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ミスター・サタン Romaji Misutā Satan Anime Name Mr. Satan (Uncut U.S.
version) Hercule (Edited U.S./Canadian versions) Manga Name Hercule Alternate
Name(s) Hercule Satan Mr. Savage Master Pogi Master Handsome First Appearance
Chapter #393 (DBZ Chapter #199) Appears in Race Human Family Videl (daughter)
Pan (granddaughter) Son Goku Jr. (great-great grandson) DB Character Listing -
Category Mr. Satan is a fictional character in the manga and anime of Dragon
Ball Z and appears frequently in Dragon Ball GT. In the original Japanese media
his name is Mr. Satan, however he is referred to as Hercule in FUNimation's
English dub (though he retains his original name in uncensored releases) as
well as Viz's own English versions of the manga. This is attributed to the
typical process in Dragon Ball (and shōnen in general) of stripping
Judeo-Christian references for the sensitivities of Western audiences.
"Hercule" originates from Hercules, in Greek mythology. In the U.S. edition of
Shonen Jump, it is explained that Hercule is the real name of the character
while Mr. Satan was his stage name, though no such explanation was present in
the original. He is voiced by Chris Rager in the English FUNimation dub, Don
Brown in the English dub from the UK and Canada, and by Daisuke Gouri in the
original Japanese. It should be noted that, because he so frequently goes up
against the Z-Warriors and their adversaries, Mr. Satan usually comes off
looking completely helpless. However, he is actually a genuinely skilled
martial-artist when compared to the average human; it is only against the
Z-Warriors and those at that level that he finds himself completely out of his
league. Contents [hide] 1 Character history 2 Cell Saga 3 World
Tournament/Babidi Sagas 4 Buu Saga 5 Post-Kid Buu Saga 6 Mr. Satan's Family
Tree 7 Dragon Ball Movies 8 Name change in the English-language versions 8.1
Name Changes in Dragon Ball Z Videogames 9 Abilities 9.1 Dynamite Kick 9.2
Satan Punch 9.3 Present Bomb 9.4 Manga crossover 9.5 Video games [edit]
Character history Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. During
the Dragon Ball Z time period, Mr. Satan is the reigning Tenka'ichi Budôkai
Champion, a title won fairly by beating other normal humans in a time when Son
Goku and other powerful fighters were not competing. During this time, Mr.
Satan became rich and famous, but also egomaniacal. He boasted endlessly on
television about his strength, and that he was the "best fighter in the world."
Most fighters who he claims to be his disciples were actually the Z warriors.
In spite of being a dishonest, greedy, conniving, coward, Mr. Satan is still a
fundamentally good and kind-hearted person. He genuinely cares about protecting
the innocent and fighting for justice to the best of his (hopelessly limited)
abilities, and is prone to violent and righteous anger when faced with the
abuse of helpless innocents by villains and wrongdoers. Recognising that Fat
Buu was used in his innocence by Babidi, he tearfully begged Vegeta to spare
his life, as he laid helpless after being beaten by Kid Buu, even willing to
risk death to protect the monster. Mr. Satan's love for his friend moved Goku
enough to join in his defence, allowing the formerly evil genie to start a new
life as a hero and benefactor to society. Mr. Satan is one of the few
characters to have never died (alongside Pan, Bra, East Kaioshin and Fat Buu.)
[edit] Cell Saga Mr. Satan tries to battle CellAfter hearing Cell's
announcement of the Cell Games, Mr. Satan, brave and foolish at the same time
(mostly the latter), decides to enter the tournament and face Cell head on,
despite Goku's warnings not to do so. While Mr. Satan and his top students face
Cell and lose pathetically, Mr. Satan's personal news reporter ridicules Goku
on the television until he finally shuts up after seeing Satan get smacked out
of the Cell Ring by one slap ("tip" would be more like it) from Cell's finger.
