There are plenty ofgreat examples of facial hairthroughout the manyDragon Ballseries, from King Vegeta’s iconic goatee to Toppo’s mighty mustache. Generally, though, the Z fighters tend to steer clear of facial hair for whatever reason, with pretty much all of the series' main characters being clean-shaven by default. Of course, this can sometimes change temporarily from time to time.
Over the past few decades, there have been a handful of times whenDragon Ballcharacters have decided to grow a beard or mustache, all of which took place after the conclusion ofDragon Ball Z. In fact, main character beards and mustaches have been split pretty evenly betweenGTandSuper, suggesting that those responsible for the two series may have been keen to make up for the lack of facial hair inZ.
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Krillin Grows a Mustache in Dragon Ball GT
One of the most memorable examples of aDragon Ballcharacter growing out their facial hair can be found inDragon Ball GT. Throughout the series, Krillin is shown to be a lot older than he was duringthe events ofDragon Ball Zand now sports a thick, bushy gray mustache. Why exactly the team behindDragon Ball GTopted to age Krillin quite as drastically as they did when only ten years were supposed to have passed since the end ofZis still a bit of a mystery, although the look remains an iconic one nonetheless. Of course, good things seldom last forever, as evidenced by the fact that Krillin returns to his default appearance forDragon Ball Super.
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Vegeta Grows a Mustache in Dragon Ball GT and a Beard in Dragon Ball Super
The people responsible forGTclearly had a thing for mustaches, as Krillin isn’t the only Z Fighter to sport one in thenon-canonDragon Ballseries. Vegeta’s mustache is nowhere near as bushy as Krillin’s, although Bulma still isn’t a fan. Thankfully, Vegeta shaves off his mustache relatively quickly, but this isn’t the only time that the Saiyan prince has grown facial hair in the post-Zera. He also has a beard when he emerges from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber inDragon Ball Super, although, just like last time, it doesn’t take too long for him to shave it off. Both of these examples are a little contradictory, as in the Cell saga, Vegeta claims that a pure-blooded Saiyan’s hair does not change over time.
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Goku Grows a Beard in Dragon Ball Super
Vegeta isn’t alone when he trains forthe Universe 6 tournament inSuper, nor is he the only one who grows out his facial hair while training. Goku also has a full beard when he exits the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but returns to his clean-shaven look soon after. Series fans can also see Goku with a bushy white mustache courtesy of Akira Toriyama’s Old Goku drawing, which first appeared in one of Shonen Jump’s Gold SelectionDragon Ball Zanime special magazines way back in 1989. Toriyama remarked that he had no idea howDragon Ballwould end and that he may well end up turning Goku into an old geezer with white hair.
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Yajirobe Grows a Beard in Dragon Ball Super
IfDragon Ball GTwas all about mustaches, thenDragon Ball Superis a series about beards. In addition to Goku and Vegeta growing them during their time in training, Yajirobe can also be seen with a thick beard in one of the many scenes that take place in Future Trunks' timeline. Of all of the times whenDragon Ballcharacters have grown facial hair, this one arguably makes the most sense. After all, it’s understandable why somebody might forego shaving when they’re faced with the very real threat of killer androids on a daily basis. It really quite suits him too, particularly given thepost-apocalyptic worldin which he resides.
