Olibu

Olibu (オリブー, Oribū) is a deceased Human-type Earthling fighter and hero from the North Area of Universe 7. He is King Kai's greatest fighter, next to Goku.

Appearance

Olibu appears as a fair skinned man with long blonde hair and purple eyes. He is very tall, at least two feet taller than Goku, and has a large, muscular body. He dons white, ancient Greek-style robes with a brown belt and suspenders, white bands on his wrists and shins, and large, light brown boots. He also wears an orange headband.

Biography

Dragon Ball Z

Majin Buu Saga

King Kai stated that most of Earth's heroic legends are based on Olibu's acts of heroism during his life. It is implied in an anime filler that Korin Tower on Earth could have been built to honor him.

After his acts of great heroism during his lifetime, Olibu was granted access to live and train on the Grand Kai's Planet. He was working on his 10,000 years of training when Goku meets him in the Other World. During the Other World Tournament, Olibu beats Chapuchai, and later battles and loses to Pikkon in the quarterfinals.

He is seen with Gorilla sparring with Yamcha.

He is seen taunting Kid Buu along with Pikkon. Kid Buu almost destroys Olibu with the Shocking Ball, but instead decides to fight Goku and Vegeta when he senses their energy. Olibu's last appearance in Dragon Ball Z is when he, along with hundreds of other fighters, watches Goku's battle with Kid Buu.^[1]

Dragon Ball Super

High School Saga

A statue of Olibu appears alongside other statues of Earth's greatest heroes at a museum that Trunks' class visits on a school field trip.^[2]

Super Dragon Ball Heroes

Supreme Kai of Time Saga

An incarnation of Olibu appears as one of the summoned heroes during the final battle against Dark King Demigra and his army of villains, arriving to confront the Transcended Golden Meta-Cooler.

Film appearances

Fusion Reborn

Olibu makes a cameo appearance, alongside Mijorin and Maraikoh.

Power

Although he is extremely strong for an Earthling, he falls slightly behind Pikkon and Goku. Pikkon was able to beat him without ever removing his weighted clothes or using his best attacks. However, Olibu was able to put up a good fight against Pikkon, who had defeated Cell in his Perfect form, striking him twice consecutively in the match. While watching his match with Pikkon, Goku marvels at the ability and ki of both fighters, acknowledging them both as being great fighters. Olibu is also stated to be King Kai's second greatest fighter after Goku. Later on, Olibu and Gorilla are defeated by Yamcha in a sparring match but it is not clear how seriously they were fighting.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes

In the Supreme Kai of Time Saga, an incarnation of Olibu who appears is powerful, or at least confident enough, to face the Transcended Golden Meta-Cooler in single combat.

Techniques and Special Abilities

• Flight – The ability to fly with the use of ki.
• Chasing Energy Ball – A blue energy ball that has the ability to home in on its target. Olibu used it against Pikkon during the quarterfinals of the Other World Tournament.
• Gigantic Rock Throw – Used during the Kid Buu Saga.

Video Game Appearances

• Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury

Voice Actors

• Japanese: Masaharu Satō (DBZ Episode 196-199), Hisao Egawa (DBZ Episode 271), Yasuhiko Kawazu (DBZ Episode 278)
• English:
  • Funimation dub: Rick Robertson (DBZ), Christopher Sabat (DBZ Kai: TFC)
  • Ocean Group dubs: Dale Wilson † (DBZ; mainly), Ted Cole (DBZ Episode 271 [256 Edited]), John Payne (DBZ Episode 278 [263 Edited])
• French dub: Philippe Ariotti
• Latin American Spanish dub: Ricardo Brust
• Portuguese:
  • Brazilian Portuguese dub: Sérgio Moreno
  • European Portuguese dub: Ricardo Spínola
• Hebrew dub: Nir Ron
• Greek dub: Yiannis Papaioannou (DBZ eps. 196, 199), Themis Psihogios (DBZ eps. 197, 278), Christos Thanos (DBZ ep. 197 redub)

Battles

Dragon Ball Z

• Olibu vs. Chapuchai (anime only)
• Olibu vs. Pikkon (anime only)
• Olibu and Gorilla vs. Yamcha (anime only)
• Olibu and Pikkon vs. Kid Buu (anime only)

Dragon Ball Heroes

Anime

• Olibu vs. Cooler (Transcended)

Trivia

• According to the booklet included with Funimation's Dragon Box Five, his character design is essentially Recoome's body with Android 16's face.
• Olibu may be based on Hercules in terms of having "heroic legends" being based on him, as King Kai himself suggested and because his name resembles "Olympus", the Greek mountain where the Greek gods' kingdom was stated to be located. He also resembles He-Man from the Masters of the Universe series and bears some resemblance to Conan the Barbarian as well as Thor from Marvel Comics, which are all based on the same Hercules-type hero archetype.
• His name is based on "olive", the name of a species of tree and its fruit which is an important food crop in Italy, Spain and especially in Greece among other countries around the Mediterranean.
• Like Pikkon and West Kai, Olibu appears during the Kid Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z Kai in spite of the Other World Saga being omitted.

Gallery

Olibu vs. Chapuchai Olibu faces seven Chapuchais Olibu jumps in the air Olibu fires a Chasing Energy Ball Olibu's Chasing Energy Ball Olibu misses Pikkon Olibu kicks Pikkon Olibu blocks Pikkon's punch Olibu beaten Olibu and Pikkon watch the fight between Goku and Kid Buu Olibu next to the Other World fighters Olibu and Pikkon try to defend the Grand Kai's planet from Kid Buu in "Dragon Ball Z: Kai" Olibu sits injured next to Pikkon behind West Kai Olibu and Pikkon view the ultimate battle through West Kai in Dragon Ball Z Kai Mijorin and Olibu on the left in Fusion Reborn Olibu in Buu's Fury Olibu by Toyotarō

References

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