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Master Roshi

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Master Roshi,known in Japan asKame Sennin(Quy tiên nhân,lit. "Turtle Sage" )[1]as well asMuten Rōshi(Võ thiên lão sư,lit. "Old Master of Martial Arts" ),is a fictional character in the JapanesemangaseriesDragon Balland itsanimeadaptations created byAkira Toriyama.

Master Roshi
Dragon Ballcharacter
Master Roshi's first appearance in the manga, drawn by Akira Toriyama.
First appearanceDragon Ballchapter 3: Goku - Running to the Sea, 17 July 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump1984)
Created byAkira Toriyama
Voiced by
Japanese
English
Portrayed byChow Yun-fat(Dragonball Evolution)
In-universe information
AliasJackie Chun
TitleThe Turtle Hermit (sobriquet)
OccupationMartial arts teacher (retired)
RelativesFortune-teller Baba(older sister)
MasterMutaito
Korin
Apprentices

Within the series, he is an elderlymartial artsmaster, born on March 20, who is the creator of theKamehameha(カメハメ sóng)technique. His students includeGrandpa Son Gohan,The Ox-King,Son Goku,KrillinandYamcha.He is bald, sports a thickvan dyke beard,and wears sunglasses, beach clothes, or martial arts suits. He usually wields a walking stick and, in early appearances, wears a turtle's shell on his back. In spite of hislechery,cantankerousness and occasional whimsy or foolishness, he is often depicted as wise and perceptive. While a popular character withDragon Ballfans, the depiction of some of his antics has been met with criticism or deemed highly controversial.

Voice actors

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Master Roshi's design was inspired by the character ofKami-samafrom Toriyama's previous mangaDr. Slump[vol. 2:afterword]and accordingly was originally voiced byKōhei Miyauchi,[2]who also voiced Kami-sama in the originalDr. Slumpanime. For unknown reasons Miyauchi was unavailable for the recording of Dragon Ball Episode #137; the role was played by series narratorJōji Yanami.Miyauchi's final acting session before he died was for episode 260 ofDragon Ball Z,which he recorded only 3 months before his death. Kame-Sennin is voiced byHiroshi Masuokafrom episode 288 ofDragon Ball Zonward,[3]inDragon Ball GTand the2008 Jump Super Anime Tour film.He is voiced byKinya Aikawain the10th anniversary movie,[4]byTakko Ishimoriin gameplay ofDragon Ball: Advanced Adventure,byMasaharu Satōin thethirteenthDragon Ball Zmovie and all media followingDragon Ball Kai.,[5]and by Nobuaki Kanemitsu inDragon Ball Daima.[6]

In theOceandub, he is voiced byMichael Donovan,Ian James Corlett,Peter Kelamis,Don Brown,andTerry Klassenat various points. Dean Galloway voices him in theBlue Waterdub, whileMike McFarlandvoices him in the Funimation dub. Other English dub voice actors include Ed Marcus, Nesty Ramirez, Dave Bridges, andKirk Thornton.

Appearances

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Dragon Ball

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Logo of Master Roshi's Turtle school.

Master Roshi's first appearance is in chapter #3 of theDragon Ballmanga. Roshi lives with his longtime companion, an anthropomorphic turtle referred to as Umigame (ウミガメ, "Sea Turtle" ), on an island with a house built on it known as "Kame House". Kame House eventually serves as a gathering place for Goku and his associates throughout the series, as well as a home for certain recurring characters likeOolongor Krillin and his young family. Graduates of Roshi's training (i.e. Goku,Krillin,Yamcha) often wear thekanjifor "Turtle" ( "Kame" )Quyon theirdogi.When wishing to fight anonymously at the World Martial Arts Tournament, Roshi assumes a disguise and calls himself "Jackie Chun".

Master Roshi is consistently depicted as a pervert who frequently flirts with or harasses physically attractive female characters. In Chapter 5 of theDragon Ballmanga series,published inWeekly Shōnen Jumpon January 15, 1985, Roshi makes sexual advances on "Bulma" who is wearing a suggestive bunny costume; it is in fact an impersonation by a shapeshifting Oolong, who seduces Roshi by inviting him to place his face between his "breasts" and calls the act "Puff Puff".[7]The term is derived from the Japaneseonomatopoeiafor a woman rubbing her breasts in another person's face, though it can also be used to refer to a woman juggling her own breasts.[8]

When tasked with putting out a fire on Mount Frypan, Master Roshi demonstrated an ability to greatly increase his energy. In this state, his appearance changes dramatically, with an enormous increase in muscle mass and likewise height which was nearly equal to Piccolo. Due to his natural precision in battle, this bulky state does not appear to affect his speed and agility. In this state, he can perform many ki attacks at their maximum potential, most noticeably an enhanced version of hisKamehamehaattack, which was so powerful that it was able to destroy the moon.

