Old Kai
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| Old Kai | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 １５代前の東の界王神 （老界王神） Jūgo-daimae no Higashi no Kaiōshin (Rō Kaiōshin) | |||
| Anime name | Old Kai | ||
| Manga name | The Former Kaioshin | ||
| Alternate names | Elder Kai Lord of Lords Old Kaiōshin East Kaiōshin of 15 Generations Prior | ||
| Debut | DBZ Chapter #285 DBZ Episode #235 | ||
| Appears in |   | ||
| Race | Supreme Kai Witch Hybrid | ||
| Date of birth | c. 15 Million B.C.A. | ||
| Date of death | May 8th, 774 Age | ||
| Family | |||
"With my omniscient vision, I can see girls playing volleyball on the beach!" |
Old Kai (老界王神 Rō Kaiōshin) is a character in Dragon Ball Z and GT.
[edit] Personality
Old Kai's personality and demeanor are very perverted and self-centered, much like Master Roshi's. He has a very perverted mind and loves dirty magazines (as a matter of fact, one of Goku's first bribes to him was loaning him some of Master Roshi's Girlie Magazines, much to Gohan and Supreme Kai's chagrin.). It's shown during the Majin Buu Saga when Goku bribed him of those to find out a power that he was boasting about, but says he can use his vision to see girls play beach volleyball. He eventually accepts the offer to be able to kiss an Earth woman; in the original manga, it was Porn of one, and in the Japanese version of the anime, it was to grope Bulma's breasts. He is also somewhat childish at times as he throws a tantrum because he "can't see all the action" inside Majin Buu, while also reading comedy comics while powering up Gohan and stating that he can't think on an empty stomach. Despite these tendencies, he can be considered to be one of the wisest characters in the series as he has frequently displayed knowledge that no other Kai has shown.
Old Kai has the power to raise a being's ability to their maximum potential. This was gained from fusing with the Old Witch. He often boasts and calls it his "menacing capacities". The ritual begins with him slowly pacing around the participant for five hours. During that time the participant has to stand patiently. After, they both sit facing each other for twenty hours. During this time the participant must be still, but Old Kai was able to do things such as read. He also has other powers like the ability to create objects out of nothing, a power common in the series, and the ability to view things in any world at any time.
[edit] History
Long before the events of the series, Old Kai was once a youthful and handsome looking being (though still knows about the abilities of the Potara Earrings because of his horrified expression when it was taken) , until one day, an old witch snuck up on him while he was reading a comic book and took one of the Potara Earrings that he was wearing. She put the earring on her ear which caused the two to fuse. This caused him to become an old wrinkly being with a personality befitting of the new form, as well as new magical powers. Some time after this fusion, Old Kai was sealed by an enemy, which according to him was very powerful, but not as powerful as Majin Buu. He was sealed inside the Z Sword due to the enemy fearing his ability to raise a person's power gained from fusing with the witch.
During the Majin Buu Saga, Supreme Kai and Kibito were looking for warriors they believed would be strong enough to defeat Majin Buu. They eventually ended up with Gohan and had him remove the Z Sword from its stone encasement. Goku eventually showed up, and started to help Gohan train. To test the blade, Supreme Kai generated the strongest metal in the universe, katcheen, and gave it to Goku to throw. When Gohan hit the metal, the Z Sword broke in half, releasing Old Kai.
Old Kai told them that he could bring out Gohan's latent abilities by doing an "essential ritual". After waiting for hours, Old Kai had finally unleashed Gohan's hidden potential. After Gohan lost to Super Buu, Old Kai revealed the method of Potara Fusion to Goku and gave him the Potara Earrings to fuse with Gohan (though Goku would end up fusing with Vegeta, creating Vegito). He then gives up his life so Goku can live again and return to Earth to fuse with Gohan to defeat Buu. When Kid Buu had been brought out, he went to Namek with Dende and Kibito Kai, where he and the others used the Namekian Dragon Balls to help Goku and Vegeta defeat Kid Buu. Old Kai was brought back to life by the wish made to Porunga to revive everyone who died after the World Tournament, and so his halo disappeared after the wish was made.
In Dragon Ball GT, Old Kai played a prominent part towards the middle of the Baby Saga, by helping Goku's tail grow back to help him fight Baby, which allows Goku to ascend and transform into Super Saiyan 4, for some reason he knew about the SS4 form indicating that there were SS4 before Goku. It may have been the Original Super Saiyan. In the Shadow Dragon Saga, he and Kibitoshin explain to the Z Warriors how the Shadow Dragons were born from the negative energy that was stored in the Dragon Balls, after years of overusing the balls to grant wishes. As the GT series comes to a close, both he and Kibito Kai watch Goku defeat all of the Shadow Dragons and restore the natural order of the universe.
Before the Shadow Dragons are born, Old Kai gives an ultimatum to Goku that the Dragon Balls they are using are very dangerous and have the potential to destroy the whole universe. Since he does not provide an explanation, Goku and others assume that he is simply being prudish, and proceed to use the balls without heeding his warning. Later, with the birth of Shadow Dragons, especially Syn Shenron, the Z warriors are able to understand what Old Kai had feared.
[edit] Trivia
- Old Kai is sometimes referred to as Elder Kai in the anime.
- Despite being dead, Old Kai was able to leave Other World and travel to the physical plain without the help of Fortuneteller Baba. It's possible that his prestigious position in the universe allowed certain privileges to make this possible, or it could be the witch he fused with having the same powers as Baba.
- There is a scene where the crystal ball malfunctions and Old Kai says "They don't make crystal balls like they used to." Kibito Kai says "But I made that one myself!" Old Kai was the one who made the crystal ball, not Kibito Kai/Supreme Kai.
- When powering up Gohan, Old Kai reads a comic book. At times he is shown flipping the pages backwards, implying that like manga, this comic starts on the last page and goes backwards. However, at other times he is shown flipping the pages forwards. This could be explained by the comic having panels which hold his perverse attention, giving him the desire to turn back to them occasionally.
- Old Kai's wisdom has assisted in the creation of three of the series' most powerful transformations: Ultimate Gohan, Vegito and Super Saiyan 4 Goku.
- Before he merged with the witch, Old Kai looked nearly identical to the Eastern Supreme Kai, Except his skin and hair were violet rather than purple.
- Elder Kai knew of the Super Saiyan 4 transformation, and even called it by name after Goku transformed, yet he did not seem to know why Goku's power level did not increase at all before transforming. Also, in the Kid Buu Saga, he didn't suggest the transformation as a means to beat Buu. Although this can be explained by the fact that Goku was not turned into a kid by the time and in adult form, it was impossible to grow his tail by any means.
- In episode 258, he states that he has trouble digesting Mexican foods.
- He is the second Kai to experience death, after King Kai (at least on-screen, because the other Supreme Kai's were killed off by Buu long before).
- He is the oldest known character in the series. According to the timeline, he is over 75 million years old.
- Old Kai and Master Roshi have a bit in common,both are incredibly old, both are extremely perverted and both have great wisdom for their students. Goku even noted the similarity once when he made a deal with Elder Kai to have him unlock his son's full potential.
- In Dragon Ball GT, during the Shadow Dragons Saga, Old Kai can be heard listening to the original FUNimation Dragon Ball GT opening theme song.
