Karin

     

Karin[1][2][3][4]
カリン
Epithet	God of Martial Arts (武術の神, Bujutsu no Kami)[5]
English Localized Name(s)	FUNi Korin HAR Whiskers the Wonder Cat
Personal Data
Universe	7th Universe
Galaxy	Milky Way, North Galaxies
Race	Animal
Birthplace	Earth
Age	c.800
Gender	Male
Voice Actors
English	Mark Britten Christopher R. Sabat
Japanese	Ichirō Nagai Naoki Tatsuta
Professional Status
Occupation(s)	Martial arts instructor
Partner(s)	Yajirobe
Headquarters	Karin Tower, Sacred Land of Karin
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Volume 8, Chapter 88
Anime Debut	DB061
Techniques
Distant View Technique Mind Reading Zanzōken
Tools
Senzu
Image Gallery
Character Image Gallery

Karin (カリン; FUNimation "Korin") is a talking cat, over 800 years old, that lives atop Karin Tower, located in the Sacred Land of Karin. He serves with the current God of Earth, and is a martial arts master who has trained both Muten Rōshi and Son Gokū on separate occasions.

Due to the vast power differences between the characters as the series went on, Karin eventually simply became the supplier of Senzu to the Dragon Team.

Personality[]

Appearance[]

Dragon Ball[]

Red Ribbon Army Arc[]

Piccolo Daimaō Arc[]

Cell Arc[]

25th Tenkaichi Budōkai Arc[]

Dragon Ball Super[]

See also: Dragon Ball Super

"Future" Trunks Arc[]

Main article: "Future" Trunks Arc

In Trunks' Timeline[]

In the future timeline, Karin perished in the Androids' assault. In his last moments, Karin gave Yajirobe the final remaining Senzu, saving the samurai at the cost of his own life.^[6]

In Other Media[]

Dragon Ball Side-Story: The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha[]

Yamcha, in his bid to become the strongest Earthling, would later seek out Karin for his training. He later returned to consume the Chōshinsui. Both opportunities of training with Karin raised Yamcha's combat strength.^[7]

Creation and Conception[]

Karin's name is derived from "karintō" (かりん糖), a fried Japanese snack. “Tower” in Japanese is "tō" (塔).Karin Tower is "Karin Tō" (カリン塔), a homonym for the candy. Karin is named after his tower.^[8]

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