Villains (Dragon Ball)
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The Villains in Dragon Ball are arranged here according to the saga in which they appeared.
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Saiyan Saga
- Raditz - Raditz is the first real enemy of Goku in Dragonball Z. He is Son Goku's older brother (but neither one knows that at first), and also a part of an elite Saiyan strike force under Frieza. Raditz is eventually defeated by Piccolo's signature Ki Wave, the Special Beam Cannon. Unfortunately, Goku is killed in the same blast as Raditz. During the fight, Piccolo speaks of the Dragon Balls, and the conversation is transmitted through Raditz's communicator to his other teammates.
- Vegeta - The prince of the Saiyans. Vegeta comes to Earth in search of the Dragon Balls, to wish for immortality. After a very long journey, he and Nappa arrive on Earth and proceed to wreak havoc. During this time, Goku is still in Other World training and barely arrives in time to stop Vegeta from destroying the Earth. Goku uses his newest technique to defeat Vegeta, the Spirit Bomb. Vegeta retreats to his ship, and then to an alien medical facility to recuperate and wait for the day he would destroy Goku.
- Nappa - One of the last of the Saiyans. Nappa has traveled with Prince Vegeta for his whole life, travelling from world to world, destroying the occupants and giving the now dead planets to Frieza. Nappa first fights all of the Z-warriors at once, defeating them one by one, until Goku returns from Other World to defeat him. Vegeta kills Nappa right after Goku defeated him.
- Saibamen - A small humanoid creature with razor sharp claws on its limbs. Saibamen are green and goblin-like, and are grown from seeds planted into the ground, like mutated plants. Nappa grows them upon arriving on Earth, and while he and Vegeta sit back, the Saibamen attack the Z-Fighters. Fortunately, the powers of the Saibamen are limited, as is their intellect, and they are defeated.
Frieza Saga
- Frieza - An evil alien who rules a vast interstellar empire called the Planet Trade. The Planet Trade finds planets and invades them, sometimes utterly destroying the native inhabitants and assimilating the planet into Frieza's empire. Through this, Frieza has become the most notorious and feared entity in the universe. Frieza takes pleasure in the tortured screams of his victims. Frieza has a variety of forms, but when first seen he is a short being with a large purple head, pinkish flesh, black horns, and a tail and travels in a hovering chair. Later on, he transforms into a huge muscular form, and then a more monsterous form with an elongated head. His final and true form is a small, naked lizard-like alien with a bulbous head, childlike facial features, pale greyish-white skin, and patches of purple flesh on his head, chest, forearms, and shins. His long whip-like tail is prehensile and he often uses it in combat. Frieza's strength has earned him the "most powerful fighter in the universe" title, with his ability to copy techniques he sees and destroy whole planets with his "Death Ball".
- Zarbon - A high-ranking officer in the Planet Trade and Frieza's righthand man. He answers directly to Frieza, and often collaborates with his colleague, Dodoria. In appearance, Zarbon resembles a human, but with light blue skin, long green hair, and yellow eyes. He has a very feminine appearance but is recognizably male. However, he can transform into a hideous monsterous form, whereby his power increases.
- Dodoria - A high-ranking officer in the Planet Trade and Frieza's lefthand man. He answers directly to Frieza, and often collaborates with his colleague, Zarbon. In appearance, Dodoria is a fat humanoid with bright pink skin, pointed ears, purple lips, and spikes on his head and forearms. He exists to impede the progress of Krillin and Gohan in their search for the Namekian Dragon Balls.
- Kiwi - A low ranking underling of Frieza, killed early on. Kiwi is a humanoid alien with dark purple skin and a catfish-like face.
- King Cold - Frieza's father. He ressurects Frieza after Frieza is destroyed on Namek. Frieza and King Cold follow Goku back to Earth to destroy him once and for all, but are thwarted by Trunks.
- Ginyu Force- A group of aliens that are Frieza's special guard, his last resort. They have the appearance of being flamboyant and silly, but their power tells otherwise. (Note: Akira Toriyama created the Ginyu Force as a mockery of other multi-colored teams, like the Power Rangers.)
- Captain Ginyu - The leader of the Ginyu Force. He answers directly to Frieza. Ginyu is a human-like alien with purplish skin and two straight horns jutting out of the sides of his head. His forehead is rather bulbous and veiny. Captain Ginyu's signature technique is the Body Change, where he trades bodies with anyone caught in the beams path. He uses this technique successfully on Goku, but can't seem to harness Goku's incredibly power. He is defeated when he attempts to Body Change with Vegeta, and a frog is thrown into the beam.
- Jeice - A member of the team who is about average in all areas. Jeice isn't remarkable, although he is still a formidable and dangerous foe just by virtue of being on the Ginyu Force. Jeice resembles a human, but has dark orange skin and bright white hair. His hair is long and resembles a heavymetal star's hair style. Goku fights and easily destroys both him and Burter at once.
