Yamcha was a supporting protagonist in the Dragon Ball metaseries. He is a former desert bandit, once being an enemy of Goku, but eventually reformed and became a lifelong friend and ally. He was the first of the eventual Z Fighters to meet and team up with Goku. His best friend is Puar, and he was once Bulma's boyfriend, but he moved on and had a daughter with Launch. His name is a play on "Yum cha" (literally "drink tea"), referring to a gathering to drink tea and eat dim sum.