History Characters / DragonBallGalacticPatrolAndPrisoners

* BigEater: Yunba never heard of Earth, but he is quite interested in knowing if they have yummy treats. He had nothing but stinking bar things since he escaped from prison thanks to Moro.

* CowardlyLion: He may complain (a lot) and he has an unfortunate tendency to back down when the odds get too tough, he usually pulls through to do the right thing in the end.

* {{Foil}}: His character contrasts with Goku's in some interesting ways. Just as Goku was a low-class Saiyan sent away to a backwater planet, Jaco was a low-ranked, underachieving member of the Galactic Patrol assigned to Earth, ironically to kill Goku before he could become a threat. And just like Goku, Jaco becomes an unexpected saviour after abandoning his original mission. However, while Jaco is sneaky, cowardly and lacks Goku's worth ethic to become stronger, he does have a strong sense of justice and understands how to make tough decisions for the greater good ([[HeroicComedicSociopath if anything, he's a little too keen on making them]]).

* {{Foil}}: His character contrasts with Goku's in some interesting ways. Just as Goku was a low-class Saiyan sent away to a backwater planet, Jaco was a low-ranked, underachieving member of the Galactic Patrol assigned to Earth, ironically to kill Goku before he could become a threat. And just like Goku, Jaco becomes an unexpected saviour after abandoning his original mission. However, while Jaco is sneaky, cowardly and lacks Goku's worth ethic to become stronger, he does have a strong sense of justice and understands how to make tough decisions for the greater good [[HeroicComedicSociopath (if anything, he's a little too keen on making them)]].

** [[spoiler:Jaco's more pragmatic personality clashes with Goku's laidback nature in the Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc, as he argues that Goku should execute Moro while he has the chance. Owing to his desire to finish the fight "as an Earthling" rather than a Galactic Patrol agent, Goku instead wastes time trying to reason with Moro and even gives the unrepentant villain a Senzu to prove how futile his continued resistance is. [[DumbassHasAPoint As dumb as Jaco can often be, he was completely correct here]].]]

* MetaGuy: He occasionally makes subtle fourth-wall comments and digs at other characters. When Esca tells him about Namekians' natural ability to assimilate each other, Jaco mentions that there's a lot of Fusion going around lately, [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly referencing the many recent]] [[Anime/SuperDragonBallHeroes usages of the technique in the Dragon Ball franchise]]. He also comments on Goku's constantly changing hair colours and Merus's {{Bishounen}} pretty-boy looks.

* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: A heroic example. [[spoiler:In the climax of the Moro arc, Goku, having recently mastered his Perfected Ultra Instinct state, has Moro completely at his mercies after a long, hard battle. Jaco sanely argues that Goku should execute Moro while he has the chance, not just for their sakes, but as justice for the countless billions the rampaging warlock has murdered. Uncomfortable with killing a defeated foe, Goku instead tries to convince Moro to surrender peacefully, but his mercy allows Moro to figure out a way to escape by absorbing Merus's power.]]

* IAmNotLeftHanded: Revelations about the extent to Merus's true power are gradually drip-fed to us over the course of his debut arc. Initially, he appears to be a highly competent and speedy but not exceptionally strong Patrolman, but his feats include briefly binding Moro, holding his own against Super Saiyan 3 Goku and later revealing that he does in fact know of Ultra Instinct. His ki is also noted by Vegeta to be unreadable. [[spoiler:Turns out he is an Angel, meaning he is strong by default. However, because he has taken too much of a bias during the Moro conflict, Whis goes for him and returns him home. If Merus ever revealed his full power, he would have been erased for breaking the Angelic law of non-interference.]]
* InformedFlaw: [[Invoked]] and PlayedForLaughs. At one point, Jaco backhandedly mocks Merus for being "snobby and pretentious", but there's no indication that any of this is true.

* TheAce: A captain that is in charge of 140 sectors of the seventh universe.
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: [[spoiler:As an Angel, he has been blatantly toeing the line with this trope. His activities in Universe 7 come dangerously close to breaking their rule against direct interference in mortal affairs. In the Galactic Patrol, he at least concealed his true power at all times and only uses weapons in battle as a loophole, but as soon as the Grand Minister catches wind of his plans to fight Moro directly, Whis is sent to reel Merus back in.]]

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Ambiguously mortal, in this case. There are many hints throughout the Galactic Patrol Saga that Merus is much more than he seems. He has no ki signature, is extremely fast and has knowledge of Ultra Instinct, an ability that not even many top-tier gods are aware of. Plus, his complexion and hair are distinctly Angelic or Kai-like. [[spoiler:He is an Angel apprentice sent by the Grand Minister to learn from Universe 7. After he breaks Angel Law and is erased, he's resurrected as a mortal.]]
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:At Shin's request, the Grand Minister resurrects Merus after he broke the AlienNonInterferenceClause--albeit as a mortal and with his angelic powers gone.]]

* CombatPragmatist: He takes down Goku and Vegeta with an anesthesia gun instead of facing them head-on. [[spoiler:Turns out he can only use weapons, otherwise using his real power would cost him his existence due to breaking Angel law.]]
* TheDreaded: Among the criminal populace of the galaxy, Merus is unilaterally feared for being the most competent and decorated Galactic Patrolman.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Knowing that going into battle with Moro will lead to him erased for breaking the AlienNonInterferenceClause, he chooses to go to fight Moro anyway, believing that Moro is too dangerous to be allowed to continue. He uses a brief amount of his power during the final battle with Moro to destroy his PowerCopying crystals gained from Seven-Three before fading away.]]

** MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: After being revived as a mortal, he goes by the name of Merus Ikanoichiyabosshi.]]
* MysteriousPast: Merus carries an aura of intrigue mainly due to his extremely high power level. [[spoiler:His past is that he is an apprentice sent by the Grand Minister to learn about mortals.]]

* CombatPragmatist: He uses tactics, his blaster, martial arts and surrounding areas to defeat [[spoiler:Frieza's]] army. It works.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Jaco reflects Toriyama's "modern" art style which favours smaller, punier and less detailed character designs. While he didn't look so incongruous in his debut manga series (aside from being an alien), he stands out quite conspicuously next to the more muscular Z-Fighters.

* PinballProtagonist: Sent to Earth to intercept the alien threat, he fails in his mission as Kakarot's pod slips right past him and his only real achievement on Earth is saving East City from destruction. ... Which would end up being completely destroyed by Vegeta and Nappa a mere 23 years later anyway.

* ShooOutTheClowns: They stopped mentioning him since the ''Future Trunks'' saga.
* SixthRanger: Acts as a begrudging one to the Z-Fighters in some ''Super'' arcs. Although he always makes his reluctance to fight powerful opponents very clear, he is nevertheless treated as a valued member whenever he does throw his lot in . Goku chastises him for not involving himself more often, probably since he knows that [[ChekhovsGunman invaluable help can come from unexpected places]] (e.g. Yajirobe against Vegeta, Mr. Satan against Buu).

** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' shows him seeing and picking up on things that people much more powerful than him, such as all the Z Fighters and even ''Beerus'', fail to notice.

->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yuji Machi ''Z''), Hiromu Miyazaki (''Kai'')\\

* SuperSenses: ''Nothing'' escapes his sight. Not even things that escape the one of ''Beerus''. It helps him to reveal that [[spoiler:Frost is a cheater and villain]].

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* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Merus in Latin means undiluted pure wine, forshadowing his reveal as an angel in disguise.]]

* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: After being revived as a mortal, he goes by the name of Merus Ikanoichiyabosshi.]]

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* BareYourMidriff: Just about every outfit she wore in her teenage years have her in this.

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!!Moro (モロ Moro)
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[[caption-width-right:350:"''I wonder. What can I say, I detest the sort of peace that you people want to preserve on this planet [Namek] and others. All those who would strive for such nonsense should be eradicated.''"]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Artwork by Creator/{{Toyotaro}}.]]

-> '''Goku:''' Hey, Moro! What you're really after here? What's the point of all of this?\\
'''Moro:''' To create an ideal galaxy where I am free to consume planets as I wish.

The main antagonist of the Galactic Patrol Prisoner saga.

A powerful wizard who threatened Universe 7 about ten million years ago. Moro had the ability to drain the life out of entire planets and their inhabitants, which he used to wipe out life on 320 planets. His reign of terror was brought to an end by the Grand Supreme Kai who, at the cost of most of his divine might, managed to seal away Moro's magic. He was arrested by the Galactic Patrol, but Moro was too powerful to be executed, so they could only imprison him.

