

Since the Universe Survival arc is all about Ultra Instinct in the first place, it seems very weird for Vegeta to get a new, separate transformation near the end of the tournament. There’s also the fact that Toriyama seldom introduces more than one major transformation per arc and, when he does, it’s done far enough apart where it doesn’t really come off as derivative. There is concept art for Ultra Instinct which we’ve seen, but nothing as far as Vegeta’s SSE goes. To start, there’s no concept art by Toriyama for the form. With that in mind, it’s very likely Toriyama did not come up with Super Saiyan Evolution. Any differences are medium specific and must be canonized either by how they fit into the story or how they relate back to Toriyama as an author. With two different mediums to follow and neither written by Akira Toriyama, what exactly can we as fans consider canon for DBS? Rule of thumb tends to be that any event, character, or transformation that overlaps between the anime and manga was clearly outlined by Toriyama and must be canon.

I’m here for you.Ĭanonicity in regards to Dragon Ball Super is a genuinely tricky subject. Confused about how SSE works? Worry no more.
#Vegeta new form series
Was it foreshadowed? How strong is it? Why exactly did Vegeta get it? Although the series may not answer these questions directly, this article will. Triggered by Vegeta near the end of the tournament, and by extension the series, Super Saiyan Evolution quickly became the subject of hot debate within the fandom. While Ultra Instinct stood out as the form to beat in the Universe Survival arc, we were graced with one other form during the Tournament of Power: Super Saiyan Evolution. Goku turning Super Saiyan at the end of the Frieza saga tells us he’s finally accepted his Saiyan heritage, and Gohan turning Super Saiyan 2 during the Cell Games cements him as the new protagonist for the time being.

Giving a character a new transformation is a clean and quick way of demonstrating growth. The point is that transformations are a key part of Dragon Ball and serve an important role within the story. Dragon Ball without transformations is like Dragon Ball without martial arts, or Dragon Ball without Ki attacks, or Dragon Ball without Vegeta angrily declaring himself stronger than Goku only to get pulverized into the ground.
