What If...

This section deals with all the possibilities that could have happened in DBZ if certain events were slightly different. Feel free to e-mail submissions for this section into Seexy.

What if Goku hadn't have helped the turtle?

If Goku wouldn't have assisted turtle back in Dragonball, and had instead decided to leave him just as Bulma had suggested, then he would have never met Roshi, and would have never got his fly nimbus cloud. This would result in him being slowly during the early stages of DBZ, and late stages of DB, and have a harder form of transport. His chances of being trained by Roshi would also decrease greatly, meaning he wouldn't have been anywhere near as strong, and he wouldn't have been so motivated to train as hard. He also wouldn't have met Krillen either, which would have led to all kinds of bad things happening due to no one being there to save the weaker guys.

What if Goku hadn't have been able to hold Raditz during Piccolo's attack?

Imagine if Raditz would have broken free of Goku's grip when Piccolo was concentrating his energy to fire it at the evil Saiyan. Raditz would have battered Goku to the ground, then immediately finish the Namek off before he could do anything else that could cause trouble, such as one of his annoying energy attacks. He'd then turn to Goku, give him one last chance to join him, then kill him upon the Saiyan refusing, and take his son to be trained. Raditz would probably destroy the planet too, and everyone on it. Gohan would be taught to be vicious, and would end of being one of Frieza's evil soldiers.

What if Yamcha had survived the Saibamen fight?

If Yamcha would have survived the cowardly self-destruct attack by the saibamen, then he would have either been killed by the remainder of them, or kill the remaining ones and assist the others in fighting Nappa. He wouldn't have made much of a difference, but enough to hold the Saiyans up for a while, and quite possibly allow Piccolo to stay alive, because Goku would be able to get there before Nappa could kill everyone. Yamcha would still die, undoubtably, but the more powerful fighters would stay alive, meaning no training off King Kai, but assistance towards Goku, and self-meditation in Piccolo's case, which wouldn't be too much of a power loss. He would also go with them to Namek and beat the Ginyu Force, and have a good chance at beating Frieza.

 What if Goku didn't go to Namek?

If Goku hadn't have ventured to Namek to help everyone out, then he would have never trained in the graviton and become as powerful. He would have also been beaten by Frieza when he came to Earth to kill the final Saiyan, after killing all resistance on Namek. Gohan, Krillen, and Vegeta would be lucky to make it past the Ginyu Force without Goku's intervention, and would probably die fighting them. Frieza would find out about Goku somehow, and hunt him like a dog, quite possibly resulting in him destroying the planet Earth. 

What if Bulma was a porn star?

Imagine if the ingenious inventor was a porn star, that would be a tragic loss to the world. She wouldn't have as much time to create her many wonderful inventions, and wouldn't know Goku and company, so therefore wouldn't assist them in their quest. She would also not have introduced Goku to many of his friends, which would mean he wouldn't be as strong. Vegeta wouldn't know her either, which would result in there being no Trunks, and no warning about the Androids, with everyone ultimately perishing to them.

What if Dende wasn't killed by Frieza?

If Dende wasn't killed at the hands of Frieza, then he would have been able to heal Goku on the many occasions that he was hurt, as well as attempting to heal Vegeta when Frieza was destroying him, making both Saiyans far stronger, and in with a better chance of winning. In fact, Goku may have become so strong after his continuous beatings that he wouldn't have needed to go Super Saiyan, due to the fact that he'd be able to win in his normal form. This also means that he'd probably be able to win the fight early, and save Krillen and Piccolo from any harm.

What if Gohan and Krillen had never saved Dende from Dodoria?

If the two young heroes wouldn't have rescued Dende from the wrath of the bully Dodoria, then they would never have had the kid as an ally, and would therefore never have found Guru and got the Dragonball. Another thing is that they wouldn't have gotten the power charge up, meaning that Gohan would have never survived the beating he took of Racoome, and if he did, he would have been killed by Frieza, unable to hold him off because of his limited power. Everyone would also be without a healer, meaning that Vegeta, Krillen, Gohan, and Piccolo would have all been without a hope, as they were rendered immobile by Frieza at least once in the fight, only to be healed by Dende.

What if Vegeta hadn't have killed Nappa?

