History DragonBallSuper / TropesUToZ

* WealthyEverAfter: The Son family. In the beginning of the ''Super'' series, Mr. Satan meets with Goku and Goten while they're working to stave off the poverty Chi-Chi had mentioned they were facing back during the Buu Saga, giving them the insane windfall of ''one hundred million Zeni''. While this is in part due to Mr. Satan being happy about winning the "World Peace Prize", it's mostly in due recognition for Goku ''actually'' saving the Earth. Goku, [[IdiotHero being Goku]], [[HonorBeforeReason refuses at first]], but eventually accepts so that he may train as he likes and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get away from his boring farming job]]. Of course, this being ''Dragon Ball'', this doesn't last, as soon enough Chi-Chi ''somehow'' spends all the money in the wake of the battle with Beerus, which means that Goku is again stuck with doing farm work. However, turns out Chi-Chi lied about spending all the money and they've rich since the end of Episode 1. She lied so Goku would work at a respectable job instead of training.

** Jiren from U11 is called the strongest in his universe by Toppo, someone who was vetted to become the next God of Destruction.

* TheWorfBarrage: In the Tournament of Power, [[spoiler: Goku uses the Spirit Bomb against Jiren, which, as usual, doesn't work. In this case, not only does his opponent survive, but actually pushes the attack back to Goku so that he suffers the effects.]]

* As in the Champa Saga, the stage used in the Tournament of Power is supposed to be nigh-indestructible, but is quickly trashed over the course of the tournament. It was also wrecked by the Gods of Destruction of the four highest-ranked universes sparring, but as they're among the strongest beings in the multiverse, this isn't surprising.

** After fully copying Goku, [[spoiler: Goku Black]] considers himself one, possessing Goku's innate power, but at a level no mortal can ever reach. This is explained more in the ''Super'' manga where [[spoiler: Goku Black]] needs to become the strongest life form to have any chance of killing all mortals in the multiverse.

** Vegeta has made it his mission to kill Black after he [[ItsPersonal went after and tormented]] [[PapaWolf his family]]. Black, however, returns none of these feelings and just sees Vegeta as a WarmUpBoss. This is different in the ''Super'' manga where Black hates Vegeta for beating him up in their first encounter and does so again after Vegeta trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

** PlayedWith with [[spoiler: Goku Black]]. While he's very well-trained [[spoiler:thanks to his preparation for becoming a Supreme Kai and Goku's strong body gives him immense power]], Black is still learning how to properly use his body and access its full potential, which is why he experiences such rapid growth from fighting. The manga makes this more evident, as he can only get as far as [[spoiler: Super Saiyan 2]] before getting a near-death experience by being beaten up by Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, which boosted his power and allowed him to upgrade to his [[spoiler: Super Saiyan Rose form]].

*** In the ''Super'' manga version, Future Dabura [[spoiler: kills all the Supreme Kais during his battle with Future Trunks to revive Majin Buu, which also kills Beerus since the Gods of Creation and the Gods of Destruction are linked. Goku Black was watching the battle and invades the timeline since Beerus was dead. This eventually leads to the destruction of the entire timeline, including Dabura's own Demon Realm]].

* VictoryIsBoring: In the manga, [[spoiler: Goku Black]] finds the idea of no one being left to oppose him, since Future Trunks is gone to the past and he [[spoiler: murdered all the gods]], to be boring.

** While Zamasu remains [[NervesOfSteel relatively cool]] when confronting by Beerus to the point of giving the God of Destruction a DeathGlare before his [[spoiler: execution]], Manga Zamasu has a horrified expression before Beerus [[spoiler: kills him]].

** Manga Black suffers a noticeable one after Vegeta goes Super Saiyan Blue and proceeds to beat the crap out of him, while giving him a vicious TheReasonYouSuckSpeech just like the anime. He had yet another one after Vegeta trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and beat him up as a Super Saiyan God (he was using the form to save energy while he 'attacked' as a Super Saiyan Blue like Goku's Kaioken from the Frieza Saga).

** In the ''Super'' manga bonus chapter, we learned that the Future Pilaf Gang made their wish for youth just minutes before Piccolo died to the androids, and Gohan and Bulma were rushing to the Dragon Balls' location to make a wish to revived everyone who was killed by the androids. Although Bulma and Gohan's wish wouldn't have amounted to much since Goku died from natural causes and couldn't be revived, and Vegeta was already revived once by the Earth's Dragon Balls and couldn't be wished back again, their wish would have been more beneficial than Pilaf's self-serving wish.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Future Dabura and Babidi are killed off in minutes upon their very brief flashback appearance. This is {{Subverted}} in the manga where a good portion of Chapter 16 shows the Dabura vs. Future Trunks fight in detail.

