3 iconic comebacks · ranked by impact · verified episode numbers
The Spirit Bomb fails. Goku sinks into the energy and seems to die. Then he rises — silver-eyed, with a new autonomous body that dodges before the mind can react. Jiren is stunned. The gods are stunned. Ultra Instinct, a power even the gods struggle to master, appears from a mortal.
Why it lands: The entire crowd of gods standing up at once. When deities are impressed, you know the scale is unprecedented.
Jiren pushes Goku with full power. Goku's hair turns silver-white — Ultra Instinct fully mastered. His power surpasses every previous limit. He batters Jiren and briefly pushes the strongest fighter in all 12 universes to his knees.
Why it lands: The payoff to the entire Tournament of Power arc. Absolutely no question about who the best fighter in existence is.
Merged Zamasu is literally immortal — cannot be killed, cannot be damaged, has infinite power. Goku and Vegeta use the Potara earrings again after decades and Vegito Blue appears, breaking Zamasu's immortal body through sheer Super Saiyan Blue force.
Why it lands: The return of Vegito — one of the most requested moments in Dragon Ball history — for the only villain that justified it.
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