History OOCIsSeriousBusiness / DragonBall

* Speaking of Zeno, he is generally friendly and a PerpetualSmiler. When he starts frowning for any length of time, that's when universes start dying. [[spoiler:When Goku summons Future Zeno as a last ditch measure against Infinite Zamasu, he's very unhappy to see the state of the world, and soon erases it from existence to kill Zamasu.]] This action also manages to [[OhCrap terrify Goku of all people, to the point where he shouts at his friends to get the hell out of there, and fast.]] Even Zamasu, who has lost his sanity upon becoming Infinite, is terrified and he can only scream in horror as he gets erased.

* During the Buu Saga, when Super Buu shows up [[BloodKnight Goku]] of all people wants ''no'' part in fighting him, even after removing all his absorptions. And when Super Buu first demonstrated his ability to absorb, [[spoiler: taking Gotenks and Piccolo]], Goku shouts that Gohan needs to kill Buu '''NOW.''' Notably, Goku acts remarkably pragmatic in attempting to get rid of him, ''begging'' Vegeta to fuse and trying to avoid fighting him by taking him down with internal sabotage instead once said fusion wears off. When [[ClippedWingAngel Kid Buu shows up]], Goku reverts back to his normal personality, [[HonorBeforeReason refusing fusion with Vegeta]] even after he loses their first battle, refusing to call for back-up even after Gohan is revived, playing rock-paper-scissors with Vegeta to see who fights first, and openly [[WorthyOpponent complimenting]] his opponent. [[TheBerserker Kid Buu]] and [[PsychopathicManchild Fat Buu]], [[SpiritedCompetitor he has fun with]]; [[KnightOfCerebus Super Buu]], he just wants ''gone'' as quickly as possible.

* One of Beerus and Champa's notable traits is that as the God Of Destruction, they are shown to be highly egotistic and expect others to bow before him as a sign of respect or else they get wiped out. But when Zen-Oh, the ruler of the multiverse appears, they suddenly became terrified of his presence and immediately try to humble themselves right in front of him. This all makes sense when you realize that Zen-Oh could destroy the entire multiverse on a whim if he so pleases, so they obviously have a good reason to fear him.
* Speaking of Zen-o, he is generally friendly and a PerpetualSmiler. When he starts frowning for any length of time, that's when universes start dying. [[spoiler: When Goku summons Future Zen-o as a last ditch measure against Infinite Zamasu, he's very unhappy to see the state of the world, and soon erases it from existence to kill Zamasu.]] This action also manages to [[OhCrap terrify Goku of all people, to the point where he shouts at his friends to get the hell out of there, and fast.]]

* Speaking of Zen-o, he is generally friendly and a PerpetualSmiler. When he starts frowning for any length of time, that's when universes start dying. [[spoiler: When Goku summons Future Zen-o as a last ditch measure against Infinite Zamasu, he's very unhappy to see the state of the world, and soon erases it from existence to kill Zamasu.]] This action also manages to [[Main/OhCrap terrify Goku of all people, to the point where he shouts at his friends to get the hell out of there, and fast.]]

* During the Buu Saga, when Super Buu shows up [[BloodKnight Goku]] of all people wants ''no'' part in fighting him, even after removing all his absorptions. Notably, Goku acts remarkably pragmatic in attempting to get rid of him, ''begging'' Vegeta to fuse and trying to avoid fighting him by taking him down with internal sabotage instead. When [[ClippedWingAngel Kid Buu shows up]], Goku reverts back to his normal personality, [[HonorBeforeReason refusing fusion with Vegeta]] even after he loses their first battle, refusing to call for back-up even after Gohan is revived, playing rock-paper-scissors with Vegeta to see who fights first, and openly [[WorthyOpponent complimenting]] his opponent. [[SpiritedCompetitor Kid Buu and Fat Buu, he has fun with]]; Super Buu, he just wants ''gone'' as quickly as possible.

* Speaking of Zen-o, he is generally friendly and a PerpetualSmiler. When he starts frowning for any length of time, that's when universes start dying. [[spoiler: When Goku summons Future Zen-o as a last ditch measure against Infinite Zamasu, he's very unhappy to see the state of the world, and soon erases it from existence to kill Zamasu.]] This action also manages to terrify Goku of all people, to the point where he shouts at his friends to get the hell out of there, and fast.

* Goku also blows his top when Frieza kills Krillin. He becomes so enraged, it triggers his transformation into a Super Saiyan, the usually easy-going Goku now warning his son to get the hell out of Dodge before he loses what little restraint he has left, then subjecting Frieza to a vicious CurbStompBattle. As Goku says in ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'', he's "pure of heart, awoken by fury".

* Another Vegeta example involves him blowing himself up in order to destroy Majin Buu and save the world, while expressing his love for his wife, his son, and even his rival.

* Rounding out the trifecta, one of Vegeta's most recognizable character traits is his overwhelming arrogance and pride; even when fighting someone who vastly outclasses him and being aware of it, he tends to enjoy the challenge and trash talk them like none other. Therefore it is a major shock in two of the movies when Vegeta is so terrified of his opponent that he initially cannot muster the will to fight, a sign that these characters are ''seriously'' bad news:

* Speaking of Zen-o, he is generally friendly and a PerpetualSmiler. When he starts frowning for any length of time, that's when universes start dying. [[spoiler: When Goku summons Future Zen-o as a last ditch measure against Infinite Zamasu, he's very unhappy to see the state of the world, and soon erases it from existence to get rid of Zamasu.]] This action also manages to terrify Goku of all people, to the point where he shouts at his friends to get the hell out of there, and fast.

** Following which, the typically happy-go-lucky Goku screams that he'll make whoever [[spoiler:killed Krillin pay]], and rather brutally [[spoiler:does just that. He then fights King Piccolo and eventually strikes an honest death blow on him.]]. It's the first time that Goku becomes truly, irrevocably enraged to the point of no forgiveness.

* Frieza is an arrogant narcissist who would sooner blow up a planet than admit that he was weaker than someone. However, when Jiren trounces Goku and ring-outs Hit, probably two of the strongest fighters people know, Frieza is so unnerved that he gives Goku some of his ''ki'' to heal him and flat out tells him he's ''not'' fighting Jiren.

* In the first half of a ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' TwoPartEpisode, Goku was on guard for [[spoiler:Hit's planned assassination]] to the point where he doesn't eat his lunch with gusto like he usually does or go train at Beerus' place.

* Goku also blows his top when Frieza kills Krillin. He becomes so enraged, it triggers his transformation into a Super Saiyan, the usually easy-going Goku now warning his son to get the hell out of Dodge before he loses what little restraint he has left, then subjecting Frieza to a vicious CurbStompBattle. As Goku says in ''Anime/DragonBallKai'', he's "pure of heart, awoken by fury".

* Speaking of Zen-o, he is generally friendly and a PerpetualSmiler. When he starts frowning for any length of time, that's when universes start dying. [[spoiler: When Goku summons Future Zen-o as a last ditch measure against Infinite Zamasu, he's very unhappy to see the state of the world, and soon erases it from existence to get rid of Zamasu.]] This action also manages to terrify Goku of all people, to the point where he shouts at his friends to get the HFIL out of there, and fast.