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The most [[Magnificent Bastard|fiendishly clever, ruthless, and stylish antagonists]] in the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' franchise can be found here. |
The most [[Magnificent Bastard|fiendishly clever, ruthless, and stylish antagonists]] in the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' franchise can be found here. |
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[[File:King_Piccolo.png|thumb|368px|King Piccolo came to this fight [[Crazy Prepared]].]] |
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* King Piccolo was truly the original [[Magnificent Bastard]] of the entire series. His first course of action upon being reborn is to send out his henchmen to assassinate every great martial artist in order to prevent anyone from using the Mafuba technique against him ever again. And when he beats Goku down the first time they met, he checks for a pulse before assuming he's dead. Too bad for him that Goku's heart started again after he left, for some reason. Also, he was also [[Genre Savvy]] enough to realize the heroes would most likely attempt to stop him with the Dragon |
* King Piccolo was truly the original [[Magnificent Bastard]] of the entire series. His first course of action upon being reborn is to send out his henchmen to assassinate every great martial artist in order to prevent anyone from using the Mafuba technique against him ever again. And when he beats Goku down the first time they met, he checks for a pulse before assuming he's dead. Too bad for him that Goku's heart started again after he left, for some reason. Also, he was also [[Genre Savvy]] enough to realize the heroes would most likely attempt to stop him with the Dragon Balls either before or after he got the wish, so at first, he swallowed them. Then he threw them back up once there was sure there was no-one else around left to challenge him, and to finish it off, he killed Chiaotzu when he attempted to give his own wish and interfere with Piccolo's before he could finish, and after having his wish granted, he then proceeded to one-hit-kill Shenron with his breath blast just to ensure that none of the heroes attempt to use the Dragon Balls to defeat him. Continuing his dark reign over the Earth, King Piccolo all but wins. Even after his death, he spits out an egg that carries his reincarnation to finish where he left off. As cool as he was evil, King Piccolo was fondly remembered for being one of the first truly threatening adversaries. |
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* While [[The Rival|Vegeta]] was more a stoic [[Smug Super]] in his debut saga, he did show shades of this that made viewers appreciate him. Notably when he told [[The Brute|Nappa]] to stop fighting the good guys and wait three hours for Goku to arrive because he wanted to break Goku's spirits by crushing his son and remaining friends in front of him once he got there, when he avoided Goku's spirit bomb ''and'' Krillin's disc attack meant to cut off his tail while in Oozaru form, and when [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|he immediately realized his false moon would still be in effect the moment he saw Gohan's tail had grown back, prompting him to attempt to remove it.]] In the Namek saga, however, he ascended to full Magnificent Bastardry. He successfully hides his true power from Frieza and his men so that not even their scouters detect it, revealing his secret of doing this to the unsuspecting Cui before killing him. He outmaneuvers Dodoria and kills him only after being told a secret about the Saiyans' destruction. ''Then'' he implements his strategy for obtaining the Dragon Balls that will allow him to wish for eternal life: he figures he'll take just one Dragon Ball from a Namekian village and hide it underwater, then lie in wait for Frieza to gather the remaining balls. And not only is this exactly what he does, but he ends up acquiring five balls from Frieza's ship when he's taken there after losing to Zarbon in order to have his health restored (Frieza had hoped he'd tell him where his hidden Dragon Ball was), meaning he took them ''right from under Frieza' nose!'' He takes the last ball from Krillin after he had made full use of a Saiyan's power growing stronger after a previous defeat by killing Zarbon. The only reason his plan falls apart is because Gohan finds the Dragon Ball hidden underwater using a Dragon Ball locator. Even after this failure and being forced into an [[Enemy Mine]] with the good guys, Vegeta continues to employ cunning plans and come dangerously close to having his way. He lost this magnificence after his first revival due to his characterization being altered significantly to being a [[Hot-Blooded]], foul tempered [[Anti-Hero]], but damn if he wasn't impressive as a bad guy. |