If Vegeta hadn't have killed his partner, then he would be of no use to him during the battle against Goku, but may have been when Gohan and Krillen got involved, probably being well enough rested to take care of them, allowing Vegeta to finish off Goku. This would have been tragic to the history of the universe, as the two Saiyans would continue to unite and destroy the planet Earth, and eventually conquer the universe together, in their violent, aggressive manner, killing any benevolent people who get in their way. They would be terrifying, and it'd all be because Vegeta had spared his partners life.

What if Nappa had died when Chao-zu had self-destructed?

If the big guy would have deceased when Chao-zu used his self-destruct attack, then he would have been a laughing stock on his home planet, losing to someone with such a comparatively puny power level. He would also of course, be dead, meaning that the scenario would be much like the one below: Vegeta would get angry at his friends death and kill everyone, possibly without leaving Goku the chance to arrive to save the world, as the Saiyan might blow up the Earth before Goku has a chance to finish crossing Snake Way. 

What if Nappa hadn't have dodged Krillen's destructo disc?

If the huge, muscular, dim-witted Saiyan hadn't have had Vegeta shout out to him to dodge Krillen's destructo disc, then he would have had the top half of his head cut clean off, incapacitating him at the least, and most probably killing him. This would mean that Vegeta would have to step in and begin fighting, and would probably kill everyone effortlessly, then destroy the planet before Goku arrived. Either that or he would hold someone hostage for when Goku did arrive, then he could use them to give himself an easy win in battle, and exploit Goku's good nature, killing him in exchange for the hostages life.

What if Vegeta wasn't stolen from the Saiyan King by Frieza, when he was only a small child?

Then Vegeta wouldn't have been able to become anywhere near as strong, let alone live, as he would be crushed with all the other Saiyans by the might of Frieza's blast that destroyed their home planet. This would lead to no Saiyans attacking Earth, as Vegeta seemed to be their leader, deciding on who went where. Raditz and Nappa would have to combine, not presenting anywhere near as big a challenge to others as they did went Vegeta was at their helm. Goku would never have received King Kai's training, and wouldn't be strong enough to become a Super Saiyan, and Frieza would become immortal, with no-one knowing about the Namekian Dragonballs. The world would plunge into terror, and would slowly be destroyed by the unstoppable, immortal being.

What if Frieza was immortal?

If Frieza was immortal, then it would mean impending doom for the whole of the universe. People wouldn't even bother to rebel against him, because they would realize that chance of defeating him would be close to impossible. People would come from miles around to attempt to please him, begging for their planet to be spared, bring gifts. Not even a Super Saiyan would be able to stop him, although people like Goku, and Vegeta when his time came, would fight valiantly, and gallantly, until they have nothing left to give. It would be a futile effort though, and the whole universe would plunge into a collection of whole races hiding in fear, from the wrath of the literally unstoppable Frieza.

What if Nappa was stronger than Vegeta?

If the huge, muscular mammoth was stronger than Vegeta, then do you think he'd let his partner do all the fighting? I sincerely doubt it. He'd probably fight the Earth's special forces, demolish them even easier than before, then blow up the whole planet after toying with, then killing each and every single one of them. He probably wouldn't wait for Goku, but instead destroy the whole planet. He isn't as cold-hearted and ruthless as Vegeta was though, so I seriously doubt that he'd sink so low as to kill his own partner for no reason, I'm not sure that ever Frieza would do that! Anyway, with the planet destroyed, then Goku would be doomed to a horrible fate. Frieza would probably be immortal too, with no one to stop him from collecting all the Dragonballs.

What if Piccolo hadn't have been killed against Nappa?

If he would have survived against Nappa, then he would have escaped with Gohan and Krillen, and probably assisted them in defeating Vegeta. In doing this, he would have missed out on the chance to train with King Kai, and wouldn't be anywhere near as strong as he could be. He would then venture to Namek, and meet many of his people, witnessing them dying. He would fight against the Ginyu Force, probably surviving, but risking the chance of becoming deceased, then in the fight against Frieza, he would almost definitely be killed, due to him having a far lower power level then he would have had when fighting the evil one, and not meeting Nail, making his power level even smaller than it was in the real thing. Without Piccolo to hold him up, Frieza would have been free to seal the fate of impending doom by blowing Namek up, before Goku could even recover.

