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Yamcha
From The Codex
| “ | I'm not gonna let pride or anything else get in my way this time! I'm taking you down with everything I've got! | „ |
| ~ Yamcha to Nappa |
Background
Yamcha is a major supporting protagonist of the Dragon Ball series, serving as the first martial artist friend and rival of Son Goku. Initially starting as a bandit alongside his shapeshifting partner, Puar, Yamcha later joined Goku's journey and reformed himself. Having trained with accomplished mentors such as Master Roshi, Kami, and King Kai, Yamcha is an accomplished martial artist and defender of Earth.
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Yamcha was born on March 20, Age 733. He became a bandit of the Diablo Desert, and lived off of the resources he would pillage from people passing by. Because of this, he developed very powerful fighting techniques and martial arts skill, as well as a hardened personality; curiously, though, he always dreamed of marriage, and would be paralyzed at just the sight of a woman. At the age of 14, Yamcha met his companion, the shape-shifting cat Puar, and the two would soon become lifelong friends. Puar became Yamcha’s partner in crime for the next two years, until they crossed paths with a young Saiyan named Goku, and his companions Bulma and Oolong. Although Yamcha was at first simply wanting to rob the crew, Goku’s resilience and Bulma’s appearance kept him at bay. The bandit eventually developed feelings for Bulma, as she did for him. Yamcha would go on to trail the crew, with the hopes of finally being able to steal from them and return home, although he found himself, more often than not, coming to their aid. Eventually, with how many times he fought alongside Goku’s crew, he teamed up with them, making Yamcha the first member of Goku’s Dragon Team. Yamcha would go on to participate in several World Martial Arts Tournaments, and found tutelage under the legendary Turtle Hermit, Master Roshi. Soon enough, Yamcha became a formidable opponent and one of the most powerful humans on the entire planet, with his power skyrocketing in order to keep pace with his peers. Unfortunately, however, his relationship was shaky; Bulma mistook his nervousness around women for disloyalty, and the two would eventually split up. However, despite this, Yamcha still remained a loyal, caring, and charismatic friend. He’s suffered several defeats, namely when he lost his life during the Saiyan invasion on Earth, but continued pushing forwards in his martial arts expertise. No matter how outclassed he felt himself getting, he would continue to do what he could, including joining the Cell Games. Yamcha also went on to follow his true passion, and become a worldwide professional baseball player. Although even with a career in baseball keeping him busy, he will always be there if the Earth is threatened. |
Statistics
Tier: 9-B | At least 9-B | 7-A | At least 7-A, likely far higher
Name: Yamcha
Origin: Dragon Ball
Sex: Male
Age: 16 years old | 17 years old | 20 years old | 23 years old
Classification: Human, Z Fighter, Martial Artist, Bandit
Status: Alive
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (Yamcha has no allegiance to anybody except for himself and Puar. As a bandit, he fights for neither good nor evil, and simply pillages people indiscriminately as they pass through the Diablo Desert. Although he preforms the acts of a thief, he never stoops far enough to put his skill up for hire, or ally himself with anyone on any side of the moral compass) | Chaotic Good (Has learned to put his trust in a good number of friends, including Son Goku and Bulma, who he fights alongside. Due to Goku and Bulma fighting as forces of good, Yamcha has found himself training and fighting to protect others as well, although he still advocates for personal freedom) | Chaotic Good | Neutral Good (Having been fully engrained into the Z Fighters as a trusted and reliable fighter and friend, Yamcha no longer seeks the stark individuality that he once did as a bandit. He now no longer trains by himself, and will always charge into battle against anyone threatening the peace)
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: Wall level (Yamcha was able to contend with Goku; Goku’s Kamehameha was able to destroy a car. The force of Yamcha’s Wolf Fang Fist sent Goku through several pillars) | At least Wall level (Stronger than before) | Mountain level (Fought evenly with Tien Shinhan for a while, who fought 22nd Budokai Goku, who himself is far beyond Master Roshi who at max power destroyed Fry Pan Mountain. Is superior to Mercenary Tao. Tao can harm General Blue, who survived his place crashing into a mountain at full speed) | At least Mountain level, likely far higher (Due to his lack of training between the 23rd Budokai and the start of the Saiyan Saga, his power level should be the same. Thus, he is not very far behind King Piccolo, who destroyed a city with the wave of his hand, which also puts him above Master Roshi who destroy Fry Pan mountain with a Kamehameha)
Durability: Wall level | At least Wall level | Mountain level | At least Mountain level, likely far higher
Striking Strength: Wall Class | At least Wall Class | Mountain Class | At least Mountain Class, likely far higher
