Majin Buu earned his place as one of the strongest villains to fight against the Z-Fighters in Dragon Ball history. Much like past villains such as Piccolo, Vegeta, the Androids, and even Frieza, Buu eventually found himself becoming an ally to Goku and company thanks to Hercules’ influence. Recently, the official Dragon Ball The website took the opportunity to bring together real scientists to discuss what Majin Buu would be like in the real world and how the pink powerhouse could actually exist if he jumped from the anime world to ours.

Most recently, Majin Buu played a role in Dragon Ball Suedea, although it doesn’t look like he’ll be joining the Z-Fighters on their quest into the Demon Realm. Since Buu is now considered a “friend” of the shonen heroes, he was unable to escape Gomah’s wish and became a “first year student” himself. As of this writing, we have yet to see if this “nerf” has made Buu much less powerful than he was in the past, but it would be interesting to see if his new body lessens his force like he did with Goku, Vegeta and the others.

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When trying to determine whether or not Majin Buu could exist in our world, Dragon Ball The official website spoke with Professor Hisashi Haga. Haga works as a professor at Hokkaido University and specializes in areas such as cell biology, tumor biology, biophysics and regenerative medicine.

When discussing Majin Buu’s physiology, Haga explained that Buu might be a member of the slime mold family. The professor explains how “Buu can split into small pieces and put together to form one big Buu.” This is identical to cellular slime molds. Cellular slime molds are microscopic creatures, each measuring about one-tenth the width of a human hair. Normally, each cell moves independently to catch food.

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Haga also dissected the slime molds’ power levels, comparing them to Majin Buu in regards to their strength compared to humans: “Slime molds don’t really attack humans – or Saiyans for that matter – so it’s difficult to compare their combat capabilities… But, if the slime molds become aggressive, it could become a real problem. Slime mold is everywhere and would be extremely difficult to get rid of. I think trying to eradicate them would only really be possible for a Saiyan.

Haga then explained how Buu’s abilities make him much like a macrophage, that is, a type of white blood cell that kills organisms around him: ” When macrophages corner an enemy, they absorb it and then secrete it out of their body, changing their own appearance. Once that’s done, they move on to stronger immune cells** waiting elsewhere and report what kind of enemy they’ve found. The cells that receive this report then take action. Coming back to Buu, when he absorbs his enemies, his appearance and clothing change. When I saw this, it really reminded me of macrophages.

Finally, the professor even explained how it would be possible for advanced technology to transform humans into Buu-like creatures in the future: “ I think it’s not impossible. This is precisely what Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University’s discovery and research into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) is about. According to his research, it might simply be possible for differentiated cells to revert to their previous state. It might be difficult to transform as quickly as Buu, but if it was an extremely slow version of Majin Buu’s transformation, I think humans could possibly achieve it.

Via the official Dragon Ball website