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Even compared to the world of westerly comics , death comes reasonably cheap inDragon Ball Z. One of the most vulgar uses for the eponymic Dragon Balls is to bring idle friends back to life , and many of the characters in the serial publication do n’t stop at just one death . In fact , most major quality have died several times , to the spot where it ’s possible to rank characters by how many deaths they ’ve suffered .
The following inclination goes over which characters have died the most , as well as how and when they exit on each occasion . The list include both heroes and villain , as both are frequently revived with the Dragon Balls , or through other means . This also counts all destruction of a character in the series , even if it was an alternate version of them that died .
15Gohan - 2 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z, episodes “Ghosts of Tomorrow” and “End of Earth”
The oldest son of Goku , Gohan has gotten through theDragon Ballseries comparatively whole . Gohanfirst died alongside a lot of otherDragon Ball Zcharacters when Kid Buu blow up the Earth . finally , the Earth was restored thanks to the Namekian Dragon Balls , and he was resurrect as a result . Gohan ’s second death was much more lasting , however . InFuture Trunks ' timeline , Gohanfell in battle against Androids 17 and 18 . They overwhelmed him with muscularity blasts while he was in his Super Saiyan form , and forget his body to be notice by Trunks . That interlingual rendition of Gohan never got revived , and that timeline no longer exists .
14Buu - 2 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z, episodes “Buu Against Buu” and “Spirit Bomb Triumphant”
Buu is a complicated one , as he part himself in two existence at one point : a Good Buu and an Evil Buu . In a head - scratching turn of case , one of Buu ’s deaths is thanks to this other anatomy . Evil Buu is able-bodied to turn the Good Buu into coffee and eat him , transmute him into Super Buu . Vegeta is eventually able to separate them back out , work Good Buu back and induce Super Buu to transmute again . In his Kid Buu form , however , the evil part of Buu is killed by Goku ’s Super Spirit Bomband subsequently is reincarnated as a immature son named Uub thanks to King Yemma .
13Trunks - 2 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z, episodes “End of Earth” and “A Hero’s Farewell”
shorts is also a complicated case , as there are bothFuture Trunks and the present - 24-hour interval immature Trunks , both of whom have their own death . Young Trunks , like Gohan , was down alongside almost everyone else when Kid Buu destroyed the Earth . As a result , he was also brought back with the same wish on the Namekian Dragon Balls .
As Future trunk , he falls in struggle whenSuper Perfect Cell send away a full - power Death Beam through Trunks ' chest . His death breathe in Vegeta to go all - out against Cell , although it did n’t accomplish much . When Cell is in conclusion defeated , Trunks is acquire to Kami ’s Lookout and resurrected by Shenron and the Dragon Balls . Trunks was touched to chance out how much his death impact his beginner , so at least this death lead to a chip of case development .
12Master Roshi - 2 Deaths
Dragon Ball, episode “Roshi’s Gambit” andDragon Ball Z,episode “Feeding Frenzy”
Master Roshi is Goku ’s old wise man from the originalDragon Ball , and a frequently controversial character . Despite his age , Master Roshi is enough unattackable enough to contend , even participating in the Tournament of Power . In fact , Master Roshi can never die of one-time agethanks to an Immortal Phoenix he once kept . That does n’t mean he ca n’t go in engagement , however . Roshi ’s first death occur while trying to take down King Piccolowith the Evil Containment Wave , a technique that traps demons . The technique is difficult to rive off , and Roshi fail in the process , which led to his death . He is later revive via the Dragon Balls .
Roshi was also transform into burnt umber and consumed by Super Buu during the Buu Saga . Like Trunks and Gohan , he was brought back from this last when the Namekian Dragon Balls were used to come to everyone kill after the World Martial Arts Tournament .
11Chiaotzu - 3 Deaths
Dragon Ball, episode “King Piccolo’s Wish,“Dragon Ball Z, episodes “The Power of Nappa,” “End of Earth,” and “Ghosts from Tomorrow”
Chiaotzu is Tien ’s friend and an oft - leave imperfect memberof the Z Fighters . Despite that , the petty guy has gone down in noble sacrifices on two occasions . His first death occurred when Chiaotzu seek to kill King Piccolo by wishing on the Dragon Balls for Piccolo to pass , but he was unable to finish up his wish beforeKing Piccolo killed him with a powerful blast . He was later resuscitate with the Dragon Balls , only to end up sacrifice himself again to attempt a ego - destruct on Nappa , but the evil Saiyan was left alive while Chiaotzu perished alone . Chiaotzu was revived from that death using the Namekian Dragon Balls .
The final meter Chiaotzu died was when Kid Buu blew up the Earth and bolt down everyone on it . Once again , the Namekian Dragon Balls bring him back along with everyone else . Chiaotzu was also vote out in Future Trunks ' timeline by the androids , alongside fundamentally every other Z Fighter .
