Okay, so here’s the fun part: Gomah is actually not from Dragon Ball Z directly, but from the newer series Dragon Ball Daima, which takes place after the events of the Buu Saga.

And honestly?
He’s a pretty fascinating throwback-style villain.

Gomah is the self-proclaimed Supreme Demon King of the Demon Realm who rises to power after Dabura’s death during the Majin Buu storyline. Terrified by how absurdly powerful Goku and the Z Fighters have become, Gomah decides the safest course of action is to magically turn them back into children.

Which is both hilariously petty and… honestly kind of smart?

What makes Gomah interesting is that he feels very different from the gigantic muscle-bound “fight me directly” villains that dominated later Dragon Ball arcs. He’s paranoid, manipulative, theatrical, and deeply rooted in fantasy-style demon-world lore. There’s a real old-school Dragon Ball energy to him, where weird magic and chaotic adventure matter just as much as raw power.

And visually?
The little dude absolutely looks like a gremlin king from a forgotten fantasy RPG.

As Daima progresses, Gomah becomes increasingly dangerous through dark magic and artifacts tied to the Demon Realm, eventually escalating from “scheming demon ruler” into a genuinely massive threat.

Fans seem to enjoy him because he brings a more mischievous and classic Toriyama-style villain energy back into the franchise. Less cosmic god-emperor, more “dangerous magical weirdo causing catastrophic problems.”

Which, honestly, Dragon Ball has always been really good at.

Also… yeah… turning all your enemies into children because you’re scared of them is objectively one of the funniest villain plans in franchise history.