History Monster / DragonBall

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallZAndroidArc Android Saga]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]] is a bio-android from an alternate timeline created by Dr. Gero to become the UltimateLifeform by absorbing [[Characters/DragonBallAndroids17And18 Androids 17 and 18]]. When he discovers that the Androids of his timeline have been defeated, he kills the [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunks Future Trunks]] of his timeline. Cell then steals Trunks's time machine and travels back in time to complete his goal. Cell goes to town after town, [[TheAssimilator devouring thousands with his tail]] just to increase his powers. When pursuing Android 18 and unable to find her, he begins bombing islands full of inhabitants to flush her out. Upon reaching his Perfect Form, Cell hosts the "Cell Games", promising that once he wins he will terrorize Earth before destroying it and that he would relish the expressions of fear and terror of the people he would hunt down one by one. Cell, wanting to unleash Gohan's hidden potential, begins physically and emotionally [[WouldHurtAChild torturing the boy]]. He spawns the Cell Juniors to torture and kill the Z Fighters to further goad Gohan into transforming, succeeding when he callously kills Android 16 in front of Gohan. But [[SoreLoser when the fight stops going his way]], Cell attempts to [[TakingYouWithMe self-destruct and take the Earth with him]] out of spite, forcing Goku to perform a HeroicSacrifice. Cell survives his suicide attempt, however, and kills Future Trunks when he returns, before firing an attack that he promises would [[OmnicidalManiac wipe out the solar system]]. Inheriting Frieza's sociopathic sadism and Vegeta's pride, Cell has full agency over his actions and takes full pleasure in it.

* "Universal Conflict Saga": [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]] is the same renegade Kai who ravaged the multiverse to enact his "[[FinalSolution Zero Mortals Plan]]". Somehow brought BackFromTheDead after he was previously killed by Zeno, Zamasu begrudgingly teams up with the Core Area Warriors, led by Hearts, in their shared goal to destroy Zeno. Zamasu assists Hearts in powering up the Universe Seed, doing so by invading universes to collect battle energy. Zamasu makes it clear he is allying with a mortal like Hearts only to ensure the power of the Universe Seed will kill Zeno, allowing him to continue his Zero Mortals Plan without interference.

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** ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2 Xenoverse 2]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]] is as arrogant a god as ever in the story mode. An egotist who can be tricked into mentoring the main character, Zamasu's ultimate goal is the [[KillAllHumans eradication of mortals]] to the last in his "Zero Mortals" plan. Having [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack swapped bodies]] with [[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku Goku]], Zamasu gleefully begins to wipe out numerous mortals with full intent to eradicate them in every single timeline. Upon [[FusionDance fusing]] with himself to create "Fused Zamasu", Zamasu then attempts to consume every timeline upon his final defeat.

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks Saga]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]], in his [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]], [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunksTimeline Future]], and [[FusionDance Fused]] incarnations, manages to be one of the most vile beings in both the anime and the manga.

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[Recap/DragonBallZAndroidArc In the end]], when [[Characters/DragonBallCell I'm]] the victor...I will kill every single human being on this planet. I'll come methodically after every last one of you, and I'll watch your faces twist with fear."]]%%

** [[SmallRoleBigImpact Bibidi]]--only seen in the anime--is a {{wizard|sFromOuterSpace}} whose universal hegemonic goals contrast his small stature. Releasing the entity [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Buu]], Bibidi had Buu ravage planets in his quest for [[GalacticConqueror universal dominion]]. To stop any opposition towards him, Bibidi also murdered any of the Supreme Kais that get into his way, almost wiping all of them out. [[PredecessorVillain Despite being slain 5 million years ago]], Bibidi's evil lives through his clone Babidi, who also attempts to use Buu for his own twisted agenda.

** [[AxCrazy Super Buu]] has agency over his actions, unlike his previous forms, and simply chooses to be an OmnicidalManiac. When Piccolo distracts Super Buu to allow Goten and Trunks time to master the fusion technique, Super Buu irritably uses his "Human Extinction Attack" to eradicate the entire population of Earth. Tormenting those not killed by staying in Kami Tower, Super Buu turns Chichi into an egg and smashes it for annoying him, and turns everyone else except Gotenks and Piccolo into candy before [[ToServeMan eating them alive]]. Absorbing Gotenks and Piccolo, Super Buu beats Gohan to near-death while repeating a mockery of Piccolo's teachings to mentally torment him. Absorbing Gohan as well, Super Buu declares he will use his newfound, nigh-limitless power to enjoy systematically wiping out all life on every planet in the universe he comes across. Becoming enraged by neither being able to overpower nor outsmart Vegito, Super Buu shrieks in frustration, releasing his power through them and begins warping the space between dimensions, causing them to collapse on each other and threatening the stability of the multiverse. A callous sadist, Super Buu would happily snuff out all sapient life just to spite Vegito for besting him in combat.

* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan]]'' (Creator/{{Funimation}} dub only): [[ManipulativeBastard Paragus]] is the cruel Saiyan father of [[Characters/DragonBallBroly Broly]], the Legendary Super Saiyan. A long time after being banished from Planet Vegeta and being saved from the planet's destruction thanks to his son, Paragus creates a MindControlDevice in order to control Broly and his violent psychotic behavior until he realized that he can use Broly to [[GalacticConqueror conquer the universe]]. Paragus later uses Broly to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the entirety of the South Galaxy]], killing billions. After forming an army of his own, Paragus enslaved the Shamoian race and forced them to do slave labor. While manipulating [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Vegeta]] into joining him in making a new Saiyan empire and [[FauxAffablyEvil tricking Goku and his allies into believing that he's friendly]], Paragus secretly plans to leave them, his army, and the Shamoian race to die on the new planet, "New Vegeta", from the cataclysmic Comet Camori. After one of his soldiers finds out about the comet, Paragus swiftly kills him. Once the comet is nearly close to crashing into New Vegeta, [[DirtyCoward Paragus]] decides to leave Broly to die along with the planet, declaring his son to be "nothing" to him.

** [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Anime]]: [[KnightTemplar Zamasu]] is a former Kai from Universe 10 and apprentice to the Supreme Kai Gowasu, [[FantasticRacism having a strong distrust towards the mortals]], because they keep making the same mistakes. Once Goku shows a power capable of rivaling the gods, he considers the mortals as inherently evil and dangerous. Eventually falling into villainy, Zamasu plans to eradicate all mortals in the multiverse, with a scheme that he calls "[[FinalSolution Zero Mortal Plan]]". To enact this plan, Zamasu murders his own mentor Gowasu, stealing the Potara earrings to usurp his status as a Supreme Kai, and the time ring to travel through timelines. Then, he travels to another timeline to collect the Super Dragon Balls, exchange his body with Goku's and kill him right in front of his family, before killing them as well, solely out of spite. Knowing that no one would be willing to help him for his plan, Zamasu, as Goku Black, formed a team with a future incarnation of himself. Together, they proceed to travel to Trunks' timeline to destroy the Super Dragon Balls so that there is no way to reverse their plan, slaughter all gods to keep them from interfering, destroy many planets and slowly reduce humanity to near-extinction. Upon fusing together, "Fused" Zamasu proceeds to cause mass destruction on Earth just to demonstrate his power as the "[[AGodAmI ultimate god]]". When Trunks manages to destroy his physical body, Fused Zamasu's spirit survives, and attempts to [[OmnicidalManiac exterminate all life throughout the multiverse]] by [[AssimilationPlot merging with it]], extending the effect on other timelines. In all of his incarnations, Zamasu is a petty, hypocritical, and sadistic narcissist who thinks that the world should be reshaped [[InTheirOwnImage in his own vision]].