** A trait among every version of Zamasu, [[spoiler: barring Black]]. While he's by no means "weak", his power falls behind Goku, Vegeta, later Future Trunks, the angels, and Gods of Destruction. However, being a Supreme Kai, he posses abilities that are exclusive to his race. In the ''Super'' manga, he possesses [[TheMedic healing]], materializing matter, telekinesis, and both the anime and manga versions know Instant Movement. [[spoiler: His future counterpart adds CompleteImmortality to that list, and it effectively means he can tank anything Goku or Vegeta dish out and still come out unscathed]].

** PlayedWith. Overall, the [[spoiler: angels]] are the best fighters in the series since they personally train the Gods of Destruction and their successors. At the same time, none of them personally fight outside of training. According to the ''Super'' manga, the [[spoiler: angels]] can only train and guide. They must remain neutral in everything else.

** Near the end of Episode 66, [[spoiler:every living thing - people, animal, or plant - takes on a little white glow as Trunks' battle with Merged Zamasu reaches the climax. This energy then gathers above their heads in seconds, forming one of the ultimate godly techniques: the Spirit Bomb... one Goku ''didn't'' make]].
** A meta one in the ''trailer'' for the Universe Survival Saga: [[spoiler:a young, timid-looking girl abruptly transforming into what appears to be ''the [[RetCanon Legendary Super Saiyan]]'']].

** Among the mortals of Universe 7, Goku is considered the best warrior. With skill and fast thinking, Goku was able to beat Hit during there rematched, who is a technically superior fighter.
** Hit from Universe 6 is the best fighter of that universe. His skills are so sharp that he had no one challenged him until he met Goku during the Champa Saga. During his rematched with Goku it's easy to see why. He can kill an opponent instantly with one well-placed invisible energy shock to the heart.
** Noticeably {{Subverted}} with Zen'o. Beerus makes it a point to say that Zen's isn't a fighter, but he has ''[[WorldsStrongestMan no]]'' equal in the multiverse since he can erased anything.

** Black cuts down [[spoiler: Goten in cold-blood, along with Chi-Chi after offing his father]].
** Watagashi only amplifies the evil within, *not* cause it. [[spoiler: Barry Kahn's status as human-garbage is therefore confirmed when he kidnaps and holds baby Pan hostage as a final gesture of petty spite for Videl's rejection.]]

** Whis warps Goku and Vegeta into a realm that is similar to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber so they can train quickly. Though it's not explicitly stated to have this effect, Goku and Vegeta speculate that time flows differently because the air feels similar.
** In preparation for the tournament in the Champa arc, Goku and Vegeta spend three days (or three years from their point of view) in the new Hyperbolic Time Chamber back on Earth.

* ValuesDissonance: An InUniverse example. When talking to Cabba about what happened to U7's Planet Sadal Vegeta casually mentions that they took over another planet. Cabba is horrified and Vegeta says that it's natural since the Saiyans are a [[BloodKnight warrior race]]. Cabba then retorts that being a warrior race is [[WhatTheHellHero precisely why you shouldn't steal planets]].

** Goku turns this around against Golden Frieza, having surmised that Frieza in his new form would have the same stamina problems he had the last time they fought. He holds back his attack, letting Frieza go all out until he's exhausted.

* VictoryIsBoring: In the manga, [[spoiler: Goku Black]] finds the idea of no one being left to opposed him, since Future Trunks is gone to the past and he [[spoiler: murdered all the gods]], to be boring.

** Frieza slowly has one as he fights Goku. He first gets ticked off when Goku matching him comfortably without going Super Saiyan, made worse as he's also not taking Frieza very seriously and doesn't give a rat's ass about Frieza's suffering after his defeat on Namek. That being said he doesn't really lose it and quickly regains his composure after he starts winning against Goku using his new golden form. He does start losing it when he realizes that his new form has the same stamina issues as his original 100% form. Although he is calmer about it compared to the movie, he hits the ground like a spoiled child when Goku tells him bluntly why he failed. Even with all the above, his true breakdown happened after Vegeta reveals that he can become a Super Saiyan Blue too and beats the crap out of him. By the time he loses his golden form, Frieza is on his knees closed to crying. His final breakdown happened after he's sent to Hell and welcomed back by the stuff toys and fairies. He can only scream.

