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"It's the only way Tien. Don't worry. I'm not afraid. And if I can save you, then it's worth dying for."
— Chiaotzu in "The Power of Nappa"

Farewell, Mr. Tien (さよなら天さん Sayonara Ten-San) is a psychic-based Self Destruction technique used by Chiaotzu.[2]

Overview[]

The user grabs onto the opponent's back and is covered in a white light before blowing themselves up.

Overview[]

After latching on, Chiaotzu's body is covered in a white glow, and when Nappa attempts to grab Chiaotzu, he is seen taking damage to his hand as if he had received an electrical shock. Nappa further tries to break free by smashing his back into a boulder but Chiaotzu does not budge as if he was stuck there. Even though he used the technique, Nappa did not receive any damage, making the sacrifice in vain. Nappa would later reference this technique when confirming to Goku that he killed most of the Dragon Team, when exempting Chiaotzu (whom he referred to as "the little guy") specifically because of the aforementioned move. Goku would then avenge Chiaotzu by brutally crippling Nappa, before the brute was eventually executed by Vegeta himself.

Chiaotzu explodes

Chiaotzu's sacrifice, as seen in Krillin's flashback

Later, while sparring against Piccolo on King Kai's Planet, Chiaotzu grabs on to Piccolo's back and begins to partly initiate the "Farewell, Mr. Tien" technique. While Piccolo was distracted by Tien Shinhan and Yamcha, Chiaotzu jumped on the Namekian's back and started to shock him, but before he could complete it, Piccolo plucked him off and slammed him on the ground. This time, Chiaotzu was covered in a blue aura.

Variations[]

Video Game Appearances[]

Under the name Psychic Shock (or Super Skill or Psychic Skill in some translations), it is one of Chiaotzu's ki attacks in the RPG Dragon Ball Z: Legend of the Super Saiyan. Chiaotzu also performs the move in the arcade game Dragon Ball Z: W Bakuretsu Impact. "Farewell, Mr. Tien" is Chiaotzu's Ultimate Blast in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and Raging Blast series: Chiaotzu yells "Goodbye, Tien!" before performing it and, at the end of the attack (when Chiaotzu explodes), Tien is heard yelling "Chiaotzu!!!" The attack is also seen in a cutscene in Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu.

It is usable by members of the New Crane School in Dragon Ball Online under the name Self Destruct.

In Dragon Ball FighterZ, this move appears as one of Tien's level three super attacks. Chiaotzu flies at the opponent from behind, and self destructs if he comes in contact with them. If Chiaotzu misses, Tien will breath a sigh of relief. Furthermore, Chiaotzu appears in one of Tien's special moves, in which Chiaotzu will appear behind Tien and use his psychic powers to stun the opponent. However, after using Farewell, Tien, Tien will be unable to perform this move. Additionally, this move can only be performed once.

In Xenoverse 2 as part of the 1.15.00 Update DLC, Chiaotzu CC Mascots will perform Farewell, Mr. Tien as one of their unique actions (which also includes the Dodon Ray, Drill Attack, and Telekinesis). However the CC Mascot will perform a False Self Destruction variation of the technique that produces a pink cloud of smoke.[1]

Trivia[]

  • In several games, Tien can be heard yelling "Chiaotzu!", including if the technique is being used on Tien himself.

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