Best Dragon Ball Z Series-only Villains

Best villains from DragonBall Z, NOT INCLUDING THE MOVIE VILLAINS. There's a separate list for villains in the movies such as Janemba and Broly
The Top Ten
1 Zarbon Zarbon is Frieza's right hand man and highest ranking Commander and General in an army of millions. He is always beside his master and emperor, Lord Frieza, following his orders and carrying out his dirty work alongside his comrade, Dodoria. Zarbon is responsible for advising Frieza on numerous matters, including the elimination of the Saiyan race. Zarbon remains loyal to Frieza throughout the entire story arc, executing young Namekian children and elderly, collecting the Namekian Dragon Balls, and in general, offering his efforts to increase Frieza's reign in the galactic planet trade. As a refined warrior, Zarbon is a vain lover of beauty and a blue-skinned alien designed as a handsome elite. ...read more.

Zarbon is the absolute best supporting villain in the series. He is responsible for telling Frieza to eliminate the Saiyan race, goes about pounding Vegeta's daylights in the most brutal fight scene in the entire series, and has likely the most exciting death scene in the entire series as well. He also is a lover of beauty and holds a dormant power, the ability to transform into a reptilian beast. He is the deadly dynamic of the combination of the beauty and the beast and the most mysterious yet demonic, ruthless, and brutal villain in the series. The only other comparable villain in terms of story, mannerism, and actual evil acts is Frieza himself.

Zarbon was the one member of Frieza's forces who had the most accomplishments and major role and deserves way more credit for toppling Vegeta and suggesting the eradication of the Saiyan race as well as maintaining a level-headed and calm demeanor all the while.

It's great how Zarbon suggested and set up the Saiyan planet to get wiped out by his Master Frieza and continued to serve loyally until the brutal end.

Zarbon is the most ruthless henchman in Dragon Ball universe and he's also the most intricately designed.

2 Dodoria Dodoria is one of Frieza's top two right hand men and in an army of millions. He is always beside his master and emperor, Frieza, following his orders and carrying out his dirty work alongside his comrade, Zarbon. Dodoria is responsible for advising Frieza on numerous matters and remains loyal to Frieza throughout the entire story arc, executing young Namekian children and elderly, collecting the Namekian Dragon Balls, and in general, offering his efforts to increase Frieza's reign in the galactic planet trade. As a brutal warrior, several years ago Dodoria ruthlessly carried out the execution of Bardock's team of elites as they were growing powerful and becoming a threat to Frieza's power. ...read more.

Dodoria slaughtered the Namek elders and children, butchered Bardock's elites and defeated Bardock with a single mouth blast, and Gohan and Krillin barely ran away from his wrath; knew he was one of the best villains all along!

Vicious and brutal, he had Bardock's team executed, ruthlessly butchered the Nameks in search of the Dragon Balls, and revealed the secret of the Saiyan genocide to Vegeta.

Fierce and brutish, Dodoria is a ruthless warrior who shows no mercy and I love him for it!

3 Cui

Cui is Frieza's third most powerful elite commander and carried out his orders for years. The episode where he first appeared showcased his battalion pillaging an entire civilization and he was seen as a deadly silhouette as the leader of the assault.

Cui was an amazing plot device character; he revealed to Vegeta that Frieza was already on Namek and followed him to the planet to execute Vegeta once and for all after Frieza gave the order to eliminate Vegeta for his betrayal.

Cui had that great side story with Vegeta and he was great because of how he challenged Vegeta and was executed after attempting to flee.

Third highest ranking commander in Frieza's army, directly under Zarbon and Dodoria and leads squadrons to conquer planets under Frieza's reign.

4 Frieza Freeza (Pronounced "Frieza" in the Funimation dub) is fictional character in the Dragon Ball series by Akira Toriyama as the primary antagonist of the Freeza Saga. He is a galactic tyrant who governs the Planet Trade Organization and is feared by the universe for his sadistic and brutal nature. He is the series's most personal and significant antagonist, being responsible for many of the series' events, most notably Goku's transformation into a Super Saiyan.

He is awesome because he almost killed ss goku

5 Kid Buu Kid Buu is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
6 Burter Burter is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
7 Vegeta (Saiyan saga) Vegeta is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.

Being a good villan is like being a good photographer, you have to have the right timing.

8 Cell Cell is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball series by Akira Toriyama. He is the main antagonist of the Android Saga, being an android/artificial life form from the future, whose goal is to become "perfect" via absorbing Androids 17 and 18 and becoming the strongest fighter in the universe.
9 Android 19
10 Super Buu (Gotenks and Piccolo absorbed)
The Contenders
11 Jeice Jeice is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
12 Pui Pui Pui Pui is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
13 Recoome Recoome is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
14 King Cold
15 Majin Buu Majin Boo (Spelled "Majin Buu" in the English Dub) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball series by Akira Toriyama. He is the fourth and final main antagonist of Dragon Ball Z, a being of pure evil created by the wizard Bibbidi to wreak havok upon the universe series before the series's beginning.

Fat but strong enemy vegeta had to die but it didn't work so he's awesome and a great friend to hercule

16 Guldo Guldo is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
17 Super Buu (Gohan absorbed)
18 Nappa Nappa is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
19 Yakon
20 Dr Gero
21 Spopovich
22 Android 18
23 Garlick Jr.
24 Van Zant
25 Captain Ginyu Captain Ginyu is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
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