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Travel Speed: Superhuman (Should be comparable to Goku, who could keep up with a pterodactyl; a pterodactyl can move at nearly 30 m/s) | Superhuman (Comparable to Goku, who could run 100 meters in 8 seconds, or 12.5 m/s, even before his training) | Supersonic (Is comparable to Mercenary Tao, who stated that a jet would take too long and used his pillar, with fighter jets reaching up to 1000 mph) | At least Supersonic, likely far higher (Should be faster than before, due to training nonstop for three years)
Combat Speed: Superhuman (Should be comparable to Goku, who outspeed the perception a pterodactyl; a pterodactyl can react at speeds of nearly 30 m/s) | Superhuman | FTL (Fought evenly with Tien Shinhan for a while, who can tag Son Goku who can avoid point blank lasers) | FTL
Reaction Speed: Superhuman | Superhuman | FTL | FTL
Stamina: Likely Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee, Interstellar with Ki Attacks (Ki attacks can reach out of the planet and to other planets. All ki attacks should be comparable to Goku's kamehameha, which reached all the way to the sun)
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Yamcha spent the first 16 years of his life alone in a wasteland, and yet could still adapt to school life incredibly easily. He was the one to figure out that an Oozaru’s weak point was its tail, as well as the first person to suspect that Jackie Chun was Master Roshi. He was able to perform the Kamehameha after only viewing it, despite Master Roshi claiming it takes 50 years of hard training to learn)
Tier: 5-C | 5-B | 4-B | 4-B
Name: Yamcha
Origin: Dragon Ball
Sex: Male
Age: 29 years old | 29 years old | 34 years old | 41 years old
Classification: Human, Z Fighter, Martial Artist, Baseball Player
Status: Has been both Alive and Deceased (Yamcha has died two times during the events of Dragon Ball Z, the first was a surprise explosion from a Saibamen, and the second being when Super Buu murdered everyone on Earth)
Alignment: Neutral Good
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: Moon level (Completely incapacitated a Saibaman, who individually are as powerful as Raditz. Raditz was able to casually fight both Goku and Piccolo at the same time, Piccolo of whom destroyed the moon soon after the fight) | Planet level (Defeated Recoome, who was able to overpower Vegeta; Vegeta’s Galick Gun was going to destroy the Earth. Android 19 and 20 mistook him for Goku, who they had recorded the peak power of while on Earth, and estimated a rate of improvement beyond that; Goku’s peak power on Earth was in Kaio-Ken x4, which overpowered Vegeta’s Galick Gun) | Solar System level (Could withstand and dish out hits to Cell Jr.; Cell Jr.’s alone are above Super Vegeta, who is far superior to Semi-Perfect Cell, along with his Final Flash nearly killing Perfect Cell) | Solar System level (Defeated Olibu, who could somewhat contend with Pikkon; Pikkon was able to one-shot Perfect Cell, whose Kamehameha was going to destroy the solar system)
Durability: Moon level | Planet level | Solar System level | Solar System Class
Striking Strength: Moon Class | Planet Class | Solar System Class | Solar System Class
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Travel Speed: At least Supersonic, likely far higher (Should be faster than before, after training with Kami) | At least High Hypersonic (Should be faster than Saiyan Saga Goku, who flew over Snake Way in 28 hours, at around 5000 m/s) | At least High Hypersonic, likely FTL (Should be much faster than before, after training for the Cell Games. Somewhat comparable to Goku on Namek, who went so fast that he escaped from King Kai’s view, despite King Kai being able to track his spaceship without problem) |FTL (Due to outspeeding Olibu, Yamcha should be comparable to Pikkon, who was able to travel from Grand Kai’s planet to Hell in at most 10 minutes time)
Combat Speed: At least FTL (Could react to fighters far superior to early Saiyan Saga Piccolo, who fired a beam that reached the moon in seconds, and Kid Goku, who could dodge a laser and a Kamehameha point-blank) | At least FTL (Could outpace Recoome, who should be superior to Goku’s Kaio-Ken x4. Kaio-Ken x4 should promptly make Goku four times faster than before) | At least FTL (Can react to foes faster than Goku on Namek, who fought so fast that King Kai could not keep up with him, despite King Kai being able to track his spaceship without problem) | FTL+ (Due to outpacing Olibu, Yamcha’s reactions should scale to Pikkon, who could easily outpace Super Perfect Cell, who is comparable in reactions and speed to Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, who is 666,666,666 times faster then 22nd Budokai Kid Goku)
Reaction Speed: At least FTL | At least FTL | At least FTL | FTL+
Stamina: Superhuman (Yamcha was able to travel across Snake Way much faster than Goku had, flying for nearly 45 days straight between his death on November 3 and arrival at King Kai’s planet on December 18; due to the speed in which he got there, it is implied that he took little to no breaks. He then trained with King Kai for 75 days straight, from December 18 until May 3; his training stated to be even more intense than that of which Goku received)
Range: Standard Melee, Interstellar with Ki Attacks (Ki attacks can reach out of the planet and to other planets. All ki attacks should be comparable to Goku's kamehameha, which reached all the way to the sun)
Intelligence: Extraordinary GeniusPowers and Abilities
Standard Equipment
Weapons
- Azure Dragon Sword: The sword Yamcha wielded during his time as a bandit.
