History Recap / DeathBattleS09E16GogetaVSVegito

With the dust finally settled (quite literally, in fact), Wiz and Boomstick launch into their final analysis of the season to see why the Potara fusion triumphed over his Metamoran counterpart. The hosts hammer down home how this truly was a close match-up, considering that Gogeta and Vegito are comprised of the same two individuals, so any differences in power and abilities - however minor they may be - would help one fusion clinch victory over the other, and those were all mainly in the latter's ballpark. Both fusions had time limits which could be accelerated by exerting more energy to the point where Goku and Vegeta had been forced to defuse multiple times within 10 minutes at worst, but even factoring that in, Vegito still boasted a time limit which was twice as long as his opponent's: an hour to Gogeta's 30 minutes.[[note]]Best supported in ''VideoGame/DragonBallRagingBlast'' which did feature scenarios detailing a hypothetical Gogeta VS Vegito match-up; the mission which features Vegito winning is treated with more decisiveness for this very reason whereas Gogeta's winning scenario depicts him as having won just barely with his time limit about to expire.[[/note]] This afforded more breathing room for Vegito to control the fight on his terms, especially since both he and Gogeta have a shared common weakness in that Goku and Vegeta are often left too tired to attempt a second fusion in the event they defuse.

This also tied into Vegito actually being the slightly stronger of the two, due to how each fusion mechanic works. The Fusion Dance requires both halves to match their power levels exactly, which meant that whoever was stronger between Goku and Vegeta needed to lower their own power level to match the other half. Regardless of whichever half would have been stronger[[note]]The hosts posit that Goku would have likely been the stronger half, but even if Vegeta were to be considered the stronger one based on their spar from ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero'', it would have not changed the outcome; one would have still been ruled stronger and also needed to match the other half's weaker power level and any difference in power would impact the likely victor[[/note]], it still meant that Gogeta's fusion technique was already inherently weaker than Vegito's Potara earrings, which do ''not'' require said energy matching. Even if the power boost from this was miniscule, this still meant that Vegito would've already been in a position to maximize Goku and Vegeta's combined power more than Gogeta, and also meant that he could whittle down Gogeta's already shorter fusion time limit to greater effect as well.

Gogeta in theory could have simply destroyed the earrings to immediately end Vegito's fusion, but it would only have worked if he had been strong enough to overpower Vegito in the first place, much like how Goku could have only defused fellow Potara fusion Kefla by going into Ultra Instinct and overwhelming her. It is more than likely that the Potara earrings themselves are protected by the fusion character's own ki reserves, and they have only been broken in instances where the fusion is straight-up overpowered by their opponent like how most esoteric powers in ''Dragon Ball'' like Hit's time powers can be; had the earrings been destroyed by any random attack lucky enough to clip them, things would have been a lot more different.

Lastly, both Gogeta and Vegito are ruled to be near equals as far as their personalities go. While there is some debate about who is more outwardly serious and who is likely to take the fight as a joke, there have been instances of both fused characters both treating battles casually and seriously (Vegito appeared brash against Super Buu but was deathly serious against Fused Zamasu, whereas Gogeta was straight-faced in fighting Janemba but appeared very casual against Broly and Omega Shenron), meaning personality traits would not have played a role in the fight.[[note]]The episode further notes that neither Goku or Vegeta act as dominant personalities over Gogeta or Vegito's temperament.[[/note]]

Next time in Death Battle Season 10, we have two Champion-decided matchups, [[Recap/DeathBattleS10E01AntManVSAtom but first...]]