Claiming it was a trick, Satan and his pupils sit the rest of the Cell Games
out of the ring, watching Goku fight Cell. But Satan manages to keep his fame
and pride by telling his friends and family, who were easily tricked, that he
has a stomach ache and cannot fight. But a bit of foreshadowing of Satan's
future is shown here: when the severed head of Android 16 asks Hercule to throw
him near Gohan to consult him, Satan does so, and Cell's reaction to 16's
advice pushes Gohan off the edge and he transcends to Super Saiyan 2,
ultimately destroying Cell in a massive Kamehameha duel. However, after the Z
Warriors fly off, Mr. Satan convinces his friends that Gohan was beaten and
that he defeated Cell single-handedly with his chopper-move. Despite the
impossibilities of Mr. Satan's honesty, he is easily believed, and he becomes
the world's new hero and hottest celebrity, with the trust of mankind placed in
his hands. Even so, when Cell's victims seem to be waking up, the Earthlings
immediately suppose that Satan's defeat of Cell has revived the fallen, and Mr.
Satan becomes even more famous before he can claim it himself. Later on in the
anime only, while Mr. Satan is at a strength show, he thinks of the human race
as a "bunch of lost sheep who need a Hero," and obviously, of himself, as the
hero. [edit] World Tournament/Babidi Sagas 18 offers Satan a secure yet pricey
victorySeven years after Cell's defeat, Mr. Satan has become rich and famous,
but has also became a joke amongst those who knew the truth of Cell's defeat,
namely the Z-Warriors. Mr. Satan is seen in several moments, including for a
few seconds training his pupils, and cowering away in his home to avoid a gang
of thugs, even as they take advantage in a fight against Videl. He is also
briefly mentioned during a conversation between Gohan and Videl, his daughter,
as they both secretly hoped for Gohan to beat Mr. Satan at the next Tenkaichi
Budokai so that Satan could be taught a lesson in humility and respect. Mr.
Satan is seen once again at the Tenkaichi Budokai, eyeing the Super Saiyans
(The "Golden Fighters") with utter fright, having remembered them from the Cell
Games. Satan is also seen talking to himself about the "guys who beat Cell"
because he knew that they would easily beat him if they showed up. After the
Goten-Trunks Junior Final, Hercule was set to fight an exhibition match with
Trunks. Trunks knocks him out of the ring with one hit, but the audience just
believe Mr. Satan let him win, though he was knocked against a wall and
brutally injured his nose, and is seen grieving over the pain in private
shortly afterward. At the Tenkaichi Budokai, after it is interrupted by the
ruthless Babidi, Satan is set to fight against Android 18, who does not want
the fame of winning and agrees to throw the final if Satan pays her 20,000,000
Zeni (double the prize money). At one point in an anime-exclusive filler, he
foolishly tries to fly, only to land on and hurt his weak point: his nose.
[edit] Buu Saga Mr. Satan is sent to "assassinate" Majin BuuAfter Majin Buu
(Fat, but still evil) kills Babidi and starts terrorizing the Earth, Mr. Satan
is sent to kill Buu by giving him deadly presents such as cyanide-filled
chocolates and an explosive video game. But Buu likes them, and makes Satan his
playfriend. The cunning Satan then tricks Buu into posing for a photo, having
him lie on his belly while Satan strikes a pose, and then becomes Buu's
servant. But while Satan plans to use a super-explosive to try and kill Buu,
Buu returns early from a killing spree with a hurt puppy, showing signs of good
in him. Satan brings this good to the surface by helping Buu heal the puppy and
convincing him kindly that killing is wrong. Mr. Satan and Buu then form a true
friendship, and name the puppy Bee. After Mr. Satan and Bee are shot by an evil
thug named Van Zant (who is unnamed in the original Japanese, referred to by
