Editing Master Roshi

{{Short description|Fictional character from Dragon Ball}}
{{About|the [[Dragon Ball]] character|the Japanese honorific term|Rōshi}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Master Roshi
| series = [[Dragon Ball]]
| image = Kame-Sennin First Appearance.jpg
| caption = Master Roshi's first appearance in the manga, drawn by Akira Toriyama
| first = ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' chapter 3: Goku - Running to the Sea, 17 July 1984 (''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1984)
| creator = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| lbl1 = Voiced by
| data1 = {{Collapsible list|title='''Japanese'''|{{ubl|[[Kōhei Miyauchi]] ({{small|''Dragon Ball'' - ''Dragon Ball Z'' episode 260}})|[[Jōji Yanami]] ({{small|''Dragon Ball'' episode 137}})|[[Hiroshi Masuoka (voice actor)|Hiroshi Masuoka]] ({{small|''Dragon Ball Z'' episode 288 - ''Dragon Ball GT'', [[Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!|2008 special]]}})|[[Kinya Aikawa]] ({{small|''[[Dragon Ball: The Path to Power|The Path to Power]]''}})|[[Takkō Ishimori]] ({{small|as Jackie Chun in ''[[Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure|Advanced Adventure]]''}})|[[Masaharu Satō]] ({{small|''[[Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon|Wrath of the Dragon]]'', 2009-present}})||Nobuaki Kanemitsu ({{small|Mini; [[Dragon Ball Daima]]}})}}}}{{Collapsible list|title='''English'''|{{ubl|Clifton Wells ({{small|Harmony Gold dub}})|[[Michael Donovan]], [[Ian James Corlett]], [[Peter Kelamis]], [[Don Brown (voice actor)|Don Brown]], and [[Terry Klassen]] ({{small|Ocean Group dubs}})|Dean Galloway ({{small|Blue Water dub}})|[[Mike McFarland]] ({{small|Funimation dubs}})|Ed Marcus ({{small|AB Groupe dub}})|Nesty Calvo Ramirez ({{small|Creative Products Corp. dub}})|Dave Bridges ({{small|Animax dub}})|[[Kirk Thornton]] ({{small|Bang Zoom! dub}})}}}}
| lbl2 = Portrayed by
| data2 = [[Chow Yun-fat]] ({{small|''[[Dragonball Evolution]]''}})
| title = The Turtle Hermit ([[sobriquet]])
| alias = Jackie Chun
| occupation = Martial arts teacher (retired)
| relatives = [[Uranai Baba|Fortune-teller Baba]] (older sister)
| lbl21 = Master
| data21 = Mutaito<br>[[List of Dragon Ball characters#Korin|Korin]]
| lbl22 = Apprentices
| data22 = {{Plainlist|
* [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Grandpa Gohan|Grandpa Gohan]]
* [[Ox-King]]
* [[Goku]]
* [[Krillin]]
* [[Yamcha]]}}
}}
'''Master Roshi''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''Kame Sennin'''|亀仙人||lit. "Turtle Sage"}}<ref name=Advice>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-master-roshi-surprising-advice-to-krillin-manga-56/|title=Dragon Ball Super Reveals Roshi's Surprising Advice to Krillin|date=24 January 2020 }}</ref> as well as {{nihongo|'''Muten Rōshi'''|武天老師||lit. "Old Master of Martial Arts"}}, is a fictional character in the Japanese [[manga]] series ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' and its [[anime]] adaptations created by [[Akira Toriyama]].

Within the series, he is an elderly [[martial arts]] master, born on March 20, who is the creator of the {{nihongo|''Kamehameha''|カメハメ波}} technique. His students include [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Grandpa Gohan|Grandpa Son Gohan]], [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Ox-King|The Ox-King]], [[Son Goku (Dragon Ball)|Son Goku]], [[Krillin]] and [[Yamcha]]. He is bald, sports a thick [[van dyke beard]], and wears sunglasses, beach clothes, or martial arts suits. He usually wields a walking stick and, in early appearances, wears a turtle's shell on his back. In spite of his [[Lascivious behavior|lechery]], cantankerousness and occasional whimsy or foolishness, he is often depicted as wise and perceptive. While a popular character with ''Dragon Ball'' fans, the depiction of some of his antics has been met with criticism or deemed highly controversial.

