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Raditz (Fateful Brothers)

From The Codex
Articles About Raditz
Main Series Dragon Ball
Other Media Fateful Brothers - Dragon Ball Heroes
I'm Raditz and I'm NO WEAKLING!
Heh... Heheh... Well done, Kakarot. I used to think power was everything, but I see now, I didn't know what true strength was... Caring for the weak, and fighting to protect something... That is true strength, isn't it, Kakarot?
~ Raditz to Son Goku
Father... I'm not qualified to be a Saiyan anymore...

Background

Raditz, also known as "Raditz the Runt", is a low-class Saiyan warrior, the biological brother of Son Goku and the eldest son of Bardock. He is one of the few remaining full-blooded Saiyans left alive after his homeworld was destroyed. He seeks out Goku in order to recruit him into the Frieza Force to aid in conquering planets. In Fateful Brothers, a what-if, Raditz is injured from a malfunctioning Saibamen's self-destruction, making him lose his memory.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Raditz’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

The storyline is set when Raditz first found Piccolo during "The New Threat", and instead of remaining unharmed from Piccolo's Explosive Demon Wave, Raditz is injured pretty badly from this. At his injury, Raditz summoned a Saibaman to help him defeat Piccolo, but when both were defeated, the Saibaman malfunctioned and self-destructed on Raditz. The explosion left Raditz unconscious and ended up giving him amnesia, similar to Goku before the events of Dragon Ball.

Raditz wandered the Earth for a while until he reached Kame House, where he meets Goku, Krillin, Gohan and Master Roshi. Piccolo arrives moments later and frightens Raditz. Since Piccolo is still a villain, Goku battles him alongside Raditz and defeat him. After Piccolo takes off, Goku decides that Raditz may stay and recover his wounds at Kame House.

Just after Goku and Raditz's first rigorous training session, Piccolo appears, looking for revenge. At first Raditz is spooked pretty bad, but Goku assures him that he can now defend himself. Raditz gains confidence from Goku's soothing words, and fights Piccolo, defeating him. In his excitement Raditz calls Goku Kakarot, when Raditz proceeds to end Piccolo's life, Goku orders Raditz to stop, explaining to him that there is no point in killing him as he would be no better as he is. Raditz sees the errors of his dark thoughts, and lets Piccolo live, similar to how Goku let Piccolo live during the Piccolo Jr. Saga in the Dragon Ball manga and anime.

Months passed and Raditz learned about the Dragon Balls. He still had not recovered from his amnesia, however until one day, when he was out training with his nephew, Gohan observed that the both of them had a tail and stated that they were "the same". That simple statement seemed to snap Raditz out of his amnesia and made him remember everything. He remembered what he was sent to Earth to do; get his brother 'Kakarot' and tell him about his mission on Earth. Raditz then leaves to find Kakarot.

Having located Kakarot (Goku), Raditz reveals to him the whole truth. Goku could not accept what he was being told and that he had to kill innocent people, so Raditz had no other choice but to fight him and Goku was defeated, but Raditz was unable to finish him off for some reason. Goku tries to convince Raditz that killing the innocent is wrong, Raditz however, refuses to give up his pride that easily, and with nothing more to say to his brother, he takes his leave.

Raditz, alone at a desolate mountainous area, is tormented by the compassion taking root in his heart, when he asks his deceased father for help, his scouter picks up a message from Vegeta, that he and Nappa are coming to Earth to find and gather the seven magic Dragon Balls. While Raditz is still in shock from Vegeta's message, Piccolo appears again, who's looking to finally get his revenge at Raditz, they battle, with Raditz winning the fight. Raditz realized he could not find it in himself to kill Piccolo either, hiding that fact by claiming that Piccolo was too weak for him to fight, to which Piccolo replied that being with Goku had caused him to go soft. Raditz tells Piccolo that if he can't even defeat him, he won't stand a chance against 'them'. Raditz then informs Piccolo of Vegeta and Nappa's impending arrival on Earth, and his true motives for being on Earth as well, giving the word, Raditz left.

