Who took the worst beating?

[Blade]

What also bothers me is how some fans felt she deserved it

I've never heard that opinion, and I can't understand any non-misogynistic or non-sadistic interpretation of the narrative that would lead someone to think that.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Agreed with the Videl thing, that's just hard to watch. I can't remember if it's as bad as that in the manga, but in the anime...just...damn.

I think in terms of the sheer gulf in power, this deserves an honorable mention:
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Heh, I forget that that even happened, but fair point there. It might not be hard to look at, but just thinking about it in that light, ouch.

[RandomGuy96]

No one comes close to Videl. I always cringe every time I watch that fight.

No one comes close? Now that's an exaggeration, don't you think? The beating didn't even make a single large hole in her chest. Not one.

[DBZAOTA482]

No one comes close to Videl. I always cringe every time I watch that fight.

What also bothers me is how some fans felt she deserved it. I remember watching that fight and getting nightmares.

Who's ever said that she deserved it?

Same folks who treat Chi-Chi and Videl like sub-human just for refusing to taking shit from their boyfriends/husbands .... or because she's responsible for GT Pan (seriously if you don't like GT then simply don't watch it. Nobody's forcing them.).

Oh and the beating Goku received from Piccolo was probably the most gruesome of all (Chi-Chi even shouted "Goku's hurt" ) . The can of whoop-ass #19 opened up on Goku is high up there too (imagine getting beaten up while having a heart attack then having your energy drained outta ya).

[RandomGuy96]

Didn't Videl threaten and blackmail Gohan prior to this?

[Gyt Kaliba]

Didn't Videl threaten and blackmail Gohan prior to this?

...And that somehow validates Spopovich beating the living shit out of her, how, exactly?

I mean, I get your point (I think), Videl's not exactly squeaky clean. But the thing is nobody in Dragon Ball is. Everyone in it is 'dirty' in some manner or another. Every. One. It's what makes most of the characters so appealing.

[RandomGuy96]

Didn't Videl threaten and blackmail Gohan prior to this?

...And that somehow validates Spopovich beating the living shit out of her, how, exactly?.

Who said that it did?

[Blade]

Didn't Videl threaten and blackmail Gohan prior to this?

So he would train her to fly - but her intents weren't entirely unscrupulous and there was a clear romance developing between them at the time. It's not like there was anything sinister about it that would make her deserving of such a savage beating!

[Gyt Kaliba]

Didn't Videl threaten and blackmail Gohan prior to this?

...And that somehow validates Spopovich beating the living shit out of her, how, exactly?.

Who said that it did?

That seemed to be what you were implying at any rate. I apologize if I took it out of context though.

[chaospunishment]

Vegeta's Pride when he fought Goku

[RandomGuy96]

That seemed to be what you were implying at any rate. I apologize if I took it out of context though.

Nah, I was genuinely just asking, mostly because s/he made it sound like Videl was hated because she "refused to take shit" from Gohan. Obviously, "because she was a bitch that one time" and "she wouldn't sit down and shut her mouth like a good woman" are very different reasons to hate somebody.

[mAcChaos]

I've never seen anyone say Videl deserved it in my entire life of being a fan.

Hey, the beating Fat Buu gave Majin Vegeta was pretty brutal.

[TheGmGoken]

Vegeta's Pride when he fought Goku

Both times as well. Especially when he found out Goku was hiding SSJ3. That had to hurt.

[thatdbzguy]

I remember reading a story where a character gets whipped 40+ times, punched in the eye twice, shot in the hip with an arrow, gets sick, and gets various other more minor injuries, all within one month and while having to deal with the crippling guilt of causing a best friend to almost get killed.

Nobody in DB/Z comes close to dealing with that amount of pain in such a short amount of time. Hell, I can't even think of anyone from any other series who did.

[ChiChiFan]

No one comes close to Videl. I always cringe every time I watch that fight.

No one comes close? Now that's an exaggeration, don't you think? The beating didn't even make a single large hole in her chest. Not one.

No but the beating she had was pretty brutal, considering she's a woman.

[Kamiccolo9]

I remember reading a story where a character gets whipped 40+ times, punched in the eye twice, shot in the hip with an arrow, gets sick, and gets various other more minor injuries, all within one month and while having to deal with the crippling guilt of causing a best friend to almost get killed.

