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* While he did become an evil asshole like Frieza, everything that happened to Tagoma after Frieza's resurrection was tragic; first he's critically injured by the guy [[UngratefulBastard he helped revive]] just for [[DisproportionateRetribution suggesting that he forget about the Saiyans]]. After that, he is forcefully made Frieza's unwilling "sparring partner" (living punching bag) for his training. Every day, for four months straight, he was tortured to the brink of death, placed in the new instant healing tank, brought back to full health, and then tortured to near death again, rinse, repeat. The horrible experience twisted the once NobleDemon who cared about his commander and allies, and who was willing to spare those that had angered him and his commander, into a maniac who no longer showed any mercy to anyone, cared nothing for his allies, and who was now cruel and sadistic. Just as things were finally going his way, and he was going to be made Frieza's new [[{{Dragon}} commander]] and be given a number of planets to rule, he had his body stolen. Now, he must spend the rest of his life trapped in a frog's body.

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* While he did become an evil asshole like Frieza, everything that happened to Tagoma after Frieza's resurrection was tragic; first he's critically injured by the guy [[UngratefulBastard he helped revive]] just for [[DisproportionateRetribution suggesting that he forget about the Saiyans]]. After that, he is forcefully made Frieza's unwilling "sparring partner" (living punching bag) for his training. Every day, for four months straight, he was tortured to the brink of death, placed in the new instant healing tank, brought back to full health, and then tortured to near death again, rinse, repeat. The horrible experience twisted the once NobleDemon who cared about his commander and allies, and who was willing to spare those that had angered him and his commander, into a maniac who no longer showed any mercy to anyone, cared nothing for his allies, and who was now cruel and sadistic. Just as things were finally going his way, and he was going to be made Frieza's new [[{{Dragon}} [[TheDragon commander]] and be given a number of planets to rule, he had his body stolen. Now, he must spend the rest of his life trapped in a frog's body.
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'''Trunks''': Yes... Losing you early in this world, Mother seemed lonely and missed you very much while she had to raise me on her own. Ever since I met you in the past, she never stopped asking me about how you were. To tell you the truth, she was going to travel with me to the past if she wasn't killed by Goku Black. Mother... was more eager to see you back in time rather than to escape from Goku Black, I think.\\

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'''Trunks''': Yes... Losing losing you early in this world, Mother seemed lonely and missed you very much while she had to raise me on her own. Ever since I met you in the past, she never stopped asking me about how you were. To tell you the truth, she was going to travel with me to the past if she wasn't killed by Goku Black. Mother... was more eager to see you back in time rather than to escape from Goku Black, I think.\\
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--> '''Krillin''': I'm...scared... [[SuddenlyShouting I'M NOT]] [[CantCatchUp LIKE YOU!]]

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--> '''Krillin''': I'm... scared... [[SuddenlyShouting I'M NOT]] [[CantCatchUp LIKE YOU!]]
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** It gets worse as you see [[AdultFear Chi-Chi hugging Goten, Android 18 holding Marron, Gohan hugging Videl, and Trunks holding Vegeta's hand]]

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** It gets worse as you see [[AdultFear Chi-Chi hugging Goten, Android 18 holding Marron, Gohan hugging Videl, and Trunks holding Vegeta's hand]]hand.



* Episode 68: Gohan comes to Shenron to wish for Pan's health, as she's quite ill, and doctors've failed to cure her because of her Saiyan blood. Imagine, however unlikely, [[KilledOffForReal what could have happened]] [[AdultFear if Pan hadn't gotten cured by Shenron.]]

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* Episode 68: Gohan comes to Shenron to wish for Pan's health, as she's quite ill, and doctors've failed to cure her because of her Saiyan blood. Imagine, however unlikely, [[KilledOffForReal what could have happened]] [[AdultFear happened if Pan hadn't gotten cured by Shenron.]]
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* Episode 68: Gohan comes to Shenron to wish for Pan's health, as she's quite ill, and doctors've failed to cure her because of her Saiyan blood. Imagine, however unlikely, [[KilledOffForReal what could have happened [[AdultFear if Pan had't gotten cured by Shenron.]]]]

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* Episode 68: Gohan comes to Shenron to wish for Pan's health, as she's quite ill, and doctors've failed to cure her because of her Saiyan blood. Imagine, however unlikely, [[KilledOffForReal what could have happened happened]] [[AdultFear if Pan had't hadn't gotten cured by Shenron.]]]]]]

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Despite it being a more lighthearted series, than its predecessor, ''Dragon Ball Super'' has plenty of emotional and tearjerking moments, and one story arc can be called ''the'' darkest in the entire franchise, period.

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Despite it being a more lighthearted series, series than its predecessor, ''Dragon Ball Super'' has plenty of emotional and tearjerking moments, and one story arc can be called ''the'' darkest in the entire franchise, period.



* The revelation that Sixth Universe's Earth was destroyed in a war and that humanity is extinct there. [[spoiler: Fortunately subverted, as Beerus uses his won wish to restore the Earth.]]

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* The revelation that Sixth Universe's Earth was destroyed in a war and that humanity is extinct there. [[spoiler: Fortunately subverted, as Beerus uses his won wish to restore the Earth.]]



* It's hard not to feel a little bad for Frost when Goku is beating him around, especially since Frost wants to win the tournament to end all conflict in his universe. [[spoiler:Subverted that Frost is actually as bad as Frieza]].
* [[spoiler:TheReveal that Frost was just as evil as Frieza counts as one in and on itself, as many people both In-Universe and in the fanbase had taken a liking to him because he seemed to be such a NiceGuy]].

