Respect Launch (Dragon Ball)

[u/Mattdoss]

RESPECT LAUNCH

Launch is a career criminal known for robbing banks, fighting it out with the law, and doing whatever it takes to make a quick buck. After finally being caught by police, Launch was saved by Son Goku, who misunderstood the situation. After being rescued, Goku took Launch back to Kame House where she became a resident and housekeeper to Master Roshi for some time. Beyond her life as a criminal, Launch has a personality disorder that causes her to switch personalities anytime she sneezes. Blue-haired Launch is kind and innocent, while Blonde-haired Launch is aggressive and chaotic.

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PHYSICAL

Strength

• Breaks out of a headlock, then punches a man hard enough to send him flying a few feet and knock him out

• Hits two men sending them flying and kicking a third hard enough to break a wall ^{Anime Only}

• Punches a bear man hard enough to knock him down ^{Anime Only}

• [Throwing] Throws Krillin, after his training with Roshi, into the distance with ease ^{Anime Only}

• [Throwing] Takes a guy out by throwing a melon at him ^{Anime Only}

• With Bulma, Launch punches Roshi so hard that he bleeds ^{Anime Only}

• Takes out a convict with a single punch ^{Anime Only}

• Takes out three grunts with a single hit each ^{Anime Only}

Durability

• Okay after crashing her motorcycle at high speed

• Gets kicked in the face by Goku who wasn't holding back, but all it did was knock her out

• Survives being launched a long distance by Crane Hermit with enough force to imprint her into a wall ^{Anime Only}

• Is okay after crashing her motorcycle down a flight of stairs ^{Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle}

• Survives being squeezed and swung around by Great Ape Goku ^{Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle}

Speed

• Capable of keeping up with Krillin, who within the same chapter, ran 100 meters in 10.4 seconds. In the anime, the speed is stated to be 100 meters in 8.8 seconds, which beats Usain Bolt's record of 9.58 seconds.

• Dodges under a grunt's punch ^{Anime Only}

• Outruns Great Ape Goku for a while ^{Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle}

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GEAR

S-Cargo

• Capable of staying ahead of police hovercars

• Climbs up a steep incline quickly

• Can create a smoke screen for quick escapes ^{Z Anime Only}

• Moves fast enough that it can skip across water ^{Z Anime Only}

Weaponry

Uzi

• Pulls out an Uzi that is capable of hurting Goku, Roshi, and Krillin, and caused them all to bleed. Goku was shown previously to be bulletproof - This seems to be her weapon of choice.

• Kills several guards with her Uzi ^{Mystical Adventure}

Explosives

• Has grenades that are capable of causing a large explosion that flips a hovercar

• Uses a rocket launcher that is powerful enough to derail a train ^{Anime Only}

• Uses a rocket launcher to blow up a police car and cause a huge explosion ^{Z Anime Only}

Shotgun

• Has a shotgun that she can wield one-handed, which seems deadly enough that it scares the police officers in their car at a distance

• Has a long, double-barrel shotgun ^{Z Anime Only}

Other

• Has a revolver that hurts Goku enough to make him cry when shot

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SKILL/MISC

• [Driving] Avoids pistol and automatic gunfire without getting hit on her motorcycle

• [Driving] Lands perfectly after ramping her motorcycle off a cliff

• Good Launch is capable of sitting on the Flying Nimbus without falling through, which shows she is pure of heart

• Pulls guns out of seemingly nowhere whenever she is angry - A compilation

• Good Launch is a decent cook

• Smart enough to switch personalities when the need arises

• Is unfazed by a criminal shooting an automatic weapon at her ^{Anime Only}

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WEAKNESS

• When switching personalities, the other personality does not retain any of the memories of the other personality

• Is prone to sneeze randomly, so she can switch because of the smallest things

• Bad Launch is immoral and will turn on her allies for money

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[u/NerdOfAllColours]

Launch is one of the best characters and it infuriates me to no end that Toriyama just forgot about her. Like, what kind of writer does that?!

[u/Mattdoss → u/NerdOfAllColours]

Toriyama forgot a lot of things. Sadly, she was one of those things. At least Toei added her into the anime from time to time.