Master Roshi/Power and Abilities

==Power==
;Manga and Anime
Master Roshi is one of the strongest humans in history, and the strongest fighter of his generation. A legendary champion of the World Martial Arts Tournament, simply knowing that students of his were competing in the said tournament left all spectators in awe. Despite his advanced age reducing his natural stamina and endurance while also reducing his peak performance, he makes up for it with super efficiency both physically and mentally, able to easily read his opponent's movements and battle tactics, allowing him to move with minimal needed effort. His experience and intuition have honed his natural instincts to become fully aware of his surroundings to the point practically being able to move against threats automatically. A grandmaster of all martial arts and hand-to-hand combat styles, along with their respective techniques and skills, Roshi is an outstandingly versatile fighter and tactician, able to quickly see through an opponent's skills and effortlessly change his own methods to best suit the situation. At the same time, he is deceptively strong for his frail form, able to move at blazing speeds and move massive structures with his bare hands, all while at base power. 
During his battle with Goku at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament he still managed to barely beat his student even after having used up almost all of his energy to destroy the moon.
In the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, after getting serious and bulking up somewhat, he was a match for Tien Shinhan. Once he outputs his absolute maximum might, he was capable of destroying the moon and it was believed by the likes of Yamcha and Krillin that he could kill Great Ape Goku with one Kamehameha. Roshi notes that his perverted ways had held him back all these years, and that putting the energy he once used for them towards combat had greatly increased his power and skill. In the anime, he also stated that Goku and Krillin's battles had taught him to go beyond his limit.
However, over the course of the Dragon Ball series, his power became outclassed by the newer generation of fighters. His power also pales in comparison to King Piccolo and his offspring, and he ends up dying after failing to seal King Piccolo with the Evil Containment Wave.
At the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, he is quickly overshadowed by the Dragon Team, Saiyans, and villains that follow and is relegated to the role of a wise yet perverted old martial arts master. He would instead regularly advise his allies with sagely wisdom or occasionally aid them in their training as he aided Krillin in his three-year preparation for the androids and later taught Goku the Evil Containment Wave.
Despite his apparent retirement from active fighting and acknowledging his days as the strongest are long over, he still continues to train alone. 
In Dragon Ball Super, Master Roshi uses his Max Power form to combat 170 of Frieza's soldiers with only minor difficulty. Master Roshi is, however, not able to keep up with Frieza's special elite warriors like Shisami and Tagoma. 
Later in in the Universe Survival Saga, Master Roshi is chosen to fight in the Tournament of Power by Gohan, believing that his vast experience and gigantic bag of tricky attacks will be very useful, which Goku agreed to. When Yurin controls Roshi with a magic talisman, Roshi in his Max Power state with no restrains was shown to easily overpower Tien Shinhan, who had used the Four Witches Technique. He was also able to briefly hold his own against Goku's base form but is easily defeated by Goku's Kamehameha after he put up no defense because he received no commands from Yurin. Goku states that Roshi had been hiding his true power from everyone and is surprised that this is what Master Roshi can do when he isn't holding back.
During the Tournament of Power, in the anime, his MAX Power Kamehameha was powerful enough to knock Dium out of the arena. His Thunder Shock Surprise was strong enough to hold Za Priccio still and he was fast enough to easily dodge Kunshi's Ki Blast. During the fight with Team Universe 4, he showed his resourcefulness by facing off against three opponents consecutively. Against Caway, he easily repelled her energy weapons and ultimately terrified her into forfeiting (albeit it was mostly from his perverted advances). His knowledge in magical matters allowed him to easily defeat Dercori with the Evil Containment Wave, to which he was not affected by its consequences, showing his increase in power. Against Ganos, his tactical prowess enabled him to effortlessly dodge and deflect all of the younger enemy's initial attacks (despite the fact that Ganos was faster and stronger than him - with Ganos even noting that if he could just land one blow Roshi would be defeated) until he grew strong enough to overwhelm Roshi and bash him around. Despite this, he showed noticeable resilience, repeatedly getting back up. Once using his Max Power and then proceeding to go beyond his limits, he was able to defeat the injured Ganos and blast him out the ring with The Greatest Kamehameha. Roshi's performance earned him repeated praise from Beerus, the God of Destruction of Universe 7. While Master Roshi is no match for Final Form Frost though mostly using most of his stamina from his previous battles and dropping his guard from the sneak attack of Frost, he was still able to briefly knock him back when he went into his Max Power state and caught him by surprise. Master Roshi was able to survive using the Evil Containment Wave twice in a row, however he was heavily exhausted. Overall, because of the exhaustion from using the Evil Containment Wave and being tortured by Frost, Master Roshi had to eliminate himself as he was unable to fight anymore, as he would have only stood in the way of his teammates.
