Dende is a Namekian child saved from Freeza's henchman Dodoria by Gohan and Kuririn. He is taken into Gohan and Kuririn's care, and takes them to the Great Elder to tap into vast-hidden reserves of their powers. Dende later gains the power to heal after having his power unlocked, which he uses to aid the warriors fighting Freeza until he is killed by the tyrant for being disruptive and helping the Earthlings. After being revived, he lives on New Namek until he is asked by Goku to replace Kami as Earth's god and revive the Dragon Balls. He accepts and continues to serve as the guardian throughout the rest of the series. He has a close relationship with Piccolo, as he fused with fellow Namekian Nail, whom Dende was close to. Dende is voiced by Tomiko Suzuki in the original Japanese series and by Aya Hirano in Dragon Ball Kai and the fourteenth Dragon Ball Z film, while Hiro Yuuki voices him in GT. In the Funimation dubs of the series, he is voiced by Ceyli Delgadillo as a child, Justin Cook as an adult, Laura Bailey in the redub, and by Maxey Whitehead in Dragon Ball Z Kai.