[quote=Yog Sothoth]
Yeah, when he went up against Cell for the first time he held his own for little while and then got beat. He also got knocked out by Buu pretty easy. All I'm saying is dbz did not do that good of a job at making a lot the characters essential.
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I know, I really hate that about the series when I watch it 

Also one thing I kinda hate is, how Goku was nearly always needed to fight everyone, and how nearly all the time when they kick someone's ass they would become their friends.