History NightmareFuel / DragonBallZ

*** Speaking of Recoome himself, he [[DeconstructedTrope horrifically deconstructs the concept of durability that heroes are known for]], managing to keep going even after his armor, most of his hair, and a lot of his teeth being blasted out of his mouth. Two notable instances are when he seemingly is knocked out for the count on the ground only to swiftly get up in an eerily graceful way and even disturbingly when he gets head-butted in the gut by Vegeta with a shocked expression of pain- [[{{Troll}} only for it to immediately shift into a mocking expression to show how little it affected him]]. This [[HumanAliens further demonstrates that Recoome is not an Earth-bound human; only an extremely durable alien that has the appearance of a human.]]

*** What makes the context even scarier, is that Vegeta was technically raised by Frieza after the latter destroyed Namek to be his [[TheDragon latest top subordinate]]. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything It makes it look like Vegeta was a scared child trying to stand up to his heinous father figure]], [[AbusiveParent only to be humiliated physically and verbally for even trying]].

* One detail that gets more terrifying as each succeeding story arc raises the stakes is when Raditz scans a farmer and sees his power reading ranks at a measly level 5. Keep in mind farming is a very physically demanding job - which this farmer had likely been doing his entire life - and that farming was part of Goku and Krillin's training regime, which pushed even these two past their physical limits.

* Think about the power levels in this saga; after some months of training, Goku is at 180,000 and trashes the Ginyu force, with Ginyu standing at the max power level of 120,000. Is Frieza at max power? ''120'' '''''[[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]]''''' ''MILLION''. Frieza at his strongest is a million times stronger than his most powerful henchman. How the hell is someone that powerful anyway? Answer; ''he was just born that way''. Makes you wonder why the universe chooses to give that much power to someone born into an evil family.

* Think about the power levels in this saga; after some months of training, Goku is at 180,000 and trashes the Ginyu force, with Ginyu standing at the max power level of 120,000. Is Frieza at max power? ''12'' '''''[[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]]''''' ''MILLION''. Frieza at his strongest is a thousand times stronger than his most powerful henchman. How the hell is someone that powerful anyway? Answer; ''he was just born that way''. Makes you wonder why the universe chooses to give that much power to someone born into an evil family.

* Recoome [[WouldHurtAChild brutally beating Gohan bloody]] is ''incredibly'' difficult and painful to watch. Seeing other main characters [[{{Determinator}} getting thrashed around and getting back up for more despite the odds being against them]] is usually awesome; not so much when it's a little kid who only has a minuscule amount of combat experience under his belt. The beating he gets is so bad that Krillin, usually always cheering Gohan on, ''is begging for him to stop fighting.''
** Recoome's sinister laughter as he breaks Gohan's neck, complete with him spurting blood from his mouth and ''twitching'' as he lies dying on the ground, truly sends shivers down one's spine. For God's sake, even '''[[{{Jerkass}} Vegeta]]''' [[EvenEvilHasStandards looked horrified.]]

** Fundamentally the whole end of the Cell Games is incredibly disturbing when you think about it. Goku fights Cell first before giving up after it became clear that he couldn't win, leaving his friends and family petrified with fear, particularly his 11-year-old son who worships him and can't even conceive of being stronger than his father, despite Goku fighting to show Gohan that he has surpassed him. Goku then leaves the rest of the fight to Gohan. Piccolo (who didn't even have a real childhood) calling Goku out on the fact he's letting his young child get tortured emphasizes that Goku's just left the fate of the entire world on the shoulders of a boy that isn't even a teenager yet and loathes violence (not to mention giving Cell a Senzu Bean to ensure a fair fight). Worse, Goku had no choice but to trust in Gohan's power since no one else could match Cell. Goku's confidence in his son might have been proven correct but considering what it required, and Goku was banking on, Gohan being driven into a homicidal rage by the emotional trauma, the transformation is arguably worse than Goku's first transformation into a Super Saiyan. The fact that he snaps to the point of sadism isn't surprising considering the emotional state it took to get him there. Just watching him coldly take apart Cell and the Juniors even before he starts talking about making Cell suffer is pretty distressing considering the natural human instinct is to protect and shield children from these kinds of events, emphasizing that despite Goku being raised by humans, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality he isn't a human and such sentiment are not shared by Saiyans]]. It's pretty hard to blame Gohan for any of what ensues and it's just made worse by the fact that the already traumatized kid is left to blame himself for his father's death following this.

