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[namekian]

[PLAYER INFO]
NAME: Brakish
AGE: 25
JOURNAL: none
IM: lotus r0kker, or email
PLURK: Brakish, very rarely used
E-MAIL: t i f a _ x i i i @ m s n . c o m
RETURNING: Yes! I currently play Callie!

[CHARACTER INFO]
CHARACTER NAME: Piccolo
SERIES: Dragonball Z
CHRONOLOGY: Right after Cell Saga
CLASS: Hero (reformed Villain)

BACKGROUND:
It's hard to start talking about Piccolo without explaining his origins first. First, a long long time ago, the Planet Namek was under great peril, to the point where certain Nameks from different clans were shot out into space in hopes that their race will survive. Eventually the planet recovered, however, one of the Nameks that shot out into space arrived at the Planet Earth. The nameless namekian child, from the Dragon Clan, sustained himself in the intense cold of Yunzabit Heights. It was sometime during his adolescence that an accident happened and he developed amnesia- forgetting who he was, and where he came from. He came across his Namekian space ship and took refuge there, thinking someone would come looking for him.

Waiting patiently, no one ever came and so the Nameless Namek went to explore the world. During his travels, his pure heart was tarnished by seeing the great evils of the world; all the violence and hate he had seen leaving lasting impressions on his soul. Later in life, he sought out the position of Guardian of the Earth, but was rejected by the current Guardian due to this evil that had developed within him. This is when the Nameless Namek purges the evil from his body into two separate, yet linked, Namekian forms- one being Kami and the other being King Piccolo. Through the separation, several things happened. For one, the overall power from the single being had plummeted between the two Namekians. They were also spiritually linked, therefore the evil side could not die without taking the good with him and vice versa.

Piccolo was first introduced to the series in Dragon Ball, when King Piccolo was killed by Son Goku. In his last moments of life, King Piccolo spit out an egg that would hold his resurrected form and his last son. Piccolo was born with the sole purpose of avenging his father's death. Since his creation, Piccolo trained and worked in solitude towards this goal- becoming ridiculously strong and Goku's greatest opponent. After three years he entered the 23rd World's Martial Arts Tournament- his strength becoming something to be feared.

In the beginning, it's probably best to say that Piccolo was a creature driven by hate and darkness. He didn't care about anything other than exacting revenge for King Piccolo's death. Goku was the strongest warrior in the world and Piccolo had to beat him. He would kill Goku and realize his father's dream to take over the world. The fight was close but ultimately he was defeated by Goku. Showing mercy, Piccolo was given a senzu bean and was instantly healed. Instead of showing gratitude he left, promising he would be back and be the end of Goku and the world would be his.

Piccolo didn't appear again until five years later. If anything else, this shows a level of patience, commitment, dedication, and overall self-discipline. It was at this time a Saiyan and Goku's long lost brother Raditz lands on Earth- shocked to still see the planet in-tact. Raditz runs into Piccolo first, thinking his power level received to his scouter was Goku. Piccolo eventually attacks with one of his strongest moves at the time, only to see Raditz shake it off like it was nothing. He learns of Raditz's plan to destroy the world and all who live in it, and Piccolo becomes involved, surprisingly on Goku's side. This was supposed to be a temporary truce, as Piccolo still planned on destroying Goku once it was over.

The battle wasn't looking good, even with Goku and Piccolo working together. Eventually they managed to get Raditz open for an attack, Goku getting him in a grapple after he was injured on the chest by a surprise attack from his kidnapped son Gohan. Piccolo charged and used his Special Beam Canon for the first time, hitting two birds with one stone- killing Raditz and killing Goku. At this point Piccolo is overcome with a sense of happiness- the death of King Piccolo was finally avenged. In his final breaths, Raditz tricks Piccolo into telling him about the dragon balls and it is revealed that two more Saiyans MUCH stronger than him were on their way to Earth in a matter of a year. Angry, Piccolo finishes Raditz off. It's here that Kami notices that killing Raditz quickly was a form of mercy from Piccolo, and that he could have very easily let him suffer from his injuries.

Kami notes that it is at this point that Piccolo is beginning to change. He's becoming less cold and heartless. Now that his sole purpose in his existence had been realized, perhaps it was time for Piccolo to be free from his father's will and make his own decisions?

During the battle with Raditz, Piccolo notes the potential and strength Goku's son, Gohan, has. He takes the boy from the battle ground and decides to train him to be in proper fighting condition. He trained him harshly, with absolute zero concept of compassion. He trained Gohan hard, and through the training process, he develops some sort of bond with the child. Suddenly, Piccolo actually cares about someone. Gohan became his pupil and while he remained harsh and immovable as a mentor- Piccolo began to show signs of emotion and tenderness towards the boy. Training him stopped being out of vengeance and making him worthy enough to be an opponent. Piccolo decided he was always going to be there for Gohan, and protect him.

