• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Chicken Dynasty

  • Home
  • Web Series
    • Safety First
    • Scientific Method
    • Redeemers
  • Blog

Dragon Ball Super Episode 9: Thanks for Waiting, Lord Beerus! A Super Saiyan God is Born At Last!

October 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

Goku asks Shenron how to become a Super Saiyan God then follows his instructions.

Trunks and Goten with Dragon Balls

Trunks and Goten bring the Dragon Balls

Episode Summary

Goten and Trunks bring out the Dragon Balls (or “Wish Orbs” as Beerus calls them) from Bulma’s prize room that we saw sometime back.

Beerus and Shenron

Shenron freaks out when he sees Beerus

They summon Shenron and ask him about the Super Saiyan God – he says it’s a mythological figure that can be brought forth if five pure-hearted Saiyans pour their energy into another pure-hearted Saiyan. So six total.

Videl and Gohan

Videl gives Gohan the news

Goku, Gohan, Goten, and Trunks are definitely pure-hearted. Does Vegeta count? Roshi says he does. That leaves one more. Videl tells everyone she’s pregnant. Okay, that counts; let’s do this ritual.

Vegeta, Trunks, Videl, Goten, and Gohan give power to Goku

The pure-hearted Saiyans give Goku their power

Everyone joins hands and gives Goku their energy. He is now a Super Saiyan God.

Skinny Goku with red hair

Goku is now a Super Saiyan God

Thoughts

Super continues its glacial pace, but it’s fine because all the characters are fun and likeable. This pace will remain for the rest of the story arc, so strap yourselves in because Goku’s fight against Beerus is going to last 5 episodes.

Pilaf, Mai, and Shu in boat

The Pilaf gang is still around

I like how the Super Saiyan God transformation makes Goku skinny instead of buff. It’s a nice reversal of our expectations, and a common occurrence in Dragon Ball: the stronger person isn’t necessarily the larger person (Nappa compared to Vegeta, Frieza’s final form, Kid Buu, etc.).

Beerus and Whis

Beerus and Whis observe the transformation

The transformation itself was fairly impressive, as was the music that played during the scene; I think it’s Dragon Ball Super‘s best track. It has a chorus so it sounds really holy and shit.

Tarble

Is Tarble still canon?

Unlike Battle of Gods, when everyone’s looking for the six pure-hearted Saiyans, no one mentions Vegeta’s brother Tarble. He only ever showed up once in the 2008 DBZ special, so it’s no big loss if he’s no longer canon.

Rating

3 out of 5 eggs rating

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)

Series: Beerus Saga, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super Decade: 2010s Filed Under: TV Show Reviews Tagged: action, animated, anime, martial arts, sci-fi

Related Posts

  • Mai, Pilaf, and Shu surprised
    Dragon Ball Super Episode 4: Bid for the Dragon Balls! Pilaf and Crew's Impossible Mission!
  • Oolong loses Rock, Paper, Scissors
    Dragon Ball Super Episode 8: Goku Makes an Entrance! A Last Chance from Lord Beerus?
  • Beerus defeating Super Saiyan 3 Goku
    Dragon Ball Super Episode 5: Showdown on King Kai's World! Goku vs. Beerus the Destroyer!
  • Supreme Kai and Old Kai
    Dragon Ball Super Episode 3: Where Does the Dream Pick Up? Find the Super Saiyan God!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe

Sign up to receive notification of new posts by email.

Connect

Find me on RSSFind me on TwitterFind me on YouTubeFind me on IMDbFind me on Newgrounds

Reviews by Category

  • TV Shows
  • Movies
  • Comics

Reviews by Series

  • Andromeda
  • Doctor Who
  • Dragon Ball
  • Gundam
  • Metal Hero
  • NFL SuperPro
  • Saint Seiya
  • Scooby-Doo
  • Star Trek
  • Tales from the Darkside
  • TekWar
  • Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic
  • Twilight Zone
  • X-Men

Recent TV Show Reviews

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
  • Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
  • Doctor Who Story 18: Galaxy 4

Rating Key

5 Egg

Above and beyond, a true pleasure; re-watchable.

4 Egg

Very good, quality work.

3 Egg

Average, nothing special but inoffensive.

2 Egg

Weak, but may have one or two redeeming qualities.

1 Egg

Horrible, causes pain. Get it away from me!

Spoiler Alert

I spoil (near) everything in my reviews. If you want to remain spoiler-free, I advise you to close your eyes. But did you know that spoilers are actually good for you?

RSS iconTwitter iconYouTube iconIMDb iconFind me on Newgrounds
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact Me

Copyright © 2022 Chicken Dynasty | Site Design by Spica Creative