The Road to Ultra Instinct

We all know that Ultra Instinct is a technique of the gods that Goku learned from Whis, but the journey to this godly technique goes even further back than you might think - to the very beginning of Goku’s martial arts journey.
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We all know Ultra instinct is acquired by Goku in Dragon Ball Super's Tournament of Power and mastered in the Moro Arc and Granolah Arc of the Dragon Ball Super manga. But, this transformation and technique is something Goku has been working towards since his time training with Grandpa Gohan, Master Roshi, Master Karin, Mr. Popo, Kami and King Kai. Throughout all of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z Goku has worked towards this power.
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[@CarthusDojo]

Who's your favorite Master that Goku studied under?

[@viniisthegoat4516]

Me

[@backbenchergaming819]

Master Roshi❤❤

[@rafaellynx5332]

prob Roshi!!

[@seventhegamingpoptart]

Roshi

[@Ripperr_]

King Kai , best personality, best techniques and best overall foreshadowing during the early saiyan arc

[@Pefonmo]

Ultra Instict is one of Super's coolest ideas. The concept alone makes it one of my favorite transformations.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Super saiyan blue is my favorite, xd

[@GemGen]

It is supposed to be one technique instead of being the transformation

[@TheTwizted]

@@GemGenit’s a technique yes but goku has transformations based on UI. Whis even refers to gokus silver hair has a transformation that accompanies ultra instinct.

[@marceresrellios1600]

the god Ki is awesome, SSB is my least favorite though

[@TheChosenAkuma]

@@marceresrellios1600what was ssb again?

[@doupnetwork]

Starting as a low class Saiyan... I think the bump on the head was the first broken barrier for Goku's growth potential

[@amarijackson1200]

Yea and remembering bardock and gine made his ultra instinct go even further

[@doupnetwork]

@@amarijackson1200 Interesting point. Was this a Manga detail that the anime hasn't gotten to yet?

[@skystrike8955]

​@@doupnetworkyea it's in the new manga arc

[@doupnetwork]

@@skystrike8955 Cool. They taking so long with Super 2 that I might as well just read the Manga. I have already seen parts of each new arc from certain KZbin channels out of pure curiosity

[@skystrike8955]

@@doupnetwork I haven't seen it myself but its hard to avoid if you follow db youtube channels

[@Niall_Sene]

As someone who's favourite character is Goku, I can't wait for this, especially knowing how good the road to Orange Piccolo was. 🐐.

[@jeffdaigle5487]

Don't forget to like sub and share please

[@marcusthepastownerofspidereeze]

Basic as hell 💀

[@idk._.636]

​@@marcusthepastownerofspidereezebasic? maybe you will do better than him in 10 years

[@marcusthepastownerofspidereeze]

@@idk._.636 wdym

[@claudiaorozco560]

@@marcusthepastownerofspidereezebud, like your own comment 😂😂😂

[@chefinabottle]

This is gonna be good. The "Road to Orange Piccolo" video is one of my favorites

[@KoSMIC_animations]

One of? It *is* my favourite

[@cedarnomad]

I'm not sure if there's enough foreshadowing to really constitute as a "journey" but I'd love to see a "Road to Ultra Ego" video. I really like this type of video, the new perspective looking back on each character's stories is really interesting.

[@FC_mania]

I think it’s best to wait until the Black Frieza arc for something like that. Given Vegeta’s failure to use Ultra Ego and destruction to their fullest against Granolah and Gas, he’s chosen to start training himself in the other direction during Superhero, nearly identical to Goku’s UI fundamentals Not relying on power alone, calming down, and expending his energy only when necessary. We’ve seen glimpses of this path to power with cell saga Super Vegeta, his Yardrat Training arc, and even back to how he first unlocked Super Saiyan. When Vegeta finally moves past the man he used to be and accepts himself as the protector of planet earth, something great will awaken from him.

[@ProjektTaku]

Ultra Ego is currently incomplete, Vegeta still lacks his personal "X" factor like Goku before awakening True Ultra Instinct. He even says he's not a destroyer who can give it all up like Beerus.

