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My name’s Jack Finch - and today, we’re taking a look at Top 10 Dragon Ball Super
Fan Theories - Part 2.
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If you haven’t seen it, Ron did a great job with Part One of this video, but there’s
a lot to dig in to - and a hell of a lot of more Dragon Ball Super fan theories, so let’s
jump on in.
Kicking us off at Number 10 - The Reason Gohan Stopped Fighting.
Wasss - because, well he’s suffering from PTSD.
Everyone adored Gohan in DBZ - and he was one of the most promising and entertaining
fighters in the series.
It was the stuff of legends when he first achieved the Super Saiyan 2 state, forever
being cemented into the memories of Dragon Ball fans everywhere.
It was even worse then, after his epic transformation, that the character just lost all of his steam
and became irrelevant when Dragon Ball Super came to town.
Well - according to this pretty convincing fan theory - there’s a very simple reason.
Gohan experienced massive childhood trauma after the events of the Frieza and Cell Saga.
And - well, Gohan was just 5 years old when Frieza beat him to a pulp.
The kids gonna have issues.
At number 9 - Super Saiyan Blue Confirmed.
One of the most epic, iconic transformations in Dragon Ball Super, also known as Super
Saiyan God Super Saiyan - but Super Saiyan Blue has got a much better ring to it.
This transformation has proven to be absolutely amazing when it comes to the series and movie
doing justice to the Dragon Ball name.
I mean - you could argue that this transformation is just a color palette change that occurs
when - in Goku’s words - a Saiyan with the power of a Super Saiyan God further transforms
himself into a Super Saiyan, but the biggest truth about this is that the term Super Saiyan
Blue was actually coined by fans.
No one really knows where, since the term was discussed on various platforms and forums
long before it made its first official appearance - but the show canonised it and gave a nod
to fans when Whis first spoke its name.
Coming in at Number 8 - Android 17’s family is a lie.
Not gonna lie - this one is pretty sad.
The return of Android 17 in the main Dragon Ball Super plot had been keenly awaited by
devout fans for far too long.
And we learnt that, not only was this guy still relevant and super powerful, but he’d
also settled down and had a family.
Pretty similar to his sister’s movings and shakings, Android 18.
He even takes them on a cruise during the season finale.
How nice of him.
Thing is though - some fans are pretty much convinced that Android 17 made the whole thing
up.
He created a fictional family in his own mind to keep himself sane while working on the
nature preserve, spending his days protecting animals and fighting poachers.
And, well - we’re pretty much inclined to agree.
Next up at Number 7 - Frieza is actually a child.
Frieza pretty much tops the list when it comes to the most iconic villains in the Dragon
Ball series.
After all, Goku was so frustrated by him that he achieved a whole new power level just to
deal with him.
But - when it comes to this particular theory - Frieza is seen in a different, more palatable
light.
In essence, he’s just a kid.
King Cold, Frieza’s father, was tall, and had a mature tone - implying that members
of the Frieza race age normally like Saiyans or Earthlings.
And Cooler - while not as huge as King Cold, still appears taller and seems more mature.
And - well, Frieza is pretty tiny in comparison.
Making him nothing more than a teenager.
And that makes his whole villainy a lot more impressive.
Swinging in at Number 6 - Future Zen-Oh is Zamasu.
Everyone’s favourite child-emperor of the Multiverse, the Omni-King AKA Zen-Oh - also
has a futuristic counterpart, Future Zen-Oh.
Whenever the present Zen-Oh would say something, or strike a pose in the show - the future
Zen-Oh would try to imitate him, but do it slightly off and not exactly on beat.
They’re the same being, right?
So why would Future Zen-Oh constantly mess up his own idiosyncrasies?
Well - here’s the rub - this fan theory believes that Future Zen-Oh is actually the
all-powerful Zamasu, who during his erasure from the Omni-King, somehow infested his future
version, and took up his mantle alongside his present timeline counterpart.
He’s in waiting - biding his time for revenge.
At Number 5 - Kale is essentially Broly.
Things are pretty thin of the ground when it comes to Saiyans in Universe 7 - with more-or-less
all of them being wiped out aside from Goku, Vegeta and a few stragglers.
In comparison then, Universe 6 is still full guns blazing.
Among them is the shy and skinny Kale, unassuming and not that much of an outward threat for
anyone … until she’s prodded in the Tournament of Power and all hell breaks loose.
Fans were keen to point out the visual familiarity of her Super Saiyan state, which was more
akin to Broly’s Legendary Super Saiyan - and just as crazy, notifying her overflowing rage.
Official production design documents even stated that during the Tournament of Power,
Kale was intended to “turn into Broly.”
So - we know that Universe 6 Saiyans are meant to be a reflection of Universe 7 - but this
takes it to a whole new level.
Coming in at Number 4 - Frieza will become a God of Destruction.
Let’s go ahead and say it - Frieza's second appearance on Dragon Ball Super was nothing
short of absolutely awesome.
Plucked back from the afterlife to fight for Universe 7 in the Tournament of Power, Frieza
threw down - and he threw down hard, proving himself to still be insanely powerful - even
to the point of resisting the Energy of Destruction.
The thing is though … after his second chance at the Tournament of Power, Frieza was back
for good, and he’s got some unfinished business.
He hasn’t cleaned up his act, he hasn’t learned his lesson - and, more importantly
- it’s believed that Frieza’s ultimate master plan is to become a God of Destruction,
and take his chaotic armies to overthrow the gods and become the supreme ruler of existence.
Well - I guess we’ll find out.
And at Number 3 - we have a Conspiracy of Angels.
Speaking of the gods, the Angels are up to something too.
Now, we know that Jiren - we’ll get to him later - is plotting something that could potentially
spark a war against divinity itself - but the reason why is a bit more revealing.
The mysterious Angels during the Tournament of Power were pretty weird, to say the least
- and their twisted benevolence towards the literal end of multiple universes got fans
thinking.
Maybe this is exactly what they wanted all along, and they’re making moves towards
a grand takeover conspiracy against Zen-Oh - all under the placid, creepy eyes of the
Grand Minister.
Time will tell, but that’s Game of Thrones level manoeuvring if it’s true.
At our Number 2 spot - Goku wants to be a god.
And if our number 3 point is correct, things could get very interesting for the next Dragon
Ball saga.
The main staple of the entire Dragon Ball franchise is Goku and his constant search
for power.
His thirst for battling his opponents is so intense that he doesn’t shy away when it
comes to fighting an actual god - which is equal parts bravery and incredible stupidity.
However - if we know anything from the Dragon Ball series, it’s that whatever Goku fights,
he fights for a reason - to learn their power level and surpass it.
Goku is in a constant state of attaining more power, and - well, after the Tournament of
Power - Goku wants to attain the power of the gods.
That’s a lot of power.
Power.
Getting a taste of the Super Saiyan God transformation got Goku hooked on the good stuff, and he
wants more, with many fans believing that he’s already on the path to becoming a deity.
And at our Number 1, final point for the day - Jiren Is Buddha.
Talking of deities, which seems to be an overlying theme of Dragon Ball Super, that makes up
the very fabric of where the Dragon Ball franchise is heading.
Jiren - possibly the most mysterious character in the whole of Dragon Ball Super, who perplexed
fans with his calm demeanour and emotionless fighting technique, has led fans to believe
that in actual fact is is inspired by Buddha.
Whis stated that Jiren’s power level is similar to that of a God of Destruction, after
all - Jiren has reached a state of enlightenment that allows him to transcend mortality and
become one with the universe - sound familiar?
It has also previously been stated that Goku was based on Sun Wukong, who in legend was
imprisoned in Buddha’s palm and forced to pay for his crimes on earth.
The parallels aren’t exact, but they’re pretty illuminating.
Fans believe that Dragon Ball Super is just getting started, and they’re about to be
exposed to a whole new level of power scaling.
Would make sense if we had a few literal gods scattered about, right?
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