** Hah! '''''[[AvertedTrope NOPE.]]''''' [[spoiler: Goku Black ends his tenure [[FusionDance as an individual character]] by being one of the ''very'' few Dragon Ball villains to '''never''' lose their composure. His exit by means of fusing with Future Zamasu [[note]]who - to be fair - [[OhCrap pretty shaken]] after having just barely escaping the [[SealedEvilInACan Mafuba]][[/note]] was done solely to show that he was done screwing around, rather than out of desperation. From beginning to end, Black was one cool customer and that's worth major props in this particular franchise]].

** [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu]] does ''not'' take it well when Vegeta and Future Trunks throw his SphereOfDestruction back in his face, becoming a screaming, flailing mess and trying to kill Future Trunks and Goku in an UnstoppableRage. And it only goes further downhill for him, especially after [[spoiler: Goku melts half of his face and break his halo]].

** It seems a tiny piece of Frieza does sees Goku as a WorthyOpponent. When he losses to Goku again, Frieza is very upset, [[CrazyPrepared but came up with a backup in case it happened]]. This shows that Frieza fully acknowledge that he can lose to Goku. This is compared to the major VillainousBreakdown he has when Vegeta beats him, making him come close to tears.
** [[spoiler: Goku Black]] has nothing but praised towards Goku, seeing him as a WorthyOpponent and refers to Goku as the beautiful peak to aspire towards. [[spoiler: His general respect towards Goku does take on a creepy and more disturbing tone after learning that he is Zamasu who used the Super Dragon Balls to steal Goku's body]]. He also praises the Super Saiyan God Super form, saying how it's magnificent to see a warrior race garbed in godly energy. He does note, however, that Saiyans are still just mortals even with godly energy.

* VillainsWantMercy: Ginyu tries to plea for his life just before Vegeta utterly vaporized him.

** Zamasu believes that he is right that mortal are AlwaysChaoticEvil and nothing his master tells him can convince him otherwise. All of Gowasu's attempts at showing Zamasu that mortals are not all bad backfires, like making him fight Goku and taking him to Babari to see the primitive life there. When he learns about the Super Dragon Balls, [[spoiler: Zamasu is ready to commit murder to fulfill his dream of a mortal-free paradise and gain immortality. Future Zamasu is so far off the deep end that he believes that he's a 'true god']].

* VitriolicBestBuds: After many trials, Goku and Vegeta's relationship has evolved into this. Goku treats Vegeta like one of his best friends, and enjoys teasing him and treating their once tense rivalry like a game. Vegeta is more often than not annoyed by Goku's childishness and he still begrudge the fact that he's stronger than him, but he also sees Goku as a comrade and can actually live with him in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for three years, when before they couldn't even be in the same room without Vegeta throwing death threats. [[TookALevelInKindness He also willingly saves Goku from Frieza]], while his movie counterpart was more than happy to let Frieza kill him for being a idiot for dropping his guard.

** Magetta is the first opponent to truly challenge the Saiyans during the first Universal Tournament. Even as a Super Saiyan, Vegeta can't physically harm him and is nearly ring out, ''twice''. Vegeta is forced to destroy part of the stage in order to win.

** Monaka's true nature after Beerus build him up as the strongest mortal fighter in U7 who gave him a tougher fight than Super Saiyan God Goku. [[spoiler: In truth, Monaka is really weak and is just there to [[MotivationalLie act as motivation for Goku and Vegeta]]]].

** Although Zamasu [[spoiler: turning evil isn't a surprise]], given all the heavy hints within the show, him turning out [[spoiler: ''not'' to be Goku Black is the real shocker. Him being an immortal was also quite a twist]]. It becomes more confusing when it does turns out that Zamasu [[spoiler: is Goku Black, but another version of him since the characters and the audience are led to believe that Future Zamasu and Present Zamasu are the same person, when in truth Goku Black is a version of Present Zamasu, while Future Zamasu is the Zamasu of Future Trunks' timeline]].

** Averted for comedic effect. When Goku and Vegeta have finished changing Beerus' bedsheets while the god is sleeping, Goku ''assumes'' that these chores are part of the training - he's done this trope before many, many times, and changing the bedsheets alone was ''extremely dangerous''. Vegeta informs him that this is merely ordinary housework, and actually has nothing to do with training.

