Which dbz villain would you want to become a hero?

[Marco Polo]

Ginyu could have been converted if he had realized how vile treacherous Frieza is.

[supercat]

Ginyu could have been converted if he had realized how vile treacherous Freeza is.

I'm pretty sure he knew how rotten Frieza was overall. While it seemed like he didn't really mind taking orders from the tyrant, there could also have been a major component of fear that was involved.

I'm not going to lie though, it would have been crazy to see Ginyu swooping in and saving a random civilian, or giving a speech of justice to a villain and immediately finishing up with one of his poses.

As a frog, he could have been leveraged for things that didn't involve fighting and/or the usage of power. Having him somehow sneak into Gero's lab or even onto Babidi's ship to gather information would have been somewhat interesting.

[fadeddreams5]

I see Ginyu as completely neutral. He probably knew damn well what a malicious freak Frieza was, but he didn't care because that was the boss. Ginyu's a hired hand. He joins the winning side and would never babble on about justice or chaos to anyone. If he was restored, he wouldn't try to bring back Frieza, revive his old team, or restore that army. The first thing on his agenda would be to create a new Ginyu force (Pilaf and crew?!), and then... find stuff to do. Either join a new bad guy, help Goku, troll the citizens of Satan City, or swap bodies with someone strong. Whatever benefits him the most.

[Weedity]

Raditz. Without a doubt!

He would be Gohan and Gotens uncle, Pans great uncle, he was a saiyan so he had potential to grow massively in strength! He was Goku's brother, so they could have had a lot of family interactions that would be funny.

I mean, Raditz was amazing. That hair, he had some serious style! I would love to see more of him. Could always use some more double sundays too

[Doctor.]

I see Ginyu as completely neutral. He probably knew damn well what a malicious freak Freeza was, but he didn't care because that was the boss. Ginyu's a hired hand. He joins the winning side and would never babble on about justice or chaos to anyone. If he was restored, he wouldn't try to bring back Freeza, revive his old team, or restore that army. The first thing on his agenda would be to create a new Ginyu force (Pilaf and crew?!), and then... find stuff to do. Either join a new bad guy, help Goku, troll the citizens of Satan City, or swap bodies with someone strong. Whatever benefits him the most.

I think the same could be said about Tagoma, really, I was upset that he died so early because he seemed relatively interesting, being the only one worried if reviving Freeza was a good move and all.

[FoolsGil]

Hildegarn.

[CapraDemon]

He wasn't in Z, but I think Super 17 could have been extremely helpful against Omega Shenron. 18's whole dialogue with him that influenced Lapis could have been taken further and actually given full control of Super 17 over to Lapis. His techniques were leagues above anything the Z fighters could manage, so Super 17 against Omega Shenron would have been an extremely interesting battle, even if he ended up dying. I just felt that he needed to stick around longer to justify his appearance at all. A handful of episodes doesn't cut it for a character with a history and ties to the main cast.

Also, Super 17 looks rad as hell.

[fadeddreams5]

Hildegarn.

I instantly thought of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdDoFQK4Rrs

[FoolsGil]

Hildegarn.

I instantly thought of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdDoFQK4Rrs

Lol

[MasterVampire]

I think Cell is the true answer here.

Freeza is pure evil by his own choice and has a huge ego of himself being the best and most powerfull.

Raditz and Nappa seem too evil and twisted as well.
Maybe if Goku or someone else way more powerfull put them in their place and said hey I am a million times stronger than you so if you start being evil again your done.

With Cell he wasnt really evil. He was just created like that but he can make his own choices.
I think he just wants to have good fights and to showoff how strong he is>
Cell I think could be swayed to the good side / being a hero if he was convinced properly or knew he was up against someone like Buu who he'd have no chance against.
He seems intelligent / sophisticated enough

[ChahikoDBZ]

Well, Android 17 if that counts? For mostly obvious reasons such as he's alive and no longer wreaking havoc after the Cell arc. Also because I've always loved 17's cocky attitude and personality. He seems like a cool guy in his own way. He does evil but to him it's fun and games pretty much.
I would have liked to see Raditz not really become a "hero" but it would have been great in GT or a movie if they had met in hell and Raditz teamed with Goku to fight against an enemy. But then again I wouldn't have minded it if Raditz developed into a hero either. Then there's Broly. I never cared for his LSSJ form like most people did however in base form and SSJ he looked badass. He seemed to have a chaotic personality but not like his LSSJ form where he seemed to become less intelligent and more like an animal. It might have been cool to see him help the Z Warriors against different threats sometimes. Then maybe Jeice because he would have been a hilarious protagonist.

