Dragon Ball Items & Technology Guide

Air Bike

See Capsule #67 Bike.

Air Car

This air car strongly resembles the air car from Star Wars. It seats two, has joystick controls, and uses anti-gravity to stay aloft. For a windshield, it uses half of a bubble dome.

Anti-Gravitation Air Craft

See Capsule #61 Plane.

Arale

A short girl with purple hair and glasses, Arale is from another one of Akira Toriyama’s manga series. She makes a special appearance in a joke-manga where she meets Goku.

Axe

Owned by Upa, this battle axe can be thrown as a decently powerful attack against an opponent.

Babidi’s Spaceship

Babidi’s spaceship has six different levels. On the first five levels, there are bosses, each more powerful than the last. Babidi and the egg containing Majin Buu are on the bottom level. Babidi also has the ability to teleport his spaceship wherever he wants.

Basho Sen

This device looks a bit like a fan, but it has magical powers.

Battle Jacket

A jacket created by Dr. Gero for the Red Ribbon Army. This jacket greatly increases the wearer’s strength and is used almost like a mech suit.

Bazooka

Silver, one of the Red Ribbon bosses, is the only person shown using this shoulder-mounted launcher. It has a sight and is meant to be held on one’s shoulder.

Beam Gun

Frieza’s minions possess these guns. A normal, weak fighter can use them to fire ki-style blasts, though the blasts are extremely weak compared to true fighter energy attacks.

Bell

A little cat bell that Korin possesses. It is of no real use.

Bike

This one-wheel bike has the brand name “Scargo” printed on it. This is undoubtedly a pun on “escargot,” because the bike looks a lot like a snail. It is meant to seat only one person.

For more bikes, see the Capsule Bike entries.

Binoculars

Binoculars are a commonly used item. From Red Ribbon agents, to police, to the Tenkaichi Budokai announcer, many characters find use for these long-distance magnifying devices.

Boat

A simple motorboat. This boat is used for above-water travel and cannot be submerged.

Boomerang

The boomerang is used by Tao Pai Pai against Goku. It is a fairly standard boomerang and is colored black.

Bunny Suit

When Bulma needs to change clothes while inside Oolong’s house wagon, all he has available is a Playboy-style bunny suit.

Camouflaged Spaceship

Bulma, Gohan, and Krillin accidentally fly into the camouflaged spaceship on their trip to Namek. They are confronted by a race of angry people whose planet was lost because of Frieza’s henchmen, but they soon befriend them and leave in peace.

Capsule

See Hoi Poi Capsule.

Capsule #9 Bike

The Capsule #9 Bike is what Goku uses to rescue Bulma from the claws of a flying dinosaur early in Dragon Ball. It has two wheels and a semi-bubble dome for the driver. It can seat two if the second rider sits behind the driver, though it is meant for only one rider.

Capsule #67 Bike

The Capsule #67 Bike uses anti-gravity to move. It can seat only one person and has a vent in the front.

Capsule #61 Plane

The Capsule #61 Plane has two round wing-like devices, with a fin extending from each wing and slanting outward. It seats only one person, has two jet boosters, and has a glass bubble dome covering the pilot’s seat.

Capsule #115 Plane

The Capsule #115 Plane has two wings, each with a booster on it. It also has a tall fin on top and can seat two people. The pilot sits on the right. There are two guns mounted on top of the plane.

Capsule #192 Plane

The #192 Plane is a very peculiar model. It seats up to seven people and has three anti-gravity boosters to keep it aloft. The pilot sees through a windshield, and there are two windows on each side of the windshield. Near those windows are two vents for temperature control.

Capsule #239 Plane

The Capsule #239 Plane has two very long wings, almost like sticks. It has two guns mounted and can seat three people, with one pilot and two passengers. It also has an antenna, and the pilot’s seat is covered by a glass bubble dome.

Capsule #240 Plane

The Capsule #240 Plane is very similar to the Capsule #239 Plane. The only difference is that the Capsule #240 Plane can seat only one person, while the #239 Plane can seat three.

