Where does the iconic Kamehameha attack get its name?

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Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, is known for basing the names of characters and attacks on real objects and people. This is also the case with the Kamehameha, one of the first attacks that Son Goku learns from his master Mutenroshi.

Where does the name of the attack come from? Kamehameha is a longer term made up of several words. The words have a meaning in Japanese that fits the attack:

  • Kame means turtle and can be traced back to the lord of turtles, Muten Roshi. He invented the attack.
  • Hame comes from Hametsu and means destruction. It pretty much describes what the attack does.
  • Ha can be translated as wave, which indicates the energy form of the attack.

    • But the attack is not just a string of words, but also the name of a real person. Dragon Ball: Super Exciting Guide explained where the name really comes from. Akira Toriyama thought of a name for the “Ha” attack and asked his wife, Nachi Mikami, for a suitable name.

    She came up with the idea of ​​naming the attack after the first king of Hawaii. Kamehameha the First actually has an unusually long name, but his title was easy for Toriyama’s wife to remember.

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    Are other names inspired by real people? Toriyama is known for drawing inspiration from real-world objects for his characters’ names:

  • Bulma’s family is named after underwear. They have names that translate to panties, tights, swimming trunks or bra.
  • Many of the Saiyans are named after vegetables. Son Goku, for example, is actually called Kakarot, which comes from carrot.
  • Boo and his creators are named like a magic spell from a Disney film.
  • Son Goku’s family is also named after food. Gohan comes from rice, Pan from bread. Only Son-Goten cannot be assigned to any food.
  • The Ginyu Force was named after dairy products such as butter, cream and cheese.

    • In Dragon Ball Daima, one of his last projects, Toriyama also based the names on magic spells. The ruling demons can be derived from sayings like “Abra Kadabra” or “Open sesame”.

    If Son Goku’s granddaughter had been a boy, his name would also have fit well into the family. Chi-Chi had suggested a name to Videl during the announcement of her pregnancy that would have continued the tradition: Dragon Ball: Son Goku’s granddaughter, according to Chi-Chi, could have had a completely different name

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