his servant as "Young Master"), Buu is torn between the promise he made and the
anger he holds. He manages to heal Mr. Satan and the dog, but loses control and
tells Satan to flee before it is too late. He then involuntarily spits out the
bulk of his power in the form of an evil, sickly Buu: Majin Buu (Pure Evil), or
Evil Buu, which kills Van Zant mercilessly by blasting him, along with a
cluster of mountains. After being pummeled badly by the evil Buu, the good but
weaker form, in an act of desperation, attempts to turn the evil Buu into an
edible form using his Henka Beam. However, this attack is reversed and the evil
Buu emerges as the victor before devouring the good Buu and transforming into
Super Buu. Super Buu is pure evil, but he still refuses to harm Satan, since he
possesses the memories of Fat Buu. Obvious examples are as follows: When Super
Buu looks down at Mr. Satan, he could have easily killed him, but instead, he
merely spoke his name and left to go up to the Guardian's lookout. When the new
Super Buu pulls off his human extinction attack, Satan is one of the three
humans present on the ground to survive (the others being Tenshinhan and
Chaozu), not because he is skilled enough to avoid it, but because Buu simply
does not target him. Satan's daughter, Videl, also causes Buu to make an
agreement allowing Gotenks an hour to prepare for fighting, as Piccolo tells
Super Buu that Videl is Mr. Satan's daughter. Super Buu nearly weeps after
hearing this, as he had been about to kill Videl at the time. During the battle
against Super Buu, Mr. Satan is angered to the point that he screams "I hereby
terminate our friendship, Majin Buu!" and gets out a gun. In one hilarious
moment, when Super Buu fires an energy ball to destroy the Earth, Mr. Satan
shoots at it and it explodes, when in reality Tenshinhan intervened and
countered it. When Super Buu prepares another one (and a much more powerful
one, one which Tenshinhan had no method of nullifying), Satan once again starts
shooting at Super Buu, and Super Buu is sliced in half, when in reality Goku
returned and fired a Kienzan at him. Mr. Satan, along with Dende and Bee, then
sits out the rest of the battle and sees Vegetto pound Super Buu around. When
Super Buu absorbs Vegetto, Mr. Satan and Dende tail him around the city as he
eats countless cakes and sweets. Ultimately, when Super Buu reverts back to Kid
Buu, Satan decides to attempt to fight him, but Dende advises him otherwise.
Ultimately, when Kid Buu finally succeeds in destroying the Earth, Satan, Dende
and Bee are rescued by Goku, Vegeta and Kibitoshin at the last minute via
Kibitoshin's Kai Kai to Planet Kaioshin. At first, Satan believes it all to be
a dream, but changes his mind when he is unable to fly, and also when Kid Buu
shows up and resumes the battle against Goku and Vegeta. During the battle, Mr.
Satan becomes angered to the point that he challenges Kid Buu to a futile duel.
Satan punches and kicks Buu, but it doesn't even faze him. Just when Kid Buu is
about to kill Satan, he hesitates and spits out a blue stone that explodes into
an unconscious Fat Buu, who turned out to be the bug stopping Kid Buu from
harming Mr. Satan. Believing Fat Buu to have sacrificed himself to save him one
last time, Mr. Satan, tears dripping from his eyes, challenges Kid Buu with all
his might. Just as Kid Buu is about to finish him, Fat Buu intervenes and
fights Kid Buu alone while Mr. Satan cheers him on. Mr. Satan also participates
in convincing the people of the newly-restored Earth to give their energy to
Goku's Genki Dama, since they refuse to listen to Vegeta and Goku (except for
Goku and Vegeta's friends and family, of course). The people end up believing
they were giving their energies to him when instead, it supplies to the Genki
Dama making it a lot bigger than before. When Goku prepares to throw it at Kid
Buu, Fat Buu holds Kid Buu down while Satan carries Vegeta's limp body aside.
