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Goku Black was honestly better than expected. Ngl the concept of an evil Goku wasn’t appealing to me and an odd choice for a villain for Future Trunks but Goku Black kinda carried the anime version of the arc more or less. The manga version of Black was okay but the anime did it better imo.
Feb 22, 2024 · In this video we take a look at how the PHY Goku Black (Super Saiyan Rose) unit performs in DBZ Dokkan battle at 55% in the hidden potential system.
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Goku Black (ゴクウブラック, Gokū Burakku), also known as Zamasu (ザマス, Zamasu), though usually referred to as Black (ブラック, Burakku), is an alternate incarnation of Zamasu and a former North Kai and Supreme Kai apprentice serving his former master Gowasu from the unaltered main timeline within Universe 10. He serves as the main antagonist of the "Future" Trunks Saga of Dragon Ball Super.
Black visited Universe 6, went to the Super Dragon Balls from the unaltered main timeline within that universe, summoned Super Shenron from said timeline, wished to switch bodies with Goku from the unaltered main timeline within Universe 7, and Super Shenron granted Goku Black's wish. Goku Black sought to destroy all mortals alongside Future Zamasu, an alternate counterpart of him.
It was revealed in an interview with Akira Toriyama that the inspiration for Goku Black originated from the "copy of the hero" idea in media such as "False Ultra Man" of the Ultraman series or "False Kamen Rider" of the Kamen Rider franchise.
His original appearance is the same as his future timeline counterpart, being an above-average height Kai of slim built and green skin, along with a white Mohawk. However, after killing his former master, Gowasu, he wore his matching set of green with gold chains Potara earrings. After Goku Black's wish to switch bodies with Goku from the unaltered main timeline within Universe 7 was granted by Super Shenron from the unaltered main timeline within Universe 6, the Saiyan body underwent some physical changes. While Goku Black is still essentially identical, he has a slightly darker skin tone and more "defined" eyes, along with a somewhat leaner physique.
His hair is also a noticeably dark shade of black with only four front spikes and three back ones. While initially wearing his Supreme Kai attire, after his wish to switch bodies with the Saiyan was granted, he began wearing a grey dogi, a long-sleeved black undershirt with a turtleneck, a red sash, black pants and pointy white boots. He also gave the right Potara earring to his future counterpart while still wearing the other earring on his left ear. In the anime, he also wears a Time Ring on his right index finger, while in the manga, his counterpart is entrusted with wearing it. Also, in the manga, he has thick black outlines around his eyes, similar to those who fell under the control of Babidi's Manipulation Sorcery.
Before acting on his dark impulses, as Zamasu, he was a calm and patient individual, willing to listen to his teacher's words. However, he long harbored an utter hatred for mortals, perceiving them as a blasphemy and the gods' greatest mistake. He came to hate the gods for not doing anything about their "mistake". After giving in to his desires, Zamasu mercilessly killed his former master as his first step down a dark path. Despite his cruel, aggressive, and certainly unsympathetic actions, even to his own kind, Zamasu feels perfectly vindicated, truly seeing no evil in his actions. He scoured several timelines for proof that mortals are a corruption of existence that prevents it from becoming a true paradise.
He uses mortals as the scapegoat for his misdeeds, using Future Trunks' violation of time travel as justification for his and Future Zamasu's morally questionable goal of exterminating all life (similar to Android 13, who also uses mortal shortcomings to justify his carnage). He believes that humanity has only continued to exist for all this time because the gods are too prideful to acknowledge their failure in creating mortals. Also, rather than using the Super Dragon Balls from the unaltered main timeline within Universe 6 to wish for mortals to be exterminated, he wished to switch bodies with Goku from the unaltered main timeline within Universe 7, displaying his infatuation with the Saiyan. This suggests that he wanted to destroy mortals by himself, as he believed that it was his own responsibility as if he were the Supreme God.
Goku Black retains his past self's politeness and is graceful during his first fight with Goku as Black. On the whole, however, he became much more emotional upon his wish to switch bodies with the Saiyan being granted. After becoming Goku Black, he gained many opposite characteristics to his host body's personality. Like his future counterpart, he is extremely sadistic, callous, bloodthirsty, and hypocritical. Despite believing that killing the vast majority of the Earthlings, including Bulma, to be "justice", he displays considerable blood lust. He delights in the anger of Goku from the main timeline within Universe 7 over him killing Chi-Chi and Goten from the unaltered main timeline within said universe. Goku Black showed brutality and ruthless savagery, such as when he coldly tortures his foes/targets, hoping to extend their suffering as much as possible. An example is when he fractured Future Trunks' arm and shot a barrage of ki blasts at his defenseless opponent. Somewhat of a masochist, Black revels in others inflicting pain on himself, both from his newfound passion for battle and personal drive to grow stronger from every attack that strikes his new body. This trait seems to have been drawn somewhat from Goku from said timeline within said universe. Somewhat unhinged, he occasionally bursts into deranged laughter, as shown when he fought Goku from the main timeline within said universe for the first time. He undergoes sudden shifts in mood, as seen when he explains his motivation for wiping out mortals.
While willing to kill regardless, he prefers and desires to fight strong opponents, even holding back his full power in order to further enjoy a fight, always keeping it just ahead of his opponent's. Black shares the determination of Goku from the unaltered main timeline within said universe, never letting up on a goal once he sets his mind on it, as he vowed to find Future Trunks after he escaped to the past. He also shares Goku's sense of general independence, wishing to grow stronger through his own personal effort rather than taking shortcuts, despite his entire existence as Goku Black being a shortcut to power - a distinct difference from his counterpart. Unlike Future Zamasu, who views immortality as an ideal trait worthy of a god, Black openly stated his disinterest in such a power. He is vain; when he first revealed his Super Saiyan Rosé form, he described it as beautiful, towering above "the whole universe", and stated to Goku that he should rejoice, as he had reached the height of beauty by his hand.
In the manga, Black's personality is drastically different from his anime counterpart. While Black in the anime always manages to stay calm and never lose his composure, even when losing a battle, Black in the manga is more prone to losing his composure the moment things do not go his way. When losing his battle against Vegeta from the main timeline within said universe, he breaks down in a fit of rage. The difference in their personality is also reflected in their contrasting fighting styles. Black, in the anime, performs attacks with finesse and flamboyance. Black, in the manga, prefers using brute force alone to overwhelm his enemies, taking a more aggressive fighting style. The difference in personalities is likely due to Black in the manga never meeting Goku personally prior to their encounter in the future timeline - he never had a personal connection with Goku.
This ultimately resulted in none of Goku's traits, such as composure when fighting or passion for battle. Similarly, his relationship with Future Zamasu in the manga was significantly different than in the anime. In the latter, he and Future Zamasu genuinely considered each other kindred allies. In the manga, Goku Black considered Future Zamasu to merely be a pawn, while Future Zamasu likewise considered Black contemptible for forsaking his divine body, for the sake of power. At one point, when they were on the ropes, they were even willing to turn on each other briefly. Black was also more sadistic in the manga, as evidenced when he not only proceeded to mortally wound the standard Gowasu when the latter attempted to talk sense into Goku Black, but also asked rhetorically while stabbing him whether Gowasu really thought it would have worked a "third time", referring to Gowasu's earlier attempts at talking him out of his plans.
Background
He and the Zamasu from the altered main timeline were originally the same entity. However, Future Trunks time travelling to the past altered the present, main timeline's original history, and Beerus destroying the Zamasu in the altered main timeline split the timeline. Thus, the Zamasu who became Goku Black is - or was - exactly the same individual and has all of the same histories as the Zamasu from the altered present timeline prior to his destruction at Beerus' hand. Due to the powers of the Time Ring, the death of the present Zamasu from the altered main timeline, due to Beerus, did not affect him. Zamasu was originally the North Kai of Universe 10. However, due to his prodigious fighting skill, he was selected to become a Supreme Kai-in-training under one of the current Supreme Kai, Gowasu. With his continuous distrust of mortals and growing dismay of the Kais' passive and indirect influence of the universe's development, he ultimately rejected his teachings and went rogue, developing his Project Zero Mortals. To which, his ultimate goal became to annihilate all mortals and gods in a specific timeline, then build up from there, to purge all mortals and gods from all of existence with it, making the multiverse - in his perspective - a "beautiful utopia", rid of the mortals who ruin it and the gods who do nothing to stop them. Requiring a Time Ring for his plans, Zamasu killed Gowasu and took his Potara to become a Supreme Kai, so he could wield the Time Ring. For the next part of his plan, in the anime learning of Goku's might surpassing even that of the Supreme Kais, Zamasu went into the future with a Time Ring, gathered the Super Dragon Balls and wished to switch bodies with Goku. Upon his wish being granted, he decided to erase all personal ties to Goku's past by killing Goku and his family, and took the name of Son Goku for himself. In the manga, Zamasu swapped bodies with Monaka - the victor of the Tournament of Destroyers, however upon realizing that Monaka was, in fact, weak, he swapped bodies with Goku instead. Despite his newfound power, Zamasu needed to find a reality without a God of Destruction, still fearing their intrusion into his plans. With that being said, Zamasu began travelling to various parallel realities in search of someone with the ideal settings so he could act initially unnoticed. Eventually, he found one in Future Trunks' reality where the final Supreme Kai of Universe 7, Shin, was killed in a battle to defeat Babidi and Dabura, thereby killing Future Beerus due to the life-link. He also met his counterpart from that timeline, Future Zamasu, immediately allying with him shortly after killing Future Gowasu. The two then gathered the Super Dragon Balls and first wished for Future Zamasu to become immortal. They then travelled another year into the future to wish for the Super Dragon Balls to destroy themselves and stealthily annihilated all the Supreme Kais of that reality (which thereby killed the other Gods of Destruction) to leave their path of destruction unchallenged. Beginning the main part of his plans, Zamasu travelled to many different planets and destroyed all life on them for "the sake of justice" under the name, "Son Goku". Upon his arrival on Earth, he goes on a rampage, his first attack causing half of mankind to be wiped out. Since his arrival, Zamasu became known as a terrifying warrior only known as Goku Black. Those who survived formed resistance cells, with Mai leading them. Trunks was also a huge aid to the resistance and many times came face to face with Black but would be unable to defeat him. At one point, Mai and the Resistance attempted to lead Black into an area rigged with remote-detonated explosives, but Black emerged unscathed. Trunks then confronted Black who then explained his motives for destroying humanity being his views of the human race as violent and corrupt and a failed creation of the Gods. Black effortlessly defeated Trunks but the Saiyan was able to escape with Mai when she blinded Black with a flash grenade.
Resurrection ‘F’
In the midst of causing destruction, Black began to sense Trunks' ki, so he pursued him. After Black caught sight of Trunks, he fired several ki blasts at the fleeing Saiyan but failed and he was hit by a ki blast himself. Regardless, he still manages to defeat Trunks and prepares to finish him off with a Black Power Ball. However, Mai saves Trunks by throwing a flash grenade at Black and then they both quickly escaped. After Black regained his sight, Black stated that Trunks could not run forever.
Dragon Ball Fusions
During the time of the Timespace Tournament, Present Zamasu is summoned by Goku Black to act as his ally, the two decide to use the Timespace Rift for their own ends to exterminate mortals. Upon being forced into battle with Tekka's team and Future Trunks, Zamasu and Goku Black fuse together into Fused Zamasu. It is then discovered by the group that other Timespace's are disappearing, and Fused Zamasu reveals that this is because his comrades are wiping them out. Fused Zamasu then summons his comrades - four other Zamasus from other Timespaces - two of which are Goku Blacks. The group realize that the Zamasus are linked to Fused Zamasu, and that is how they are able to stay in this Timespace, and so decide they must defeat him. The two Goku Blacks turn Super Saiyan Rosé and the battle begins. Fused Zamasu is defeated in the end.
Xenoverse 2
During the events of "Future" Trunks Saga, Goku Black and Future Zamasu somehow manage to change history. Chronoa and Old Kai then tell the Future Warrior to help Future Trunks to go back in time with the Time Machine while Future Warrior helps Goku to fight Goku Black. Before Goku Black gets pulled by the time and space distortion and destroys the Time Machine, he notices something strange with his Time Ring while fighting the Future Warrior. After another change in history, the two Future Warriors go to Future Trunks' timeline to help Vegeta to fight Super Saiyan Rosé Goku Black. During the fight, Goku Black notices his Time Ring acting up again, knowing there was something familiar about the Future Warriors. After returning to the Time Nest, Goku Black asks Future Zamasu how should they deal with the Time Patrol, telling him that it will require some patience. Goku Black and Future Zamasu then fight against the Future Warrior and Super Saiyan Rage Future Trunks. After everything returning to normal, Goku Black and Future Zamasu manage to make another change in history during their final battle against the Dragon Team by bringing Turles, Broly, Janemba, Lord Slug, and Cooler due to the Time Rift Goku Black has created with his scythe. Black and Zamasu then had no choice but to fuse into Fused Zamasu. In the Infinite History Saga DLC, Dabura changes history so that Goku Black and Zamasu gain a new ally in the form of Future Jiren. Not to let things be terribly one-sided, Fu sends in Tapion to help Trunks, the Future Warrior and their Mentor. If the Mentor brought in ends up being Captain Ginyu, then Ginyu will hit Goku Black with his Body Change, once more putting Ginyu in Goku's body, but leaving the alternate Zamasu trapped in the much weaker Ginyu's body. Though Ginyu is taken out of the fight, he gloats over outwitting someone who got the power he did by stealing their body. Trapped in this weaker body, Zamasu-Ginyu is easily struck down, ending his threat once and for all.
Before switching bodies with Goku, Zamasu was already a fighting prodigy and easily the strongest Kai to ever live, he was also capable of moving the planet-sized Super Dragon Balls. After stealing Goku's body and gaining the Saiyan's might and abilities while in unison retaining his Supreme Kai powers, his skills and power greatly increased, repeatedly proving to be a highly dangerous opponent. Immediately after taking Goku's body (having not even unlocked the ability to become a Super Saiyan) he is able to kill Goku in Zamasu's body.
Anime
Black in his base form is strong enough to easily beat Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks. It is stated by Future Trunks that Black in his base form is at least equal if not somewhat stronger than Super Saiyan 3 Goku. In his first fight against Goku, his base form is roughly on par with Super Saiyan 2 Goku as neither gained a clear advantage, albeit the fight ended with Black sustaining noticeable exhaustion and battering while Goku was basically unharmed. However, Future Trunks noted after Black and Goku's first fight in the past that Black was stronger in the future, meaning that Black wasn't using all of his power during his fight with Goku. When Black returned to the future, he noted that from copying Goku's fighting style and experiencing the mighty Saiyan's blows, his power increased significantly. With his newfound might and skill, in his base state he was able to catch Vegeta off-guard and appear before him before Vegeta could realize it. He could also shrug off blows from Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta and even managed to knock him back.
Upon transforming into Super Saiyan Rosé, he easily defeated Vegeta with a surprise piercing blade attack. Immediately afterwards, he performs similarly against Goku, quickly pressuring Goku. Continuing his fight with Goku, and due to Future Zamasu's interference, a full force hit from a Super Black Kamehameha was able to defeat Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks. In the third fight, he fends off Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks simultaneously. When Super Saiyan Blue Goku powers up from his rage, while brutally overwhelming Black, Black was able to quickly recover, and once again imprints on the experience to further increase his might and viciously retaliates, nearly killing Goku. However, upon Goku and Vegeta's return, Black was completely overwhelmed by Vegeta's power increase.
Upon recognizing the Saiyans' ability to also gain strength through anger, Black incorporate this by using his universal anger, stabbing his God Split Cut into his hand and revealing a new scythe version, making him stronger. With this scythe, Black was able to create a large rift in space in one swing, feeding off an evil energy that blocked Goku's usage of the Instant Transmission. Vegeta, Goku, Future Zamasu, and even Goku Black himself were unsure on what he had done, even stating that his enhanced power had even surpassed his own understanding.
Manga
Super Saiyan Rosé (超スーパーサイヤ人じんロゼ, Sūpā Saiya-jin Roze) is a divine form that can only be accessed by Goku Black which matches Super Saiyan Blue in strength.[4][5] In the Dragon Ball Super anime, as well as Dragon Ball Fusions, this form is the result of a divine Saiyan transforming into the first Super Saiyan form,[6][7] while in the manga and most other media ...
Goku Black states that his "divine rage" is what gave the Sickle of Sorrow form and continues to fuel its strength. Though its large size makes its attacks relatively slow, the giant slashes it launches are capable of tearing through spacetime itself and creating dimensional rifts .
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Transforms into Goku Black (Super Saiyan Rosé) (Scythe) for 5 turns Can be activated starting from the 3rd turn from the start of battle or when facing a “ Pure Saiyans ” or “ Hybrid Saiyans ” Category enemy or when this character has performed 4 or more super Attacks
