From Dragon Ball to Dragon Ball Z, Super, and beyond, the series is filled with epic fights and savage beatdowns that left fans shocked. In this list, we count down the 10 most brutal moments where the action went far beyond a simple fight—showcasing devastating blows, overwhelming power, and unforgettable rivalries. Whether it’s Goku vs. Frieza, Vegeta vs. Cell, or other iconic clashes, these moments prove why Dragon Ball remains the ultimate action anime.
📌 For every Saiyan, Namekian, and Earthling who loves intense battles, this is the ultimate list of Dragon Ball beatdowns.
00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the times Dragon Ball characters
00:13threw hands and thoroughly wrecked their opponents, or got wrecked.
00:2610. Vegeta vs. Goku Black Rematch Dragon Ball Super
00:31If there is one thing Vegeta hates, it's losing to Goku. Sorry, Kakarot. Not that he ever has, technically.
00:47Still, losing to Goku Black really gets under his skin. After some intense training, Vegeta
00:52comes back and lays the smackdown on the pink-haired imposter. Their rematch sees Vegeta punch
00:59Black through building after building. He then decks the god in Goku's clothing through a
01:12skyscraper, and after telling him his unearned strength is no match for Kakarot's hard-trained
01:17power, he proceeds to punch him so hard the building explodes. To top it all off, he grabs
01:24Black by the hair, headbutts him, and calls him a fake, unworthy of fighting the great
01:29prince Vegeta.
01:45What a boss!
01:479. Goku vs. The Ginyu Force Dragon Ball Z
01:52Everyone's hyped for Goku to arrive on Namek, particularly since everybody else is getting
01:56their butts kicked by Freeza's elite men, the Ginyu Force.
02:13And when he finally arrives, he doesn't disappoint. After flexing on the group by showcasing his
02:18impressive speed, Goku takes out the monstrous raccoon with a single elbow to the gut, leaving
02:25him face down with his ass in the air.
02:32He follows it up by taking on Jace and Berta at the same time. Goku repeatedly embarrasses
02:42the duo from decking Jace mid-sentence to tricking them into hitting each other.
02:52No wonder Jace goes crying home to Ginyu after Berta goes down.
02:568. Vegeta vs. Final Form Freeza Dragon Ball Z
03:01Vegeta's arrogance has long been his undoing, and after nearly dying again and powering up
03:07on Namek, he's absolutely certain and absolutely wrong that he's a Super Saiyan.
03:19Facing Freeza in his then-final form, Vegeta unleashes a barrage of blasts against the tyrants,
03:25but all are ineffective. Freeza is just toying with him, and even when Vegeta breaks down
03:31in tears, Freeza decides to continue tormenting him. Choking him out with his tail, pummeling
03:45him in the stomach, Vegeta takes a lot of punishment here. Even Goku doing his thing and arriving
03:51at the last minute doesn't stop him from dying.
03:58To anyone else. Whatever it takes. Stop him. Please.
04:057. King Piccolo vs. Goku Dragon Ball
04:15Even as a kid, Goku rarely struggled against his opponents. One of the exceptions is King
04:20Piccolo. While the young Saiyan manages to hit the evil Namekian a few times at first, once
04:35Piccolo starts taking things seriously, Goku doesn't stand a chance. The kid gets punched
04:41through a boulder, pile-driven mid-air, and is sent scurrying for his life on all fours
04:47from Piccolo's finger blasts.
04:48Even a Kamehameha isn't enough to even phase Piccolo. If not for the Demon King mistakenly
05:04believing he killed Goku, the kid wouldn't have even survived to become an adult.
05:11You can't end this way, Goku. I'm sorry I couldn't help you, but you will receive a hero's burial.
05:186. Vegeta vs. Golden Frieza
05:21Dragon Ball Super
05:23Vegeta may have gotten wrecked by Frieza at first, but he gets the last laugh.
05:28Why do you think I offered you the job to serve me? You're not in my league.
05:38After his resurrection, Frieza makes trouble on Earth when he comes for revenge.
