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Final Flash
ファイナルフラッシュ Fainaru Furasshu
Alternate names	Golden Final Wave Obliterating Flash Terminal Slash[1] Finaler Flash (German) Resplendor Final (Brazillian) Sinar Terakhir (Indonesian)
Debut	Manga: "The Final Flash" Anime: "Trunks Ascends"
Inventor	Vegeta
Users	Vegeta Gogeta Vegito Super Buu (w/ Vegeta absorbed)[2] Baby Vegeta
Class	Energy Wave
Color	&             &             &             &
Similar techniques	Final Crash Final Burst Cannon Finish Flash Buster Cannon Galactic Buster Big Tree Cannon Shin Gekiretsu Shin'ou'hou Maiden's Rage Final Shine Attack

Final Flash (ファイナルフラッシュ) is one of Vegeta's signature attacks (along with Galick Gun and Big Bang Attack), and one of Vegeta's most powerful attacks. In order to perform this technique, Vegeta draws his hands back and gathers up all of his energy. Then, he thrusts his palms forward and discharges a massive golden-yellow beam of energy towards his opponent.

OverviewEdit

The Final Flash is first used by Vegeta during his battle against Perfect Cell. Though Cell is significantly more powerful, the incredible amount of energy that Vegeta puts into the attack, reflected by significant charge time, obliterates the top half of the overconfident bio-android. Cell taunts Vegeta by standing still, implying that he will take the blast's full force. Sensing the danger only at the last second, Cell attempts to dodge the beam as the destructive energy disintegrates the ground on which he stands and continues off into deep space. When the dust clears, Cell has lost half of his upper torso. Despite this and to Vegeta's surprise, Cell is able to regenerate himself, shocked that the attack was actually able to damage him, and continues the fight.

Vegeta uses the Final Flash to kill Dr. Raichi in the OVA Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans. Later, when Vegeta uses the Final Flash to destroy Hatchiyack along with the other Z Fighters, he is shown charging it normally, but when he fires it, he is seen doing it with one hand (in a similar manner to the Maximum Flasher).

Only in the anime, Vegeta uses the Final Flash against the Cell Jr. he is fighting against, but the attack is easily dispatched. In this instance, Vegeta spends only a few seconds charging up the attack rather than the several minutes used against Perfect Cell (presumably due to the desperate situation at hand), which could explain why the Cell Jr. managed to effortlessly deflect an attack that Perfect Cell himself was previously vulnerable to defend from.

As Majin Vegeta, he uses the attack against Super Saiyan 2 Goku; the attack name is heard, but not seen.

Vegito combines the Final Flash with Goku's Super Kamehameha to create the Final Kamehameha.

Vegeta later uses the Final Flash against a swarm of Kid Buus while buying time for Goku to charge his Super Spirit Bomb.^[3] Goku also uses a very similar move against Kid Buu while fighting in his Super Saiyan 2 form in an anime filler sequence.

In Dragon Ball GT, Uub uses an attack very similar to the Final Flash during his training with Goku at Kami's Lookout.

Baby Vegeta uses it against Goku on Earth, but Goku avoids it, and he uses the Final Flash twice during his battle against Uub. When Baby Vegeta uses this attack, he shouts "Big Bang Attack!" and the energy wave is purple in color.

Vegeta, while in his Super Saiyan 4 state, uses a blue/green Final Flash against Omega Shenron, along with Goku's 10x Kamehameha hitting the Shadow Dragon at the same time, but to no avail. This blue/green Final Flash is named Final Shine Attack in the Budokai series.

Appearances in Video GamesEdit

The Final Flash appears in several video games, including the Gokuden series, the Butōden series, Dragon Ball Z Arcade, Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle, Dragon Ball Z: The Legend, the Budokai series, the Budokai Tenkaichi series, Super Dragon Ball Z, the Raging Blast series, Dragon Ball Heroes, and Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale.

In Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (as well as its OVA adaptation Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans), the Butōden series, and Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, the Final Flash is blue.

In Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, when Super Vegeta performs the Final Flash, it has the original yellow color, yet when Super Saiyan 2 or Super Saiyan 3, it is charged and fired in a blueish color. When Gogeta uses it in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi, it is blue/green.

Super Buu can use the Final Flash in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, but only after absorbing Vegeta.

In Dragon Ball Online, Final Flash is a skill learn-able by Fighters at level 44.

TriviaEdit

• Prior to his battle with Cell, Vegeta used a similar attack against Recoome during their battle on Namek, the Final Crash. The posing for the attack is nearly identical to Vegeta's Final Flash, with the only difference being that Vegeta's fingers are splayed straight out when he thrusts his hands forward instead of being bent forward. Also, the Final Crash energy wave has a blue color.
• It is stated by Piccolo if Cell had took the full force of the Final Flash, he would have been destroyed. Vegeta had no choice but to maneuver the beam upward to avoid destroying the Earth, which allowed Cell to survive the attack.

GalleryEdit

Vegeta prepares the Final Flash in the manga Vegeta charges the Final Flash Vegeta challenges Cell to take on his Final Flash Vegeta fires the Final Flash Final Flash shown in the manga Vegeta's Final Flash seen from space Vegeta prapares to use the Final Flash in the anime Vegeta charging the Final Flash Vegeta charges the Final Flash Vegeta fires the Final Flash The Final Flash heading towards Cell Vegeta after firing the Final Flash Vegeta fires a Final Flash at God Guardons Vegeta performs the Final Flash in Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans Vegeta firing a Final Flash at Dr. Raichi The Final Flash vaporizes Ghost Raichi Vegeta using Final Flash again Super Saiyan Vegeta charges the Final Flash Super Saiyan Vegeta's Final Flash reaches Hatchiyack Vegeta charges again the Final Flash Vegeta fires again a Final Flash at Hatchiyack Vegeta energizing his Final Flash Vegeta (left upper side) firing Final Flash at Hatchiyack Majin Vegeta fires a Final Flash at Goku Vegeta attacks Kid Buu Kid Buu hit by the attack Vegeta attacks Kid Buu again Vegeta attacks Kid Buu again Super Baby Vegeta 2 fires a Final Flash Super Baby Vegeta 2 uses a Final Flash Vegeta charge a Final Flash against Omega Shenron Vegeta charge a Final Flash against Omega Shenron Vegeta using the Final Flash in Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku Vegeta prepares a Final Flash in Super Butōden 2 Vegeta charges the Final Flash in Super Butōden 2 Vegeta fires the Final Flash in Super Butōden 2 Vegeta prepares a Final Flash in Super Butōden 3 Vegeta charges the Final Flash in Super Butōden 3 Vegeta fires his Final Flash in Super Butōden 3 Super Baby Vegeta 2 charges a Final Flash in Budokai Tenkaichi Vegeta prepares a Final Flash in Super Dragon Ball Z Final Flash in Super Dragon Ball Z Final Flash in Super Dragon Ball Z Vegeta fires his Final Flash in Super Dragon Ball Z Baby Vegeta charges a Final Attack in Infinite World Baby Vegeta fires the Final Flash in Infinite World GT Vegeta blasts Super 17 with a Final Flash in Infinite World Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta prepares a Final Flash (Raging Blast 2 in-game art) Vegeta charges a Final Flash in Dragon Ball Heroes Super Android 13 is hit by Vegeta's Final Flash in Dragon Ball Heroes Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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