During the fight against Vegeta and Nappa, Piccolo sacrificed himself for Gohan's life, putting himself in front of Nappa's fatal attack. In his dying breaths, he tells Gohan that he was the only friend he ever had... and that he cared for him as a son. That moment alone was huge for Piccolo and pivotal to his character.

After his death, he traveled to King Kai's planet and trained there with Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu. Refusing to play King Kai's stupid games, Piccolo never learned any of King Kai's special techniques, but due to Piccolo's self-discipline he was able to raise his power level substantially.

Once the Namekian dragon balls are gathered, Piccolo convinces Gohan to use the first two wishes allotted to wish him back to life and to bring him to Namek to help in the battle against Frieza through King Kai's telepathy. Arriving at his home planet, in which he had never seen before, was shocking and oddly comforting to him. Feeling the suffering of his people, Piccolo had developed a quick connection to his brothers, and started towards a large power level that he believed to be Frieza.

On his way, he spots a fallen Namekian Warrior, Nail, of whom he fuses with after convincing him that Piccolo would not lose who he was but only gain his power through the fusion. Nail appears to exist in Piccolo's consciousness, though he only chimes in on moments relevant to Namek and his brother Dende.

He goes head to head against Frieza and was able to hold his own against his second form. It wasn't until Frieza transformed into his 3rd form that Piccolo couldn't carry on. Almost to the point of death, Gohan intervened briefly only to have Piccolo deflect a damaging blow by Frieza with the last of his strength. As soon as Goku arrives, Piccolo officially is pushed to spectator, eventually taking another hit but this time for Goku, leaving him near-death.

In the end, the side of good won over evil- albeit with the destruction of Planet Namek. After gathering the dragon balls from Earth, they wished for New Namek- a home for all the lost Namekians. While he was asked to join his brothers, Piccolo declined. He wanted to stay on Earth and become stronger, and continue protecting Gohan.

A year later, Piccolo picked up on another power level heading towards Earth, sensing that it was Frieza and someone else. Piccolo, gathered with the others, waited, prepared for a fight. Frieza and his father King Cold arrive on Earth only to be bested by a mysterious Super Saiyan youth, who later announces to the group that Goku will be returning to the Earth. Sure enough, Goku arrives and the boy pulls him aside to tell him some very important things, in which Piccolo can hear due to his extra sensitive hearing.

It's revealed that the boy is none other than the future son of Vegeta and Bulma, and he was warning Goku about Androids that are going to be activated and torment the world in three years. Piccolo reveals all of this to the other Z Fighters, except the identity of the boy. It's here that Piccolo takes something of a leadership role to the World's best defense, and he also realizes the importance of some things being left unsaid. The group splits up to train and prepare for the day the Androids are activated, and Piccolo leaves to train with Gohan and Goku.

During his time training with Goku and Gohan, I like to believe that a friendship developed between Piccolo and Goku. Up to this point, they were just fighters fighting for a common goal. It's clear at this point that Piccolo had lost all interest in keeping Goku as an enemy and to destroy him. It could have been caused by their mutual love for Gohan, or maybe during their training they just reached an understanding.

Three years past and the Z Warriors face Androids 19 and 20. During their battle against these Androids, Piccolo proves to be a master of deception (also proven in the Garlic Jr. Saga, where he pretends to be under mind control and pretends to want to kill Gohan) and catches the Androids off guard by pretending to be injured after one of their attacks. While Vegeta lays waste to Android 19, Piccolo goes after the fleeing Android 20. The boy from the future arrives shortly after to reveal that the androids the Z Fighters were fighting aren't the androids he had warned them about, and it's later revealed that Android 20 was in fact Dr. Gero (the creator the the Androids and leader of the Red Ribbon Army). Android 20 flees and activates Androids 17 and 18, and is destroyed by his own creations.

During his fight with Android 18, Vegeta was trying to keep pace, but Piccolo was the one to realize that Vegeta was losing stamina and 18 wasn't. She injures Vegeta to a point where the rest of the Z Fighters jump in, and Piccolo tries to defend his teammates, but is knocked down by an impressive hit by 17.

The warriors recover by the almighty senzu bean, and this is where Piccolo makes a huge decision. He announces to the group that he has an idea, and when questioned about it, he defensively barks back and just leaves to Kami's Lookout. It's at this moment that Piccolo has decided to become whole again, reuniting with his good counterpart Kami, to receive all of his strength. There is a conversation here where Kami understands and accepts the idea of fusion, believing that all the evil and hate that lived within Piccolo had diminished substantially. They agree to keep his youthful form and they fuse- Piccolo regaining all his strength and power as well as Kami's vast knowledge. Also through this fusion, the dragon balls are left deactivated.

