Upa
From Dragon Ball Encyclopedia
Directory: Characters → Humans
"I'd like to help you, but I left my spear back home."
— "We Are The Five Warriors"
Upa is a member of the native tribe who serve as the guardians of Karin Tower. His father, Bora, is the chief of the tribe.
Son Gokū meets Upa and his father Bora the very first time he ventures to Karin Tower, during the Commander Red Saga. After his father was killed by Mercenary Tao, Upa tries desperately to fight Tao himself twice to avenge his father; the first attempt was by throwing a rock at him as Tao was leaving, in which Tao easily blows the rock back at Upa, which hits him on his head. The second time was by flinging an axe aimed at Mercenary Tao's head, just as he returned to the Karin's Tower base area. Tao however dodges this with ease and then kicks Upa upwards into the air and instantly grabs him with one hand, whilst demanding Upa tells him where the Four-Star Dragon Ball is. After Upa refuses to tell him, Tao Pai Paiflings Upa towards the pole of Karin's Tower. He is then luckily saved by Son Gokū, who returns from his training with Karin.
Upa later accompanies Son Gokū for a short time during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga, in order to recover all of the Dragon Balls so they can wish his father back to life. He participates in the fight against Fortuneteller Baba's fighters and helps Puar defeat Fangs the Vampire (a kickboxing vampire) with garlic breath. It is interesting to note that when Kuririn first meets Upa, he thinks that Upa is a cute girl. He is disgusted when he finds out otherwise and apologizes to Upa.
After Bora is revived, Upa tells his father that he will climb Karin's Tower also. It is never revealed whether or not he succeeded.
Upa and Bora later appear once again when Yajirobē brings a beaten Son Gokū to Karin Tower.
Although Karin himself becomes a recurring character in Dragon Ball Z, providing the Z-Fighters with Senzu Beans, Upa and Bora are not seen again except for two instances: once during the Saiyan Saga where he and his father encounter an angry Ranchi stealing from their tipi, and once more near the end of Dragon Ball Z when they are giving energy for Son Gokū's Super Spirit Bomb to defeat Kid Bū.
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[edit] Dragon Ball GT
Upa and his father also make a final cameo appearance in Dragon Ball GT on the episode "Pikkoro's Decision". They and the rest of their tribe are being teleported to the New Planet Plant by Super Saiyan 4 Son Gokū.
[edit] Other Appearances
Upa appeared in the Dragon Ball movie, Mystical Adventure.
[edit] Voice Actors
- Japanese dub: Miksuko Horie (Child)
- FUNimation dub: Kara Edwards (Child, TV Series and Movie 3), Laura Bailey (Child, Revenge of Pikkoro Daimao)
- Burazilian dub: Fernanda Burara (Child)
[edit] Video game appearance
[edit] Trivia
- In Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, Upa is shown as an adult, yet he still has dot eyes, however, in the Bū saga, he has normal eyes.
- When Kuririn first meets Upa, he thinks Upa is a girl.
| Bora • Karin Tower • Son Gokū • Karin • Mercenary Tao • Fortuneteller Baba • Puar • Fangs the Vampire |
