Dragon Ball Super Episode 120

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A Perfect Survival Strategy! Universe 3's Menacing Assassins!!
Japanese English
完璧なる生存戦略！第３宇宙脅威の刺客！！ Kanpeki naru Seizon Senryaku! Dai-San Uchū Kyōi no Shikaku!!
Air Date	17 December 2017 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Limit-Break x Survivor
Ending	By a 70cm Square Window
Episode Data
TV Rating	4.6%
Format	16:9 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Ken'ichi Yamashita
Art	Sei'ichiro Sugiura Shinji Saito
Animation	Chihiro Tanaka Masahiro Shimanuki
Storyboard	Kiyosato Yamamoto
Director	Hideki Hiroshima
Toei Simulcast Subs
Title	The Perfect Survival Tactic! Universe 3's Menacing Assassin!!
Simulcast	16 December 2017 (US)
FUNimation English Dub
Title	A Perfect Survival Strategy! The 3rd Universe's Menacing Assassin!!
Air Date	20 July 2019 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title	A Perfect Survival Strategy! The 3rd Universe's Menacing Assassin!!
Subtitles	Steven J Simmons
Sub Debut	Dragon Ball Super Part 10
Release Date	14 January 2020

"A Perfect Survival Strategy! Universe 3's Menacing Assassins!!" is the one hundred and twentieth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 17 December 2017, receiving a ratings share of 4.6%. It was written by Ken'ichi Yamashita and directed by Hideki Hiroshima.

Synopsis

In the tournament's final stage, only Universe 3, Universe 7, and Universe 11 remain. Through No. 17, No. 18 and Gohan's efforts, Universe 7 was able to maintain dominance. Despite Piccolo accidentally falling from the arena, the warriors of Universe 7 have managed to defeat two tricky opponents, the invisible Gamisalas and the insectoid Damon, resulting in Universe 4's destruction. Although Jiren's Universe 11 is quite formidable, Universe 3's survival strategy has born fruit, leaving them with most of their warriors still remaining. The time has finally come for Universe 3 to get down to business. The Universe 3 warriors Koitsukai and co. attack Son Goku and co. in unison. The glowing merging warriors transform, and Goku and co. fight back. Gohan takes on the enemy after they merge together and gain astonishing battle power; with his help, Universe 7 breaks through the barrier with a Kamehameha, scorching the merged warriors. This seems like victory, but...

Summary

The Omni-Kings review the current status of the tournament, seeing that many warriors have been eliminated and only three universes now remain. Though the tournament will soon be over, the Great Priest assures them that the truly exciting part is still ahead, now that only the top warriors from each universe remain. Following the loss of Piccolo, there are now only six members left on the Universe 7 team. Goku is certain that Jiren and co. over in Universe 11 will be their final opponents, but out in the bleachers Piccolo thinks they shouldn't overlook Universe 3.

Indeed, at that moment the Universe 3 God of Destruction Mosco declares (via his angel Camparri, who serves as interpreter) that with so few warriors remaining, now is the perfect time for them to finally get serious. Following Mosco's orders, Paparoni assembles the other four remaining Universe 3 warriors, and together they go after the Universe 7 team. While No. 17 and No. 18 struggle against Biarra (whose defense ranks near the top of Universe 3), Vegeta finds that Boraleta can anticipate his movements thanks to Koitsukai's analysis. Whis can tell that their team won't have such an easy time defeating warriors who have managed to survive for this long.

Continuing to analyze the Universe 7 team from afar, Koitsukai directs Pancea and Boraleta to defeat Goku and Vegeta with coordinated attacks. But Gohan protects Goku and Vegeta from the Universe 3 warriors; he's determined to take out these opponents on his own, so that Goku and Vegeta can conserve their stamina. Gohan manages well against Koitsukai, Pancea, and Boraleta, anticipating their movements much as they did with Vegeta.

