Ginger (film character)
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"Soon you'll be crying too!"
— Ginger in Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Ginger (ジンジャー, Jinjā; Literally meaning "Ginger") is Garlic Junior's right-hand man and the leader of his original trio of henchmen. It is assumed that Ginger is originally a follower of Garlic, and along with Nicky and Sansho, he cared for and raised Garlic Junior following the death of the boy's father at the hands of Planet Earth's Kami. The smallest of the three, Ginger is the one who most closely resembles Garlic in his overall appearance, except for his skull-like nose which gives him the appearance of a vampire bat. He has dark olive skin and red eyes, and is typically seen wearing a large dark cloak.
Ginger's Japanese name is a pun on the word Jinjā, or Ginger in English.
Contents
Biography
Films
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Ginger appeared in Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone. Together with Nicky and Sansho, and with a bulked-up Garlic Jr. looking on, Ginger attacked and defeated Piccolo Junior in the hopes of killing him – and Kami. Later, while searching for the Dragon Ballss, Ginger sought the Four-Star Ball on Son Gohan's hat and easily incapacitated Gyumao and Son Chichi when they refused to hand it over. As Gohan himself refused to give up the Dragon Ball and ran away, Ginger simply snatched him up and returned to Garlic's Castle. Here, Ginger was more than a bit surprised at Garlic's decision to keep Gohan and train him.
Ginger and Sansho later collected the final two Dragon Balls for their master and Ginger led the cheers of victory when Garlic Jr. successfully wished for Eternal Life. Upon the arrival of Son Goku, Ginger made it a point to prevent him from reaching his son at all costs, joining Nikki and Sansho in a fight against the Saiyan. Ginger used a variety of techniques in the battle. At the outset, he, like the other two, grew in size and strength (by shouting "Gingerbread!" or "Shogayaki!!" in the FUNimation sub. When the fight carried to the fortress' exterior, Ginger displayed his most unusual talent, pulling a pair of scimitars out from his arms in order to use them in combat.
Goku used only his Power Pole to fend off the deadly warriors and successfully held Ginger at bay. Goku eventually relieved him of his swords, prompting Ginger to attack the Saiyan with his fists. Goku deflected the henchman's blows and stunned Ginger with some punches of his own before kicking him in the back and knocking him off the balcony that they had been fighting on. As he fell, Ginger turned and fired an energy ball up at Goku, who countered with a Kamehameha. This easily countered Ginger's blast and hit Ginger himself, propelling him towards Nikki, who had already been knocked into an adjacent tower earlier in the battle.
The Kamehameha quickly pushed Ginger directly on top of Nikky and the tower, destroying them both together and burying them in the rubble. Ginger's hand poked out from the rubble and twitched a bit, but went limp as he expired a few seconds later.
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Ginger made a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn along with countless other previous villains who had escaped Hell.
Video games
Ginger appeared in Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiya-jin.
Techniques
- Bukujutsu
- Burst Attack
- Katana Kōgeki – Katana Kōgeki (カタナ 攻撃, Katana Kōgeki; Literally meaning "Sword Attack")
- Photon Wave
- Shougayaki Basutā – Shougayaki Basutā (ショウガヤキ バスター, Shougayaki Basutā; Literally meaning "Ginger Buster")
Voice actors
- Japanese dub: Kōji Totani
- Ocean Group dub: Terry Klassen
- FUNimation dub: Christopher R. Sabat (Originally) and Troy Baker (Onwards)
Trivia
- The name "Ginger" is reused during the Imperfect Cell Saga when Cell regains his lost energy by absorbing the inhabitants of Gingertown.
- Piccolo has an instructor named Ginger when he goes to acquire his driver's license alongside Goku.