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* ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' / ''Anime/SuperDragonBallHeroes'':
** [[SatanicArchetype Dark King Mechikabura]] is the [[GodOfEvil demonic ruler]] of the Dark Demon Realm and one of the evilest beings in the Dragon Ball multiverse. Mechikabura uses the Dark Dragon Balls to become an all-powerful immortal being and have his revenge on Chronoa, Supreme Kai of Time, as well as [[OmnicidalManiac raze the whole universe]] until it becomes a state of everlasting hell. Using the Dragon Balls to regain his youth and strength, Mechikabura goes on to absorb space-time itself to gain infinite regeneration and later ravages the Time Nest. He tortures his enemies as he demands Tokitoki to be absorbed, and opens a black hole to kill everyone by draining their energy for himself.
** "New Space-Time War" arc: The [[MalevolentMaskedMan Crimson-Masked Saiyan]] is an alternate version of [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]] who learned of his eventual downfall from [[MadScientist Fu]]. Becoming the Crimson-Masked Saiyan, Black decided to travel across various timelines and kill the Goku from each of them so he could fully master his stolen body. By the time he makes his debut in the Pseudo Universe, Crimson had already killed 99 alternate Gokus and gleefully proclaims to Capsule Corp Goku that he would be Crimson's one-hundredth. When on the back foot against Goku, Crimson proceeds to destroy Pseudo Planet Vegeta as well as Turles when the Saiyan enabled the heroes to escape. Crimson later reveals his goal of resuming his [[FinalSolution Zero Mortal Plan]] by using the energy accumulated within the Pseudo Universe to create "pseudo-mortals", whose lives will be tied to that of the mortals of Universe 7. By killing all the "pseudo-mortals", he could eliminate the Universe 7 mortals in one fell swoop without fear of interference from Zeno. Just as monstrous as his canon [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu incarnations]], Crimson was willing to wipe out all mortal life so he could fulfill [[KnightTemplar his own twisted vision of justice]].

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks Saga]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]], in his [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]], [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunksTimeline Future]], and [[FusionDance Fused]] incarnations, manages to be one of the most vile beings in both the anime and the manga.

-->—'''[[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]]''', ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', "[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Feelings That Transcend Time: Trunks and Mai]]"

** [[SmallRoleBigImpact Bibidi]]—only seen in the anime—is a {{wizard|sFromOuterSpace}} whose universal hegemonic goals contrast his small stature. Releasing the entity [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Buu]], Bibidi had Buu ravage planets in his quest for [[GalacticConqueror universal dominion]]. To stop any opposition towards him, Bibidi also murdered any of the Supreme Kais that get into his way, almost wiping all of them out. [[PredecessorVillain Despite being slain 5 million years ago]], Bibidi's evil lives through his clone Babidi, who also attempts to use Buu for his own twisted agenda.

* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge Cooler's Revenge]]'' & ''[[Anime/DragonBallZTheReturnOfCooler The Return of Cooler]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler]] is [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]]'s older, more collected brother, and stands out even alongside his sibling as a horrible tyrant. An active part of his family's business involving wiping planets of life then selling them, Cooler had a hand in planning the Saiyan genocide, which he follows up by proclaiming his intent to wipe out seven more planets in the course of a single day. Upon learning of Frieza's death at the hands of the Saiyan Goku, Cooler—coldly noting he'd have [[SiblingMurder killed Frieza]] with his own hands eventually—seeks out Goku on Earth, tries to kill his son Gohan and close friend Piccolo [[ForcedToWatch in front of him]], then attempts to annihilate the entire planet while proclaiming it is his "right" to dictate lives on a whim. In the English dub, Cooler threatens to blow up the sun when he is nearing defeat, willing to let the entire solar system die to kill Goku. Surviving his apparent death and merging with the Big Gete Star, Cooler invades New Namek and plans to systematically butcher the entire populace to use as resources for the Star before moving on to do the same to Earth. When confronted by Goku once again, Cooler tries to torturously drain Goku and partner Vegeta of their very life forces with glee while planning to slaughter their friends, then march on the entire universe with a goal of bloody conquest.

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks Saga]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]], in his [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]], Future, and [[FusionDance Fused]] incarnations, manages to be one of the most vile beings in both the anime and the manga.

%% NOTE: Due to the controversial nature of this trope, any changes (additions, removals, edits) should be discussed [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16706336400A42573900 here]] or [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16738556630A78599000 here]].

%% NOTE 2: A CompleteMonster is an individual character, not a collective. Therefore a faction cannot be listed as one. %% A faction can attract Complete Monsters and can have them among its members, but cannot be one in and of itself.

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[Recap/DragonBallZAndroidArc In the end]], when [[Characters/DragonBallCell I'm]] the victor...I will kill every single human being on this planet. I'll come methodically after every last one of you, and I'll watch your faces twist with fear."]]
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-->--'''[[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]]''', ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', "[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Feelings That Transcend Time: Trunks and Mai]]"

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* [[Recap/DragonBallZAndroidArc "Android" arc]]: [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]] is a bio-android from an alternate timeline created by Dr. Gero to become the UltimateLifeform by absorbing [[Characters/DragonBallAndroids17And18 Androids 17 and 18]]. When he discovers that the Androids of his timeline have been defeated, he kills the [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunks Future Trunks]] of his timeline. Cell then steals Trunks's time machine and travels back in time to complete his goal. Cell goes to town after town, [[TheAssimilator devouring thousands with his tail]] just to increase his powers. When pursuing Android 18 and unable to find her, he begins bombing islands full of inhabitants to flush her out. Upon reaching his Perfect Form, Cell hosts the "Cell Games", promising that once he wins he will terrorize Earth before destroying it and that he would relish the expressions of fear and terror of the people he would hunt down one by one. Cell, wanting to unleash Gohan's hidden potential, begins physically and emotionally [[WouldHurtAChild torturing the boy]]. He spawns the Cell Juniors to torture and kill the Z Fighters to further goad Gohan into transforming, succeeding when he callously kills Android 16 in front of Gohan. But [[SoreLoser when the fight stops going his way]], Cell attempts to [[TakingYouWithMe self-destruct and take the Earth with him]] out of spite, forcing Goku to perform a HeroicSacrifice. Cell survives his suicide attempt, however, and kills Future Trunks when he returns, before firing an attack that he promises would [[OmnicidalManiac wipe out the solar system]]. Inheriting Frieza's sociopathic sadism and Vegeta's pride, Cell has full agency over his actions and takes full pleasure in it.
* [[Recap/DragonBallZMajinBuuArc "Majin Buu" arc]]:
** [[SmallRoleBigImpact Bibidi]]--only seen in the anime--is a [[WizardsFromOuterSpace wizard]] whose universal hegemonic goals contrast his small stature. Releasing the entity [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Buu]], Bibidi had Buu ravage planets in his quest for [[GalacticConqueror universal dominion]]. To stop any opposition towards him, Bibidi also murdered any of the Supreme Kais that get into his way, almost wiping all of them out. [[PredecessorVillain Despite being slain 5 million years ago]], Bibidi's evil lives through his clone Babidi, who also attempts to use Buu for his own twisted agenda.

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* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge Cooler's Revenge]]'' & ''[[Anime/DragonBallZTheReturnOfCooler The Return of Cooler]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler]] is [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]]'s older, more collected brother, and stands out even alongside his sibling as a horrible tyrant. An active part of his family's business involving wiping planets of life then selling them, Cooler had a hand in planning the Saiyan genocide, which he follows up by proclaiming his intent to wipe out seven more planets in the course of a single day. Upon learning of Frieza's death at the hands of the Saiyan Goku, Cooler--coldly noting he'd have [[SiblingMurder killed Frieza]] with his own hands eventually--seeks out Goku on Earth, tries to kill his son Gohan and close friend Piccolo [[ForcedToWatch in front of him]], then attempts to annihilate the entire planet while proclaiming it is his "right" to dictate lives on a whim. In the English dub, Cooler threatens to blow up the sun when he is nearing defeat, willing to let the entire solar system die to kill Goku. Surviving his apparent death and merging with the Big Gete Star, Cooler invades New Namek and plans to systematically butcher the entire populace to use as resources for the Star before moving on to do the same to Earth. When confronted by Goku once again, Cooler tries to torturously drain Goku and partner Vegeta of their very life forces with glee while planning to slaughter their friends, then march on the entire universe with a goal of bloody conquest.
* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan]]'' (Creator/{{Funimation}} dub only): [[ManipulativeBastard Paragus]] is the cruel Saiyan father of [[Characters/DragonBallBroly Broly]], the Legendary Super Saiyan. A long time after being banished from Planet Vegeta and being saved from the planet's destruction thanks to his son, Paragus creates a MindControlDevice in order to control Broly and his violent psychotic behavior until he realized that he can use Broly to [[GalacticConqueror conquer the universe]]. Paragus later uses Broly to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the entirety of the South Galaxy]], killing billions. After forming an army of his own, Paragus enslaved the Shamoian race and forced them to do slave labor. While manipulating [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Vegeta]] into joining him in making a new Saiyan empire and [[FauxAffablyEvil tricking Goku and his allies into believing that he's friendly]], Paragus secretly plans to leave them, his army, and the Shamoian race to die on the new planet, "New Vegeta", from the cataclysmic Comet Camori. After one of his soldiers finds out about the comet, Paragus swiftly kills him. Once the comet is nearly close to crashing into New Vegeta, [[DirtyCoward Paragus]] decides to leave Broly to die along with the planet, declaring his son to be "nothing" to him.

