The Dragon Ball franchise has been popular ever since the original anime debuted in 1986, and it has spawned several sequels and over a dozen movies. The majority of these movies feature most of the series' iconic fighters, but only 2018's Dragon Ball Super: Broly is considered to be part of the official canon, which is unfortunate because most of the other movies featured powerful villains as well.
The Broly character existed before, in fact, he starred in two of the non-canon movies, and the 2018 movie did a fantastic job of improving his character. It has been announced that a new Dragon Ball movie is in the works, and many believe that it will probably tie into Dragon Ball Super's Moro Arc. That being said, it would be nice to see the new movie focus on another existing non-canon villain from the movies or Dragon Ball GT, and hopefully, they will get the same stellar treatment Broly received.
10 Garlic Jr. Is The Only Non-Canon Movie Villain To Appear In The DBZ Anime
Garlic Jr. was the main villain of the franchise's 4th film, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, and he later appeared in his own 9-episode saga. The saga takes place between the events of the Frieza and Trunks Sagas, but the episodes are considered filler, which means that Garlic Jr.'s character is not canon.
He uses the Dragon Balls to make himself immortal, and his goal was to kill every human so he could avenge his father. He may look small, but Garlic Jr. possesses a massive super form with a lot of Ki, and he can use that Ki to open a portal to the Dead Zone. Anyone who gets caught by this attack will vanish within a few seconds.
9 Baby Can Definitely Appear Now That Super Has Introduced The Truffles
Many fans despise Dragon Ball GT, but it did add a handful of decent villains like Baby. This machine mutant was the last surviving member of the Truffle race, and his main goal was to exterminate every Saiyan in existence. The Saiyans were the ones who wiped out Baby's people.
Baby is essentially a parasite, and he handed Vegeta one of his greatest failures when he infected and took over his body. Baby is a villain who tried to avenge his people, and he even tried to bring the Truffles back by sacrificing Earth's humans. Super made the Truffles canon during the Tournament of Power, which means that the door to Baby's return is wide open.
8 Android 13 Can Be A God Killer From Another Universe
The original Android 13 was destroyed by Dr. Gero before he was fully built, which means that the android shown in the movie, Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! came from another dimension. 13 is one of several movie villains who nearly beat Goku, and that is because he was a prototype of Cell.
13 is capable of absorbing other androids, and when he does this, he transforms into a maniacal blue-skinned beast with orange Super Saiyan-like hair. Seeing as the 12 Universes basically serve as alternate dimensions, it would be easy to re-introduce 13 by making him an all-powerful android who is tasked with killing Gods of Destruction instead of Goku.
7 Hirudegarn's God Status Makes Him A Perfect Fit For Dragon Ball Super
Hirudegarn is the main villain of Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, and he is a demon god who was created by a group of evil sorcerers. He didn't start off as an evil being though, as he was originally the protector of the Planet Konats.
Since Hirudegarn is a God, he would fit perfectly into the official Super timeline, but he would probably need to be redesigned to have a normal humanoid body instead of the massive form depicted in the movie. Bringing in Hirudegarn would also mean making Tapion canon, since the legendary hero of Konats does not even realize that the demon inhabits his body until it's too late.
6 Bojack's Appearance In Dragon Ball Heroes Opens The Door For His Return
King Kai's planet was one of the best planets to live on because its intense gravity was perfect for training, but when Goku inadvertently destroyed it during the Cell Games, it caused the seal that held the infamous Bojack to break. Bojack led the Galaxy Soldiers, and his main goal was to conquer the entire universe.
Bojack was an extremely tough opponent, but Gohan was able to beat him with a Super Kamehameha. The Dragon Ball Heroes series showed that he was actually rescued by a man named Fu at the last second though. Heroes isn't considered canon, but it would be nice to see Bojack brought into Super since he wants to fight Beerus, who he believes is a myth.
5 Lord Slug Could Be The Namekian Version Of A Super Saiyan God
Over the course of the series, Namekians have shown that they are better than Saiyans in a variety of ways. Lord Slug is a Namekian who was sent to Planet Slug in order to avoid an extinction-level threat on Namek, and while on Slug, he unlocked a special mutation that transformed him into a Super Namekian.
Slug became a conqueror, and when he set his eyes on Earth, he learned about the Dragon Balls and used them to give himself eternal youth. If Slug were to be brought back, he could easily be portrayed as a legendary Namekian warrior who can rival even a Super Saiyan God, and he could be used to give Piccolo a massive power boost.
4 Super Android 17 Would Once Again Turn 17 Into A Villain
Android 17 is one of the franchise's most balanced characters, and he became the hero of all 12 universes when he used his one wish to bring back the 11 that were destroyed during the Tournament of Power. GT's third saga is called the Super 17 Saga, and it focuses on Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu building a new Android 17 in Hell.
They end up contacting the 17 on Earth, and when a portal between Earth and Hell opens, both androids eventually find each other and fuse together. Super 17 is pure evil, and he can absorb virtually any Ki blast. Super Saiyan 4 Goku was barely a match for this villain, and it would be interesting to see Android 18's reaction when/if he kills Krillin like he did in GT.
3 Janemba Is A Powerful Demon That Only Gogeta Could Defeat
Janemba was a powerful demon who was the living embodiment of evil, and he handed Goku one of his greatest losses when he easily overpowered him. Janemba was so strong that Goku needed to call in Vegeta for help, and even then it wasn't enough.
They were only able to defeat Janemba because they fused into Gogeta, and at that point, they took him out pretty effortlessly. Janemba was one of the strongest opponents Goku and Vegeta ever faced, but he never spoke, in fact, he was pretty much just evil for the sake of being evil. If he was added to Super, he could be fleshed out and become a proper character.
2 Cooler Is Frieza's Brother & Their Dynamic Would Be Great To Watch
Frieza is arguably the franchise's best villain, and thanks to King Cold, fans learned that he had a family of his own. Fans met his older brother Cooler in the film, Cooler's Revenge, which saw him visit Earth in order to kill Goku and reclaim his family's honor.
Fans have wanted Cooler to become canon for years, and it would be interesting to see him in Super since Frieza is alive again. Cooler managed to unlock a 4th transformation way before Frieza obtained his Golden form, which means that he could become much stronger than his younger brother. Unlike Freiza, Cooler is an honorable killer who isn't consumed by his own ego.
1 Syn Shenron Can Easily Appear Thanks To The Existence Of The Super Dragon Balls
In GT, the Dragon Balls cracked because they built up too much negative energy, and this resulted in the creation of seven dark dragons. Syn Shenron represented the 1-star ball, and up until that point, he was the strongest villain in the franchise.
Syn is incredibly selfish, and he doesn't care about any other living beings, including his fellow Shadow Dragons. Super introduced the Super Dragon Balls, and if the writers were to apply the GT storyline to these planet-sized Dragon Balls, it would be easy to create a canon Syn Shenron who is as strong as a God.