==Voice actors==
Master Roshi's design was inspired by the character of [[List of Dr. Slump characters#Kami-sama|Kami-sama]] from Toriyama's previous manga ''[[Dr. Slump]]''{{gnr|vol|2|:afterword}} and accordingly was originally voiced by [[Kōhei Miyauchi]],<ref name="Miyauchi">{{cite web|url=http://www.aoni.co.jp/actor/ma/miyauchi-kohei.html|title=青二プロダクション 宮内幸平|language=ja|publisher=[[Aoni Production]]|access-date=2015-03-07}}</ref> who also voiced Kami-sama in the original ''Dr. Slump'' anime. For unknown reasons Miyauchi was unavailable for the recording of Dragon Ball Episode #137; the role was played by series narrator [[Jōji Yanami]]. Miyauchi's final acting session before he died was for episode 260 of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', which he recorded only 3 months before his death. Kame-Sennin is voiced by [[Hiroshi Masuoka (voice actor)|Hiroshi Masuoka]] from episode 288 of ''Dragon Ball Z'' onward,<ref>{{cite book |title=DRAGON BALL 天下一伝説|year=2004|publisher=Shueisha|pages=168–169|language=ja|isbn=4-08-873705-9}}</ref> in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' and the ''[[Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!|2008 Jump Super Anime Tour film]]''. He is voiced by [[Kinya Aikawa]] in the [[Dragon Ball: The Path to Power|10th anniversary movie]],<ref name="Aikawa">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-16/actor-kinya-aikawa-passes-away/.87193|title=Actor Kinya Aikawa Passes Away|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2015-04-16|access-date=2015-04-17}}</ref> by [[Takko Ishimori]] in gameplay of ''[[Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure]]'', by [[Masaharu Satō]] in the [[Wrath of the Dragon|thirteenth]] ''Dragon Ball Z'' movie and all media following ''[[Dragon Ball Kai]]''.,<ref name="Super">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-15/dragon-ball-super-main-visual-reveals-2-new-characters/.89281|title=Dragon Ball Super Main Visual Reveals 2 New Characters|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2015-06-15|access-date=2015-06-15}}</ref> and by Nobuaki Kanemitsu in ''[[Dragon Ball Daima]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-19 |title=Dragon Ball Daima Anime Reveals 12 Cast Members for 'Mini' Versions of Characters |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-19/dragon-ball-daima-anime-reveals-12-cast-members-for-mini-versions-of-characters/.216926 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>

In the [[Ocean Productions|Ocean]] dub, he is voiced by [[Michael Donovan]], [[Ian James Corlett]], [[Peter Kelamis]], [[Don Brown (voice actor)|Don Brown]], and [[Terry Klassen]] at various points. Dean Galloway voices him in the [[Blue Water Studios|Blue Water]] dub, while [[Mike McFarland]] voices him in the Funimation dub. Other English dub voice actors include Ed Marcus, Nesty Ramirez, Dave Bridges, and [[Kirk Thornton]].

==Appearances==
===''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.

===''Dragon Ball Super''===
Master Roshi would return to prominence as a major character with the revival of the ''Dragon Ball'' series in the 2010s. In the film [[Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F']] and [[List of Dragon Ball Super episodes#Season 2: Golden Frieza Saga (2015–16)|its counterpart story arc]] in ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'', Master Roshi would join Goku and his friends in their fight against a resurrected Frieza leading his army to Earth and exact vengeance against Goku. It is also implied on one episode that the Paradise Herb is the source of Master Roshi's long lifespan, as he claims that eating some of it would allow him to live on for another millennia.

