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Borgos
トテッポ Toteppo
Anime name	Borgos
Alternate names	Totapo
Debut	Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
Appears in
Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Date of death	Age 737
Occupation	Soldier
Allegiance	Planet Trade Organization Saiyan Army (Bardock's Elite)
Family	Bardock (leader) Tora (comrade) Fasha (comrade) Shugesh (comrade)

Borgos (トテッポ, Toteppo) is the largest member of Bardock's Elite. His original name is a pun on the word "potato." This was dubbed as "Borgos" for the English release of Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku.

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Conception 1.2 Personality 2 Biography 3 Techniques and special abilities 4 Transformation 4.1 Great Ape 5 Video game appearances 6 Voice actors 7 Trivia 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 References

OverviewEdit

ConceptionEdit

In Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru's original character design for the movie, Borgos/Totepo was smaller than his final draft. His height was equal to about Bardock's height, instead of being taller like the final draft. He originally was bald, so the hair must have been added down the line to the final draft. He still had the same armor design as he does now. Surprisingly the only real differences was his height and hair (the scars on his head where also shown in the original draft). Akira Toriyama's reason for changing the design was because he wanted saiyans to have their own "distinguishing features".^[1]

Totepo's original character name by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru was Jagga (ジャッガ).^[1]

PersonalityEdit

An interesting note is that in the original Japanese version of Bardock - The Father of Goku, Borgos is almost completely silent, the only exception being the battle cry he utters before being killed by Dodoria's Elite. In the FUNimation Dub however, the character was given three extra lines, referencing becoming a Great Ape: "I'm with you Fasha. For me it's like waking up from a dream. You kind of remember it all, but then it just slips away."

BiographyEdit

A large, balding Saiyan best described as silent and having quite the appetite, Borgos is a low-class mercenary who works as part of a small platoon comprised of four other Saiyan soldiers (Bardock, Tora, Fasha and Shugesh). Together, the five make a living by traveling to various planets where they decimate the defenses of these civilizations and prepare them for Frieza's planetary market.

After clearing a society on the Planet Kanassa and returning to Planet Vegeta, Bardock, the team's leader, is placed in recovery. While he is still out of commission, the capable soldiers Borgos, Tora, Fasha and Shugesh are instructed to clear the civilization of Planet Meat. Before long during their visit to the planet, the group encounters one of Frieza's most esteemed minions and his elites that (under Frieza's orders) betray and make short work of the Saiyans. Borgos and Tora last the longest against the elite warriors but Borgos is unfortunately finished off with a powerful punch to the face.

Techniques and special abilitiesEdit

• Flight – The ability to fly with the use of ki.
• Angry Launcher (アングリーランチャー) – The name of one of Borgos' attacks in Dragon Ball Heroes.
• Mouth Energy Wave – It is unknown if Borgos can perform this technique while in his base form, but he is seen using the mouth blast in his Great Ape form in the TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku.

TransformationEdit

Great ApeEdit

As with all Saiyans with a tail, Borgos has the ability to transform into a Great Ape at the sight of a full moon (or another source of Blutz Waves). He used this ability while on Planet Kanassa.

Video game appearancesEdit

In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Borgos' face is shown when Bardock performs his Spirit of Saiyans. Borgos' first appearance as a playable character is in the arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes.

Voice actorsEdit

• Japanese Dub: Kōzō Shioya
• FUNimation Dub: Christopher R. Sabat

TriviaEdit

• In his Great Ape transformation, Borgos does not appear to retain the scars noticeable on his untransformed body. However this is not unheard of; on the contrary the reverse appears more often in the series, where a character is wounded as a Great Ape, and upon their regression, are left with the battle scar (Vegeta's eye during his conflict with Goku, and Shugesh's cheek after an encounter with an offensive Kanassan, for example).

GalleryEdit

See alsoEdit

• Borgos (Collectibles)

ReferencesEdit

Saiyans
Pure-blooded Saiyans	Bardock/Future Bardock • Bio-Broly • Borgos • Broly/Future Broly • Fasha • Goku/Future Goku • King Vegeta • Nappa • Onio • Original Super Saiyan • Paragus • Raditz • Scarface • Shorty • Shugesh • Tarble • Tora • Turles • Vegeta/Future Vegeta • Zorn
Hybrid Saiyans	Bulla • Gohan/Future Gohan • Goten • Trunks/Future Trunks/Time Patrol Trunks • Pan • Vegeta Jr.'s mother • Goku Jr. • Vegeta Jr.
Saiyan fusions	Gotenks • Gogeta • Gokule • Vegito • Hypothetical fusion of Goku and Dende • Failed Fusions
Saiyan transformations	Great Ape • False Super Saiyan • Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan • Ultra Super Saiyan • Full-Power Super Saiyan) • Super Saiyan 2 • Super Saiyan 3 (Legendary Super Saiyan 3) • Super Saiyan God • Super Saiyan 4 • Golden Great Ape • Legendary Super Saiyan
Squadrons	Saiyan Army • King Vegeta's Elite • Bardock's Elite • Illusion Saiyans • Z Fighters
Wars and conflicts	Saiyan-Tuffle war • Kanassan war • Invasion of Planet Meat • Genocide of the Saiyans • Shikk conflict • Tritek war • Destruction of Planet Arlia • Saiyan conflict • Battle on Planet Namek • Android conflict • Majin Buu conflict • The Dragon Ball GT conflicts
Related articles	Attack Ball • Blutz Waves • Saibamen • Planet Trade Organization • Planet Vegeta • Power Ball • Scouter • Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) • Goku (Justin Chatwin)