History NightmareFuel / DragonBall

** Kid Buu's very body language is chilling in how utterly lacking in restraint it is. And then there's his scream. Psychotic doesn't even begin to describe it.

** His transformations unlike the other transformations that were either weird, NightmareFuel or heroic; Frieza's in a catergory of his own. His first transformation into his 2nd form is BodyHorror at its finest, first his chest and arms enlarge giving the appearance of an upper torso way too big for Frieza's small frame until his legs bulk out starting from the thighs to his ankles, also [[{{Satan}} his horns turn upwards as seen through a shadow]], then we see from his point of view of Vegeta gradually getting smaller, then stretching out his neck, a pink aura surrounds him as his facial features become more adult and his shoulder pads enlarge. In fact the sheer weight of the form causes him to fall to his knees as power is straining his being. In the anime, he then stands up and turns around to show his satanic new form, while in the manga, he gives a SlasherSmile knowing that the heroes are now screwed. Everyone including Vegeta are scared of this new form. [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice which is completely justified as Frieza goes to impale Krillin with his horns and prolongs it with sadistic pleasure]].

** It also invites the ultimate FridgeHorror of the SortingAlgorithmofEvil in the Dragon Ball universe, Beers, [[GodOfEvil the God of Destruction]] which [[TheDreaded all the gods fear]]. This would normally be [[InformedAbility be not as dangerous]] [[UnderestimatingBadassery considering how the gods normally rank things]], until he curb stomps Super Saiyan 3 Goku '''with a finger'''. Since this is the canonical universe, where Super Saiyan 3 is the strongest state aside from Mystic and Fusions, this is a big deal. Then [[spoiler: [[EleventhHourSuperpower the Super Saiyan God state, which is the strongest state in the series' canon]]]] is activated by Goku to defeat this guy, normally you'd expect a CurbStompBattle to ensue and deal with the BigBad. [[spoiler: [[TheBadGuyWins Nope, Goku still loses, only managing to force Beers to go 70% of his power]] [[KarmaHoudini and suffers no punishment]]. The real scary part comes after this [[spoiler: turns out [[AllThereInTheManual despite being the strongest character in the series according to V-jump]], it turns out that his advisor, Whis, is much stronger than he is, and given that we never see the full extent of Beer's power, Whis' power must be beyond comprehension.]] We also get this bit of information; [[spoiler: turns that he's the designated God of Destruction for the universe that Dragon Ball is based in which is No.7 out of 12]]. To sum up [[spoiler: Beers, the most powerful character in the series, has several shades of BiggerBad algorithms above him. There's his mentor who's stronger than he is, and then there's the '''other Eleven Universes that are all probably stronger than he is''']] Talk about a dark deconstruction of AlwaysSomeoneBetter

** It also invites the ultimate FridgeHorror of the SortingAlgorithmofEvil in the Dragon Ball universe, Beers, [[GodOfEvil the God of Destruction]] which [[TheDreaded all the gods fear]]. This would normally be [[InformedAbility be not as dangerous]] [[UnderistimatingBadassery considering how the gods normally rank things]], until he curb stomps Super Saiyan 3 Goku '''with a finger'''. Since this is the canonical universe, where Super Saiyan 3 is the strongest state aside from Mystic and Fusions, this is a big deal. Then [[spoiler: [[EleventhHourSuperpower the Super Saiyan God state, which is the strongest state in the series' canon]]]] is activated by Goku to defeat this guy, normally you'd expect a CurbStompBattle to ensue and deal with the BigBad. [[spoiler: [[TheBadGuyWins Nope, Goku still loses, only managing to force Beers to go 70% of his power]] [[KarmaHoudini and suffers no punishment]]. The real scary part comes after this [[spoiler: turns out [[AllThereInTheManual despite being the strongest character in the series according to V-jump]], it turns out that his advisor, Whis, is much stronger than he is, and given that we never see the full extent of Beer's power, Whis' power must be beyond comprehension.]] We also get this bit of information; [[spoiler: turns that he's the designated God of Destruction for the universe that Dragon Ball is based in which is No.7 out of 12]]. To sum up [[spoiler: Beers, the most powerful character in the series, has several shades of BiggerBad algorithms above him. There's his mentor who's stronger than he is, and then there's the '''other Eleven Universes that are all probably stronger than he is''']] Talk about a dark deconstruction of AlwaysSomeoneBetter

