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Mouth Energy Wave
超魔口砲[1] Chō Makōhō[1]
Alternate names	Chou Makouhou[1] Kuchi Kara Kikoha[2] Mouth Beam Mouth Blast Mouth Blast Wave Super Breath Cannon[3][4] Super Mouth Blast
Debut	Manga: "Target: Tenka'ichi Budokai" Anime: "Tambourine Attacks!"
Inventor	Many Fighters
Users	Great Apes Great Ape Goku Great Ape Gohan[2] Mutated Nameks Tambourine King Piccolo Piccolo[2] Arlian Guards (Greger, Lesoy, etc.) Great Ape King Vegeta Great Ape Vegeta[2] Nappa Dodoria Recoome Angila Lord Slug Semi-Perfect Cell Gotenks[2] Majin Buu[2] Super Buu[2] Bio-Broly Janemba Gogeta[5] Luud Golden Great Apes Haze Shenron Arale Norimaki
Class	Energy Wave
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Mouth Energy Waves^[6] (口からエネルギー波; or 口から気功 波, Kuchikara kikōha)^[2] are several almost identical attacks used by different characters in the same way: by blasting a large amount of energy from their mouth. It is a very swift technique and quite powerful with exploding and piercing properties depending on the way it is used.

OverviewEdit

Mouth Energy Wave can be considered a generic term for any energy beam shot from the mouth. It is used by several Namekian characters towards the later part of Dragon Ball. In the King Piccolo Saga, Tambourine uses it to destroy Goku's original Flying Nimbus, and King Piccolo uses it to destroy Shenron after having his youth restored. Later in the Piccolo Jr. Saga, Piccolo uses this attack in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament after using his Giant Form and again as a sudden attack to pierce a large hole through Goku's right shoulder; he also uses it in the Vegeta Saga to quickly destroy the final Saibaman, as well as in the movie Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest to destroy a Bio-Man (Explosive Breath Cannon). Arlian Guards use this against Nappa and Vegeta in "Terror on Arlia". Dodoria uses it to try to kill Bardock, but the Saiyan survived, albeit heavily injured, to kill one Namekian child, Cargo, in the anime (in manga, Frieza's Death Beam did the deed) and to kill a Warrior-type Namekian.

Majin Buu is known for using the technique many times, in both his Fat and Super Buu forms. Super Buu's version is called Gack! in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast.

In the movies: Angila, Lord Slug, Bio-Broly, and Janemba also use this kind of attack.

VariationsEdit

N'cha CannonEdit

N'cha Cannon is Arale Norimaki's secret weapon. The N'cha Cannon is a very powerful beam shot from the mouth. To use it, Arale takes a deep breath before yelling out her signature greeting, 'n'cha' (or another greeting, on a rare occasion) very loudly. Though this is devastating, using it repeatedly, or when low in battery power, can drain her energy supply and render her immobile. Arale uses this technique in the Dr. Slump series, as well as in the video game Dragon Ball: Origins 2.

Chou MakouhouEdit

As seen on several occasions and in many flashbacks, Saiyans in Great Ape and Golden Great Ape forms, as well as other giant characters, can use Mouth Energy Waves of enormously devastating power. These kinds of mouth blasts are powerful to the point of resulting in explosions, causing great destruction. Also, Nappa once uses Mouth Energy Waves without having to turn into a Great Ape, his ultimate technique, the Break Cannon.

There are three basic variations of Chou Makouhou in the Budokai Tenkaichi video game series:

• Chou Makouhou – Chou Makouhou (lit. "Super Demon Blast Cannon") is the generic name for the Mouth Energy Wave in the Budokai Tenkaichi games. It is a common Blast 2 energy wave, firing in a straight line and then can clash with other similar Blast 2 attacks. Great Ape Bardock's version is called Ultra Rebellion Cannon (超リベリオンキャノン) in the arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes.
• Chou Makouhou Barrage – A rapid fire version of Chou Makouhou. The mouth blast equivalent of Full Power Energy Barrage Wave.
• Chou Makousen – A mouth blast that sweeps from left to right are being fired. Used only by Great Ape characters and Hirudegarn.

Giga Meteor StormEdit

Giga Meteor Storm is Great Ape Bardock's Ultimate Blast in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. It is similar to the generic Chou Makouhou Barrage, but more powerful.

Explosive Breath CannonEdit

Explosive Breath Cannon is Piccolo's rushing attack that ends with a mouth blast. He used this to defeat the last Saibaman. The blast is also similar to the one he used to critically injure Goku at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.

Super Galick BlasterEdit

The Super Galick Blaster is Great Ape Vegeta's variation of the Mouth Energy Wave. He used this technique during his battle against Goku, and it was named in Dragon Ball Heroes.

Energy CannonEdit

Energy Cannon (エネルギー砲, Enerugī-hō)^[7] is Dodoria's most frequently used technique. He uses it mainly as a finishing move, which ensures the fact that mouth blast is one of the most powerful techniques in his arsenal. Dodoria uses it in an attempt to destroy Bardock in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku. He later uses it numerous times on Namek: to kill one of the three Namekian warriors in Moori's village, on Krillin, Dende and Gohan.

