Dragon Ball is officially moving on from Goku and Vegeta

Goku and Vegeta are its main characters Dragon Ball Franchise for over a decade. War of the Gods Vegeta was Goku's co-leader, a role he has firmly held since 2013. Goku and Vegeta are effectively the faces of the franchise, with their rivalry playing a key role in both the story and their character development. That said, they have more or less reached the end of their story Dragon Ball Super.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero made Piccolo and Gohan the main characters, with Goku and Vegeta eliminated in the film's b-plot. The manga doubles down on this by continuing to follow Gohan's approach Dragon Ball Super Chapters 101 to 103 in the manga. when Dragon Ball Super For the Black Frieza Saga, Goku and Vegeta will no longer be returning main characters – which they haven't been for quite some time.

Gohan and Piccolo are currently the main characters of Dragon Ball Super

When you think about it, Granolah the Survivor Saga was the last time Goku and Vegeta were the main characters. Dragon Ball. Both Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero And the manga's Super Hero Saga makes Piccolo and Gohan the main characters. Piccolo is the protagonist for most of the actual story, while Gohan's role expands when he becomes the main character in the final act. The last few chapters of the manga (save 104, which was a flashback), are completely framed around Gohan's point of view.

Piccolo also gets the last panel Dragon Ball Super Chapter 103. Goku and Vegeta spend the entire arc and movie fighting, never really growing as characters, while Piccolo and Gohan power up and reclaim their places as the two most powerful Z-Fighters. By the end of the movie, Gohan realizes what needs to be done to keep Earth safe, and Dragon Ball Super The manga explores this by having Goku accept Gohan's growth.

When the Dragon Ball Super As the manga finally returns from hiatus, Gohan and Piccolo will still be the main characters. It's their story now, especially Gohan, who even states that Beerus was powerful enough to replace him as Universe 7's God of Destruction. connecting with Dragon BallThe overarching theme of passing the torch to the next generation, Gohan could have remained the series' main protagonist and point of view character during the Black Frieza saga.

Broly has the most potential for character development in the Black Frieza saga

Gohan and Piccolo might though Dragon Ball SuperAs for the main characters now, they are already well fleshed out and developed characters. On the other hand, Broly has a lot of story potential – significantly more than Goku and Vegeta. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Treats Broly as one of the main characters of the series, with Dragon Ball Super The manga is heavily teasing the possibility of Broly playing a major role in the Black Frieza saga.

Broly is the main character with the most narrative potential right now. He killed his father because of Frieza and manipulated him into fighting two, what are now, his closest friends. Black Frieza Saga may force Broly to admit his mistakes and learn from them, as he grows as a social person. Don't be surprised if the Black Frieza saga devotes a large amount of page-time to Broly and his development since his debut movie.

Goku and Vegeta's character arcs are over

More important than anything else, there is nowhere left to go with Goku and Vegeta. Goku has already mastered Ultra Instinct and the only major beat left in his story is choosing to train Uub. Vegeta has recovered from the damage done to Namek, come to terms with the Saiyans' dark past, and surpassed Goku, so he's achieved all of his goals and has some amazing growth that's better written than his evolution. Dragon Ball Z.

All this to say, Goku and Vegeta are completely fished out characters, while Gohan, Piccolo and Broly have a lot of potential. Even Akira Toriyama knew this, he pushed Goku and Vegeta together for everyone. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. too Dragon Ball DAIMA Focused more on other characters than Goku and Vegeta as a combined duo. Dragon BallOverall, it seems done with the dynamic duo that Goku and Vegeta have become now that their stories are effectively over.

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February 26, 1986