Total Nerd Ranked- Dragon Ball Z Theories

Will Goku or Vegeta take the mantle of the God of Destruction

Are characters just one big metaphor for Buddhism or World War II? When people are turned into candy, will they..

You know we're not going to tell you all the theories we'll be discussing today, but Dragon Ball Z has plenty of fan theories about its villains

and today we're counting down our Top 10. Welcome to Total Nerd Ranked, the show where we rank nerdy stuff

Number 10. Beerus wants Goku gone. Beerus and Goku have fought in the past, ending in the complete stomping of Goku

Since then, the two have remained more or less on good terms, but that doesn't mean their relationship is completely hunky-dory moving forward

In fact, according to one fan, Beerus is still positioning himself to take down Goku

if it seems like he is ever becoming powerful enough to take on a god. Specifically himself, as cool as it would be

I doubt he's worried about Goku fighting Thor. But we should revisit that in another video

Do I look to be in a gaming mood? Anyway, the theory states that Whis' prediction

that Goku is on track to surpass the God of Destruction's power level

is accurate, despite Beerus dismissing it. And he's had a dream that a stronger fighter beats and replaces him

who bears a striking resemblance to the blonde boy of destiny. While the sequence of events has yet to play out

it's possible that down the road in the Dragon Ball series, Beerus hatches a plan to get rid of Goku before he gets too powerful

Might be a good opportunity to get Thor into the mix, though, if he wants to. No? Okay, just one idea

Just stay tuned for more fan theories right here at Ranker. Goku vs. Thor. Do it

Shut up! Number 9. Android 17 and 18 helped Cell to reproduce

When Cell created his army of Cell Juniors, many fans wondered how he was able to create so many beings in this way

The answer, like all of life's great questions, can be answered when you look at Android 17 and 18, as well as snails

Well, sort of. We're not going to go too far into the details on this show, but snails and some other animals reproduced asexually by containing male and female reproductive systems

which Cell has now, after he absorbed Android 17 and 18. Yep, according to one Reddit fan in particular, Cell did not simply generate his army of Cell juniors

but now has the ability to reproduce asexually via the exact same process that snails do

The theory also states that Androids 17 and 18 were created to be male and female intentionally

in the first place to have this failsafe available to anyone who needed it in a pinch It an interesting theory but probably not canon since Dragon Ball Z is more about exciting fights and not about replicating gastropod reproduction using androids Though I guess it possible Number eight Jiren is based on the Buddha

Whether or not Jiren actually qualifies as a villain is still up for debate, but what we do know is this

He's someone who is extremely enlightened, who achieves his highest possible power through the ultra-instinct meditation

So you could make the argument that regardless of his role in the series, Jiren is based on the teachings of Buddhism

That is, if you ignore the excessive fighting, I don't think that's taught much in Buddhism. In Buddhism, there is a teaching that you achieve your highest possible state through meditation and subsequently enlightenment

Dragon Ball is partially inspired by Journey to the West, which is a Chinese folktale in which Sun Wukong achieves Buddhahood

So it's entirely possible that the creators had this in mind when creating Jiren. It's possible the only reason we didn't realize it earlier is because this guy looks nothing like this guy

So maybe the animators didn't check their voicemails that week. 7. Frieza isn't done growing

We think it's fair to say that Frieza, despite being the same species as his father

is just a tiny bit tinier than King Cold. While you could just chalk that up to natural variation

or maybe being emperor of Universe 7 adds a couple of inches, one fan on Reddit thinks they have the answer

What if Frieza isn't quite finished growing yet? Frieza at this stage in his life obviously isn't a child himself

but we don't know enough about their species to know exactly when they finish growing

It's possible that Frieza is the equivalent of a teenager or young adult, and will simply reach King Cold's height at some point

Assuming, you know, you can keep growing when she's already been cut in half once before. Oh, crap, spoilers

Number six, Majin Buu represents USA. If you're a sucker for a good metaphor

boy, have we got a good one for you. Majin Buu, one of the most iconic characters

in the show's history, has a strikingly similar story as America did in relation to Japan in World War II

This has led some to believe that the character was an allegory for the country itself. The evidence is pretty substantial

He destroyed those who created him, symbolic of the American Revolution. His appearance represents greed and imperialism

and when he destroys the city, its explosion takes the shape of a mushroom cloud similar to the atom bombs used in World War II

