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[[Image:HH wave.jpg|right|thumb|260px|His Holiness the [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]], Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935)]]
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'''His Holiness''' is the official [[style (manner of address)|style]] or manner of address in reference to the leaders of certain religious groups. In the [[Catholicism|Catholic Church]] and its [[Eastern Rite]], the style is used when referring to the [[Pope]]. It is also used in reference to some [[patriarch]]s of [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]. In [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the [[Dalai Lama]] is also addressed in the same manner in [[English language|English]], as are other Buddhist leaders such as [[Sakya Trizin]], the Patriarch of [[Sakyapa]]. In the [[Hinduism|Hinduist]] tradition, [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]], leader of the [[Transcendental Meditation]] movement, is also styled "His Holiness" by his followers
RefName=Kuririn|
Appears in=DB, DBZ, DBGT|
JapName=クリリン|
RomName=Kuririn|
AniName=Krillin|
MangaName=Kuririn|
AltName=Bongo|
CanonTo=Original [[Manga]]|
FirstApp=Chapter #25<br>DB Episode #14|
Race=[[Human (Dragon Ball)|Human]]|
FamConnect=<li>[[Android 18]] ''(wife)''<li>[[Marron (Dragon Ball)|Marron]] ''(daughter)''<li>[[Android 17]] ''(brother in-law)''}}
'''Kuririn''' (クリリン), Kulilin, or '''Krillin''' in the [[English language|English]] anime, the English video games, and the English trading card games, is a fictional character in the [[manga]] [[Dragon Ball]]/[[Dragon Ball Z]], and the [[anime]] [[Dragon Ball (original series)|Dragon Ball]], [[Dragon Ball Z]], and [[Dragon Ball GT]]. In the early Harmony Gold English Dragon Ball dub from the 1980's, he is known as '''Bongo'''. His [[seiyuu]] is [[Mayumi Tanaka]], who also played [[Yajirobe]] (though she is now perhaps better known as [[Monkey D. Luffy]] in [[One Piece]]).
==Name PunUsage ==
In Catholicism, the style derives from the [[Latin]] ''Sanctitas''. It was originally used for all bishops, but from the 7th century on, it was only used for patriarchs and some secular rulers, and from the 14th century on its use has been restricted to the Pope.
Like most Dragon Ball characters, Kuririn's name is a pun. In his case, it is made up of two parts. The first two syllables come from 栗 ''kuri'', which means "chestnut" in reference to his shaved head (the "chestnut" pun is also carried over to his daughter, [[Marron (Dragon Ball)|Marron]]). The second part of his name comes from 少林 ''Shōrin'' ("[[Shaolin]]" in Chinese), as his early character designs were closely modeled on Shaolin monks.
The title is used officially in international [[diplomacy]] and in formal contexts without regard for its [[doctrine|doctrinal]], [[philosophy|philosophical]] and [[theology|theological]] origins.
==Character Information==
== See also ==
He is the short friend of [[Goku (Dragon Ball)|Son Goku]], and is the student of [[Muten-Rôshi]] a.k.a. Kame-Sen'nin (Master Roshi) in his first appearance in the anime and manga. He is often used as comic relief or cannon fodder by the writers, and has been killed several times in the series. Although amazingly strong, he is quickly outclassed by many of the other characters but is still fairly brave and resourceful, and the audience identifies with him as an underdog since he is goodhearted, sweet, but rather shy. To compensate for this, he displays an enormous ego and sometimes implies many of his friends haven't adjusted to a 'normal' life as well as he has.
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He trains under Rôshi alongside Goku in preperation for the 21st [[Tenka'ichi Budôkai]] (World Martial Arts Tournament). In it he fares very well, easily advancing as one of the eight warriors going on into the main event. He is defeated in the quarter finals, being defeated by Jackie Chun.
After the tournament, he trains under Rôshi again, this time alongside Yamcha. He enters the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budôkai and again makes it to the quarter finals, this time defeated by Goku. After the Budôkai, he is killed by Tambourine, a servant of [[Demon King Piccolo]], who was out to kill all of the greatest martial artists so that Piccolo would go unchallenged. He is later revived by the Dragonballs.
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He has also been blown up by Frieza, zapped by Android 17, and obliterated by Android 17 and 18 in an alterate timeline. <!--It is said that once he died by the hands of Android 17, he died for good. But since he is such an important character, I think that he will come back but its not certain. || This makes little sense prose-wise, is it a quote? please source if possible-->
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He's widely believed to be the strongest full-blooded, non-mystically enhanced human in the series, easily a thousand times stronger than the average person, which is partly confirmed by [[Yamcha]] during a conversation with [[Marron (Dragon Ball)|Marron]] during the Buu Saga.
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In the anime, Krillin seems to have poor luck with maintaining romantic relationships. He eventually marries the unusual but lovely Artificial Human, #18 ('[[Android 18]]') after striking up an unusual relationship. Krillin spared her life when he had a chance to kill her with her creator's self-destruction technology because he found her to be redeemable. They later have a daughter named [[Marron (Dragon Ball)|Marron]].Even though married with android 18 he still checks girls out.
Despite popular fan belief, Kuririn is not bald. Due to his original monastic training, he merely shaves his head. After settling down with his new family, his hair grows out, although his original smoothcrowned look is the most familiar to fans. The six dots on his forehead are probably scars from incense burns, based on the similar pattern that appears on the forehead of a [[Shaolin]] monk. Another interesting trait of Kuririn is the fact that he literally doesn't have a nose. This is confirmed in the original manga when he faces an opponent with a body-odor strong enough to knock out most of his opponents.
==Special Abilities==
'''Double Tsuihikidan'''<br />
Krillin shoots an ki blast out of each hand and guides them towards his opponent.
'''Kakusandan'''<br />
Krillin fires two blasts, one from each hand, and merges them. He then directs the blast above his opponents where it breaks up and rains down on them.
'''[[Kamehameha Wave|Kamehameha]]'''<br />
A powerful energy wave, Kuririn is able to use it in its basic form.
'''{{DB:LDBsa|Kienzan}}'''<br />
Krillin's most powerful attack, the Destructo Disc is a razor sharp disk of energy that can slice through nearly any opponent. Its main drawback is its lack of accuracy. Krillin can create and launch several of these discs at once. This attack is called ''Destructo Disk'' in the [[English (language)|English]] series.
'''{{DB:LDBsa|Taiyoken}}'''<br />
Krillin creates a brilliant flash of light that temporarily blinds and stuns those in close proximity.
'''Zanzo-ken'''<br />
Krillin moves very quickly over a short distance, so fast that it leaves an after-image of where he was. It's almost like a mini-teleport. Called the After-image technique in the U.S.
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