Final Kamehameha
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| Literal English | Final Kamehameha | ||
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| English Name(s) |
Final Kamehameha (Toei) Final Kamehameha (Bandai Namco) | ||
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Super Chapter 23 | ||
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Super Episode 66 | ||
| Game Debut | Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 | ||
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| Classification | Ki Manipulation | ||
| Type | Basic | ||
| Creator | Gogeta + Vegetto | ||
| Parent | Final Flash + Kamehameha | ||
The Final Kamehameha is an attack in the Dragon Ball franchise that combines the Final Flash from Vegeta and the Kamehameha from Son Goku into a new, unique attack. It is typically used by Gogeta and (more notably) Vegetto, but Goku and Vegeta have used it as a combination attack while not fused.[1][2]
General Overview
The Final Kamehameha is typically rendered as a large, yellow beam of energy shot from both hands.
Name
The Final Kamehameha (ファイナルかめはめ波 Fainaru Kamehameha) combines the names of the Final Flash and Kamehameha from Vegeta and Goku, respectively:
- "Final": From "Final Flash" (ファイナルフラッシュ)
- "Kamehameha": From "Kamehameha" (かめはめ波)
As with the regular Kamehameha, the trailing "-ha" syllable is the only character rendered with kanji, having a specific meaning of "wave"; "Final" is rendered with katakana (indicating its foreign origin), and "Kamehameha-" is rendered with hiragana.
Usage
Though it debuts with Gogeta in 1995's Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 for the PlayStation, the Final Kamehameha is typically available to Vegetto as a super move in video games.
The technique makes its non-video game debut in the Dragon Ball Super television series in Vegetto's battle against Merged Zamasu[3], the events for which are also adapted in manga chapter 23.[4]
Goku and Vegeta also use the Final Kamehameha (as unfused, separate characters) as a combination attack to eliminate the Trio de Dangers in anime episode 98; the attack was named as such in the Trio's Toei Animation website profiles.[2]
With the attack being a staple of Vegetto's technique arsenal in the corresponding video game series, Vegetto uses the Final Kamehameha against Cumber in the third episode of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes promotional anime.
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Gogeta (mistakenly named as "Vegeto" in the American release of the game) uses the Final Kamehameha against Son Gohan in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 -
Vegetto uses the Final Kamehameha against Cell in Dragon Ball: Final Bout -
Vegetto Blue uses the Final Kamehameha against Merged Zamasu in the Dragon Ball Super television series -
Vegeta and Goku use a combination Final Kamehameha in the Dragon Ball Super television series -
Vegetto Blue using the Final Kamehameha against Cumber in the Super Dragon Ball Heroes promotional anime -
Vegetto Blue using the Final Kamehameha against Demigra in the Super Dragon Ball Heroes promotional anime
Production
In filler material in Dragon Ball Z episode 272 (animated content not originally present in manga chapter 505 on which it is based), Vegetto cups his hands and fires a Kamehameha-like attack at Majin Boo; no attack name is spoken aloud by Vegetto, and this attack is not specifically or directly attributed in ancillary material.
As an actual named attack, the Final Kamehameha debuts in 1995's Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 on the Sony PlayStation as an attack for Gogeta; here it is rendered a strong, but small, projectile attack. Gogeta speaks the name "Final Kamehameha" aloud while performing this attack.[5]
Though Vegetto appears in 1996's Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension on the Super Famicom, he does not have a Final Kamehameha for an attack; instead, he uses both a standard Kamehameha as well as the Big Bang Attack[6] (the latter of which Vegetto uses in Dragon Ball Z Episode 270, which aired eight months prior to the game's release).[7] Many FAQs and move lists online mistakenly list Vegetto's Kamehameha as a Final Kamehameha.[8][9][10][11]
Vegetto makes return appearances in 1996's Dragon Ball Z: The Grand Legend of Dragon Ball on the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn, as well as 1997's Dragon Ball: Final Bout on the Sony PlayStation. It is here in Final Bout that Vegetto begins to receive his trademark Final Kamehameha, available as a standard super move.[12] Promotional coverage for Vegetto in Final Bout, however, focuses instead of his Flash Sword Attack and Rising Chain Kick instead of any particular callout for his Final Kamehameha, though it is listed as doing 160 points of damage.[13]
Having previously been used only in video games, the Final Kamehameha makes its animated debut in the Dragon Ball Super series. Following Goku and Vegeta's fusion into Vegetto (and subsequent transformation into Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, or "Vegetto Blue"), Vegetto unleashes the Final Kamehameha against Merged Zamasu.[3]
Variations
Beginning with the Dragon Ball Super version of Vegetto, an upgraded version of the Final Kamehameha called the "God Final Kamehameha" begins appearing as a move in various video games — for example, the video game Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO includes the Final Kamehameha as a special move for Super Saiyan Vegetto, while Vegetto Blue has the God Final Kamehameha as his super move.
