Dr. Lychee
"We Tuffles tried to help the Saiyans. And all they gave us in return was death and destruction. I will never forgive Saiyans for what they did to us, even if God does."
— Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Dr. Lychee (Dr.ライチー Dr. Raichī) is a Tuffle scientist who seeks revenge against the Saiyans. He is the creator of Hatchiyack. Lychee is one of the main antagonists of Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans.
Name: Dr. Lychee/Raichi, Ghost Lychee/Raichi Origin: Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Age: Unknown
Gender: Male
Species: Tuffle, Ghost Warrior,
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Dr. Lychee is an elderly man with long white hair, similar to Dr. Gero's and a abundant beard. Before dying in front of his Hatchiyack creation, Dr. Lychee wore a simple brown outfit with a pair of gloves and boots.
After his exile on the Dark Planet, now a Ghost Warrior, Dr. Lychee completely changes his appearance. His skin turns bluish and he wears a white armor of large green shirts. His face is also different, now he has a red eye, while the other is white, and the attributes of his hair turn dark gray.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Dr. Lychee is a brilliant scientist, exhibiting a high intellect and analytic state of mind. He harbors a deep hatred against the Saiyans for wiping out the Tuffle race and is dedicated to his plan on wiping out the remaining Saiyans. Dr. Lychee is steadfast to his grudge, stating he will never forgive the Saiyans, even if God does. He spends his last amounts cursing the Saiyans before he is crushed to death by Vegeta.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
In the Tuffles' prime, Dr. Lychee was the greatest scientist of their civilization. In Age 730, the Saiyans eventually massacred the entire Tuffle race and conquered the planet, renaming it Planet Vegeta in honor of their king. Lychee makes a desperate attempt to escape with his most esteemed invention, Hatchiyack, but he is kicked towards his supercomputer and killed as his capsule prepares for liftoff. The capsule finds refuge on the Dark Planet, a planet at the end of the universe. There, the supercomputer Hatchiyack continues incubating until it conceives the Ghost Warriors; among them is Ghost Lychee (ゴースト・ライチー Gōsuto Raichī), whose only wish is to eradicate the last remaining Saiyans.
Dragon Ball Z[edit | edit source]
Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans[edit | edit source]
The scientist releases Destron Gas on Earth, which disturbs the Dragon Team concentration in using ki attacks. They defeat the monsters that guard the Destron generators, then Ghost Warriors of past villains appear to attack. This is all part of his plan to lure Goku, Gohan, Future Trunks and Vegeta (the last remaining Saiyans) to the Dark Planet. Once on there, they battle Dr. Lychee, whose only defense is a barrier. Once the barrier is shattered, Vegeta blasts Dr. Lychee with a Final Flash attack. After the ghostly Tuffle rematerializes and tries to form a shield once again, Vegeta executes him again, shattering the barrier along with him. When a small fragment of Lychee falls to the ground and screams with all his hatred of the Saiyans, Vegeta crushes what remained of him under his foot. Lychee's hatred is then absorbed by Hatchiyack and his ghost overshadows the machine, bringing it to its final form. In Raging Blast 2 remake, once Hatchiyack is destroyed, Ghost Lychee appears and gives off one last cry before vanishing.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Dr. Lychee's Japanese name is derived off of the Lychee fruit itself.
- He shares this trait with Cheelai who's name is derived from Raichi ("Lychee").
- In the remake of Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans featured in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans, Dr. Lychee has a more bluish tone and a beard instead of a long mustache.
- The concept of Dr. Lychee, and some aspects of his appearance, were recycled into the Machine Mutant Dr. Myuu in Dragon Ball GT.
- Both Dr. Lychee and Dr. Myuu make a cameo appearance at a scientist convention of scientific minds from Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Dr. Slump, and Dragon Ball in Toyotarou's artwork tribute to Jaco the Galactic Patrolman.