** The Pride Troopers from Universe 11 are a team of superheroes who fight evil. Kahseral even ignores an ordered from Toppo so he can save a cat.

** Since the humans in that Future Trunks' timeline survived the android massacre for almost twenty years, almost nothing fazes them anymore. Trunks using time-travel to save everyone is a common fact and after getting over their shock at seeing Goku, [[spoiler: since he looks exactly like Black]], they never asked any further questions. They are also quick to accept that their world is being assaulted by [[spoiler: gods]].

* WetBlanketWife: Chi-Chi is fairly dead set against Goku training, demanding that he gets a job and work, wanting him to become someone respectable for his grandchild. Though when Goku outright ignores her to go train with Whis (in a surprising display of nerve), she more-or-less admits this was inevitable and is a good sport about it, hinting she was trying to make it stick as much as it could, regarding [[BrilliantButLazy Goku]].

--> '''Goku''': [[spoiler: Kaioken!]]
--> '''Goku''': [[spoiler: Kaioken times ten!]]

--> '''Black''': Finally… it's the day you take your final breath…''Saiyan''.

--> '''Zen'o''': [[spoiler: I want to meet Son Goku.]]

-->[[spoiler: '''Zamasu''': [[TheReveal That's enough.]] [[ItsPersonal You promised to let me be the one to finish off Goku.]]]]

-->'''Zamasu''': [[spoiler:I have now gained an immortal body]].\\

-->'''Black''': [[spoiler:This is Son Goku's body... his true body. But the heart is mine... Zamasu's heart.]]
-->'''Goku''': Then what happened to [[spoiler:me after you stole my body?!]]
-->'''Black''': [[spoiler:'''I killed you'''.]] *Makes a fist to show the ring on his hand* With my own hands.

-->'''Goku''': Lord Beerus is right! [[spoiler:Frieza! There's Frieza!]] Let's make him the tenth person!

** No one is happy when they learned that Goku lied about there being prized money for the winner of the Tournament of Power. Krillin is especially hurt since his best friend lied to him.

* WheresTheFunInThat: As Black tells [[spoiler:Future Zamasu]], this is the reason why he didn't used the Super Dragon Balls to wish for immortality. He'll eventually get rusty and fights won't be as fun.

--> '''Merged Zamasu''': You again, Trunks?!

--> '''Goku''': What a stubborn god.

** Shisami is build up as being the strongest soldier in Frieza's army and manages to grab Gohan after deflecting several of his blasts. Although, despite having Gohan in his grip and trying to break his spine, Gohan shows no signs of discomfort despite not even being powered up. Shisami is then shot from behind by Tagoma to show how much more powerful and ruthless Tagoma has become.

** After Goku and Frieza transform into their respective strongest SuperMode, Goku admits Frieza could ''possibly'' defeat him in an instant if he wanted to and the fact Frieza [[CurbStompBattle him around with ease]] when they fight with the same amount of effort seems to confirm this. Since Frieza is hell-bent on making Goku [[ColdBloodedTorture suffer]], however, he toys around with Goku for too long and passes over several opportunities to kill him, all for the intent of making his death more painful. [[HistoryRepeats Which drains his stamina]], causing him to lose for the [[EpicFail same reason he lost on Namek]].
** Vegeta's easy lose to Hit could be chalked up to the fact he had no idea just [[TimeMaster what]] he was fighting.

** Frieza zigzags this trope. When the Earth's fighters show that they can easily beat Frieza's army, he is not surprised, commenting that these are all second rate soldiers. He, however, badly underestimates Krillin, still seeing him as that runt he blew up. He also becomes quite annoyed when his men can't defeat a single one of Earth's fighters. He also manages to underestimate Goku since he is shocked that Goku can fight him in his base form and [[DirtyCoward resorts to attacking his friends to land hits]]. As Golden Frieza, Frieza has the advantage and is able to beat Goku senseless, but he underestimates Goku's endurance and failure to train his new form, which costs him the fight. However, [[CrazyPrepared Frieza did have a backup plan just in case Goku did somehow beat him]]: have Sorbet shoot him when he drops his guard. Still, he completely underestimates Vegeta, thinking he was still the same person he killed with ease on Namek. He didn't even know Vegeta could become a Super Saiyan.

