Space Lemur

Space Lemurs, whose Japanese name Uchu Tanuki translates to "Space Raccoon Dogs," are a small alien species standing roughly three to four feet tall in their natural form. In their base state, they appear as green-skinned creatures, though their most remarkable trait is the ability to transform into any object they desire. This shapeshifting power is not limited to living forms; a Space Lemur can become furniture, tools, or any other inanimate object as needed.

Sugoro, the more prominent of the two known Space Lemurs, claims that members of his species never forget anything. Whether this represents a literal eidetic memory shared by the entire species or simply a boastful personality trait of one individual is left ambiguous by the series. Given that only two Space Lemurs have ever been shown, virtually everything known about the species comes from Sugoro's self-reported claims.

Sugoro and his son Shusugoro appear in Dragon Ball GT, where they inhabit a strange dimension structured like a board game. Goku encounters them during the events of the series, and the Space Lemurs use their shapeshifting abilities and knowledge of the game's rules to navigate their environment, alternately helping and hindering Goku depending on what serves their interests.

Their trickster nature, combined with their shapeshifting abilities, makes them natural inhabitants of a surreal, rules-based dimension where nothing is quite what it appears to be. The board game setting plays to the strengths of a species built around deception and transformation, and the interactions between the straightforward Goku and the scheming Space Lemurs provide some of GT's lighter character moments.

With only Sugoro and Shusugoro as representatives, the Space Lemurs are one of the most sparsely documented species in Dragon Ball. Their homeworld is unknown, their population is unknown, and their broader culture is entirely a mystery. Everything the audience knows about Space Lemurs comes from watching a father and son navigate a board game dimension in a handful of Dragon Ball GT episodes.

The "Tanuki" element of their Japanese name connects them to Japanese folklore, where tanuki, the raccoon dog, is traditionally associated with shapeshifting, trickery, and playful deception. This cultural reference is central to understanding the Space Lemurs' role in the story: they are the Dragon Ball equivalent of a classic Japanese folk trickster, transplanted into an alien species and dropped into a cosmic game board.