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==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Tamama is possessed with a tendency to have mood swings that border on a [[wikipedia:Dissociative identity disorder|split personality]], like his partner [[Momoka Nishizawa]], known as bipolar disorder. While usually gentle and cheerful, Tamama can become a vengeful, raving maniac at the drop of a hat<ref>{{manga|1|3|Me, Myself and Momoka}}</ref>. This change is usually accompanied by the sound of a balloon popping.
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Tamama is possessed with a tendency to have mood swings that border on a [[wikipedia:Dissociative identity disorder|split personality]], like his partner [[Momoka Nishizawa]]. While usually gentle and cheerful, Tamama can become a vengeful, raving maniac at the drop of a hat<ref>{{manga|1|3|Me, Myself and Momoka}}</ref>. This change is usually accompanied by the sound of a balloon popping.
   
   
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In the manga, volume 11, Tamama mentions Karara and Chiroro act like his brothers, maybe hinting that Tamama is the oldest of his siblings.
 
In the manga, volume 11, Tamama mentions Karara and Chiroro act like his brothers, maybe hinting that Tamama is the oldest of his siblings.
<nowiki> </nowiki>Tamama is the youngest in the platoon, the 2nd youngest is Kururu.
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<nowiki> </nowiki>Tamama is the youngest in the platoon; the 2nd youngest is Kururu.
   
 
===Abilities===
 
===Abilities===
[[File:Tamama_Dragon_by_AdmiralHowl.jpg|thumb]]Tamama uses ''chi''-like attacks in his fighting style. His standard energy attack is the '''[[Tamama Impact]]'''(in the Funimation dub, this move was changed to Tamama Crazy Breath or Tamama Smash, then later to Tamama Impact), where he spits a beam of energy out of his mouth. There also exist more powerful versions such as [[Hyper Tamama Impact]], [[Neo Tamama Impact]] (used only in the manga), and [[Multiple Tamama Impact]] (first used in the first movie and later in episode 149). Another of his attacks is the '''[[Jealousy Ball]]''', a parody of the ''Genki-dama'' from ''[[wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]]'', where Tamama channels the ambient jealousy and hate of those around him. In one episode, Tamama befriended a young boy who played soccer, and developed a special kick based on the Jealousy ball, the [[Jealousy Shot]]. In one episode of the anime, he combined the Tamama Impact and the Jealousy Ball in a fight against [[Paul Moriyama]], resulting in a red energy beam that carried the punch of a Jealousy Ball. Tamama has many other abilities, such as [[Double Beam]], [[Aichi Fist]], [[Okayama Punch]], etc. In his "super" form, Tamama is given the ability to fly, the Tamama Impact is far more powerful, and he gains the ability to discharge a huge burst of energy strong enough to overpower [[Taruru]]'s [[Taruru Genocide GX]]. In the manga, Tamama can also open up portals in [[alternate dimension|superspace]] which he uses to jump from location to location instantly but only in places he knows. Tamama can also use his farts for attacks by either drinking a ton of cola or sucking up a lot of air or inflating his stomach. So far, this attack has been seen in episode 177, Warrior Kero: Debut and episode 228.{{fact}} It is shown that he is really strong. In episode 123b, he does pull ups easily while holding a rock almost as big as himself with his legs.
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[[File:Tamama_Dragon_by_AdmiralHowl.jpg|thumb]]Tamama uses ''chi''-like attacks in his fighting style. His standard energy attack is the '''[[Tamama Impact]] '''(in the Funimation dub, this move was changed to Tamama Crazy Breath or Tamama Smash, then later to Tamama Impact), where he spits a beam of energy out of his mouth. There are also more powerful versions such as [[Hyper Tamama Impact]], [[Neo Tamama Impact]] (used only in the manga), and [[Multiple Tamama Impact]] (first used in the first movie and later in episode 149). Another of his attacks is the '''[[Jealousy Ball]]''', a parody of the ''Genki-dama'' from ''[[wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]]'', where Tamama channels the ambient jealousy and hate of those around him. In one episode, Tamama befriended a young boy who played soccer, and developed a special kick based on the Jealousy ball, the [[Jealousy Shot]]. In one episode of the anime, he combined the Tamama Impact and the Jealousy Ball in a fight against [[Paul Moriyama]], resulting in a red energy beam that carried the punch of a Jealousy Ball. Tamama has many other abilities, such as [[Double Beam]], [[Aichi Fist]], [[Okayama Punch]], etc. In his "super" form, Tamama is given the ability to fly, the Tamama Impact is far more powerful, and he gains the ability to discharge a huge burst of energy strong enough to overpower [[Taruru]]'s [[Taruru Genocide GX]]. In the manga, Tamama can also open up portals in [[alternate dimension|superspace]] which he uses to jump from location to location instantly but only in places he knows. Tamama can also use his farts for attacks by either drinking a ton of cola or sucking up a lot of air or inflating his stomach. So far, this attack has been seen in episode 177, Warrior Kero: Debut and episode 228.{{fact}} It is shown that he is really strong. In episode 123b, he does pull ups easily while holding a rock almost as big as himself with his legs.
   
