Man-Wolf (男狼 Otoko Ōkami) is the first opponent of Jackie Chun at the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament.
Appearance[]
Man-Wolf is a large, humanoid wolf wearing a red-orange gi with a white belt and black kung-fu shoes with white socks. In his human form, he's a burly man with large lips and a tuft of dark hair on his head.
Personality[]
Man-Wolf detests his wolf form due to how he is treated by others and the fact that he can't be with girls. While his human form is ugly, he considers it very handsome. He held a grudge against Jackie Chun for destroying the moon and leaving him trapped in his wolf form permanently even during the night. As a result, he spent all the time in between the 21st and 22nd World Martial Arts Tournaments training to defeat Jackie Chun to take revenge on him. However, after Chun managed to reverse the process and turn him into a human permanently, he became very grateful toward him.
Man-Wolf was also shown to be rather arrogant, boasting of his status as a black belt and an ice skater. He was also shown to be annoyed when mistakenly called "Wolf-Man".
Biography[]
Background[]
Man-Wolf at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament
During the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Man-Wolf was a spectator. During Goku and Jackie Chun's battle, Goku transformed into a Great Ape. Jackie destroyed the moon, returning Goku back to normal but unintentionally causing Man-Wolf to be stuck in his wolf form and develop a grudge against Jackie.
Dragon Ball[]
Tien Shinhan Saga[]
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Man-Wolf vs. Jackie Chun
During the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, Man-Wolf is pitted against and battles Jackie Chun, who defeats him with ease, dodging all of Man-Wolf's attacks, then taking advantage of his wolf like personality by throwing a bone out of the area, which Man-Wolf grabs, losing the match. Jackie Chun then permanently turns him into a human by hypnotizing him into thinking Krillin's bald head is the full moon.
King Piccolo Saga[]
Shortly after the tournament, Man-Wolf is killed by Tambourine offscreen. His body was then seen floating down the river, with a spear through his corpse with the symbol of King Piccolo on it. He is later revived by Shenron just as his girlfriend was putting flowers over his grave along with everybody else killed by King Piccolo and his minions.
Film Appearances[]
Bojack Unbound[]
Man-Wolf in Bojack Unbound
Man-Wolf (or a look-alike) later appears as a competitor at X.S. Cash's Intergalactic Tournament. He proved to be a very skilled fighter, capable of fighting against several other fighters at once, but was eliminated when he accidentally walked and fell out of the ring.
For unspecified reasons, Man-Wolf was shown to be back in his Wolf-form (possibly because the moon was restored by Kami at the end of Dragon Ball, but destroyed again by Piccolo during the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z). Though because Man-Wolf was turned into a human permanently, this could be somebody else. This is furthered by the different colored fur (yellow instead of blue).
Techniques[]
- Kenpo - Man-Wolf claims to be a black belt.
Transformation[]
Human Form[]
Man-Wolf in his human form
Man-Wolf can turn into a human-type Earthling after looking at a full moon or by being hypnotized to believe he is seeing a full moon.
Manga Appearances[]
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Video Game Appearances[]
In Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, the basic enemies Wolfman, Werewolf, and Golden Wolf are modeled after Man-Wolf.
A character similar to him in his Human-type Earthling form appears in Dragon Ball Online.
Voice Actors[]
- Japanese: Masato Hirano
- English:
- Funimation dub: Mark Orvik
- Blue Water dub: Adam Hunter
- Spanish:
- Latin American Spanish dub: Mario Sauret
- Castilian Spanish dub: Antonio Inchausti
- Brazilian Portuguese dub: Carlos Silveira
Battles[]
- Dragon Ball
- Man-Wolf vs. Master Roshi (Jackie Chun)
- Man-Wolf vs. Tambourine (off-screen; anime only)
Trivia[]
- Man-Wolf is the second wolf-like beast shown in a World Tournament. Yamcha defeats a smaller wolf in the 21st tournament, who mocks the name of Yamcha's Wolf Fang Fist technique.
- Man-Wolf is the opposite of a werewolf: instead of turning into a humanoid wolf at a full moon, he turns into a human at a full moon.
- Man-Wolf appears to be an odd Wolf Animal-type Earthling who can transform into a Human-type Earthling.
- Unlike the Great Ape and Golden Great Ape transformation, Man-Wolf's transformation from an Animal-type Earthling to a Human-type Earthling is not triggered by Blutz Waves as it is apparently psychosomatically triggered as Master Roshi was able to trigger the transformation simply via hypnosis. As a result, Man-Wolf does not truely require a full moon to transform as his brain can be tricked into transforming with a simple hypnotic suggestion.
- Man-Wolf's transformation being triggered by the Full Moon in early Dragon Ball made the idea that Goku was simply an odd Human-type Earthling who could transform into a giant monkey-like beast during a full moon plausible up until Goku's true status as a an alien Saiyan was revealed in the Raditz Saga.
- In the fortieth chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, "The Tail of Goku", a character resembling Man-Wolf's human form can be found under Goku's Flying Nimbus.[2]
Gallery[]
 Man-Wolf breaking a tree while training for the tournament  Man-Wolf shows his hatred for Jackie Chun  Man-Wolf  Man-Wolf  Man-Wolf training before his match  Man-Wolf explains he turns human at the full moon  Man-Wolf shouting at Jackie Chun   Man-Wolf acts like a dog  Man-Wolf attacks with a knife  Thanking Jackie Chun  Man-Wolf dead  Man-Wolf is resurrected  Man-Wolf in Bojack Unbound  Man-Wolf eliminated  Man-Wolf in Dragon Ball Online  Man-Wolf drawn by Toyotarō |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Daizenshuu 7, 1996
- ↑ Panel from Dragon Ball chapter 40, "The Tail of Goku"
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