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* Akkuman/Devilman for having what could be considered the most powerful attack in all of Dragon Ball/Z. Hell he was even a playable character in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (where he even gets his own what-if story), Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure and Dragon Ball: The Revenge of King Piccolo.

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* Akkuman/Devilman for having what could be considered the most powerful attack in all of Dragon Ball/Z. Hell he was even a playable character in Budokai ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3 3'' (where he even gets his own what-if story), Dragon ''Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure Adventure'', and Dragon ''Dragon Ball: The Revenge of King Piccolo.Piccolo''.
* Demon King Piccolo for being the KnightOfCerebus that turned ''Dragon Ball'' from a lighthearted adventure series, to the action-pack drama we know it today.

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[[folder: Dragon Ball Z]]



* From ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', there is Sixinglong/Nuova Shenron. Unlike the other Shadow Dragons who are pure evil and somewhat one-dimensional, Nova is a NobleDemon who was born from the only truly selfish wish from the Dragon Balls (King Piccolo wishing for youth). He is also one of the few Shadow Dragons with fighting skills, he is as hot as the sun, and he is the Four-Star Ball, given him a personal connection to Goku. He is one of the few Shadow Dragons to appear in video games besides Omega Shenron.

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* From ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', there Baby for being one of few villains in the franchise for having a real reason to become evil outside of being born or created evil. His fight with Super Saiyan 4 Goku as a Great Golden Ape is considered one of the few high points in ''GT'', even from people who didn't like the series.
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Sixinglong/Nuova Shenron. Unlike the other Shadow Dragons who are pure evil and somewhat one-dimensional, Nova is a NobleDemon who was born from the only truly selfish wish from the Dragon Balls (King Piccolo wishing for youth). He is also one of the few Shadow Dragons with fighting skills, he is as hot as the sun, and he is the Four-Star Ball, given him a personal connection to Goku. He is one of the few Shadow Dragons to appear in video games besides Omega Shenron.



* Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
* Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
* Zangya. She's a henchman of Bojack who is extremely popular despite her small role in ''Bojack Unbound'', mostly because she's one of the few fighters in the franchise who is a female and extremely powerful.
* Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].
* Tapion from ''Wrath of the Dragon''. He is a {{Bishonen}} like Future Trunks and even uses a sword. He is beloved for his friendship with Present Trunks and gives him his sword at the end the movie, hinting it's the same sword as Future Trunks.
* The other fusion of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta, is equally as popular as Vegito because of his [[NoNonsenseNemesis no nonsense]] personality that he showed in ''Fusion Reborn''. And before ''Super'', Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta was the strongest character in the series, who made a clown out of Omega Shenron even worst than Vegito did to Super Buu.
* The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character after his debut. His assistance Whis is also equally popular thanks to his dry humor and snark towards Beerus.
* Kuriza, Frieza’s son from the Nekomajin Z manga. Just how canon he is is in question, since it’s a gag manga, but that hasn't stopped the fans from making no end of fanart featuring him.
* Jaco, the star of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga prequel, ''Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman''. Despite the manga being somewhat obscure to the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom, he stole the show when he appeared in ''Resurrection 'F''' and quickly became a beloved character in ''Super''.

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* Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
* Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
* Zangya. She's a henchman of Bojack who is extremely popular despite her small role in ''Bojack Unbound'', mostly because she's one of the few fighters in the franchise who is a female and extremely powerful.
* Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].
* Tapion from ''Wrath of the Dragon''. He is a {{Bishonen}} like Future Trunks and even uses a sword. He is beloved for his friendship with Present Trunks and gives him his sword at the end the movie, hinting it's the same sword as Future Trunks.
* The other fusion of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta, is equally as popular as Vegito because of his [[NoNonsenseNemesis no nonsense]] personality that he showed in ''Fusion Reborn''. And before ''Super'', Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta was the strongest character in the series, who made a clown out of Omega Shenron even worst than Vegito did to Super Buu.
* The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character after his debut. His assistance Whis is also equally popular thanks to his dry humor and snark towards Beerus.
* Kuriza, Frieza’s son from the Nekomajin Z manga. Just how canon he is is in question, since it’s a gag manga, but that hasn't stopped the fans from making no end of fanart featuring him.
* Jaco, the star of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga prequel, ''Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman''. Despite the manga being somewhat obscure to the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom, he stole the show when he appeared in ''Resurrection 'F''' and quickly became a beloved character in ''Super''.

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** A trailer for the Universal Survival Saga shows the first female Super Saiyan, and she is ''already'' becoming this ''before the saga even started''. She appears as a small woman who then goes ''Broly'' upon transforming, spiky golden green hair and all. Likewise, the God of Destruction resembling [[Film/{{It}} Pennywise]] and his assistant resembling [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn Harley Quinn]] have attracted the attention of the fandom.

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** A trailer for the Universal Survival Saga shows the first female Super Saiyan, and she is ''already'' becoming this ''before the saga even started''. She appears as a small woman who then goes ''Broly'' upon transforming, spiky golden green hair and all. Likewise, the God of Destruction resembling [[Film/{{It}} Pennywise]] and his assistant resembling [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn Harley Quinn]] have attracted the attention of the fandom.fandom.