Capsule #339 Plane

The #339 Plane is a cargo transportation plane. It has eight wheels, 30 windows, and a large gate that opens so cargo can be loaded inside.

Capsule #576 Plane

The Capsule #576 Plane is like a flying house-van. It can seat two in the pilot’s area, but it also has eight wheels and a space in the back. It has two wings, two boosters, and two antennas.

Capsule #991 Plane

This plane can seat two people and is able to travel rather quickly. It has two wings on each side, one fin on top, and two jet boosters in the back.

Capsule Corporation

The company owned by Bulma’s family. Capsule Corporation manufactures the Hoi Poi Capsules that Bulma is always using.

Capsule House

See Hoi Poi Capsule #1.

Capsule Refrigerator

The capsule refrigerator is used by Future Trunks after his encounter with Frieza. It is the size of a normal computer, is battery powered, and bears the number “2031” on its door.

Capsule Spaceship

This spaceship is what Goku uses to fly to Planet Namek. It is a large spaceship, and the engine was taken from Nappa’s old space pod.

Capsule Sword

One of Tao Pai Pai’s weapons, the Capsule Sword is a curved samurai sword that emerges from a Hoi Poi Capsule.

Converted Scouter

Thanks to Bulma, the converted scouter displays numbers instead of the alien language used by default.

Crystal Ball

Both Babidi and Uranai Baba have crystal balls, which they can use to see different places or channel their powers.

Cybernetic Scouting Plane

This is a tiny flying device shaped somewhat like a tadpole. It can be used to scout locations.

Cyborg Tao Pai Pai

Tao Pai Pai is an assassin who once targeted Goku. He is later rebuilt as a cyborg and tries to get revenge, but his plan fails.

Dagger

One of Cyborg Tao Pai Pai’s secret weapons, this dagger can spring forth from his left arm. By estimate, it is about 14 inches long.

Denshi Jar

This is the container used to seal Piccolo away in Dragon Ball. There are two different versions. One is a jar, and the other is a container much like a milk bottle. They have magical powers that can pull other beings inside when the correct technique is used.

Diving Boat

The diving boat can seat three people. It has three boosters and a bubble dome to shield the passengers and pilot.

Dog Food

Fat Buu, after becoming good, eats this.

Dragon Balls

The Dragon Balls are what the whole plot of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT revolves around. When all seven magical Dragon Balls are collected, the mighty dragon Shenron is summoned and will grant one wish. Each ball has a number of stars inside it, numbering one through seven. The Dragon Balls are the creation of the Namekians, who also have their own dragon, Porunga. After being used, the Dragon Balls scatter across the Earth and cannot be used again for another year.

Dragon Radar

The Dragon Radar can be used to find the location of the seven Dragon Balls. It has a single button on top, which turns it on and off. It also shows the motion of the Dragon Balls if they are moving when the radar is activated.

Egg Shell

This is a little spiky ball that splits in half when the being inside is ready to hatch. This is what Cell hatched from. Majin Buu is sealed in a very similar ball, only far bigger.

Emergency Stop Controller

Dr. Gero installed some of his androids with emergency devices. The emergency stop controller can be used to activate those systems.

Energy Extractor

This is used by Babidi’s minions to gather energy in order to release Majin Buu from the egg he was sealed inside by Bibidi.

Energy Meter

The energy meter is what Babidi and Dabura use to measure the amount of energy gathered for the release of Majin Buu. There are two versions: one where the needle goes all the way around like a clock, and one where the needle moves from about 30 degrees left to 45 degrees right, almost like a speedometer.

Fighting Jacket / Saiya-jin Battle Armor

There are four models of the fighting jacket. There is the lighter, more advanced model that Vegeta wears, which shields only the chest and not the shoulders, thighs, or groin. There is also the older and larger model, which shields the chest, shoulders, thighs, and groin. The Ginyu Force has two models as well. The first shields the shoulders, thighs, and chest, and bears the Ginyu Force logo on the left breastplate. The other model shields only the chest and shoulders, with the Ginyu Force logo in the same position.

