The All-Purpose "What-If " Thread

[Dragon Ball Gus]

What if Goku had a daughter during the 5 year gap between the end of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai and the beginning of Z?

You mean like if he had Gohan and another girl, or replace Gohan with a girl?

Replace Gohan with a girl. And let's call her Milk.

[Ssjcell]

What if Goku had a daughter during the 5 year gap between the end of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai and the beginning of Z?

You mean like if he had Gohan and another girl, or replace Gohan with a girl?

Replace Gohan with a girl. And let's call her Milk.

Radditz probably beats Goku and piccolo assuming milk doesn't have a gohan freak out moment then Vegeta and nappa go to namek and get slaughtered by cui or dodoria

[ricky84]

What if Kale and Caulifla (with the max power they had in the anime ToP, same with Cabba) took part in Champa's tournament instead of Magetta and Botamo? How would Goku and Vegeta react to them and how would the tournament play differently?

[Kaiza_Toshiyuki]

I feel the potential of this community creativity is being strangled by the fact that this is a single post for all the what- ifs. Having a a whole forum page where you could easily navigate through each what if and have each response not be so hard to navigate through with hundreds of what ifs that people are responding to at the same time. This is why little to no what-ifs are actually talked about and why this forum is so unpopular and basically a ghost town.

[Dragon Ball Gus]

What if Goku and Vegeta kept their tails?

[Noah]

What if Goku and Vegeta kept their tails?

I believe Vegeta could attempt to defeat Final Form Freeza on Namek as an Oozaru but he would fail anyway, things would be play the same until the Boo arc, Goku could probably unlock the Golden Oozaru way before GT and that could help them on finishing the conflict much easier.

[Steven Bloodriver]

Majin Vegeta, at the very moment he would have originally made his decisive decision to go on to just absolutely murder the hell out of quite possibly thousands upon thousands of innocent bystanders all in order to provoke Son Goku to fight him once again in a rematch, if he would have changed in what little of his mind he had left in that hardhead of his at the last moment and only went after to have gone to kill Son Chi-Chi and Son Gohan right before Goku’s two eyes, instead of just going after the majority of the rest of the spectators like in the original story, what exactly would Mr. Son Goku have done right after having bear witness to this horrible tragedy?

As in basically, if the main method Majin Vegeta had used to provoke Son Goku into fighting him was killing Son Goku’s very own wife, Chi-Chi, and oldest son, Gohan, right in front him, how would Goku himself have responded to this event? Especially if Majin Vegeta would have added in he would personally be going after Son Goten as well to make a full-set?

Goku would not have held back in this case and gone full Super Saiyan 3, obliterating Vegeta as Goku would see that Vegeta is at the point of no return. To save Goten and his family, Goku would even kill.

What if in the Future Trunks Saga of Dragon Ball Super, in just the very single moment before Goku Black would have been pulled back into the Future Trunks Timeline, the snide asshole had briefly went into his Majin Vegeta-like Chou Super Saiyan form and done away with Present Trunks and Present Mai with his Black Masenko just to spite Future Trunks even further than he ever did at that point in time in the story, through killing two more people the Future son of Vegeta knew with his former Master’s signature move, instead of destroying the Time Machine like in canon?

[Ssjcell]

What if Goku never meets bulma?

[Waluigiman]

What if Goku never meets bulma?

I am thinking that no one will protect Bulma and the Pilaf gang will take over the world until someone more powerful appears. Goku and Yamcha would be weaker and Krillin would be significantly stronger than them. Also Goku may not be able to meet any of his friends so everything would be too different.

[Bebi Hatchiyack]

What if the Big Gete Star was canon and assimilate Goku instead of Coola after his battle of Frieza in Namek ? (so the encounter would be between Namek and Yardrat) Goku knocked out in his capsule pode.

[Berserker1921]

What if the Big Gete Star was canon and assimilate Goku instead of Coola after his battle of Frieza in Namek ? (so the encounter would be between Namek and Yardrat) Goku knocked out in his capsule pode.

If it didn’t control Goku, Goku would use it to make thousands of Gokus. That would protect the earth and various planets. But the z-team would likely use the dbs to free Goku and give him his body.

[Bebi Hatchiyack]

What if the Big Gete Star was canon and assimilate Goku instead of Coola after his battle of Frieza in Namek ? (so the encounter would be between Namek and Yardrat) Goku knocked out in his capsule pode.

If it didn’t control Goku, Goku would use it to make thousands of Gokus. That would protect the earth and various planets. But the z-team would likely use the dbs to free Goku and give him his body.

Maybe Goku influence on the super processor would make it evolve to create his own body and make the Getestar a good guy ?

[Champa The Destroyer]

What if Goku was born with MUI, to where he had no base form, he only had MUI (plus the Ultra Instinct itself and the power boost), but kept his own personality because he had his guard down and hit his head as a baby. When he's a baby, he subconsciously protects Planet Vegeta from Freeza's Supernova, but Freeza and King Cold are coming back later, forcing the Saiyans to go to Earth. However, they can't exterminate humanity and live there themselves, because that would get Freeza's attention, so MUI (but normal personality) Goku, along with the entire Saiyan race, must learn to coexist with humanity. What happens?

