Muscle Tower

Muscle Tower
Japanese	マッスルタワー
Romaji	Massuru Tawā
Planet	Earth
Ruler	General White
Neighboring Regions	Holly Plain Jingle Village Snowy Highlands Dr. Gero's Lab

Muscle Tower (マッスルタワー, Massuru Tawā) is a headquarters of the Red Ribbon Army, located near Jingle Village. The highest-ranking army member in the tower is General White, with several other major members of the army taking residence there. It is the place where the Jingle Village Chief was held prisoner. In the anime, it was destroyed by Android 8 when he repeatedly punched out a section of the base, toppling it over (in the manga, this does not occur with it still being intact when Goku leaves Jingle Village). This base was set up to find the Two-Star Dragon Ball.

Floors

The tower has six floors and a basement.

Basement

Entrance to the Muscle Tower

In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, the tower is shown to have a basement, which is never explored in the anime.

1st floor

Garage in The Path to Power

This floor is never shown in the manga and anime, as Goku directly enters the 2nd floor from a door after he used his power pole to jump to it, but in Dragon Ball: The Path to Power and in video games, this floor is a garage full of vehicles and tools. The garage full of airplanes in The Path to Power, it is full of military cars in Dragon Ball: Origins 2, and it contains snowmobiles in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans. In Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden, Goku fights two Red Ribbon soldiers on this floor. In Budokai Tenkaichi 3, the tower can be destroyed from the top to the bottom, also revealing the first floor of the tower.

2nd floor

2nd floor

The second floor Muscle Tower is a room protected by four unnamed low ranking soldiers. Goku had no trouble defeating them.

3rd floor

Metallitron's floor

The third floor of the tower is the home of Major Metallitron, an enormous android. In the room's center are a chair for Sergeant Metallic's use and a side table. Goku experiences difficulty, as Metallitron is extremely durable, continuing to fight even when his head is blasted off. However, the Major's batteries eventually run out and Goku moves onto the next floor.

4th floor

Murasaki's grounds

Ninja Murasaki and Android 8 reside on this floor. Murasaki has created an indoor garden, as well as a small house, with pure Japanese style. It is also where he takes pictures of General White's sisters. When fighting Goku, he uses cheap tricks such as throwing smoke bombs and calling on his brothers to fight, pretending it is a magic trick. Eventually, Android 8 is released from his cage, but he does not want to harm Goku.

Floor 4½

Maze

This floor is a floor between the 4th and 5th floor. It is a maze that is impossible to solve due to a moving wall unless someone is faster than the shifting of the wall. Goku and Android 8 solved it by going on both sides of the moving wall, so White could not block them both. Here, Goku also fights some soldiers.

5th floor

Buyon's Lair

The fifth floor of Muscle Tower is used as a hidden room. According to Android 8, this mystery room has no entrance, but when Goku and Android 8 reached the 6th floor, General White opened a section of the floor through which they fall onto this level. This floor is the residence of a monster called Buyon. This floor is full of skeletons or the victims of Buyon, which signifies he is dangerous.

6th floor

White's command room

This floor is the top of the tower. It is the control room and office of General White, from where he keeps a check on the lower levels. It also has a prison where the Jingle Village Chief was imprisoned.

Video Game Appearances

Muscle Tower on the Budokai 2 map

• Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu
• Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
• Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
• Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
• Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
• Dragon Ball: Origins 2
• Dragon Ball Heroes
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

In Daimaō Fukkatsu, Gokuden, Advanced Adventure, ''Revenge of King Piccolo, and Origins 2, Muscle Tower is a stage.

In Budokai 2, Budokai Tenkaichi 3, and Dragon Ball Heroes, Muscle Tower is a battle stage.

In Budokai 2, Frieza has to be defeated at Muscle Tower before fighting him on Namek.

In Attack of the Saiyans, the Dragon Team visit the Muscle Tower again in order to find the Three-Star Ball and resurrect Goku for the battle against the Saiyans. They meet Suno at the entrance, and she tells them about the return of General White and Android 8's disappearance. On the last floor of the tower, they fight General White and a brainwashed Android 8. Enemies encountered here are Red Ribbon Spy, Red Ribbon Survivor, RR Northern Soldier, Red Ribbon Spy Dog, Spy Robot, and Racketeer Fox.

In Origins 2, Muscle Tower is also the name of the boss battle mode.

In FighterZ game lobby, Muscle Tower is used as the setting to enter Arcade Mode.

In Kakarot, upon returning to his training under Piccolo after trying to quit and return home, Gohan finds an old Red Ribbon Army base in the region where he was training under Piccolo. The base's design resembles Muscle Tower albeit having grown derelict due to age. Gohan notices several Skull Robo Type 1 & 2 under the base's control and resolves to destroy any bases he finds. This leads to bases appearing in various locations on Earth which can be destroyed with Ki Blasts to receive items. Doing so however is entirely optional, though doing so will reward the player with various items. However, it is later revealed that the actual ruins of Muscle Tower are located in the North Mountains Area across the frozen lake southwest of Bells Village. Interestingly, its ruins are depicted as being located southeast of the cave containing Dr. Gero's Lab. The ruins of Muscle Tower act as an enemy base for the North Mountains Area and like other enemy bases, it can be destroyed to obtain items.

Trivia

• In The Path to Power, the old Muscle Tower can be seen next to the redesigned one.
• The tower is a reference to the original and incomplete version of the Bruce Lee martial arts film Game of Death, where the hero races to the top of a tower while fighting opponents on each floor.
• The personnel of Muscle Tower, barring Murasaki and Metallitron, resemble Soviet soldiers.

Gallery

Muscle Tower map in the manga Muscle Tower residents The chief of Jingle Village, Goku, and Android 8 watching Muscle Tower fall The two Muscle Towers in The Path to Power The Muscle Tower in The Path to Power Entrance in The Path to Power Level 3 in The Path to Power Metallitron's floor in The Path to Power The lab for androids in The Path to Power White's command room in The Path to Power White's command room destroyed in The Path to Power Goku defeats White's scouts in Super Hero The Muscle Tower in Gokuden Muscle Tower in Attack of the Saiyans