Now, whether or not this is a fair portrayal of the nation is one thing, but if you were to create a metaphor for hating on America

it's certainly possible to see the parallels. But I'll still push back on the gluttony

Number five not quite a throwaway joke In the episode Deadly Vision Vegeta and Goku are trapped inside of Buu body While inside Buu decides to try this knock joke Knock

Knock! Who's there? Buu. Buu who? Aw. Don't cry. Everyone has to die sometime

While it doesn't get a laugh from the characters, and likely most of the audience, it may seem strange to hardcore fans

that Vegeta would even play along with Buu's telling of the joke. Well, fans have speculated that since Buu

has already absorbed Gotenks, and therefore has access to his personality. This is what makes Vegeta play along. Since Vegeta would only ever

engage with this type of joke from his children, it makes sense that Boo could have taken this

joke structure from Trunks and used it purposely to get him to engage. It's a fun theory that may

put an extra smile on your face the next time you watch this scene, but does lead us to a quick warning for our fans out there. If you practice supervillainy, do not absorb the fusion creation

of your mortal enemy's children in an attempt to siphon off their sense of humor. As we mentioned

earlier, these are only theories and it may not work. Number four, candy people are sentient. So

Get ready for a pretty dark theory that's probably 100% true, and you may have already thought about before

Throughout the series, we see Majin Buu transform all sorts of objects into candy

including people. While they don't seem to fight back, even while being consumed by Buu

we see multiple characters break free of this transformation, and many retain their facial expressions while they're being consumed

So the theory is, these people are still sentient, and they totally can experience and feel everything that has happened to them

Yeah, we said it was dark. Again, it's just a theory, and we can't say for certain how these people experience these moments

But of all the theories that have popped up today, this one seems to be the most likely to be true

Or maybe the pain and suffering inspired a Seth Rogen animated movie. We really can't say for sure

Either way, try not to think about it too hard on a rewatch. Number 3. Vegeta will become the next god of destruction

Yes, for the majority of the series, Vegeta is not a villain. But he did hold that honor at one point, so he's worthy of this list

This theory has been posted by numerous fans, especially after the events of Dragon Ball Super

The idea is that Goku and Vegeta are both growing powerful enough to one day take over the mantle of the God of Destruction

However this feels like an out role for Goku who we assume would never really apply for that job Seems like a weird pick for him Great meeting you I see you soon Vegeta on the other hand seems like filling in for an all god is within his trajectory and life goals After all there are some indications that Vegeta is growing even more powerful than

Goku himself, and an entire series where Goku and Vegeta face off after Vegeta has assumed

this man would be a very exciting next step for the franchise. Or, I don't know, maybe a crossover with a Marvel franchise with a guy with, like, a

hammer or s***. Number two. General Blue is Android 17 and 18's dad

There's not a ton we know about the origins of Android 17 and 18, which of course means they're perfect candidates for fan theories

One in particular states that General Blue is their actual father. The theory goes that Blue, despite being canonically gay

fathered twins named Lapis and Lazuli, named for the Blue Gemstone, who were taken by Gero and turned into androids

Boom. Mind blown. Mic drop. Case dismissed. Bring in the dancing lobsters

This theory would explain why Android 18 looks like General Blue, why they have his narcissistic tendencies

and why they have a natural hate towards Goku. This also explains their connection to the Red Ribbon Army

where it is said their father came from, and why they never knew exactly who he was. Though if somehow this does become canon

remember to give credit where credit is due. In this case, that goes to Reddit user Lord Azul

Wait a minute. Wait. Number one. Actually, five minutes. When Frieza and Goku began their legendary battle

all the way back in the early series, he said that the planet Namek would be destroyed

in five minutes' time, while anyone who watched the show knows that the fight would end up taking much, much

much longer than that. Now, it could just be that Frieza is bad at counting

or predictions, and according to another Reddit thread, on his home planet, a minute might be something

completely different. Interesting, but we can do better. What if the entire battle did take place

over the course of five minutes, and the audience is simply watching it in slow motion

It's been established that many of the characters can move at supersonic speeds

And so it's possible that this battle spanning many episodes does not take place in real time

But instead is just a five minute fight that is so epic it took years in the real world to tell

Not bad, Redditor Newgrushu Let's go ahead and put this in the TV Theory Hall of Fame

Right between Angelica imagined all the Rugrats and Toby is the real Scranton Strangler