Telekinesis

Telekinesis allows the user to move objects, restrain opponents, and manipulate the physical world using nothing but mental concentration. The technique manifests differently depending on the user. General Blue uses his Psychic Eyes to paralyze opponents by locking eye contact. Chiaotzu attacks internal organs without physical contact. Frieza lifts and hurls massive boulders or pins opponents in midair. Cell uses it to construct his arena for the Cell Games by telekinetically assembling tiles from the surrounding landscape.

The power of telekinesis scales with the user's overall strength. A relatively weak psychic like Chiaotzu can immobilize fighters around his own power level, but struggles against anyone significantly stronger. Conversely, beings like Frieza and the Gods of Destruction use telekinesis so casually it barely registers as a technique at all.

The first telekinetic user in the series is General Blue of the Red Ribbon Army, who paralyzes both Krillin and Goku with his Psychic Eyes during the underwater pirate cave arc. Blue's technique requires sustained concentration, and Goku breaks free the moment a mouse scares Blue and breaks his focus. Blue later tries the same trick on Mercenary Tao, who is completely unaffected, demonstrating the technique's limitation against significantly stronger opponents.

Chiaotzu's Dirty Tricks

During the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, Chiaotzu uses telekinesis to attack Krillin's internal organs during their match. Later, under Master Shen's orders, Chiaotzu repeatedly paralyzes Goku during his fight with Tien, holding him in place while Tien lands free hits. Tien eventually tells Chiaotzu to stop, wanting to win on his own merits.

Telekinesis becomes increasingly common as the series progresses. Frieza uses it to hurl rocks at Goku during their battle on Namek, and Cell employs it to build his Cell Games arena out of the surrounding terrain. In Dragon Ball Super, Fused Zamasu and Goku Black both demonstrate telekinetic abilities, while Moro and Granolah use it during the Granolah arc. In Dragon Ball Daima, Tamagami Number Three and Gomah both display telekinetic powers in the Demon Realm.

What makes telekinesis interesting in Dragon Ball is that it represents a completely different approach to combat. In a world dominated by ki blasts and physical strikes, the ability to control the battlefield without moving a muscle is a genuinely distinct advantage. It rarely decides major battles, but it consistently creates openings that more conventional techniques cannot.