Magenta

Magenta (マゼンタ Mazenta) is the son of Commander Red, the president of Red Pharmaceuticals, the current public face of the Red Ribbon Army. He is the one responsible for employing Dr. Hedo to create the twin Androids: Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. He is the main antagonist of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

Origin: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Gender: Male

Age: 40s

Species: Human

Appearance

Magenta had slicked back hair and a moustache stylized in a similar manner to that of his father. He also wore a magenta-colored suit with a black undershirt, and also wore a gold chain. He is depicted as being short in stature, similar to his late father. His upper body has also been modified mechanically in order to increase his physical power, though these modifications are hidden by his clothes.

Personality

Similar to his father, he is shown to be ruthless, as evidenced by how he manipulated Dr. Hedo into working for the reborn Red Ribbon Army as well as his having Pan abducted. However, he also had noticeable differences to his father, namely that he was shown to actually care for the well-being of his soldiers. However, this has its limits owing to his ruthless nature, as he shot at Dr. Hedo when the latter attempted to stop him from activating Cell Max. He also apparently had some degree of planning, as he implied that he outfitted himself with a cybernetic suit due to anticipating the possibility of Cell Max turning against him as insurance.

Biography

Magenta has a picture of Colonel Violet on his desk alongside one of his father Commander Red, suggesting some history with her.

Magenta is the current president of Red Pharmaceuticals, a front company for the Red Ribbon Army which survived the Red Ribbon Army War. Together with his trusted chauffeur Carmine, Magenta seeks to resurrect the Red Ribbon Army.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

In order to rebuild the Red Ribbon army, Magenta gets in touch with Dr. Hedo and has him construct new Red Ribbon Androids, luring him in with claims that the "evil" Capsule Corporation has apparently employed aliens in order to take over the Earth. Despite his ambitions regarding Cell Max clashing with Hedo's preferences for the Gamma androids and superhero-loving antics, he continues to employ him, right up until Gohan and Piccolo defeat the Gammas, at which point Magenta attempts to activate Cell Max prematurely.

When Dr. Hedo confronts him, Magenta attacks him with his gun, forgetting that Dr. Hedo has enhanced skin. Magenta in turn reveals his specialized suit of armor, but is poisoned by Hachimaru (who goes for his exposed neck). Rapidly dying from the venom, Magenta's last action is to slam the button to forcefully activate Cell Max, releasing the monster as he falls to the ground. Unfortunately, Magenta's actions are in vain, as Cell Max is eventually vanquished by the combined efforts of the Gammas and Gohan's Dragon Team.

Trivia

• Magenta's role and stature are similar to his predecessor Commander Red, while his chauffeur Carmine plays a role similar to Staff Officer Black.
• Magenta was resurrected despite Porunga being instructed not to resurrect any really evil people, indicating he wasn't considered "evil" at the time.
• In the Funimation dub, Magenta has an Italian accent. This is because he is voiced by Charles Martinet, who also voices Mario in the Mario franchise.