In the manga, despite being noted to have much weaker raw power than any other fighter, he still became one of the final fighters participating. He believed he would be able to hold out against Frost on his own, presumably using his Ultra Instinct-like ability, using this ability he was able to decisively outmaneuver and eliminate Kahseral, the general of the Pride Troopers. Afterwards, despite seeing Jiren calmly overwhelm both Perfected Super Saiyan Blue Goku and the greatly improved Hit, Roshi openly voiced his disappointment in Goku's general performance. Pointing out Goku's foolish over-reliance on raw power, Roshi demonstrated true efficiency by using his vast experience and seamless skill against Jiren. Through this, despite the incalculable difference in raw power, Roshi adapted to the flow of the battle to effortlessly anticipate and evade all of Jiren's attacks. Roshi's performance left his foe and all spectators in awe. Even more, the seemingly automatic nature behind it made Beerus believe Roshi was using Ultra Instinct. Whis noted that it was only similar, but nonetheless complimented Roshi's understanding of free moving, noting that it made Roshi currently the closet person to mastering Ultra Instinct, even if he is not aware of it. Ultimately, Jiren managed to strike Roshi, which alone was enough to eliminate him. Despite this, Roshi's words and actions resonated with Goku, letting Goku get past his subconscious doubt and careless mentality to unlock Ultra Instinct Sign.
;Films
In Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest, it is revealed that 50 years ago, Master Roshi was considered the Earth's strongest fighter according to Dr. Wheelo and Dr. Kochin who believed he was still the Earth's strongest fighter and thus a candidate to transfer Wheelo's mind into. However, Dr. Wheelo eventually chooses to target Goku, upon learning Master Roshi was no longer the world's strongest fighter. The film marks one of the few times Roshi fights seriously and shows a glimpse of Roshi's hidden power, defeating four bio-men without exerting much effort. Against Dr. Kochin's three strongest bio-men, Roshi was able to fend off their unified assault with little effort. It was only from being surprised by Misokatsun's Super Flexible Body bouncing Roshi's Kamehameha back at him that the trio was able to catch Roshi off guard and defeat him.
In Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, Master Roshi is able to keep up with 170 of Frieza's soldiers. However, these soldiers were largely unimpressive to Frieza, viewing them as pitiful compared to his previous soldiers.
;Statements by authors and guidebooks
Master Roshi's power level is 139 while not fighting,Daizenshuu 7, 1996 and 180 when getting serious.Weekly Jump #31, 1991 The movie pamphlet for Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might states that Master Roshi's power level is 350.
It was stated by Akira Toriyama in Dragon Ball Volume ‘F’ in relation to Roshi defeating numerous Frieza Soldiers that Master Roshi is “only that strong if he feels like it”.
During the Tournament of Power, Master Roshi was much weaker than both Goten or Trunks in their Super Saiyan states.
==Abilities==
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Techniques
*Flight – The Ability to fly through the use of ki. Though Roshi cannot fly in the manga, he is capable of flight in some video games, he was also able to fly in the anime while he was a Jiang Shi.
*Hikou – The ability to fly without the use of ki through the use of wings or special mechanisms. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Master Roshi is capable of flight by twirling his staff at high speeds like a helicopter, or by running at high speeds while in the air. In Dokkan Battle, he uses a jetpack to fly like most characters that can't use ki based flight.
*Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy wave.
*Ki Sense – The ability to sense the energy of other beings.
*Kamehameha – A powerful Ki blast fired with two hands after concentrating a large amount of Ki.
**The Original Kamehameha – The technique involves wide sweeping arm movements and cupping the hands together before bringing them forward to fire a blue wave of energy.
**MAX Power Kamehameha – While the fundamentals of the technique are exactly the same as a regular Kamehameha, the overall power of this Kamehameha is even greater due to Master Roshi being in his MAX Power form.