 
'''Dragon Tamama''' Tamama was the first to be turned into a dragon by Shion. As a dragon, Tamama resembles a Chinese dragon without the hind legs, his hat becomes two bushes of hair on the sides of his mouth. His main attack is the Tamama Impact.
 
'''Dragon Tamama''' Tamama was the first to be turned into a dragon by Shion. As a dragon, Tamama resembles a Chinese dragon without the hind legs, his hat becomes two bushes of hair on the sides of his mouth. His main attack is the Tamama Impact.
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===Other===
 
===Other===
*'''[[Keroro]]''' - Tamama's crush, who he affectionately calls "Gunso-san". Tamama often goes to extremes to try and earn his affections, despite this, Keroro considers him a faithful subordinate and friend.
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*'''[[Keroro]]''' - Tamama's crush, who he affectionately calls "Gunso-san". Tamama often goes to extremes to try and earn his affections, but despite this, Keroro considers him a faithful subordinate and friend.
   
 
*'''[[Taruru]]''' - Previously an apprentice to Tamama, Taruru admires the Private, calling him "master". When he joined the [[Garuru Platoon]], he began to consider him an equal.
 
*'''[[Taruru]]''' - Previously an apprentice to Tamama, Taruru admires the Private, calling him "master". When he joined the [[Garuru Platoon]], he began to consider him an equal.
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*'''[[Angol Mois]]''' - Given Mois' closeness to Keroro and Tamama's mad crush on him, Tamama views Mois as a rival. Mois was at first oblivious to Tamama's affection for the Sergeant. The two fiercely compete, but will ally, albeit reluctantly, when working to a common goal.
 
*'''[[Angol Mois]]''' - Given Mois' closeness to Keroro and Tamama's mad crush on him, Tamama views Mois as a rival. Mois was at first oblivious to Tamama's affection for the Sergeant. The two fiercely compete, but will ally, albeit reluctantly, when working to a common goal.
   
*'''[[Joriri]]''' - Tamama doesn't know Joriri although Joriri knows him.
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*'''[[Joriri]]''' - Tamama became responsible for Joriri when he accidentally enlisted in the army.
   
 
==Calling Tamama==
 
==Calling Tamama==
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*This also indicates that in episode 108, when he his turned into an adult, he is at least 10 years older because his tail is gone. But his white skin in his face still there for unknown reasons.
 
*This also indicates that in episode 108, when he his turned into an adult, he is at least 10 years older because his tail is gone. But his white skin in his face still there for unknown reasons.
 
*In volume 11 he claims he has younger brothers, maybe hinting Tamama is the oldest.
 
