Other World

Other World
Japanese	あの世
Romaji	Anoyo
Location	All Universes
Inhabitants	Various
Orbital Period	None
Date of Destruction	Age 796 (Alternate timeline) Age 780 (Universes 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, & 10)

Other World (あの世, Anoyo), also called the Underworld, Other Side, Cosmos, Next Dimension or Netherworld, is the afterlife in the Dragon Ball series. It is where characters go when they die, and also where the higher deities of the universe reside. It also exists in other universes.

Overview

Hell and Heaven are the two main destinations for deceased people in the afterlife; however, there is also a level that exists between the two. This level contains the personal planets of deities such as King Kai and Grand Kai, as well as the celestial bureaucracy who are in charge of running the day-to-day activities of Other World, such as King Yemma. According to Goku, time does not exist in the afterlife; as such, using Super Saiyan 3 there is easier. Beings native to the afterlife like Mr. Popo and Korin are sent to planets like Earth to assist its God. Also, Devils such as Spike the Devil Man are from the afterlife, Hell to be exact. Goku noted that dead warriors used half as much energy as their living body does.

With the involvement of Akira Toriyama in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, the Angels of Hell are in charge of running Earth's Hell as opposed to the Ogres in the anime filler.

There appear to be multiple versions of Heaven and Hell for each planet, and the afterlife you are sent to appears to be dictated solely according to whatever planet you die on, without regard to whatever planet or planets you have any connections to, sentimental or otherwise. This is best shown during the Golden Frieza Saga, when Frieza laments that he spent 20 years "in Earth's Hell," despite Frieza only being on Earth for a few minutes before being killed by Future Trunks and having absolutely no connections to Earth besides that.

This would also explain why Guru's body disappeared when he died a second time on Earth but did not disappear when he died the first time on Namek. Kami - the Guardian of Earth - was clearly shown to be capable of taking a deceased person's body to the afterlife if they earned that privilege through heroic deeds, like he did with Goku at the end of the Raditz Saga, whereas Namek did not appear to have a guardian, so there was no one to grant Guru his body in the afterlife. Since your death and afterlife are governed exclusively by whatever planet you die on, Guru was allowed to keep his body when he died on earth.

Appearance of dead people

Spirits going to the Check-In Station

Normal characters who die come to the afterlife as spirits. Great heroes such as Goku and the other Z Fighters are permitted to keep their physical bodies. In the Dragon Ball Z anime, major villains and other characters are also seen with their normal physical forms. However, in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ and Dragon Ball Super, the villains are held in a cocoon, hanging from a tree.

Residents of Other World

Those killed by demons such as King Piccolo's Demon Clan are unable to properly pass over into the afterlife and they are stuck forever in limbo, suffering horribly. People who die and keep their bodies in the Other World receive halos on top of their heads (in the 4Kids dub of Dragon Ball Z Kai, halos are changed to glowing orbs on top of heads).

Interaction with dead people is possible by living people through inter-world travel such through the use of Instant Transmission or by a special case in a temporary revival in bringing a deceased resident of Other World to the land of the living.

Many deceased people who had entered other world had their souls cleansed and reincarnated into new lifeforms back into the living world.

Known Residents

The following table includes only characters who were known to be in Other World at some point during the series. Naturally, it can be assumed that any mortal in the Dragon Ball universe will eventually become a resident with being erased before inevitable death as the exception. Note: Krillin has the unenviable position of having the most number of deaths. Characters with technical matters will appear with a "*" next to their name.

