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"I think being world champion's going to be fun."

— "Trunks vs. Goten"

Trunks (トランクス, Torankusu) is the Earthling and Saiyan hybrid son of Bulma and Vegeta, and the older brother of Bulla.

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Appearance

Trunks has either blue[5][6] or lavender hair color and his mother's blue eyes. He has his father's eye shape, facial features and tanned skin and his hair turns blond and eyes turn (pupil-less) green when he becomes a Super Saiyan. Several characters, such as Goku, Krillin and Bulma, remark how much Trunks resembles Vegeta. For the majority of the Buu Saga, Present Trunks wears a dark green gi, an orange belt, orange wristbands and the same golden boots that Future Trunks wears, he also wears this in the movie, Bio-Broly. In the events of Broly - Second Coming, Trunks wears a light green long sleeve hoodie with a black short sleeve undershirt with a red collar, indigo blue denim shorts and his golden boots from his primary outfit. He later wears Maloja's necklace. In Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Trunks wears overalls and a blue undershirt with maroon wristbands. At the end of Dragon Ball Z, Trunks now wears a black long-sleeved shirt, a golden vest, dark gray pants and the same golden boots that he wore as a child. Later he wears a black sleeveless muscle shirt with a CAPSULE logo at the center of his shirt, gray pants and his boots from his childhood.

In Dragon Ball Super, Trunks wears a yellow jacket with a white undershirt, jeans, yellow boots and maroon wristbands. During Bulma's birthday party, he wears a Hawaiian shirt with shorts and sunglasses.

In Dragon Ball GT, Trunks wears a black long sleeved shirt with a blue bandana, brown leather gloves, a light tan jacket, white baggy short slacks and the same golden boots that he wore as a child. During the events of Baby Saga where he was possessed by Baby until the events of the Shadow Dragon Saga, he is not seen wearing his light tan jacket. His hair is now purple instead of lavender.

Personality

As a child during the Majin Buu arc, Trunks is shown to be quite cocky and stingy just like his father, as well as mischievous, most likely due to the fact that this Trunks grew up with his father Vegeta and enjoyed the luxuries of peace, while Future Trunks grew up without Future Vegeta and in an apocalyptic world, causing him to be much more serious and cautious.[7] Due to being the heir to Capsule Corporation and being pampered by his family, Trunks grows up to be a spoiled child. Trunks has a combination of both of his parents' personalities: cocky and proud like his father and spoiled and selfish like his mother. He refuses to respect someone he does not like, another trait he shares with his father. This is shown when he disrespects Goku when they first meet, as Trunks believes he is not as strong as his father and again when he wondered why he wasn't present when his father was killed. Later on, Trunks does gain more respect for Goku after seeing Goku's Super Saiyan 3 power in action when holding off Majin Buu. He is shown to be loving towards his parents and grandparents and will not think twice about defending his family. Trunks is very loyal towards his father and thinks highly of him despite his flaws, though this is in part due to Trunks knowing nothing about Vegeta's past as a former enemy, and being ignorant of Vegeta's personal conflict over whether his family or superiority was more important. For example, when Trunks learned of Vegeta's death in the Majin Buu Saga, Trunks blamed Goku for being unconscious at the time, even though Piccolo tried to reveal it was Vegeta responsible for that and allowing Majin Buu's revival before Goku stopped him from doing so. Also, Trunks believed his father to be a hero and vowed to surpass him as a warrior, even though most of the Z Fighters opted to keep Vegeta's past as a villain a secret to protect Trunks from the burden of the truth. This, however, doesn't mean Trunks is not fearful of his father, as Trunks was taught by Vegeta to be obedient and well-mannered, and Trunks admits he is afraid of Vegeta's discipline when he misbehaves. Trunks tends to usually take control over the younger Goten, stating to him numerous times how he is both older and stronger (during childhood). He has a competitive streak and passion for fighting, another trait he inherited from his father, though less aggressive than Vegeta's. He also is proud of his Saiyan heritage, and comes to believe that the Saiyans are the mightiest warrior race ever known. Trunks also shares his mother's love for technology, but he shows little to no interest in inheriting the family business, preferring to train rather than work, although he does so out of respect for his mother and grandfather. In at least the movies, he was also shown to be somewhat crass regarding his taunts, as he proceeded to moon Broly as well as his clone Bio-Broly, and in the latter case also flip the bird at him.

In his later years, Trunks adopts a personality similar to his future counterpart's. During and in between his battles at the World Martial Arts Tournament, he acts just like his father does, calm when he fights and insulting his opponents. However, he does not act like this during his battle with Goten, either because he is his best friend or due to the possibility he could lose. Despite his occasional childish antics, Trunks is highly intelligent for his age. Due to his maternal side of the family being scientists, he also possesses a significantly huge amount of knowledge about biological and science-related knowledge from a young age, as demonstrated in Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly, when he correctly identifies what the Culture Tank equipment is used for at age eight, as well as correctly defining two-thirds of what biotechnology is (the only thing he was not able to answer was what genetic engineering is). Along with inheriting the scientific mind of his mother and maternal grandfather, Trunks is also shown to possess a tactical mind like his father and paternal grandfather, as demonstrated by his and Giru's deception of Dr. Myuu and his forces on planet M-2 during the Baby Saga. During the "Future" Trunks Saga Trunks showed respect towards his Future self. Soon afterward, when his Future self was sulking, he approached him and berated him for moping around after one loss, and thinking that he's being a coward. When his younger sister, Bulla, was born, Trunks was a bit disappointed because he wanted to have a brother to train with, but he had a change of heart when he first held her, and became protective of her.

Trunks is shown to have an interest in girls as he develops a crush on Mai as well his attraction to her Future counterpart. He is also shown to get jealous when she becomes infatuated ironically with his Future counterpart, though he later has the same reaction upon encountering Future Mai, though he and Mai eventually turn their attention back to each other.

Towa really is beautiful, isn't she?"

— Trunks in Dragon Ball Fusions — Trunks in

In Dragon Ball Fusions, he ironically finds Towa attractive upon meeting her, though he was not the only one, as Goten similarly found Towa to be beautiful. However, he is unaware of her villainous nature and antagonistic relationship with his future counterpart, Trunks: Xeno, thus he is surprised by her later betrayal. Pan suspects that his interest in Towa is mainly perverted, and even angrily assumes his future counterpart did something untoward (or that Trunks was the one in the wrong) that lead Towa to want revenge, even asking Trunks what he did, despite Trunks not knowing, as he had never encountered Towa before, because Towa's encounters with his future self had occurred supposedly in the future; both were unaware that it actually involved his future time patroller counterpart and not his older self.

Biography

Background

Trunks is born in November of Age 766 to Vegeta and Bulma, thus making him a Saiyan and Human hybrid. He was an illegitimate child due to that he was conceived as a result of a brief affair between his parents. In his infancy, he was well-loved and doted on by his mother, but it appeared as if his father had little to no parental emotions towards the boy due to Vegeta never wanting to have children and viewing hybrids as a disgrace. However, after the end of the Cell Games, the relationship between his parents improved and they got married, and they began raising Trunks as a family.

During Trunks' childhood, he was lavished with attention by his mother and her family but Vegeta proved to be more strict in regards to Trunks' training and behavior. Trunks came to idolize his father and they developed a good relationship, despite Vegeta's frequent absences from the family and unwillingness to do certain family activities.

Dragon Ball Z

Cell Saga

Main articles: Androids Saga, Imperfect Cell Saga, Perfect Cell Saga, and Cell Games Saga Two years after Future Trunks' arrival, Trunks is born to Vegeta and Bulma. Initially, Vegeta is uninterested in his son and Trunks is cared for by Bulma and her family. Although he acknowledged the boy as his child, Vegeta rarely saw Trunks while he and the rest of the Z Fighters prepared for the battle against the androids and eventual battle with Cell, to the point Trunks would cry whenever Vegeta got close to him.

On the day of the Androids’ arrival, Bulma brings Trunks with her to introduce him to the Z Fighters. Gohan and Krillin quickly assume Yamcha is the father but are shocked when Goku corrects them by saying Vegeta is the father. Bulma asks how Goku knew this because she wanted to surprise everyone and Goku lies he was guessing because Trunks looks just like Vegeta. As the Z Fighters face off against Android 19 and 20 (who is actually Dr. Gero), Bulma decides to head to the battlefield to see the Androids but to also let Vegeta see Trunks, and she forces Yajirobe to accompany her. He is terrified to get too close to the battle and threatens to throw Trunks if she do any stop but she threatens to tell Vegeta he is being mean to Trunks. During the battle with Dr. Gero, Trunks and his mother are briefly put in danger when Android 20 destroys the vehicle they were traveling in, though they are saved by Future Trunks who intervened when Vegeta failed to due to his indifference towards Bulma and their son. Piccolo reveals Future Trunks identity as his son's future counterpart to Vegeta when he referred to Future Trunks by name and later revealed Future Trunks identity to Bulma who was relieved to know that Trunks wouldn't grow up to look like his father. Gohan then takes Trunks and Bulma back to Capsule Corp. for their own safety. A couple of days later, Trunks goes with his mother to deliver the detonation device to Krillin and then heads to The Lookout while Vegeta and Future Trunks battle Cell. While waiting for Cell's broadcast for the Cell Games at home, Trunks playfully pulls his counterpart's hair, which everyone save for Future Trunks finds humorous. After Cell was defeated, Trunks is seen learning how to walk and Vegeta starts to take a more active role in raising Trunks, having come to accept him as his son after Cell killed Future Trunks during the Cell Games and this act left Vegeta enraged and guilt-ridden.

Majin Buu Saga

Main articles: Great Saiyaman Saga, World Tournament Saga, Majin Buu Saga, Fusion Saga, and Kid Buu Saga

"I guess I'll go... super."

— Trunks, moments before turning into a Super Saiyan in front of his father for the first time in "Take Flight, Videl"

Seven years following Cell's defeat, Trunks takes a much larger role. Trunks is eight years old and fantastically strong for his age. He was trained by Vegeta since he learned how to walk. As a result, he was able to transform into a Super Saiyan at age 8, as well as become acclimated to the state without Vegeta's knowledge. This is first shown on-screen while he is training in a Gravity Room with Vegeta, when he cannot handle the gravity in his normal state. He then transforms out of nowhere and leaps around naturally in gravity that at first was supposedly overwhelming him. This comes as a massive shock to Vegeta considering his young age, but makes him proud to see his son becoming stronger. Vegeta asks Trunks to attack him to test Trunks' strength but when Trunks hesitates, Vegeta promises to take him to the amusement park if he landed one punch on him. Trunks succeeds, but is punched down by accident and reveals he is a little stronger than Goten for being older.

