Super Dragon Ball Heroes (Manga) Discussion Thread

[Noitsnothim]

I like that Hearts' has an on-going skit or line of his own I don't know if anyone has caught onto this

[Tai Lung]

Also Universal conflict arc:

it's a bit ironic that the manga remembers to toppo god is not the same in anime heroes or other games
anyway I'm glad that they follow the continuity of the anime

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

From Nagayama's twitter




https://twitter.com/Yositakakka/

[Noitsnothim]

From Nagayama's twitter




https://twitter.com/Yositakakka/

He's a great storyteller or great at adapting outlines of the stories (For the two on-going stories) I had asked him on twitter if he could write a battle where New Broly goes up against Cumber and he seemed down to do so if he has time for it so maybe he'll pass the idea around

[TobyS]

Also Universal conflict arc:

it's a bit ironic that the manga remembers to toppo god is not the same in anime heroes or other games
anyway I'm glad that they follow the continuity of the anime

I'm totally not. I assumed the manga was following the super manga and the promo anime was following the super anime.
That'd make more sense and be something for everyone.

That being said does any dialogue preclude the idea that this is the first time Toppo has used this? Which would not stop it making sense.

It also shat the bed with Blueku fighting SS1/3 Cumber whereas he needed SSBlue/4 fusions to fight his base form before. So power scaling is fucked again I guess, whereas the manga had been better than the anime for that until now.

[theshinobi]

Saikyo Jump, 2nd August Spoilers

Spoiler:

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

Dang, that looks really promising.

[Rakurai]

The bi-monthly spoilers from Noato as usual:

https://twitter.com/suisoukiraki/status ... 9548179456

Spoiler:

"What's the meaning of this? He shouldn't be able to assume the form of Gogeta!"

https://twitter.com/suisoukiraki/status ... 0392202240

Spoiler:

https://twitter.com/suisoukiraki/status ... 2577002496

Spoiler:

"So you're the Demon gods? Prepare yourself! I'll..."

[Rakurai]

Saikyo Jump, 2nd August Spoilers

Spoiler:

God I love blushing Robelu, she's soooooooo cute! Good job complimenting her Pan.

...Okay fangirling aside, the plot pretty much goes how it went down in UVM9 arcade, with each Time Patrol member taking on a gate and using the Key Sword to seal them. Trunks and Pan are teamed together, ofc.

Difference is that now instead of XPan randomly showing up, GT Pan joins the Time Patrol-Demigra alliance and even asks Roberu to give her clothes like Gohan (or rather like the Time Patrol). Oh and ofc Chamel, who's only a player avatar in the arcade, is also part of Demigra's team and plays a role here.

Also prob overanalyzing this but Pan does comment that the Vegeta there (XVegeta) looks a little younger than what she's used to, so it might be the case that XVegeta (at least in the manga) went through a history that was similar to but still deviated from GT. Or he wished himself younger

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

God I love blushing Robelu, she's soooooooo cute! Good job complimenting her Pan.

...Okay fangirling aside, the plot pretty much goes how it went down in UVM9 arcade, with each Time Patrol member taking on a gate and using the Key Sword to seal them. Trunks and Pan are teamed together, ofc.

Difference is that now instead of XPan randomly showing up, GT Pan joins the Time Patrol-Demigra alliance and even asks Roberu to give her clothes like Gohan (or rather like the Time Patrol). Oh and ofc Chamel, who's only a player avatar in the arcade, is also part of Demigra's team and plays a role here.

Also prob overanalyzing this but Pan does comment that the Vegeta there (XVegeta) looks a little younger than what she's used to, so it might be the case that XVegeta (at least in the manga) went through a history that was similar to but still deviated from GT. Or he wished himself younger

Well, SSJ4 according to some descriptions of SSJ4 that I've seen on official merchandise, the form is supposed to transform the user at the peak of his physical prowess (thus explaining GT Goku losing the tan or Vegeta getting his signature "flame" hairstyle during it), so I'd say that is just a perk of a prolonged use of SSJ4.

