Other World
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Other World is Dragon Ball's version of the afterlife. It is where characters go when they die, and also where the higher deities of the universe reside. In the first 53 episodes of the edited anime, where Ocean voiced all the characters, Other World was referred to as "the next dimension," and the act of wishing a dead person back to life with the Dragon Balls is called "bringing (them) back to this dimension."
Hell and Heaven are the two main destinations for deceased people in the afterlife, however there is also a level that exists between the two. This level contains the personal planets of deities such as King Kai and Grand Kai, as well as the celestial bureaucracy who are in charge of running the day-to-day activities of Other World such as King Yemma.
[edit] Appearance of dead people
Normal characters who die come to the afterlife as spirits or souls only. Great heroes such as Goku and the other Z Fighters are permitted to keep their physical bodies. In the anime, major villains and other characters are also seen with their normal physical forms. This is most likely because they have such high powers that they are able to keep their bodies on their own.
Persons who die and keep their bodies receive halos on top of their heads. A halo also makes a ringing noise when tapped. However, there is a discrepancy (or plot hole) bewteen between Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT, regarding halos and people in Hell. In Dragon Ball Z, people sent to Hell have halos; examples are Cell, Frieza, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi. In Dragon Ball GT, only people that have been judged as good receive halos. This is evidenced when Goku travels to Hell to face both Frieza and Cell, they claim that they're both dead but they do not possess halos; also, when Piccolo was in heaven he had his own halo, but did not retain it when he forced Yemma to send him to Hell. This creates a plot hole between Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT, as Frieza and Cell are obviously still dead in GT, as the freezing machine worked on them (when it is designed only for dead people).
[edit] Known residents
The following table includes only characters who were known to be in Other World at some point during the series. Naturally, it can be assumed that any mortal in the Dragon Ball universe will eventually become a resident. Note: Krillin has the unenviable position of having the most number of deaths. Characters with technical matters will appear with a "*" next to their name.
| Resident | Cause(s) of residency |
|---|---|
| Android #8 | Killed by Super Buu |
| Android #13 | Killed by Goku |
| Android #14 | Killed by Future Trunks by getting sliced through horizontally |
| Android #15 | Killed by Vegeta after colliding with Vegeta and malfunctioning shortly afterward |
| Android #16 | Killed by Cell by getting his head stepped on and smashed to pieces. |
| Android #17 | Killed by Cell Killed by Super Buu Killed by Future Trunks in the Alternate timeline Killed by Goku and #18 after fusing with Hell Fighter #17 |
| Android #18 | Killed by Super Buu Killed by Future Trunks in the Alternate timeline |
| Android #19 | Killed by Vegeta by getting his arms ripped off and his head popped off with a big bang attack from behind Killed by Trunks and Goten |
| Angila | Killed by Goku after getting his own mouth blast blown back into his face |
| Amond | Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men with a single kick to the stomach |
| Appule | Killed by Vegeta. |
| Bibidi | Killed by Supreme Kai |
| Babidi | Killed by Majin Buu by getting his head squeezed and blown off |
| Boss Rabbit | Killed by Master Roshi |
| Bora | Killed by Mercenary Tao with a spear through his stomach |
| Bardock | Killed by Frieza along with many other warriors in midair with a single death ball |
| Baby | Killed by Goku |
| *Bacterian | Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering) Killed by Super Buu |
| Burter | Killed by Vegeta by getting his neck cracked |
| Buyon | Killed by Goku after getting frozen and shattered by a single kick |
| Bujin | Killed by Gohan with a single punch-kick combo along with Bido |
| Bulma | Killed by Super Buu |
| Bido | Killed by Gohan with a single punch-kick combo along with Bujin |
| Bojack | Killed by Gohan |
| Broly /Bio-Broly | |
| Killed by Master Roshi by a single punch to his stomach Killed by Pan | |
| Captain Ginyu | Killed by Kid Buu. |
| Captain Yellow | Killed by Goku after getting punched out of his helicopter in midair Killed by Pan |
| Cooler | Killed by Goku |