[@eliteboss818]

I’d also like to add that Goku and Vegeta both foreshadow UI and UE in their different approaches to fighting Hit in the U6 tournament arc.

[@8thgod769]

Naw bro when you realize that this is pinnacle of martial arts technique you’ll see he’s basically been studying this his entire life like when master roshi was able to dodge jirens hits in the tournament of power he’s been learning this since the beginning

[@dankerbell]

once vegeta's mind is actually focused on destruction rather than battle lust like when he uses ue in the arc maybe

[@fkwithfriezaday]

Road to orange piccolo was so good I expect the road to ultra ego will be a darker tone but with a rewarding outcome

[@user-lj2iy9mc7n]

I don"t think that would be that good because Vegeta is not a lot on that road that early on, and we only see his pride a stuff like that

[@Ice-qi3mo]

@@user-lj2iy9mc7n A road to UE could be about how zenkai boosts and his saiyan pride sort of foreshadowed ultra ego. Though ultra ego just kinda spawned out of nowhere in the manga

[@veryepoc6949]

Hi

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

​@@Ice-qi3mo Just like Super Saiyan Blue Evolution. They're giving Vegeta freebies quickly so he won't fall behind Goku.

[@sarcasticsuperjerk18]

@@Ice-qi3moNot really. Sure, it was given to him in response to Ultra Ego, but just like Ultra Instinct I can see where they foreshadowed it accidentally a couple times in the series.

[@thirstygogeta4746]

It's funny how Ultra Instinct is an extension of his training goal from the original DB, and people are mad that he didn't go the Primal route, I mean I love Super Saiyan 4, I really love it, especially in the design department, but the way Carthu explained the road to Ultra Instinct, it showed that UI is truly fitting for Goku. I'm sure if they fixed the parts of him being "overconfident" and dumb, people would've been more comfortable with Super Goku. Nice video, Carthu. You're surprise us with another piece of gold. Also, am I dumb or did you shelf "What of Gohan was more like Goku?"

[@rox5629]

yeah, in my opinion ssj4 fits vegeta more than goku, literally the thing that continued the events of the saiyan saga was goku saying that he's not a saiyan but an earthling

[@poggamus4330]

i want an ultra instinct ssj4, uses his rage to transform into ssj4 then ultra instinct to control the rage.

[@jikosauce]

I cant lie, him being arrogant does specifically defy him obtaining god power and UI, is he supposed to be training to be an angel? Hes actually more destructive while Vegeta seems more suited for that role but these personalities seem too forced imo anyway

[@glubiglubstar3318]

​@@poggamus4330 i think thats a Stretch to far

[@merchantziro4285]

Agreed. SSJ4 is a cool form tied to Goku and Vegeta's Saiyan roots, and even ties further back into Goku's brief moments of tapping into his Oozaru form like in the original Dragon Ball (such as during the Penetration attack that Kid Goku used to kill Demon King Piccolo). However with Super's current direction for their characters with Goku's Ultra Instinct, Vegeta's Ultra Ego, Gohan's Beast, and Piccolo's Orange... The only person SSJ4 would truly fit if introduced today would be Broly given his Ikari form already channels the power of the Oozaru so it feels like a proper extension of Ikari.

[@Chunkyloops]

I like the concept of goku's time with Roshi being an important/essential factor as to why he was the first out of the cast to reach ultra instinct/be able to unlock a power like this at all. That roshi's mantra stuck with goku, subconsciously or consciously, and his time with roshi is part of what allowed goku to tap into his emotions and truly become as calm as can be, despite all the rage he's felt by tapping unto his saiyan heritage with super saiyan.

[@johnnykame]

This further demonstrates why Goku always finds a way to be the better overall fighter than almost everybody. He’s been learning since the beginning. And he continues to do so

[@WeaveNationPresident]

I AM THE WEAVE NATION PRESIDENT

[@jamardurrant4487]

7 likes 7 months ago lol

[@dragonballandnarutofan]

*Weave, weave,weave*

[@Scorcher01]

He's him

[@asiangirlfanboy]

Did the Uchiha's vote for you?

