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Fusion Dance
フュージョン Fyūjon
Alternate names	Metamoran Fusion
Debut	Manga: "A Slim Hope" Anime: "Revival"
Inventor	Metamorans
Users	Goku & Piccolo Piccolo & Krillin Goten & Trunks Goku & Vegeta Tien Shinhan & Yamcha[1] Piccolo & Dr. Mashirito[2]
Class	Fusion
Similar techniques	Potara

Fusion Dance (フュージョン, Fyūjon)^[3] is a technique that is introduced by Goku during the Fusion Saga after learning it from Metamorans in the Other World. His son, Goten, fuses with Trunks in order to create Gotenks. The purpose of the Fusion Dance is to temporarily merge two bodies into a single, superior entity.

OverviewEdit

To correctly perform the Fusion Dance, the fusees must create a perfectly symmetrical image of one another. The Fusion Dance is a short series of poses that are performed by two characters of equal power levels and roughly equal size. In the series, the result of a correctly performed Fusion Dance is a superior being whose power is multiplied severalfold over that of the individual fusees. If one character performs the dance wrong, then it will result in an obese or a skinny character who is much weaker than either fusee individually.

If the timing of the poses is off, it results in a sickly-looking fusion who is also much weaker than each fusee individually. Regardless, the fused character possess mixed physical traits of their original counterparts. If they synchronize their dance correctly, it results with a very powerful being. Additionally, all end products of the Fusion Dance seem to acquire the same attire: white pants, a sash, and a vest with yellow or orange padding around the shoulders and neck. If the fusees are not wearing clothes, nor does the fusion.

Only one character in the manga has been seen as a result of the Fusion Dance; his name is Gotenks, being a fusion of the characters Goten and Trunks. Even though there was only one in the original series, one other fused characters appears in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, in Dragon Ball GT and in a what-if saga in the video game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2. In Fusion Reborn, Gogeta is born from Goku and Vegeta, however he was first given the name Veku upon being incorrectly fused. The second time, he is correctly made and given the name Gogeta. Gogeta appears as a Super Saiyan 4 in Dragon Ball GT, and is one of the most powerful character in the Dragon Ball series. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, Tiencha is born from Tien Shinhan and Yamcha.

The total fusion time lasts about 30 minutes, depending on the amount of ki that is used. After that, it takes the character's bodies another hour before they are able to fuse again. The fusion can also end if the two fusees' power levels fall out of sync after the fusion is completed. In Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, it is revealed that if the fused characters sustain enough damage while under fusion, the fusion will end prematurely. Additionally, the more powerful the fused entity is, the shorter the fusion will last; for example, Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta only lasted 10-15 minutes.

TechniqueEdit

The dance itself is explained by Goku in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn as combining elements of both traditional fighting poses and water ballet. The performers must visualize two rivers flowing towards each other that get closer as they approach each other, then converge at two single points; the points collapse under the pressure and the two rivers flow into each other, becoming one. The movements, right down to the fusees' breathing, must be perfectly synchronized and symmetrical or the fusion will fail. The fusees must also equalize their power levels.

Appearances in Video GamesEdit

Goten and Trunks, as well as Goku and Vegeta, can use the technique in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, the Budokai series and the Budokai Tenkaichi series. In Buu's Fury, the Fusion Dance lasts for 5 minutes rather than 30, but the timer will not go down on the overview map.

In Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, due to a glitch in the programming, if a player engages the Fusion Dance in the game, occasionally, the NPC fusee will stand still with their arms out stretched in a cross fashion (known by gaming and 3D modeler veterans as the T-Stance or Blind stance). However this does not affect the fusion.

Characters Created Via Fusion DanceEdit

• Gotenks
• Gogeta
• Tiencha
• Prilin

TriviaEdit

• In Fusion Reborn, Trunks and Goten did not do the three steps while saying "fuuuuuuuu..." but still became Gotenks.
• In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, when Jeice performs his Purple Comet Attack, he and Burter do a series of poses to attack the opponent. The last one resembles the Fusion Dance's final pose.
• The 10th and final move in the Dragon Dance from Avatar: The Last Airbender is very similar to the final move of the Fusion Dance. The differences are that their hands are in fists and their hands don't touch.
• In the 5th episode of the anime BAKUMAN, the two main characters, Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi, perform the Fusion Dance after Akito asks Moritaka if he has ever imitated a Dragon Ball character in his childhood.
• In the Pokémon anime, a fusion is shown with Blastoise and Venusaur to make Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle scared. When Venusuar and Blastoise fuse, they perform a Fusion Dance, in a similar fashion to the Metamoran fusion.
• In Transformers Energon episode 43, two Decepticons, Snow Cat and Demolisher attempt to Powerlinx. They fail as they have no Combination Spark. After their failed attempt, they are seen in a pose quite similar to the final pose of the Fusion Dance.

GalleryEdit

Goku and Piccolo demonstrating the Fusion Dance Piccolo and Krillin demonstrating the dance Goten and Trunks perform the Fusion Dance Goten and Trunks performing the dance The final movement in the Fusion Dance Goten and Trunks fusing up Goten and Trunks defuse Goten and Trunks perform the Fusion Dance as Super Saiyans Super Saiyans Goten and Trunks use the Fusion Dance Goten and Trunks fuse Goten and Trunks fuse in Hyperbolic Time Chamber Goten and Trunks attempt to fuse while Gohan confronts Buu Goten and Trunks stop the dance Goten and Trunks fuse in Battle of Gods Goku and Vegeta fuse to form Veku Goku performs the Fusion Dance Goku and Vegeta fuse to form Gogeta Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Vegeta perform the Fusion Dance Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Vegeta perform the Fusion Dance Goku and Vegeta fuse Fusion Dance poster Goku and Vegeta's Fusion Dance in Ultimate Battle 22 The Fusion Dance in Budokai 2 The Fusion Dance performed incorrectly Dr. Mashirito and Piccolo fusing in Jump Super Stars Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Vegeta perform the Fusion Dance in Infinite World Goku and Vegeta fuse in Raging Blast 2 Goku and Vegeta fuse in Ultimate Tenkaichi Goku and Vegeta fuse in Dragon Ball Heroes Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

See alsoEdit

• Fusion
• Failed Fusions

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