Raditz, like Nappa, also shows some care towards his fellow Saiyans. This shows that while Raditz is a coward, he does value a good fight like most of his race. Furthermore, since part of the reason he disowned his younger brother was that he was a disgrace towards the Saiyans, this makes Raditz a complete hypocrite.ĭespite having few redeeming traits, Raditz did praise Goku and PIccolo several times throughout their fight for holding their own.

This means, on top of being a heartless brute, Raditz is a discredit to his own race as he pleaded for Goku to spare him. While his sadism is what made him stand out at the time Raditz's cowardly nature contradicts the rest of the Saiyans whom would rather die in battle than flee. Because of his naivete, Goku releases him and he fights back. To prevent being killed by Piccolo's Makankosappo, while Goku twists his tail in order to subdue him, Raditz 'promises' to leave Earth and never come back. He also shows no regard for his brother beyond giving him a second chance to prove himself. Despite being a heartless brute, Raditz is a coward in the face of death. He loves to fight and he will gladly kill any member of his family if it means coming out on top. Like most Saiyans, Raditz is a brutal and sadistic individual. Furthermore, his arrival impacted most of the cast such as sparking the events resulting in Piccolo's redemption and Gohan's first use of his inner power. Despite only appearing in several episodes, he is one of the most important villains in the series as he was the one who revealed Goku's true origin. He is the main antagonist of the Raditz Saga and a posthumous antagonist in the Saiyan Saga. Raditz is also the first Saiyan to come to Earth, and at that point he was much stronger than Goku and Piccolo, who had teamed up to fight him.

However, Goku hit his head as a child and lost all memory of his mission and who he was.

He is one of the last surviving members of the Saiyan race, and comes to Earth in search of his brother, to see if he had exterminated the native human race and taken over the Earth, as he was supposed to. Raditz is the older brother of Son Goku and the opening antagonist in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Z Kai. It would be a shame if I had to hurt him. You are a disgrace to all Saiyans! Now, prepare to die!Īfter all, he's my nephew.

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