Gine

Gine was born among the Saiyans of Planet Vegeta and spent part of her early life serving as a warrior. She fought on the same team as Bardock but lacked the aggression and natural disposition for battle common among their people. Bardock repeatedly saved her during their missions and the bond between them eventually became a genuine romantic attachment. Gine ultimately left combat service and began working at a meat distribution center on Planet Vegeta. She and Bardock had two sons named Raditz and Kakarot. Their lasting relationship was unusual among Saiyans since family bonds were generally treated with far less importance.

Gine remained on Planet Vegeta while Bardock continued carrying out assignments away from their homeworld. She openly showed affection toward Kakarot during his infancy and cared for him while Bardock was absent. When Bardock became suspicious of Frieza and abruptly returned home he decided that Kakarot had to be sent away from Planet Vegeta. Gine was surprised by his concern since such behavior was uncommon for Saiyan parents. She nevertheless helped him prepare their son for departure after realizing Bardock genuinely believed Kakarot was in danger.

Gine and Bardock secretly sent Kakarot toward Earth in a Saiyan space pod. She watched him depart knowing that she might never see him again. Gine remained on Planet Vegeta afterward while Kakarot traveled beyond Frieza's immediate reach. Her final time with her younger son became one of the clearest examples of the unusual affection that existed within Bardock's family.

Appearance: Gine has warm light peach skin and a slim athletic build with a narrow waist and long legs. Her eyes are black. Her hair is jet black and extremely thick with large jagged spikes spreading outward around the crown and sides. Longer layered sections extend down the back of her neck. A long brown fur-covered tail extends from behind her waist and tapers gradually toward the end.

She wears a dark teal sleeveless armored tunic with a fitted upper body and a short skirt-like lower section. White edging runs around the neckline and along the lower hem. Gold segmented armor panels run vertically along both sides of her torso and continue beneath the shoulder straps. Matching gold sections form the narrow shoulder straps themselves. A white horizontal band circles her waist and separates the upper and lower sections of the armor.

Bright magenta wrist guards encircle both forearms with raised cuffs at the upper and lower edges. Her hands remain bare. Tight dark navy leggings cover her legs from the hips down to the tops of her boots.

Her boots are white and rise to the upper calves with broad folded cuffs. The feet have thick black soles and rounded white uppers. Gold segmented caps cover the toes.

Personality: Gine is gentle and affectionate by Saiyan standards. She never possessed the relentless fighting temperament expected from a career warrior and eventually recognized that life on the battlefield did not suit her. Her compassion extends most strongly toward her family. She expresses warmth toward Kakarot without embarrassment and accepts Bardock's increasingly unusual concern for their children rather than dismissing it as weakness. Her softer disposition does not make her helpless or ignorant of the society around her. She understands the harshness of Saiyan life and is capable of accepting painful choices when circumstances demand them.

Bardock is Gine's mate and the person with whom she shares her closest adult relationship. Their attachment developed while they fought together and eventually grew beyond the temporary pairings common among Saiyans. She is the mother of Raditz and Kakarot and retains a clear emotional investment in both sons even when Saiyan military life separates the family. Her relationship with Kakarot is especially tender during his infancy. She embraces him openly and reacts emotionally when Bardock prepares to send him away.

Flight allows Gine to manipulate ki to fly freely through the air. Ki Blast is her basic ranged energy attack and allows her to fire concentrated ki from her hands. She can also use Volley Blast by gathering energy in one hand before releasing a powerful yellow ki projectile toward her target.

During her time as a combatant Gine used the standard equipment available to Saiyan forces. This included Saiyan battle armor and access to spacecraft used for planetary deployments. As a tailed Saiyan she also possessed the biological capability to transform into a Great Ape under the proper conditions.