Dr. Brief

Dr. Brief (ブリーフ博士) is an elderly, brilliant and eccentric scientist.

He is the founder of Capsule Corporation. He is the husband of Bikini. Including the father of Tights, and Bulma. He is also the maternal grandfather of Trunks, and Bra. Dr. Brief is also one of the smartest and richest men in the world. He lives in West City with his wife Panchy. Most importantly, he is also the father in law of Vegeta. Including being the late Great Great Grandfather of Vegeta Jr.

Background

His birthday and real name is a complete mystery. Before the DB series had officially began, Dr. Brief had graduated from the West City College department of science, and engineering. He completed his doctorate in the department of science, and engineering graduate program at that very same college too. His major was mostly physical science. He soon after established a business call Capsule Corporation after his invention of the revolutionary item, the Dynocaps Capsule. Up until Dragon Ball GT, he is the representative director and also the president of his company. His hobby is mostly collecting dirty porn magazines of women, despite being the most successful individual of the 700's.

Personality

Dr. Brief is described as being a easy going, and friendly type of elderly person. He rarely leaves his home or lab, even if it means almost being at certain death; in the Majin Buu Saga, he and his wife, Bikini, both refused to leave their home and pets even after Capsule Corporation has been specifically targeted for mass destruction. This is probably due to the fact that they know that they can always be wished back with the Dragon Balls. He can very often be found tinkering on a number of complicated gadgets while being surrounded by his beloved pets. His favorite pet is a small black cat named Scratch (or Tama in the Japanese version), in which usually is perched on his shoulder. In the early Dragon Ball anime series, Dr. Brief was depicted as a little bit of a pervert when Bulma tried a capsule and dirty magazines were in the contents, with Bulma being very angered with her father for this, and young Goku not realizing what the magazines actually were, pitied the girls because he thought they were too poor to even afford clothes.

Appearance

He is a very short, and stocky man. His hair is very similar to that of his youngest daughter, but is gray/blue instead of green. He also has black eyes, two thick eyebrows, a large gray mustache and huge eyeglasses. He dons a white lab coat with a blue undershirt, and black pants. He is almost always seen smoking a cigarette, and even wears very large eye glasses.

Abilities

He is very intelligent and smart for his age.

Dragon Ball (Anime)

His role in Dragon Ball is very minimal, but in Dragon Ball Z, he receives ample appearances. In Dragon Ball, Bulma introduces a young Son Goku to her father, who at first confuses Goku as Bulma's boyfriend, in which just frustrates her. He then repairs the scooter of the police officer who showed up.

Dragon Ball Z (Anime)

Frieza arc

He modifies and improves the Nameless Namek's spaceship in order to help Krillin and Gohan gather the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive their dead friends who fell at the hands of Nappa. He also makes Son Goku a spaceship for his travel to planet Namek, by having it modeled after Kami's ship and the Attack Ball of Goku's arrival on Earth. After Frieza was defeated, Vegeta demands that Dr. Brief make him a Gravity Room as well that can produce 300 times the Earth's normal gravity in order to surpass Goku in strength.

Cell Games arc

A few years later, he and Bulma restore Android 16, who was badly damaged by Semi-Perfect Cell before the Cell Games, by showing off their technical know-how. Usually Dr. Brief is seen with a cigarette in his mouth (which had been edited out in the early English dub). As Bulma's father, his knack for hi-tech wizardry passed on to her.

Dragon Ball Super (Anime)

Battle of Gods arc

Dr. Brief attends Bulma's birthday party with his wife.

Universe 6 arc

he is featured as a background character as he and her wife travel with the others characters to support Beerus's team in the tournament.

Future Trunks arc

He is seen working in his lab while Pilaf watches him.

Universe Survival arc

Dr. Brief meets his newborn granddaughter, Bra, for the first time. He holds her and comments on how cute she is.

Dragon Ball GT (Anime)

In Dragon Ball GT, Trunks reluctantly takes his place as the President of Capsule Corporation, probably suggesting that he has either passed away or finally retired. However, it seems likely that he and his wife have passed on, as neither of them are shown nor mentioned throughout the rest of the series.

Video Games

Dr. Brief is a supporting character in the following video games:

Dragon Ball Origins 2
Dragon Ball Z Attack of the Saiyans
Dragon Ball Z Bakuretsu Impact (assist character)
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2
Dragon Ball Z Buu's Fury
Dragon Ball Z Gaiden Shin Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku - Chikyu-Hen
Dragon Ball Z Harukanaru Densetsu
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot
Dragon Ball Z Tenkaichi Tag Team
Dragon Ball Z The Legacy of Goku II
Dragon Ball Z 2 Super Battle
Dragon Ball Z Super Butoden 2

Quotes

Yes Goku should be there in six days
Interesting might make a good movie.

the Ox King

Scratch the cat

Android 16

Knownable Relatives

Unnamed Mother
Unnamed Father
Bikini (Wife)
Tights (1st Daughter)
Bulma (2nd Daughter)
Vegeta (Son in law)
Future Trunks (Grandson Future timeline)
Trunks (Grandson)
Bra (Granddaughter)
Bulma Leigh (Descendant)
Vegeta Jr. (Descendant)

Trivia

In Future Trunks timeline, it is revealed by Future Bulma that he and Panchy had passed away sometime before Age 780. However, it is unknown what his cause of death was, he could have been killed when the Androids destroyed West City or from natural causes. Future Trunks briefly alludes to Future Dr. Brief when privately thanking his grandfather for his watch while locating the point where Goku would land, and guiding the Z Fighters to it.
Like his wife, Dr. Brief's appearance from Dragon Ball to Dragon Ball Z does not change.
Unlike his wife who looks young, Dr. Brief retains an old appearance throughout the series. Even in Dragon Ball, he is never shown with other than gray hair. According to his birthdate, he is about fifty at the time of his debut, and well over seventy later on during his last appearance, which would explain his passing later on, as he would be ninety in Dragon Ball GT.
It is speculated that Trunks's purple hair is inherited from him because Bulma's hair was originally purple. The two also share a very similar hairstyle, and during the Buu Saga, Bulma also shares a similar hairstyle to them.
Unlike most characters that first appeared in Dragon Ball, his importance is larger in Dragon Ball Z. Examples include remaking the old damaged spacepod that Goku was found in as an Infant, and fixing up Android 16.
His real name is never mentioned or reveal at all in the series.
He is mentioned in the Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 video game by the English narrator.

Voice Actors

Japanese : the late Joji Yanami (Dragon Ball – DB Kai), Ryoichi Tanaka (Dragon Ball Super)
English : Chris Forbis (Dragon Ball – Dragon Ball Z), Mark Stoddard (Dragon Ball Z Kai/DBZ Movie 14)

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