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAkSg8TzDTs Kai redub]] also does a damn good job at just how terrifying Goku's transformation into a Super Saiyan is, though that can mostly be attributed to the outstanding voice work. Goku sounds like he's about to lose his mind, and the grunting seems like he's trying to hold himself back but ultimately failing to do so. The track used for this scene pre-2011, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NokXLGU7JBA 'A Moment For Shuddering']], also shows that as well. While it's certainly dramatic, it's not necessarily meant to convey how awesome the transformation is; rather, it gives the impression that Goku's [[RageBreakingPoint rage is about to break]]. This all culminated in a truly terrifying scream as Goku finally becomes Super Saiyan, as well as Frieza sounding both shocked and horrified. The only words he could say at the time were "You... you... ruthless... heartless... '''BASTARD!!!''' I WILL... MAKE YOU... '''SUFFER!!!'''"

*** Heck, think of the way he disposes of Babidi. In Kai, he first deceives Babidi by saying he has a good idea to tell him, allowing him to get close. Then Buu grabs Babidi by the throat, explaining that now Babidi is unable to perform any magic, like the spell to seal him in a ball. Then Buu pulls his fist back, and you get several agonizing shots of Babidi staring in pure horror that there is nothing he can do, [[AndIMustScream nor can he scream for mercy]]. Then Buu punches his head into oblivion, his fist colliding with the camera and turning it pure red. [[KickTheSonOfABitch And the wizard deserved it]]. To make matters worse, in the original anime we're then treated to a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of Babidi's ''twitching, headless and blood-spewing corpse'', which is also pulsating with a very loud heartbeat, possibly implying that [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Babidi didn't immediately die from the decapitation]].

* Most of the {{Family Unfriendly Death}}s[=/=]{{Cruel and Unusual Death}}s in general, while not as bad as these kinds, are rather uncomfortable to experience, such as the picture above, of Dr. Gero killing an ordinary human [[DisproportionateRetribution just because he bothered him]].

*** Moments before he decides to smack around Vegeta during their fight in the anime, and just before the latter's DesperationAttack: Frieza makes it a point to demonstrate how he outclasses Vegeta when the latter goes ballistic and starts firing a cluster of huge KiManipulation {{Energy Ball}}s at him. Frieza simply dodges them before they detonate, and at one point, moved so fast that he appeared in front of Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin watching on the sidelines, and deviously smirked at them. He only did it out of pure intimidation and amusement, and the fact Vegeta's attacks were covering the air with smoke, and darkening the sky [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100728230932/dragonball/images/0/01/Frieza20.PNG made the whole thing creepier]]. Needless to say, Piccolo was scared shitless, either out of the risk of being blown to bits by Vegeta or whatever he thought Frieza had in store, quickly grabbed Gohan and Krillin and high-tailed its way out of the expanding battlefield.

*** Moments before he decides to smack around Vegeta during their fight in the anime, and just before the latter's DesperationAttack: Frieza makes it a point to demonstrate how he outclasses Vegeta when the latter goes ballistic and starts firing a cluster of huge KiManipulation at him. Frieza simply dodges them before they detonate, and at one point, moved so fast that he appeared in front of Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin watching on the sidelines, and deviously smirked at them. He only did it out of pure intimidation and amusement, and the fact Vegeta's attacks were covering the air with smoke, and darkening the sky [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100728230932/dragonball/images/0/01/Frieza20.PNG made the whole thing creepier]]. Needless to say, Piccolo was scared shitless, either out of the risk of being blown to bits by Vegeta or whatever he thought Frieza had in store, quickly grabbed Gohan and Krillin and high-tailed its way out of the expanding battlefield.