***Moon-Destroying Kamehameha - While the fundamentals of the technique are exactly the same as a regular Kamehameha, the overall power is even greater due to Roshi being in his MAX Power form.
***The Greatest Kamehameha - By tapping into his very life force, Roshi can draw out an incredible amount of power to channel into a MAX Power Kamehameha capable of overcoming foes much stronger than Roshi himself. Due to using his life force as an energy source, this technique is a sacrificial one, and Roshi must be careful when using it since he could kill himself from the strain.
**Kamehameha Return - The technique involves the process of a Kamehameha being erased by another Kamehameha. The collision of both techniques cancels out each other as a result. The end result is a beam clash between the two energy beams, that results in two blasts of equal power creating an explosion that knocks both users off their feet, or a battle for supremacy where one Kamehameha entirely overpowers the other.
**Multiple Kamehameha – A triple Kamehameha performed by Goku, Krillin, and Master Roshi in Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest.
**One-Handed Kamehameha - The user charges their ki into their hand (usually while chanting the familiar KA-ME-HA-ME-HA) then fires an energy wave at the opponent.
**God Kamehameha - Used in Dragon Ball Heroes as of GDM7 in his Max Power form.
*Afterimage Technique – An ability to move so swiftly that an image of the user is left behind. He also uses it in the Butōden series.
**Afterimage Strike - A technique in which the user distracts their opponent with several afterimages. Used by Master Roshi in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
*Kiai – A technique where the user affects the air currents around him with ki to produce powerful shockwaves in order to strike the opponent at mid-range. Also called Sawayaka Na Kaze. He uses the technique in Dragon Ball: Origins.
*Hypnosis Technique – A technique that can hypnotize and control the mind of the opponent.
**Sleepy Boy Technique – A hypnosis move used to put the opponent to sleep, by using hand motions and weird voice sounds.
*Telepathy – A way to communicate with others using one's mind.
*Thunder Shock Surprise – The user shoots a lightning blast towards the target using both hands and traps the opponent within an electric field.
**Finger Beam - In the anime, Roshi absorbs a lightning bolt through his ki and shoot it in finger beam form at sea.Dragon Ball episode 61, "Korin Tower"
*Evil Containment Wave – A technique designed to seal demons away by sucking them into a container with a special "Demon Seal" ofuda on it. The move requires huge stamina and endurance to perform, if user does not have enough life force they will die soon after performing it, despite the success of the technique.
**Meteor Telekinesis – Master Roshi's Meteor Attack in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22. He yells Mafuba and uses his telekinesis to control and attack his opponent.
*Turtle Orb - The user throws a small blue energy sphere and redirects it to where they point.
*Principles of Ultra Instinct - Thanks to his many years of martial arts experience Master Roshi became capable of utilizing a similar but not quite as advanced automatic dodging technique by the time of the Tournament of Power - causing Beerus to believe he was actually using Ultra Instinct itself.Dragon Ball Super chapter 39, "Sign of Son Goku's Awakening"
*3D Scan Mode – A mode that allows for advanced scanning of enemies. Roshi uses this in Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound when he finds some ladies sitting at a table.
*Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper – In the original version, the user shouts "Jan Ken", then a name corresponding to the attack: "Gu", equals rock and will be a strong punch. "Chyoki", equals scissors and will be a poke in the eyes. "Pa", equals paper and will be an open palm strike. Master Roshi taught Gohan this technique, but it's unknown whether he is the inventor of the technique.Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden, 1989
*Drunken Fist – A fighting style that imitate the movements of a drunk person.
**Drunken Turtle Punch – A cane smack performed while acting drunk. Used in the Butōden series.
**Drunken Turtle Kick – A kick performed while acting drunk. Used in the Butōden series.
*Cobra Twist – Roshi never showed this technique. However, during the climax of his fight against Goku in the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament he considered using it, but desisted because such move would not work on an opponent with short limbs like Goku at that time, so it can be assumed it is some sort of throw or holding move.
*Farting Expelling gas from the rear end potent enough to stun opponents. Used against a dinosaur during the Majin Buu conflict.
*Witchcraft - A team attack where Yurin turns Roshi into a Jiang Shi after she counters his unwanted advances and commands him to fire a MAX Power Kamehameha.
