Krillin/Power and Abilities (2024)

Power

Main article: List of Power Levels

Manga and Anime

Despite being regarded as a weakling compared to his Saiyan comrades, in truth, he is the strongest Earthling warrior. In addition, combined with his own battle tactics make him a skilled fighter. Due to him being portrayed often as a comic relief character by the latter half of Dragon Ball Z, his true power is never really seen. When the time counts, however, he can catch opponents more powerful than him off guard. His fighting style also employs misdirection and using abilities in an unorthodox manner, such as using a Kamehameha to vault over someone, which gives him a further advantage.

Introduced at the start of the Tournament Saga in Dragon Ball, Krillin is a thirteen-year-old boy that left Orin Temple after he had been weaker than the other students there and often bullied. Despite this, he already possessed superhuman ability, able to fell trees with his kicks and jump roughly twenty meters from his boat to Master Roshi's island. After training under Roshi, Krillin is able to easily defeat his former bullies at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament. In a filler segment during the Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z, Krillin is stronger than Goku while training with Roshi in a flashback. Roshi tells Krillin to lower his ki to match Goku's. This, however, is inconsistent as Goku was shown to be superior to Krillin during the training.

At the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin struggles to land a blow on Jackie Chun (really Roshi in disguise) until he finally lands a blow that is blocked by Jackie's hand. He then tells Krillin that he was very good since he had to use his hand. Jackie Chun is vastly more powerful than Krillin, but Krillin lands a kick when he uses a pair of panties to distract him. His kick is strong enough to send Jackie Chun away into the air, but he managed to get back into the ring and win the fight.

General Blue, the strongest member of the Red Ribbon Army, proves to be much stronger than Krillin and easily defeats him. During the Fortuneteller Baba Saga, Krillin is defeated by Fangs the Vampire but only because Fangs in his bat form was fast and he managed to get Krillin by surprise and drink his blood. The weakened Krillin was then easily defeated by Fangs.

After three years of training, Krillin participates in the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. He is shown to have become much stronger and is evenly matched with Chiaotzu in the quarter finals, whom he defeats after tricking him with a basic math question (to weaken his psychic powers). Krillin fights Goku in the semi-finals and has a long match with him where he was able to put up a good fight but was defeated.

Krillin is easily killed by Tambourine, though he was caught by surprise in this instance and was tired from fighting Goku. Tambourine is killed easily by Goku at full power, who had a power level of 180, though Goku had previously been defeated when he was tired from fighting Tien. When Krillin is revived, he trains with Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha. They train under Korin and become much stronger.

At the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin manages to land some decent hits and surprise Piccolo on several occasions but is ultimately not strong enough to defeat him. Piccolo even comments at the time that conquering the earth would be difficult with fighters like him.

Krillin's power level at the start of Dragon Ball Z while not fighting is 206 according to Bulma's modified scouter. He trains at The Lookout for a year alongside Tien, Chiaotzu, Yajirobe, and Yamcha in order to prepare for the arrival of the Saiyans. During the battle with the Saiyans, his suppressed power level is 1,083 (1,100 in the anime) and 1,770 when fighting at full strength. When at full strength, Krillin kills all the remaining Saibamen with his Scattering Bullet technique, with the exception of one which managed to flee and was killed by Piccolo. However, his Scattering Bullet failed to inflict any damage on Nappa or Vegeta, and Krillin proved himself to be sorely outmatched by Nappa. During his fight, though, Krillin's Destructo Disc managed to scrape Nappa's cheek, and had he not dodged, Vegeta was sure it would've killed Nappa.

After having his potential unlocked by Guru and while powering up to fight against Guldo, Krillin's power level is over 10,000 according to Jeice's scouter and when Vegeta sensed Krillin's potential unlocked power, he initially mistook him for Zarbon, but then noted that his power was somewhat weaker than Zarbon's. When first encountering the Ginyu Force, Krillin thinks to himself that he could never become as strong as them no matter how much he trained, other than Guldo - who he considered to be a shrimp power wise. Against Ginyu in Goku's body (whose power level was 23,000) Krillin was able to match and even overpower the captain without using his own full power. Vegeta notes during the battle against Frieza that Krillin's power as well as that of Gohan, keeps sharply rising. This was because of their potential being unlocked by Guru.

In the filler Garlic Jr. Saga, Krillin is no match for the Spice Boys, Garlic Jr.'s henchmen. Every one of the Spice Boys proves to be stronger than Krillin. Two of the Spice Boys in particular, Mustard and Vinegar, nearly kill Krillin on two separate occasions. Gohan, however, manages to kill all of the Spice Boys.

