Goku and Vegeta’s rivalry was the heart of Dragon Ball Super 1. The two Saiyans have never been more equal with one another, but all that changed when Goku unlocked Ultra Instinct during the Tournament of Power. Heading into Dragon Ball Super 2, things look hopeless for the Prince of All Saiyans – fortunately, however, the status quo is able to change in major ways, and Goku is no longer going to be the strongest Saiyan around.
Dragon Ball Super 2 is going to prove once and for all that Vegeta is the superior Saiyan, as Goku starts to fall behind while Vegeta makes major breakthroughs. Vegeta is going to unlock new forms, master the greatest techniques known to man, and even defeat his rival by the time Dragon Ball Super 2 wraps up. It’s officially the dawn of a new era for the Prince of All Saiyans.
Vegeta Will Learn Goku’s Signature Technique in Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol
Instant Transmission has been considered Goku’s signature ability since the start of the Androids Saga. The only other characters who were able to use Instant Transmission in Dragon Ball Z were Perfect Cell and Kid Buu, both of which were designed to be the final villains at the time, so it makes sense they’d steal one of Goku’s best moves. More importantly, Instant Transmission was one of the few skills Goku possessed that his fellow Z-Fighters couldn’t use – until now.
Vegeta is officially stealing Goku’s Instant Transmission in Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol. Not only that, he’s going to learn how to master his spirit energy far faster and more efficiently than Goku did. Dragon Ball Super 2 is going to confirm Vegeta’s status as a prodigy built through hard work. Goku and Vegeta’s master on Yardrat all but confirms that Vegeta is the superior student between the two, an idea Dragon Ball Super 2 goes on to explore with Beerus later.
Forced Spirit Fission Will Be Just As Important As Perfected Ultra Instinct
On top of learning how to use Instant Transmission, Vegeta is mastering a new ability all of his own. Forced Spirit Fission is a Yardratian technique that not even Goku learned. The move allows the user to forcefully separate any Ki and Spirit energy inside of a being. This would theoretically also allow Vegeta to defuse Piccolo from both Nail and Kami. Since Moro (the main villain of Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol) can absorb Ki and life force, Vegeta uses Forced Spirit Fission to make Moro weaker.
Forced Spirit Fission ends up playing a vital role during the final battle. While the Moro Saga puts a lot of emphasis on the importance of Goku mastering Perfected Ultra Instinct, it’s simply not enough against Moro’s full power. It takes Vegeta using Forced Spirit Fission and donating Goku the Earth’s Ki (including Uub’s powerful God Ki) to beat Moro. Without Vegeta, Goku and the rest of the planet would have been killed.
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Ultra Ego Will Finally Give Vegeta What He Needs to Rival Perfected Ultra Instinct
Vegeta is going to unfortunately fall behind Perfected Ultra Instinct Goku in terms of raw Power Level by the end of Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol, but it won’t take long for the series to course-correct. Dragon Ball Super 2‘s second story arc, the Granolah the Survivor Saga, is essentially a character study of the Saiyan race, using Goku, Vegeta, and Bardock to examine their fighting spirit, murderous past, and ability for growth (both emotional and as warriors).
Fittingly, the Granolah the Survivor Saga sees Vegeta finally tapping into a power that rivals Ultra Instinct. Unlike Ultra Instinct, which is derived from Angelic abilities and principles, Ultra Ego is a Destroyer form through and through. Vegeta will become Beerus’ formal disciple in Dragon Ball Super 2, gifting him a God of Destruction earring as a sign that Vegeta is on his path to becoming a true Destroyer. By channeling all his Destructive Ki, Vegeta is able to manifest the Ultra Ego transformation.
Ultra Ego has yet to win a fight, but is extremely overpowered on paper. Ultra Ego makes Vegeta stronger the longer that form is active, gradually raising his Power Level through combat ala Legendary Super Saiyan Broly. Not only that, Ultra Ego absorbs any damage the user takes, turning it into more power. Unfortunately, this means Vegeta cannot accurately gauge how much stamina and Ki he has left while using Ultra Ego, but with a little training, he’ll be unstoppable.
Both Akira Toriyama and Toyotarou have confirmed that Ultra Ego Vegeta is on par with Perfected Ultra Ego Goku heading into the Black Frieza Saga.
Vegeta Beats Goku At the End of Dragon Ball Super 2
At the end of the day, everything Vegeta does in Dragon Ball Super 2 is building up to his and Goku’s final battle in the Super Hero Saga. The Dragon Ball Super manga converges quite a bit compared to Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, with Toyotarou adding in new scenes and moments for virtually every character. While the core beats of Goku VS Vegeta are the same, more emphasis is put on how much of an achievement Vegeta beating Goku is.
In fact, Dragon Ball Super Chapters 101 through 103 run with this idea head-on, with Vegeta now completely over his rivalry with Goku and ready to move onto new opponents (like Gohan Beast). It’s interesting that the final battle Akira Toriyama wrote for Dragon Ball Super before he died ended with Vegeta beating Goku, but this is honestly a perfect conclusion to both their arcs. Vegeta just barely accomplishes something he’s been striving for all series, while Goku goes down happily knowing he has a rival who can keep him motivated and push him to his limits.
Vegeta beating Goku simply brings Dragon Ball full circle back to the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, where Master Roshi taught Kid Goku that there would always be someone stronger than him – and that this was a good thing.
- Release Date
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2015 – 2018
- Network
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Fuji TV
- Showrunner
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Tatsuya Nagamine
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Masakazu Morita
Whis (voice)
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Masako Nozawa
Son Goku/Goku Black/Son Gohan/Son Goten (voices)
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