[Koitsukai]

Can anyone tell me where I can read the translated chapters 7 and 8 from the Universe Mission arc?

[Zamasu55]

Why doesn't Toppo just hakai Cumber like Beerus did to Present Zamasu?

Last time I checked, Cumber doesn't have immortality, so Toppo could just end the fight this way.

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

Cipher posted the summary for Chapter 14 of Dark Demon Realm Mission on Twitter

https://twitter.com/Cipher_db/status/11 ... 9368193026

Also, some interesting tidbits on Mechakiboola


https://twitter.com/Cipher_db/status/11 ... 2755081216

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

And the Universe Mission chapter

https://twitter.com/Cipher_db/status/11 ... 4876075009

Man, I hope someone posts a pic of Cumber's face soon.

[Cipher]

Sorry for the delay in posting text versions here.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission! Chapter 14 summary:

Spoiler:

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission! Chapter 14

Date: August 2, 2019, Saikyо̄ Jump September 2019 issue

Illustration page text: “The decisive battle draws near! The Time Patrol vs. the Dark Empire!!”

“To defeat the Dark Empire ... they’ve joined hands with ... tomorrow’s greatest enemies!”

Summary: Pan responds in shock to some between-chapter exposition regarding the Time Patrol’s activities. They travel through time and fight battles across history! So that’s why her grandfather’s big again, and why Vegeta looks a bit younger!

Trunks takes in the fact that this is Gohan’s daughter (the two have never met), and Robel explains that she accidentally brought Pan along during their escape.

Pan wonders if her native timeline has been destroyed. In that case, she wants to fight alongside the Time Patrol herself. Gohan is against it, but Pan says that it seems like her timeline cannot be restored unless they defeat the forces of the “dark-whatever” anyway, and coming along is preferable to waiting in a gloomy place like this by herself. She asks the “pretty lady” (Robel) to give her some new clothes matching the others’, and Robel obliges, happy to have been complimented. Chamel tells her not to get too used to Pan.

Demigra tells everyone to obey Robel’s orders from here out. In the meantime, he will replenish the Dragon Balls’ energy with his magic and prepare for the next phase of their plan. Pan demands to know what he intends to wish for and why they should listen to him, but Chamel chastises her for questioning each and every part of their discussion; doing so is inefficient.

Chamel opens a portal and shows the Time Patrol six “Hell Gates,” inside of which the Demon Gods are maintaining barriers to Mechickaboola’s palace. Their next mission will be direct confrontation against Mechickaboola, but first, they need to defeat the Demon Gods inside each gate. Robel changes Trunks’ sword into a “Key Sword,” and assigns him to remaining in their current location and pointing it at the six gates, which will have the effect of both sealing the barriers’ power and slightly dampening the strength of the Demon Gods inside. She assigns the rest of the Time Patrol to combat the Demon Gods lying in wait. Because of Pan’s comparatively low battle power, Robel assigns her the role of staying behind to cheer everyone on (much to Pan’s frustration).

Goten: Xeno enters the “Red” Hell Gate. Fighting by himself is a bit lonely, but since it was a direct request form Robel, he has no choice but to go along with it. He muses to himself about how cute Robel is.

Dabra calls out to Goten, promising to not let him near the Demon Realm’s main tower, and the two prepare to fight.

Vegeta: Xeno enters the “Yellow” Hell Gate, and encounters Gravy, who taunts him about their previous encounters. Vegeta retorts that, being at full strength now, he finally has the opportunity to take Gravy out.

Gohan: Xeno enters the “Black” Hell Gate, and notices that the scenery looks more like Earth’s than Hell’s. He wonders if the Hell Gates are also connected to various histories. Pan asks him if there is a Demon God nearby, and he answers that there should be, even though he cannot feel their energy now. Gohan then realizes to his horror that Pan has followed him along.

Below, Shroom is pleased to see that the two of them have arrived. In his boredom, he took to harvesting all the souls of his Grim Reaper Soldiers, who lie in a pile at his feet.

