Halo

A Halo (天使の輪, Tenshi no Wa, lit. "Angel's Ring") is a luminous ring that appears above the head of those deceased if they keep their body in the Other World. These halos make ringing noises when tapped. Another type of halo, light blue in color, surrounds the necks of Angels.

Overview[]

Great heroes who have performed great and selfless deeds in life are permitted to keep their physical body in the Other World.

Residents in Hell generally do not possess halos, as they do not retain their bodies. However, in the anime, residents of Hell do retain their bodies and thus possess halos, inhabitants of Hell who have been shown with halos include: Cell, Frieza, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi. However, when Goku travels to Hell to face both Frieza and Cell, they claim that they are both dead but, like all the villains that made it to Earth in the Super 17 Saga, they do not possess halos. Also, Piccolo has his own halo when in Heaven, but he does not retain it when he forces King Yemma to send him to Hell.

The Angels who appear in the final two Dragon Ball Z films and Dragon Ball Super possess halos. In the anime, Super Saiyan Rosé Fused Zamasu also creates a halo known as Barrier of Light to power up. In the bonus panel for "Beerus and Champa", Sorbet and Shisami are shown with the cocooned Frieza in Earth's Hell with Sorbet and Shisami sporting Halos, while the cocooned Frieza does not. In a bonus panel for the "Bonus Story", Future Goku is shown to have kept his body in Other World after dying of Heart Virus. In a bonus panel for "Zero Mortal Project!", Future Old Kai is shown to possess a Halo despite not retaining his physical body which was apparently destroyed with the Z Sword as he has a ghostly tail.

The Grand Minister is the only Angel whose Halo appears behind his head instead of around the neck.

When Frieza is allowed back to the world of the living with a body for twenty-four hours in order to participate in the Tournament of Power, he possesses a halo though it disappears when Whis resurrects him on Beerus' orders after Universe 7's victory.

Merus' Angel Halo materializing as Merus powers up to go all out

During the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Merus lacks his Halo while living among the mortals of Universe 7 as part of his Angel training, though it briefly materializes if he attempts to go all out. After Whis ends Merus' training to prevent him from confronting Moro in violation of Angel law, Merus is shown with his Halo in his Angel Attire. It briefly materializing while Merus is going all out suggests that their Halo has some connection to their power.

Goku Duo (SDBH 18) 1 — Goku & Xeno Goku's Fusion of Ki Halo

During the New Space-Time War Saga, Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Xeno Goku's Fusion of Ki state forms a large Halo reminiscent of Time Power Unleashed Chronoa's Halo which makes sense as they achieve the state with her assistance.

During the Supreme Kai of Time Saga, both Chronoa and Aeos produce Halos in their Time Power Unleashed states. Aeos can also utilize a suppressed version of Time Power Unleashed which allows her to manifest her Halo without transforming which she uses against Demigra.

Video Game Appearances[]

A few characters appear with halos in several video games, including Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road, Dragon Ball Online, and Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle.

In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, a special code in Dragon Arena unlocks an alternate skin of Goku where he sports a halo.

Halo is an item in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Halo halves the ki used in special attacks but takes away 10,000 health points (1 health bar) in Budokai Tenkaichi 3. This item can only be used by good characters, its evil counterpart being Demon Seal. Pikkon and Grandpa Gohan have Halos by default.

Halo also appears in the Raging Blast series as a cosmetic item that can be given to any character.

In Dragon Ball Heroes, Chronoa gains a unique halo when she transforms into her Time Power Unleashed form which resemble the gear with the hands of a clock. In her corrupted brainwashed version of Time Power Unleashed called Brainwashed Berserk her Halo is only present when she performs her Dark Labyrinth technique.

In Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle, Pikkon and Grandpa Gohan have Halos by default. Additionally, Goku (Angel) has a card that depicts his Halo and Wings though his in-battle sprite only features his Halo. In addition to Pikkon, Grandpa Gohan, Goku, Vegeta, and Gogeta, Frieza (Angel), King Cold (Angel), and Cell (Angel) are playable characters. Also, deceased characters with halos are called "(Angel)" and are treated as distinct characters from their living counterparts.

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, it is called Angel Halo and is an accessory that can be obtained by the Future Warrior as a reward in Parallel Quest 34: "Majin Revival". Its appearance is purely cosmetic and like all accessories has no effect on the Future Warrior's stats. The Angel Halo also appears in alternate outfits for Goku and Vegeta from the Majin Buu conflict.

In Dragon Ball Fusions, Picohan inherits Pikkon's halo. Tekka and Pikkon's EX-Fusion also inherits Pikkon's halo and turban hat.

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, the Angel Halo returns as an accessory for the Future Warrior which can be purchased from the Accessory Shop in Conton City. Goku, Vegeta, and Gogeta's Halos appear as part of their skillsets. Additionally, the Legendary Pack 1 DLC character Pikkon has a Halo by default. As part of the 1.06.00 Update, the Great Priest's Halo appears under the name Great Priest's Ring. Interestingly both the Angel Halo and Great Priest's Ring disappear when the Super Saiyan 3 transformation is in use by the Future Warrior. Goku retains his Angel Halo when using the Super Saiyan 3 transformation. As part of the Super Pack 4 DLC, Fused Zamasu's Halo appears as part of his skills.

In Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission, Frieza (Resurrected) represents Frieza with his Halo from the Tournament of Power and is treated as a separate character from the living versions of Frieza and Golden Frieza.

In Dragon Ball: The Breakers, Whis' Halo, under the name Whis's Clothes: Accessory, and Great Priest's Halo can be purchased from the Base's Shop.

Trivia[]

DBZ Kai 4Kids edit - Goku with an orb over his head — Glowing orb in *Dragon Ball Z Kai*

In the 4Kids dub of Dragon Ball Z Kai, halos are changed to glowing orbs on top of the characters' heads. This was to make the show more kid friendly.

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