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Quick Facts
| Gender | Female |
| Role | SUPPORTING |
| Series | Dragon Ball |
| Birth Year | Age 726 |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Weight | 50.5 kg |
| Voice Actor (JP) | Yōko Kawanami |
| Voice Actor (EN) | Laura Bailey |
| Occupation | Martial Artist |
| Affiliation | Tenkaichi Budokai |
| Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 33; Dragon Ball Episode 20 |
| Aliases | Ranfan, Ran-Fan |
| Voice | ![]() Youko Kawanami 川浪葉子 |
Contents
Personality
Personality
Ran Fuan is confident, playful, manipulative, and highly aware of how other people react to her appearance. She intentionally performs vulnerability when it benefits her in combat, only to counterattack once an opponent hesitates.
She treats the tournament as legitimate competition but has no objection to exploiting psychological weaknesses that have little to do with conventional martial arts.
Abilities & Powers
Abilities & Powers
Ran Fuan possesses enough martial ability to survive the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai preliminaries and reach the final eight competitors.
Her signature strategy is deception. She may cry out when an opponent prepares to strike, causing them to hesitate, then attack while their guard is lowered.
Against Namu, she escalates by removing her outer clothing to embarrass him and disrupt his concentration. Namu eventually solves the problem by closing his eyes and fighting without looking directly at her.
Story Role
Story Role
Ran Fuan competes in the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai alongside Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, and the other finalists.
Her quarterfinal opponent is Namu, whose reserved demeanor initially makes him vulnerable to her tactics. She repeatedly uses distraction to create attacking opportunities.
Namu ultimately regains his composure and defeats her, advancing to his semifinal match against Goku.
Ran Fuan's photograph later appears among the martial artists being considered as targets during Piccolo Daimaou's campaign, but the original manga does not establish that Tambourine actually reaches her.
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