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[[folder: Dragon Ball Movies]]

* Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
* Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
* Zangya. She's a henchman of Bojack who is extremely popular despite her small role in ''Bojack Unbound'', mostly because she's one of the few fighters in the franchise who is a female and extremely powerful.
* Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].
* Tapion from ''Wrath of the Dragon''. He is a {{Bishonen}} like Future Trunks and even uses a sword. He is beloved for his friendship with Present Trunks and gives him his sword at the end the movie, hinting it's the same sword as Future Trunks.
* The other fusion of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta, is equally as popular as Vegito because of his [[NoNonsenseNemesis no nonsense]] personality that he showed in ''Fusion Reborn''. And before ''Super'', Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta was the strongest character in the series, who made a clown out of Omega Shenron even worst than Vegito did to Super Buu.
* The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character after his debut. His assistance Whis is also equally popular thanks to his dry humor and snark towards Beerus.

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[[folder: Dragon Ball Spin-offs]]

* Kuriza, Frieza’s son from the Nekomajin Z manga. Just how canon he is is in question, since it’s a gag manga, but that hasn't stopped the fans from making no end of fanart featuring him.
* Jaco, the star of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga prequel, ''Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman''. Despite the manga being somewhat obscure to the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom, he stole the show when he appeared in ''Resurrection 'F''' and quickly became a beloved character in ''Super''.
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* From ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', there is Nova Shenron. Unlike the other Shadow Dragons who are pure evil and somewhat one-dimensional, Nova is a NobleDemon who was born from the only truly selfish wish from the Dragon Balls (King Piccolo wishing for youth). He is also one of the few Shadow Dragons with fighting skills, he is as hot as the freaking sun, and he is the Four-Star Ball, given him a personal connection to Goku. He is one of the few Shadow Dragons to appear in video games besides Omega Shenron.

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* Uub was mainly regarded as underused, [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter wasted potential]], being the only human to match the level of the Saiyans.
* Bra[=/=]Bulla, mostly her ''GT'' counterpart for getting Vegeta to shave off that controversial mustache.
* From ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', there is Nova Sixinglong/Nuova Shenron. Unlike the other Shadow Dragons who are pure evil and somewhat one-dimensional, Nova is a NobleDemon who was born from the only truly selfish wish from the Dragon Balls (King Piccolo wishing for youth). He is also one of the few Shadow Dragons with fighting skills, he is as hot as the freaking sun, and he is the Four-Star Ball, given him a personal connection to Goku. He is one of the few Shadow Dragons to appear in video games besides Omega Shenron.Shenron.
* Super Yixinglong/Omega Shenron, who is well-liked for being the strongest villain in the franchise before ''Super''. Also, go look up silly, out-of-context ''GT'' video clips on YouTube. A good chunk of them involve Omega Shenron in some way shape or form. Not to mention his frequent inclusion in video games, even ones that otherwise exclude ''GT'' characters.
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** Kyabe is a Saiyan from Universe 6 which have evolved differently from those of Universe 7. Many fans are interested in him because he is the first new canon Saiyan in a long while (not counting half-breeds) and because his introduction expands on the origins of the Saiyans. He becomes even more beloved after his fight with Vegeta and calling Vegeta master.

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** Kyabe Cabba is a Saiyan from Universe 6 which have evolved differently from those of Universe 7. Many fans are interested in him because he is the first new canon Saiyan in a long while (not counting half-breeds) and because his introduction expands on the origins of the Saiyans. He becomes even more beloved after his fight with Vegeta and calling Vegeta master.

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* Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight.

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* Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight. The ''Dragon Ball'' Forever poll showed she was the series' most popular female character by a wide margin.


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* Zangya. She's a henchman of Bojack who is extremely popular despite her small role in ''Bojack Unbound'', mostly because she's one of the few fighters in the franchise who is a female and extremely powerful.


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* Tapion from ''Wrath of the Dragon''. He is a {{Bishonen}} like Future Trunks and even uses a sword. He is beloved for his friendship with Present Trunks and gives him his sword at the end the movie, hinting it's the same sword as Future Trunks.
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** [[ProfessionalKiller Hit]]. He has the status of a legendary hitman in Universe 6 and displays an intriguing fighting style that allows him to defeat Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, who defeated three contestants in a row, then proceeds to have what is widely agreed so far to be the best fight in the series against Goku in what, for all intents and purposes, is the decisive bout of the tournament. Hit's development throughout his match also won over many people who thought he was just a typical, aloof badass.

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** [[ProfessionalKiller Hit]]. He has the status of a legendary hitman in Universe 6 and displays an intriguing fighting style that allows him to defeat Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, who defeated three contestants in a row, then proceeds proceeded to have what is widely agreed so far to be one of the best fight fights in the series against Goku in what, for all intents and purposes, is the decisive bout of the tournament. Hit's development throughout his match also won over many people who thought he was just a typical, aloof badass. He eventually returned in his own two-part mini arc and has his rematched with Goku.
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* Frieza, who is the [[BreakOutCharacter break out villain]] for the entire series thanks to his sadistic, FauxAffablyEvil personality, and given one of the most celebrated fights in anime. He is the only villain to be officially brought back by Toriayma, given him his own movie and story arc in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.

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* Frieza, who is the [[BreakOutCharacter break out villain]] for the entire series franchise thanks to his sadistic, FauxAffablyEvil personality, and given giving one of the most celebrated fights in anime. anime history. He is the only villain to be officially brought back by Toriayma, given giving him his own movie and story arc in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.
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** Future Mai. She quickly became a beloved character for being a BadassNormal trying to fight and protect the survivors of Earth from [[PhysicalGod Goku Black]], despite knowing better than anyone how powerless normal humans are against such monsters. Still doesn't stop her from charging Black with a rocket launcher and sniping him in the face with a special bullet. She even helps Future Trunks with the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]], by holding the jar for him. Her [[DespairEventHorizon breakdown]] after [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu murders the remaining survivors on Earth after fusing with the multiverse]] is cited as one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series.

