Power Ball
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| Power Ball | |||
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| Alternate names | Artificial Moon Moon Blast | ||
| Inventor | Bardock (According to Ocean Dub) | ||
| Users | Vegeta Turles King Vegeta Bardock (Ocean dub only) | ||
| Class | Energy Ball | ||
| Color | |||
The Power Ball is a technique used by Saiyans to mimic the presence of a full moon. By combining ki with the planet's atmosphere, a ball of condensed Blutz Waves is created. Using this technique, a Saiyan can achieve the Great Ape transformation even when a full moon (or similar planetary body) is not present. Exclusively in the Ocean Group dub of the anime, Vegeta revealed that Bardock, as a scientist, invented the Power Ball technique. (Aside from this dub, no other mention is made of Bardock being a scientist or the creator the Power Ball.)
[edit] Video games
It should be noted that some characters (Saiyans with tails) in the Budokai Tenkaichi series of games can use this technique to transform into a Great Ape at any time (Vegeta, Turles, King Vegeta) while others must be on a stage with a full moon in order to transform (Nappa, Kid Goku, Raditz, etc.) Bardock is amongst those that requires a full moon, which further goes against the Ocean Dub stating he invented the technique.
[edit] Films
Turles is also seen to perform this action in the film 'Tree of Might' to make Gohan an Oozaru and attack Goku. But Icarus stopped Gohan in time and Gohan then seemed to get control over his Great Ape form and tried to attack Turles, who in return tried to attack Gohan but Goku managed to cut off Gohan's tail in time and save him from Turles attack
| Saiyans | ||
| Pure-blooded Saiyans | Bardock • Borgos • Broly (Bio-Broly) • Fasha • Goku • King Vegeta • Nappa • Onio • Original Super Saiyan • Paragus • Raditz • Scarface • Shorty • Shugesh • Tarble • Tora • Turles • Vegeta • Zorn | |
| Half-breed Saiyans | Bulla • Future Gohan • Future Trunks • Gohan • Goten • Trunks • Pan • Vegeta Jr.'s mother • Goku Jr. • Vegeta Jr. | |
| Saiyan Fusions | Gotenks • Gogeta • Gokule • Vegito • Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende | |
| Saiyan transformations | Great Ape • Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan • Ultra Super Saiyan • Full-Power Super Saiyan) • Super Saiyan 2 • Super Saiyan 3 • Super Saiyan 4 • Golden Great Ape • False Super Saiyan • Legendary Super Saiyan | |
| Related articles | Frieza • World Trade Organization • Illusion Saiyan • Tuffle • Planet Vegeta • Planet Frieza 79 • Saiyan-Tuffle war • Kanassan war • Invasion of Planet Meat • Genocide of the Saiyans • Power Ball • Attack Ball • Scouter • Blutz Waves • Failed Fusions • Goku (Justin Chatwin) | |