Pan challenges him, full of confidence, but has to be saved by Gohan as Shroom launches a surprise attack with his scythe. Gohan tells Pan bluntly that she is only going to be a distraction, which sends her away in tears, claiming she hates him. Shroom chastises Gohan over his harsh words, but Gohan claims that if it saves Pan’s life, he would rather be hated.

Gohan and Shroom clash in the air. Although Gohan manages to kick Shroom to the ground, he notices his cheek was grazed by Shroom’s scythe, and soon falls down himself, out of energy. Shroom stands up and explains that he harvested some of Gohan's spirit with his scythe. He tells Gohan that his daughter will be joining him soon...

Pan fires a surprise blast at Shroom, returning to the battlefield, and encourages her father to stand up. She says her response to him before was a lie.

Shroom, recovered, compliments her and says it seems her soul will be worth reaping. He especially likes cutting down whimpering crybabies.

Gohan tugs at Shroom’s cloak and begs him to stop. Shroom tells Gohan to cut it out, as at this point he must barely have enough energy left to speak. Gohan refuses to let go, telling Shroom he will not allow him to hurt Pan, and bursts into Super Saiyan 4.

Gohan, in his transformed state, punches Shroom across the battlefield, then thanks Pan for saving him. Shroom is unable to understand how Gohan is up and fighting again, as he should have lost most of his energy. Gohan tells him that someone who cuts down his own allies for fun has no chance of understanding, but people can gain strength from those close to them.

Shroom tells Gohan to stop babbling and rushes in for another attack with his scythe. At the last moment, he changes his trajectory and tosses his scythe at Pan. Gohan zips in front of it and kicks the weapon away, then launches a blast at Shroom, seemingly vaporizing him. As the blast consumes him, Shroom comments that he still does not understand.

Pan and Gohan celebrate their victory, but Gohan quickly passes out once again.

Back at Demigra’s base, Trunks continues to focus the Key Sword on the six Hell Gates, worrying over Pan’s disappearance. The black gate loses its energy, indicating the defeat of the Demon God inside.

In the “White” Hell Gate, Chamel faces Towa and Fin (still in his “Dark Gogeta” form) in the ruins of the Demon Realm prison where Goku, Mira and Broly: Dark previously fought. Exhausted, Chamel loses his Demon God form. He asks Towa how Fin is able to continue using his Gogeta-like form, despite having failed to absorb Gogeta. Towa explains that once Fin has sampled someone’s DNA, he can access it again at any time.

Towa proposes to Chamel that he switch back to their side. If he does, she promises to cherish him as one of her experiments. Chamel thinks to himself that he needs to come up with some sort of plan, as a portal begins to emerge to his side.

To everyone’s surprise, Broly: Dark bursts forth, claiming he has finally gotten out.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission Chapter 9 summary:

Spoiler:

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission Chapter 9

Date: August 2, 2019, Saikyо̄ Jump September 2019 issue

Title page text: “This seed ... will destroy the universe...”

Summary: Trunks faces off against Zamasu, demanding to know why his former nemesis is still alive. Zamasu asks if Trunks has forgotten the fact that Zamasu is immortal.

Their skirmish is interrupted by a burst of energy from Cumber and Toppo’s fight, as Toppo repels Cumber’s punch with his Destruction energy. Dyspo looks on, hoping the damage from their battle will stop short of reaching any cities.

Kamioren crashes down in a gigantic form. From Kamioren’s appearance, Zamasu surmises that Kamin and Oren have used the power of the Universe Seed. Kamioren tells Zamasu not to be mad, as they only used a little. Coming into contact with even for a moment brings out this much strength!

Kamioren swipes at the battlefield with one arm, knocking out Toppo and accidentally Cumber as well. Dyspo is in shock at Kamioren’s power, especially having seen it defeat “God of Destruction mode” Toppo in a single blow, let alone with a single swipe. Kamioren moves in for the kill on an unconscious Toppo as Dyspo pleas for his friend to wake up.