At the beginning of theDragon Ballseries, he is considered to be the strongest mortal fighter in theDragon Balluniverse,however his power level began to pale in comparison to Goku and his allies later in the series. While his legacy is demonstrated in the prolific use of theKamehamehatechnique by numerous characters in the series, his prominence has diminished greatly by the time Goku reaches adulthood. He would only make occasional appearances as a supporting character and no longer operate as an active fighter.

Dragon Ball Super

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Master Roshi would return to prominence as a major character with the revival of theDragon Ballseries in the 2010s. In the filmDragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'andits counterpart story arcinDragon Ball Super,Master Roshi would join Goku and his friends in their fight against a resurrected Frieza leading his army to Earth and exact vengeance against Goku. It is also implied on one episode that the Paradise Herb is the source of Master Roshi's long lifespan, as he claims that eating some of it would allow him to live on for another millennia.

In the Universe Survival arc of theDragon Ball Supermanga, Roshi is revealed to have been secretly training and holding back his true strength, and he is later recruited as one of the representatives of the Seventh Universe by Goku, not for his strength, but for his knowledge in fighting in tournaments. But as his perverted behavior got him caught in a mind control spell by a Crane School student named Yurin, Roshi enlists Puar to build up a resistance to beautiful women. Master Roshi manages to eliminate competitors from other universes during the tournament and is one of the last 6 remaining members of universe 7 in the tournament. Roshi later instructs Goku as he struggles fighting against Jiren, telling him that plain old fighting strength is not a way to measure things, that they master the martial arts not to win fights but to conquer their own selves. Jiren begins to attack Roshi, but the old master is able to avoid all attacks as he focuses on controlling his body. Ultimately, Jiren is able to eliminate Roshi after chopping at his neck, but his sacrifice is not in vain as Goku uses Roshi's teaching to unlock the new form, "Ultra Instinct", as Roshi watches from the sidelines.

In the anime he is forced to eliminate himself when an altercation with the Sixth Universe warrior Frost nearly kills him from excessive use of theMafubatechnique.

In other media

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In June 1988, Master Roshi along with otherDragon Ballcharacters were featured in two public safety announcement shorts. The first was entitledThe Goku Traffic Safety(Ngộ Không の an toàn giao thông,Gokū no Kōtsū Anzen),[9]and the second calledThe Goku Fire Fighting Regiment(Ngộ Không の phòng cháy đội,Gokū no Shōbō-tai)where he along with Krillin, Yamcha, and later Goku become volunteer fire fighters.[9]

Master Roshi is portrayed byChow Yun-fatin the American live-action filmDragonball Evolution;his voice was dubbed over byTsutomu Isobein the Japanese version.

Roshi was included as one of eight character pairings inDragon Ball x One Piece: Cross Epoch,a crossover manga between their respectiveDragon BallandOne Pieceseries.[10]In the 2013 crossover TV specialDream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!(ドリーム9 トリコ&ワンピース&ドラゴンボールZ siêu コラボスペシャル!),Roshi is one of the participants in the Food Tournament (Tenkaichi Kuōkai), consisting of a race to the center of the hosting island and the championship prize of luxuriously rare Carat Sizzled Cattle, hosted by the International Gourmet Organization (IGO).

Roshi is aplayable characterin the followingvideo games:

Reception and controversy

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Cosplay of Master Roshi in full uniform.

