Tambourine is a supporting antagonist in Dragon Ball, being the unseen final antagonist of the Tenshinhan saga and the secondary antagonist of the King Piccolo saga, as well as a posthumous antagonist in Dragon Ball Super. He is a serial killer who is one of the offspring of King Piccolo and the first killer and arch-nemesis of Krillin.
He was voiced by Ryusei Nakao in the Japanese version and Dameon Clarke in the English version.
What Makes Him A Hate Sink?[]
- In the past, he was shown, alongside the rest of the Demon Clan, laying waste to Earth and killing multiple people before being sealed away.
- Under King Piccolo's orders, he murdered multiple fighters across the world so that none of them can stop King Piccolo from getting the Dragon Balls to gain eternal youth.
- He killed Krillin by kicking him in the head, snapping his frontal lobe during their fight, who was a just child at the time, enraging Goku. This was the first time a villain managed to kill Krillin, and because of this, Goku went into a flying rage when Krillin was killed again by Frieza, as Goku thought that Krillin couldn't be brought back to life again since the Dragon Balls can only revive someone once due to Tambourine's actions.
- When a vengeful Goku confronted him for killing Krillin, Tambourine cruelly rubbed it in his fac and then brutally beat him to near death, and the only reason Goku survived was because Tambourine did not check if he died or not. which was a stupid thing to do.
- When he kills Giran under King Piccolo's orders, he also kills a father of a bear child by slicing his chest open with his claws after he praised him for saving him and his son from Giran and when the bear child asked him why he killed his father, he answered that he killed him for fun, rubbing it in the child's now orphaned face.
- He attempted to kill Yamcha and the only reason he didn't was because King Piccolo informed him about the death his brother, Cymbal.
- He tried to kill Goku and Yajirobe as revenge for them killing Cymbal.
- He is shown to be a complete coward, as he tries to run away upon realizing he can't defeat Goku, who gives him a well-deserved death.
- Thanks to him, King Piccolo was able to gain eternal youth and continue his goals, resulting in the deaths of Shenron, Chiaoutzu and Master Roshi and the events of the Piccolo Jr. saga.
- His actions still haunt Krillin even after his death, as he was one of the illusions Krillin and Goku fought to train for the Tournament of Power, showing that Tambourine's actions left a huge impact on them both.
- He's very creepy and disturbing, as he says he likes the sounds people make when they die and his running gag of tongue-licking is quite disgusting.
- While he was created to be evil by King Piccolo, you can clearly see that he knows what he's doing is wrong, as he's said that he enjoys killing people even if he's told to do so. His sadistic nature disturbs even the Pilaf Gang of all people, who are rightfully terrified of his murderous brutality.
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