Moro managed to escape with the aid of a former Frieza Force soldier named Cranberry and heads to New Namek in search of the Dragon Balls to restore the full extent of his magic.

* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:After merging with the Earth, the forehead crystal containing Merus's power becomes his only real weakness. If it's destroyed, then Merus's power is released and he'll become unstable and be destroyed. As usual for Moro, however, he becomes aware of this and tries to hide the crystal inside himself. Vegeta manages to use Forced Spirit Fission to force it back out, but even then Moro nearly wins before a group effort allows Goku to shatter it, killing him.]]
* AlienInvasion: [[spoiler:When he finally arrives on Earth, rather than simply fight the heroes head-on with his entire force, he sends his force to launch a full-scale global invasion.]]
* AxCrazy: While definitely a more self-controlled case compared to some of the other villains Goku and Vegeta have clashed with, his relatively more composed demeanour hides a bloodthirsty sociopath that lives for slaughtering entire worlds out of unabashed gluttony and sadism. [[spoiler: As the Z-Fighters overwhelm him and his absorption of Merus’s energy begins breaking down his body and mind, he’s reduced to a cackling shell of his former self, with the only surviving thought process being to kill the Z-Fighters at all costs.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: A meta side effect of ContinuityDrift. Moro suffers a case of RememberTheNewGuy, with the Galactic Patrol keeping him under surveillance for eons, yet never mentioning such a dangerous villain. This makes the fate of the future timeline incarnation of Moro a complete mystery pre-erasure, with either Goku Black killing him somehow or simply not knowing that he existed.
* AncientEvil: Has been imprisoned for ten million years, and is incredibly evil to the point of wiping out all life on 320 planets before being defeated.
* AndIMustScream: Implied to be the fate of the life forms he consumes. Goku notes that his ki feels terrifying, as if a whole lot of people were screaming in pain. Merus confirms that his ki indeed is a wall of slaughtered souls.
* ArchEnemy: Moro is a personal enemy to Merus and the Grand Supreme Kai, with the warlock despising them deeply for sealing his magical power and jailing him for eons.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Goku blows off Moro's arm with a point-blank Kamehameha. Moro uses Piccolo's regeneration to regrow it [[RazorSharpArm right through Goku's chest]]. In chapter 64, Goku kicks Moro into one of his own fire pillars, causing his arm to get burned off.]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: [[spoiler:Moro is intelligent enough to deduce the LogicalWeakness of Goku's Ultra Instinct Sign transformation because despite negating his ManaDrain ability, Goku is still trying to beat Moro as fast as possible, nor did he use it against Sangobo. He thus deduces Goku must not be able to sustain it for long. He's correct and wins. Likewise, in his rematch with Vegeta after absorbing Seven-Three, Moro realizes that Vegeta's Forced Spirit Fission technique only works if he actually inflicts damage, so Moro makes a point to dodge all of Vegeta's attacks.]]
* AlmightyIdiot: [[spoiler: By the end of his life, Moro’s power had increased to the point that not only was he overpowering Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku, but also had become one with the Earth itself. However, by this point his sanity had more or less collapsed and he had been reduced to a hysterically laughing maniac, both from [[VillainousBreakdown the overwhelming stress that both his body and mind were being subjected to]] and [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity as a side-effect of Merus’s power proving incompatible with him.]]]]
* BadassBeard: Has a huge beard, and is so immensely powerful that he can easily overwhelm a Super Saiyan 2 while badly weakened by his imprisonment. Once he recovers his complete power, he loses it.
* BadBoss: {{Downplayed}}. While Moro generally treats his subordinates with respect, it's only because he values how useful they are and the moment they are no longer useful, they become disposable. [[spoiler:Once his full power is restored, he kills Cranberry so he could wish for a more useful army to assist him. Later, he orders the Marcelli Gang killed for acting without his orders. During Goku's fight with Saganbo, he continuously powers Saganbo up in an attempt to draw out Goku's true power, uncaring about the intense strain it's putting on Sangobo's body. When Saganbo keels over from PowerIncontinence, Moro mocks him for not being able to handle the power boost. Later on, when Vegeta begins to gain the upper hand in their fight, Moro devours Seven-Three for a power boost and kills Shimorekka so he doesn't interfere.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:The New Namek portion of his Saga ends in a decisive victory for Moro with him having succeeded in achieving all his goals up to that point. He's regained his true magical power, freed all the Galactic Prison inmates and made them his personal army, and beaten the heroes so decisively their only option is to abandon the planet to be devoured by him and run to regroup.]]
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: He's capable of breathing in space with no issue. [[spoiler:He intentionally exploits this by staying outside of Namek's atmosphere where Goku and Vegeta can't get at him, forcing the Grand Supreme Kai to fight him alone with Moro now at full power and thus strong enough his LogicalWeakness no longer troubles him.]]
* BatmanGambit: Moro seems very aware of the fact he's a OutsideContextProblem for the Z-Fighters, as a large number of his combat strategies rely on exploiting how they normally approach battles and turning them against them.
* BeastMan: He resembles an anthropomorphic [[GruesomeGoat goat]], including the beard. It goes well with his overall [[SatanicArchetype satanic motif]].
* BeardOfEvil: Fittingly for an EvilSorcerer designed to resemble a humanoid goat, he has quite the large beard. As he begins absorbing life energy and restoring his youth, the beard shrinks to a more manageable size. Upon completely draining New Namek of its energy, the beard disappears completely.
* BerserkButton: Anything relating to the Grand Supreme Kai. When a newly awakened Buu, who has unlocked the Grand Supreme Kai's memories, arrives on Planet Namek, Moro recognizes him as the Grand Supreme Kai and becomes so enraged that he breaks out of the restraining goo Merus trapped him in.
* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Goku ultimately has to come to this conclusion, after his attempt to spare him backfires catastrophically and Moro proves himself utterly irredeemable.]]
* BigBad: Of the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga.
* BishonenLine: As Moro drains life energy from others, his youth is gradually restored. Over the course of the saga, he goes from an anorexic, hunchbacked old man to a slender, well-built young man. [[spoiler:He crosses this even further upon [[DevourTheDragon devouring Seven-Three]], resulting in his face no longer resembling a goat, instead taking on a humanoid look akin to Cell's Perfect form. His ''actual'' final form, however, is the Earth itself, with him manifesting as his face and arms emerging from the crust, making him one of the most ''inhuman'' antagonists in the franchise.]]
* BondVillainStupidity: In typical Dragon Ball villain fashion. He doesn't bother to kill Goku and Vegeta after draining their energy because he believes they'll die soon anyway and are no longer of concern to him. Subverted, however, as Moro is more than ready when it turns out they ''did'' survive and even when he does spare them again (so he can keep feeding off them), he makes sure to keep powering up. [[spoiler:Likewise, in Chapter 62, he outright tells the Z-Fighters that he is deliberately trying to avoid killing them because he wants to feed on their energy. This gives Dende a chance to get to the Z-Fighters and heal them.]]
* BrainsEvilBrawnGood: Moro is extremely intelligent and cunning in contrast to the heroes, who typically rely on strength and martial capability to fight. This poses a problem, as Goku and Vegeta simply don't know how to deal with him because their previous villains relied primarily on a power edge rather than outsmarting them.
* BreathWeapon: Can fire ki blasts from his mouth.
* BroughtDownToBadass: At the cost of most of his divine power, the Grand Supreme Kai was able to seal Moro's magic away, but even after that he still proved very difficult to defeat by two beings rivaling Buu in power. Even fresh out of imprisonment and severely weakened, he's strong enough to easily overwhelm Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta with no effort, though Super Saiyan God Vegeta flattens him... though Moro quickly reveals he wasn't using his full strength either.
* CardCarryingVillain: Moro hates concepts such as peace and justice, believing that anyone who chooses to live a life of peace deserves to die, and his end goal was to create a galaxy where there was no law and order and criminals like him could go around doing whatever they wanted.
* TheChessmaster: One thing that makes Moro extremely dangerous and stand out from previous villains: he's an incredibly intelligent and competent planner. He's rarely the most powerful guy around, but wins by consistently remaining several steps ahead of the heroes throughout the arc with only a few things he could never have seen coming tripping him up. It turns out [[spoiler:he had an entire prison full of the single most dangerous criminals in the galaxy ready to join him from the get-go and just needed his third wish to set them free.]]
* TheCoatsAreOff: When Super Saiyan God Vegeta starts giving him trouble, Moro removes his cloak and decides to start fighting seriously.
* ColonyDrop: He's shown attacking Grand Supreme Kai and South Kai by telekinetically sending entire barrages of comets with ease.
* CombatPragmatist: Moro is a very underhanded fighter, exploiting his passive energy drain by feigning weakness until it's too late, preventing Goku and Vegeta from fighting him by waiting outside New Namek's atmosphere where they can't go, and swarming them with his army of minions while hanging back to drain their energy until they can't fight back. The only time Moro fights with anything resembling fair play is when he knows he's got the power advantage and can afford to. This poses a major issue for Goku and Vegeta, as their usual tactic of "level grind until we get strong enough to overpower them" isn't a viable option, as when Moro is overpowered, he simply changes strategies and makes up for the power difference with underhanded schemes.
* CompositeCharacter: Of Demon King Piccolo, Frieza, Cell, and Babidi. Like Demon King Piccolo, he starts the series extremely elderly but later regains his youth. Like Frieza, he desires to be a GalacticConquerer. Like Cell, he can absorb life energy from other beings. And like Babidi, he's a powerful wizard with a personal history against the Kais. [[spoiler:Also like how Cell absorbed Android 18 to reach his Perfect Form, he ends up absorbing the android Seven-Three by literally swallowing him whole, transforming him into a form that greatly resembles Cell's Perfect Form.]]
