Top Ten Dragon Ball Z Characters Who Have the Most Potential

The Top Ten
1 Gohan Son Gohan is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Gohan is introduced as the first son of the protagonist Goku, and his wife Chi-Chi, in chapter #196 Kakarrot, first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on October 24, 1988. Chi-Chi is a strict and protective mother to Gohan, forcing him to focus on his studies and forbidding him from practicing martial... read more

Gohan has always been known for his infamous endless potential. In Dragon Ball Super, it has been mentioned that even though Goku and Vegeta are stronger at the moment, Gohan is still the one with the most latent power. He should be first, I'm waiting for a surprising, epic power boost from Gohan again.

If you look at the course of Dragonball Z, it becomes very clear that Gohan has the most potential. Sady, he lacks the will to fight.
Even seven years after the Cell Games when Goku comes back to earth, SS2 Gohan still sets the bar that everything is compared to.
Imagine Gohan had kept training after the Cell Saga. He probably would have been able to beat buu all by himself.
Concerning Frieza, yes he improved incredibly in a really short time. However, I think he would have a hard time to improve beyond Golden Frieza.
Toriyama also sated that Frieza could never become stronger than Beerus.
If we assume that Goku has the potential to eventually surpass Beerus, then the same goes for Gohan and even more.

2 Vegeta Vegeta is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.

He SURPASSED a Super Saiyan 3 even after his wife got slapped! Talk about rage boosts lolol.

Vegeta is the best. He bested everyone in the name of love. He should be #1.

Vegeta for sure.

3 Goten Goten is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.

Became a Super Saiyan just by training with his mother Chichi! he basically made the others look bad with how easily he obtained it.

Youngest son of the most poewrful anime character totally rocks!

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,... read more

Frieza has TREMENDOUS potential in the manga he achieved a form called Black Frieza, a form so powerful it ONE SHOTED UI Goku and UE Vegeta at the same time! And it's basically the same power level of Beerus in the manga! And the craziest thing about this is that it only took him 10 years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, think about what he can achieve if he trained for 50 years in there!

Apparentally, training for four months is probably far more than enough to surpass the Super Saiyan Gods. Yeah, Freiza's potential is very high! *in my opinion! *

5 Trunks Trunks is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.

Becomes a Super Saiyan at a youung age either during training with vegeta, and/or on his own, and/or with Goten. Basicallt reached Freiza's level in less than ten years. WOW. in my opinion!

6 Tien Shinhan Town is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.

If only he were a Saiyan, he might still be useful. unfortunatley humans became pretty redundant later on unless they had Saiyan Blood. or Namekian Blood. It's a shame, really. Well, he did temporarily stop Buutenks and Semi Perfect Cell if I recall correctly! We'll always have that! In my opinion!

7 Piccolo Piccolo is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He first appeared in chapter 161 of the Dragon Ball manga in the Shonen Jump magazine on February 22, 1988. He is a member of the alien Namekian race and has abilities such as ki manipulation, regeneration, telepathy, flight, and superhuman hearing.

He has both Kami and Nail inside of him and is a Reincarnation fo his very own father The Demon King Piccolo

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.

When you consider the fact that he either has either nearly everybody's cells and/or exactly everybody's cells, it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that he is numbe rone in my opinion. he has basically managed to have everybody's combined potentials combined! *in my opinion! *

Frieza has more potential than Cell? Cell has the DNA of the strongest wariors lmao,he even has Friaza's DNA. I'm waiting for his SSGSS Golden form.

9 Future Trunks
10 Yamcha Yamcha (ヤムチャ, Yamucha) is a Bandit and a main protagonist in the Dragon Ball manga and in the anime Dragon Ball, and later a supporting protagonist in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super, with a few appearances in Dragon Ball GT. He has black hair and has a scar across his eye and cheek.

Poor Yamcha. Dissed by everything that has anything to do what DBZ,. The fanbase, and even the very plot itslef.

The Contenders
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12 Goku Son Goku (Kakarrot) is the main protagonist in Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. He has many abilities like, super strength, utilization of ki, flight, teleportation, super speed, enhanced reflexes, and Super Saiyan transformation that increase strength, speed, and durability... read more

I think Goku because he is one of the only people to take a full powered hit from jiren and say standing and to destroy a stadium to save everybody in his universe

He became a Super Saiyan 3 when nobody else could without fusion. Case Closed! *in my opinion! *

13 Krillin Krillin (クリリン, Kuririn) is a supporting protagonist in the Dragon Ball manga, and the anime series Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super.

Krillin had a brief rivalry with Goku when they first met and trained under Master Roshi, but they quickly became lifelong best friends.[8] One of the most powerful and talented Human martial artists on Earth, Krillin is... read more

Even in baseFoirm, Goku far outclasses him. However, Krillin is a human, and whearea Goku is a Saiyan. If Only Krillin had also been a Saiyan too as well too. Then, well then, maybe, just maybe, he would have been able to keep up.

14 King Cold
15 Pan Pan (パン, Pan) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. She is the granddaughter of Earth's savior, Goku and the world champion, Mr. Satan. Pan's heritage is primarily Earthling, being the offspring of the Saiyan-Earthling hybrid Gohan and the Earthling Videl, thus making her 1/4 Saiyan.

She has Gohan as a father, Goten as an uncle, and even Goku as a grandfather in my opinion!

Useless with no potential at all.

Everyone hates her anyway.

16 Chi-Chi Chi-Chi is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
17 Hatchiyack
18 Future Gohan Future Gohan is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama. He is featured in the alternate timeline counterpart of Gohan.
19 Bardock Bardock is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama. He is the father of Goku.

Bardock was the leader of a group of saiyans(Fasha, Shugesh,Tora, Borgos) that lead the attacks on other planets to scavenge them for resources.

After finding his comrades dead by Frieza's henchmen, Bardock rushes to the aid of his friend Tora. Toras last... read more
20 Cooler Cooler is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.

With basically the same potential as his brother who was capable of achieving a power similar to Beerus in just ten years of training in the hyperbolic time chamber, I think Cooler could be end up being a character with huge potential if he decided to train like his brother.

21 Frost Frost is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.
22 Gotenks Gotenks is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama.

He powered up to Super Saiyan 3 Standards and even fought Super Buu.

23 Cell Max
24 Beerus Beerus is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. He made his first appearance in the 2013 feature film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.
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