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Revision as of 12:12, 4 May 2005 by Kasuga~enwiki (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:DB Character Hercule is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga and anime Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is a human.
In the original Japanese, Hercule's name is 'Mr. Satan' but it was changed due to the obvious connection with the Christian Satan and the fear that parents would object to the name. The new name originates from Hercules, in Roman mythology. In the U.S. edition of Shonen Jump published by Viz, it is explained that Hercule is the real name of the character while Mr. Satan was the name he used as a wrestler.
In the tradition of Dragon Ball name puns, Hercule and his family are named after demons/figures from mythology. His daughter's name, Videl, is an anagram of the word devil. His granddaughter Pan is named for the Pan of Roman mythology.
During the Dragon Ball Z time period, Hercule is the reigning Tenka'ichi Budôkai Champion, a title won fairly by beating other human fighters in a time when Son Goku and other powerful fighters were not competing. During this time, Hercule became rich and famous, but also egomanical. He boasted endlessly on television about his strength, and that he "was the best fighter in the world".
He joined Cell's "Cell Games" tournament, and was completely overwhelmed, being smacked into a mountain with minimal effort by Cell. A brief foreshadow is shown here though, as Hercule, upon being told by Android 16, throws his decapitated head to Gohan. Hercule does so, quite comically at that, and with that done, Android 16 delivers his final message to Gohan, and is then killed by Cell. Gohan witnessing this, loses it and ascends to Super Saiyan (Saiya-jin in the Japanese version) Two. After Son Gohan defeated Cell, Hercule claimed the credit and achieved even greater fame and fortune and the love and (misplaced) trust of all mankind.
In the early stages of the Majin Buu Saga, Hercule claims yet another Tenka'ichi Budôkai win by bribing Android 18 with 20 million zeni. Later in the saga, Hercule befriends Majin Boo (Majin Buu), and makes him promise to stop killing people. The inner conflict Boo suffered due to this what caused Majin Boo excrete the evil energy that then forms Evil Boo (Evil Buu).
While spending the vast majority of the time being comic relief, Hercule is finally redeemed after he uses his charisma and good reputation to persuade the people of Earth to give their energy to Son Goku's Genki Dama which ultimately destroys the evil Kid Boo (Kid Buu), as well as saving Vegeta's life by carrying his unconscious body safely from the battlefield.
Despite being weak, Hercule is the only Dragon Ball charachter in the world who hasn't been killed once (at least, until Dragon Ball GT)
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