Best death

[Piccolo Daimao]

What do you think is the best death in Dragon Ball?

I'd say Taopaipai's murder of General Blue using only his tongue. I think the method itself is enough to make anyone go .

[astrallite]

Anytime when a giant mech goes down in Dragonball.

[Codarik]

When Yajirobe killed Cymbal, seeing Cymbal get sliced in half and eaten was cool.

[p123]

Vegeta dying on Namek is by far the most epic death in all of Dragonball. Ever..

[PrinceVegeta_16]

Vegeta dying on Namek is by far the most epic death in all of Dragonball. Ever..

Agreed. Setting aside that I'm a Vegeta fan, it was powerful. You wouldn't expect a powerful, cold hearted guy just crying when he's about to die. Also truly set Freeza high up on cruelty meter...

[Rocketman]

For all the bullshit required to force it into being, Piccolo's death in GT was pretty awesome.

Honorable mention for Goku's "death" in the explosion of Namek.

[p123]

100% percent agreed with you...It was very emotional. I think Goku's death in the Cell Games was almost getting to Vegeta's level, but the return of Cell kind of muddled everything up.

I rememeber seeing Goku's face, so calm, so happy that his son did as well as he could, all on his way to death, it was very moving. But yes, Vegeta's moment is the best one in the series...

[Rocketman]

I rememeber seeing Goku's face, so calm, so happy that his son did as well as he could, all on his way to death

Goku: Let's see ChiChi try to make me get a job now! |3

[p123]

hahahahhaa

[Fox666]

Vegeta death in Namek, and later the pseudo-death of Goku on Namek.

However, I can't take Goku death in the Cell games serious. It doesn't make much sense...

[LeprikanGT]

Majin Vegeta's death. It chokes me up everytime, especially the think with Trunks and Goten and the convo with Piccolo right beforehand. It was done for everyone else, not just him.

And I dare someone else to blast themselves into stone.

[Cipher]

Kuririn's first death.

I didn't remember it being so emotional. The anime really builds it up, and not in a particularly corny way. I got through that part of the series with my girlfriend over winter break, and knowing that she had no idea what was coming was just ... geez. It really hits you, and it's so completely unexpected at that point in the series.

[Ahiru77]

Freeezaaaaa.

[Ussj Future Trunks]

Cell's death is the most epic, powerful and well animated. Plus the English dub score for it is sublime.

[kaialone]

Bora´ s death,to me it was the most powerful and it was one of the few things I remembered from when I first watched DB as a kid.I remember how it affected me,prior to that I never thought about losing a parent wa even possible,it awakened all kinds of fears inide me,wich made Bora´s revival an even more happy moment to me.This is just me of course

[Godo]

And I dare someone else to blast themselves into stone.

The all mighty Chaoz blasted himself into ashes, and a Saibaiman blasted himself into slime. It's not like it's something new.
The whole emotional spectrum is the same with Chaoz's self-destruct, but people tend to like Vegeta's more for some strange reason.

[dbgtFO]

[...]but people tend to like Vegeta's more for some strange reason.

I think it's a combination of:
More screentime
More Character development
&
The whole deal with Vegeta starting out, as this evil bastard, who finally started to fight for someone other than himself.

Also the buildup was much better, than when Chaozu selfdestructed. Chaozu just did it without having any buildup for it at all.

[rereboy]

And I dare someone else to blast themselves into stone.

The all mighty Chaoz blasted himself into ashes, and a Saibaiman blasted himself into slime. It's not like it's something new.
The whole emotional spectrum is the same with Chaoz's self-destruct, but people tend to like Vegeta's more for some strange reason.

Chiaotzu is just weird... Besides Tenshinhan, nobody likes him. Not even Toriyama.

And the Saibaimen were designed to be owned.

[Godo]

[...]but people tend to like Vegeta's more for some strange reason.

I think it's a combination of:
More screentime
More Character development
&
The whole deal with Vegeta starting out, as this evil bastard, who finally started to fight for someone other than himself.

Also the buildup was much better, than when Chaozu selfdestructed. Chaozu just did it without having any buildup for it at all.

Chao-zu did have some screentime before Z. He was an established character at that point. So when I read it, it was a teardrop moment. I actually mourn more for his death there than Vegeta the bastard.

And I dare someone else to blast themselves into stone.

The all mighty Chaoz blasted himself into ashes, and a Saibaiman blasted himself into slime. It's not like it's something new.
The whole emotional spectrum is the same with Chaoz's self-destruct, but people tend to like Vegeta's more for some strange reason.

Chiaotzu is just weird... Besides Tenshinhan, nobody likes him. Not even Toriyama.

And the Saibaimen were designed to be owned.

I like him. He is cute.

[dbgtFO]

[...]but people tend to like Vegeta's more for some strange reason.

I think it's a combination of:
More screentime
More Character development
&
The whole deal with Vegeta starting out, as this evil bastard, who finally started to fight for someone other than himself.

Also the buildup was much better, than when Chaozu selfdestructed. Chaozu just did it without having any buildup for it at all.

Chao-zu did have some screentime before Z. He was an established character at that point. So when I read it, it was a teardrop moment. I actually mourn more for his death there than Vegeta the bastard.

Well yeah, he was an established character, but he hadn't really done much noteworthy beforehand and didn't have any real character development IMO, as opposed to Vegeta going from what he was in the Saiyajin Arc to what he became in the Boo Arc.
Although those examples I listed didn't actually apply to what I feel about the characters. That's just some examples for why people in general prefer Vegeta's self destruction over Chaozu's.