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I don't know about deep, but Z Bardock was cool. The doomed warrior fighting against his fate was compelling. I can see why Toriyama would have some issues with him, maybe it's weird he had his own unique armor instead of something more appropriate for a low class warrior, but overall Z Bardock was great.
Minus Bardock is Toriyama not understanding his character's appeal. Goku coming from loving parents hurts the story. It diminishes the brain damage he got and the influence Grandpa Gohan had on him. In Minus it looks like Goku was always nice, so I guess he'd be nice if he was raised alongside Raditz, Nappa, and Bejita.
The writing with Minus Bardock is very messy, it's like Toriyama couldn't decide how special he should be. Bardock gets a loving wife and enough foresight to realize Frieza is going to kill them all, but Toriyama robs him of the thing he's most known for, actually FACING Frieza. Why? Frieza remembers who Bardock is, one glance at Goku made him remember Bardock. Why in the Broly movie does Bardock just fire a beam at a supernova while Frieza is far away in space? And the other Saiyans just watch? Minus doesn't make Bardock cool, it just made every other Saiyan an idiot.