Tien Shinhan

### Aliases

Mr. TienTenshinhanTen Shin HanShinto (Harmony Gold Dub)Dough (Speedy Dub)Tensing (Mediaset dubbing)

### Relatives

Future Tien Shinhan (alternate timeline counterpart)Three-Eyed clan (ancestors)Master Shen (former mentor)Mercenary Tao (former mentor)Master Roshi (mentor)Korin (mentor)Kami (mentor)Mr. Popo (mentor)King Kai (mentor)Chiaotzu (lifelong best friend)Launch (girlfriend)[8]Yamcha (friend/fusee)[9]Goku (early rival/training inspiration)Yurin (student)

### Affiliation

Crane School (formerly)Z-FightersNew Crane SchoolTenshin-Style DojoTeam Universe 7

## Biographical information

### Date of death

November 3, Age 762 (revived on September 9, Age 763)May 8, Age 774 (revived)

## Physical description

### Species

Human-type Earthling / Three-Eyed People hybrid

### Eye color

Black

**Tien Shinhan** (天津飯, *Tenshinhan*) is a disciplined, reclusive and heavily devoted martial artist, and one of the strongest Earthlings within the *Dragon Ball* universe. He also possesses a few non-human traits due to being descended from the Three-Eyed People. He battles alongside the other Z-Fighters when major threats to the Earth surface, often courageously engaging enemies far more powerful than himself.[10] However, he spends most of his time training with his lifelong best friend, Chiaotzu.

## Biography

### *Dragon Ball Super*

#### God of Destruction Beerus Saga

Four years after the defeat of Majin Buu, Tien Shinhan, along with Chiaotzu, attends Bulma's birthday party at Capsule Corporation (in the movie), or on a cruise ship (in the anime and manga). While flying, they see Krillin, Android 18, Marron, Yamcha, and Puar. Tien Shinhan seems to be enjoying the party like everyone else. After the battle between Majin Buu
 and Beerus, Tien Shinhan along with Android 18 and Piccolo attempt to
stop Beerus. Their attacks were mainly being dodged until Beerus
unleashed a kiai
 wiping out the three. After being defeated, Tien Shinhan realizes how
strong Beerus is. After Vegeta sees Bulma get hit by Beerus and goes
fully enraged, Tien Shinhan is amazed by Vegeta's power increase. Time
has passed and Oolong is in a rock-paper-scissors math with Beerus.
Oolong loses and Beerus's gets to destroy the Earth. Tien is frustrated
that Beerus is going to blow up the Earth but Goku arrives and asks for
time to find out more about the Super Saiyan God. He later watches the battle between Goku and Beerus. In the end, Beerus still beats Goku and spares the lives on Earth.

#### Golden Frieza Saga

Sometime after the battle with the God of Destruction Beerus, Tien Shinhan is farming with Chiaotzu when suddenly, the sky darkens so they realize Shenron has been summoned.[18]

Four months later, Tien Shinhan heads towards North City where Frieza has arrived with his 1,000 soldiers and Frieza destroyed it using a Death Beam. When Tien Shinhan lands, he tells Gohan and Piccolo that he did not want Chiaotzu to help because he thought it was too dangerous for him. He, along with Gohan, Master Roshi, Jaco, Piccolo, and Krillin battle Frieza's army.
 After taking out several enemies, Roshi suggests that they part so they
 would not be overrun. Tien Shinhan leads his group of soldiers into a
cave and takes them on without breaking a sweat, killing at least 50 of
them with a single Tri-Beam. After that, Tien Shinhan was taken out by Captain Ginyu, who possessed Tagoma's body. After the Galactic Frieza Army was finished, Tien Shinhan takes a Senzu Bean
 from Krillin. Tien Shinhan watches the fight between Goku and Frieza
and later Vegeta who steps in after Goku is taken out. After Frieza
destroys the Earth as a last-ditch effort, Tien Shinhan gets protected
by Whis, along with the others. Whis undoes time for Goku, so he can be
able to kill Frieza and send him back to Hell. He is later seen at a
party, with the other Z-fighters who participated in the fight, eating
and talking with Roshi and Vegeta.

#### Universe 6 Saga

Tien Shinhan travels with Goku and the rest of their group to the Nameless Planet where the Universe 6 and 7 Gods of Destruction Selection Martial Arts Competition
 is being held and they are taken there in Whis' box. After two hours
and forty-five minutes of traveling, they arrive on the nameless star.
Tien Shinhan is a bystander and sits in the stands while he watches the
tournament.

#### Universe Survival Saga

Sometime prior to this saga, Tien Shinhan has opened up his own martial arts school called the Tenshin-Style Dojo.
 Goku comes over to pays Tien a visit after he gets the news from Oolong
 that Master Roshi is over at the new martial arts Dojo that Tien has
opened. Tien was seen overlooking his students progress, while Roshi was
 watching a bit disappointed over the fact there are no young girls
here. Meanwhile, a mysterious beautiful girl that calls herself Yurin,
 visits the dojo in order to get trained by Tien (this would later turn
out to be a lie, as she in fact holds a grudge against him). Goku invites him to participate in the Tournament of Power, Tien refuses
 at first to join because he didn't want to leave behind his students
and still refuses when Goku lies about a prize money. But then his
students (under the effect of Yurin's mind control) start attacking the
village, prompting Tien, Master Roshi, and Goku to rush over and
neutralize the threat. He later fights against Master Roshi (strength
significantly increased while under Yurin's spell), and loses, in which
Goku fights and defeats the Turtle-Hermit. After Yurin's plans were
foiled, Tien decides to take her on as a student, seeing her genuine
desire to become strong, which she accepts. Tien (along with Master
Roshi) had soon decided to participate in the Tournament of Power to use
 the prize money to rebuild his dojo. Tien Shinhan later participates in a sparring session with Goku,
Piccolo, and Gohan in order to help Gohan unleash his full potential.
Although Tien thought Goku was being too harsh, and that Gohan and Goku
were taking things way too seriously, Gohan was successful in unlocking
his extended powers. After meeting up at Capsule Corp. to leave for the
tournament, Gohan is forced to confess there is no prize money and the
Universe will be erased if they lose, and everyone angrily confronts
Goku. Bulma resolves this by promising to pay everyone money for
participating. After Goku and Frieza arrive, Tien Shinhan and the others are
transported by Whis to the World of Void. After the Tournament began,
Tien stays at the center alongside Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, and Master
Roshi, the group are confronted by Lavender, Botamo, and a few other
fighters; Tien uses the Solar Flare to blind them while Gohan and the
others launched an assault (which did no damage at all).