** Buu slaughtering the Z-Fighter's friends and loved ones by turning them into chocolate and eating them. It's overlooked in the manga, but shown outright in the anime with Krillin getting turned and eaten first (and suffering his third death), and immediately after, his wife Android 18 and ''daughter'' (who's only '''3''' years old) are next to be eaten (with 18's scream being one of terror and fear that her own daughter was also caught in the blast) and is every bit as gruesome as it sounds as his victims '''scream''' in terror as they are transformed and eaten (Bulma's, Videl's and Yamcha's screams were especially notable and bone-chilling). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE1HgS6Q5lo Even worse is Goku can only sit and watch on the Kai Planet as his friends and family die.]]
** When Gohan pounds Super Buu into the dirt, Buu begins screaming and ranting like a madman, suddenly going from a snarling rage to a wide-eyed NightmareFace complete with a SlasherSmile over how he'll make Gohan pay. Despite the flashy display of generating a large aura of Ki [[BodyHorror while being covered in protruding veins]], Gohan doesn't sense much of a power boost from him and says as much. Buu's only response is to look at him, head cocked to the side, baring a manic grin, and muttering. "You're missing the point." That point is that Buu just set his body up to self-destruct to take out the area for miles around, knowing that he can just reassemble himself. Buu is ''not'' someone you want to make angry.
*** It's not just what he says, it's how he says it. He's just so calm and relaxed about it, like blowing himself to pieces is no big deal, because it isn't. The crater he forms is massive, stunning everyone and even giving Gohan pause. It also shows how much Buu has been playing the heroes and is one of our first hints that he's much smarter than he lets on.
*** The original Funimation dub made this more nightmarish by emphasizing how [[AxCrazy insane]] Super Buu was. The moment that he goes from angry mad to insane mad is punctuated by his [[EvilSoundsDeep usually low-register voice]] briefly [[CreepyHighPitchedVoice going extremely higher in pitch.]] It comes out of nowhere and it has no relevance other than [[{{Foreshadowing}} in hindsight that Super Buu's original form, Pure-Evil/Kid Buu was something much smaller and infinitely crazier.]]
** His actions in this form don't help. As mentioned before, the other forms just liked StuffBlowingUp. His methods of killing/torturing are extremely sadistic, yes, even worse than Frieza, Cell, or Broly. That includes turning one into a food of his choice and eating them (keeping them fully conscious the whole time), shrinking someone and then stepping on them, liquefying himself and force-feeding his own body down another's throat, then expanding inside them until they burst. Once Buu does this, Mr. Satan is completely horrified.
* During Super Buu's fight with Vegito, he forces himself into the fused Saiyan's mouth and tries to destroy him from the inside. Vegito's powerful enough to resist it, but Buu can remain inside his body. The following few minutes are [[NauseaFuel outright disturbing]] as we see random parts of Vegito's body swelling to ridiculously grotesque size as he attempts to beat Super Buu back out.
*** There's also the fact that, aside from being the strongest of the Buus, he's also the ''smartest''. He can tear you down more psychologically and physically. And don't try to outwit him, as he already planned for that; just ask Gohan.
*** The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Human Extinction Attack]]: a now-LaughingMad Buu launches a continuous stream of energy beams that exterminates the entire human population within minutes. He pulls off a [[ApocalypseHow Class 3a Apocalypse]] for no reason other than "I can do this". As Creator/TeamFourStar put it, "This is the first time in the series where the civilian casualty number isn't just high -- ''[[http://teamfourstar.com/video/dbcember-iconic-moments-dragonball-24/ it's complete]]''." To make matters worse, the ki blasts are shown not exploding and vaporizing their targets on impact, but [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice tearing through their torsos]]. Dragon Ball Z has established by this point that a hole in the chest is neither a quick nor a painless way to go. Never mind that the streets of Earth's cities were likely ''littered with blood and dead or dying bodies'' until... well, see below.

