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Scratch
タマ Tama
Debut	Manga: "Bulma and Goku" Anime: "Master Thief, Hasky"
Appears in
Race	Cat
Gender	Female[citation needed]
Date of death	Age 774 (revived)
Family	Dr. Brief (owner)

Scratch, also called Tama, is Dr. Brief's cat. It is frequently seen on Dr. Brief's shoulder (much more often in the anime than in the manga) and does not play a major role in the Dragon Ball series.

BiographyEdit

According to Dr. Brief, Scratch has had four years of experience with capsule technology. Although it is uncertain just how experienced Scratch is with the technology, Brief seems to hold its knowledge in high regard, as he assures Chi-Chi "No one can troubleshoot a frozen osciphilator like we can".

Apparently, Scratch seems to take a liking to Android 16, crawling to his shoulder when he pets him during the ten day time period before the Cell Games.^[1]

Goku's Fire BrigadeEdit

Scratch appears in the short film Goku's Fire Brigade, where his appearance is different and is Bulma's personal pet that lives with her in her apartment. Scratch was hungry causing Bulma to not focus on her cooking. When an earthquake happened Bulma fell and got knocked out from hitting her head on a dresser while Scratch cried and licked her while the apartment caught on fire. When Goku came up he had Bulma hold onto his Power Pole while it retracted and Goku saved Scratch. In the end Scratch got reunited with Bulma and licked her out of happiness.

Voice actressesEdit

• Ocean Group Dub: Myriam Sirois
• FUNimation Dub: Barry Watson

TriviaEdit

• It seems Scratch is almost always looking towards the reader/viewer no matter how he is positioned.
• In the English dub the Dragon Ball series, Scratch is referred to as a female while in the Japanese version, Scratch is a male cat.

GalleryEdit

Scratch on Dr. Brief's shoulder

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