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"Hey! Your son Gohan is no longer a baby! Why, he's transcended Goku and now he's become an honorable Saiyan warrior. If you haven't figured it out now by now, both your husband and your son are battling to save an entire planet, and without them, we have nothing! Oh sure, I wish it was me instead of him, but Gohan is the only hope we have left! Come on, Chi-Chi, everything will be okay."
— Ox-King to Chi-Chi in "Awakening"


Ox-King, also referred to as Ox Demon King (ぎゅうおう Gyūmaō) when his castle was engulfed in flames, is the king of Fire Mountain, as well as the father of Chi-Chi, the father in-law of Goku, the maternal grandfather of Gohan and Goten, and the great grandfather of Pan. He once trained with Goku's adoptive grandfather, Grandpa Gohan, under Master Roshi at the Turtle School.

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In the Dragon Ball series, Ox-King, also known as Gyumao, is a supportive character who appears in Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball GT. He also features in Dragon Ball Online's Time Machine Quest 2 and the Fire Mountain stage of Dragon Ball and Origins. He is a staunch supporter of the Dragon Team and is seen cheering them on. His role extends to being a pillar of support for his family, including Goku and Gohan.
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The title 'Ox Demon King' or 'Gyūmaō' is a reference to the original Ox-Demon-King from Asian folklore, used for the Dragon Ball character, Ox-King. Despite the fearsome title, Ox-King is a benign, family-oriented character who once caused chaos when his castle caught fire. His primary roles involve protecting his family and maintaining peace.
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Ox-King, a character in the Dragon Ball series, boasts a power level of 900. He trained under Master Roshi with Grandpa Gohan, honing his martial arts skills. His strength surpasses that of Chi Chi, yet falls short when compared to Goku. His durability is showcased when he withstands tank blasts and his power when he destroys tanks with his bare fists or his axe.
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In the Dragon Ball series, Ox-King is Chi-Chi's father. He demonstrates a deep affection for his family, frequently visiting Chi-Chi and his grandson, Gohan, and providing them with gifts. During challenging periods, such as Goku's passing and Gohan's intensive training with Piccolo, Ox-King offers emotional support to Chi-Chi. They also share experiences, like viewing King Piccolo on television together.
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Appearance

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Ox-King is quite large and has a lot of facial hair. His appearance is one of the most changing of all the supporting characters in the series. When he first appears, he is drawn more barbaric and menacing, and wields an axe. By the end of Dragon Ball and beginning of Dragon Ball Z, he dresses in normal attire and wears glasses instead of goggles. His facial hair is more detailed. In the Kid Buu Saga, he appears to be much bigger, his facial hair grows out more, and the hair in the back of his head extends out a little over his shoulders. There are also slight alterations to his clothes.

In Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, he wears a blue jean and dark tank top with a tie. At the end of Dragon Ball Z, his hair is gray, and he wears formal clothes with an orange tie. In his very first appearance in Dragon Ball GT, his tie is purple, and in his next appearance, it is yellow. Overall, Ox-King's character design changes more than any of the other supporting characters such as Puar, Oolong, Yajirobe, etc.

Personality

Despite his threatening sounding name, Ox-King is really quite harmless and fun loving. He was somewhat demonic when his castle became engulfed in flames on Fire Mountain during a picnic with his daughter,[3] and wreaked havoc through the village at the foot of the mountain. In the anime, he has a few large roles though from time to time, mainly involving keeping his daughter out of trouble. He also cares deeply for his family, buying his grandchildren presents and visiting quite often, and will stop at nothing to make sure things are done, such as protecting Chi-Chi's wedding gown from the fires surrounding his castle.

Though generally very polite and generally disinterested in girls, Ox-King is shown to have a perverted side similar to Master Roshi's when watching Maron sunbathe in the episode "Krillin's Proposal". The Ox-King is a smoker, as seen on the cover of the chapter "An Unexpected Strength", in the first Dragon Ball Z ending sequence, and in the episode "Gohan Goes Bananas!".