Whilst in the middle of their conflict with the Androids, another threat named Cell appears. Cell apparently was a creation of Dr. Gero, that was made up of all the greatest warriors data, and had to absorb Androids 17 and 18 to reach his Perfect Form. It's at this point Piccolo realizes that the Androids absolutely need to be destroyed so Cell does not reach his Perfect Form. He goes head to head with Android 17 on his own, with his newly acquired strength, and were actually evenly matched. Cell eventually intervenes in the battle, attacking Android 17, in which Piccolo steps in with the attempt to stop him. He tells Android 17 to run, and was soon battered by Cell and was left for dead. His regeneration abilities helped to sustain him and survive the encounter, but things weren't looking good for Earth. It didn't take much longer than that for Cell to absorb 18 and achieve his Perfect Form.

Cell then went on to create the Cell Games. Since Piccolo was no longer the Guardian of the Earth (having had fused with Kami) his namekian brother Dende is brought to Earth to act as the New Guardian and the dragon balls are then reactivated. Not believing he is any match against Perfect Cell during the Cell Games, Piccolo stays at the sidelines, watching the fights. Once Goku volunteers Gohan to fight, Piccolo opposes it acting as the protector and father figure that he had become to the boy. Things were starting to look bad for Gohan as Cell was crushing his bones in a grapple, and Piccolo was ready to jump in even if it meant he wouldn't win. It was at this point that Cell released mini Cell Jrs. to attack all the other Z Fighters. While Piccolo, Vegeta, and Trunks were holding their own, the others were not doing so well. This pushed Gohan over the edge, and the boy achieves Super Saiyan 2 and obliterates all the Cells, and causing Perfect Cell to spit out Android 18. The remaining Cell form attempts to self destruct to take everyone and the whole planet with him, but Goku steps in, teleporting himself and Cell to King Kai's planet and dies. Unfortunately, that still doesn't kill Cell, and the monster returns to Earth to be finished off by Gohan.

After the Cell ordeal, Piccolo began spending a lot of his time at Kami's Lookout with Dende

PERSONALITY:
Piccolo has been fighting literally since he could walk. Beyond having astute survival skills (perception, observation, and understanding of nature and his surroundings), Piccolo is extremely strong, fast, and intelligent. Throughout his presence in the series, he is shown to have practiced meditation, and can communicate telepathically. He has his father's tactical genius and Kami's vast wisdom. Even before reuniting with Kami, Piccolo acted as the brains and logic behind the Z Warriors, along with a teacher and mentor.

When he is first introduced in Dragon Ball, he was the greatest threat to Earth by being the reincarnation of his father King Piccolo. In his youth he took this role very seriously. He was cruel, malicious, and full of himself-- the thought of destroying Goku becoming the driving force of his existence. Once taking charge and kidnapping Gohan for his own to prepare for a Saiyan invasion, his entire perspective and his entire world changed. He began to care less about revenge and Goku's death and more about his pupil. His life seemed to start over, and it time Piccolo became a better person.

Piccolo is always calm and collected, using his tactical mind in every situation. He can be stoic at times, and is known to have a sarcastic bite. He usually plays the voice of reason within the Z Warriors. He doesn't build relationships and is a teacher and mentor through and through. Gohan was easily the only person he cared about, up until he fused with Kami. While Piccolo is the dominant personality, he looks at the other Z Warriors as friends and allies in battle.

He is asexual and has absolutely no physical or primal need for companionship or in other words, sex. He finds the concept of romance to be fairly disgusting and unnecessary. He doesn't understand women nearly at all, and can be a little intimidated by them. If he could have it his way, he wouldn't interact with them at all.

He also hates whistling. His ears are sensitive to pitch and its painful for him.


POWER:
He is specifically from the Dragon Clan of Namekians from affiliation with Kami and King Piccolo, who are presumably the only Nameks that can create the dragon balls, though Piccolo has never been seen creating them himself.

Other than your typical channeling of ki that all the Z Fighters can do (flying, energy blasts, etc), Piccolo can shoot lasers out of his eyes and antennae, and can channel his ki into a blast out of his mouth. He can also regrow his limbs as long as his head is in tact, and also grow in size.

He also doesn't need to eat- achieving all the sustenance he needs with water. He will eat fish from time to time.

Nameks also have very long lifespans, and can withstand intense levels of cold due to his thick skin. Namekians also can sense others of their race.

In this game, his top 3 powers still include energy blasts, flying, and his regeneration. His other abilities, such as the power sensitivity (being able to sense the energy around him) is part of his training. Let me know if anything needs to be powered down/removed from his power set.