*** Despite all of the BodyHorror he can do, he, for the most part, was essentially a [[TheBrute thug]] whose only thought was "opponent" and "food" and could only hurt you physically. However, once he absorbed Piccolo and Gotenks, he became ''much'' more dangerous -- not in physical power (which did grow tremendously with Gotenks' Super Saiyan 3 power), but in [[DumbassNoMore intelligence]] (courtesy of Piccolo), something which the other forms mostly lacked. Imagine if you gave the smartest mind in the series to the most powerful being in the universe. The result is a ruder version of [[CompositeCharacter Ce]][[ManipulativeBastard ll]] whose ego is boosted even further after absorbing Gohan himself, [[GeniusBruiser can back his power with wit]], and destroys people with [[BreakThemByTalking emotional torment]] (in this case Gohan, made worse since he was [[IronicEcho repeating things that his teacher taught him to mess him up]] and it works). Buu's manipulation ends with Gohan being rendered helpless by the brutal [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown physical]] and [[MindRape mental]] assault of his empowered enemy. It got so bad that at one point, it had to be not shown -- not censored, [[TakeOurWordForIt but not shown at all]] -- meaning [[FridgeHorror it was as bad as, if not worse than, Frieza's beatdown of Vegeta]].

** He's the only villain that's completely incapable of being reasoned with. Frieza and Cell may be inhuman in nature and power, but you can still reason with them. Even Super Buu could be distracted for a good fight. That won't work with Kid Buu. He has no pride to manipulate, no ambitions or understandable emotions to get a rise out of, and nothing you can bargain with. It just wants to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy everything]], ''pure and simple.'' And there's nothing you can do to stop it.
** 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. It's... primal.
** After Buu destroys the Earth he teleports all over the universe and destroys several other planets in a row like a cosmic wrecking ball without giving the people on those planets any chance of fighting back or even realizing what was happening. It was at this moment that it becomes clear to the viewer that the entire universe was in danger since this thing wouldn't stop until everything was dead.
** What little forewarning we got was for the most part Kibito Kai's unrestrained horror as the transformation from Super Buu to Kid Buu arrived at the [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/4/43/UltraBuuMuscles.png Huge Buu]] stage for a moment. Until that moment he, and his fusee Shin and Kibito, had been scared of Buu, but it was controllable, and after the fusion, he considered going after Super Buu himself. Then he saw that... And was on his knees in pure abject terror trying desperately to deny the truth, that Buu was returning to his original form. And when he continued changing, [[WhamLine he revealed what was happening]] with just as much horror.
*** And why did Kibito Kai have that reaction? Because ''that'' was the Buu that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM6M7v1qKwE killed the other Supreme Kais]], and he remembers all too well the horror of that monster.
** The ''other'' piece of forewarning: when Vegeta was about to rip Fat Buu from him and trigger the change, Super Buu ''begged'' him not to [[HorrifyingTheHorror out of sheer horror at the idea of reverting to Kid Buu]]. Sadly, [[PoorCommunicationKills he was too scared to properly explain what he meant by "I wouldn't be me anymore"]], and Vegeta went through with it. Thus Super Buu reverted to his original form... While Super Buu tried desperately to prevent the change.
** Heck, Kid Buu's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIyy3IxP044 theme song]] is the creepiest soundtrack in all of ''DBZ Kai.'' It's nightmarish and gives off the vibe of a horror film.

** Buu slaughtering the Z-Fighter's friends and loved ones by turning them into candy and eating them. It's overlooked in the manga, but shown outright in the anime and is every bit as gruesome as it sounds as his victims '''scream''' in terror as they are transformed and eaten. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE1HgS6Q5lo Even worse is Goku can only sit and watch on the Kai Planet as his friends and family die.]]