With a connecting punch, the fusions go at it, landing hits on each other until a headbutt causes the two to go Super Saiyan. Vegito tosses his Metamoran counterpart into the air, in witch he tries to finish him off with several slashes with the Spirit Sword, witch Gogeta plows through with a Kamehameha. Vegito tries to get another hit in, only for Gogeta to teleport away, resulting in a short chase around Shenrons neck and with Gogeta firing two orbs at his Potaran counterpart, who swats away one and clashes with the other. Not deterred, Gogeta calls back the discarded orb to further wound Vegito, sending them both off into the distance, but it only activates the Potaran fusions trump card: Super Saiyan Blue. As his aura nearly overpowers Gogeta's, Vegito asks if his counterpart would like to kick things into high gear. Gogeta agrees, but decides to keep things fresh by tapping into Super Saiyan 4, letting his aura grow to match Vegito's. With a chuckle, the fusions partake in another blinding clash, ending with the two using their respective empowered Kamehamehas. With the clash of the Big Bang Kamehameha and the Final Kamehameha, the lookout shatters into Snake Way. After a couple more hits, Vegito grabs his opponent by the tail and throws him into the distance...only succeeding in causing Gogeta to finally go into Super Saiyan Blue himself and rain Stardust Fall upon the Potaran fusion, who retaliates with a Savage Strike, sending them to the ocean, where Kame House overlooks the battle. As Gogeta seems to be preparing a big instant-transmission Kamehameha, Vegito tries to raise his defenses...only for Gogeta to pull the party cracker Kamehameha instead. After the slight prank, Gogeta uses the Meteor Explosion on his counterpart, sending the fusions of heir to the throne and the boy left alone into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Gogeta knows the end of the fight is near, so he decides to cut the crap and prepare his ultimate attack: the evil-purging Stardust Breaker, as Vegito prepares one last Final Kamehameha. As the rainbow orb is thrown, the Final Kamehameha is activated, yet the blue beam of ki cannot slow down the Stardust Breaker, landing a hit on Vegito...but he turns out to be none the worse for wear. Now faced with no other options, Gogeta tries to end the fight by brute forcing his way through the beam with Dragon Fist. As he nears towards Vegito, Vegito activates Kaioken at the last moment, as yet another transition happens. Back on Kami's lookout, blood drips to the floor as Vegito takes moments to breathe, looking up at what happened to his counterpart; Gogeta, now entirely stone, but with a smile plastered on his face and a stretched out fist symbolizing his absolute love for the battle. Vegito is all too pleased to return the favor, fist-bumping Gogeta's fist as his body crumbles away, and as Shenron's eyes glimmer in the distance.

* NoSell: At the fight's climax, Gogeta uses the [[MoralityGuidedAttack Stardust Breaker]] on Vegito... who is completely unaffected by it, due to both components of him being anything but villainous.

* VictoryByEndurance: What the battle ultimately boils down to in the end. While Gogeta and Vegito's powers are almost evenly matched, Vegito's fusion is based on the Potara earrings which can't be broken until he's overwhelmed while Gogeta's fusion depended on the FusionDance which made the combination less stable.

Next time in Death Battle Season 10, we have two Champion-decided matchups...

''[This recap is a work in progress]''

With the dust finally settled (quite literally, in fact), Wiz and Boomstick launch into their final analysis of the season to see why the Potara fusion triumphed over his Metamoran counterpart. The hosts hammer down home how this truly was a close match-up, considering that Gogeta and Vegito are comprised of the same two individuals, so any differences in power and abilities - however minor they may be - would help one fusion clinch victory over the other, and those were all mainly in the latter's ballpark. Both fusions had time limits which could be accelerated by exerting more energy to the point where Goku and Vegeta had been forced to defuse multiple times within 10 minutes at worst, but even factoring that in, Vegito still boasted a time limit which was twice as long: an hour to Gogeta's 30 minutes.[[note]]Best supported in ''VideoGame/DragonBallRagingBlast'' which did feature scenarios detailing a hypothetical Gogeta VS Vegito match-up; the mission which features Vegito winning is treated with more decisiveness for this very reason whereas Gogeta's winning scenario depicts him as having won just barely with his time limit about to expire.[[/note]] This afforded more breathing room for Vegito to control the fight on his terms, especially since both he and Gogeta have a shared common weakness in that Goku and Vegeta are often left too tired to attempt a second fusion in the event they defuse.