*In volume 11 he claims he has younger brothers, maybe hinting Tamama is the oldest.
*He once said in front of the platoon that he wanted to have a dangerous love affair with the Sarge, but they did not take him seriously because the platoon thinks he is straight and they were drunk.
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*In the manga, he once said in front of the platoon that he wanted to have a dangerous love affair with the Sarge, but they did not take him seriously because the platoon thinks he is straight and they were drunk.
*Despite popular controversy, Tamama is actually bisexual, not homosexual. He loves the Sergeant but he also falls in love with an alien woman named [[Sayuri]] in episode 108.
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*Despite popular controversy, Tamama is actually bisexual, not homosexual. He loves Keroro but he also falls in love with an alien woman named [[Sayuri]] in episode 108.
 
*Tamama's farts are five times smellier than average Keronian farts.This fact is stated in episode 2 of the anime.
 
*Tamama's farts are five times smellier than average Keronian farts.This fact is stated in episode 2 of the anime.
*Sometimes, Tamama is seen as a psychotic sadist, as in Volume 3 Chapter 29, he was given as a Christmas gift, a corpse hand.
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*Sometimes, Tamama is seen as a psychotic sadist, as in Volume 3 Chapter 29, he was given a corpse hand as a Christmas gift.
 
*Tamama was the first in the platoon for Karara to fall in love with.
 
*Tamama was the first in the platoon for Karara to fall in love with.
 
*Since [[Angol Mois]] loves [[Keroro]], Tamama hates her. He tries to anything to keep them away from each other.
 
*Since [[Angol Mois]] loves [[Keroro]], Tamama hates her. He tries to anything to keep them away from each other.

Revision as of 07:39, 4 January 2015

Tamama
Tamama.i
Tamama
First appearance Keroro Gunso Volume 1 Encounter 3: Me, Myself and Momoka
Keroro Gunso Episode 2–A
Keroro File 005
Voiced by Etsuko Kozakura (Japanese)
Brina Palencia (Funimation)
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Aliases Wakaba-1
Age 19 (Human age)

3000 (Actual age)

Gender Male
Species / Type Keronian
Occupation Keron Army soldier
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Tamama (タママ) is the private second class (二等兵 nitouhei)[RANKS] of the Keroro Platoon in the series Keroro Gunso.

Character

Tamama-0120

Tamama angry

Tamama is ranked Private Second Class in the Keron Army's Armpit Platoon. He is the newest member in the planetary invasion troop, and also the youngest. His name stems from the Japanese word otamajakushi "tadpole". While his age is unknown, Etsuko Kozakura has stated that she voiced Tamama as someone who was 19 years old. He is a very faithful subordinate to Keroro, and has strong feelings towards him. After losing a match with Taruru, Taruru started calling Tamama Senpai instead of Master. Then after defeat in episode 103, Taruru starts calling him Master again.

History

Before arriving in Pekopon, he first met Keroro in Keron in Kero 0: Depart! Assembly of Everyone!!.

Appearance

Tamama symbol

Inverted wakaba mark

Princess tamama

Tamama looked like a woman, giving him some more adorability.

Tamama's body color is of a very dark blue in the anime and black in the manga. The symbol on his hat is the green-and-yellow wikipedia:Shoshinsha mark, which is used in Japan to designate a new driver, reflecting Tamama's young age, which is also apparent in his tadpole tail. The color of his afro, when seen, is red. In Kero 0: Depart! Assembly of Everyone!!, he originally wears a red tie with a wakaba symbol before he receives his symbol.

Personality

Tamama is possessed with a tendency to have mood swings that border on a split personality, like his partner Momoka Nishizawa. While usually gentle and cheerful, Tamama can become a vengeful, raving maniac at the drop of a hat[1]. This change is usually accompanied by the sound of a balloon popping.


Tamama is also prone to fits of jealousy, usually towards anyone who gets near Keroro (especially Angol Mois, who he frequently refers to as "that woman")[2].

Speech mannerisms

Tamama mostly ends his sentences with desū (ですぅ), a "cute" variant of desu (です), which is generally dropped when his other personality comes up.

