| “ | I'm a busy man. There's a new exercise video at home that is in desperate need of my attention. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi |
| “ | Work hard, study well and eat and sleep plenty. That's the Turtle Hermit way to learn. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi reciting the Turtle School motto |
| “ | Puff Puff. Puff Puff. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi's catchphrase towards women |
Muten Roshi also known as Master Roshi, is a major character from the Dragon Ball franchise, as well as Goku's first master. He was the inventor of the famed Kamehameha technique and taught it to Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha, who would pass his technique on as one of the series' most recognized moves. While he is wise, he's also a hermit and a lecherous pervert widely known as a "Dirty Old Man" by women (including Bulma). He has an older sister, Fortuneteller Baba.
In the Japanese version, he was voiced by the late Hiroshi Masuoka. In the English version, he was voiced by Mike McFarland.
Dragon Ball[]
As the original holder of the One Star Dragon Ball, Roshi would be encountered by Goku on his quest to collect the dragon balls. In his travels, Goku comes across Master Roshi, the Turtle Hermit living at his isolated Kame House. Dragon ball aside, Goku, ever the eager fighter, seeks Roshi's insights into becoming the best he can be. Goku and Kuririn seek Master Roshi's aid in teaching them to be master fighters. Eventually Roshi teaches Goku and Kuririn the kameha in their quest to gain the dragon balls. Roshi, impressed by his pupil's spirits would decide to not only offer them training and his dragon ball but sent them to see his sister Babba, who possessed another dragon ball and insight into their origins. Roshi is not just intent on seeing his pupils obtain the dragon balls but has plans for them to do him proud in the World Martial Arts Tournament.
He tries to sleep with both Bulma and Launch but ended getting punched by them.
The later arc of the series first World Martial Arts Tournament will see Goku and Kuririn fighting on behalf of their master to prove themselves to the world. In the match the two encounter a legendary fighter and long thought retired grand champion, "Jakie Chun", who is intent on winning himself and proving them nothing but upstarts. Jackie Chun is in-fact Roshi, an old alias of his for public appearances. While Roshi appears at first to be trying to reclaim his the glory of his youth he was in-fact trying to set an high standard for his pupils to give their all against in a real fight and was certain he was the only one who could do it, he assumed the alias not just for the recognition the name and look gave him but also so Goku and Kuririn would fight him without holding back or think they would be shown mercy.
Dragon Ball Z[]
In Dragon ball's follow up series, Dragon Ball Z, Roshi, like most of the cast from Dragon Ball, is demoted to background character and rarely does anything but comment on situations as they unfold. In Roshi's case the shift in importance is actually quite justified as he has formally retired as both a fighter and teacher. Roshi spends his autumn years on his remote island at Kame House, watching T.V., drinking beer and enjoying the sunshine. Roshi is still more than willing to provide lodging for his friends and Kame House is often used as meeting point for the Z warriors as most of them know the way there and it is not actually marked on any maps and miles from any civilized city assuring the Z warriors can train and or rest without endangering civilians or attracting unwanted attention.
Personality[]
Master Roshi is a lecherous and dirty old man when he is obsessed of beautiful women (even those who were already married). He always watched TV series of women and reading girl magazines. He attempted to used his "puff puff" (which is a joke reference of perversion by the creator, Akira Toriyama) when touching and rubbing women's breasts with his face as well rubbing their read ends and touch their breasts only to be beaten up (such as Bulma, the bad Launch, Chi-Chi, 18 and Videl). He attempted to sleep with both Launch and Bulma but only to be punched in the face by them. He rubbed Android 18's breasts only for her crushing his head and caused him to spin and crash towards the back door of Yamcha's ship. He touched Videl's chest only for him getting slapped by her. He attempted to touch Chi-Chi's breasts only for her to smack him with a frying pan. He tries to give Videl mouth-to-mouth thinking it would heal her injured leg only Bulma slaps him. He saw Yurin's panties (which he described them to stripes) only to be kicked at his groin by Yurin.
Despite his skirt-chasing antics, Master Roshi is still a very wise and kind-hearted person who loves those around him like his own grandchildren. He openly enjoys life and its simple pleasures but is willing to die for an honorable cause if necessary. Roshi cares deeply for his students to the point he entered the World Martial Arts Tournament in the guise of a martial named "Jackie Chun" to ensure they would lose the tournament as he felt they might lose interest in the martial arts if they won it too easily due to the great strength they had obtained through his training. While this may have been true for a fellow Earthling martial artist like Krillin, Roshi was unaware that Goku was actually a Saiyan who would never lose interest in fighting due to the Saiyan's inborn love of fighting until many years later after the arrival of Raditz, though through a story he heard from Goku's Grandpa Gohan he did known that Goku was the elder Gohan's adoptive grandson and may have suspected the boy's potential alien origins from the story Gohan told him. As a result, Roshi found a tough opponent in the young Saiyan, and it took all of his skill, power, and abilities to defeat Goku during final match of the tournament. Also during the tournament he showed compassion to Nam by explaining he did not need the prize money to buy water after he was defeated by Goku and gives him a capsule to store water from a well, although in exchange for his help Roshi asks Nam to help him protect his secret identity from his students by having him impersonate Master Roshi in the audience and convince his students that Jackie Chun and Master Roshi were separate people. He is also shown to be quite intelligent as he managed to figure out the Moon was the cause of Goku's Great Ape transformation and correctly deduced that destroying it would cause Goku to return to normal and prevent any further transformations (Piccolo would later use this very same tactic in Dragon Ball Z to stop Gohan's transformation in the Saiyan Saga as well as prevent Nappa and Vegeta from using the Moon to transform).
Quotes[]
| “ | Doesn't he realize that they're the only ones who are on that beach. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi to Turtle after Goku says over here |
| “ | Kids I want to thank you for helping my turtle. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi meeting Goku and Bulma for the first time and thanking them |
| “ | Your a very brave boy I have a gift I want to give you as a token of my gratitude. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi thanking Goku for saving Turtle |
| “ | You don't eat it you little baboon. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi after Goku sees flying Nimbus for the first time |
| “ | Sure but I have to warn you, you most be pure of heart to ride this cloud. Yep otherwise it won't let you on it, it's picky that way. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi talking about the Flying Nimbus |
| “ | Let me show you how it's done. Be quiet. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi after Turtle points out he is no longer pure of heart to ride the Flying Nimbus |
| “ | Anything to get you off my island you blue faced dwarf. Enjoy the bottom of the sea those three deserve the hole I put in the side. To bad it was a nice plane. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi after Emperor Pilf ask him to get his boat a push |
| “ | Why you rotten little traitor. | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi after Turtle reveales that he has drank from the Fountain of Youth |
| “ | Goku... Krillin... You're the ones who showed this old fossil he still had something left to give. That it was too soon to let the limits of age sentenced him to sit idly by on the sidelines. You boys who were never content to stop, who kept aiming for and climbing greater and greater heights want me to take it easy? Now listen to me boys! Always remember these words: Work hard! Study well! And eat and sleep plenty. That is the Turtle Hermit way! We must master the art of peace in addition to the art of war! The Turtle Hermit School will be with you...always! This will be my greatest, most powerful Kamehameha! | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi towards Goku and Krillin in "A Valiant Fight! Master Roshi's Blaze of Glory! |
| “ | Let her go it's me you want isn't it? | „ |
| ~ Master Roshi telling Dr. Wheeler to release Bulma |
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Whis and Beerus note that Roshi is close to using Ultra Instinct thanks to his centuries of experience. However, he hasn't fully mastered losing conscious thought.
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