History Recap / DragonBallSuperGalacticPatrolPrisonerArc

The ''Galactic Prisoner'' is the Seventh story arc in the ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' series, set after the events of ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''

* ContinuinyNod: Pui Pui's homeworld Planet Zoon appears...to be slaughtered by Moro and his army of galactic criminals.

** In the manga, this is Jaco's return after being absent in both Universal Survival saga and Broly story.

** Esca is a nameless Namekian kid who first appeared in the Majin Buu saga (ch.514, ''Dragon Ball'') in the background alongside the elder.

* BackForTheDead: Pui Pui's homeworld Planet Zoon returns...to be slaughtered by Moro and his army of galactic criminals.

** The Namekians from the Namek Saga of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' finally make a return after their last appearance in the Majin Buu saga.

* {{Revision}}: Similar to the ''Battle of Gods'' and the ''Future Trunks'' sagas, the Galactic Prisoner adds another piece of backstory to the lore of the ''Majin Buu'' saga. The reason the Grand Supreme Kai was so weak to face off against Majin Buu's rampage was that he used all of his power to seal Moro away.

** In chapter 53, Bulma calls the rest of the dragon team to the lookout after capturing the Macareni gang. Only Krillin arrives since Tenshinhan doesn't have a phone and Gohan is at a college lecture but will arrive later. Why do they need to call Tenshinhan through phone, if Piccolo can just use telepathy to contact everyone? ([[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly Broly]];chap 489, ''Dragon Ball'')

** In chapter 53, Bulma calls the rest of the dragon team to the lookout after capturing the Macareni gang. Only Krillin arrives since Tenshinhan doesn't have a phone and Gohan is at a college lecture but will arrive later. Why do they need to call Tenshinhan through phone, if Piccolo can just use telepathy to contact everyone? ([[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly Broly]];)

* ContinuitySnarl: In chapter 50, when Goku's energy is absorbed by Moro, he goes from Super Saiyan God to Super Saiyan 3 as a form regression. By the internal logic of the series this doesn't make sense, as God and Blue are separate from the other three Super Saiyan transformations. Though it could be argued his body simply switched to a form that uses less energy.

* CanonForeigner: The second Yardrat species that until now had only been present in Dragon Ball Online makes its debut in the official canon.

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* SurpriseCreepy: Up until now, the Galactic Patrol has largely been treated comically, and early parts of the arc still contain that humor...then [[KnightOfCerebus Moro]] appears in earnest and the end result is one of the darkest Arcs ''Dragon Ball' has done with gruesome violence unseen in the series since early ''Z''.

* OutsideContextProblem: Moro manages to be such a gigantic threat because unlike previous villains, he doesn't rely on being stronger to maintain his edge and best the heroes, but intelligence and cunning planning. Goku and Vegeta keep try to fight him with brute force, but he outsmarts them every time and Moro ends the New Namek section of the arc decisively victorious as a result. The two finally realize this and go searching for unconventional tactics to counter Moro's.

** Chapter 50, the Galactic Patrol prison is roughly modeled after Kyln, the prison in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.

** The Namekians from the Namek Saga of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' finally make a return after their last appearance in the ''Majin Buu'' saga.
** In the manga, this is Jaco return after being absent in both Universal Survival saga and Broly story.

* ShoutOut: There are some references to ''Franchise/StarWars''.
** The train scene of chapter 43 is based on a scene from ''Film/{{Solo}}''
** In chapter 44, Goku describes Moro's energy "as if a lot of people were screaming in pain", which is similar to Obi Wan's classic line of "[[Film/ANewHope I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.]]"
** The moment Goku see Moro's ship land on Namek, all he can say is that "I have a bad feeling about this", [[OncePerEpisode recurring quote]] in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise.

** The moment Goku see Moro's ship land on Namek, all he can say is that "I have a bad feeling about this", [[OncePerEpisode recurring quote]] in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise.

* ContinuitySnarl: In chapter 50, when Goku's energy is absorbed by Moro, he goes from Super Saiyan God to Super Saiyan 3 as a form regression. By the internal logic of the series this doesn't make sense, as God and Blue are separate from the other three Super Saiyan transformations.

* {{Revision}}: Similar to the ''Battle of Gods'' and the ''Future Trunks'' sagas, the Galactic Prisoner adds another piece of backstory that adds to the lore of the ''Majin Buu'' saga. The reason the Grand Supreme Kai was so weak to face off against Majin Buu's rampage was that he used all of his power to seal Moro away.

** This is Jaco return after being absent in both Universal Survival saga and Broly story.

--> '''Previous Arc''': [[Recap/DragonBallSuperChampaArc Champa Arc]]
--> '''Next Arc''': [[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks Arc]]

After fighting Broly, Goku returns from Planet Vampa to train with Vegeta. However, they received a phone call from Mister Satan that some strange people kidnapping a sleeping Majin Buu. Teleporting there, Goku and Vegeta are taken down by ace member of the Galactic Patrol Merus, who tells them they need Buu in order to stop an ancient wizard named Moro that escaped prison. Goku and Vegeta join the Galactic Patrol.

* TheBusCameBack: The Namekians from the Namek Saga of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' finally make a return after their last appearance in the ''Majin Buu'' saga.

* TheBusCameBack: The Namekians from the Namek Saga of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' finally make a return.

* TheBusCameBack: The Namekians from the Namek Saga of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' finally make a return.