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Meanwhile, Nos. 17 and 18 use their infinite stamina to gradually wear down Biarra's defenses with an endless barrage of ki blasts. Biarra collapses after cracks form in his armor, and No. 18 knocks him out of bounds. With only four Universe 3 warriors left, Mosco commands them to begin "Plan X". At Paparoni's instructions, Koitsukai, Pancea, and Boraleta merge together into "Koicealeta". The Universe 3 Kaiōshin Ea explains how Paparoni modified those three so that they could combine into this, the ultimate warrior.

Observing events from afar, Toppo thinks that Universe 3 has been keeping a rather troublesome ace-in-the-hole, while Freeza looks forward to watching how things play out. Gohan's initial barrage of ki blasts has no effect on Koicealeta, who despite his large size proves to also be faster than before. As Gohan struggles to block one of Koicealeta's attacks, Goku and Vegeta suddenly rush in and knock Koicealeta away. Goku assures Gohan that thanks to him, he has recovered his stamina.

Goku and Vegeta go Super Saiyan Blue, and for a time their blasts manage to push Koicealeta back, but with Paparoni's encouragement Koicealeta manages to counter their blasts in the end. Paparoni declares victory, but in fact Goku and Vegeta were merely buying time so that Gohan could charge up an attack of his own. Now that they've created an opening, Gohan nails Koicealeta with a Kamehameha that eventually breaks through the merged warrior's guard.

It seems that Gohan has defeated the Universe 3 team, and Beerus is so impressed that he finally calls Gohan by name. Though Koicealeta is nowhere in sight, Paparoni has managed to remain in the arena. As Gohan and co. go to drop him out of bounds, he vows to unleash Universe 3's true final tactic, and Koicealeta suddenly appears behind him…

10 minutes remain in the Tournament of Power.

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast. Additional characters/cast members not originally credited, or with speaking roles exclusive to a specific dubbing, have been included at the bottom of the table.

Character	Cast
	Japanese	English (FUNimation)
Son Goku	Masako Nozawa	Seán Schemmel
Son Gohan		Kyle Hebert
Turtle Hermit	Masaharu Satō	Mike McFarland
Vegeta	Ryō Horikawa	Christopher R. Sabat
Kuririn	Mayumi Tanaka	Sonny Strait
Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Christopher R. Sabat
Tenshinhan	Hikaru Midorikawa	John Burgmeier
Freeza	Ryūsei Nakao	Christopher Ayres
No. 17	Shigeru Nakahara	Chuck Huber
No. 18	Miki Itō	Meredith McCoy
Kaiōshin	Shin'ichirō Ōta	Kent Williams
Beerus	Kōichi Yamadera	Jason Douglas
Whis	Masakazu Morita	Ian Sinclair
Omni-King	Satomi Kōrogi	Sarah Wiedenheft
Great Priest	Masaya Takatsuka	Josh Grelle
Ea	Makoto Naruse	Alfie Coy
Camparri	Bin Shimada	Calvin Scott Roberts
Biarra	Tomomichi Nishimura	Shawn Gann
Koitsukai	Yūsuke Numata	Derick Snow
Boraleta	Daisuke Kishio	Daman Mills
Paparoni	Hideyuki Hori	Christopher Bevins
Toppo	Kenji Nomura	Ray Hurd
Jiren	Eiji Hanawa	Patrick Seitz
Narration	Naoki Tatsuta	Doc Morgan
Elder Kaiōshin		Kent Williams
Jiren		Patrick Seitz
Koicealeta		Rawly Pickens

Main Staff

The following list provides the main staff responsible for the production of this episode as credited in this specific episode's ending credits.

• Scenario: Ken'ichi Yamashita
• Storyboard: Kiyosato Yamamoto
• Director: Hideki Hiroshima
• Animation Supervisor: Chihiro Tanaka, Masahiro Shimanuki
• Art Director: Sei'ichiro Sugiura, Shinji Saito

• Key Animation: Takahiro Toyomasu, Futoshi Higashide, Masahiro Shimanuki, Kōhei Kajiwara, Nobuyoshi Sasakado, Ken Ōtsuka, Setsuko Nobuzane, Yūichi Nakasawa, Yong-ce Tu, Shuntarō Mura, Toei Animation Philippines, Asahi Production
• Digital Special Effects: Nobuhiro Shimokawa
• Assistant Director: Megumi Ishitani, Yui Komatsu
• Assistant Production Manager: Shō Matsui

Music

Main article: Dragon Ball Super Music

The following table is a scene-by-scene account of the musical tracks used in this episode. The background music is composed by Norihito Sumitomo, and our in-house catalogue numbers apply to tracks composed or arranged by him. The opening song "Limit-Break × Survivor" is performed by Kiyoshi Hikawa, and the ending song "By a 70cm Square Window" is performed by ROTTENGRAFFTY.