[@user-po8mc9sf8q]

True

[@lordvaust5830]

I love these retrospective videos. They highlight all the different ways the modern story builds off the foundations of dragon ball. The fans may not have watched/read the original, but the creators certainly haven’t forgotten. Save for minor mistakes along the way. Nobody can remember something they made years ago perfectly.

[@Tobitheakatsuki]

When he said “is this when goku learned what sex is?!” I had it on full volume with my parents in the other room

[@michaela6425]

Goku's Path to Power A raging battle hungry warrior, meets a martial artist calm serene heart Ultra Instinct

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

The Road to Ultra Instinct

[@yarc9]

Superman did it before goku even existed

[@michaela6425]

@@yarc9 Superman isn't a battle hungry warrior

[@yarc9]

@@michaela6425 he doesn’t even need to use it cause of his ludicrous speed

[@yarc9]

@@michaela6425 he good at hand to hand compat

[@chadmetcalf2876]

My brother in Kami you have perfected the art of fan made Dragonball content. Always waiting on the next Carthu video!

[@CarthusDojo]

Thank you so much 😀

[@GoofyahhVegetafan]

Carthu is The Goat Like the Tournament announcer 🐐

[@islammostofai310]

This dude is everywhere

[@toning338]

I would've loved it if Goku came to the realisation that he was learning UI all along on his own, would've made the moment feel better

[@CrownedGaming]

I don't care how many times I hear it, that Ultra Instinct theme gets me every damn time!

[@Lalalalalala919]

This video is Way more than what I expected. This is better than “the road to orange piccolo” personally.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

I see

[@mumenrider1908]

Road to orange was peak, but yea this is way better

[@josephostbyluvsfiji]

I think the overconfidence thing isn’t saying that he is like frieza with a massive issue in that area but that at the level of combat he is engaged in with whis, even a slight overconfidence can be a glaring flaw. I could easily be wrong but I think the idea was whis pointing out he has moments of overconfidence holding him back not necessarily an ongoing attitude of overconfidence. Overall loved the video. Great channel and first one I came to for what ifs. While I tend to enjoy salad sayain more now, I always thoughts yours were the most accurate I saw. Still go back and watch em every now n then.

[@bagochipz]

this is going to be amazing can already tell from the best dbz content creator

[@carterrrsan5614]

Ngl Carthu you’ve become my favourite DB Content Creator thanks for the great videos brotha 🤙🏾

[@user-fs7ui3bf5w]

I love how sometimes, Goku's Gi has the symbols/kanji of his masters, including himself.

[@irvintransformers2890]

Roshi in tournament of power in both anime and manga was truly inspiring like he used his most powerful kamehameha or in the manga where he told goku to listen to his past masters advice that allowed him to discover ultra instinct and vegeta telling goku to trespass into the domain of the gods to defeat jiren is just a moment all anime fans will never forget

[@Evnyofdeath]

Oh I actually like that. The trigger for him finally gaining complete control over UI is having to remain calm and in control despite the death of someone to contrast the awakening of Super Saiyan being losing himself in rage

[@Epsilon8552]

thank you carthu for yet another banger video I loved road to orange piccolo and this one blew my mind a bit ngl thank you so so much for releasing this content 😁you will always be my #1 fav dragon ball youtuber :)

[@NavinJoseph-qb6hk]

My favorite form for Goku so far. It came in such clutch in ToP. Cant wait for the vid

[@MYMAINWHYTRY]

Hey Carthusian this is my first time waiting for a video to premier! I already know it will be a banger

[@shade08538]

Your thumbnails are always ON POINT 💪🔥

[@CarthusDojo]

thank you!