Jiren, suddenly arriving at the battle scene, blocks Kamioren’s attack by catching one of the giant’s fingers, then retaliates and beats Kamioren to the ground, causing a revision into Kamin and Oren. Jiren leaves restraining the two up to Dyspo.

Next, Jiren faces down the staggering Cumber, and thanks Toppo for holding back an enemy of this magnitude. Cumber calls out for Jiren to fight him, but before they can begin, a rupture in space-time appears overhead, sucking Cumber into the void.

Cumber reemerges in a water-filled cavern, and spots a Fu-bot overhead. Fu, speaking through the robot, thanks Cumber for his hard work, as the actions of the Core Area Warriors have helped gather lots of interesting data. Fu explains to the glowering Cumber that he had no chance of winning against Jiren anyway, and is better off fighting the opponent here, who claims to want a chance to pay Cumber back.

Metal Coola emerges from an opening in the cavern and teases Cumber over his ragged appearance. He wonders if Cumber will recognize him in his current form.

Fu asks Coola how his new power feels. Coola tells him to stay quiet, as Coola has no plans of going along with his experiment. Fu reminds Coola that was why he told him about how to obtain his new power in the first place.

For that, Coola says, he is thankful. As a result, he can now get his revenge upon the one who humiliated him before. As a way of showing his thanks, he offers to show Fu his “further evolution,” a wording which intrigues Fu.

Coola transforms into Golden Metal Coola, to Fu’s surprise and delight.

Coola promises to show Cumber the fearsomeness of his new strength. He zips past Cumber, demonstrating his speed, blocks one of Cumber’s Super Saiyan punches with one arm, demonstrating his defense, then fires a finger beam which blasts a way a chunk of Cumber’s flank, demonstrating his destructive power.

Promising not to hold back regardless of Cumber’s weakened state, Coola begins forming four Super Nova attacks in the air. Cumber, despite his injuries, powers up to Super Saiyan 3, shattering the mask that normally conceals his jaw.

Before Cumber can make a move, Coola brings his blasts down upon Cumber, leaving the Saiyan badly burnt and reverted to his normal form. Calling out meekly for Coola to fight him, Cumber collapses to the floor.

From his laboratory, Fu congratulates Coola on his revenge. He also praises Cumber for his magnificent fighting, but declares the Saiyan “retired.”

In Universe 7, Hearts, powered up into his “Super Hearts” form, has Goku and Vegeta on the ropes, encased in two energy cubes. He proclaims it time for them, too, to become honored sacrifices for the good of all humanity.

Final page text: “Has Universe 7 ... lost?!”

Saikyо̄ Jump also contained a back-up feature this month offering some (I think) new details on Mechickaboola, which I went ahead and translated in full:

Spoiler:

Back-up feature: “I want to know more-ssion ... about Dark Demon Realm Mission!”

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission! special-thanks campaign

In order to enjoy Dark Demon Realm Mission! even more, let’s look up the important keyword “Mechickaboola!”

What kind of person is Mechickaboola?!
Mechickaboola was originally a powerful sorcerer who competed against Chronoa (the current Kaiо̄shin of Time) over the title of Kaiо̄shin of Time. He attempted to raise a fake copy of Tokitoki, a bird with the ability to create time, named Dokidoki, but failed. He was sealed in a space beyond time, where he created the Dark Empire and came to rule over it as its king.

Why is he young again?!
Mechickaboola used the “Dark Dragon Balls,” created by a brainwashed Dende, to regain his youth! As soon as the balls were completed, they scattered across various ages. Thus, the battle between the Time Patrol and Dark Empire over the Dark Dragon Balls began. The two sides fought evenly against one another, but in the end, Mechickaboola was able to gather all seven balls, and have his wish granted.

