Gohan Goes Mystic For First Time (HD) DBZ Dragon Ball Z

After the Kai finishes Gohan tries out his new mystic state.
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[@consciousgaming5991]

When Gohan was literally the strongest character in the series without fusion

[@GeorgeMonet]

Gohan was never the strongest character without fusion.

[@CollinMac96]

@@GeorgeMonet Akira seems to disagree

[@anirudhafulsundar6274]

@@GeorgeMonet yes he was dumbass

[@GokuBlack-yg5kc]

Thanks to Piccolo

[@GokuBlack-yg5kc]

@Dennis Slungard was SSJ3 Goku equal to Kid Buu or Majin Buu (Fat)

[@temuwest9914]

The fact that Goku always knew Gohan's power, but was legitimately SHOCKED by it in this scene still brings the magic back....

[@sonic5993]

That's the best part; nobody how much stronger Goku gets, Gohan always manages to surpass his father's expectations every time.

[@Falcons15176]

@@sonic5993that’s the half saiyans for you

[@kumarayush9950]

​@@Falcons15176 Not all the half saiyans, it's just Gohan.

[@tylerthomas6235]

@@kumarayush9950yes all half sayains Goten and Trunks found a way to reach super sayain 3. Goku and Vegeta were no where near that level as children. An 8 year old Trunks would handle Frieza easily

[@samliang4146]

​​​@@tylerthomas6235not exactly, 8 year old Trunk has much lower base power than Guku was facing ferieza, so SSJ is based on times of based power, that means 8 year old ssj Trunk has much lower power than what Goku had. If Trunk only get 10% power of what Guku had that time, that means it might not be easy for 8 year old ssjTrunk to kill Frieza, at least not that easy as Guku did.

[@JohnSmith-ns8si]

"Yes! Time to go get absorbed by Buu due to bad writing!" -Gohan

[@loganflojack3021]

Ultimate Gohan is my favorite form of Gohan. I loved him as a kid and was so upset when he lost. The writing really shit the bed...

[@angelvillegas9604]

Not bad Buu was just smart

[@michaelterrell2108]

It wasn’t bad writing. Buu just outsmarted Gohan. Brawn isn’t the only way to win a fight.

[@ZeroPresicion]

@@michaelterrell2108 gohan had been studying all that time instead of training he should of been more cunning and smarter then buu the writing killed him off because of japanese fans wanting the spirit bomb ending with goku.

[@AdeptKing]

I think him getting absorbed would have been fine if he was brought into the fight with Kid Buu. I know they needed Dende but it would have been a good idea to bring Gohan, Goten and Trunks into that fight since they were all stronger than Vegeta(the latter two as Gotenks) was at that point. Plus it could have been a good time to have Gohan help Goku use the spirit bomb.

[@rubymaeberog2968]

Best line in this scene "try believe in someplace else" 😂😂😂

[@mikej2133]

He couldn't believe he didn't wait for him to move first 😂😂

[@rayepenber727]

it's "try believing someplace else", not "try believe in someplace else" "in someplace else" doesn't even make any grammatical sense

[@sirsir9665]

He knew what was able to happen with that kind of power

[@sirsir9665]

it's kind of intimidating. He knows Gohan's power up is going to be so great it's a natural disaster

[@vladraduandrei5227]

@@rayepenber727 wow you re so smart bruh, 200 iq on display...just f off

[@merwilliamson4918]

When he was literally the strongest in his universe.

[@shadowkhiz7455]

I mean... Beerus...

[@iamoscarito6899]

@@shadowkhiz7455 beerus wasn’t created at this time. So therefore gohan was the strongest

[@chrisacosta_1516]

@@iamoscarito6899 wym beerurs was “created” he was just taking a “nap” a 50 year one

[@chrisacosta_1516]

@@iamoscarito6899 well if u mean he wasn’t introduced yet then ig

[@nosir1479]

@@chrisacosta_1516 I think he was referring to the character, not the chronology. He wasn’t created in real life until after DBZ.

[@voss456]

Hearing Goku tell Gohan he’s proud of him is so wholesome.

[@Galvatronover]

And people say he’s a bad father smh

[@voss456]

I mean, Goku did what he had to do. He sacrificed himself twice to save his family and friends, and the planet. Then he stayed dead for a few years, again, to protect the planet and his family and friends. His only real “crime” was spending all that time training, which again, he does to protect the planet.

[@truegrit9202]

@@voss456 imagine having the job of protecting the family and planet and getting shit for it .😂😂😂

[@Freestyle80]

@@voss456 and in Super he doomed 11 universes because “i’m bored i want a tournament 😢”

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

@@Freestyle80 Toriyama became a hack.

[@paulson_huynh]

Imagine if Gohan kept training after the cell games...

[@jordanh120167]

Ultimate gohan is powerful than ssj3 goku he's stated as the strongest character who doesn't need fusion

[@expansioniskeyrn]

ssj6 goku not stronger than kid buu

[@jordanh120167]

BAZ1NGA510 yes he is

[@paulson_huynh]

Kid Buu is weaker than Super Buu

[@Nyrufa]

YellingSleepDifficulties It wouldn't have mattered. Mystic Power up isn't just a boost in abilities. It pushes you to your absolute maximum potential. The reason Gohan didn't turn super saiyan is because there was no reason for him to do so. He was already as strong as he could possibly become... then he stopped training after Buu Saga and his power dropped!

[@voyager1568]

Faulconer’s score seriously makes this magic. This music helps heighten every emotion that you should feel, and it always has. I remember seeing this and I was so excited for Gohan’s second wind

[@discipleaj]

For real 📝👍🏻. This is the dub and score after the original Japanese that I grew up with. It'll always be the best English dub and score to me.

[@voyager1568]

@@discipleaj same here bro, they got it right 💯

[@808Castro]

What’s it called?

[@mightbearer]

@@808Castro “Gohan Powers Up” it’s on the “Best of Dragonball Z Vol.3” disc

[@808Castro]

@@mightbearer I’m talking about the music at 1:35 bro 😭

[@jm215x4]

They gave him this crazy good power up and they still couldn't find a way to write gohan well

[@wahyucalvinaditya6291]

Because he became arrogant or something?

[@caaaaaammy_g]

@@wahyucalvinaditya6291 Gohan isnt real, toriyama is the one that decides his personality. He gives people great character arcs and then makes them totally useless 5 episodes later

[@sadriddances4578]

Toryamia didn’t want gohan to beat buu but wanted the sprit bomb to beat him and have vegeta at the ended to finish his character arc

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

Because nobody wanted gohan to beat the main villian

[@kain7513]

Gohan doesn't sell as much merchandise as the Goku vs Vegeta rivalry.

[@hamborger6699]

I swear the background music for these type of transformations are dope af

[@haidaralghareeb9967]

I know.. Bruce Falconer soundtracks are the best

[@obstawpojare]

It's fucking pathetic. Japanese version has a real epic background music.

[@sasook]

Bartek Nope

[@Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount]

@@obstawpojare lol go away weeb

[@Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount]

@@obstawpojare Are you Japanese? Stop being a typical dub hating elitist. It's fine. Your negativity makes the anime community a toxic community.

[@nemu9176]

Gohan was literally the most talented character in DBZ. If he only works as hard as Vegeta, he will surpass everyone else even Goku

[@johnathanwoodley5005]

Gohan went super saiyan 2 first before goku trunks and vegeta in the cell saga of DBZ

[@HybridPhage]

​@@johnathanwoodley5005and now he unlocked his beast form from the latest movie.

[@sirsir9665]

@@HybridPhage yeah but super is kinda crap compared to the old stuff so it doesn't count

[@OllieDunn06]

@@sirsir9665 ye the series but I love the movies tbh

[@sulemax9907]

​@@HybridPhagebeast mode gohan looks cool, but it just makes no sense. Another transformation? Really?

[@LeoForeverLove]

No hair color transformation jus raw power and an inner G.. this Gohan over everything in dragonball...💯 goku's face at :28 says it all

[@AASNoticias]

Is similar to ultra instinct. Just a white glow

[@great159]

@@AASNoticias No it's not.

[@draco6524]

@@AASNoticias not at all

[@bryan-ep6pp]

It’s probably like super saiyan god (red hair) level

[@renegade595]

@@bryan-ep6pp gay

[@salvadorescram3924]

Bring this gohan back !! 🔥🔥

[@kaif_saiyan]

He's already back in dragon Ball super 😊

[@mdbahrozbaburali]

@@kaif_saiyan not the "strongest from U7." one.

[@indepth9930]

@@kaif_saiyan first thing that happens when he gets his ultimate form back is loses to piccolo, falling victim to the same problem he was ALREADY told about. Then in the tournament he beats a few nobody’s and dyspo by sacrificing himself. His team captain status is immediately forgotten by everyone as soon as it starts. It isn’t the same ultimate Gohan from z, overcoming confidence in battle. But it didn’t matter whether he was confident or not as either way he was defeated. Ultimately, pun intended, his return to his ultimate form was completely wasted. It could have been done so much better.

[@M.saipavan]

if he trained in dbsuper then he would surpass JIREN

[@7rueShadow]

Your Wish has been granted. Gohan is returning with his Ultimate Form in Super Hero as the main protagonist.

[@dustinl.7825]

Becomes the strongest non-fused being in his known universe at the time and they didnt do anything with him....that is really aggravating

[@AB-nk5wv]

They finally gave us the version of Gohan we waited almost a decade to see then had him absorbed in a few episodes. Then back to goofy Saiyaman 🤦‍♂️

[@blackjackx95]

i think gohan sounds the coolest when he powers up

[@nunees.15]

true

[@sheralikhtk5200]

But ssj2 scream was the best

[@erich1380]

Too bad the japanese scream is god awful

[@tsukino98]

@@sheralikhtk5200 yeah

[@EVERYTHING-dc2od]

kevin prithvi nah goku will always sound the best screaming

[@ATruePrince]

Everyone commenting on how strong Gohan was... and I feel sad for the people who have only watched super for they will never know...

[@alexclerk2272]

Mystic gojan is bad asss

[@dxrkbringer4506]

@@alexclerk2272 you should see ssj2 gohan in action

[@hro3087]

luckily in the DBS manga, he is highlighted in a good way

[@GreenDbz]

Kids these days will never know

[@DevilMarioProductions]

Nah Mystic Gohan was way better than SSJ2 Teen Gohan.

[@ISetYourFaceOnFire]

This power up was epic. Adult gohan's screams...the amazing faulconer score.

[@jaysonrainey8180]

Yes

[@great159]

This is teen Gohan NOT adult Gohan clown.

[@great159]

@@jaysonrainey8180 No.

[@james1311na]

@@great159 💀

[@james1311na]

@@great159 you’re trolling

[@Ryrynz2000]

This music is fucking gold.

[@TRAVISHOWRYMUSIC]

+Ryan Clemens, I love dbz, but this music is the only reason I'm watching this

[@soviet937]

Yup faulconer did it justice for sure

[@matheuspinto6008]

It's called Gohan arrives if you were wondering

[@Ryrynz2000]

+Matheus Pinto It's called Gohan Powers Up on the The Best of Dragon Ball Z Volume 3

[@chinmayadangale414]

It makes me feel so damn energetic

[@NerdTrap]

Hm... anyone else notice the change in his face from before he powered up to after? His features are so much sharper afterwards...

[@thekevinwright]

I enjoy Mystic form. The super Saiyan eyes plus the one bang with the strand?! Solid 👍🏽

[@lukehart1500]

@@thekevinwright totally agree with you brother!

[@Hunter_vp]

They ruined it in super

[@kingbt7112]

They should’ve gave him the solid white glow instead of his normal aura, and white hair

[@bigbilly9657]

Piccolo actually mentions this as Gohan arrives on the battle field.

[@diegoadam9158]

Gohan: *powers up* Videl: "oh this feels good even from a mile away"

[@kunaldevsingh5514]

I want this power in the bed too

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

Cringe

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

Cringe

[@OneEyedDragonParty]

Mystic Gohan better come back in the new Dragon Ball Super TV Series, don't fuck it up Toriyama.

[@timinatr99]

OneEyedDragonParty Yeah we need more Gohan.

[@KingQueird]

Nah man he will forget....

[@Darth_Xionn]

OneEyedDragonParty Nope, only Goku is allowed to do anything, remember?

[@Wiktorino1984]

Mac Its sad but you right all other characters is wallpaper for Goku...

[@DBZbraidZ44]

+TheCreamPuffs So true :/

[@djmankiewicz_]

1:25 this scene had me scared as a kid. White lightning crackling as he unfolds his hands. The dub music significantly helped with this. It gave the imagination infinite possibilities of the amount of power Gohan was capable of. Hindsight, it’s sad how things unfolded but at least the Super Hero film gave Gohan fans what they have been asking for.

[@CryptomanXADVENT]

Yup

[@donavanboykin9489]

Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@SWyrick366]

But sadly, it's way way way way way way way way too late for anyone to care.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Scared? Lol really?

[@lorenzoreynolds2512]

​@@GoGetYourShineboxlol right

[@Xelamorph67]

As Super Kami Guru once said "It's all downhill from here."

[@pheonyxior_5082]

Xelamorph67 Gohan - "I need an adult ? Old kai - "YOU ARE AN ADUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLT!"

[@craigfinnigan954]

paaarty pooooper

[@Jiron127]

Black should've took gohans body.........the potential inside gohan shits on goku and vegeta.

[@Mister_Awesome]

Jiron127 Come to think of it Gohan Black would have really brought Gohan back into the spotlight

[@Jiron127]

Mister Awesome Exactly......he would've had real meaning to the plot again. Not only that, but gohan black would've seriously screwed w/trunk's head. He would've been a lot stronger than goku black.

[@raymondzhang177]

interesting! please send a message to akira toriyama and then we all alter the timeline.

[@Jiron127]

Raymond Zhang It's too late lol. But think of all the underlying plots for it? Trunks old mentor returned to murder him. Goku having to fight his beloved son. Vegeta's anger because of gohan black. Piccolo's pain because of gohan black. On and on. Goku black is great, but gohan would've been better.

[@raymondzhang177]

that's why I said " please send a message to akira toriyama and then we all alter the timeline." So we can watch "Gohan Black's" arc instead of currently ongoing "Goku Black's" arc.

[@KuraiSomnium]

Me: y’all remember when gohan was a badass People who’ve only seen super: gohan was a badass???

[@klickonthat5244]

Gohan had his moments in Super.

[@AmigoRigo]

KLiCk when??? When he almost died powering up?

[@KuraiSomnium]

KLiCk sureeeeee

[@klickonthat5244]

@@KuraiSomnium All of the eliminations he made in the ToP.

[@MrShadow1995.]

Just like tien was a badass back in dragonball. Still disappointed of him in super, I thought they would make him a little better then his Z counterpart as hes always training.

[@vuyokhoza8862]

At this point he surpassed super Saiyan 3 and more.

[@hassanasad27]

He was the strongest z fighter at thus point

[@swagtachiuchiha1501]

@@hassanasad27 Imagine you're Goku and Gohan just jumps from weaker than his kid form to blitzing past your new Super Saiyan 3 in 18 hours or smth

[@willi898]

@@swagtachiuchiha1501 Well Goku knew Gohan has more potential and the fact he surpassed his dad when he was 9yo proves that it makes sense

[@lukehart7225]

@@willi898 that’s true my brother’ I’m with you on that one ☝️

[@iccermobele2280]

He just surpassed ssj blue and god

[@yonatanbendavid7777]

I want to see Gohan become powerful again and become a mystic saiyan god! Use his inner mystic power with god ki!

[@LeonEdwardsGoat]

lol me2, its already bean around 40 episodes of super me demanding this, and probably will, since black goku arc is very simmilar to cell arc (opponent with gokus cells, vegeta becomes shet, trunks becomes greater, goku gets better, now we only need some more death and destruction and we will be fine coz gohan will become gr8 again)- I have a dream - Martin Luther King

[@monkey9208]

Sven Winkler what

[@fakexsniipes2196]

YonatanbenDavid777 you are gonna get that wish in February my dude are boy is back 😎

[@quentindiaz9418]

Hell yeah, Mystic Saiyan God, i think his aura should be white or something, not normal blue for SSGSS, or red for Saiyan God, got to be different.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

I would like to see him go SS Rose, not because its better than super saiyan blue but just because it confirms that the mystic transformation involved some sort of god ki

[@demigxd5854]

Fam said, “ try believing someplace else “ 😂💯🏄🏾‍♂️

[@BallsMolosovich]

Still makes me mad how they just threw away Gohan's character development out of the window, he should have been right up there with Goku and Vegeta. Gohan deserved way better.

[@thesilentcartographer5575]

Yeah pretty sad how he opted to please the fanbase rather than confidently push on with making Gohan the endgame hero of the planet, like he intended during the Cell saga. Everyone in Japan, at the time, were Goku fans like the majority here in the U.S. nowadays.

[@jasonthepowerranger7457]

If we could get a statement saying Super is non canon, then I'd be happy. Give it the GT treatment (although I kinda liked GT) And start a new DBZ sequel, that respects characters like Gohan, Trunks, Tien, etc. Let Gohan become the main focus again

[@sanine_kun3290]

Mystic gohan stronger than super sayian😢😢but they just threw that out the window in super and turned gohan into yamcha😢😢

[@jasonthepowerranger7457]

@@sanine_kun3290 as much as I hate DBS, Gohan does great in the tournament of power, and doesn't even need a new transformation. He got as strong as Goku after only 2 days of training with Piccollo. So hes not completely shafted

[@sanine_kun3290]

@@jasonthepowerranger7457 true true but they did sort of downgrade his character, he should be on the same level with goku and vegita actually more. But you'll see even goten will surpass my boi gohan😕, hopefully the next saga he gets his time to shine again. He needs to leave the books and get back to training with the other sayians

[@zackgeorg]

Trying to ignore Dragonball super Gohan by watching this, but it makes me more sad that he lost so much of his power... His wifes father is billionaire and friends with Bulma whos also a billionair, why does he need a frekin job?

[@TheShockHaven]

Ikr smh

[@breakdancerQ]

Lol That makes Gohan's major decline evenmore sad

[@air6665]

Gohans dream was to become a scholar man. Let him be

[@breakdancerQ]

Arief Imran Roslan Well fuck him, it doesn't matter what he wants to do!! He's a saiyan gifted with great strength, and he's gonna have to train and fight like his father!!

[@DarknessXER]

You can't tell him what to do, and in fact he is still strong enough to defeat a basic random human like yourself with no effort.

[@SnackCannon]

dat static in da hand tho

[@gekko855]

Supah Bluu I keep replaying that over and over so awesome

[@700mobster]

Supah Bluu That fucking profile pic tho! ahaha 😂😂

[@jester8851]

+tim huynh you my friend are a geniusXD

[@majunior3483]

Looks like Gohan got the electro bolt plasmid

[@AImighty]

Gotta keep the pimp hand strong

[@roc5291]

Thank You Akira Toriyama. This show and the countless moments like this made millions upon millions of my generations childhoods absolutely magical. Rest in Peace.

[@zach6395]

0:29, it's really subtle, but the animation makes this one of my favorite Goku moments in the who series. You still see the same look of amazement Kid Goku had back in Dragonball

[@RangoTheMercenary]

Proud dad moment.

[@tubenachos]

"Try believing some place else." LOL

[@agentsmith9858]

Power level: above ssj 3 goku Energy waste level: regular form Best of the transformations to end buu quickly and also fight very long if needed, imo best of all forms

[@patrickrisley5923]

I will never understand why they had him go through this whole storyline only to be absorbed by BUU

[@truthboom]

i heard author intended for gohan to defeat buu but his fanbase is triggered that goku is not the one who defeat buu so he changed it

[@kaiserwave5977]

@@truthboom goku fans legit be ruining everything

[@jaysonrainey8180]

@@truthboom yup

[@babykun2439]

Pretty sure gohan was meant to end the story

[@doyoulikemypfp1254]

@@truthboom not what happened

[@commandruller]

If only Dragonball Super could get me excited like this...

[@kndjay]

GeminiStrike it did

[@youshen88]

Ultra Instinct bro😎

[@usmi92]

Thank you!!!

[@alexfgdfg9890]

It wont.

[@shanipissedoff]

GeminiStrike I feel the same way whoever right and produce tht shit is lame af with no passion

[@thatonekid2982]

Rip Akira he’s really the 🐐

[@StrumVogel]

00:08 What people say when I believe in myself.

[@reaprsxo]

1:25 when you hit a new deadlift pr without ripping open your caluses

[@gamerex9378]

And thus, Gohan received a free power up and did absolutely nothing with it. The End :(

[@mattlee7210]

It's just downright amazing that it wasn't even his full power ,his potential is damn near limitless that's why I never hated on Gohan because at the end of the day the guy is a monster. he may not be as driven as Goku or Vegeta but if he really wants to fight Gohan is definitely a force to be reckoned with.

[@chrisnichols9014]

Gohan has unlimited potential. The guy could become ridiculously op if he trained.

[@theshermantanker7043]

This _is_ his full power in base form, but he can still go Super Saiyan afterwards. He's able to reach this level with his own energy while Goku and Vegeta needed God to be on the same page, he still has amazing potential that's sadly not used

[@GlitchanBlack]

@@theshermantanker7043 Goku vs Gohan in DBS & Beast Gohan in DBS: Super Hero would like to argue (yes, Gohan broke the limits of Ultimate).

[@dillianwhyte443]

​@theshermantanker7043 If he could why didn't he against buu?? I think Mystic Gohan may have given him ridiculous base power, but it stopped him from transforming?

[@bobjilesen8450]

This is so well done! Pure raw power!!

[@zeleon8604]

*LOOKS AT HAND*...THIS..IS AWESOME... That scene had such an impact everything was perfect!!

[@KaoticReach1999]

"Awesome...now I'm gonna go prove I didn't learn a damn thing from Cell"

[@Drog2099]

Didn't it say somewhere Mystic Gohan was stronger then SSJ3 Goku?

[@TheTntman12345]

it is alot stronger that SSJ3

[@jaquanfarrell4131]

***** but mystic gohan got his ass handed to him by Super Buu (Gotenks) so........

[@Dante...]

Jaquan Farrell Buutenks > Mystic Gohan > SSJ3 Goku > Super Buu = Gotenks

[@Dante...]

***** I know but you said Super Buu was stronger than SSJ3 Goku when actually Goku is not that far from Gohan's strength.

[@Dante...]

***** Both Piccolo and Goten said Gotenks was about equal with Super Buu.

[@Cosmic-Wanderer]

Gutted vegeta wasnt here to see this. Whenever goku or gohan reach new heights its always nice to see the jealously and envy oozing out of vegeta

[@alexfgdfg9890]

This is so AWESOME, seriously the music, the power up, even the scream with the lightning makes you feel the epic power.

[@alakardglanoth]

Realistically this right here should have woken beerus up immediately lol, like WHIS WHAT THE SHIT WAS THAT?! *Edit* y'all are a bunch of buzz killingtons lol

[@noahjones9833]

Nah it still wouldnt have disturbed him, especially if ssj vegito vs gogan absorbed buu didnt, and since ultimate gohan is vastly weaker than him even in the manga after his massive unexplained power boost putting him equal to kefla

[@ShivamSharma-ho1ni]

@@noahjones9833 whenever there is a good comment there are always intellectual fuckups like you. Like what the hell dude let everyone enjoy without your stupid logic.

[@ShivamSharma-ho1ni]

@@Sexywhitechocolate2810 we learn new things everyday like how 4 fucking lines is a paragaraph

[@Sexywhitechocolate2810]

@@ShivamSharma-ho1ni not even my main point, even though 4 lines is still a paragraph stoopid

[@__-lu3xy]

@@Sexywhitechocolate2810 bro stop typing paragraphs

[@Florentinogarcia88]

"But look at him, he's normal." Goku tea bags Gohan...

[@Rude_Boi]

0:23 Gohan is so strong, he made Goku's muscles shrink.

[@naglismalisauskas1779]

he absorbed the testosterone

[@agentsmith9858]

@@naglismalisauskas1779 That's what she did last night

[@naglismalisauskas1779]

@@agentsmith9858 😃😃

[@DeionDz]

You got a nice pair of eyes buster

[@jsuperior101]

Who's here because Gohan reawakened his potential in DBS?

[@nigelholland1714]

Nah her for nostalgia

[@jeremysalazar2631]

gohan could never have the glory after cell, which is sad in my opinion

[@johnwidner496]

Can thank toriyama for that and for never letting vegeta have a victory like he deserves

[@nclark5720]

vegeta should have defeated Buu with a final flash.

[@calamorta]

+Noah Clark Nah... Vegeta should have defeated Golden Freeza, fact. They fucked up so much on that. Now, if Goku defeats Goku Black I'm done with Akira. Seriously, Goku gets all important kills, it's stupid.

[@jahmeergordy205]

Mr. calamorta he's the main character what you expect.

[@amado4249]

In Toriyamas defense, the spirit bomb was due to finally work on someone. It never did the job before.

[@drointhewind480]

RiP akira san

[@chancecarlson2023]

That crackling of lighting in his hand was magic, gohan was closer than anyone to becoming God level at this point

[@deckzone3000]

Closer? 😂 He's way stronger than any of the Gods. South Supreme Kai was the strongest we know of and Gohan is stronger.

[@Dewaynesite1]

Gohan should have been the one to go Ultra Instinct.

[@itsnimbus]

I don't know how his ultimate form doesn't have god ki since it's A supreme Kai technique

[@Dewaynesite1]

@@itsnimbus you would think.

[@Henryc00]

RIP Akira Toriyama

[@Travis371]

I remember this scene giving me the most chills ever in anime, and I'm not even a huge Gohan fan. The look on Goku's face right after Gohan blows away the Elder Kai speaks a thousand words. Until that point, he's NEVER been that impressed by his own family/allies.

[@JaysCozy]

RIP Toriyama Sensei🙏🏾

[@Dogyphil]

" *This* is awesome "

[@ti2218]

Holy shit bruh I read that comment just as Gohan said that

[@arafchowdhury2467]

Santino Garcia me too

[@robert.mcdonald]

Santino Garcia Same

[@reysvouz7511]

Same!

[@usmi92]

Indeed. Now if only DBS can match a scene like this

[@svscared]

Gohan: Sits still for 21 hours. Goku: "I'm so proud of you!!"

[@righteousfire6701]

The days where Gohan was actually the strongest

[@chrizzy.m1576]

Hell be back as the strongest in he new movie 🎥

[@Jimusmc]

@@chrizzy.m1576 and in fact he IS the strongest now according to toriyama.

[@kiontaepettis223]

He brought this same power back in the tournament of power

[@kikaa1884]

In DBZ Mystic Gohan>=SSJ3 Goku.

[@kikaa1884]

Goku have Stamina issues in SSJ3 form he can't maintain it for long so Mystic form is best

[@amv062184]

The electricity in his hand was crackling.

[@klmknop]

And now he’s gone beyond

[@SplaXie]

How many times have i watched this, so beautiful

[@blamecanada8525]

Mystic Gohan's only accomplishment was make Buu stronger

[@quemsoueuha950anos4]

Roteiro

[@francocanales4364]

Now THIS is a good song chosen for the transformation. Strong emotion, power, mystical!!

[@adonixp]

I can’t believe I wrote a comment here 11 years ago! Still an awesome video. They need to make Gohan great again!

[@astherphoenix9648]

i like how the disturbances in the surroundings differs from the other super transformations. apart from the initial shockwave, it's more like a constant wave of energy and hence you dont get pieces of land getting rekt in bursts

[@dekumatech5919]

😂I love the old kai. “Try believing somewhere else “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Lmaooooo

[@dvontechappel1579]

Faulconer’s bgm always gives chills…too bad this version of the show is gone

[@deckzone3000]

That's because the show ended a decade ago

[@renegade595]

@@deckzone3000 the show ended in 2012? What are you talking about?

[@revelwalker9426]

Never gets old....

[@everybodylieshm]

One of my all time favourite transformations, the VA nailed this and the music is just epic!

[@doyoulikemypfp1254]

Who’s here after the super hero leaks

[@ebarbosa100]

And there something even more impressive. When Gohan gets pissed at elder Kai, in other scene, he actually has an aura identical to the one he has in the movie. Really really impressive

[@patricksmith6796]

Good to see Gohan back where he belong and now he will go higher than Mystic awesome.

[@coldblizzard5880]

I love the Buu saga it’s still my favorite! And this version of Gohan is still my favorite!

[@cleverj90]

Buu saga waisted Gohan.

[@coldblizzard5880]

@@cleverj90 not really dude. Gohan was awesome this arc imo.

[@deckzone3000]

Saiyaman Gohan is your favorite huh? lol

[@coldblizzard5880]

@@deckzone3000 absolutely…those “normal life” parts of dragon ball are one of the things I love the most.

[@LegendMautPUBG]

The power up and gohan's scream makes goosebumps

[@nilanjanacharya7967]

This power up theme song is the best and it also matches with gohan 👍

[@SC-mp1lh]

This is one of my favorite moments in the series.

[@babi9229]

I always get chills. I come back from time to fine to be HIM

[@gblademan]

This scene made me cry, like HELL YEAH

[@ArlGrmes]

Toriyama really made the perfect character and squandered him because of the editors and fans. Imagine if toriyama did it his way and went through with making Gohan the main character. 😭

[@calljhonthanappls814]

It wasn't their fault Toriyama didnt feel like writing him

[@gangstagummybear3432]

He was the main character from the first episode til the episode buu absorbed him, that is when they threw him in the trash

[@nosir1479]

This power up was so strong it got Videl pregnant

[@Chaguarr]

Gohan was the strongest unfused character for so damn long, it’s sad to see how far he’s fallen

[@deckzone3000]

What are you talking about? DBZ ended with him the strongest, so he'll forever be known as the strongest.

[@alexfpower]

This was awesome, Gohan was so strong, the strongest in the universe.

[@itskeeler21]

I saw a fan theory about Super that suggests this might be foreshadowing for what is to come that I'm gonna pretend is real... Basically, with Goku's Ultra Instinct and whatever he masters beyond, he's on the path to becoming the Universe's new angel With Vegeta's Ultra Blue SS and whatever he masters beyond, he's on the path to becoming the Universe's new GoD And with Gohan's Mystic form and his seemingly limitless power well, he's on the path to becoming the Universe's new Supreme Kai I know the writing will NEVER be this good, but it's real because I choose it to be

[@adityagouravdas929]

He has now become a Beast. Worth the wait.

[@cbern95]

It gave me goosebumps the first time I watched this

[@suriya8857]

"We have such great titles now, Super Vegito, Super Buu, we might aswell rename the whole show Dragon Ball Super" Oh wait.

[@noframedrops2099]

TL;DR Asspulls and Undeserved powerups have been staples of the series since late Dragon Ball, and it's unfair to give all of it a pass while holding Dragon Ball Super to a much higher standard The above mentioned are common complaints levied against Dragon Ball Super, and they have been increasingly used since the introduction of Kale and Caulifla, particularly in the last few weeks, since the episodes have been focusing on them and now their fused form, Kefla. I think these criticisms are mostly unwarranted, because they have been big parts of the Dragon Ball series, especially in the sagas people seem to have the most love for (Namek Saga and Android Saga). In this post I'm going to attempt to compile all of the "Asspulls" and "Undeserved Powerups" of the series, that if they were shown today, would be criticized just as harshly as Dragon Ball Super currently is. It will mostly focus on the Z portion of the series because it introduced power levels which quantified the power of the characters, and made use of powerups more than the original Dragon Ball part of the series. Dragon Ball The Ultra Divine Water: This is the first real asspull powerup of the series and, unlike the Sacred Water, which was just tap water and the real powerup came from the training, is actually magic water, which allows Goku's power to go from being easily defeated by an old and weakened King Piccolo, to being able to defeat King Piccolo in his prime. Dragon Ball Z Gohan's rage boost when Raditz was hurting Goku is an undeserved powerup. There's some loose rationalization of this by saying Gohan is a half saiyan, and has a lot of potential, which I'm fine with, but by the standard people are holding DBS to, just saying someone is angry and/or has a lot of potential isn't enough to justify the massive boost in power. This rage boost allowed Gohan to do a decent amount of damage to Raditz, who was completely outclassing Goku and Piccolo at the same time. Goku, who had trained his whole life, including three years of training with Kami, and Piccolo, who was the warrior class reincarnation of King Piccolo, were unable to do anything to Raditz, while Gohan, a spoiled five year old who had never trained in his life (Chi-Chi wouldn't allow it) was able to damage him. Krillin, Tien, and Yamcha's training with Kami: Goku (who was already stronger than everyone else), after training with Kami for three years, and then training in the five year time gap between DB and DBZ, had a power level of 416, while Raditz had a power level of 1,500. In one year of training they were all able to surpass Raditz's power. Starting off weaker than Goku and with less training than Goku had, they were able to far surpass Goku's strength before his training on King Kai's planet. If we're judging this by the same standard we judge DBS, this massive increase of power would be labelled an asspull, and this is at the beginning of the series. It gets much worse later on. Goku's gravity training on the spaceship: Goku went from having a power level of a bit over 8,000 to 90,000, in five days. This is a bit less concrete, because he did use senzu beans to heal and he was training, but the speed at which he obtained this massive increase of power is a bit ridiculous. He clearly got this power because the plot necessitated that he be that strong. Vegeta's Zenkai boost after fighting Recoome: Vegeta's previous zenkai boosts had been relatively small, going from 18,000 to 24,000 at his arrival on Namek, to 30,000 after being beat by Zarbon. This Zenkai boost allowed him to easily defeat Jeice, and let him be roughly on par with First Form Frieza (I say that because after their little fight, he felt the need to transform, where Vegeta went from confident to afraid). This form of Frieza had a power level of 530,000, which is a power boost significantly higher than any he had gotten before. Gohan's rage boost against Second Form Frieza: This rage boost is even more ridiculous than the one against Raditz. Gohan's power went from weaker than Recoome (even if he got a Zenkai boost he still would have been weaker than Vegeta) to enough to do some damage to Second Form Frieza, who had a power level over 1 million. Vegeta's Zenkai boost from Krillin: This powerup is completely undeserved, and allowed Vegeta to be confident against Second Form and presumably Third Form Frieza. Goku's Zenkai boost after fighting Captain Ginyu: The most ridiculous and last mentioned Zenkai boost of the series. Goku goes from a power level of 90,000 to 3 million. Why the inconsistency in power gained from a Zenkai boost? Plot, and it surely wasn't a deserved powerup, and would most definitely be labelled an asspull. This one is kind of an aside, because it's part of his character, but Frieza's power. Unlike Goku, Frieza had never trained a day in his life, and he had a power level of 120 million at full power. For all the complaints about Frieza's four months of training and Jiren's crazy power, this is worse than both in my opinion. At least they both trained and presumably earned their power. Frieza in the Namek saga was just born like that. Vegeta's transformation into a Super Saiyan: Anime filler and dub changes aside, Vegeta became a Super Saiyan because he trained and got mad. This is nothing compared to the rage Goku experienced after seeing his childhood friend murdered in front of him. Considering the way people criticize the U6 Saiyans for getting easy transformations, this is just as bad. Vegeta became a Super Saiyan because the plot demanded it and there was a flimsy explanation thrown in. The power of Androids 17 and 18: In regards to undeserved power, these two are close to the top. An Earth scientist was able to create Androids that were significantly stronger than the previously strongest being in the universe (Frieza, and before Goku the power gap wasn't even remotely close), and had infinite stamina. People will criticize Android 17's big power boost in Super, but at least he trained. 17 and 18's power in the Android saga were so big because the plot demanded that they be stronger than a Super Saiyan. Gohan's transformation into a Super Saiyan: I'm not going to criticize the Super Saiyan 2 transformation because an ascended Super Saiyan had been referred to the whole saga and was built up well. This transformation is off screen, but Goku's instructions to Gohan are basically power up and get mad by using your imagination. Once again, another easy transformation after Goku went Super Saiyan first. At this point Super Saiyan means little and will mean even less in the next arc. Goten and Trunks getting Super Saiyan: Goten gets it while training with Chi Chi, and Trunks gets it offscreen without Vegeta's knowledge. Super Saiyan from this point forward means pretty much nothing and any Saiyan can get it with enough power. As an aside, I'd like to point out that both Goku and Vegeta achieved Super Saiyan 2 by training and getting more powerful, and considering it was during a time of peace, there was likely no emotional trigger to achieve it. This kind of shows that the key to achieving Super Saiyan 2 isn't just rage like how Gohan achieved it, but training as well. I'm kind of assuming once your power gets to a certain threshold it becomes a lot easier to achieve. Gotenks achieving Super Saiyan 3: Two kids unable to go Super Saiyan 2 being able to go Super Saiyan 3 while fused just shows how powerful fusion is, but it is an undeserved powerup. With the small time they had in the RoSaT, they were able to achieve what took Goku seven years of training while dead. They clearly achieved this because the plot demanded it, due to the power of Super Buu. Gohan getting his potential unlocked: I get that Gohan's crazy potential had been hyped up throughout the entire series, but getting his potential unlocked by Guru and achieving Super Saiyan 2 were supposed to be examples of that. After seven years of training Goku and Vegeta had barely surpassed the level Gohan had shown against Cell. This is the definition of an asspull and an undeserved powerup. After being weaker than he was seven years ago due to never training, Gohan was able to surpass Goku and Gotenks at Super Saiyan 3 by a significant margin (he easily beat Super Buu while Gotenks had to put in effort in the fight), and without the massive stamina drain of Super Saiyan 3. And he achieved this not through training, but through a magical ceremony. Now to my knowledge that should cover everything, although if I missed something tell me in the comments. I made this post not to trash on DBZ, but to show that this sort of stuff has been a staple of the series since late Dragon Ball, and that we should hold the entire franchise to the same standard, instead of holding one part of the series up on a pedestal while trashing another part for doing something that the series had been doing for years. That's not to say that Dragon Ball Super is above criticism, but a significant amount of the criticism that I see is complaining about power scaling, asspulls, and undeserved powerups. I'd also suggest that people who haven't should read the manga, because a lot of the justifications I see for the asspulls and undeserved powerups come from filler and dub changes to the series. If you've made it this far I thank you for reading my post, and I hope you liked it or it at least provoked some discussion or thought, otherwise I just wasted an hour doing this.