This also tied into Vegito actually being the slightly stronger of the two, due to how each fusion mechanic works. The Fusion Dance requires both halves to match their power levels exactly, which meant that whoever was stronger between Goku and Vegeta needed to lower their own power level to match the other half. Regardless of whichever half would have been stronger[[note]]The hosts posit that Goku would have likely been the stronger half, but even if Vegeta were to be considered the stronger one based on their spar from ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero'', it would have not changed the outcome; one would have needed to match the other half's weaker power level and any difference in power would impact the likely victor[[/note]], it still meant that Gogeta's fusion technique was already inherently weaker than Vegito's Potara earrings, which do ''not'' require said energy matching. Even if the power boost from this was miniscule, this still meant that Vegito would've already been in a position to maximize Goku and Vegeta's combined power more than Gogeta, and also meant that he could whittle down Gogeta's already shorter fusion time limit to greater effect as well.

Gogeta in theory could have simply destroyed the earrings to immediately end Vegito's fusion, but it would only have worked if he had been strong enough to overpower Vegito in the first place, much like how Goku could have only defused fellow Potara fusion Kefla by going into Ultra Instinct and overwhelming her. It is more than likely that the Potara earrings themselves are protected by the fusion character's own ki reserves, and they have only been broken in instances where the fusion is straight-up overpowered by their opponent; had the earrings been destroyed by any random attack lucky enough to clip them, things would have been a lot more different.

** When Boomstick hears Fu's full title and genetic makeup thanks to Wiz, he asks "[[WhoWritesThisCrap Is this fanfiction?]]". In Trunks VS Silver he compared ''Dragon Ball Heroes'' to fanfiction.

* ColorContrast: During the fight, Gogeta assumes his Super Saiyan 4 form, giving him red hair and a matching aura to contrast the blue hair and aura of Vegito's Super Saiyan Blue. However, Gogeta eventually goes Super Saiyan Blue, as well.

Death Battle's ninth season is about to end, and what better way to cap the year off in style by examining one of the biggest dream matches in ''Dragon Ball'' history, given how many of Creator/AkiraToriyama's own creations have been such a part of the show's many incredible episodes? For years, fans have seen sworn rivals Goku and Vegeta combine their forces into two godly entities that very few have managed to defeat - one through the Fusion Dance invented by the Metamorans and the other through the Potara earrings favored by the Kai, and in turn, this has led to many debates on which fusion method maximized their combined strengths the best. Considering that both Gogeta and Vegito have only had 3 shared appearances within mainline canon, Wiz and Boomstick decide to evaluate ''all'' of ''Dragon Ball'' media and more to compare and contrast both fusions and see which one of them can finally lay claim to being the superior one [[TitleDrop in a death battle!]]

With the dust finally settled (quite literally, in fact), Wiz and Boomstick launch into their final analysis of the season to see why the Potara fusion triumphed over his Metamoran counterpart. The hosts hammer down home how this truly was a close match-up, considering that Gogeta and Vegito are comprised of the same two individuals, so any differences in power and abilities - however minor they may be - would help one fusion clinch victory over the other, and those were all mainly in the latter's ballpark. Both fusions had time limits which could be accelerated by exerting more energy to the point where Goku and Vegeta had been forced to defuse multiple times within 10 minutes at worst, but even factoring that in, Vegito still boasted a time limit which was twice as long: an hour to Gogeta's 30 minutes.[[note]]Best supported in ''VideoGame/DragonBallRagingBlast'' which did feature scenarios detailing a hypothetical Gogeta VS Vegito match-up; the mission which features Vegito winning is treated with more decisiveness for this very reason whereas Gogeta's winning scenario depicts him as having won just barely.[[/note]] This afforded more breathing room for Vegito to control the fight on his terms, especially since both he and Gogeta have a shared common weakness in that Goku and Vegeta are often left too tired to attempt a second fusion in the event they defuse.