** Although Vegeta knows that Hit will be tough, he is taking completely off-guard when he can't even land a single blow and Hit can do heavy attacks on top of his lighter blows. In turn, Hit underestimates Goku, calling him young and naive when Goku tells him that he won't transform until he can counter Hit's [[spoiler: time freezing technique]]. Hit is shocked when Goku not only blocks his attacks, but manages to kick him.

** PlayedWith. When [[spoiler: Frieza returns in the Universal Survival Saga, Goku and he have a brief sparring match. He thinks he can kill Goku, assuming Goku underestimates him since he has gotten stronger since the Resurrection 'F' Saga. He's shocked to learn that he's only even with Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku when he was once superior. And he doesn't know Goku can stack the Kaioken on his god form]].

** The humans of Future Trunks' Earth are all this. After spending nearly two decades being assaulted by two teenage punks and eating by another android, there is little left in the universe that can baffled them. They were stunned upon seeing Goku, [[spoiler: since he looks exactly like Black]], but quickly get over it and never questions why they look alike. They also readily accept that they are being attacked by [[spoiler: two crazy gods and those gods later merged together to create one being]].

** Once Zamasu gets into his head that mortals must be eliminate to bring peace to the universe, nothing stands in his way, not even his teachings as a Supreme Kai. [[spoiler: Without any hesitation, Present Zamasu tries to kill Gowasu to gain access to the Time Ring so he can used the Super Dragon Balls and Future Zamasu immediately joins Goku Black's side after he murders his master in coldblood and helps him kill the rest of the gods in the universes]].

** The gods, especially the Gods of Destruction, come off as this towards Goku since it's stated that Zen'o was going to destroy [[spoiler: the eight universes with the lowest mortal ranking. Goku reminded Zen'o of the tournament he promised back in the Champa Saga and the prized for the winning universe is that they won't be destroyed. So Goku indirectly saved at least one universe]]. Despite knowing this and Vados actually [[PetTheDog saying]] that they should be grateful towards Goku, they despised him for his arrogant and his [[GreenEyedMonster friendship with Zen'o]].

** Zigzag. The original Super Saiyan form falls into further unique decay after Cabba from U6 manages to become one after some [[RageBreakingPoint prompting]] from Vegeta and he teaches other U6's Saiyans how to do it. At the same time, Super Saiyan God is only ever achieved by Goku (if your count the manga Vegeta gets it too) and only Goku and Vegeta have access to Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. Gotenks is also the only one who still uses Super Saiyan 3, while [[spoiler: Goku Black has his own Super Saiyan form, Super Saiyan Rosé]]. Future Trunks even gets his own Super Saiyan form, Super Saiyan Rage.
* UnknownRival:

** After losing to Goku in their sparring match, Zamasu builds a strong dislike towards Goku, seeing him as an arrogance, stupid mortal who doesn't know his place. His dislike soon turns to hate when he realizes that Goku has access to god energy upon seeing the Goku vs. Hit fight on Godtube. Goku, for his part, is unaware of any of this, seeing Zamasu as a good Kai who has no connection with [[spoiler: Goku Black]] other than having similar energy. However, [[spoiler: Zamasu's hated towards Goku eventually reaches the point where he uses the Super Dragon Balls to steal Goku's body to become Goku Black and uses it to murder Goku when he's trapped in his old body and is nearly helpless, and he kills Chi-Chi and Goten out of spite]]. When Goku learns what Zamasu did, they become bitter [[{{Arch Enemy}} arc-enemies]] to each other.

** Botamo is a unique mixture of this and StoneWall. He is more than capable of taking Goku's attacks with no trouble, but Goku far outclassed him in combat. His strategy is to NoSell his opponents attacks while they run out of stamina and push them out of the ring, but he didn't think about being defeated by a ring out, and couldn't do anything about being thrown out of the ring. Goku specifically notes that Botamo didn't keep up with his training, becoming too depending on his StoneWall ability.

** PlayedWith with [[spoiler: Goku Black]]. While he's very well-trained [[spoiler:thanks to his preparation for becoming a Supreme Kai and Goku's strong body gives him immense power]], Black is still learning how to properly use his body and access its full potential, which is why he experience such rapid growth from fighting. The manga makes this more evident as when he can only get as far as [[spoiler: Super Saiyan 2]] before getting a near-death experience by being beating up by Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta that boosted his power and he upgraded to his [[spoiler: Super Saiyan Rose form]].
** [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] is a strange mixed of this along with being WeakButSkilled. Although he is well-trained and can hold his own against Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku, he heavily relies on his [[spoiler: immortality]] to the point of not dodging or blocking attacks, hence the unskilled part of his character. Instead, he choses to be a meat shield for [[spoiler: Goku Black]] or used combination attacks instead of fighting on his own. This gets him in trouble more than once where he gets sucker punched and nearly trapped by the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]].