On the day of the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, Trunks is dismayed to be sent to the Junior Division and easily makes it all the way to the grand finals and becomes the new junior champion by defeating his best friend Goten, the second son of Goku and Chi-Chi (by becoming a Super Saiyan, firing an energy blast which knocked Goten out of the ring, and using his left arm; all three of which Trunks had agreed not to do, though Goten had cheated too and became a Super Saiyan earlier in the fight). When Trunks is set up against Mr. Satan, Satan asks him to only lightly tap in on the face, knowing how much power Trunks has. However even Trunks' light tap is enough to launch Mr. Satan out of the ring, allowing Trunks to win the match. However, the crowd thinks Mr. Satan did it deliberately to be nice to Trunks.

He convinces Goten to secretly compete in the adult division disguised as Mighty Mask, but Android 18 realizes this and blows their cover with a Destructo Disc while in the match, disqualifying them and the boys flee to avoid getting in trouble.

Shortly after Trunks learned about Majin Buu from Videl, he and Goten eagerly fly to the battlefield and find Piccolo and Krillin turned into as stone by Dabura. Trunks accidentally breaks Piccolo and, after Krillin returns to normal when Dabura is killed by Majin Buu, Trunks thinks he killed Piccolo and asks Goten to keep it a secret from Vegeta. He is then shocked to see Piccolo is alive moments before Vegeta shows up to fight Majin Buu. Trunks cheers for his father but quickly realizes Vegeta cannot win and he tries to help his father battle the monster. As Majin Buu torments Vegeta, Trunks rushes in and saves him. Vegeta orders Trunks to escape for his own safety but Trunks wants to stay and help his father fight Majin Buu and is hugged for the first time by his father, but he and Goten are knocked out by Vegeta who blew himself up to try to destroy Majin Buu, albeit failing. The boys are taken to the Lookout to take shelter from Majin Buu. When they wake up, the boys learn that Vegeta and Gohan are dead, which makes them cry as Trunks becomes upset of his father's death, and Trunks angrily asks Goku why he did not save his father. Goku tells them about the Fusion Dance to defeat Majin Buu but Trunks has doubts. Babidi makes an announcement to the world that if Goten, Trunks and Piccolo do not come out of hiding they are going to destroy more cities. The boys witness Majin Buu murder hundreds of innocent people and are determined to defeat the monster. Then Babidi announces he has learned Trunks lives in West City and intends to destroy it next, making him fear for his grandparents who are still there. Goku orders Trunks to rush to Capsule Corporation to get the Dragon Radar. Goku intercepts Babidi and Majin Buu from following Trunks and shows them the Super Saiyan 3 form. Majin Buu and Goku fight while Trunks gets the Dragon Radar. Later, Trunks returns to the Lookout with the Dragon Radar and shows Goku his respect. Then, Goku shows them the Fusion Dance and, only in the anime, shows them Super Saiyan 3. However, Goku's time on Earth is ended and he leaves Piccolo to teach the boys the rest of the Fusion Dance. Everyone on Kami's Lookout says goodbye to Goku as he leaves with Fortuneteller Baba to the Other World. Piccolo and Krillin take over teaching the Fusion Dance to the boys.

When it is time for the fusion, Trunks and Goten's first attempt fails due to Trunks making a mistake with his fingers. Their second attempt also fails when their index fingers don't touch, much to Piccolo's frustration at the failed attempts. The third attempt successfully creates Gotenks, who then rushes to fight Majin Buu but is quickly beaten. After a little training, they fuse again but due to Gotenks wasting time by playing around, they defuse before fighting Majin Buu. When Super Buu arrives at the Lookout, Trunks and Goten enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train. Piccolo warns them Super Buu will enter the room in a minute, which gives them six hours in the room.

Later, Super Buu and Piccolo enter, and just before the two boys get to fuse, Super Buu punches Trunks who angrily tells him to wait. He and Goten soon fuse into Gotenks, but are not strong enough to beat him. When Gotenks pretended to be tired and low on energy, Piccolo destroys the entrance to the chamber, but Super Buu escapes and eats the remaining Z-Fighters and support on the Lookout (except Dende who was thrown off by Mr. Popo). Gotenks finally escapes, thanks to his Super Saiyan 3 transformation and, after learning Super Buu turned everyone into chocolate and ate them, Gotenks angrily vows to kill him. Gotenks fights Super Buu again, almost defeating him until they defuse right at the killing blow. Trunks and Goten witness Gohan returning from the Sacred World of the Kai with his new powers and easily overpowering Super Buu. When Super Buu escapes, the crew find Dende, picking up Mr. Satan and his dog along the way. When Super Buu asks for a rematch against Gotenks, they fuse, but Super Buu tricks them and absorbs them to become stronger. After being set free from Super Buu by the newly revived Goku and the still deceased Vegeta, Trunks is killed along with Goten, Piccolo, and Gohan when Kid Buu uses the Planet Burst attack and destroys the Earth.

Trunks is later revived by the Namekian Dragon Balls, and lends energy to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb when Vegeta makes a request for energy to all the Earthlings and its creatures. He and Goten also get a group of people to lend a hand as well. When Kid Buu is decimated, Trunks and his friends return to Kami's Lookout, soon joined by Vegeta, Goku, Mr. Buu, Dende, and Mr. Satan. He is thrilled to see his father again and runs to him with his mother, rejoicing in open arms. The peace is disrupted when Trunks spots Buu near Mr. Satan, not knowing Buu has turned to the good side. In anger, Trunks prepares an energy attack to fire, but Goku and Vegeta manages to explain the situation, and the group discuss their adventure. Trunks is later seen at a party at his home in celebration of their victory.

Dragon Ball Super

God of Destruction Beerus Saga

Main article: God of Destruction Beerus Saga After the battle with Kid Buu, Trunks and Goten wish to give Videl a wedding present, but Goten cannot afford anything substantial. They start by getting jewelry but it is too much for Goten. Almost giving up, Trunks tells Goten what Bulma told him about cosmetics that Videl needs cosmetics to keep her skin smooth and wrinkle free. They hear from an old man in a store complaining about the prices of the cosmetics, bragging that his hot springs have water that can turn even the most wrinkled of skin as smooth as silk, with both Trunks and Goten deeming it a great gift for Videl.

After following the directions given to them by the old man, Trunks and Goten find the hot springs where the water is located, but after seeing many people already using it, they proceed to the nearest river and collect a jug's worth of water, until they are attacked by a giant snake. Dodging the snake's swift movements, Trunks and Goten protect the jug until Trunks finally defeats the snake and the two proceed to fly back to Gohan's house in order to drop off the present.

The next day, Trunks goes to a resort area with his parents for a family vacation. He was delighted to have his first family vacation with both of his parents, as Vegeta had taken time off from training to fulfill his promise to Trunks from their training prior to the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament. Even though Vegeta takes off after being annoyed by the public, Trunks had a great time spending time with his parents, especially Vegeta. Trunks goes to his mother's birthday party and meets Goten there and they both go off below the deck so Trunks can show Goten the Dragon Balls. He shows him how the container, where the Dragon Balls were, worked by showing him the flaws of Bulma's inventions.

On their way back to the deck, they encounter Pilaf, Mai, and Shu on the side of Bulma's ship. Trunks and Goten rescue them and offered them for food which Pilaf declines. However, even though Pilaf declined the food offer, Trunks and Goten still brought food to Pilaf, Shu, and Mai. Trunks and Goten play games on during the party. Trunks and Goten started to play with water guns throughout the ship. While playing, Trunks shoots Beerus in the face by accident and gets him angry. Beerus decides to blow up the Earth after Majin Buu eats all the pudding, prompting the Z Fighters to fight him to stop him. Trunks and Goten fuse into Gotenks but their attacks have no effect on Beerus and is left defeated. Trunks stays in the sidelines as Vegeta fights Beerus in anger for hitting Bulma but he too is defeated. When Goku finally arrives and has Shenron explain the process of creating a Super Saiyan God, Trunks lends his energy along with Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, and the unborn Pan to Goku, transforming him into a deity. Trunks watches the battle from a distance due to having lost the ability to fly due to giving up his energy and, although Goku is defeated, Beerus decides not to blow up Earth at the moment and leaves.

Golden Frieza Saga

Main article: Golden Frieza Saga When Jaco arrives on Earth to warn Bulma of the upcoming Frieza arriving on Earth for vengeance, he and Goten come into contact into him when looks for Bulma. He then touches his skin and face to make sure they are not tights and a mask with Goten accidentally taking off one of his wireless radios on his ears. They then play around with his ship and Jaco encourages them to play which leads to them accidentally closing the hatch and crashing it into the pond resulting in them being sent to their rooms as punishment.

Later on, while the Z Fighters were fighting Frieza and his forces, Trunks and Goten were playing ball outside when they sensed Tagoma's ki and decided to join in the fight. After fighting Ginyu in Tagoma's body as Gotenks and defusing from the fusion, Trunks and Goten go hide with Bulma and Jaco. In desperate need of Goku and Vegeta as the Z Fighters are being defeated, Trunks helps Bulma and Goten summon Whis. However, when Goku and Vegeta arrive, Goku orders Trunks and Goten to go to The Lookout to tell Dende what happened and additionally, the location is too dangerous for them. Trunks refuses until Vegeta gives him a disciplinary glare that prompts Trunks to oblige.

He is killed when the planet explodes, but Whis uses his Temporal Do-Over technique to undo the damage, undoing Trunks' death in the process. After killing Frieza, Goku tells Trunks all about what happened while they were away at the Capsule Corporation. Trunks later said that he and Goten would take of Frieza next time he gets resurrected and will finish him off by slicing him in half. Everyone acts surprised because that's something that Future Trunks already did in the past but the present Trunks hasn't heard about it. He later attends the party thrown by Bulma with his friends and family.

Universe 6 Saga

Main article: Universe 6 Saga

Trunks is present with his friends and family, cheering on the team of Universe 7 during the Tournament of Destroyers. Trunks is also present as Beerus and Whis use the Super Dragon Balls to summon Super Shenron, then returns to Earth.

Copy-Vegeta Saga

Main article: Copy-Vegeta Saga Trunks attends the Universe 7 victory celebration with his friends and family, being told by Beerus to protect the fact that Monaka is weak as a secret from Goku. When Goku shows desperation to fight with Monaka, Goten suggests that Monaka could have the ability to "transform". Trunks then whispers something in Beerus' ear. While Goku was being distracted, Beerus dons the life-size Monaka costume created by Mr. Satan, and fights with Goku. Eventually, the battle is over, and the situation ends on a good note as Goku never realized that Monaka was an amateur and is even more motivated to train after fighting with him.

