Turles is a Saiyan who was once a member of the Saiyan Army under the Frieza Force, but he went rogue and off into the cosmos to conquer planets for himself with his group of henchmen known as the Turles Crusher Corps. Turles is shown to be a merciless, prideful and confident individual. His cruel treatment of Gohan proves that he cares little to nothing for others, shown again when he casually dismisses the deaths of his loyal subordinates at the hands of Goku. As such, his lack of empathy was such that, when Goku accuses Turles of not knowing the difference between good and evil, Turles reveals he has a firm grasp on what good and evil is, yet he doesn't even care about it. As with many other villains before and after him, his main objective is to conquer the universe, though he plans on doing so by using his Tree of Might, even if it means killing billions of innocent people in the process. He also seems to find pleasure in seeing others suffer, as to how he laughed when Goku was being attacked by his own son. However, he does seem to have some modicum of respect for his fellow Saiyans, with his even implying that, once he establishes the Turles Crusher Corps. HQ at the Frieza Race's homeworld upon exterminating them, he would rebuild the Saiyan civilization there in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. He also refused to believe that Kakarot had been killed as a child. However, this respect eventually was warped into sheer hatred for his own race, evidenced how he was brought back through Dr. Lychee's hatred-powered computer. He also held disgust towards strong creatures, especially those with Saiyan ancestry, having compassion for weaker creatures, as evidenced by his telling Goku the latter should have raised Gohan better regarding his being friends with Icarus. Despite his contempt for Goku, however, he does have a grudging sense of respect for him, as demonstrated in the Dragon Ball Heroes manga where he not only managed to save Goku, Vegeta and Hearts from the Crimson Masked Warrior's assault, but even provide them with a pouch containing the Three Star Dragon Ball, an action that ultimately resulted in Turles' death at the hands of Crimson as revenge. However, it should be noted that he himself has notable pride in his Saiyan heritage not unlike Prince Vegeta and Raditz, which may explain his disgust towards Saiyans who show compassion towards those weaker than themselves, a belief that was common among the Universe 7 Saiyans during the reign of King Vegeta. According to conversations with Nappa, Raditz and Vegeta in Xenoverse 2, he was a low-class warrior and troublemaker who never learned to follow orders, which apparently lead him to desert the Saiyan Army during some secret mission as Raditz and Nappa attribute his survival to being away during that mission and apparently its secrecy, as well as the Genocide of the Saiyans, prevented Turles' desertion from being discovered as Raditz and Nappa believe he still hadn't completed it unaware he had deserted the Saiyan Army to found his own rival organization and planned to one day overthrow Frieza and possibly the Saiyan Royal Family before the Genocide of the Saiyans made it a moot point. Given his desire to overthrow Frieza, he may be aware of his role in Planet Vegeta's destruction or at least suspected it as Vegeta did in the anime. Turles wishes to become the new King of the Saiyans, as well as the strongest among the race, which is why he allied with Fu.