Shugesh, known as Pumbukin in the original Japanese version, is one of the four Saiyan warriors who make up Bardock's elite squad. He is a heavyset fighter with a boisterous personality who serves as a reliable member of the team during their planet-clearing assignments under Frieza's command.
After the team completes a mission on Planet Kanassa, Bardock is struck by a Kanassan warrior's psychic attack, which grants him visions of the future. While Bardock recovers in a healing pod, Shugesh and the rest of Team Bardock are sent ahead to Planet Meat. There, they walk into a trap laid by Dodoria and his elite soldiers, who have been ordered by Frieza to eliminate Bardock's crew. Shugesh and his teammates are overwhelmed and killed. Their deaths serve as the catalyst for Bardock's doomed, solitary stand against Frieza.
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