Summary
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Ultimate Gohan was the strongest character during the Buu Saga, but Goku eventually took over as he continued his training.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku saved the universe by defeating Kid Buu, making him incredibly powerful at the end of the Buu Saga.
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Vegeta's Super Saiyan 3 form, although shown briefly, could put him on par with Goku, making the strongest character debatable.
Buu Saga of Dragon Ball was the first time in the series that the characters' power scaling went through the roof, as both the heroes and villains were leagues stronger than ever before. This was a natural path for the series to take ever since Goku first awakened the legendary Super Saiyan state in his fight against Frieza, with the Saiyans, in particular, now being the strongest characters in the series.
However, the question of who is the most powerful of them all has remained a topic of discussion ever since the story ended. Now, the exact answer to the strongest Dragon Ball character after the end of the Buu Saga and the beginning of Super is muddier than ever since Always added something new that made this question even more difficult to answer. So let's go through the end of the Buu Saga to see who the strongest character was at that time.
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The main characters in the run
Who all is part of this debate?
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Those that are underway |
Gohan, Goku, Vegeta |
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The strongest forms at the time |
Ultimate Gohan, Super Saiyan 3 Goku, Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta |
The first of the strongest Dragon Ball characters at the end of the Buu Saga is Ultimate Gohan. Although he was the first to unlock Super Saiyan 2 in his battle against Cell, Gohan had completely given up on fighting to take up other pursuits, causing him to neglect his training. This caused his previously incredible strength as a teenager to greatly decrease, despite still using the Super Saiyan 2 form. Because of this, his power meant nothing against even relatively weaker opponents like Dabura.
To compensate for this and to defeat Buu, Gohan underwent training at Kai's Sacred World, where his latent potential was unleashed. This led to a completely new and unique transformation named Ultimate Gohan, who was much stronger than all the others. This was something that could be seen in how he humiliated Super Buu, a version of Buu that was incredibly powerful, so it was amazing to see Ultimate Gohan beat him effortlessly.
Are you fighting? No, I want to kill you.
If the debate here was about the strongest hero during the events of the Buu Saga, Ultimate Gohan is without a doubt the correct choice, able to surpass even Goku himself. But towards the end of ZGohan stopped his training once more, causing Goku to overtake him once more. This was confirmed in the first episode of Dragon Ball Daimawhere it was confirmed that Goku had continued his training, making him the strongest fighter.
The power of Super Saiyan 3 Goku is legendary, as his iconic transformation was so monumental in its undertaking that Goku shook the very foundations of the universe. Not only was he stronger than regular Buu, but in his Super Saiyan 3 state he proved to be equal to Kid Buu and saved the universe from the monster. Although Ultimate Gohan has been stated to be the strongest hero in the Buu Saga, Goku's insistence on continuing his training after the events of the arc made him the strongest character going into Always.
The third option here is the one that fans currently know the least about due to its recent debut. In section 12 of Dragon Ball DaimaVegeta finally awakened his long-awaited Super Saiyan 3 state, which proved to be incredibly powerful even when used in his child form. In this form, he easily dispatched the second Tamagami in a very short time.
Currently, very little is known about this form and its limits, especially given that it was used briefly and only in Vegeta's child state. However, it can be assumed that the transformation puts Vegeta on par with Super Saiyan 3 Goku, especially since Vegeta also chose to continue his training after the end of the Buu saga.
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So who is the strongest?
The strongest after the events of the Buu Saga
As said before, if this was a debate about who the strongest character was during the events of the Buu Saga, the answer would be Ultimate Gohan hands down. It was also stated as much during his fight against Super Buu, but seen as how he gave up training until Super started, he cannot be considered the strongest Z fighter at the end of the Buu Saga going into the events of Always.
So, with Ultimate Gohan out, this only leaves Super Saiyan 3 Goku and Vegeta. Again, there's very little to take away here for Vegeta since his only fight was in his child state against an opponent who couldn't even do him a little damage, while Goku put up an equal fight against Kid Buu and held him off for quite some time. sometime. While this is a technicality, this feat alone puts Goku slightly above Vegeta, though it's still impossible to tell.
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Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation and a sequel to the 1986 Dragon Ball series. It continues the adventures of Son Goku as an adult while simulating the life of his son Gohan. Son Goku usually defends Earth from villains like Vegeta, Frieza, Cell and Majin Buu. The series is followed by Dragon Ball GT and then Dragon Ball Super.
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April 26, 1989
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Manga
- Creator
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Akira Toriyama