So he’s really strong?!
To put it bluntly, Mechickaboola is ridiculously strong! His power vastly exceeds even that of the Demon Gods who fought toe to toe against Goku and the others! In addition, he’s debuting as a secret (SEC) card in Universe Mission Set 9, having regained all the power of his prime! Check page 107 [in Saikyо̄ Jump] for a full introduction to this card’s overwhelming strength, only befitting the title of “Dark King!”

Reactions: Pan immediately being placed into a damsel-in-distress role is a shame, but Gohan vs. Shroom is pretty fun. Golden Coola vs. Cumber is fun but incredibly brief, and that's all I have to say about Universe Mission as it seems to lumber toward a predictable conclusion while continuing to refuse to offer up anything substantial about its villains backgrounds and motivations (a fault which I suppose isn't on the manga itself).

The Hell Gates and Key Sword stem from a later original-branding Dragon Ball Heroes campaign, which was fairly story-light. (The player had to break through each gate to stop Towa's various plans, as she gathered energy for the Demon Realm.)

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

Agreed, DDRM looks like is a lot of fun. With everyone involved playing fast and loose with DB lore to deliver just fun entertainment. UM lost a lot of steam once the Time Patrol went away.

So, how's Cumber's face?

And I must say, that page with Dark Broly appearing has to be the best drawn panel Nagayama has done.

[Cipher]

So, how's Cumber's face?

It's just, like ... a normal face, which is only in three panels. I can take a picture tomorrow, I suppose, but it didn't even strike me as being important.

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

Is just curiosity stem from the insistence of keeping him masked for so long.

[Grimlock]

Other than getting Super Saiyan, Xeno Pan has really nothing going in her favor. And even if she gets said form, she still wouldn't be much of an assist anyway. As she comes straight from the Shadow Dragons saga and so she's very weak.

I saw this coming, which is why I hoped she wouldn't stay around for too long. It's kinda sad she'll probably just be used as plot device but this time it's understandable.

Mechikabura raising a bird is a new tidbit, though.

[Rakurai]

Well, SSJ4 according to some descriptions of SSJ4 that I've seen on official merchandise, the form is supposed to transform the user at the peak of his physical prowess (thus explaining GT Goku losing the tan or Vegeta getting his signature "flame" hairstyle during it), so I'd say that is just a perk of a prolonged use of SSJ4.

That's... a wild conjecture. Most likely XVegeta comes from a timeline where he learned SS4 at a much younger age.

Why doesn't Toppo just hakai Cumber like Beerus did to Present Zamasu?

Last time I checked, Cumber doesn't have immortality, so Toppo could just end the fight this way.

That's assuming Cumber is weak enough to get obliterated, which is clearly not the case. Frieza and Goku were able to withstand it on a few occasions too.

Can anyone tell me where I can read the translated chapters 7 and 8 from the Universe Mission arc?

They're prob not translated if you can't find them, unfortunately.

Sorry for the delay in posting text versions here.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission! Chapter 14 summary:

Spoiler:

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission! Chapter 14

Date: August 2, 2019, Saikyо̄ Jump September 2019 issue

Illustration page text: “The decisive battle draws near! The Time Patrol vs. the Dark Empire!!”

“To defeat the Dark Empire ... they’ve joined hands with ... tomorrow’s greatest enemies!”

Summary: Pan responds in shock to some between-chapter exposition regarding the Time Patrol’s activities. They travel through time and fight battles across history! So that’s why her grandfather’s big again, and why Vegeta looks a bit younger!

Trunks takes in the fact that this is Gohan’s daughter (the two have never met), and Robel explains that she accidentally brought Pan along during their escape.

Pan wonders if her native timeline has been destroyed. In that case, she wants to fight alongside the Time Patrol herself. Gohan is against it, but Pan says that it seems like her timeline cannot be restored unless they defeat the forces of the “dark-whatever” anyway, and coming along is preferable to waiting in a gloomy place like this by herself. She asks the “pretty lady” (Robel) to give her some new clothes matching the others’, and Robel obliges, happy to have been complimented. Chamel tells her not to get too used to Pan.