What if Vegeta was Killed on Earth by the Z Warriors?

When Vegeta was fighting the Z warriors on Earth he came to near death. Vegeta had the upper hand for most of the fight but towards the end Vegeta was put through a lot of pain (Genki-Dama, Oozaru falling on him). After all of this though, Vegeta was still willing to fight until he was finally defeated. Kuririn had Yajirobe's sword and was about to kill Vegeta until Gokou stopped him and let Vegeta retreat because Goku thought Vegeta could change his ways. What if Kuririn hadn't listened to Gokou or Gokou was unconscious and couldn't tell Kuririn to stop. Vegeta would have then been dead.

Gokou, Kuririn and everyone would have still healed at the same time and been off to Namek. Most of the events would have been the same except more Nameks would have been left alive because Vegeta killed a large portion of them. The Dragon Balls that Vegeta had collected would probably result in Freeza obtaining them. Gohan obtained his one Dragon Ball from Vegeta and with Vegeta out of the picture, Freeza would have all seven Dragon Balls.

The Dragon Balls would be fairly useless to Freeza because he would not know the password to use them. Namek Elder might also have been killed by Freeza which wouldhave gotten rid of the Balls, but Freeza was probably smarter than that. Dodoria and Zarbon would probably also be alive. If they had some how provoked Gohan and Kuririn. They might have beaten him, but it is irrelevant.

Kuririn and Gohan also kept a fairly low profile so the Ginyu Force would need not be called especially now that Freeza has all the Dragon Balls. Freeza would probably be killing off random Namek's until he got the password. Gohan and Kuririn would probably try to stop the killing which could easily result in Zarbon killing them both.

When Gokou reached Namek he would probably kill Dodoria and Zarbon if he had to and try to fight Freeza. Without Gokou being beaten by Ginyu, he would be much weaker and would not stand a chance against Freeza. Gokou also probably would have not gone Super Saiya-jin. Regardless, Gokou, Kuririn and Gohan would most likely all be killed by Freeza. After this Freeza would either receive the password or not, either way, he would still carry out his intentions one way or another.

So, in some way leaving Vegeta alive actually saved the Earth. Even in the original storyline Vegeta saved Gohan and Kuririn on Namek and as the series progresses, Vegeta saves more and more people (he also kills more though). Also, Dragon Ball Z without Vegeta in it would be much more dull because Vegeta was a really cool character. Once again, this is just my interpretation of what would happen. The events are unknown and probably several different versions could be created.

What if Goku hadn't escaped Namek's blast?

Then he would have almost certainly perished, being blown up, then finished off in space, meaning the Earth would have a high chance of facing certain, impending doom. That said, Vegeta would have stayed on the planet Earth, meaning that he'd be able to take out all the minor enemies, such as Garlic JR., almost immediately, and he'd be the strongest man in the universe. Whilst he'd relish this, he'd struggle to become a Super Saiyan, not really having anything to motivate him into becoming one. Another thing worthy of note is the fact that Earth would have suffered the same fate against the androids as it did in Future Trunks' timeline, with no Goku present to assist them in any way.

What if there weren't any such things as saiyans?

If there were no saiyans, then Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, Goten and of course, Goku wouldn't be alive today. The Earth would have to be saved by people like Krillen, Yamcha and Tien, without any really strong fighters. If the saiyans were born in another body, then they wouldn't be anywhere near as strong as they would be if they were saiyans, due to not getting a huge power increase after recovering from severe wounds. Frieza would have conquered the whole world by himself, with no help from his planetary conquest forces (The saiyans) and it would be a lot longer before he came to Earth, where a new breed of ultra-tough humans may have been born, although it is unlikely.

What if Goku hadn't have bumped his head?

If Goku wouldn't have bumped his head and lost his 'programming' when he was a baby, then the Earth would be ruled by Frieza, and Gohan would never have been born. The whole Earth would have been destroyed, leaving only Goku left alive, to work his evil. When Raditz would have come down to Earth, then he would have accepted Goku, and they would have gone away together, with the planet free to be taken by Frieza.

What if Goku was born a girl, not a boy?