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** Future Mai. She quickly became a beloved character for being a BadassNormal trying to fight and protect the survivors of Earth from [[PhysicalGod Goku Black]], despite knowing better than anyone how powerless normal humans are against such monsters. Still doesn't stop her from charging Black with a rocket launcher and sniping him in the face with a special bullet. She even helps Future Trunks with the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]], by holding the jar for him. Her [[DespairEventHorizon breakdown]] after [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu murders the remaining survivors on Earth after fusing with the multiverse]] is cited as one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series.series.
** A trailer for the Universal Survival Saga shows the first female Super Saiyan, and she is ''already'' becoming this ''before the saga even started''. She appears as a small woman who then goes ''Broly'' upon transforming, spiky golden green hair and all. Likewise, the God of Destruction resembling [[Film/{{It}} Pennywise]] and his assistant resembling [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn Harley Quinn]] have attracted the attention of the fandom.
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Being a Base Breaking Character doesn't mean a character can't be this since it's an opinion, hence YMMV. And people like Black are on the page despite being the major Arc Villain.


** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.

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** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.voice.
** Future Mai. She quickly became a beloved character for being a BadassNormal trying to fight and protect the survivors of Earth from [[PhysicalGod Goku Black]], despite knowing better than anyone how powerless normal humans are against such monsters. Still doesn't stop her from charging Black with a rocket launcher and sniping him in the face with a special bullet. She even helps Future Trunks with the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]], by holding the jar for him. Her [[DespairEventHorizon breakdown]] after [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu murders the remaining survivors on Earth after fusing with the multiverse]] is cited as one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series.
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Very Divisive among the fandom, and is a main character anyhow, thus not fitting the requirement.


** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.
** Future Mai. She quickly became a beloved character for being a BadassNormal trying to fight and protect the survivors of Earth from [[PhysicalGod Goku Black]], despite knowing better than anyone how powerless normal humans are against such monsters. Still doesn't stop her from charging Black with a rocket launcher and sniping him in the face with a special bullet. She even helps Future Trunks with the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]], by holding the jar for him. Her [[DespairEventHorizon breakdown]] after [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu murders the remaining survivors on Earth after fusing with the multiverse]] is cited as one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series.

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** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.
** Future Mai. She quickly became a beloved character for being a BadassNormal trying to fight and protect the survivors of Earth from [[PhysicalGod Goku Black]], despite knowing better than anyone how powerless normal humans are against such monsters. Still doesn't stop her from charging Black with a rocket launcher and sniping him in the face with a special bullet. She even helps Future Trunks with the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]], by holding the jar for him. Her [[DespairEventHorizon breakdown]] after [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu murders the remaining survivors on Earth after fusing with the multiverse]] is cited as one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series.
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* Vegito, who was originally the strongest character in the ''Dragon Ball'' canon. He's adored by fans because of his fun personality that he inherits from Goku, mixed with Vegeta's [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and [[SmugSuper smugness]]. He makes an absolute fool of Super Buu even after he absorbed Gohan, Gotenks, and Piccolo, and [[CrazyAwesome beats Buu up as coffee candy]].

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* Vegito, who was originally the strongest character in the ''Dragon Ball'' canon. He's adored by fans because of his fun personality that he inherits from Goku, mixed with Vegeta's [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and [[SmugSuper smugness]]. He makes an absolute fool of Super Buu even after he absorbed Gohan, Gotenks, and Piccolo, and [[CrazyAwesome beats Buu up as coffee candy]]. There were many cheers of joy when he made a brief return in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', this time turning into a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan and having a real battle with a worthy foe.

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** Zen'o might just be the most unusual top tier "strongest there is" character to be introduced, and has acquired a fair share of fans. The [[PersonOfMassDestruction all-powerful]] GodEmperor who [[IJustWantToHaveFriends just wanted a friend]] was received quite well.

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** Zen'o might just be the most unusual top tier "strongest there is" character to be introduced, and has acquired a fair share of fans. The [[PersonOfMassDestruction all-powerful]] GodEmperor who [[IJustWantToHaveFriends just wanted a friend]] was received quite well. [[spoiler: His future counterpart also gained a fanbase after he singlehandedly destroyed the ''entire'' future timeline and killed an immortal supreme god who fused with the multiverse]].



** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.

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** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.voice.
** Future Mai. She quickly became a beloved character for being a BadassNormal trying to fight and protect the survivors of Earth from [[PhysicalGod Goku Black]], despite knowing better than anyone how powerless normal humans are against such monsters. Still doesn't stop her from charging Black with a rocket launcher and sniping him in the face with a special bullet. She even helps Future Trunks with the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]], by holding the jar for him. Her [[DespairEventHorizon breakdown]] after [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu murders the remaining survivors on Earth after fusing with the multiverse]] is cited as one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series.
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* Raditz, who many thought was wasted potential and was killed off after just one arc. Especially considering he is one of the most symbolically important characters in the series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, and games.

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* Raditz, who many thought was wasted potential and was killed off after just one arc. Especially considering he is one of the most symbolically important characters in the series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, and games. Speaking of which, VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2 [[ThrowTheDogABone straight up makes him an instructor you can learn from]].
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** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.