In the Universe Survival arc of the ''Dragon Ball Super'' manga, Roshi is revealed to have been secretly training and holding back his true strength, and he is later recruited as one of the representatives of the Seventh Universe by Goku, not for his strength, but for his knowledge in fighting in tournaments. But as his perverted behavior got him caught in a mind control spell by a Crane School student named Yurin, Roshi enlists Puar to build up a resistance to beautiful women. Master Roshi manages to eliminate competitors from other universes during the tournament and is one of the last 6 remaining members of universe 7 in the tournament. Roshi later instructs Goku as he struggles fighting against Jiren, telling him that plain old fighting strength is not a way to measure things, that they master the martial arts not to win fights but to conquer their own selves. Jiren begins to attack Roshi, but the old master is able to avoid all attacks as he focuses on controlling his body. Ultimately, Jiren is able to eliminate Roshi after chopping at his neck, but his sacrifice is not in vain as Goku uses Roshi's teaching to unlock the new form, "Ultra Instinct", as Roshi watches from the sidelines.

In the anime he is forced to eliminate himself when an altercation with the Sixth Universe warrior Frost nearly kills him from excessive use of the ''Mafuba'' technique.

===In other media===
In June 1988, Master Roshi along with other ''Dragon Ball'' characters were featured in two public safety announcement shorts. The first was entitled {{nihongo|''The Goku Traffic Safety''|悟空の交通安全|Gokū no Kōtsū Anzen}},<ref name="DragonBox">{{cite AV media notes |title= Dragon Ball DVD Box: DragonBox|title-link= Dragon Ball|orig-year= 1986-1989|others= Minoru Okazaki & Daisuke Nishio|type= Booklet|publisher= [[Pony Canyon]]|location= Japan|id= 50482|year= 2004|language= ja}}</ref> and the second called {{nihongo|''The Goku Fire Fighting Regiment''|悟空の消防隊|Gokū no Shōbō-tai}} where he along with Krillin, Yamcha, and later Goku become volunteer fire fighters.<ref name="DragonBox"/>

Master Roshi is portrayed by [[Chow Yun-fat]] in the American live-action film ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]''; his voice was dubbed over by [[Tsutomu Isobe]] in the Japanese version.

Roshi was included as one of eight character pairings in ''Dragon Ball x One Piece: Cross Epoch'', a crossover manga between their respective ''Dragon Ball'' and ''[[One Piece]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-z-master-roshi-trivia-facts/  |title=Dragon Ball Z: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Master Roshi|author=Craig Elvy|publisher=Screenrant|date=January 20, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> In the 2013 crossover TV special {{nihongo|''[[Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!]]''|ドリーム9 トリコ&ワンピース&ドラゴンボールZ 超コラボスペシャル!}}, Roshi is one of the participants in the Food Tournament (Tenkaichi Kuōkai), consisting of a race to the center of the hosting island and the championship prize of luxuriously rare Carat Sizzled Cattle, hosted by the International Gourmet Organization (IGO).

Roshi is a [[Player character|playable character]] in the following [[List of Dragon Ball video games|video games]]:
*''[[Ultimate Battle 22|Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22]]''
*''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi]]''
*''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2]]'' (Playable w/Jackie Chun as an alternate outfit, has MAX Power Mode as transformation)
*''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3]]'' (same as above.)
*''[[Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure]]'' (Playable as Jackie Chun)
*''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]'' (DLC)