* Frieza was, and to some, still is, ''the'' iconic villain of the Dragon Ball universe. While subsequent villains were more powerful in the individual sense, Frieza was a ruthless tyrant who ran an empire and was known and feared throughout the galaxy. If you've watched Z you likely know that while he's afraid of Goku post-transformation, he gives a fight a try anyway - and gets his ass kicked. And comes back for more at least twice. In ''Super'', you find out that Buu, along with Beerus, were the two individuals Frieza was instructed by King Cold, "If you see them, run the other freaking direction." Even to someone who, at the time, was as untouchable as Frieza, the only other individuals known to exist that invoked this level of horrifying terror were a '''GOD OF DESTRUCTION'''... and Buu, who was the strongest naturally existing being that wasn't a part of the divine hierarchy or used unorthodox means to reach higher levels of power.

!! The History of Trunks

*** To make it even worse-[[FridgeBrilliance if you think about it, that wasn't the first time he tried to kill Babidi]]. He had been trying to kill him for a while, only restrained by the need to [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident make it look accidental]] so he wouldn't be sealed again,he was only flying recklessly to have him splat somewhere... Then, during his fight with Goku, [[EurekaMoment Buu realized Babidi couldn't seal him away if he couldn't speak]]. And as soon as Goku has left, Buu kills Babidi the way described above.

* Even though he only appeared in one episode, Evil Buu (gray) is eerie given his depressing, morbid appearance. Any child who sees this [[http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c82/PlasmaKing549/MajinBuuPureEvil-Blast1-IntotheEyes.jpg haunting stare]] would most likely be scared senseless. He's meant to be the opposite of the Fate Buu with his
soulless white pupils within a black sclera that originated the BlackEyesOfCrazy trope, gray melancholy color compared to bright, jubilant pink and Sickly, anorexic body compared to the plump roundness. Even when anorexic Buu is [[http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/YBM/PinkThinBoocard.jpg pink]], that unnerving [[SlasherSmile smile]] still keeps the fear factor.

* Super Buu. While Fat Buu was more like an innocent child who didn't know how not to break stuff or the difference between good and bad, Super Buu was, along with Kid Buu, the most deranged. [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100708084130/dragonball/images/thumb/e/e4/MajinBuuSuperNV..png/250px-MajinBuuSuperNV..png He has this trademark pose where he's standing straight up, but his long neck is tilted to one side and he's got a Cheshire Cat grin about two sizes too big for his face]].

* Even though he only appeared in one episode, Evil Buu (gray) arguably is pretty freaking scary given his depressing, morbid appearance. Any child who sees this haunting stare [[http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c82/PlasmaKing549/MajinBuuPureEvil-Blast1-IntotheEyes.jpg]] would most likely be scared senseless. Let's see. Soulless white eyes within black sclera which originated the BlackEyesOfCrazy trope? Check. Gray, melancholy color compared to bright, jubilant pink? Check. Sickly, anorexic body? Check. Even when anorexic Buu is pink [[http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/YBM/PinkThinBoocard.jpg]], that unnerving [[SlasherSmile smile]] isn't exactly doing anyone's mind any favors.
** How he was extremely deathly stoic in his fight with Good Buu, and then when he eats him, it results in an utterly [[LaughingMad crazed laugh]] with completely wide eyes and a smile as he turns into Super Buu. Talk about NotSoStoic
* During Super Buu's fight with Vegito, he forces himself into the fused Saiyan's mouth and tries to destroy him from the inside. Vegito's powerful enough to resist it, but Buu can remain inside his body. The following few minutes are [[NauseaFuel outright disturbing]] as we see random parts of Vegito's body swelling to ridiculously grotesque size as he attempts to beat Super Buu back out.
* Super Buu. While Fat Buu was more like an innocent child that didn't know how not to break stuff or the difference between good and bad, Super Buu was, along with Kid Buu, the most deranged. [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100708084130/dragonball/images/thumb/e/e4/MajinBuuSuperNV..png/250px-MajinBuuSuperNV..png He has this trademark pose where he's standing straight up, but his long neck is tilted to one side and he's got a Cheshire Cat grin about two sizes too big for his face]].