In Kakarot even after the Cell Games, Ox-King is shown to still fear Piccolo due to his past life as the Demon King Piccolo. He is also shown to be perverted much like his mentor Master Roshi, as he flips through the Girlish Magazine that Piccolo got from Krillin for Ox-King so could give the magazine to Master Roshi as a gift. Unfortunately, he is soon caught by Chi-Chi, who due to her dislike of such material does not consider it a "proper" gift to give to his mentor, becomes angry at her father. Ox-King tries to calm her down by offering to bring her some of his treasure, but she refuses on principle as he is setting a bad example for his grandson. As a result, she proceeds to comically beat him up for his transgressions. Ironically, the gift was actually something he came up with when Piccolo wouldn't leave because he overheard Ox-King mumbling to himself about Gohan and didn't want to reveal he was just thinking about what to eat, fearing that Piccolo might kill him for wasting his time.

Biography

Background

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Before the events of the Dragon Ball manga, the Ox-King was a martial artist who trained with Grandpa Gohan under Master Roshi. According to Master Roshi, the Ox-King and Grandpa Gohan did milk deliveries as part of their training, just like Goku and Krillin did after them. Sometime after completing his training under Master Roshi, Ox-King married an unnamed wife and became ruler of Fire Mountain. The Ox-King's wife gave birth to a daughter named Chi-Chi, but then died of an illness. His unnamed wife's wedding dress would eventually be given to Chi-Chi when she married Goku.

Dragon Ball

Emperor Pilaf Saga

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Living on Fire Mountain, Ox-King would either scare away or eat anything that came along, due to the fact that his castle was stuck up on the mountain in eternal flames, which angered him greatly. This leads residents in the surrounding area to dub him "The Emperor of Demons".[3] Bulma, Goku and Oolong stumble upon him and Chi-Chi on their quest for the Dragon Balls. Ox-King first finds Bulma and Oolong wandering around Fire Mountain. After Bulma convinces him they are not enemies, he asks Goku to find his daughter Chi-Chi who has not returned after she went looking for his old Master, Roshi, to help put out the fire. They agree to help him, and Goku along with Chi-Chi bring back Master Roshi, the only one strong enough to break the barrier. Master Roshi fires a MAX Power Kamehameha at the wall of fire, and destroys it. However, the Kamehameha is so powerful that it takes the entire mountain with it. After Master Roshi blows the mountain and castle away, the Ox-King promises not to hurt anyone again. Although his castle is gone, Ox-King and Chi-Chi shrug it off and vow to build a new one. After Goku finds Chi-Chi and returns her to her father, Ox-King offers her to Goku as a wife in gratitude of her safe return. Not knowing what a wife is, Goku agrees.

Red Ribbon Army Saga

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In the anime, when Chi-Chi starts to miss Goku, she and the Ox-King talk to an old lady who says that he is coming. The Ox-King throws a rock at a pterodactyl (who ate a Dragon Ball) for the wedding dinner of Goku and Chi-Chi. When Emperor Pilaf comes to Ox-King's village, Shu poses as Goku. Then, Colonel Silver and the Red Ribbon Army come and attack the Ox-King's village.

King Piccolo Saga

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In the anime, four years later, Ox-King and Chi-Chi are watching King Piccolo on TV. Later, while on his way to King Castle, Goku spots some of King Furry's guards attempting to kill Ox-King on King Piccolo's orders to kill all well-known martial artists, him being the first on the list. Goku puts a stop to it and heads off to stop King Piccolo.

Piccolo Jr. Saga

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In the anime, Ox-King and Chi-Chi are seen outside, watching the celebration fireworks after King Piccolo is killed.[4] Three years later, Chi-Chi returns to Ox-King's castle with Goku. Chi-Chi announces she and Goku are getting married, which surprises Ox-King since he thought she was just going to tell him what the Tournament was like. Ox-King is eventually trapped in his own castle after they are once again engulfed in flames, and he vows to protect Chi-Chi's wedding dress from the flames. Goku and Chi-Chi first go to find the Bansho Fan to help put the flames out but they did not succeed in stopping the flames. Fortuneteller Baba then told them about the Furnace of Eight Divisions, a part of Other World which was the cause of the flames. Goku and Chi-Chi manage to repair the holes in the Furnace, which narrowly saves Ox-King. Sometime over the three years between the King Piccolo Saga and Piccolo Jr. Saga, Ox-King seemingly gives up being a warrior and also abandons his old armor towards the end of Dragon Ball, for the look he would have for most of Dragon Ball Z. The Ox-King also becomes noticeably friendlier during this time.