The Genki Dama destroys Kid Buu after Goku goes Super Saiyan, and Fat Buu and
Mr. Satan make it back to Earth with Goku, Vegeta, Dende and the Kaioshins, now
accepted as two new Z Warriors. [edit] Post-Kid Buu Saga Mr. Satan is seen once
again after a few days, having been invited to a great party at Capsule Corp.,
where he drinks and plays cards with Yamcha and Muten-Roshi. After spending
time on the sidelines watching with Dende, he also seems to have formed a
friendship with him, asking about Dende's "job" as god of Earth. Despite his
earlier ambitions and attempts to learn how to fly, he never masters it. Ten
years later, Mr. Satan is still the World Martial Arts Champion, due to his and
Fat Buu's (now Mr. Buu) cheating the public by having Buu defeat the
participants and then lose to Satan in the finals. At the start of the next
one, Mr. Satan is greeted by Goku, Goten, Trunks, Vegeta, and Pan (Gohan and
Videl's daughter). Satan is only seen hugging his granddaughter, wanting to
spoil her sick, and worrying himself sick when he sees Pan go up against a
hulking fighter called The Wild Tiger. When Goku departs with a boy named Uub,
Mr. Satan and Mr. Buu watch their friend leave. [edit] Mr. Satan's Family Tree
Ox King Grandpa Son Gohan Burdock adoptive grandfather -> Chi-Chi Son Goku
Raditz Mr. Satan Son Goten Son Gohan Videl Pan Son Goku Jr. [edit] Dragon Ball
Movies Mr. Satan appears in the following Dragon Ball Movies and Specials:
Bojack Unbound: Taking place after the Cell Games, Mr. Satan's friend organizes
a Tenkaichi Budokai (that they call the Tenkaichi Dai Budokai), but Satan
chickens out when he sees Gohan and Trunks (The Golden Fighters) participating.
By sitting on the toilet with a fake stomach ache, Mr. Satan steals Gohan's
credit for defeating the evil Bojack. The world believes Mr. Satan defeated
Bojack with his psychic powers. Bio-Broly: Taking place after the Babidi Saga,
Mr. Satan, while being attacked by Android 18 (he hadn't paid her the
20,000,000 Zeni he promised her) is invited by his old rival Jaguar to fight
Jaguar's bio-warriors. 18, Trunks, Goten, and Kuririn follow Mr. Satan
(secretly to save him from any possible danger), and defeat the bio-warriors,
pretending to be Mr. Satan's students. That is, until Broly reappears and tries
to kill Mr. Satan. In the end, after Broly is killed, Mr. Satan ends up
stranded in the water, and the greedy 18 refuses to save him unless he pays her
an extra 80,000,000 Zeni. Fuming, he swims off. Fusion Reborn: When the dead
are resurrected, Mr. Satan is only seen for a few seconds, beating up walking
skeletons and zombies. (This is perhaps the only fight where Mr. Satan actually
succeeds at winning, he even says "Finally an adversary I can actually beat! I
need to do this where someone can see me!" ) [edit] Name change in the
English-language versions Due to editing, Mr. Satan was renamed "Hercule" in
the edited and dubbed American version on television and in the
English-translated manga, in spite of the fact that a variety of references to
hell, heaven, and the next life appear frequently in Lilian Olsen and Gerard
Jones' Viz translation; he remains "Mr. Satan" in the uncut English anime on
DVD, as well as the Mexican InterTRACK dub. The original name was considered
too offensive due to its connection to the biblical Satan, a connotation that
was intended but does not have the same religious significance for most in
Japan. The new name originates from its use as his name in the French DBZ dub,
which was based on Hercules in Roman mythology. (This was not the only case of
a Japanese character named "Satan" having a forced name change in an American
dub. In Zyuranger, DaiSatan was one of the most powerful villains and was meant
to actually be Satan, just as the mecha in the series were, essentially, God.
In America, however, his name was changed to Lokar for Mighty Morphin Power
Rangers and his power was somewhat marginalized. Most of the names were changed
in the Zyuranger to Mighty Morphin Power Ranger conversion, such as Bandora to
Rita Repulsa, so his case is not rare at all.) Also in the Kamen Rider Stronger
series, the name Satan implies evil as well as in most anime series, with "Mr.
