Dragon Ball: I say I'd just get rid of Pilaf, the first two sagas, but everything else can stay, especially the final battle(oooh god, that battle was NASTY!) but just have King Piccolo be the main antagonist of the whole thing along with him showing up every now and then. I want the Red Ribbon Army to play more of a major role with them having a vendetta against Master Roshi. And I'd rename Android 8 as Android 11, real name, Franky. Also, Grandpa Gohan will have a major role based on his backstory of him running from the law because he was stealing goods for his home and foreshadows a big event in the future(in Z).
Dragon Ball Z:
Spoiler:
There are many things I would change.
Transformations:
Kaioken: Goku, Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Piccolo(before fusing with Kami) can use the technique.
SSJ form: It can remain the same, but with super golden blond hair. And it will only be the only form to reach, no SSJ2 or 3. It will sport lightning at full power.
Goku's LSSJ form: A mixture of USSJ and SSJ3, but with shorter lime green hair.
Super Saiyan Ascension(invented by Mr Popo): For the ASSJ form, instead of acheiving it through training, it can be originated from one of Mr Popo's secret ingredients.
Teen Gohan's "True" Potential Super Saiyan(SSJ2)
Villains:
Raditz- While his role as a villain can stay, I think his appearance should look more similar to Goku, since he's his brother. The most drastic change I'd make would be is his hair, it should be similar to the early Bardock.
Saibamen- They should look different. I dunno how they should though.
Android 16- The Military Android. His appearance can remain the same, along with him being Dr Gero's son. 16 would appear a little more human with a military suit with a shell on top. He's the second most power android. His real name would be Mason, who made an appearance in DB being defeated and unintentionally killed by Goku and Roshi.
Android 17- The Swag Android. His role as it was in the series can stay instead of him killing Dr Gero, but his appearance can be drastically changed. First is his hair being a brunette ponytail with an undercut and for his clothing to look more modern by wearing a cool leather jacket, jeans, and white and red shoes. His real name would be Brad. Later after the final battle, he's a famous entrepreneur and has a wife.
Android 18- The Flaunting Android. Just like her twin brother, her role can stay, but her appearance can change a bit, with her hair being a blond layered style and her wearing jeans instead of a jean skirt. Her upper body can remain the same. Her real name would be Brenda. Also, just like in the series, she'll be married to Krillin.
Android 13- The Redneck Android. He serves as the tertiary antagonist. His role in the series is to find Goku while Goku's on Yardrat, and while he failed to find him, he and the other two androids beat up some of the warriors and ran off, hiding their power levels for the warriors to not find them. Later in the series, he's killed by Dr Gero by turning him off with a remote, basically because he realizes how much of a fake Dr Gero is and only worked with him because he wanted to be worked on to have him live longer like Dr Gero did to himself. His appearance should be similar to Clint Eastwood. His fighting style is mixed between a gunslinging and brawling. His real name is Doyle and after the end of the final battle, he'll be an owner of a bar.
Android 14- The Samurai Android. He also has the same role as Android 13, but later gets destroyed by Trunks in a swordfight. His appearance looks similar to Haohmaru from Samurai Showdown. His sword style techniques can be similar to Himura Kenshin. His real name is Hideo, and after the final battle, he'll be a master of a dojo teaching kenjutsu.
Android 15- The Pimp Android. Like 13 and 14, he also has the same role, and he'll also have the same fate as the original 15, which is being destroyed by Vegeta. His ethnicity is black and his appearance is a mixture between Kanye West and Kevin Hart and wears a gray and brown suit. He's also the shortest android, standing at 5'3. His fighting style is a mixture between boxing and Muay Thai. His real name is Earl and he'll be a famous rapper and entrepreneur after the final battle and being wished back.
Cell Jrs.- Just like the Saibamen, their appearance should be drastically changed, with them looking similar to the Imperfect Cell.
Nappa, Zarbon, Cui, & Dodoria can have appearances similar to the original counterparts.
The Major Villains(going by story order):
Vegeta- During the Saiyan saga, I'd like his early character to have more of a tragic hero personality, while still being antagonistic to the Z Warriors, just because he's taking orders from Frieza. Then in later ones, he can just be the way that he is. His appearance can stay the same, but have a few scars on his back from Frieza, making it inspired from the movie "12 Years a Slave".
