History Recap / DragonBallSuperGalacticPatrolPrisonerArc

* 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.

*** Goku recalls to Merus how the last opponent they face [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly was another Saiyan]]. In the tankōbon
edition, this is updated to include a flashback of Broly, King Vegeta, King Cold, [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Bardock and Gine]].

* 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 result is one of the darkest Arcs ''Dragon Ball'' has done with gruesome violence unseen in the series since early ''Z''.

** After being absent from ''Dragon Ball Super: Broly'', Jaco returns in a major way in this arc. The Galactic King likewise returns after

* TheAtoner: Vegeta reveals he feels remorseful of the slaughter he did to the Namekians back in the Namek saga, and wishes to stop Moro from repeating history. After recovering from his first battle with Moro, Vegeta asks the elder Moori how does he feel about him given his past record. Moori tells him the Namekians do not forget things so easily, and Vegeta asks if they hold a grudge against him. Moori tells him Namekians don't indulge in grudges and only wish for peace on Namek. Vegeta then tells Goku to restore Namek their top priority once the conflict is over.

*** Goku recalls to Merus how the last opponent they face [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly was another Saiyan]]. In the tankobon edition, this is updated to include a flashback of Broly, King Vegeta, King Cold, [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Bardock and Gine]].

*** Galactic Outlaw Yumba breaks the temple the same way Super Buu did in in chapter 495 from the Majin Buu saga.
*** Piccolo ask Jaco if he could fly, just for him to reply that only for short moments like it happened in chapter 9 of Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman.

* RealityEnsues: Moro's army aren't all that strong compared to Goku and Vegeta...but they're the two most powerful mortals in all of Universe 7. Someone that can pose a mild challenge to the two in base are utter monsters to the rest of the universe, and entire planets don't stand a chance against someone of that power.

** Chapter 46 establishes that despite Fat Buu taking the appearance of the Grand Supreme Kai, his evil side (Super Buu/Kid Buu) is the one who took the god's strenght, meaning that when Kid Buu was killed, Uub inherited god power in him. It doesn't contradict the manga.
** Chapter 52 introduces Elder Pybara, the man who taught Goku the Instant Transmission way back when he was on planet Yardrat, and also introduces the concept of "Spirit Control" that allows them their countless techniques. By the Yardrats own admission, Spirit is not different from Ki, meaning neither of these revelations contradicts the series continuity.

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

* 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''.

*** Jaco asks Goku if he really thought if he was wearing a uniform, just like he did to chapter 11 of Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman.

*** Piccolo ask Jaco if he could fly, just for him to reply that only for short moments like in chapter 9 of Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman.

*** Jaco asks Goku if he really thought if he was wearing a uniform, just like he did to episode 11 of Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman.

*** Galactic Outlaw Yumba breaks the temple the same way Super Buu did back in the Majin Buu saga.

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

After befriending Broly, Goku returns from Planet Vampa to train with Vegeta. However, they receive a phone call from Mister Satan of some strange people kidnapping a sleeping Majin Buu. Teleporting there, Goku and Vegeta are taken down by the 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.

* BondVillainStupidity: Moro doesn't bother to kill Goku and Vegeta after draining their energy because he believes they'll die soon anyway and are no longer of concern to him (Ch.45, ''Super''). Sure enough, they awake weakened three days later [[DownplayedTrope but can't still catch a breath against him]].

** The Namekians from the Namek Saga of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' make a return after their last appearance in the Majin Buu saga (ch.514, ''Dragon Ball'').
** In the manga, this is Jaco's return after being absent in both Universal Survival saga and Broly story. The Galactic King likewise appears after the Universe 6 saga.

** Ch.43:

*** Goku handshakes with the Galactic King by the wrong tentacle again (Ch.13, ''Super'', vol. 2).

** Ch.44:

** Ch.46:

** Ch.49:
*** During the fight against Moro, the warlock takes a glimpse at the Grand Supreme Kai memories to see Goku obliterating Kid Buu with the Spirit Bomb (ch. 515, ''Dragon Ball'').
** Ch.53:
*** Galactic Outlaw Yumba breaks the temple the same way Super Buu did back in the Majin Buu saga (ch.495, ''Dragon Ball'')

* ChekhovsGag: In ch.11 of ''Super'', the Supreme Kai of Universe 6 boasts on how the Metal Men like Magetta should exist in Universe 7 too to old Kai. True enough, a Metal Man appears as one of the Galactic prisoners in ch.50.
* ContinuityNod: Pui Pui's homeworld Planet Zoon appears...to be slaughtered by Moro and his army of galactic criminals.

* DemotedToExtra: Beerus and Whis return to their home planet, and as of ch.46, Beerus doesn't mind Moro at all as he "barely has to lift a finger in Universe 7, since every so often some planet-buster come along and do the job for me."

** At no point the Mafuba/Evil Containment Wave (Ch.22, ''Super'') is brought up to deal with Moro. The only justification is that Goku "knew he wasn't cut for that kind of technique anyway" and that it uses a lot of energy.
** The hakai Goku used against Zamasu (ch.25, ''Super'') is not brought up to deal with Moro, who is an irredeemable villain, meaning this wouldn't break Goku's moral code. Instead, Goku tries to use Ultra Instinct to deal with the warlock.
** 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]];ch. 489, ''Dragon Ball'')

** Chapter 52 introduces Elder Pybara, the man who taught Goku the Instant Transmission way back when he was on planet Yardrat (ch.334, ''Dragon Ball''), and also introduces the concept of "Spirit Control" that allows them their countless techniques. By the Yardrats own admission, Spirit is not different from Ki, meaning neither of these revelations contradicts the series continuity.

*** The train scene of chapter 43 is based on a scene from ''Film/{{Solo}}''

*** 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 ''Star Wars'' franchise.
** Chapter 50, the Galactic Patrol prison is roughly modeled after Kyln, the prison in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.
** Chapter 53, the galactic prisoners raid a planet of hedgehog-like people with powers for creating portals. There is speculation this is a nod to ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', which became infamous in early 2019 for Sonic's questionable design.

** Chapter 46 establishes that despite Fat Buu taking the appearance of the Grand Supreme Kai, his evil side (Super Buu/Kid Buu) is the one who inherited the god power, meaning that when Kid Buu was killed, Uub inherited god power in him. While impressive, it doesn't contradict the events of the manga.
** Chapter 52 introduces Elder Pybara, the man who taught Goku the Instant Transmission way back when he was on planet Yardrat (ch.334, ''Dragon Ball''), and also introduces the concept of "Spirit Control" that allows them their countless techniques. By their own admission, Spirit is not different from Ki, meaning neither of these revelations contradicts the series continuity.

* ChekhovsGag: In ch.11 of ''Super'', the Supreme Kai of Universe 6 boasts on Otta Magetta should exist in Universe 7 too to old Kai. True enough, a Metal Man appears as one of the Galactic prisoners in ch.50.

** At no point the Mafuba/Evil Containment Wave (Ch.22, ''Super'') nor the hakai Goku used against Zamasu (ch.25, ''Super'') is brought up to deal with Moro, who is an irredeemable villain not different from Zamasu, meaning this wouldn't break Goku's moral code. Instead, Goku tries to use Ultra Instinct to deal with the warlock.

** At no point the hakai Goku used against Zamasu (ch.25, ''Super'') is brought up to deal with Moro, who is an irredeemable villain not different from Zamasu, meaning this wouldn't break Goku's moral code. Instead, Goku tries to use Ultra Instinct to deal with the warlock.

*** Goku handshakes with the Galactic King by the wrong tentacle again.

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

* TheAtoner: Vegeta reveals he feels remorseful of the slaughter he did to the Namekians back in the Namek saga, and wishes to stop Moro

** In ch. 43, Goku recalls to Merus how the last opponent they face [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly was another Saiyan]]. In the tankobon edition, this is updated to include a flashback of Broly, King Vegeta, King Cold, [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Bardock and Gine]].
** In ch. 43, Goku handshakes with the Galactic King by the wrong tentacle again.

* CallBack: In ch. 43, Goku recalls to Merus how the last opponent they face [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly was another Saiyan]]. In the tankobon edition, this is updated to include a flashback of Broly, King Vegeta, King Cold, [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Bardock and Gine]].

* CanonImmigrant: The second Yardrat species that until now had only been present in ''Videogame/DragonBallOnline'' makes its debut in the official canon.