Dragon Ball Super Episode 45
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| Vegeta Disappears?! The Menace of Copy-Vegeta! | |||
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| Air Date | 29 May 2016 (Fuji TV) | ||
| Opening | Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic! | ||
| Eyecatch |
Part A: Vegeta Part B: Vegeta | ||
| Ending | Forever Dreaming | ||
| Episode Data | |||
| TV Rating | 5.7% | ||
| Format | 16:9 (NTSC) | ||
| Main Staff Credits | |||
| Scenario | Yoshifumi Fukushima | ||
| Art | Yoshiyuki Shikano | ||
| Animation |
Joo-hyon Lee Yukihiro Kitano | ||
| Storyboard | Yukio Kaizawa | ||
| Director | Ayumi Ono | ||
| Toei Simulcast Subs | |||
| Title |
Vegeta's Disappearing?! The Threat of the Cloned Vegeta! | ||
| Simulcast | 26 November 2016 | ||
| FUNimation English Dub | |||
| Title |
Vegeta Disappears?! Menace of the Duplicate Vegeta! | ||
| Air Date | 06 January, 2018 (Toonami) | ||
| FUNimation English Subs | |||
| Title |
Vegeta Disappears?! Menace of the Duplicate Vegeta! | ||
| Subtitles | Steven J Simmons | ||
| Sub Debut | Dragon Ball Super Part 4 | ||
| Release Date | 19 June 2018 | ||
"Vegeta Disappears?! The Menace of Copy-Vegeta!" is the forty-fifth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 29 May 2016. It was written by Yoshifumi Fukushima and directed by Ayumi Ono.
Synopsis
Summary
The purple liquid has formed into a purple copy of Vegeta. This new Copy-Vegeta explains that he has taken all of Vegeta's power and is therefore now the real Vegeta. Unconvinced, Vegeta tries to fire an attack, but discovers he cannot. Instead, Copy-Vegeta fires a Galic Cannon, demonstrating that he really does have all of Vegeta's power now. Copy-Gryll is amazed that they managed to encounter someone so strong, but tells Copy-Vegeta to absorb Trunks and the others as well. However, Copy-Vegeta hesitates a moment, giving them the chance to make a run for it. Copy-Vegeta finally sends out tentacles to absorb them, but Jaco fends him off with his ray gun before quickly making his own escape.
Trunks and the rest regroup, and Vegeta demands to know what is going on. Potage explains that the purple liquid attacking them is actually the Superhuman Water. Jaco has heard that this miraculous water multiplies one's power hundreds of times over, and is surprised that it really exists. But Potage clarifies that this account of the water is fiction. The water's true name is "Comméson", but people from other planets mistakenly call it "Superhuman Water". The natives of Planet Potaufeu created Comméson as a self-defense weapon that incapacitates enemies by absorbing their power. Using this, the weak Potaufeuians protected their planet from invaders.
Comméson was endlessly absorbing enemies' powers and turning into exact copies of them. However, absorbing so much evil power from the invaders, it eventually developed an evil will of its own. Rather than protecting the planet, it now absorbed people simply to seek further power for its own sake. Since the copies Comméson created of those it absorbed made it look like the originals had powered up, rumors of a miraculous power-up water began to spread, luring in further invaders.
Seeing Comméson as a threat to the entire universe, the people of Potaufeu sacrificed themselves to seal it away, leaving only Potage to guard it over the next century. However now Gryll and his men, believing the rumors of the power-up water, have unsealed it. The water absorbed them and created copies, and then did the same to Vegeta. Their task now is to seal it away again.
Vegeta has two questions: first, why did Copy-Vegeta hesitate to absorb Trunks? Potage explains that by copying Vegeta, it even copied his spirit as well. Since the real Vegeta would not want to become stronger by stealing other people's power, Copy-Vegeta had the same reservations. However, ultimately he was forced to obey Comméson's orders. Next, Vegeta asks what happens to those whose power Comméson has absorbed. Potage admits that they simply disappear after about 3 to 5 minutes; that's what happened to the real Gryll and his men. The only way to save Vegeta is to defeat Comméson, even though he now has Vegeta's power.
Copy-Gryll and Copy-Vegeta are still chasing after the gang, when they find Goten and Trunks waiting for them out in the open. The two boys fuse into Gotenks, but he is no match for Copy-Vegeta, as-is. Gotenks transforms into a Super Saiyan 3, causing Monaka to lose consciousness. But even in this powered-up form, Gotenks cannot defeat Copy-Vegeta. What's worse, the real Vegeta is starting to turn transparent and will disappear before too long!
Off on Kaiō's planet, Goku takes a break from training to eat. He suddenly senses Gotenks and Vegeta's ki, and can tell there's a battle. Back on Potaufeu, Gotenks splits back up into Goten and Trunks. Before Copy-Vegeta can finish them off though, Goku teleports in. He's thoroughly confused to see two Vegetas, one of them purple and the other transparent, but Vegeta gives him a (simplified) explanation of the situation: basically, he needs to defeat Copy-Vegeta within the next three minutes! However, Vegeta somewhat snidely doubts whether Goku can defeat his copy, while Goku is just excited at the prospect of fighting someone at Vegeta's current level of strength.
Even Copy-Vegeta looks forward to squaring off against Goku, so much so that he refuses to try and absorb Goku's powers when Copy-Gryll orders it. This is going to be a fair-and-square duel to the death, Copy-Vegeta declares. Rebelling against Copy-Gryll, he beats him to the point that he reverts back to formless liquid. With no one left to interfere, Copy-Vegeta and Goku's duel can begin! Goku swears to put in his best performance, especially with Monaka watching (he does not realize that Monaka, though still on his feet, is unconscious). The two begin fighting, and Goku is impressed to see that Copy-Vegeta really is every bit as strong as the original. Both opponents are hyped up for this fight!
Episode Notes
- Comméson (コメソン komeson) is likely an anagram of the French word consommé (コンソメ konsome), a type of clear soup.
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.
Fusions are not included in Japanese credits.
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: Yoshifumi Fukushima
- Storyboard: Yukio Kaizawa
- Director: Ayumi Ono
- Animation Supervisor: Joo-hyon Lee, Yukihiro Kitano
- Art Director: Yoshiyuki Shikano
- Key Animation: Yukihiro Kitano, Kōji Nashizawa, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Futoshi Higashide, Mamoru Hoshino, Shui-hu Jin, Jae-seok Park, Rieko Sugawara, Yong-ce Tu, Myū, Toei Animation Philippines
- In-Between Animation, Digital Coloring: Toei Animation Philippines, Second Gate, Buyū, Xenion
- Digital Special Effects: Nobuhiro Shimokawa
- Assistant Director: Megumi Ishitani
- Assistant Production Manager: Kazuo Fukuda, Yōhei Tanaka
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 "Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic" is performed by Kazuya Yoshii, and the ending song "Forever Dreaming" is performed by Czecho No Republic.
| Dragon Ball Super Episode 45: Norihito Sumitomo Original Soundtrack | ||||
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| Catalogue | Scene | Title | Tonality | Release |
| OP | Opening | Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic! (TV Size) | D Major | DBS 1.1 #01 |
| S-401 | Recap | CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Days of Battle) | B♭ Major | DBS 1.1 #34 |
| S-402 | Episode Title Card | Sub-Title (Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!) | D Major | DBS 1.1 #40 |
| S-442 | Copy-Vegeta | Champa's Theme | E Minor | DBS 1.2 #04 |
| S-432 | Jaco attacks | Omen of Victory | D Major | DBS 1.1 #08 |
| S-449 | The story of Comméson | Freeza's Scheme | E Minor | DBS 1.2 #07 |
| S-456 | The danger of Comméson | Golden Freeza's Theme | D Minor | DBS 1.2 #14 |
| S-447 | How the Sautéans succumbed | A Bad Premonition | C Minor | DBS 1.2 #08 |
| S-452 | Disappearing victims | The Terror of Freeza's Army | F♯ Minor | DBS 1.2 #09 |
| S-409 | Eyecatch A | Eyecatch A (Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!) | D Major | DBS 1.1 #38 |
| S-410 | Eyecatch B | Eyecatch B (Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!) | DBS 1.1 #39 | |
| S-460 | Gotenks vs Copy-Vegeta | Rushing Into Battle | C Minor | DBS 1.2 #11 |
| S-437 | Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks | Super Saiyan God | G Major | DBS 1.1 #10 |
| S-451 | Goku vs Copy-Vegeta | Time to Strike Back | A Minor | DBS 1.2 #16 |
| S-427 | The fight begins | A Tough Battle | G Minor | DBS 1.1 #06 |
| ED | Ending | Forever Dreaming (TV Size) | D♭ Major | Theme Songs #05 |
| S-416 | Next Episode Preview | Preview B (Toward Tomorrow) | A Major | DBS 1.1 #36 |
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. Simulcast dates reflect regional time zones.
Japan
- Dragon Ball Super Box 4 Blu-ray (Toei) 04 October 2016
- Toei Channel On-Demand
North America
Streaming debut dates only apply to the subtitled simulcast. Dubbed episodes were added to Funimation's streaming service a few weeks after the Toonami broadcast.
- Dragon Ball Super Part 4 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation) 19 June 2018
- Crunchyroll Simulcast (multi-region, sub only) 26 November 2016
- Funimation Now Simulcast (sub or dub) 26 November 2016
- VRV Simulcast (sub only) 30 March 2017
- Adult Swim On-Demand (dub only)
- Digital purchase (Simmons subtitles)
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom was originally covered by the now-defunct Daisuki streaming service until Crunchyroll added the UK to their Dragon Ball Super coverage area on 30 May 2017.
- Dragon Ball Super Part 4 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation-MangaUK) 06 August 2018
- Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 27 November 2016
Australia and New Zealand
Streaming debut dates only apply to the subtitled simulcast. Dubbed episodes were added to AnimeLab's streaming service around the time of the Madman home video release.
- Dragon Ball Super Part 4 (Funimation-Madman) 15 August 2018
- Dragon Ball Super Collection 1 (Madman) 05 December 2018
- AnimeLab Streaming (sub or dub) 27 November 2016
- Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 27 November 2016
- Digital purchase: iTunes (dub)
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