[@xillancommander]

These "Road to" videos are great, I hope you do more as things pan out in the series

[@Yaxxin23IsCool]

so it is technically canon that goku has been training for ultra instinct since the very beginning it started as a theory and now its seem pretty canon and also its pretty interesting how even goku always claims that he should always train his speed and now it seems like it worked anyways i also really loved how you explained the moro arc and the granolah arc love your vids

[@alphazeroseven]

Dude, I genuinely fucking love this video, great job!

[@crimsonstorm6087]

“The road to Ultra Instinct Goku” was my idea!😁💡 Thank you, Carth!❤❤😃

[@Kaizoo2010]

I remember seeing You’re comment! Congrats

[@rap_roger5096]

Congratulation😊

[@alvygirl81]

I think I noticed something- “Every mistake is a lesson”

[@hassentrh2118]

Amazing video my friend!

[@aihongl46]

This video made me watch original dragon ball

[@doublehnation781]

Goku having a ultra instinct is very suitable technique and form for Goku to use considering that goku as he grew older he learned to fight with a calm yet strikeful fighting style as fighter but also as a character considering he calm nature influenced others to become his friend or allies which is one of his best attributes as a written character, Nice video keep up the good work

[@hanifameen4056]

As usual amazing video with an humbling ending.

[@CarthusDojo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KoSMIC_animations]

This is gonna be good, the Orange Piccolo video was peak so there’s no doubt from me that this one will be another banger video

[@Frankie-kn3vg]

Really great video

[@KurtIsRandom]

I love coming on KZbin and seeing a Carthu video

[@victorcippitelli2242]

I think Roshi doesn't contradicts himself about the stronger winning and in Super saying strenght alone is not enough. I think he means or he always meant the stronger is the one more skillful and refined in the martial arts, not in the sense of physical strenght and power. Excellent video by the way.

[@RandomCitizen014]

Love your videos man. Been binge watching for about a week and a half, I’m obsessed. Was wondering if there was a possibility of getting the continuation of what if Gohan was more like Goku?

[@raztuiex5209]

"WAIT IS THIS WHERE GOKU LEARNED SEX?!" Had me on the floor bro 😭

[@azizouamane4331]

Man, I love your videos

[@nielvanderlinden6647]

I love you're videos carthu. You make the best dragonball video's and i cant describe the quality its amazing love you're video's keep it up!

[@CarthusDojo]

Thank you so much!

[@Hydroverse]

Great video. This is why I subbed to you.😊

[@hassentrh2118]

you're the best dragon ball youtuber in my opinion! your voice and explanations!

[@CarthusDojo]

Appreciate that

[@rozaidimohamed1684]

I pretty sure what roshi was trying to say when he said "ultimately stronger win" was that Goku don't use any kind of disadvantages his opponent have and while roshi on the other hand he used his height advantage to gain an upperhand on Goku

[@user-vx1sc6zx1b]

This is gonna be so cool❤❤

[@hyunsung32]

Can't wait to see other types of these videos :) The Road to Ultra Ego The Road to Beast Gohan The Road to Black Frieza

[@Hajime790]

The Road to Asspulls

[@Fbi_spiderman]

@@Hajime790the road of stupidness (not to you)

[@Sydney-wi1ym]

​@@Hajime790facts

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel I love this video and channel Thanks you for your video and channel I love dragon ball all franchise

[@AlexanderEL777]

This was so beautiful

[@justaguy-m2o]

"wait, is this how goku learned what sex is?!" 1:52

[@KingGoku32794]

I remember Geekdom did a video on this a while ago I'm glad carthu is doing the "Road to" videos

[@snydegag1]

The more time goes on, I'm glad they didn't give anyone UI except goku. It only makes sense for him to get it. And roshi's pseudo UI makes perfect sense. ALSO I'm becoming more okay with ultra ego too. I wonder if you could do the same kind of video for UE for vegeta

[@sebeefanlol420]

This boutta be 🔥

[@glorifyfit]

You have no idea how this video has impacted me so far. These are principles I can take to my training and life. Thank you for explaining it so perfectly.

[@scoutedbysam5433]

i feel like goku was trained by mr popo at the start of dragon ball, which allowed him to grasp ultra instict quickly later on

[@BaconManBlox]

Ultra Instinct when it dodges its like a thread of grass going with the flow of the object trying to hit it, following the manners of air and a leaf.

