The battle experiences a short lull in the episode "Nappa’s Revenge" but the Z-Fighters do use the episode to hatch a plan, meaning the fight isn’t completely brought to a halt. The previously evil Demon King bonded with Goku’s son during their training sessions and with Gohan in mortal peril, Piccolo selflessly takes Nappa’s attack with his own body. Packing even more of an emotional punch, however, is Piccolo’s death. Both Tien and Chaotzu meet their demise against the villain, with the latter famously attempting to pull off a kamikaze self-destruct technique which ultimately failed. It’s testament to Nappa’s strength that the combined forces of Piccolo, Tien, Krillin, Chaotzu and Gohan couldn’t take him out. Here are The Longest Fights In Dragon Ball Z By Number Of Episodes! 15 Trunks vs. Lastly, training bouts between allies don’t count. These fights also have to be continuous, so no running off for a few episodes to take a Senzu Bean and coming back later for Round Two. The entries here don’t have to be on-screen for every moment of their entire episode count but do have to feature somewhere in each episode, even if just briefly. This list charts the most lengthy of these fights, ranging from memorable three-episode clashes to the double-digit marathons that would forever be etched into anime history. Some even stretched the limits of viewers’ patience as a few minutes in-story became multiple episodes in real time. Featuring some of the most stylish and intense action the world of anime has ever seen, Dragon Ball Z contains a number of bouts that deservedly became instant classics.Īnd while some of these battles were short and sweet, others would take place over a stunning amount of episodes and would feature twists, turns and transformations galore. Dragon Ball Z was blessed with a host of interesting characters and also boasted a compelling science-fiction inspired narrative, but everyone knows that what fans really tuned in for was the epic fight sequences.