Four Star Silver Model Car

This is a rather expensive hovercraft car. It uses anti-gravity to move, has two headlights, and can seat two people. It also has vents on either side for engine cooling.

Frieza’s Pod

Frieza uses this small anti-gravity device to float around menacingly. The pod has one anti-gravity device on the bottom and can seat only one person.

Frieza’s Spaceship

Frieza’s spaceship looks very much like a giant bug. It has three main windshields and 25 auxiliary windows located all around the spaceship. The ship is lost on Namek along with the planet.

Gameboy

Believe it or not, Mr. Satan owns a Gameboy. I’m speechless.

Pilaf’s Trap Room

One of Lord Pilaf’s failed plots against Goku and company involves a sealed room that fills with hazardous gas.

Ginyu Force

The Ginyu Force is composed of five members, each very powerful. Each member of this dangerous quintet has their own special attack and advantage. The leader is Captain Ginyu, and the group obeys Frieza.

Goku’s Family Car #1 / Son Family Car #1

The Son Family car seats three people, with one driver and two passengers behind the driver. It has two vents, two headlights, two wings, and the Capsule insignia on the front. The windshield is a partial bubble dome made of glass.

Goku’s Family Car #2 / Son Family Car #2

The Son Family’s second car is a more down-to-Earth model. It has four headlights, a single antenna on the roof, and two jet boosters in the back. It seats four and bears the number 43 on the driver’s door, along with the Capsule Corp. insignia.

Gravity Room

Dr. Briefs creates the gravity room for Vegeta to train in. The gravity room can reach up to 400 times Earth’s normal gravity and uses the same principles as Goku’s spaceship.

Gyuu Maou’s Car / Ox King’s Car

This car is a lot like a basic hovercraft, only more advanced. It seats three people and has a single headlight. On either side of the headlight is a mounted gun pointed in the direction the car is facing. It has two vents, one on each side, and behind the vents are two boosters.

Hoi Poi Capsule

The Hoi Poi Capsule is the clever invention of Capsule Corporation. It is a small, lightweight capsule that fits in one’s palm. When the top of the capsule is pressed and the capsule is thrown, it opens into a structure or vehicle, such as a house, motorcycle, or refrigerator.

Hoi Poi Capsule #1

This is a rather large house that comes from a Hoi Poi Capsule. It has a door, a chimney, four windows, and bears the number “1” above the entrance.

Jet Momonga

This little jet scooter has two skis on the bottom, one headlight, and one gun. It has two repulsors on either side and a jet booster in the back. The controls are shaped like those of a motorcycle, and it is made to seat only one person.

Kame House

Existing on a remote island in the middle of an ocean, Kame House is home to Kamesennin, also known as Master Roshi, and Umigame. Kame House is bright pink, and above the door, the words “Kame House” are painted in large letters.

Kamesennin’s Diving Boat

Kamesennin’s Diving Boat is a standard diving boat. For more information, see Diving Boat.

Kamesennin’s Hover Craft

This is pretty much a standard hovercraft. It has an inflatable rubber bottom with a steering wheel up front. It can seat four people in two rows of seats.

Ki

Ki is the life energy, often fighting power, possessed by a being. When a character fires a blast of energy from their hands, they are releasing their ki. In English, ki is often called “chi.”

King Cold’s Spaceship

King Cold’s spaceship is the same model as Frieza’s spaceship, made specifically for the Cold Family. It has three main windshields and 25 auxiliary windows located all around the spaceship. This ship is later lost while on Earth after Future Trunks confronts Frieza and King Cold.

Kintoun

This is a magical cloud given to Goku by Kamesennin. It flies extremely fast, and only those who are pure of heart are able to ride it. Others fall through.

Machine Gun

Lunch, after sneezing, uses an automatic, fully loaded machine gun at some points. What a dangerous girl.