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* [[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc "Future Trunks" arc]]: [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]], in his [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]], Future, and [[FusionDance Fused]] incarnations, manages to be one of the most vile beings in both the anime and the manga.

** [[Manga/DragonBallSuper Manga]]: [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Zamasu]] proves himself [[AdaptationalJerkass even more petty and egoistical than in the anime]]. Learning about Goku, Zamasu is insulted by the idea of a mortal with such strength existing and starts planning to [[OmnicidalManiac wipe out all mortals]] in the multiverse. Killing his mentor Gowasu and stealing the time ring, Zamasu switches bodies with Goku and kills him before traveling to Future Trunks's timeline. Zamasu, now known as Goku Black, kills Future Gowasu and recruits his future counterpart. Together they [[KillTheGod kill the gods]] of the future timeline and wipe out mortals across the multiverse, scheming to spread their genocide across other timelines. Coming to Earth and sadistically wiping out its inhabitants, Goku Black toys with Future Trunks and mocks him about all the people he failed to save. Faced with time traveling Goku and Vegeta, Goku Black and Future Zamasu decide to kill all remaining humans, with Black even impaling time traveling Gowasu before fusing together into the [[AGodAmI self-proclaimed]] "One true god of the multiverse".
* [[Recap/DragonBallSuperGalacticPatrolPrisonerArc "Super Galactic Patrol Prisoner" arc]]: "PlanetEater" [[Characters/DragonBallMoro Moro]] is an evil wizard who ten million years ago consumed all life on 320 worlds, keeping the souls of his victims [[AndIMustScream in agony within]] to empower himself. Breaking free of prison, Moro attacks the world of Namek, killing or consuming most of the Namekians for the Dragon Balls and in order to restore his power. Releasing all of the Galactic Patrol's prisoners, Moro has them scout out numerous worlds for him to devour before he arrives at Earth, sacrificing or disposing of his own men [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness as convenient]] before trying to consume the world. When pressed to the brink, Moro, before attempting to devour every soul on the planet, even merges with the Earth, [[TakingYouWithMe knowing if he's defeated, the explosion will destroy the entire galaxy]].

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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ: [[VideoGame/DragonBallZSupersonicWarriors Supersonic Warriors]]'' duology:

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* ''Script/{{Dragonball Z|BenRamsey}}'' (original ''[[Film/DragonballEvolution Evolution]]'' script) ([[https://thedaoofdragonball.com/pdfs/dragonball-evolution-original-script.pdf link]]):

-->--'''[[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]]''', ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Episode 51]]''

** ''Supersonic Warriors 2'': [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler]] proves to be [[AdaptationalVillainy far worse than his movie counterpart]]. Upon hearing of his brother Frieza's defeat, Cooler, angered by the blow to his family's pride, ravages a city in hopes of drawing out Goku. In one of his routes, after succesfully killing Goku, he terrorizes Earth for years on end, slowly hunting down and purging every city [[ForTheEvulz for his own amusement.]] When he discovers that Frieza has been feeding Gohan and Trunks information, Cooler kills his brother [[ILied despite saying he'd spare him if he swears loyalty]], before moving on to betray King Cold in an attempt to take over the empire. In one of Piccolo's routes, Cooler and his men attack Namek in search of the Dragon Balls, threatening wipe out all of the Namekians if they don't cooperate. In one of Frieza's routes, Cooler uses the Big Gete Star to consume several planets to add to his power behind the family's back. After consuming Namek, he reveals that he intends to kill both Frieza and King Cold, [[EvenEvilHasStandards sickening both of them with his betrayal of the family]], and use the Big Gete Star to consume all planets in the universe.

[[caption-width-right:350:"In the end, when [[Characters/DragonBallCell I'm]] the victor...I will kill every single human being on this planet. I'll come methodically after every last one of you, and I'll watch your faces twist with fear."]]

->''"Nothing can stop me now!!! I can enjoy the death and suffering of all living things to my heart's content!!!"''
-->--'''[[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Super Buu]]''', ''[[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Ball]]'' Chapter 507--"Boos Inside Boo"

* ''Anime/SuperDragonBallHeroes'': The [[MalevolentMaskedMan Crimson-Masked Saiyan]] is an alternate version of [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]] who learned of his eventual downfall from [[MadScientist Fu]]. Becoming the Crimson-Masked Saiyan, Black decided to travel across various timelines and kill the Goku from each of them so he could fully master his stolen body. By the time he makes his debut in the Pseudo Universe, Crimson had already killed 99 alternate Gokus and gleefully proclaims to Capsule Corp Goku that he would be Crimson's one-hundredth. When on the backfoot against Goku, Crimson proceeds to destroy Pseudo Planet Vegeta as well as Turles when the Saiyan enabled the heroes to escape. Crimson later reveals his goal of resuming his [[FinalSolution Zero Mortal Plan]] by using the energy accumulated within the Pseudo Universe to create "pseudo-mortals", whose lives will be tied to that of the mortals of Universe 7. By killing all the "pseudo-mortals", he could eliminate the Universe 7 mortals in one fell swoop without fear of interference from Zeno. Just as monstrous as his canon [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu incarnations]], Crimson was willing to wipe out all mortal life so he could fulfil [[KnightTemplar his own twisted vision of justice]].

-->--'''[[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Super Buu]]''', [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Screen_shot_2013-01-09_at_11_57_01_PM_5501.png Manga]]

** ''Manga/DragonBallZ'': [[EvilOverlord Frieza]] learns about the Dragon Balls and [[Recap/DragonBallZNamekArc decides to invade Namek]], gradually wiping out the entire Namekian race, including children, even after acquiring the Dragon Balls. He also slaughtered several warriors and tortured Nail, Gohan, and Vegeta to near-death, and had Vegeta crying and begging Goku to stop Frieza, who then shoots Vegeta through the heart. He then killed Dende to [[ShootTheMedicFirst prevent the boy from healing anyone else]]. After narrowly avoiding being killed by Goku's Spirit Bomb, Frieza decides to punish Goku by killing all of his friends one-by-one, succeeding in blowing up Krillin and shooting Piccolo, before being stopped by Goku from harming Gohan. After being thoroughly beaten by the now Super Saiyan Goku, the dying Frieza begs for mercy and is given some energy by Goku, [[TheFarmerandTheViper which Frieza promptly uses to attack Goku]]. He later came back as a cyborg and went to Earth with his father to destroy it, where he was stopped and finally killed by Future Trunks.
** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': [[AliensAreBastards Frieza]] is [[Recap/DragonBallSuperGoldenFriezaArc revived using Earth's Dragon Balls]], and turns his attention to getting revenge on the Saiyans. Learning that Goku became even stronger, Frieza trains by forcibly making Tagoma into his "sparring partner", [[ColdBloodedTorture brutally beating up]] Tagoma to the brink of death every day for the next four months. Invading Earth, Frieza puts a bounty on Krillin, then tortures Gohan, amused by Piccolo jumping in front of the blast. Seeing Goten and Trunks, Frieza is angered that the Saiyans have offspring and intends to kill them too. Frieza kills all his minions to demonstrate his power, while declaring he would destroy the Earth and New Namek, so his evil deeds can't be undone. When cornered and fearing for his life, Frieza decides to [[TakingYouWithMe destroy the Earth to take out the Saiyans]]. When recruited by Goku into Team Universe 7 [[Recap/DragonBallSuperUniverseSurvivalArc for the Tournament of Power]], in exchange for being revived by the Dragon Balls, Frieza agrees but makes several attempts to betray Goku. Later Frieza [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly learns about Broly]] and decides to use him as a weapon against Goku and Vegeta, while also murdering Broly's father Paragus to trigger Broly's Super Saiyan transformation.

