Medamatcha
Medamatcha (メダマッチャ Medamatcha) is one of Lord Slug's loyal henchmen who appears in Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug.
Names | Medamatcha (メダマッチャ) |
Gender | Male |
Race | Slug-jin |
Occupation | Elite Soldier |
Origin | Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug|ドラゴンボール サイヤだ|Doragon Bōru Zetto Sūpā Saiya-jin da Son Gokū|lit. Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiyan Son Goku}}, also known as Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Son Goku (March 9, 1991) |
Alignment | Evil |
Age | Unknown |
Created By | Takao Koyama, Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Medamatcha is a short, frog-faced alien with green skin, large yellow eyes, pointed ears, small horns, and distinct red lips. His long arms contrast with his short, stubby legs. He wears a brown band on his right arm, blue pants with a tied red cloth belt, and dark yellow and brown boots.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Medamatcha is cheerful, energetic, and sadistic. He delights in causing pain, taking particular pleasure in targeting an injured and unresponsive Gohan, attempting to finish off the young Saiyan twice. In combat, Medamatcha giggles maniacally and mocks his opponents.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Dragon Ball Z[edit | edit source]
Lord Slug[edit | edit source]
Upon arriving on Earth, Medamatcha, alongside Angila, Wings, and three other soldiers, manages to locate the Dragon Balls for Lord Slug in under an hour, finding the One-Star Ball in a nest.
When Gohan and Piccolo engage in battle against Lord Slug and his minions, Medamatcha faces off against Gohan. He fires Continuous Energy Bullets at the young Saiyan, then uses his Medas ability to release small clones of himself to drain Gohan's energy. After Piccolo shields Gohan from a Full Power Energy Wave, Medamatcha attempts to absorb Goku's energy using his absorption technique. However, this fails as Goku punches Medamatcha, sending him flying. Goku then powers up, incinerating the Medas, and swiftly defeats Angila by destroying his head. As Medamatcha falls back down, he lands on Goku's outstretched hand, where Goku breaks his spine with ease, killing him. Goku then lets his lifeless body fall to the ground.
Fusion Reborn[edit | edit source]
In Fusion Reborn, Medamatcha, along with many other Dragon Ball antagonists, escapes from Hell and returns to Earth.
Super Dragon Ball Heroes[edit | edit source]
Supreme Kai of Time Saga[edit | edit source]
Medamatcha's version from Lord Slug's timeline participates in the Super Space-Time Tournament alongside his clan. In the manga, he pursues Xeno Pan, attempting to drain her energy using his Medas, but they are all defeated by Hit's Time-Skip. Failing to advance to the second round of the tournament, Medamatcha and his space-time are erased.
Demon Invader Saga[edit | edit source]
In one alternate space-time, Medamatcha is absorbed by Majin Ozotto.
Powers and Statistics[edit | edit source]
Tier: 4-C
Powers and Abilities: Skilled Martial Artist, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics, Ki Manipulation (Master Level), Flight, Duplication (Can create four small clones of himself that can drain his opponents' energy), Can drain energy himself by piercing his enemies with his teeth, Afterimages
Attack Potency: Star level (Defeated early Namek Arc Gohan and is thus superior to Vegeta)
Speed: At least FTL (Kept up with Gohan)
Lifting Strength: At least Class P
Striking Strength: Star level
Durability: Star level
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range, Planetary with ki blasts
Standard Equipment: His armor.
Intelligence: Above Average in combat (Medamatcha is a skilled fighter)
Weaknesses: None notable.
Attacks and Techniques[edit | edit source]
- Evil Comet – A Continuous Energy Bullet attack Medamatcha used against Gohan, later employing its Full Power Energy Blast Volley variation alongside Angila to attack Gohan and Piccolo. The move is named in Dragon Ball Heroes and serves as Medamatcha's Super Attack in Dokkan Battle.
- Full Power Energy Wave – A devastating energy blast Medamatcha fired at Gohan, which would have been fatal had Piccolo not shielded Gohan with his own body.
- Medas – Medamatcha's unique ability to release four small clones of himself called "Medas." These clones drain energy from opponents simply by touching them, effectively exhausting their strength.
- Energy Absorption – In addition to the Medas, Medamatcha can drain energy directly by using his large fangs to pierce the target's skin, similar to a vampire. He attempts this on Goku after restraining him with the Medas, but Goku's strength proves far too overwhelming, even with the combined effort of Medamatcha and his clones.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The scene where Goku arrives and kills Medamatcha bears a resemblance to the way Goku incapacitates Nappa during the Vegeta Saga.
- Medamatcha’s attire closely resembles the clothing worn by the Mutated Namekian minions created by King Piccolo in Dragon Ball. This, combined with Wings referring to Piccolo as being "from the same demon clan," suggests that Lord Slug may have the ability to summon Mutated Namekians.
- Medamatcha's name is derived from the Andromeda galaxy, like the rest of Slug's underlings, and can be interpreted as "star medallion."