Satan" being the only exception. Despite its use in the French and Portuguese
versions, it should be noted that the changes there were not motivated by
editing away offensive content, but instead to distinguish him from Piccolo,
whom had been renamed "Satan Petit Cœur" and "Coraçãozinho de Satan"
respectivly (both loosley translate to "Satan's little heart"). In the U.S.
edition of Shonen Jump published by VIZ Media, an explanation is given that
Hercule is the "real name" of the character while Mr. Satan was the name he
used as a wrestler (though he has always been a martial artist) perhaps because
his design and general showboating personality is similar to a stereotypical
western wrestler. Mr. Satan was also named "Mr. Savage" on early English
Dragonball products long before the Cell saga was dubbed or published in
English. In the tradition of Dragon Ball name puns, Mr. Satan and his family
are named after demons/figures from mythology and religion. His daughter's
name, Videl, is an anagram of the word devil. His granddaughter, Pan, can also
be taken to mean the figure from Greek mythology (though since her father is
Son Gohan, it could just as easily mean "bread"; given Toriyama's love of puns,
it could be both). Meanwhile in the Philippines, being one of the only two
Christian nations in Asia, the name Mr. Satan would sound unpleasant for a
cartoon character (whose Filipino translation means "Satanas" or "Demonyo"),
therefore it was also dubbed to "blend" with the character. Although there are
no manipulations made in the animation (such as changing the names where
"Satan" are written, like in "Satan City"), instead they made use of a more
slapstick monicker called "Master Pogi", which literally means "Master
Handsome" (making his city "Pogi City" or "Handsome City") to match the sense
of humor that he brings to the story (the irony being that he isn't that good
looking). Eventually, Satan City was renamed Pogi City. [edit] Name Changes in
Dragon Ball Z Videogames Dragon Ball Z videogames released in the
English-speaking world since 2000 (including the Budokai and Legacy of Goku
series) use "Hercule" rather than "Mr. Satan," ostensibly because this is the
most familiar name to English-speaking fans. For this same reason, the fusion
of Hercule and Son Goku that occurs in the game Budokai 2 is called Gokule. In
the Japanese version of this game, however, the character remains "Mr. Satan"
and the fused character is called Gotan. The European version of Dragon Ball Z:
Budokai had him named 'Mr. Satan", but was later changed to "Hercule". In the
booklet for the American release of Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22, the
character's name is given as "Mr. Hercule Satan" with Hercule being his first
name, and Satan his last. [edit] Abilities Hercule has only a few known moves.
Ones that stand out among the rest are below: [edit] Dynamite Kick Used in the
Budokai games and referenced to in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury [edit] Satan Punch
Mr. Satan's signature move, this is just an ordinary punch preceeded by Satan
shouting "Satan Punch!" when he uses it. He actually used this on the punching
machine for a Budokai, which was destroyed by Vegeta. This is also known as the
Megaton Punch. (Called Hercule Punch in the edited Funimation version) [edit]
Present Bomb This is one of Mr. Satan's humorous last resort moves. The attack
consists of Mr. Satan dashing towards his opponent, stopping at the last
second, handing his opponent a giftwrapped box (which contains a handheld
game), then running off as his opponent is distractedly playing the portable
game. Mr. Satan then pushes a remote-control button to make the handheld game
explode. The move is likely derived from Satan giving Buu a "Game Poy" (an
obvious parody of a Game Boy) and pressing a button to make it explode in the
Buu Saga. In the Budokai series, this move is called "Present for You", and is
his ultimate move. [edit] Manga crossover Main article: Cross Epoch He gathers
the Dragonballs and grants a wish from Shenlong to become king of an island in
a crossover with One Piece. This makes everyone on the island happy. [edit]
Video games Mr. Satan appears in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II as a
secret character. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, Mr. Satan is the only other human
besides Kuririn to have a "transformation" (in which he raises his tension). In
most of the video games, he flies around using what looks to be a "Capsule
Corp." jetpack. In the video games, the jetpack is the reason that Mr. Satan is
able fly and run like everybody else. He is considered a joke character,
especially due to his ridiculous (yet effective) special skill moves in the
games. His list of appearances as a playable character includes: Dragon Ball Z:
The Legacy of Goku 2 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 Dragon
Ball Z: Budokai 3 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
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