Mafuubaa

The Mafuubaa is the technique used to seal Piccolo and Piccolo Daimaoh in the Denshi Jar. This technique creates a blast of wind that pushes the desired target into the jar. However, the technique can be countered, causing it to affect the original user instead.

Magic Carpet

Mr. Popo uses the magic carpet to get around. The carpet is a Persian rug with the ability to fly, and it is directed by Mr. Popo.

Medical Machine / Healing Tank

This is used by injured warriors to heal and regain their strength. A person stays in a liquid inside an enclosed capsule, with a breathing tube attached to their mouth and two patches at the temples. This device allows someone to recover much faster than normal.

Medical Stretcher

The stretcher is really more of a bed. It has cushioning around the sides and allows only the person’s head to show, with the rest underneath a cover. It has an IV feed and a control panel in the front.

Medicine for Heart Diseases

This medicine comes in a small vial and can relieve one of a heart disease. It is invented in Trunks’ future.

Micro Band

The Micro Band is merely a wristwatch. Occasionally, the Great Saiyaman wears this.

Mighty Mouse

The Mighty Mouse is Yamcha’s original means of transportation. The car has one spare tire, two headlights, and can seat two people.

Music Box

This music box is used to seal Tapion in movie #13. Though not even Goku nor Bulma can turn the knob, they manage to get Shenron to open it for them. At that point, Tapion and the monster sealed within him are released after 1,000 years of slumber.

Namekian Spaceship

The Namekian spaceship is what Bulma, Gohan, and Krillin use to reach Planet Namek. It has four legs and three windshields. The ship is extremely fast, but it is lost on Namek after Frieza’s minions find it.

Nyoibo

The Nyoibo is Goku’s extending staff. When Goku commands his staff, it can extend to virtually any length, which is very useful for attacks and rescues.

Oolong’s House Wagon

Oolong’s house wagon is a giant RV. It comes from a Hoi Poi Capsule and is two stories high, complete with beds, stairs, and the works.

Passenger Plane / Destination: Papaya Island

This plane flies people to and from Papaya Island. It has three propellers and three wheels, with one wheel mounted on the bottom of a back fin. The plane has the standard two wings, with one vertical fin in the back.

Pilaf’s Flying Base

Pilaf’s flying base is a huge plane. It has numerous mounted guns and several very large rooms. It has two main wings and a large tail in the back, upon which two jet boosters are mounted.

Pilaf’s Plane

Pilaf has a very small airplane. It has two wings, three wheels, and two fins in the back, with another wing mounted on top. It has only one propeller, but it also has two mounted machine guns and can seat three people.

Pilaf’s Robotic Suits

Pilaf has three robotic suits, which operate like battle jackets. Pilaf’s suit is the smallest, Shu’s suit is medium-sized, and Mai’s suit is the largest. In these suits, one sits in a chair inside the suit and controls the rest of the armor from there.

Pirate’s Diving Boat

The Pirate’s diving boat has three fins in the back, with one vertical fin and two horizontal fins. It has two coolant fans, two headlights, and can seat three people. On the front is a black skull-and-crossbones design, and on the side, it bears the number 19. To prevent the passengers and pilot from getting soaked when it submerges, they are encased in a bubble dome.

Pirate Robot

This robot is a rather large agent. One arm has a machine gun, while the other arm can hold weapons. Its teeth are extremely sharp, and it has a long tail.

Police Computer

The police computer can identify people. Once a person is identified, it displays a picture, the person’s name, address, and additional information.

Police Scooter

The police scooter is a variety of air bike. It seats only one person on a round, stool-like seat with no back. It has one headlight, two side mirrors, and motorcycle-like controls.

Potara Earrings

The Potara Earrings are possessed by the Kaioshins. When two people wear a pair of these earrings, with each person placing one earring on one ear, the two will fuse into a super-powerful combination of each other.

Powered Gun

This gun is a pistol with two barrels, allowing it to fire two shots at once.

Punch Machine

The punching machine is used in the Tenkaichi Budokai to determine the qualifying fighters. The harder one hits the punch machine, the greater their score and the better their chance of qualifying.

