Krillin - Abilities

Abilities

Krillin has many abilities including, super-strength, super-speed, and the ability to fly using his ki energy, also known as Bukū-jutsu (舞空術, Air Dance Technique?). His main techniques include the Kamehameha (かめはめ波?, lit. "Kamehame Wave"), an attack he learned from Roshi, which enables him to emit a powerful ki energy blast from his hands. Kakusandan (拡散弾?, lit. "Scattershots"), another chi attack, involves firing two blasts, one from each hand, and merging them before directing the blast above an opponent where it will break up and rain down on them, he was only seen using this twice—the first time was very successful as he managed to wipe out three Saibamen with it. He has also been known to use the Double Kihō (ダブル気砲, lit. Double Ki Gun?). From Tien, he obtained the Taiyōken (太陽拳?, lit. "Solar Fist", renamed "Solar Flare" in the English dub), an attack Krillin is capable of using to blind his opponents, sometimes used to make a quick escape. A technique he uses is the Kienzan (気円斬?, lit. "Energy Disc Razor", renamed "Destructo Disc" in the English dub), which he does by putting his hand in the air and creating an electric floating disc, using it to slice through his enemies: this technique is his own invention.

Lacking the other protagonists' "advantage" of getting better every time he is injured, Krillin is however recognized as having great technique by Vegeta (a rather impressive fact considering how the said character respects none but himself) and of being the strongest human on Earth by Yamcha, though he does say this to Krillin's daughter Marron.

According to Toriyama, Krillin's lack of a nose is because he has a "physical idiosyncrasy" that allows him to breath through the pores of his skin.