| 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) Alice Beaver (Animax) Pilar Ferrero (Spain) Celina Lam (Hong Kong) |
| Profile | |
| Aliases | Wakaba-1 |
| Age | 19 (Human age)
3000 (Actual age) |
| Gender | Male |
| Species / Type | Keronian |
| Occupation | Keron Army soldier (Private Second Class) |
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 crazy
Tamama is ranked Private Second Class in the Keron Army's Keroro Platoon (ケロロ小隊 Keroro Shoutai）. He is the newest member of the planetary invasion troop and also the youngest. His name stems from the Japanese word otamajakushi (オタマジャクシ), meaning tadpole. While his age is unknown, Etsuko Kozakura has stated that she voiced Tamama as someone who is 19 years old. He is a very faithful subordinate to Keroro, and has strong feelings towards him. It is heavily hinted in the anime that these feelings are romantic. After losing a match with Taruru, Taruru starts calling Tamama senpai instead of Master. Then after defeat in episode 103, Taruru starts to call him Master again.
Appearance
Inverted wakaba mark
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 looked like a woman, giving him some more adorability.
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.
Before arriving on Pekopon, he first met Keroro in Keron in Kero 0: Depart! Assembly of Everyone!!. This was the first time he met Keroro. He quickly grew to idolize him and gained his powerful feelings towards him lasted throughout 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 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.
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.
- 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 / Yellow Guy (In episode 286) |
| 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 (あの女 ano onna) / This woman (この女 kono onna) / That woman (その女 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
- Tamama's Japanese voice actor also voices Dawn's Piplup from the Pokémon series. Piplup sounds similar to his jealous state when it gets angry or maniacal.
- When Tamama is ten years older, he will still have his tail (episode 234-b).
- This also indicates that in episode 108, when he turns into an adult, he is at least ten years older because his tail is gone. The white skin on his face remains for unknown reasons.
- In Volume 11, Tamama claims he has younger brothers, hinting that he is the eldest.
- In the manga, he once said to the platoon that he wanted to have a dangerous love affair with Keroro, but they did not take him seriously because they were drunk.
- Despite popular controversy, Tamama is actually bisexual, not homosexual. He loves Keroro but he also falls for an alien woman named Sayuri.
- Tamama's farts are five times smellier than an average Keronian's fart. This is stated in the second episode of the anime.
- Sometimes, Tamama is seen as a psychotic sadist. In Volume 3 Chapter 29, he is given a corpse hand as a Christmas gift.
- Tamama is the first member of the platoon that Karara falls in love with.
- Since Angol Mois loves Keroro, Tamama dislikes her. He will try anything to keep them away from each other.
- Tamama is the third newest member in the planetary invasion troop; Tororo being the second newest and Shin Keroro being the most recent.
- In Episode 320, Tamama's human form is named Shun. He has dark purple hair.
- Tamama has an attack called "Jealousy" when he gets jealous of seeing Mois getting close to him.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Keroro Gunso Volume 1 Encounter 3: Me, Myself and Momoka
- ↑ Keroro Gunso Volume 2 Encounter 13: Sergeant Reaches the Critical Point