Frieza- I'd still put Frieza as one of the most significant villains in the series, but I won't put him as the overall main antagonist, he'll serve as the secondary antagonist. I'd also want his appearance to be just a bit different, sort of like a lizard appearance, while still having his old looks, along with him wearing a cape and his voice sound a lot like the post-Linda Young(the one done in GT and the early games).
Soba- If any of you played sagas, then you know who I'm talking about. If not, then here he is. A Yardrat alien who was a boss character in Sagas. I put him in cuz I want a saga of Goku being in Yardrat.
Broly- Yep, you read it. I want him to be the official Legendary Super Saiyan Frieza was so scared of. His appearance can remain the same, with the exception of the retainer. For his personality, I'd like it to be a bit more archaic than evil, also encouraging, as he beats the living hell out of Goku to surpass him.
* Broly's story: Before the Saiyan enslavement, He had a fight with Frieza's family, killing Frieza's mother and Cooler. He was sealed by Frieza and his father, causing him to not save his brethren. Since after Frieza was destroyed by Goku, the seal Broly was trapped in got broken, making him search for a Saiyan who can best him in the "Legendary Super Saiyan" title, which it's something that he's yearned for years. He found Goku in planet Yardrat, fought him, told him to call his friends over to an unknown planet. Then the rest of the saga would be similar to the Movie 8 fights. Then after Goku destroys Broly, a big green ball of energy appeared as Broly's power and soul, then Goku and Vegeta duel it out, with Goku being the victor and Vegeta giving up on surpassing Goku and trains for his own worth.
Dr Gero- I would like to have Dr Gero as the primary antagonist of DBZ, but have him not play a bigger role yet until Vegeta's defeat. I'd also would like Dr Gero to look a bit different along with him hiding his identity, sort of like an early Obito Uchiha look while having a Dr Doom-like mask and still having the long gray hair, though he should have hair on top, and before his full reveal, have his name just be "Doctor". His face reveals that 3/4 of the right side of his face is burnt, similar to Zuko from Avatar. His burnt mark was from a fight he had with Grandpa Gohan 2 years before the start of DB. His powered up form would be be him getting buffed up with his left eye becoming grey while his right eye becomes purple from the robotic features. His real full name will be William James Gero.
* Dr Gero's backstory: Before the start of the series, Dr Gero saw Goku's spaceship falling from space. He and some troops ran out to find Goku to test his blood, but then Grandpa Gohan declined, fighting him to do so. Gero was the victor by slicing Grandpa Gohan's face, giving him two scars, and blasting a hole through the ride side of his stomach, nearly killing him, but G.Gohan gave him a surprise lightning attack, burning some of the right side of his face. As angry as Gero was, Gero spared Gohan and Goku's life, but warned him that he will test him sooner or later. He then invented spy bugs to track down Gohan and Goku's movements. Then the night when Goku turned to an ape and accidently killed G.Gohan, Dr Gero was estatic as he knew Goku wasn't human, but his spy bug tracking down his movements were destroyed by Goku's mouth beams. Then the rest of his backstory in DB will remain the same, along with him demanding his troops to turn himself into an android for him to live a lot longer, and the difference is that over the years, he improved his technology on the spy bugs to follow the Z warriors to Namek and for him to be aware that Goku advanced in his SS form and his LSSJ form.
*Dr Gero's current story- His story can remain the same as it was in the original, but the difference is that he'll easily defeat the Z warriors and have the advantage of giving Goku a heart disease, even though the heart disease itself is mostly from his LSSJ form and all the fights he had prior. During the Z warriors vs 17 &18 fight, Dr Gero ran away and tried to find Cell, then he and the two Cells worked together. While Dr Gero was at the islands, watching the two Cells trying to fuse while fighting the Z warriors, Goku stepped in and fought him, destroying him in the process by delivering a powerful blow in his LSSJ form to blow him up.
Present Cell- Basically the same Cell as the original one. Most of his features would remain the same, but with a few touches on his wings and his tail to become more of a long wasp stinger. Aside from having the Z warrior genetics, he also attacks slime and can add venom to his stinger to kill his prey. His personality will remain the same as the original one, though he'll appear a bit more playful. His form when he absorbs 17 will look the same, but with short wings.