PP Candy

PP Candy is a special treat that Bulma gives Oolong. After someone eats this candy, they experience severe stomach cramps and diarrhea whenever someone says “Pee Pee” within earshot.

Red Ribbon Army Capsule #3 Plane

This plane is made of steel. It is a Capsule #3 Plane that has been taken by the Red Ribbon Army. It has two boosters and can seat two people. It is much smaller than most planes, giving it greater maneuverability.

Red Ribbon Army Hydroplane

The Red Ribbon Army hydroplane has two propellers and two wings. Mounted underneath each wing is a waterski, allowing the plane to land on and take off from the water. This plane can seat two people.

Red Ribbon Army Robot

The army robot is a totally mechanical droid with no human inside. It has two antennas where the ears would be and has no weapons built in.

Red Ribbon Army Small Diving Boat

This diving boat, unlike others, has a periscope. It can seat three people and has two headlights. In the back, it has a single propeller. It also sports the Red Ribbon logo on its hood.

Red Ribbon Army Small Fighter

The small fighter is much like a jet ski. It has one antenna on top and two skis below it. It has a single headlight, with mounted machine guns on either side. This vehicle has no doors, can seat only one person, and sports the number 72 on its side.

Red Ribbon Army Submarine

This aquatic behemoth sports an observation tower. It has a single propeller in the back and is able to hold close to a hundred people.

Room of Spirit and Time

The Room of Spirit and Time is the ultimate training room. One day in the normal world is a full year inside the room, which is very useful when time for training runs out. There is only one building within the whole room, and it is very hot inside. In all directions from the building stretches a vast white expanse of nothingness. It is very easy to lose one’s sense of direction while inside.

Round Spaceship

See Frieza’s Spaceship.

Saibaman / Cultivar

The Saibaman is a little demon-like fighter. On each limb, it has three digits. The Saibamen have the ability to make a last-resort explosive attack if necessary, and their power level is 1200.

Saibaman Set

The Saibaman Set is a little jar containing several seeds. Almost as soon as they are planted, these Saibamen grow into dangerous fighting demons.

Mr. Satan’s Car

Mr. Satan’s car is a stretch limo. It has four windows on each side, two fins in the back, and a model of an eagle on the hood. It also has an antenna extending from the roof.

Satan City Car

One of the cars that drives through Satan City, this car is a roadster. It has two aerodynamic fins in the back, along with engine pipes rising from the hood. It is a two-door vehicle and bears the number 69 on its roof and doors.

Scouter

The scouter is a device worn on one’s ear. It has a glass projection piece that displays various information such as speed, distance, time, or fighting power, with fighting power being its chief use. Scouters also work as speakers.

Scouter Case

Simply put, the scouter case is a carrying case for scouters. It is shaped like a suitcase and has padding on the inside to keep the scouters in good condition.

Sealable Ball

Majin Buu is encased in a sealable ball by Bibidi, Babidi’s father. The ball is the only thing that can contain Majin Buu and is powered by magic.

Sergeant Metallic

Sergeant Metallic is a Red Ribbon robot who faces Goku but is easily bested. He is a tremendous fellow and can fire his arms as rockets if needed.

Senzu Seed

The Senzu Seeds are little bean-like seeds that one eats. Eating a single Senzu Seed is equivalent to eating ten days worth of food, and it has the power to rejuvenate someone from a severely weakened state to full health instantly.

Shotgun

The shotgun is a standard shotgun. It has a shoulder rest and a single barrel.

Shuriken

The shuriken are small Japanese throwing blades. They are about a finger-length long and are thrown with great speed and presumably great accuracy. Lunch, after sneezing, has been known to use these.

Space Suit

Developed by Capsule Corporation, the space suit allows one to breathe in space, and the boots can magnetize to allow someone to walk on the outside of a spaceship. Although the space suit is airtight, it does not prevent one from using ki blasts.