After Goku tells Krillin and the others of the android arrival three years into the future, Krillin rejected Goku's offer to train with him. Instead, Krillin said he'd train with Master Roshi. In the original Japanese dialogue, he said he would train with Roshi at his own pace.^[1] After three years of training, Krillin shows up for the fight with the androids. However, Piccolo notes that Gohan, Krillin, and Tien are no match for Android 20. Android 20 later ambushes and easily defeats Krillin while he looked for Gero's lab, but he spares Krillin when he senses Piccolo's energy signature and flies away. Even working together with Tien, the two Earthlings are unable to break the door to Gero's lab, while base Vegeta is able to easily destroy it.

In the anime, Krillin is strong enough to hit Imperfect Cell in the stomach with a headbutt.^[2] He is utterly decimated by a Cell Jr. when the small Bio-Androids attack, and survives only because the Cell Juniors were suppressing their power as they were ordered not to kill the Z Fighters.

Sometime after the Cell Games Saga, Krillin gave up martial arts though it is unknown when. In the seven-year gap between the Cell Games and the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, his power likely decreased. However, Krillin and 18 began training together in the ten days before the 25th Tournament. At the tournament, Krillin easily defeats Pintar.

In the Fusion Saga, while Vegito is turned into candy by Super Buu, King Kai suggests sending Krillin and Yamcha to fight him. In the Kid Buu Saga, he is shown to spar evenly with Yamcha, who previously easily beaten Olibu, displaying that the two were fairly close in strength. He is also strong enough to stay on his feet with Yamcha against Kid Buu after being hit by the latter's attack, they also lasted the longest out of all the dead fighters. However, this is all anime only.

In the manga version of Dragon Ball: The Return of Son Goku and Friends!, Krillin is intimidated by Aka's Flaming Wahaha no Ha.

In Dragon Ball Super, by the time of Frieza's resurrection and return to Earth after training, Krillin is unable to beat Frieza as he is because he's on a completely different level. Number 18 says that she's still stronger than Krillin. He does, however, have the power to combat Frieza's soldiers. However, their two elite soldiers, Shisami and Tagoma, are too much for Krillin to handle and he is soon beaten by Captain Ginyu, who possesses Tagoma's body.

In the anime, his power takes a significant downturn after the events of Frieza's resurrection, and he becomes weak enough to be harmed by bullets, as seen when his arm got grazed by two robber's rifles. It's at this point that 18 remarks how weak Krillin has become, and how the warrior she saw now was not the man she fell in love with, prompting him to train with Master Roshi to enhance his fighting abilities once more. As Krillin regains his fighting spirit, his powers return, and are even enhanced to the point where he can clad his fists with his aura, causing huge explosions. The newly empowered Krillin becomes strong enough to defeat the very illusions he was initially afraid of, managing to break Goku free from the illusion of Super Shenron, and then even beating the illusion of Super Shenron with Super Saiyan Blue Goku's help. However, whenever Krillin spars with Goku, he bans him from becoming a Super Saiyan, as it is still too much for him to handle.

In the Universe Survival Saga, in the anime Goku and Gohan simulate a battle between Krillin and Basil with image training to try and determine how Krillin will go in the tournament, the battle shows that Krillin can hold his own - primarily due to his special techniques - but would be unable to damage Basil at all and would be defeated. After the battle Gohan is worried about Krillin but Goku is confident in Krillin and says he has been training and will be fine.

Krillin later battles Gohan and defeats him with his new technique, Solar Flare x100, blinding him then knocking him out of the "ring". After this, Krillin goes on to fight Goku and is able to keep up with base Goku by using a barrage of Destructo Discs and clever strategy, such as faking Goku out by appearing to cast a Solar Flare and then hitting him with a barrage of energy blasts when he covers his eyes, nearly knocking base Goku out of the ring by knocking him back with a heavy punch then firing a continuous energy wave pushing him to the edge of the ring. This forces Goku to go Super Saiyan, and through his use of a pre-placed attack, Krillin is able to almost get Super Saiyan Goku out of the ring by having caused the ground below him to cave in. Krillin also collides in a beam struggle with him and pushes back a heavily suppressed Kamehameha from Super Saiyan Blue Goku before Goku put more power in and Krillin had to be saved by Android 18. Krillin then proceeds to have a sparring match with 18 and loses.

In the manga, when being recruited for the Tournament of Power, Krillin states that he is out of shape compared to before and that the tournament will help him get back into shape.

