There is some debate regarding Puar's gender. Despite being voiced by only female voice actors, the character was referred to as female numerous times in the anime, although Toriyama has indicated in interviews that he had considered Puar male while writing the manga. In the Japanese versions, Puar refers to himself as boku and is sometimes referred to as Puar-kun, hinting male characteristics. At the beginning of Dragon Ball, it used to be close to Yamcha who had an intense phobia of girls at the time. Some fans have suggested this as evidence that Puar is male, as Yamcha wasn't nervous around it. This is highly debatable however, as even if Puar was female Yamcha would be unlikely to consider "her" equivalent to a human woman. In addition, when Yamcha met Chi-Chi, he wasn't scared of her, which tends to support the conclusion that Yamcha is only afraid of women that he is attracted to.
The debate has never been completely resolved, and some fans believe that since shape-shifters can assume many different forms, though Oolong is obviously male, Puar's gender is a moot point.
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There is some debate regarding Puar's gender. Despite being voiced by only female voice actors, the character was referred to as female numerous times in the anime, although Toriyama has indicated in interviews that he had considered Puar male while writing the manga. In the Japanese versions, Puar refers to himself as boku and is sometimes referred to as Puar-kun, hinting male characteristics. At the beginning of Dragon Ball, it used to be close to Yamcha who had an intense phobia of girls at the time. Some fans have suggested this as evidence that Puar is male, as Yamcha wasn't nervous around it. This is highly debatable however, as even if Puar was female Yamcha would be unlikely to consider "her" equivalent to a human woman. In addition, when Yamcha met Chi-Chi, he wasn't scared of her, which tends to support the conclusion that Yamcha is only afraid of women that he is attracted to.
The debate has never been completely resolved, and some fans believe that since shape-shifters can assume many different forms, though Oolong is obviously male, Puar's gender is a moot point.
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