In Dragon Ball Z, Upa is Bora's son who accompanies Son Goku for a short time during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga in order to recover all of the Dragon Balls so they can wish his father back to life. He is from a tribe that serves as guardians of Karin Tower and his father is the chief, but the rest of the tribe is not seen until the end of the manga. Upa fights alongside Puar against Uranai Babas thugs and helps him defeat Dracula Man with garlic breath. As an adult, he gives energy to Gokus Genki Dama at the end of Dragon Ball Z. He makes a final cameo appearance in Dragon Ball GT on the episode "Piccolos Decision". It's worth noting that when Kuririn first meets Upa, he mistakenly thinks that Upa is a girl and finds it disgusting to learn otherwise, so he apologizes to him.