- Burter - A member of the Ginyu Force, Burter is the fastest member of the team. Burter is capable of moving so fast that he is but a blur to the outside observer, and to him the rest of the world moves in slow-motion. While all powerful beings in the DBZ universe are capable of incredible quickness, Burter seems to be the most remarkable when it comes to the Ginyu Force. Burter is a tall creature that looks somewhat reptilian, but with blue skin, red eyes, and nose-less face. He has a patch of yellow flesh with horizontal stripes on his forehead.
- Recoome - A member of the Ginyu Force and the physically strongest. Recoome is the most human-looking, and looks exactly like an Earth human but is very tall and powerfully built, and is brutish-looking. Recoome is the first member of the Ginyu Force to be destroyed by Goku on his arrival.
- Guldo - A member of the Ginyu Force and the physically weakest member of the team. However, Guldo makes up for it by possessing some useful skills. Guldo has trained himself to freeze time when he holds his breath. He uses this technique to great effect in his fight against Krillin and Gohan on Namek.
Cell Saga
- Android 16 - An android created by Dr. Gero, made to be the perfect machine. While the other androids are more like cyborgs, Android 16 is a complete robot, with no organic parts. Beneath his human-like exterior he has a Terminator-esque endoskeleton. On the outside, Android 16 is a tall muscular human with a small mowhawk of red hair. He has an infinite energy source and is incredibly powerful. However, he isn't as mischievous or hostile as the other androids; his only business is with Goku, whom he is programmed to kill. Later, when Cell appears, Android 16 becomes an ally to the Z-Fighters.
- Android 17 - A black-haired male android. He is a young teenage boy who, like his twin sister, Android 18, is mischievous and care-free. He only wants to have fun, although his idea of fun may differ from others. After being activated by Dr. Gero, he and Android 18 escape. According to Trunks, Android 17 and Android 18 are the two androids responsible for the apocalypse in his timeline. They wreak havoc on the Earth, killing for their own amusement. However, in this timeline, he and his sister seem far less evil, and are more delinquent than anything else. He has an infinite energy source within him.
- Android 18 - A blonde female android. She is a young teenage girl who, like her twin brother, Android 17, is mischievous and care-free. After being activated by Dr. Gero, she and Android 17 escape, during which Android 18 goes "shopping" for clothes (shopping is in quotations because she doesn't actually pay for the clothes). According to Trunks, she and her brother were responsible for the apocalypse in his timeline. However, in this timeline, she and her brother seem far less evil, and are more delinquent than anything else. She has an infinite energy source within her. She is so beautiful that Krillin falls in love with her. Later on, she marries Kuririn (Krillin) and the two of them have a daughter.
- Android 19 - An energy absorbing android model by Dr. Gero. Unlike the earlier androids, Android 19 doesn't have an infinite energy core, but instead must extract energy from other beings. He does this through special energy-absorbing receptors on his palms. Although he can easily become weakened by being denied energy, Android 19 has an advantage in that he can absorb energy attacks, such as the Kamehameha. Goku fights him, and initially Goku outclasses him, but through his energy-absorption he eventually gains the upper hand (although to be fair, Goku was also starting to succumb to the heart virus he had contracted). Android 19 nearly strangled Goku until destroyed by Vegeta. Physically, Android 19 is a fat human-like android with white skin, and an almost clown-like appearance.
- Doctor Gero - The head scientist of the Red Ribbon Army that created all the androids. After Goku defeated the Red Ribbon Army years ago, Dr. Gero went into hiding, swearing revenge. During those years between the defeat of the RRA and the years following the Freeza Saga, Dr. Gero was deep within his secret lab, observing Goku and the other Z-Fighters from afar using tiny insect-like robots, which spied on them. Collecting data from all of Goku's battles, Dr. Gero set about creating the perfect warriors. The result of those years of hard work are the Androids 16, 17, and 18. In addition, Dr. Gero also created Android 19, and then finally, he turned himself into Android 20. As Android 20, Dr. Gero has the same energy-absorption receptors on his palms, and can gleen energy from other beings. However, he is far less powerful than the earlier androids, 16, 17, and 18, and when he is defeated by the Z-fighters, he desperately revives them. In revenge for their imprisonment, Androids 17 and 18 immediately destroy their creator. In appearance, Dr. Gero was basically an old man with a white mustache. After turning himself into Android 20, he looks the same except wears a tall hat with the "RR" insignia of the Red Ribbon Army.
- Cell - A bioengineered creation of Dr. Gero using the DNA of various Z Fighters. Right alongside his creation of the androids, Dr. Gero also set about creating a purely organic life-form. This being was to combine all the best aspects of the Z-fighters, as well as Freeza and Vegeta. Cell is a mutant being and has all the abilities of the Z-fighters. However, to achieve his true form, he must absorb the androids, 17 and 18, which will power his evolution. In his first form, Cell is a strange lizard/insect creature with green skin, black spots all over his body, a strange crested head, and a long tail with a stinger. He uses the stinger to absorb the androids, but also uses it to extract the life out of various human victims. His second form is similar, but taller and more powerful. His final form is the most human-like, but he retains the strange crest on his head, as well as beetle-like carapace on his back, and of course, the stinger-tail. In his final form, Cell is capable of going head to head with multiple Super Saiyans, and can also spawn miniature Cell Jrs. to fight for him. It should be noted that Cell comes from a third timelime, separate from both Trunks' and the main storyline. When he awoke from Dr. Gero's lab in his own timeline, the androids were nowhere to be found, and so he was forced to time-travel into the past. After achieving his final form, Cell creates the Cell Games in order to challenge Earth's champions. However, his main interest is in fighting Goku.
