Editing Mercenary Tao (section)

===Dragon Ball===

====Red Ribbon Army Saga====
Tao's most famous appearance came during the Red Ribbon Army Saga, when he was hired to eliminate Goku, who was disrupting the Red Ribbon Army's plans by defeating their operatives and taking their Dragon Balls. When [[General Blue]] failed his mission, Commander Red offered him a chance at redemption by challenging Tao. Tao, arrogantly confident in his abilities, promised to defeat Blue without using his hands or feet. True to his word, Tao easily evaded Blue’s attacks and killed him with a precise strike using only his tongue, proving his value to the Red Ribbon Army.

Instead of using an aircraft to reach Goku, Tao famously threw a pillar from the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and rode it to the Sacred Land of [[Korin]]. Upon arrival, he confronted Goku and Bora, a guardian of the land who had previously defended against the Red Ribbon Army. Despite Bora's strength and determination, Tao effortlessly overpowered him and killed him by impaling him with his own spear.

Seeing  Bora's death enraged Goku, who attacked Tao. However, despite Goku's strength, Tao easily defeated him with his Dodon Ray technique, believing he had killed him. Tao only recovered three Dragon Balls from Goku's backpack and did not realize that Goku had survived the attack, thanks to the Four-Star Dragon Ball hidden under his outfit.

After Tao's uniform was damaged by Goku’s Kamehameha, he traveled to a nearby town, intimidating the local tailor into making a new uniform for free. Over the three-day period, Tao also forced the townspeople to provide him with luxuries like a hotel room. During his stay, a sniper attempted to assassinate him, but Tao effortlessly deflected the bullet with his slipper. When the tailor finished the uniform and asked for payment, Tao refused, saying that paying would damage his ruthless reputation. Instead, he offered to kill someone for the tailor, who declined. Tao then killed the tailor with a Pressure Point Attack.

Once Tao’s uniform was completed, he returned to the Sacred Land of Korin to retrieve the missing Dragon Ball. Upa attempted to defend the land by throwing an axe at Tao, but Tao dodged and attacked Upa, demanding information about the Dragon Ball’s location. When Upa refused to answer, Tao threw him at Korin Tower, only for Goku to rescue him. Tao, surprised by Goku’s survival, engaged him in a rematch. However, Goku, who had trained with Korin by climbing the tower, was much stronger than before, and Tao couldn’t land any hits on him.

In desperation, Tao drew his sword, but it was broken in a clash with Goku’s Power Pole. Realizing Goku had become too powerful, Tao decided to climb Korin Tower himself to obtain the Sacred Water, believing it would grant him the same strength. Tao managed to ascend the tower and encountered Korin, who recognized Tao’s malicious intentions. Korin tricked Tao by giving him the useless Sacred Water, making Tao believe he had become stronger. Tao left the tower and descended on the Dark Nimbus.

When Tao challenged Goku again, he performed only slightly better, but still could not defeat him. Tao, not wanting to damage his reputation, pretended to surrender. As Goku was distracted, Tao threw a grenade at him, planning to kill him. However, Goku quickly kicked the grenade back, causing it to detonate near Tao, seemingly killing him.

====Piccolo Jr. Saga====
In the [[Piccolo]] Jr. Saga, Tao is rebuilt as a cyborg after his defeat at the hands of Goku, with the help of his brother Shen and the money he earned as an assassin. Now known as Cyborg Tao, he enters the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament with the goal of exacting revenge on Goku and Tien Shinhan. During the preliminary rounds, he brutally defeats [[Chiaotzu]], revealing his intent to kill Tien for betraying him and to seek retribution from Goku for ruining his reputation.

When Tao faces Tien in the tournament, they have a tense standoff. Tao struggles to find any weakness in Tien’s stance and attacks, but Tien easily dodges and counters, knocking Tao to the ground before he can even comprehend what happened. Recognizing that Tien has become much stronger, Tao reluctantly gives him credit. Despite this, Tao refuses Tien’s offer to leave the tournament to avoid embarrassment, as Tien still respects him for teaching him how to fight.

Determined to win by any means necessary, Tao resorts to underhanded tactics. He uses a concealed knife to slash Tien’s chest, permanently scarring him. Tien denounces Tao for losing his honor and the pride of a warrior. Although Tao is disqualified for using a weapon, he ignores the rules and continues fighting, openly admitting that he only entered the tournament to kill Tien and Goku, not to win. He even threatens to kill the tournament announcer when asked to leave the ring.

Tao attempts to use his Super Dodon Wave against Tien, believing it will finish him off. However, Tien effortlessly nullifies the attack with a Kiai and then knocks Tao unconscious with a single punch. Tien then carries the defeated Tao to his brother, Master Shen, who leaves the tournament in disgrace, carrying Tao away.