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* The Namekian grand elder's (a/k/a Guru) second death. Despite the happy ending (living just long enough to appoint a new elder, most of the Namekians coming safely out of the struggle on their home planet, etc.) the reactions of his family (and the few Earthlings involved) surrounding him just adds that extra touch of emotion.
** The first death of Guru was particularly moving, especially with the Bruce Falcouner music playing as you saw Dende crying and Guru's lifeless body sitting in the chair.
* The sweet, innocent Dende's death by Frieza on Namek. It was sad enough watching his brother Cargo killed by Dodoria earlier, but this took it to a whole new level.
* The scene where Goku first transforms into a Super Saiyan in ''Dragon Ball Kai'': It's not enough that Krillin gets launched up into the air and then blown up - worse if you notice the blink-and-you-miss-it frame of [[Nightmare Fuel|Krillin's chest heaving as the energy ball expands to blow him up from the inside.]] Poor [[Break the Cutie|Gohan,]] who just lost an [[Honorary Uncle]], is standing over the unconscious body of his mentor looking like a deer in headlights while Frieza threatens ''his'' life next. Goku is off to the side with his back turned, shaking with rage, and the only words he can get out of his mouth are [[You Bastard|You ruthless...heartless...]][[Precision F-Strike|bastard...]][[Unstoppable Rage|I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER!]] As if the impact of hearing those words coming from ''Goku'' of all people didn't do it, as soon as he transforms, he turns to address not Frieza, but Gohan, telling him to leave. Previously, it had seemed to mean, "get out of here, kid, the fight's about to get really ugly." But the Dragon Ball Kai version drops this line:
{{quote|Goku: Do as I tell you! Right now - before I LOSE WHAT LITTLE SENSE OF REASON I HAVE LEFT!!}}
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Goku: Y-yeah...
{{spoiler|Eighter}}: I'm... So... Glad... }}
** And in the wake of his death, Goku's so overwhelmed with grief that all he can do is continuously belt out screams of pure, unadulterated rage and despair. And they are absolutely ''heartbreaking''.
* In ''Cooler's Revenge'', seeing Goku, him and his friends utterly defeated, cupping in his hands a bird which died in the battle between Goku and Cooler, sobbing about how it didn't even do anything wrong.
** Then [[Subverted|it turns]] [[Dragon Ball/Heartwarming|heartwarming]]; as he turns Super Saiyan, his growing energy revives the bird.
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