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** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' ''Super'' so far. Some go as far as to call him one of the best if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise]] by murdering mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.
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** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some even go as far as to call him one of the best villains in the franchise. Goku Black steals almost any scene he's in since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and thinks he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise by murdering people]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.

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** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' so far. Some even go as far as to call him one of the best villains if not ''the'' best villain in the franchise. Goku Black steals almost any scene he's in franchise since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and thinks believes he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise paradise]] by murdering people]]. mortals and [[spoiler: gods]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been widely praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.
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* The announcer for the World Martial Arts Tournament, so much so that when he ''didn't'' appear in the Cell Games saga some fans got quite irate. Fortunately, he makes his return in the Buu Saga.

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According to Xenoverse 2, Cabba's official English spelling is Kyabe.


** Cabba is a Saiyan from Universe 6 which have evolved differently from those of Universe 7. Many fans are interested in him because he is the first new canon Saiyan in a long while (not counting half-breeds) and because his introduction expands on the origins of the Saiyans. He becomes even more beloved after his fight with Vegeta and calling Vegeta master.

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** Cabba Kyabe is a Saiyan from Universe 6 which have evolved differently from those of Universe 7. Many fans are interested in him because he is the first new canon Saiyan in a long while (not counting half-breeds) and because his introduction expands on the origins of the Saiyans. He becomes even more beloved after his fight with Vegeta and calling Vegeta master.

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* Bardock should also count since the movie about his conflict with his race's predestined end at Freeza's hands (or rather finger), earned him CanonImmigrant status, and was even said to have almost single-handedly continued the series. His second special, Episode of Bardock, received mixed reviews; on the one hand, he became a Super Saiyan, but on the other, he became a hero rather than an anti-hero and many think this led to BadassDecay.
* There's also Seripa[=/=][[DubNameChange Fasha]], who despite only appearing briefly in the Bardock movie before her death has quite a fan following, due to being the only named fullblooded female Saiyan in the series for over ''two decades''. She's often featured in a lot of fanart and fanfiction, and even managed to be popular enough to be featured as a playable fighter in the 3rd ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi Budokai Tenkaichi]]'' game.

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* Bardock should also count since the movie special about his conflict with his race's predestined end at Freeza's hands (or rather finger), earned him CanonImmigrant status, and was even said to have almost single-handedly continued the series. His second special, Episode of Bardock, received mixed reviews; on the one hand, he became a Super Saiyan, but on the other, he became a hero rather than an anti-hero and many think this led to BadassDecay.
* There's also Seripa[=/=][[DubNameChange Fasha]], who despite only appearing briefly in the Bardock movie Special before her death has quite a fan following, due to being the only named fullblooded female Saiyan in the series for over ''two decades''. She's often featured in a lot of fanart and fanfiction, and even managed to be popular enough to be featured as a playable fighter in the 3rd ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi Budokai Tenkaichi]]'' game.



* The Ginyu Force, what with their Super Sentai parodying, has also become this.

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* The Ginyu Force, what with their Super Sentai parodying, has also become this. Ginyu also makes a brief return in ''Super''.



* The other fusion of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta, is equally as popular as Vegito because of his [[NoNonsenseNemesis no nonsense]] personality that he showed in ''Fusion Reborn''. And before ''Super'', Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta was the strongest character in the series, who made a clown out of Omega Shenron even worst than Vegito vs. Super Buu.

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* The other fusion of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta, is equally as popular as Vegito because of his [[NoNonsenseNemesis no nonsense]] personality that he showed in ''Fusion Reborn''. And before ''Super'', Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta was the strongest character in the series, who made a clown out of Omega Shenron even worst than Vegito vs. did to Super Buu.


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** Zen'o might just be the most unusual top tier "strongest there is" character to be introduced, and has acquired a fair share of fans. The [[PersonOfMassDestruction all-powerful]] GodEmperor who [[IJustWantToHaveFriends just wanted a friend]] was received quite well.
** Baby Pan since Episode 43. Not only is she the cutest character on the show, but she shows her strength by destroying the Pilaf Machine just by powering up and flying into the stratosphere. And she's only over a year old when she did this. When Future Trunks comes to visit, she proves to be a handful to him, and completely wrecks the living room.
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* While Cell is one of the most popular ''Dragon Ball'' villains in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff US]], his Imperfect Cell form seems to be the most popular Cell form despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.

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* While Cell is one of the most popular ''Dragon Ball'' villains in the [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff US]], his Imperfect Cell form seems to be the most popular Cell form despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
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Frieza is more popular than Cell, even in America.


* While Cell is the most popular ''Dragon Ball'' villain in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff America]], his Imperfect Cell form seems to be the most popular Cell form despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.

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* While Cell is one of the most popular ''Dragon Ball'' villain villains in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff America]], US]], his Imperfect Cell form seems to be the most popular Cell form despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
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* While Cell is the most popular ''Dragon Ball'' villain in [[GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff America]], his Imperfect Cell form seems to be the most popular Cell form despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.

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* While Cell is the most popular ''Dragon Ball'' villain in [[GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff America]], his Imperfect Cell form seems to be the most popular Cell form despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
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* Imperfect Cell seems to be the most popular Cell form, despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.

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* While Cell is the most popular ''Dragon Ball'' villain in [[GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff America]], his Imperfect Cell form seems to be the most popular Cell form, form despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
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Long Runners is an index, not a trope. You link from the index page to the work, not from the work to the index page.