After that, Raditz began to carry out his mission, raining down destruction upon the Earth. During his rampage, he was confronted by Goku, Krillin and Gohan with Piccolo joining in, claiming that he would join forces with the Dragon Team just to defeat Raditz. Raditz defeated Krillin and left Piccolo and Goku heavily injured, taking a large amount of damage himself. With no choice, Raditz took Gohan as hostage and hid on an remote island, where he explained to Gohan why he is the way he is. Raditz said that he is a Saiyan and 'being mean' as Gohan described him, was just the way Saiyans are. At this very moment Goku sensed Raditz's Ki, and appeared in front of him, to do one final battle. Fueled by his rage, Goku crushed Raditz, and Raditz then finally realized what true strength was, and that he used to think that power was everything but learned that caring for the weak and fighting to protect something was what really brought strength.

Raditz lost consciousness where he recalled the warm memories he had with his family and in his dream, he apologized to his father, Bardock, feeling he was not qualified to be a Saiyan anymore. Bardock appeared, and claimed he does not care, Raditz still is his son. And while it was still a dream, they ended up having a match, as a gift from father to son. That was the last time Raditz dreamed of his father. After that, Bardock's face appeared only in nightmares.

After Raditz regains consciousness, he tells Goku that the Saiyans served "a more terrible monster" than their Prince. He tells him, for the sake of their family, to defend the pride of the Saiyan race. Without another word, Raditz summons his space pod and departed from the Earth. His ship collided with the ones carrying Vegeta and Nappa, and vanished in a dazzling flash of light. Perhaps this was the last expression of the love Raditz felt for his younger brother.

Only Raditz knows for sure...

General Information

Name: Raditz

Origin: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkiachi 2

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown, likely around 30 years old

Classification: Alien, Low-Class Warrior

Species: Saiyan

Occupation: Former Member of Frieza Force

Status: Deceased (Collides his pod into Vegeta and Nappa's pod, killing himself along with them)

Alignment: Initially Neutral Evil (Like his canon self, Raditz is extremely cruel, even to his own family), Neutral Good with his memories lost (With his memories lost, Raditz becomes a good person even learning from Son Goku to not kill his opponents), Chaotic Good with his memories regained (With his memories regained he tries to re-carry out his original plan, but cannot, and ends up sacrificing himself for his brother by colliding his space pod into Vegeta and Nappa's)

Codex Statistics

Grade: B

Tier: 7-A, Higher as a Great Ape

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Ki (All beings in Dragon Ball[1][2][3] have ki, the very life force energy of all characters[4], ki allows a fighter to extend beyond their bodies limits, allowing them to even[5] block attacks that would otherwise[6] kill them from[7] raising their guard[8], higher level users can lower their own durability to allow people far below them to fatally wound them[9])

Attack Potency: Metropolis level (Shot energy blast that caused explosions dwarfing the mountains, which results in these levels of energy. Fought while weakened against Piccolo with the help of a Saibamen and later defeated Piccolo by himself), Higher as a Great Ape (The Great Ape transformationing increases one's power tenfold)

Durability: Metropolis level, Higher as a Great Ape, Higher with Guard Up (Ki allows a fighter to extend beyond their bodies limits, allowing them to even block attacks that would otherwise kill them from raising their guard)

Striking Strength: Metropolis Class, Higher as a Great Ape

Lifting Strength: Class 1 (Superior to Early Saiyan Saga Goku, who before training with King Kai is able to barely move around and jump in gravity that multiplies his weight by ten times, where he's naturally 62 kg, thus making him 620 kg on King Kai's planet)

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Superior to Early Saiyan Saga Son Goku, where it was noted by Goku that it took him six months to travel snake way, which results in these speeds)

Attack Speed: High Hypersonic

Reaction Speed: High Hypersonic (Far beyond 22nd Budokai Son Goku, who could dodge a mouth blast from Tambourine, which he used to tag the flying nimbus where even post King Kai training Goku used the flying nimbus to make it to the saiyans implying it is at least comparable to his flight speed by then, with Goku being capable of traveling over a million of kilometers in two days which results in these speeds)

Stamina: Superhuman (Should be comparable to, if not superior to, early-Dragon Ball Z Goku, who travelled across Snake Way mainly non-stop for over 100 days. As a Saiyan Warrior, who are essentially born for combat, his stamina is incredibly high)

Range: Standard Melee, Interstellar with Ki Attacks (Ki attacks can reach out of the planet and to other planets. All ki attacks should be comparable to Goku's kamehameha, which reached all the way to the sun)