*Shock Tornado - Used against Miza.
*Special Beam Cannon – Used in Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokū Wārudo.
*Elephant Punch – A punch performed with the back of an opened hand. Used in the Butōden series.
*Pressure Point Attack – A technique which, by touching or hitting weakly certain pressure points on an opponent's body, can incite effects such as paralysis or knock the opponent out. Enough prolonged pressure on the pressure points can also kill the opponent.
*Two-Level Knee Hit – A jumping knee strike followed by a kick. Used in the Butōden series.
*High Speed Rush – Master Roshi's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
*Turtle School Ultimate Fist – Master Roshi's Blast 2 in his Max Power form in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
*False Courage – One of Master Roshi's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
*Pump Up – One of Master Roshi's Blast 1 in his Max Power form in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
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Forms and Transformations
;Base
In his normal state, he seems old and fragile usually walking with a cane, not doing much battle, but he is able to perform incredible superhuman acts that most ordinary people cannot accomplish, such as his ability to effortlessly catch bullets from a machine gun with his bare hands at close range. 
In the Vegeta Saga, he is seen having a power level of 139, compared to the average human's power level of 5.
Upon getting serious, Roshi is much more muscular than at his normal level of power, but the muscles are not as large as that of his max power. Roshi is first shown buffed up and uses this while exercising in the episode "Korin Tower", and later again when Roshi fought Tien in this form at the 22nd World Tournament, noticing that it would take more strength to beat him. His power level is 180 when in this state.
;Max Power
Master Roshi can also increase his energy and achieve his final stage. In this state, his appearance changes dramatically, with an enormous increase in muscle mass and likewise height (nearly equal in height to Piccolo). In this state, he can perform many ki attacks at their maximum potential (most noticeably the enhanced MAX Power Kamehameha).
Roshi uses this state when he puts out the fires on Fire Mountain, when he destroys the Moon as Jackie Chun, and when he transforms to fight Broly but backed down at the last minute (mostly because he was too drunk to even focus) and during Resurrection ‘F’ when fighting dozens of Frieza's soldiers.
The full power of this stage is unknown, but he was able to destroy the moon with a "Maximum Power" Kamehameha and it was believed by Krillin and Yamcha that he could kill Great Ape Goku with the attack. Roshi rarely uses this form because of the decrease in stamina. This form is called in Dragon Ball Heroes.
;Demon Clan
During the Garlic Jr. Saga, Master Roshi is infected by the Black Water Mist becoming a vampire-like Demon Clansman. In this state the evil desires, he would normally suppress take control driving him mad to the point of being willing to kill his own friends for it. He also becomes a devoted follower of Garlic Jr. and the Spice Boys whom he worships. Due to his years of training, he is one of the strongest fighters known to have been corrupted by the mist making him more dangerous than the other infected Earthlings like Yamcha, Bulma, and Chi-Chi.
;Mini
With the Earth's Dragon Balls, Gomah wishes for everyone who fought Majin Buu to turn into children and babies in the beginning of Dragon Ball Daima. In this state, he is known as Master Roshi (Mini)
;Possessed
thumb|Master Roshi under Yurin's witchcraft spell
When Roshi falls under the spell of Yurin's witchcraft, he took on the Master Roshi PossessedDragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle, 2015 form, he no longer held back his power. At maximum power he was able to quite easily overpower and would have killed Tien had Goku not saved him and briefly held his own against Goku's base form but was in the end quite easily beaten by Goku's Kamehameha after he put up no defense because he received no commands from Yurin. Goku said that Roshi has been doing a lot of training in secret and is quite shocked at what he is capable of when he is actually serious and not holding back.
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Equipment
*Turtle Shell - The shell of a turtle.
*Flying Nimbus - A magical, yellow cloud that serves as a way of transportation. Roshi was able to ride it in his youth though his heart eventually became impure due to Roshi's perversion and was given to Goku for helping Turtle, though it was later destroyed by Tambourine.
*Bansho Fan - A mystical fan designed to stoke and control the flames of the magical furnace.
*Electric Rice Cooker - Machines used to cook rice though Roshi uses it as the container for the Evil Containment Wave like his mentor Master Mutaito.
*Senzu Bean - Mystical beans with immense rejuvenation properties.
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