Resident	Cause(s) of residency
Android 8	Killed by Staff Officer Black (The Path to Power). Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Future Android 8	Killed by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
Android 13	Killed by Goku after being punched through the chest before disintegrating.
Android 14	Killed by Future Trunks after being bisected before exploding and absorbed by Android 13.
Android 15	Killed by Vegeta after being decapitated before exploding and absorbed by Android 13.
Android 17	Killed by Cell. Killed by Super Buu or Kid Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone). Killed by Goku after fusing with Hell Fighter 17.
Future Android 17	Killed by Future Trunks in the alternate timeline.
Android 18	Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Future Android 18	Killed by Future Trunks in the alternate timeline.
Android 19	Killed by Vegeta by getting his arms ripped off and his head popped off with a Big Bang Attack from behind. Killed by Trunks and Goten.
Angila	Killed by Goku after getting his own mouth blast blown back into his throat.
Amond	Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men with a single kick to the stomach.
Appule	Killed by Vegeta.
Babidi	Killed by Majin Buu by getting his head punched off and his body blasted to bits.
Future Babidi	Killed by Future Trunks in the alternate timeline.
Bardock's Elite	Killed by Dodoria's Elite.
Bora	Killed by Mercenary Tao with a spear through his stomach.
*Bacterian	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering). Killed by Super Buu.
Burter	Killed by Vegeta by getting his neck cracked.
Bujin	Killed by Gohan with a single punch-kick combo along with Bido.
Bulma	Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Future Bulma	Killed by Black Goku.
Bido	Killed by Gohan with a single punch-kick combo along with Bujin.
Bojack	Locked inside King Kai's planet. Killed on Earth by Gohan.
Broly	Killed by Goku's Miracle Blow. Killed by Gohan, Goten, and Goku.
Bio-Broly	Killed by Goten and Trunks.
Captain Dark	Killed by Master Roshi by a single punch to his stomach. Killed by Pan.
Captain Ginyu	Killed by Kid Buu. Killed by Vegeta in the Golden Frieza Saga.
Captain Yellow	Killed by Goku after getting punched out of his helicopter in midair. Killed by Pan.
Cooler	Killed by Goku.
Cell	Killed by Gohan's Father-Son Kamehameha.
Present Cell	Killed by Future Trunks and Krillin.
Future Cell	Killed by Future Trunks in the alternate timeline.
Cell Juniors (7)	Killed by Gohan.
*Chiaotzu	Killed by King Piccolo (prevented from entering). Killed when using his Self Destruction technique, "Farewell, Mr. Tien", against Nappa. Killed by Kid Buu when the latter blew up the Earth. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
*Future Chiaotzu	Killed by King Piccolo (prevented from entering). Killed when using his Self Destruction technique, "Farewell, Mr. Tien", against Nappa. Killed by Future Android 17 in the alternate timeline.
Cloned Vegeta	Killed by Goku.
Commander Zeeun	Killed by Lord Slug with a single blast through his chest.
Cui	Killed by Vegeta by getting punched in the stomach and popped into bits after trying to flee in midair.
Cacao	Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men by getting kicked.
Chi-Chi	Killed by Super Buu when he turned her into an egg and crushed her. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone). Killed by Zamasu (event erased)
Future Chi-Chi	Presumably killed by when Goku Black invaded Earth or by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
Dabura	Killed by Majin Buu after being turned into a cookie and getting eaten.
Future Dabura	Killed by Future Trunks in the alternate timeline.
Dende	Killed by Frieza with a single Death Beam. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Future Dende	Killed by Frieza with a single Death Beam. Presumably killed by Goku Black in the alternate timeline.
Dodoria	Killed by Vegeta with a blast from behind when he tried to flee in midair.
Dodoria's Elite (4)	Were all killed by Bardock.
Dolltaki	Killed by General Rilldo.
Dr. Gero	Killed by Android 17 by having his head kicked off and stepped on. Killed by Super 17.
Future Dr. Gero	Killed by Future Android 18 in the alternate timeline.
Dr. Mashirito	Killed by Obotchaman. Spirit erased from existence by Beerus.
Dr. Myuu	Killed by Baby. Killed by Super 17.
Daiz	Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men by being kicked to death.
Dr. Kochin	Was unintentionally killed by Dr. Wheelo.
Dr. Wheelo	Killed by Goku.
East Kai	Native to Other World.
Ebifurya	Killed by Goku.
Emperor Pilaf	Killed by either Super Buu's genocide attack or Kid Buu's destruction of Planet Earth. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Fortuneteller Baba	Escorts People to and from other world.
