Krillin is often seen by fans as a kind of picked-on underdog, but he is still one of the most important characters in the Dragon Ball Z anime. As Goku’s best friend since the original Dragon Ball, Krillin is arguably the MVP among the human fighters, even though Tien Shinhan is probably stronger than him….

Like the original Dragon Ball anime, Bulma is still a very major character in Dragon Ball Z, despite her having zero fighting power. She still manages to stick her nose into everything and accompany the heroes into whatever dangerous situation they’re about to land themselves in. It typically doesn’t start out too well for her….

While not as epic as he was in the original Dragon Ball, Shenron is still a very notable character in Dragon Ball Z, especially since he is literally the dragon that grants wishes until they find Porunga on Namek. There are a lot of wishes throughout the series, so it is hard to remember them…

Fortune Teller Baba is a very minor character in Dragon Ball Z, taking even more of a backseat role than she did in the original anime. As Master Roshi’s older sister and a talented witch, she still manages to appear in the story here and there. Ironically, most of this happens during the Majin Buu…

As the last antagonist of the previous series, Piccolo becomes one of the major Z Fighters by the time of Dragon Ball Z. He is by far one of the most popular characters in the entire series, though probably just a little under Vegeta. Since most of us American kids actually watched Dragon Ball Z…