Future Trunks' 7 Strongest Transformations, Ranked

A mysterious young man responsible for saving Dragon Ball ZFuture Trunks is one of the saddest and most powerful characters in the entire series. He was officially Dragon Ball's second Super Saiyan, and although he only starred in the Cell Saga, quickly became a fan-favorite. Thanks to time travel, Future Trunks regularly stars in spin-off material as well Super Dragon Ball Heroes As one of the main characters, but eventually returned to the canon of the series Dragon Ball SuperGoku Black Saga.

Future Trunks doesn't have access to as many transformations as Goku or Vegeta, but he doesn't need them either. As one of the strongest Hybrid Saiyans Dragon BallFuture Trunks is a genius with almost as many abilities as Gohan. Future trunks are unlikely to return Dragon Ball SuperWho is the future, but he leaves the series as one of the strongest fighters Dragon Ball And a multi-level warrior who can tap into God Ki despite having no divine training.

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SSJ Future Trunks was one of the youngest Super Saiyans in the series

Future Trunks was the youngest character to unlock Super Saiyan in his timeline. Trunks was 14 years old when he first became a Super Saiyan in his future, and became as strong as Super Saiyan Goku when he first fought Frieza on Namek and killed Mecha Frieza.

Future Trunks is the main form for the first half of the Super Saiyan Cell Saga, eventually surpassing it after training with Vegeta in a hyperbolic time chamber. By the end of his tenure Dragon Ball ZFuture Trunks is so strong, he is able to kill versions of Imperfect Cell in Androids 17, 18, and SSJ1, without using any of his grade forms.

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Future Trunks unlocked Super Saiyan Grade 2 by training with Vegeta for a year

Super Saiyan Grade 2 is an upgrade to the original Super Saiyan transformation that bulks up the user's body and substantially increases their power level at the expense of greater Ki Drain. Both Vegeta and Future Trunks unlock Super Saiyan Grade 2 after training for a year inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Super Saiyan Grade 2 is much stronger than Semi-Perfect Cell and Androids, but completely pales in comparison to Perfect Cell. Future Trunks uses SSJ Grade 2 in a battle with the Cell Juniors in the Cell Games, but eventually stops his opponent, leaving Super Saiyan 2 Gohan to kill each Cell Junior himself.

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Future Trunks secretly unlocked Super Saiyan Grade 3 by training harder than Vegeta

During the battle with Perfect Cell, it is revealed that Future Trunks has secretly unlocked Super Saiyan Grade 3 by training harder than Vegeta in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Unfortunately for future trunks, there is a difference between training hard and training Smart. Super Saiyan Grade 3 gives the user a power level comparable to Super Saiyan 2 at the cost of greatly reducing their speed.

in Dragon Ball Z manga, Super Saiyan Grade 3 Future Trunks never hits a perfect cell. Despite the extreme power level, Super Saiyan Grade 3 is effectively useless and drains the user's ki quickly. Super Saiyan Grade 3 exists to illustrate why Goku and Gohan decided to master Super Saiyan instead of using grade forms for cell games.

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Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks is as strong as Super Saiyan 3 Goku

in Dragon Ball SuperFuture Trunks unlocks Super Saiyan 2 after Supreme Kai dies in the Majin Buu Saga version. Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks is strong enough to kill Dabura (which Gohan couldn't even do in the main timeline), and completely stops Majin Buu's resurrection. After unlocking SSJ2, Future Trunks perfects the form just like Goku and Gohan did for SSJ1. Dragon Ball Z.

in Dragon Ball Super Manga, Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks is linked to Super Saiyan 3 Goku and is described as being as strong as Goku. This is a huge feat, especially considering how powerful Goku is by Goku Black Saga. Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks is so strong, Goku only needs to use Super Saiyan God to defeat him.

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Future Trunks triggers Super Saiyan 3 in Dragon Ball Heroes

Dragon Ball Heroes Saiyans like to give transformations that they never unlocked in the canon timeline. Dragon Ball Heroes He gave fans Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta long before he unlocked SSJ3 Dragon Ball DAIMAFor example. in heroes Continuity, Future Trunks appears to have transformed into Super Saiyan 3 World Mission.

Little is known about Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks' power level, but he should realistically be stronger than Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks. That said, if Trunks unlocks Super Saiyan 3 in canon, he won't actually use the form. His version of Super Saiyan 2 is already as strong as SSJ3 and doesn't come with any of the form's problems. in Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga, Trunks can only use Super Saiyan 3 for ten seconds before running out of Ki completely.

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Super Saiyan Rage Future Trunks defeated Fused Zamasu

Super Saiyan Rage is a special form and version of Super Saiyan Blue that unlocks in Future Trunks. Dragon Ball Super Anime's Goku Black Saga. During the final battle with Fused Zamasu, Future Trunks somehow manages to tap God Ki, transforming his version of Super Saiyan 2 into Super Saiyan Rage, combining it with the Genki of all the survivors in his timeline.

Super Saiyan Rage gives Future Trunks great strength and speed boosts. Super Saiyan Rage Future Trunks is able to dodge Fused Zamasu's attack and cut him in two with the Sword of Hope. If Fused Zamasu wasn't immortal, Super Saiyan Rage Future Trunks would have killed him and saved his timeline right then and there; Even Goku and Vegeta couldn't pull off Super Saiyan Blue.

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Super Saiyan God Future Trunks Help Chronoa Defeat Mechikabura in Super Dragon Ball Heroes

By performing rituals on God Super Dragon Ball Heroes Along with Xeno Goku, Xeno Vegeta, Xeno Gohan, Xeno Goten, and Xeno Pan, Xeno Trunks unlocks the Super Saiyan God. When using Super Saiyan God, Xeno Trunks' earns the nickname, “God of Swords.” Super Saiyan God is a huge power boost for Future Trunks, allowing him to fight on par with Finn, an extremely powerful android majin.

In the final battle with the Mechikabura, Super Saiyan God Xeno Trunks plays a major role in helping Chronoa seal the Dark King once and for all. As Xeno Vegito takes down the Immortal Mechikabura, Xeno Trunks uses the combined power of the Super Saiyan God and the Key Sword to lock him down with Time Chronoa's Supreme Kai. The Super Saiyan God is far and away the most powerful form of Future Trunks, though only in his Xeno version.

Created by

Akira Toriyama

First TV show

Dragon Ball

The latest TV show

Dragon Ball DAIMA

Upcoming TV Shows

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First episode air date

February 26, 1986

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Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball DAIMA