Bulma

Bulma, also known as Buruma, Bloomers and Lena, is one of the main characters from the Dragon Ball series.
== Charactah Account ==
The very first human Goku came across (apart from his grandpa) at the start of the series. One could say she's the trigger that kicks off the series as a whole. Originally on a quest to gather the Dragon Balls for her own reason (to wish for a perfect boyfriend), Bulma gets dragged into the craziness that comes along with the search. Even when the quest is finished, she still keeps close ties with Goku and his friends and helps out whenever possible. Which, considering she's a mechanical whiz, is quite often.
Bulma has a temperamental personality. Even though she is quite adventureous, she still acts in a girly manner. While known for her extreme intellect, she is also considerably spoiled and vain. Bulma is shown to typically believe that she is one of the most beautiful girls ever and uses it as an excuse for her selfish behavior. Bulma's selfishness prevents her from being able to ride the Flying Nimbus. Despite her temperament, she often displays friendliness and helpfulness towards others. As she gets more mature she focuses on becoming a great scientist and helps out by creating and fixing inventions that help the Z Fighters.
While being the most helpless out of the rest of the protagonists, she often gets put in the position of being the damsel in distress. While in stressful conditions, she becomes frightened easily and gets angry toward everyone including her allies. Bulma also tends to have a great deal of concern over her hygiene, frequently complaining when circumstances prevent her from taking a bath or replenishing her beauty supplies, even when her hygiene is the least of her worries such as being stranded in the wilderness.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Dragon Ball
* Dragon Ball GT
* Dragon Ball Movie 1: Curse of the Blood Rubies
* Dragon Ball Movie 2: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
* Dragon Ball Movie 3: Mystical Adventure
* Dragon Ball Movie 4: The Path to Power
* Dragon Ball Specials
* Dragon Ball Super
* Dragon Ball Super: Broly
* Dragon Ball Z
* Dragon Ball Z Kai
* Dragon Ball Z Kai: Bring Peace to the Future! Goku's Spirit is Eternal
* Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 01: Dead Zone
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 02: The World's Strongest
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 03: The Tree of Might
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 04: Lord Slug
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 08: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 09: Bojack Unbound
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Wrath of the Dragon
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Battle of Gods
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Resurrection 'F'
* Dragon Ball Z Special 2: The History of Trunks
* Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Goku's World
* Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
* Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
* Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special
* Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D
* Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son-Goku and Friends!!
* Orb Panic Adventure Returns!
* Orb Panic Adventure!
=== Manga ===
* Cross Epoch
* Dragon Ball
* Dragon Ball SD
* Dragon Ball Super
* Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F
* Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha!
* Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son-Goku and Friends!!
* Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
=== Video Games ===
* Dragon Ball
* Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden
* Dragon Ball FighterZ
* Dragon Ball Fusions
* Dragon Ball GT: Transformation
* Dragon Ball Heroes
* Dragon Ball Legends
* Dragon Ball Online
* Dragon Ball RPG: Shounen-hen
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
* Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle
* Dragon Ball Z Side Story: True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Earth Saga
* Dragon Ball Z Side Story: True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Space Saga
* Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
* Dragon Ball Z: Bakuretsu Impact
* Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
* Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
* Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden
* Dragon Ball Z: Collectible CD Picture Cards
* Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
* Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden
* Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu
* Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu
* Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World
* Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
* Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiyan
* Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors
* Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden - Totsugeki-Hen
* Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu
* Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
* Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
* Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II
* Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
* Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu
* Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyou
* Dragon Ball: Origins
* Dragon Ball: Origins 2
* Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo
* Dragon Ball: The Breakers
* Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Jumputi Heroes
* Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
== Trivia ==
* Bulma was originally a parody of a character from Journey to the West (like Goku was too). She was adapted from Xuanzang (also called Tripitaka), the monk and the main protagonist of the novel. Like in the original novel, she leads the band of five consisting of herself, Goku, Oolong, Yamcha and Puar (each an adaptation of a Journey to the West character) in search of the Dragon Balls.Despite Xuanzang being a male, Bulma being a female follows a tradition in Chinese opera where the role is performed by a female actor.
** It's also worth noting that in recent Japanese culture, it's also quite common for Xuanzang to be portrayed by a woman, if not at least be portrayed as an effeminate male, which dates back as early as the 1978 drama Monkey.
* Bulma was revealed a month before the Dragon Ball manga started, in postcards sent to members of the Akira Toriyama Preservation Society.
* Bulma's name is an allusion to an undergarment, modern bloomers in particular.
** Bulma is sometimes incorrectly assumed to have the surname Briefs due to her father's name. This is actually his given name, not a surname; no other member of his family uses it. This is further clarified in Dragon Ball Super where Bulma is simply called "Dr. Bulma".
* Bulma is the most recurring female character in the Dragon Ball series.