During the Tournament of Power, rather than going off on his own, Krillin chose to remain with Gohan, Piccolo, Master Roshi, and Tien Shinhan - they launched an assault that caused little to no damage against Lavender, Botamo, Comfrey, Shosa, and Dercori. Later on, he and Android 18 were able to knock Shosa, a being who was almost able to defeat 18, out of the arena, implying that Krillin may have caught up to his wife. He is able to fight on par with Majora, one of the strongest fighters of Universe 4. Krillin's Kamehameha was also powerful enough to knock him out of the arena. However, he is no match for Final Form Frost, who effortlessly knocks him out of the arena with a Tail Attack.

Films

In The World's Strongest, Krillin has a power level of 5,000 according to the Movie 3 Pamphlet. He and Gohan are both defeated easily by Kishime.

In The Tree of Might, Krillin struggles against Amond, who deflects his Destructo Disc.

In Lord Slug, Krillin is defeated in one hit by Lord Slug.

In Cooler's Revenge, Krillin is knocked out by Neiz. Neiz was the weakest of Cooler's Armored Squadron and was defeated easily by Piccolo, but still strong enough to defeat Gohan.

In The Return of Cooler, Krillin manages to destroy one of the Cyclopian Guards by blasting them in their weak spot even though they were much stronger than him.

In Bio-Broly, Krillin is shown to be able to keep up with Goten and Trunks, also in their Super Saiyan form, aiding them and Android 18 against Bio-Broly, and even cause him some harm. However, it should be noted that Bio-Broly is much weaker than the original Broly as in the previous film, Broly easily knocked Krillin out with a single attack.

In Resurrection ‘F’, Krillin, along with Gohan, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Master Roshi and Jaco hold off Frieza's soldiers for Goku and Vegeta to arrive and take on Frieza. Krillin is said to be weaker than 18, but he goes anyway. Krillin is able to take on a group of Frieza's men but at one point is overwhelmed and requires Gohan's help, by the end of the battle he is seen to have gotten minor injuries and thus takes a Senzu Bean.

Statements by authors and guidebooks

Krillin's power level after his potential is unlocked is 13,000 according to Daizenshuu 7. The last rating of Krillin's power level is 75,000 during the battle with Frieza (when Krillin's potential has finished unlocking), according to the 1991 V-Jump #1.

In Krillin's profile for Resurrection ‘F’ he is referred to as "the strongest Earthling warrior".

The Animedia blurb for the Universe Survival Saga also refers to him as "the strongest Earthling". A later featurette for the Tournament of Power once again stated Krillin was the strongest Earthling.^[3]

During the Tournament of Power, Krillin was much weaker than both Goten or Trunks in their Super Saiyan states.^[4]

Abilities

• Techniques

• Forms and Power ups

• Fusions

• Equipment

Main article: List of techniques used by Krillin

Kamehameha

Main article: Kamehameha

The signature attack of the Turtle School. It unleashes a powerful and long-stretching blue energy blast from his cupped hands. Krillin first uses it during his battle with Chiaotzu in the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. It can be charged to compete with practically any enemy attack. Since then, Krillin has continued to use it as one of his signature techniques.

Double Tsuibikidan

Main article: Double Tsuibikidan

A double energy wave from both hands that follows the opponent like homing missiles. Krillin later improves the technique by firing a large energy wave real slow to send it into the air and splits it into smaller, but faster ki spheres that attack the foe at medium speed.

Destructo Disc

Main article: Destructo Disc

Krillin's signature technique which is a razor-sharp disc of golden ki that can slice through almost any substance. As the technique's creator, Krillin has continued to improve on it and develop new variations of it.

Fusion Spirit Bomb

Main article: Fusion Spirit Bomb

A triple team attack in which an injured Goku passes the Spirit Bomb to Krillin for him to throw at their opponent. If the opponent dodges it, Gohan deflects it back at them sending their opponent flying into the air. They used this move against Vegeta, who manages to survive the attack but was heavily injured.

Solar Flare

Main article: Solar Flare

One of the Crane School's signature attacks. The user places their hands close their face and calls out the technique's name unleashing a white light to blind everything watching except the user, since they are projecting the light. Krillin first learns the move as a kid after witnessing Tien Shinhan using it against Jackie Chun. He uses this technique far more than Tien and has even improved on it, making it his signature attack of sorts.

