Why Didn't Krillin Kill Freeza?

[thatdbzguy]

As I'm sure you all know, Krillin had a huge chance at killing Freeza by using a Kienzan on him after he used the Taiyoken on him. Except, he didn't. Now, we know the out-of-universe reason is probably because Toriyama didn't think of that, or he didn't want that anticlimactic of an ending. But what do you think are some plausible in-universe theories?

[Kaboom]

Freeza had already dodged the last dozen or so Kienzans Kuririn threw, even (kind of) the one he didn't see/hear coming until the last second. Kuririn was better off using those few brief seconds to get as far from Freeza as possible.

[dbgtFO]

He panicked in typical Krillin fashion.

[B]

Maybe he just wasn't skilled enough to bust another technique out immediately after the Taiyoken.

[TheUltimateVegito]

He could've easily done the same to Nappa.

[Rocketman]

Maybe Taiyoken+Kienzan isn't the super duper combo that the fans think it is.

[Hitiro]

Similar to what happened in Bleach when Kenpachi fought against Tousen. I believe that because Freeza outranked Kuririn in every way imaginably that even, if Kuririn got lucky and hit him with the Kienzan, Freeza would have out-sped a fatal wound by the technique. In Bleach Kenpachi could react fast enough to deliver a blow back at Tousen before any truly fatal damage could be inflicted upon him. And the difference in strength between those two characters wasn't that much I think.

[TheGmGoken]

Why didn't Goku taiyoken Cell and then Kamehamha him With IT kamehamha. Why didn't Goku use Taiyoken on Freeza when he was charging up Genki Dama. Why didn't he Taiyoken Boo when Gohan lost earing. Why didn't he Taiyoken Anyone in GT. I'm sure the same trick don't work twice and I'm sure each of them can fight without their eyes.

Maybe Taiyoken+Kienzan isn't the super duper combo that the fans think it is.

This. I doubt the combo is as efficient as say Instant Movement Kamehamha

[thomas1up]

Well he could have simply panicked and not thought of it, I mean he literally just temporarily blinded a guy who could kill him with a flick of a wrist, I wouldn't blame the poor guy for being scared to death and not having the time to think of what to do.

It's very easy for us to sit there and go "Why didn't they do that? Are they stupid?" but if you were put in that situation you likely wouldn't have time or concentration to come up with some end all technique.


Also Out-Of Universe, it'd be a HORRIBLY boring ending, would love to see Kuririn kill a major villain but it would be a kind of shitty ending.

[Polyphase Avatron]

If you're facing someone so much stronger than you who is perfectly willing to torture and kill you, most people tend to choke a bit.

[Legendary Saiya-Jin]

He wouldn't be able to see his target through the blinding light anyway.

[thatdbzguy]

He wouldn't be able to see his target through the blinding light anyway.

But he could sense him.

[rereboy]

As I'm sure you all know, Krillin had a huge chance at killing Freeza by using a Kienzan on him after he used the Taiyoken on him. Except, he didn't. Now, we know the out-of-universe reason is probably because Toriyama didn't think of that, or he didn't want that anticlimactic of an ending. But what do you think are some plausible in-universe theories?

Freeza had already dodged a surprise Kienzan coming at him from a blindspot (his back). A Taiyoken followed by a Kienzan is no more effective than this. In fact, its less effective since in that combo Freeza would expect an attack while he is temporarily blind. In the Kienzan that he dodged, not only he couldn't see the attack, he also wasn't expecting it at all.

[90sDBZ]

Maybe in his panic Krillin forgot that Frieza couldn't sense ki. Also I guess he could have listened out for it and dodged it.