User blog comment:Frieza Sama/Favorite Animes/@comment-3000576-20101224200709/@comment-3097771-20101226050157

In the Saiyan saga, that does hold substance. Slightly. Yamcha, Tien, Chaiotzu were all like canon fodder there. They had no meaninful impact, damage-wise, but they were distracting. So maybe they were useful, if as meat shields. -KidVegeta