Trunks is one of the main characters of Dragon Ball. He is the son of Vegeta and Bulma. Therefore, King Vegeta is his paternal grandfather, Mr. Brief his maternal grandfather, Mrs. Brief his maternal grandmother, Bra his sister and Tarble his uncle.
Trunks has the particularity to exist twice in the story. Indeed, the first Trunks who appears at the beginning of the Saga of the Artificial Humans comes from the future and is returned to the past in another timeline thanks to a Time Machine designed by Bulma, his mother. It is only a few years later that he is really born. In the rest of the article, we distinguish "Trunks from the present" and "Trunks from the future".
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Personality
If Trunks of the future presented many positive qualities in particular by his altruism towards his own. And this because of his universe decimated by the artificial humans. The Trunks of the present did not live that and his character would be almost totally opposite.
Indeed, Trunks is stubborn, capricious and mischievous. This difference is due of course to the radically opposed living conditions. Here, as often seen in the original manga, Trunks easily gets what he wants, being the heir of the Brief family, probably the wealthiest company on earth.
Under this opposite context, Akira Toriyama changes considerably one of the most popular characters to concoct a brand new protagonist of the story serving to insert comical elements in the Majin Boo saga in particular.
Despite the Saiyan blood he has from his father, Trunks doesn't have black hair like other Saiyan, but a gray/purple haircut that looks more like his mother's (whose hair is blue) and his maternal grandfather's, he also has blue eyes. When he is 17 and then 20, he has a very attractive young man's look that he gets from his mother and of course, his father's strength, and he will then have long hair. He also has a rather sophisticated style of dress that does not make him so much a Super Saiyan in appearance.
On the fights, Trunks should not be underestimated, N°18 during the 25th Tenkai Ichi Budokai indeed perceives the danger of Son Goten and Trunks. The age of these two Saiyans is not very advanced and this leads to many surprises, Son Gohan, Vegeta and N°18 will be the victims.
The author will choose to merge Trunks with Son Goten, creating a new concept that he will not stop developing. The idea is particularly exhilarating but unfortunately will have repercussions on the solo actions of Trunks and Son Goten.
Toei Animation was seduced by the two new characters and devoted two films to them (10 and 11). We can particularly measure the intelligence of Trunks in the dramatic moments. Even reproducing a very similar situation at the very end of the Cell Game when he sends a Kikoha deceiving Broly's vigilance. In the movie 11, he finds an interesting way to parry against Broly's clone.
In the last movie featuring Tapion, he gave him a sword to Trunks (small) but it is not this sword that Trunks had in the future because the events of this movie take place after the Cell Game, where Trunks (from the future) arrived and left. So Trunks (from the future) never met Tapion even though the idea is very attractive.
In the Dragon Ball Super manga, Akira Toriyama now changes the game about Trunks and Son Goten. If from the beginning Son Goku wanted to leave the beautiful part to the new generation, the message is reversed. Indeed, when in an interview [1], the question is asked about the non presence of Trunks and Son Goten in front of the terrible Freezer of the movie 15, the answer of the master is the following:
"It's because nobody wanted to risk losing the next generation of warriors."
This attitude can nevertheless suggest that Son Goku does not need a successor anymore. The numerous attempts on Son Gohan ended in failure, and Trunks and Son Goten are now reduced to small appearances. During the arc of the tournament of the strongest, Vegeta answers curtly by the negation when it is question of putting Trunks and Goten in the team.
Skills and Competencies
At a very young age, Trunks managed to transform into a Super Saiyan. In this form, Trunks' hair rises up on his head, it also takes on a golden hue. His eyes turn green. In Super Saiyan, Trunks' power is multiplied.
Since the 1st Galaxy Mission of Dragon Ball Heroes, Trunks has the ability to transform into Super Saiyan 3. In this form, Trunks' hair grows, bristles and stands up on his head, two strands fall on his face and it takes on a golden hue. His eyes turn green and his aura is filled with electricity. In Super Saiyan 3, Trunks' power increases greatly.
Gotenks is the fusion between Trunks and Son Goten via the Fusion Dance (Fusion Metamol).
History
He was born shortly before the arrival of cyborgs N°19 and N°20. During all this part of the story, he appeared only in the arms of his mother Bulma.
We find him 7 years later at the Capsule Corporation where he lives with his family. He had just finished his training with his father before having the visit of Son Gohan that he wanted to have a costume. After the creation of the costume Trunks found that cheesy. He was then invited with Vegeta to the Tenkaichi Budokai by Gohan. He learned at the same time the participation of Son Goku in the tournament. He then trained with his father in a gravity room, but the gravity being too strong for Trunks his father advised him to stop, but Trunks decided to transform into a Super Saiyan and shocked his father at the same time.
During the Tenkaichi Budokai, Trunks meets Son Goku and learns with Son Goten that they will not be able to participate in the adult category. Trunks defeats without difficulty the participants of his age and meets Son Goten in final. The fight is very balanced but Trunks is more technical than his friend and manages to defeat him after using the Super Saiyan like Son Goten. He then had to face Mister Satan and managed to defeat him without any difficulty with a single punch.
After the end of their tournament, Trunks and Son Goten decide to participate in the adult championship. They knock out Mighty Mask and take his place in the tournament.
They fight N°18 who unmasks their imposture and makes them disqualified. Note that the match was very disputed and that N°18 needed to use all his strength when the two young Saiyan transform to release a powerful kikoha.
After Trunks follows Son Goten, eager to meet a wizard, namely Babidi. But when they arrive, they discover with dismay Piccolo petrified. By accident, Trunks destroys this statue which forced Piccolo to reform himself completely. After that, they leave with Kuririn and Piccolo in the direction of Vegeta and Majin Boo's position. Angered by the fact that his father was crushed, Trunks went to help him followed by Goten and there, Vegeta hugged his son for the last time and knocked him and Son Goten out. When they woke up, they explored Dende's lair and found food in a room. After their quick fight with Mr. Popo, they were told about Vegeta's death and Gohan's presumed death, which made Trunks mad.
With Goten and under Piccolo's tutelage, they learned to merge and after two failed attempts, they merged with him to form the powerful but unpleasant Gotenks. During the time between the two fusions, he witnessed with disgust the massacre of the occupants of the lair and then went to train as Gotenks in the Hall of Spirit and Time. After finishing his training, Gotenks in Super Saiyan 3 confronts Super Boo, whom he cornered. Unfortunately, the fusion ends and Trunks and Goten are about to be killed. But Son Gohan arrives and saves them before being absorbed. He died during the explosion of the planet but was resurrected.
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