Tien's full name, a pupil of Master Shen, the crane hermit. He starts off as a bad guy but begins to become good after Master Roshi's lecture, during his
fight with Jackie Chun (Roshi in disguise). He is chiaotzu's
best friend. He was taught how to fight by Mercenary Tao. He refers to Master Roshi as Master, after defeating Tao, and abandoning his
loyalty to Master Shen. Chiaotzu follows suit and also becomes good.
Tien Shinhan is arguably the strongest full blooded human on Earth in Dragon
Ball Z. While it has been shown that he is stronger than Yamcha, it has never been further explained who is the strongest out of Tien and Krillin after Tien receives King
Kai's training and Krillin receives the Namek Elder's unlock potential boost.
In the English
Dub, Tien is the only character, aside from
Goku (Son), and Bulma's (Brief) family, to have an official last name stated.