Dragon Ball Character Generator

Set a number from 1 to 10, press Generate, and the Dragon Ball Character Generator hands you that many characters at random, each on a card with a name and picture. The list behind it is big: about 1,190 entries covering the original Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Super, the theatrical films, and the games (Xenoverse, Fusions, Dragon Ball Online and others). That means a single draw can give you Vegeta next to a Frieza Force soldier next to a village mayor who had four lines in 1987.

What you control

Just the count. There are no filters by series, race, saga or side, so you can't ask for "only Saiyans" or "only Super villains". The page shuffles the whole list every time you press the button, and the cards show the name and image only; no power level, no transformations, no bio. If you need a Dragon Ball randomizer that leans toward main characters, the practical trick is to generate ten at a time and pick from the names you recognize.

Who is in the list

The roster was compiled from the full character index of the franchise, so it goes far deeper than the fighters on the box art. A rough breakdown of what turns up:

• The core cast – Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Bulma, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Launch, Mr. Satan, Pan, Trunks.
• Major villains – Frieza, Cell, Cell Max, Broly, Goku Black, Jiren, Hit, Turles, Lord Slug, Garlic Jr., Mercenary Tao, Captain Ginyu, Jeice, Cui, Saibamen, Androids 8 and 17.
• Gods and cosmic figures – Beerus, Vados, Zeno, Zeno's Attendants, Porunga, Super Shenron, Oceanus Shenron, East Kai.
• Saiyan history – Bardock, Gine, Fasha, Shugesh, Goku Jr., Vegeta Jr.
• Game-only characters – Chronoa, Tokitoki, Xeno Vegeta, Xeno Gohanks, Demigra's Mirage (Xenoverse); Tekka, Pinich, Ultra Pinich (Dragon Ball Fusions); assorted Dragon Ball Online youth and mech soldiers.
• Movie oddities – Dr. Wheelo, Bio-Man, Dr. Flappe, plus the Dragonball Evolution versions of Goku, Bulma and Mai.
• Deep cuts and bit parts – Antique Shop Owner, Plant Village Mayor, Referee, Grandma Hakkake, Monster Carrot's Henchmen, Kanassan Commander, and a few "Future" timeline versions of Krillin, Dende and Babidi.

Because bit-part characters outnumber headliners, expect most draws to include at least one name you'll want to look up. Some fans treat that as the point.

What people use it for

• Draw-this challenges. Generate one, draw it in your own style, post it. Landing on a Saibaman or Pasta Macareni is more interesting than landing on Goku again.
• Random-character runs in the games. Roll a name, then play the closest match in FighterZ, Sparking! Zero or Xenoverse. If the result isn't playable, roll again.
• Trivia and "who is this" rounds. Show the picture, hide the name. The game-only and movie characters separate casual viewers from people who've read the wiki.
• OC and fan-fiction prompts. The tool doesn't build original characters, but two random results make a good starting point: "what would a story about Fasha and Dr. Wheelo look like." For a different franchise, the Random Video Game Character Generator or Random DC Character Generator work the same way.
• Team-building constraints. Generate three and build a Dokkan or Legends team around them.

Sample draws

A few real results from pressing Generate with the count set to three, to show the spread you can expect:

If you'd rather roll from a different anime or game, the Random League Champ Generator, Random FNAF Character Generator and Random Cartoon Character Generator follow the same pick-a-count-and-generate pattern. Everything in this group is listed under all people and character generators.