It was in the isolation of a dark, dank cell beneath the desk of King Yemma that he sat for over two decades, the dripping of a leaky pipe above him the only noise besides that of his ragged breath. The decades seemed to Raditz an eternity. The dingy concrete floor beneath him and the surrounding walls his only company, and the blood spattered dents covering each one only served to remind the damned soul of the futility of his resistance. The only escape from the solitude was a miniscule meshed window just above him from which a blinding light poured onto the adjacent corner. It was through this one access to the outside world the Saiyan's spirit was broken.
Following his death at the hands of his brother Kakarot and his ally the Namekian, Raditz was brought before the great King Yemma, the judge of all of the souls arriving in the Otherworld. Damned to Hell for his crimes against the universe, Raditz did the only thing he knew how to do; he fought. Easily subdued by the red giant, Raditz found himself trapped in the infuriated demigod's grasp. Due to his actions, he was placed in a special Hell, just beneath the King's feet. For years Raditz fought against his confines of his room, scratching, punching, and blasting each of the walls in a futile attempt to regain his freedom, but soon, his strikes turned to stillness, his screams to silence.
Utilizing the Ogre King's spiritual connections, Raditz was able to listen in on the major events occurring in his absence as Yemma was informed by his cronies. The invasion of Earth by his comrades, Nappa and Vegeta spurred hope in the low-class warrior. He thought no one able to beat the two Elites, and was certain his own resurrection was all-but guaranteed upon their victory. Unfortunately for Raditz, this was not the case. Nappa soon fell at the hands of the Saiyan Prince, and the prince himself found himself overpowered by a resurrected Kakarot and his half-breed son and was forced to escape. What surprised Raditz the most was not Vegeta's escape, but Kakarot's allowance of this to pass. From what he had gathered, the two invaders had obliterated entire cities of the humans Kakarot so dearly loved, and then killed many of his brother's friends during their epic battle. So why did Kakarot allow Vegeta to live and not himself? Did family mean nothing to him?
The Saiyan's frustration graduated to full-blown rage when it was discovered that it was Frieza who was responsible for the apocalypse of Planet Vegeta, and the near-extinction of the Saiyan race. But after slaughtering the entire Namekian race, his friends, and Prince Vegeta, what does Kakarot do? He offers Frieza of all people a pardon during their battle on the dying planet, after achieving the god-like transformation of Super Saiyan. Even after all Frieza had done to his family, murdering their parents, their culture, their legacy, Kakarot allows Frieza the chance to walk away. It was a treason that shook the warrior to the very core of his being. While Raditz would've never claimed to be a good person, he wasn't a monster like Frieza…was he?
Caught in the battle of his wounded heart, Raditz withdrew into the corner furthest from the window. It was there he sat with his elbow resting on his knee, no longer able or willing to hear further news of his brother's heroic escapades. To Kakarot he was nothing, to Vegeta and Nappa, he was weak, to Frieza he was expendable and to his father he was a disappointment. It was then and there Raditz realized that maybe they were right all along. Tears fell from his eyes onto the chest plate of his armor, running along the white grooves before finally landing on the floor. The once proud warrior was finally broken.