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: In general, Moro stands out majorly from previous villains in that he doesn't rely on strength and power, but intelligence and cunning. And unlike Imperfect Cell and Super Buu, rather than a means to grow stronger, he uses it as a means to win his battles outright. Unlike most villains whose reaction to someone stronger than them is a breakdown or RageQuit, Moro's is to change his strategy and outsmart his opponents. Similarly, while most villains are content with their strength and don't even entertain the notion of becoming stronger or that the heroes could pose a threat to them, Moro rarely underestimates his opponents and constantly looks to increase his own power. For specific examples:
** To Demon King Piccolo. Both characters are ancient villains who had been sealed away long before the events of the story, both characters are incredibly cunning [[TheChessmaster chessmasters]], both characters started off incredibly elderly but regained their youth, both characters sought to regain their youth and create a world where anarchy and chaos reigns, and both characters sought the Dragon Balls to see their goals realized. However, King Piccolo used the Dragon Balls to regain his youth while Moro regained his youth by simply draining the life out of planets and people and used the Dragon Balls [[spoiler:to free his fellow inmates from the Galactic Prison so he can have an army at his side]]. Ironically, Toyotaro even stated that Demon King Piccolo was the chief inspiration for Moro's character.
** To Frieza. Both characters are immensely powerful beings who are feared throughout Universe 7 and both characters sought to use the Namekian Dragon Balls for their sinister purposes. But while Frieza relied on his army to do most of the leg work, Moro was effective enough to search for the Dragon Balls by himself. Also, while Frieza ultimately failed to obtain a wish on the Dragon Balls, Moro managed to wish for the restoration of his full magic power as well as the second wish [[spoiler:of gaining an army (made of the Galactic Patrol prisoners) he can increase in power]]. Also, while Frieza never tried to become stronger and even when he did only got as strong as he thought he did then got complacent again, Moro is ''always'' powering himself up and even keeps doing so once he's firmly in the lead. Additionally, like Frieza, he had a lot of inherent strength and never trained a day in his life. However, while Frieza takes that in mind and tries to train to fight Goku, Moro just considers it a crutch.
** To Babidi. Both characters are powerful wizards with a personal grudge against the Kais, but that's where the similarities end. Moro is an imposing humanoid goat while Babidi is a diminutive insectoid figure. Babidi relied entirely on his magic to be an actual threat while Moro is a skilled fighter even without his magic. Moro is very intelligent and cunning while Babidi is [[StupidEvil very stupid and doesn't think things through]]. Babidi also relied on more powerful beings to aid him while Moro is an effective threat on his own. [[spoiler:Both characters lead an army of powerful warriors, but where Babidi relied on brainwashing to keep subordinates in line, Moro is charismatic enough that his minions are genuinely loyal to him.]]
* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:Stealing Merus's powers turns out to be this for him. While it empowers him greatly and gives him access to Ultra Instinct, it fails to allow him to overcome Goku and his body starts to break down because it cannot handle Merus's powers, allowing Goku to easily take the upper hand and kick around a bloated Moro. Unlike other victims of this trope though, he got around this and manages to enter a proper OneWingedAngel form.]]
** Unfortunately for him, [[spoiler:even this planet-sized form doesn't last very long and is significantly still weaker than UI Goku, and all the while Vegeta bluntly lays out that all Moro did by fusing with Earth was stall off the inevitable breakdown of his body, though now fused with Earth, ''Earth will go with him''. Thankfully, [[LogicalWeakness this can be undone by just destroying the energy crystal he drew power from containing Merus's essence]], and a HeroicSecondWind of Ultra Instinct plus [[BigDamnHeroes a blast from the past giving his energy]] are the one-two punch that ends up being Moro's undoing, and simultaneously makes his most powerful and dangerous form hilariously [[GlassCannon his most fragile and easy to destroy form at the same time]].]]
* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Giving Seven-Three a copy of his powers wasn't just to make him a powerful minion, it was as a contingency plan just in case someone managed to rob him of his power or he needed a power-up. When Vegeta manages to use Forced Spirit Fission to separate him from his stolen power, Moro swallows him whole to regain his power and grow even stronger than before.]]
* CurbStompBattle:
** After absorbing Goku and Vegeta's energy, Moro becomes strong enough to effortlessly beat both of them into the ground. The fight becomes so one-sided that Goku is forced to do something he rarely does: [[KnowWhenToFoldEm run from a fight.]] Unfortunately, he's lost so much energy that he can't even use Instant Transmission and Moro finishes them both by draining what's left of their energy. Only a timely rescue by Esca and the Namekian elder saves the both of them from certain death.
** A group of Namekian warriors fuse together to form a Super Namekian and charge at Moro from behind... only for Moro to impale him through the chest without even turning to look at him. Moro even hangs a sadistic lampshade on it to rub it in.
--->'''Moro:''' Was ''this'' your savior, by chance? Apologies. He was dead before I could see his face.
** Moro finally finds himself on the receiving end when he faces off against Majin Buu, who shrugs off everything the sorcerer tosses at him and kicks him around like a ragdoll. It's made worse by the fact that Moro's energy draining abilities are completely ineffective against Buu. Which is spectacularly ironic, as not only was Majin Buu first summoned by ''another'' evil wizard, Buu is capable of a different type of absorption. [[spoiler:Once he regains his full power, however, he wastes no time returning the favor.]]
** Chapter 62 can pretty much be called "Curb-Stomp Battle: The Chapter". [[spoiler:After absorbing Seven-Three, Moro proceeds to utterly steamroll through the Z-Fighters. He effortlessly beats Vegeta by using his own Big Bang Attack against him, viciously impales Goku through the chest, and one-shots Gohan, Piccolo, and the Androids. By the end, the only one left to fight him is Jaco, and the only reason he isn't killed on the spot is thanks to Merus stepping in to fight.]]
** In Chapter 64, [[spoiler:Moro finds himself on the receiving end of this trope again when Goku finally regains complete Ultra Instinct and Moro has been BroughtDownToBadass thanks to Merus. Unlike Jiren, Moro is unable to even touch Goku in combat and he is quickly reduced begging for his own life]]. In the following chapter [[spoiler:after Goku gives him a Senzu Bean to recover, Goku's still at an advantage, even with Moro's powers back alongside Merus', and would have actually won if he just killed him right then and there.]]
* CurbStompCushion:
** His fight with Vegeta. At first, Moro is able to hold his own against Super Saiyan Vegeta, effortlessly dodging his attacks and using his telekinesis to keep him at bay. The tables are turned, however, when Vegeta goes Super Saiyan God and shrugs off everything Moro throws at him. With his back against the wall, Moro decides to start fighting seriously and use the full extent of his magic. Subverted as it turned out that he was playing them the entire time: he was passively absorbing his and Goku's energy the entire time and by the time they realize it, they've lost so much energy they can't even transform. At that point, it goes into a straight CurbStompBattle on both and all they managed to accomplish is make Moro stronger.
** [[spoiler:Likewise his rematch with Vegeta in Chapter 61 has the two fighters even at first, but once Vegeta begins using his Force Spirit Fission technique to remove the energy Moro absorbed, Vegeta begins to gain the upper hand. But Moro turns the tables once again by absorbing Seven-Three, regaining the power he lost to Vegeta as well as gaining Seven-Three's copy ability. After which the fight turns into a straight CurbStompBattle with Moro being the decisive victor.]]
** [[spoiler:After stealing Merus's powers, Moro is able to go toe-to-toe with Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku. However, the stalemate doesn't last long because Moro's body starts to give in to Merus's Angelic power. That is, until Moro decides to fuse with the Earth.]]
** [[spoiler:While even fused with Earth he's no match for UI Goku in a head-on fight, the simple fact that he can't really be hurt by normal means and was unleashing a ManaDrain on the ENTIRE PLANET made it an uphill battle regardless, eventually doing what only ''Jiren'' (and in the manga only) before could and defeating UI Goku outright thanks to the aforementioned energy drain. However, all it takes is one solid punch to a singular weak point to end him.]]
* DiabolicalMastermind: Became this by [[spoiler:releasing the entire Galactic Patrol prison and becoming the leader of the galaxy's most dangerous criminals who stole the prison's resources and ships as they left]]. On top of this, he's one of the most intelligent and cunning ''Dragon Ball'' villains, often winning his battles through intelligence and well thought out schemes rather than brute force.
* DePower: [[spoiler:Merus uses a portion of his Angelic power during their brief fight during the finale of the arc to destroy the crystals Moro gained from Seven-Three, preventing him from copying any further.]] [[spoiler:A much more explosive ([[KilledOffForReal and lethal]]) depowering happens when Goku does the same to the final energy crystal Moro had that contained Merus's essence, causing him to explode like a volcanic eruption and disintegrate.]]
* DealWithTheDevil:
** Moro makes a deal with Cranberry where if Cranberry helped him gather the Namekian Dragon Balls and restore his magic, he would let Cranberry use the Dragon Balls to make a wish of his own. [[spoiler:Once his magic is restored, Moro kills Cranberry to make another wish.]]
** Chapter 50 reveals that [[spoiler:Moro made a deal with the other Galactic Patrol prisoners where he would use the Dragon Balls to free them and share his power with them.]]
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Deconstructed: [[spoiler:after merging with the Earth, he's so full of energy that if he's killed he'll detonate in a ''galaxy busting'' blast. Shattering his forehead crystal (releasing Merus's essence) causes a SuperpowerMeltdown, resulting in his physical manifestation exploding like a volcano erupting as he dies, but otherwise minimizes the damage.]]
* DevourTheDragon: [[spoiler:After Vegeta's new ability proves an effective counter to his energy draining abilities, Moro swallows Seven-Three whole and merges with him for a power-up.]]
* DirtyCoward: He gleefully kills people and drains their life without a flicker of remorse, destroys several planets, openly declares that he can eat and destroy whoever and whatever he wants, and does everything in his power to kill Goku and everyone on Earth. But when [[spoiler:he's overwhelmed by Goku in his perfected Ultra Instinct form and beaten into submission, he completely loses his shit, begging Goku for mercy and pleading for his life]].