*** While Goku at the start of the fight is stronger than this version of Buu if he powers all the way up, what does that actually mean if you can't destroy him? While our hero does insist that he was holding back slightly, it becomes pretty clear at a few points that Goku ''was'' trying to destroy Majin Buu. He blows away his entire body multiple times and is shocked that the creature is able to [[HealingFactor regenerate]]. Vegeta most likely made this observation as well and that's why he came up with using [[CombinedEnergyAttack The Spirit Bomb.]] Otherwise Buu would eventually kill them because he's a being that can't get tired and can heal from pretty much anything.
* Think you're safe from Super Buu? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpNR9d-2Ed4 Think]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cInBEmiyIA again!]]

* How Buu is introduced. He's described to be an EldritchAbomination that even the Gods who can one-shot Freeza can't defeat, so the initial thought is that Buu's going to be this Lovecraftian horror that's played seriously. And then, Buu is revived and revealed to be...an overweight pink humanoid with a cape, mitten, diaper-like pants, and overall a goofy look that acts like a toddler. It initially seems to be a comedic subversion...right until he trounces Gohan, Supreme Kai, and Dabura, the latter of which was described to be on the same level of power as Super Perfect Cell, like nothing. He proceeds to casually blast a rage-amped Gohan like nothing, which would've killed him if Supreme Kai didn't save him at the last second. He slowly torments Supreme Kai with his own moves used against him and proceeds to turn the king of the Demon World into a cookie to eat him. At this point, [[BewareTheSillyOnes it becomes clear that his goofy powers and personality]] [[NotSoHarmlessVillain bellies sinister darkness and his goofy powers have horrific consequences due to being on a level of tier far above the last villain who at his peak threatened the Solar System]]. Instead of a typical EldritchAbomination, [[LovecraftLite it's a primordial being with a kind of personality and powerset of a kid show]] being [[PlayedForHorror nightmarishly]].

* Frieza was, and to some, still is, ''the'' iconic villain of the Dragon Ball universe. While subsequent villains were more powerful in the individual sense, Frieza was a ruthless tyrant who ran an empire and was known and feared throughout the galaxy. If you've watched Z you likely know that while he's afraid of Goku post-transformation, he gives a fight a try anyway - and gets his ass kicked. And comes back for more at least twice. In ''Super'', you find out that Buu, along with Beerus, were the two individuals Frieza was instructed by King Cold, "If you see them, run the other freaking direction." Even to someone who, at the time, was as untouchable as Frieza, the only other individuals known to exist that invoked this level of horrifying terror were a '''GOD OF DESTRUCTION'''... and Buu, who was the strongest naturally existing being that wasn't a part of the divine hierarchy or used means to reach higher levels of power.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk8TV_Z5dZk When Cell comes across Piccolo and a random man in the street]], who begs Piccolo to take his money and save him. 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''. Piccolo, who is usually stoic, is too petrified by fear to do anything but watch in horror, both scared and disgusted at how emotionless Cell is in killing a random civilian. The scariest part is that Cell glared at Piccolo the whole time while doing so.

* While Vegeta starts off performing better than any of the previous contenders, Buu gradually dominates him and proceeds to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat the tar of him while restraining his movements by tying him down with a piece of his own flesh]]. Vegeta then realizes that he's underestimated the creature severely and comes to the revelation that only explodes every single cell at once of the regenerating monster in one go. And to twist the knife, as much of a character-defining moment it is for Vegeta, Buu quickly regenerates from that and treats the ordeal like it was nothing, proceeding to continue to do what he wanted anyway. What initially seemed to be an easy mission of trouncing enemies becomes one of the most egregious tasks the heroes undergo. And unlike before, it sets up a [[FromBadToWorse domino effect in which things escalate from the extinction of the human race, the deaths of almost the entire cast, and the destruction of the planet that had been barely prevented in previous arcs- with only strokes of miracles allowing them to come through]]. It made for a strenuous GrandFinale for the original series [[WhamEpisode game changer once the sequel series came out, with the heroes due to their actions, now having to deal with the realms of the divine and metaphysical, after defeating the strongest being in existence]].

