Who's your favorite enemy from the Red Ribbon saga?

[BernardoCairo]

Hi guys. This is my first post here on the forum. I would like to start with a very laid-back thread.
What's your favorite enemy from the Red Ribbon saga? Honestly, that's probably the most consistent arc of Dragon Ball when it comes to antagonists (quantity + quality).
I would say that the best two are Tao Pai Pai and General Blue. Both are funny and menacing at the same time. While Tao is definitely the most iconic of the two, I kind of prefer Blue. That's mostly because he's featured in more wacky scenarios, I believe. Tao's days in Dragon Ball were short lived (until he came back to the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, that is). Blue also has unique powers and his look matches the rest of the army (that may not be necessarily great to some).

[ABED]

Ninja Murasaki hands down. He's one of the most entertaining parts of all of DB and he doesn't overstay his welcome.

[MasenkoHA]

Toss up between Tao Pai Pai and Ninja Murasaki for sure. I really did like what Toei did with Colonel Violet, although she’s ultimately superfluous to the story.


General Blue overstayed his welcome and I was glad to see him get licked.

[Polyphase Avatron]

Taopaipai easily. The first villain in the series who came off as truly intimidating.

[Goku da Silva]

Tao Pai Pai for sure, he's one of my favorite characters of Dragon Ball!

[MyVisionity]

General Blue for me. He knows how to get the job done. I appreciate how he doesn't tolerate any filth or uncleanliness in his ranks. He is cold-blooded and hilarious, and it's a great performance by Toshio Furukawa. I like that he is a formidable martial artist and enjoy his psychic abilities.

[JulieYBM]

Tao Pai Pai is cool and funny but Violet is cool and sexy...but them there's Yellow! What a sexy beast!!

The anime made Silver so cool and sexy...

[jjgp1112]

Murasaki, General Blue, and of course, Tao. Murasaki's just damn hilarious, and the General Blue fight is might favorite portion of that arc, with Blue being a super-competent villain and customarily weird and campy as well. And Tao - I mean what else is there to say?

[Cipher]

Tao Pai Pai, who manages to both be genuinely threatening and hilarious in his over-the-top martial-arts-assassin-ing.

Blue’s section is one of my favorite parts of the series, but that’s more due to the situational comedy happening around him than it is the character himself.

Shoutouts to the filler with Tao Pai Pai’s day around town while waiting for his new clothes, by the way, which ends with him boiling an egg in his own bathwater and is possibly the funniest anime-original sequence in either DB or Z. At the very least in the top three or so.

[FoolsGil]

I got to give it to General Blue. Definitely one the best written villains in the series. Imagine how much of a dangerous force the Red Ribbon Army would've been if he was in charge.

[PurestEvil]

Ninja Murasaki for the laughs, Officer Black for his competence.

EDIT: since Tao Pai Pai apparently counts, him too

[MasenkoHA]

The anime made Silver so cool and sexy...

I enjoyed the punchline that the anime built Silver as this cool hyper-competent villain: He’s calm and collected! He’s smart enough to not be fooled by a fake dragon ball! He’s an excellent marksman! He’s tough enough to beat up professional boxers! And then lol Goku effortlessly kicks his ass with a couple of punches.

[Koitsukai]

Tao Pai Pai for the most serious side of the arc.

Murasaki for the funny side.

[Krillin1994]

As many have said Ninja Murasaki steals the show for the episodes he’s in. Goku pouring boiling tea into the bamboo always ruins me.

I’d say props to the enemies in muscle tower. Button and Major Metalitron pushed Goku a lot more than people seem to recall.


On an anime only note, I always enjoyed the Hasky filler - the fortune teller scene always gets a basic chuckle from me. Plus enjoyed having it involve the cast beyond Goku.

[omaro34]

Mercenary Tao's way of flying is so badass I can't pick anyone other than him

[Vijay]

Hi guys. This is my first post here on the forum. I would like to start with a very laid-back thread.
What's your favorite enemy from the Red Ribbon saga? Honestly, that's probably the most consistent arc of Dragon Ball when it comes to antagonists (quantity + quality).
I would say that the best two are Tao Pai Pai and General Blue. Both are funny and menacing at the same time. While Tao is definitely the most iconic of the two, I kind of prefer Blue. That's mostly because he's featured in more wacky scenarios, I believe. Tao's days in Dragon Ball were short lived (until he came back to the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, that is). Blue also has unique powers and his look matches the rest of the army (that may not be necessarily great to some).

Actually yes, both Tao & Blue are my fav too. And i kinda enjoy scenes of Commander Red with his r.hand man blacku cuz their interactions esp in japanese version feel funny ah. And latters battle scene with Goku was quite enjoyble to watch

Ninja Murasaki is great guy too

[Peach]

Tao for sure.

[BWri]

Tao but Blue's a very close 2nd. Part of Tao's mystique is that he killed Blue so effortlessly. I hope Dragon Ball Super uses this sort of storytelling device again in the future. Is Cell the last time we saw a new villain hijack the place of the current villain?

[GatoF]

Tao by far

[NeflyteMasato]

I’m sure it’ll come across as an odd choice, but I really like Buyon. His Dragon Quest-esque design always stands out to me, and he’s one of the first battles Goku actually has to use his head to win.