Imagine if Earth's savior would have been a girl. The saiyans wouldn't have sent our favorite hero down to conquer Earth. Also, there would be no Goku, or Kakarot(o), but there would be a Kakarottina. There would be no invasion from the saiyans (Not for a while anyway) and if they would have come, then the Earth would have been doomed. What about Gohan? He would have failed to exist, and Krillen wouldn't be the great fighter that he has become today. It's a pretty good job that Goku was a boy when you come to think of it...

What if Krillen was a Saiyan?

If Krillen was a saiyan, then he would probably be the worlds most powerful fighter, due to the injuries that he has a habit of suffering. He gets beat up badly every battle, and if he would have been a saiyan, then this would have just made him stronger, and he would have been the one to kill all the super villains. If Krillen turned super saiyan though, you'd have to watch his eyes, as he is bald as a coot, just to know whether he has made the transformation. This would make thousands of Krillen fans worldwide really happy. 

What if the dragon radar would never have been created?

If there was no dragon radar, then there would be very little chance of finding the dragonballs, meaning far less wishes. Goku wouldn't have been resurrected after his fight with Raditz, the saiyans would have conquered all. Frieza would have also destroyed everyone, and everything, and they would never have been resurrected. Without any dragonballs, then there would be less bad guys coming to Earth to try and get them, leading up to a very boring first half of the DBZ series.

What if Goku had a sex change before he met Chi-Chi?

If Goku had become a woman, then he would be just as strong, but would lack any sort of respect from his fellow warriors, and he would have never married Chi-Chi, which means that there would be no such thing as a kid called Gohan. Many of the opponents coming to Earth would have been destroyed, but some (Like Garlic JR and Cell) may have been able to conquer it without the presence of the little SSJ2 to beat them.

What if Gohan wouldn't have been present during the fight against Raditz?

If Gohan wasn't trapped up in that little space pod in the fight against Raditz, then Goku and Piccolo would have been demolished by the evil saiyan, and both of them will be killed, allowing Raditz to go on to kill everyone on the whole planet, and to conquer it. Frieza would have then sold it to some evil beings who would probably treat the Earth terribly. What's more, if Gohan's potential wouldn't have been shown in that fight, then Goku and Piccolo would have never trained him to become the super warrior that he is today, meaning many of the fights would have been lost, and Gohan would still just be a cry baby.

What if Vegeta would have got his wish for immortality?

If Vegeta had managed to become immortal either on Earth or on Namek, then he would have probably gone straight to Frieza, to first kill him, then he is likely to have killed Goku, Gohan, Krillen and the rest of the Earth's special forces. Trunks would have never been born as there would have been no need to go to Earth and rest there, and Vegeta would probably rule the galaxy.

What if Guldo of the Ginyu force has a staring contest with Tien?

If the three eyed Earth man had a staring contest with the four eyed toad, it would quite possibly be the end of existence as we know it, as everyone would be bored to death, watching the long, tedious battle between them. They would always have one of their eyes open, so it would be the first one to fall asleep to be the loser. 

What if Goku had died during the crash landing on Namek?

If Goku would have died during the landing on Namek, then the Ginyu Force would have killed Gohan, Krillen, and Vegeta easily. Also, Frieza would have had no equal, everyone on Earth would have been filled with grief, and there would be no one to stop the reign of terror that Frieza would lead.

What if Frieza wasn't a changeling?

If Frieza wasn't a changeling, then his power would be far less radical than it was before he was defeated by Goku. He would also have been beaten by Vegeta on Namek, because of him being much weaker. Goku wouldn't have been so worried about facing him, and wouldn't have trained as hard on his way. Although there seems to be very little in the way of differences to what happens, there is one major one. There would be no Trunks. Vegeta wouldn't have gone back to Earth with everyone, and he would have become the supreme ruler of the world. The future would be very much like the one in Future Trunks' timeline.

What if Frieza wouldn't have dodged Krillen's destructo disc?

If Frieza hadn't have dodged Krillen's destructo disc when he was in his second form, then Krillen would have been the savior of the world, and he'd probably get a load of women lining up for him, as well as Nameks queuing up to thank him. Goku would never have turned super saiyan, meaning that it would be a long wait before he could manage it, and there'd be no cyborg Frieza. Future Trunks would have been the only super saiyan at the point of the androids arrival, and everyone would probably be too weak to present any sort of a challenge, and everyone would be wiped out.

