The lone survivor of his village, Dende was rescued by Kuririn and Gohan from death in the Furiza saga (Although he later does get killed). After Kami merges with Piccolo, Dende assumes the role of Kami on earth, and creates his own set of Dragonballs. Unlike Piccolo and the other warrior Nameks, Dende is a healer. He has no fighting abilities, but posesses the power to heal others from the brink of death.