Ultimately, while both mighty warriors truly embodied the ideal of beings greater than the sum of their parts, Vegito boasted the very few low-key yet still notable enough advantages needed to surpass Gogeta and earn his place as the superior fusion between the two.

This also tied into Vegito actually being the slightly stronger of the two, due to how each fusion mechanic works. The Fusion Dance requires both halves to match their power levels exactly, which meant that whoever was stronger between Goku and Vegeta needed to lower their own power level to match the other half. Regardless of whichever half would have been stronger[[note]]The hosts posit that Goku would have likely been the stronger half, but even if Vegeta were to be considered the stronger one based on their spar from ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero'', it would have not changed the outcome; one would have needed to match the other half's weaker power level and any difference in power would make a difference[[/note]], it still meant that Gogeta's fusion technique was already inherently weaker than Vegito's Potara earrings, which do ''not'' require said energy matching. Even if the power boost from this was miniscule, this still meant that Vegito would've already been in a position to maximize Goku and Vegeta's combined power more than Gogeta, and also meant that he could whittle down Gogeta's already shorter fusion time limit to greater effect as well.

The dust has finally settled... quite literally, in fact. Gogeta's ashes are scattered to the winds, with both combatants appreciative of the epic clash; Wiz and Boomstick launch into their final analysis of the season to see why the Potara fusion triumphed over his Metamoran counterpart. The hosts hammer down home how this truly was a close match-up, considering that Gogeta and Vegito are comprised of the same two individuals, so any differences in power and abilities - however minor they may be - would help one fusion clinch victory over the other, and those were all mainly in the latter's ballpark. Both fusions had time limits which could be accelerated by exerting more energy to the point where Goku and Vegeta had been forced to defuse multiple times within 10 minutes at worst, but even factoring that in, Vegito still boasted a time limit which was twice as long: an hour to Gogeta's 30 minutes.[[note]]Best supported in ''VideoGame/DragonBallRagingBlast'' which did feature scenarios detailing a hypothetical Gogeta VS Vegito match-up; the mission which features Vegito winning is treated with more decisiveness for this very reason whereas Gogeta's winning scenario depicts him as having won just barely.[[/note]] This afforded more breathing room for Vegito to control the fight on his terms, especially since both he and Gogeta have a shared common weakness in that Goku and Vegeta are often left too tired to attempt a second fusion in the event they unfuse.

Gogeta in theory could have simply destroyed the earrings to immediately end Vegito's fusion, but it would only have worked if he had been strong enough to overpower Vegito in the first place, much like how Goku could have only defused fellow Potara fusion Kefla by going into Ultra Instinct. It is more than likely that the Potara earrings themselves are protected by the fusion character's own ki reserves, and they have only been broken in instances where the fusion is straight-up overpowered by their opponent; had the earrings been destroyed by any random attack lucky enough to clip them, things would have been a lot more different.

** Gogeta's final attack before losing to Vegito is Dragon Fist, [[Recap/DeathBattleS01E25GokuVSSuperman the exact same attempted finisher Goku tried in his first fight with Superman]], and just like before, it failed against Vegito. Hilariously enough, ''Vegito's'' final attack is firing off a Kamehameha in an attack clash before using the Kaioken to finish the job, much like Goku did in the climax of the aforementioned battle, which proves much more successful here.

* NoSell: At the fight's climax, Gogeta uses the [[MoralityGuidedAttack Stardust Breaker]] on Vegito. While it does make Vegito flinch (due to his [[ReformedButNotTamed Vegeta]] half), he's otherwise unaffected by it.

