Next World

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The Next World (あの世, Anoyo; FUNimation "Other World", Viz "Netherworld") is where characters go after they die and also where some of the deities of the Lower Realm reside. In the first 53 episodes of the edited anime, where the Ocean Group voiced all of the characters, the Next World is 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." The Next World consists of Hell, the Yama Realm, and the Kaio Realm.

It is also split into four quadrants similarly to the Mortal Realm and has a Kaioshin ruling each part, with Grand Kaioshin being their superior.

Hell and Heaven are the two main destinations for deceased people in the Next World, however, there is a level that exists between the two. This level contains the celestial bureaucracy who are in charge of running the day-to-day activities of the Other World, such as Great King Yama.

Appearance of dead people

Residents of the Next World

The bottom part of the Next World.

Normal characters who died came to the Next World as souls. Great heroes such as Son Goku and other Z Warriors were permitted to keep their physical bodies. In the anime, major villains and other characters are also seen with their normal physical forms. This is most likely because they have such high powers that they are able to keep their bodies on their own.

People who died and kept their bodies received halos on the top of their heads. A halo also made a ringing noise when tapped, however, there was a discrepancy (or plot hole) between Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT regarding halos and people in Hell. In Dragon Ball Z, people sent to Hell had halos; examples are Future Cell, Freeza, Cold, Recoome, Butta, Jheese, Ghurd, Doctor Gero, Appule, and Babidi. In Dragon Ball GT, only people that had been seen as "good" received halos. This is evident when Goku traveled to Hell to face both Freeza and Cell and they claimed that they were dead, yet they did not possess halos. When Piccolo was in Heaven, he had a halo but did not retain it when he forced Yama to send him to Hell.

