Shugesh
パンプーキン Panpūkin
Anime name	Shugesh
Alternate names	Panbukin
Debut	Bardock - The Father of Goku
Appears in
Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Date of death	Age 737
Occupation	Soldier
Allegiance	Planet Trade Organization Saiyan Army (Bardock's Elite)
Family	Bardock (leader) Tora (comrade) Borgos (comrade) Fasha (comrade)

"Why do we need to fight for this dump anyway? Is Frieza out of his little tiny mind or something?" — Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Shugesh (パンプーキン, Panpūkin) is a Saiyan warrior within the Saiyan Army and one of the members of Bardock's team, along with Borgos, Fasha and Tora. His name is a pun on "pumpkin," well fitting his overweight physique.

Contents 1 Conception 2 Biography 3 Techniques and special abilities 4 Video game appearance 5 Voice Actors 6 Trivia 7 Gallery 8 References

ConceptionEdit

In Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru's original character design of Bardock's Team, Shugesh/Panbukin was drawn with a more Nappa-like structure. For example he was much taller and had a equal muscle mass. He was later changed into the "pumpkin" resembling figure he is now, for reasons that Akira Toriyama said that he wanted Saiyans to have more "distinguishing features" (Akira Toriyama drew the final draft of Bardock's team).^[1]

The physical change may also be a pun of his name. Like Bardock and Toma, Panbukin's original name given to him by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (パンプキン, Panpukin) was not completely changed in the final draft by Akira Toriyama.^[1]

BiographyEdit

While battling in Great Ape form in Planet Kanassa, his cheek is cut by a Ki Blast from a Kanassan to which he retaliates by crushing the Kanassan under his foot. Later, he tackles another Kanassan after he hit Bardock in the back of the neck. After the team destroys Planet Meat's inhabitants, Shugesh is the first of his teammates to be killed by Dodoria and his elite under Frieza's orders.

Techniques and special abilitiesEdit

• Flight – Like most Saiyans, it is safe to assume that Shugesh is capable of flight.
• Knee Strike – Used to tackle the Kanassan who attacked Bardock.
• Great Ape – As with all Saiyans with a tail, Shugesh can transform into a Great Ape at the sight of a full moon (or another source of Blutz Waves). He used this ability while on Planet Kanassa.
• Gigantic Stomp – Used as a great Ape to kill the Kanassian who wound him.

Video game appearanceEdit

In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Shugesh's face is shown whenever Bardock does his Spirit of Saiyans.

Voice ActorsEdit

• Japanese Dub: Takeshi Watabe
• FUNimation Dub: Chris Rager
• French Dub: Eric Legrand

TriviaEdit

• He is not the first Saiyan character to be called "Panbukin", this name was also used for Scarface in the Japanese version.

GalleryEdit

ReferencesEdit

Saiyans
Pure-blooded Saiyans	Bardock/Future Bardock • Bio-Broly • Borgos • Broly/Future Broly • Fasha • Goku/Future Goku • King Vegeta • Nappa • Onio • Original Super Saiyan • Paragus • Raditz • Scarface • Shorty • Shugesh • Tarble • Tora • Turles • Vegeta/Future Vegeta • Zorn
Hybrid Saiyans	Bulla • Time Patrol Trunks • Gohan/Future Gohan • Goten • Trunks/Future Trunks • Pan • Vegeta Jr.'s mother • Goku Jr. • Vegeta Jr.
Saiyan fusions	Gotenks • Gogeta • Gokule • Vegito • Hypothetical fusion of Goku and Dende • Failed Fusions
Saiyan transformations	Great Ape • Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan • Ultra Super Saiyan • Full-Power Super Saiyan) • Super Saiyan 2 • Super Saiyan 3 • Super Saiyan 4 • Golden Great Ape • False Super Saiyan • Legendary Super Saiyan
Wars and conflicts	Saiyan-Tuffle war • Kanassan war • Invasion of Planet Meat • Genocide of the Saiyans • Shikk conflict • Tritek war • Destruction of Planet Arlia • Saiyan conflict • Battle on Planet Namek • Android conflict • Majin Buu conflict • The Dragon Ball GT conflicts
Related articles	Attack Ball • Blutz Waves • Illusion Saiyan • Planet trade organization • Planet Vegeta • Power Ball • Saiyan Army • Scouter • Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) • Goku (Justin Chatwin)