Nobody in DB/Z comes close to dealing with that amount of pain in such a short amount of time. Hell, I can't even think of anyone from any other series who did.

I've read a story where a guy is mentioned to have had both his arms and legs cut off and cauterized, his eyes and tongue ripped out, and forcibly addicted to heroin. That's probably the worst I've read about.

Not that this has anything to do with Dragon Ball though.

On-Topic, I'd probably say Vegeta after the Saiyan Arc finale.

[ChiChiFan]

No one comes close to Videl. I always cringe every time I watch that fight.

What also bothers me is how some fans felt she deserved it. I remember watching that fight and getting nightmares.

Are you serious? Those fans are crazy because Videl did not deserve that beating at all. I still cringe when Spopovich tries to crush Videl's head with his foot.

[TheGmGoken]

I remember reading a story where a character gets whipped 40+ times, punched in the eye twice, shot in the hip with an arrow, gets sick, and gets various other more minor injuries, all within one month and while having to deal with the crippling guilt of causing a best friend to almost get killed.

Nobody in DB/Z comes close to dealing with that amount of pain in such a short amount of time. Hell, I can't even think of anyone from any other series who did.

I've seen worst than that. That's not impressive honestly. Many anime does that. Of course no one in DBZ got that much of a beating because it's DBZ..honestly. The question is obviously talking about Dragonball so I don't see why you brought other anime into it and state "DBZ characters could't get a beaten like that".

On Topic: Does Second Form Freeza impaling Krillin counts as a beating. Seems more of attempted Murder.

[thatdbzguy]

I remember reading a story where a character gets whipped 40+ times, punched in the eye twice, shot in the hip with an arrow, gets sick, and gets various other more minor injuries, all within one month and while having to deal with the crippling guilt of causing a best friend to almost get killed.

Nobody in DB/Z comes close to dealing with that amount of pain in such a short amount of time. Hell, I can't even think of anyone from any other series who did.

I've seen worst than that. That's not impressive honestly. Many anime does that. Of course no one in DBZ got that much of a beating because it's DBZ..honestly. The question is obviously talking about Dragonball so I don't see why you brought other anime into it and state "DBZ characters could't get a beaten like that".

On Topic: Does Second Form Freeza impaling Krillin counts as a beating. Seems more of attempted Murder.

I'm curious, what do you think is worse than that? Getting whipped is probably one of the most painful things ever (on top of all the other injuries), and what makes the character's situation worse was how it all happened in a month, which barely gave the character enough time to heal both physically and mentally.

[RandomGuy96]

I remember reading a story where a character gets whipped 40+ times, punched in the eye twice, shot in the hip with an arrow, gets sick, and gets various other more minor injuries, all within one month and while having to deal with the crippling guilt of causing a best friend to almost get killed.

Nobody in DB/Z comes close to dealing with that amount of pain in such a short amount of time. Hell, I can't even think of anyone from any other series who did.

I've seen worst than that. That's not impressive honestly. Many anime does that. Of course no one in DBZ got that much of a beating because it's DBZ..honestly. The question is obviously talking about Dragonball so I don't see why you brought other anime into it and state "DBZ characters could't get a beaten like that".

On Topic: Does Second Form Freeza impaling Krillin counts as a beating. Seems more of attempted Murder.

I'm curious, what do you think is worse than that? Getting whipped is probably one of the most painful things ever (on top of all the other injuries), and what makes the character's situation worse was how it all happened in a month, which barely gave the character enough time to heal both physically and mentally.

What a pansy. The average shooting game characters sustains hundreds of normally fatal injuries per day, and all they need to walk it off is food and band-aids. Or nothing at all.

"Unlike my colleagues, I have a tendency to stay alive. Since this morning, I've been bitten, shot, bombed, electrocuted, almost drowned, almost fallen to my death, and strangled. Rasputin wasn't so lucky! But, here I am, exposing myself to radiation. Why not? Let's add to the list: maybe I can get burned, stabbed, and poisoned before the day is done."
-Gordon Freeman, hours before he is burned, poisoned, bludgeoned, and almost crushed repeatedly.

No but the beating she had was pretty brutal, considering she's a woman.

What does her being a woman have to do with anything?