Every Dragon Ball Z Villain Ranked Worst To Best

Nappa is the first truly ruthless villain that we see in Dragon Ball Z. The deaths of multiple Z Warriors and innocent people are attributed to him and his blood lust is unlike any one before him.

While he does appear alongside Vegeta, an even more ruthless villain, Nappa gets his hands dirty earlier and is the first taste of destruction for the series.

The Z Warriors are absolutely demolished at the hands of Nappa. Chiaotzu and Tien are both killed by Nappa, albeit Chiaotzu dies in a self-destruction that doesn't even damage Nappa's armor. Piccolo too is killed by Nappa when he jumps in front of a blast directed at Gohan.

While Nappa may have been shown to be strong and ruthless, this all changes when Goku makes his way to the fight.

Even though he manhandled all his friends, Goku immediately overpowers Nappa. Goku defeats Nappa after breaking his back and rendering him paralysed at the feet of Vegeta. After Vegeta claims him to be useless, he is killed by him, adding to the list of villains that die by Vegeta.