[@douglassmith9445]

It was this moment in all of dragon ball where no other saiyan would ever have as much potential as gohan, as we are now finally watching his potential come to reality with beast gohan in dragon ball super.

[@Walkthroughs23]

This is indeed awesome! 💪🏻

[@MissaelWTF4]

This gohan would’ve mopped the floor with kid buu 🤫

[@slashholt23]

I want this Gohan back.

[@Striderthedripper_]

You’l like the new dbs movie then

[@slashholt23]

@@Striderthedripper_ Yes but I don’t like the hair ha ha

[@justanotherrandomguyinthec1835]

Shame Beast Gohan isn't canon

[@renegade595]

@@justanotherrandomguyinthec1835 Glad it isn't canon.

[@TheGrades90]

The sort of 'clean power-up' he goes through makes this close to my favorite transformation in the series. That and the music.

[@afrotown8590]

I remember when I was little I tried to "unleash my potential" 😂😂😂

[@johntarver5684]

KZbin put this video back in my algorithm! Seeing this never disappoints me. Can’t wait for the new movie!

[@CyanicCore]

Thoughts on said movie?

[@johntarver5684]

Beast is badass! That is all. ​@@CyanicCore

[@bobonggitarista7435]

Am I the only one who thinks that gohans mystic transformation is halfway through the UI or mui?

[@andythurman8713]

This version will always be better than the the DBKai version i mean i don't think the creators understand how much impact the bruce faulconer track makes on a power up scene, it makes it so much better.

[@JOEmega64]

People always rag on the Faulconer team tracks, but there's no question that they did a much better job with EVERY heroic power-up sequence... except maybe the Godly cheese of the Japanese Trunks SSJ and Gohan SSJ2 moments, hah.

[@spiderofthehood6127]

@@JOEmega64 When Trunks transformed into a SSJ in the jap version... The music was legendary

[@thomasrobbins8499]

​@JOEmega64 who rags on the faulconer track...? I say it's awesome and a lot of other comments say so too...

[@projecteclipse1]

I love how the power up yelling just isn't yelling. You can hear Gohan feel his power from when he first started powering up from 15 then he takes that breath at 20 and just unleashes it

[@rosePetrichor]

I like how different the transformation was to the earth-shattering stuff we see in the series most of the time at this point. It was less an explosion and more just a wave of force, that rippled the water but didn't destroy the landscape. Kinda makes it clear how this is meant to be very different to a Super Saiyan.

[@ryoku4980]

0:10 When i feel down,this is legit the most motivational video to get me back on my feet! ❤