BIOGRAPHY

There’s hardly a being in the Dragon Ball universe that’s more frightening than Kid Buu. Many of the villains have incredible power, but they also have some reasoning for what they do, some motivation. This is not the case for Kid Buu. He is a being of pure evil and sows chaos with his rampage just for the sake of it. He’s irrational, uncontrollable, and unpredictable. Nothing holds him back, no restraint or conscience. His childishness and volatility are what makes him so fearsome, alongside the great power that he possesses.

Awakened by the evil alien wizard Bibidi, his only raison d'être is to cause as much chaos and destruction as possible. His power was so great that the wizard failed to control him in any way, though they still cooperated. Several millions of years before the events of the Dragon Ball manga, Kid Buu destroyed the planet of the Alpha-seijins and almost did the same to the Sacred World of the Kai, but was stopped by Grand Supreme Kai. Kid Buu’s story came to a temporary end as he absorbed Grand Supreme Kai, and, due to the purity of his soul, transformed into a much less evil Innocent Buu.

Gameplay

Pros & Cons

There’s not a lot of things more terrifying in fighting games than a strong rushdown character, and Kid Buu, for all intents and purposes, is just that. He has absolutely insane mixup options that he can easily use due to his nonstop pressure. He forces his opponent to block and guess and block and guess again, oftentimes catching them out on a mistake and capitalizing on it. He also has no trouble getting into his favorable positions as he is of small stature and his neutral game is incredibly solid. His assists add to his frightening potential, being varied and useful to his gameplan. One of the downsides of Kid Buu is his dependence on resource usage to deal damage, but considering the pressure he exerts, the opponents will either die from a thousand cuts or make a mistake and taste the whole power of this creature.

First Manga Appearance: DBZ Vol. 26. “The Boo of Pure Evil" February 28, 1995.

First Anime Appearance: Kid Buu Saga, Episode 276: "Evil Kid Buu!" August 23, 1995.

First Game Appearance: Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension March 29, 1996.

Dragon Ball FighterZ introduction: Original release, January 26, 2018.

Availability: Base game.