Race Namek

Saga: DB,DBZ

Description: Piccolo is Goku's old rival. He was born after Goku killed his father when he was a kid; in his last breath the old Piccolo spat out an egg, and the new Piccolo hatched. Piccolo then went on to fight Goku in the final round of the Tenkaichi-Budokai, which he subsequently lost by a very close margin. Piccolo is a native of the planet Namek, although he doesn't learn this for quite some time after his first appearance. As a Namek, he can regenerate almost any part of his body lost. He can also extend the range of his arms till they're really long. Later, he goes to Nameck to help Krillin, Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta fight Freiza. After the Tenkaichi-Budokai, Piccolo becomes more and more of a "good guy." Eventually he becomes Goku's friend; fairly recently he got ticked off at Trunks and Goten for calling Goku weak. Once one of the most powerful characters in the series, he has sort of reached a "middle ground," neither weak nor strong among the Z fighters.