The 5 Darkest Dragon Ball What-If Stories, Ranked

Dragon BallIf you think about it, longevity in gaming is insane. Akira Toriyama's anime and manga effectively stopped creating content in the mid-90s, before the franchise really exploded and became a staple of the video game scene. Most of the “greatest DBZ The games launched over a decade without any new canon content… and yet, fans keep coming back to replay the classic sagas.

Not as normal as it should be. WHat – if Dragon Ball Stories Involving them tends to be the most exciting part of any game. budokai and Budokai TenkaichiAll-time great reputation “What if Raditz had amnesia?” It stems from their desire to ask. Or, “What if Roshi also fought Broly?” Manga and anime may not be able to answer these questions, but games certainly can. Sometimes, they figure out some really “worst case scenarios” that can happen to the Z-fighters.

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The Evil Avengers in DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi

The Nightmare: Dragon Ball's worst villains team up to defeat the Z-Fighters

• Dark Level: 8/10
• What if scenario name: A plan to conquer Earth
• end: The combined villains defeat the Z-Fighters, and then begin fighting each other to see who will rule the Earth.
• Winner: Bojack, Broly, Frieza, Cooler, Baby Vegeta, and Super 17 (but there can only be one)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi At least on home consoles, Embrace the Dark offers a wide selection of scenarios. The “Plan to Conquer the Earth” story has a fairly straightforward premise: what if DBZ and GTWill the big villains join forces to destroy the Z-Fighters?

That's pretty much it, each fight simply pits one of the six baddies against one of the heroes. Obviously, this concept is inherently troubling, and includes the definition of “worst case scenario” and the eventual elimination of all Z Fighters. Even the final punchline, in which the villains turn on each other to see who will be the last monster standing, comes with dire implications for the world and its millions in collateral damage.

The only thing that hurts this scenario is that it doesn't fit the timeline at all, as it makes no sense that these characters could join forces to form a united front. all DBZ The villain dies before the arrival of Baby Vegeta and Super 17, and death is not permanent Dragon BallThe arc kind of ignores this part of the story.

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Cell wins in DBZ Supersonic Warriors

Premise: The cell goes on a perfect run

• Dark Level: 8.5/10
• What if scenario name: The story of the cell
• end: Cell wins the games, defeats Majin Buu, destroys Earth
• Winner: Cell

I included Budokai TenkaichiEspecially because of the “home console” warning Supersonic warriors And its sequel, those in handheld form DBZ The games have the strongest selection of scenarios in what is the entire franchise. They mainly focus on these types of storylines, with canon being secondary. Sale gets arguably the best story in every game, and they largely follow the same formula: He wins.

In practice, other villains in Cell's story such as Dr. Gero and Majin Buu (or Frieza in Supersonic Warriors 2version of). Simply put, Cell defeats Gohan and wipes out the Z-Fighters. Later, he also defeats and consumes Majin Buu, leaving no one on Earth to challenge him. However, he senses a strong presence in the universe, so he destroys Earth before he can move on.

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Majin Buu kills everyone in DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi

Twist: Majin Buu makes a huge mistake

• Dark Level: 9/10
• What if scenario name: Destruction Majin
• Winner: Majin Buu
• end: Buu kills all the Z-Fighters and even Genemba, leaving himself as the last man on Earth. However, Buu learns that standing last is a very lonely existence.

Yes, what else? Dragon Ball A story that follows the “villain wins, lol” formula. “Destructive Mazin” effectively repeats Cell's story Supersonic warriorsEven with Buu as the hero. He defeats Vegeta, Goku, Gotenks, and Super Vegito, the last courtesy of self-destruction that comes with the bonus of human carnage. When Buu stands alone on Earth, Genemba shows up only to challenge the Mazin Fusion reborn Even villains fall into his hands. An easy-going plot that sounds boringly dark… except for one small note at the end. With no one around, Majin Buu learns the meaning of loneliness. Soul crushing meaning.

Now, this is a poetic way of concluding Dragon Ball A story that plays things too safe. Technically, even Cell feels unsatisfied after killing everyone, but that's because he wants someone to challenge him. In comparison, Buu feels really alone. As shown in the anime, Buu is not an inherently villainous character, so this ending hits the mark.

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Emperor Frieza in DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi

Darkness: The Scream of the Innocent

• Dark Level: 9.5/10
• What if scenario name: Universe Emperor
• Winner: Frieza
• end: Frieza also kills Goku and Cooler, making himself the unchallenged ruler of the universe

Completing our “DBZ villain wins” trilogy, Frieza (naturally) has received some of these K-If scenarios. Even more so than Cell and Majin Buu, Frieza's win feels particularly terrifying, as he truly is the embodiment of the irredeemable battle shonen villain.

Budokai TenkaichiThe plot mostly follows the same beats as the manga and anime, only Frieza comes out on top against everyone, including Super Saiyan Goku. With all the Saiyans killed, Frieza's only remaining concern is his brother Cooler; As a result, he kills her too. Frieza doesn't manage to become immortal in this storyline, which takes away a bit from its overwhelming darkness; However, the angry Frieza who plans to unleash his wrath against billions of people across the universe is also terrifying.

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Sparking Fused Zamasu ends mortality! zero

Wish: Zero Death Plan

• Dark Level: 10/10
• What if scenario name: Evidence of Justice / The Universe-Lighted God
• Winner: Goku Black and Zamasu
• end: Goku Black and Zamasu defeat the Saiyans, allowing them to execute the Zero Death Plan

Dragon Ball Sparking! zero Leans heavily on What-If Stories, which makes sense since it was billed as a continuation. Budokai Tenkaichi series. In many Hell locations, but Goku Black's episode offers the harshest ending. Basically, Goku Black and Zamasu defeat Trunks and Vegeta, leaving no one who can stand in their way and stop them from carrying out their Zero Death plan. Time to wipe out every mortal in all 12 universes.

Yeah, there's really nothing more to say here, and this what-if story has the darkest ending ever Dragon Ball suffrage It goes beyond just one villain winning, and its wider reach affects every universe instead of the main one. Goku Black and Zamasu kill billions of innocent people.