| Cell | Killed by Gohan Killed by Future Trunks in the Alternate timeline |
| Cell Jrs. (7) | Killed by Gohan |
| *Chiaotzu | Killed by King Piccolo (prevented from entering) Killed when using his Self Destruction technique against Nappa Killed by Kid Buu Killed by Android #17 in the Alternate timeline |
| Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy | Killed by Trunks |
| Commander Red | Killed by Staff Officer Black with a single gunshot wound through the head Killed by Pan |
| Commander Zeeun | Killed by Lord Slug with a single blast through his chest |
| Cui | Killed by Vegeta by getting punched in the stomach and popped into bits after trying to flee in midair |
| Cacao | Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men by getting kicked |
| Chi Chi | Killed by Super Buu |
| Cymbal | Killed by Yajirobe by being slashed with a katana |
| Dabura | Killed by Majin Buu after being turned into a cookie and getting eaten |
| Dende | Killed by Frieza with a single finger beam |
| Drum |
Killed by Goku by a single kick which sent his eyes popping out |
| Doore | Killed by Piccolo with a heat seeking blast from behind |
| Dodoria | Killed by Vegeta with a blast from behind when he tried to flee in midair |
| Dolltaki | Killed by General Rilldo |
| Dr. Gero | Killed by Android 17 by having his head kicked off and stepped on Killed by Super 17 Killed by Android #17 and Android #18 in the Alternate timeline |
| Dr. Myu | Killed by Baby Killed by Super 17 |
| Daiz | Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men by being kicked to death |
| East Kai | Native to Other World |
| Elder Kai | Native to Other World Give his life to Goku |
| Emperor Pilaf | Killed by Super Buu |
| Energy Canon Sigma | Killed by Goku |
| Fortuneteller Baba | Escorts Goku to Other World |
| Frieza | Killed by Future Trunks by getting sliced into many pieces and blasted in midair Killed by Gohan in Fusion Reborn Killed by Goku in the Alternate timeline |
| Future Trunks | Killed by Super Perfect Cell |
| Fasha | Killed by Dodoria's elite squadron |
| General Blue | Killed by Mercenary Tao, when his head is pierced by Tao's tongue Killed by Pan |
| General Rilldo | Killed by Baby Killed by Majuub |
| General White | Presumably killed by Android 8 when he is punched out of Muscle Tower and into the sky Killed by Pan |
| Goku | Killed along with Raditz when hit by Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon Killed by Cell's Self Destruction Died from a heart disease in the Alternate timeline |
| Goz | Native to Other World |
| *Giran | Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering) Killed by Super Buu |
| Ginger | Killed by Goku along with Nikki when they are both blasted on the ground |
| Grandpa Gohan | Inadvertently killed by Goku |
| Gohan | Killed by Kid Buu Killed by Android #17 and Android #18 in the Alternate timeline |
| Goten | Killed by Kid Buu |
| Grand Kai | Native to Other World |
| Grand Supreme Kai | Native to Other World |
| Guldo | Killed by Vegeta by having his head slashed off and blasted on the ground shortly after |
| Guru | Died of depression over loss of his children and stress from Frieza Died of old age |
| Hell Fighter 17 | Killed by Goku and #18 after fusing with #17 Native to Hell |
| Hoi | Killed by Hildegarn |
| Hirudegarn | Killed by Goku |
| Jeice | Killed by Vegeta by being kicked upward, getting his stomach jabbed, and blasted directly in his face while in midair |
| Kami | Killed along with Piccolo from Nappa's ki blast As part of Piccolo, died when Kid Buu destory the Earth As part of Piccolo, died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls Died when Piccolo was killed by The Androids in the Alternate timeline |
| Katas | Killed during climate shift on Planet Namek |
| Kibito | Presumably native to Other World Killed by Dabura by being blasted in his face at point blank range |
| Kibito Kai | Native to Other World |
| King Chappa | Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering) Killed by Super Buu |
| King Cold | Killed by Future Trunks by being blasted into a mountain and blasted to death right afterward Killed by Goku in the Alternate timeline |
| King Furry | Killed by Super Buu |
| King Piccolo | Killed by Goku |
| King Vegeta | Killed by Frieza with a single punch to the face while Zarbon and Dodoria watched |
| King Moai | Killed by Vegeta and Nappa |
| King Kai | Native to Other World Killed by Cell |
| King Yemma | Native to Other World |
| Gokua | Killed by Future Trunks, who slams through his chest |
| *Krillin | Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering) Killed by Frieza Killed by Super Buu Killed by Hell Fighter 17 (Right before 17 fused with Hell Fighter 17) Killed by Android #18 in the Alternate timeline |