Death Battle's ninth season is about to end, and what better way to cap the year off in style by examining one of the biggest dream matches in ''Dragon Ball'' history given how many of Akira Toriyama's own creations have been such a part of the show's many incredible episodes. For years, fans have seen sworn rivals Goku and Vegeta combine their forces into two godly entities that very few have managed to defeat - one through the Fusion Dance invented by the Metamorans and the other through the Potara earrings favored by the Kai, and in turn, this has led to many debates on which fusion method maximized their combined strengths the best. Considering that both Gogeta and Vegito have only had 3 shared appearances within mainline canon, Wiz and Boomstick decide to evalute ''all'' of ''Dragon Ball'' media and more to compare and contrast both fusions and see which one of them can finally lay claim to being the superior one [[TitleDrop in a death battle!]]

To start our fusion fight to the finish, we first go back to the year 1995, the movie Anime/DragonBallZFusionReborn is on the big screen and you're eager to watch, during the final leg of the film ''it'' happens, after struggling to defeat the monster Janemba, Goku and Vegeta were forced to one final option, utilising fusion to become a warrior strong enough to defeat the incarnation of evil, Gogeta.

As the result of the power of the Saiyan Prince and the low class hero combined, Gogeta is far more powerful than the sum of his parts and is the result of the signature technique of the seldom seen Metamorans, the Fusion Dance. The Dance is a literal personification of the phrase "only as strong as it's weakest link" with the fusees having to match power in order for the Dance to be successful, usually by the stronger fusee lowering his power to match his partner and even then if performed incorrectly can create fighters even weaker than the fusees themselves.

While Gogeta's battle with Janemba is considered non-canon, Gogeta would make his canon debut twenty years later when Goku and Vegeta were forced to fuse again in order to take down the berserk Legendary Super Saiyan, Broly. While capable of using Goku and Vegeta's techniques, Gogeta also has access to techniques entirely unique to him, such as Big Bang Kamehameha, Stardust Fall, Meteor Explosion and his ultimate move, Stardust Breaker, a rainbow colored ki blast capable of purging evil from its opponent, such as when Janemba was hit with it, his body broke apart due to being MadeOfEvil.

Over the years, Gogeta has attained access to many forms, including Super Saiyan, the divine Super Saiyan Blue and in the GT Continuity, delved into his Saiyan heritage to access Super Saiyan 4 to fight the shadow dragon, Omega Shenron. While GT Goku states that Super Saiyan 4 makes its user more aggressive, it doesn't show with Gogeta, who ends up being playful and prone to messing with his opponent.

While Gogeta is powerful, he's not permanent. Like most Metamoran fusions such as Gotenks, Gogeta can only be around for half an hour before he defuses back into Goku and Vegeta and the fusion's time limit can be shortened if he expends energy too quickly, such as when he defused in his fight with Omega Shenron in ten minutes, though against Broly, Gogeta maintained the fusion's full time limit even when striking the Legendary Super Saiyan hard enough to shatter reality, and he was simply in base Super Saiyan at the time, he wasted little time in defeating him once he turned Super Saiyan Blue and Whis even implied that Gogeta could take on the God of Destruction, Beerus.

In the ''Heroes'' continuity, Gogeta was able to defeat Goku Black, Hearts and ''two'' Gogetas could take on Fu, the latter of which had DNA from Saiyans, Earthlings, Namekians, Majins and Demons and was believed by Hearts to be capable of being comparable to the Omni-King Zeno, who could erase entire multiverses with a wave of his hands. And one Gogeta would gain access to Super Saiyan Blue Evolved, the same form Vegeta gained access to in the Tournament of Power, and the other would attain the form of Super Full Power Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker, which due to both fighting side by side, implies that both forms are comparable to each other.

In the 1995 Weekly Jump Issue 28, Gogeta was stated that as long as he didn't take longer than thirty minutes, he would beat Vegito and in VideoGame/DragonBallRagingBlast, a "What If?" scenario of Gogeta and Vegito fighting ended with the Metamoran fusion victorious, though he was nearly about to defuse afterwards. Truly, Gogeta has proven his place among Dragon Ball's upper echelons of heavy hitters.