Childhood

Having no powers at the time, Tamama was a commoner who witnessed the original Armpit Platoon's encounter with the Black Stars. This was the first time he met Keroro. He quickly grew to idolize him and gained his powerful feelings towards him lasted through out the years.

In the manga, volume 11, Tamama mentions Karara and Chiroro act like his brothers, maybe hinting that Tamama is the oldest of his siblings. Tamama is the youngest in the platoon; the 2nd youngest is Kururu.

Abilities

Tamama Dragon by AdmiralHowl

Tamama uses chi-like attacks in his fighting style. His standard energy attack is the Tamama Impact (in the Funimation dub, this move was changed to Tamama Crazy Breath or Tamama Smash, then later to Tamama Impact), where he spits a beam of energy out of his mouth. There are also more powerful versions such as Hyper Tamama Impact, Neo Tamama Impact (used only in the manga), and Multiple Tamama Impact (first used in the first movie and later in episode 149). Another of his attacks is the Jealousy Ball, a parody of the Genki-dama from Dragon Ball Z, where Tamama channels the ambient jealousy and hate of those around him. In one episode, Tamama befriended a young boy who played soccer, and developed a special kick based on the Jealousy ball, the Jealousy Shot. In one episode of the anime, he combined the Tamama Impact and the Jealousy Ball in a fight against Paul Moriyama, resulting in a red energy beam that carried the punch of a Jealousy Ball. Tamama has many other abilities, such as Double Beam, Aichi Fist, Okayama Punch, etc. In his "super" form, Tamama is given the ability to fly, the Tamama Impact is far more powerful, and he gains the ability to discharge a huge burst of energy strong enough to overpower Taruru's Taruru Genocide GX. In the manga, Tamama can also open up portals in superspace which he uses to jump from location to location instantly but only in places he knows. Tamama can also use his farts for attacks by either drinking a ton of cola or sucking up a lot of air or inflating his stomach. So far, this attack has been seen in episode 177, Warrior Kero: Debut and episode 228.[cite this] It is shown that he is really strong. In episode 123b, he does pull ups easily while holding a rock almost as big as himself with his legs.

Dragon Tamama Tamama was the first to be turned into a dragon by Shion. As a dragon, Tamama resembles a Chinese dragon without the hind legs, his hat becomes two bushes of hair on the sides of his mouth. His main attack is the Tamama Impact.

Likes

Tamama likes junk food and sweets (especially candy, cake, soft drinks, and potato chips) and physical training (he has his own private training room in the Nishizawa Mansion). In the anime, Tamama is diagnosed by Pururu with high blood sugar because of his love of sweets.

Tama ko

Tamama's Bad Habit.

Dislikes

Tamama's least favorite sound is nails on a chalkboard. He also dislikes Angol Mois and often calls her "that woman" (あの女 ano onna) as he considers her a rival for Keroro's attention. Despite this, Mois seems blissfully unaware of Tamama's hatred towards her. According to episode 123 (where the Kawaru alien shows a person's biggest fear), Tamama's biggest fear (although he does not show much fear towards it) is seeing his lovely self. Along with the other members of the Keroro Platoon, Tamama is afraid of the Butt Firecracker (ケツ爆竹).

Relationships

Nishizawa Household

  • Momoka Nishizawa - According to Momoka, she found Tamama "on the street". In the manga, Tamama went to Momoka's birthday and hostile aliens started to attack him. In exchange for Momoka saving his life, Tamama promised to be her pet. The two bonded due to common traits (mood swings that come across as split personalities and determination to win the hearts of the ones they love) and Momoka became Tamama's partner. Both sides of Momoka care about Tamama (the good side calling him "Tama-chan", while the Inner Momoka calling him "Tama-ko"), and Tamama calls both "Momo-chi" as a sign of friendship.

Tamama himself seems to like Momoka's attention and praise and when he was in Fuyuki's body[3] he enjoyed hanging out with her such as playing games, helping her clean up and even offered to bath with her. (Though this was when Momoka switched bodies with Keroro, so it might have been him trying to get Keroro's attention.)