Alternate/Future Cell- A Cell from a different future, which has the same role as the original Cell. His appearance would become more of a mixture of Cooler's final form(but with a shorter and slimmer height) and a yellow jacket insect, with sharp forward and pointy antennae, short and curvy wings, a visier for a mouth, and silver-ish teal skin. His personality is serious and calculating, as he goes straight to the point while the Present Cell plays around a bit. In his form when he absorbs 18, he'll appear with no wings, his antennaes to the side, the skin on the head being so thin that you can see his brain, similar to Captain Ginyu, his eyes become fully black, and his mouth is exposed with super jagged teeth.
Perfect Cell- The main antagonist of the second half of DBZ after Goku killed Dr Gero. He is a result of the two Cells fusing together after they beat up the Z warriors for stopping them. His appearance will appear as half-human like insect. He'll have similar body and wings to the original Perfect Cell, but he will have a human head with caucasian skin, long slicked back brown hair hair, hazel eyes, and golden hoop earrings, making him a handsome villain. He'll also have the same personality as the original, with one feminine trait that Frieza has. His role remain the same, but the difference is that he wants to start the tournament because he wants it as Goku last moments before he dies. Another thing that this Cell differs from the original is that him blowing himself up was his plan to kill Goku and Gohan all along, and he did it with half success(with Goku sacrificing himself of course).
Super Perfect Cell- The final boss of DBZ! He's now focused on Gohan, as it is his other target to kill, but wouldn't mind destroying everyone else too, since he's sick of playing around. His role and most of his appearance will stay the same. The change in his appearance would be his hair, skin, and eyes. His hair first will be unkept when he's revived, then will turn beige blond and spiky, mimicking the Super Saiyan form, a mixture of Goku's SSJ hair and long haired Trunks' SSJ hair. His skin will turn pure white and his eyes will become bloodshot red, due to his anger with Gohan. He'll also sport black and purple lightning, mimicking a Gohan's true power. For the struggle, this Cell will use a dark Spirit Bomb instead of a Kamehameha by taking energies from land, sea, civilians, and some of the Z fighters.
As for the protagonists, the only characters I'd change would be Goku, Piccolo and Yamcha. Goku can still have the qualities of the original, but the difference between him and the original is that the reboot Goku is more determined and more smarter. For Piccolo, I'd say if he fuses with Kami, he should mellow out and be calm while fighting at times, I also don't want him to fuse with Nail at all. And as for Yamcha, I'll make him as a full fleshed developed character, with his "wolf" orgins explained and him actually learning skills like the Kaioken.
Transformations:
Kaioken: Goku, Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Piccolo(before fusing with Kami) can use the technique.
SSJ form: It can remain the same, but with super golden blond hair. And it will only be the only form to reach, no SSJ2 or 3. It will sport lightning at full power.
Goku's LSSJ form: A mixture of USSJ and SSJ3, but with shorter lime green hair.
Super Saiyan Ascension(invented by Mr Popo): For the ASSJ form, instead of acheiving it through training, it can be originated from one of Mr Popo's secret ingredients.
Teen Gohan's "True" Potential Super Saiyan(SSJ2)
Villains:
Raditz- While his role as a villain can stay, I think his appearance should look more similar to Goku, since he's his brother. The most drastic change I'd make would be is his hair, it should be similar to the early Bardock.
Saibamen- They should look different. I dunno how they should though.
Android 16- The Military Android. His appearance can remain the same, along with him being Dr Gero's son. 16 would appear a little more human with a military suit with a shell on top. He's the second most power android. His real name would be Mason, who made an appearance in DB being defeated and unintentionally killed by Goku and Roshi.
Android 17- The Swag Android. His role as it was in the series can stay instead of him killing Dr Gero, but his appearance can be drastically changed. First is his hair being a brunette ponytail with an undercut and for his clothing to look more modern by wearing a cool leather jacket, jeans, and white and red shoes. His real name would be Brad. Later after the final battle, he's a famous entrepreneur and has a wife.
Android 18- The Flaunting Android. Just like her twin brother, her role can stay, but her appearance can change a bit, with her hair being a blond layered style and her wearing jeans instead of a jean skirt. Her upper body can remain the same. Her real name would be Brenda. Also, just like in the series, she'll be married to Krillin.
