Vinegar (Dragon Ball)

Vinegar (ビネガ - Binegā) is a member of the Spice Boys, also known as the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan, four Makyans who assist Garlic Jr. with his attack on Earth. He's characterized as a vicious and unintelligent muscleman.

Names	Vinegar (ビネガ - Binegā)
Gender	Male
Race	Makayan
Occupation	Spice Boy
Origin	Dragon Ball Z Episode 108: "The Heavens Tremble"|天てん界かいが大たい変へんだ！！ガーリックＪｒヂュニアが神かみになる！？|Tenkai ga Taihen da!! Gārikku Junia ga Kami ni Naru!?|lit. "Terrible Happenings in Heaven!! Garlic Jr. Becomes God?!" (September 18, 1991)
Alignment	Evil
Age	Unknown
Created By	Takao Koyama, Daisuke Nishio
Height	Varies
Weight	Varies

Appearance

Vinegar is a large and muscular Serpent with light purple skin, long dark brown hair, and white horns. His facial features include long pointed ears, giving him a distinctively menacing appearance. He wears a beige Mongolian-style fur hat resembling a condiment bottle cap, similar to Salt's hat, although Salt's is larger and brown. His attire consists of musk-green and dark blue upper body armor over a dark blue leotard, with an abdominal window that reveals his six-pack. He also sports musk-green bracers with white edges and white boots with musk-green armored tips. Vinegar is the tallest and most muscular member of the Spice Boys.

Personality

Vinegar is hot-headed, impulsive, and cocky. He often has to be restrained by Spice or Garlic Jr., such as when he nearly kills an unconscious Piccolo after the latter was infected by the Black Water Mist. Spice explains that killing Piccolo would make him unable to use the Dragon Balls, to which Vinegar reluctantly agrees but expresses a desire to kill him later.

Despite his brutish demeanor, Vinegar shows concern for his comrades. For example, when Salt and Mustard struggle against Gohan, Vinegar wants to intervene but is ordered to stand down by Garlic Jr. He becomes enraged and seeks vengeance when Salt and Mustard are killed.

Vinegar's understanding of the Black Water Mist is limited, often requiring repeated explanations from Spice. Like the other Spice Boys, he is sadistic and merciless, relishing the sight of Gohan being beaten by a possessed Piccolo. He also enjoys tormenting Krillin, mockingly beating him and kicking him off the Lookout while ridiculing his unconscious body.

In the Funimation dub, Vinegar speaks with a gruff Southern accent.

Biography

After Garlic Jr. infects the Earth with the mist, Vinegar and the other Spice Boys are tasked with subduing key opponents, including Piccolo. Initially, Vinegar is eager to fight Piccolo directly after the latter insults Garlic Jr., but Spice restrains his impulsiveness, emphasizing their need for Piccolo to use the Dragon Balls. Despite his frustrations, Vinegar listens but expresses a desire to kill Piccolo later.

Once Gohan and Krillin arrive at Kami's Lookout, Vinegar and his comrades spectate as Salt and Mustard engage the duo. Gohan's latent power surfaces, allowing him to defeat both Salt and Mustard. Vinegar, along with Spice, watches as a thrashing, infected Piccolo seems to be fighting against Gohan, but the battle takes a turn when Piccolo reveals he was pretending to be infected and aids Gohan and Krillin in freeing Kami and Mr. Popo.

In the ensuing battle, Vinegar faces Krillin, easily overwhelming him. Vinegar's power is demonstrated when he catches Krillin's Destructo Disc and uses it against him. However, Gohan intervenes, saving Krillin and blasting Vinegar away. After Garlic Jr. activates the Makyo Star, Vinegar is resurrected and transformed, becoming larger, more muscular, and significantly more powerful.

In his enhanced form, Vinegar proves to be a formidable foe. He decisively defeats Krillin, kicking him off Kami's Lookout, which triggers Gohan's anger and latent power. In the climactic moment, Gohan channels his fury into a powerful Double Masenko attack that annihilates both Vinegar and Spice, putting an end to their menace.

Powers and Statistics

Tier: At least 4-C, High 4-C with Gigantification

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Marksmanship (Could accurately throw Krillin's Kiezan back at him after catching it), Bodily Weaponry (Fangs and horns), Skilled Martial Artist, Ki Manipulation (Advanced Level), Flight, Aura, 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 & Regeneration Negation (Non-combat applicable; Types 2 and 3; Mid-High; 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), Empowerment (Through the Makyo Star), Regeneration (Low-Mid through the Makyo Star; Spice healed after being impaled through the heart with a spike), Transformation (Can transform into a Super Makyan [which also gives him Type 0 Large Size], increasing his capabilities drastically), Acrobatics (Demonstrated here), Thread Manipulation (Via Energy Web)

Attack Potency: At least Star level (Vinegar was powerful enough that Piccolo didn't take any chances in letting him and Spice fight Gohan, choosing to engage Gohan directly in order to spare the young Saiyan any serious injuries that the Makyans would have undoubtedly inflicted. Easily defeated Krillin, even catching the latter's Kiezan and throwing it back, who surpassed Saiyan Saga Vegeta), Large Star level with Gigantification (Increases his power by "many tens of times" Decimated Krillin)

Speed: At least FTL (Comparable to Mustard), lower with Gigantification (His heavily increased muscle-mass likely comes at a cost of reduced speed and mobility)

Lifting Strength: At least Class P (Far superior to an enraged Kid Gohan, who resisted the gravitational pull of the Dead Zone), higher with Gigantification

Striking Strength: At least Star level (Brought Gohan to his knees with a single punch), Large Star level with Gigantification

Durability: At least Star level, Large Star level with Gigantification

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Standard Melee Range; Interplanetary with ki blasts

Standard Equipment: None notable

Intelligence: Gifted (While seemingly brutish in nature, Vinegar is still an intimidating opponent. In hand-to-hand combat, he consistently matched and pressured Krillin. More surprisingly, Vinegar has noteworthy levels of precision, capable of catching and accurately throwing back Krillin's Kiezan. Additionally, the Spice Boys have all displayed remarkable levels of agility and coordination)

Weaknesses: The destruction of the Makyo Star will render him powerless.

Attacks and Techniques

• Flight: The ability to fly using ki energy.
• Telekinesis: Allows manipulation of objects or people with the power of the mind.
• Vinegar Cannon: A powerful energy ball attack launched at opponents.
• Energy Web: A spider web-like ki shot that immobilizes the opponent, tightening as they struggle.

Trivia

• Vinegar is the first character to catch a Destructo Disc, which is unprecedented in the manga. Gohan later accomplishes a similar feat, but without physical contact. Both instances occur in filler content.
• Along with Salt, Vinegar is one of the two Spice Boys whose voice actors remained unchanged in the remastered Funimation dub.
• Vinegar shares his Japanese and French voice actors with other large and imposing characters, including King Cold, Ox-King, and King Yemma. (Japanese: Daisuke Gouri, French: Georges Lycan).