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Relegating the Demon King to a mere henchman and then a joke was certainly a subversion of expectations, but that's not always a good thing. Dabura's death at the hands of Majin Buu serves its narrative purpose of hinting at Buu's terrifying power, but it would have been much more impactful if Dabura had gotten more time to shine.ĭragon Ball Z eventually twisted the knife with Dabura getting sent to Other World instead of Hell, where he became a soft boi who hung out in a field of flowers with the also-dead Chi-Chi, Bulma and Videl. The King of the entire Demon Realm and the most powerful being in his dimension, Dabura was completely wasted as a magically subjugated henchman of a frail old wizard who even the most annoying form of Buu found to be insufferable. Perhaps if Babidi had enslaved some random demon it wouldn't have been such an eyebrow-raiser. Gero Create Cell to Absorb Other Androids? Meanwhile, Babidi was getting karate chopped in half by Piccolo as the once-mighty Namekian began his own descent into irrelevance.
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It would have been exciting to see Dabura go all out against Goku or Vegeta, considering he referred to Gohan as "trash," implying he was far from using his full power during their scuffle. Dabura, however, was able to outlast Super Saiyan 2 Gohan in a battle that was so easy for the Demon King that he was brainstorming ways to add to Babidi's ranks while fending off the hapless Half-Saiyan.
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In a series about high-stakes punching, Babidi was fairly out of place with his comically weak physique. It would also strengthen Dabura's death at the hands of Buu if he had been on a suicide mission just for the sake of unleashing evil, rather than what actually happened: getting killed while trying to keep his position as Babidi's favorite attack dog. As a demon, Dabura could have been seeking to revive Buu just to revel in the chaos and destruction it would bring. If Dabura had been the one seeking to awaken Majin Buu, it would have spared the series from yet another revenge story. Revenge on someone else's behalf is a plotline that's been driven into the ground by DBZ. RELATED: Who Is Dragon Ball's Strongest Henchman? His motivation of getting revenge for his equally cowardly and wizardly father was also a flat, overdone revenge story. Reviving Majin Buu just to kill the already easy-to-kill Kai while just assuming he would be able to control the monster was a big swing for the tiny wizard. If he just wanted to kill some Kai, Dabura was more than powerful enough for that, considering he obliterated Kibito Kai before even Goku or Vegeta knew what was happening.
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Dabura, on the other hand, was a much more interesting character as the former King of the Demon Realm could actually match the Z Fighters blow for blow on the battlefield.īabidi's plan to awaken Majin Buu was flawed from the ground up. A narcissistic coward with no formidable power of his own, Babidi was one of DBZ's weakest excuses for a bad guy. It's never a good sign when a major villain's death only merits a sigh of relief followed by the word "finally." Yet, that's exactly what Babidi's death amounted to in the early days of Dragon Ball Z's Buu Saga.