Android 13- The Redneck Android. He serves as the tertiary antagonist. His role in the series is to find Goku while Goku's on Yardrat, and while he failed to find him, he and the other two androids beat up some of the warriors and ran off, hiding their power levels for the warriors to not find them. Later in the series, he's killed by Dr Gero by turning him off with a remote, basically because he realizes how much of a fake Dr Gero is and only worked with him because he wanted to be worked on to have him live longer like Dr Gero did to himself. His appearance should be similar to Clint Eastwood. His fighting style is mixed between a gunslinging and brawling. His real name is Doyle and after the end of the final battle, he'll be an owner of a bar.
Android 14- The Samurai Android. He also has the same role as Android 13, but later gets destroyed by Trunks in a swordfight. His appearance looks similar to Haohmaru from Samurai Showdown. His sword style techniques can be similar to Himura Kenshin. His real name is Hideo, and after the final battle, he'll be a master of a dojo teaching kenjutsu.
Android 15- The Pimp Android. Like 13 and 14, he also has the same role, and he'll also have the same fate as the original 15, which is being destroyed by Vegeta. His ethnicity is black and his appearance is a mixture between Kanye West and Kevin Hart and wears a gray and brown suit. He's also the shortest android, standing at 5'3. His fighting style is a mixture between boxing and Muay Thai. His real name is Earl and he'll be a famous rapper and entrepreneur after the final battle and being wished back.
Cell Jrs.- Just like the Saibamen, their appearance should be drastically changed, with them looking similar to the Imperfect Cell.
Nappa, Zarbon, Cui, & Dodoria can have appearances similar to the original counterparts.
The Major Villains(going by story order):
Vegeta- During the Saiyan saga, I'd like his early character to have more of a tragic hero personality, while still being antagonistic to the Z Warriors, just because he's taking orders from Frieza. Then in later ones, he can just be the way that he is. His appearance can stay the same, but have a few scars on his back from Frieza, making it inspired from the movie "12 Years a Slave".
Frieza- I'd still put Frieza as one of the most significant villains in the series, but I won't put him as the overall main antagonist, he'll serve as the secondary antagonist. I'd also want his appearance to be just a bit different, sort of like a lizard appearance, while still having his old looks, along with him wearing a cape and his voice sound a lot like the post-Linda Young(the one done in GT and the early games).
Soba- If any of you played sagas, then you know who I'm talking about. If not, then here he is. A Yardrat alien who was a boss character in Sagas. I put him in cuz I want a saga of Goku being in Yardrat.
Broly- Yep, you read it. I want him to be the official Legendary Super Saiyan Frieza was so scared of. His appearance can remain the same, with the exception of the retainer. For his personality, I'd like it to be a bit more archaic than evil, also encouraging, as he beats the living hell out of Goku to surpass him.
* Broly's story: Before the Saiyan enslavement, He had a fight with Frieza's family, killing Frieza's mother and Cooler. He was sealed by Frieza and his father, causing him to not save his brethren. Since after Frieza was destroyed by Goku, the seal Broly was trapped in got broken, making him search for a Saiyan who can best him in the "Legendary Super Saiyan" title, which it's something that he's yearned for years. He found Goku in planet Yardrat, fought him, told him to call his friends over to an unknown planet. Then the rest of the saga would be similar to the Movie 8 fights. Then after Goku destroys Broly, a big green ball of energy appeared as Broly's power and soul, then Goku and Vegeta duel it out, with Goku being the victor and Vegeta giving up on surpassing Goku and trains for his own worth.
Dr Gero- I would like to have Dr Gero as the primary antagonist of DBZ, but have him not play a bigger role yet until Vegeta's defeat. I'd also would like Dr Gero to look a bit different along with him hiding his identity, sort of like an early Obito Uchiha look while having a Dr Doom-like mask and still having the long gray hair, though he should have hair on top, and before his full reveal, have his name just be "Doctor". His face reveals that 3/4 of the right side of his face is burnt, similar to Zuko from Avatar. His burnt mark was from a fight he had with Grandpa Gohan 2 years before the start of DB. His powered up form would be be him getting buffed up with his left eye becoming grey while his right eye becomes purple from the robotic features. His real full name will be William James Gero.
