Trunks (Dragon Ball) series caption first creator voiced name name nickname alias gender species nationality title relatives name name divider name name }} Trunks(トランクスTorankusu) is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball franchise by Akira Toriyama. Trunks is the half-Saiyan son of Vegeta, the prince of the dying race of fictional aliens called the Saiyans, and Bulma, the heir of a massive company called Capsule Corporation. In keeping with the family's tradition of using underwear puns for names, Trunks' name is derived from the term for men's swim shorts.