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Downplayed. In the final moments before his end, Moro's facial features decay the Seven-Three looks of his BishonenLine transformation into a hideous mutation of his original goat-like visage, even resembling his old and decrepit face in a way, just hopelessly mutated and breaking down.]]
* EvilCounterpart: In essence, Moro is a [[ShadowArchetype far more sinister and horrifying take]] on Goku's BigEater and BloodKnight tendencies. Like Goku, Moro has a massive appetite and is thrilled at the prospect of getting stronger and fighting powerful opponents. However, Goku gets stronger through rigorous training while Moro gains strength by draining the life force from planets and people. One of Moro's signature moves is basically a villainous version of Goku's SpiritBomb, where he gathers all the life force around him into a sphere of energy. However, while Goku only takes a tiny bit of energy from people around him, Moro drains the surroundings dry, his victims withering up and dying. Both characters are incredibly charismatic and have gathered a following of loyal allies, but Goku genuinely cares about his friends and family while Moro is a sociopath who regards his allies as disposable tools.
* {{Expy}}:
** Of Demon King Piccolo, by Creator/{{Toyotaro}}'s own admission. Moro's intent as a character is to be an irredeemable villain that could never turn good, and Toyotaro compared him with Demon King Piccolo in this regard.
** His role in the plot also makes him a blatant expy of Sealas from Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission. [[spoiler:As a villain with ties to the Galactic Patrol who achieves his final form by fusing with an android capable of copying the abilities of others. Bonus points for Seven-Three likely being a re-used concept design for Sealas himself, whose concept designs Toyotaro said would be used as minor characters in the arc.]]
** His Seven-Three form is also similar to Perfect Cell - as a being capable of copying everyone's powers and using them against everyone. Goku's method of [[spoiler:giving him a Senzu Bean]] is almost similar to Cell - although he was using it as a means to spare him, while back with Cell, he wanted an even fight with Gohan. Even then, Goku's toying with Moro was almost similar to Gohan's toying with Cell, and Moro even had [[spoiler:a super powerful form that was hard for him to control]]. And to top it off, they [[spoiler:turn to a grotesque version as an attempt to destroy the Earth once and for all, with Moro fusing with Earth while Cell reverted to his Semi-Perfect form and attempted a self-destruct attack. However, in Moro's case, the potential explosion is a bonus, as he actually ''is'' stronger that way]].
* EvilIsBigger: Moro is an extremely evil wizard who towers over Vegeta and Goku. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven in his final form in which he [[OneWingedAngel merges with the Earth]]. While his manifestation is the size of a mountain, he's ''literally'' the Earth itself. The only character bigger than him is Infinite Zamasu, and even then it's unclear if he counts due to being immaterial by that point.]]
* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:Betrays and murders Cranberry after gaining his full power.]]
* EvilSorcerer: He uses magic to absorb life energy from planets and their inhabitants.
* FatalFlaw: Gluttony and Pride. Moro is a competent schemer, but he's primarily motivated by his hunger for life force, which sometimes causes him to sacrifice pragmatism for a chance at becoming stronger. Also, Moro tends to get cocky and underestimate his opponents. Downplayed compared to other villains as he's still smart enough to temper this. Instances of this include:
** In his first fight with Vegeta, Moro believes he has Vegeta on the ropes and explains his goal to use the Dragon Balls to restore the full extent of his magic... which is exactly what Vegeta wanted as he quickly reveals he's been holding back and promptly beats Moro into the ground. But then Moro reveals he's been passively draining Vegeta and Goku's energy, allowing him to turn the tables.
** After his first fight with Goku and Vegeta, after draining both of their life force, he doesn't bother to make sure they're dead, confident that they'll die soon. Goku and Vegeta are promptly rescued by Esca and the Namekian Elder.
** When Goku and Vegeta are forced to retreat from Planet Namek, Moro doesn't chase after them as he wants them to grow stronger and give him more life force to drain. However, this is subverted when he later finds out they are training. Rather than rest on laurels, Moro decides to spend the next two months devouring planets and getting stronger as well.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's calm and civilized, but it's clear that he views everyone else as lesser beings than him.
* GatheringSteam: Moro passively absorbs energy as he fights, thus Moro gradually grows stronger while his opponent grows weaker.
* GeniusBruiser: Moro isn't just a powerful fighter and sorcerer, he's an exceptionally intelligent strategist. Many of Moro's victories in the arc are not the result of brute strength, but because he's always five steps ahead of his opponents and can improvise when something goes wrong. [[spoiler:By chapter 50, he's got an army of the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy, all loyal to him. He also made sure to keep a 'back up' inside Seven-Three just in case. By the end of the arc, he's managed to become powerful enough to ''at least'' rival Jiren in power (due to being able to keep up with Ultra Instinct Goku) without losing his intelligence.]]
* GeniusLoci: [[spoiler:Moro, due to being unable to utilize Merus's power correctly, merges [[OneWingedAngel with the Earth]].]]
* GreatEscape: [[spoiler:It turns out his plan all along and his third wish was to shut down the Galactic Prison's power and set the entire prison's free. This gives him a huge army composed of the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy, now loyal to him.]]
* HealingFactor: [[spoiler:After absorbing Seven-Three, who had copied Piccolo's abilities, he can use Piccolo's regeneration ability, regrowing an arm after having it blown off by Goku's Kamehameha.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:Killed Merus by forcing him to break his limits and use his true power that causes him to cease to exist in the end after Merus sealed his copy abilities.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** In chapter 62, [[spoiler:Vegeta manages to gain the upper hand by using his new Forced Spirit Fission to forcibly remove the energy Moro has absorbed from countless planets and people, effectively draining him like he drained so many.]]
** In chapter 64, [[spoiler:Losing to his fight with the newly completed Ultra Instinct Goku, Moro attempts to use his fire pillars to distract Goku so he can attack from behind. Goku, without even looking, kicks him into one of his fire pillars, severely burning him and blowing off one of his arms.]]
* HumiliationConga: Chapter 64 is one long humiliation conga for him. [[spoiler:After Goku completes Ultra Instinct, Moro, whose copy abilities were sealed by Merus, finds himself on the receiving end of a ''brutal'' CurbStompBattle with Goku dodging everything he can throw at him and even kicking him into one of his energy pillars. By the time the chapter ends, Moro's pride has been so thoroughly shattered that he's reduced to pathetically begging for his life.]]
* IndyPloy: Moro's intelligence doesn't just extend to long term planning, but short term as well. One reason he constantly comes out on top is he's smart enough to analyze a situation on the fly and come up with plans to turn the tables.
* InvincibleVillain: Rivals Goku Black in this regard. Moro has never lost a serious fight in the arc and anytime he's on the brink of defeat, he always finds a way to snatch victory. [[spoiler:It takes Ultra Instinct Goku, Vegeta, the combined energy of the Z-Fighters, and the God Ki of the Grand Supreme Kai still within Uub to ''finally'' kill him.]]
* {{Irony}}:
** Moro, the Planet Eater, [[spoiler:ends up merging with planet Earth, essentially becoming a living planet.]]
** [[spoiler:For a villain who constantly desires energy to feed upon, Moro's own undoing is resulted from consuming energy that is beyond his control.]]
** [[DiabolicalMastermind One of the smartest villains in the entire franchise]], whose sheer threat came from his intelligence and capacity to plan ahead and swindle the heroes when they try to handle things the usual way and driven by a goal of ruling the universe as an immortal godslayer and consuming souls for eternity... [[spoiler:dies an AlmightyIdiot with about a minute left to live anyway before he exploded, completely unable to even comprehend what he's doing anymore, can't even devour much more energy because he's about to pop, and finally had his final moments boil down to being simply outmuscled and overwhelmed in a BrawlerLock by ''Goku'', IdiotHero incarnate.]]
*** For further irony on the above, [[spoiler:it all happened after being completely overwhelmed by UI Goku and being forced to resort to stealing Merus's powers to save his own ass, after so many times previously leaving the heroes in hopeless situations where they only narrowly escaped. His own final trump card ended up dooming him completely, with Vegeta even mentioning during the final battle that Moro's death is inevitable - he's just too insane to care anymore that he'll die too.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: While [[HeroAntagonist Jiren]] and [[AntiVillain Broly]] were treated seriously, the conflicts with both characters ended on peaceful terms. Moro's introduction to the series brings a level of darkness not seen since the Future Trunks Saga, with the saga opening with a flashback showing Moro draining the life out of an entire planet and its inhabitants. Moro's introduction also features graphic levels of violence not seen since the ''Z'' era, with characters dying in gruesome ways.
* LackOfEmpathy: Moro has no empathy for anyone but himself. To him, other beings, enemy and ally alike, are either tools to be used and discarded, food sources, or both.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Moro kills his henchman Saganbo by forcibly overloading his body with power until he collapses from a SuperpowerMeltdown. [[spoiler:He himself is on the receiving end when he can't contain Merus's Angelic power which causes his body to expand beyond control. Goku even lampshades this to him.]]
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:After utterly snapping during final battle with him, he's reduced to this and incapable of speech.]]
* LeanAndMean: When first introduced, Moro is incredibly anorexic due to being imprisoned and unable to feed. As he begins draining the life out of Planet Namek, he starts to gain some muscle tone, but is still skinnier than the average ''Dragon Ball'' villain.
* LifeDrinker: Moro is an immortal wizard that has existed since the old days before Majin Buu's rampage, millions of years ago, and he obtains power by absorbing the life force of planets and people. During the ''Galactic Patrol'' saga, he regains his youth the more he stays on Planet Namek and the more he fights Goku, Vegeta and the Namekians; he starts with a BadassBeard and looking like a crouched old man, and ends as a young goat-man with no beard whatsoever.
* LightningBruiser: Despite his age and his weakened state, Moro is surprisingly agile for someone of his size, effortlessly dodging Vegeta's attacks. His telekinesis is powerful enough to send Vegeta flying like a ragdoll. And he is also quite physically strong despite his slim figure.