Eraser GunEdit

Recoome Eraser Gun is one of Recoome's super attacks. This technique can practically erase anything in its path, and it can even harm its own user if his mouth is closed during the attack, as it did when Krillin kicked Recoome to save Vegeta, ending the attack and destroying most of Recoome's teeth (Recoome's dentures in the Ocean Group dub). The blast is powerful enough to warp parts of a planet's terrain despite having been stopped beforehand (as it did to Planet Namek).

Darkness BlasterEdit

The Darkness Blaster is Great Namek Lord Slug's ultimate technique. This devastating mouth blast technique is similar to Piccolo's "Kuchikara kaikōsen" (口から怪光線).

Mouth Big Bang CrashEdit

The Mouth Big Bang Crash is mouth blast version of Big Bang Crash used by Semi Perfect Cell against Super Vegeta.

Ultimate AttackEdit

Nappa, Super Buu, and Gotenks use the technique as an Ultimate Attack that explodes upon striking the target.

Nappa used his version, the Break Cannon, several times in the series, notably against Goku. Super Buu used his version, Gack!, on Gotenks as a surprise attack and laughs. At the result only for Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks to comically use his version of the same move, the Revenge Cannon (also called Victory Cannon), back at him and managed to injure Super Buu to some extent, but the Majin was able to regenerate.

Hell GateEdit

The Hell Gate is Janemba's version of the Mouth Energy Wave used only in his final form against Super Saiyan 3 Goku. This attack was named in Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World.

Crimson ScreamEdit

The Crimson Scream is Lord Luud's version of the Mouth Energy Wave. It was named in Dragon Ball Heroes.

UsersEdit

• Arale Norimaki (N'cha Cannon)
• Great Ape Goku/Gohan (Chou Makouhou, Chou Makouhou Barrage)^[1]
• King Piccolo (Kuchikara kaikōsen)
• Piccolo (Kuchikara kaikōsen, Explosive Breath Cannon)
• Tambourine (Chou Makouhou^[1] / Kuchikara kaikōsen)
• Nappa (Break Cannon^[8] / Chou Makouhou as a Great Ape)^[1]
• Great Ape King Vegeta (Chou Makouhou, Chou Makouhou Barrage)^[1]
• Great Ape Vegeta (Chou Makouhou^[1]/Super Galick Blaster,^[9] Chou Makouhou Barrage)^[1]
• Great Ape Bardock (Ultra Rebellion Cannon^[9]/Chou Makouhou, Giga Meteor Storm)^[1]
• Great Ape Fasha (Chou Makouhou Barrage)^[1]
• Great Ape Tora
• Great Ape Borgos
• Great Ape Raditz (Chou Makouhou, Chou Makousen)^[1]
• Dodoria (Energy Cannon)
• Recoome (Recoome Eraser Gun)
• Great Ape Turles (Chou Makouhou, Chou Makouhou Barrage, Chou Makousen)^[1]
• Angila (Evil Quasar)^[9]
• Giant Form Lord Slug (Darkness Blaster)^[1]
• Bio-Broly
• Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks (Revenge Cannon)^[1]
• Majin Buu (Gack!, Flame Shower Breath)^[1]
• Super Buu (Gack!)^[10]
• Janemba (Hell Gate)^[11]
• Gogeta (Converging Breath, Chou Energy Dan)^[5]
• Hirudegarn (Chou Makousen)^[1]
• Luud (Crimson Scream)^[9]

TriviaEdit

• Mouth Energy Waves are similar to Godzilla's atomic breath.
• Character meaning:
  • 口 (Kuchi) - Mouth
  • から (Kara) - From
  • 気 (Ki) - Spirit / Energy
  • 功 (Ko) - Skill
  • 波 (Ha) - Wave

GalleryEdit

A Great Ape using a Mouth Energy Wave during the Saiyan-Tuffle war King Vegeta firing a Chou Makouhou Great Ape Borgos firing a Mouth Energy Wave Great Ape Tora fires a Mouth Energy Wave Piccolo's Mouth Energy Wave impales Goku Dodoria fires his Energy Cannon at Bardock Dodoria fires his Energy Cannon at Gohan, Krillin and Dende Piccolo charging an Mouth Energy Wave to fire at Wheelo Bio-Broly firing a Mouth Energy Wave Bio-Broly's mouth blast hits Goten Haze Shenron charging a Mouth Energy Wave Haze Shenron's Mouth Energy Wave A Mouth Beam card in the Bandai CCG Dodoria fires his Energy Cannon in Super Saiya Densetsu Great Ape Baby uses a mouth blast in Final Bout King Piccolo fires a Mouth Energy Wave at Shenron in Revenge of King Piccolo Great Ape Bardock about to fire his Ultra Rebellion Cannon Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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