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (Raditz was an extremely powerful and adept fighter, who knew it would be wise to recruit his little brother into the Frieza Force. Despite being considered weak among Saiyan warriors, Raditz could take on a martial artist that had trained for years, Son Goku, with little trouble)


Powers and Techniques

Chi Manipulation & Ki Manipulation (All beings in Dragon Ball[10][11][12] have ki, the very life force energy of all characters[13], ki allows a fighter to extend beyond their bodies limits, allowing them to even[14] block attacks that would otherwise[15] kill them from[16] raising their guard[17], higher level users can lower their own durability to allow people far below them to fatally wound them[18]), Aura (Projection; A users ki aura can exert itself[19] as a weapon to attack[20]. Explosive; Ki users through powering up can form an entire aura around themself, radiating their immense power[21], where depending on their immense strength, can cause them to explode their aura outwards to remove excess ki from themself[22]. Mood Reflection; Goku and Piccolo Jr. with their auras and their stern concentration on each other reflected in their electric auras, even shooting electricity at each other[23]), Emotional Empowerment (It's noted that ki users can receive energy through one cheering them on[24]. Ki users can be greatly increased by their emotions and beliefs, Son Goku explains that Son Gohan needs to remember the time he fought Cell and bring out all of the power he has, this way he can lose to no one[25] where it's shown during the Cell beam clash that he was holding back greatly out of fear of destroying the earth but from being cheered on and using all of his power within him, he was able to overpower Cell[26]), Attack Reflection (All Ki users are able to reflect attacks just by being stronger than their opponent[27]. Examples include, Nappa deflecting a masenko from Son Gohan[28], Son Gohan being able to bounce back the spirit bomb[29], Son Goku deflecting a crusher ball from Jeice[30], Frieza deflecting a Final Burst Cannon from Vegeta[31], Son Goku reflecting multiple death beams back to back from Frieza[32], and Future Trunks being able to completely repel an energy blast with his hand from a Frieza Soldier just by being much stronger than them[33]), Homing Attack (Ki users can create attacks that will home in and chase a target forever[34]), Penetration Damage (Bladed Penetration; Ki users can conjure up a circle of chi that is sharp and can cut through enemies far more powerful then themselves[35][36], along with this they can conjure ki as a means to stab through an opponent[37]), Weapon Creation (Ki users can create energy weapons out of their attacks[38]), Power Absorption & Energy Transferal (Ki users can transfer their ki to others and absorb the ki given to them from others[39]), Attack Nullification (Ki Energy Based; Those with ki can nullify attacks of lesser ki with their ki alone[40][41]. They can also catch and nullify ki attacks around their level through focusing enough[42]), Power Nullification (Ki Energy Based; Through having greater ki, one can nullify the powers done through ki attacks, such as Frieza being able to nullify a hakai ball[43], which fully destroys a target[44], though he is unable to resist a hakai ball from Toppo due to him being stronger[45], this ability however only works on ki, attacks unrelated, characters cannot resist through being stronger, such as how Vegeta, Krillin, & Son Gohan are unable to resist Guldo's psychic powers[46], along with even the likes of Son Goku[47]), Forcefield Creation (Ki users such as Cell can generate forcefields around themselves[48]. These forcefields can be expanded[49], and used to protect others and defend against attacks far higher then the user[50]), Super Armor (Through releasing one's ki, they enter a state known as "Hyper Mode"[51], in this state they do not flinch from weak melee attacks[52]), Self-Destruction (Ki users in Dragon Ball are able to[53] release all of the energy within them[54] to cause a massive[55] self-destruction of energy that normally kills the user and turns them into dust[56] though one can control it to surviving but having no stamina or energy left[57]), Binding (Energy Binding; Ki Users can use their ki to bind targets to objects, making them unable to escape even if they're of equal power[58], however, those stronger than the ki user can easily break out of it[59]), Dreaming Existence (Characters in Shin Budokai have shown to create physical bodies in alternate timelines through dreaming[60]), Non-Standard Interaction (Intangible Interaction; Those with ki can block intangible attacks when they focus and notices them[61]. Space-Time Interaction (3+1-D); Characters can blast space-time distortions to close them[62]), Healing (Healing Singular Targets, Advanced Healing; Ki can be used to heal beings, allowing them to survive even with half their torso[63], it can also heal from near death[64]), Resurrection (Resurrection of the Deceased (Limited); Ki users can resurrect ones heart from death if their ki beams hit their heart, restarting it[65]. Resurrection from Exhaustion; Can heal downed allies to give them ki back, reviving them[66]), Intimidation & Spirit Manipulation (Ki is the manifestation of one’s lifeforce[67], along with the aura giving one the feeling of being crushed[68], exerting fear[69] into the target, sometimes making them incapable of moving as their[70] body is instinctively stuck due to the sheer difference in power[71]), Link Manipulation & Mind Manipulation (Characters can link their ki together and train within each other’s mind enacting in image training[72]), Vibration Manipulation (Seismic Vibration Manipulation; Ki users can transfer their ki into an object and cause it to vibrate and shake greatly[73]. Powerful ki users can cause the very ground itself to shake when they power up[74]), Electricity Manipulation (Powerful Ki users can generate electricity around their aura that can outright electrocute their opponents[75], Goku and Piccolo Jr. showcased being able to utilize their aura as pure electricity during their clash[76]), Weather Manipulation (Powerful Ki users can generate entire storms through merely powering up alone, Nappa used this in order to conjure the electricity from the storm[77]. Goku showcases this when he first turns super saiyan, causing a massive lightning storm in the background[78]), Energy Manipulation (Ki is the latent power in one's body, this latent power allows them to form and create energy from controlling their ki, which can be used to shoot out energy blast[79]), Explosion Manipulation (Ki attacks can create massive explosions[80], or control the ki to set off a huge explosion under the enemy[81], or in front of them[82]), Heat Manipulation (Ki user's ki attacks produce heat allowing them to cook and grill animals and raw meat[83][84], along with leaving behind steam after the attacks hit an area, showing its latent heat. Ki users electricity aura can burn objects that touch it[85]), Light Manipulation (Ki can be used as a flash of light[86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94], Degisu seeing ki attacks be fired notes that the characters are "firing light from their hands"[95]).


