Dragon Ball Super Episode 53 Reaction | The Mystery of Goku Black Continues

[@HeadBodyMasterPersonal]

Fun fact: Zamasu's voice actor, James Marsters, previously played King Piccolo in the live-action movie Dragon Ball: Evolution. Despite how poorly that movie was received, he was a big fan of the series and pushed for Piccolo to look as faithful as possible (he was apparently going to be changed to look like a more human pretty boy)

[@Tantalus010]

What are you doing?!! We DON'T talk about DBE here! Ken and Bethany might decide to watch it and they must be protected from that at all costs!

[@TheShockVox]

@@Tantalus010nah James Marsters should be mentioned. He’s a true fan. So since he’s a union actor, FUNimation can’t pay him to play Zamasu…so James Marsters is like ok the I’ll do it for free. He’s Zamasu. for. FREE. Dude loves Dragon Ball that much.

[@chuckelz666]

Holy hell how did i not notice Spike was Zamasu...

[@MasonJBean]

He has atoned for his sins of being in that movie

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@TheShockVoxoh that’s cool 😎

[@filipvadas7602]

1. Trunks being *traumatized* by 18 being so chill was hillarious 2. Zamasu being able to keep up with Goku in SSJ2 makes Shin even *more pathetic* lol

[@The_One_In_Black]

"Cuz if you hold back you'll die" is one of the hardest lines in this show. The dub actor nailed it.

[@Nightmarekurumi666]

Can't wait to see their reaction to the don't shoot moment 😂😂

[@riccardomosena4162]

i've opened the video hoping it was this episode xD

[@wingedbluj1674]

Goku was actually SS2 when he sparred with Zamasu, you could tell by the slightly more spiked hair, fewer bangs hanging down, and the little zappy-zaps.

[@BluePhoenix_]

Actually Goku went Super Saiyan 2, if you look at Gokus hair, there are only 3 locks hanging in his face, and there's little zippy zaps. 🤓

[@fard7529]

🤓🤓🤓

[@monkeyman767]

Love the little zappy zaps

[@numberhunter62]

To be fair, unless you're specifically Cell Saga Gohan it's near impossible to tell 2 and 1 apart, especially when the little zappy zaps aren't going off.

[@jessemills7624]

You mean Super Duper Saiyan?

[@Jimmeeehhh]

8:54 He's in Super Saiyan 2.

[@gogeta786]

Rookies

[@goldenaries0860]

Yup, SSJ2 has zappy zaps and his bangs look a little different. Subtle, but present.

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

I remember when SS2 was considered such a big deal. Good times, good times.

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@MatthewJamesKalasky Pepperidge Farms remembers.

[@rizzardthewizard]

Goku fought Zamasu in Super Saiyan 2, note the lightning and fewer bangs. Whis calls it Super Saiyan as a general term, referring to the whole line of transformations.

[@DizRupTnz]

Now you've seen the origin of the jokes about Shin's anti-mortal racism in TFS' Buu Bits, they were referencing Zamasu's anti-mortal racism in DBS.

[@phayroent9742]

Pilaf and the dog were totally wingmaning for Mai.

[@wavemoon]

Zamasu's english voice actor really just does such an incredible job. Personally really enjoy Zamasu as a villain because of the mystery that is being set up and the time we get to spend with him and Gowasu to get to know who he is and why he does what he does. (Though obviously it's still Dragonball so it's not the most relateable or deep motivation)

[@hypemugen]

trunks seeing 18 being a happy mom and wife was such a wholesome moment...

[@nm2358]

I don't mind the Mai bit, she has the memories of an adult, but the mind of 6 year old (or however old they're supposed to be). ...and she's totally disinterested in kid Trunks, who has a massive crush on her, so she's not really doing anything wrong, beyond existing, lol. Realistically, the bulk of her memory should be impacted by just being an infant again (there's an argument she shouldn't even remember who she was tbh since she was turned into a baby, but its a cartoon, lol).

[@filipvadas7602]

The mystery of Goku Black legitimately reinvigorated the fanbase. Seeing everyone speculate on exactly what the hell is going on was *really cool*

[@HeartofDavid-LabAdino]

My fav moment of super

[@millgiass]

Mai was 19 when Bulma was 16. She's VASTLY older than BOTH Trunks.

[@meewec2091]

she's clearly regressed emotionally along with physically, she just has more memories.

[@filipvadas7602]

I love how they alredy onto the idea of it being a time loop

[@kurtrichter5500]

Goku was Super Saiyan 2 when he fought Zamasu, not Super Saiyan 1.

[@GrumpDog]

When I first saw Goku Black, I assumed he was some kind of fusion of future Goku, and some evil being that ends up taking over his will. My assumption would've required some greater threat appeared, which forced Goku and the evil being to work together, eventually resulting in their only option being fusion. And once that threat was defeated, somehow they stayed fused.