Known residents

The following table includes only characters who are known to have been in the Other World at some point during the series. Naturally, it can be assumed that any character in the macrocosm would eventually become a resident. Note: Kuririn 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 Super Boo.
Android 13	Killed by Son Goku.
Android 14	Killed by Future Trunks by getting sliced through horizontally.
Android 15	Killed by Vegeta after colliding with Vegeta and malfunctioning shortly afterward.
Android 16	Killed by Cell by getting his head stepped on and smashed to pieces.
Android 17	Killed by Cell. Killed by Super Boo. Killed by Future Trunks in the alternate timeline. Killed by Goku and No. 18 after fusing with Hell Fighter No. 17.
Android 18	Killed by Super Boo. 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 Son Goten.
Angila	Killed by Goku after getting his own mouth blast blown back into his face.
Amond	Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men with a single kick to the stomach.
Appule	Killed by Vegeta.
Bibidi	Killed by Supreme Kai.
Babidi	Killed by Majin Boo by getting his head squeezed and blown off.
Bora	Killed by Tao Pai Pai with a spear through his stomach.
Bardock	Killed by Freeza along with many other warriors in midair with a single Death Ball.
Baby	Killed by Goku.
*Bacterian	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering).
Burter	Killed by Vegeta by getting his neck cracked.
Buyon	Killed by Goku after getting frozen and shattered by a single kick.
Bujin	Killed by Gohan with a single punch-kick combo along with Bido.
Bulma	Killed by Super Buu.
Bido	Killed by Gohan with a single punch-kick combo along with Bujin.
Bojack	Killed by Gohan.
Broly/Bio-Broly	Killed by Gohan, Goten, and Goku.
Captain Dark	Killed by Muten Roshi by a single punch to his stomach. Killed by Pan.
Captain Ginyu	Killed by Kid Buu.
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 Kamehameha. Killed by Future Trunks in the alternate timeline.
Cell Jrs. (7)	Killed by Gohan
*Chiaotzu	Killed by Piccolo Daimao (prevented from entering). Killed when using his Self Destruction technique against Nappa. Killed by Kid Buu. Killed by[Android 17 in the alternate timeline.
Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy	Killed by Trunks.
Commander Red	Killed by Staff Officer Black with a single gunshot wound through the head.
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.
Cymbal	Killed by Yajirobe by being slashed with a katana.
Dabura	Killed by Majin Buu after being turned into a cookie and getting eaten.
Dende	Killed by Freeza with a single Finger Beam.
Drum	Killed by Goku by a single kick which sent his eyes popping out.
Doore	Killed by Piccolo with a heat seeking blast from behind.
Dodoria	Killed by Vegeta with a blast from behind when he tried to flee in midair.
Dolltaki	Killed by General Rilldo.
Dr. Gero	Killed by Android 17 by having his head kicked off and stepped on Killed by Super 17 Killed by Future Android 17 and Future Android 18 in the alternate timeline.
Dr. Myu	Killed by Baby. Killed by Super 17.
Daiz	Killed by Goku along with the rest of Turles' men by being kicked to death.
East Kai	Native to the Other World.
Elder Kai	Native to the Other World. Gives his life to Goku.
Emperor Pilaf	Killed by Super Buu.
Energy Cannon Sigma	Killed by Goku.
Fortuneteller Baba	Escorts Goku to the Other World.
Freeza	Killed by Future Trunks after getting sliced into many pieces and blasted in midair. Killed by Gohan in Fusion Reborn. Killed by Goku in the alternate timeline.
Future Trunks	Killed by Super Perfect Cell.
Fasha	Killed by Dodoria's elite squadron.
General Blue	Killed by Tao Pai Pai when his head is pierced by Tao's tongue. Killed by Pan.
General Rilldo	Killed by Baby. Killed by Majoob.
Goku	Killed along with Raditz when hit by Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon. Killed by Cell's Self Destruction. Died from a Heart Virus in the alternate timeline.
Goz	Native to the Other World.
*Giran	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering). Killed by Super Boo.
Ginger	Killed by Goku along with Nikki when they are both blasted on the ground.
Grandpa Gohan	Inadvertently killed by Goku.
Gohan	Killed by Kid Boo. Killed by Android 17 and Android 18 in the alternate timeline.
Goten	Killed by Kid Boo.
Grand Kai	Native to the Other World.
Grand Supreme Kai	Native to the Other World.
Ghurd	Killed by Vegeta after having his head slashed off and blasted on the ground shortly after.
Guru	Died of depression over loss of his children and stress from Freeza. Died of old age.
Hell Fighter No. 17	Killed by Goku and No. 18 after fusing with No. 17. Native to Hell.
Hoi	Killed by Hildegarn.
Hirudegarn	Killed by Goku with a Dragon Fist.
Jheese	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 Ki Blast. As part of Piccolo, he died when Kid Buu destroyed Earth. As part of Piccolo, he died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls. Died when Piccolo was killed by the Androids in the alternate timeline.
Katas	Killed during a climate shift on Planet Namek.
Kibito	Presumably native to Other World. Killed by Dabura by being blasted in his face at point blank range.
Kibito Kai	Native to the Other World.
Chapa-o	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering).
Cold	Killed by Future Trunks by being blasted into a mountain and blasted to death right afterward. Killed by Goku in the alternate timeline.
King Furry	Killed by Super Buu.
King Piccolo	Killed by Goku.
King Vegeta	Killed by Frieza with a single punch to the face while Zarbon and Dodoria watched.
King Moai	Killed by Vegeta and Nappa.
King Kai	Native to Other World Killed by Cell's explosion.
Great King Yama	Native to the Other World.
Kogu	Killed by Future Trunks Brief, who slams through his chest.
*Krillin	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering). Killed by Frieza. Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Hell Fighter 17 (Right before 17 fused with Hell Fighter 17). Killed by Android #17 in the alternate timeline.
Lord Slug	Killed by Goku.
Man-Wolf	Killed by Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering).
Mai	Killed by Super Buu
Major Metallitron	Killed by Goku after his head was blown off and he began to malfunction. Killed by Pan after escaping from Hell in the Super 17 Saga.
Marron Master Roshi	Killed by Super Buu. Died after attempting to capture King Piccolo using the Evil Containment Wave. Killed by Super Buu.
Mez	Native to the Other World.
Mustard	Killed by Gohan with a single Masenko Blast.
Mutaito	Died after capturing King Piccolo using the Evil Containment Wave.
Nail	As part of Piccolo, died when Kid Buu destroyed the Earth. As part of Piccolo, died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls.
*Nam	Killed by Tambourine (Prevented from entering). Killed by Super Buu.
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
Nikki	Killed by Goku along with Ginger when Goku delivered a blast at them while they were both on the ground
Neiz	Killed by Piccolo after having his electric attack reverted back at him.
Olibu	Died under unknown circumstances.
*Original Super Saiyan	Died under unknown circumstances, although he killed himself because he was not able to control his power.
Ox King	Killed by Super Buu.
*Panpoot	Killed by Tambourine (prevented from entering).
Paragus	Killed by Broly by being crushed in his space pod.
Piano	Inadvertently harmed when Goku knocked King Piccolo on top of him; died shortly afterward by sinking into the rubble below.
Piccolo	Killed by Nappa Killed by Kid Buu Died when Earth was destroyed due to use of the Black Star Dragon Balls Killed by Android #17 in the alternate timeline.
Pikkon	Died under unknown circumstances.
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 the Other World.
South Kai	Native to the Other World.
Spike the Devil Man	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
Saibamen	Killed when Self Destructing on Yamcha Killed by Vegeta, Krillin and Piccolo. Killed by Majuub.
Shu	Killed by Kid Buu.
Spice	Killed by Gohan simultaneously with Vinegar in midair.
Sansho	Killed by Piccolo, who bashes him through the ceiling.
Spopovich	Killed by Babidi, who made his head and body explode from the inside out.
Salza	Killed by Piccolo, who surprised him with a special beam cannon.
Super 17	Killed by Goku and Android #18.
Turles	Killed by Goku.
Toma	Killed by Dodoria.
Trunks	Killed by Kid Buu.
Totepo	Killed by Dodoria's elite squadron.
Tambourine	Killed by Goku, who blasted him in midair.
Tien	Died from exhaustion when fighting Nappa. Killed by Kid Buu. Killed by Android #18 in the alternate timeline.
Vegeta	Killed by Frieza's Death Beam. Killed when using Self Destruction on Majin Buu. Killed by Android #17 in the alternate timeline.
Videl	Killed by Super Buu.
Vinegar	Killed by Gohan simultaneously with Spice while in midair.
Western Supreme Kai	Native to the Other World.
West Kai	Native to the 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 Goten.
Yamu	Killed by Pui Pui while being blasted from behind in midair.
Yamcha	Killed by a Saibaman. Killed by Super Buu. Killed by Android #17 in the alternate timeline.
Yajirobe	Killed by Kid Buu Killed by Android #17 and Android #18 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 of Earth's residents (excluding Goku, Vegeta, Mr. Satan, Dende, and Bee) were killed during Super Buu's eradication of Earth's population or Kid Buu's destruction of Earth thereafter.