[@hardcorepunk55]

Ultra Instinct is just based on the state of mind every martial artist and if you ask me everyone in general should seek to obtain

[@Tkizzle19]

carthu is easily one of my favorite anime creators and he needs to keep up the good work ❤

[@nevaax]

saaaaaaaaaaaaameeee

[@Supersonicjmc4846]

Agreed

[@thedrifter3779]

Bro you didn't even spell his name properly. Go educate yourself.

[@Tkizzle19]

@@thedrifter3779 ok it was a typo I was just trying to say something nice but you have to come in and ruin it

[@johnerbendefelipe9464]

The road of a little boy with a tail to a divine warrior and culminating all of the teachings of his masters and teachers to reach this level Oh this is gonna be great!!

[@AlienEditsMemes]

I can't believe I got the title of the video right in the community post

[@RyderSimons.]

This is going to be so good

[@RyderSimons.]

Thank you for the heart

[@CB-ty5jh]

I’m not gonna be able to see it cause I have a soccer game 😭 I’ll 100% watch after though! So excited for this 🙂

[@cloverfak21]

Man the weird thing is your anime character fits your voice better than what you actually look like sorry if that's mean but it's just something I notice. Love what you do keep it up

[@shaky_brains8608]

I really like these road to videos. I hope we get one for ultra ego or beast

[@SlayerBetrayer]

I can’t believe goku and dragon ball in general has made it this far I remember finding it for the first time and it was otherworldly

[@spider-jeff_101]

This is proof that dragon ball has great character writing and isn’t just carried by transformations and fights it’s instilled with important lessons developed and built upon as the series progresses

[@koffibentum7452]

Facts there are things within this franchise that are overlooked by the majority

[@TheCronq]

I really like king kai. He just is a funny little guy

[@sonnywoods6846]

This lets me know people didn't watch/read or understand DB/DBZ manga/anime; as soon as I saw UI, I immediately saw the similarities between what Kami Taught Goku and what Goku was doing with UI! UI is a super advanced version of the Martial arts Kami taught Goku

[@edo2568]

A really accurated video, compliment. But for the king kai part i don't think he's limiting his movements but he's just getting used to that gravity by continuing to try to catch bubbles.

[@edo2568]

Bc the more gravity and the thinest air are different things. With 10x of his gravity goku doesn't have the reason to limiting even more his movements bc of the lack of oxygen, but he's just to getting used to this gravity by continue to try to catch bubbles.

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

3:03 Carthu. You have to accept that Jackie Chun is gone. He isn’t Roshi. I know, I miss him too, but our lord and savior Jackie chun would not wish us pain.

[@rap_roger5096]

I’ve been watching the series ever since I was 7 years old and I still watching and I’m 19

[@IssakPlayz]

The story of Goku and when people day A Saiyan raided on Earth always gives me goose bumps

[@Snom268]

I love these road to vids Infact I love every one of ur vids So much thought and effort goes into making scripting and editing these , just for us. Carthu u da 🐐

[@anime_world6684]

Have I been living under a rock, what road to videos unless you talking about another channel, what do mean?

[@Snom268]

@@anime_world6684 orange piccolo

[@brentgrisier1738]

Ultra instinct is all of them, a form a technique and a state of being.

[@thelegendarysupersaiyan69]

Ultra Instinct is really cool.

[@umalaxmipatne1655]

Thanks u are a literal DBZ GENUIS

[@ZakariaM16]

Prob Because That's His Job

[@Tysuonet]

You are best db content creator 👍👍👍👍

[@winteru4159]

The video, i loved it, picasso. :)

[@hassentrh2118]

only 10 secs in video and i agree ultra instinc is combination of all of goku's martial arts experience that's why i think its the perfect technique even better than ultra ego its the technique suited for goku and goku's mentality of getting better, stronger by training and fighting stronger foes

[@Axebeta]

I love the line “of course the only thing better than training with the martial arts god is with actual god

[@Yosheta]

The earliest I saw a glimpse of Ultra Instinct was when he fought his clay clone, where he finally lands a blow with his body automatically hitting it. It's a really good filler arc.

