13 Facts About Master Roshi

Master Roshi's students include Grandpa Son Gohan, The Ox-King, Son Goku, Krillin and Yamcha.

Master Roshi is bald, sports a thick van dyke beard, and wears sunglasses, beach clothes, or martial arts suits.

Master Roshi usually wields a walking stick and, in early appearances, wears a turtle's shell on his back.

Master Roshi's design was inspired by the character of Kami-sama from Toriyama's previous manga Dr Slump and accordingly was originally voiced by Kohei Miyauchi, who voiced Kami-sama in the original Dr Slump anime.

Master Roshi is voiced by Kinya Aikawa in the 10th anniversary movie, by Takko Ishimori in gameplay of Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure, and by Masaharu Sato in the thirteenth Dragon Ball Z movie and all media following Dragon Ball Kai.

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Master Roshi is consistently depicted as a pervert who frequently flirts with or harasses physically attractive female characters.

When tasked with putting out a fire on Mount Frypan, Master Roshi demonstrated an ability to greatly increase his energy.

Master Roshi is portrayed by Chow Yun-fat in the American live-action film Dragonball Evolution; his voice was dubbed over by Tsutomu Isobe in the Japanese version.

Master Roshi was included as one of eight character pairings in Dragon Ball x One Piece: Cross Epoch, a crossover manga between their respective Dragon Ball and One Piece series.

Master Roshi is a playable character in the following video games:.

Master Roshi is a popular and widely recognized character, who has appeared in several "top" character lists by fans and critics.

Master Roshi was ranked among IGN's Top 13 Dragon Ball Z Characters List published in 2015, which acknowledged Roshi's primary role within the series as a comic relief character but emphasized the importance of the character's in-universe legacy for being the inventor of the Kamehameha, "the franchise's most recognizable move and Goku's signature technique", and that he can still hold his own in battle when necessary.

Master Roshi has received particular attention for his lewd sensibilities as well as his constant attempts to catch the series' female characters in revealing positions.