Fortuneteller Baba

Fortuneteller Baba operates from a palace built above a lake, where she conducts her fortune-telling business. She rides on a floating crystal ball and charges enormous fees for her services, making her one of the wealthiest characters in the series despite her modest appearance. As Master Roshi's older sister, she shares his advanced age but has maintained her faculties through magical means.

Her primary narrative function involves her connection to the afterlife. Baba can bring the dead back to the mortal world for a single day, a power she uses multiple times throughout the series. She summons Grandpa Gohan during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga, allowing Goku to reunite with his deceased grandfather. Later, she brings Goku himself back for a day during the Buu Saga to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament, an arrangement that has major consequences when Majin Buu is unleashed during the event.

Throughout Dragon Ball Z and Super, Baba appears periodically whenever the heroes need supernatural assistance. She helps locate the Dragon Balls, provides intelligence on enemy movements, and serves as a communication link between the living world and Other World. Her ability to locate people and objects through her crystal ball makes her a valuable resource when the Dragon Radar is unavailable or when the heroes need information that technology cannot provide.

During the Future Trunks Saga of Dragon Ball Super, Baba helps the heroes by using her crystal ball to observe events in Future Trunks's timeline. Her presence in these moments is brief but functional, providing exposition and bridging narrative gaps.

Baba's relationship with her brother Roshi is a source of recurring comedy. Despite being siblings, they bicker constantly, with Baba regularly criticizing Roshi's lecherous behavior and Roshi complaining about her greed. Their dynamic adds a layer of family comedy to the series, reminding audiences that even in a world of gods and aliens, sibling rivalry is eternal.