[@NostalJackMusic]

Man I wish the Super anime would come back and adapt the additional arcs of the manga. I’m not sure it ever will, especially with Daima now on the horizon, but it would be really cool if it did

[@wren7195]

It's probably vain of me to write this, but I'd like to do so in case someone may read it. I was a martial artist, through twenty five years ago, until a disease took me from university as well as martial arts. Struggled for years, and gave up many times, because my body had. It was the DAMN BOOKS AND EVEN VIDEOS like yours just now that kept me going. The studies written, WRITTEN not taught, by the masters. Couldn't go meet them, so I tried to find answers to where I'd failed, in the Bible, the great works of the East, anywhere. Took a long time before I heard anything. Obviously that fault was Divinity, Hope, God, and every other Capital Being that I can think of. (I'm being facetious. The God I know is going to deal with me. AND He has a sense of humor otherwise I wouldn't be here) We learn nothing from being spoken to unless we're listening. We can't be taught by the greatest master unless we're a student present towards them, and life is going to kill us without decision unless we understand. And we can give nothing that's not ours. Tools can be used for anything. Martial arts are meant to teach us that everything we are is infinitely more than what we suspect at first experience, and our moral choices... those things that can easily lead to our deaths, THOSE are what martial arts are about. They are painful lessons, collated by long lived and ancient people who have suffered great and deep pain. Parents. Messengers. Those who are willing to share the most painful answers, to those who show up able to ask them. It hurts to care and to strive far more than to crave and starve. But only the student knows that. Thanks to the master. smiles almost joking The guy at the top of the hill who says with a witty smile or even a turtle shell on his back "No boys, I got up here and had no idea how to get down." If he hadn't said that, you wouldn't listen. And it's the most takin' a piss thing to say, Great video mate. Great vid.

[@wish5615]

I like how much more thought you put into this than toriyama

[@masonfef7440]

We finally get to see you daddy carthu

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

Whis and Meerus just basically finished off what Roshi was trying to teach

[@magirano768]

Here before this banger gets released

[@emixspleefproductions]

This is interesting. Also, will you make a what if of Vegeta landing on Beerus' planet after this? You can decide how to do it, no pressures. 😊

[@Chunkyloops]

Even tho ultra instict is a new form, its arguably my favorite because it's a form that is not reliant on generic heratige, and is a form that embodies the lessons and mantras goku learned in the original Dragon ball, and from Master Roshi in general. Its one of the reasons I claim that Roshi unlocking ultra instinct first makes some level of sense, even if it can feel like a big joke at times with roshi taking on universal threats on his own. But, likewise, I still feel like its a transformation befitting of/for Roshi and especially Goku with his journey up until now and how that was influenced by his humbe beginnings. And morals that to some degree he still tries to stick by to this day. To varying levels of success and genuineness.

[@Spartakill198]

Now that they have been having goku remember all his old masters, i want goku to remember his mastery of super saiyan in the cell arc, where SS1 became is base form and didnt have to be angry. Thats how he could unlock SSUI

[@EMK606]

That ending was peak

[@Nebulius_the_uuhhhh]

I never want to hear carthu say wait a minute ever again, roshi what are you on

[@AppendixDaphnis]

Almost cry. This is not the journey of a Saiyan, this is the journey of life! Let’s gooooooo!

[@TSKPROSPER]

Ay nice vid

[@kidproofedmonton7402]

Fun fact, when Goku transforms into ultra instinct sign, you can see four balls spawn around him before the beam comes up that represents the four star dragon ball that grandpa Gohan gave him the dragon that started the series

[@Hansel7418]

can u plz make a "road to ultra ego" i love these videos and vegeta is my favorite character

[@TokitoSenpai]

I love how much goku simply is the form, he had the potential all his life but never had it completed for a while