Krillin

"I'm just an Earthling that knows how to fight!"
— Krillin telling Jaco who he is.
Krillin (クリリン, Kuririn) is a supporting protagonist in the Dragon Ball manga, and the anime series Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super.
Krillin had a brief rivalry with Goku when they first met and trained under Master Roshi, but they quickly became lifelong best friends.[9] One of the most powerful and talented Human martial artists on Earth, Krillin is courageous, a faithful ally and good-natured. He is a prominent Z Fighter,
 despite usually being overpowered by the major enemies. His short 
stature and baldness (with the exception of when he grows out his hair 
in the Majin Buu Saga onwards) aid him in his ability to provide comic relief during tense moments. During the latter half of Dragon Ball Z, he largely retires from fighting, opting to settle down with his family instead, becoming the husband of Android 18 and the father of Marron. However, he returns to his lifestyle as a warrior later on in Dragon Ball Super. He completely retires in Dragon Ball FM.
== Biography ==
=== Dragon Ball Super ===
==== God of Destruction Beerus Saga ====
Sometime after the battle with Majin Buu, Krillin is in traffic with Android 18 and Marron heading towards Bulma's
 birthday party. They could've avoided traffic, but 18 took longer than 
expected on make-up. After being fed up with traffic, Krillin puts the 
car into a capsule and flies towards the cruise ship. On the way there, 
he sees Yamcha and Puar, then Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu. At the party, Krillin asks Bulma how old she is and is suspected by 
Android 18 of not wanting the second place prize of the bingo 
tournament, a castle, though he insists otherwise. Following Beerus and Whis
 being introduced to him by Bulma, Krillin offers Beerus some Russian 
Takoyaki with wasabi or octopus, only to be confronted by Vegeta, later 
clapping for Beerus and saying his name with most of the other 
attendees. Krillin eats one of the takoyaki and runs around afterward 
with a flaming mouth, the result of the wasabi being too spicy and falls
 to the ground. When Beerus become enraged and decides to destroy the 
Earth, Krillin can only stand by as Piccolo, 18, and Vegeta are 
effortlessly defeated. He acts as a bystander during Goku and Beerus' 
battle, but at the end, Beerus falls asleep and leaves the Earth in 
peace.
==== Golden Frieza Saga ====
While Goku was working out at the field, Krillin came by to visit him. 
Krillin had thought Goku might have gone off to King Kai's to train 
again, so he is glad to find him there. Seeing that Goku is still set on
 continuing his training, Krillin reminisces about how the two of them 
used to train together under Master Roshi.
 But now, Goku has grown strong enough to be a match for even the God of
 Destruction Beerus. Curious to experience for himself just how strong 
Goku has become, Krillin asks Goku to hit him. After some persuading, 
Goku does, sending Krillin flying across the countryside and straight 
through a house or two. Goku teleports to try and catch him but misses, 
and Krillin crashes straight into a large boulder. Back at Goku's house, Android 18
 treats Krillin's bruise. Krillin wanted to see if he made the right 
decision of retiring from martial artsand getting hit by Goku confirmed 
his decision. Krillin later becomes a police officer and was first seen chasing a pair
 of robbers until Bulma interferes and helps knock them out. Although 
he’s thankful for Bulma’s help, he gives her a ticket for speeding. Just
 then his phone rings. He and Bulma are summoned over to Gohan’s house 
to try and help deal with the situation of Chi-Chi kicking out Gohan and
 Mr. Satan for their seemingly reckless behavior with Pan, with Goku and
 Goten showing up at the same time too. Bulma promises to help calm 
Chi-Chi down if Krillin gets rid of her ticket. Krillin then whispers to
 Goku if he can search for Vegeta’s ki and teleport after him 
after Goku realizes that Vegeta is training on Beerus's planet and wants
 to join him, but sadly, Goku cannot sense Vegeta’s ki at all. 