While Goten and Trunks are flying towards Capsule Corp, they notice Monaka's delivery truck, but finding out that Monaka is not present. Goten and Trunks then make their way inside the back of Monaka's truck, having fun with the items present in there. When they blow up a blow-up doll, the force calls the truck to bounce off the ground, closing the door and trapping them inside. Trunks prepares to blow the door open but does not want Monaka to get in trouble for having the truck damaged. They then wait for Monaka, who immediately climbs in his truck and flies off into space with the two boys still inside. On the way to Planet Potaufeu, Goten and Trunks are freezing in the truck due to being in outer space. Monaka then arrives to Potaufeu, and opens the back door, discovering Goten and Trunks frozen solid and manages to thaw them. Potage, the planet's only inhabitant, appears and greets Monaka, and the intergalactic criminal Gryll confronts the group with his henchmen. Goten and Trunks realize Potage is in trouble, and easily defeat the henchmen, forcing them to retreat. They later reappear, holding the key to the seal of the "Superhuman Water". Goten and Trunks prepare to take the key back, but they remain still, realizing that Monaka has been taken hostage. Goten is tied up along with Trunks and Potage, as Gryll opens the seal to the Superhuman Water. Later, Goten and Trunks are being chased, while carrying Potage and Monaka, by Gryll and his henchmen, who are now purple. Trunks is then knocked down by an attack, and is attacked again, but he is saved by the timely arrival of Vegeta and Jaco, while Vegeta deflects the attack.

Trunks witnesses Vegeta easily defeating Gryll's henchmen, and being absorbed by the "Superhuman Water" and an exact copy of him is created. Trunks is about to be absorbed by Copy-Vegeta next, but Copy-Vegeta hesitates before attacking him. He is then saved by Jaco. Trunks later retreats while carrying Potage and a drained Vegeta, while Goten carries Monaka, and Jaco also retreats. In a secure spot, Potage explains the truth about the "Superhuman Water", which is actually a weapon named Commeson, and they learn that Copy-Vegeta must be defeated in order to save Vegeta's life. Copy-Vegeta later confronts the two boys, who then fuse into Gotenks and engage in battle with him. Even as a Super Saiyan 3, Gotenks cannot deal any damage to Copy-Vegeta, and is defeated by a few blows. Fallen, Goten and Trunks are about to be finished off by Copy-Vegeta, but they are saved by Goku's timely arrival. Trunks tries to inform Goku to defeat Copy-Vegeta quickly, as he is an impostor.

Trunks watches as Goku and Copy-Vegeta fight an evenly-matched battle. As Vegeta begins to instinctively cheer for his copy to win, Trunks reminds his father of the circumstances. Both Goku and Copy-Vegeta then transform into a Super Saiyan Blue, and Trunks realizes that the fight could take too long, and asks Potage if there is another way to save Vegeta. Potage answers that if the core is crushed, the copy will become weaker. Trunks takes Potage to find the core of Commeson, which was Copy-Gryll, while Goten and Jaco accompany them. They notice that the core has left the spot where Copy-Gryll was knocked into. As the Commeson core tries to attack Goten, Trunks and Jaco blast it, which passes through it. They then run away from Commeson. Trunks tells Jaco, who is worried about a copy of him being made, that he would quickly defeat his copy. Trunks begins to notice Vegeta's ki disappearing, and rushes to his father's side. As Goku and Copy-Vegeta's battle causes a bright light and a shockwave, Commeson tries to attack Trunks from behind, but Vegeta stands in-between them as his body is disappearing. Monaka casually and nonchalantly steps on the core, which destroys it, and damages Copy-Vegeta, and Goku is able to finish him off. With Vegeta's life saved, Trunks happily hugs his father. The group then say goodbye to Potage as they teleport back to Earth, where Trunks is confronted by Bulma about sneaking onto a spacecraft.

"Future" Trunks Saga

Main article: "Future" Trunks Saga

Trunks, along with Pilaf, Mai and Shu, are being taught mathematics by a private instructor at Capsule Corp. Pilaf (in a complicated manner) explains to Trunks a math equation he did not know how to solve. As they are eating lunch, Trunks sees Future Trunks' Time Machine land and inspects it, also noticing Future Trunks inside, beaten and unconscious. As Bulma lays Future Trunks in a bed, Trunks is confused on who he is, especially after Pilaf and the gang's assumptions on Future Trunks being his secret illegitimate brother and his parents being a part of a "scandal" as the two boys look very similar. When Bulma calls Goku and Vegeta and tells him about Future Trunks, Trunks is even more confused, as they are also referring to him as "Trunks". As Trunks asks who Future Trunks is, Bulma orders him to power up so Goku can lock onto his ki and teleport back to Earth. When Goku arrives back with Senzu Beans, Bulma feeds one to Future Trunks, and is surprised to see him suddenly wake up and attack Goku.

Trunks is later shocked when he learns that the older Trunks he is seeing is himself from the future. Future Trunks and Trunks greet each other. Trunks is later seen checking out the Time Machine with the Pilaf Gang as he is told by his future counterpart they really first met when present Trunks was a baby, to his surprise as Bulma confirms it. He later watches Goku and Future Trunks spar, cheering his other self on and being amazed when the latter actually pushes Goku back.

In the anime only, he witnesses the arrival of Goku Black and the latter's confrontation with Goku before he is sent back to the future though not before the villain destroys the time machine. He is shown to be somewhat jealous when Mai falls in love with Future Trunks. When the time machine is completely repaired, Trunks proudly exclaims that he helped. He then watches as Future Trunks, Vegeta and Goku travel to the future.

Later on, Trunks is laying outside as he is surprised to see the time machine return, with the beaten Goku, Vegeta and Future Trunks falling out of it. He calls for Bulma as he is greatly worried for his father and his condition. After the trio are given Senzu Beans, Trunks asks them if they were unable to defeat Black, he was quite shocked to learn from them that not only Future Zamasu was his ally and immortal but also transformed into a powerful Super Saiyan called Super Saiyan Rosé.

After Whis, Beerus, Shin, and Goku head to Universe 10 to check on Gowasu's current state, Trunks is seen confronting his future self asking him if he is sulking because he was defeated and despite that he is still calling himself Trunks. Future Trunks told him politely to leave him alone, Trunks begins to feel very disappointed of his future self and that because of his current state he is unable to protect Future Mai. He told him if he is frustrated and angry, he must defeat him in a battle with Trunks making the first move by punching his future self, he quickly orders Future Trunks to stand up as he is supposed to be a Saiyan. After a brief fight, Future Trunks finally realizes what his past self is trying to teach him: win no matter who the opponent is. He shakes hands with him and thanks him for bringing him back to his senses.

Suddenly, Beerus and the group arrives and informs them of Zamasu's demise and that the future should be safe, however, Future Trunks still feels uneasy about the situation and decides to head to the future to check things out. Trunks angrily asks him that why he does not believe Beerus. His counterpart responds that he grew up from a different timeline. Future Trunks begins to explain how his life is different from his and that he never met his father as he was killed six months after his birth by Future Android 17 and Future Android 18 and that Future Goku also died due to a heart virus, and that the first time he came to past he gave Goku the heart medicine so it would save him. Trunks asks him why Goku remains deceased in his timeline, referring to a book he read about changing the past that causes changes in the future. Future Trunks told himself despite the world he came from and his world are the same, they become different worlds as the two of them are living a different life. Trunks feels convinced about his future self suspicions. He later bides farewell to his future self wishing him the best from the bottom of his heart.

Later, the time machine reappears, Trunks sees that everyone except Future trunks are inside the time machine, Trunks and the Pilaf Gang assumed that the future is safe. To their utter shock, Bulma reveals that the future remained the same as it was with Zamasu and Black causing destruction of the cities and that Future Trunks acted as a shield so they could return to the past in order to find a plan to defeat their enemies. Upon witnessing Goku's critical injuries and his father's serious behavior, Trunks went to visit Goten who was asleep at the that time. After telling the situation to his best friend, Trunks and Goten decided to go the future in order to help his future self, but Bulma tells them that they would only serve no help, and only trust Goku to handle this situation. Soon after Chi-Chi, Gohan, Piccolo and Krillin arrive at Capsule Corporation, Bulma tells everyone about the threats that are terrorizing Future Trunks' world. Upon learning about their enemies' increasing power and immortality and how they are hard to defeat in a head on battle, Piccolo suggested the use of the Evil Containment Wave to seal their enemies, which gives everyone hope as they found a way to save the future.

Trunks later sees Infinite Zamasu appear in the sky laughing manically but soon witnesses his destruction by Future Zeno. After Zamasu disappears, the time machine appears and he greets his parents before becoming infatuated by Future Mai. He soon sees Goku bring back Future Zeno to the present timeline. Later at dinner, he hears Whis tell Future Trunks about the possibility of going to a new timeline. After Bulma protests this since it would mean dealing with Zamasu again, Trunks asks if things would keep going like this. His pleas are calmed after Whis explains that he will go to that timeline and warn Future Beerus before he disappears due to the Supreme Kai's death and have take care of Zamasu. Trunks then bids his counterpart farewell, telling him to come by and visit as his other self agrees.

Universe Survival Saga

Main article: Universe Survival Saga

In the anime, Trunks is at his house, telling Goten his now pregnant mother is due to give birth any day and he is excited about becoming an older brother. He asks Goten to not go training with Goku for the upcoming Tournament of Power because he is bored training with Mai, Shu, and Pilaf. Goten agrees to stay but Trunks says he can't go far because of the baby. They have a quick spar when Goku unsuccessfully asks Vegeta to participate in the Zeno Expo and Trunks punches Goten who looked away to greet Goku. While recruiting members for Universe 7, Shin suggested Trunks and Goten because they have potential but Goku refuses because their rivalry would be an issue and they tend to rush into battle straightforwardly. Shortly after, Trunks is told by Vegeta to finish getting the baby's room ready. Trunks orders Goten to put the bed in different spots until Goten complains it doesn't matter where it goes. Gohan comes into the room to tell Trunks the baby has been born, much to Trunks' surprise. Because Gohan forgot to ask if the baby is a boy or girl, Goten says having a brother would mean Trunks can train with him, and Trunks favors this more. Gohan however says having a sister is fun too because she will be cute like Pan, but Trunks says he prefers training and therefore prefers a brother. When Trunks meets his sister Bulla, he is disappointed she is a girl and refuses to hold her at first but Bulma puts her in his arms. Trunks becomes soften as Bulla smiles at him and he asks Vegeta if he wants to hold her. Vegeta asks the baby to be given to him because Trunks isn't holding her properly, prompting Trunks to say Vegeta knows a lot about that. The next day, Trunks tries to change Bulla's diaper but ends up calling Vegeta for help. After Vegeta effortlessly changes the diaper, Trunks smiles and laughs with Bulla and remarks she feels better.

An hour before the tournament is scheduled to begin, Trunks questions why Frieza's picture is on the team member board. Goku tells Bulma that Trunks and Goten don't know about the tournament and Vegeta says them knowing will be a bother. Bulma lies to Trunks that everyone on the board is invited to a celebration for Bulla's birth but when Trunks points out Frieza is evil, Vegeta lies that Frieza has redeemed. Goku then asks Trunks if he wants to guard Android 17's island from poachers so 17 can attend. Trunks excitedly agrees and travels with Goten, Krillin, 18, and Marron to the island. 17 leaves with Krillin and 18 whereas Trunks stays on the island with Goten and Marron.

