Yamcha

Yamcha is originally characterized as a deadly warrior, who fears nothing but talking to women. After befriending Goku and the others, his personality remains mostly the same, but becomes very caring and considerate of the people he protects. He is showcased as a courageous warrior who strives to be the best, but is unable to reach this status, a fact that appears to plague him. He has a great network of information, recognizing Goku's Power Pole as Grandpa Gohan's during their first fight. Yamcha is a huge fan of the World Martial Arts Tournament and has always wanted to compete and someday win.[25] It is likely this is why he has knowledge of famous fighters like Grandpa Gohan, Monster Carrot, Bacterian and King Chappa. Whenever the tournament date neared, Yamcha would always go through vigorous training and invent a new technique like the Blinding Wolf Fang Fist, Neo Wolf Fang Fist and the Spirit Ball. He is the second fighter to learn the Kamehameha since the beginning of Dragon Ball (after Goku). In early Dragon Ball Z, he shows great pride in defending Earth from the Saiyans, willing to put his life on the line to stop them, which he evidently does. Although he is killed, he dies a hero's death. After returning from the dead, he prepares to battle the Androids. In early Dragon Ball, Yamcha had a fear of women and tended to get terrified at the sight and touch of a woman, although he seemingly got over this after meeting Bulma when they were 16. They have an on-and-off again relationship for several years and despite her mistreatment towards him, he still loved her. However, while the specifics are unknown, Bulma felt Yamcha was interested in other women. During the three years prior to the Androids' arrival, he and Bulma break up for good (though they remain friends) and she ends up with Vegeta, which frustrated him, especially at Vegeta for fathering her son, Trunks. His resentment towards Vegeta is apparent in the Androids and Cell Games Saga, as he speaks bitterly that he is not Trunks' father and mocked Vegeta for being beaten by Cell. However, after seeing Vegeta's emotional reaction to Future Trunks' death, Yamcha forgave him and is later seen being friendly with Vegeta. Yamcha is also on good terms with Trunks and tells Future Trunks that his father really loved him.[26] After being nearly killed by Dr. Gero, he takes more of a comical approach and becomes largely outmatched in battle due to the ever-growing power of the enemies the Z Fighters face. It appears whatever passion and resolve for fighting he had disappeared with the emergence of the Super Saiyans, who severely outclass him in fighting ability, and he eventually comes to accept this. After realizing that his enemies severely overpower him, unlike Tien, who wishes to fight despite the odds, Yamcha accepts that his contribution would be futile, and instead opts to stand aside and keep watch, instead of engaging in combat. Despite this fact, he remains a trusted ally and will fight on occasion when needed. During the latter half of Dragon Ball Z, he retires from fighting, but continues training and goes off on his own. In Dragon Ball Super, it is revealed Yamcha actually has grown stronger and has been training. However, he uses his strength for baseball rather than fighting at this time. During the Universal Survival Saga, Yamcha overhears Goku and Gohan's conversation, which outright implies that his passion for fighting still lingers (eagerly heading home to wait and be recruited by Goku for the Tournament of Power). In the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Yamcha returns to the battlefield and is excited to help defend Earth from Moro and his Galactic Brigade. When up against three Moro Corps' members (one of whom labeled him as being weak), he corrects them by saying that he's one of the three strongest Earthlings, showcasing his pride of being a powerful Earthling martial artist. However, he still takes a generally comical role when it comes to important battles, somewhat similar to Krillin, and is rather fearful of some of the villains the Dragon Team has faced in the past. During the Supreme Kai of Time Saga from Super Dragon Ball Heroes, he is horrified at being attacked by Mecha Frieza, and in Dragon Ball FighterZ, he desperately attempts to ease the tension between Goku and Frieza to no avail, leading to Frieza calling him a sensible creature (and, peculiarly, a handsome one). Despite his more comical and cowardly demeanor, Yamcha will still step up to fight for peace when needed such as when Kid Buu attacked Other World and saving Vidro from Hit (in the anime) and Meta-Cooler (in the manga) despite being enemies which earned him the respect and infatuation of Hearts and Vidro respectively. Yamcha expressed a strong desire to get married, which was the reason why he wanted to cure his gynophobia (fear of women, not to be confused with misogyny, the hatred of women).[27] He also expressed excitement at the thought of starting a family.[28] The Dragon Ball: Adventure Special book, released during the King Piccolo Saga, says he is nervous around women except for Bulma. In a section where Bulma dresses up in different outfits suggested by the main cast, Yamcha's suggestion is a Wedding Dress (at the time he and Bulma were still a couple). In the manga, Future Trunks states during the Trunks Saga, that Yamcha was "too non-committal" which caused Bulma to break up with him in his timeline. In FighterZ, in a special event with Goku and Krillin, Yamcha admits that he wishes to get married someday and is somewhat envious of his married friends. In another conversation with Krillin, he notes that Android 21 is attractive. He teases Krillin, whom he assumes has a thing for female Androids like 18 and 21. Like Krillin, he is too terrified to turn around when they sense that Android 18 had overheard Yamcha's careless remarks and decide instead to focus on fighting the enemy, hoping 18 will go easy on them after the fight. Future Trunks states that after Bulma and Yamcha broke up, Yamcha found a new girlfriend. Although she never appeared in any Dragon Ball media, Yamcha's new girlfriend is mentioned at the end of the Cell Games Saga, when Shenron asks for a wish and Yamcha jokingly proposes he wish for a necklace for his girlfriend. Despite originally saying it was his dream to get married and Trunks saying that his future counterpart found love again, Yamcha appears to be single in Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT. In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, it is revealed that, around the time of the Saiyan Saga, Yamcha had been dating several women before his death. During the Sub Story "Yamcha's Alive?!", it is revealed that Yamcha told Krillin to give Puar the names of some girls, orchestrating a scheme wherein Puar dated them, disguised as Yamcha, in the event of his death. This is to keep up the illusion of him being alive until he was revived. Puar is more of a gentleman, causing trouble with some of Yamcha's girlfriends, who preferred Yamcha's personality. During the Intermission that follows the Frieza Saga, Yamcha has returned to dating various women after his revival. He enjoys a date with Sapphire, feeding her insincere declarations of love despite thinking about how good life has been as he's been going out with a different girl, showing the depths of Yamcha's unfaithfulness. Unfortunately for Yamcha, his other girlfriend, Pearl, catches him with Sapphire. He tries to talk his way out of it and save face by defeating the robots sicced on him by the women. It backfires when one of the Skull Robo Type 3s grabs him from behind and Self Destructs, causing a repeat of the Saibaman incident that killed him, which even Gohan admits was lame by comparison. These Sub Stories support Bulma's assertions of Yamcha's unfaithfulness which lead her to ultimately break up with him and move on to Vegeta. Bitter breakup and her marriage to Vegeta notwithstanding, Yamcha and Bulma still love each other dearly as childhood friends, enough so that the latter unhesitatingly wept in the former's arms as he comforted her at the news of Vegeta's death battling Buu. By the time of Dragon Ball Super, Bulma clearly still considers her ex an important part of her life to invite him to every one of her frequent celebrations, and happily lets him hold baby Bulla (though Vegeta was "less than amused" when the lovable oaf inadvertently made her cry).