Dragon Ball has a way of keeping its most popular villains around for the foreseeable future. Nearly all the franchise’s greatest villains, from Piccolo to Frieza and even Buu, have repeatedly shown up, become a member of the main cast, or been reused as a new villain or character (like Cell Max and Uub) somewhere down the line. That fact makes the utter absence of DBZ’s first great villain, Raditz, seem strange in comparison.Raditz was the subject of one of DBZ’s most iconic scenes, the starting point of what would become anime’s most famous transformation, and Goku’s last living relative, for good measure. All these factors show that Raditz is easily one of Dragon Ball’s best villains, even if his time in the series is shorter than almost any other major villain in the franchise.Fortunately, Piccolo understood that self-preservation was more important than senseless mayhem, and his decision to train Gohan was a major turning point for him as a character. This also set up another underlying plot thread that would permeate DBZ: Gohan’s hidden potential. As a Saiyan hybrid, Gohan always had a greater hidden potential than any other fighter on Earth. In fact, the very first mention of a Super Saiyan is made by Vegeta in reference to Gohan’s innate power. The fight with Raditz set things up perfectly for Gohan to come out as the series’ main hero, but Goku was far too beloved as an MC for Akira Toriyama to do away with him just yet. Still, some of Dragon Ball’s greatest moments, from the Cell Saga to the recent Super Hero Saga, ended up having Gohan as the star, and fans only have Raditz to thank for setting Gohan up for success.
Dragon Ball has a way of keeping its most popular villains around for the foreseeable future. Nearly all the franchise’s greatest villains, from Piccolo to Frieza and even Buu, have repeatedly shown up, become a member of the main cast, or been reused as a new villain or character (like Cell Max and Uub) somewhere down the line. That fact makes the utter absence of DBZ‘s first great villain, Raditz, seem strange in comparison.
Raditz was the subject of one of DBZ‘s most iconic scenes, the starting point of what would become anime’s most famous transformation, and Goku’s last living relative, for good measure. All these factors show that Raditz is easily one of Dragon Ball‘s best villains, even if his time in the series is shorter than almost any other major villain in the franchise.
Fortunately, Piccolo understood that self-preservation was more important than senseless mayhem, and his decision to train Gohan was a major turning point for him as a character. This also set up another underlying plot thread that would permeate DBZ: Gohan’s hidden potential. As a Saiyan hybrid, Gohan always had a greater hidden potential than any other fighter on Earth. In fact, the very first mention of a Super Saiyan is made by Vegeta in reference to Gohan’s innate power. The fight with Raditz set things up perfectly for Gohan to come out as the series’ main hero, but Goku was far too beloved as an MC for Akira Toriyama to do away with him just yet. Still, some of Dragon Ball‘s greatest moments, from the Cell Saga to the recent Super Hero Saga, ended up having Gohan as the star, and fans only have Raditz to thank for setting Gohan up for success.
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