*Frieza	Killed by Future Trunks by getting sliced into many pieces and blasted in midair. Defeated by Gohan in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn. Killed by Goku in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’. Trapped in a cocoon by the Angels of Hell.
Future Frieza	Killed by Future Goku in the alternate timeline.
Future Beerus	Died when Future Supreme Kai was killed by Future Dabura in the alternate timeline.
Future Trunks from alternate timeline 3	Killed by Cell.
Future Trunks	Killed by Super Perfect Cell.
General Blue	Killed by Mercenary Tao, when his head is pierced by Tao's tongue. Killed by Pan.
General Rilldo	Killed by Goku, Pan and Trunks. Killed by Majuub.
Goku	Killed along with Raditz when hit by Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon. Killed by Cell's Self Destruction Killed by Zamasu (event erased)
Future Goku	Killed along with Raditz when hit by Future Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon. Died from a heart disease in the alternate timeline.
Goz	Native to Other World.
*Giran	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering). Killed by Super Buu.
Ginger	Killed by Goku along with Nikki when they are both blasted on the ground.
Grandpa Gohan	Inadvertently killed by Goku.
Gohan	Killed by Innocent Buu. Killed by Kid Buu.
Future Gohan	Killed by Future Android 17 and Future Android 18 in the alternate timeline.
Goten	Killed by Kid Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone). Killed by Zamasu (event erased)
Grand Kai	Native to Other World.
Grand Supreme Kai	Native to Other World.
Guldo	Killed by Vegeta by having his head slashed off and blasted on the ground shortly after.
*Guarana	Killed by Champa
Guru	Died of depression over loss of his children and stress from Frieza. Died of old age.
Gyoshu	Killed by Lord Slug.
Hell Fighter 17	Killed by Goku and Android 18 after fusing with Android 17. Native to Hell.
Jeice	Killed by Vegeta by being kicked upward, getting his stomach jabbed, and blasted directly in his face while in midair.
Kami	Killed along with Piccolo from Nappa's Bomber DX. As part of Piccolo, died when Kid Buu destroyed the Earth. As part of Piccolo, killed by Frieza in Resurrection ‘F’ Saga. As part of Piccolo, died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls
Future Kami	Killed along with Future Piccolo from Nappa's Bomber DX. Died when Future Piccolo was killed by Future Android 17 in the alternate timeline.
Kishime	Killed by Goku.
Kibito	Presumably native to Other World. Killed by Dabura by being blasted in his face at point blank range.
Future Kibito	Presumably native to Other World. Killed by Future Dabura in the alternate timeline.
Kibito Kai	Native to Other World.
King Chappa	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering).
King Cold	Killed by Future Trunks by being blasted into a mountain and blasted to death right afterward.
Future King Cold	Killed by Future Goku in the alternate timeline.
King Vegeta	Killed by Frieza with a single punch to the face while Zarbon and Dodoria watched.
King Kai	Native to Other World. Killed by Cell's explosion.
King Yemma	Native to Other World.
Kogu	Killed by Future Trunks, who slams through his chest.
Korin	Killed by Kid Buu.
Future Korin	Killed by Future Android 18 in the alternate timeline.
*Krillin	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering). Killed by Frieza. Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Android 17 (right before Android 17 fused with Hell Fighter 17).
*Future Krillin	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering). Killed by Future Frieza. Killed by Future Android 17 in the alternate timeline.
Kakuja	Unintentionally killed by Lord Slug with the rest of his soldiers.
Lakasei	Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men.
Lord Slug	Killed by Goku.
Man-Wolf	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering).
Major Metallitron	His batteries were drained of their energy. Destroyed by Pan after escaping from Hell in the Super 17 Saga.
Marron	Killed by Super Buu.
Master Roshi	Died after attempting to capture King Piccolo using the Evil Containment Wave. Killed by Super Buu.
Future Master Roshi	Died after attempting to capture King Piccolo using the Evil Containment Wave. Presumably killed by when Goku Black invaded Earth or by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
Mai	Killed by either Super Buu's genocide attack or Kid Buu's destruction of Planet Earth. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Medamatcha	Killed by Goku.
Mez	Native to Other World.
Misokatsun	Killed by Goku.
Moori	Killed by Frieza's Death Beam in the manga or Dodoria's Mouth Blast in the anime.
Future Moori	Killed by Frieza's Death Beam in the manga or Dodoria's Mouth Blast in the anime. Presumably killed by Goku Black in the alternate timeline.
