Nameless Namekian

From Dragon Ball Encyclopedia

"No longer am I Kami or Piccolo. I am the Namek who has long since forgotten his name."
— "The Reunion"

The Nameless Namekian (無名 ナメック星人, Mumei Namekku-seijin) is the unnamed Namekian son of Katas and was originally one being until he separated the evil out of his body, becoming Kami and removing King Piccolo from his soul. He makes his debut in a flashback during "Earth's Guardian Emerges", the 125th episode of the Dragon Ball anime. He continues making cameo appearances in flashbacks throughout the Dragon Ball anime and manga, and reappears in the Dragon Ball Z episode "Plans for Departure". He continued to make brief cameo appearances until making his formal debut (in the form of Piccolo Jr.) in "The Reunion", the 141st episode of Dragon Ball Z.

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[edit] Biography

The Nameless Namekian as a child living and isolated in Yunzabit Heights, the farthest corner of Earth.

The Nameless Namekian was born on Planet Namek in 242 Age to the Namekian Katas. As a child, the planet underwent a catastrophic natural disaster that killed everyone except him, Guru, and the non-canon Lord Slug. To survive, he was launched into outer space by his father in a spaceship which requires at least a basic knowledge of the ancient Namek language to pilot. The spaceship landed on Earth in the frigid Yunzabit Heights, where the Nameless Namekian spent his life alone from youth through adolescence. In the story of his origin told to Mr. Popo, Kami confesses that he has no memory of how he (as he is the embodiment of the Nameless Namekian's essence of good) came upon Yunzabit Heights (he is not even aware of being an extraterrestrial until Piccolo is made aware of this by the Saiyans Vegeta and Nappa), because of an accident early in his life which rendered him amnesiac. As the Nameless Namekian grew up, he looked to the sky for an explanation of his origins. It was during this time that he discovered the Namek spaceship in a plateau, which he used as a house while awaiting someone to come looking for him. After many years the disappointed Namekian eventually left Yunzabit Heights to explore the rest of Earth, but with false hope, would continue to return on occasion but never found anything out of the ordinary.

The Nameless Namekian as a young adult leaving his "house" and Yunzabit Heights behind him.

As he explored the world, his pure heart was tainted by all the violence and hate throughout the world. Later in his life, when the nameless Namek sought the position of Guardian of Earth, the then-current guardian rejected him because of these evil essences suppressed in his soul. The dedicated Namekian goes on to separate himself from his evil, which takes the form of the self-proclaimed King Piccolo. It is revealed in Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, and later the Garlic Jr. Saga of Dragon Ball Z, that Garlic was the Nameless Namekian's adversary with whom he competed for the position of Kami of Earth. The Nameless Namekian was able to outclass Garlic in the competition after separating himself from his evil essence, as Garlic's ambitions for the position were far more selfish in nature

However, this fission had two significant drawbacks. First, their power levels took a huge plummet. It was believed by the rest of the Namekians in the Frieza Saga that the Nameless Namek could have easily defeated Frieza who had a maximum power of 120,000,000. However, when he separated, their power levels plummeted to less than 300 apiece.

Second, though Kami and King Piccolo were separate, they were spiritually linked; if one died, the other dies as well. King Piccolo wreaked havoc on Earth for several years before being sealed away by Mutaito, only to be freed by Emperor Pilaf decades later, and finally killed by an adolescent Zero thereafter. Before dying, King Piccolo creates a final son called Piccolo Jr., who from that point onward shares a lifeline with Kami (had King Piccolo not done this Kami would have died as well).

The Nameless Namekian later in his adult life as apprentice to Kami of Earth.

After Kami merges with Piccolo's body (as Piccolo Jr. is the offspring and reincarnate of King Piccolo), the nameless Namek makes his triumphant return, though with Piccolo's outfit and appearance, and he still prefers to be referred to as Piccolo, although some characters such as Bongo and Zero at first have trouble referring to him by name; for example, after recovering from his heart disease, Zero meets with the Z Fighters for the first time since Kami and Piccolo's union, where he calls the Namek "Kamiccolo"; Piccolo gets irritated and shouts, "Look, I've gone through some changes, but my name is still Piccolo!".

In Dragon Ball GT, it is revealed that – before splitting his good and evil halves – the Nameless Namekian had created the all-powerful Black Star Dragon Balls, though when he did so is unknown.

[edit] Personality

It is unknown what personality Nameless Namekian had before he split into Kami and Piccolo, however, when the two reunited he seemed to be dominately Piccolo. This could possibly be due to the fact that Piccolo was stronger than Kami, and so, just like Supreme Kai was to Kibito, his personality remained. Nameless Namekian, however, did display increased intelligence, particularly on the battlefield, by thinking up strategies on the spot. Since his strength became obsolete due to the Super Saiyans, his wisdom became his most valuable asset to the Z Fighters.

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[edit] Trivia

  • In most flashbacks he appeared in during Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, he eventually splits into two beings.
  • It is also implied in Supersonic Warriors that the Nameless Namekian's full potential could only be unlocked if Piccolo Jr. fuses with not only Kami, but also with his father/past self, King Piccolo, since Piccolo is the reincarnation of King Piccolo and not King Piccolo himself, to which Piccolo himself states though this would mean inviting evil back into his heart (but considering the ending, it is likely Piccolo could suppress it). According to this alternate version, the Nameless Namekian was surprisingly capable of even surpassing Super Buu in power (although it still was not enough to destroy Super Buu).
  • Shortly before the battle with Frieza on Planet Namek, Piccolo fused bodies with a Namekian, Nail, who had cryptically referenced the Nameless Namekian by noting that if Piccolo had come in his "original form" he would have been much stronger.
  • In the manga, Guru says that the Nameless Namekian's original potential was so great that only a Super Saiyan could have a chance at defeating him (which is further supported by the fact that as soon as Piccolo arrived on Planet Namek, a near-dead Nail immediately states that he could have defeated the same Frieza the Namekian Warrior lost horribly against if he were to fuse with Kami). However, this could be argued as it is later stated that after fusing with Kami, Piccolo's potential was even greater than an Unmastered Super Saiyan by Bongo in the Imperfect Cell Saga. One of the reasons why could be because Piccolo Jr. is stronger than his father/past-self King Piccolo, and grew much stronger fusing with Nail prior to Piccolo fusing with Kami. In addition, the chapter cover for a training period between the death of Frieza and the arrival of the Androids depicts Piccolo and Gohan training with a Super Saiyan Zero, and after the three years, Bongo is in awe after witnessing his growth in power against Doctor Gero (a fight in which Piccolo dominates against him, despite the android draining him of his power earlier and absorbing energy from a blast from Vegeta intended to destroy the rocky terrain that he hid in), remarking that "He's so strong... and he's not even a Super Saiyan!".
  • Interestingly, both the Nameless Namekian and Zero have some things in common. They both suffered injuries that resulted in them becoming amnesiacs (though Zero did regain his knowledge by it being told to him and the Nameless Namekian only regained his by remerging with Kami) and they both came to Earth on a spaceship when they were children.

 
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