* She is the source for most of Dragon Ball's examples of fan service as she can be seen either partially or completely exposed in a sexually suggestive manner in numerous situations, most of which take place during Dragon Ball.
* Bulma's hobby is inventing.
* Bulma's favorite food is strawberries. Originally her wish with the Dragon Balls was to have a lifetime supply of them.
* Bulma's favorite vehicle is all vehicles.
* Her Citizen Number is SSC 41453.
* She has a blood type of B.
* Bulma's brassiere measurement at the beginning of Dragon Ball is 34C.
* Bulma's first animated appearance was a cameo outside of Dragon Ball in the film Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love, which came out very shortly after the manga had began. She wears the outfit (later named the Wild Rider Suit in Xenoverse series) from the cover of Chapter 4. 
* Bulma's hair has wandered between green, blue and even purple tones inconsistently throughout the series. It is worth noting that Dragon Ball was animated all the way back in the 1980s and the 1990s, long before digital colors were brought into the production process. As such, her hair color occasionally varies from episode to episode, as it simply depended on how the inks were mixed in back in the day. Throw the constantly rotating animation supervisors into the situation, and it is easy to see how such a discrepancy arose. Modern character sheets sometimes even have the hex values for the colors written to avoid this. In Weekly Shōnen Jump #31, 1989 power level list, her hair is colored blond in the background.
* In all 4 of the Dragon Ball series, Bulma carries a habit of not watching her mouth which could've often get her killed or get her into serious arguments.
* In episode 47 of Dragon Ball, "Kame House - Found!", Krillin accidentally calls Bulma "Bloomer", the garment of which she is named.
* Bulma likes her men to have short hair as said in episode 19 (this is more obvious in the Japanese dub).
* Bulma was a smoker at one point. She is seen smoking in the unedited Dragon Ball and in the manga. She can be seen later smoking again, at some points during Dragon Ball Z, such as the time during the Great Saiyaman Saga when Gohan asks her to make him a suit. Its possible she picked up the habit from her father, a well-known chain smoker in the series.
* Bulma has been turned into food twice in her life: a carrot once in Dragon Ball, and chocolate once by Super Buu in Dragon Ball Z.
* In Dragon Ball Forever's poll of the top 20 best characters, Bulma was voted number 17 by Japanese fans, placing her above Android 17, Yajirobe, and Videl.
* There is a rumor surrounding Budokai 3 that Bulma is playable, due to the fact that she is seen in the 11th stage of Training Mode, where she explains how to use capsules during a duel. She hardly moves, but it remains evident that a full 3D model of Bulma exists in the game. Also in the bonus DVD packaged with the special edition of the game, Tiffany Vollmer can be seen recording combat voice work for Bulma. There is some truth to this rumor, however, as using cheat methods, Bulma can be played in Budokai 3, but has no techniques, nor can she be designated skills.
* She has several characteristics of her zodiac sign, Leo. She is self-centered, bossy, and vain at times, but she can be kind, generous, loyal and protective, too.
* Bulma, though no one ever calls her on it, married the man who murdered and/or wounded several of friends and was responsible for ordering the Saibaman that killed her ex (as he told it to go all out or perish as the Saibaman that lost to Tien had been, thus the Saibaman had little choice but to self destruct and take Yamcha with it as it would have been killed by Vegeta if it hadn't).
** However it should he noted that Vegeta unlike Yamcha has been faithful to Bulma and loves her for her personality which reminds him of strong willed female Saiyans. Additionally Vegeta is a bit more prudish then other men she knows, as he considered Bulma vulgar for telling him out loud not to try anything naughty with her when inviting him to stay at Capsule Corporation. He is also protective of her too the point of defending her honor such as his reaction to Goku promising Elder Kai a kiss from Bulma without discussing it with her or Vegeta first or when Beerus retaliated against Bulma for slapping him, and was angered to learn of her future counterpart's death at the hands of Goku Black.
* In Dragon Ball Legends, Bulma (Youth)/Bunny Girl Bulma (Youth) finds certain versions of adult Goku attractive to the point during her battle intro dialogue, she is totally flabbergasted that Goku grew up to be such "a hottie" as she puts it.
** Humorously the Bulma (Youth) that befriends Shallot, briefly wonders if Present Goku is her future husband when he reveals he knows her (as this Bulma came from the period before she met Goku), only for Jaco to confirm he isn't.
** She also becomes acquainted with pre-Saiyan conflict Vegeta when Beerus has him train Shallot, Gohan, and Zahha. Neither Bulma not Vegeta suspect that their present counterparts are married. After getting to know Vegeta, Bulma flirtatiously asks him if he returned to the Capitol cause he got lonely (showing she retains her counterpart's attraction to Vegeta).
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== External Links ==
* Bulma at Dragon Ball Wiki
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