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Risking it all for a friend
Debut	Manga: "The Death of a God!!" Anime: "Nimbus Speed"
Inventor	Piccolo
Users	Piccolo Namekian Krillin Gohan Goku
Class	Movement techniques

Risking it all for a friend is a technique in which a character jumps in the way of an incoming Ki Blast to save another character.

OverviewEdit

This move is used by Piccolo in order to save Gohan from Nappa's Bomber DX at the cost of his own life.^[1] On Namek, a Namekian uses this movement to save elder Tsuno from Vegeta's Bang Beam,^[2] and later Piccolo saves Goku from Frieza's Death Beam in a similar manner.^[3] Later, in the Garlic Jr. Saga, Krillin uses the move to protect Gohan from Salt's Energy Wave.^[4] Piccolo uses the technique to save Gohan again during the battle against Lord Slug's clansman Medamatcha.^[5] During the Cell Games, Gohan saves Vegeta from Cell's Time to Die attack in a similar fashion.^[6] In Dragon Ball GT, Goku uses a similar movement to protect Pan of a Ki Blast fired by a Baby-infected Gohan.^[7]

Appearances in Video GamesEdit

"Risking it all for a friend" was named in the video game Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, where it is a Drama Piece technique. It can also be used in the arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes and the Nintendo 3DS game Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission.

GalleryEdit

Piccolo protects Gohan from a fatal attack from Nappa

Piccolo risking it all for a friend

Piccolo bravely sacrifices himself to save Gohan

Piccolo after saving Gohan from Nappa's fatal attack

A Namekian protects the Elder Tsuno from Vegeta's attack

Piccolo protects Goku from Frieza's Death Beam

Gohan takes Cell's attack meant for Vegeta

Gohan injured after protecting Vegeta

Goku protects Pan from Gohan's Ki Blast

Piccolo protects Gohan in W Bakuretsu Impact

Piccolo protects Gohan in Ultimate Mission

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