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* It's hard not to feel a little bad for Frost when Goku is beating him around, especially since Frost wants to win the tournament to end all conflict in his universe. [[spoiler:Subverted Subverted that Frost is actually as bad as Frieza]].
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* [[spoiler:TheReveal TheReveal that Frost was just as evil as Frieza counts as one in and on itself, as many people both In-Universe and in the fanbase had taken a liking to him because he seemed to be such a NiceGuy]].NiceGuy.



* Champa's anger at [[spoiler:his own team for losing and "dragging his name through the mud". True to his petty nature, he was willing to wipe out his team for it. With the exception of Frost, the audience grew to like all the characters of Universe 6 and seeing all of them sweat nervously and about to be killed at the hands of a petty god makes the scene hard to watch. Most likely, all the fighters of Universe 6 simply wanted to go back home after the tournament but can't even do that. And other powerful figures (Beerus, Whis, and Vados) does nothing to stop him. Thank goodness for the arrival of Omni-King.]]

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* Champa's anger at [[spoiler:his his own team for losing and "dragging his name through the mud". True to his petty nature, he was willing to wipe out his team for it. With the exception of Frost, the audience grew to like all the characters of Universe 6 and seeing all of them sweat nervously and about to be killed at the hands of a petty god makes the scene hard to watch. Most likely, all the fighters of Universe 6 simply wanted to go back home after the tournament but can't even do that. And other powerful figures (Beerus, Whis, and Vados) does nothing to stop him. Thank goodness for the arrival of Omni-King.]]



* Episode 68: Gohan comes to Shenron to wish for [[spoiler: Pan's health, as she's quite ill, and doctors've failed to cure her because of her Saiyan blood. Imagine, however unlikely, [[KilledOffForReal what could have happened]] [[AdultFear if Pan had't gotten cured by Shenron.]]]]

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* Episode 68: Gohan comes to Shenron to wish for [[spoiler: Pan's health, as she's quite ill, and doctors've failed to cure her because of her Saiyan blood. Imagine, however unlikely, [[KilledOffForReal what could have happened]] happened [[AdultFear if Pan had't gotten cured by Shenron.]]]]



* Episode 71-72. Goku dies, though briefly, because of Hit. The faces of Gohan, Goten and Piccolo show this pretty well. [[spoiler: It becomes a lot less sad when we learn that it was Goku himself who hired Hit to kill him, in order to fight at his maximum potential.]]
** Note that Gohan is initially silent about allowing Goku to face Hit again. Remember that he had undergone losing his father TWICE, and both times led to decisive changes in his life (The first death ended his sheltered, pampered life, leading to surviving in the wilderness for almost a year. The second death meant his father's absence from his life for over seven years). No wonder he is reluctant!

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* Episode 71-72. Goku dies, though briefly, because of Hit. The faces of Gohan, Goten and Piccolo show this pretty well. [[spoiler: It becomes a lot less sad when we learn that it was Goku himself who hired Hit to kill him, in order to fight at his maximum potential.]]
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** Note that Gohan is initially silent about allowing Goku to face Hit again. Remember that he had undergone losing his father TWICE, and both times led to decisive changes in his life (The first death ended his sheltered, pampered life, leading to surviving in the wilderness for almost a year. The second death meant his father's absence from his life for over seven years). No wonder he is reluctant! reluctant!



* Episode 75: We see pretty much all of [[ButtMonkey Krillin's]] insecurities and doubts about his toughness and fighting ability laid out for us. After so many years of Super Saiyan this and Goku and Vegeta that, can you blame him? [[spoiler: In the last few minutes of the episode, he and Goku go into an Empire Strikes Back-like cave that shows us shadow hallucinations: King Piccolo, Saiyan-era Vegeta and Nappa, the Ginyu Force, Frieza, Perfect Cell, and Kid Buu. Then, a final smoke cloud rises up: [[HeroKiller Tambourine.]] Poor Krillin, man.]]

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* Episode 75: We see pretty much all of [[ButtMonkey Krillin's]] insecurities and doubts about his toughness and fighting ability laid out for us. After so many years of Super Saiyan this and Goku and Vegeta that, can you blame him? [[spoiler: In the last few minutes of the episode, he and Goku go into an Empire Strikes Back-like cave that shows us shadow hallucinations: King Piccolo, Saiyan-era Vegeta and Nappa, the Ginyu Force, Frieza, Perfect Cell, and Kid Buu. Then, a final smoke cloud rises up: [[HeroKiller Tambourine.]] Poor Krillin, man.]]



* Gowasu tries to talk down Goku Black, who claims that he has done too much to turn away from what he has done. When Gowasu continues to plead for him to stop his Zero Mortals Plan, Black takes his hand...[[spoiler:and runs him through with his energy blade.]]
* From Chapter 23, Trunks talking to Vegeta about Future Bulma and how much she wanted to go to the past to meet him is pretty heartbreaking, even if Vegeta was an all-out bastard at the time Trunks was born. This act is so touching, it motivates Vegeta set aside his pride [[spoiler:and fuse with Goku to deal with Merged Zamasu]].

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* Gowasu tries to talk down Goku Black, who claims that he has done too much to turn away from what he has done. When Gowasu continues to plead for him to stop his Zero Mortals Plan, Black takes his hand...[[spoiler:and and runs him through with his energy blade.]]
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* From Chapter 23, Trunks talking to Vegeta about Future Bulma and how much she wanted to go to the past to meet him is pretty heartbreaking, even if Vegeta was an all-out bastard at the time Trunks was born. This act is so touching, it motivates Vegeta set aside his pride [[spoiler:and and fuse with Goku to deal with Merged Zamasu]].Zamasu.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[spoiler: ''"I [[caption-width-right:350:''"I failed, Gohan. I failed you. I couldn't save them."'']]]]
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