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Piccolo Junior (ピッコロ・ジュニア Pikkoro Junia, lit. "Piccolo Junior"), more commonly referred to as just Piccolo, as well as Kamiccolo and Ma Junior is a major supporting character from throughout the Dragon Ball franchise. He is the final son and reincarnation of The Evil Demon King Piccolo, created solely to exact revenge on Goku, and eventually take over the world in his stead. He is the main antagonist of the Piccolo Jr. Saga which served as the final saga of Dragon Ball. Following this however, Piccolo is repeatedly forced to work with The Z Fighters against much larger threats, rapidly losing his villainous characteristics over the course of Dragon Ball Z, GT, and Super.

Piccolo is a very tall and muscular Namekian. While greatly resembling his father/incarnation, he is noticeably shorter and somewhat thinner. He also has a more solid facial structure with less pronounced cheekbones, a rounder chin, and a straight nose. Piccolo only has four fingers with black nails in the Dragon Ball manga, but five fingers with white nails in the anime series and the Dragon Ball Super manga. He has several patches on his arms which are pink in the anime and yellow in the manga. From the time he is a young adult onward, Piccolo wears a dark purplish-blue gi, pointy orange shoes and sky blue obi (red in the manga). When not fighting seriously, Piccolo also wears a white turban with a dark purplish-blue top and a white cape along with it. The turban and cape are weighted for training purposes and removing them increase his speed and strength as well as can be given or thrown at much weaker opponents to weigh them down.

Throughout the franchise, regardless of Piccolo's allegiance, his general demeanor has always been stern, if not grumpy, with an indifferent attitude towards others. Piccolo rarely smiles and enjoys solitude. Piccolo is frequently seen meditating in quiet places and drinking thawed ice water in the north area. However, he shows a noticeable cockiness when fighting. He can also be very confrontational toward people, showing very direct and honest opinions about a situation or an individual. Piccolo is known for his very precise and efficient methods in battle and likewise is shown to be very analytical and tactical in battle, able to see through his opponent's skills and weaknesses to devise effective strategies for victory.

Piccolo for the longest time was considered the second most powerful Z Fighter after Goku. Often tied with but quickly surpassed by Vegeta. Like his father, his life is linked to Kami, the immortal guardian of the earth, meaning he cannot die from old age but can be killed. Prior to Dende becoming the new guardian of the Earth, Piccolo's Death would result in the death of Kami and the destruction of the Dragon Balls.

Piccolo has fused with the Namekians Nail and Kami, assimilating their power and wisdom to greatly increase his own. His Namekian Physiology gives him the ability to regenerate from most injuries that are not directed to his head, stretch his arms to grab enemies from a distance, turn into a giant, and superhuman hearing. In Dragon Ball: Super Hero, Piccolo unlocks a new form known as Orange Piccolo which is as strong if not stronger than Goku and Vegeta.

Piccolo's signature attacks include: Explosive Demon Wave, Special Beam Cannon, Hellzone Grenade, Evil Eye Beams, and Chou Makouhou (Mouth Energy Wave). He is also known for several mystical abilities such as telekinesis, telepathy, the ability to sense god ki, fusion, clothing creation, illusions, and healing.

Piccolo is known to have a very close relationship with Goku's son Gohan. While originally, Piccolo wanted to exploit Gohan's latent potential to help him conquer the earth, he grew to care for the Half-Saiyan and their relationship evolved to Master & Student and eventually somewhat of a surrogate father/son relationship due to Goku's general neglect for his family.

He is voiced by Toshio Furukawa in the original Japanese Audio who also voices the narrator. In the English Dub he is voiced by Christopher Sabat, who is also the voice of Vegeta, Shenron, Yamcha, and half of the Ginyu Force