  • Paul Moriyama - Paul also considers Tamama a member of the Nishizawa family and he is willing to serve him as well.

Other

  • Keroro - Tamama's crush, who he affectionately calls "Gunso-san". Tamama often goes to extremes to try and earn his affections, but despite this, Keroro considers him a faithful subordinate and friend.
  • Taruru - Previously an apprentice to Tamama, Taruru admires the Private, calling him "master". When he joined the Garuru Platoon, he began to consider him an equal.
  • Angol Mois - Given Mois' closeness to Keroro and Tamama's mad crush on him, Tamama views Mois as a rival. Mois was at first oblivious to Tamama's affection for the Sergeant. The two fiercely compete, but will ally, albeit reluctantly, when working to a common goal.
  • Joriri - Tamama became responsible for Joriri when he accidentally enlisted in the army.

Calling Tamama

Name What they call Tamama What Tamama calls them
Keroro Tamama (-nitou (lit. second class)/-kun) Gunsou-san
Giroro Tamama Giroro-gochou / Giroro-senpai / Gochou-san / Red Daruma-san
Kululu Tama-chan / Tamama / Brat / Tamama-senpai / Bouzu (坊主) Kururu-senpai / -souchou
Dororo Tamama-dono / Tamama-kun Dororo-heichou / -senpai / -san / Dorobune-senpai / Dorodango-senpai
Fuyuki Tamama Fu-ki (フッキー)
Natsumi Tamama Na-chi (ナッチー)
Aki Tama-chan Mama-san / Aki Mama-san
Akina Tama-chan Obaachan, Admiral
Momoka (right side) Tama-chan Momo-chi (モモッチ), Momo-Baby
Momoka (opposite side) Tama-kou
Koyuki Tamama-san Ninja girl (ninja onna)
Paul Tamama-dono Paul
Saburo Tamama Saburo-senpai
Taruru Tamama-shishou (lit. master), Senpai Taruru
Mois Tama-chan / Tamama-san Mois / That woman (ano onna) / This woman (kono onna) / That woman (sono onna)
Karara Tama-nii (lit. older brother), Darling Karara
Pururu Tamama-nitouhei Obachan/Pururu/Old Woman (Obaa Chan) / Pururu-senpai / Pururu-kangochou
Joriri Senpai Joriri


Trivia

  • His Japanese voice actor also voices Dawn's Piplup from Pokemon series. Piplup also sounds similar to Tamama's jealousy state when it gets very angry or maniacal sometimes.
  • When he is 10 years older, he will still have his tail (episode 234-b).
  • This also indicates that in episode 108, when he his turned into an adult, he is at least 10 years older because his tail is gone. But his white skin in his face still there for unknown reasons.
  • In volume 11 he claims he has younger brothers, maybe hinting Tamama is the oldest.
  • In the manga, he once said in front of the platoon that he wanted to have a dangerous love affair with the Sarge, but they did not take him seriously because the platoon thinks he is straight and they were drunk.
  • Despite popular controversy, Tamama is actually bisexual, not homosexual. He loves Keroro but he also falls in love with an alien woman named Sayuri in episode 108.
  • Tamama's farts are five times smellier than average Keronian farts.This fact is stated in episode 2 of the anime.
  • Sometimes, Tamama is seen as a psychotic sadist, as in Volume 3 Chapter 29, he was given a corpse hand as a Christmas gift.
  • Tamama was the first in the platoon for Karara to fall in love with.
  • Since Angol Mois loves Keroro, Tamama hates her. He tries to anything to keep them away from each other.
  • Tamama is the 3rd newest member in the planetary invasion troop because Tororo (2nd newest) and Shin Keroro (1st newest) are the 2 newest members.

Gallery

References

  1. Keroro Gunso Volume 1 Encounter 3: Me, Myself and Momoka
  2. Keroro Gunso Volume 2 Encounter 13: Sergeant Reaches the Critical Point
  3. Keroro Gunso Episode 316–A