In the manga, as he is heading to meet Team Universe 7 after having dropped Goten and Trunks at Monster Island, Android 17 realizes he forgot to tell them about the Cell Jrs. At the same time the Cell Jrs. encounter Goten and Trunks, one attacks Trunks, prompting the two Saiyans to become Super Saiyans. A seven on two battle then breaks out until one of the Cell Jrs. notices that Trunks and Goten are wearing ranger uniforms, the fighting stops and the Cell Jrs. apologize and leave.

In the anime, Trunks reappears during the final moments of the saga, revealing Goten and himself lived up to their end of the deal and protected 17's island, only suffering minor injuries from their ordeal. Later he celebrates his baby sister's birth and then with Goten presumably is trusted to watch 17's island again as he takes his family on a cruise.

Peaceful World Saga

Main article: Peaceful World Saga

Ten years pass after Kid Buu's defeat, 18-year-old Trunks has a new younger sister named Bulla. He is forced by Vegeta to compete in the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament. Although in the original Japanese dialogue, there is no mention of a girlfriend by Trunks, in the Funimation dub, Trunks promises Goten that he would introduce him to his girlfriend after the tournament (of which his girlfriend is also watching). He ends up being paired up with Otokosuki, who manages to startle Trunks by visually flirting with him. Trunks is not seen competing in this tournament, due to Goku and Uub's leaving the competition at the end of the series. He is seen, however, holding Pan's arm in victory over defeating Goten.

Dragon Ball GT

Black Star Dragon Ball Saga

Main article: Black Star Dragon Ball Saga

Five years later, Trunks is now 23 years old. Trunks has become the President of Capsule Corporation. Although it pays quite well (so well that he can afford his own chauffeur and servants), he does not like the job and its overwhelming responsibilities, and will often slip out the window and fly away. Forced by Vegeta, who thinks that Trunks has grown soft during the time of peace after Kid Buu's defeat, Trunks goes on a journey with Goku and Pan (who replaced Goten after sneaking aboard) in a spaceship designed by Bulma in order to find the Black Star Dragon Balls.

Later, a piece of the ship falls off and Goku, Trunks, and Pan are forced to crash land on the planet Imecka to get the parts needed to repair the ship. Groups of merchants then swarm Trunks and the others to the point that they take refuge from them in the Gold Star Hotel. They then realize they are being charged every second for everything in the hotel. They escape without paying and stumble upon the house of an old couple and their children. They talk about Don Kee the ruler of the planet and how he mistreats his rule; just then his men came and repossessed the old couple's house saying they were behind payment. Goku suggests that they go and fight Don Kee but the couple says that is impossible because of his grand army. On their way back to the ship Trunks drops the Dragon Radar and it is swallowed by the small T-2006 series robot nicknamed Giru who says that he can not give the radar back to them because it is already integrated into his system. Trunks becomes furious and starts chasing after Giru.

Meanwhile, Goku notices the ship being dragged away by Don Kee's men. He tries to use Instant Transmission to teleport them to the ship but after two failed attempts realizes that he can not use it in his small body. They are forced to travel to Don Kee's palace on foot to recover their ship. Pan decides that they will use a stealth operation to recover the ship and would only result to fighting as a last resort. After briefly sneaking around, a large rock falls on Trunks' head and Giru starts making noises that alarm the guards. The guards open fire on the group. Pan jumps in the carrying car while Goku moves the ship onto the car, and Pan drives the ship out of the palace with Goku and Trunks. But while escaping, Don Kee's henchmen Gale and Sheela fire a combined Energy Wave at Goku, who deflects it back with ease towards Ledgic, Don Kee's right-hand man, who recognizes them as Saiyans.

"Man, this guy really needs to go out more."

— Trunks, after being called cute by Zoonama

Goku and the others escape but Trunks says they have to go back into town for more parts due to Pan's "reckless driving". Once they reach the town, everyone hides and Trunks finds the three of them on Imecka's most wanted list. While running from Don Kee's men they fall into the house of a nice old couple who offer them food after realizing Goku and company mean no harm. They say that Don Kee made it a law that no one is allowed to own a ship so that no one would escape the planet including the old couple. Pan gets fed up and convinces Goku and Trunks to go face Don Kee head on. They turn themselves in to the police and get brought to the palace. Once there, Goku, Trunks, and Pan incapacitate Gale, Sheela, and all of Don Kee's guards, and they make their way into Don Kee's throne-room. Don Kee sicks Ledgic on the fighters after capturing Pan in an energy chamber. Trunks charges at him a bit angry, but Ledgic moves too quick and takes him down. Worried, Goku tells Trunks to help Pan while he will take over. After a short fight, Goku defeats Ledgic, and the gang then takes down Don Kee, make him give everyone free rent and give them back their ships free of charge. Plus, Don Kee gives them the parts they need for free and they leave Imecka.

The gang then land on a planet where everything is larger than life. They find the Four-Star Ball in the tooth of a giant and they go to the next planet.

On planet Gelbo they find the Six-Star Ball in the hair of the princess of the village, Leena. Trunks asks for the ball but her fiancé Doma said that they were in a large problem already. The amphibian creature Zoonama would keep on terrifying the village, if they did not give him a wife. The villagers had agreed on Leena for his bride. Goku, Trunks, and Pan decide that they will help them out in exchange for the Dragon Ball and they agree. Pan comes up with the idea to disguise Trunks as Leena (it was originally Goku but he was too small, much to Trunks' dismay). Zoonama comes and takes Trunks to his lair. His wig then falls off, revealing himself. However, Zoonama thinks Trunks is a woman with short hair, calls him cute, and forgives him. Trunks gets Zoonama tipsy and Goku arrives with Pan and Doma. Doma cuts off Zoonama's left whisker with a huge pair of scissors and as he cuts off the left one Zoonama awakens in a drunken rage. He begins to wiggle his whiskers and an earthquake begins to come, but stops soon after, while Zoonama continues to wiggle his whisker. Pan realizes that he can not cause earthquakes, but only predict them. But, now he is so tipsy, that he did not realize that the quake was over. Suddenly a really big earthquake erupts and Goku and the others leave the cavern with Zoonama, because they are under a volcano that is starting to erupt because of the earthquake. Goku stops the huge volcano with a Kamehameha, saving the village and winning the Dragon Ball. Just as they are leaving the planet, Bon Para, one of the mysterious Para Brothers, arrives and takes the ball from Pan's hands using his telekinesis. In shock the three Z Fighters just watch as he leaves.

Trunks then jumps in the ship with Pan and Goku and they chase after the Para Brothers' spaceship. The brothers trick them onto the asteroid of Beehay inhabited by huge bloodthirsty worm-like creatures called Mouma. The Para Brothers escape and fly to planet Luud. They go to Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy who tells them that they have failed and that Trunks has another Dragon Ball on his ship that they failed to get and they must go retrieve it. They travel back to find Goku and the others and they get hypnotized by the Para Para Boogie until they are saved by the hungry Mouma. Pan goes aboard the Para Brothers' spaceship to find the Dragon Ball that they stole. She accidentally activates the auto-pilot and is brought to planet Luud. There she is captured and turned into a doll for the evil lord Dolltaki. Goku shows up with Trunks and kills Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy who reveals that he is actually two parts, the body and the whip which transforms into Mutchy and fights Goku. Trunks finishes Mutchy off with the Brave Cannon and saves Goku from Mutchy's whip-like arms.

Then Dolltaki turns everyone except for Trunks, himself, Goku, and Pan into dolls and feeds them to the machine deity called Luud. Dolltaki then awakens Luud who takes him and Pan inside of Luud's body to gain their energy. While Luud fights Goku and Trunks, Pan forces Dolltaki to tell her the weakness of the seemingly invincible Luud. Dolltaki reveals that Goku must strike the outside of Luud's mechanical heart while Pan strikes the inside at exactly the same time. After multiple tries, Goku and Pan finally succeed and destroyed Luud freeing all of the people. Trunks then takes back his Dragon Ball and they leave the planet.

Baby Saga

Main article: Baby Saga

On planet Pital, Baby possesses Trunks a brief moment. Trunks drives him out by transforming into a Super Saiyan, which removes Baby from his body. In fact, Baby only wanted to place an egg in Trunks to be later activated on Earth. As a servant of Baby, Trunks along with Gohan, Goten and Bulla helps to power him up to defeat Goku on Earth. On the reconstituted New Planet Plant, he, Goten, and Gohan try to save their new lord from Uub, who seems to overpower him. However, Baby was just playing with Uub, and blasts his slaves into unconsciousness for their interference.

Trunks is the first to be cured by the Sacred Water, and after being cured, he along with Gohan and Goten help to restore the energy of Super Saiyan 4 Goku so that he can finish off Baby. Trunks appears to have inherited his mother's fascination with technology. He gets distracted by the gadgets on the hospital planet, allowing Baby to sneak up on him. This turns out to have been a plan to lure the villain into a trap however, as Goku, Trunks, and Pan could sense Baby's ki when he got excited about hunting them.

Super 17 Saga

Main article: Super 17 Saga After the defeat of Baby, Trunks sneaks away from work to see the 31st World Martial Arts Tournament. Due to the fact that it was too late for him to compete, he observes the matches along with Gohan, Videl, and Krillin. Trunks is now 24 years old.

Much afterward, Trunks is ambushed by a brainwashed Android 17. Wounded, he goes to Chi-Chi's house to warn the group. Later, Trunks joins up with Goten, Majuub, Pan, Gohan and Vegeta to fight countless villains who have escaped from Hell: Trunks saves Goten from Yakon, they then successfully defeat Android 19. With Majuub, they successfully defeat an invasion of Saibamen. Trunks then joins the fight against Super 17, but is unable to defeat him even with the help of Gohan, Goten, Majuub, and his father Vegeta. Eventually, Super 17 is defeated by Goku (who was previously trapped in Hell) with the help of Android 18. Trunks is then taken back to Capsule Corporation by his father to recover from his injuries. After repairing Giru, they search for the Dragon Balls on Earth to repair all the damage caused on the planet.

Shadow Dragon Saga

Main article: Shadow Dragon Saga

When Black Smoke Shenron rises from the Dragon Balls to the Z Fighters, Trunks is shown attempting to calm his mother after Old Kai claimed she was responsible for Black Smoke Shenron's existence. Later, against Syn Shenron, Trunks tries to restore Goku's energy once again along with Goten and Gohan. After the dragon transforms into Omega Shenron and Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta suggests he and Goku fuse to defeat him, Trunks along with Gohan, Goten and Majuub tries to hold off Omega long enough for Goku and Vegeta to fuse. Trunks is the last person to stall Omega by performing an Explosive Wave to distract the dragon while Goku and Vegeta perform the Fusion Dance. They are successful and Goku and Vegeta form Gogeta, however Gogeta defuses before he can finish Omega off.

