Dragon Ball DAIMA
Warning : Contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Daima episode # 18Super Saiyan 4 has returned inDragon Ball Daimanearly 30 years after its initial reveal , shocking the anime ’s worldwide fan base , and sparking debate about how the form could possibly exist in the establishedDragon BallSupertimeline . Questions regardingDaima ’s status in the serial ' canonarose ahead of time in the anime ’s weekly liberation schedule , and were effectively suffice when the Gods of Destruction appear on - screen during a lore dumpsite in episode # 10 , " Ocean " .
Now that Goku has been given access to Super Saiyan 4 well before the foundation of Super Saiyan God , fans are scramble to make horse sense of how the two forms can coexist , and why Goku never acknowledge the former at any time during the events ofSuper . An official explanation has yet to be given , though a few interesting theories have begun to form aroundDaima ’s latest plot advance . If Goku achieved the transformation due to a possible unlock from Neva , it ’s likely both normal Saiyan and god transformation toy a role inDaima ’s Super Saiyan 4 .
Daima’s Super Saiyan 4 Has Created Confusion
The Anime Is Part of the Dragon Ball Super Timeline, In Which the Form Never Appears
There is n’t much else beside Super Saiyan 4 thatDragon Ball Daimacould have done to generate the sort of excitement instalment # 18 , " Awakening " , has brought to the fan groundwork . The transmutation isDragon Ball GT ’s greatest contribution to the franchise , and has been sorely miss since becoming non - canon with the premiere of 2013’sDragon Ball ezed : engagement of Gods . Dragon Ballhad been on an extended hiatus before the film ’s release , and was steered into theDragon Ball Supertimeline a short prison term later .
Dragon Ball Daima episode # 18 in the end made Super Saiyan 4 canon , and the newfangled take is a perfect coalition between Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super .
Super Saiyan 4 ’s return , however , has now created confusion among the many dedicatedDragon Ballfans , who have long manoeuvre under the picture that Super Saiyan God had officially replaced it . The two forms can coexist , though , andDragon Ball Daimadropped some elusive and not - so - subtle hints at how . The most obvious comesin how Super Saiyan 4 has changed from its original design .
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The New-Look Super Saiyan 4 May Take Elements From Super Saiyan God
Daima’s Super Saiyan 4 Might Be the Combination of Normal Super Saiyan and God Forms
Dragon Ball Daima ’s Super Saiyan 4 designis not an identical recreation ofGT ’s , and there may be a ground for that . alternatively of its usual blackness , Goku ’s hair and middle shift to red , much like his Super Saiyan God contour . During the transformation sequence , the serial dives into the Saiyan ’s DNA , and gives a visual of two discrete paths , colored redness and patrician respectively . This may be a insidious nod to two paths Saiyans can take , one being towards the Super Saiyan God form , and the other being normal Super Saiyan transformation .
When those paths converge , Goku emerged as a Super Saiyan 4.Daima ’s version of the transmutation may not be just another step - up in power , like the many variation of Super Saiyan that have come before . Instead , it may represent the pinnacle of a Saiyan ’s power , or the combination of both traditional Saiyan and god forms , resulting in the highest point a Saiyan can reach . If Neva ’s unlocking of this big businessman is n’t permanent , Super Saiyan 4 could very well be the last transformation Goku and Vegeta are still working toward and have n’t reached inDragon Ball Super .
Super Saiyan 4 Still Isn’t Enough Power to Beat Gomah
Goku Was Not Able to Take Down Daima’s Main Villain In His New Form
Even after unlocking Super Saiyan 4,Goku still did n’t have the powerfulness he needed to take down Gomah . The malevolent ruler of the Demon Realm can take on one Super Saiyan 4 , though two might give him trouble . There ’s no better time for the serial to give the form to Vegeta as well , and feature the first Super Saiyan 4 tag - team sinceGT ’s battle with Omega Shenron . And if need , the Saiyans can alwaysutilize the first Super Saiyan 4 fusion since Gogeta .
Dragon Ball Daima ’s stopping point is speedily approaching , and the action to come is guaranteed to be highly energetic and incredibly exciting . Countless fan have had their wishes come true now that Super Saiyan 4 is once again formally canyon , and they wo n’t desire to miss out onhow the ultimate transformation is used in the climactic last battle .
Dragon Ball DAIMA is the fifth overall serial in the action - adventure anime franchise . It sport most of the definitive cast members as de - aged versions of themselves , include Goku , Vegeta , and Bulma . The serial was announce at NYCC 2023 , with creator Akira Toriyama returning to handle DAIMA ’s campaign .
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