- Cell Junior - The "children" of Cell, they were essentially smaller versions of him with a different color. While Gohan fights Cell in the Cell Games, Cell unleashes them on the Z-fighters.
Buu Saga
- Babidi - A very powerful and evil sorcerer. He utilizes dark magic to enslave other beings. A being that has been brought under his control is known as a Majin, and can be identified by a stylized 'M' on their foreheads. Babidi comes to Earth with his minions to awaken Buu, a demon of great power. He is the son of of Bibidi, who was the original sorcerer who controlled Buu ages ago.
- Bibidi - The original creator of Buu, and father to Babidi. (Note: Like "Bibidi Babidi Buu" from Cinderella)
- Buu - A polymorphic creature that can absorb the bodies and powers of others. Originally, Buu was a small imp-like creature with pink flesh and a small tentacle-like appendage on his head. This primary form is called Kid Buu. However, when Buu absorbs other beings, he takes on their traits, both physical and mental. The original Kid Buu was an insane, mindless creature who loved destruction, but as he assimilates other beings his character changes. When he was imprisoned by the Kaioshin, Buu had become Fat Buu, a playful but infantile being who loved to eat. After being revived by Babidi years later, Fat Buu further changes into newer forms. His most powerful form presents itself when he absorbs Piccolo, Gotenks, and Gohan. In his battle against Vegetto, Buu is a much smarter and more articulate being, a far cry from the gibbering madness that he originally was. All forms of Buu, however, have an intense love of sweets and candy, and Buu's favorite method of absorbing other beings is to transform them into a treat of some sort (like a cookie or chocolate), and eat them.
- Dabura - The King of the Demons, Dabura is a devilish-looking being who has red skin, large bat-like ears, and slit pupils. He is brought under Babidi's control through dark sorcery, and is Babidi's strongest minion. However, when Fat Buu is revived, Dabura foolishly challenges the creature and is killed. Dabura has the ability to petrify other beings with his own saliva, and with this method he turns both Krillin and Piccolo into statues by spitting on them.
Baby Saga
Baby - A machine mutant created by Dr. Myuu, heard to be the last of the Truffles that were wiped out by the sayians long ago. Baby has the ability to travel through ki blasts into the origin of the blast, which is how Vegeta becomes Baby Vegeta. While Goku, Pan, and Trunks are searching for the Black Star Dragonballs, Baby is on earth assimilating every one, and laying a seed in them to keep control. Dr. Myuu- A machine from an android planet who creates Baby to take his revenge on the Saiyans who destroyed his creators long ago.
Super 17 Saga
Super 17 - A fusion between Dr Gero's Android 17 and Dr. Myuu's artificial 17. Super 17 has the ability to absorb energy blasts into himself, thereby increasing his strength while draining his opponents. He is only finally defeated when he is being distracted by Android 18, and Goku does the Super Dragon Fist attack, which destroys Super 17.
Shadow Dragon Saga
- The Shadow Dragons - Created when the Earth Dragonballs cracked, the negative energy built up from the years was finally released in the form of the seven Shadow Dragons.
- Syn Shenron - The one-star dragon created from dark energies of the Dragonballs. Eventually turns into Omega Shenron after absorbing all the dragonballs.
- Oceanus Shenron - A woman like looking dragon.
- Rage Shenron - A fat dragon.
- Nouva Shenron - A thin dragon.
- Naturon Shenron - A dragon that can absorb attacks and people.
- Eis Shenron
- Haze Shenron
Other
- Garlic Junior - Filler villain while neither Goku nor Vegeta was on Earth. Originates from the first Dragon Ball Z movie. Fights with his seasoning named minions.
- Cooler - Frieza's brother, stars in two movies and can obtain a form more perfect than Frieza.
- Broly - A saiyan warrior that was put in the same pod as Goku when escaping Planet Plant. Goku's screaming drives Broly insane and finally hunts him down to Earth. Broly is the legendary super saiyan and can go to Ultra Super Saiyan. He is released when his father's mind control crown shatters, and Broly then kills his father, Paragus.
- Janemba - Result of an accident where all the evil souls in hell possess one demon, has three forms and is eventually defeated by Goku and Vegeta when the fuse to become Gogeta.
- Lord Slug - Super Namek who wanted the dragonballs to restore his youth and change planet earth into his own Space pirate HQ.
- Bojack - An incredibly strong warrior who was sealed within a star by the Kais. However, he is released and takes over the Tenkaichi Budokai tournament. Fortunately, Bojack was defeated easily when Gohan becomes Super Saiyan 2.