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** Anime: [[KnightTemplar Zamasu]] is a former Kai from Universe 10 and apprentice to the Supreme Kai Gowasu, [[FantasticRacism having a strong distrust towards the mortals]], because they keep making the same mistakes. Once Goku shows a power capable of rivaling the gods, he considers the mortals as inherently evil and dangerous. Eventually falling into villainy, Zamasu plans to eradicate all mortals in the multiverse, with a scheme that he calls "[[FinalSolution Zero Mortal Plan]]". To enact this plan, Zamasu murders his own mentor Gowasu, stealing the Potara earrings to usurp his status as a Supreme Kai, and the time ring to travel through timelines. Then, he travels to another timeline to collect the Super Dragon Balls, exchange his body with Goku's and kill him right in front of his family, before killing them as well, solely out of spite. Knowing that no one would be willing to help him for his plan, Zamasu, as Goku Black, formed a team with a future incarnation of himself. Together, they proceed to travel to Trunks' timeline to destroy the Super Dragon Balls so that there is no way to reverse their plan, slaughter all gods to keep them from interfering, destroy many planets and slowly reduce humanity to near-extinction. Upon fusing together, "Fused" Zamasu proceeds to cause mass destruction on Earth just to demonstrate his power as the "[[AGodAmI ultimate god]]". When Trunks manages to destroy his physical body, Fused Zamasu's spirit survives, and attempts to [[OmnicidalManiac exterminate all life throughout the multiverse]] by [[AssimilationPlot merging with it]], extending the effect on other timelines. In all of his incarnations, Zamasu is a petty, hypocritical, and sadistic narcissist who thinks that the world should be reshaped [[InTheirOwnImage in his own vision]].
** Manga: [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Zamasu]] proves himself [[AdaptationalJerkass even more petty and egoistical than in the anime]]. Learning about Goku, Zamasu is insulted by the idea of a mortal with such strength existing and starts planning to [[OmnicidalManiac wipe out all mortals]] in the multiverse. Killing his mentor Gowasu and stealing the time ring, Zamasu switches bodies with Goku and kills him before traveling to Future Trunks's timeline. Zamasu, now known as Goku Black, kills Future Gowasu and recruits his future counterpart. Together they [[KillTheGod kill the gods]] of the future timeline and wipe out mortals across the multiverse, scheming to spread their genocide across other timelines. Coming to Earth and sadistically wiping out its inhabitants, Goku Black toys with Future Trunks and mocks him about all the people he failed to save. Faced with time traveling Goku and Vegeta, Goku Black and Future Zamasu decide to kill all remaining humans, with Black even impaling time traveling Gowasu before fusing together into the [[AGodAmI self-proclaimed]] "One true god of the multiverse".

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* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge Cooler's Revenge]]'' & ''[[Anime/DragonBallZTheReturnOfCooler The Return of Cooler]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler]] is [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]]'s older, more collected brother, and stands out even alongside his sibling as a horrible tyrant. An active part of his family's business involving wiping planets of life then selling them, Cooler had a hand in planning the Saiyan genocide, which he follows up by proclaiming his intent to wipe out seven more planets in the course of a single day. Upon learning of Frieza's death at the hands of the Saiyan Goku, Cooler--coldly noting he'd have [[SiblingMurder killed Frieza]] with his own hands eventually--seeks out Goku on Earth, tries to kill his son Gohan and close friend Piccolo [[ForcedToWatch in front of him]], then attempts to annihilate the entire planet while proclaiming it is his "right" to dictate lives on a whim. In the English dub, Cooler threatens to blow up the sun when he is nearing defeat, willing to let the entire solar system die to kill Goku. Surviving his apparent death and merging with the Big Gete Star, Cooler invades New Namek and plans to systematically butcher the entire populace to use as resources for the Star before moving on to do the same to Earth. When confronted by Goku once again, Cooler tries to torturously drain Goku and partner Vegeta of their very life forces with glee while planning to slaughter their friends, then march on the entire universe with a goal of bloody conquest.
* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan]]'' (Creator/{{Funimation}} dub only): [[ManipulativeBastard Paragus]] is the cruel Saiyan father of [[Characters/DragonBallBroly Broly]], the Legendary Super Saiyan. A long time after being banished from Planet Vegeta and being saved from the planet's destruction thanks to his son, Paragus creates a MindControlDevice in order to control Broly and his violent psychotic behavior until he realized that he can use Broly to [[GalacticConqueror conquer the universe]]. Paragus later uses Broly to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the entirety of the South Galaxy]], killing billions. After forming an army of his own, Paragus enslaved the Shamoian race and forced them to do slave labor. While manipulating [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Vegeta]] into joining him in making a new Saiyan empire and [[FauxAffablyEvil tricking Goku and his allies into believing that he's friendly]], Paragus secretly plans to leave them, his army, and the Shamoian race to die on the new planet, "New Vegeta", from the cataclysmic Comet Camori. After one of his soldiers finds out about the comet, Paragus swiftly kills him. Once the comet is nearly close to crashing into New Vegeta, [[DirtyCoward Paragus]] decides to leave Broly to die along with the planet, declaring his son to be "nothing" to him.
* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZWrathOfTheDragon Wrath of the Dragon]]'': [[EvilSorcerer Hoi]] is a representative of [[ANaziByAnyOtherName the Kashvar]], a cabal of [[WizardsFromOuterSpace alien mystics]] who believe [[FantasticRacism all species other than their own should be enslaved or massacred]]. Responsible for multiple planetary genocides, the Kashvar were defeated when their attempt to use [[{{Kaiju}} the colossal demon Hirudegarn]] to destroy planet Conuts was thwarted by the heroic brothers Tapion and Minosha. Surviving the subsequent downfall of the order, Hoi stewed for a thousand years before tricking Goku and his friends into using the Dragon Balls to revive the monster, gleefully commanding Hirudegarn to slaughter the cities of Earth in his campaign against all "inferior beings".
* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF Resurrection 'F']]'': [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] is [[ResurrectTheVillain resurrected by his underlings]] Sorbet and Tagoma, to which Frieza single-mindedly craves revenge on the Super Saiyans who defeated him and [[RevengeBeforeReason would stop at nothing to achieve it]]. After Tagoma suggested that Frieza should ignore the Super Saiyans and focus on his empire, Frieza kills him by blasting him into space. Frieza begins his invasion of Earth, destroying an entire city to get the heroes' attention. After his army gets defeated by the Z fighters, he personally kills all of them for [[YouHaveFailedMe daring to lose]], except for Sorbet. Finally getting his chance to fight Goku, once Frieza gets an advantage he tortures an injured Goku by stomping on his chest. When he is overpowered and about to be executed by Vegeta, Frieza [[TakingYouWithMe decides to take the entire Earth with him]] by blowing it up.