Nail	As part of Piccolo, died when Kid Buu destroyed the Earth. As part of Piccolo, killed by Frieza in Resurrection ‘F’ Saga. As part of Piccolo, died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls. As part of Piccolo, killed by Android 18 in the Alternate Timeline.
*Nam	Killed by Tambourine (Prevented from entering). Killed by Super Buu.
Namole	Killed by Frieza.
Nappa	Killed by Vegeta by being thrown into the air and blasted to death (once during the Vegeta Saga and again during the Super 17 Saga).
Northern Supreme Kai	Native to Other World.
Nicky	Killed by Goku along with Ginger when Goku delivered a blast at them while they were both on the ground.
Old Kai	Native to Other World. Gives his life to Goku.
Future Old Kai	Native to Other World. Killed by Future Dabura in the alternate timeline.
Olibu	Died under unknown circumstances.
Oolong	Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Future Oolong	Presumably killed by when Goku Black invaded Earth or by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
Ox-King	Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
*Future Ox-King	Presumably killed by when Goku Black invaded Earth or by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
*Pamput	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering).
Pan	Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Paragus	Killed by Broly by being crushed in his space pod.
Piccolo	Killed by Nappa. Killed by Kid Buu. Killed by Frieza in Golden Frieza Saga. Died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls.
Future Piccolo	Killed by Nappa. Killed by Future Android 17 in the alternate timeline.
Pikkon	Died under unknown circumstances.
Princess Snake	Native to Other World.
Puar	Killed by Super Buu
Future Puar	Presumably killed by when Goku Black invaded Earth or by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
Pui Pui	Killed by Vegeta by being blasted in his chest. Killed by Goten.
Raditz	Killed by Piccolo with a special beam cannon while Goku held him in place for the attack to take place.
Recoome	Killed by Vegeta, who blasted him from behind while he was unconscious.
Rasin	Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men.
Southern Supreme Kai	Native to Other World.
South Kai	Native to Other World.
Spike the Devil Man	Born in Hell. Killed by either Super Buu's genocide attack or Kid Buu's destruction of Planet Earth.
Staff Officer Black	Killed by Goku when the Saiyan smashed head-first through his Red Ribbon Army battle suit in midair and the mechanism exploded. Killed by Pan.
Supreme Kai	Native to Other World.
Future Supreme Kai	Native to Other World. Killed by Future Dabura in the alternate timeline.
Saibamen	Killed when Self Destructing on Yamcha. Killed by Vegeta, Krillin and Piccolo. Killed by Majuub.
Salza	Killed by Piccolo, who surprised him with a Special Beam Cannon.
Sansho	Killed by Piccolo, who bashes him through the ceiling.
*Shisami	Killed by Frieza
Shu	Killed by either Super Buu's genocide attack or Kid Buu's destruction of Planet Earth. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
*Sorbet	Killed by Vegeta
Spopovich	Killed by Babidi, who made his head and body explode from the inside out.
Super 17	Killed by Goku and Android 18.
*Tagoma	Killed by Frieza in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’.
Turles	Killed by Goku.
Turtle	Killed by either Super Buu's genocide attack or Kid Buu's destruction of Planet Earth.
Future Turtle	Killed by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
Trunks	Killed by Kid Buu.
Tien Shinhan	Died from exhaustion when fighting Nappa. Killed by Kid Buu when the latter blew up the Earth.
Future Tien Shinhan	Died from exhaustion when fighting Nappa. Killed by Future Android 18 in the alternate timeline.
Universe 9 assassins	Killed by Frieza
Vegeta	Killed by Frieza's Death Beam. Killed when using the Final Explosion on Majin Buu. Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone)
Future Vegeta	Killed by Future Frieza's Death Beam. Killed by Future Android 17 in the alternate timeline.
Videl	Killed by Super Buu.
Western Supreme Kai	Native to Other World.
West Kai	Native to Other World.
Wings	Killed by Piccolo with a direct blast to his face.
Yakon	Killed by exploding due to absorbing too much light from Goku. Killed by Trunks.
Yamu	Killed by Pui Pui while being blasted from behind in midair.
Yamcha	Killed by a Saibaman. Killed by Super Buu Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Future Yamcha	Killed by a Saibaman. Killed by Future Android 17 in the alternate timeline.
Yajirobe	Killed by Kid Buu Killed by Frieza's Earth Breaker in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (time reversed, death undone).
Future Yajirobe	Killed by Infinite Zamasu's Chou Makouhou Barrage in the alternate timeline.
Zangya	Killed by Bojack, who blasts her when she's in front of him.
Zarbon	Killed by Vegeta, who slams his fist clean through his stomach, and blasts him through the chest, sending him into the water.