** It also invites the ultimate FridgeHorror of the SortingAlgorithmofEvil in the Dragon Ball universe, Beers, [[GodOfEvil the God of Destruction]] which [[TheDreaded all the gods fear]]. This would normally be [[InformedAbility be not as dangerous]] [[UnderistimatingBadassery considering how the gods normally rank things]], until he curb stomps Super Saiyan 3 Goku '''with a finger'''. Since this is the canonical universe, where Super Saiyan 3 is the strongest state aside from Mystic and Fusions, this is a big deal. Then [[spoiler: [[EleventhHourSuperpower the Super Saiyan God state, which is the strongest state in the series' canon]]]] is activated by Goku to defeat this guy, normally you'd expect a CurbStompBattle to ensue and deal with the BigBad. [[spoiler: [[TheBadGuyWins Nope, Goku still loses, only managing to force Beers to go 70% of his power]] [[KarmaHoudini and suffers no punishment]]. The real scary part comes after this [[spoiler: turns out [[AllThereInTheManuel despite being the strongest character in the series according to V-jump]], it turns out that his advisor, Whis, is much stronger than he is, and given that we never see the full extent of Beer's power, Whis' power must be beyond comprehension.]] We also get this bit of information; [[spoiler: turns that he's the designated God of Destruction for the universe that Dragon Ball is based in which is No.7 out of 12]]. To sum up [[spoiler: Beers, the most powerful character in the series, has several shades of BiggerBad algorithms above him. There's his mentor who's stronger than he is, and then there's the '''other Eleven Universes that are all probably stronger than he is''']] Talk about a dark deconstruction of AlwaysSomeoneBetter

** It also invites the ultimate FridgeHorror of the SortingAlgorithmofEvil in the Dragon Ball universe, Beers, [[GodOfEvil the God of Destruction]] which [[TheDreaded all the gods fear]]. This would normally be [[InformedAbility be not as dangerous]] [[UnderistimatingBadassery considering how the gods normally rank things]], until he curb stomps Super Saiyan 3 Goku '''with a finger'''. Since this is the canonical universe, where Super Saiyan 3 is the strongest state aside from Mystic and Fusions, this is a big deal. Then [[spoiler: [[EleventhHourSuperpower the Super Saiyan God state, which is the strongest state in the series' canon]]]] is activated by Goku to defeat this guy, normally you'd expect a CurbStompBattle to ensue and deal with the BigBad. [[spoiler: [[TheBadGuyWins Nope, Goku still loses, only managing to force Beers to go 70% of his power]]

** It also invites the ultimate FridgeHorror of the SortingAlgorithmofEvil in the Dragon Ball universe, Beers, [[GodOfEvil the God of Destruction]] which [[TheDreaded all the gods fear]]. This would normally be [[InformedAbility be not as dangerous]] [[UnderistimatingBadassery considering how the gods normally rank things]], until he curb stomps Super Saiyan 3 Goku '''with a finger'''.

** It also invites the ultimate FridgeHorror of the SortingAlgorithmofEvil in the Dragon Ball universe, Beers, [[GodOfEvil the God of Destruction]] which [[TheDreaded all the gods fear]].

** Chi-Chi in general most of the time... it's no wonder Goku fears her more than anything in the world.

* When Cell comes across Piccolo and a random man in the street, who begs Piccolo to take his money. Cell stabs him with his tail, and it starts....moving, like it's drinking, and the man is petrified. The man's entire body ''''STARTS TO MELT''''; his face eventually caves in, and his body is sucked up until there is nothing left ''but his clothes''.

--> '''Frieza''':It's been so long since I've since I've had to use this form. It feels like an old suit I never have an occasion to use. Unfortunately, whenever I put it on... [glances at Dende, complete with a sizzling sound effect which is definitely ''not'' comedic] '''''someone dies.'''''
--> '''Gohan''': Dende...cno...

---> '''Frieza''': "[[FauxAffablyEvil Oh, don't mind me.]] By all means... '''''Give me some ideas...'''''"

--> '''Frieza''':It's been so long since I've since I've had to use this form. It feels like an old suit I never have an occasion to use. Unfortunately, whenever I put it on...[glances at Dende, complete with a sizzling sound effect which is definitely ''not'' comedic] '''''someone dies.'''''
--> '''Gohan''': Dende...no...

