In the 2016 game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Piccolo and Android 16 are defeated by Villainous Mode Imperfect Cell, allowing him to absorb #17 and #18 at the same time. Goku is surprised to find Goten and Trunks are more obedient and respectful than before, causing Piccolo to comment that it seems Goku's Super Saiyan 3 transformation had been helpful with motivating them into cooperating as well. Upon Piccolo's birth, he still remembered all of King Piccolo's memories and techniques. When the Namekians find a planet suitable to be New Namek, Piccolo declines to travel with them, and he stays on Earth with Gohan to protect and watch over the boy. When the tournament starts, Piccolo easily breezed past the preliminaries and into the finals. While Piccolo was training near a canyon, he is ambushed by Garlic Jr. and his minions, being beaten to near death. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone It is implied that Piccolo is stronger than Goten and Trunks, as when Gotenks' fusion wears off inside Buu, Piccolo's traits become dominant - and it is said that Buu's strongest absorption victim is the one who he shows dominant traits of. Piccolo agrees, and Krillin gets excited at this faint glimmer of hope. He gets serious and charges up all his power into his Special Beam Cannon as Gohan is dominating both Saonel and Pilina. Another attack of Piccolo's is the Renzoku Sen Kōdan (連続閃光弾, lit. During the very beginning of the Majin Buu Saga, Piccolo is too intimidated to fight Shin, either due to his strength or godly status. While it is unknown if he ever learned any of King Kai's secret techniques, Piccolo's power does increase so significantly that even Nail (a Warrior-type Namekian with a power level of 42,000) notes it as unbelievable. True Namekian Fusion Level 1 is unlocked after fusing with Kami while Level 2 and Level 3 can be unlocked through the Super Attack Skill Tree. Piccolo's Chōkyoshinjutsu (超巨身術, "Super Large Body Technique", or "Super Giantification Spell" in Viz's manga) allows him to become gigantic to the point where he is capable of reaching mountain-like heights. Throughout the franchise, regardless of Piccolo's allegiance, his general demeanor has always been stern, if not grumpy, with an indifferent attitude towards others. Goku demonstrates the moves for the Fusion dance and everyone is speechless. However this time they are prepared and despite first using Piccolo's and then Gohan's abilities, the real Piccolo and Gohan are able to outmatch him by using team work. He was defeated with ease by two chop sticks to two vital pressure points on the chest. Piccolo (fused with Nail) takes on Frieza in his second form. The two take him down using a unison Special Beam Cannon and Masenko and Seven-Three resorts to using Moro's energy draining abilities again. Piccolo is surprised when Goku is defeated by Frost. He takes this time to merge with the beaten Namekian called Nail (ネイル, Neiru), giving Piccolo a power increase. During which, Piccolo retains his harsh and merciless training methods, all in the goal of restoring Gohan's fighting instinct and true power. Piccolo surmises that they chose the location so that they could escape to the hills if the fight does not go their way. The day before the tournament, Piccolo saves a kid from falling rubble, but then people run away after they see him. Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Piccolo singing on stage at Bulma's birthday party. Two months later, Piccolo joins the Dragon Team and Galactic Patrol in preparation for the Galactic Bandit Brigade's assault on Earth. Debuts Main article: Golden Frieza Saga Working together with Android 17, their cooperation and analytical thinking allowed them to overpower Kamioren despite being weaker than it. Piccolo watches their fight and barely escapes along with Goten, Trunks, and Krillin after Majin Buu unleashes his Angry Explosion technique. However Piccolo determined he could not resolve the situation presented by the existence of his mutated demonic kin on his own. Piccolo has trained both of Goku's children: he trained Gohan to fight the Saiyans and Goten to fight Majin Buu. His special techniques often allow him to damage opponents with raw power higher than his own by concentrating it into a single attack, most notably the Special Beam Cannon. Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Big Bang Mission!!! After being defeated by Android 17 and Android 18, Piccolo seeks to unite with Kami, and gain another massive increase in power. But, Cell survived and became even stronger thanks to his Saiyan genes. In order to give Goku time to finish the Large Spirit Bomb, Piccolo (with energy from Gohan and Krillin) fought Frieza in his final form and managed to surprise him with a sneak attack before being overpowered. [52] Piccolo is taken from the battlefield by Gohan at the warning of Goku, as his death would render the Dragon Balls ineffective once more. Piccolo performs the Special Beam Cannon on Raditz. After Baby is defeated, Piccolo sacrifices himself to put the Black Star Dragon Balls to rest and bring peace to the world. Pikkoro Get Angry, Gohan! Main article: Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Piccolo tries to contact someone on New Namek. He and Android 17 together can overwhelm Kamin and Oren, causing them to fuse into Kamioren. It's a real showstopper!" When Jaco is informed by HQ that three of Moro's minions, Seven-Three, Shimorekka and Yunba are heading for Earth, Piccolo asks Jaco what they need to know about them and he is told of Seven-Three's ability to steal other peoples powers for half an hour. He attempts to protect Gohan when Gohan tries to fight off Android 13, but is knocked back. On the way they encountered Mr. Satan and Piccolo picked him up, seeing in him the beginnings of a true hero. As Piccolo carries on in life, he becomes slightly more relaxed and joyful, which simultaneously made it easier to stress and annoy him. After Piccolo's training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a day, Goku states that Piccolo has become a lot stronger but is still no match for Perfect Cell. In Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, which