Note: In addition to the above table, all Earth's residents (excluding Goku, Vegeta, Mr. Satan, Dende, Fortuneteller Baba, and Bee) were killed either during Super Buu's eradication of Earth's population or Kid Buu's destruction of Earth thereafter.

Video games

Goku goes there after he is killed along with Raditz in Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku, Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu, and Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans. He also visits the Other World in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury.

After the resurrection of Goku, the Z Fighters can still visit the Other World in Attack of the Saiyans and Buu's Fury; they return there by asking one of the ghosts at Fortuneteller Baba's Palace in Attack of the Saiyans, while they can use a teleporter to return there in Kami's Lookout in Buu's Fury.

There are two Other World battle stages in Super Dragon Ball Z, King Yemma's Palace and King Kai's planet.

In Dragon Ball Fusions, races native to Other World and other dimensions such as Demon Realm, such as Shinjin, Angels, Devils, and Demons are classified as members of the Offworlder race. Additionally, both the Check-In Station and King Kai's planet appear with different parts of the Timespace Rift created by Tekka and Pinich's wish to Shenron. Additionally the Timespace Rift is shown to be connected to Earth's Hell by a time hole which Tekka's Team accidentally opens allowing the cocooned Frieza (from the time period following his second death) to escape.

Trivia

• In the first 53 episodes of the edited anime, where Ocean voiced all the characters, Other World was referred to as "the next dimension" and the act of wishing a dead person back to life with the Dragon Balls is called "bringing (them) back to this dimension" to make the show more child-friendly.
• Old Kai was able to leave the Other World and go to New Namek while he was dead, without the help of Fortuneteller Baba. Also, in the special Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, King Kai and pets appear at Mr. Satan's party while still dead. It is possible that deities such as the Kais and Supreme Kais are not bound by the same rules as deceased mortals or are permitted to go to the living world due to their status.
• Piccolo tells Vegeta that Goku kept his body when he died because he sacrificed himself to save the world from Cell, and devoted his life to fighting for good, and that Vegeta will not keep his body if he dies because he spent most of his life fighting for evil. However, true villains like Frieza, Cell, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi did keep their bodies after death (the Ginyu Force can be explained because King Kai invited them over to show that Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu could beat them, but the reason behind the others is unknown). Also, Piccolo, despite initially having an evil heart when he first died, was not only allowed to keep his body, but he also was allowed to go to King Kai's planet, however it should be noted that this is likely due to his heroic sacrifice in shielding Gohan, an extremely selfless act. It should also be noted that Piccolo was the reincarnation of King Piccolo who despite his evil nature was never as evil as his father as he saved the life of a mother and child whom he did not know from falling debris during the Piccolo Jr. Saga). Piccolo also aid Goku in defeating Raditz saving the Earth from Raditz and died fighting the remaining Saiyans. This is an inconsistency in the anime because of filler (however Piccolo does appear on King Kami's Planet in the manga though this is not an inconsistency for the reasons stated above).
  • Additionally in the Dragon Ball Super manga, Frieza, Sorbet, and Sashimi are shown to retain their bodies in Earth's Hell as well.
• When Cell self-destructed and killed Goku, King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory, all four of them appeared on Snake Way. They noticed Cell was not there and realized he must have survived. However, Android 17 (who was killed by Cell's self-destruction as he was trapped inside him at the time) did not appear there either. However it is possible that he went to the Check-In station instead, as Goku had died previously so he may have been allowed to stay with King Kai who likely didn't have to be judged by Yemma due to his godly status and the fact that he lives in Other World. Gregory and Bubbles are also nature to Other World and work for King Kai so they would likely be exempt.