Interlude

Ox-King originally wanted to name Goku and Chi-Chi's first child Gohan from a long list of names that all had "Ox" in them: "Ox-King Jr.", "Ox-Monkey", "Ox In The Box", "Big-Ox", "Oxford", "Ox-Man", or "Johnny-Ox-Seed". Gohan followed every one of these suggestions with crying. Chi-Chi then yelled at Goku for wanting to go fishing without coming up with at least one name. While yelling at Goku, Chi-Chi says the name of Goku's adoptive grandfather Gohan. Gohan laughed each time he heard the name, and Ox-King notices this and interrupts Chi-Chi's yelling to make Gohan's laughing known to his parents. Goku and Chi-Chi both accept his name idea.

Dragon Ball Z

Saiyan Saga

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Ox-King visits Chi-Chi to bring presents for Gohan, who was training under Piccolo after Raditz's arrival and Goku's death. Krillin visits them and spend the night with them, but unable to break the news, he returns to Kame House. Ox-King then goes with Chi-Chi to Kame House where Roshi tells them what happened.

One year later, Ox-King returns to Kame House to witness the battle against the Saiyans on Fortuneteller Baba's Crystal Ball.

Frieza Saga

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Cell Saga

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Ox-King watches the battle against Cell on TV at Chi-Chi's house. When the TV breaks, Chi-Chi breaks down and angrily berates Goku for having Gohan fight Cell, causing Ox-King to sternly remind Chi-Chi of how much Gohan had grown and that he is capable of defeating Cell and saving the planet, thanks to Goku's help. This however, just enrages Chi-Chi even further, and she begins trashing her living room- even going so far as to break her T.V. Some time later, Baba comes to the house and they watch the fight on Baba's Crystal Ball.

After the Cell Games and Goku's death, Ox-King often helps sneak Gohan out from his studies. He proudly boasts at the time that his grandson is "the strongest guy in the world".

World Tournament Saga

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Seven years after the defeat of Cell, Ox-King has another grandson named Goten, who was born shortly after the Cell Games. When Goku is to return to Earth for one day, Ox-King attends the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament to cheer on his family and friends.

When Vegeta kills a massive number of people at the World Tournament stadium to get Goku to fight him, Ox-King goes with the group to gather the Dragon Balls.

Majin Buu Saga

Ox-King takes refuge at The Lookout, where he and the others learn of the monster Majin Buu and the deaths of Vegeta and Gohan (the latter of whom was actually with Supreme Kai and Kibito on their planet). Hearing the tragic news makes Chi-Chi faint. Ox-King keeps watch over her until she recovers.

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A day later, Super Buu finds the tower and allows them to live for a short time. Ox-King attempts to keep Chi-Chi away from fighting Buu, but fails when she is turned to an egg and smashed. Ox-King is then one of the characters who accompany Krillin and Dende when they decide to follow Buu and Piccolo to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. When Super Buu escapes from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber after Piccolo destroys the door, he turns Ox-King and the rest of the group into chocolate with his Chocolate Beam and eats them, thus killing them. Later, the destroyed Earth and all its people are revived and Ox-King give some of his energy to help Goku make the Spirit Bomb to destroy Kid Buu. He later watches as his daughter Chi-Chi hugs Goku after she is finally reunited with him.

