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I thought only kind people who have great achievements could keep their body
in hell or heaven so that they can continue to improve; Kami said that when
Goku died the first time. But why did people like Cell, Frieza, Dr. Gero (and
this one can't even fight!) keep their bodies? What's more, Baby didn't show
up in hell. Why did all of this happen?

And why did Chi Chi keep her body when she died? She was sent to heaven in a
flower ground with some other people when Goku was fighting Majin Buu.


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Why did Cell and Frieza keep their bodies after they died?


It was also the case for Raditz and the Ginyu Force. It puzzles me too and
there was never a definitive reason given. I think it's because they are
strong fighters when compared to the other 'normal' people who go to the Other
World. For example, when Raditz died, King Yama told Goku that Raditz was
unruly and he had to subdue him. He also said that he was going to send Cell
down below, but he would have liked that so he gave the stamp of approval to
stay above. I don't think there is a definitive answer for this, though it is
likely due to the fact that they are all strong fighters.


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I don't think it was ever really explained, not in the anime at least. At
first I thought it was just all hell-goers kept their bodies, but you'd think
there'd be a lot more down there. It's gotta be something along the lines of
what iKlsR suggested: skilled and well-trained fighters.

Regarding Baby, that's in GT and it's probably better to not consider him when
figuring it out simply because you can't determine if it's 100% canon or not.


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That's an inconsistency introduced by the anime. They introduced them in
fillers, to be able to make more chapters from the manga. As with other
fillers, that was inconsistent with the more coherent manga.

In the manga, only a few warriors are allowed to have their bodies in the
alterlife. Other souls were shown as little clouds. Specifically, evil souls
were punished, purified and removed of any memory before reincarnation.


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