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 Name: Tenshinhan 天津飯
Sex: Male
Race: Earthling/Human ?
Height: 187 cm (6 ft. 1 in.)
Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs.)
Martial Arts: Tsuru-senryu
Manga Debut: Chapter 113, volume 10
Anime Debut: Dragon Ball Episode 82
Special Skills: He possesses the ability to use telepathy. It seems to be something Tsuru-sennin teaches his students, since Chaozu can do it as well. In the third DB movie, Makafushigi Daibouken, it is Tenshinhan who has taught Chaozu this handy little communication trick; quite an interesting change.
Tenshinhan can also drive a car, as well as pilot the various flying machines that are popular within the DB world. I do wonder where he got his license. ^^
Appearance: The first thing you’re bound to notice about Tenshinhan is that he has three eyes - three fully functional eyes (well, the third one - which is located at the center of his forehead - doesn’t seem to move much.) Once you get over this small physical quirk, you’ll find he’s a pretty normal-looking guy.
Tenshinhan stands a towering 6 feet and one inch. Most - if not all - of his mass is made up of pure muscle. He is bald, though it isn’t clear whether he shaves (like Kuririn does) or is naturally bald. Another distinguishing mark is his scar, which runs on an angle, from his shoulder across his right pectoral. The scar is a “trophy” from his match with Tao Pai Pai, during the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai.
The expression he usually wears is one of absolute seriousness. Rare is the occasion that he cracks a smile or laughs. With those eyebrows perpetually knitted together, Tenshinhan really does resemble Ichigo from Bleach.
Name Pun: His name is the Japanese reading of a popular Chinese dish called Tianjin Rice (the dish is named after the region in China from which it originates.) The characters that make up his name are as follows:
天 - ten, meaning “heaven”
津 - shin, meaning “harbor”
飯 - han, meaning “rice”
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