Dragon Ball Daima

Daima Saga

Ox-King is at Capsule Corporation celebrating Trunks' ninth birthday until he and the others are turned back into children due to Gomah's wish to Shenron.[5][6] Eventually Ox-King is returned to his normal self after Glorio makes a wish on the Eternal Dragon in the Demon Realm.[7]

Dragon Ball Super

God of Destruction Beerus Saga

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Ox-King becomes poor after the fire in Fire Mountain buried his treasure. Without his treasure, he is unable to support Chi-Chi and Goku which makes Chi-Chi tell Goku to get a job.[8]

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Ox-King later joins everyone at Bulma's birthday party on her cruise liner. He is shown socializing with everybody around the ship. He also serves as a waiter of sorts, helping out by serving food and drinks to people, like Master Roshi and Oolong, who he finds looking at nude magazines. When Beerus arrives at Earth, Ox-King joins the small crowd of people watching Beerus eat the food Krillin serves him. Unlike many others, he chooses to stay with a few other people on the ship, while Bulma gathers nearly everybody in her space-pod to go in for a closer look at Goku and Beerus' fight.

Universe 6 Saga

Ox-King attends the Tournament of Destroyers with his family and friends. After nearly three hours of traveling from Earth to Beerus' planet, and from Beerus' planet to their destination, the Nameless Planet, they finally arrive there. Ox-King is a bystander and he watches the matches between Universe 7 and Universe 6.

Copy-Vegeta Saga

Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga

Peaceful World Saga

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Ten years after Majin Buu's defeat, he attends the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament to cheer on his great-granddaughter, Pan.

Dragon Ball GT

Baby Saga

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Ox-King is apparently possessed by Baby, along with the entire population of Earth. He only makes cameo appearances when the Baby-threat ends.

Film appearances

Dead Zone

The Ox-King arrives at Goku's House to see his daughter and grandson, delivering a number of books for him as gifts when he is suddenly struck from behind by Ginger and collapses to the ground. After Chi-Chi also falls defeated, he urges Gohan to run away but he is unfortunately captured anyway.

Battle of Gods

Four years after the defeat of Kid Buu, Ox-King and the rest of his family and friends attend Bulma's birthday celebration at Capsule Corporation where it is disturbed by the God of Destruction Beerus.

Other Dragon Ball stories

The Return of Son Goku and Friends!

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Kakarot

"A thirteen-foot tall brawny man and Chi-Chi's father. He was once feared as the "Demon Emperor," but has long since become a harmless and fun-loving figure who adores his grandson Gohan. He wears a horned helmet, making his title of "Ox-King" fitting. Secrets of the Ox-King 1: His castle once sat atop Mt. Frypan and was filled with treasure he had stolen. That treasure was blown away by Master Roshi's Kamehameha, but the Ox-King was eventually able to recover all of it. It is that treasure that helps Goku and his family get by, as Goku does not work."
Ox-King Z Encyclopedia Summary in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Ox-King appears as an NPC who appears at various points during the story and can occasionally be found in certain areas.

In between Evil Emperor Frieza Episode 1: "Bulma's Advice" and Evil Emperor Frieza Episode 1: "Interplanetary Preps", Gohan finds his grandfather worried and asks him what is wrong. This leads to Sub Story: "Like a Different Person", where Ox-King reveals he's worried about Chi-Chi and Gohan decides to go check on her. Gohan overhears his mother talking to herself about needing ingredients. Gohan reports back to his grandfather and tells him what he heard. The two decide to go collect the ingredients Chi-Chi needs as a surprise for her in order to cheer her up.

During the Cell Saga, Ox-King can be found fishing at the pond in West Forest Area near the Sacred Land of Korin.