| Lord Slug | Killed by Goku |
| Man-Wolf | Killed by Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering) Killed by Super Buu |
| Mai | Killed by Super Buu |
| Major Metallitron | Killed by Goku after his head was blown off and he began to malfunction Killed by Pan after escaping from Hell in the Super 17 Saga |
| Master Roshi | Died after attempting to capture King Piccolo using the Evil Containment Wave Killed by Super Buu |
| Mez | Native to Other World |
| Mustard | Killed by Gohan with a single Masenko blast |
| Mutaito | Died after capturing King Piccolo using the Evil Containment Wave |
| Nail |
As part of Piccolo, died when Kid Buu destroyed the Earth. As part of Piccolo, died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls. |
| *Nam | Killed by Tambourine (Prevented from entering) Killed by Super Buu |
| Nappa | Killed by Vegeta by being thrown into the air and blasted to death (once during the Vegeta Saga and again during the Super 17 Saga) |
| Ninja Murasaki | Presumably (and inadvertently) killed by Goku when he threw a bomb into the air and it landed on him |
| Northern Supreme Kai | Native to Other World |
| Nikki | Killed by Goku along with Ginger when Goku delivered a blast at them while they were both on the ground |
| Neiz | Killed by Piccolo after having his electric attack reverted back at him |
| Olibu | Died under unknown circumstances |
| Ox King | Killed by Super Buu |
| *Panpoot | Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering) Killed by Kid Buu |
| Paragus | Killed by Broly by being crushed in his space pod |
| Piano | Inadvertently harmed when Goku knocked King Piccolo on top of him; died shortly afterward by sinking into the rubble below |
| Piccolo | Killed by Nappa Killed by Kid Buu Died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls Killed by Android #17 in the Alternate timeline |
| Pikkon | Died under unknown circumstances |
| Pui Pui | Killed by Vegeta by being blasted in his chest Killed by Goten |
| Raditz | Killed by Piccolo with a special beam cannon while Goku held him in place for the attack to take place |
| Recoome | Killed by Vegeta, who blasted him from behind while he was unconscious |
| Rasin | Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men |
| Southern Supreme Kai | Native to Other World |
| South Kai | Native to Other World |
| Spike the Devil Man | Native to Hell Presumably killed by either Super Buu's genocide attack or Kid Buu's destruction of Planet Earth. |
| Staff Officer Black | Killed by Goku when the Saiyan smashed head-first through his Red Ribbon Army battle suit in midair and the mechanism exploded Killed by Pan |
| Supreme Kai | Native to Other World |
| Saibamen | Killed by Vegeta, Krillin and Piccolo Killed by Majuub |
| Shu | Killed by Kid Buu |
| Spice | Killed by Gohan simultaneously with Vinegar in midair |
| Sansho | Killed by Piccolo, who bashes him through the ceiling |
| Spopovich | Killed by Babidi, who made his head and body explode from the inside out |
| Salza | Killed by Piccolo, who surprised him with a special beam cannon |
| Super 17 | Killed by Goku and Android #18 |
| Turles | Killed by Goku |
| Toma | Killed by Dodoria |
| Trunks | Killed by Kid Buu |
| Totepo | Killed by Dodoria's elite squadron |
| Tambourine | Killed by Goku, who blasted him in midair |
| Tien | Died from exhaustion when fighting Nappa Killed by Kid Buu Killed by Android #18 in the Alternate timeline |
| Vegeta | Killed by Frieza Killed when using Self Destruction on Majin Buu Killed by Android #17 in the Alternate timeline |
| Videl | Killed by Super Buu |
| Vinegar | Killed by Gohan simultaneously with Spice while in midair |
| Western Supreme Kai | Native to Other World |
| West Kai | Native to Other World |
| Wings | Killed by Piccolo with a direct blast to his face |
| Yakon | Killed by exploding due to absorbing too much light from Goku Killed by Goten |
| Yamu | Killed by Pui Pui while being blasted from behind in midair |
| Yamcha | Killed by a Saibaman Killed by Super Buu Killed by Android #17 in the Alternate timeline |
| Yajirobe | Killed by Kid Buu Killed by Android #17 and Android #18 in the Alternate timeline |
| Zangya | Killed by Bojack, who blasts her when she's in front of him |
| Zarbon | Killed by Vegeta, who slams his fist clean through his stomach, sending him into the water |
Note: In addition to the above table, all Earth's residents (excluding Goku, Vegeta, Mr. Satan, Dende and Bee) were killed during Super Buu's eradication of Earth's population, or Kid Buu's destruction of Earth thereafter.