==Reception and controversy==
[[File:Cosplayer of Kame Sennin, Dragon Ball at Animethon 20160806.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Cosplay of Master Roshi in full uniform]]
Master Roshi is a popular and widely recognized character,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ufc.com/news/lando-vannata-groovy-king-featherweight-ufc-fight-night-andrade-lemos | title=Lando Vannata: The "Groovy King" &#124; UFC | date=21 April 2022 }}</ref> who has appeared in several "top" character lists by fans and critics. Japanese fans voted Master Roshi the thirteenth most popular character of the series in a 2004 poll.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dragon Ball Forever |year=2004 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |isbn=4-08-873702-4|language=ja|last=Toriyama|first=Akira}}</ref> Master Roshi was ranked second place in a Japanese fan poll conducted by Charapedia for their favorite lecherous male anime and manga characters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-10-31/fans-vote-for-their-favorite-leacherous-male-characters/.80522 |title=Fans Vote For Their Favorite Leacherous Male Characters|work=Anime News Network|date=October 31, 2014}}</ref> Master Roshi was ranked among IGN's Top 13 ''Dragon Ball Z'' Characters List published in 2015, which acknowledged Roshi's primary role within the series as a comic relief character but also emphasized the importance of the character's in-universe legacy for being the inventor of the Kamehameha, "the franchise's most recognizable move and Goku’s signature technique", and that he can still hold his own in battle when necessary.<ref name=IGN>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/03/top-15-dragon-ball-z-characters/|author=Shawn Saris|title=TOP 13 DRAGON BALL Z CHARACTERS|publisher=IGN|date=3 Aug 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804033620/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/03/top-15-dragon-ball-z-characters/|archive-date=August 4, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2022}}</ref> Roshi came in 12th place on ''Complex''{{'}}s list "A Ranking of All the Characters on 'Dragon Ball Z": Pearce observed that while Master Roshi's role in the series deteriorated with the arrival of the Saiyan characters, he still pops up to offer advice, support, and comic relief.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/04/dragon-ball-z-characters-ranked/king-kai|title=A Ranking of All the Characters on 'Dragon Ball Z'|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

Master Roshi has received particular attention for his lewd sensibilities as well as his constant attempts to catch the series' female characters in revealing positions.<ref name="West">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qjwP0EI2Di0C&q=puff+puff+toriyama&pg=PA205 |title=The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki |date=2008|author= Mark I. West |publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=205 |isbn=9780810862494 |access-date=2012-05-07}}</ref> Tim Jones from Them Anime Reviews believed that while fan service is prevalent in the original ''Dragon Ball'' series, he opined that it is not very extremely offensive as characters like Roshi quite often gets beaten up or punished in retaliation for comedic effect.<ref>{{cite web |first= Tim|last= Jones|title= Dragon Ball Review|url= http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=565|publisher=Them Anime Reviews |access-date= May 23, 2009}}</ref> Master Roshi's scene with Oolong who is disguised as Bulma originated the slang term "puff puff", which is later referenced in other works which has Toriyama's involvement, such as the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' franchise.<ref name="Kalata"/> References to the act were removed from the American television broadcast of the [[Dragon Ball (anime)|''Dragon Ball'' anime]] adaptation.<ref name="West"/> The character's lecherous behaviour towards a female character named Yurin in a ''Dragon Ball Super'' episode provoked a major complaint by Japan's Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization due to the underlying theme of sexual harassment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-06-12/lascivious-master-roshi-suspected-target-in-latest-bpo-published-complaint/.117351|title=Lascivious Master Roshi Suspected Target in Latest BPO Published Complaint|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref> Another ''Dragon Ball Super'' scene, where Roshi persuades Pu'ar to shapeshift into a scantily clad young woman in order to motivate him to train better, provoked controversy in [[Argentina]]. This led to the series being banned in the country as of September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latintimes.com/dragon-ball-super-goes-despite-being-banned-argentina-over-master-roshi-issue-486523|title='Dragon Ball Super' Goes On Despite Being Banned In Argentina Over Master Roshi Issue|website=Latin Times| date=16 September 2021 |accessdate=April 26, 2022}}</ref>

Reviewing the live-action ''Dragonball Evolution'' for ''[[IGN]]'', Christopher Monfette said that Chow Yun-Fat's performance successfully captured Master Roshi's "whimsical, half-drunken essence".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/09/dragonball-evolution-review|title=Dragonball: Evolution Review|publisher=[[IGN]] |date=9 April 2009 |author=Monfette, Christopher|access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref>

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