


However, both Goku and Pikkon are disqualified due to having touched the roof of the arena earlier on. As Pikkon seems to have the upper hand, Goku finally finds his technique's, Lightning Flash Attack, weakness and uses it against him, knocking Pikkon out of the ring with his Warp Kamehameha. Eventually, Goku and Pikkon make it to the final round and battle it out ferociously for the prize: a private lesson with the Grand Kai. Later on, after Goku and Pikkon have struck up a friendship, an Other World Tournament is held in honor of King Kai's death.

In Hell, Goku silences the Ginyu Force and Pikkon demonstrates his supernatural abilities by knocking Super Perfect Cell into a spirit prison with a surprise move. After an argument in which West Kai suggests that Goku and Pikkon have a sparring match, Grand Kai appears and asks Pikkon and Goku to go to Hell and take care of a few deceased villains who are causing trouble down there, namely Frieza, King Cold, Super Perfect Cell, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, and Guldo. However, Pikkon is seen shortly after Goku and King Kai arrive for a meeting with Grand Kai, at the same time as Pikkon and West Kai, who is then revealed to be on bad terms with King Kai. Pikkon is only seen in the filler episodes of Dragon Ball Z. After dying a heroic unknown death, Pikkon was permitted to travel on Snake Way and journey to the planet of West Kai, where he trained hard and became West Kai's best student. Pikkon was once a fighter who lived in an unknown location in the West Quadrant of the Universe. 2.4 Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn.In the Ocean Dub, the "i" in his name is pronounced like "EE" while in the FUNimation dub, the "i" is pronounced like "eye." His name is pronounced differently in the two English dubs of the anime. The original pronunciation of his Japanese Name, "Paikuhan" literally means "Pork-Rib Rice."

Like many characters in Dragon Ball Z, his name is a pun on food, in this case, pecans. In addition to his great strength, and most notably his speed, he has powerful techniques, including an "Omega Mode" (fan-made name, called "Blazing Shoot" in the PSP game Shin Budokai) that is similar to Goku's Kaio-ken, in that it provides a brief but incredible boost to energy, speed, and strength. He takes down Frieza and King Cold each with one hit and surprised Super Perfect Cell with one as well, proving Pikkon stronger than Super Perfect Cell. He is very strong and at least equal in strength to Goku in his maxed Super Saiyan form that he used against Perfect Cell. He is similar in presentation to Piccolo in that they are both serious, green-skinned and wear weighted clothing (though he is not a Namekian). Pikkon ( パイクーハン, Paikuhan ) is a character from the anime Dragon Ball Z of an unknown species (he does not appear in the original manga).
