Tenshinhan

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Tenshinhan - (Tien)
Dragon Ball character
Tenshinhan by Akira Toriyama
First appearance	Dragon Ball manga, volume 10, chapter 113 (1987)[1]
Created by	Akira Toriyama
Voiced by	Japanese Hirotaka Suzuoki Kouichi Yamadera (DBZ Episodes 82,84) Mitsuaki Madono (Burst Limit) English Matt Smith (Ocean Group) John Burgmeier (Funimation)
Profile
Aliases	Shinto (Harmony Gold dub)[2] Tien Tien Shinhan Ten (nickname)
Gender	Male
Species	"Three-eyed" Human/Alien [3][4]
Date of birth	733 A.D.[5]
Known relatives	Chaozu (companion)
Power level	1,830 (Saiyan Saga)[6]

Tenshinhan (天津飯, Tenshinhan^?, nicknamed Ten) Tien Shinhan (usually addressed as Tien) in most English adaptations is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by its adaptation to anime, including Dragon Ball Z. Tenshinhan also makes cameo appearances in Dragon Ball GT.^[7] Initially trained by Muten Roshi's rival, Tsuru-Sen'nin, he is introduced as an enemy of Son Goku, but soon makes peace and becomes a Z Fighter. He is usually accompanied by his friend Chaozu. It is possible that Tenshinhan is an earthling who is descended from an ancient alien race.^[8]

Contents 1 Creation and conception 2 Appearance 3 Summary 4 Abilities 5 Appearances in other media 5.1 Video games 6 Reception 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Creation and conception

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Like many other Dragon Ball characters, Tenshinhan is inspired by a character from Journey to the West; his three eyed physical characteristic resembles the character Erlang Shen.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Appearance

Tenshinhan is bald and has three eyes, the third placed on his forehead. The third eye is from becoming enlightened.^[9] In the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, Tenshinhan gets cut on his chest by his former master's brother Tao Pai Pai and for unknown reasons, the scar never heals during the rest of the series.^[10] His outfits change consistently as the series goes on, and he usually doesn't wear a shirt when fighting. In Dragon Ball, he wears blue pants, a red belt, a black hat, and a green and yellow surcoat bearing Tsuru-Sen'nin's kanji.^[11] After leaving his master, he abandons the surcoat and hat and wears a white sleeveless shirt. In the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, his outfit is the same, except that his pants are now green. During the fight against the Artificial Humans, Tenshinhan replaces his shirt with a green sash that covers only his left side, exposing his scar on the right and during the Cell Games he wears a short-sleeved white shirt.^[12] During the Majin Buu Saga, Tenshinhan's outfit changes completely, consisting of a blue sleeveless-shirt over a white undershirt, blue-white pants, and a white cape.^[13]

[edit] Summary

Tenshinhan appears in mid-way through the original Dragon Ball series. He along with Chaozu enter the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai at their master, Tsuru-Sen'nin's advice, as do Muten-Roshi's students, Goku, Kuririn, and Yamucha.^[14] Tenshinhan defeats Yamucha in the first round and Jackie Chun (Muten-Roshi's disguise) in the second, after he forfeits. In the final match, he faces Goku, who proves to be a more than a worthy opponent. Eventually, after Goku survives any attack thrown at him, Tenshinhan destroys the arena with his Kikohou, but Goku jumps into the air and uses his Kamehameha to slam himself into Tenshinhan. Both fighters fall down to the ground, but Goku is hit by a passing car, causing him to land on the ground first, which makes Tenshinhan the winner.^[15] Afterwards, Tenshinhan and Chaozu decide to become Muten-Roshi's new students, after leaving Tsuru-Sen'nin, and become Goku's new friends and allies.

In the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, Tenshinhan dies during the attack against the Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, along with Yamucha, Chaozu, and Piccolo, and they are sent to North Kaio's planet in the afterlife for training.^[16][17] On North Kais Planet Tienshinhan and the other Z fighters fight against the ginyu force and win Easily. Tienshinhan Defeats Recoom and Burter and he then realizes how much he has improved. Tenshinhan and the others are eventually brought back to life by the Dragon Balls of Planet Namek, months after Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan and defeats the galactic overlord, Freeza.^[18][19]

During the Cell Saga, Tenshinhan joins the others in the attack against the Artificial Humans, but is defeated by #17.^[20] Later, Tenshinhan prevents the second form of Cell from absorbing #18, by firing his Shin-Kikohou continuously, but the effort drains him. Luckily, Goku arrives at the battlefield, and takes Tenshinhan to safety on Kami's Lookout.^[21]. After Cell's defeat and Goku's death, Tenshinhan and Chaozu choose to resume training, and remain away from civilization, although Tenshinhan fights Majin Boo briefly.

[edit] Abilities

Some of Tenshinhan's capabilities include the Kamehameha,^[22] as well as the ability to fire other chi energy blasts,^{[23][24][25][26]} telepathy,^[27][28] flight, and duplication.^[29] His main ki energy techniques are the Dodonpa (Dodon Ray in English), a beam of energy fired from his finger tip,^[30] the Taiyoken (Solar Flare in English), a flash of intense light that can temporarily blind an opponent ^[31] and the Kikohou (Tri-Beam Cannon in English), a powerful triangular shaped blast fired while his hands form the shape of a triangle. This attack's impact is so great that it can leave a huge crater in the ground, but its so strong that it can drain his energy if used continuously. He also has a good amount of strength which helps him against bigger enemies (though not as strong as Goku) but it does eliminate some of his speed. ^[32] He also knows the Shi Shin no Ken, also known as the Twelve Eyes technique. In the process of performing this technique, Tenshinhan duplicates himself to create four of him. The clones are used as eyes to see where the opponent will strike next. The only flaw in the attack is that the user is forced to transfer part of his energy to each clone, decreasing his power level to a level divided by the number of clones created.

[edit] Appearances in other media

[edit] Video games

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Tenshinhan is a playable character in the following Dragon Ball-related video games:

• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 - here he fuses with Yamucha, becoming a character named Yamuhan (Tiencha in the English version).
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
• Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
• Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
• Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
• Legend of the Super Saiyan
• Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden
• Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiyajin
• Dragon Ball Z II: Gekigami Freeza
• Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzou Ningen
• Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishouden
• Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu - as a card

[edit] Reception

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Tenshinhan is often compared with Yamucha in terms of both power and popularity. Some fans were confused about what Tenshinhan is.^{[33] [34]} Some believed him to be human, while others thought he was descended from aliens.^{[33] [35]} Fans often view him as an underdog, while still admiring his abilty to keep up with the other characters.^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile at http://www.absoluteanime.com/

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