is set a few years after Kid Buu's defeat, Piccolo's power has increased enough that in his "Fuse with Kami" state he is able to fight against a powered up Perfect Cell (though the fight leaves Piccolo tired) as well as against Super Saiyan Teen Gohan. As a child, he is seen catching and eating a fish. Dragon Ball GT. By Age 990, Piccolo and Dende are forced to watch as the Earth's peace deteriorates; various villainous organizations emerge including the surviving Frieza Force remnants, a new incarnation of the Red Ribbon Army called the Red Pants Army founded a year later, and a new incarnation of the Pilaf Gang lead by Pilaf's descendant Paella, as a result of the turmoil surrounding the monstrous wild animals and demonic beasts roaming the Earth. Five days later, Piccolo is attending the tournament on the Nameless Planet because he has been selected by Goku to participate on Beerus' team, he along with Goku, Vegeta, Majin Buu, and the strongest fighter Beerus has ever fought. However, Piccolo was able to quickly regenerate multiple times from the same assault and continue battling effectively, showing considerable stamina. The character has also inspired Naruto manga author Masashi Kishimoto, as well as an internet meme which became popular in Japan in 2013. "You're a parasite! He is later seen after the battle, sitting on a rock in the ocean with Vegeta, facing opposite each other. Piccolo and Goku are later made to get driver's licenses by Chi-Chi. Piccolo and the others follow the youth, who tells them when and where Goku will be arriving. Dragon Ball GT... most everyone seems to hate it. [15] Ray Chase voices Piccolo in the Toonami Asia broadcast of Dragon Ball Super produced by Bang Zoom! Piccolo is startled after Goku transforms because his power is much lower than it should be. After Gogeta, Jiren and Hit destroy it with a combined blast, Piccolo blasts away at the remaining fragments while Gogeta charges ahead. Four months later, at Kami's Lookout Piccolo and Gohan sense Frieza's arrival and head off to confront him. Piccolo tells him that someone gathered the seven Dragon Balls a year ago and wished Ultimate Shenron to make Earth a living Hell; explaining the appearance of Ginyu and Baby, and the changed attitudes of the Androids. Main articles: Namekian Fusion and Super Namekian. He is later taken down by Meta-Cooler. He notably defeats Kawazu at Poco Poco Volcano, and takes on Lord Slug in West City. He does not appear again until near the end of the saga when he saves a young boy who was left behind during the evacuation of Earth, as it was moments away from being about to explode. Piccolo technically succeeded in avenging King Piccolo, as he killed Goku with his Special Beam cannon in the fight against Raditz, but Goku wanted Piccolo to kill him so he could hold Raditz in place in order for the Special Beam Cannon to fatally wound the Saiyan invader. [112], Piccolo's attack Special Beam Cannon / Makankōsappō became a meme which started with Japanese schoolgirls photographing themselves apparently using, and being affected by, this attack in 2013. In complete awe over the sudden arrival of this stranger, Piccolo demands to know Raditz's origins and intentions. Piccolo realize what they did and engage the super powered Namekians. Piccolo, fully enraged, roars at them to get going and pick a name, upon which the fusion decides upon "Gogeta" and uses Instant Transmission to return to face off against Broly. During Goku's fight with Kamioren, Piccolo and the other members of the Dragon Team assist Goku by launching an energy barrage against the merged Neo Machine Mutant. Piccolo then gives Gohan, Goku, and Future Trunks Senzu Beans to refresh them before they challenged Broly again. In Age 851, New Namek was destroyed by Mira, however fortunately, Grand Elder Moori and several Namekian refugees are able to escape to Earth, with Piccolo and Dende welcoming their fellow Namekians to rebuild their civilization and culture on Earth which is now populated by Earthlings, Earthling-Saiyan hybrid descendants of Goku and Vegeta's children, and the Majin descendants of Buu. He is taken out by Medamatcha and Angila while protecting Gohan and later is able to give Goku enough power to allow him to get back to his feet and kill Lord Slug. BigBadToyStore has a massive selection of toys (like action figures, statues, and collectibles) from Marvel, DC Comics, Transformers, Star Wars, Movies, TV Shows, and More By using his ability to change his size, Piccolo is able to emulate the Makyan Gigantification form to increase his power, and then improves upon it by avoiding the decrease in speed that Makyan's experience, using this form Piccolo gains an advantage over Garlic Jr. in the same form. Seeing the state of the Tournament, Gohan, Piccolo, Tien and Master Roshi decide to fight separately. [79] After this, Piccolo reunites with Trunks[80] and suggests the Evil Containment Wave be used to seal Goku Black and unsuccessfully tries demonstrating it,[81] Piccolo later performing the move while being recorded by Bulma, who later shows the footage to Trunks so he can learn it. Piccolo looking at Beerus's Sphere of Destruction. [5], Piccolo is initially assumed to, like his parent, be a member of the Demon Clan (魔族, Mazoku), however, midway through the series it is learned that they are actually members of the alien race called Namekians (ナメック星人, Namekku-seijin). Piccolo asks the Warrior to help Goku keep Raditz busy while he prepares to charge up on last Special Beam Cannon. [62] During Gotenks' fight with Buu, Piccolo seals them within the Room of Spirit and Time when he destroys the entrance after Gotenks lies that he has no moves left. During the Tournament with Universe 6, a history change causes Goku and Majin Buu to miss the tournament, though the Future Warrior takes Buu's spot, while the original Future Warrior and Xeno Trunks find Goku training on King Kai's Planet, unaware it was the day of the tournament. Son Goku and His Friends Return!! Later near the end, with Goku's Spirit Bomb finally destroying Turles along with the Tree of Might, Piccolo is seen once again meditating near the waterfalls with peace once again restored.