Cymbal

Cymbal (シンバル Shinbaru) is a mutated Namekian and the third son of King Piccolo after his release from the Electric Rice Cooker.

Names: Cymbal, (シンバル Shinbaru)

Origin: Dragon Ball Chapter 137: "We Need You, Goku!" (よみがえれ！ Yomigaere Son Gokū!, lit. "Come Back, Son Goku!") August 11, 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987 #37)

Gender: Genderless (Referred to as Male)

Age: A Few Minutes

Height: 181 cm (5ft 11.5in")

Weight: 115 kg (253 lbs)

Race: Mutant Namekian

Appearance

Cymbal is a large, humanoid, dragon-like Namekian, with his mutation reflecting his unique role: locating Dragon Balls. King Piccolo notes that it is fitting for such an offspring to resemble a dragon.

Personality

Cymbal is fiercely loyal to his father and fully committed to serving him. He is very rude to humans; when he first encounters Goku and Yajirobe, he demands to know if they have any information about the Dragon Ball he is seeking and threatens to kill them if they don't comply. Cymbal will stop at nothing to obtain the Dragon Balls, even if it means taking a life. Unlike his brother Tambourine, Cymbal is not unnecessarily cruel or sadistic; he focuses solely on finding the Dragon Balls and only attempts to kill Yajirobe when he refuses to give up his Dragon Ball.

Biography

Dragon Ball

King Piccolo Saga

After Tambourine returns to Pilaf's Flying Base with a list of martial artists who participated in the World Martial Arts Tournaments, King Piccolo orders him to eliminate them all and creates Cymbal to locate the Dragon Balls.

Cymbal’s first mission, after hatching, is to collect the remaining Dragon Balls so King Piccolo can wish for restored youth and power. After receiving the location of the nearest Dragon Ball from Emperor Pilaf, Cymbal sets out to retrieve it.

He finds Goku and Yajirobe at Yajirobe's Prairie and demands that they hand over the Dragon Ball. When Yajirobe refuses, Cymbal threatens to kill him. Goku and Yajirobe play Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine who will fight Cymbal, and Yajirobe wins. Cymbal attacks with punches and Electric Shock Waves, but they have no effect on Yajirobe. The swordsman then slices Cymbal in half with his katana, killing him. Yajirobe subsequently roasts and eats Cymbal.

Powers and Statistics

Tier: 5-C

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Ki Manipulation (Basic Level),Afterimages, Limited Soul Manipulation (Demon Clansmen, by nature, banish the souls of their victims to purgatory in the mortal realm, thus preventing ascension into the afterlife), Limited Immortality Negation (Types 2 & 3) and Regeneration Negation (Mid-High; Non-Combat Applicable - The Nimbus Cloud is capable of quickly reconstructing itself after being blown to smithereens, and is regarded as indestructible, but can be destroyed permanently by Demon Clansmen)

Attack Potency: Moon level (Stronger than King Chappa. Yajirobe had to put effort into defeating him)

Speed: Sub-Relativistic+ combat speed (Can keep up with Yajirobe)

Lifting Strength: At least Class K, likely higher

Striking Strength: Moon level (Knocked a casual Yajirobe into the air with his tail, then punched him hard enough to send him tumbling a few feet.)

Durability: Moon level (Took a kick to the face from a casual Yajirobe and was still able to fight)

Stamina: Superhuman

Range: Standard Melee Range. Tens of Meters with ki blasts and attacks.

Standard Equipment: Nothing notable

Intelligence: Average

Weaknesses: None notable.

Attacks and Techniques

• Flight – Cymbal can fly using his wings.
• Electric Shock Wave – Cymbal fires energy waves that resemble bolts of electricity, which shock the victim with high amounts of voltage.
• Chou Makouhou – The ability to shoot a beam of energy from his mouth. Cymbal uses it in Daimaō Fukkatsu. A spawn who bears a strong resemblance to Cymbal also uses this technique in the anime.

Trivia

• Cymbal's name is a pun on the musical instrument, the cymbal.
• Cymbal is the first Namekian to be born and hatched on-screen in the series.
• In Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World, a skeleton resembling Cymbal's remains, after Yajirobe had eaten him, can be seen when searching for Dragon Balls in a desert. Similar skeletons also appear in the Dragon Ball: Origins series.
• According to Yajirobe, Cymbal tastes very good.