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Dodon Ray
どどん波 Dodonpa
Alternate names	Boom Wave Dodon Laser Dodompa Dodon-Pa Dodonpa Wave
Debut	Manga: "The Devastating Dodon-pa!!!" Anime: "Tao Attacks!"
Inventor	Mercenary Tao
Users	Master Shen Mercenary Tao Chiaotzu Tien Shinhan Master Roshi[1]
Class	Energy Beam
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Similar techniques	Death Beam Finger Beam Special Beam Cannon

Dodon Ray (どどん波, Dodonpa; lit. "Boom Wave") is a special attack used by Mercenary Tao and the members of the Crane School.

OverviewEdit

The technique was first used in Dragon Ball by Mercenary Tao, brother of Master Shen, the founder of the Crane School, while Tao was fighting Goku. Master Shen is also shown being able to use the technique in the movie Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure. Unlike most other energy attacks, it seems to be something of a superheated beam shot from the finger, shown by one person in the Tien Shinhan Saga who was covered in bandages because of burns caused by the attack, as well as Goku, whose hands were burnt after his hands were hit by the ray. According to Master Roshi, the Kamehameha is inferior to the Dodon Ray. It is definitely more powerful than an average Kamehameha, but unlike the Kamehameha, it does not seem to require much charging, but will definitely be much more powerful when doing so. Also unlike the Kamehameha, which relies more on brute force to blast an enemy away, the Dodon Ray is more concentrated in piercing through a specific point on the body. However, in Mystical Adventure, the sends Goku flying to Korin Tower when Tao fires it at him. Also, in the video game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, the Dodonpa is shown to also be capable of exploding upon impact, as shown when Tien uses it.

However, there are much more powerful adaptations of the attack that exist. One of them is the Super Dodon Blast used by Chiaotzu. This stronger version requires the user to charge up as much power as possible and then fire it at the opponent, rather than shoot multiple, weaker Dodon Rays. It also creates a much bigger explosion upon impact. Chiaotzu uses this in his match against Krillin when Master Shen orders him to kill Krillin, saying "Here I come, with a Super Dodon Blast!" after powering up the attack.

The strongest adaptation of the Dodon Ray is called the Super Dodon Wave, which is used by Cyborg Tao in Dragon Ball Z and in the Budokai Tenkaichi video game series. In his cyborg state, Tao removes one of his metal hands to fire one fueled by both his mechanical and organic components, which lands a heavy amount of damage. Tien Shinhan, however, dispersed it in mid-air with a simple kiai when Tao launched it after cutting Tien's chest with a concealed knife.

Appearances in Video GamesEdit

The Dodon Ray is used by Tien and/or Chiaotzu in the Gokuden RPG series, the Butōden fighting game series, the Budokai fighting game series (including Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit), Dragon Ball Z: W Bakuretsu Impact, Dragon Ball Heroes, and as part of the Warriors of Earth team attack in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2. Tao and Tien use it in Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu Tao and Chiaotzu use it in Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure and Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, and the three of them use it in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, Mercenary Tao's version of the Dodon Ray is called The Original Dodon-Pa.

Master Roshi uses the Dodon Ray in a cutscene in Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Goku Warudo.

In Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, Tien perform a very powerful version of the Dodon Ray called Neo Dodon Ray.

Tiencha, the fusion of Yamcha and Tien in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, have their own version that combines the Dodon Ray and Kamehameha into a new technique called the Dodohameha. In Dragon Ball Online, in addition to the original technique, the Dodon Barrage variation can also be used.

VariationsEdit

• Dodon Barrage – The Energy Beam Barrage version of the Dodon Ray, in which many Dodon Rays are fired in quick succession. Used by Chiaotzu, as well as the Crane School's fighters in Dragon Ball Online.
• Super Dodon Blast – A powerful version of the Dodon Ray used by Chiaotzu.
• Super Dodon Ray – A very powerful adaptation of the Dodon Ray used by Mercenary Tao after he is rebuilt as a cyborg.
• Neo Dodon Ray – A very powerful version of the Dodon Ray used by Tien Shinhan in Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit.
• Dodohameha – The fusion of the Dodon Ray with the Kamehameha. This technique is used by Tiencha in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2.

Character meaningEdit

• どどん (Dodon) = Boom / bang / clash
• 波 (Pa) = Wave / ray

TriviaEdit

• The Dodon Ray is likely the Crane School's answer to the Turtle School's Kamehameha.
• The S&S Worldwide roller coaster Dodonpa in Japan was named after this technique.

GalleryEdit

Mercenary Tao prepares a Dodon Ray Mercenary Tao firing the Dodon Ray Goku hit in the heart by Tao's Dodon Ray Tao's Dodon Ray pushing Goku by the air Mercenary Tao using the Dodon Ray Chiaotzu charges a Dodon Ray Chiaotzu charges a Dodon Ray Chiaotzu after firing his Dodon Ray Chiaotzu prepares a powerful Dodon Ray Chiaotzu charges a big Dodon Ray Chiaotzu charging a big Dodon Ray Chiaotzu firing the Dodon Ray Tien using the Dodon Ray Chiaotzu charges a Dodon Ray on Kami's Lookout Chiaotzu firing a Dodon Ray in The Tree of Might A Dodonpa card in the Bandai CCG Tao performing Dodonpa in Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu Tao firing the Dodon Ray Tao using the Dodon Ray on Goku Tao using the Dodon Ray in-game Tao using the Dodon Ray after he won Tao's Dodon Ray Tien Shinhan using his Dodompa in Budokai 2 Chiaotzu charging the Dodonpa in Budokai Tenkaichi Chiaotzu fires the Dodonpa at Piccolo in Budokai Tenkaichi Chiaotzu targeting the Dodonpa against Nappa in Budokai Tenkaichi Tien and Chiaotzu fire Dodon Rays at Majin Buu in Supersonic Warriors 2 Chiaotzu uses the Dodon Ray in W Bakuretsu Impact Chiaotzu prepares a Dodon Ray in Dragon Ball Heroes Chiaotzu's Dodon Ray is fired in Dragon Ball Heroes A Custom Character charging a Dodonpa in Ultimate Tenkaichi A Custom Character firing a Dodonpa in Ultimate Tenkaichi Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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