''Franchise/DragonBall'' is a [[LongRunner long running]] franchise with four series, several spin-offs, and 19 movies, resulting in LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. Many went on to become fan favorites.

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* Pikkon, a {{Filler}} character from the Otherworld Martial Arts Tournament. He is well known by fans for beating Frieza, King Cold, the Ginyu Force, and Cell, ''all at the same time''. He is also one of the few fighters who overpowered Goku when they fought. He became so popular that he major character in ''Fusion Reborn'' and gained a transformation in ''Dragon Ball Heroes''.

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* Pikkon, a {{Filler}} character from the Otherworld Martial Arts Tournament. He is well known by fans for beating Frieza, King Cold, the Ginyu Force, and Cell, ''all at the same time''. He is also one of the few fighters who overpowered Goku when they fought. He became so popular that he he's a major secondary character in the movie ''Fusion Reborn'' and has gained a transformation in ''Dragon Ball Heroes''.
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* From ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', there is Nova Shenron. Unlike the other Shadow Dragons who are pure evil and somewhat one-dimensional, Nova is a NobleDemon who was born from the only truly selfish wish from the Dragon Balls (King Piccolo wishing for youth}. He is also one of the few Shadow Dragons with fighting skills, he is as hot as the freaking sun, and he is the Four-Star Ball, given him a personal connection to Goku. He is one of the few Shadow Dragons to appear in video games besides Omega Shenron.

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* From ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', there is Nova Shenron. Unlike the other Shadow Dragons who are pure evil and somewhat one-dimensional, Nova is a NobleDemon who was born from the only truly selfish wish from the Dragon Balls (King Piccolo wishing for youth}.youth). He is also one of the few Shadow Dragons with fighting skills, he is as hot as the freaking sun, and he is the Four-Star Ball, given him a personal connection to Goku. He is one of the few Shadow Dragons to appear in video games besides Omega Shenron.
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* From ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', there is Nova Shenron. Unlike the other Shadow Dragons who are pure evil and somewhat one-dimensional, Nova is a NobleDemon who was born from the only truly selfish wish from the Dragon Balls (King Piccolo wishing for youth}. He is also one of the few Shadow Dragons with fighting skills, he is as hot as the freaking sun, and he is the Four-Star Ball, given him a personal connection to Goku. He is one of the few Shadow Dragons to appear in video games besides Omega Shenron.
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* Pikkon, a {{Filler}} character from the Otherworld Martial Arts Tournament. He is well known by fans for beating Frieza, King Cold, the Ginyu Force, and Cell, ''all at the same time''. He is also one of the few fighters who overpowered Goku when they fought. He became so popular that he major character in ''Fusion Reborn'' and gained a transformation in ''Dragon Ball Heroes''.
* Despite being a minor villain who was overshadowed by Majin Buu, Dabura. He is liked for his design, his magical abilities, and being a AffablyEvil {{Dragon}} to Babidi.
* Of the Buu forms, Super and Kid Buu. Super Buu is beloved for being a GeniusBruiser who played all the characters like a fiddle to become stronger and never succumbs to carrying the VillainBall like Frieza and Cell, while remaining absolutely hilarious. Kid Buu is liked by fans for being batshit crazy, and being closer to a force of nature since he's pure evil and destroys the Earth without even bothering to fight Goku and Vegeta.
* Vegito, who was originally the strongest character in the ''Dragon Ball'' canon. He's adored by fans because of his fun personality that he inherits from Goku, mixed with Vegeta's [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and [[SmugSuper smugness]]. He makes an absolute fool of Super Buu even after he absorbed Gohan, Gotenks, and Piccolo, and [[CrazyAwesome beats Buu up as coffee candy]].


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* The other fusion of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta, is equally as popular as Vegito because of his [[NoNonsenseNemesis no nonsense]] personality that he showed in ''Fusion Reborn''. And before ''Super'', Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta was the strongest character in the series, who made a clown out of Omega Shenron even worst than Vegito vs. Super Buu.

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* Appule. A weak minion of Freiza who was killed by Vegeta without a fight has nevertheless gained some popularity in the English-speaking fandom.

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* Appule. A weak minion of Freiza Raditz, who many thought was wasted potential and was killed by Vegeta without a fight has nevertheless gained some popularity off after just one arc. Especially considering he is one of the most symbolically important characters in the English-speaking fandom.series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, and games.



* Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
* Frieza himself, who is the [[BreakOutCharacter break out villain]] for the entire series thanks to his sadistic, FauxAffablyEvil personality, and given one of the most celebrated fights in anime. He is the only villain to be officially brought back by Toriayma, given him his own movie and story arc in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.
* Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
* Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].



* Raditz, who many thought was wasted potential and was killed off after just one arc. Especially considering he is one of the most symbolically important characters in the series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, and games.

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* Raditz, Appule. A weak minion of Freiza who many thought was wasted potential and was killed off after just one arc. Especially considering he by Vegeta without a fight has nevertheless gained some popularity in the English-speaking fandom.
* Frieza, who
is the [[BreakOutCharacter break out villain]] for the entire series thanks to his sadistic, FauxAffablyEvil personality, and given one of the most symbolically important characters celebrated fights in the series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. anime. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, the only villain to be officially brought back by Toriayma, given him his own movie and games.story arc in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.



* The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character in recent works.
* Imperfect Cell seems to be the most popular Cell form, despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.** Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight.

