Talk:Krillin/@comment-32198826-20171109021534/@comment-665531-20171109031105

Krillin is arguably the ultimate example of a respectable character being overshadowed by ludicrously powerful characters. In the original Dragon Ball, after Episode 20 or so, he only won one single fight in about 130 episodes. This included both notable characters, like Goku and Piccolo, and also minor characters, like Fangs the Vampire.

In DBZ, Krillin stuck around the entire time, unlike other lower level fighters, but still had trouble ever scoring wins across the 250 episode run. He got beaten by Raditz, Nappa, Guldo, and Frieza in the first couple of arcs alone, and only ever got a solid victory against some unnamed Saibamen and alien grunts. Ultimately, the best he can hope for is support the more powerful heroes, and even then he can't get ahead.

Krillin has also died a load of times. I'm counting three times in the main series, plus one alternate timeline and once in GT.