Mafu￣- ba￣

A technique designed to seal demons away by sending them into a container with a special "Demon Seal" mafuba on it. The move requires so much of the user's life force to perform that those who use it, successfully or unsuccessfully, are likely to die soon afterward. This move was first used against Piccolo Daimao￣ by Mutaito-sama to trap him inside a jar during his first rampage.

After Piccolo Daimao￣ was released from his prison by Emperor Pilaf, he was confronted by Muten-R冱hi who nearly succeeded in using the Mafuba to contain him again, but missed at the last second and then died shortly afterwards. The attempt was witnessed by Tenshinhan, who learned the Mafuba from watching Roshi perform it and practicing a scaled-down version of it himself several times. When he finally confronted Piccolo, he was not able to use the technique as the container he was going to use as the demon's prison was cracked, and therefore useless.

In the later confrontation between Kami and Piccolo Jr., Kami demonstrated his knowledge of the technique and attempted to use it to seal away Piccolo. Piccolo countered with a Reverse Mafuba technique which he was able to use against Kami and seal him with. Neither Piccolo or Kami died as a result of the Mafuba usage, and Kami specifically stated that it would be a way for him to get rid of Piccolo without dying himself (their lives were connected so that if one died, the other would as well). It can thus be surmised that if one is sufficiently powerful, they can use this ability without perishing.

Piccolo knows how to both reflect and then use this technique properly. If he didn't know how to initiate it earlier, then he certainly gained that knowledge after merging with Kami.

Non-manga usage
In the anime, Tenshinhan used the Mafuba against Piccolo Daimao￣ during a pause in his battle with Drum. The attempt failed though, as Drum placed himself between Daimao￣ and the Mafuba. As Drum was hurling towards the jar, Daimao￣ blasted it, allowing Drum to remain free.

Garlic Junior used this attack on Kami in order to take over the lookout and to release the black water mist on the Earth. He had earlier used the Dragon Balls to gain immortality, so he obviously didn't die by performing the attack.

In the video game Dragon Ball Z: Super Sonic Warriors, Piccolo uses this against Super Buu in his story mode.

Character meaning
魔 (Ma) = Demon
封 (Fu) = Seal / enclose
波 (Ha / Ba) = Wave


Kanji / Kana：魔封波
Romaji：Mafu￣ba
Translated：Demon Sealing Wave / Magic Seal Attack / Demon Incarcerator
English anime：Evil Containment Wave, Mafuba Wave
English manga Mafu￣ba
English Videogame(s)：
Creator：Mutaito-sama
Other Users：Muten-Ro￣shi / Tenshinhan / Kami-sama / Piccolo