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Warning: Contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Daima episode #20.After a tremendous five-month run,Dragon Ball Daimahas finally come to a close. The series has been filled with incredible highs and often middling lows, but overall,Dragon Ball Daimahas been nothing but a wonderful addition to theDragon Ballfranchise and the perfect encapsulation of Akira Toriyama’s legacy, and that’s perfectly shown off in its finale.
In the final act ofDragon Ball Daima, Goku and Arinsu’s groups, alongside Tamagami Number One, were forced to work together to defeat Gomah, who had become all-powerful thanks to the Third Eye. Everyone’s combined power was no match for Gomah, though, andeven Goku suddenly unlocking Super Saiyan 4 did nothing but force Gomah to draw out even more power from the Third Eye. Things seemed more dire than ever for Goku and his friends, but everything turned around thanks to a last-minute intervention from Glorio, thus leading intoDaima’s finale.
How Dragon Ball Daima Started Its Final Battle
The Beginning Of Dragon Ball Daima’s Final Battle
Amidst the chaos of the battle with Gomah, Arinsu had Glorio steal the rest of the Demon Realm Dragon Balls and summon the eternal dragon to make her all-powerful. Rather than do that, though, Glorio wished for Goku and his friends to be turned back into adults, and from there, Vegeta decided to have a go at fighting Gomah on his own. Unfortunately, while Vegeta was more than a match for Gomah in Super Saiyan 3,the healing powers of the Third Eye prevented Vegeta from defeating Gomah before he ran out of power from Super Saiyan 3’s stamina drain.
Arinsu, having something of a change of heart, kept working with Goku and his friends to defeat Gomah, and thanks to her, everyone learned thatthe only way to remove the Third Eye from Gomah was to hit him in the back of the head three times. With Vegeta stepping down afterBulma threatened to stop taking baths with Vegeta, the plan was for Goku to put Gomah in a position where Piccolo could hit him in the back of the head three times, and to pull that off, Goku once again went into Super Saiyan 4.
How Goku Finally Defeated Gomah In Dragon Ball Daima
Goku’s Final Victory In Dragon Ball Daima Explained
The final battle between Goku and Gomah was as explosive as one could expect, with Goku easily holding his own against Gomah in Super Saiyan 4, even with the incredible power of the Third Eye. Eventually, Goku immobilized Gomah with a Kamehameha that tore through Gomah and the entire Demon Realm, but even in his damaged state, he stopped Piccolo after Piccolo only managed to get two hits in. Gomah was on the verge of fully recovering once more, but suddenly,Kuu came in at the last second to deliver the three hits and dislodge the Third Eye from Gomah.
How Dragon Ball Daima Closes Out Its Story
The Grand Finale To Dragon Ball Daima Explained
Following Gomah’s defeat, Glorio squashed the Third Eye and destroyed it, and Gomah was sentenced to imprisonment inside a jar alongside Degesu for 99 years. With the Demon Realm now without a leader, Shin suggested that Arinsu, believing there was still a shred of goodness in her, become king, but she refused since she didn’t have the Dragon Balls to make herself all-powerful. Neva then pointed out that the new Demon King is traditionally the one who defeats the old one, soKuu, who technically defeated Gomah, was made the new Demon King and made Arinsu his second-in-command.
With Kuu the new Demon King, and even Neva thinking he was a surprisingly good fit, Kuu started giving everyone who helped in the battle positions in his new government, but Goku naturally turned it down because they had to go back to Earth. Following that, everyone had a few more interactions in their final preparations, with Dende and Piccolo telling Neva they’d talk to other Namekians about living in the Demon Realm andGoku revealing to Vegeta that he unlocked Super Saiyan 4 sometime beforeDaima, and from there, everyone finally made their way home.
Following that, the credits included a montage of the characters in the Demon Realm rebuilding things and theDragon Ballcast reacting to returning to their regular ages, and Gomah and Degesu were even shown having fun playing video games in their imprisonment. Later, in a post-credits scene, everyone made a pit stop so Goku could get more Revive Bugs, and in a surprise twist,Dragon Ball Daima’s post-credits scenerevealed that the shopkeeper was the one who created the Third Eye, with her still having two in stock after selling the main one ages ago.
Did Dragon Ball Daima End On A High Note?
Was Dragon Ball Daima’s Ending A Good One?
Dragon Ball Daimais finally over, and overall, the ending, and the series as a whole, was something of a mixed bag. Visually speaking, the series is far and above the best-looking project in the entireDragon Ballfranchise, but in terms of story,Dragon Ball Daima, despite a strong start, often struggled to tell an engaging story with how so many plot lines were resolved anticlimactically and the overall rushed pacing of the series. Even the adventure aspect, the main hook ofDaima, was largely dropped after a few episodes, and the writing felt noticeably hollow because of it.
All of that, of course, can be felt in the finale, as well. While the final fight between Goku and Gomah was an amazing spectacle, the way it sped through what little story beats were left to tell still left it feeling a bit boring beyond that, not to mention how it made no effort to resolve any of the blatant contradictions withDragon Ball Super’s continuity.Dragon Ball Daima’s ending ultimately fell short for how little focus it gave to anything outside Goku and Gomah’s fight, and overall, that was nothing short of disappointing.
That being said, it’s hard not to still loveDragon Ball Daima, as a whole. As underdeveloped as the plot was, the story still had plenty of great comedy and heart to complement the gorgeous visuals, and overall,Dragon Ball Daima’s great direction and charm made it incredibly fun from start to finish andan overall wonderful tribute to Akira Toriyama’s legacy. It was hardly a perfect story, butDragon Ball Daimawas nonetheless everything someone could have wanted from Toriyama’s last entry into the franchise, and that’s nothing short of commendable.