Appearances
Video Games
| Imagery | Video Game Title | Character(s) | Notes |
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Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 | Gogeta (Super Saiyan) | Character is erroneously named as "Vegeto" in the American release of the game) |
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Dragon Ball: Final Bout | Vegetto (Super Saiyan) | n/a |
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Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World | Vegetto Vegetto (Super Saiyan) |
n/a |
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Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! METEOR | Vegetto Vegetto (Super Saiyan) |
n/a |
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Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai | Vegetto Vegetto (Super Saiyan) |
n/a |
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Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai 2 | Vegetto Vegetto (Super Saiyan) |
n/a |
| TBD | Dragon Ball Fusions | TBD | n/a |
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Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 | Vegetto Vegetto (Super Saiyan) |
n/a |
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Dragon Ball FighterZ | Vegetto (Super Saiyan Blue) | n/a |
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO | Vegetto (Super Saiyan) | n/a |
More TBD...
Animation
| Imagery | Series | Episode | Character(s) | Notes |
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Dragon Ball Super | Episode 66 | Vegetto (Super Saiyan Blue) | n/a |
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Dragon Ball Super | Episode 97 | Son Goku + Vegeta | Combination attack |
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Super Dragon Ball Heroes | Episode 3 | Vegetto (Super Saiyan Blue) | n/a |
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Super Dragon Ball Heroes | Episode 49 | Vegetto (Super Saiyan Blue) | n/a |
More TBD?
Manga
- Dragon Ball Super Chapter 23 (interrupted)
- More TBD?
References
- ↑ "Oh, the Uncertainty! The Universes Despair!!". Dragon Ball Super. Episode 98. Japan: Fuji TV, 09 July 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Universe 9". Toei Animation. Retrieved: 20 October 2017.
"Tournament of Power: Toei Website Profiles" (20 October 2017). Reddit. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Showdown! The Unyielding Warriors' Miraculous Super Power". Dragon Ball Super. Episode 66. Japan: Fuji TV, 13 November 2016.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira; Toyotarō. Dragon Ball Super Chapter 23: "The Potara's True Worth". V-Jump, June 2017. Japan: Shueisha, 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22. Japan: Bandai. Sony PlayStation. 28 July 1995.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension. Japan: Bandai. Nintendo Super Famicom. 29 March 1996.
- ↑ "A Fissure Between Dimensions!! Has Buu Snapped?!". Dragon Ball Z. Episode 270. Japan: Fuji TV, 12 July 1995.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension – FAQ/Move List by Vegita". GameFAQs. Retrieved: 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension – FAQ/Move List by Leedar". GameFAQs. Retrieved: 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension – FAQ/Move List by JLucas". GameFAQs. Retrieved: 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension – FAQ/Move List by DTuong". GameFAQs. Retrieved: 29 July 2019.
- ↑ Dragon Ball: Final Bout. Japan: Bandai. Sony PlayStation. 21 August 1997.
- ↑ "DRAGON BALL FINAL BOUT". V-Jump, 1997 #10. Japan: Shueisha, 21 August 1997. (p. 21)