Van Zant
ライフル銃の男 Raifuru Jū no Otoko
Anime name	Van Zant
Manga name	Unnamed
Alternate names	Man with Rifle Young Master
Debut	"I Kill No More"
Appears in
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Date of death	Age 774
Occupation	Sniper
Family	Smitty (comrade)

Van Zant is an antagonist character unnamed in the Dragon Ball manga, but named in the anime Dragon Ball Z. First appearing in the Majin Buu Saga, he is a deranged gunman who enjoys killing people (apparently, with the rationale that since it is "the end of the world", he wants to go out with a bang). In the Japanese version and the manga, Smitty refers to him as "young master", implying that Van Zant is from a wealthy family and that Smitty is his butler and/or servant.

BiographyEdit

Van Zant is first seen mercilessly shooting an elderly lady and then, after much convincing, he gets his friend Smitty to shoot her husband. After killing many innocents, Smitty and Van Zant decided to go to Majin Buu's house to try and kill Majin Buu, so he could kill more people (which is ironic, as his excuse for killing people in the first place was because he figured that Buu would be destroying the Earth). Van Zant and Smitty spot Mr. Satan, the famous world champion at Buu's house, which greatly surprises them. Van Zant shoots Bee, Majin Buu's puppy dog, then he and Smitty blow up Buu's house using bazookas. In anger, Mr. Satan then pummels both Van Zant and Smitty. Van Zant later returns for revenge and shoots Mr. Satan.

Though both Bee and Satan survive, Majin Buu becomes very angry, causing Evil Buu to appear from the steam coming out of his head. The first thing Evil Buu does is to vaporize Van Zant into nothingness using his Guilty Flash technique. In the uncut, there is a scene where Van Zant shoots Evil Buu moments before his death, but the bullets merely bounce off him.

Van Zant and Smitty appear in a flashback Mr. Buu has when he bids farewell to Mr. Satan in Dragon Ball GT, remembering Mr. Satan's bravery for standing up to them when Bee was shot.

Weapons and vehiclesEdit

• Bazooka – A weapon that he and Smitty use to blow Majin Buu's house up.
• Gun – Van Zant's gun is based on the Czech CZ-75. Used to shoot Mr. Satan.
• Sniper rifle – A weapon based on the H&K PSG-1. Used to shoot an elderly lady.
• Hovercar – A sport model hovercar. The rear boot is large enough to hold multiple weapons.

Video game appearanceEdit

• Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury

TriviaEdit

• In the Ocean Dub and FUNimation Dub versions, he has a very strong Cockney accent.
• One of the members of the Toad Warriors resembles Van Zant's appearance. Also, General White's redesign for Dragon Ball: The Path to Power bears some resemblance to Van Zant, albeit with dark hair and a longer nose.

GalleryEdit

Van Zant with a sniper rifle Van Zant and Smitty find Majin Buu's house and Mr. Satan Van Zant holding a gun Van Zant Van Zant inside of Good Buu's house aiming a gun at Mr. Satan Van Zant, cowering at Evil Buu Van Zant shocked to see his bullets have no effect on Evil Buu Van Zant and Smitty in a flashback in Dragon Ball GT Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery