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Re: Best/Worst Versions of Each Character

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:24 pm

Yamcha: Best - 22nd Budokai (the only time he wasn't humiliated) Worst - Saiyan Saga (the beginning of the end)

Muten Roshi: Best - 22nd Budokai (gave his character closure) Worst - 23rd Budokai and following (anime-only; his antics are way overdone)

Bulma: Best - Cell/Boo Saga (to think all she needed was a real man) Worst - Namek Saga (I wanted her to die here especially in the anime)

Chi-Chi: Best - 23rd Budokai (perfect waifu) Worst - BoG/RoF retellings (not only does it ignore her slight attitude change in Boo Saga but made her a total self-parody of her former self)

Trunks: Best - Future Worst - GT
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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.

I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.

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Re: Best/Worst Versions of Each Character

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:54 am

Kuririn Fan wrote:Why is Kuririn the worst in Cell & Boo arcs? He had the best reason to be stupid in Cell where everyone was stupid and established a family in Boo.
The "stupidity" mostly came from Vegeta and Krillin but in Vegeta's case he's just him being Vegeta. Krillin dropped the ball twice and it came pretty much outta nowhere.
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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.

I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.

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Re: Best/Worst Versions of Each Character

Post by Kuririn Fan » Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:04 am

DBZAOTA482 wrote:
Kuririn Fan wrote:Why is Kuririn the worst in Cell & Boo arcs? He had the best reason to be stupid in Cell where everyone was stupid and established a family in Boo.
The "stupidity" mostly came from Vegeta and Krillin but in Vegeta's case he's just him being Vegeta. Krillin dropped the ball twice and it came pretty much outta nowhere.
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Re: Best/Worst Versions of Each Character

Post by apex_pretador » Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:18 am

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Kuririn Fan wrote:Why is Kuririn the worst in Cell & Boo arcs? He had the best reason to be stupid in Cell where everyone was stupid and established a family in Boo.
The "stupidity" mostly came from Vegeta and Krillin but in Vegeta's case he's just him being Vegeta. Krillin dropped the ball twice and it came pretty much outta nowhere.
He only destroyed the remote once.
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Post by DBZAOTA482 » Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:25 am

Kuririn Fan wrote:
DBZAOTA482 wrote:
Kuririn Fan wrote:Why is Kuririn the worst in Cell & Boo arcs? He had the best reason to be stupid in Cell where everyone was stupid and established a family in Boo.
The "stupidity" mostly came from Vegeta and Krillin but in Vegeta's case he's just him being Vegeta. Krillin dropped the ball twice and it came pretty much outta nowhere.
Stupidity in Cell arc came from everyone and Kuririn had the best reason for it. Love is powerful, man <3
No way... if you think Piccolo and Trunks were stupid there (at least moreso than Krillin) then it's obvious you're just bitching about the Cell Saga for the sake of bitching about it.

^He also bitched out against fighting the androids.
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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.

I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.

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Re: Best/Worst Versions of Each Character

Post by Kuririn Fan » Sat Mar 12, 2016 8:29 am

His "bitching" about fighting the artificial humans is actually smart, seeing as how the rest of them got destroyed by them. How the fuck is that stupid? They had no chance. And Cell arc deserves all the bitching it can get. It's riddled with plot holes, stupidity and ooc moments. It's one overrated mess of an arc.

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Post by apex_pretador » Sat Mar 12, 2016 10:50 am

DBZAOTA482 wrote:^He also bitched out against fighting the androids.
He saw 2 super saiyans, and a super namek get one-shotted. What was he supposed to do?
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Post by emperior » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:23 pm

Goku

I like his portray throughout the entire serie. He doesn't even change much in DBZ.

Vegeta

Best: Saiyan - Freeza arc. He was just so ruthless and evil and I loved it.
Worst: Cell Games arc. Even if he showed signs of change when he attacked Cell after he killed Trunks, Vegeta was pretty much a background character during Cell Games and even if his Big Bang Attack helped Gohan beat Cell, his stupidity also caused Gohan to hurt his arm badly. That doesn't mean I disliked Vegeta during Cell Games, but I preferred him in the other sagas (I liked him a lot from Trunks Saga until Cell Games start)

Gohan

Best: Future Gohan. He was just too badass and dies like a badass.

Worst: Dragon Ball Super/RoF. He's just garbage. Hopefully he will be redeemed.

Piccolo

Best: Android Arc. Because I loved to see him becoming stronger than everyone when fusing with Kami and he had epic battles against Android 17 and Cell.

Worst: Buu arc. He became too useless and was mostly used for jokes.
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Post by Gorou » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:48 pm

Kuririn Fan wrote:His "bitching" about fighting the artificial humans is actually smart, seeing as how the rest of them got destroyed by them. How the fuck is that stupid? They had no chance. And Cell arc deserves all the bitching it can get. It's riddled with plot holes, stupidity and ooc moments. It's one overrated mess of an arc.
Further examples of stupidity?

Obviously, Krillin's decision was contextualized and motivated, and also had a logical basis (Cell was losing with Vegeta and was no longer an unstoppable threat), but so are even the other "stupid" decisions (including that of Vegeta), except Gohan, maybe. And the arc has not more defects of most of DBZ

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Post by dbzfan7 » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:04 pm

Goku

I don't really think they're is a best Goku for me, he's just Goku. He's treat most of the time. He's fun and great with rarely any blights.

Worst Goku is the later Goku who puts his own selfish desires over everyone else, and nobody cares. It's frustrating. Take F after all the shit that's happened, and Goku didn't learn anything. I'd be pretty pissed if he and Vegeta could have just worked together to end the problem, but instead let their desire screw the earth. Then nobody gave a crap. It is frustrating Goku and Vegeta can do whatever they want, and everyone just goes with it. It's terrible.

Vegeta

Saiyan arc and Namek arc Vegeta is my favourite. Where Vegeta is still cold and calculating, and not being as dumb as he gets later. He's a lot of fun, and he's a serious threat. When teaming up with Gohan and Krillin it's scary to think they're next to the guy who could dispose of them in any moment, since Goku isn't around to protect them.

Cyborg arc. Everyone knows this is Vegeta at his worst. He's annoying, whiny, and he keeps causing his own problems. The most satisfying parts is when he gets his shit stomped. Now Beerus is a similar annoyance, except nobody make him eat humble pie, so he's forever annoying.

Gohan

Boo arc is definitely where his personality shines the most. From the dorky Saiyaman to the cool Ultimate Gohan. He's not as passive as he once was, while also not as useless. The sad part is his build up went no where and he's been in the gutter since. Hopefully with Super training him, he uses the elephant in the room to power up.

Super is definitely the worst considering how bland and how much of a joke they made him. It wasn't til the end of the F arc they finally might be setting something up, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Cell arc is a close second as while his moment was amazing, it wasn't built up well. Don't know why people complain about SSJ2 when the point is the form is bringing out his saiyan lust, like how SSJ affected Goku, but whatever.

Piccolo

Best was probably in the saiyan arc where he was playing things smart, and being a leader to the other earth warriors. Though fusing with God is probably my favourite moment for him.

23rd Tenkaichi Budokai since he's like a whole other character there. He's a boring clone of his dad. Super in second for worst though for bringing him in and throwing him to the side.

Krillin

Like Goku, Krillin is always good in my book, he doesn't really have much bad.

I guess worst is Boo arc since he didn't get to do much. He had a funny match but that's about it.

Bulma

Best was probably the Red Ribbon Army arc for me. I thought it was fun.

Worst is Freeza arc and especially it's filler. She was no joy there, and her time felt utterly pointless.

Freeza

Best was his own arc of course

Worst is the F arc. Freeza was long surpassed in the movies, so of course he's a joke then. It was funny and felt good to see after such a scumbag he was. F he finally comes back, and he's a moron.
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Post by Kuririn Fan » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:07 pm

Gorou wrote:
Kuririn Fan wrote:His "bitching" about fighting the artificial humans is actually smart, seeing as how the rest of them got destroyed by them. How the fuck is that stupid? They had no chance. And Cell arc deserves all the bitching it can get. It's riddled with plot holes, stupidity and ooc moments. It's one overrated mess of an arc.
Further examples of stupidity?

Obviously, Krillin's decision was contextualized and motivated, and also had a logical basis (Cell was losing with Vegeta and was no longer an unstoppable threat), but so are even the other "stupid" decisions (including that of Vegeta), except Gohan, maybe. And the arc has not more defects of most of DBZ
The gang deciding not to seek out Gero who created these death machines that destroyed the future? Gohan not finishing Cell mhen he had the chance? 17 and 18 standing around like retards waiting to be absorbed? Goku giving Cell senzu bean? Vegeta letting Cell become perfect? Kuririn not destroying 18 or helping her escape?
Look, i like the arc, but it has a lot of problems. And this is off topic, so we should stop.

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Post by Gorou » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:12 pm

Kuririn Fan wrote:
Gorou wrote:
Kuririn Fan wrote:
Obviously, Krillin's decision was contextualized and motivated, and also had a logical basis (Cell was losing with Vegeta and was no longer an unstoppable threat), but so are even the other "stupid" decisions (including that of Vegeta), except Gohan, maybe. And the arc has not more defects of most of DBZ
The gang deciding not to seek out Gero who created these death machines that destroyed the future? Gohan not finishing Cell mhen he had the chance? 17 and 18 standing around like retards waiting to be absorbed? Goku giving Cell senzu bean? Vegeta letting Cell become perfect? Kuririn not destroying 18 or helping her escape?
Look, i like the arc, but it has a lot of problems. And this is off topic, so we should stop.
90% of all these decisions are explained, contextualized, and inextricably linked to characters's personality, is sufficient to analyze them carefully. We have witnessed many moments of stupid in previous arcs, many analogues, other more onerous.

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Post by apex_pretador » Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:20 am

Best - RoF gohan :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

He is actually gohan, unlike a less cocky and slightly dumber vegeta in cell games & buu arc
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Post by IDreamtIWasABee » Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:06 pm

Goku looked best when hit Namek, before all the bulk (you'd be forgiven for thinking he has cleavage in some of the later stuff). This goes for his Super Saiyan form, too.

Gohan was cutest when he had a bowl cut on Namek.

Vegeta's always okay, but the Cell saga suit has the stink of regression on it. Didn't help that they reused it for Battle of Gods.

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Post by Neo-Makaiōshin » Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:15 am

Best

Goku: Red Ribbon Army arc, he had the most development in that arc, God & God (movie) and Saiyan arc are tied as second best.
Vegeta: Definetely the the Majin Bu Arc, highlights being Majin Vegeta fights and his Nº1 speach.
Future Trunks: His TV Special, this is the only instance where I think the anime did something better than the manga.

Wost

Goku/Vegeta: RoF, both movies and DBS.
Future Trunks: All of GT.
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Post by Ddd » Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:47 am

Goku: boo arc/super

Vegeta: namek/super

Picolo: saiyan arc/super

Gohan: early boo arc/super tied with mystic gohan

Videl: early anime boo arc/super

Yamucha: hunt for the dragon balls/fnf and super

Kame sennin: 21st tenkaichi budokai/ super

Kuririn: saiyan arc tied with namek/boo arc

Freeza: namek/fnf and super

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Post by sintzu » Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:18 am

Goku : best : Saiyan, Freeza & Buu arc / worst : Super.

Vegeta : best : Saiyan, Namek, Buu arc & Super / worst : Android arc.

Gohan : best : Cell & Buu arc / worst : Super.

Future Trunks : best : Android & Cell arc / worst : none.

Goten & Trunks : Best : Buu arc / worst : Super.

Piccolo : best : 23rd Tenkaichi, Saiyan & Cell arc / worst Super.

Krillin, Tien & Yamcha : best : DB & Saiyan arc / worst : the rest of Z & Super.
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Post by emi_b7 » Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:32 pm

Goku:
-best: Piccolo Daimao arc, I love badass kid Goku.
-worst: mmmh I don't know, I guess the Cell arc? He doesn't do a lot there, still good though.
Gohan:
-best: Boo arc, easiest call.
-worst: BOG-ROF Super, hopefully they do something with him soon.
Piccolo:
-best: Sayans arc; great character development.
-worst: Boo arc; sorry Piccolo, it's a sayans only show now lol :sick:
Vegeta:
-best: early Namek Vegeta is my favorite, I love how he outsmarts everyone.
-worst: Cell arc; I don't care for the stupid decisions he makes, those are in character IMO, but he is too whiny for my liking.
Krillin:
-best: Freeza arc
-worst: Boo arc; I would pick the movies if they count though, they always have him getting owned in those.
Yamcha:
-best: hunt for the DB, he was a character there and not a measuring stick for others like most of the series after that.
-worst: mmmmh the sayans arc seems like the easy choice, but I think I will go with the Cell arc because even if being killed by the saibaman is the ultimate "lol Yamcha" moment, I think he was cooler there (not saying much).
Tenshinhan:
-best: 22nd Tenkaichi, I love his transition from a prick to a good guy, he also shows some of the coolest moves in the series IMO.
-worst: Freeza arc, he doesn't even get the token "cool Tenshinhan moment" every other DBZ arc had.
Chiaotzu:
-best: 22nd Tenkaichi, I really liked him here before......
-worst: ....... he became a glorified Puar the rest of the series.
Bulma:
-best: Super; actually it's probably one of the early DB arcs If I'm being honest, I just wanted to throw DBS a bone, and I like the Bulma-Vegeta relationship they are showing there as well as her interactions with Jaco.
-worst: Boo arc or any of the Tenkaichi Budokai arcs, she is just there in those
Kame Sennin:
-best: 22nd TB, great closure to his story.
-worst: I don't know, any of the DBZ arcs could work here.

Then we have a lot of early DB characters who worked well in the debut arc but didn't do much after that (Oolong, Puar, Lunch, Uranai Baba, etc.) and characters who have been there just for a couple of arcs so I didn't feel like naming them(18, Boo, Goten, Trunks, Satan, Videl, etc).

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Post by TenshinFan » Sun May 01, 2016 3:52 am

Probably my favourite designs in the series were during the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Image

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Bulma at her best:

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