Dragon Ball fans cannot forget about the epic journey of finding the Dragon Balls and defeating evil.
There were many strong characters who fought legendary battles nobody can forget. However, true fans can recall, Bulma, a scientist, helped the main heroes a lot to achieve their goals from behind the scenes. She was a resourceful lady, who avoided fights, but her inventions proved to be inevitable for the Dragon Team to succeed.
Bulma was full of exciting surprises and only a few know how much she had been through over the years.
10 She Was The Smartest Character
She didn’t have special abilities that would have encouraged her to fight, but Bulma made up for it with her genius intelligence.
Many times fans could see her be extremely quick-witted, which helped out both her and the team. Often her inventions were the key to solving certain issues or beating opponents.
The first sign of her genius was when at the age of five she could fix Jaco’s spaceship on Omori’s island.
9 She Was Mind Controlled By Multiple Characters
It was an especially sensitive topic for Bulma because she was very proud of her smarts.
In the anime, she was turned into a mindless killing machine by Garlic Jr. and his Black Water Mist. Later Captain Ginyu possessed her body and even during the Baby Saga along with all her peers Baby took over Bulma’s mind.
Fans loved the comedic aftermath of each case because Bulma felt embarrassed about her actions, which she wasn’t even responsible for.
8 She Was Once A Carrot, A Chocolate, & A Frog
As a regular human, it was pretty tough for Bulma to be around all sorts of super-powerful beings.
Upon her encounter with the Rabbit Mob she ended up as a carrot. Fortunately, Goku managed to save her, but it certainly wasn’t a happy ride. Another time as a courtesy of Super Buu she was turned into chocolate and even consumed by the pink villain.
She seemed to experience life in many forms, when Ginyu controlled her mind, Bulma’s soul was trapped in a namekian frog.
7 She Was Supposed To Fall In Love With Goku
Dragon Ball fans thought Bulma would be a good match for Goku and it was said even the manga’s editor wanted them to get together.
Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball didn’t like the idea, mainly because he thought it would steer the story in a different direction.
Most fans still wonder what would have happened if something sparkled between them.
6 She Used The Dragon Balls To Look Younger
Bulma’s intelligence often overshadowed her beauty, which seemingly some of her peers didn’t notice.
While she was often very realistic and sensible, Bulma was obsessed with her beauty and looks were extremely important to her. In many episodes, she expressed how much time she spent with her beauty routine. At some point, her motivation for finding the Dragon Balls became rather selfish.
In Dragon Ball Super: Broly, she already had 6 Balls and managed to use them to look five years younger.
5 She Has An Older Sister
Bulma’s older sister Tights is also quite intelligent, although fans didn’t have the opportunity to explore her capabilities.
She was often seen to be a little insecure, but had a short temper and sometimes acted violently. After Jaco saved her from four muggers in East City, the two befriended each other.
Tights managed to fulfill her childhood dreams and became a sci-fi writer.
4 She Married Vegeta
While many fans thought Bulma would marry Guko, in the end, she found her soulmate in Vegeta.
She had a serious relationship with Yamcha, but it didn’t work out because he couldn’t commit to Bulma. They remained friends after the breakup and everything ended on a higher note because Bulma and Vegeta made a great couple. They had good chemistry and later they had two children.
Fans found them also funny most of the time as Bulma loved to tease Vegeta.
3 She Created A Time Machine
"Future" Trunks Saga was an unforgettably thrilling period in Dragon Ball.
When a capsule appeared with Future Trunk in it. Both fans and the team were baffled and excited by the events. As Bulma learned more about the circumstances and found her future self’s note to her, everything became clear.
It was Future Bulma, who must have invented the time machine, as she was able to give clear instructions to her past self to create fuel and even build a better functioning time machine.
2 She Had The Same Voice Actor
The Dragon Ball franchise has gone through a lot of changes over the nearly three decades it was running from 1986.
Most characters got new voices from time to time, but Bulma was among the few, who had the same original (Japanese) voice. Hiromi Tsuru was inseparable from the beloved Dragon Ball character and even in Dragon Ball Z: Kai’s 97 episodes she voiced Bulma.
Her English voice changed on the other hand, but it is impressive to see a voice actor be so dedicated to a character.
1 She Was Killed By Goku
In Dragon Ball Super’s 47th episode Future Bulma was killed in a tragic scene, which hurt many fans.
In front of Future Trunk’s eyes, she was blown up by Goku Black. Of course, it wasn’t Goku but Zamasu who possessed his body and forced him to do so.
It was a dark moment and Dragon Ball fans were devastated at the sight of Bulma’s vaporization.