, known as Tenshinhan in Funimation's English subtitles and Viz Media's release of the manga, is a fictional character in the "Dragon Ball" manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is introduced in chapter #113 , first published in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine on February 24, 1987, entering the martial arts tournament to kill Son Goku and his fellow-students. However, he later teams up with them to defeat Piccolo Daimaō, accompanied by his friend Chaozu. Tien becomes Goku's rival for a period and is notable for being the first person in the series to fly using and to use the technique.