Piccolo is one of the most iconic and recognizable characters in the entire Dragon Ball franchise. Much of that is attributed to his distinct look, as a green-skinned fighter with a d🎃esign that’s part reptile, part alꦇien, and with an oddly Asian-themed (but still incredibly cool looking) turban and cape ensemble.

It also helps that he’s one of the very few non-Saiyan characters to maintain relevancy. While Goku and pals continue to get more crazy hair colors and extra spikes added to their heads (guess where Super Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog got its idea from), Piccolo has had the same ♛exact look even after numerous fusions and power-ups.

The bizarre nature of Piccolo made him an ideal rival for Goku, a title he held briefly until Vegeta strong-armed him out of the role. These days, he spends most of his time mentoring both of Goku’s sons, his relationship with Gohan earning him internet infamy by classi🌼fying him as “Gohan’s real dad,” a testament to Piccolo’s warm-hearted nature underneath his gruff exterior and a condemnation of Goku’s irresponsible duties as a parent.

He is also a character that has had some of the most unique and bizarre repertoires of tricks, techniques, and oꦇtherworldly biological traits. This latest list takes a closer look and dissects the Namekian fighter (not literally of course), cataloging all of the fun and funky facts about him that no Super Saiyan could ever replicate (since that species is typically all about yelling really loud and punching opponents into the stratosphere...hey, if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it).

25 🔯 He Can 𒉰Conjure Up Clothing

Piccolo is one of the few fighters in Dragon Ball where it could be argued t♊hat much of his techniques are pure magic, rather than sheer strength ෴and channeling one’s Ki (though he’s no slouch in either department).

When taking Gohan as his apprentice, Piccolo was able to create a pair of clothes for the boy out of thin air, giving him a garb resembling his father’s. Years later in 🐈the Cell saga, he conjured up another outfit for Gohan, this time resembling his own cape and tunic combo (at Gohan’s own request).

24 ♊ ♉ His Antenna

One of the most immediately recognizable of Piccolo’s physical features, 🅺his antenna is usually the first thing to clue folks in about his alien origins. He also tends to keep them nestled under his turban, which funny enough keeps most humans in the dark about his true nature.

But his antenna can also shoot out an electric beam.

This attack is rarely used in the series but can prove to electrify and tempo🎃rarily stun opponents once it makes contact.

23 𓃲 Does He Have Red Blood Or Green?

Given that Piccolo is part of a reptilian-like alien race, it would be reasonable to assume that his blood is green-colored, a 🌳long-established cliche about space aliens.

But after being wounded by Raditz (whi🅠ch even resulted in hiꩲm losing an arm), his blood is shown to be red-colored instead. This is further confusing as he is shown to bust out green blood once he regrows his arm. It seems the animators couldn’t make up their minds either, as he later is shown to bleed out both colors at random moments in the series.

22 🔯 💃Does He Have Four Fingers Or Five?

Chalk this one up to a strange case♕ of adaptation: in the original manga, both Piccolo and his father King Piccolo are drawn with four fingers total (ꦚincluding the thumb). Once again, this is a typical design decision to showcase the character’s otherworldly origins.

But in the anime, Piccolo and all other Namekians are drawn with five fingers instead. No official reason was given for this change. Perhaps it was easier for the animators to follow this basic blueprint instead of having to be constantly🐷 reminded to draw him with one finger less than everyone else.

21 🍌 He Doesn't Need Food

For a being that engages in frequent intense training and has a large frame, Piccolo’s body seems to require ve🐽ry little nutrition in order to remain self-sustained.

It turns out that Namekians do not require food.

Instead, they only require water in order to 🌳function. This leads to an amusing continuity error later on when Chi Chi threatens both Goku and Piccolo (who was a temporary resident at Goku’s in order to train) to no longer cook for them if they didn’t get their driver’s licenses.

20 His Race 🌳Is 🦹All-Male

Piccolo is undeniabl🔯y one of the 𒀰most macho characters in the series, thanks largely to his gruff voice and permanent scowling face.

But it turns out that his race๊ is technically asexual, as they do not reproduce through mating but instead lay eggs. This also means that there are no female Namekians, which would normally mean that they would be genderless altogether. However, both Piccolo and all other on-screen Namekians use male prꦯonouns regardless of their biology.

19 🌌 He Is Technically A Clone ꦇ

Anyone who watched the original Dragon Ball ser♚ies is aware that the Piccolo that is currently around w𓆏asn’t the original Piccolo that Goku faced: that Piccolo was actually King Piccolo, a sinister villain who spat out an egg upon his defeat that would later spawn the current Piccolo.

Although he is considered the son of the late💧 King Piccolo, he also retains his father’s memories and (temporarily) his fiendish ambitions. This makes Piccolo Jr. closer t🍎o a clone than a son.

18 He Can (Nearly) 𒉰Regenerate His Entire Body

Early on in Dragon Ball Z, Piccolo showed off his handy ability (ha) to regrow his lost arm after the battle with Raditz. Li𓂃ttle did we know that his regenerativ🌟e abilities are far greater than that.

After being accidentally smashed to pieces by Trunks while turned into a statue, Piccolo was able to bring himself back to top form, revealing that he can regrow any part♉ of his body as long as his head isn’t damaged, further demonstrating the reptilian influence Toriyama had in mind

17 ඣ His Incredible Hearing ♋

When Trunks came from the future to warn Goku of the impending threat, as well as reveal his connection to Vegeta andꦫ Bulma, he pleaded with Goku to keep the latter a secret from everybody.

Turns out Piccolo’s ears aren’t just for show, as he was able to overhear the entire conversation from a great distance away. Incidentally, he also promised not to give away Trunks’ secret...until he inadvertently revealed his name to Vegeta later during𓂃 the Android battle.

16 He Is S✃ensitive To Whistling

Piccolo’s incredible hearing abiliꦑty does come with an obvious weakness: whi𓃲le he is able to listen in on distant conversations, it turns out that whistling can cause great pain to the Namekian, to the point that it paralyzes him.

This comes in handy against Lord Slug in the fourth movie, who also suffers from this auditory impediment.

Distracted b♋y Gohan’s whistling, Goku and Piccolo manage to land the finishing blow (while Piccolo went as far as remove his own ears so that he wouldn’t be affected as well).