Photon Bomber

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Photon Bomber
フォトンボンバー
Foton Bonbā
Alternate names	Grand Finale Saiyan Energy Toss
Debut	Manga: "A Change of Plans" Anime: "The Secret of Dr. Gero"
Appears in
Inventor	Vegeta
Users	Vegeta Krillin Future Trunks
Color	or       or       &       or       &
Class	Energy Wave
Similar Techniques	Big Bang Attack Final Spirit Cannon Masendan Power Ball Down Burst Stardust Breaker Shoot Blaster Spirit Ball Underground Energy Ball Ki Burst Sphere

Photon Bomber (フォトンボンバー, Foton Bonbā) is an Energy Wave used by Vegeta (in his Super Saiyan form) and Krillin.

Overview

First, the user raises his right hand as he curls his fingers and charges a white energy sphere. Then, he brings his hand forward and fires the energy sphere in the form of an energy wave at the opponent, inflicting a great amount of damage.

Usage and Power

Vegeta uses this attack while searching for Dr. Gero. Frustrated that he could not find Dr. Gero, Vegeta insults the Android and yells for him to show himself. When Dr. Gero still does not appear, Vegeta flies up into the air and fires the Photon Bomber down below. However, Dr. Gero runs out from where he was hiding and absorbed the Photon Bomber's energy, much to Vegeta's surprise.

Krillin uses the Photon Bomber

Krillin uses it as a final attack to completely destroy Dr. Gero's Lab in the episode "Laboratory Basement". While throwing it, Krillin shouts "Now for the Grand Finale".

Majin Vegeta uses a Photon Bomber after the Continuous Energy Bullet during his battle against Super Saiyan 2 Goku.

Film Appearances

Vegeta charges a Photon Bomber in Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

In Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, Vegeta uses the Photon Bomber again against Broly to no effect. This time, the energy sphere is transparent and blue in color. The Photon Bomber during this instance was powerful enough that when Vegeta was charging up the attack, Goku cleared the area in a panic just prior to him firing, and had the resulting detonation send Paragus flying.

Other Dragon Ball stories

In Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, Vegeta uses it to destroy the Destron Gas Machine on Tongari Tower (a tower in West City), charging it in his base form and throwing it in his Super Saiyan form, but it has no effect. Future Trunks uses a similar technique against Frieza in his Ghost Warrior form in Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans, but Frieza comes back.

Video Game Appearances

Photon Bomber was named in Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans. It also appears in Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle as a Super Attack for Super Saiyan Vegeta, as well as the finishing blast of one of Krillin's Super Attack rushes, Solar Flare.

Trivia

• Goku used a very similar attack to vaporize Cooler fused with the Big Gete Star in Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler.

Gallery

Vegeta creates the Photon Bomber in the manga Vegeta throws the Photon Bomber in the manga Vegeta fires his Photon Bomber at Broly Vegeta charges the Photon Bomber in Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans Vegeta about to fire the Photon Bomber in Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans Vegeta launches the Photon Bomber at the Destron Gas Machine Vegeta fires a Photon Bomber in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans Vegeta's Photon Bomber reaches the Destron Gas Machine Future Trunks using Photon Bomber in Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans Future Trunks fires the Photon Bomber Vegeta launching a Photon Bomber at Ghost Cooler Vegeta throws his Photon Bomber Ghost Cooler is hit by Vegeta's Photon Bomber Ghost Frieza is hit by Future Trunks' Photon Bomber Ghost Frieza destroyed by Future Trunks' attack Majin Vegeta charges his Photon Bomber Majin Vegeta's Photon Bomber Majin Vegeta fires his Photon Bomber at Goku Majin Vegeta's attack approaches Goku Vegeta charges a Photon Bomber in Battle of Z Vegeta fires a Photon Bomber in Battle of Z