Four months later, when Krillin was busy at work, he got a phone call 
from Bulma saying that Frieza has come back to life and is approaching 
the Earth. He receives the Turtle School gi from 18 and she then shaves 
his hair. He then picks up Master Roshi and they meet up with Tien 
Shinhan, Gohan, and Piccolo to fight Frieza and his forces despite two 
of them having kids at home. Initially, Krillin was scared of so many 
and Frieza again. Sensing his fear and recognizing him, Frieza offers 
one of his planets to whomever kills Krillin. A large portion of the 
army goes after Krillin, who much to his shock manages to easily dodge 
them. Master Roshi tells Krillin his eyes can follow the most powerful 
being in the world, mentioning Cell, Buu and Beerus. Roshi tells him 
weaklings like these won't ever touch him. Roshi also tells him he is a 
student of the great Master Roshi meaning they can never beat him. 
Having his confidence restored, Krillin unleashes the Scatter 
Kamehameha, leveling all of the soldiers sent by Frieza to kill him. 
Krillin continues to assist and attempts to help out with Tagoma but is 
dropped along with the others. After getting back to his feet and after 
Gohan takes down Captain Ginyu Krillin and Piccolo attempt to go help 
Gohan with Frieza but are held back by Ginyu. He then watches the fight between Goku and Frieza and later Vegeta who 
steps in after Goku is taken out and Krillin uses the last Senzu Bean on
 Goku. After Frieza destroys the Earth, Krillin gets protected by Whis, 
along with the others, and mourns the death of his family. Whis undoes 
time for Goku to able to kill Frieza and send him back to Earth's Hell. 
He is later seen at a party, with the other Z fighters who participated 
in the fight.
==== Universe 6 Saga ====
Sometime after the battle with Golden Frieza, Krillin hears from No. 
18 that Goku and co. are having a picnic in space. Krillin finds Goku to
 get confirmation. Krillin is informed what really is happening, a 
tournament against Universe 6. He then tags along with Goku and Vegeta 
to find the last two members on their team. The last two members for 
Team Universe 7 is Majin Buu, who Goku promises the Super Dragon Balls 
to, and Piccolo. On the day of the tournament, Whis transport the Dragon
 Team to Beerus' planet to pick up Beerus and their other teammate. 
Krillin and the Dragon Team are present throughout the entire 
tournament, seeing the matches.
In the manga, Krillin is bald during the Universe 6 Saga, while 
he had hair during the anime arc. Also in the manga, he appears to wear 
the green outfit he wore during the Battle of Gods arc.
==== "Future" Trunks Saga ====
Krillin helps Piccolo harvest Chi-Chi's lettuce farm as Goku leaves for 
Beerus' planet. Later, when Future Trunks arrives back from his 
timeline, Krillin and Piccolo both meet him and learn about the threat 
of Goku Black. Later, when he and Zamasu are defeated, Krillin is among the group saying goodbye to Future Trunks and Future Mai as they leave for a new timeline to live in. Later on, Krillin is in a battle with criminals and his arm is grazed by
 a bullet. Goku shows up and apprehends the criminals, wanting Krillin 
to train with him. Krillin says he gave up fighting, but 18 calls him a 
spineless weakling for having so much trouble against usual criminals. 
Krillin agrees to train with Goku and they head to Kame House for old 
time's sake. Goku is forced to wear a heavy-weighted Turtle suit and is 
banned from flying or going Super Saiyan, but even then he easily 
defeats Krillin in a quick sparring match. Master Roshi gives the two an
 opportunity to train by asking them to collect paradise plants on a 
remote island. The two do so and wander into the Forest of Terror, where
 illusions of many enemies of their past manifest and surround them. 