Trivia

• Elder Kai was able to leave 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!!, he appeared at Mr. Satan's party.
• In the edited Ocean Group dub, Hell is called "Home for Infinite Losers". The name comes from the acronym 'HFIL', which is on the ogres' shirts in the edited version of the series. In the uncut version, their shirts say 'HELL', but if a bit of the 'E' and the first 'L' are digitized out, it says 'HFIL'. In the Blue Water dub of Dragon Ball GT, Hell was sidestepped and called Hades as the title suggests on Episode 42 of the dub.
• Kid Buu dies while in Other World (and is the only villain to do so), yet his death seems to end his reign of terror. This may be because King Yemma reincarnates him after his death, so he never causes any trouble in Hell like Frieza and Cell did.
• 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 won't keep his body if he dies because he spent most of his life fighting for evil. True villains like Frieza, Cell, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi, however, 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). And King Yemma does let Vegeta keep his body, though this apparently doesn't happen in Fusion Reborn. 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.
• The only two battle locations in the Other World in the Budokai Tenkaichi video game series are Supreme Kai's planet and Hell.
• 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. Android 17 (who was killed by Cell's self-destruction as he was trapped inside him at the time) did not appear there either.
• 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 Yamucha, 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 won't exist anymore, and Vegeta is almost "killed again" by Kid Buu when Hercule 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't die since he is already dead; furthermore, in the episode "Warriors of the Dead", Pikkon impaled Cell and the remaining Ginyu Force members on Needle Mountain, yet they survived and, as a result, the Ginyu Force members had an "X-bandage" across their torsos to depict that they were hurt); and in Dragon Ball GT, Goku uses some attacks on Freeza and Cell which would have killed them (including freezing them with an ice machine and accidentally shattering them), but they "survive" because they are already dead and could not die again (though Cell could easily be explained in regards to his regenerative powers).
• Raditz, Nappa, Cui, Zarbon, Dodoria, Spice, Vinegar, Mustard, Salt, Android 19, Yamu, Spopovich, Pui Pui, Yakon, and the rest of the Saiyans killed by Freeza are never seen in the Other World after their deaths. It is implied, however, that Raditz did keep his body like Goku did, as Raditz tried to fight Yama but was defeated when he used his Yemma Lock.
• Even though characters like Goku and Pikkon are dead, dead people can still increase their battle power.
• The Other World is playable in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 as Supreme Kai's World.
• The clouds in the Other World are edible, as Goku eats them in Episode 177 after asking North Kaio if he has any food.
• Despite later in the series only warriors of great strength keeping their bodies, after Goku's death following the encounter with Raditz all the people in line at the check-in station still have their bodies.

See also

• Hell
• Yama Realm
• Kaio Realm