Most fighters who he claims to be his disciples were actually the Z Warriors. He boasted endlessly on television about his strength, and that he was the "best fighter in the world." He is considered to be an idiot. Satan became rich and famous, but also an egomaniac. Satan is the reigning World Martial Arts Champion, a title won fairly by beating other normal humans in a time when Goku and other powerful fighters were battling on Namek and later against the androids. He is actually a genuinely skilled martial artist when compared to the average human it is only against the Z Warriors and those at that level that he finds himself completely out of his league.ĭuring the Dragon Ball Z time period, Mr. Satan usually comes off looking completely helpless. He is voiced by Chris Rager in the English FUNimation dub, Don Brown in the English dub from the UK and Canada, Daisuke Gouri in the original Japanese, and by Roberto Sen (during the Cell Games Saga), Rodolfo Vargas (three episodes of the Great Saiyaman Saga), and Ricardo Brust (remainder) in the Latin American dub.īecause he so frequently goes up against the Z Warriors and their adversaries, Mr. Satan is his stage name, and his real name is Mark. This was later contradicted, however, in Super Exciting Guide:Ĭharacter Volume, where it was revealed in an interview with Akira Toriyama that Mr. Satan was his stage name, though no such explanation was present in the series. edition of Shonen Jump, it is explained that Hercule is the real name of the character while Mr. "Hercule" originates from Hercules, in Roman mythology. This is attributed to the typical process in Dragon Ball (and shōnen in general) of stripping Judeo-Christian references for the sensitivities of Western audiences. Satan, however he is referred to as Hercule in FUNimation's English dub (though he retains his original name in unedited releases) as well as Viz's own English versions of the manga. In the original Japanese media his name is Mr. Mr.Satan is a character in the manga and anime of Dragon Ball Z and appears frequently in Dragon Ball GT.