Later on when Goku is presumed dead by Omega Shenron, Vegeta decides the Earth's best bet is for him to try and defeat Omega Shenron while everyone else escapes. Before sending them off, Vegeta requests that Goten, Gohan, Trunks continue the fight if he fails. The three half-Saiyans say goodbye to their families and decide to go back to help Vegeta in the fight but they are all easily defeated. However they do succeed in distracting Omega long enough for Goku to charge his Universal Spirit Bomb which destroys the Shadow Dragon. Trunks is last seen telling Pan that the Dragon Balls will come back after the Earthlings have proven they can take care without them.

Film appearances

Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

Trunks is seen as a baby in the beginning of the movie, being held by Bulma at a hanami picnic with the Z Fighters.

Bojack Unbound

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

Trunks is also seen as a baby in this movie, being held by Bulma while they watch the Intergalactic World Tournament.

Broly - Second Coming

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

"I don't really care if you are an almighty Super Saiyan. You're still a jerk!"

— Trunks' monologue in the final battle against Broly

Trunks, Goten and Videl are on a Dragon Ball hunt so Videl could see Shenron. They come across Natade Village, governed by an over-reactive priest, Maloja. Trunks, Goten and Videl are all informed of a monster that has terrorized the village, causing it to become impoverished. To rid the monster, Trunks, Goten and Videl leave food for the monster to attract it into a trap. While the trio is hiding, Trunks quickly steals an apple. As a result, this makes Goten jealous and he becomes tempted to steal one. He gets a slap from Videl and pretends to cry until she gives in.

Just then a giant tyrannosaurus rex appears and Trunks and Goten actually toy with it first, then defeat it. With the dinosaur gone, the priest is rejected by the villagers for not being a savior and are thrown out of the village. Trunks, Goten and Videl depart the now peaceful Natade Village. Unbeknownst to the trio however, Broly awoke due to Goten's incessant cries and broke out of the ice which imprisoned him for seven years.

Videl is the first to encounter Broly and is taken down. Trunks and Goten show up but upon seeing Goten, Broly flies into a rage due to mistaking him for Goku and pummels the two young Saiyans though they bravely try to fight back, turning Super Saiyan in the process. During the battle, Goten spots the Four Star Dragon Ball by Broly's feet. Trunks plans with Goten to distract Broly while Goten gathers the Dragon Balls, summons Shenron and asks him to send Broly away. It takes Goten longer than expected and Trunks is left to fend off against Broly alone, attempting to flee until he realises how ashamed his father would be.

Eventually Gohan appears and battles Broly himself. During the final struggle, Trunks plays a small but important role: using the last of his strength, he throws an energy blast that blocks Legendary Super Saiyan Broly from powering up his Omega Blaster, allowing Goten, Gohan, and Goku to defeat the evil menace with the Family Kamehameha.

Bio-Broly

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly

Trunks, Goten, Krillin, and Marron wait outside Satan House as No. 18 ransacks the house, demanding the 20 million zeni Mr. Satan promised her. Soon, Trunks, Goten, and No. 18 departs for Mei Queen Castle with Men-Men. Upon arriving, Lord Jaguar sets up a tournament for Mr. Satan to fight the Bio-Warriors but instead Trunks, Goten and Android 18 easily defeat them in his place. Jaguar reveals his greatest weapon: Bio-Broly, a clone of Broly. Broly breaks out of his containment capsule, and is drenched in Culture Fluid, turning him into a horribly deformed bio-mutant.

Bio-Broly was about to take Mr. Satan's life, but Trunks intervenes and saves him in time. Trunks and Goten then battle Bio-Broly head-on, and seem to be an equal match for him. Bio-Broly becomes a menace, and both Trunks and Goten become seriously pounded. Bio-Broly begins squeezing the life out of Trunks with his foot and Goten saves Trunks just in time by punching Bio-Broly in the face. While Goten and Bio-Broly fight, Trunks spills Culture Fluid on Bio-Broly, which is supposed to melt him. Unfortunately, there is a fatal flaw in Trunks' plan; the Culture Fluid becomes more powerful and it starts to flood the entire island. Trunks, Goten, Krillin and 18 manage to get as many people as they can out of the lab.

Trunks and Goten discover that bio-liquid solidifies by touching seawater. Trunks, Goten and Krillin use a triple Kamehameha to blast a freak wave into the island, which solidifies all bio-liquid on the island. Unfortunately, Bio-Broly emerges as a huge sea giant. However, he turns to stone, having been drenched in seawater. Trunks and Goten blast the gargantuan Bio-Broly stone statue into bits, ridding the Universe of the last remaining trace of Broly for good.

Fusion Reborn

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

A massive instability event occurs in Other World, which brings the deceased back into the living world, Earth. Among the several past villains that return to life is Frieza, his army, and a character referred to as "The Dictator". While Goku, Vegeta, and Pikkon battle Janemba, Goten and Trunks take on The Dictator and his army. The battle between them and The Dictator's army becomes increasingly long, since reinforcements continue to pour into the city. Finally, Trunks and Goten turn into Super Saiyan to defeat the army. When they sense their fathers' fusion, they decide to fuse as well. Gotenks demolishes all of The Dictator's army with a Super Kamikaze Attack x 100 Ghosts in one shot. After a long day, Trunks, Goten, Gohan, Goten and Videl return home, with Trunks and Goten teasing Gohan and Videl for seeing them kissing after the battle.

Wrath of the Dragon

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

After Hoi gives Gohan a Music Box containing the hero Tapion, Goku and the others gather the Dragon Balls so that they can ask Shenron to open it. Trunks and Goten gather their Dragon Ball after building a snowman and having a quick snowball fight then head to Capsule Corporation so that the wish can be granted. Trunks is immediately taken to Tapion and expresses his desire to be like him. During the night, Trunks and Goten are seen reaching out from under a BBQ, and taking food to offer to Tapion. However Tapion rebuffs his attempts at bonding.

Undeterred, Trunks continues to try, until Hoi suddenly appears, attempting to steal Tapion's flute. Trunks is able to get a hold of it and faces the decision to give the flute back to Tapion or to Hoi before ultimately deciding to trust Tapion. Afterwards the two become friends, with Tapion sharing his story with Trunks.

Later in the battle against Hirudegarn Trunks fuses with Goten to form Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks, who manages to hurt and seemingly defeat the monster using Continuous Die Die Missile. However Hirudegarn emerges in a more powerful form and soon after, Hirudegarn attacks Gotenks so hard it causes him to split in two.

With things appearing to be hopeless, Tapion tells Trunks to stab him in the heart with his sword so to stop the monster but Trunks can't bring himself to hurt his friend. Reluctantly he takes the sword but before he can strike, Hirudegarn becomes free from Tapion once more. Later Trunks assists Goku in attacking the monster, by slicing his tail off using the sword. Once Goku defeats the evil monster Hirudegarn, Tapion gives Trunks his sword, even saying it was always meant for him, (in reference to Future Trunks' swordsmanship). He then says his final farewell as Tapion uses Bulma's Time Machine to return to his home.

Battle of Gods

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Four years after Kid Buu's defeat, Trunks is at his mother's birthday party with his family and friends. When the Pilaf Gang turned into children sneak into the party in order to steal the Dragon Balls, Trunks develops a crush on Mai and claims that she is his girlfriend just to boast to Goten. Everyone takes it seriously and Mai gets shy. Soon, Trunks and Goten fuse into Gotenks to battle the God of Destruction Beerus along with the other Z Fighters, but he is easily defeated. Later, Trunks and the other Saiyans help Goku to reach the Super Saiyan God form. Sometime later that day, Bulma's party is continued and Trunks and Mai are in a tree.

Broly

Main article: Dragon Ball Super: Broly

Trunks calls Bulma from the Capsule Corporation to inform her that the six Dragon Balls that she had collected in her laboratory have been stolen. Trunks sends the surveillance footage through the watch, which reveals that the thieves were wearing Frieza-style armor. The adults instantly recognize what is going on, but none of them say anything until Bulma ends the call with Trunks.

Other Dragon Ball stories

Buu's Fury

Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury During the search for the Dragon Balls in the Majin Buu Saga, Trunks goes to the Thieves Den to obtain a Dragon Ball, disguising himself as a bandit using a bandanna, however a monkey steals the bandanna and so Trunks is forced to fight his way out, defeating the Bandit King. Trunks then goes to Pilaf's Castle to retrieve another ball, encountering Pilaf - who sends his guardian to deal with the intruder, however Trunks defeats it and takes the Dragon Ball. Trunks and Goten then go to the Mega-Fortress XJ-5 and defeat the Warlord to obtain his Dragon Ball, leaving as the fortress self-destructs. Trunks then heads to the Kyodai Pyramid, saves Dr. Challenger's men from the undead horde and defeats Pharaoh Totenhotep, he is then gifted a Dragon Ball by Challenger.

Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

Main article: Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

Two year after the defeat of Kid Buu, Trunks is now at the age of 10. Trunks and his parents go to Mr. Satan's party, where they meet Tarble, who is Vegeta's brother and Trunks' uncle. Tarble tells them about two brothers who worked for Frieza, Abo and Kado. After pulling the longest radish in a contest to see who would have to fight Avo and Cado, Trunks confronts the two brothers with Goten. When Avo and Cado fuse and form Aka, Goten and Trunks performed Fusion to form Gotenks. After a brief battle, Aka starts to destroy everything, but he ends up being defeated by Goku.

Dragon Ball Online

Main article: Dragon Ball Online Trunks and Goten open their own martial arts school based on swords in Age 805, the Kikoukenjutsu Sword School. The school teaches the principle of channeling ki energy through swords to increase strike power. Their discipline has become one of the most praised disciplines on Earth as of Age 1000. Trunks has shown interest in swords since he was young, as in Age 774 (in Wrath of the Dragon), a hero named Tapion gave his sword to Trunks. Trunks and Goten's Kikoukenjutsu Sword School help in defeating the remnants of the Frieza Force who attacked Earth in Age 820.

Xenoverse

Main article: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Majin Buu Saga

Trunks is encountered in Age 774 during the Majin Buu conflict, with him retrieving the Dragon Radar while Super Saiyan 3 Goku fights Majin Buu who is empowered with Villainous Mode (presumably by Demigra as Towa was planning to send Mira to fight both of them thus it would make little sense to empower him). Mira tries to join the fight so he can defeat both of them (Towa herself is implied to want revenge for Majin Buu killing her brother Dabura) though he is stopped and his body destroyed by the Future Warrior who aids Super Saiyan 3 Goku fight Dark Innocent Majin Buu and his clones, while Trunks manages to retrieve the Dragon Radar like in the original history thus the correction is successful.

