Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

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Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by keyz05 » Sat Dec 10, 2016 12:43 pm

Who do you guys think is the most morally reprehensible character in the series? It can be from the movies, video games, and etc.

My picks are:
-Black & Zamasu
-Demigra
-Frieza
-Buu
-Cell

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Post by Kamiccolo9 » Sat Dec 10, 2016 12:53 pm

What was that rich guy in the Cell Arc filler's name? The one who made that shelter and wouldn't let poor people in?

I'm going with that guy.
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Post by Lord Beerus » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:04 pm

Freeza. That guy went on a total rampage on Namek, killing anything that had a pulse, just because he could.

Those two humans that go on a killing spree during Majin Boo's rampage were also fucking despicable. I mean, using a sniper rifle to shoot a puppy!? That legit got me furious when I first watch the episode as a kid.

EDIT: Now that I think about, those two humans who went postal when Majin Boo was wiping out everyone are probably the worst.
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Post by DBZAOTA482 » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:15 pm

Definitely those guys who went on a killing spree during the Boo Saga simply because they were afraid they may die soon. They fucking shot a puppy!! :evil:

But behind them either Freeza or Cell... leaning more towards Freeza because it's hard to determine if Cell is truly evil or it's just programming logic and Freeza's a coward at heart.
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Post by Doctor. » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:34 pm

Raditz wanted to kill his own brother and nephew.

Family's, like, sacred, dude.

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Post by Boo Machine » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:43 pm

Yeah, I'm going to have to share the choice of those two guys who went on a killing spree in the buu saga.

Which may be odd in a universe where we have cosmic like beings who blow up planets for fun. But there you go. It might be because they are also humans mowing down old people.
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Post by ABED » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:51 pm

I don't see how those guys' crimes were worse than Freeza's. He killed people for fun as well.
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Re: Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by Akyon » Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:32 pm

Frieza. He knew what he was doing was wrong but did it anyway.

Yes, Zamasu/Black and Buu ALSO went on genocides, but the former thought it was for the greater good and the latter had no understanding of human morals.

Frieza enslaves entire worlds, commits multiple genocides to further his own goals, kills his own henchmen for seemingly no reason(Seriously though, you're going to kill Zarbon, one of your most loyal men, for a situation YOU caused?) and enjoys torturing non-threats for fun.

He's been given TWO chances to have a moral change, but chose not to, whilst Buu became good and under different circumstances perhaps Zamasu would have accepted mortals for their flaws. Frieza knows what he's doing is considered evil but doesn't give a damn.
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Post by omaro34 » Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:55 pm

Commander Red's army under his authority were willing to kill and wipe out anyone who got in their way. He hired a Mercenary in Tao to kill a child, made innocent people work for hours on end to find the Dragonballs, and didn't care what Tao did to get the job done (killed Bora).

Red did all of this just to gain a few inches in height. I mean talk about a pathetically ridiculous ambition to have. Extremely insecure.
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Re: Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by OmegaRockman » Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:27 pm

Dolltaki. He's a child molester. Done. I mean, at least Blue had the excuse of his scene being filler and thusly not necessarily being what Toriyama had in mind.

Freeza and the two killer guys from the Boo arc are up there, though.
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Re: Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by laserkid » Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:31 pm

Doctor Gero.

He kidnaps people against their will, does horrible experiments on them, tries to take over their minds, and is responsible for the near annihilation of the entire human race (in Future Trunks's timeline).

Moreover, he didn't even do this for personal gain or some self righteous cause.

All of these things he did to get revenge on Goku because he took out the Red Ribbon Army, [spoiler]which would have petered out anyway once everyone realized the true goal was to make Red taller.[/spoiler]
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Re: Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by Akyon » Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:24 pm

laserkid wrote:Doctor Gero.

He kidnaps people against their will, does horrible experiments on them, tries to take over their minds, and is responsible for the near annihilation of the entire human race (in Future Trunks's timeline).

Moreover, he didn't even do this for personal gain or some self righteous cause.

All of these things he did to get revenge on Goku because he took out the Red Ribbon Army, [spoiler]which would have petered out anyway once everyone realized the true goal was to make Red taller.[/spoiler]
Gero's a pretty good choice actually. He managed to be responsible for countless deaths in Trunks Timeline.

Although if we take Toriyama's note about #16 seriously, it's a little easier to understand why Gero was so hell bent on killing Goku. That takes a little venom out of his tail, at least for me personally.
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Re: Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Sat Dec 10, 2016 11:36 pm

Goku didnt kill his son in Canon, that is something added by Team Four Star,
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Post by Super Sonic » Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:50 am

Know the article's changed at times, but these guys are pretty despicable.

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Post by TekTheNinja » Sun Dec 11, 2016 5:55 am

Cure Dragon 255 wrote:Goku didnt kill his son in Canon, that is something added by Team Four Star,
Ok, sorry, what? When did that ever happen in TFS? And why did you bring this up? WHAT?

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Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:00 am

I brought it up because that guy implied he had more sympathy for Dr Gero now that he learned Goku killed his son. But eh didnt, that was a Team Four Star thing.
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Re: Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by Akyon » Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:19 am

Cure Dragon 255 wrote:I brought it up because that guy implied he had more sympathy for Dr Gero now that he learned Goku killed his son. But eh didnt, that was a Team Four Star thing.
No you're right, apparently Gero's son actually fell to an enemy's bullet. Well, that absolve's Goku then.

...the canon then makes less sense. Why does Gero have a hatred for Goku for destroying the army that got his son killed?
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Re: Most Morally Reprehensible Character in DragonBall?

Post by coola » Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:47 am

- Freeza: He will torture you to death, while smiling whole time, knowing full well he is in full control.
- Two men from Buu Saga: I despise "people" who use war and/or anarchy as excuse to steal and murder, i hope Shenron labeled them as evil, and didn't revive them.
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Post by ABED » Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:48 am

Although if we take Toriyama's note about #16 seriously, it's a little easier to understand why Gero was so hell bent on killing Goku. That takes a little venom out of his tail, at least for me personally.
Why is the death of Dr. Gero's child a better motive? The death of a child isn't a magic bullet for creating character motivation. That's what hack writers do.
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Post by DBZAOTA482 » Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:59 pm

Doctor. wrote:Raditz wanted to kill his own brother and nephew.

Family's, like, sacred, dude.
Goku wanted to kill Raditz first when Raditz only wanted his lil bro back.
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