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* FatalFlaw: As is the norm for ''Dragon Ball'' villains, {{pride}}. Van Zant's determination to kill Buu just so he can get all the victims for himself and lack of regard for the power discrepancy between the two both result in Evil Buu being born and killing him.


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* TheFatalist: Has no problem going on a killing spree because his victims are already destined to die when Buu destroys the Earth. {{Deconstructed|Trope}} because by shooting Bee and making Fat Buu ooze out Evil Buu, who in turn eats Fat Buu to become Super Buu and unleash the Human Extinction Attack, Van Zant hastens his own prophecy that Buu will destroy the Earth.


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* ItsAllAboutMe: He cares about nothing but his own opportunistic bloodlust. During his EstablishingCharacterMoment, he admits it's nonsensical for him to not kill if Majin Buu is, bragging "All bets are off now when I'm cashing my chips in". Eventually, he decides to kill Buu just to get all the kills for himself, uncaring of how powerful the latter is.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: After being restored by Buu following Piccolo's attack, Babidi vows to make Piccolo and the kids suffer for it and so has Buu kill countless people cities at a time in an attempt to find them (he intentionally delays wiping out the planet for this mind you). When Goku asks him to stop, he then declares that he'll have even more people killed.



* EvilIsPetty: After being restored by Buu following Piccolo's attack, Babidi vows to make Piccolo and the kids suffer for it and so has Buu kill countless people cities at a time in an attempt to find them (he intentionally delays wiping out the planet for this mind you). When Goku asks him to stop, he then spitefully declares that he'll have even more people killed.

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* InconsistentSpelling: Spice's Japanese name, Gasshu, has been romanized as Gash, Cash, and Cashew in different sources.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Spice's Japanese name, Gasshu, has been romanized as Gash, Cash, and Cashew in different sources.



* BarelyChangedDubName: The Funimation dub writes and pronounces his name as Dabura. The manga and subtitles go with Dabra.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The Funimation dub writes and pronounces his name as Dabura. The manga and subtitles go with Dabra.



* BarelyChangedDubName: His homeworld is given as Zoon in most translations but the original ''Z'' dub refers to it as Voon.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His homeworld is given as Zoon in most translations but the original ''Z'' dub refers to it as Voon.



* InconsistentSpelling: His name is spelled '''Yacon''' in the English closed captions of ''Z'' episode 222, whereas its romanized as '''Yakon''' everywhere else.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is spelled '''Yacon''' in the English closed captions of ''Z'' episode 222, whereas its romanized as '''Yakon''' everywhere else.

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* AssholeVictim: He's easily the ''least'' sympathetic of Buu's victims unless you count Van Zant.



* HateSink: Like Raditz, Babidi seems to be made to be as unlikable as possible and thus all the more satisfying [[AssholeVictim when Majin Buu kills him]]. He's a sadistic, utterly callous villain who's also [[StupidEvil an idiotic]] DirtyCoward, in stark contrast to the much more likable Majin Buu and Dabura. He's up there with Frieza in being utterly despicable without even the excuse of being born evil, and as horrible as Frieza was, even he was competent and had EvilIsCool going for him. Babidi is just a BigBadWannabe.

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* HateSink: Like Raditz, Babidi seems to be made to be as unlikable as possible and thus all the more satisfying [[AssholeVictim [[KarmicDeath when Majin Buu kills him]]. He's a sadistic, utterly callous villain who's also [[StupidEvil an idiotic]] DirtyCoward, in stark contrast to the much more likable Majin Buu and Dabura. He's up there with Frieza in being utterly despicable without even the excuse of being born evil, and as horrible as Frieza was, even he was competent and had EvilIsCool going for him. Babidi is just a BigBadWannabe.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: Not a single damn was given once Buu killed him, even though Buu went completely on a rampage without anyone to control him.



* AssholeVictim: In spite of their AlasPoorVillain moment and the fact that they were brainwashed the entire time, it's noticeable that when Bulma uses the Dragon Balls later on the same day to bring back everyone who died and wasn't evil they're not among those resurrected, since they were only brainwashed due to ''willingly'' going to Babidi for power.



* AssholeVictim: Alongside Babidi, he's easily the ''least'' sympathetic of Buu's victims.

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