Kiko￣ho￣

Tenshinhan's most potent attack, the kiko￣ho￣ is an energy blast which gets its tremendous power by drawing on the lifeforce of its user; potentially killing them in the process if not used properly.

Tenshinhan first uses this attack in the 22nd Tenka-ichi Budo￣kai to destroy the tournament ring and attempt to force Goku to be disqualified. He uses it later during Goku's battle with Piccolo to quickly create a trench for Goku's friends to take shelter in when Piccolo unleashes his cho￣ bakuretsumaha attack. In the Vegeta Saga, Tenshinhan killed himself by attempting a one handed kiko￣ho￣ against Nappa in an attempt to avenge Chaozu's sacrifice. In the Cell Saga, he uses an upgraded version, the Shin-kiko￣ho￣ (which can be fired multiple times in rapid succession), to stall Semi-Perfect Cell from absorbing Jinzo￣-ningen #18, and nearly sapped all his lifeforce in doing so. He uses it one final time in the Buu Saga to destroy a blast fired by Buu at Dende.

The move is called "Tri-Beam" in FUNimation's dub, which refers to the way Tenhsinhan tents his fingers to use the move. It is called "Ki Blast Cannon" in most of the Budo￣kai games (though Tenshinhan still says "Tri-Beam" or simply "Blast Cannon"), and "Spirit Cannon" in the Blue Water dub of Dragon Ball. In early printings of the manga translation, it is called "Chi-Kung Blast". However, later printings have changed it back to kiko￣ho￣

"Neo Ki Blast Cannon" is the translated name of the Shin-kiko￣ho￣ and ultimate attack in Dragon Ball Z: Budo￣kai 3. It is the only Ultimate-Move that actually increases in power if the opponent manages to defend against it, but it then damages Tenshinhan as well (allowing for the rare "Double KO"). In the anime, the Cell Juniors used it against Super-Saiyan 2 Gohan during the Cell Games. Cell himself has never actually used the move, but obviously knew it since his children could utilize it in the anime.

Trivia: in Dragon Ball Z Budokia Tenkaichi 2, When Tenshinhan uses the move, he shouts "Tri-Beam" but its a square.


Character meaning
気 ki "vital energy"
功 ko￣ "skill"
砲 ho￣ "gun, cannon"
Note: 気功 kiko￣ "energy control" (Chinese Qigong).


Kanji / Kana：気功砲
Romaji：kiko￣ho￣
Translated：Spirit control cannon
English anime：Tri-beam Chi Kung Blast
English manga：kiko￣ho￣ English Videogame(s)：Tri-Beam Ki Cannon
Creator：Tenshinhan
Other Users：Cell Juniors