10Vegeta - 3 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z, episodes “The End of Vegeta,” “Ghosts from Tomorrow,” and “Final Atonement”
The chesty Prince of all Saiyans has die more times than he ’d manage to admit . Vegeta first died at the hands of Frieza , who beat him up and then gave him a Death Beam through the chestas Vegeta lay there taunting him . He was resurrect using the Dragon Balls , of course , alongside Frieza ’s other victims . Vegeta ’s second death was a surprisingly noble one , however . WhenMajin Buu was unleashed , Vegeta endeavor to ego - destruct and take the fauna with him ; unfortunately , Buu survived while Vegeta did not . Vegeta was finally animate using the same wish that restore Earth with the Namekian Dragon Balls .
Additionally , in Future Trunks ' timeline , Vegeta was killed by Android 17 , along with many other Z fighters . He was never revived in this universe , and as a result , Future Trunks grew up without a father .
9Yamcha - 3 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z, episodes “Saibamen Attack!”, “Ghosts from Tomorrow,” and “Feeding Frenzy”
Yamcha begin as a valued ally in earlyDragon Ball , but as he fall behind in powerfulness , he often found himself dying in such a way as to evidence the new foe ’s power . Yamcha first perish because of Nappa , when one of the Saibaimen , puppet create by a Saiyan scientist and released by Nappa , jump on him and then ego - destructs . He is eventually brought back with the Namekian Dragon Balls . Yamcha ’s second death pass at Kami ’s Lookout whenMajin Buu arrives and turns everyone there into confect and consume them . He ’s brought back from that death with the same wish on the Namekian Dragon Balls that revive Buu ’s other victim .
Future Yamcha apparently break down two different way , thanks to mutual exclusiveness between the Zanzibar copal and theHistory of Trunksspecial . In the anime , Yamcha gets killed by an energy wave to his tum from the Androids . However , theHistory of Trunksspecial instead record him dying from a bitch to the neck .
8Tien - 3 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z, episodes “Sacrifice,” “Ghosts from Tomorrow,” and “End of Earth”
Tien first die when he tries to avenge his good supporter Chiaotzu ’s death to Nappa . Tien , using his three eyes , puts all his zip into a Tri - Beam attack direct at Nappa , but it fails to kill him , and even worse , it leave in Tien ’s dying since he had no DOE left . He is later revived at the same time as Chiaotzu thanks to the Namekian Dragon Balls . Tien is subsequently killed a second meter , along with everyone else on Earth , when Kid Buu blows the planet up . He is again repair because of the Namekian Dragon Balls .
Tien ’s expiry in the futurity was presented in two different ways , although both times he exit at the hands of Android 18 . The anime shows him getting killed with an vitality waving hit him in the bureau while theHistory of Trunksspecial present him die from a punch to his stomach .
7Goku - 3 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z,“Gohan’s Rage,” “Double Trouble for Goku,” and “Unforgivable!”
Despite being the protagonist and the most powerful character in the series , Goku has also died on a few occasions . Goku first sacrifices his liveliness by bear Raditz in billet , so that he can be killed by Piccolo ’s Special Beam Cannon . Goku is of necessity catch up with in Piccolo ’s plan of attack as well and dies . While it takes a while , his protagonist eventually bring him back with the Dragon Balls . Goku ’s 2d demise was similarly heroic . When he find Semi - Perfect Cell prepare to self - destruct , Goku act speedily and used Instant Transmission to teleport both himself and Cell to King Kai ’s creation . In this instance , Goku persist deadfor several years and is only resurrected thanks to Old Kai .
In Future Trunks ' timeline , Goku dies of heart and soul disease triggered by a computer virus well before the Androids seem , mean he ’s not around to serve out . Since his death was of a natural cause , he was n’t eligible for revival meeting with the Dragon Balls there , either .
6Cell - 3 Deaths
Dragon Ball Z,episodes “Laboratory Basement,” “Save the World,” and “Free the Future”
The ultimate creation of Dr. Gero , Cell has pall three meter inDragon Ball , across timelines and at various stage of his sprightliness . The primary timeline ’s Cell is kill while still in his run tubewhen Krillin and Future Trunks flaming vigor waves at him . A next interlingual rendition of Cell , from a timeline without Androids 17 and 18 , attempt to trip back in time but is destroyed by Future Trunks using a Heat Dome Attack . The main Cell , seen in the majority of the Cell Saga , is killed by Gohan ’s Father - Son Kamehameha , which incinerates the villain entirely and makes indisputable he ca n’t restore . Additionally , Cell is defeated down to a single cell on a few juncture , which might arguably count as death , but he was capable to restore from these each time .