* In plan to eradicate the saiyans, Frieza Turles, Cooler and Slug come back as ghosts. After they are defeated, hatchiyak absorbs their spirits, which is apparently very painful. We are then treated to a sequence of each villain's gost being trapped inside of a ball and writhng in agony.

** This is the same Cell that is ''fueled'' on the lives of thousands, if not millions of people. Laughed with glee as he absorbed the two teenagers his creator turned into cyborgs as they screamed for their lives. He also stated he loves seeing the twisted faces of terror in people, and said to Goku that if it wasn't for the tournament he created, [[EarthShatteringKaboom he'd wipe out the earth in one shot]] without batting an eye. And Gohan managed to ''absolutely terrify'' this thing. Cell even called him "a ''monster''". When Goku called out to Gohan that he should end the fight since Cell, while cornered could become more unpredictable than before, Gohan's response was to glare at him and give his most [[PsychoticSmirk sadistic smirk]] he's ever shown, before giving the line that he'd like to carry on what was effectively '''torture'''. That kid was clearly NotHimself.

** Goku tries to turn things around with the Kaioken x 10, greater than anything we've seen before...and it ''doesn't even slow Frieza down.'' That's the moment where the viewer realizes just how bad things are for the heroes. And after that, he does a Kaioken x ''20'', smacks Frieza around a little, and then fires a [[KamehameHadoken Kamehameha]] at fairly close range. Then the smoke clears, and Frieza's injuries amount to ''nothing more than a second-degree burn on his palm''. It's at that point that [[OhCrap Goku realizes that Frieza isn't bluffing about being at half power]].

** That`s not even close to the scariest part of him. Freiza, Cell, Bojack, Buu...every villian in that series when being fought has taken hits and bled. They always...ALWAYS get a beating here and there. Broly doesn`t get hurt...in fact he only took one hit that affected him in any way and that`s at the end of each movie. He can take everything that you can throw at him and not notice. On top of that, he`s insane. You can`t bargain with him or surrender. You can`t scare him, you can`t team up on him and all he wants to do is kill you...as slowly and painfully as he can. And unlike the other villains, he`s not doing it because you`re in his way or for profit...it`s because he loves it. He`ll hunt you down and go after your children if he has to...

* The unusual amount of focus given to Android 18 shattering Vegeta's arm with a single kick. Never mind that broken limbs are often RealLife NightmareFuel in and of themselves. It was the fact that Trunks and everyone up on the hill realizes how screwed Vegeta is right on impact. Or the ''scream'' Vegeta lets out right as his arm goes limp. By this point, Vegeta's pretty much established himself as a guy that can not only take a pounding, but talk crap the entire way. To hear Vegeta scream out in pain to that degree is hair-raising (no pun intended) because it's something Vegeta ''just doesn't do.''

** Chi-Chi in general most of the time..it's no wonder Goku fears her more than anything in the world.

** The next transformation, while not as graphic, is even more BodyHorror after Frieza extends his shoulder guards and grows spikes on his back, his face stretches out and then contorts his face into making his nose into a malformed beak while his head elongates. He then plays [[DragonBallAbridged paintball with Piccolo who had been a match for him earlier...just remove the "t"]], [[BishonenLine his last transformation is unimpressive as he cracks his skin and emerges in his 4th and true form]], [[UncannyValley the placid expression and ghostly design makes up for it though]] and [[WouldHurtAChild is]] [[HeroKiller easily]] [[LackOfEmpathy the worst]] [[OhCrap one]] of them all as Goku finds out [[spoiler: At least until he turns Super Saiyan]]

* Omega Shenron's death. [[spoiler: Goku fires a beam at him. As he tries to hold it back, Goku uses Dragon Fist on him. The dragon impales him through the chest, making a huge hole in his stomach! And he gets a few moments to feel the pain before EXPLODING.]]

* This [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzYBD6sZuko creepy, pedophile-like]] look that [[{{Jerkass}} Veg]][[WarriorPrince eta]] gave to Gohan back at Namek.

** Just...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbYY62Kvpo&feature=related this]]...

* During Super Buu's fight with Vegeto, he forces himself into the fused Saiyan's mouth and tries to destroy him from the inside. Vegeto's powerful enough to resist it, but Buu is able to remain inside his body. The following few minutes are [[NasueaFuel outright]] [[BodyHorror disturbing]] as we see random parts of Vegeto's body swelling to ridiculously grotesque size as he attempts to beat Super Buu back out.