** The Bruce Faulconer track used in the scene, simply titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnSCgMTXC9s "SSJ Transformation"]], feels quite uncanny compared to the other tracks in the score. Much like the original Japanese track, this does not bring a sense of triumph or excitement but dread and anxiety. The music is perfectly synced with the scene as it slowly builds with Goku's rage, and moments of calm are used for the fear and confusion of those witnessing his transformation. The guitar riffs, while sure to get your adrenaline going, also encapsulate the anger within our hero until it finally explodes. The inclusion of a subtle but noticeable choir not only helps give the scene some mystique but also a feeling of eerieness. In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBBwUrMlJ_8 someone went out of their way to swap out Kai's theme with the Faulconer track due to its impact]].

* [[WebVideo/OverlySarcasticProduction Overly Sarcastic Production's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0AGjuuX1q8&ab_channel=OverlySarcasticProductions analysis]] of the how well done the Super Saiyan prophecy was goes into more detail from the manga perspective. It's more terrifying because, before the readers are privy to Goku's inner thoughts, but now, we're all shut out from it, so we don't know what he's actually thinking, so we can't even be sure he's still the Goku we've been following. Also, he begins to act more like Vegeta does, further showing that this is no longer a matter of if Freiza can be defeated, but if the guy that will definitely beat him is still our hero, or something else entirely. It's only when he initially powers down that we are given assurance that, yes, this is still our Goku.

-->'''Vegeta:''' NAPPA! DO YOU WANT TO DEFY ME?!

* Then, Piccolo has the mother of OhCrap moments when he sees Buu regenerate from that! Piccolo, [[TheSmartGuy the member with the most consistent smarts/wisdom/experience]], and [[TheStoic resolute composure]]. That same Piccolo is both baffled and horrified at the sight and proceeds to run for the hills when seeing the tiny pieces of Buu come together, morphing graphically from slime to mini-Buus to come together into the larger one.
** With Cell, while he could also [[FromASingleCell regenerate from almost anything]], it was still treated like a stressful and risky power for him, slowly wearing down his stamina and an indicator that the heroes would be getting closer to actually defeating him- with his ultimate restoration to even greater being a miracle even on his end. Buu on the other hand, a hole through his stomach, being impaled, or even being blasted into literal smoke via a HeroicSacrifice, is treated as a minor inconvenience at worst. And to make matters worse, this is an automatic feature of his body that he does with the same subconscious effort one takes to breathe. This makes Buu a truly nigh-invincible nightmare, which requires the most powerful powers- Vegito and the Spirit Bomb- to even cause this regeneration to falter enough that Buu needs to consciously restore himself when he realizes his automatic regeneration isn't working or being blasted beyond the atomic level.

*** To make it even worse-[[FridgeBrilliance if you think about it, that wasn't the first time he tried to kill Babidi]]. He had been trying to kill him for a while, only restrained by the need to [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident make it look accidental]] so he wouldn't be sealed again, thus he was only flying recklessly to have him splat somewhere... Then, during his fight with Goku, [[EurekaMoment Buu realized Babidi couldn't seal him away if he couldn't speak]]. And as soon as Goku has left, Buu kills Babidi the way described above.

* Vegeta's anger when he discovers that Gohan tricked him and swiped the last remaining Namekian Dragon Ball as he takes off in pursuit with murder in his eyes over being deceived. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEN9gxZkmoM Especially in The Ocean Dub]] where his voice fills you with chills.
--> '''Vegeta:''' [[UnstoppableRage I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!!! YOU WON'T ESCAPE... MY WRATH!! I'LL GET YOU! YOU'RE ALL MINE!!!]]