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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ: Supersonic Warriors'' duology:
** Both games: [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]], in addition to his actions in canon, commits many crimes throughout various routes. During his story in the first game, when Dr. Gero tells Cell that they'll revive the Red Ribbon army, Cell refuses and [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters remorselessly kills his creator]] when it results in a fight. After killing Gohan and the rest of the Z fighters, Cell creates countless Cell Juniors to hunt down and kill every last person on Earth while he goes to sleep. When Cell defeats Majin Buu, he decides he has no further use for Earth and destroys the solar system, going on to terrorize the rest of the universe [[BloodKnight in search of another fighter to give him a challenge]]. During one of his routes in the sequel, while waiting for the Cell Games to begin, Cell kills Future Trunks and takes his time machine for the sake of fighting and killing an alternate version of himself. In another route, enraged by Goku giving up during their fight in the Cell Games, Cell breaks his own rules and destroys the Earth anyway. During one of Piccolo's routes, Cell goes to Namek in an attempt to revive the destroyed Android 18 for the purpose of [[TheAssimilator absorbing her]]. While there, he makes a deal with Cooler that he'll help Cooler terrorize Namek in search for the Dragon Balls, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness secretly planning on killing Cooler when they're all gathered.]]
** Second game only: [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler]] proves to be [[AdaptationalVillainy far worse than his movie counterpart]]. Upon hearing of his brother Frieza's defeat, Cooler, angered by the blow to his family's pride, ravages a city in hopes of drawing out Goku. In one of his routes, after succesfully killing Goku, he terrorizes Earth for years on end, slowly hunting down and purging every city [[ForTheEvulz for his own amusement.]] When he discovers that Frieza has been feeding Gohan and Trunks information, Cooler kills his brother [[ILied despite saying he'd spare him if he swears loyalty]], before moving on to betray King Cold in an attempt to take over the empire. In one of Piccolo's routes, Cooler and his men attack Namek in search of the Dragon Balls, threatening wipe out all of the Namekians if they don't cooperate. In one of Frieza's routes, Cooler uses the Big Gete Star to consume several planets to add to his power behind the family's back. After consuming Namek, he reveals that he intends to kill both Frieza and King Cold, [[EvenEvilHasStandards sickening both of them with his betrayal of the family]], and use the Big Gete Star to consume all planets in the universe.
* ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallFusions Fusions]]'':
** [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] and [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]] prove to be just as monstrous as they are in canon. When Frieza is freed from hell by [[PlayerCharacter Tekka]] and his team, Frieza [[UngratefulBastard orders The Ginyu Force to kill them]] for no reason. When Tekka's team comes across Cell, Cell immediately tries to kill the group to lure out Goku for the purpose of fighting him. Later, the heroes find out that Frieza and Cell have joined [[UnwittingPawn Pinich]]'s team for the purpose of manipulating him into performing the [[FusionDance Ultra Fusion]]. Frieza and Cell then take over the fusion before attempting to destroy the Timespace Rift and everybody in it as Ultra Pinich, only stopped due to Beerus and Whis. The two then flee, opening up a portal to hell to create more chaos. They later escape to the real world in an attempt to destroy the entire galaxy.
** [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]] is an apprentice Supreme Kai who stole the body of [[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku Goku]] to become [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]] so that he could carry out his crusade to [[OmnicidalManiac purge all mortals from reality]], starting with [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunksTimeline Future Trunks's timeline]]. Upon discovering the Timespace Rift that allowed him to access all timespaces, he began cleansing them one-by-one and making them disappear. Zamasu also recruited many alternate versions of himself from different timespaces to join his crusade, where he came very close to wiping out all life across reality.
* ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse Xenoverse]]'' duology:
** First game: [[BigBad The Demon God, Demigra]], was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned in a crack in time]] by the [[BigGood Supreme Kai of Time]]. To free himself, he sends out an image capable of acting on the physical plane to cause chaos and distort time. One of the timelines has him brainwashing Piccolo into trying to kill Goten and Trunks. Another has him trying to brainwash Beerus into destroying Earth. After his release, he plans to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe]] and [[InTheirOwnImage reshape it so that everything revolves around him]].
** ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2 Xenoverse 2]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]] is as arrogant a god as ever in the story mode. An egotist who can be tricked into mentoring the main character, Zamasu's ultimate goal is the [[KillAllHumans eradication of mortals]] to the last in his "Zero Mortals" plan. Having [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack swapped bodies]] with [[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku Goku]], Zamasu gleefully begins to wipe out numerous mortals with full intent to eradicate them in every single timeline. Upon [[FusionDance fusing]] with himself to create "Fused Zamasu", Zamasu then attempts to consume every timeline upon his final defeat.
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* [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] is the tyrannical head of the [[Characters/DragonBallFriezasEmpire Galactic Frieza Army]], an organization that wipes out all life from planets, then sells the planets to the highest bidder. [[Anime/BardockTheFatherOfGoku Prior to the events of the series]], Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, [[FinalSolution bringing the Saiyan race to near extinction]] despite their loyalty, as he feared that he was going to be overthrown by a Super Saiyan. [[Recap/DragonBallZNamekArc During his invasion of Namek]], Frieza killed many civilians, including Dende's caretakers and brother, even after he got the Dragon Balls. He also slaughtered several warriors and tortured Nail, Gohan, and Vegeta to near-death, and had Vegeta crying and begging Goku to stop Frieza, who then shoots Vegeta through the heart. He then blew up Dende, when [[ShootTheMedicFirst he learned the boy could heal people]]. He then blew a hole through Piccolo, proceeded to blow up Krillin, and threatened Goku's son. When Goku showed mercy by giving the dying Frieza some energy, [[TheFarmerandTheViper Frieza promptly tried to kill him]], leading Goku to blow him apart. He later came back as a cyborg, and went to Earth with his father to destroy it, only stopped by Future Trunks. [[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF Resurrected by his underlings Sorbet and Tagoma]], Frieza craved revenge on the Saiyans, and [[RevengeBeforeReason would stop at nothing to achieve it]]. After Tagoma suggested that Frieza should ignore the Super Saiyans and focus on his empire, Frieza killed him by blasting him into space. He started an invasion of Earth, destroyed an entire city, killed his entire army, except for Sorbet after they lost to the Z fighters, and tortured an injured Goku by stomping on his chest. When he was overpowered by Vegeta, he destroyed the entire Earth not caring if he would be killed in the explosion, just to spite the Saiyans. Genocidal, arrogant, and sadistic underneath his [[FauxAffablyEvil polite exterior]], Frieza set a new standard for Dragon Ball villains.

** [[EvilSorcerer Babidi]], the doppelgänger clone of [[TrulySingleParent Bibidi]], who [[MoreThanMindControl uses the evil in a person's heart to make them want to serve him]], orchestrated the revival of [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]], ultimately making him the one responsible for the cataclysmic amounts of death and destruction that occur later. [[BadBoss Babidi]] kills his men when they are no longer useful, including brainwashed minions Spopovich and Yamu, after which he comments how enjoyable their deaths were; and throws Dabura, his loyal right-hand man, under the bus once Buu is revived. He took great delight in having Buu systematically kill the people of Earth so he could lure out Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks all for the purpose of getting his petty revenge against them. When he's asked to stop this by Goku, he then announces that he'll have more people killed just to spite him. Finally, he crushed the head of someone who gave him the names of Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks, just because he found the information to be useless. He also constantly threatens Majin Buu when the latter doesn't obey him.

* Non-canon films: [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler]] is [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]]'s older, more collected brother, and stands out even alongside his sibling as a horrible tyrant. An active part of his family's business involving wiping planets of life then selling them, Cooler had a hand in planning the Saiyan genocide, which he follows up by proclaiming his intent to wipe out seven more planets in the course of a single day. Upon [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge learning of Frieza's death at the hands of the Saiyan Goku]], Cooler--coldly noting he'd have [[SiblingMurder killed Frieza]] with his own hands eventually--seeks out Goku on Earth, tries to kill his son Gohan and close friend Piccolo [[ForcedToWatch in front of him]], then attempts to annihilate the entire planet while proclaiming it is his "right" to dictate lives on a whim. In the English dub, Cooler threatens to blow up the sun when he is nearing defeat, willing to let the entire solar system die to kill Goku. [[Anime/DragonBallZTheReturnOfCooler Surviving his apparent death and merging with the Big Gete Star]], Cooler invades New Namek and plans to systematically butcher the entire populace to use as resources for the Star before moving on to do the same to Earth. When confronted by Goku once again, Cooler tries to torturously drain Goku and partner Vegeta of their very life forces with glee while planning to slaughter their friends, then march on the entire universe with a goal of bloody conquest.