[fadeddreams5]

Top 3 for me:
1. Captain Ginyu: Already explained.
2. Cooler: More of a what-if than anything. I think he could serve as a good anti-hero if he was written into the canon story. With Frieza and Cold gone, he can be the sole heir of the throne and army, making him quite the force. But he can use his powers for more than just evil. That said, he's not in the manga, and he was a douche in the movies.
3. Raditz: Connection with Goku, status as a saiyan, funny interactions with his nephews and nieces, and so forth.

With Cell he wasnt really evil. He was just created like that but he can make his own choices.

And he made the choice to be really evil. lol. The way he was created just made him an egomaniac who simply would not be able to accept there existing a stronger fighter than him. He had no hesitation blowing up the planet several times, and despite being defeated, he returned to Earth to explain how he survived, apparently forgetting the beating he took.

Then there's...
"Oh, so you can't show me your hidden powers? Well, guess I'll have to send my children to torture your friends in front of you."

*Zaps Trunks through the heart* "So you all thought you'd seen the last of me. Well, TOO BAD!"

Cell would not ally himself with anyone when his only goal in life is to prove his perfection. He just wouldn't be a team player. If an enemy stronger than him shows up, he'll probably throw a temper tantrum and try to blow up the planet with no regard towards anyone.

[Doctor.]

I think Cell is the true answer here.

Freeza is pure evil by his own choice and has a huge ego of himself being the best and most powerfull.

Raditz and Nappa seem too evil and twisted as well.
Maybe if Goku or someone else way more powerfull put them in their place and said hey I am a million times stronger than you so if you start being evil again your done.

With Cell he wasnt really evil. He was just created like that but he can make his own choices.
I think he just wants to have good fights and to showoff how strong he is>
Cell I think could be swayed to the good side / being a hero if he was convinced properly or knew he was up against someone like Buu who he'd have no chance against.
He seems intelligent / sophisticated enough

Cell specifically says that his main objective after becoming perfect is to torture humans and kill every human on Earth...

He IS evil.

[Weedity]

Let's not forget how "evil" Vegeta was during the Saiyan saga. He even killed his own partner, one of the last Saiyans. Vegeta turned out to be good after awhile. Raditz could have totally turned around into a good guy eventually.

[Marco Polo]

It would have been interesting to have Raditz as a good guy but still without honor and warrior code. The good guys in the series always try to uphold honor and stuff. Raditz on the other hand would not hesitate to pull dirty tricks on his enemies even if he became a good guy. He is a pragmatic who would care more about winning the fight than having a fair fight.

[Doctor.]

It would have been interesting to have Raditz as a good guy but still without honor and warrior code. The good guys in the series always try to uphold honor and stuff. Raditz on the other hand would not hesitate to pull dirty tricks on his enemies even if he became a good guy. He is a pragmatic who would care more about winning the fight than having a fair fight.

So basically Vegeta?

[Marco Polo]

It would have been interesting to have Raditz as a good guy but still without honor and warrior code. The good guys in the series always try to uphold honor and stuff. Raditz on the other hand would not hesitate to pull dirty tricks on his enemies even if he became a good guy. He is a pragmatic who would care more about winning the fight than having a fair fight.

So basically Vegeta?

Vegeta still has a warrior code. He dislikes having non-1vs1 fights whereas I don't think Raditz would mind if multiple allies would join him to beat the crap out of an outnumbered enemy in an unfair fight. Vegeta also doesn't play dirty tricks like Raditz who begged Goku to let him go and manipulated Goku's emotion only to then crush his ribs and laugh.

[Doctor.]

It would have been interesting to have Raditz as a good guy but still without honor and warrior code. The good guys in the series always try to uphold honor and stuff. Raditz on the other hand would not hesitate to pull dirty tricks on his enemies even if he became a good guy. He is a pragmatic who would care more about winning the fight than having a fair fight.

So basically Vegeta?

Vegeta still has a warrior code. He dislikes having non-1vs1 fights whereas I don't think Raditz would mind if multiple allies would join him to beat the crap out of an outnumbered enemy in an unfair fight. Vegeta also doesn't play dirty tricks like Raditz who begged Goku to let him go and manipulated Goku's emotion only to then crush his ribs and laugh.

Vegeta threw sand in Zarbon's eyes and knocked out Goku when he was distracted, he isn't above dirty tricks.

[rereboy]

Raditz and Nappa seem too evil and twisted as well.

Vegeta was shown to be worse than Raditz and Nappa.

[Hellspawn28]

Nappa wanted to wish Radditz back to life until Vegeta brought up the idea of being immortal. He seems like that he was rather shock when Vegeta killed the Saibamen out of the blue. I think Nappa could have turn good alongside with Vegeta if Vegeta didn't kill him off.