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Galick Gun
ギャリック砲 Gyarikku Hō
Alternate names	Galick-Ho Garlic Cannon Garlic Gun Galick Blast Gallic Gun
Debut	Manga: "Battle in the Red Zone!!" Anime: "Saiyan Sized Secret"
Inventor	Vegeta
Users	Vegeta Cell Vegito Gogeta Super Buu (w/ Vegeta absorbed)[1] Baby Vegeta
Class	Energy Wave
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Similar techniques	Final Burst Cannon Kamehameha Orga Blaster

Galick Gun (ギャリック砲, Gyarikku Hou; also translated as "Garlic Cannon") is an energy wave that is one of Vegeta's signature attacks similar to the Kamehameha. In keeping with the Saiyan pun on vegetables, the attack is named after the vegetable "garlic" ("ga-rikku" is the Japanese way of saying "garlic").

OverviewEdit

To utilize it, Vegeta curls his fingers and places both his hands together at chest level facing the same direction (so that the palm of one hand is on the back of the other). Then, once enough ki is gathered, he thrusts both hands forward to fire a powerful blast of energy. The result is a powerful, huge, fuchsia-colored ki beam that emanates from his hands and body. It is capable of destroying large planets if enough power is put into it.

Vegeta uses this move against Goku in their first fight (during the Vegeta Saga). When Goku counters the Galick Gun with a Kaio-ken x3 Kamehameha, Vegeta notes that the two attacks are evenly matched. Eventually, Goku's Kamehameha outmatches it by using a quadruple Kaio-ken.

Vegeta uses a Galick Gun similar to the Final Burst Cannon during the battle against Frieza in his second form. While Frieza attacks Gohan, Vegeta fires an energy blast at Frieza and then he pulls his hands back to his sides and charges energy in each hand, followed by firing one large Galick Gun wave, creating a huge explosion. However, as the smoke clears, Frieza is unharmed and unfazed by the attack, much to Vegeta's shock.

Much later, Semi-Perfect Cell uses this attack against Vegeta in his Ascended Super Saiyan form, to no effect.

During Vegito's fight against Super Buu after he absorbed Gohan, Buu uses Gotenks' Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack with the ghosts placing their hands over their heads as if they were preparing a Masenko, but instead saying "Galick Gun" (a mistake in the FUNimation Dub).

In Dragon Ball GT, Super Saiyan Vegeta uses a blue colored Galick Gun in a Beam Struggle against Baby Gohan.

Appearances in Video GamesEdit

Galick Gun is one of Vegeta's moves he can use in battle in many video games, including the Gokuden series, Dragon Ball Z Arcade, Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22, the Budokai series, Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu, the Budokai Tenkaichi series, Super Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu, Dragon Ball Heroes, Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale, and Dragon Ball Z For Kinect.

Vegeta performs it like in the anime in the first Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, while he shoots the Galick Gun beam by throwing his hand backwards then forwards, like the Final Burst Cannon variation, in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2.

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

In the Raging Blast series, Vegeta uses a crimson colored Galick Gun as his Ultimate Blast in his what-if Super Saiyan 3 form. Here, Vegeta uses his newly acquired Super Saiyan 3 powers to magnify the power of the Galick Gun to incredible heights, probably even more than a standard Big Bang Attack or Final Flash (which are simple Blast 2 attacks in his Super Saiyan 3 form, though his Final Flash is capable of clashing with Ultimate Blasts despite being a Super Attack/Blast 2), and gives it a crimson aura similar to the 10x Kamehameha.

Vegeta uses Galick Gun in a cutscene in Dragon Ball Online.

In the video game Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, Vegeta uses a red/pink colored Galick Gun in his base form.

VariationsEdit

The Galick Gun has many variations:

• Galick Beam – Vegeta uses this variation fired from the finger as both a kid and an adult.
• Final Galick Cannon – Vegeta delivers several rapid attacks before punching the enemy's stomach and discharging a one-handed Galick Gun through the enemy. He used the technique to kill Zarbon. This technique is used in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
• Final Burst Cannon – A supercharged version of Galick Gun used by Vegeta in his last attempt to destroy Frieza. However, Frieza managed to kick the attack up into space, creating a huge explosion many times bigger than Planet Namek.
• Garlic Fire – Vegeta's ultimate attack in Supersonic Warriors 2. It starts with melee combo, the Final Bleed blasts, and finally a Galick Gun resulting in an explosion.
• Double Galick Cannon – Vegeta places both of his hands on the opponent's chest and fires a huge yellow energy blast against them. Vegeta used this to kill Pui Pui. This technique is one of Vegeta's Super Attacks in the Raging Blast series.
• Super Galick Gun – A full powered version of the Galick Gun, used by Vegeta in his Great Ape form, as well as Golden Great Ape Baby Vegeta. It is capable of destroying an entire planet if charged, and inflicting massive damage even uncharged. Vegeta also used it earlier against Baby Gohan's Super Kamehameha.
  • Continuous Super Galick Gun – In a crazed attempt to destroy Super Saiyan 4 Goku, the Great Ape Baby launched a rapid fire of powerful energy bullets, each of which are inferior in firepower when compared to the Galick Gun and the Super Galick Gun.
• Super Galick Blaster – Great Ape Vegeta's variation of the Chou Makouhou. Named in Dragon Ball Heroes.
• Galick Blazer – A purple energy sphere version of the Galick Gun used by Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta in Dragon Ball Heroes.

TriviaEdit

• In the 4Kids version of Dragon Ball Z Kai, this attack is renamed "Galick Blast", similar to the Spirit Bomb being renamed "Spirit Blast".

GalleryEdit

Vegeta gathering energy for the Galick Gun Vegeta prepares a powerful Galick Gun attack Vegeta fires his Galick Gun at Frieza Semi-Perfect Cell charging his Galick Gun Semi-Perfect Cell firing his Galick Gun Vegeta charging the Galick Gun in Dragon Ball GT Galick Gun in the Bandai CCG Vegeta charging a Galick Gun in Super Saiya Densetsu Galick Gun (strong) in Super Battle Galick Gun (weak) in Super Battle Vegeta using his Galick Gun on Piccolo in Taiketsu Vegeta about to blast Goku with his Galick Gun in Budokai 3 Vegeta prepares the Galick Gun in the intro of Super Dragon Ball Z Galick Gun in Super Dragon Ball Z (Scouter) Vegeta fires the Galick Gun in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Vegeta (1st form) firing Galick Gun in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Vegeta fires the Galick Gun in Burst Limit Vegeta (Scouter) firing Galick Gun in Raging Blast Semi-Perfect Cell fires the Galick Gun in the Raging Blast series Vegeta's Galick Gun in Tenkaichi Tag Team Vegeta charges the Galick Gun in Ultimate Tenkaichi Vegeta fires the Galick Gun Vegeta firing the Galick Gun in Kinect Vegeta charges the Galick Gun in Dragon Ball Heroes Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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