Limited Resistance to Durability Negation (Ki users can focus their energy to localize an object to a specific spot to stop them from attempting to destroy their organs/insides[96]), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Can resist poisons through Forcefield Creation[97])


Equipment


  • Attack Ball: This round Saiyan space pod only has room for one person, which Raditz used to travel from planet to planet; notably, he used this space pod to travel to Earth, and locked Gohan inside it during his fight with Piccolo and Goku.

Notable Techniques


  • Flight: With a mastery of Ki control, Raditz is able to fly at incredibly high speeds.
  • Ki Blast: Using Ki, Raditz can concentrate it into a ball that he uses as a projectile attack.
  • Behind You!: This is a tactic Raditz uses, where he faces away from an opponent as they attack and then surprises them with a kick to the face.
  • Saturday Crush: Raditz holds up his right hand and draws ki into his palm, before swinging his arm forwards and launching a large pink ki ball at his opponents, which explodes on contact.
  • Shining Friday: Similar to the previous attack, Raditz charges a purple ki blast and fires it at short range.
  • Double Sunday: Raditz raises both of his arms above his head and then angles them downward at either side of himself, shooting two large ki beams. Optimal for attacking two opponents at once.
  • Heavy Finish: The user attacks with a powerful punch, elbow, kick, or knee that hits the opponent in the stomach. This will leave the opponent damaged and briefly stunned, allowing the user to launch further assaults against the stunned opponent. The attack can also be launched in the back of the opponent, inflicting even more damage, and will then also stun the opponent for a longer period of time. Some versions not only land a blow to the stomach, but even go as far as to penetrate it.
  • I'm A Top-class Warrior!: Raditz quickly charges past the opponent as he says, "Death is near!" and elbows them from behind onto the ground, inflicting great damage.
  • Begone!: Raditz raises his hand up in the air and creates a small blue and white energy sphere. Then, he fires it at his opponent in the form of a large energy wave, inflicting a great amount of damage.
    • Double Sunday: Raditz raises both of his arms up and charges two purple energy spheres. He then brings his hands forward and fires the energy spheres in the form of two energy waves at the opponent, inflicting a great amount of damage.
  • Afterimage: An ability to move so swiftly that an image of the user is left behind.
  • Exciting Year: Used in the Budokai series.
  • Weekly Special: Used in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai.
  • Day Crush: Raditz's grapple throw in the Budokai series.
  • Dynamite Monday: A High Speed Rush used in the Budokai series.
  • Full Power: One of Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
  • Saiyan Soul: One of Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
  • Chou Makouhou: One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
    • Chou Makousen: Great Ape Raditz's Ultimate Blast in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
  • Gigantic Rock Throw: One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
  • Howl: One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
  • Sleep: One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Other