During the Cell Saga Intermission after Gohan gives Dende the Rainbow Crystal he needs to power up the Earth Dragon Balls to make them nearer in strength to the Namekian Dragon Balls, Piccolo can find Ox-King next to Goku's House. He overhears the former "Demon Emperor" mumbling to himself and becomes curious when he mentions Gohan. However Ox-King is still pretty terrified of Piccolo, due to seeing him more like the Demon King Piccolo of old (implying he is unaware of Piccolo's recent fusion with Kami). This lead to the Sub Story: "An Awkward Pair". While Ox-King was only wondering about what to have to eat, he fears Piccolo will kill him for wasting his time and Piccolo's piercing "death stare" only reinforces that fear. Ox-King then acts like he was planning on getting a gift for Master Roshi and wanted to ask Goku, though unfortunately he is currently dead. Piccolo suggests he ask another Earthling, but Ox-King ropes Piccolo into going to ask Krillin what kind of gift Master Roshi would like. After helping Krillin out with his training, he gives Piccolo an unopened Girlish Magazine which he notes Master Roshi is sure to enjoy. Piccolo returns to Goku's House and hands over the magazine. However being a widower, Ox-King can't help but take a peek at the magazine to determine if it is up to Master Roshi's standards. He is amazed at the quality of the magazine and notes Master Roshi's Sunglasses will melt when he sees it. Unfortunately Chi-Chi overhears the commotion her father is making in his excitement and is utterly horrified to see her own father holding such a risqué magazine. He tries to explain it is a gift for Master Roshi, but she points out he was flipping through it and that it is an improper gift to give to someone's martial arts mentor. Ox-King tries to calm her down by offering to bring her some treasure, but she refuses to let him off the hook this time (implying he has a history of trying to bribe his daughter with riches from his treasure vault) and beats him up for setting a bad example for his grandson. Piccolo wisely decided to take his leave not wanting to get caught up in anymore of Ox-King and Chi-Chi's family drama, completing the Sub Story. This unlocks the Secrets of the Ox-King 1 section of Ox-King's Z Encyclopedia Summary and his Soul Emblem. The Secrets of the Ox-King 1 reveals that Ox-King's treasure are actually riches stolen by him, presumably during his days as the feared "Demon Emperor", indicating he like Yamcha was formerly a bandit/thief.

Power

Ox-King is the type who relies on power more than techniques. He cannot use the Kamehameha because he was not quite good enough to master it.[9]

Manga and anime

The Ox-King is a strong martial artist who trained under Roshi alongside Grandpa Gohan long ago.

In an Emperor Pilaf Saga filler scene, the Ox-King attacks Goku. Goku is able to dodge every attack the Ox-King has but none of his attacks damage Ox-King at all.

During the Red Ribbon Army Saga, the Ox-King is able to withstand tank blasts without any damage. He is also strong enough to destroy tanks with his fists or by slicing them with his axe. However, he is rendered helpless whenever Colonel Silver blinds him with some goo and he is trapped in a net by the Red Ribbon Army.

He also trained his daughter Chi-Chi in the martial arts.

Films

In Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, Ox-King is knocked unconscious in one blow by Garlic Jr.'s henchman, Ginger (though he was off guard).

Statements by authors and guidebooks

In the movie pamphlet for Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might and Dragon Ball Z: The Anime Adventure Game, Ox-King's power level is stated to be 900.

Abilities

Techniques
  • Axe Attack – An axe combo used to attack Goku in a filler scene in the Emperor Pilaf Saga. Used in the Origins series.
  • Down Thrust – A ground pound with his axe. It leaves him open after his axe get stuck into the ground. Used in the Origins series.
  • Flying Axe – Ox-King throws his axe at his opponent, and it comes back like a boomerang. Used to attack Bulma and Oolong in the Emperor Pilaf Saga. Also used in Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo and the Origins series.
  • Gigantic Rock Throw – Used to kill a pterodactyl during the Red Ribbon Army Saga.
  • Charging Mad Bull – A charge move that can be repeated up to three times. Ox-King charges straight to the enemy with the force of an ox. Used in the Origins series.

Forms
Mini
Mini Ox-King

With the Earth's Dragon Balls, Gomah wishes for everyone who fought Majin Buu to turn into children and babies in the beginning of Dragon Ball Daima. In this state, he is known as Ox-King (Mini).

Equipment
  • The Ox-King's Axe -
  • Hovercar - One of Earth's more common vehicles that are very fast compared to their wheeled counterparts.
  • Wedding Dress - The wedding dress belonging to his dead wife which he gave to Chi-Chi for her wedding.
  • Airplane - In Kakarot, Ox-King has an Airplane which he uses to travel to West Forest Area near the Sacred Land of Korin during the Cell Saga of Kakarot.
  • Dirty Magazine - An unopened risqué magazine acquired from Krillin by Piccolo to give to Ox-King as a gift for Master Roshi. Ended up flipping through it himself but was caught by Chi-Chi who was unsurprisingly enraged by her father's behavior. An Event Item from the Adults Sub Story: "An Awkward Pair" in Kakarot.

