Makanko￣sappo￣

A powerful beam attack created by Piccolo as a way to destroy his then arch-enemy Goku￣ Piccolo first used the Makanko￣appo￣in the battle against Raditz, killing both him and Goku￣

The move is performed by touching the index and middle fingers of one hand to the forehead and charging enough energy to attack. When ready the fingers are extended forward, the attacker shouts the name of the attack and a thin curly-cue like ray of energy is released. The resulting beam is quite powerful, drilling through most targets, and exploding on the ones it can't. The main disadvantage of the attack is the time required to build up enough energy for the focused burst. Although when the user fully masters the attack the charge time is reduced.

During the battle with Nappa, Piccolo used a blast with a similar appearance, though he fired it differently (both hands fully outstretched) and did not have to charge it up.

Non-manga usage
In the anime, Piccolo uses it additional times when battling Garlic Junior and as a mental projection created inside Buu's mind. Gohan also uses a very similar move while practicing with Kuririn (in a mental battle) on the way to Namek. Additionally, it is used by Cell twice, the Cell Juniors, and later by Buu after he absorbs Piccolo. Because this skill is chosen in combat so much, whether by Piccolo or someone else, one can assume that it is among the best techniques to use.

In the Dragon Ball Z movies, Piccolo uses this move in several of the ones he appears in.

In the non-manga uses of this move, the charging time is much shorter, though the resulting blast is seemingly much less powerful.


Character meaning
魔 (Ma) = demon / evil / devil
貫 (Kan) = penetrate / pierce
光 (Ko￣ = light / ray / beam
殺 (Satsu/Sa-) = kill
砲 (Ho￣Po￣ = cannon / gun


Kanji / Kana：魔貫光殺砲
Romaj：Makanko￣sappo￣
Translated：Demonic Penetrating-Light Death-Cannon
English anime：Special Beam Cannon(Original Dub)/ Light of Death(Ultimate Uncut)
English manga：Light of Death
English Videogame(s)：Special Beam Cannon
Creator：Piccolo
Other Users：Cell/Cell Jr./Majin Buu