** His fighting style relies on draining his opponent to increase his own strength. This means someone with a low power level but a technology that can affect him can fare better than someone with a high power level. Furthermore, things like magic or abilities considered unusual from the universes standards are immune to this, such as Majin Buu. [[spoiler:Once he's at full power it's no longer a problem, but it later returns when Vegeta returns from Yardrat with a new technique that allows him to forcibly remove his energy. Moro can drain it, but he can't drain an enemy who can passively undo it with just regular attacks.]]
** [[spoiler:Merging with the Earth means that the entire planet is his body, and thus Vegeta can use Forced Spirit Fission on Moro just by punching the ground. While Moro is so powerful by that point it no longer hard counters him, it ''does'' allow Vegeta to weaken him and make him vulnerable so Goku can finish him off.]]
* MagicKnight: He's a powerful physical fighter even if he prefers using magic.
* ManaDrain: Not only can he eat the life energy of a planet, he can passively absorb the ki of his opponents. By the time Goku and Vegeta realize he's doing it, it's too late and he's already drained so much of their energy they can't transform. He can also ''eat'' ki attacks.
* TheManTheyCouldntHang: The Galactic Patrol has tried to execute him, but he's too powerful for any of their attempts to work. [[spoiler:As a result of this, Jaco tells Vegeta to go ahead and kill him if he's capable of it, as Moro already had the death penalty.]]
* MightyGlacier: While Moro is a powerful LightningBruiser, he's at first this compared to Goku's Ultra-Instinct Omen. Goku is faster, dodging Moro's dangerous energy drain and landing a lot of his attacks, but Moro take little damage from these attacks nonetheless thanks to his sheer durability, and can simply wait it out for Goku to get tired, since he deduced that the form isn't easy to maintain for his enemy. As Moro reveals his true power while Goku's weaken because of the stamina-draining effect of the form, the speed difference becomes less and less of an issue, and Moro ultimately win the fight with only a bruise on his stomach, while Goku is battered and bloodied.
** Vegeta then turn this trope on its head during his own fight against Moro. While Moro is strong enough to easily shrug off Vegeta's mighty attacks at first, his tendency to simply let attacks harmlessly bounce off him leave him vulnerable to the Forced Spirit Fission, and he's brought to his knees. After recovering from that, he's more careful about not getting hit by an attack that he can dodge.
* MindOverMatter: Has powerful telekinesis. In his prime, he was able to casually rain down ''comets'' during his fight with the Grand Supreme Kai.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: [[spoiler:After merging with the Earth, he's capable of spawning innumerable limbs to attack with as many limbs as he wants to.]]
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: When Goku locks onto him to Instant Transmission to teleport to him, he's shocked to find Moro instantly senses this, something no one else has ever done. He is also capable of sensing the energy of inanimate objects like the Dragon Balls, a feat previously unseen in the series.
* OmnicidalManiac: Moro views everything that's not him as food for him to consume, and intends to continue devouring planet after planet for all eternity.
* OneWingedAngel:
** [[spoiler:After devouring Seven-Three, he transforms into a mash-up of himself and the android, far stronger than before.]]
** [[spoiler:After being beaten by Ultra Instinct Goku and proving incapable of handling Merus's power in his normal body, Moro merges with the Earth itself.]]
* OutGambitted: Does this to Vegeta. Vegeta thought he'd outsmarted Moro and tricked him into revealing his plans, but in reality, Moro was playing him and Goku the entire time: he was secretly absorbing their energy the entire time and all Vegeta's talking and getting Moro to talk did was giving him more time to do just that. By the time they realize it, he'd eaten so much of their energy they can't even go ''base Super Saiyan''.
-->'''Moro:''' To borrow a phrase from you...I was hiding ''my'' true intent.
* OutsideContextProblem:
** One reason he gives Goku and Vegeta so much trouble is because Moro is so drastically different than anyone they've fought before, and actively uses how they expect him to act against them. Unlike every previous main villain, Moro isn't a threat because of sheer power (at full power Goku and Vegeta in Blue could beat him in a straight fight, at least at the level he's at on New Namek), but because of his strange abilities which he is extremely proficient in using effectively and [[TheChessmaster his strategic intelligence]]. As a result, their attempts to fight him like previous villains backfire catastrophically because they simply don't work on him. This is best shown with Vegeta's first fight with him: he 'starts slow' in lower forms and works his way up to his strongest as is often the way fights are done... and this played completely into Moro's hand and let him slowly drain their energy until they ''can't'' assume a form that can beat Moro. Both Goku and Vegeta finally realize this is indeed the case with Moro and that their normal tactics simply can't work on him. [[spoiler:To that end, Goku decides to train under Merus in hopes of achieving Ultra Instinct while Vegeta heads to planet Yardrat to learn a technique to help him defeat Moro.]]
** [[spoiler:Moro merging with the ''Earth'' creates this problem: not only is he far from a conventional villain anymore, but by becoming one with the planet, he can't be killed in a conventional manner without destroying the Earth, which would also set off a galaxy-wide explosion.]]
* PhysicalGod: He's so immensely powerful that he was giving a CurbStompBattle to South Supreme Kai and Grand Supreme Kai at the same time, and this was a Grand Supreme Kai who would've been able to easily take out Buu. The only way the Grand Supreme Kai was able to beat him was to permanently sacrifice the majority of his power into one attack to seal him away. [[spoiler:Moro becomes even more powerful when he's able to fight off and win against Goku and the Dragon Team eons later, after reaching his prime status and then going even beyond that after absorbing Seven-Three.]]
* PlanetEater: Steals the life energy of entire planets and literally consumes it to increase his already massive strength, being essentially able to do what the Tree of Might could ''naturally''. He did this to 320 planets before being stopped. It's also his RedBaron title. It turns out he doesn't even have to absorb the energy to weaponize it.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** Moro doesn't like killing strong people immediately because if he kills them, he can't feed on their energy and spares his opponents a few times so they can recover and become his meal a second time. He's also pragmatic enough, however, to keep powering himself up just in case they ''do'' come back stronger than before.
** [[spoiler:It's obvious he doesn't give a damn about anyone except himself, but he treats his army of galactic criminals rather well because they're useful to him, especially because his power set [[SupportPartyMember is even more effective when he has minions to employ it alongside]]. The moment it's more advantageous to kill them than keep them alive, he does so, and flat out states that they're a resource he can easily get more of if they die.]]
* PowerCopying: [[spoiler:He gains this power after devouring and merging with Seven-Three. Unlike Seven-Three, who can only use copied powers for thirty minutes, Moro can use the powers permanently. However, he loses the ability to copy new powers after his brief bout with Merus, at the cost of Merus' existence.]]
* PowerIncontinence: Moro falls victim to this [[spoiler:after absorbing Merus' powers. His body cannot contain said power and he ends up mutating and merging with Earth as a result]].
* RapePillageAndBurn: Without the first one, obviously, but [[spoiler:once he gets his army of the worst criminals in the universe, they go on a rampage across space, pillaging anything of value, slaughtering the inhabitants, and finally Moro devours the planet's life force]].
* RazorSharpHand: If he's not trying to drain your life force, then he's running his hand through your chest.
* RedBaron: 'Planet Eater' Moro.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Moro's name (which can be alternatively spelled as "Molo") presumably comes from Moloch, the name of a Canaanite deity.
* {{Sadist}}: Moro commits mass murder on planetary scales and enjoys every second of it.
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:After merging with the Earth, a combination of undergoing a major VillainousBreakdown, going mad with power, and just general rising frustration with Goku, causes Moro to become increasing unhinged and insane until he can't even ''speak'' anymore.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: After being defeated by the Grand Supreme Kai, the Galactic Patrol tried to execute him. Since they didn't have anything with enough juice to really hurt him, they instead imprisoned him for life. His power has finally begun to return, allowing him to escape. This actually weakened him immensely, and his desired wish on the Dragon Balls is to have his full power restored.
* SignatureMove: Seems to have a preference for impaling people on his arm.
* TheSociopath: Moro has all the traits of a classic sociopath. He's utterly devoid of empathy or remorse, views others as either fuel for his powers or tools to be used and discarded, incredibly arrogant, highly intelligent and charismatic.
* StoryBreakerPower: He can drain the life force of anything and he's really competent and intelligent on using such tactics too - toying with his foes as well. He's even forced Goku and Vegeta to surrender several times as well, which is something that they normally don't do. The only instance of him in a disadvantage was against Majin Buu/Grand Supreme Kai... at first, but then he regained his powers and that weakness flew right out the window. Then when he wishes to free various powerful and dangerous prisoners, he can even grant those powers onto them as well, making them ridiculously strong compared to the likes of Goku and Vegeta. [[spoiler:Not even Ultra Instinct is enough to defeat him, and for the heroes to push him into a corner, Vegeta had to basically reverse his draining ability, and even ''then'' Moro performs a DevourTheDragon on Seven-Three, regaining the power he lost and gaining Seven-Three's copy ability. And unlike Seven-Three, he's not bound by a 30-minute time limit. Also, copying Vegeta's power means he can use Forced Spirit Fission, making both the Fusion Dance and Potara Earrings useless to use against him. Then Moro decides to one-up that by reattaching the severed hand containing Merus' data, giving the wizard the powers of an Angel on top of his own abilities. Worse, when the power becomes too much to handle, Moro merges with planet Earth.]]
* StrongAndSkilled: Once he regains his full power and has drained enough energy to fight the heroes on an even level, he becomes this and is all the more dangerous for it.
* SuperEmpowering: Moro can empower others with his magic, which he uses to [[spoiler:empower the Galactic Patrol prisoners for their fight with Goku and Vegeta. However, if Moro gives away too much power to one individual, it can cause PowerIncontinence as Sangobo learns the hard way.]]
* SuperpowerLottery: While Moro is a capable fighter in his own right, the wizard's true strength comes from his ability to manipulate life energy. Even with the bulk of his magic sealed, Moro is exceptionally powerful. Moro can absorb the life of other beings and entire planets, adding it to his already immense strength. Moro can also directly weaponize the life energy of the planet he's on for both offensive and defensive purposes and because this technique comes from the energy of the planet rather than his own, he can use this technique until the planet itself dies, providing Moro a potentially unlimited source of energy. Moro's ability to sense energy is the most advanced shown in the series as he can not only sense the energy of beings from vast distances, but can also tell when someone's sensing his energy and can sense the energy of inanimate objects such as the Dragon Balls. Moro's most dangerous ability, however, is that he can passively drain an opponent's energy while fighting, allowing him to grow stronger and overtake his opponent if a fight drags on for too long. Moro can also impart a bit of his power to others to make them stronger. [[spoiler:Moro can also swallow other beings whole and gain their abilities. After devouring Seven-Three, Moro gains his ability to copy the powers of others and unlike Seven-Three, he isn't restricted by a 30-minute time limit.]]
* SuperpowerMeltdown:
** [[spoiler:Copying Merus's powers results in this, as Moro's body isn't conditioned to handle Ultra Instinct or Merus's other Angelic powers and begins to distort and threaten to rip itself apart.]]
** [[spoiler:After merging with the Earth, his power continues to go out of control, threatening a galaxy-busting explosion. By this point, Moro is too insane and focused on destroying Goku to ''care'' anymore. This trope ultimately results in Moro's death, as when Goku shatters his forehead crystal and releases Merus's essence he'd absorbed, it results in Moro destabilizing and exploding like an erupting volcano.]]
* SupportPartyMember: His energy draining abilities allow him to act as this. Moro's control over his energy drain is precise enough that he can choose who he wants to drain, allowing him to weaken enemies while keeping allies at full strength. [[spoiler:During the fight with the Galactic Prisoners, Goku and Vegeta dominate the fight at first, but Moro begins draining their energy, allowing the prisoners to gain the upper hand.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Not initially.[[spoiler:But near the end of Goku's fight with Moro, Moro suddenly absorbs Seven-Three for a more humanized transformation, with the ability to use others' techniques and attempts to blow himself up when he's about to lose is ''extremely'' similar to Cell.]]
* TimeAbyss: Faced the Supreme Kais Ten Million Years ago, well before their clash with Majin Buu. The amount of life force he's eaten is the reason for this. This makes him the oldest known villain in the series.
* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: In Chapter 50, Moro states that his ultimate goal is to create an ideal galaxy where he is free to consume planets as he wishes and peace doesn't exist. [[spoiler:And once Moro has his army of criminals, they go on a galaxy-wide rampage, with his minions looting planets of their resources before letting Moro devour its life force.]]
* UltimateLifeForm: Moro considers himself the "supreme being" in the universe, boasting that he can eat and destroy the creations of Gods as he pleases. [[spoiler:Goku has none of it and kicks his ass into submission.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Despite Moro's calmness and arrogance, he is prone to flying into a rage when his opponent manages to turn the tables against him but never quite reaching a full breakdown due to his penchant for having back up plans and sheer pragmatism. [[spoiler:This ends when he faces Goku and his completed Ultra Instinct. Even after powering up to MAX, using all his magic and having Seven-Three's abilities, Moro is utterly powerless against Goku's new form. He's reduced to screaming in anger and then later has the gall to beg for mercy when it's obvious that he can't win anymore. Even after he regained the advantage by [[OneWingedAngel merging to the Earth]], it's clear he's completely lost it and by the time he's killed has gone completely insane to the point he can't even speak anymore.]]
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: {{Defied}}. Moro is constantly absorbing energy and getting stronger, and prepares for the final battle [[spoiler:on Earth]] by seeking out and devouring as many planets as possible because he knows Goku and Vegeta are training as well. Sure enough, by the time Goku comes to fight him on Earth, he's become strong enough to overwhelm Ultra Instinct Sign [[spoiler:and manages to win. After merging with the Earth, he even manages to do what even Jiren couldn't: defeat Ultra Instinct Goku.]]. Notably, this makes him unique among ''Dragon Ball'' villains, as most are blind to the possibility of the heroes overtaking them once they've got the edge.
* VillainousLegacy: His rampage forced the Grand Supreme Kai to sacrifice most of his power to seal him away, leaving the Supreme Kais vulnerable to Majin Buu's rampage, as before that sacrifice the Grand Supreme Kai would've been more than strong enough to defeat Buu singlehandedly.
* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:When Moro is overwhelmed by Goku and his Completed Ultra Instinct powers, Moro has the ''sheer nerve'' to beg Goku for mercy and pleads with the Saiyan not to kill him, despite doing everything in his power several seconds ago to murder Goku and the rest of the Earth.]]
* WeHaveReserves: His attitude towards his men. [[spoiler:Among other things, he pumps Saganbo full of energy and forces him to fight Goku until he undergoes a SuperpowerMeltdown and drops dead and eats Seven-Three alive for a power boost.]] He even flat-out tells Goku as such after [[spoiler:Saganbo's death]], much to the latter's outrage.
-->'''Goku:''' Wasn't he your friend...?\\
'''Moro:''' My friend? I have no friends-- those were my soldiers. They may be gone, but I can always collect more.
* WeakButSkilled: Downplayed in that Moro isn't ''weak'' per se, but unlike the majority of ''Dragon Ball's'' villains who rely on raw strength to overpower their opponents, Moro relies on his strange magical abilities and his deceptive cunning to win. Many of his victories throughout the saga are due to him constantly outwitting his opponents with clever underhanded strategies.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer:
** Moro's primary power is absorbing life energy. While other villains such as Androids 19 and 20 and Cell used a similar ability solely in the most obvious manner, Moro is ''very'' clever with this ability and one reason he keeps winning is ''how many'' different uses he's found for it. From weaponizing a planet's life energy directly to [[spoiler:channeling it to others for a power boost to support his minions]], it's actually shockingly versatile.
** Ultimately subverted. While it is his best ability, it's not his ''only'' one, something he's pointed out in the past. [[spoiler:Thus when Goku and Vegeta find ways around it, he's not harmless.]]
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:After stealing Merus's powers and his body is unable to contain it, Moro's sanity starts eroding away until he's a mindless monster that could not even speak comprehensively.]]
* WizardsFromOuterSpace: He's an alien wizard.
* WouldHurtAChild: When confronted with Goku and Vegeta on New Namek, his first act is to telekinetically grab a Namekian child. Not as a hostage, but as ''food'', though Vegeta saves him.
* WrongContextMagic: Moro is ''very'' different from anyone else in that his threat is ''not'' dependent on his own ki or power, as immense as it is. Rather, he can weaponize the energy of the planet he's ''standing on'', and its only limit is how long the planet survives. He can also passively ManaDrain his opponents and his magic in general makes him an extremely dangerous foe, as opposed to previous energy absorbing villains who required actually attacking their foe or being attacked to use it. [[spoiler:It's also very useful for powering up his minions.]] He can also do things like [[spoiler:''merge with Earth''.]]
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: [[spoiler:Upon learning that Dende is coming to heal the Z-Fighters via Piccolo's telepathy, he throws up a barrier to prevent him from interfering and to keep the heroes from escaping.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Once he has his full strength back, he instantly impales Cranberry and kills him. Considering he wished to shut down the Galactic Patrol prison to free some of the most dangerous criminals, he probably considered them far more valuable than Cranberry anyways.]]