* [[Recap/DragonBallSuperResurrectionFArc "Resurrection 'F'" arc]]: [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] critically injures Tagoma after the latter suggests that Frieza forget about the Saiyans, before forcefully makes him his "sparring partner" for his training, [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing]] Tagoma to the brink of death every day for the next four months. After reaching Earth, Frieza tells his men that whoever kills Krillin will get their own planet, knowing how much Krillin means to Goku. Frieza tortures Gohan by shooting him with energy beams, and is highly amused when Piccolo [[HeroicSacrifice gets in the way of the blasts to save Gohan]]. When Frieza hears that Gohan has a family, he promises to kill them too, and orders Ginyu to kill [[WouldHurtAChild Goten and Trunks]]. When Goku arrives, Frieza states that after he destroys Earth, he will destroy New Namek as well so there is no way to undo his evil acts. Before fighting Goku, Frieza kills all his minions just to demonstrate his power. During his fight with Goku, Frieza fires blasts at Goku's friends just to distract him. Just like in the movie, he then [[EarthShatteringKaboom tries to destroy Earth]] when he finds himself cornered, all to spite the Saiyans. During the [[Recap/DragonBallSuperUniverseSurvivalArc "Universe Survival" arc]], Goku makes a deal with Frieza that, in exchange for Frieza fighting for Universe 7 in the Tournament of Power, he'll revive Frieza with the Dragon Balls. Frieza agrees, [[ILied only to nearly kill Goku with Sidra's Energy of Destruction and attempt to make the same deal with Universe 9]].
* [[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc "Future Trunks" arc]]: [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]], a former Kai from Universe 10 and apprentice to the Supreme Kai Gowasu, [[FantasticRacism has a strong distrust towards the mortals]], because they keep making the same mistakes. Once Goku shows a power capable of rivaling the gods, he considers the mortals as inherently evil and dangerous. Eventually falling into villainy, [[KnightTemplar Zamasu]] plans to eradicate all mortals in the multiverse, with a scheme that he calls "[[FinalSolution Zero Mortal Plan]]". To enact this plan, Zamasu murders his own mentor Gowasu, stealing the Potara earrings to usurp his status as a Supreme Kai, and the time ring to travels through timelines. Then, he travels in another timeline to collect the Super Dragon Balls, exchange his body with Goku's and kill him right in front of his family, before killing them as well, solely out of spite. Knowing that no one would be willing to help him for his plan, Zamasu, as [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]], formed a team with his future self. Together, they proceed to travel in Trunks timeline to destroy the Super Dragon Balls so that there is no way to reverse their plan, slaughter all gods to keep them from interfering, destroy many planets and slowly reduce humanity into near-extinction. Upon [[FusionDance fusing with his future incarnation]], Zamasu proceeds to cause mass destruction on Earth just to demonstrate his power as the "[[AGodAmI ultimate god]]". When Trunks managed to destroy his physical body, Merged Zamasu's spirit survives, and attempts to [[OmnicidalManiac exterminate all life throughout the multiverse]] by [[AssimilationPlot merging with it]], extending the effect on the others timelines. In all of his incarnations, Zamasu is a petty, hypocritical, and sadistic narcissist who thinks that the world should be reshaped [[InTheirOwnImage in his own vision]].

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* ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallFusions Fusions]]'': [[BigBadDuumvirate Frieza and Cell]] prove to be just as monstrous as they are in canon. When Frieza is freed from hell by [[PlayerCharacter Tekka]] and his team, Frieza [[UngratefulBastard orders The Ginyu Force to kill them]] for no reason. When Tekka's team comes across Cell, Cell immediately tries to kill the group to lure out Goku for the purpose of fighting him. Later, the heroes find out that Frieza and Cell have joined [[UnwittingPawn Pinich]]'s team for the purpose of manipulating him into performing the [[FusionDance Ultra Fusion]]. Frieza and Cell then take over the fusion before attempting to destroy the Timespace Rift and everybody in it as Ultra Pinich, only stopped due to Beerus and Whis. The two then flee, opening up a portal to hell to create more chaos. They later escape to the real world in an attempt to destroy the entire galaxy.
* ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse Xenoverse]]'': [[BigBad The Demon God, Demigra]], was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned in a crack in time]] by the [[BigGood Supreme Kai of Time]]. To free himself, he sends out an image capable of acting on the physical plane to cause chaos and distort time. One of the timelines has him brainwashing Piccolo into trying to kill Goten and Trunks. Another has him trying to brainwash Beerus into destroying Earth. After his release, he plans to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe]] and [[InTheirOwnImage reshape it so that everything revolves around him]].

* [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] is the tyrannical head of the Galactic Frieza Army, an organization that wipes out all life from planets, then sells the planets to the highest bidder. [[Anime/BardockTheFatherOfGoku Prior to the events of the series]], Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, [[FinalSolution bringing the Saiyan race to near extinction]] despite their loyalty, as he feared that he was going to be overthrown by a Super Saiyan. [[Recap/DragonBallZNamekArc During his invasion of Namek]], Frieza killed many civilians, including Dende's caretakers and brother, even after he got the Dragon Balls. He also slaughtered several warriors and tortured Nail, Gohan, and Vegeta to near-death, and had Vegeta crying and begging Goku to stop Frieza, who then shoots Vegeta through the heart. He then blew up Dende, when [[ShootTheMedicFirst he learned the boy could heal people]]. He then blew a hole through Piccolo, proceeded to blow up Krillin, and threatened Goku's son. When Goku showed mercy by giving the dying Frieza some energy, [[TheFarmerandTheViper Frieza promptly tried to kill him]], leading Goku to blow him apart. He later came back as a cyborg, and went to Earth with his father to destroy it, only stopped by Future Trunks. [[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF Resurrected by his underlings Sorbet and Tagoma]], Frieza craved revenge on the Saiyans, and [[RevengeBeforeReason would stop at nothing to achieve it]]. After Tagoma suggested that Frieza should ignore the Super Saiyans and focus on his empire, Frieza killed him by blasting him into space. He started an invasion of Earth, destroyed an entire city, killed his entire army, except for Sorbet after they lost to the Z fighters, and tortured an injured Goku by stomping on his chest. When he was overpowered by Vegeta, he destroyed the entire Earth not caring if he would be killed in the explosion, just to spite the Saiyans. Genocidal, arrogant, and sadistic underneath his [[FauxAffablyEvil polite exterior]], Frieza [[KnightOfCerebus set a new standard for Dragon Ball villains]].

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallZAndroidArc Android Arc]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]] is a bio-android from an alternate timeline created by Dr. Gero to become the UltimateLifeform by absorbing [[Characters/DragonBallAndroids17And18 Androids 17 and 18]]. When he discovers that the Androids of his timeline have been defeated, he kills the [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunks Future Trunks]] of his timeline. Cell then steals Trunks's time machine and travels back in time to complete his goal. Cell goes to town after town, [[TheAssimilator devouring thousands with his tail]] just to increase his powers. When pursuing Android 18 and unable to find her, he begins bombing islands full of inhabitants to flush her out. Upon reaching his Perfect Form, Cell hosts the "Cell Games", promising that once he wins he will terrorize Earth before destroying it and that he would relish the expressions of fear and terror of the people he would hunt down one by one. Cell, wanting to unleash Gohan's hidden potential, begins physically and emotionally [[WouldHurtAChild torturing the boy]]. He spawns the Cell Juniors to torture and kill the Z Fighters to further goad Gohan into transforming, succeeding when he callously kills Android 16 in front of Gohan. But [[SoreLoser when the fight stops going his way]], Cell attempts to [[TakingYouWithMe self-destruct and take the Earth with him]] out of spite, forcing Goku to perform a HeroicSacrifice. Cell survives his suicide attempt, however, and kills Future Trunks when he returns, before firing an attack that he promises would [[OmnicidalManiac wipe out the solar system]]. Inheriting Frieza's sociopathic sadism and Vegeta's pride, Cell has full agency over his actions and takes full pleasure in it.
* ''[[Recap/DragonBallZMajinBuuArc Majin Buu Arc]]'':

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperResurrectionFArc Resurrection F Arc]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] critically injures Tagoma after the latter suggests that Frieza forget about the Saiyans, before forcefully makes him his "sparring partner" for his training, [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing]] Tagoma to the brink of death every day for the next four months. After reaching Earth, Frieza tells his men that whoever kills Krillin will get their own planet, knowing how much Krillin means to Goku. Frieza tortures Gohan by shooting him with energy beams, and is highly amused when Piccolo [[HeroicSacrifice gets in the way of the blasts to save Gohan]]. When Frieza hears that Gohan has a family, he promises to kill them too, and orders Ginyu to kill [[WouldHurtAChild Goten and Trunks]]. When Goku arrives, Frieza states that after he destroys Earth, he will destroy New Namek as well so there is no way to undo his evil acts. Before fighting Goku, Frieza kills all his minions just to demonstrate his power. During his fight with Goku, Frieza fires blasts at Goku's friends just to distract him. Just like in the movie, he then [[EarthShatteringKaboom tries to destroy Earth]] when he finds himself cornered, all to spite the Saiyans. During the ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperUniverseSurvivalArc Universe Survival Arc]]'' Goku makes a deal with Frieza that, in exchange for Frieza fighting for Universe 7 in the Tournament of Power, he'll revive Frieza with the Dragon Balls. Frieza agrees, [[ILied only to nearly kill Goku with Sidra's Energy of Destruction and attempt to make the same deal with Universe 9]].
* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks Arc]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]], a former Kai from Universe 10 and apprentice to the Supreme Kai Gowasu, [[FantasticRacism has a strong distrust towards the mortals]], because they keep making the same mistakes. Once Goku shows a power capable of rivaling the gods, he considers the mortals as inherently evil and dangerous. Eventually falling into villainy, [[KnightTemplar Zamasu]] plans to eradicate all mortals in the multiverse, with a scheme that he calls "[[FinalSolution Zero Mortal Plan]]". To enact this plan, Zamasu murders his own mentor Gowasu, stealing the Potara earrings to usurp his status as a Supreme Kai, and the time ring to travels through timelines. Then, he travels in another timeline to collect the Super Dragon Balls, exchange his body with Goku's and kill him right in front of his family, before killing them as well, solely out of spite. Knowing that no one would be willing to help him for his plan, Zamasu, as [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]], formed a team with his future self. Together, they proceed to travel in Trunks timeline to destroy the Super Dragon Balls so that there is no way to reverse their plan, slaughter all gods to keep them from interfering, destroy many planets and slowly reduce humanity into near-extinction. Upon [[FusionDance fusing with his future incarnation]], Zamasu proceeds to cause mass destruction on Earth just to demonstrate his power as the "[[AGodAmI ultimate god]]". When Trunks managed to destroy his physical body, Merged Zamasu's spirit survives, and attempts to [[OmnicidalManiac exterminate all life throughout the multiverse]] by [[AssimilationPlot merging with it]], extending the effect on the others timelines. In all of his incarnations, Zamasu is a petty, hypocritical, and sadistic narcissist who thinks that the world should be reshaped [[InTheirOwnImage in his own vision]].
* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperGalacticPatrolPrisonerArc Super Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc]]'': "PlanetEater" [[Characters/DragonBallMoro Moro]] is an evil wizard who ten million years ago consumed all life on 320 worlds, keeping the souls of his victims [[AndIMustScream in agony within]] to empower himself. Breaking free of prison, Moro attacks the world of Namek, killing or consuming most of the Namekians for the Dragon Balls and in order to restore his power. Releasing all of the Galactic Patrol's prisoners, Moro has them scout out numerous worlds for him to devour before he arrives at Earth, sacrificing or disposing of his own men [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness as convenient]] before trying to consume the world. When pressed to the brink, Moro, before attempting to devour every soul on the planet, even merges with the Earth, [[TakingYouWithMe knowing if he's defeated, the explosion will destroy the entire galaxy]].

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* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperGalacticPatrolPrisonerArc Super Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc]]'': "PlanetEater" Moro is an evil [[EvilSorcerer wizard]] who ten million years ago consumed all life on 320 worlds, keeping the souls of his victims [[AndIMustScream in agony within]] to empower himself. Breaking free of prison, Moro attacks the world of Namek, killing or consuming most of the Namekians for the Dragon Balls and in order to restore his power. Releasing all of the Galactic Patrol's prisoners, Moro has them scout out numerous worlds for him to devour before he arrives at Earth, sacrificing or disposing of his own men [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness as convenient]] before trying to consume the world. When pressed to the brink, Moro, before attempting to devour every soul on the planet, even merges with the Earth, [[TakingYouWithMe knowing if he's defeated, the explosion will destroy the entire galaxy]].

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallMajinBuuArc Majin Buu Arc]]'':
** [[EvilSorcerer Babidi]], the doppelgänger clone of [[TrulySingleParent Bibidi]], who [[MoreThanMindControl uses the evil in a person's heart to make them want to serve him]], orchestrated the revival of [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]], ultimately making him the one responsible for the cataclysmic amounts of death and destruction that occur later. [[BadBoss Babidi]] kills his men when they are no longer useful, including brainwashed minions Spopovich and Yamu, after which he comments how enjoyable their deaths were; and throws Dabura, his loyal right-hand man, under the bus once Buu is revived. He took great delight in having Buu systematically kill the people of Earth so he could lure out Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks all for the purpose of getting his petty revenge against them. When he's asked to stop this by Goku, he then announces that he'll have more people killed just to spite him. Finally, he crushed the head of someone who gave him the names of Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks, just because he found the information to be useless. He also constantly threatens Majin Buu when the latter doesn't obey him.
** [[AxCrazy Super Buu]] has agency over his actions, unlike his previous forms, and simply chooses to be an OmnicidalManiac. When Piccolo distracts Super Buu to allow Goten and Trunks time to master the fusion technique, Super Buu irritably uses his "Human Extinction Attack" to eradicate the entire population of Earth. Tormenting those not killed by staying in Kami Tower, Super Buu turns Chichi into an egg and smashes it for annoying him, and turns everyone else except Gotenks and Piccolo into candy before [[ToServeMan eating them alive]]. Absorbing Gotenks and Piccolo, Super Buu beats Gohan to near-death while repeating a mockery of Piccolo's teachings to mentally torment him. Absorbing Gohan as well, Super Buu declares he will use his newfound, nigh-limitless power to enjoy systematically wiping out all life on every planet in the universe he comes across. Becoming enraged by neither being able to overpower nor outsmart Vegito, Super Buu shrieks in frustration, releasing his power through them and begins warping the space between dimensions, causing them to collapse on each other and threatening the stability of the multiverse. A callous sadist, Super Buu would happily snuff out all sentient life just to spite Vegito for besting him in combat.

** [[EvilSorcerer Babidi]], the doppelgänger clone of [[TrulySingleParent Bibidi]], who [[MoreThanMindControl uses the evil in a person's heart to make them want to serve him]], orchestrated the revival of [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]], ultimately making him the one responsible for the cataclysmic amounts of death and destruction that occur later. [[BadBoss Babidi]] kills his men when they are no longer useful, including brainwashed minions Spopovich and Yamu, after which he comments how enjoyable their deaths were; and throws Dabura, his loyal right-hand man, under the bus once Buu is revived. He took great delight in having Buu systematically kill the people of Earth so he could lure out Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks all for the purpose of getting his petty revenge against them. When he's asked to stop this by Goku, he then announces that he'll have more people killed just to spite him. Finally, he crushed the head of someone who gave him the names of Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks, just because he found the information to be useless. He also constantly threatens Majin Buu when the latter doesn't obey him.

* ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai Budokai]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] is the VillainProtagonist of the first game's WhatIf story "Raging Frieza" & "The True Ruler". He becomes enraged when he's beaten to the Dragon Balls and thus can't become immortal, and fights the heroes. In succession, he defeats and presumably kills Gohan, Piccolo, and--after powering up--Vegeta and Goku. He successfully wishes for eternal life, then [[EarthShatteringKaboom blows up Namek]], after which he flies to Earth, planning to destroy it as well.

** [[EvilSorcerer Babidi]], the doppelgänger clone of [[TrulySingleParent Bibidi]], who [[MoreThanMindControl uses the evil in a person's heart to make them want to serve him]], orchestrated the revival of [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]], ultimately making him the one responsible for the cataclysmic amounts of death and destruction that occur later. [[BadBoss Babidi]] kills his men when they are no longer useful, including brainwashed minions Spopovich and Yamu, after which he comments how enjoyable their deaths were; and throws Dabura, his loyal right-hand man, under the bus once Buu is revived. He took great delight in having Buu systematically kill the people of Earth so he could lure out Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks all for the purpose of getting his petty revenge against them. When he's asked to stop this by Goku, he then announces that he'll have more people killed just to spite him. Finally, he crushed the head of someone who gave him the names of Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks, just because he found the information to be useless. He also constantly threatens Majin Buu when the latter doesn't obey him.

** [[EvilSorcerer Babidi]], the doppelgänger clone of [[TrulySingleParent Bibidi]], who [[MoreThanMindControl uses the evil in a person's heart to make them want to serve him]], orchestrated the revival of [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]], ultimately making him the one responsible for the cataclysmic amounts of death and destruction that occur later. [[BadBoss Babidi]] kills his men when they are no longer useful, including brainwashed minions Spopovich and Yamu, after which he comments how enjoyable their deaths were; and throws Dabura, his loyal right-hand man, under the bus once Buu is revived. He took great delight in having Buu systematically kill the people of Earth so he could lure out Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks all for the purpose of getting his petty revenge against them. When he's asked to stop this by Goku, he then announces that he'll have more people killed just to spite him. Finally, he crushed the head of someone who gave him the names of Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks, just because he found the information to be useless. He also constantly threatens Majin Buu when the latter doesn't obey him.

* Music/MaximumTheHormone's "[[https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/F_(Maximum_the_Hormone_song) F]]" [[note]]Which inspired Creator/AkiraToriyama to write the film ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'', which itself contains the song[[/note]]: [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] is a sadistic tyrant who makes a living off of purging planets of their inhabitants. Frieza has invaded countless planets and slaughtered their inhabitants, even if they surrender. Those who survive under his rule are stripped of all rights and regularly tortured while Frieza ruins the planet. [[ImmortalitySeeker Longing for immortality]], Frieza declares war on Namek upon finding out about the Dragon Balls, not even bothering to offer the Namekians the opportunity of peacefully giving them to him. [[ImmortalityImmorality Gleefully killing countless innocents in his pursuit of eternal life]], the chorus notes how all the galaxy can do is [[TheDreaded cry out in fear]] of the tyrant.

The ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise is the TropeCodifier for modern {{shounen|Demographic}} action series, including its villains. Most of them are {{Card Carrying Villain}}s who do things out of [[ForTheEvulz the heck of it]], but not too evil. And there are some who were [[MadeOfEvil created evil]] and do some questionable things. Then there are [[CompleteMonster the few]] who are so twisted that they are memorable for being so ungodly demented and cruel and lacking the morals/mercy of their fellow villains, who are either [[EvenEvilHasStandards horrified]] and can't do anything about it or actually admire the person due to their overwhelming power.

The ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise is the TropeCodifier for modern shounen action series, including its villains. Most of them are {{Card Carrying Villain}}s who do things out of [[ForTheEvulz the heck of it]], but not too evil. And there are some who were [[MadeOfEvil created evil]] and do some questionable things. Then there are [[CompleteMonster the few]] who are so twisted that they are memorable for being so ungodly demented and cruel and lacking the morals/mercy of their fellow villains, who are either [[EvenEvilHasStandards horrified]] and can't do anything about it or actually admire the person due to their overwhelming power.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ: Supersonic Warriors'' duology: [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]], in addition to his actions in canon, commits many crimes throughout various routes. During his story in the first game, when Dr. Gero tells Cell that they'll revive the Red Ribbon army, Cell refuses and [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters remorselessly kills his creator]] when it results in a fight. After killing Gohan and the rest of the Z fighters, Cell creates countless Cell Juniors to hunt down and kill every last person on Earth while he goes to sleep. When Cell defeats Majin Buu, he decides he has no further use for Earth and destroys the solar system, going on to terrorize the rest of the universe [[BloodKnight in search of another fighter to give him a challenge]]. During one of his routes in the sequel, while waiting for the Cell Games to begin, Cell kills Future Trunks and takes his time machine for the sake of fighting and killing an alternate version of himself. In another route, enraged by Goku giving up during their fight in the Cell Games, Cell breaks his own rules and destroys the Earth anyway. During one of Piccolo's routes, Cell goes to Namek in an attempt to revive the destroyed Android 18 for the purpose of [[TheAssimilator absorbing her]]. While there, he makes a deal with Cooler that he'll help Cooler terrorize Namek in search for the Dragon Balls, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness secretly planning on killing Cooler when they're all gathered.]]

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallZAndroldArc Android Arc]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]], an UltimateLifeform created by Dr. Gero, inherited Frieza's sociopathic sadism and Vegeta's pride. He goes around towns [[TheAssimilator eating thousands of people with his tail]] just to increase his powers, the last of his victims having his ordeal disturbingly prolonged in order to give him absolute fear of being absorbed. Cell then absorbs Android 17 and 18. In addition, Cell takes a sadistic pleasure in killing, as shown when he starts "the Cell Games", just to hold off destroying Earth so that he can see everyone's faces contort in terror and states he would've hunted down every single person on Earth one by one if he won, after which he would then [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Earth then go on to other planets]]. Cell beats Gohan to near death and creates "Cell Juniors" to torture the other Z fighters so that he can transform into an even stronger form, which he succeeds by destroying Android 16 in front of him. When the fight stopped going his way, he tried to destroy the world with his self-destruct sequence, forcing Goku to perform a HeroicSacrifice.

* ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks Arc]]'': [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu]], a former Kai from Universe 10 and apprentice to the Supreme Kai Gowasu, [[FantasticRacism has a strong distrust towards the mortals]], because they keep making the same mistakes. Once Goku shows a power capable of rivaling the gods, he considers the mortals as inherently evil and dangerous. Eventually falling into villainy, [[KnightTemplar Zamasu]] plans to eradicate all mortals in the multiverse, with a scheme that he calls "[[FinalSolution Zero Mortal Plan]]". To enact this plan, Zamasu murders his own mentor Gowasu, stealing the Potara earrings to usurp his status as a Supreme Kai, and the time ring to travels through timelines. Then, he travels in another timeline to collect the Super Dragon Balls, exchange his body with Goku's and kill him right in front of his family, before killing them as well, solely out of spite. Knowing that no one would be willing to help him for his plan, Zamasu, as [[spoiler:[[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]]]], formed a team with his future self. Together, they proceed to travel in Trunks timeline to destroy the Super Dragon Balls so that there is no way to reverse their plan, slaughter all gods to keep them from interfering, destroy many planets and slowly reduce humanity into near-extinction. Upon [[FusionDance fusing with his future incarnation]], Zamasu proceeds to cause mass destruction on Earth just to demonstrate his power as the "[[AGodAmI ultimate god]]". When Trunks managed to destroy his physical body, Merged Zamasu's spirit survives, and attempts to [[OmnicidalManiac exterminate all life throughout the multiverse]] by [[AssimilationPlot merging with it]], extending the effect on the others timelines. In all of his incarnations, Zamasu is a petty, hypocritical, and sadistic narcissist who thinks that the world should be reshaped [[InTheirOwnImage in his own vision]].