Spike the Devil Man

This article is about the fourth fighter of Fortuneteller Baba. For the protagonist of Go! Go! Ackman, see Ackman.

"The most destructive force in the world is negativity. It is true power. Negative energy exists in all living things. It's created from emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, jealousy, and aggression. I can manipulate this energy, convert it into beams of destructive power that annihilate anything in its path. And right now, my little foe, I have you square in my sights." — "The Devilmite Beam"

Spike the Devil Man
アックマン
Akkuman
Anime name	Spike the Devil Man
Manga name	The Devil
Alias	Devilman
Debuts
Appears in
Manga Debut	"The Power of Goku"
Anime Debut	"The Devilmite Beam"
Game Debut	Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden
Characteristics
Race	Monster-type Earthling Devil
Gender	Male
Height	200 cm (about 6'7")
Death Date(s)	May 8, Age 774 Age 779
Professional Status
Occupation	Martial Artist
Address	FS 199644 CC
Personal Status
Relatives	Majon (sister)

Spike the Devil Man, also known simply as Devilman ( アックマン, Akkuman), is a devil from Hell who works as one of Fortuneteller Baba's fighters. He was once the strongest of Baba's fighters but was bumped down one rank by Grandpa Gohan.

Appearance

Spike is a tall humanoid being clad in black with large wings that allow him to take flight, two horns on top of his head and sharp fangs. His weapon of choice appears to be a sharp pitchfork.

Personality

Spike has a disliking to angels. In the FUNimation dub, he speaks with a slightly effeminate manner in a similar manner to General Blue.

Biography

Background

Spike was born in Hell and later on, won the World Martial Arts Tournament twice. He came to Earth to "earn some more", and wants to return to Hell some day.

Dragon Ball

Fortuneteller Baba Saga

Main article: Fortuneteller Baba Saga

Devil Man flying

During Goku and his friends' mission to defeat all of Baba's fighters to find out the location of an undetectable Dragon Ball, Spike watches Goku easily defeat Bandages the Mummy in the Devil's Toilet, somewhere inside Fortuneteller Baba's Palace. He prepares to fight Goku while discussing with Grandpa Gohan, the last fighter Goku will have to face. When the fight begins, Spike assumes the boy will be no match, but he is overpowered by the young boy, who is clearly stronger than him, easily dodging his attacks. Spike, however, gives Goku a run for his money and tries to blow him to shreds with his most deadly attack, the Devilmite Beam, despite Baba urgently telling him not to. Unfortunately, he does not know that Goku has a pure heart, which shocks him greatly. In desperation, Spike brings out his Demon Fork, but is still defeated by getting kicked into a wall, and Goku goes to the next round against Grandpa Gohan.

King Piccolo Saga

Main article: King Piccolo Saga

Spike the Devil Man in the World Martial Arts Tournament records

Spike's information was shown to be in the World Martial Arts Tournament records stolen by Tambourine, although it is not revealed if Spike was among the martial artists killed by Tambourine (which is highly unlikely, as Tambourine would have likely been killed by Spike's Devilmite Beam due his evil heart).

Dragon Ball Z

Majin Buu Saga

Main article: Kid Buu Saga

Spike and Bandages give their energy to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb

Spike the Devil Man is killed from either Super Buu's Human Extinction Attack or when Kid Buu destroyed the Earth (alternatively he may have fled to Other World as Baba had and returned to the living world after the Earth was restored). He is revived with the rest of Earth's population by Porunga and gives his energy to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb when Mr. Satan asks for everyone's energy.

Other Dragon Ball stories

Budokai Tenkaichi 3

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 In Budokai Tenkaichi 3, there is a What-If Story named Unexpected Help, where he is the one who fights Frieza, one of his soldiers, Appule and King Cold (who are waiting for Goku to return to Earth, so they can kill him) instead of Future Trunks. Spike the Devil Man is surprisingly able to defeat the pair (as well as two other soldiers), thanks to his Devilmite Beam.

Power

Manga and Anime

Spike was a powerful enough fighter to have won the World Martial Arts Tournament twice in the past. He is also the strongest of Fortuneteller Baba's champions with the exception of Grandpa Gohan who only temporarily fought for her. While his Devilmite Beam would be devastating for many fighters, it proved useless on Goku who was pure of heart and was defeated by him with minimal effort.

Techniques and Special Abilities

• Flight/Hikou – Devilman can fly at will, either due to his wings or his ki.
• Magic Materialization – The magical ability to create objects from seemingly thin air.
• Demon Fork Rush – First, Spike creates a pitchfork and uses it to uppercut the opponent into the air. Then, he flies up into the air and repeatedly stabs the opponent with the pitchfork. Finally, Spike flies up into the air again and swoops down to knock his opponent down to the ground, inflicting a great deal of damage.

Spike the Devilman prepares the Devilmite Beam

• Devilmite Beam – The Devilmite Beam transforms an opponent's own negative thoughts into destructive beams that can annihilate anything in their path. However, it only works if there are negative thoughts in the target's mind to begin with.
• Kaikosen – A mystical energy attack he fires from his hands that ensnares the opponent in electrical energy, temporarily paralyzing them. Spike can use this technique before firing the Devilmite Beam, to ensure a direct hit.
• Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy wave. Used in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and Revenge of King Piccolo.
• False Courage – One of his Blast 1 in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
• Fork Attack – Spike uses the Magic Materialization to create a pitchfork, which he instantly throws at his opponent. The fork explodes upon hitting its target (like a missile). Used in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and Dragon Ball: Origins 2.

Equipment

• Demon Fork - A weapon used by Spike where he uses Magic Materialization to form the Demon Fork and then proceeds to attack his opponent with the weapon.

Video Game Appearances

Spike as he appears in Revenge of King Piccolo

• Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden
• Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-Hen
• Dragon Ball
• Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
• Dragon Ball: Origins 2
• Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
• Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle

In Dragon Ball Online, enemy Devils appear very similar to Spike the Devil Man.

Voice Actors

• Japanese: Michihiro Ikemizu
• English:
  • Funimation dub: Justin Cook (Most media), Christopher Sabat (DBZ Episode 285 [270 Edited])
  • Ocean Group dubs: Matt Smith (DBZ Episode 285 [270 Edited])
  • Blue Water dub: Randall Wiebe
• Spanish:
  • Castilian Spanish dub: Antonio Villar
  • Latin American Spanish dub: Humberto Solórzano
• Brazilian Portuguese dub: Guilherme Lopes (DPN dub), Emerson Camargo (Álamo redub)

Battles

Dragon Ball

• Spike the Devil Man vs. Goku

Trivia

• He is based on the titular character from the 1972 manga Devilman, more specifically on his 1972 anime incarnation.
• His Japanese name is a pun on Akuma (悪魔, lit. devil).
• One of Spike's hobbies, beside fighting, is shopping.

Gallery

Spike the Devilman Spike the Devilman Spike the Devilman prepares an attack Spike prepares the Devilmite Beam Spike the Devilman makes a joke Spike prepares the Devilmite Beam Spike prepares the Devilmite Beam Spike fires the Devilmite Beam Spike the Devil Man in Advanced Adventure Devilman in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Spike the Devil Man in Origins 2 Spike the Devil Man in Origins 2 Spike as he appears in Budokai Tenkaichi 3