[@CyberDalek17]

Imagine being told to behave and stop after giving an appropriate response to some stranger invading your personal bubble 2:48

[@infernothelastelemental514]

Just want to point out goku was in super saiyan 2 not the first form. You can tell when electricity starts zapping all around him and his hair is spikier.

[@thewalrus45]

Goku actually uses Super Sayian 2 to fight Zamasu.

[@FLStyle]

Definitely a Definitely Not Definitive Moment 513: Ken can't tell the difference between Goku using Super Saiyan 1 and Super Saiyan 2.

[@LAA_197]

Well to be fair they are just casual fans and only recently got into DB. SSJ1 and SSJ2 have subtle differences not many people will recognize

[@wrecclessescobar6252]

​@@LAA_197 they have been watching for years at this point 😂

[@1BuFo]

​@@LAA_197 Also Toriyama said ss2 and 3 are more like levels to the super saiyan transformation, so technically its all the same transformation ''super saiyan''.

[@krewl1252]

so zamasu voice actor in English is James Marsters he was in a awful live action dragon ball movie in the usa that was so poorly received that not only did dragon ball creator see it and was like "im doing a new dragon ball story so my legacy for dragon ball isn't remembered as this movie" (which became super) but mister Marster was playing king piccolo (mr piccolo dad) in the movie and wanted him to be more accurate in the film as he is a big fan of DB and only stuck around in the film so he could try and keep it more close to the source material but after it coming out and just being the worse he begged for a role in the anime which he now has as zamasu so it all worked out....somehow EDIT: oh dang looking into this more Mr Marsters did his voice for the show all for free just to redeem him self from the awful dragon ball movie and to make it up to fans

[@darthgoku3284]

Zamasu and goku share the same time line they arnt int the past or future but the preset just a different universe but same time line only person from another time line would be adult trunks..

[@Beastjaeger]

12:03 well if it isn't the pot calling the kettle 'Black'

[@evilmandrake]

Seeing Zamasu being potentially as powerful as a Destroyer really makes Shin look even more pitiful by comparison.

[@newera478]

Powerscaling in DBS is wonky at times. At least this Zamasu isn't all that powerful. He didn't even match up to ss2.

[@kaialone]

Well, Zamasu has a proper teacher 😭 Plus they said he's p much a prodigy- Normally regular Kais aren't ranked up to Supreme Kais either

[@numberhunter62]

@@newera478 Er, base Goku post Battle of Gods is stronger than Buu Saga Super Vegito, maybe even a hypothetical SSJ3 Vegito. Remember that Copy Vegeta beat SSJ3 Gotenks in base without any difficulty, that means SSJ2 Goku, at bare minimum, would beat the tar out of Super Buu. That would put Super Buu as Zamasu's literal floor in scaling.

[@kaialone]

Man, feeling really nostalgic for this arc now, the quote unquote build-up of the Goku Black mystery is pretty sweet Also like how we are getting some more (Supreme) Kai stuff here, cause aside from good ol Shin and Elder Kai from U7, we only really had the stuff Toriyama mentioned in guidebooks and such. On that note, Zamasu really must've really impressed Gowasu if he was chosen to rise up from Kai to Supreme Kai rank- because normally members of their species have to be *born* with the makings of a Supreme Kai to get that position. On the Mai and Trunks stuff... All I will say is that it's very sweet how Pilaf is trying to support his team member 😏

[@alejandrophoenix2287]

Even tho mai and the other little guys have their memories of being over 40 they still have the brains and chemistry of a child. Hence the bandaid plan

[@icantalk710]

Haven't commented too much because I'm enjoying seeing you guys watch this arc and theorize--they do a great job of building the intrigue--but wanted to comment for the wholesome doggo moment at the end 🥺 (Also, unfortunately, there's a bit more of Super's Superization of Goku, but at least it does play into Zamasu's exposure to mortals here.) Also, shoutout to Zamasu's VA James Marsters, who as others mentioned was such a big DB fan that, after the fail of DB Evolution, he came to FUNi and told them he'd voice Zamasu for absolutely free--a legend.

[@GalaxiusX]

Love the Dragon Ball Super watch series!

[@santiagoespinoza-tellez]

Time paradoxes are a mind boggler 🔁

[@Jay_D_Ashe]

10:00 Goku is already SSJ2

[@rez2tootrill]

Goku was in SSJ2 against Zamasu . When you see the bang in his hair hanging and electricity around him, its SSJ2 .

[@MekarWB]

Goku has SSJ2 hair in this fight. It's subtle, but it is different than his SSJ1 form.

[@danielvasquez5292]

Like I said, a LITERAL episode.

