 Here is the part of my page where you can learn about the differences in spellings from the real, Japanese version to the US dubs. As an extra treat, I have added the pun or meaning of the name. All this information was put into a table to make it easier to read. I have now added attacks, cool huh? I'd like to tell you that most of this is all my original writing. However, I did go to VegettoEX's page to double check all of them, (that's why they seem so similar) and I borrowed one, which was just Goku's meaning. Have fun reading, and if you want to use these, ask permission by e-mailing me here.
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| Japanese Name | Us Name | Name Pun or Meaning |
| Bardock | Bardock | Pun on "burdock," which is a root vegetable |
| Bata | *Burter | Pun on "butter" |
| Bra | n/a | ah..guess |
| Brolli | n/a | ha ha "broccoli" |
| Buruma | ***Bulma | Buluma, pun on "bloomers" |
| Chao-zu | ***Chao-zu | "gyoza"in japanese, meaning "pot stickers" |
| Dodoria | ***Dodoria | "durian," a bad smelling fruit |
| Dr. Briefs | ***Dr. Briefs | Pun on "boxer briefs" |
| Freezer | *Frieza | Ccccold |
| Ginyu | **Captain Ginyu | pun on "Milk" |
| Son Gokou | ***Goku | Goku- extreme and Son- damage |
| Son Gohan | ***Gohan | joke on the word "rice" |
| Son Goten | n/a | an instrument |
| Gurudo | **Guldo | pun on "yogurt" |
| Jiisu | *Jeice | joke on "cheese" |
| Kakarotto | ***Kakarott | "carrot" |
| Kai-samma | **King Kai | one word for "god" |
| Kamesennin | *Master Roshi | N/A |
| Kami-sama | ***Kami | another word for "god" |
| Kintoun | **Nimbus | Candy Cloud |
| King Cold | n/a | yeah, another word meaning "cold" |
| Kooler | n/a | another word that means "cold" |
| Kuririn | ***Krillin | means "chestnut" |
| Mr. Satan | *Mr. Savage | ah "satan" |
| Nail | ***Nail | take "s" off of "snail" |
| Nappa | ***Nappa | a type of "cabbage" |
| Oolong | ***Oolong | a type of tea, "black dragon" |
| Pan | n/a | Spanish for "bread" |
| Piccolo | ***Piccolo | a small musical instrument |
| Pilaf | ***Pilaf | "rice pilaf" |
| Puarru or Pool | **Puar | a type of tea |
| Raditzu | ***Raditz | "radish" |
| Rikum | *Recoome | means "cream" |
| Taurus or Tales | *Turles | really being "taresu", rearranged letters of "lettuce" |
| Tenshinhan | *Tien | a type of "rice dish" |
| Trunks-san | n/a | men's "underwear" |
| Bejita or Vegita | ***Vegeta | means "vegetable" |
| Bideru | ***Videl | mixed up words which spell "devil" |
| Zarbon | ***Zarbon | it is based on Zabon the citrus fruit |
| Dub Name | Japanese Name | Description |
| **Destructo Disk | Kienzan (energy ring) | Frieza and Krillin's attack. He raises his palm upward and put his arm straight up. Energy forms a disk that is capable of cutting through almost anything. |
| **Red Crusher Ball | Crasher Ball | Jeice's big attack. Said to be strong, but just batted away by Goku. |
| ***Gallic Gun | Gallic-Ho | The attack Vegeta used on Earth to destroy it. It failed when Goku countered it. It took a while to charge and the beam is purple. |
| *Kaoken (Kay-o-ken) | Kaioken (Kai-o-ken | A short burst of power. Very dangerous to use, but Goku uses it right so he never get's injured. Goku was the only one to master it. |
| *Kamayamaya (ka-maya-maya) | Kamehameha (Kame-hame-ha) | A blast shot when the palms meet and a blast is shot out. |
| *Kamayamaya (ka-maya-maya) continued... | Masenko | A blast used by Gohan. He shoots a huge beam at a target. |
| **Multiform | Shishino Ken ("Quadruple Fighter Technique) | A move where one splits into four or more clones of oneself. |
| *Recoome's Flames of Fury | Eraser Cannon | A blast shot out of the mouth. Very powerful and very common. |
| **Solar Flare | Taiyo-Ken | A move where one fans the fingers over the eyes and a bright beam comes out, leaving the opponent blind for 4-6 minutes. |
| *Special Beam Cannon | Makkankosappo (Demon screw beam) | Piccolo's move where he charges energy with two fingers and shoots it where one goes straight and the other spirals around it. |
| **Spirit Ball | Souki-Dan (Energy Bomb) | Yamcha uses this move where he gathers energy with his hand open and can control it after it's shot. |
| **Spirit Bomb | Genki Dama (Energy Ball) | Goku's biggest attack. He uses energy from the earth, nature, other planet's, people, etc. to make a powerful ball of energy. It only hurts people with evil in their hearts. |