** During one of his rampages, he's at a carnival and a young couple is fleeing from him in a house of mirrors. Imagine running for your life from a creature who's appearing and cackling in all the mirrors, not having any clue where he could be, the last shot is his tail piercing through the mirrors and impaling the couple as they scream in terror.
** The absolute worst part is that, when Goku steps down and states that someone else is going to fight Cell (in the ''Kai'' Dub on Nicktoons), Vegeta looks on in horror and shock and says that "None of us have the slightest chance of beating him (Cell)!" Cell is so powerful, that the cocky badass Vegeta is afraid. [[OhCrap Holy shit.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk8TV_Z5dZk When Cell comes across Piccolo and a random man in the street]], who begs Piccolo to take his money and save him. 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''. Piccolo, who is usually stoic, is too petrified by fear to do anything but watch in horror, both scared and disgusted at how emotionless Cell was in killing a random civilian. The scariest part is that Cell glared at Piccolo the whole time while doing so.

* After having the top half of his body blown up, it's assumed that he's finally dead....until the lower half suddenly leaps to a standing position and regenerates that top half. [[GlamourFailure It's one of the many instances that highlights that Cell is not a man in a bug costume, but an unnatural being whose regenerative properties are presented as an unnatural exaggeration of Piccolo]]. It's especially jarring that while Cell did regenerate his arm similar to Piccolo, this layer of restoration hints at how absurd his healing factor is.

* Cell's desperate attempt after he takes too much heavy damage from Super Saiyan 2 Gohan who manages to beat Android 18 out of him. Reverting into his second form, Cell goes ballistic knowing he is outmatched, and starts bloating up like a [[BodyHorror grotesque balloon]]. Before the inevitable EarthShatteringKaboom, Goku intervenes and manages to transport him onto King Kai's planet until he finally detonates, taking King Kai, Gregory, Bubbles, Goku, the still absorbed Android 17 (who tragically didn't get regurgitated in time, unlike his sister) and the ''entire'' little planet with him. You would think with Goku's HeroicSacrifice that it would be the end. [[FromBadToWorse But it's not]]. Cell regenerates with his cell core and manages to resurrect himself into a more powerful state called [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "Super Perfect Cell"]]. Cue MassOhCrap from what’s left of the Z gang at that point on.
* Cell's [[CameBackStrong self-resurrection]] is a bundle of nightmares by itself.
** The literal first thing Cell does when he returns is fire an energy beam ''through Future Trunks' chest.'' Out of a dust cloud, too fast for anybody to dodge or react, before the Z-Fighters can even take in what is happening. Future Trunks hits the ground with a basketball-sized hole in his torso. And then hacks up about a pint of blood.
** The next thing that happens is that Vegeta goes all out and attacks Cell with all he has. With Goku gone, this means that the Prince is now the second strongest Z-Fighter. Cell [[NoSell not only doesn't suffer any damage]], he isn't even slowed down. He attacks Vegeta and nearly kills him as a reflex more than anything else.

* What makes Cell so scary is the fact that he isn't some alien or some eternal mass of chaos like Buu. He is a creature created on Earth by an ordinary, vengeful ''human''. A human, the people that Goku and the others spent their lives protecting, created an absolute monster that ''feeds'' off of other humans in the slowest, most painful way possible. How morally bankrupt and cruel does a person have to be to create such a creature?

* Cell's desperate attempt after he takes too much heavy damage from Super Saiyan 2 Gohan who manages to beat Android 18 out of him. Reverting into his second form, Cell goes ballistic knowing he is outmatched, and starts bloating up like a [[BodyHorror grotesque balloon]]. Before the inevitable EarthShatteringKaboom, Goku intervenes and manages to transport him onto King Kai's planet until he finally detonates, taking King Kai, Gregory, Bubbles, Goku, and the ''entire'' little planet with him. You would think with Goku's HeroicSacrifice that it would be the end. [[FromBadToWorse But it's not]]. Cell regenerates with his cell core and manages to resurrect himself into a more powerful state called [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "Super Perfect Cell"]]. Cue MassOhCrap from what’s left of the Z gang at that point on.