Kienzan

Kuririn's signature move, and most powerful attack, the kienzan is a razor sharp disk of energy that can slice through nearly anything; its main weakness is a lack of accuracy.

Kuririn first used this against Nappa, but the saiyan dodged it, resulting in only a gash on his cheek. He tried again, against Oozaru Vegeta, in an attempt to cut off his tail, but Vegeta dodged it. Later, during the battle with Freeza, Kuririn was able to slice off Freeza's tail while he was in his second form as well as let loose several kienzans at once.

Vegeta, Android #18, Tenshinhan, and Son Goku have similar attacks which they use one time each. Vegeta uses it during the Vegeta Saga to cut off Oozaru Gohan's tail, Android #18 uses it when she faces "Mighty Mask" in the Tenka-ichi Budo￣kai to reveal him as Trunks and Son Goten in costume, Tenshinhan uses it when facing off against Future Trunks in the Tenkaichi Budokai during movie 9, and Goku uses it when he first returns to life and faces Super Buu, though Kuririn's Kienzan is slightly more potent than these (i.e. It doesn't explode if it hits a target too tough to pierce; it (in the manga) cannot be stopped).

Tsuibi Kienzan
A variant of the Kienzan, this energy disk can be controlled by the creator to change direction. This was the final attack used by Freeza in his battle against Goku; it backfired though, as Goku was able to get the disk to slice Freeza in half. In the Budokai Tenkaichi videogames, this version, in keeping with the games' tradition of naming Frieza's attacks with the word "death," is called the "Death Saucer."

Non-manga usage
Kuririn uses this attack several times in the anime as well, including a version that splits apart and attacks the target from multiple angles. He tries to use it against Cell just after he absorbs Jinzo'ningen 18, but it failed, with the disk shattering on Cell's neck. He cut Kid Buu in half with this technique when he arrived on Dai Kaio's planet in the Afterlife.

In the anime, Cell is also shown to use the Tsuibi Kienzan attack during the Cell games and he also uses two Kienzan on Gohan after he transforms into his Super Saiyan 2 form. In Dragon Ball GT, Freeza uses it when he fights Goku in Hell, only to have it backfire at him again. In the anime, this variation is colored purple with a red center.


Character meaning
追 (Tsui) = chase
尾 (Bi) = tail
気 (Ki) = Energy
円 (En) = Circle
斬 (Zan) = Slice; behead; kill

Note: 追尾 (tsuibi) = tracking


Kanji / Kana：気円斬
Romaji：Kienzan
Translated：Energy Circle Slicer
English anime：Destructo Disk
English manga：Kienzan
English Videogame(s) ：Destructo Disk
Creator：Kuririn
Other Users：Goku / Vegeta / Android 18 / Freeza (Tsuibi) / Cell (Tsuibi)