Dragon Ball Super Episode 120: Norihito Sumitomo Original Soundtrack
Catalogue	Scene	Title	Tonality	Release
OP	Opening	Limit-Break × Survivor (TV Size)	B Minor	DBS 2.1 #01
S-401	Recap	CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Days of Battle)	B♭ Major	DBS 1.1 #34
S-515	Episode Title Card	Sub-Title (Limit-Break × Survivor)	A Minor	Unreleased
S-501	The tournament continues	Humiliating Defeat	B Minor	DBS 2.1 #11
S-423	Universe 3 attacks	Vegeta's Strength		DBS 1.1 #15
S-227	Pancea vs Goku	Pinch	D Minor	Kai TFC #23
S-251	Gohan attacks	Reviving Majin Buu	B Minor	Kai TFC #28
S-522	Nos. 17 and 18 vs Biarra	Instant-Kill Battle	E Minor	DBS 2.2 #10
S-202	Gohan faces Universe 3	Strong Rival	G Minor	Kai TFC #16
S-517	Eyecatch A	Eyecatch A (Limit-Break × Survivor)	C Minor	Unreleased
S-518	Eyecatch B	Eyecatch B (Limit-Break × Survivor)	B Minor
S-552	Plan X	Unwinnable Battle	E Minor	DBS 2.2 #22
S-253	Koicealeta	S-253		Unreleased (Kai)
S-427	Gohan vs Koicealeta	A Tough Battle	G Minor	DBS 1.1 #06
S-548	Vegeta and Goku join the fight	Fierce Battle Against A Mighty Foe	A Minor	DBS 2.2 #17
S-521	Paparoni's diabolical plan	Tactics		DBS 2.2 #06
ED	Ending	By a 70cm Square Window (TV Size)	F♯ Major	70cm Shiho no Madobe
S-519	Next Episode Preview	Limit-Break x Survivor (Preview)	B Minor	DBS 2.2 #16

Availability

This episode has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both streaming and physical formats. "Simulcast" streaming services (even Funimation) use the Toei Animation subtitles rather than the Funimation subtitles by Steven J. Simmons, while digital purchase platforms use the Simmons subtitles that are provided on the Funimation DVDs and Blu-rays.

Streaming debut dates only apply to the subtitled simulcast. Dubbed episodes were to Funimation's streaming service a few weeks after the dub broadcast, and to AnimeLab around the time of the Madman home video release. Simulcast dates reflect regional time zones.

Japan

• Dragon Ball Super Box 10 Blu-ray (Toei) 03 April 2018
• Toei Channel On-Demand

North America

• Dragon Ball Super Part 10 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation) 14 January 2020
• Crunchyroll Simulcast (multi-region, sub only) 16 December 2017
• Funimation Now Simulcast (sub or dub) 16 December 2017
• VRV Simulcast (sub only) 16 December 2017
• Adult Swim On-Demand (dub only)
• Digital purchase (Simmons subtitles)
  • Amazon (dub and sub sold separately)
  • Microsoft (dub and sub sold separately)
  • Google Play (dub)

United Kingdom

• Dragon Ball Super Part 10 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation-MangaUK) 24 February 2020
• Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 17 December 2017

Australia and New Zealand

• Dragon Ball Super Part 10 (Funimation-Madman) 04 March 2020
• AnimeLab Streaming (sub or dub) 17 December 2017
• Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 17 December 2017
• Digital purchase: iTunes (dub)

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Super Episode 120