However Demigra's Mirage is sent to Kami's Lookout where he takes control of Piccolo and Super Buu with Dark Magic granting them Villainous Mode. He has Dark Piccolo attack Goten and Trunks to prevent them from fusing while Dark Super Buu fights Ultimate Gohan before having Dark Super Buu destroy Earth with a Super Vanishing Ball altering history which Demigra's Mirage is doing to weaken the barrier keeping the real Demigra imprisoned inside the Crack of Time which had been weakened previously by Towa and Mira's alterations to history allowing Demigra to send his Mirage to create more distortions in order to free himself while using the Future Warrior to eliminate Mira whom Demigra saw as a competitor and obstacles to his plan. This forces the Time Patrol to send the Future Warrior back in order to foil Demigra's plan to escape. The Future Warrior must defeat Dark Piccolo to remove the enchantment as Demigra's Mirage reveals that defeating him will not dispel it. Piccolo is freed and the Future Warrior buys Goten and Trunks time to fuse when Super Buu appears allowing them to fuse into Gotenks. Eventually their fusion runs out forcing Piccolo and the Future Warrior to hold off Dark Super Buu until Ultimate Gohan appears and takes over for Piccolo, joining forces with the Future Warrior to defeat Dark Super Buu.

Unfortunately Dark Super Buu is forced to transform into Dark Kid Buu who destroys the Earth, though Goku, Vegeta, Mr. Satan, Dende, and Bee escape thanks to Kibito Kai thus the correction is successful and Dark Kid Buu is defeated by the Tandem Super Spirit Bomb used by Goku and the Future Warrior.

Battle of Gods Saga

In Age 778 (in the Battle of the Gods film timeline), Trunks and Goten are playing with a ball during Bulma's birthday party at the Capsule Corporation. Though Vegeta manages to save one of the Pudding cups for Beerus who is about to enjoy it (in contrast to the original timeline) Demigra's Mirage uses power to take control of the ball which he uses to knock the pudding cup out of Beerus' hands, angering him (which ironically restores the correct flow as Beerus never go to eat the pudding). Demigra's Mirage tries to use Dark Magic to take control Beerus but the gods is shown to be quite resistant to it. Trunks and Goten fuse into Gotenks but are defeated as per the original history along with the other Z Fighters while the Future Warrior holds their own.

Trunks joins in the Super Saiyan God ritual and Goku becomes a Super Saiyan God and fights Beerus alongside the Future Warrior. It is eventually revealed that Beerus is immune to Dark Magic though he pretends to be under its control to lure out Demigra's Mirage to punish him for blasphemously trying to control a God of Destruction. Demigra's Mirage is defeated but he escapes being destroyed by the Future Warrior thanks to his intangibility and retreats.

Later Demigra's Mirage revives Frieza, Cell, and Kid Buu with the Dragon Balls in Age 778 after his failed attempt to control Beerus. In addition to reviving the villains he took control of Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, and Trunks. He has the boys perform fusion into Villainous Mode Gotenks who utilizes a Villainous Mode enhanced version of Super Saiyan 3. However the Future Warrior and Goku manage to free them all after defeating the revived villains. However Demigra is freed and attacks Toki Toki City in Age 850 though he is ultimately defeated thanks to efforts of Goku and the Future Warrior.

A history change occurs in Age 774 of Broly - Second Coming timeline, during which Demigra's Wormhole appears as part of a time released spell that triggers after Demigra is killed during the Demigra Incident. This causes Legendary Super Broly to be empowered with Villainous Mode power-up. This forces the Time Patrol to send the Future Warrior to protect Videl, Goten, and Trunks from Dark Broly until Gohan shows up. Gohan and the Future Warrior manage to defeat Dark Broly but he is swallowed up by Demigra's Wormhole forcing the Future Warrior to return to Age 850 as Trunks: Xeno works to track both Broly and Bardock (who had been abducted previously from Age 737). Trunks and Goten are shown after the battle wonder where the Future Warrior went, though Trunks assumes they must have headed into Natade Village to eat and both boys decide to head into the village to get something to eat as well. Trunks: Xeno later returns Broly to Age 774 of his timeline and the original history of that timeline is restored when Chronoa puts the scrolls together thus the events of the film play out as normal (as the alterations disappear when Chronoa puts the scrolls together following a successful correction).

GT Saga

In Age 789 of the GT Timeline, Tuffle parasite Infected Trunks is empowered with Supervillain power-up by Demigra's Wormhole. Under the influence of Dark Magic, Dark Infected Trunks targets Pan as she is essential to helping Golden Great Ape Goku regain control over himself so he can achieve Super Saiyan 4, thus she is a threat to Great Ape Baby Vegeta achieving victory as he can control himself in the form due to Vegeta being his host putting Golden Great Ape Goku at a disadvantage. However the Time Patrol sends the Future Warrior to protect Pan. However Dark Infected Trunks plays dirty even pretending to be freed from Baby's control in order to get them to lower their guards but Trunks: Xeno sees through his deception and warns his partner not to fall for it, before revealing he is disgusted by his Infected counterpart's evil and underhanded tactics as well as presumably disappointed his counterpart was unable to mentally resist the parasite as Trunks: Xeno was able to do when Demigra took control of his body with Dark Magic during the Demigra Incident (in Trunks' defense the Tuffle parasites hold is stronger as not even Vegeta was able to resist Baby possessing him despite his strong willed personality). Dark Infected Trunks is defeated and Pan helps Goku regain his senses and transform into Super Saiyan 4 while Trunks is freed from Baby's control with the Sacred Water.

Later on in Age 790, Super Saiyan Trunks appears to join the fight against the escaped villains as a history change results in his father Vegeta not appearing, which causes Nappa to become leader of the Neo Ginyu Force in place of Captain Ginyu. He joins forces with the Future Warrior in combating the Neo Ginyu Force which earns him the respect of his counterpart Trunks: Xeno. Together they manage to defeat the villains, unfortunately Dark Hell Fighter 17 blasts Trunks away causing Trunks: Xeno (who had suffered greatly due to the actions of Future Android 17 in his timeline) to worry about his counterpart though since the warrior is never tasked with trying to prevent his death it is strongly implied he was only knocked out and survived as the Time Patrol tends to fix non-historic deaths (save for villains who might be killed earlier or later than they should be).

Xenoverse 2

Main article: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Decisive Battle with Majin Buu

Trunks appears in Age 774 when Majin Vegeta and the 2nd Future Warrior manage to free Innocent Buu of Supervillain power-up. Majin Vegeta resolves to kill Innocent Buu with Final Explosion. Though Trunks wants to fight alongside his father, Majin Vegeta hugs him (much to his embarrassment) before knocking him and Goten out. Piccolo arrives and Majin Vegeta tells him to take the boys away as he plans to blow himself up to kill Majin Buu, though he thanks the Future Warrior for preventing Broly from interfering with Majin Vegeta's fight with Goku as he wanted before telling them to flee as well. Majin Vegeta then uses Final Explosion dying heroically in a noble but futile attempt to protect his family and the Earth from the evil Majin Buu whom Majin Vegeta had inadvertently unleashed. Trunks: Xeno observes the whole thing from the Time Nest which causes Elder Kai to assume it was a rough piece of history for him to watch however Trunks: Xeno reveals he is proud to be his father's son (understanding that Vegeta's love for his wife and son were far more powerful than Babidi's Magic or Vegeta's desire to return to his evil ways so he could fight Goku without reservations, proving that Vegeta had become a good person).

Though this part of the timeline is corrected as a side effect of the correction a naturally occurring time fragment timeline is produced in which Trunks teams up with Majin Vegeta to fight both Broly and Majin Buu which results in Parallel Quest 47: "Daddy! Don't Die!" where the Time Patrol is sent to help Trunks and Majin Vegeta defeat the villains (time fragments are not part of the official history and are accessed using time distortion free Time Machines). The quest is failed if Trunks is defeated.

Later in Age 774 Trunks and Goten master fusion under Piccolo and confront Super Buu as Gotenks as per the original history. However as they escape the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Towa empowers Super Buu with her new Supervillain spell by shaving off some of Super Buu's life to grant him greater dark power-up than Villainous Mode. This puts Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks and Piccolo at a disadvantage. While Trunks: Xeno tries to ensure Mira does not interfere, the Future Warrior is sent to help Gotenks and Piccolo fight Supervillain Super Buu. Both Piccolo and Gotenks realize that Gotenks can't win on his own so Piccolo even asks for the Warrior's help, though Chronoa states that Supervillain is making Super Buu grow stronger thus the three are barely a match for him. To make matters worse Gotenks fusion runs out forcing Piccolo and the Future Warrior to fight Supervillain Super Buu on their own as Trunks and Goten need time to recover. Goten asks Trunks what they should do, though he doesn't know before stating he thinks they will need Future Warrior (whom he calls "that weirdo") to protect them. Elder Kai however tells the Warrior to hang in there a bit longer for Ultimate Gohan to fly in and rescue them powered-up by Elder Kai's ritual and he is certain they can destroy Super Buu with his help, though Chronoa notes Elder Kai can't resist bragging. Eventually Ultimate Gohan arrives as the battle shifts to the Earth after The Lookout is destroyed by Super Buu. Trunks watches the battle with Goten and Piccolo, as the Future Warrior and Gohan fight Supervillain Super Buu. Elder Kai and Chronoa note that history seems to be back on track despite Super Buu's power up.

However unfortunately the Time Breakers send Broly transformed into Broly•Supervillain a stronger version of Supervillain that transforms the user causing a glowing Time Breaker symbol to appear on Broly's forehead. Elder Kai notes that in that form even Ultimate Gohan will have a hard time fighting both Broly and Super Buu at the same time and tells the Future Warrior to not let him anywhere near Ultimate Gohan. Chronoa reveals Broly's Saiyan Power has increased his strength since he survived his previous defeat thus they must make sure to kill him this time. After Broly is defeated, Chronoa decides they can leave the rest to Gohan, unfortunately she is contacted by Trunks: Xeno who informs them of a problem in Hell which is preventing Vegeta from leaving to join the battle which will render the Potara useless when Super Buu absorbs Piccolo, Gotenks, and Gohan. Chronoa tells the Future Warrior to find a opening and flee the battle, leaving Super Buu to Gohan and the others as ensuring Vegeta leaves Hell as he is supposed to is a more urgent priority. While the Future Warrior and Vegeta battle Janemba•Supervillain in Hell, Trunks and Goten fuse into Gotenks and are absorbed by Super Buu along with Piccolo. After the warrior weakens Janemba, Vegeta kills him with a Final Flash in his base form before leaving Hell where he meets up with Goku resulting in them fusing into Vegito and rescuing the boys, Gohan, and Piccolo who are killed when Kid Buu destroys the Earth only to be revived with the Namekian Dragon Balls. Trunks contributes his energy to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb along with the rest of the Z Fighters and their allies, which results in the destruction of Kid Buu•Supervillain.

