Trunks (Dragon Ball)
Template:DB Character Trunks (called Chibi Trunks by many to distinguish from Future Trunks) is a fictional character in the manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, and the anime Dragon Ball Z. He is the Human-Saiyan Halfbreed son of Bulma and Vegeta.
For Trunks of the Future see Mirai Trunks.
For the Dragonball Z timelines that distinguish Chibi Trunks and Mirai Trrunks see Dragonball Z: Androids timelines.
Biography
Chibi Trunks first appears in the Androids Saga of Dragon Ball Z as a new born baby. He has purple hair like his grandfather Dr. Briefs, but his facial features, stance and strong Saiyan pride clearly show that he is a descendant of the Saiyan royal line. His role becomes much larger by the Buu Saga, at which point Trunks is 8 years old and fantastically strong for his age. He goes Super Saiyan while training with Vegeta in the gravity room, an event that comes as a shock to all considering his young age. Filled with pride, Chibi Trunks is adventurous and constantly looks for stronger opponents to challenge, much like his father. In the Fusion Saga, he and his best friend Son Goten fight Buu, both separately, and by joining together into the temporarily-fused being Gotenks. Trunks can be a bit of a spoiled brat at times, but does care for his family and Goten deep down.
He achieves the stage of Super Saiyan far earlier than Mirai no Trunks (Trunks of the Future). When taken along with Goten's massive natural power level (around 30 million, around 90 million as Super Saiyans) it is fanon that the father's power level at time of conception determines the child's power, since the alternate Vegeta who sired Mirai Trunks was weaker than the one who fathered this Trunks (in this case, Vegeta having a power level of 14 million, and 27 million as a Super Saiyan, in the normal timeline, that is).
During the final episodes of Dragon Ball Z, Trunks, who is now 18, appears to be developing nearly physically identical to Future Trunks. Personality-wise, he's rather more cheerful (as the world is not devastated) and continues to spend much time in the company of his best friend Goten. He has a sister named Bra who is approximately 13 to 15 years younger than he is.
He later grows up in Dragon Ball GT, becomes president of the Capsule Corp (often seen trying to escape from the drudgery of the office only to be dragged back by Vegeta), and helps Goku and Pan try to finds the Black Star Dragonballs before finally being pushed off into a background character for the remainder of the series.
There is absolutely no way to compare Trunks' power level at any time with that of Mirai Trunks (as Mirai Trunk's power level at leaset doubles Chibi Trunks', and he has had far more experience, far more training, and etc).