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General Discussion for Dragon Ball Super Episode 122, aired 7 January 2018
己の誇りをかけて！ベジータ最強への挑戦！！
Onore no Hokori wo Kakete! Bejīta Saikyō he no Chōsen!!
Staking His Pride! Vegeta Challenges the Strongest!!
Summary:
With the destruction of Universe 3, now only Universes 7 and 11 remain in the Tournament of Power. As the Omni-Kings wonder which will win, the Great Priest notes that the bleachers look a bit desolate with only two teams left. He uses his powers to shrink them down so that the gods and defeated contestants from the two universes (plus the gods from the exempt ones) are all now sitting side-by-side. Marcarita asks why Vados is sitting with the U7 team, and she replies that with U6 gone she plans to stick with them.
In the arena, Goku powers up into Super Saiyan Blue and begins trading blows with Jiren, rather to Vegeta’s annoyance. Goku is impressed as ever at Jiren’s power, and Jiren asks Goku why he seeks greater strength. Even Goku isn’t sure why; he just does. He asks if Jiren wants to grow stronger too, but Jiren says he wants something more than strength. While the Great Priest says Goku and Jiren’s battle will be key to the tournament’s outcome, Vegeta suddenly barges in and starts fighting Jiren himself, demanding that Jiren show him his power.
Elsewhere, Dyspo dodges Freeza’s finger beams while he brags about being the fastest fighter in any universe. Freeza dismisses Dyspo as simply being good at running away, and Dyspo replies that Freeza must want to die again. Meanwhile Gohan and 17 go up against Toppo, with Gohan warning that they need to steer clear of Toppo’s big arms; they even gave Goku trouble!
As Vegeta battles Jiren, he knows that he’s never seen anyone with such tough, heavy ki before. Nevertheless, Vegeta vows that he will defeat Jiren and obtain the Super Dragon Balls. When Jiren knocks Vegeta away, Goku rushes in to fight him, though he is likewise overwhelmed by Jiren’s rapid-fire punches. Vegeta seizes the next opportunity to take Goku’s place fighting Jiren again, and this time he manages to successfully dodge Jiren’s punches and close in to land a punch of his own square on Jiren’s chest.
Everyone is amazed that Vegeta broke through Jiren’s ki to land an attack. Piccolo realizes that Vegeta observed Jiren’s attack pattern when he knocked Goku away (and so used that knowledge to dodge Jiren’s attacks the next time around). The U11 Kaioshin Khai isn’t too concerned though; this just makes things a little more interesting! Vegeta goes on to attack Jiren again and again, impressing the Omni-Kings. Shin think Vegeta may even have the upper hand, but Khai asks if he’s blind.
Watching Vegeta’s movements, Whis wonders if he is trying to test out Ultra Instinct against Jiren. Meanwhile Vegeta can tell that Jiren was stronger and faster when he fought Goku; indeed, Jiren starts hitting back against Vegeta and suddenly nails him with a blast that sends him flying far off into the distance. Vegeta struggles against the blast, but it’s no use; at this rate he will be blown out of bounds! The blast explodes just as it reaches the edge of the arena, enveloping everything in a cloud of dust.
Meanwhile Dyspo tries to trip Freeza up by using his speed to create a series of afterimages, but Freeza doesn’t fall for such an old trick. Freeza uses his tail to grab hold of Dyspo, but Dyspo turns the tables by throwing Freeza around by his tail. Gohan and 17 struggle against Toppo, with even Gohan’s Kamehameha proving ineffective. Toppo tells the two to prepare themselves for his own attacks now, and Belmod laughs at Beerus that his own universe is clearly superior.
Whis though is certain Vegata isn’t out of the game yet; Jiren’s blast probably only served as his trigger. Sure enough, when the dust from Jiren’s blast clears, Vegeta is still in the arena. Battered and bruised, Vegeta is deeply irritated to see that Jiren isn’t even out of breath. Jiren assures Vegeta that there is no way for him to win, and that his fighting style is arrogant, conceited, and impure. While Vegeta agrees that he is arrogant, he says this is simply his Saiyan pride. Charging up a Final Flash attack, Vegeta says that he will leave Ultra Instinct to “Kakarot” and defeat Jiren in his own way. Goku can’t believe Vegeta’s ki is rising so high, and Belmod and the Omni-Kings can likewise tell he’s growing stronger than before; it seems that through Vegeta’s own pride Jiren has awakened Vegeta’s dormant power.
Vegeta taunts Jiren into taking his Final Flash head-on, and he lands a direct hit. When the dust clears, Vegeta is thrilled to see Jiren flat on the ground, but before he can laugh too much, Jiren is suddenly right in front of him. Jiren compliments Vegeta on the force of his attack, then blasts him at point-blank range. As Vegeta goes down, Khai boasts that Jiren always surpasses his opponents, while the Omni-Kings are amazed to see that Vegeta’s attack had no effect against Jiren.
8 minutes remain in the Tournament of Power.
Even if he can't win this fight, I'm enjoying watching him.
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