Opinions on worst fights in DBM?

gast vs raichi for being wasted potential

gast vs bra (twice in a row, damn) for being too polarizing. This shows exactly why Gast being (relatively) weak isn't a good idea: In this fight he either got oneshotted or won instantly through paralysis. The mental battle wasnt too well executed either

Vegeta vs Cell, again, wasted potential. What would've been an interesting fight, seeing how Vegeta as a SS2 managed to overcome a Mystic Gohan level opponent, was wasted with a cheap win. The fact cell was outed off the tournament after that is not helping either.

Not sure if this counts but Buu vs The Multiverse was just terrible. Buu was flanderized, everyone's efforts are pointless because Buu is far above everyone and can hax his way through everything, and heroes only win through an asspull. It also destroyed the interesting Dynamic of the OP trio of Gast, Buu and Vegetto. Each of them is far above everyone else in the tournament, but they constantly kept each other in check so none of them could go berserk. Now Gast can easily be killed by either of them, and Buu is an omnipotent god that even SS3 vegetto can do nothing against.

For me the worst fight is Buu vs. XXI. The fight itself is uneventful, nothing new is revealed about either character, the story development from it was disappointing, and it in general was a huge waste of potential. I am sure DBM had its reasons for having the officials be the ones to beat Buu, but it felt forced and the execution left much to be desired. I still maintain the best way to write Buu out and in a way most readers would have accepted is if XXI was behind it. This should have been the fight to humble Buu and explore an aspect of Buu we haven’t truly seen in this story yet, fear. What would Buu do if he faced someone who could counter his abilities or limit his god like power? To keep XXI from being as OP as Buu make it so he can seal or lock some of Buu’s abilities with magic. We already saw magic can be used to pull all of Buu’s pieces back to him. There is nothing saying there couldn’t be a spell that does that and prevents Buu from splitting himself apart again. If Buu’s magic was sealed away or limited in some way it stops Buu’s reality warping that an turn the tide of the fight with a snap of his fingers. It prevents Buu from being omnipotent and again shows how a weaker opponent can use the right techniques/spells to overcome someone stronger.

It serves to tear down Grand’s belief that Buu is omnipotent so when the reveal of them working together is exposed we can have the other characters pick apart his arguments and since Buu would be truly defeated they would sink into Grand this time and force him to undergo character development by facing the guilty of not lifting a finger to help his subordinates and the other competitors because he was so dependent on Buu. He would have to face the fact that he was wrong and be reminded how Buu ignored his cries for help when he watched the slaughter happen during the Majin Rebellion. It sets up Grand redeeming himself later in the story and become an active player again the next time something pops off.

Just something that would have been better than what we got and would have added to U4 Buu and Grand Supreme Kai’s characters. It stops Buu from being able invincible.

Going against the grain here but for me personally. It was Gast vs Bra. Only because...I feel like that fight. We didn't get clarification on how accurate their mental predictions were. CAN Gast really tank a bunch of ki blasts from SSJ2 Bra (which says alot about his power level). Or is Bra just hyping Gast up in her own mind??

Yes the XXI vs Buu fight was short. But atleast we got a clear cut answer that XXI could defeat Buu. Plus it at least was Satisfying to see Zen Buu get 1 upped. It was pretty cool seeing how the egg is created(well the DBM interpretation) AND XXIs true form reveal deff lived up to the hype. Even tho the Zen Buu vs everyone dragged. I liked that we got confirmation that even SSJ3 Vegetto can't fully beat Buu. And I personally enjoyed the Vargas standing up for themselves and taking their damn tournament back. It wasn't great but there are parts I enjoyed and we got alot of answers too.

Where as Gast vs Bra. I feel like we didn't get enough truth to find out who would really win in a tournament match between them. Or where they stand in power relative to each other. I also get the feeling here was when Bra was originally probably going to get some advice from Gast and start her growth arc. But because of backlash it had to be at the end of the Majin Rebellion. So you didnt even get any Gast-vice here.

Said magic abilities seem situational in terms of how effective they are chapter to chapter with the guy.

The worst thing DBM did was present him as a SSj3 Tier fraud vs. Raichi. Feat wise Bra should've absolutely spanked Gast before he got a magic spell off but because Salagir wanted Gast to win without actually making Bra lose, she overestimates Gast in her head for this result.

The fights I have the most hatred for are the ones with deus ex machinas, which are Bra vs Cold, Ginyu vs Kais and Buu vs the Multiverse. But technically I only dislike how those fights ended, not the entire fights themselves. The fight with the most overall disappointment for me was Bra vs Gast. Using that many pages to show an imaginary fight was awful pacing and Bra giving up was forced and poorly executed character development. Not to mention, Bra made an incorrect calculation. If she could teleport Gast away, even if he somehow knew her teleport technique, he wouldn't be able to follow her back. The technique she uses requires a relative location, otherwise Vegetto could've just teleported back during the Babidi rebellion.