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* [[The Abridged Series]]:
** [[Dragon Ball Abridged]]. Easily one of the most popular.
** [[Alternate Reality DBZ
* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: Subverted by the Z-Sword. Everyone thinks that it's unbreakable and [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|stupidly sharp]], but it's not, though the material it was pitted against ''was'' ridiculously sturdy.
** Played with when King Cold believed that Trunks only managed to kill Frieza because of his sword (which probably does qualify for this trope). Amused, Trunks decided to let Cold test this theory and gives him the sword, knowing that Cold would attempt to kill him with it. When Cold attempts to kill Trunks with it, Trunks [[Barehanded Blade Block|stops the blade with his hand]] and kills Cold with a ki blast to the heart.
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** The [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Ginyu Force]] was an elite team of Frieza's most powerful fighters... Who also play Jan-ken-pon to decide who gets to fight, bet on candy bars and hot fudge sundaes, and made ridiculous poses for fun.
* [[Afraid of Needles]]: Goku [anime-only].
* [[Affectionate Gesture to
* [[The Ageless]]: Master Roshi and Fortuneteller Baba, both having drank from the Fountain of Youth.
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: Inversion: it took Dr. Gero 16 androids to finally get any that were evil. Then they killed him [[Karmic Death|because they were]] ''[[Karmic Death|too]]'' [[Karmic Death|evil]]. It's also implied that there was resentment from before they were converted.
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* [[Bad Future]]: There are at least two alternate timelines of them in the Dragon Ball universe. One of which Future Trunks is [[Killed Off for Real]].
** According to Daizenshuu 7, there are 4 timelines in the Dragon Ball universe.
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: The Cell Saga. No really. Even though Doctor Gero can only watch his triumph from Hell, he is the ''only'' villain in the entire [[
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: Subverted in ''Dragon Ball Kai''. Due to the show airing on a morning timeslot, they had to censor baby Goku's penis and balls, but his genitals were censored to a degree (i.e. covered up by the furniture he was sitting on).
* [[Bash Brothers]]: Trunks and Goten.
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* [[Bishonen Line]]: Freeza, Cell.
* [[Blasting Time]]: All over the place, specifically the Spirit Bomb.
* [[Blind and
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: Many, depending on your version.
* [[Blood Knight]]: The Saiyans are an entire race of them!
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* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: Properly averted with Vegetto, period. He could probably bring Buu down with a single finger, but the way he combines Vegeta's snarky tendency with Goku's sense of humor, how he plays along throughout the fight, [[Humiliation Conga|the way he utterly humiliates Buu as a small jawbreaker]], and his choicest stomach splitting [[You Fight Like a Cow]] dialogue to beat [[Manipulative Bastard]] Buu at his own game of adding insult to injury all ensure that there's never a dull moment at any point.
** Even the [[Curb Stomp Battles]] are awesome for they don't happen very often.
* [[Bowdlerise]]: In the first dub, having to meet standards for syndicated kids' shows, the villains were always threatening to blast people into [[Never Say "Die"|another dimension]], scenes of wanton destruction accompanied by throwaway lines implying [[Blatant Lies|nobody got hurt]], and Tien says that ''his arm can grow back'' after Nappa breaks it off. The second dub, while the voice acting wasn't exactly [[Narm|stellar early on,]] thankfully reduced the amount, allowing death and even keeping small amounts of blood, if inconsistent.
** Being fair, Tien can grow extra arms for a time, so growing one back isn't entirely unlikely.
*** Not to mention that the Other World/afterlife ''is'' treated like another dimension, as Master Roshi's sister Baba can go there and back without a problem due to her ability to travel through different dimensions, so that dub was technically right in referring to Other World as another dimension.
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*** This was a filler scene in the anime, but either way.
** The artificial moon that Vegeta created to turn Oozaru during his fight with Goku in the Saiyan saga winds up playing a significant part in his eventual downfall.
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: That weird language Shen ({{spoiler|Kami}}) and Piccolo were speaking in the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budokai? It's actually Namekian, the language of their native planet and Bulma learned to activate the starship that Kami came from to travel to Namek, with Krillin and Gohan, and is needed to use the Namekian Dragon Balls and make wishes to the Namekian Dragon God, Porunga. In a [[Dragon Ball
** Uranai Baba reveals that she can reincarnate Grandpa Gohan for 24 hours at a time in the Red Ribbon arc. About ten real world years later in the Buu arc (approx. 25 years in-universe), this becomes a plot point as she reincarnates Goku to spend 24 hours with his family, {{spoiler|and then ''again'' to reincarnate Vegeta to fight Buu}}.
** The Shunkan Idou ("Instant Transmission") technique that Goku learned in Yardrat. He demonstrated it to his friends in the beginning of the Android/Cell arc, and would use it {{spoiler|to give an [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and the save the world from Cell's [[Suicide Attack]]}}.
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{{quote| '''Vegeta''': Fuse with you?! I'd rather die!<br />
'''Goku''': (sighing) Vegeta, you're already dead. }}
* [[Coming of Age Story]]: In [[
* [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]]: Before they go extinct, they Saiyans are a fairly powerful race. After Freeza kills them, the surviving members start growing exponentially in power until they're the most powerful beings in the universe.
* [[Convenient Decoy Cat]]: Krillin, Gohan and Dende are trying to hide from Vegeta, who just learned to detect ki. When he sensed Dende's small ki, a dolphin jumps off the water, leading him to think that was the ki he sensed and leave.
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* [[Crazy Consumption]]
* [[Crossover]]: With ''[[Doctor Slump]]'' and ''[[One Piece]]''.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Goku, Gohan, Goten...[[Overshadowed
** The entire Ginyu Force basically personifies this trope. The only reason they come off goofier after the fact is because Goku shows up and easily takes them out.
* [[Cryptic Background Reference]]: How did Yamcha get those scars? And how come Senzu beans/revival doesn't heal them?
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* [[Disney Death]]: Probably an even more overused use of this trope than the trope namer itself.
** Old Kai.
* [[Dispense
* [[Distribution of Ninjutsu]]
* [[Ditzy Genius]]: Bulma. Especially in ''Dragon Ball'' and in the anime's Frieza saga.
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Crowds of people joyously cheering for Mr. '''''Satan'''''.
** -> Grandpa Gohan(after accidentally ripping off Goku's tail): Goku, does your backside still hurt?
* [[Doing in
* [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]: Piccolo Daimao introducing himself as the [[President Evil|new ruler of the world]], and Cell announcing the Cell Games.
* [[The Dragon]]: Pretty much one per story arc, from Mr. Black to Commander Red all the way to Dabra to Babidi. The best example being Captain Ginyu, leader of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]], The Ginyu Force, to Frieza.
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