Tarble
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| Tarble | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 ターブル Tāburu | |||
| Anime name | Tarble | ||
| Alternate names | Table Tabool | ||
| Debut | Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (September 2008) | ||
| Appears in |  | ||
| Race | Saiyan | ||
| Date of birth | Between 732 Age - 737 Age | ||
| Family | Gure (Wife) King Vegeta (Father) Vegeta (Brother) Bulma (Sister-in-law) Trunks (Nephew) Future Trunks (Nephew, alternate timeline) Bulla (Niece) Vegeta Jr.'s mother (Great-Grandniece/Daughter) Vegeta Jr. (Great-Great Grandnephew/Son) Cell Modified clone of brother | ||
"A Namekian told me you returned to Earth after defeating Frieza. A terrible brother duo named Abo and Kado are terrorizing my planet. I proved no match for them." |
Tarble (ターブル, Tāburu) makes his debut (and ultimately, his only appearance) in the 2008 animated feature Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, the first animated production in the franchise since the end of Dragon Ball GT in 1996. He is the estranged brother of Vegeta, and husband to a peculiar alien named Gure. Tarble and his brother Vegeta's names may be a loose pun on the word 'vegetable.'
[edit] Biography
At an early age, Tarble was ordered by his father, King Vegeta, to be sent to a remote planet on the grounds that he lacked the aggression and fighting skills required to be a Saiyan warrior, classifying Tarble a low-class Saiyan. It is on this planet that Tarble presumably meets his wife, Gure. His appearance in Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! shows that his personality is somewhat gentle, compared to the ruthlessness of the average Saiyan.
Two years after the defeat of Kid Buu, Tarble, accompanied by Gure, flee to Earth to seek Vegeta's assistance in defeating the brother duo Abo and Kado, former henchmen of Frieza whom Tarble confesses have since become as powerful as their master and have been terrorizing his home. Abo and Kado pursue Tarble and Gure to Earth using Saiyan Pods, where Trunks and Goten are unleashed on the two. After struggles from both sides, Abo and Kado fuse into Aka, prompting Trunks and Goten to fuse into Gotenks and incite another battle. When Aka begins to demonstrate more significantly devastating power, Goku and Vegeta prepare to destroy him. The two Saiyans playfully compete to be the one to destroy Aka. However, a trick Goku plays on Vegeta results in Goku's successfully beating Aba and Kado.
[edit] Trivia
- Further diluting his background, Tarble has a physique which makes him appear teen-aged. However, as it is certain that his father died when his brother Vegeta was five years old, Tarble can be no more than five years younger than Vegeta. This puts Tarble's age somewhere in the late 30's at the time of his appearance. As there is a five-year age gap between himself and Vegeta, as well as two extra years Vegeta gains from his training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, putting Vegeta's age at 46, it is suggested that Tarble is 39 years old in Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!. However, it should be noted that Saiyans remain in their youth and prime longer than Humans. This may explain his teen-aged appearance. This might also be genetic, as Vegeta is shorter than most characters.
[edit] Voice actors
- Japanese dub: Masakazu Morita
| Saiyans | ||
| Pure-blooded Saiyans | Bardock • Borgos • Broly (Bio-Broly) • Fasha • Goku • King Vegeta • Nappa • Onio • Original Super Saiyan • Paragus • Raditz • Scarface • Shorty • Shugesh • Tarble • Tora • Turles • Vegeta • Zorn | |
| Half-breed Saiyans | Bulla • Future Gohan • Future Trunks • Gohan • Goten • Trunks • Pan • Vegeta Jr.'s mother • Goku Jr. • Vegeta Jr. | |
| Saiyan Fusions | Gotenks • Gogeta • Gokule • Vegito | |
| 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 | |
| Related articles | Frieza • World Trade Organization • Illusion Saiyan • Tuffle • Planet Vegeta • Planet Frieza 79 • Saiyan-Tuffle war • Kanassan war • Invasion of Planet Meat • Genocide of the Saiyans • Power Ball • Attack Ball • Scouter • Blutz Waves | |
