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"Goku: Is that the best you can do?
Frieza: What?!
Goku: I said, is that the best you can do?!
Frieza: Watch your TONGUE!!
"
Goku's banter with Frieza before executing his Meteor Smash in "Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!"

Meteor Smash (メテオスマッシュ Meteo Sumasshu) is a Rush Attack used by Goku in his Super Saiyan form.

Overview[]

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The right hook kick

Goku delivers a sickening punch to his opponent's stomach, following up with a second punch to knock them away. Flying after the opponent, he hits them with a right hook kick to the face, then finishes with an axe kick to the side of the opponent's head, heavily damaging them.

Usage[]

Goku uses segments of this attack during different portions of his battle against 100% Full Power Frieza on the dying Planet Namek. After being elbowed into a cliff by Goku, Frieza attacks and knocks Goku down to the ground, mockingly asking if Goku is satisfied. However, Goku stands up and shrugs off the attack, retorting by wondering if that was the best Frieza could do. Angered, Frieza tries to attack Goku again, but Goku dodges the attack and counters with the first hit of the Meteor Smash, causing Frieza to momentarily crumple to the ground. When Frieza attempts to return the favor, Goku uses the rest of the Meteor Smash to send Frieza crashing across the ground.

Video Game Appearances[]

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Goku uses the Meteor Smash in DBZ For Kinect

Meteor Smash was named in the Butōden series, where it is a secret attack for Goku and Super Goku. The attack is part of the Meteor Attacks.

The attack has resurfaced in the Budokai Tenkaichi series as one of Goku's Blast 2 attacks in his Super Saiyan form. However, each game in the series, including the Raging Blast series and Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi, changes the way the attack is performed. For instance, in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Goku finishes the attack by kicking the opponent up, knee striking them in the back, and using a Double Axe Handle to knock them down. The Meteor Smash can also be used in Dragon Ball: Zenkai BattleDragon Ball Z For Kinect.

In the case of J-Stars Victory Vs however done as Goku's forward special, (which can even be done in his normal state), it results in a rushing combo that inflicts fully-recoverable-damage on the target, as well as having multiple variations done off of some of his string finishers (where it'll track the foe using Instant Transmission but is overall a shorter rush of attacks) and a version done off of his dashing where it'll have shorter startup. Even then, it'll drain Goku's stamina as opposed to expending a set amount at once like with most stamina-costing actions/moves, and if he has enough remaining, then inputting the special move button again just upon the finishing axe-handle connecting results in him firing a one-hit followup Kamehameha that does not do as much damage as the base versions, but instead launches (which too can also be done off of some of Goku's pursuit-string followups exclusive to other DBZ characters in the roster).

In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Goku immediately transforms into Super Saiyan 3 before using the Meteor Smash, and ends it with a fully powered Super Kamehameha (in a similar way he uses the Super Dragon Fist). A variant of the move was added in the August 9 2021 patch which costs less super meter, but lacks the Super Saiyan 3 transformation and side- switching. This variant was originally in the game's coding but went unused until it was cleaned up and implemented in said patch.

Meteor Smash appears in Dragon Ball Heroes as one of Super Saiyan 4 Goku (GT)'s Super Attacks. The Super Attack starts with the two punches, but ends with Goku moving behind the opponent and hitting them with a point-blank Ki Blast.

In Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle, it appears as part of Super Saiyan Goku's Fierce Hand-to-Hand Battle Super Attack.

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