Shu’s Robot

Shu’s robot is a mech suit. It has a blaster on one arm and a powerful claw on the other. It has four legs, and on top, it bears an antenna.

Soul Cleanser

The Soul Cleanser machine exists in the limbo-world of King Yemma. Souls file in and are thoroughly scrubbed of all their evil, while the evil is emptied into a container that is regularly emptied and constantly monitored by a janitor.

Spear

Owned by Dabura, the spear is a rather ineffective weapon. Dabura uses it against Fat Buu, but it fails miserably.

Super God Water / Choushinsui

The Super God Water is a dangerous drink. If someone is not strong enough to withstand it after drinking it, they will not survive. However, if they are strong enough, it will make them extremely strong.

Super Holy Water / Chouseisui

The Super Holy Water has the power to cleanse people of evil, especially possession. If someone possessed is splashed with Super Holy Water, they will return to their normal self.

Tapion’s Sword

The sword that Future Trunks is always carrying with him is Tapion’s sword. It is given to Trunks by Tapion, a hero who nearly gives everything to save the world from a demon.

Taxi

This particular taxi operates in the Western Capital. It has four doors, all of which open vertically. The taxi has two seats in the front and one long seat in the back, allowing it to seat five people. The taxi has no wheels and moves by anti-gravitation.

Time Bomb

The time bomb is a timed explosive device with a clock mounted on it. It has two buttons on top, presumably activate and deactivate, along with a knob on the side.

Time Machine

The time machine is what Bulma uses to send Trunks back in time, and what Dr. Gero’s creation Cell uses to travel back in time. Bulma’s time machine has four engine thrusters, four legs, and a bubble dome on top. It takes a full six months to charge and can seat only one person.

Toninjinka’s Car

This is the car of the bunny crime boss who turns people into carrots by touching them. The car is shaped like a bunny, with two ears on the roof and a tail in the back. The car has a bunny face painted on the front as well. It is a two-door car and is rather small. No weapons are mounted on this car.

Toninjinka’s Guns

Toninjinka’s followers carry these machine guns. They have a shoulder mount, but can also be handheld, and have a small sight on top.

Transformation Suit and Band

The transformation suit and band are Gohan’s Great Saiyaman suit and the watch he wears as the Great Saiyaman. In this outfit, he has a belt, a cape, Saiya-jin boots, and an aesthetically offensive helmet with two antennas pointing from either end.

Umigame

Umigame is the turtle that hangs around Mutenroshi. He is extremely slow moving, and his power level is 0.001.

Weighted Clothing

Both Goku and Piccolo wear weighted clothing under normal circumstances in order to increase their strength. After taking off their clothing, their power levels jump dramatically, and they become far faster and more agile.

Weights

While in Heaven, Goku trains with gigantic weights on both his arms and legs. This is more or less equivalent to training under high gravity, like on Kaio-sama’s planet.

Who’s Who

Who’s Who is the name of the book that lies on King Yemma’s desk. This book describes who is good and pure, and who needs to have their soul cleansed before moving on.

Yajirobe’s Car

Yajirobe owns a Capsule hovercraft. It has two boosters with cooling fans on either side, four headlights, and can seat two people.

Yamcha’s Panzer Faust

This was one of Yamcha’s weapons back when he was a desert bandit. It is a shoulder-mounted launcher normally used against heavily armored vehicles.

Yamcha’s Plane

This plane looks suspiciously like a bumblebee. It can seat two people, has two wings, a thruster on top, and a gigantic booster on the back.

Yellow’s Plane

Yellow, of the Red Ribbon Army, owns this plane. It has four machine guns mounted on the front, and the propeller is mounted on the back tail. It has two wings and three wheels.

Z Sword

The Z Sword is the sword given to Gohan when he receives the Kaioshin power-up. It is extremely heavy, so heavy in fact, that no Kaioshin can lift it.

Z Team / Z Teamers

This term refers to Earth’s warriors. This includes Chiaotzu, Goku, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, Gohan, Goten, Piccolo, and often others.