in Dragonball Movie 3, he was the duke of Mifan and guardian of Chauzu. In the series, he is a student of Tsuru-sennin. He and Chauzu discovered that their master was evil and abandoned him. Tenshin-han was killed by Nappa but is revived from a wish with the Namek dragonballs. He also appears again in the Boo Series and saves Gohan's life by deflecting Boo's fireball