Manga Appearances

Chapter Appearances
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Emperor Pilaf Saga
1. Bloomers and the Monkey King Absent
2. No Balls! Absent
3. Sea Monkeys! Absent
4. They Call Him...the Turtle Hermit! Absent
5. Oo! Oo! Oolong! Absent
6. So Long, Oolong! Absent
7. Yamcha and Pu'ar Absent
8. One, Two, Yamcha-Cha! Absent
9. Dragon Balls in Danger!! Absent
10. Onward to Fry-Pan... Absent
11. ...And into the Fire! Debut
12. In Search of Kame-Sen'nin Appears
13. Fanning the Flame Appears
14. Kame Kame Kame Kame Kame Chameleon Appears
15. At Sixes and Sevens Appears
16. One Goal, One Enemy Absent
17. Carrot Top Absent
18. Who's Got My Balls?! Absent
19. At Last... the Dragon! Absent
20. Just One Wish!! Absent
21. Full Moon Absent
22. The End of the Tale Absent
23. Separate Ways Absent
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Tournament Saga
24. The High Price of Education Absent
25. A Rival Arrives!! Absent
26. Who's That Girl? Absent
27. Nothing to Sneeze At Absent
28. Let the Training Begin! Absent
29. Bad Day at Turtle Rock Absent
30. Milk Run Mentioned
31. It Only Gets Harder Absent
32. Let the Contest Begin!! Absent
33. Hard Work Pays!! Absent
34. Strongest Under the Heavens! Absent
35. The Battle is Set!! Absent
36. Match No. 1 Absent
37. Match No. 2 Absent
38. Water and Cheesecake! Absent
39. Monster Smash Absent
40. The Tail of Goku Absent
41. Kuririn vs. Jackie Chun Absent
42. The Big Fight Absent
43. The Mysterious Jackie Chun Absent
44. The Name of the Game is Namu Absent
45. Taking the Air Absent
46. The Final Match Absent
47. The Kamehameha Absent
48. One Lucky Monkey Absent
49. The Big Sleep Absent
50. Jackie's Shocking Secret Absent
51. And the Crowd Goes Wild!!! Absent
52. The Climax Approaches! Absent
53. The Final Blow Absent
54. On the Road Again Absent
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Piccolo Jr. Saga
162. The Niyoi-bo's Secret Absent
163. The Sanctuary of Kami-sama Absent
164. Enter God Absent
165. Shen Long Resurrected! Absent
166. The Reunion Absent
167. New Challengers Absent
168. The 8 Finalists Absent
169. Tenshinhan vs. Taopaipai Absent
170. The Assassin's Struggle Absent
171. Goku Gets Married! Mentioned
172. Kuririn vs. Demon Junior Absent
173. Kuririn vs. Demon Junior, Part 2 Absent
174. Yamcha vs. Shen Absent
175. Shen Absent
176. Goku vs. Tenshinhan Absent
177. Goku vs. Tenshinhan, Part 2 Absent
178. Tenshinhan's Secret Move! Absent
179. The Two Weak Points Absent
180. Kami-sama vs. the Demon King Absent
181. God's Miscalculation Absent
182. The Fated Showdown! Absent
183. Testing the Waters Absent
184. The Real Fight Absent
185. The Super Kamehameha Absent
186. Panic at the Tenkaichi Budokai! Absent
187. Piccolo's Super Giantification Spell Absent
188. Goku's Fight Absent
189. The Demon King's Final Gamble Absent
190. Piccolo Destroys Everything! Absent
191. The 10 Count Absent
192. The Last Gasp! Absent
193. The Fate of the Strongest Absent
194. The Gift of the Dragon Balls Absent
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Vegeta 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!! Appears
210. Masters and Students Absent
211. The Hardest Time of His Death Mentioned
212. Closer... Closer... Absent
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 Absent
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! Absent
238. The Hopes of a Planet Absent
239. The Worn-Out Warriors Absent
240. Monkey in the Moon Absent
241. Goku's Request Absent
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Namek Saga
242. The Bittersweet End Absent
243. Destination Namek Appears
244. The Mysterious Spaceship Appears
245. 3... 2... 1... Lift Off! Appears
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 Absent
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
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Frieza 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 Appears
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? Absent
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Trunks Saga
329. Where is Goku? Appears
330. The Coming of King Cold Absent
331. The Young Man of Mystery Absent
332. The Second Super Saiyan Absent
333. Son Goku Comes Home Absent
334. The Boy from the Future Absent
335. The Terrifying Message Absent
336. The Risky Decision Absent
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Cell 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 Absent
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! Appears
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 Absent
413. Gohan's Pain Absent
414. The Tables Turn Absent
415. Father and Son Absent
416. Kamehameha vs. Kamehameha Absent
417. Finale Absent
418. Farewell, Warriors Absent
419. The Other Outcome Absent
420. Peace to the Future Absent

