looks back at Campari  Mule thanks Campari for his support as his angel   Mule and his team are erased from existence   Mosco in Universe Survival Saga Opening  Mosco in Super Dragon Ball Heroes   Mosco artwork  Artwork of Mosco and the other Gods of Destruction |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mosco's bio. toei-anim.co.
- ↑ U3 manga
- ↑ Dragon Ball Super chapter 28, The Gods of Destruction From All 12 Universes
- ↑ Gods of Destruction. pbs.twimg.