[@xkelbix93]

I really hate how annoying and immature Super Goku is. At least before he was a bit more respectful (yeah not by much but still noticeable) towards the Kais. It doesn't matter that he's been around them for years, he should still show some restraint and stop begging people to fight him like a child.

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Now we meet our favourite elf racist. Zamasu clearly already has some negative toughts about mortals overall and well his reasoning isn't exactly wrong. Now did it warrant a universal genocide probably not but mortals are notoriously shitty. Also Beerus was the only one supposed to interact with mortals and stop Freeza because he was an evil pice of shit but instead he appeoved of the sayan genocide. Thanks Beerus. Now considering that Zamasu clearly has some big issues he probably would have gone off the rails sooner rather than later but Goku really didn't help things. This really kickstarted Goku black so yeah time travel really is a bitch as Mitch Connor said. I guess 18 doesent really know that her future counter part killed many of Trunks loved ones but thats still kinda messed upp to joke about.

[@mAcChaosCh]

Goku was SSJ 2 VS Zamasu. The lightning gives it away.

[@TevyaSmolka]

This was fun 🤩

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

Man i loved (most) of this arc. Wont talk abt the thing i dont lole cause its spoilers

[@greatomegax8175]

It was Super Saiyan 2 anytime there's electricity in the aura it's 2 and Super Saiyan 1 has five bangs and 2 has three bangs

[@kenbocole1460]

Whis Crack about Goku acting this way on purpose has some merit. Especially how Goku acts like he used to when things get serious, and some other lines Goku let's slip later on. Now why he is acting that way is still questionably.

[@PolarPyre]

I see now why you guys haven't reacted to this guys Death Battle (Goku Black). I'll stop recommending it, as it does contain spoilers to his story and ending; but when you finish reacting to Super, definitely consider watching his Death Battle episode.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

"It would be fine if it wasnt for her being an adult in a younger kids body" Welcome to the concept of lolis and shotas, Beth! God help your sanity if either of you have the misfortune of stumbling upon THAT unspeakable horror of a trope in an anime! :/

[@GirlofCulture]

By the fact you are now getting the full picture of it.. Zamasu is hated by many of the older fans of the show.. not by me..cause if you get to know the 10. Universe.. he is not wrong with his way of thinking, but Goku always proofed that mortals are worthy to be protect and guided. Zamasu's ideals are true. But misguided.

[@SomeBody-_-Yt]

I cant help but glance at the little guy on your lap, here and there. He's adorable. *dog looks at screen and yawns* Me: *(gasps)* *dies of cuteness*

[@slickanimations7005]

6:10

[@masrul1234]

But, how Goku Black and Zamasu was a same power, but different body?

[@Dead9641]

I can't wait for that 'Rose' episode

[@ДавидДмитриев-ц4е]

Will there be murder drones today? 🙂

[@Nightmarekurumi666]

Mai is 3 or 4 years older than bulma

[@superserg4763]

I've always never liked the Trunks and Mai stuff. The future Mai stuff is fine, since they are of age, even if technically Mai would be around like 70-ish years old in a 30 year old woman's body, still fine. With kid Trunks and Mai and Future Trunks, it's so yucky cause she's a literal child. And I don't personally justify the reason of she's a 30 year old in that child body, if she looks like a toddler, that should be a no-go zone. Plus, if they wanted levity in a serious story, just have Trunks reconnect with everyone in small bits. I just really wish they had some foresight into the Pilaf Gang. They are not funny and honestly just a relic of older stories.

[@TheShockVox]

It’s not like Future Trunks has a crush on present Mai, it’s Mai (who’s in her 40’s btw) has a crush on him. Kids have a crush on an older person isn’t weird, it’s only the reverse that is. And that’s not the case here. But again, this is a woman in her 40’s crushing on a man in his 20’s. It’s weird but not Chris Hansen weird. It’d be more weird if Mai has a crush on present Trunks, who’s like 14 (yes, he and Goten are actually teenagers at this point. It’s weird)

[@superserg4763]

@@TheShockVox It kinda still is cause who sits in the writers room and thinks about this shit. Like nah, honestly this whole sub plot shoulda never existed. And also SPOILER ahead: What's even more yucky, in the Super Manga, Trunks is 17 and gains an affection for him. It's gross and just not thought out and I'll never give them a benefit of the doubt for this stuff

[@nuclearbeast4926]

Hell yeah

[@elyjoseputignano9701]

Mai is 30 years old but she was turned into a girl by the power of the dragon balls. Technically she is a woman in the body of a girl.

[@trayvonsmith6000]

Can you guys watch reverse flash v goku black

[@darknessunknown4384]

They're probably waiting until after this arc; since there are spoilers in that episode.

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

I'm getting good at being the 666th like for the last 5 videos I watched.

[@valencia1204]

You play Minecraft?