Puar
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| Japanese | Puar |
| Romaji | Puaruu |
| Anime Name | Puar |
| Manga Name | Puar |
| Alternate Name(s) | Pu-erh Squeeker Pool Plume Pual Pualuu |
| Canon to | Original Manga |
| First Appearance | Issue #??? DB Issue#??? DB Episode #5 |
| Appears in | Template:Appears in:DB, DBZ, DBGT |
| Race | Shapeshifter Animal |
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Image:Puar.jpgPuar (or Pu'ar) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z manga and anime series. His first appearance was in issue #7 of the manga. In the early Harmony Gold English Dragon Ball dub from the 1980's, he was known as Squeeker (not Sparkles, as is commonly quoted), and was played by Cheryl Chase.
Pu'ar is a shapeshifting cat and the constant companion of Yamcha. He also has an innate ability to fly (the first character in the series to do so) and is nearly always seen simply 'standing' in thin air at about human head height. Puar graduated from the same shapeshifting school as Oolong, though he completed that training and does not have Oolong's difficulties with maintaining his transformed state. He shows up quite a bit in the beginning, but becomes less of a presence as the series progresses.
There is some debate as to Pu'ar's gender in the anime and manga. Many fans assume that he is female because his voice is dubbed by female voice actors (Kathy Morse and Monika Antonelli in English and Naoko Watanabe in Japanese). The question of his gender is never addressed in canon directly, although Akira Toriyama has indicated in interviews that he considered him male while writing the manga. Some fans have simply argued that for shapeshifters, gender is irreleveant.
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During the very earliest sagas of Dragon Ball, Pu'ar would sometimes use his shapeshifting powers to help the protagonists on their adventures. (For example, disguising himself as another person, becoming a sharp object, etc.) However, as the manga and anime progress (before even the start of Dragon Ball Z) he is eventually reduced to the role of a background character. As the driving theme of the manga/anime is mostly about fighting, Puar can do little more than react to the horrors of the latest and greatest villain.
Puar appears very briefly in Dragon Ball GT in episodes 40, "Piccolo's Decision" and 64, "Until We Meet Again...". By the end of Dragon Ball GT, Yamcha returns to his vagabond life roaming the desert with Puar.
Alternate Timeline
Puar is one of the few characters to survive in the "Trunks Timeline," as seen the The History of Trunks special. He is hidden in a submarine with Oolong, Muten Roshi and his Turtle.
Dragon Ball Movies
Puar appears in the folowing Dragon Ball Movies and Specials: