Dragon Ball Super: Goku's Best Plan To Beat Gas Was Just Shattered
Warning: Spoilers ahead forDragon Ball Super chapter 83!
The latest chapters of Dragon Ball Super have uncovered some incredible mysteries and lore-shattering truths about Goku and his father Bardock, but fans seem to have forgotten the real reason why these revelations actually came about in the first place… and why it just made Goku even less likely of ever defeating Gas at all.
The current flashback into the previous Bardock/Gas fight came courtesy of an audio file from Bardock's old scouter, left behind after the Saiyan's victory. In the present day, Goku and his friends have been struggling to defeat that same villain--an even more unbeatable enemy since his true berserker power awakened. But what seemed like a solid plan to unlock Bardock's winning strategy has taken a shocking turn, after Goku recovered the famous Saiyan's scouter to emulate his strategy.
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In chapter 83, the audio recording finally reveals how Bardock defeated Gas even after the villain had gone into a berserker state. Despite getting his Saiyan tail ripped off, Bardock continues to hold his ground before undergoing some sort of transformation before Super Saiyan that gives him enough of an upper hand to defeat the villain. Even though he technically wins, Bardock reverts back to his normal form and passes out from overexerting himself. With little time to prepare for such a bombshell from mangaka Akira Toriyama, the true ramifications of this reveal may need time to truly be grasped.
In addition to his unexpected transformation (which justifies some massive non-canon twists) Bardock likely made a wish that, if true, changes Dragon Ball lore forever, as it basically
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