Also, just for clarification, since Goku hit his head, and stumbles upon Grandpa Gohan, keeping his canon personality.

[Steven Bloodriver]

What if the Big Gete Star was canon and assimilate Goku instead of Coola after his battle of Frieza in Namek ? (so the encounter would be between Namek and Yardrat) Goku knocked out in his capsule pode.

If it didn’t control Goku, Goku would use it to make thousands of Gokus. That would protect the earth and various planets. But the z-team would likely use the dbs to free Goku and give him his body.

What if right upon waking up from his Stasis Capsule by Android 18, Android 16 was already half as strong as Perfect Cell, and had the data on the specs of Cell?

[Dragon Ball Gus]

What if Raditz never came to Earth?

[Champa The Destroyer]

What if Goku was born with MUI, to where he had no base form, he only had MUI (plus the Ultra Instinct itself and the power boost), but kept his own personality because he had his guard down and hit his head as a baby. When he's a baby, he subconsciously protects Planet Vegeta from Freeza's Supernova, but Freeza and King Cold are coming back later, forcing the Saiyans to go to Earth. However, they can't exterminate humanity and live there themselves, because that would get Freeza's attention, so MUI (but normal personality) Goku, along with the entire Saiyan race, must learn to coexist with humanity. What happens?

Also, just for clarification, since Goku hit his head, and stumbles upon Grandpa Gohan, keeping his canon personality.

[Bebi Hatchiyack]

What if Raditz never came to Earth?

Well we can assume that Goku and Piccolo Jr would have few battle until Gero and his Artificial Human show up. Let's say that for the sake of this what if a Mirai Trunks shows up (but here he is the son of Yamcha and Bulma in this timeline) with how things goes I think Goku would learn during this arc how to turn SSJ of course Gero's creation would be less powerful because Gero wouldn't have Frieza and Cold DNA as well as Vegeta, Nappa and Raditz (Maybe Saibaman DNA too) so if a Mirai Cell shows up in this timeline he would be scaled down in power as well.

Oh no Satan showing up because I don't see Goku not to participate in future World Martial Arts tournament.

In definitive things play as usual but Gohan goes SSJ2 and kill Cell overpowering him.

After that with at least one or two members of the Z-Team dead and in the care of North Kaio (Let's say Yamcha and Goku), Gohan and compagny will go into space (let's say that for convenience) they encounter the Frieza force and end up on Namek where Gohan SSJ2 with the help of Tenshinhan and Piccolo beat everyone, I imagine Raditz, Nappa and Vegeta spared and Frieza killed. Then they gather the Namekian Dragon Ball and wish everyone who have been killed on earth by Gero's scheme. (with the exception of Goku who stay dead) Raditz would then split from Vegeta and Nappa over an argument and follow his nephew on earth (remember Raditz is kinda a coward but also a smart one).

And maybe Piccolo bring Dende on earth.

Years later Gohan in this timeline never ceased to train but along he still kept on studying making him smart and strong. Then we have during the Majin Buu sage here replacing Yamu and Spopovitch, Majin Nappa and Majin Vegeta. With Raditz who would have followed Gohan on earth and begun to psy on his nephew, perhaps he would have turned good over time and perhaps reach SSJ and later join the Z-Team. So during the tournament Vegeta and Nappa being Majin stole Gohan Ki with the help of Shin (Naughty Kaioshin lol). Everything play as usual but Vegeta is not killed by Babidi instead only Nappa is.

Yeah I imagine Vegeta and Nappa cross the path of Babidi and him taking interest on them for his scheme.

Then here I imagine more an emphasis between Gohan and Majin Vegeta, Goku replacing Gohan to fight Majin Buu. And with seven years of time watching over Gohan Raditz would show replacing Majin Vegeta for sacrificing himself against Majin Buu. Since there is no Satan there will be no one for befriend Majin Buu so I Imagine no split and ultimately with Babidi dead Vegeta would be release from his Majin, I see him ultimately side with the Z-Team a while and being teach the fusion dance with Gohan. So in this timeline no Ro/Elder Kaioshin being release from the Z-Sword.

Then with Gogeta being born from this fusion Fat Majin Buu would have been history thus no Uub. With Vegeta and Raditz now being part of the Z-Team I let you imagine the rest for the Super part.

[Ringworm128]

An idea that popped into my head the other day was "What if Trunks had spared the Artificial Humans (excluding Cell)". Basically what if he had just given 17 and 18 a beat down but still gave them a second chance?

[Dragon Ball Gus]

What if Bra replaced Trunks as Vegeta and Bulma's first born child?

[Champa The Destroyer]

What if Goku was born with MUI, to where he had no base form, he only had MUI (plus the Ultra Instinct itself and the power boost), but kept his own personality because he had his guard down and hit his head as a baby. When he's a baby, he subconsciously protects Planet Vegeta from Freeza's Supernova, but Freeza and King Cold are coming back later, forcing the Saiyans to go to Earth. However, they can't exterminate humanity and live there themselves, because that would get Freeza's attention, so MUI (but normal personality) Goku, along with the entire Saiyan race, must learn to coexist with humanity. What happens?

Also, just for clarification, since Goku hit his head, and stumbles upon Grandpa Gohan, keeping his canon personality.