Demigra tells everyone to obey Robel’s orders from here out. In the meantime, he will replenish the Dragon Balls’ energy with his magic and prepare for the next phase of their plan. Pan demands to know what he intends to wish for and why they should listen to him, but Chamel chastises her for questioning each and every part of their discussion; doing so is inefficient.

Chamel opens a portal and shows the Time Patrol six “Hell Gates,” inside of which the Demon Gods are maintaining barriers to Mechickaboola’s palace. Their next mission will be direct confrontation against Mechickaboola, but first, they need to defeat the Demon Gods inside each gate. Robel changes Trunks’ sword into a “Key Sword,” and assigns him to remaining in their current location and pointing it at the six gates, which will have the effect of both sealing the barriers’ power and slightly dampening the strength of the Demon Gods inside. She assigns the rest of the Time Patrol to combat the Demon Gods lying in wait. Because of Pan’s comparatively low battle power, Robel assigns her the role of staying behind to cheer everyone on (much to Pan’s frustration).

Goten: Xeno enters the “Red” Hell Gate. Fighting by himself is a bit lonely, but since it was a direct request form Robel, he has no choice but to go along with it. He muses to himself about how cute Robel is.

Dabra calls out to Goten, promising to not let him near the Demon Realm’s main tower, and the two prepare to fight.

Vegeta: Xeno enters the “Yellow” Hell Gate, and encounters Gravy, who taunts him about their previous encounters. Vegeta retorts that, being at full strength now, he finally has the opportunity to take Gravy out.

Gohan: Xeno enters the “Black” Hell Gate, and notices that the scenery looks more like Earth’s than Hell’s. He wonders if the Hell Gates are also connected to various histories. Pan asks him if there is a Demon God nearby, and he answers that there should be, even though he cannot feel their energy now. Gohan then realizes to his horror that Pan has followed him along.

Below, Shroom is pleased to see that the two of them have arrived. In his boredom, he took to harvesting all the souls of his Grim Reaper Soldiers, who lie in a pile at his feet.

Pan challenges him, full of confidence, but has to be saved by Gohan as Shroom launches a surprise attack with his scythe. Gohan tells Pan bluntly that she is only going to be a distraction, which sends her away in tears, claiming she hates him. Shroom chastises Gohan over his harsh words, but Gohan claims that if it saves Pan’s life, he would rather be hated.

Gohan and Shroom clash in the air. Although Gohan manages to kick Shroom to the ground, he notices his cheek was grazed by Shroom’s scythe, and soon falls down himself, out of energy. Shroom stands up and explains that he harvested some of Gohan's spirit with his scythe. He tells Gohan that his daughter will be joining him soon...

Pan fires a surprise blast at Shroom, returning to the battlefield, and encourages her father to stand up. She says her response to him before was a lie.

Shroom, recovered, compliments her and says it seems her soul will be worth reaping. He especially likes cutting down whimpering crybabies.

Gohan tugs at Shroom’s cloak and begs him to stop. Shroom tells Gohan to cut it out, as at this point he must barely have enough energy left to speak. Gohan refuses to let go, telling Shroom he will not allow him to hurt Pan, and bursts into Super Saiyan 4.

Gohan, in his transformed state, punches Shroom across the battlefield, then thanks Pan for saving him. Shroom is unable to understand how Gohan is up and fighting again, as he should have lost most of his energy. Gohan tells him that someone who cuts down his own allies for fun has no chance of understanding, but people can gain strength from those close to them.

Shroom tells Gohan to stop babbling and rushes in for another attack with his scythe. At the last moment, he changes his trajectory and tosses his scythe at Pan. Gohan zips in front of it and kicks the weapon away, then launches a blast at Shroom, seemingly vaporizing him. As the blast consumes him, Shroom comments that he still does not understand.

Pan and Gohan celebrate their victory, but Gohan quickly passes out once again.

Back at Demigra’s base, Trunks continues to focus the Key Sword on the six Hell Gates, worrying over Pan’s disappearance. The black gate loses its energy, indicating the defeat of the Demon God inside.

