Is Vegeta the next God of Destruction for Universe 7?
While the anime version of Dragon Ball Super has “ended” for the moment with the end of the Tournament of Power Arc, the story of Dragon Ball Super has continued in the official manga.
After the Tournament of Power Arc, which saw Android 17 win the tournament for Universe 7, and Goku awakens a whole new power/transformation level with Ultra Instinct (Putting Goku on the same level as Gods like Beerus) in order to defeat Jiren (with the help of Frieza), things returned to normal for a moment. However, as it is Dragon Ball, things do not stay normal for long. The story arc after Tournament of Power is the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga (or Moro Saga as called by fans) which sees the Galatic Patrol prisoner Moro, a being who can consume power/chi from anything including people and planets, escapes and it is up to Goku, Vegeta, Grand Supreme Kai, Merus (An Angel in training), and the Galactic Patrol to contain Moro and his fellow detainees in order to save the galaxy, which they do since this is a Shonen Manga.
Dragon Ball Super’s next story arc Granola The Survivor arc is now out. Goku has learned that he’s only scratching the surface of Ultra Instinct, as the divine ability has many higher stages to reach. While Goku got to work on mastering the next stage of Ultra Instinct, Vegeta was left to question where the future of his powers lay. However, a conversation with Lord Beerus opened the door to Vegeta mastering a different godly power that could rival Goku.
Warning: Dragon Ball Super Manga Chapter 68 SPOILERS Follow!
The start of the “Granola The Survivor” arc sees Goku and Vegeta return to Beerus’ home for more training. As Whis trains Goku in progressing Ultra Instinct’s power (or “accuracy” as it’s described), Vegeta and Beerus watch from the sidelines. Beerus asks if Vegeta will be following in Goku’s footsteps to master Ultra Instinct – but Vegeta has vowed never again to chase Goku’s power-up coattails, and so Ultra Instinct is of no interest to him. Vegeta came to this conclusion after he was forced to travel to the planet Yardrat during the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga and follow in Goku’s footsteps in learning Spirit Control, unknowingly becoming stronger than Goku for a moment.
When Beerus hears that Vegeta is not interested in chasing Goku anymore, he lets Vegeta in on a little divine secret: Ultra Instinct is just one of the godly powers that can be mastered: “…Ultra Instinct ain’t the only technique of the gods,” Beerus tells Vegeta. “That’s just the Angels’ specialty. Or Did you really think us Gods of Destruction would run around using a move where you gotta keep your heart all calm and tranquil?”
Vegeta is hot and bothered for Beerus to teach him “this technique you Gods of Destruction use,” but Beerus angrily snaps that training people “ain’t in my job description.” However, even when Beerus is doing god-level destruction to Vegeta’s hopes, he always devilishly leaves the door cracked open for Vegeta’s godly power-up. Beerus invites Vegeta to follow him and observe his fight exercises, with the freedom to “steal” anything useful he observes.
This soft-launch into a Vegeta-Beerus training arc has Dragon Ball Super fans hyped in a big way. Since the series introduced and later fleshed-out the mythology surrounding Gods of Destruction, fans have dropped theories that Vegeta is the clear candidate for the job. Ultra Instinct’s zen-like requirements made fans debate whether the power-up for a character like Vegeta. Even in his reformed form, the Saiyan Prince is beloved for his gruff hot-head nature.
Now there’s godly power to go along with Vegeta’s personality type – as well as a clear path for him to grow into more than a Goku power clone. Beerus taking Vegeta under his wing is a story thread we hope grows over time.
Dragon Ball Super’s new Granola The Survivor arc is now unfolding in Free Online Manga chapters via VIZ media. Dragon Ball anime is on indefinite hiatus.