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* Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight.
* Imperfect Cell seems to be the most popular Cell form, despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
* Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
* Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
* Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].
* The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character in recent works.
* Imperfect Cell seems to be the most
after his debut. His assistance Whis is also equally popular Cell form, despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely thanks to his much more CreepyAwesome design dry humor and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.** Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight.snark towards Beerus.



** Once ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' got into it's new material, it introduced several characters who are shaping up to become quite popular:

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** * Jaco, the star of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga prequel, ''Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman''. Despite the manga being somewhat obscure to the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom, he stole the show when he appeared in ''Resurrection 'F''' and quickly became a beloved character in ''Super''.
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** The announcer for the World Martial Arts Tournament, so much so that when he ''didn't'' appear in the Cell Games saga some fans got quite irate. Fortunately, he makes his return in the Buu Saga.
** General Blue, for being pretty much the only competent member of the Red Ribbon Army - starting at the point where he strangles an electric eel to death ''while it's still electrocuting him.'' There is also the fact that he is the first villain to almost kill Goku in a straight fight.
** Akkuman/Devilman for having what could be considered the most powerful attack in all of Dragon Ball/Z. Hell he was even a playable character in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (where he even gets his own what-if story), Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure and Dragon Ball: The Revenge of King Piccolo.
** Appule. A weak minion of Freiza who was killed by Vegeta without a fight has nevertheless gained some popularity in the English-speaking fandom.
** Bardock should also count since the movie about his conflict with his race's predestined end at Freeza's hands (or rather finger), earned him CanonImmigrant status, and was even said to have almost single-handedly continued the series. His second special, Episode of Bardock, received mixed reviews; on the one hand, he became a Super Saiyan, but on the other, he became a hero rather than an anti-hero and many think this led to BadassDecay.
** Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
** Frieza himself, who is the [[BreakOutCharacter break out villain]] for the entire series thanks to his sadistic, FauxAffablyEvil personality, and given one of the most celebrated fights in anime. He is the only villain to be officially brought back by Toriayma, given him his own movie and story arc in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.
** Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
** Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].
** There's also Seripa[=/=][[DubNameChange Fasha]], who despite only appearing briefly in the Bardock movie before her death has quite a fan following, due to being the only named fullblooded female Saiyan in the series for over ''two decades''. She's often featured in a lot of fanart and fanfiction, and even managed to be popular enough to be featured as a playable fighter in the 3rd ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi Budokai Tenkaichi]]'' game.
** Raditz, who many thought was wasted potential and was killed off after just one arc. Especially considering he is one of the most symbolically important characters in the series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, and games.
** The Ginyu Force, what with their Super Sentai parodying, has also become this.
** Future Trunks: Both a FutureBadass, NiceGuy and a {{Bishonen}}. No surprise that he became a BreakoutCharacter and gets his own story arc in ''Super''.
** The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character in recent works.
** Imperfect Cell seems to be the most popular Cell form, despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
** Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight.
** Kuriza, Frieza’s son from the Nekomajin Z manga. Just how canon he is is in question, since it’s a gag manga, but that hasn't stopped the fans from making no end of fanart featuring him.

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** * The announcer for the World Martial Arts Tournament, so much so that when he ''didn't'' appear in the Cell Games saga some fans got quite irate. Fortunately, he makes his return in the Buu Saga.
** * General Blue, for being pretty much the only competent member of the Red Ribbon Army - starting at the point where he strangles an electric eel to death ''while it's still electrocuting him.'' There is also the fact that he is the first villain to almost kill Goku in a straight fight.
** * Akkuman/Devilman for having what could be considered the most powerful attack in all of Dragon Ball/Z. Hell he was even a playable character in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (where he even gets his own what-if story), Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure and Dragon Ball: The Revenge of King Piccolo.
** * Appule. A weak minion of Freiza who was killed by Vegeta without a fight has nevertheless gained some popularity in the English-speaking fandom.
** * Bardock should also count since the movie about his conflict with his race's predestined end at Freeza's hands (or rather finger), earned him CanonImmigrant status, and was even said to have almost single-handedly continued the series. His second special, Episode of Bardock, received mixed reviews; on the one hand, he became a Super Saiyan, but on the other, he became a hero rather than an anti-hero and many think this led to BadassDecay.
** * Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
** * Frieza himself, who is the [[BreakOutCharacter break out villain]] for the entire series thanks to his sadistic, FauxAffablyEvil personality, and given one of the most celebrated fights in anime. He is the only villain to be officially brought back by Toriayma, given him his own movie and story arc in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.
** * Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
** * Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].
** * There's also Seripa[=/=][[DubNameChange Fasha]], who despite only appearing briefly in the Bardock movie before her death has quite a fan following, due to being the only named fullblooded female Saiyan in the series for over ''two decades''. She's often featured in a lot of fanart and fanfiction, and even managed to be popular enough to be featured as a playable fighter in the 3rd ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi Budokai Tenkaichi]]'' game.
** * Raditz, who many thought was wasted potential and was killed off after just one arc. Especially considering he is one of the most symbolically important characters in the series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, and games.
** * The Ginyu Force, what with their Super Sentai parodying, has also become this.
** * Future Trunks: Both a FutureBadass, NiceGuy and a {{Bishonen}}. No surprise that he became a BreakoutCharacter and gets his own story arc in ''Super''.
** * The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character in recent works.
** * Imperfect Cell seems to be the most popular Cell form, despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
Super}}s.** Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight.
** * Kuriza, Frieza’s son from the Nekomajin Z manga. Just how canon he is is in question, since it’s a gag manga, but that hasn't stopped the fans from making no end of fanart featuring him.



