The Dragon Ball franchise is in a very interesting place in terms of power scaling at the current moment. Ever since the Tournament of Power, the main characters of the series are now far more powerful than they have ever been before due to their incredible transformations that make full use of their individual strengths.
Notably, the power scaling really went up during the Granolah arc, where the heroes and villains of the franchise had an astronomical growth in power. Even better was the fact that the power hierarchy of Dragon Ball was set very straight towards the end, so in this article, let's go over the 5 strongest characters in the Granolah arc.
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Vegeta Realized His Own Divine Transformation With Ultra Ego
The Power of the Destroyers
- Vegeta realized the power of the Gods of Destruction.
In terms of offensive output, perhaps the Prince of Saiyans is at the top of the list. Despite trying and failing to unlock Ultra Instinct, Vegeta realized that his strength lies in a different path to power, leading to him training under Beerus in order to achieve Ultra Ego, the form that lets him house the power of the Destroyers.
In the arc, Ultra Ego proved to be an incredible foe for Granolah and was even stronger than Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku for the initial parts of the arc despite being an incomplete transformation with glaring flaws. However, this also proved to be its downfall, as Vegeta's lack of experience in the form led to him taking too much damage and getting defeated.
Granolah Was An Incredible Villain And A Powerhouse To Battle
The Last Cerealian
- Underwent multiple power ups.
Granolah was a character who held a lot of animosity towards the Saiyans due to his troubled past with them. Because of this, he eventually made a wish through the Cerealian Dragon Balls in order to become Universe 7's most powerful mortal warrior in exchange for the remaining years of his life.
At the start of the arc, this power-up was immense, as he was able to outspeed and defeat Ultra Instinct with just a single hit, showing how great his power truly was. Although he would later proceed to start getting outclassed by Ultra Ego Vegeta, he eventually caught up and unlocked an even stronger state which allowed him to overpower Vegeta. At the end, Granolah's final attack was about to kill Vegeta as well as himself.
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Goku Managed To Unlock The Ideal Version Of Ultra Instinct
In Touch With His Saiyan Emotions
- An Angel's technique with a Saiyan's powers.
When Goku achieved Ultra Instinct in the Tournament of Power, it was made quite clear that this was unlike any of his previous power-ups, since it demanded the discarding of all of his emotions to gain a calm heart and mind. As strong as this form was, Goku realized in the Granolah arc that he needs his Saiyan powers to keep growing.
At the start of the arc, Ultra Instinct had a worse performance than even Vegeta's incomplete Ultra Ego and was easily defeated by Granolah. However, towards the end of the arc, Goku realized his True Ultra Instinct form, that made full use of both his technique and his Saiyan powers that were based on emotions, allowing him to briefly be stronger than even Gas.
Gas Made The Same Wish As Granolah, But Even Greater
The Main Villain of the Arc
- The Strongest Heeter.
Many fans were disgruntled about how easy it was for Granolah to gain so much power, but the wish to become stronger at the cost of one's own life was a central aspect of the arc. Gas made the same wish, eventually becoming the single most powerful mortal in the entire Dragon Ball multiverse.
For a time, he was weaker than the Saiyans and Granolah, but upon realizing this, he let out all of his power and grew in strength exponentially, which happened so rapidly that his own body started to decay and fall apart. Although he was stronger than his enemies for some time, the cost of becoming so was far too great.
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Black Frieza Is The Most Powerful Mortal In The Entire Series
The Return of the Galactic Tyrant
- The strongest in the universe.
Frieza's disappearance from the main timeline since his return in the Tournament of Power was incredibly suspicious, so fans were always expecting him to return to the series sooner or later. However, none could have expected it to happen the way that it did, with Frieza returning at the end of the Granolah arc sporting a brand-new transformation.
Black Frieza was the culmination of the Galactic Tyrant's unmatched potential. Due to him getting in 10 years' worth of training in a Hyperbolic Time Chamber that he found, he managed to unlock a transformation so powerful that he managed to defeat Gas, Goku, and Vegeta in just a single hit, despite all of them being in their most powerful states at the time. As it stands, Black Frieza is the strongest mortal in the franchise, perhaps even on the level of the Destroyer Gods.
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Dragon Ball Super
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- 2015 - 2018