* VillainPedigree: In this series, Goku and his gang have moved on from fighting super-powerful aliens and man-made perfect weapons to battling the gods themselves. Even a mortal villains like Frieza or the U6 team are above Super Saiyan God Goku. We then have [[spoiler: Goku Black who is a rogue God of Creation who teams up with Future Zamasu to bring an end to humanity and killed all the other gods in Future Trunks' timeline. He even fuses to create what he calls 'the Supreme God']].

** Bergamo from U9 is implied to be the strongest mortal of his universe. Not only is he fairly strong on his own to the point of giving base form Goku some trouble, he has an EnergyAbsorption ability that allows him to grow stronger the more his opponent hits him. He's even tough enough once he's powered up to briefly match against Goku's [[spoiler: Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan/Kaioken]] combo. Keyword here being "briefly".

** Piccolo is this to almost everyone at the Universal tournament. This nearly costs Frost his match since he could have easily put Piccolo away. Piccolo nearly beats him using smart tactics and his own quick thinking. He only lost because [[spoiler: Frost poisons him]].

** A trait among every version of Zamasu, [[spoiler: baring Black]]. While he's by no means "weak", his power falls behind Goku, Vegeta, later Future Trunks, the angels, and Gods of Destruction. However, being a Supreme Kai, he posses abilities that are exclusive to his race. In the ''Super'' manga, he possesses [[TheMedic healing]], materializing matter, telekinesis, and both the anime and manga versions know Instant Movement. [[spoiler: His future counterpart adds CompleteImmortality to that list, and it effectively means he can tank anything Goku or Vegeta dish out and still come out unscathed]].
** ''Krillin'' actually manages to defeat Gohan and stand his ground against Goku in tournament-ruled sparring bouts. Krillins vast arsenal of techniques [[spoiler: such as the Solar Flare X100 and the remote-controlled Destructo Discs]] definitely gives him a solid chance.

** Goku ''badly'' underestimated Beerus despite King Kai warning him that he stood no chance. He truly believes Super Saiyan 1 and 2 would be more than enough to handle Beerus and going Super Saiyan 3 is overkill. This is justified to an extent, as [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm God ki is imperceptible to mortals]] and Goku thus has no way to gauge Beerus' power. Since Goku knows he's already stronger than all the gods he knows personally, he had no way of knowing just how much more powerful Beerus is.
** Buu thought he could bully Beerus after he ate all the pudding in front of him. He got a far more vicious beatdown from Beerus than anyone so far. And then he keeps on trying.
** Beerus won in the end, but he underestimated Goku several times during their match, especially during the final leg where Goku lost his god form. It takes Goku burning through all his energy reserves before he goes down. Beerus even says that he held back his full power out of pride, but changed his mind since he wanted to beat Goku up. He also says for a moment he regrets seeking a fight with a Super Saiyan God and freaks out when Goku returns for one final round.

** Frieza zigzags. When the Earth's fighters show that they can easily beat Frieza's army, he is not surprised, commenting that these are all second rate soldiers. He, however, badly underestimated Krillin, still seeing him as that runt he blew up. He also becomes quite annoyed when his men can't defeat a single one of Earth's fighters. He also manages to underestimate Goku since he is shock that Goku can fight him in his base form and [[DirtyCoward resorts to attacking his friends to land hits]]. As Golden Frieza, Frieza had the advantage and is able to beat Goku senseless, but he underestimates Goku's endurance and failure to train his new form, which costs him the fight. However, [[CrazyPrepared Frieza did have a backup plan just in case Goku did somehow beat him]], have Sorbet shoot him when he drops his guard. Still, he completely underestimated Vegeta, thinking he was still the same person he killed with eased on Namek. He didn't even know Vegeta could become a Super Saiyan.
** Ginyu badly underestimated Vegeta. He didn't realized his mistake until Vegeta destroyed him.
** Champa thinks Goku and Vegeta are pushovers since they moved so slow and sluggish. He is unaware that they are wearing super heavy suits.
** Frost handles Piccolo with kid's gloves since he sees him as an easy win. He nearly loses after Piccolo manipulates him and he was going to be ring-out by a Special Beam Cannon. He also thinks he will have an easy time with Vegeta since he is [[spoiler: allowed to use his poison needle trick and kill Vegeta during their match]]. He obviously never considers that Vegeta can transform like Goku and he goes down with one punch.

** Goku and Vegeta badly underestimated [[spoiler: Goku Black]] since they were told that he was only as strong as Super Saiyan 3 Goku at his maximum power. [[DidntSeeThatComing They didn't expect]] Black to become strong enough to beat back a Super Saiyan Blue, [[spoiler: have his own Super Saiyan form, or to have an energy sword that could pierce though Vegeta like he's made of cardboard]]. Goku also underestimated [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] since the last time they fought, he was far weaker than Goku and wasn't [[spoiler: an immortal]].

** [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] didn't take Future Trunks seriously, thinking he's just a bug. Then, [[spoiler: he gets trap in the Evil Containment Wave and sealed. The only reason he was able to escape is because they forgot to bring the talisman to complete the seal]].

** Gohan manages to do this with ''Krillin'' of all people. Gohan maybe ''much'' stronger than Krillin, but he has little experience fighting in a tournament setting. This screws him up since Krillin defeated by ringing him out after blinding him with an upgraded Solar Flare.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: After Goku manages to melt half of [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu's]] face, he uses his Light of Justice to power himself up, mutating into a hideous monster and growing more mentally and emotionally unstable as the fight between him, Vegito, and Future Trunks wears on. It all comes to a head after Future Trunks [[spoiler:cuts him in half and he becomes a disembodied EldritchAbomination, where his power grows to universe-ending levels and he's reduced to mindless, LaughingMad engine of destruction.]]

** Piccolo is this to almost everyone at the Universal tournament. This nearly cost Frost his match since he could have easily put Piccolo away. Piccolo nearly beats him using smart tactics and his own quick thinking. He only lost because [[spoiler: Frost poisons him]].

** Hit is anything but weak, but he falls behind Goku and Vegeta in terms of pure power. Still, he defeats Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta with ease, despite only using a low amount of power. He can do this because [[spoiler: he can jump 0.1 seconds ahead in time and aim for his vital spots, which Vegeta can't figure out since to him it looks like Hit is moving so fast that he seemingly disappears.]] When Goku succesfully figures out how to counter Hit's fighting style, he fairs better against Hit in his base form than Vegeta did even at full power. [[spoiler: However, Hit shows that he can ''improve'' his Time-Leaping technique, but taking it up to 0.2 seconds and then 0.5]]. When he has his rematched with Goku, he actually [[spoiler: kills Goku]] thanks to his assassin technique and kept Goku on the ropes with his other abilities, despite Goku out-powering him by a noticeable amount.

** Beerus officially holds the title as the strongest in the universe. [[TheWorfEffect He easily demolishes Super Saiyan 3 Goku with two hits, makes a punching bag out of Mr. Buu, spanks Gotenks, and takes down Ultimate Gohan in one hit]]. Goku also notes that merging with Vegeta won't be enough to beat Beerus, despite Vegito being the same person who made the strongest form of Buu look like a weakling. Even after Goku ascends to godhood and gives Beerus a good battle that nearly destroys the universe, Goku still loses and Beerus didn't even use his full power. As of now, [[InvincibleVillain Beerus remains completely undefeated]]. [[spoiler: That said, the 'true' strongest in the universe belongs to Beerus' assistance Whis who is also Beerus' teacher and is now training Goku and Vegeta]].

** Overall, all the Gods of Destruction are the [[TheAce strongest beings in their respective universe]] at that is the one requirement to become a God of Destruction.
** Then we have the Zen'o, the King of All the Universes, who is able to wipe out ''all'' twelve universes in an instant and strikes fear into Champa and Beerus. According to Beerus, there is ''nothing'' stronger than Zen'o in any universe making him the true strongest man in the Dragon World.

** Noticeably {{Subverted}} with Zen'o. Beerus makes it a point to say that Zen's isn't a fighter, but he has ''no'' equal in the multiverse since he can erased anything.

** Then we have the [[spoiler: Zen'o, the King of All the Universes, who is able to wipe out ''all'' 12 universes in an instant and strikes fear into Champa and Beerus. According to Beerus, there is ''nothing'' stronger than Zen'o in any universe making him the true strongest man in the Dragon World]].