With our first fusion covered, we now focus on the second fusion of Goku and Vegeta; It's Spring in the year 1995, the dreaded monster known as Majin Buu threatened the safety of Earth, forcing Goku and Vegeta to resort to fusion, though this time, Goku didn't have time to teach his rival a dance routine that the prince would end up despising, leading them to utilise a different method, a pair of earrings worn by the divine Supreme Kais known as the Potara which when the Saiyans wore each on opposite ears, caused the duo to combine to become Vegito.

Much like his Dance counterpart, Vegito has many techniques that are entirely his own, such as the Final Kamehameha, which is charged like the Final Flash but fired like the Kamehameha, a ki blade called the Spirit Sword, a barrier known as the Saiyan Shield, and a barrage of five ki blasts known as the Banshee Blast. With these and the combined power of Goku and Vegeta, Vegito was able to handily keep up with Buu even after the latter absorbed Gohan and in his Super Saiyan form could keep fighting even when turned into a piece of candy by the Majin's Transfiguration Beam, which is comparable to how his fusee Vegeta could break free from the wizard Babidi's mind control beforehand or when Goku would later break through the Time Skip of the assassin from Universe 6, Hit, with Kaio-Ken, when a person has higher ki than another, that person can override the other's abilities.

Later Vegito would gain access to divine ki and Super Saiyan Blue, which helped in his fight with the similarly fused deity, Merged Zamasu, though like Gogeta, he ended up cutting his time short to forty minutes in the manga and ten minutes in the anime. Originally, Potara fusion was considered permanent, but would later be retconned to only being permanent when involving a Supreme Kai, with the fusion otherwise lasting for an hour at most and have their own set of rules, such as if the fusees are transformed when they fuse, the fusion can't power down, which can run the risk of wasting energy and time and the fusion being sustained by the earrings themselves rather than the fusion's body.

In Dragon Ball Heroes, Vegito would end up gaining access to Super Saiyan 4 much like his Dance counterpart and has also fought similar opponents, such as the ancient Saiyan Cumber and the Dark King Mechikabura. Daizenshuus 4 and 7, two Dragon Ball Encyclopedias, both stated that Potara fusion was superior to the Fusion Dance and Elder Kai also stated this, though this may have been under the belief that Potara fusion was permanent so there would be no reason to hold back to avoid running out a time limit. But despite the limit, Vegito is certainly just as much a force to be reckoned with as his Dance counterpart.

->'''Boomstick:''' Gogeta was gonna need ''meta-more'' than that to beat Vegito! Sorry Wiz, I know that pun was ''Potara-ble''!\\

This also tied into Vegito actually being the slightly stronger of the two, due to how each fusion mechanic works. The Fusion Dance requires both halves to match their power levels exactly, which meant that whoever was stronger between Goku and Vegeta needed to lower their own power level to match the other half. Regardless of whichever half would have been stronger[[note]]The hosts posit that Goku would have likely been the stronger half, but even if Vegeta were to be considered the stronger one based on their spar from ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero'', it would have not changed the outcome[[/note]], it still meant that Gogeta's fusion technique was already inherently weaker than Vegito's Potara earrings, which do ''not'' require said energy matching. Even if the power boost from this was miniscule, this still meant that Vegito would've already been in a position to maximize Goku and Vegeta's combined power more than Gogeta, and also meant that he could whittle down Gogeta's already shorter fusion time limit to greater effect as well.

Lastly, both Gogeta and Vegito are ruled to be near equals as far as their personalities go. While there is some debate about who is more outwardly serious and who is likely to take the fight as a joke, there have been instances of both fused characters both treating battles casually and seriously (Vegito appeared brash against Super Buu but was deathly serious against Fused Zamasu, whereas Gogeta was straight-faced in fighting Janemba but appeared very casual against Broly and Omega Shenron), meaning personality traits would not have played a role in the fight.

Ultimately, while both mighty warriors truly embodied the ideal of beings greater than the sum of their parts, Vegito boasted the very few low-key yet still notable enough advantages needed to surpass Gogeta and earn his place as the superior fusion between the two.