* Dr Gero's backstory: Before the start of the series, Dr Gero saw Goku's spaceship falling from space. He and some troops ran out to find Goku to test his blood, but then Grandpa Gohan declined, fighting him to do so. Gero was the victor by slicing Grandpa Gohan's face, giving him two scars, and blasting a hole through the ride side of his stomach, nearly killing him, but G.Gohan gave him a surprise lightning attack, burning some of the right side of his face. As angry as Gero was, Gero spared Gohan and Goku's life, but warned him that he will test him sooner or later. He then invented spy bugs to track down Gohan and Goku's movements. Then the night when Goku turned to an ape and accidently killed G.Gohan, Dr Gero was estatic as he knew Goku wasn't human, but his spy bug tracking down his movements were destroyed by Goku's mouth beams. Then the rest of his backstory in DB will remain the same, along with him demanding his troops to turn himself into an android for him to live a lot longer, and the difference is that over the years, he improved his technology on the spy bugs to follow the Z warriors to Namek and for him to be aware that Goku advanced in his SS form and his LSSJ form.
*Dr Gero's current story- His story can remain the same as it was in the original, but the difference is that he'll easily defeat the Z warriors and have the advantage of giving Goku a heart disease, even though the heart disease itself is mostly from his LSSJ form and all the fights he had prior. During the Z warriors vs 17 &18 fight, Dr Gero ran away and tried to find Cell, then he and the two Cells worked together. While Dr Gero was at the islands, watching the two Cells trying to fuse while fighting the Z warriors, Goku stepped in and fought him, destroying him in the process by delivering a powerful blow in his LSSJ form to blow him up.
Present Cell- Basically the same Cell as the original one. Most of his features would remain the same, but with a few touches on his wings and his tail to become more of a long wasp stinger. Aside from having the Z warrior genetics, he also attacks slime and can add venom to his stinger to kill his prey. His personality will remain the same as the original one, though he'll appear a bit more playful. His form when he absorbs 17 will look the same, but with short wings.
Alternate/Future Cell- A Cell from a different future, which has the same role as the original Cell. His appearance would become more of a mixture of Cooler's final form(but with a shorter and slimmer height) and a yellow jacket insect, with sharp forward and pointy antennae, short and curvy wings, a visier for a mouth, and silver-ish teal skin. His personality is serious and calculating, as he goes straight to the point while the Present Cell plays around a bit. In his form when he absorbs 18, he'll appear with no wings, his antennaes to the side, the skin on the head being so thin that you can see his brain, similar to Captain Ginyu, his eyes become fully black, and his mouth is exposed with super jagged teeth.
Perfect Cell- The main antagonist of the second half of DBZ after Goku killed Dr Gero. He is a result of the two Cells fusing together after they beat up the Z warriors for stopping them. His appearance will appear as half-human like insect. He'll have similar body and wings to the original Perfect Cell, but he will have a human head with caucasian skin, long slicked back brown hair hair, hazel eyes, and golden hoop earrings, making him a handsome villain. He'll also have the same personality as the original, with one feminine trait that Frieza has. His role remain the same, but the difference is that he wants to start the tournament because he wants it as Goku last moments before he dies. Another thing that this Cell differs from the original is that him blowing himself up was his plan to kill Goku and Gohan all along, and he did it with half success(with Goku sacrificing himself of course).
Super Perfect Cell- The final boss of DBZ! He's now focused on Gohan, as it is his other target to kill, but wouldn't mind destroying everyone else too, since he's sick of playing around. His role and most of his appearance will stay the same. The change in his appearance would be his hair, skin, and eyes. His hair first will be unkept when he's revived, then will turn beige blond and spiky, mimicking the Super Saiyan form, a mixture of Goku's SSJ hair and long haired Trunks' SSJ hair. His skin will turn pure white and his eyes will become bloodshot red, due to his anger with Gohan. He'll also sport black and purple lightning, mimicking a Gohan's true power. For the struggle, this Cell will use a dark Spirit Bomb instead of a Kamehameha by taking energies from land, sea, civilians, and some of the Z fighters.
As for the protagonists, the only characters I'd change would be Goku, Piccolo and Yamcha. Goku can still have the qualities of the original, but the difference between him and the original is that the reboot Goku is more determined and more smarter. For Piccolo, I'd say if he fuses with Kami, he should mellow out and be calm while fighting at times, I also don't want him to fuse with Nail at all. And as for Yamcha, I'll make him as a full fleshed developed character, with his "wolf" orgins explained and him actually learning skills like the Kaioken.