In the “White” Hell Gate, Chamel faces Towa and Fin (still in his “Dark Gogeta” form) in the ruins of the Demon Realm prison where Goku, Mira and Broly: Dark previously fought. Exhausted, Chamel loses his Demon God form. He asks Towa how Fin is able to continue using his Gogeta-like form, despite having failed to absorb Gogeta. Towa explains that once Fin has sampled someone’s DNA, he can access it again at any time.

Towa proposes to Chamel that he switch back to their side. If he does, she promises to cherish him as one of her experiments. Chamel thinks to himself that he needs to come up with some sort of plan, as a portal begins to emerge to his side.

To everyone’s surprise, Broly: Dark bursts forth, claiming he has finally gotten out.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission Chapter 9 summary:

Spoiler:

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission Chapter 9

Date: August 2, 2019, Saikyо̄ Jump September 2019 issue

Title page text: “This seed ... will destroy the universe...”

Summary: Trunks faces off against Zamasu, demanding to know why his former nemesis is still alive. Zamasu asks if Trunks has forgotten the fact that Zamasu is immortal.

Their skirmish is interrupted by a burst of energy from Cumber and Toppo’s fight, as Toppo repels Cumber’s punch with his Destruction energy. Dyspo looks on, hoping the damage from their battle will stop short of reaching any cities.

Kamioren crashes down in a gigantic form. From Kamioren’s appearance, Zamasu surmises that Kamin and Oren have used the power of the Universe Seed. Kamioren tells Zamasu not to be mad, as they only used a little. Coming into contact with even for a moment brings out this much strength!

Kamioren swipes at the battlefield with one arm, knocking out Toppo and accidentally Cumber as well. Dyspo is in shock at Kamioren’s power, especially having seen it defeat “God of Destruction mode” Toppo in a single blow, let alone with a single swipe. Kamioren moves in for the kill on an unconscious Toppo as Dyspo pleas for his friend to wake up.

Jiren, suddenly arriving at the battle scene, blocks Kamioren’s attack by catching one of the giant’s fingers, then retaliates and beats Kamioren to the ground, causing a revision into Kamin and Oren. Jiren leaves restraining the two up to Dyspo.

Next, Jiren faces down the staggering Cumber, and thanks Toppo for holding back an enemy of this magnitude. Cumber calls out for Jiren to fight him, but before they can begin, a rupture in space-time appears overhead, sucking Cumber into the void.

Cumber reemerges in a water-filled cavern, and spots a Fu-bot overhead. Fu, speaking through the robot, thanks Cumber for his hard work, as the actions of the Core Area Warriors have helped gather lots of interesting data. Fu explains to the glowering Cumber that he had no chance of winning against Jiren anyway, and is better off fighting the opponent here, who claims to want a chance to pay Cumber back.

Metal Coola emerges from an opening in the cavern and teases Cumber over his ragged appearance. He wonders if Cumber will recognize him in his current form.

Fu asks Coola how his new power feels. Coola tells him to stay quiet, as Coola has no plans of going along with his experiment. Fu reminds Coola that was why he told him about how to obtain his new power in the first place.

For that, Coola says, he is thankful. As a result, he can now get his revenge upon the one who humiliated him before. As a way of showing his thanks, he offers to show Fu his “further evolution,” a wording which intrigues Fu.

Coola transforms into Golden Metal Coola, to Fu’s surprise and delight.

Coola promises to show Cumber the fearsomeness of his new strength. He zips past Cumber, demonstrating his speed, blocks one of Cumber’s Super Saiyan punches with one arm, demonstrating his defense, then fires a finger beam which blasts a way a chunk of Cumber’s flank, demonstrating his destructive power.

Promising not to hold back regardless of Cumber’s weakened state, Coola begins forming four Super Nova attacks in the air. Cumber, despite his injuries, powers up to Super Saiyan 3, shattering the mask that normally conceals his jaw.