Unlock Potential

Main article: Unlock PotentialDuring the Namek Saga, Krillin has his potential unlocked by the Grand Elder Guru, raising his power to a level above that of the Ginyu Force member, Guldo. The ceremony is simple, the Grand Elder just needs to put his hand on top of Krillin's head and draw out his hidden potential. In addition, Krillin's and Gohan's power rises after each battle, as noted by Vegeta. This "form" appears as a transformation in the games of the Budokai series.

Demonic Transformation

Main articles: Black Water Mist and Demon Clan

During the Garlic Jr. Saga, Krillin pretends to be infected by the Black Water Mist after Piccolo pretends to bite him while telling Krillin his plan to rescue Kami and Mr. Popo from Garlic Jr.

Selflessness State

Main article: Selflessness State

In Dragon Ball Super, during his training with Goku in the Forest of Terror Krillin gains a new power up by facing his fears and controlling his heart. Krillin's aura does not disperse as it usually does but takes shape around his body, as he is not allowing any of his ki to leak out. Krillin focuses his ki around his hands to enhance his attack power.

Kaio-ken

Main article: Kaio-ken

In both Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors and Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Krillin can utilize the Kaio-ken as a "power up". In Supersonic Warriors, Krillin learns the technique in his "What-If" story, after dying of the heart virus, Goku (with Fortuneteller Baba's help) returns to teach Krillin the Kaio-ken and Spirit Bomb techniques so he can protect the Earth in Goku's place. Krillin can use these techniques in his level 3 form. In Xenoverse, Krillin can use this form as one of his Super Skills in his 5th Skillset. However, the Kaio-ken Awoken Skill does not appear in the sequel, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.

Spirit Bomb absorbed

Main article: Spirit Bomb Absorption

In the story of Shin Budokai, Krillin is given the energy from a Spirit Bomb by Goku, and he later uses this energy in order to power himself up enough to fight Frieza. When powering up into this state, Krillin powers up in the same way as he would into his Unlock Potential form.

Infected

Main article: Tuffle ParasitesKrillin is possessed by a Tuffle parasite.

Saiyaman-like Costume

Main article: Great Saiyaman Suit

In Dragon Ball Online, the 84-year-old Krillin dons a Saiyaman-like costume to hide his identity while combating the remnants of the Frieza Force that invade Earth in Age 820 after the death of Mr. Satan.

Prilin

Main article: Prilin

Prilin is a hypothetical fusion between Piccolo and Krillin. He appeared for the first time in the 13th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. In the Buu saga, Krillin and Piccolo are seen to perform the Fusion Dance as a demonstration for Goten and Trunks, so Akira Toriyama drew a hypothetical fusion between the two characters as a goof. This fusion was simply a drawing and never made it to the manga or the anime. Part of the reason is suggested to be that Piccolo and Krillin's bodies are not similar enough to actually create a fusion through this technique.

In the Dragon Ball Collectible Card Game "Fusion Frenzy" pack, there is a fusion of Piccolo and Krillin named Piccillin.

Despite the hypothetical nature of the fusion, Prilin makes his first playable appearance in Dragon Ball Fusions. It is unclear if this means that a fusion between Piccolo and Krillin is actually possible or a side effect of the warping of timespace within the Timespace Rift making the fusion possible.

EX Prillin

Main article: EX Prilin

EX Prillin is the EX-Fusion of Piccolo and Krillin, as well as the EX-Fusion counterpart of Prillin. Unlike Prillin, EX Prillin is not hypothetical as EX-Fusion allows two characters wearing Metamo-Rings to fuse after performing the Fusion Dance, regardless of differences in size or power between the two fusee. EX Prillin first appeared in Dragon Ball Fusions.

Gorilin

Main article: GorilinThe EX-Fusion of Krillin and Kid Goku who first appeared in Dragon Ball Fusions.

Krigohan

Main article: Krigohan

The EX-Fusion of Krillin and Teen Gohan who first appeared in Dragon Ball Fusions.

Weighted Clothing

Main article: Weighted ClothingClothing fitted with built-in weights to make them heavier than ordinary clothes.

Yajirobe's Katana

Main article: Yajirobe's KatanaKrillin used Yajirobe's sword in an attempt to finish Vegeta off but was stopped by Goku before he could.

Senzu Bean

Main article: Senzu BeanMystical beans with immense rejuvenation properties.

Gun

Main article: GunFirearms which fire high velocity rounds known as bullets or, in some cases, Ki Blasts. Due to being a policeman, Krillin carries a gun when on duty.

High-Performance Motorbike

Main article: Motorcycle

A type of police air bike Krillin uses while on duty as a policeman.

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