05:43When Goku screws up by letting Frieza live again, Vegeta steps in. He turns Super Saiyan
05:49Blue and just tanks Frieza's many ki blasts. Then, once Frieza makes the mistake of mocking
06:07his princely title, Vegeta takes the guy who killed him apart with a few choice punches and
06:13kicks. He even knocks the golden out of him. Unfortunately, this cathartic beatdown is soured
06:25by Frieza being a sole loser.
06:275. Broly vs. Everyone
06:30Dragon Ball Z Broly, the legendary Super Saiyan
06:34Usually, when the heroes of Earth fight a bad guy, it's one at a time. But in this movie,
06:39they're not dealing with the average antagonist anymore. This is Broly.
06:56The legendary Super Saiyan powers up and the Z fighters have basically nothing for him.
07:01He no-sells their strongest attacks. He delivers lariats to their throats and practically bulldozes
07:07his way through all of them. Broly doesn't even get tired. He only gets stronger as the fight
07:18goes on. If not for Goku combining all their ki into one strike against him, Broly would've
07:24killed them all and just kept going. Honestly, it's a bit of a cop-out, but his power was a
07:30little too maximum.
07:374. Goku vs. Naturan Shenron
07:40Dragon Ball GT
07:42There are comparatively fewer beatdowns in this spin-off series, but Goku still lays down a brutal
07:47one against Naturan Shenron. The cowardly foe is willing to use Goku's granddaughter Pan as a hostage
08:03and as a means to power up. However, after the mole-like dragon's true form is exposed, Goku is easily
08:10able to handle him. Despite Naturan's desperate attempt to absorb a bird, Goku beats the dragon mid-air,
08:17before vaporizing him with a kamehameha.
08:20If anything, Goku is just putting Naturan back where he belongs. Mauls love to be underground after all.
08:353. Vegeta vs. Android 18
08:43Dragon Ball Z
08:45Vegeta and getting wrecked when he's cocky is one of Dragon Ball's most iconic duos. Yet, few of these
08:52occasions are as brutal as this one.
09:06Fresh off his Super Saiyan debut, Vegeta is ready to destroy some more androids. Except, Android
09:1218 disappoints the prince by dashing his expectations. Also, his head against rocks. Repeatedly. The deadly
09:20beauty downright demolishes Vegeta throughout their fight. Her arm-breaking kick is especially heinous.
09:34As if that weren't grisly enough, 18 follows it up by breaking the other arm. Honestly, if he wasn't such an arrogant jackass
09:42at the time, we'd feel sad for Vegeta. Sad for you!
09:472. Gogeta vs. Broly
09:50Dragon Ball Super Broly
09:52While Broly's first movie may not have been canon, we can't help but feel that this
09:57is a meta form of revenge on Goku and Vegeta's parts. The duo fuses together into Gogeta
10:03and battles the legendary Super Saiyan for the first time.
10:16While Broly actually gives as good as he gets at first, it still feels like Gogeta is toying with him,
10:22adding extra little flourishes to all his attacks. But, once he turns Super Saiyan blue,
10:28he really starts putting on the sauce and beating the hell out of Broly.
10:38Gogeta essentially clowns on him until Broly has to be saved by a wish on the Dragon Balls.
10:44So much for the legend!
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11:211. Goku vs. Nappa
11:24Dragon Ball Z
11:25Arriving late to the party is kind of Goku's thing. Unfortunately, in this case, half his friends are dead at Nappa's hands.
11:332. Goku vs. Nappa
11:52After powering up and making Nappa and Vegeta have existential crises about his power level, Goku proceeds to tear the bold Saiyan apart.
12:00He dodges his every move while delivering brutal hits of his own in revenge for each of his fallen comrades.
12:07He even stands on Nappa's head. Of course, when Nappa loses his temper and goes for Gohan and Krillin, Goku stops holding back and uses the Kaioken to break Nappa's back.
12:25But at least Nappa has a caring friend like Vegeta to help him out with some medical atta-
12:30Oh, never mind.
12:32NO, VEGETA!
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