Anime Appearances

Episode Appearances
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Daima Saga
1. Conspiracy Appears
2. Glorio Appears
3. Daima Absent
4. Chatty Absent
5. Panzy Absent
6. Lightning Absent
7. Collar Absent
8. Tamagami Absent
9. Thieves Absent
10. Ocean Absent
11. Legend Absent
12. True Strength Absent
13. Surprise Absent
14. Taboo Absent
15. Third Eye Absent
16. Degesu Absent
17. Gomah Absent
18. Awakening Absent
19. Betrayal Absent
20. Maximum Absent

Video Game Appearances

In Shenron no Nazo and Origins, Ox-King is the boss of the Fire Mountain stage.

In Gokuden, Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-Hen, Advanced Adventure, and Dragon Ball Online's Time Machine Quest 2, and Shōnen-hen, Ox-King appears in their stories.

In Kyōshū! Saiyan, Ox-King is met in Ginger's area and gives a Roshi card.

In True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Earth Saga, Ox-King helps the Dragon Team.

In Supersonic Warriors 2, there is an audience member that looks like Ox-King on the right side of the World Tournament stage.

In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, Ox-King's voice is heard, but Daisuke Gōri is not credited as him in Budokai Tenkaichi 3.

In Origins 2, Ox-King is the final boss of Level 7 in the Survival Tower mode.

Voice Actors

Battles

Dragon Ball

Trivia

  • He has a blood type of O.[2]
  • He is based on Niúmówáng ("Ox/Bull Demon King"), a character from the Chinese novel Journey to the West, on which the Dragon Ball series is based. In the novel, the character befriended the Monkey King (the equivalent of Goku). His wife, the Iron Fan Princess, was also the owner of the trademark Bansho Fan.
    • Also like Sun Wukong/Son Goku, the Ox-King's name is exactly the same as the original Niumowang, only rendered in the Japanese on'yomi reading (Gyuumaou).
  • The armor Ox-King wears in his first appearance resembles that worn by Chinese soldiers during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Bear Thief, the Tiger Thief, the nameless warrior from "Terror and Plague", Sky Dragon, and Lord Yao also wear similar-looking uniform.
  • Though Ox-King's age is never revealed, it can be assumed that he is in his early sixties by the time the Buu Saga takes place. His hair is naturally orangish-brown when he first appears, but gradually gets darker as the series progresses to the point of being black up until the end of Dragon Ball Z, where it finally starts to gray (the special Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! and the movie Battle of Gods appear to show this transition, as his hair is no longer black, but a light brownish/gray-like color). By the time Dragon Ball GT begins, he is supposedly over 70 years old (80 in the Funimation dub due to it taking place ten years instead of five after DBZ) and still living, shown by his minor appearances in two Dragon Ball GT episodes as well as other promotional works.
    • Ox-King is the only known human character, other than Master Roshi, to live four generations in the series, being alive during the lives of his daughter, grandsons, and great-granddaughter.
  • Ox-King's height keeps changing constantly. One example would be when they summoned Shenron in the Buu saga, in some scenes it shows everyone up to his stomach, but in others they only seem to be as big as his knee.
  • In an interview, Akira Toriyama stated that the best cooks in the Dragon Ball universe are Ox-King and Yamcha.[10]
  • In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, there is a special dialog between Master Roshi and Chi-Chi, which Master Roshi says that he never liked Ox-King.

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