Who do you think is the worst character in Dragon Ball?

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Who do you think is the worst character in Dragon Ball?

Post by MajinMan » Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:15 pm

Pretty simple topic. No dub vs sub, Faulconer debates, or super hero story comparisons, but there may be some grinding of the gears.

I think the worst character in the series is Puer. Seriously, how bland can a character get? If you name all the small side characters like Oolong, Chiaotzu, or Yajirobe alongside him, they all stand out. Chiaotzu is the closest one to being as bland as Puer, but he was at least funny in his debut arc with his counting gimmick. Puer has nothing. All he (or she) ever does is praise Yamcha and follow him around. He has no fun gimmick (literally copied Oolong), has no personality of his own other than "Yamucha-sama! You're so cool!" He's dead weight. The only time he has ever been his own man was when he helped Upa fight the Dracula guy.
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Post by VegettoEX » Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:21 pm

Pu'er is totally inoffensive, though, and has some touching moments with Yamcha.

"Worst" is probably Toei!Blue (but <3 Furukawa).

But worst original manga character? I... can't really think of anyone. The "worst" I can get are other inoffensive characters. There are characters that I don't like, but that doesn't make them "OMG WORST EVAR1".
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Post by BlueBasilisk » Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:23 pm

Worst in the franchise as a whole? Dolltaki beyond a doubt. Jesus, what a creeper. I felt really uncomfortable watching those episodes.

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Post by precita » Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:31 pm

I don't know. Some of the third tier main characters are pointless but they're inoffensive.

Ox King, Puar, Turtle, etc. But I have no real strong opinion on them so it doesn't matter. Even Chiaotzu at least gives Tenshinhan some emotional weight and character to interact with.

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Post by TrunksTrevelyan0064 » Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:40 pm

There are none that I hate, but first one to come to mind is someone like Panput. He's completely underwhelming - but then that's kind of the purpose of his character to begin with. Still wish Upa would've been a Tenka'ichi Budôkai contestant instead, though.
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Post by MozillaVulpix » Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:06 pm

Surprised no one has mentioned Videogame Broly. The mysterious bonus boss who's always stronger than every character...for the sake of having a bonus boss that's stronger than everyone else. The fact that he does get definitively defeated 3 times in the movies makes it especially egregious.
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Post by KBABZ » Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:22 pm

It's a tie between Yajirobe and adult Chi-Chi for me. Both are incredibly annoying, critical, condescending and have a huge failure to have any sympathy for characters they really should care more about.

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Post by Bullza » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:02 pm

Oh definitely Pan. No character was ever worse than Pan.

Maybe you could make some argument that another character was worse (like Dolltaki) but the thing is those characters may have only appeared in an episode of two. Pan was a major character who ruined the show. GT would have been bad regardless but Pan was one of the reasons why that show was so bad.

Puar is a boring character, she's like a potted plant, she's just there of no importance all but she never brought the show down.

Pan is the only character in the franchise that is responsible for bringing a show as a whole down.

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Post by Kinokima » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:09 pm

I can tell I am not going to be happy with where this topic might go.

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Nappa but strong muscular kind of dumb character have never been my thing. But I am sure every character has their worth so just because I don’t like a character doesn’t mean they aren’t a worthy character.

Actually Nappa reminds me of someone from Wrestling so I guess I can see the appeal but also why he wouldn’t appeal to me.

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Post by TheBigBoy » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:20 pm

Imagine not liking Yajirobe.

Anyway, it's a tie between oh...most of the movie villains.

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Post by KBABZ » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:24 pm

Kinokima wrote:I can tell I am not going to be happy with where this topic might go.

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Nappa but strong muscular kind of dumb character have never been my thing. But I am sure every character has their worth so just because I don’t like a character doesn’t mean they aren’t a worthy character.

Actually Nappa reminds me of someone from Wrestling so I guess I can see the appeal but also why he wouldn’t appeal to me.
Nappa wouldn't work without some extra fleshing out, but he worked pretty well as a contrast and slight foil to Vegeta. Nappa was big, brutish, strong and easily capable of losing his temper, while Vegeta is small, calculative and cunning... which is why it's a surprise that he's actually the stronger of the two.

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Post by Kinokima » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:32 pm

KBABZ wrote:
Kinokima wrote:I can tell I am not going to be happy with where this topic might go.

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Nappa but strong muscular kind of dumb character have never been my thing. But I am sure every character has their worth so just because I don’t like a character doesn’t mean they aren’t a worthy character.

Actually Nappa reminds me of someone from Wrestling so I guess I can see the appeal but also why he wouldn’t appeal to me.
Nappa wouldn't work without some extra fleshing out, but he worked pretty well as a contrast and slight foil to Vegeta. Nappa was big, brutish, strong and easily capable of losing his temper, while Vegeta is small, calculative and cunning... which is why it's a surprise that he's actually the stronger of the two.
Yeah I totally get Nappa’s purpose from a story telling point. Anyways I answered with my opinion as least favorite. I don’t think there is such a thing as truly worst character :)

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Post by ABED » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:43 pm

Bullza wrote:Oh definitely Pan. No character was ever worse than Pan.

Maybe you could make some argument that another character was worse (like Dolltaki) but the thing is those characters may have only appeared in an episode of two. Pan was a major character who ruined the show. GT would have been bad regardless but Pan was one of the reasons why that show was so bad.

Puar is a boring character, she's like a potted plant, she's just there of no importance all but she never brought the show down.

Pan is the only character in the franchise that is responsible for bringing a show as a whole down.
I find Chichi WAY more annoying. She's the Dawn Summers of the series.
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Post by Kamiccolo9 » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:48 pm

What's wrong with Pan?
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Post by precita » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:55 pm

We've never seen a Toriyama Pan outside the tail-end of DBZ, so I don't count her GT incarnation.

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Post by ABED » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:56 pm

I don't know why, but I like her. Yeah, she's a pushy young girl and I think they could've done a better job of maturing her, but I like her relationship with her grandfather and Gill. Chichi has none of that going for her. So if I had to give an answer, I think Chichi is the worst character in DB.
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Post by The Iron Fjord » Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:38 pm

Broly, that's a no-brainer. Kinda like Broly himself
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Post by MajinMan » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:16 am

VegettoEX wrote:Pu'er is totally inoffensive, though, and has some touching moments with Yamcha.

"Worst" is probably Toei!Blue (but <3 Furukawa).

But worst original manga character? I... can't really think of anyone. The "worst" I can get are other inoffensive characters. There are characters that I don't like, but that doesn't make them "OMG WORST EVAR1".
I never really meant it as "so bad they hurt the show," I was thinking more like "this character is extremely uninteresting, boring, and offers nothing to the story." My justifications for Puer are that he just doesn't have anything that makes for an interesting character. You can argue that there are more damaging and hurtful characters like Toei's handling of Blue, Dolltaki, but Puer being there since the beginning and having only one highlight as a character is sad. He's just a worse version of Chiaotzu.
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Post by Big Green The Yoshi » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:18 am

Chaozu definitely. Puar is bad, but Chaozu is a second Puar. I was surprised by how irrelevant he was to the overall story, and he didn't even talk to Goku.

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Post by Saikyo no Senshi » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:29 am

Minor characters don't bother me cause they don't affect the main storyline in any major way in Dragon Ball. I don't like them, but I also don't dislike them. They are just sort of there. I forget about them quickly cause most of them are forgettable anyways.

Major characters who are poorly characterized bother me more cause I start losing interest. And, Dragon Ball Super's version of Gokuu and Vegeta are that characters. Gokuu more so than Vegeta surprisingly. He keeps getting worse with every passing story arc.
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