Dragon Ball Daima has redefined the narrative of tragedy within the franchise by revealing the Namekians’ devastating past. Until now, the narrative device used for Goku and the other Saiyans becoming homeless and destroyed was the saddest tale in all of the Dragon Ball series.

Goku using Super Saiyan | Credit: Toei Animation

It seems that Toriyama thought it was time for change and decided to focus on a different race, one that had its own rich lore in Dragon Ball Z, the Namekians on Planet Namek. The race of Piccolo had been suppressed to the extent of being treated like slaves. This harsh past gives a new perspective and understanding of this legacy race.

But how did the Namekians end up surpassing the Saiyans as the most ill-fated race? This seems to be the case of confusion due to the comparison between destruction and impression. Let us delve deeper into this to understand.