Tamama

Private Second Class Tamama is a character from the fictional anime/manga Sgt. Frog/Keroro Gunso.

Profile

• Name: Private Second Class Tamama
• Alternate Name: Tamama, Master Tamama (by Taruru), Tama-Chan (by Momoka), Tamama the Leader (episode 22)
• Age: 2 Years (youngest member of Keroro Platoon)
• Relatives: Mother (unnamed keronian)
• Race: Keronian
• Gender: Male (anime)/Female (manga)
• Birthday: Unknown
• Eye Color: Black
• Hair Color: (red afro-style wig)
• Loyalty: Keroro Platoon
• First Anime appearance: Episode 1 (Sillouete) Episode 2 (Official Debut)
• First Manga appearance: Chapter 1 (Sillouete) Chapter 3 (Official Debut)

Overview

Tamama is two years old and the youngest member of the Keroro Platoon, as well as the resident close-combat fighter. He/she is a small black (blue in the anime) Keronian tadpole. His/her symbol is a mirror image of the wakaba, the Japanese symbol for a new driver. Despite his/her cuteness and lovableness he/she is very short tempered and when angered, he/she changes into an alternate personality who is very violent. Like Keroro and Dororo, Tamama's fighting style uses energy-based attacks, primarily his/her Tamama Impact. Tamama's main obsesion are sweets such as pastries and cola. He/she idolizes Kerero (has a huge crush on him in the manga), but hates Moa due to her crush on Keroro and her hogging all of Keroro's attention. Tamama's main goal in life is to be strong enough to give Moa a major beatdown and become Keroro's best friend (possibly more...). He/she is under the care of the short-tempered billionare girl Momoka Nishizawa, who also has an alternate personality much like Tamama's. Unlike Giroro and Kururu, he/she has no weapons (and is a terrible shot besides), relying on his/her own impressive power in battle. Despite his/her somewhat spoiled life with Momoka, he/she has his/her own training room in the Nishizaki mansion - although he/she trains mostly out of his/her desire to beat Moa.

Attacks

• Tamama Impact: Tamama exhales a stream of yellow energy. Tamama's signature attack. Its weakness is that the opponent can clearly see his mouth.
• Double Beam: A massive barrage/stream of energy is fired from Tamama's eyes.
• Neo/Hyper Tamama Impact: A powered-up version of Tamama Impact.
• Jelousy Ball: Tamama throws a multi-colored ball created from his jelousy.
• Jelousy Tamama Impact: When extremly jelouse, Tamama combines Tamama Impact with Jelousy Ball, making a red energy stream that carries the Jelousy Ball. Episode 58 only.
• Keroro Platoon's Super Deathblow: The energy ball created by Kururu is transported by Tamama, Giroro, Keroro and finally Dororo will shoot the ball to the enemy. The ball makes the enemy unable to dodge. Used in Episode 13. Very obvious parody of the Goranger Storm.
• Shinku Tamama-Ken: Shoots a stream of multi-colored energy from his hands. Used in episode 33 only
• Ninja Art: Spirit of the Evil Wandering: A Tamama Impact powered-up by ninja arts. A homophone of "Tamama Impact."Used in the Episode 37 only.
• Turbo Stream Attack: Keroro, Tamama, Giroro, and Kururu jump into the air and form a sky dive formation and spin like a drill towards the enemy. Used in the second episode of Episode 41 only and needs Keroro, Tamama Giroro, and Kururu to preform.
• Super Jelousy Ball: A Genki Dama sized powered-up version of Jelousy Ball.
• Multiple Tamama Impact: Tamama inhales to increase his upper body strength then returns to normal after releasing a massive barrage of Tamama Impacts. Tamama's strongest attack only used in the first movie.
• Zaku II-Style: During the Caries War, Tamama wields a Zaku II-style machine gun and a massive "Dental Buster" drill, but is inaccurate with both.
• Dental Buster: During the Caries War, Tamama wields a massive drill.
• Hyper-Spin Tamamam Impact: Tamama fires multiple, shorter Tamama Impacts that curve slightly. Its weakness is the same as the non-spinning version's: In episode 58, Keroro leaves Tamama to have some More Mois Tea with Mois, and Tamama's jealousy creates a red beam from his mouth which creates a large explosion on impact. Its secret is that it is a Tamama Impact with a Jealousy Ball inserted at the end, allowing Tamama to change its direction. Tamama seems only able to use this attack when Keroro is around.
• Okayama Punch: Tamama preforms a series of punches. Episode 58 only.
• Tamama Chop: Tamama preforms a powerful chop. Episode 58 only.
• Tamama Kick: Tamama preforms a powerful kick. Episode 58 only.

Pekopon Suits

• Pekopon Suit Mk.II: A suit designed by Tamama and built by Kururu. Its purpose is to blackmail Moa Angol with dirty pictures of her so she will give Tamama the chance to hang out with Keroro more often. The manga style is a porte black android suit with a hidden camera but the anime gives it the style of a macho, muscular man with an Ideon effect in its sunglasses. *Note: Keroro also has his own version of the anime version.
• Humanoid Tamama Suit: A suit that bears small resemblance to Tamama but in human form. Manga only.
• Festival Kiosk Manager Suit: A suit for the Japanese festival that was to be used to occupy the mask stand.

Forms

• Super Tamama: The full extent of Tamama's power engulfs Tamama in a golden aura and is given the ability to fly. This form is unnamed.

Trivia

• Like any child, Tamama dislikes being left out
• In Japanese, tama means "ball" or "bullets." The name Tamama is mainly an abbreviation of o-tama-jakushi (="ladle" or "tadpole"). Also,"tamatama" means "Unexpected" or "Unpredictably," reflecting Tamama's personality.
• Tamama often ends his sentences with "desu~", meaning "it is", though his inflection is considered cute.
• Can apparently drink very heavily without becoming too intoxicated, in the Manga at least. (Which then lead to him revealing that he'd like to have a "dangerous and love-love" relationship with Keroro...)
• As part of his "cute" personality, Tamama gives his human friends nicknames.
• Tamama's relationship with Keroro is much more intimate in the manga, where he even kisses Keroro.