*** Vados and Champa gained many fans for being similar, yet very different from Whis and Beerus. Vados is more cold and indifferent than Whis, and she enjoys teasing and [[{{Troll}} trolling]] Champa about his lack of foresight and weight, while still remaining polite. Champa is more brass than Beerus, but he comes off as overall nicer since he shows some measure of kindness towards Goku and Vegeta, and pities Frost when he hears about his charity work.
*** Cabba is a Saiyan from Universe 6 which have evolved differently from those of Universe 7. Many fans are interested in him because he is the first new canon Saiyan in a long while (not counting half-breeds) and because his introduction expands on the origins of the Saiyans. He becomes even more beloved after his fight with Vegeta and calling Vegeta master.
*** Frost, Frieza's heroic Universe 6 counterpart and a TokenHeroicOrc who proves not all members of Frieza's race are evil. Many fans are hyped for him because they hope to find out more about Frieza's race from him. And being Frieza's good counterpart, he was naturally shaping up to be this. When he was revealed to be [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong]], many people saw it as a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter.
*** Magetta, mainly because many thought his design was a bit wonky or at least inferior to the other members of Universe 6. However, when he actually ''fights'', he quickly became a pretty popular character, in no small part because his fighting style is very unique and tactical in a series that mostly relies on KiAttacks and RapidFireFisticuffs .
*** [[ProfessionalKiller Hit]]. He has the status of a legendary hitman in Universe 6 and displays an intriguing fighting style that allows him to defeat Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, who defeated three contestants in a row, then proceeds to have what is widely agreed so far to be the best fight in the series against Goku in what, for all intents and purposes, is the decisive bout of the tournament. Hit's development throughout his match also won over many people who thought he was just a typical, aloof badass.
*** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some even go as far as to call him one of the best villains in the franchise. Goku Black steals almost any scene he's in since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and thinks he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise by murdering people]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.

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*** ** Vados and Champa gained many fans for being similar, yet very different from Whis and Beerus. Vados is more cold and indifferent than Whis, and she enjoys teasing and [[{{Troll}} trolling]] Champa about his lack of foresight and weight, while still remaining polite. Champa is more brass than Beerus, but he comes off as overall nicer since he shows some measure of kindness towards Goku and Vegeta, and pities Frost when he hears about his charity work.
*** ** Cabba is a Saiyan from Universe 6 which have evolved differently from those of Universe 7. Many fans are interested in him because he is the first new canon Saiyan in a long while (not counting half-breeds) and because his introduction expands on the origins of the Saiyans. He becomes even more beloved after his fight with Vegeta and calling Vegeta master.
*** ** Frost, Frieza's heroic Universe 6 counterpart and a TokenHeroicOrc who proves not all members of Frieza's race are evil. Many fans are hyped for him because they hope to find out more about Frieza's race from him. And being Frieza's good counterpart, he was naturally shaping up to be this. When he was revealed to be [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong]], many people saw it as a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter.
*** ** Magetta, mainly because many thought his design was a bit wonky or at least inferior to the other members of Universe 6. However, when he actually ''fights'', he quickly became a pretty popular character, in no small part because his fighting style is very unique and tactical in a series that mostly relies on KiAttacks and RapidFireFisticuffs .
*** ** [[ProfessionalKiller Hit]]. He has the status of a legendary hitman in Universe 6 and displays an intriguing fighting style that allows him to defeat Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, who defeated three contestants in a row, then proceeds to have what is widely agreed so far to be the best fight in the series against Goku in what, for all intents and purposes, is the decisive bout of the tournament. Hit's development throughout his match also won over many people who thought he was just a typical, aloof badass.
*** ** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some even go as far as to call him one of the best villains in the franchise. Goku Black steals almost any scene he's in since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and thinks he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise by murdering people]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.
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** The announcer for the World Martial Arts Tournament, so much so that when he ''didn't'' appear in the Cell Games saga some fans got quite irate. Fortunately, he makes his return in the Buu Saga.
** General Blue, for being pretty much the only competent member of the Red Ribbon Army - starting at the point where he strangles an electric eel to death ''while it's still electrocuting him.'' There is also the fact that he is the first villain to almost kill Goku in a straight fight.
** Akkuman/Devilman for having what could be considered the most powerful attack in all of Dragon Ball/Z. Hell he was even a playable character in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (where he even gets his own what-if story), Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure and Dragon Ball: The Revenge of King Piccolo.
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''Franchise/DragonBall'' is a [[LongRunner long running]] franchise with four series and 19 movies, resulting in LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. Many went on to become fan favorites.

