User blog comment:Ss4mott/PTSN/@comment-4640094-20110109054701/@comment-3122168-20110109162925

He's only human. you can't expect him to last against all the random crap that's in the series later on.

Oh, and btw Tien is not completely useless. When he fights Buu, he clearly saves Dene's life. Without Dende, the Dragon Balls wouldn't revive the earth people, meaning that they wouldn't be able to do the Spirit bomb, meaning that they wouldn't beat Kid Buu. So blah to you!