Warrior of Hope Saga

Trunks meets his Future counterpart after the original Future Warrior (the protagonist of Xenoverse) is sent to ensure Future Trunks travels to the main timeline after Supervillain Goku Black destroys the Time Machine and Future Trunks with a Black Kamehameha in an altered timeline of Age 796. However Goku Black arrives before Trunks learns Future Trunks is his future counterpart, thus he still worries about him being his parents secret child, which is made worse if the 2nd Future Warrior is a Saiyan as it causes him to worry they are proof of another secret child. However after Black is sucked back to Age 796, he is presumably informed of the true nature of his counterpart though Future Trunks has no clue who the Future Warrior is (as he is not a member of the Time Patroller like Trunks: Xeno). During the climax of the Warrior of Hope Saga, Future Trunks requires more energy to defeat Supervillain Grotesque Zamasu as the Earthlings' power is not enough. Fortunately aid comes from an unlikely source as Rift in Time created by Goku Black ends up connecting Age 796 to various timelines, including the GT Timeline. GT Trunks, GT Goku, and Pan help by sending their energy through the rift which joins energy from Present Gohan, Present Piccolo, Future Gohan, a slightly confused Teen Future Trunks, and Trunks: Xeno along with countless others which Future Trunks uses to create the Sword of Hope which he uses to physically kill Supervillain Grotesque Zamasu with his Final Hope Slash which causes the rift in time to close.

Hero Colosseum Saga

The Dragon Ball Super incarnation of Trunks visits Conton City with his parents and Goten, becoming acquainted with his other alternate future counterpart Trunks: Xeno (who is different incarnation of Future Trunks than the one from Dragon Ball Super as there are notable difference though the game itself confusingly never outright states whether they are the same person or not when it is quite obvious that they cannot be due to key differences such as Trunks: Xeno's purple hair, lack of Super Saiyan Anger, and not knowing about Beerus until Chronoa told him in Xenoverse which can only be explained away as them being alternate timeline counterparts as Trunks: Xeno was created before Future Trunks appeared in Dragon Ball Super). Bulma uses data collected in Conton City to construct the Hero Colosseum, a battle simulator which allows people to fight virtually using customizable collectible Hero Figures which represent historic fighters. Bulma tries to promote it to the Time Patrollers in Conton City though finds most of them prefer to settle things with their fists. However Trunks and Goten being kids become huge fans of the game, though Trunks is better at it than Goten. Bulma continues to try and drum up interest, even giving some figures to Trunks: Xeno. Elder Kai notice him holding a figure of his younger counterpart as a Super Saiyan, which Elder Kai mistakes for a doll while Chronoa correctly identifies it as a figure due to being more up-to-date on things even criticizing Elder Kai for being behind the times. Trunks: Xeno gives some figures to the Future Warrior though admits to Chronoa and Elder Kai that he forgot to ask what they were actually used for only knowing they could be used in some kind of game.

Chronoa then remembers she thought she saw Goten and "Little" Trunks (referring to his younger counterpart) playing with them earlier in Conton City, so Trunks: Xeno and the Future Warrior decide to ask them more about the game. They walk into the Hero Colosseum just as Goten loses another match against Trunks who notes he may be just too strong at figure battles. The two incarnations of Trunks greet each other and Trunks notices they have Hero Figures and assumes they are there to figure battle, though Trunks: Xeno (who did not have a peaceful childhood due to the Androids) is confused as how they can make figures. Trunks explains it to them even quoting his mother Bulma's previous explanation of the game that she had told him and Goten previously, though Trunks: Xeno is still confused thus Trunks says that it would be easier just to show them. Trunks decides to take on his counterpart leaving the Future Warrior to fight Goten. Goten loses to the Future Warrior, while Trunks defeats his older counterpart much to his dismay as he was hoping for a challenge (presumably tired of winning all the time) though after hearing the Future Warrior has some skill despite being a relative newbie, he decides to fight them and since they are skilled enough to beat the more experienced Goten he does not have to hold back. However despite going all out he loses. However he is not discouraged as he decides he'll just have to get stronger and maybe get a new figure, a sentiment shared by Goten and the boys race off to get stronger so they can beat the Future Warrior, causing Trunks: Xeno to note they both like them. Trunks: Xeno admits that while he lost he still had fun and decides this is just what the Time Patrol needs to relax. Later Trunks: Xeno and the Future Warrior return and Trunks is ready for a rematch when Bulma walls.

Trunks greets his mother who reveals she saw the boys fight with Trunks: Xeno and the Future Warrior the other day. Impressed with the Future Warrior's skill despite being a relative newcomer, Bulma decides to give them the position of Chief Promoter of the Hero Colosseum, to the shock of Trunks, his counterpart, Goten, and the Future Warrior. Trunks: Xeno explains to his mother that the warrior is an active Time Patroller which she reveals she is aware of though she simply asks them to help out when their not on duty. Trunks: Xeno either gets roped into it by Bulma or decides to help the Future Warrior if they agree to take the job. Bulma reveals that the only real fans she has been able to get interested are Goten and Trunks. She isn't very helpful as leaves it to Trunks: Xeno and the Future Warrior to come up with ideas. Vegeta walks in curious as to what his wife is up to in Conton City. Trunks explains the Hero Colosseum to his father before noting he received some figures himself, reminding Vegeta of the figures he had received. Bulma admonishes Vegeta for not showing an interest in her work though Vegeta points out to a warrior like him it is noting more than a childish game. Bulma tries to interest him via his competitive ego though Vegeta still refuses having learned not to let his pride get the better of him (presumably due to his past encounter Semi-Perfect Cell).

However, Trunks tells his father he wants to see him fight which is seconded by Trunks: Xeno, and Bulma manages to convince him fight just one battle with the Future Warrior. Vegeta is defeated and Trunks is surprised when he takes losing the game hard (though in actuality Vegeta takes the loss as one would expect with him frustrated by his loss and swearing to grow stronger before rushing off to train). After the figure battle, everyone notes the Saiyan Time Patrollers have suddenly become interested as a result of Prince Vegeta taking an interest in the game, which Trunks: Xeno states is not surprising as Saiyans tend to look up to him as he is the Saiyan Prince and after seeing an intense fight like that Saiyans just can't resist trying it out themselves due to their love of fighting no matter what form it might take. Bulma decides its perfect for marketing as they can simply have famous people fight in order to drum up interest though leaves it up to the two Time Patrollers to figure out. Trunks occasionally helps his counterpart and the Future Warrior out with their promotion efforts due to his love of the game which also give him more people to fight against as interest in the game increases.

Dragon Ball Fusions

Main article: Dragon Ball Fusions Kid Trunks appears as one of the main characters in the story of Dragon Ball Fusions. Due to Tekka and Pinich's wish to Shenron for the Timespace Tournament to determine the strongest in time and space, the Timespace Rift is created which connects various timelines and eras together. The Capsule Corporation is transported to Area 1F of the Timespace Rift along with Goku's House and Mount Paozu. Goten and Trunks learn of the Timespace Tournament in which teams of five compete to determine the strongest in time and space. Goten and Trunks decide to go look for teammates so they can enter. Tekka and Pinich meets Bulma who gives Tekka Ziku, a robotic Timespace Radar she invented. Pinich sets out on his own as he sees Tekka as his rival, thus Bulma suggests they look for Goten and Trunks.

However, Ziku accidentally guides Tekka to Nappa and Raditz who Trunks and Goten had run into and defeated previously. Fortunately Trunks and Goten arrive and save Tekka from Goten's uncle and Nappa. They decide to team up with Tekka for the tournament and go back to Capsule Corp. where Ziku detects Goku's ki signature. The boys and Tekka decide to see if Goku wants to join them. However Ziku reveals Goku is in another dimension though Trunks and Goten remember how Gotenks escaped the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and Ziku confirms that they can create a hole in timespace in a similar manner using Burst Ki. Tekka opens a time hole, but instead of the Goten's father, Kid Goku appears. Trunks and Goten are confused but Ziku confirms that it is Goku. Kid Goku is understandably shocked to learn Goten is his son and that Trunks' is Bulma's from the future. They learn that Kid Goku is from when he was still training under Kami. Learning of the Timespace Tournament, Kid Goku eagerly joins Tekka's Team. They meet with Bulma at Capsule Corp. whom Kid Goku ignorantly insults by noting her age, though despite getting angry she expects as much from Goku's younger self due to having been friends with Goku since he was a kid.

Trunks, Goten, Goku, and Tekka leave to go find a Dragon Ball, when they encounter Raditz and Nappa again. Raditz recognizes Kid Goku as his younger brother Kakarot, though Kid Goku doesn't know him as he is unaware of his Saiyan heritage. Raditz and Nappa reveal they learned fusion dance after Trunks and Goten had used it during their previous unseen encounter. The two Saiyans fuse into Natz forcing Trunks and Goten to fuse into Gotenks, with Kid Goku, and Tekka joining in as well. Ziku guides them to a Dragon Ball atop Mount Paozu which had already been found by the Pilaf Gang from the same timeline as Trunks and Goten. Trunks decides to let them keep it as they found it first and out of consideration for Mai and his friendship with Shu and Pilaf. They then decide to search the next area of the rift as they need one more teammate to take part in the tournament. However climbing Korin's Tower tires them out and they are forced to rest on King Kai's planet. King Kai teaches them about the energy they can utilize in the Timespace Rift and how it is used to dispel barriers, and acquired through battles. They eventually manage to make it to Satan City and dispel its barrier granting them access to the city. They however cannot find anyone to join. Ziku detects energy coming from another dimension and so Tekka uses Burst Ki to open another time hole. Suddenly Pan comes out apparently having been in the mist of battle as she accidentally punches Trunks. Pan is shocked to see Kid Goku whom she mistakes for his GT counterpart and fears Trunks has turned into a kid as well before they explain the Timespace Rift to her.

Worried about Goku and Trunks whom she has a low opinion of due to their counterparts, decides to join the team to keep them out of trouble, much to Trunks' confusion. They eventually encounter the Ginyu Force whom they befriend due to being unaware of their connection with the tyrant Frieza. They agree to break the barrier around Frieza's Spaceship as the Ginyu Force believe someone important to them (presumably Frieza) is trapped inside. They manage to break the barrier but find no one on the ship and report back to the Ginyu Force. Thankful their fears were wrong and the help of Tekka's Team, the Ginyu Force teach them Five-Way Fusion a five person fusion dance. This allows Tekka, Goku, Goten, Trunks, and Pan to fuse into an Ultra Fusion (the race and gender of which is determined by the one that initiated it such as an Male Earthling Ultra Fusion if Trunks or Goten initiate it as Earthling Saiyan hybrids are considered Earthlings) which while powerful has limited fusion time. While Goten, Trunks, Tekka, and Goku enjoyed it Pan is mortified by the embarrassing dance that they have to perform. Thankful, Goten and Trunks teach the Ginyu Force the fusion dance which impresses the Ginyu Force (who like it due to their love of posing). Ziku later detects a high power level near Frieza's Spaceship which Tekka's Team and the Ginyu Force investigate discovering it is coming from another dimension.