** Appule. A weak minion of Freiza who was killed by Vegeta without a fight has nevertheless gained some popularity in the English-speaking fandom.
** Bardock should also count since the movie about his conflict with his race's predestined end at Freeza's hands (or rather finger), earned him CanonImmigrant status, and was even said to have almost single-handedly continued the series. His second special, Episode of Bardock, received mixed reviews; on the one hand, he became a Super Saiyan, but on the other, he became a hero rather than an anti-hero and many think this led to BadassDecay.
** Cooler, Frieza's older more competent brother, is the first NonSerialMovie villain to really hit a cord with the fanbase. It helps that, in terms of characterization, he is also one of the more "complex" movie villains. Which admittedly isn't saying much, but Coolers' degrees of ALighterShadeOfBlack, BenevolentBoss, and savvy certainly made him memorable.
** Frieza himself, who is the [[BreakOutCharacter break out villain]] for the entire series thanks to his sadistic, FauxAffablyEvil personality, and given one of the most celebrated fights in anime. He is the only villain to be officially brought back by Toriayma, given him his own movie and story arc in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.
** Broly. Ever since his debut in the Legendary Super Saiyan movie he has achieved memetic status in the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom and the franchise really can't be imagined without him. Even some of the newer games like ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' have him as the only non-manga canon movie character to star in the roster thanks to his popularity.
** Janemba, mostly for his design and [[RealityWarper unique power set]].
** There's also Seripa[=/=][[DubNameChange Fasha]], who despite only appearing briefly in the Bardock movie before her death has quite a fan following, due to being the only named fullblooded female Saiyan in the series for over ''two decades''. She's often featured in a lot of fanart and fanfiction, and even managed to be popular enough to be featured as a playable fighter in the 3rd ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi Budokai Tenkaichi]]'' game.
** Raditz, who many thought was wasted potential and was killed off after just one arc. Especially considering he is one of the most symbolically important characters in the series: having blood-ties to Goku, introducing the concept of Saiyans. He also has a very interesting design, even non-Raditz fans are curious what he looks like as a Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 3. He is never mentioned again outside of brief filler-exclusive cameos, movies, and games.
** The Ginyu Force, what with their Super Sentai parodying, has also become this.
** Future Trunks: Both a FutureBadass, NiceGuy and a {{Bishonen}}. No surprise that he became a BreakoutCharacter and gets his own story arc in ''Super''.
** The "villain" from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Beerus, has also gotten pretty popular. Due to his casual and fun nature, and his CrazyAwesome ways, he is able to defeat the Z Warriors (such as spanking Gotenks out of his SSJ form). He also has some good morality, which is completely different from the other movie villains (which are usually either MonstersOfTheWeek or related to the villains of the show). Even detractors of the movie said he was a bright spot. It helps that he seems to be becoming a recurring character in recent works.
** Imperfect Cell seems to be the most popular Cell form, despite being the weakest and losing several onscreen fights. This seems to be owed largely to his much more CreepyAwesome design and personality, where the other two Cell forms were more standard {{Smug Super}}s.
** Android #18, largely because up until her appearance, it's mostly boys fighting boys, whereas girls take the backseat. Having one of the most competent ActionGirl in the series, although she started [[DarkActionGirl dark]], does ''really'' good for her popularity, eventually culminating that she survives the Android Saga, marries Krillin and overall [[HeelFaceTurn became a good, if flawed, character]], and although she's not up there with the top guns of the show, she still held her own in a fight.
** Kuriza, Frieza’s son from the Nekomajin Z manga. Just how canon he is is in question, since it’s a gag manga, but that hasn't stopped the fans from making no end of fanart featuring him.
** Once ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' got into it's new material, it introduced several characters who are shaping up to become quite popular:
*** Vados and Champa gained many fans for being similar, yet very different from Whis and Beerus. Vados is more cold and indifferent than Whis, and she enjoys teasing and [[{{Troll}} trolling]] Champa about his lack of foresight and weight, while still remaining polite. Champa is more brass than Beerus, but he comes off as overall nicer since he shows some measure of kindness towards Goku and Vegeta, and pities Frost when he hears about his charity work.
*** Cabba is a Saiyan from Universe 6 which have evolved differently from those of Universe 7. Many fans are interested in him because he is the first new canon Saiyan in a long while (not counting half-breeds) and because his introduction expands on the origins of the Saiyans. He becomes even more beloved after his fight with Vegeta and calling Vegeta master.
*** Frost, Frieza's heroic Universe 6 counterpart and a TokenHeroicOrc who proves not all members of Frieza's race are evil. Many fans are hyped for him because they hope to find out more about Frieza's race from him. And being Frieza's good counterpart, he was naturally shaping up to be this. When he was revealed to be [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong]], many people saw it as a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter.
*** Magetta, mainly because many thought his design was a bit wonky or at least inferior to the other members of Universe 6. However, when he actually ''fights'', he quickly became a pretty popular character, in no small part because his fighting style is very unique and tactical in a series that mostly relies on KiAttacks and RapidFireFisticuffs .
*** [[ProfessionalKiller Hit]]. He has the status of a legendary hitman in Universe 6 and displays an intriguing fighting style that allows him to defeat Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, who defeated three contestants in a row, then proceeds to have what is widely agreed so far to be the best fight in the series against Goku in what, for all intents and purposes, is the decisive bout of the tournament. Hit's development throughout his match also won over many people who thought he was just a typical, aloof badass.
*** [[EvilTwin Goku Black]], who was the most hyped character even before he appeared in the series. When he finally comes on-screen he did not disappoint, and his arrival is widely accepted as one of the best part of ''Super'' so far. Some even go as far as to call him one of the best villains in the franchise. Goku Black steals almost any scene he's in since he's a CombatSadomasochist, CreepyAwesome, sadistic {{Jerkass}} who thinks he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense, while remaining [[FauxAffablyEvil somewhat polite, formal, and soft-spoken]] with an air of indifference, and thinks he's [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans creating a paradise by murdering people]]. Creator/MasakoNozawa performance as Goku Black has also been praised, even by western fans who usually hate Goku's Japanese voice.

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