* While [[The Rival|Vegeta]] was more a stoic [[Smug Super]] in his debut saga, he did show shades of this that made viewers appreciate him. Notably when he told [[The Brute|Nappa]] to stop fighting the good guys and wait three hours for Goku to arrive because he wanted to break Goku's spirits by crushing his son and remaining friends in front of him once he got there, when he avoided Goku's spirit bomb ''and'' Krillin's disc attack meant to cut off his tail while in Oozaru form, and when [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|he immediately realized his false moon would still be in effect the moment he saw Gohan's tail had grown back, prompting him to attempt to remove it.]] In the Namek saga, however, he ascended to full Magnificent Bastardry. He successfully hides his true power from Frieza and his men so that not even their scouters detect it, revealing his secret of doing this to the unsuspecting Cui before killing him. He outmaneuvers Dodoria and kills him only after being told a secret about the Saiyans' destruction. ''Then'' he implements his strategy for obtaining the Dragon Balls that will allow him to wish for eternal life: he figures he'll take just one Dragon Ball from a Namekian village and hide it underwater, then lie in wait for Frieza to gather the remaining balls. And not only is this exactly what he does, but he ends up acquiring five balls from Frieza's ship when he's taken there after losing to Zarbon in order to have his health restored (Frieza had hoped he'd tell him where his hidden Dragon Ball was), meaning he took them ''right from under Frieza' nose!'' He takes the last ball from Krillin after he had made full use of a Saiyan's power growing stronger after a previous defeat by killing Zarbon. The only reason his plan falls apart is because Gohan finds the Dragon Ball hidden underwater using a Dragon Ball locator. Even after this failure and being forced into an [[Enemy Mine]] with the good guys, Vegeta continues to employ cunning plans and come dangerously close to having his way. He lost this magnificence after his first revival due to his characterization being altered significantly to being a [[Hot-Blooded]], foul tempered [[Anti-Hero]], but damn if he wasn't impressive as a bad guy. |
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* In his imperfect form, Cell runs rings around the Z fighters as he masterfully evades their attempts to ambush him while draining countless cities of their population's bio extract. Upon finding himself sorely outclassed by Vegeta later in the series, Cell tricks the Saiyan prince into allowing him to absorb Android 18 and reach his perfect form by promising to provide him with an opportunity to test the full extent of his newfound power. In the ensuing rematch, he succeeds in reaping vengeance upon Vegeta by [[Break the Haughty|breaking him down physically and psychologically.]] When facing Trunks, he shows how savvy he is about how raising his strength and muscles only slow him down. He then more or less toys with the Z-Warriors by forcing them to play by his own rules in the Cell Games or face outright annihilation. In the Cell Games, however, is when he starts to get [[Smug Super|more overconfident]] and the reason he loses in the end ironically enough, is that his plan to push all Gohan's [[Berserk Button]]s in order to make him a worthy challenge [[Be Careful What You Wish For|ends up working far too well.]] He ''regains'' his magnificence, however, when he comes [[Back from the Dead|back from the seeming dead]], more powerful than ever, and almost defeating Gohan and destroying the planet. |
* In his imperfect form, Cell runs rings around the Z fighters as he masterfully evades their attempts to ambush him while draining countless cities of their population's bio extract. Upon finding himself sorely outclassed by Vegeta later in the series, Cell tricks the Saiyan prince into allowing him to absorb Android 18 and reach his perfect form by promising to provide him with an opportunity to test the full extent of his newfound power. In the ensuing rematch, he succeeds in reaping vengeance upon Vegeta by [[Break the Haughty|breaking him down physically and psychologically.]] When facing Trunks, he shows how savvy he is about how raising his strength and muscles only slow him down. He then more or less toys with the Z-Warriors by forcing them to play by his own rules in the Cell Games or face outright annihilation. In the Cell Games, however, is when he starts to get [[Smug Super|more overconfident]] and the reason he loses in the end ironically enough, is that his plan to push all Gohan's [[Berserk Button]]s in order to make him a worthy challenge [[Be Careful What You Wish For|ends up working far too well.]] He ''regains'' his magnificence, however, when he comes [[Back from the Dead|back from the seeming dead]], more powerful than ever, and almost defeating Gohan and destroying the planet. |
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