Tekka uses Burst Ki to open a time hole, but inadvertently ends up freeing the cocooned Frieza (after his second death) from Earth's Hell. Frieza orders the Ginyu Force to kill Tekka's Team which they reluctantly obey. Jeice and Guldo fuse into Gulce while Recoome and Burter fuse into Recurter. Ginyu wants to fuse with Frieza but he refuses to do so thus Captain Ginyu, Gulce, and Recurter take on Tekka's team. However they are defeated which causes them and Frieza to retreat abandoning Frieza's Spaceship in the process. Trunks decides to keep the ship and has his mother convert it into a mobile base for Tekka's Team to make traveling around the Timespace Rift easier and give them a place to rest and relax. While in Satan City, they meet Pan's friend Bulla who hides her relation to Trunks from Trunks, Goten, Goku, and Tekka with Pan presumably deciding follow her lead. Bulla asks Tekka's Team to help drum up business for the Clothing Shop in Satan City so she can have some place to go shopping. They end up passing out fliers which helps drum up business. Bulla thanks them before deciding to reveal her status as Trunks' younger sister (enjoying the fact that she is older than him and his shocked reaction as it is implied he comes from the timeline before Bulla was born).

While traveling to the next area their Spaceship crashes into Pinich who fortunately lands on an nearby floating island. Tekka wakes him and they apologize for hitting him. Suddenly Vegeta appears and Trunks learns his dad has taken on the young Saiyan Pinich as a student. They continue on to Kame House where Goku meets Master Roshi who refuses to join Tekka's Team though he does agree to teach them how to recruit fighters with Zenkai Attacks and by taking part in Sub-Quests in order to increase energy and gain more teammates.

Back in the Area 2F, they hear a girl screaming and discover Bulla being attacked by some fighters. Tekka's Team step in to rescue her but find that it was all an act as Bulla was trying to get a pure hearted boy named Dennish to notice her by creating a damsel in distress scenario so he would come to her rescue. She angrily tells them to mind their own business before rushing off. However they end up foiling another one of her attempt behind Orange Star High School causing her to tell them to back off or there will be trouble. Bulla tried of their constant interference decides to stage another fake rescue and sure enough Tekka's Team fall for it and she decides to fulfil her promise challenging them to a fight. Trunks is surprised Bulla actually knows how to fight given her personality causing her to remind him she too has their parents blood flowing through her veins. However due to her lack of training as she is not a serious fighter like Trunks, Goten, Pan, Goku, or Tekka, Bulla loses along with the fighters who had been helping her with her schemes. Bulla asks why Tekka and their team kept butting in only to be touched to learn they were worried and decides she likes their style. Bulla forgets about trying to get Dennish interest and joins Tekka's Team.

Tekka's team later learn that fighters have been congregating at the Cell Games Arena where they face off against several teams. Suddenly Ziku detects Goku and Piccolo's ki coming from another dimension. Tekka opens up a time hole, but Ziku suddenly detects Vegeta, Frieza, and King Cold's energy causing Kid Goku to realize something is wrong. Sure enough Perfect Cell appears and fires a Perfect Kamehameha at Tekka's Team who panic, but fortunately Super Saiyan Goku counters the attack with an Instant Kamehameha. Cell reveals he attacked them in order to lure out Adult Goku who comes from the same timeline as Trunks and Goten. Goku convinces Cell to let him train Tekka's Team so they can defeat him. Goku fights Tekka's Team as Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan Blue, before teaching them EX-Fusion with help from Bulma who invented the Metamo-Rings that make EX-Fusion possible. Trunks and Goten are pleased to learn EX-Fusion has no time limit allowing them to remain as EX Gotenks for as long as they wish and can defuse at will to, though Pan dislikes that the Fusion Dance is require to perform EX-Fusion. Tekka's Team return to face Cell, though Goku reveals Cell has allies the Cells a team of Perfect Cells from different timelines. However thanks to Goku's training and EX-Fusion they defeat the Cells.

They travel to Area 4F, where the Pilaf Gang has managed to summon Shenron. However Pilaf Gang have been hounded by fighters as they searched for the Dragon Balls end up making a wish that summons Broly to the Timespace Rift. Trunks and Goten remember Broly having had encountered him in their timeline of origin. Broly targets Kid Goku as he recognizes his hated nemesis whom he knew as a baby. Tekka's Team find Broly to strong to defeat on their own and decide to open time holes in hopes of finding an ally to defeat him after Pinich is knocked out while trying to help Tekka's Team. The time hole summons Towa and Mira to the Timespace Rift. Both Trunks and Goten are awestruck by Towa's beauty while Pan is shocked to learn that she knows Trunks. Towa agrees to help them deal with Broly, though this is just a ruse as Towa uses her power to turn Broly into a Great Ape as payback for the what Trunks: Xeno did. Trunks has no idea what she's taking about while Pan assumes Trunks was the one at fault due to being unaware that Towa is a villain. Tekka's Team are forced to fight Great Ape Broly and manage to defeat him but he revives, though fortunately Beerus appears and knocks the Legendary Great Ape away with a ki blast, causing Towa and Mira to flee not wanting to tangle with the God of Destruction.

At the Timespace Tournament, they end up confronting Pinich, Wanta, Piprika, Cell, and Frieza. Unfortunately Frieza and Cell convince Pinich to perform Five-Way Fusion resulting in the creation of Ultimate Ultra Fusion or Ultra Pinich but with Frieza and Cell in control. Ultra Pinich almost destroys everyone including Super Saiyan Blue Goku, but Beerus has Whis rewind time and Ultra Pinich flees. Goku convinces Beerus to let Tekka's Team deal with Ultra Pinich so they can save the innocent Pinich, Wanta, and Piprika.

Dokkan Battle

Story Event - Perfect Disguise?! SOS to the Fortune-Teller

In Dokkan Battle there is a Story Event featuring an original storyline starring Kid Trunks from Dragon Ball Super. after he and Goten spar with Goku one day, Trunks reveals he's curious about his and his girlfriend Mai's future. It is suggested that he ask Fortuneteller Baba but Trunks isn't comfortable asking himself so Gohan suggests he disguise himself and gives him a Great Saiyaman Suit. Though he is unsure due to his dislike of the suit, he begrudgingly accepts the disguise and goes to Baba's Palace. Baba however reveals her high service charge (which ironically Trunks can't afford himself despite his family's immense wealth). However she tells him about her fighters as an alternate method of payment which Trunks accepts. He manages to defeat Fangs, See-through, and Bandages. He holds his own against Devilman but when Devilman reveals his Devilmite Beam technique's ability to destroy those with impure hearts, Trunks is unsure if he is pure enough to survive and eventually forfeits resolving that he will face whatever the future holds together with Mai. Ironically after he leaves, Mai appears to ask Baba about her love life and future with Trunks as the event ends.

Power

Manga and Anime

Trunks was able to achieve the Super Saiyan form much earlier than his father and future counterpart. Due to a combination of his Saiyan heritage and having trained under his father Vegeta at an early age, Trunks was a capable fighter. He continuously trains with his father, Vegeta, in the Gravity Room because Vegeta wants Trunks to be stronger than Goten. While preparing for the 25th World Martial Arts tournament, training under 100 times gravity is challenging for Trunks. However, when he transforms into a Super Saiyan, he is able to move easily in the Gravity Room.

At the age of eight, he became the Junior Division Champion of the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament following his defeat of Goten (won by cheating). Due to his strong friendship and friendly rivalry with Goten, both are shown to work well as a team, this made him and Goten ideal candidates for learning the Fusion Dance. In the anime, after training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a week and managing to have Gotenks achieve Super Saiyan 3, Trunks states that he and Goten have become more than twice as strong as before.

However, it was too dangerous for Trunks (as well as Goten) to confront villains such as Majin Buu without either the assistance of the other Z Fighters and/or the use of the Fusion Dance to turn into the mighty Gotenks. When peace came after defeating Kid Buu, Trunks stopped training.

In Dragon Ball Super, Trunks only fought with Goten or fused with him, due to the extreme gap in power between himself and their enemies. Despite being fused as Gotenks, the duo often were overpowered by foes such as Beerus and Duplicate Vegeta, although they were able to damage Tagoma and were able to interest the newly revived Frieza. In the anime, Super Saiyan Trunks' power at maximum was enough for Goku to detect from Beerus' planet at the start of the "Future" Trunks Saga. After meeting his future counterpart, Trunks attempts to re motivate him by insulting him and attacking him as a Super Saiyan. While the fight was unseen, we are able to see post battle Trunks even as a Super Saiyan was not even a remote challenge for Future Trunks, who appeared no worse for wear while Trunks himself was completely exhausted.

By the time of the Universe Survival Saga, in the manga Super Saiyan Trunks was able to hold off multiple Cell Jrs. at once, though he appeared to be at a disadvantage. Vegeta also tells Android 17 that Trunks is just as good as the Trunks 17 knew, despite being a kid.

In Dragon Ball GT at the start of the series it is stated that Trunks has not been training seriously. in the Black Star Dragon Ball Saga he is shown to be stronger than Pan in even his base form. He is able to kill Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy in his Super Saiyan form. He is also able to somewhat keep up with Goku against Luud. Trunks is also stated by Pan to be the second strongest on Earth (though he corrects her by saying Gohan, Piccolo & his father are stronger than him.) Dr. Myuu is interested in Trunks' power, and remarks that he'd make a fine Machine Mutant.

In the Baby Saga, when Goku states that Rilldo is stronger than Majin Buu, Trunks states that he is getting riled up, excited to fight him (However he does not, because of the plan he and Giru came up with in order to get the Dragon Balls back). Seeing the enraged Pan knock down Rilldo, Trunks considers the possibility that she is stronger than him. Goku also remarks that he found it strange that Trunks was beaten so easily, which gave away his plan to Goku. He is later shown to be much stronger than infant Baby and was too strong for Baby to control. Baby even went as far as to describe his power as "bottomless". When in control of Goten's body, Baby notes that he will need Vegeta's body to surpass Trunks. When Trunks attacks Golden Great Ape Baby, the latter now finds his power sad (due to the now massive gap).

During the Super 17 Saga of Dragon Ball GT, in his base form - via a sneak attack - Trunks is strong enough to defeat Yakon with a single ki blast, and when he and Goten fire a combined ki blast at the off-guard Android 19 they are able to destroy him. Trunks also possesses sword skills, as shown when he wields the Brave Sword as an adult in Dragon Ball GT.

Films

Working as a team Trunks and Goten were able to take on powerful fighters like Broly and Bio-Broly. Though they were no match for Broly and were only able to damage him a little.

Like his counterpart, Trunks is shown to be a capable Swordsman and was entrusted with Tapion's Brave Sword following Hirudegarn's death in Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon.

OVAs

In Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, Trunks and Goten are able to take on Abo and Kado who are the same rank as the Ginyu Force and a power of 530,000, similar to Frieza.

Video games

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, in an altered history of the Super 17 Saga, Trunks' fight with a powered up Nappa proved to be difficult even in his Super Saiyan form with aid of the Future Warrior.

In the Adventure Mode taking place after GT it is noted that it would be impossible for GT Trunks to defeat Frieza (from the Battle of Namek) or Cell (from the Cell Games), and that Pan was catching up to him in powe