Standard Tactics: Raditz will incoproate hand to hand combat along with ki attacks, when the enemy is too strong, he incorporates using his attack ball to collide into them.

Weaknesses

Note

  • Some clips used on the profile come from an anime or movie due to the fact that some abilities from ki use shouldn't function much differently from how they can in canon, along with this sometimes the anime version/video game version of a scene will be used for cleaner visuals. Toriyama himself directly overlooks scenes in the anime and movies and gives Toei the thumbs up[100].
  • The speed scaling for PLs are taken with a grain of salt as there are noticeable times where someone's speed isn't equal to their power, such as Burter being faster then Recoome and Jeice, along with Super Saiyan Grade 3 Trunks having his power greatly increased but his speed decreased.

Battle Records

References

  1. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  2. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  3. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  4. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  5. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  6. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  7. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  8. Dragon Ball 23rd Budokai Saga
  9. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  10. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  11. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  12. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  13. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  14. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  15. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  16. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  17. Dragon Ball 23rd Budokai Saga
  18. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  19. Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 48
  20. Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 49
  21. Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 10
  22. Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan Broly Transforms into the Legendary Super Saiyan Scene
  23. Dragon Ball Episode 144
  24. Translations Archive Dragon Ball Super Exciting Guide: Story Volume
  25. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  26. Dragon Ball Z Cell Saga
  27. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  28. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  29. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  30. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  31. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  32. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  33. Dragon Ball Z Frieza-Android Interlude
  34. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  35. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  36. Dragon Ball Z Namek Saga
  37. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  38. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  39. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  40. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  41. Dragon Ball 23rd Budokai Saga
  42. Dragon Ball Z Episode 231
  43. Dragon Ball Super Episode 95
  44. Dragon Ball Super Episode 59
  45. Dragon Ball Super Episode 125
  46. Dragon Ball Frieza Saga
  47. Dragon Ball Xenoverse Take Back History and Your Body
  48. Dragon Ball Z Cell Saga
  49. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
  50. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
  51. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 Pratice Chapter 9
  52. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 Hyper Mode
  53. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  54. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  55. Dragon Ball Z Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
  56. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  57. Dragon Ball Super Episode 126
  58. Dragon Ball Z Kai The Final Chapters Episode 24
  59. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  60. Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai Chapter 5
  61. Dragon Ball Super Episode 72
  62. Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai Chapter 5
  63. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  64. Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
  65. Dragon Ball Super Episode 72
  66. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Parallel Quest No.01 Being a Time Patroller
  67. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  68. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  69. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  70. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  71. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  72. Dragon Ball Z Episode 39
  73. Dragon Ball Z Episode 171
  74. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  75. Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 10
  76. Dragon Ball Episode 144
  77. Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 10
  78. Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 47
  79. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  80. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  81. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  82. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  83. Dragon Ball Z Episode 162
  84. Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 82
  85. Dragon Ball Episode 144
  86. Dragon Ball 22nd Budokai Saga
  87. Dragon Ball 23rd Budokai Saga
  88. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  89. Dragon Ball Z Frieza Saga
  90. Dragon Ball Z Android Saga
  91. Dragon Ball Z Cell Saga
  92. Dragon Ball GT Baby Saga
  93. Dragon Ball GT Super 17 Saga
  94. Dragon Ball Super
  95. Dragon Ball Daima Episode 1
  96. Dragon Ball Z Buu Saga
  97. Dragon Ball Super Episode 98
  98. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  99. Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Saga
  100. "What work do you do on the films, Sensei?
    I check the plot and script that gets sent to me from Toei Animation. I also do some character designs and touch-ups, as well as altering the names and such."