[edit] Trivia
- Elder Kai was able to leave Other World and go to New Namek while he was dead, without the help of Fortuneteller Baba.
- In the edited Ocean dub, Hell is called "Home for Infinite Losers". The name comes from the acronym HFIL, which is on the ogres' shirts in the edited version of the series. In the uncut version, their shirts say "HELL", but if a bit of the E and the first L are digitized out, it says "HFIL."
- Kid Buu dies while in Other World (and is the only villain to do so), yet his death seems to end his reign of terror. This may be because King Yemma reincarnates him after his death, so he never causes any trouble in Hell like Frieza and Cell did.
- Piccolo tells Vegeta that Goku kept his body when he died because he sacrificed himself to save the world from Cell, and devoted his life to fighting for good, and that Vegeta won't keep his body if he dies because he spent most of his life fighting for evil. However, true villains like Frieza, Cell, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi did keep their bodies after death (the Ginyu Force can be explained because King Kai invited them over to show that Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu could beat them, but the reason behind the others is unknown). And King Yemma does let Vegeta keep his body, though this apparently doesn't happen in Fusion Reborn. Also, Piccolo, despite initially having an evil heart when he first died, was not only allowed to keep his body, but he also was allowed to go to King Kai's planet.
- The only two battle locations in Other World on the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series are Supreme Kai's planet and Hell.
- When Cell self-destructed and killed Goku, King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory, all four of them appeared on Snake Way. They noticed Cell wasn't there and realized he must have survived. However, Android 17 (who was killed by Cell's self-destruction as he was trapped inside him at the time) didn't appear there either.
- In Dragon Ball Z, it is clear that it is possible to be erased from existence by dying while already dead. Kid Buu almost ends the existence of Yamcha, Krillin, Olibu, Pikkon, Torbie, Maraikoh, King Kai, and all the other dead people on Grand Kai's planet by blowing it up, but they are saved when Goku and Vegeta raise their power and draw him to Supreme Kai's planet. When Vegeta is about to fight Kid Buu to buy Goku some time to get his Super Saiyan 3 energy back, Goku warns him that if he dies while already dead, he won't exist anymore, and Vegeta is almost "killed again" by Kid Buu when Hercule comes to his rescue. However, when Piccolo defeats Chiaotzu in King Kai's planet during the episode Piccolo vs. Everyone, it is stated that he can't die since he is already dead; furthermore, in the episode Warriors of the Dead, Pikkon impaled Cell and the remaining Ginyu Force members on the Needle Mountain, yet they survived and, as a result, the Ginyu Force members had an "X-bandage" across their torsos to depict they were hurt); and in Dragon Ball GT, Goku uses some attacks on Frieza and Cell which would have killed them (including freezing them with an ice machine and accidentally shattering them) but they "survive" because they were already dead and couldn't die again (though Cell could easily be explained in regards to his regenerative powers).
- Raditz, Nappa, Cui, Zarbon, Dodoria, Spice, Vinegar, Mustard, Salt, Android 19, Yamu, Spopovich, Pui Pui, and Yakon are never seen in Other World after their deaths. However, it is implied that Raditz did keep his body like Goku did, as Raditz tried to fight King Yemma, but he defeated him using his Yemma Lock.
- Due to the fact that Broly was last heard reacking havok in Hell, it could be possible that he was somehow contained or was reincarnated like Kid Buu.
- Even though characters like Goku and Pikkon are dead, dead people can still increase their power level.