[[folder:Cranberry]]
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A former member of the Frieza Force who joins Moro in his quest. He was a deserter who got captured by Galactic Patrol many years ago. Introduced in the Galactic Patrol saga.

* AscendedExtra: Cranberry is the one goon that was defeated by a Namekian warrior and then kicked off to the ocean by Zarbon (chapter 253 of ''Dragon Ball''), making his return an impressive surprise.
* AssholeVictim: Unlike Moro's other victims, Cranberry gets absolutely no sympathy for what he's done considering that he helped Moro slaughter many Namekians to gather the Dragon Balls and he mercilessly killed Grand Elder Moori.
* DangerousDeserter: He was captured by the Galactic Patrol at one point in time, and he is a survivor from Namek.
* EdibleThemeNaming: '''Cranberry''', named after a fruit like all of Frieza' soldiers.
* EliteMook: He was an elite soldier in Frieza's army, with a power that seemed to exceed 1,000.
* HeroKiller: He kills Moori, the Namekian Grand Elder in cold blood.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Moro kills him by impaling him from behind once his full power is restored and [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness thus Cranberry's usefulness is over]].]]
* LoopholeAbuse: Cranberry was revived back on Namek by Shenron because the wish specified to bring back people "killed by Freeza and his men", and Cranberry was killed by Zarbon's kick.