• The exact nature of whether souls in the afterlife can be destroyed or not is conflicting in information. In Dragon Ball Z, it is clear that it is possible to be erased from existence by dying while already dead. Kid Buu almost ends the existence of Yamcha, Krillin, Olibu, Pikkon, Torbie, Maraikoh, King Kai, and all the other dead people on Grand Kai's planet by blowing it up, but they are saved when Goku and Vegeta raise their power and draw him to Supreme Kai's planet. When Vegeta is about to fight Kid Buu to buy Goku some time to get his Super Saiyan 3 energy back, Goku warns him that if he dies while already dead, he will not exist anymore, and Vegeta is almost "killed again" by Kid Buu when Mr. Satan comes to his rescue. However, when Piccolo defeats Chiaotzu in King Kai's planet during the episode "Piccolo vs. Everyone", it is stated that he can not die since he is already dead; furthermore, in the episode "Warriors of the Dead", Pikkon impaled Cell and the remaining Ginyu Force members on the Needle Mountain, yet they survived and, as a result, the Ginyu Force members had an "X"-bandage across their torsos to depict they were hurt); and in Dragon Ball GT, Goku uses some attacks on Frieza and Cell which would have killed them (including freezing them with an ice machine and accidentally shattering them) but they "survive" because they were already dead and could not die again (though Cell could easily be explained in regards to his regenerative powers).
  • However these inconsistencies only occur in the anime's filler for the sake of increasing tension in the story if necessary, and no indication is ever made in the manga that a soul can be permanently harmed.
  • In Dragon Ball Super, it is shown that if the Ghost of a deceased person is killed by a God of Destruction, their soul is destroyed and they are erased from existence, as shown when Dr. Mashirito was destroyed by Beerus. Thus Dr. Mashirito is the first deceased person shown having his soul permanently destroyed in the Dragon Ball series.
  • Similarly, there were also instances where completely artificial lifeforms were present in the Other World, despite technically lacking souls due to not being alive (specifically, Android 19 and Major Metallitron).
  • In addition, there were also conflicting accounts of what happens when a cyborg or a person who lost body parts or even bodied gear goes to the Other World. Although Tien, Frieza, and Cooler (who had lost his left forearm to Nappa's Arm Break ability, became a cyborg due to extensive injuries on Namek, and had what little remained of his body merged with the Big Gete Star, respectively) were able to have their bodies fully restored after entering the afterlife, Dr. Gero still retained his cyborg body while in Hell despite originally being human; however in addition the absorption pads on his hands were missing, and though he died without his hat, in GT he is seen to have retained it, Nappa died with his armor, but in GT he regains it back.
  • When Zeno erases a universe, all the deceased souls of that universe are destroyed as well. This is shown when Zeno's future counterpart, Future Zeno destroys the future timeline's multiverse in Dragon Ball Super to destroy the semi-immortal bodiless essence of Infinite Zamasu that was trying to merge with all of creation. As a result, the souls of Future Gohan, Future Goku, Future Bulma, Future Vegeta, and the other future inhabitants killed by the Androids and Goku Black were all erased as well.
• It is implied that Raditz did keep his body like Goku did, as Raditz tried to fight King Yemma, but he defeated him using his Yemma Lock.
  • However the exact case to why Raditz kept his body is unknown. In many video games like Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, the explanation of Raditz regaining his body is because King Kai needed a sparring partner for Goku's training for the remaining Saiyans; this plot is the most commonly used when involving Dragon Ball games.
• In Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ and Dragon Ball Super, Hell is completely different to the anime filler due to Akira Toriyama's major involvement (most notably Hell) as the Angels of Earth's Hell watches over dead evil spirits (such as Frieza) locked in a cocoon hanging in a tree surrounded by flowers.
  • It is implied in Dragon Ball Super, by King Yemma that if one is killed or sent back to the afterlife outside of Earth they do not get sent to his immediate part of Otherworld. Just before he approves Frieza's temporary resurrection for the Tournament of Power in the Universe Survival Saga he tells Goku "If he gets out of control take care of him outside of Earth. That way I won't have to deal with him here."
    • While it is not explained what exactly he meant, but it most likely refers to his Check-In Station, as in Super it is heavily implied each planet has their own section of Other World such as Earth's Hell. Other stations however have yet to be seen.

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Airplane in Other World A café in the Other World An airport in the Other World Under the clouds in the Other World The bottom part of the Other World