Yajirobe

Yajirobe (ヤジロベー) is a supporting protagonist in the Dragon Ball manga, and the animes Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, also making a minor appearance in Dragon Ball GT. He is a Humanronin (masterless samurai) who met Goku while the latter was searching for Tambourine. He spends most of his time withKorin on Korin Tower, and usually delivers Senzu Beans to theZ Fighters. Despite his overweight appearance and desire to avoid fighting, he is actually quite strong and is highly skilled with a katana. He is named after a Japanese balancing toy (弥次郎兵衛, Yajirobee).




Personality and Appearance
Yajirobe enjoys consuming large amounts of food, and has a grumpy attitude to those who bug or distract him, even in the slightest. He enjoys eating wild roast pig. He also possesses a particular affinity for steamed pork buns (butaman in Japanese), which he is depicted eating in several scenes throughout the anime and manga, and regrets not consuming more when he thinks Vegeta is about to destroy the Earthduring the Vegeta Saga. According to the Daizenshuu, Yajirobe enjoys driving stolen cars. He is somewhat characterized as a coward because he tries to avoid major skirmishes, as seen with King Piccolo and Vegeta, but prefers to be thought of as intelligently careful. Yajirobe is very anti-social, preferring to be by himself often so he can eat peacefully, often acting rude towards people. Yajirobe's appearance consists of small, beady black eyes, long, untidy black hair and, due to his enjoyment of eating, he is quite overweight.