[[folder:Saganbo]]
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Saganbo is an ally of Moro and the leader of an army of vile criminals formerly imprisoned by the Galactic Patrol.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Pumped full of energy by Moro until his muscles swell beyond capacity until eventually his internal organs rupture, causing him to cough up a torrent of blood and keel over dead. It's like something out of '90s ''DBZ''.]]
* TheDeterminator: Despite being outclassed by Goku even in his powered up state, he simply will not stay down. [[spoiler:Until his body fails him beyond repair.]]
* TheDragon: To Moro. As Saganbo is Moro's most loyal lieutenant and main supporter.
* TheNoseless: Like Krillin and Chiaotzu, he has no nose.
* NumberTwo: Saganbo serves as Moro's right-hand man and second-in-command of the Galactic Patrol Prisoners.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Moro, since the sorcerer made him feel powerful and free for the first time in his life. He continues fighting for Moro long after his body started to fail him.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Once he overloads from the energy that Moro gives him, Moro discards him due to not being able to fight Goku anymore.]]

[[folder:Shimorekka]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:I've got a message from Lord Moro: traitors on their own are dispensable. His words, not mine.]]
One of Saganbo's henchmen, an infamous brigade of Galactic Bandits arrested by Merus. He is small and is the second in command.

* DepravedDwarf: He is very small, and is a depraved criminal that raid planets for Moro to consume.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Killed off very nonchalantly by Moro when he arrives to absorb Seven-Three. Shimorekka's sudden incineration [[VillainousFriendship does seem to affect the usually stoic Seven-Three, however]].]]
* KidWithTheRemoteControl: He commands the much stronger Seven-Three.
* ReusedCharacterDesign: His similarity with Fin from ''[[Characters/DragonBallHeroesVillains Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' is remarkable.
%%* TheRival: To Jaco. They have similar proportions and can be seen fighting one-on-one.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He is killed by Moro so he wouldn't interfere with his absorption of Seven-Three.]]

[[folder:Yunba]]
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One of Saganbo's henchmen, an infamous brigade of Galactic Bandits arrested by Merus. He is big in both stature and [[BigEater appetite]].