Before Cumber can make a move, Coola brings his blasts down upon Cumber, leaving the Saiyan badly burnt and reverted to his normal form. Calling out meekly for Coola to fight him, Cumber collapses to the floor.

From his laboratory, Fu congratulates Coola on his revenge. He also praises Cumber for his magnificent fighting, but declares the Saiyan “retired.”

In Universe 7, Hearts, powered up into his “Super Hearts” form, has Goku and Vegeta on the ropes, encased in two energy cubes. He proclaims it time for them, too, to become honored sacrifices for the good of all humanity.

Final page text: “Has Universe 7 ... lost?!”

Saikyо̄ Jump also contained a back-up feature this month offering some (I think) new details on Mechickaboola, which I went ahead and translated in full:

Spoiler:

Back-up feature: “I want to know more-ssion ... about Dark Demon Realm Mission!”

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission! special-thanks campaign

In order to enjoy Dark Demon Realm Mission! even more, let’s look up the important keyword “Mechickaboola!”

What kind of person is Mechickaboola?!
Mechickaboola was originally a powerful sorcerer who competed against Chronoa (the current Kaiо̄shin of Time) over the title of Kaiо̄shin of Time. He attempted to raise a fake copy of Tokitoki, a bird with the ability to create time, named Dokidoki, but failed. He was sealed in a space beyond time, where he created the Dark Empire and came to rule over it as its king.

Why is he young again?!
Mechickaboola used the “Dark Dragon Balls,” created by a brainwashed Dende, to regain his youth! As soon as the balls were completed, they scattered across various ages. Thus, the battle between the Time Patrol and Dark Empire over the Dark Dragon Balls began. The two sides fought evenly against one another, but in the end, Mechickaboola was able to gather all seven balls, and have his wish granted.

So he’s really strong?!
To put it bluntly, Mechickaboola is ridiculously strong! His power vastly exceeds even that of the Demon Gods who fought toe to toe against Goku and the others! In addition, he’s debuting as a secret (SEC) card in Universe Mission Set 9, having regained all the power of his prime! Check page 107 [in Saikyо̄ Jump] for a full introduction to this card’s overwhelming strength, only befitting the title of “Dark King!”

Reactions: Pan immediately being placed into a damsel-in-distress role is a shame, but Gohan vs. Shroom is pretty fun. Golden Coola vs. Cumber is fun but incredibly brief, and that's all I have to say about Universe Mission as it seems to lumber toward a predictable conclusion while continuing to refuse to offer up anything substantial about its villains backgrounds and motivations (a fault which I suppose isn't on the manga itself).

The Hell Gates and Key Sword stem from a later original-branding Dragon Ball Heroes campaign, which was fairly story-light. (The player had to break through each gate to stop Towa's various plans, as she gathered energy for the Demon Realm.)

So here are the main mission differences between the manga and the arcade:

Arcade:

• XTrunks & XPan vs. Dabura & Buu arc villains
• XGohan vs. Gravy & Garlic Jr. villains
• XGoku vs. Poutine & M13 villains
• XVegeta vs. Towa & RoF arc villains
• Demigra vs. Salsa & possessed GT cast
• XGoten vs. Shroom & Super 17 arc villains

Manga:

• XGoten vs. Dabura
• XVegeta vs. Gravy
• XGohan & XPan vs. Shroom
• Chamel vs. Towa & Dark Gogeta

Dark Gogeta resurfaced to fight GT Gogeta in UVM8, whereas he makes his re-appearance much later in UVM9 guarding a Hell Gate.

XTrunks & XPan fought together in the arcade to seal one gate, whereas in the manga XTrunks stays behind to use the Key Sword and seal all of them. Each character had a Key Sword to seal their assigned gates in the arcade.

Also, very interesting that XGohan says he cannot feel Shroom's energy. Am I reading too much into it or is it because they have god ki being Demon gods now? Not sure if there was an instance in the previous chapters where the Time Patrol actually measured or sensed the Demon gods.