What if Goku hadn't have become a super Saiyan when he fought against Frieza?

If Goku wouldn't have been able to go SSJ against Frieza, then he would have lost the fight, especially after Frieza had survived his strongest attack - the galaxy spirit bomb. He would have been beaten to a pulp, even if he had managed to make Frieza transform into his 100% form, he would have just gotten beat up even worse than before.

What if Future Trunks wouldn't have been born?

If there was no Future Trunks, then there would have been no warning about the androids that would soon come to Earth, and Vegeta wouldn't have had as much motivation to become a super saiyan. Goku would have died from his heart disease, and the androids would have wiped everyone out, and plunged the Earth into a state of chaos and hell.

What if Goku would have killed Dr Gero when he had the chance?

If Goku would have killed Dr Gero when he had the opportunity to do so, then there would be no androids to destroy everyone, and no Cell. This would mean that there would be a lot less deaths during this period of time, but when Majin Buu comes, he would destroy everyone due to them not gaining the power increase that they would have against the androids.

What if Vegeta never allowed Cell to become "Perfect"?

This is probably one of the most talked about events in DBz. I remember the first time I saw the episode where Super Vegeta is fighting Imperfect Cell Stage 2. I think this must have been the first time I actually hated Vegeta. The true Saiya-jin warrior allowed Cell to become "Perfect" and I knew this would be nothing but trouble, and sure enough it was.Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Vegeta had killed Cell because he didn't care what his "Perfect Form" was like. Here is what most likely would have happened.

Vegeta would feel invincible at this time. The people at Kami's Lookout also would have found out that Cell would be dead because they were watching the fight. Goku and Gohan would no longer be needed to fight Cell. This would lead to no one seeing Trunks go Ultra Super Saiya-jin (Ascended Saiyan) and Trunks would be the only one knowing it. Future Trunks would have never been killed by Cell either.Future Trunks most likely would have gone back to his time and the save the Earth just like what originally happened.

Dende would never become "Kami" of Earth which would result in no Dragon Balls. Mr. Satan would never become the "Saviour of the Earth" because there would have been no Cell Games. Android 18 would also have never been absorbed.

Now, one of two things could now happen to the Earth. Vegeta could have gone on a killing spree, thinking he was indestructable or he could have had a battle against Gokou to seek revenge. The other possible scenario is that everyone lives peacefully while Vegeta remains the strongest warrior.

When the ten years after Cell being defeated arises there would be many changes. Goten (If he was still to be born) would have gotten to know his father much better. Gohan would probably not be the "Great Saiyaman" because Gokou would be around to take care of trouble. With Gohan not having to keep his secret aliasis he wouldn't have had to make certain deals with Videl and he wouldn't be as close with her. The outcoem of this would probably result in Videl not being to use "Bukujitsu" (Flying) and Gohan would not be competing in the Tenkaichi Budoukai (World Martial Arts Tournament) unless he was convinced to for some other reason.

The Budoukai at this point would be very confusing. Most of the results would be similar butthe strongest fighter at this point would be unknown and Spopovitch and Yamu might have stolen energy from another fighter.

Videl most likely would not follow everyone to find Majin Buu because she wouldn't be very close to Gohan. How much training everyone would have done would be unknown, but the Super Saiya-jin 2 stage would not be of common knowledge.

Badidi's spaceship battles would probably be the same. The energy for Majin Buu would be considerably lower and Vegeta would probably be never possessed by Babidi. This would be because he wouldn't be as determined to fight Gokou because he woulld think that himself was the strongest.

Kaioshin and Gohan would have taken care of Majin Buu's "egg" and everyone could have gotten rid of Dabura and Babidi and the world would be safe once again.

If Vegeta was still to get possessed everything would still be fairly close to the original version except Gokou would not have gone to the Afterlife and Gokou may have never gone Super Saiya-jin 3.

So all in all Vegeta's one little act of arrogance really changed a lot in the world. Of course it is uncertain what would have happened if Vegeta had killed Cell but I did I did a pretty in-depth look at it and I probably missed a few things but it all depends on how you look at the situation.