The Most Idiotic Dragon Ball GT Storyline is Hard to Make Sense Even if You Throw Shonen Logic Out of the Window

Irrespective of Dragon Ball Super‘s direction, Dragon Ball GT remains to be the series’ most controversial sequel yet. Sure, the scriptwriters for GT were the same as Dragon Ball Z, it lacked the Akira Toriyama touch. After completing the Dragon Ball manga in 1995, Toriyama had no desire to continue the series at that time. Toei Animation did approach him for Dragon Ball GT but the mangaka basically said he’d just draw some character designs but the rest, including the story, will be left to be decided by the team at Toei.

Omega Shenron from DB: GT | Credit: Toei Animation

As a result, what came out was a product that heavily divided the fandom. Some were extreme Dragon Ball GT fans who think it surpasses even the original manga and there are those who think GT ruined Dragon Ball‘s legacy. According to the latter, Toei did not consider the character development of the main cast into consideration and there’s one character who they think was ruined the most.

Vegeta’s method to transform into a Super Saiyan 4 did not sit well with fans

Goku and Vegeta in Super Saiyan 4 state | Credits: Toei Animation

After seeing how Syn Shenron was unbeatable even for Super Saiyan 4 Goku, Vegeta decided to put his pride aside and requested Bulma to do the unthinkable. In Dragon Ball GT episode 59, Bulma uses her Blutz Waves Generator and blasts Vegeta with it, turning him into a Super Saiyan 4 and reaching the same level as his rival.

In earlier episodes, Bulma discovered a way to concentrate the energy of the full moon, or any other celestial body, which transfers photon particles called Blutz Waves. The tail is normally required for a Saiyan to transform into a Great Ape when they absorb the Blutz Waves from the full moon, but thanks to Bulma’s Blutz Waves Generator, that wasn’t an issue.

For Vegeta to unlock Super Saiyan 4, he had to turn into a great ape, and his tail didn’t grow back since he already surpassed the level of a great ape. That’s why this gadget was crucial in getting him there. Goku, on the other hand, had his tail forcefully regrown by Kibito Kai and the old Kai using plyers.

Usually, it was Goku who requested Vegeta to fuse with him. In the battle against Buuhan, Janemba, Fused Zamasu and Broly, it was Goku who always asked. But in Dragon Ball GT, it was Vegeta who asked Goku. It seemed quite bizarre for fans at that time and even now that the Saiyan Prince would not only resort to artificial means to transform but also be the one to suggest fusion.

Throughout the story, Vegeta was always about achieving things on his own with his own effort. That’s why he hated fusion. He always wanted to be the one to defeat the main villain. Even Goku didn’t like getting Super Saiyan God through the ritual if it meant that he could not reach that level on his own.

However, some fans argue that Vegeta needed help only to turn into a great ape. The rest of the transformation was entirely done on his own. Regardless of that, there’s another issue that creeped into the minds of fans.

Vegeta failed to use Super Saiyan 3 in canon material

Goku as Super Saiyan 3 | Credits: Toei Animation

In traditional Dragon Ball storytelling, characters climb up the ladder step-by-step to grow in power and skill. Goku had been doing that since he started martial arts.

He was taught by Grandpa Gohan, trained by Roshi, then trained on his own, achieved Super Saiyan 1. He perfected it further and then turned Super Saiyan 2. After that, he activated Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan God, Blue, and Ultra Instinct. In GT, it was Super Saiyan 4 after 3.

On the other hand, Vegeta went straight to Super Saiyan 4 in Dragon Ball GT and Super Saiyan God and Blue in Dragon Ball Super and bypassed Super Saiyan 3 entirely. Sure, he did transform in Super Dragon Ball Heroes, Dragon Ball Online, Xenoverse 2, and other Dragon Ball media, but fans have yet to see him using the form in canon material.

Both the sequels could have easily fixed this issue, even if they show just a quick glimpse of Vegeta shifting into Super Saiyan 3 before he continues to transform even further into other forms. But now that the form is irrelevant, fans may never see the Saiyan Prince transform into the fan-favorite form.

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