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===''Dragon Ball''=== [[File:Kame-sennin mark.svg|right|thumb|upright|100px|Logo of Master Roshi's Turtle school]] Master Roshi's first appearance is in chapter #3 of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Roshi lives with his longtime companion, an anthropomorphic turtle referred to as Umigame (ウミガメ, "Sea Turtle"), on an island with a house built on it known as "Kame House". Kame House eventually serves as a gathering place for Goku and his associates throughout the series, as well as a home for certain recurring characters like [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Oolong|Oolong]] or Krillin and his young family. Graduates of Roshi's training (i.e. Goku, [[Krillin]], [[Yamcha]]) often wear the [[kanji]] for "Turtle" ("Kame") [[wiktionary:亀|亀]] on their ''[[Keikogi|dogi]]''. When wishing to fight anonymously at the World Martial Arts Tournament, Roshi assumes a disguise and calls himself "Jackie Chun". Master Roshi is consistently depicted as a pervert who frequently flirts with or harasses physically attractive female characters. In Chapter 5 of the [[Dragon Ball (manga)|''Dragon Ball'' manga series]], published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' on January 15, 1985, Roshi makes sexual advances on "Bulma" who is wearing a suggestive bunny costume; it is in fact an impersonation by a shapeshifting Oolong, who seduces Roshi by inviting him to place his face between his "breasts" and calls the act "Puff Puff".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Ūron Arawaru!! |script-title=ja:ウーロンあらわる!! |trans-title=Oolong Appears!! |journal=[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]] |language=ja |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |issue=4/5 |date=1985-01-15}}</ref> The term is derived from the Japanese [[onomatopoeia]] for a woman rubbing her breasts in another person's face, though it can also be used to refer to a woman juggling her own breasts.<ref name="Kalata">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/the-history-of-dragon-quest|title=The History of Dragon Quest|first=Kurt|last=Kalata|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|access-date=2015-11-27}}</ref> When tasked with putting out a fire on Mount Frypan, Master Roshi demonstrated an ability to greatly increase his energy. In this state, his appearance changes dramatically, with an enormous increase in muscle mass and likewise height which was nearly equal to Piccolo. Due to his natural precision in battle, this bulky state does not appear to affect his speed and agility. In this state, he can perform many ki attacks at their maximum potential, most noticeably an enhanced version of his ''Kamehameha'' attack, which was so powerful that it was able to destroy the moon. At the beginning of the ''Dragon Ball'' series, he is considered to be the strongest mortal fighter in the ''Dragon Ball'' [[Fictional universe|universe]], however his power level began to pale in comparison to Goku and his allies later in the series. While his legacy is demonstrated in the prolific use of the ''Kamehameha'' technique by numerous characters in the series, his prominence has diminished greatly by the time Goku reaches adulthood. He would only make occasional appearances as a supporting character and no longer operate as an active fighter.
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