On several occasions throughout the saga dedicated to the survivor of Granolah Dragon Ball great, Toriyama and Toyotaro took the reader 40 years back in time and focused on what happened to Baddack during the invasion of the planet Cereal and the collision with gas. But what is the meaning of what is shown?
The discovery of Monaito des Scouter owned by Baddack has drawn the protagonists’ attention back to Goku’s father in hopes of finding out how he actually managed to defeat Gas years ago. The conclusion of the confrontation, narrated in chapter 83, revealed itself an impressive evolution of Bardock, able to tap into a mysterious power that allowed him to easily defeat the Heeters.
However, based on the data collected by Bardock’s scouter, it seems difficult to extrapolate vulnerabilities or strategies to be implemented against gas, even considering that this is the case Desired by Elec it’s vastly more powerful now than it was 40 years ago. However, an inner change in Goku remains possible, which could develop after hearing his father’s voice and coming into contact with this original Saiyan pride his form of Ultra Instinct.
Let us know what you think of the narrative value of the flashback dedicated to Bardock in the comments. Finally we leave you with the predictions of Chapter 84 of Dragon Ball Super.
