Additionally during his training of Goku he teaches the boy how to refine his Ki Sense (which Goku had recently acquired as a result of drinking the Ultra Divine Water) to sense an opponent's attacks instead of relying on his eyes.

However, it appears he can be killed as he was vulnerable to Super Buu's Chocolate Beam and the explosion of Earth.

Popo is an example of " darkie iconography", a racist caricature of people of African descent, otherwise known as "blackface". When he is introduced in Dragon Ball, his fighting prowess is far superior to Goku's in nearly every respect when the two first meet at the Lookout.

Popo • King Yemma • King Kai • Bubbles • Gregory • Dende • Moori • Marron • Pybara • Shin • Kibito • Kibito Kai • Mr.Popo is one of the first people shown to sense ki and track the movements of others as he used it to defeat Goku.