- Nunchucks: Yamcha owns a pair of nunchucks that he used in his youth.
- Submachine Gun: Yamcha owned a machine gun during his first meetings with Goku.
- Panzerfaust: This is Yamcha’s rocket launcher, that he was going to use against Goku.
Vehicles
- Jet Squirrel: A flying jet scooter that Yamcha used to traverse the wasteland.
- Mighty Mouse: A small little buggy that doubles as Yamcha’s favorite car, which he’s owned his entire life.
- Silverstar 4: Yamcha’s hover car.
Items
- Guard Capsule: A battle capsule that Yamcha stole during his time as a bandit, that grants him higher defensive strength.
- Power Capsule: A battle capsule that Yamcha stole during his time as a bandit, that grants him higher offensive strength.
- Speed Capsule: A battle capsule that Yamcha stole during his time as a bandit, that grants him higher speed.
- Power Level Capsule: A battle capsule that Yamcha stole during his time as a bandit, that will raise his power level an unknown amount; effectively raising all of his stats..
- Senzu Bean: A mystical bean that the Z Fighters always make sure to keep with them. It instantly eliminates fatigue, restores stamina and Ki, recovers their physical health, and is so nourishing that it keeps them full for the next ten days.
*Gi (Turtle School): The orange Gi that Yamcha usually wears, which was given to him during his time under Master Roshi’s tutelage. It has the insignia of the Turtle School on it.
Notable Techniques
*Flight: With a mastery of Ki control, Yamcha is able to fly at incredibly high speeds.
- Ki Blast: Using Ki, Yamcha can concentrate it into a ball that he uses as a projectile attack.
- Ki Sense: Yamcha is able to detect lifeforms and power levels from far off.
- Wolf Fang Fist: Yamcha’s most famous attack, which sees him do a barrage of claw swipes and punches, before finishing by sending the opponent hurtling with a palm strike and a howl.
- Blinding Wolf Fang Fist: Yamcha charges at the foe and kicks them high into the air, before charging power in his palms and rushing at them and blasting right through them.
- Neo Wolf Fang Fist: A much more powerful version of the Wolf Fang Fist, which is amplified in power by his Ki.
- Kamehameha: The iconic move coined by Master Roshi, which Yamcha has adopted for himself. This starts as a blue Ki ball, which is charged in Yamcha’s hands before releasing as an incredibly powerful beam.
- Super Kamehameha: This is an amplified version of the Kamehameha which has a larger and more devastating beam, which Yamcha uses by first bolstering his Ki.
- Spirit Ball: One of Yamcha’s original attacks, which has him hold out his hand facing upwards and form a large yellow Ki ball within it. He then launches this at the enemy, and can control its trajectory completely with the movement of his hands.
- Super Spirit Ball: Called an “Extra Large Spirit Ball” by Yamcha himself, this is simply a larger and more powerful version of the original, which he uses when his Ki is bolstered.
- Fusion Dance: This is a technique that Yamcha learned, which allows him to temporarily fuse bodies with another who performs the dance. Usually he does this with Tien.
*Kaio-ken: A technique that Yamcha learned on King Kai’s Planet, which he has shown to be able to do in video games. This technique surrounds him in a red aura, and lets him multiply his power by incredible amounts, at the cost of his stamina.
Other
Standard Tactics: Originally as a bandit Yamcha favored more sly attacks such as attacking with weapons from afar and if he had to fight up close, using his wolf fang fist and sword. Currently, Yamcha will employ hand to hand combat along with ki attacks.
Weaknesses: Yamcha used to have a horrible fear of women that would immediately paralyze him upon seeing, although he’s since gotten over it. However, he maintains a certain overconfidence against enemies he views as weaker, which can lead to his eventual loss.
Battle Records
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