Master Roshi is a popular and widely recognized character,[11]who has appeared in several "top" character lists by fans and critics. Japanese fans voted Master Roshi the thirteenth most popular character of the series in a 2004 poll.[12]Master Roshi was ranked second place in a Japanese fan poll conducted by Charapedia for their favorite lecherous male anime and manga characters.[13]Master Roshi was ranked among IGN's Top 13Dragon Ball ZCharacters List published in 2015, which acknowledged Roshi's primary role within the series as a comic relief character but also emphasized the importance of the character's in-universe legacy for being the inventor of the Kamehameha, "the franchise's most recognizable move and Goku’s signature technique", and that he can still hold his own in battle when necessary.[14]Roshi came in 12th place onComplex's list "A Ranking of All the Characters on 'Dragon Ball Z": Pearce observed that while Master Roshi's role in the series deteriorated with the arrival of the Saiyan characters, he still pops up to offer advice, support, and comic relief.[15]

Master Roshi has received particular attention for his lewd sensibilities as well as his constant attempts to catch the series' female characters in revealing positions.[16]Tim Jones from Them Anime Reviews believed that while fan service is prevalent in the originalDragon Ballseries, he opined that it is not very extremely offensive as characters like Roshi quite often gets beaten up or punished in retaliation for comedic effect.[17]Master Roshi's scene with Oolong who is disguised as Bulma originated the slang term "puff puff", which is later referenced in other works which has Toriyama's involvement, such as theDragon Questfranchise.[8]References to the act were removed from the American television broadcast of theDragon Ballanimeadaptation.[16]The character's lecherous behaviour towards a female character named Yurin in aDragon Ball Superepisode provoked a major complaint by Japan's Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization due to the underlying theme of sexual harassment.[18]AnotherDragon Ball Superscene, where Roshi persuades Pu'ar to shapeshift into a scantily clad young woman in order to motivate him to train better, provoked controversy inArgentina.This led to the series being banned in the country as of September 2021.[19]

Reviewing the live-actionDragonball EvolutionforIGN,Christopher Monfette said that Chow Yun-Fat's performance successfully captured Master Roshi's "whimsical, half-drunken essence".[20]

References

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  1. ^"Dragon Ball Super Reveals Roshi's Surprising Advice to Krillin".
  2. ^"Thanh nhị プロダクション trong cung hạnh bình"(in Japanese).Aoni Production.Retrieved2015-03-07.
  3. ^DRAGON BALL thiên hạ một vân nói(in Japanese). Shueisha. 2004. pp. 168–169.ISBN4-08-873705-9.
  4. ^"Actor Kinya Aikawa Passes Away".Anime News Network.2015-04-16.Retrieved2015-04-17.
  5. ^"Dragon Ball Super Main Visual Reveals 2 New Characters".Anime News Network.2015-06-15.Retrieved2015-06-15.
  6. ^"Dragon Ball Daima Anime Reveals 12 Cast Members for 'Mini' Versions of Characters".Anime News Network.2024-10-19.Retrieved2024-10-19.
  7. ^"Ūron Arawaru!!"ウーロンあらわる!![Oolong Appears!!].Weekly Shōnen Jump(in Japanese) (4/5).Shueisha.1985-01-15.
  8. ^abKalata, Kurt."The History of Dragon Quest".Gamasutra.Retrieved2015-11-27.
  9. ^abDragon Ball DVD Box: DragonBox(Booklet) (in Japanese). Minoru Okazaki & Daisuke Nishio. Japan:Pony Canyon.2004 [1986-1989]. 50482.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^Craig Elvy (January 20, 2017)."Dragon Ball Z: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Master Roshi".Screenrant.RetrievedSeptember 21,2020.
  11. ^"Lando Vannata: The" Groovy King "| UFC".21 April 2022.
  12. ^Toriyama, Akira (2004).Dragon Ball Forever(in Japanese).Shueisha.ISBN4-08-873702-4.
  13. ^"Fans Vote For Their Favorite Leacherous Male Characters".Anime News Network.October 31, 2014.
  14. ^Shawn Saris (3 Aug 2015)."TOP 13 DRAGON BALL Z CHARACTERS".IGN. Archived fromthe originalon August 4, 2015.RetrievedApril 26,2022.
  15. ^"A Ranking of All the Characters on 'Dragon Ball Z'".April 2, 2015.
  16. ^abMark I. West (2008).The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki.Scarecrow Press. p. 205.ISBN9780810862494.Retrieved2012-05-07.
  17. ^Jones, Tim."Dragon Ball Review".Them Anime Reviews.RetrievedMay 23,2009.
  18. ^"Lascivious Master Roshi Suspected Target in Latest BPO Published Complaint".Anime News Network.RetrievedJanuary 21,2019.
  19. ^"'Dragon Ball Super' Goes On Despite Being Banned In Argentina Over Master Roshi Issue ".Latin Times.16 September 2021.RetrievedApril 26,2022.
  20. ^Monfette, Christopher (9 April 2009)."Dragonball: Evolution Review".IGN.Retrieved19 July2013.
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