** [[spoiler: Goku Black]] fits this for not only being strong, but being well-trained to the point of being able to critically injured someone with only a few attacks. In term of pure skill, he's about equal to Goku who he fought to a standstill when they first fought.

** The Gods of Destruction are considered to be the best warriors in their respective universe since they are trained by the angels to do their job. Beerus specifically is extremely well trained and can disabled his opponent without killing them or doing permanent damage using pressure points.

** According to [[WordOfGod Atsushi Kido]] (Super's producer), [[spoiler: Goku Black]] is the strongest fighter after Beerus, not counting fusions, during the Future Trunks Saga.

** According to [[WordOfGod Atsushi Kido]] (Super's producer), [[spoiler: Goku Black]] is the strongest fighter after Beerus, not counting fusions.

** Beerus tears into Goku for endangering the multiverse after he asked Zen'o about the tournament he promised. The rules of the tournament states that the loser [[spoiler: gets their universe destroyed]]. Gohan also isn't happy when he learns about this rules, yelling at his father if he had a plan [[spoiler: if their universe ends up on the chopping block]].

** Episode 57 has [[spoiler:Zamasu NoSell being stabbed, then grabs Goku and Future Trunks, holding them in place while Black fires a Kamehamaha that handily defeats them... that Zamasu ''also'' no-sold, point-blank. Only with the help of the badly-wounded Vegeta, Future Mai, Yajirobe and Earth's Resistance do they make it out of there alive, the three of them sent back to the present in the Time Machine, having resoundly lost this round in two episodes flat. In the present, Zamasu learns about the Super Dragon Balls, and goes straight to Zuno to learn more about that]].

** Episode 67, the finale of the Future Trunks Saga. [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu's body is destroyed, but his soul lives on since he's an immortal. He fuses with the ''multiverse'' where he processes to kill all survivors, including ''everyone'' on Earth except Goku, Vegeta, Future Trunks, Future Mai, Bulma, and the Supreme Kais. Merged Zamasu not only threatened the multiverse, but ''all'' timelines! The only way to stop him is to have Future Zen'o destroy Future Trunks' timeline, wiping Merged Zamasu out and destroying the souls of everyone in that timeline rendering them DeaderThanDead. Now, Future Trunks and Mai must live in another timeline similar to their own except Whis warns Future Beerus about Zamasu so he can stop him. Talk about BittersweetEnding]].

** The end of Episode 92, when the Tournament of Power team is suddenly down a member, and Beerus complains that all of Universe 7's most powerful fighters are from the same planet:

** Beerus tears into Goku for endangering the multiverse after he asked Zen'o about the tournament he promised. The rules of the tournament states that he loser [[spoiler: gets their universe destroyed]]. Gohan also isn't happy when he learns about this rules, yelling at his father if he had a plan [[spoiler: if their universe ends up on the chopping block]].

-->'''Goku''': Beerus-sama is right! [[spoiler:Frieza! There's Frieza!]] Let's make him the tenth person!

** Zigzag. The original Super Saiyan form falls into further unique decay after Cabba from U6 manages to become one after some prompting from Vegeta. At the same time, Super Saiyan God is only ever achieved by Goku, and only Goku and Vegeta have access to Super Saiyan Blue. Gotenks is also the only one who still uses Super Saiyan 3, while [[spoiler: Goku Black has his own Super Saiyan form, Super Saiyan Rosé]].

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler:Frost is not Frieza's GoodCounterpart after all, just read the EvilOverlordList counterpart. See, it's easier to engender lasting loyalty from others around you, strong warriors included, when you manipulate war to make yourself into a paragon than when you use fear and destruction to bully your way to power.]]

** [[spoiler: It was Goku Black who recruited Future Zamasu in his quest to destroy all the mortals, after he took Goku's body and murdered him and his entire family. They then go on to murder all the gods in Future Trunks' timeline so they would become the 'supreme gods' and execute their form of justice]].

** [[spoiler: Averted with Goku Black, who speaks in Goku's voice while actually being Zamasu. In a flashback, Goku also speaks in Zamasu's voice at the time when they changed bodies]].

** Despite giving Goku some trouble, Toppo isn't the strongest fighter in his universe. That honor goes to Jiren.

** [[spoiler: Frost pretends to be this, but he's really a space broker and pirate like Frieza and the U7 Saiyans. Cabba is heartbroken to learn this]].