Summary
- The Big Bang Attack is Vegeta’s iconic powerful Ki blast move, originating in DBZ episode 130.
- Various versions of the Big Bang Attack exist, including Cell’s variation and Gogeta’s Big Bang Kamehameha.
- Vegeta utilized variations like the God Heat Flash and God Big Bang Attack in different battles.
Ask a Vegeta fan to name his most iconic moves in Dragon Ball Z, and they’ll tell you it’s the Galick Gun, Final Flash, and Big Bang Attack. All these moves originated in Z and have stayed with the character throughout the rest of the franchise’s anime, manga, and games. This time, the focus is on Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack, a move that debuted in Dragon Ball Z episode 130, “The Secret of Dr. Gero”.
A little fun fact: Vegeta’s famous attack was never actually named in the original Funimation dub, although the original Japanese version did call it that. The Big Bang Attack was only named in Dragon Ball Z Kai for English dubs.
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What Is the Big Bang Attack?
Vegeta’s Strongest Attack for a Little While
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The Big Bang Attack is a powerful Ki blast performed by Vegeta extending one hand with his palm facing his target. A large ball of Ki then forms in front of his palm and launches forward, causing mass devastation to whatever it hits. At least, that’s what it usually looks like. In his battle against Android 18, Vegeta fires off a “Big Bang Attack”.
Only this time, instead of being a ball of Ki, it was in the form of an energy wave like the Galick Gun or the Kamehameha. As far as anyone knows, that wasn’t a special variation of the Big Bang Attack; it just happened to be shaped like that. While the Big Bang Attack might seem like an entirely new move, Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Encyclopedia implies that it’s connected to Galick Gun, calling it Super Saiyan Vegeta’s version of the move.
The Creation of the Big Bang Attack, and Its First Use
Some iconic moves in Dragon Ball have their origins shown or mentioned in the series. For instance, Master Roshi invented the Kamehameha, and Instant Transmission came from an alien race known as the Yardrats. However, the Big Bang Attack’s origins remain vague. Most would speculate that Vegeta invented the move during the three-year gap between Goku’s return to Earth and the Androids’ first appearance since he’s never been shown to use the move before then.
“Feast your eyes on Super Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack!!!” – Vegeta upon first using the Big Bang Attack
The first time Vegeta used the Big Bang Attack was in his battle against Android 19. The move’s debut was huge; because not only did it come with Vegeta’s first Super Saiyan transformation, but it also instantly obliterated all but Android 19’s head, who, at the time was thought to be the big bad who killed Future Trunks’ Z Fighters.
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Big Bang Attack Variations
Big Bang Crash
Weirdly enough, Cell uses a variation of the Big Bang Attack, implying that maybe the attack was used before the Android Saga for Cell to have the move in his skill set. The attack is only used by Semi-Perfect Cell and is similar to Vegeta’s move, but reddish-orange in color, looking like a miniature sun. Cell even has another variation of it known as the Super Big Bang Crash that turns the move into a rapid-fire attack, which he used in an attempt to draw out Android 18.
God Big Bang Attack
Unfortunately, this variation of the move only showed up once in the anime, and Vegeta never even managed to fire it. In the Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ film or Dragon Ball Super‘s version of it, Vegeta charges up the God Big Bang Attack, which is similar to the regular Big Bang Attack, except augmented by his God Ki. However, before Vegeta could launch it, Frieza destroyed the Earth, killing almost everyone in it, including Vegeta. The move lives on in Dragon Ball Fusions and Dragon Ball Legends though, so those games are currently the only way of seeing the move in action from start to finish.
God Heat Flash
If Cell can copy Vegeta’s moves and make variations of them, then Vegeta can copy Cell’s variation and create a variation of that. It sounds odd and confusing, but the God Heat Flash basically looks like a stronger variation of the Big Bang Crash. A sun-like orb forms in Vegeta’s hand and turns into a Ki beam that shoots out toward his opponent. Vegeta used the God Heat Flash in Dragon Ball Super: Broly in a failed attempt to defeat the rampaging Saiyan.
Big Bang Kamehameha
As you can probably tell, the Big Bang Kamehameha is a combination of Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack, and Goku’s Kamehameha. To perform it, the user places two hand in front of them, producing a concentrated ball of Ki. An energy wave then comes out of the ball and hurdles forward to its target. This move is performed by Vegito against Buu in Dragon Ball Z episode 269, “Meet Vegito”, and Gogeta in the now non-canon Dragon Ball GT.
Dragon Ball Video Game Variations
Like Dragon Ball GT, the franchise’s video games aren’t considered canon, but they’ve produced tons of Big Bang Attack variations that it’d be a shame not to mention some of them.
- The Big Bang Burst from Supersonic Warriors 2 is a gigantic ball of Ki that damages the opponent it touches. Vegeta doesn’t launch it, and instead maintains it for a short while, dealing continuous damage.
- The Big Bang Cannon is Cabba’s iteration of the move in Dragon Ball Fusions. Despite being named differently, they look essentially the same.
- Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden has a variant known as the Big Bang Ray, which initially charges as a sphere in Vegeta’s palm, but then turns into an energy wave once unleashed.
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Dragon Ball Z
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ActionAdventureSci-FiComedySuper PowerFantasyMartial ArtsShounen
Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation and a sequel to the 1986 Dragon Ball series. It continues the adventures of Son Goku as an adult while also paralleling the life of his son Gohan. Son Goku typically defends the Earth from villains like Vegeta, Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu. The series is followed by Dragon Ball GT and then Dragon Ball Super.
Release Date
April 26, 1989
Studio
Toei Animation
Creator
Akira Toriyama
MyAnimeList Score
8.19
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Categorías: Anime
