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Dragonthrow (ドラゴンスロー Doragon Surō) is Goku's signature grapple throw.

Overview[]

The user grabs his opponent's arm, leg, tail, or antenna, then he spins and throws them away.

Usage[]

Goku uses this move when he grabs Frieza's tail during their battle on Namek.

Vegeta also used a similar technique on Recoome, resulting in him being hurled into the mountains on Namek.

Piccolo also uses a similar throw to stop a Cell Jr.'s counterattack on him.

A Cell Jr. uses the attack on Vegeta while Gohan powers up right before his transformation into a Super Saiyan 2.

Future Trunks performs his similar throw as part of the Heat Dome Attack he uses to destroy Future Cell.

Super Saiyan 3 Goku used this technique on Majin Buu's tentacle during their battle near West City.

Super Buu uses a similar technique during his fight with Gotenks, throwing him through The Lookout and down into a lake.

Ultimate Gohan uses it on Super Buu, throwing the Majin after grabbing his antenna.

Kid Buu uses a similar technique on Super Saiyan 3 Goku.[10]

Goku uses a Dragonthrow to throw a snake away from a pterodactyl nest.[11]

In Dragon Ball Super, Captain Ginyu (in Tagoma's body) uses the grapple on Gohan.

During the "Future" Trunks Saga, Super Saiyan Rage Future Trunks attempts to perform his similar throw on Super Saiyan Rose Goku Black after backhanding him as part of his Final Rage Buster though Black manages to kick his way out of it, though after stopping Future Zamasu and Black's Holy Light Grenade via an Energy Clash, while Vegeta holds off Future Zamasu, Future Trunks completes the point blank Burning Attack portion of Final Rage Buster.

During the Tournament of Power, Jiren used a similar technique against Super Saiyan Blue Goku. Goku performs this move on Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla while she was throwing a barrage of attacks at him.

In the manga version of the Tournament of Power, Frost uses Dragonthrow to eliminate Hyssop and Roselle. Kefla uses this same move on Super Saiyan God Goku.

During the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Good Buu uses Dragonthrow on Moro, apparently having learned it through Mimicry of Super Saiyan 3 Goku's previous usage of the technique on Innocent Buu.

During the Super Hero Saga, Vegeta uses Dragonthrow to throw Goku into a tree trunk after countering his Flying Kick.

Uub uses the throw as part of his Blazing Barrage Palm against Goku.

In Dragon Ball GT, Goku used this technique when he grabbed Super Mega Cannon Sigma's leg at the end of their battle on M-2.

Baby uses a similar throw while facing Super Saiyan 3 Goku and grabbing his tail.

Film Appearances[]

In Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, Goku used a similar technique on Cooler during their underwater battle.

In Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, Piccolo used a similar throw on Android 13.

In Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Super Saiyan Blue Goku used this technique on Wrathful Broly.

In Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Gamma 2 uses this technique on Ultimate Piccolo.

Other Dragon Ball stories[]

Episode of Bardock - Bardock dragonthrow

Super Saiyan Bardock swings Chilled by his tail

In Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, Super Saiyan Bardock uses a similar technique against Chilled, with Bardock's speed in swinging Chilled around being such that the latter left afterimages.

Video Game Appearances[]

In The Legend, it is used by Super Saiyan 3 Goku under the name Giant Swing (ジャイアントスイング Jaianto Suingu), much like the real-life wrestling move.

Dragonthrow was named in Budokai.

In Budokai 2, Vegito's version is named Dinosaur Throw.

In the Budokai Tenkaichi series and Raging Blast series, many fighters use this throw like Turles, Guldo, and Burter.

In Dragon Ball Legends, it once again appears under the name Giant Swing as the Special Quirk Skill Arts for Legends Limited Goku (DBL15-05S) and Legends Limited Super Saiyan Goku (DBL15-05S) transformation.

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