26 Facts About Videl

Videl is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball media franchise.

Videl's name is a play on words with her father's name Mr Satan.

Videl is the love interest of Gohan and plays an important role during the story arc where he is the lead character of Dragon Ball.

Videl's reception has been generally positive with series fans, whereas commentators have mixed views about her relevance as a character.

Unlike her father, who is depicted as a showboating yet cowardly comic relief character, Videl is characterized with more heroic traits and displays an admirable fighting potential.

Videl's hairstyle went through multiple drafts before the final design of twin pigtails was chosen in 1992, though the alternate hair designs have been used for other characters in the series, including Bulma.

Videl is voiced by Yuko Minaguchi in the original Japanese anime, and by Shino Kakinuma in Dragon Ball Kai.

Videl first appears as a headstrong, tomboyish vigilante who assists the police force of Satan City.

Videl grew up learning martial arts in order to emulate her father, and uses her fighting abilities in her crimefighting activities.

Videl becomes suspicious of Gohan after she notices him at school, and tails him in order to learn more about him.

Videl eventually discovers Gohan's secret identity as the Great Saiyaman; realizing Gohan is more powerful than he seems, she blackmails him into teaching her combat techniques using her knowledge of his secret identity.

Videl later enters the 25th Tenka'ichi Budokai martial arts tournament, but is brutally beaten to near-death by a magically empowered man named Spopovitch in a slanted match, enraging Gohan and sparking a chain of events which leads to the revival of the ancient primordial creature Majin Buu.

Videl is devastated when she learns that Gohan is presumed dead as a result of his initial defeat by Buu.

Videl is later returned to life through the power of the Namekian Dragon Balls, and is reunited with Gohan and her father.

Videl's appearance is redesigned for Dragon Ball Super, which takes place chronologically after the defeat of Majin Buu but prior to the ending of the original Dragon Ball series.

Videl appears as a supporting character in multiple films with the Dragon Ball Z branding.

Videl's participation in the Super Saiyan God ritual in Dragon Ball Super is an adaptation of a similar scene from the 2013 film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.

Videl makes a minor appearance in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, in which she requests Piccolo to pick up Pan from school as both she and Gohan were too busy.

Videl plays a minor role in the Dragon Ball GT series, and is often seen in the company of her mother-in-law Chi-Chi.

Videl is last seen when Goku says goodbye to everyone and departs the mortal world with Shenron at the end of the series.

Videl has appeared in several Dragon Ball video games, often as a playable character: examples include the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series, the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, Super Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Xenoverse and its sequel.

Videl appears in post-launch downloadable content DLC for 2018's Dragon Ball FighterZ, initially as a match commentator in March 2018, and later as a playable character in 2019.

Videl is one of the Dragon Ball franchise's most popular female characters.

Videl remains a popular subject for cosplay activities and fan art by Dragon Ball fandom.

Antonio Sanchez-Migallon from HobbyConsolas lamented that Videl went from a strong heroic character who is determined to defend her city as a vigilante to emulating her mother-in-law as a domesticated housewife whose only function is to look after Pan and her home.

Similarly, Martin said Videl is too underutilized to make much of an impact.