* AmbiguouslyRelated: As of now, there is no confirmation he is related to Botamo's race, but the similarity is clearly there.
* BigEater: Yunba never heard of Earth, but he is quite interested in knowing if they have yummy treats. He had nothing but stinking bar things since he escaped from prison thanks to Moro.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While he seems to have a clumsy-looking, ungraceful fighting style, Krillin notes that his strikes are much sharper than he expected.
* TheRival: To Krillin. They clash on the Lookout when Yunba, Shimorekka and Seven-Three first warp to Earth, and again in the jungle when the entire Moro Corps invade.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of Botamo from Universe 6. He is a big bear humanoid with similar powers, only that instead of being yellow he looks more like a panda.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=OG73-I/Seven-Three=]]]
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A prisoner of the Galactic Patrol left free by Moro.
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* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:As revealed through Moro, his PowerCopying is reliant on his crystals, so if they are destroyed, he won't be able to copy anything. Later, it's revealed that destroying his head crystal would have instantly killed him (which is what did Moro in).]]
* AmbiguouslyRelated: As of now, there is no confirmation he is related to Hit's unnamed race, but the similarity is clearly there. While revealed as an artificial life form, is unknown if his creators took the base model from Hit's race.
* ArtificialHuman: He's an artificial lifeform created on an alien planet.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: [=OG73-I=] is an extremely dangerous fighter with an accumulation of stolen abilities. [[spoiler:Later, a multitude of him are easily killed. Justified as it's stated Seven-Three had had time to develop that the other models didn't and Granola knew about his AchillesHeel ahead of time.]]
* CurbstompCushion: After getting stomped into the ground by a serious Gohan, Seven-Three reveals his ''other'' secret power to hold the combat data of up to three copied beings. In this case, Moro's combat data, which he uses to quickly turn the tides.
* DittoFighter: He can copy the abilities of any life form he touches with a time limit of 30 minutes, with his infinite stamina giving him an advantage. He can store the abilities of up to 3 life forms at a time.
* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:Moro eats him alive to absorb him after Vegeta's Forced Spirit Fission proves capable of defeating him.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** The story frames him as one to Hit, due to being associated with similar members to the Universe 6 team (a Metal Man and a bear fighter).
** More directly, he serves as a rival to Piccolo after he absorbs his powers and techniques. The two are totally evenly matched at first, but Seven-Three wins out thanks to his unlimited stamina.
* {{Expy}}: Of Cacao, a member of Turles's Crusher Corps. Like Cacao, Seven-Three is the robotic member of a band of SpacePirates that consume planets, with Moro's energy-draining on planets and power-boost towards his minions not being dissimilar to the Tree of Might and its fruit.
* EyeBeams: One of the attacks he shows capable of doing are energy beams from his eyes, which he uses to kill survivors from Planet Zoon.
* LogicalWeakness:
** He can only copy one power at once, even if he copied multiple people. [[spoiler:Thus even if he's copied both of his opponent's powers, he can only match them one at a time, not ''together''. Gohan and Piccolo figured this out and use team attacks to overwhelm him.]]
** [[spoiler:Moro's power is very broken, but it relies on absorbing ki. Thus Android 17 and 18, who have infinite energy engines that don't rely on ki, aren't affected by it, and unlike Moro, Seven-Three isn't powerful enough to just overpower them, which is exactly why Piccolo and Gohan called them in.]]
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: During his fight with Gohan, he uses Piccolo's lesser-known ability to grow into a giant. Gohan proceeds to dismantle him even quicker than before as he only creates more blind spots to be exploited.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:The beginning of the Granolah the Survivor Saga reveals he survived Moro's death by his cells regenerating themselves.]]
* PerpetualMotionMonster: Similar to Gero's Androids, Seven-Three possesses inexhaustible stamina.
* NotSoStoic: Like many cold villains in the series, he undergoes a noticeable VillainousBreakdown as he loses the advantage, though he isn't vocal about it. [[spoiler:However, [[OhCrap his stoicism is shattered when Moro comes to devour him]]. He also expresses shock when Moro casually kills Shimorekka.]]
* PowerCopying: He can copy someone's powers for up to thirty minutes by touching the back of their neck. [[spoiler:Moro let him copy his powers as a contingency plan so he could consume him and become even stronger if Goku or Vegeta somehow managed to beat him.]]
* TheQuietOne: An archetypal strong-and-silent warrior. He has only been seen responding to orders given by Shimorekka. He has not once initiated a conversation on–panel.
* TheRival: To Piccolo and Gohan. Seven-Three's absorption of Piccolo's techniques forces the Namekian to team up with his half-Saiyan apprentice to defeat the artificial being.
* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler:Moro devours him whole to absorb him and try to regain the edge on Vegeta after his Forced Spirit Fission proves too much for him to handle.]]
* YouAreNumberSix: Only known by his prison cell number, 73.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bikkura Quiotur]]

A member of Saganbo's convict crew who is a Metal Man like Auta Magetta.
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* EvilCounterpart: To Auta Magetta, the Metal Man member of the Universe 6 team.
* PunnyName: His name is a play on the Japanese phrase for "Be surprised".
* TheRival: To Tien and Chiaotzu. They fight when the Moro Corps invade Earth - Quiotur's invulnerability proves difficult for Tien to overcome, as he can't exploit the Metal Man's weakness to insults. Chiaotzu can, however.
* ThinSkinnedBully: He's a crook like the rest of the Moro Corps, but like all Metal Men he's got a severe mental weakness to insults. However, he is a little thicker-skinned than Magetta and is unaffected by non-applicable insults (e.g. mocking his weight is useless since all Metal Men obviously weigh tonnes), as Tien discovers.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yuzun]]
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[[caption-width-right:200:A lovely planet, brimming with energy... one that is sure to please Lord Moro.]]

A prisoner of the Galactic Prison left free by Moro. He is a member of Zarbon's race.
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* AgentPeacock: A very effeminate fighter, yet a highly dangerous one.
* {{Bishonen}}: A very delicate looking fella, with a feminine face despite the muscles he has.
* NoblewomansLaugh: In his introduction in chapter 55, he is laughing with an effeminate "fu-fu" laugh.
* RunningGag: He is another effeminate fighter in the franchise whose sole purpose is to be made fun of.
* SelfDisposingVillain: A comedic example. As he attempts to make a swift get-away atop his subordinates' ship, Yuzun forgets that he tossed another giant vessel several thousand feet in the air during his battle with Vegeta, which promptly crashes down on top of him, killing him. Vegeta dryly remarks on his anticlimactic defeat:
-->'''Vegeta:''' ... So he killed himself?
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of Zarbon, being an effeminate fighter of the same race who can transform into a ugly alligator looking form. Their personalities are not completely alike, though, as Zarbon was a professional KnightOfCerebus while Yuzun is comically treated to show Vegeta's development in Yardrat. Vegeta is not impressed when he transforms.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Miza, Iwaza and Kikaza]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:As freakin' if! We're never going back in the slammer!!]]

A trio of female convicts that catch the eye of Master Roshi.
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* CurbStompBattle: Goku teleports in and dispatches them with zero effort.
* FusionDance: All three of them can naturally fuse together. Their fused form is substantially bulkier and less attractive, which at least gets the lecherous Roshi off their backs.
* GirlPosse: A crew of strong, attractive female convicts.
* MsFanservice: Miza and Iwaza are conventionally attractive and wear skimpy clothing. Kikaza has more of an acquired {{Meganekko}} / ZettaiRyouiki look going on but is cute in her own way. Roshi is rather taken with all three of them.
* ThemeNaming: The three of them are named after the "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" from the famous Three Wise Monkeys proverb.
* ReusedCharacterDesign: Iwaza is basically Android 21's Majin form with Towa's head and hairstyle.
* TheRival: All three of them are primarily fought by Master Roshi.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Pretty girls are Roshi's famous weakness. Krillin even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how much worse Roshi does against them [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun compared to his amazing showings during the Tournament of Power]], proving that old habits die hard.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zauyogi]]
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Saganbo's adviser in the Galactic Bandit Brigade.
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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: In general, Moro stands out majorly from previous villains in that he doesn't rely on strength and power, but intelligence and cunning. And unlike Imperfect Cell, rather than a means to grow stronger, he uses it as a means to win his battles outright. Unlike most villains whose reaction to someone stronger than them is a breakdown or RageQuit, Moro's is to change his strategy and outsmart his opponents. Similarly, while most villains are content with their strength and don't even entertain the notion of becoming stronger or that the heroes could pose a threat to them, Moro rarely underestimates his opponents and constantly looks to increase his own power. For specific examples:

%%* PowerTrio

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: OG73-I is an extremely dangerous fighter with an accumulation of stolen abilities. [[spoiler:Later, a multitude of him are easily killed. Justified as it's stated Seven-Three had had time to develop that the other models didn't and Granola knew about his AchillesHeel ahead of time.]]

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Shows off his Bruce Lee-like build in his fight against Yamcha.