Krillin is incredibly afraid as he confronts his previous killers: 
Tambourine, Frieza, and Super Buu. Throughout the fight, Krillin is afraid and even at one point gives up 
and tries to escape. He then picks up the resolve to fight back and 
learns the secret about the illusions: they disappear when he suppresses
 his energy. Krillin regains his will to fight, unlocking his power 
back, and even helps Goku defeat the illusion of Super Shenron created 
by Fortuneteller Baba. Krillin, with his fighting spirit returned, vows 
to continue fighting for his sake and his family's as the two return the
 newly-grown paradise plant to Master Roshi. 18 shaves Krillin's head 
when he goes home. Krillin then trains with Goku again afterwards, still
 saying he's banned from turning Super Saiyan.
==== Universe Survival Saga ====
Along with the other Z fighters, Krillin participates in the Tournament 
of Power to save Universe 7 from destruction. Before deciding on Krillin
 Gohan was unsure if he should or not as Hercule mentioned he retired a 
long time ago. Goku and Gohan sit down and image train to determine 
Krillin's chances, with Gohan playing the role of Krillin and Goku 
playing the role of Basil. While able to hold his own for a time Krillin
 was ultimately killed during the image training with Gohan saying that 
would be Krillin's fate. Goku says Krillin will be fine and tells Gohan 
that Krillin has been training again and has all sorts of new crazy 
techniques. Trusting his father Gohan agrees. After Bulla's birth, Goku 
leaves to go and recruit Krillin and 18. Boyh refuse at first until Goku
 lies about there being a prize money. 18 is suspicious but Krillin is 
oblivious to the lie, and decides to test his full power first. Gohan 
comes by later and tests Krillin himself and later Goku fights Krillin 
at full power. After accepting the invitation for the Tournament of Power, Krillin haves a sparring match with 18, and with Marron cheering both of them on.
Arriving at Capsule Corp. to leave for the tournament, Krillin is 
surprised to learn Master Roshi has been training to overcome his 
weakness to seduction but believes it is necessary if they want to win 
the prize money. Piccolo and Tien are confused by this and Gohan is 
forced to admit it was a lie, as well as the fact the universe will be erased if they lose. When Goku arrives, Krillin angrily condemns Goku for not only lying but 
bribing them with money all because Goku thought Krillin would be too 
scared to participate. Krillin considers dropping out but changes his 
mind when Beerus threatens to kill him and Bulma offers to pay everyone 
money for participating.
Krillin and the others listened on as Goku and Beerus were discussing
 adding a new 10th member, Krillin and the Universe 7 team were shocked 
when Goku suggested bringing Frieza back to life. After Goku returns to 
Capsule Corp. with Frieza, they are transported by Whis to the World of Void.
 When meeting the other fighters at the Tournament of Power, Krillin 
asks Master Roshi about his weakness for females and the Turtle Hermit 
assures him that it will no longer hinder him. Once the Battle Royal 
begins Krillin chooses to stay alongside Gohan, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, 
and Master Roshi; They were soon surrounded by Lavender Botamo, and 
three other fighters - the Universe 7 team launched a combined assault 
(with Krillin firing his Destructo-Disk), but it did little to nothing 
against their opponents.
== Other Dragon Ball stories ==
=== Dragon Ball FM ===
==== Supervillain Yamcha Saga ====
Krillin gets killed by Yamcha upon becoming Supervillain by a simple ki blast. He later gets revived and forgives Yamcha for what he had done.
==== Hell Gates Saga ====
Krillin fights against some of the villains that escaped Hell (Cui, Appule, Dodoria...), but he realises that he can no longer beat any of them and says he won't fight anymore because he is too weak.
==== Universe Survival Saga ====
Krillin along with the others who don't participate in the Tournament of Might is sitting on a bench and cheering for his friends from Universe 7.
==== Conspiracy and Survival Saga ====
He and the other Z Fighters later need to fight against Obscurio, Luminous and their angels for their survival, but he is defeated in one kick from an angel called Recks. Later, he lets Gohan absorb him and he defeats Saiko. Then he gets saved from the erasure by Zen-oh as Wolfy writes him off.
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