Key Takeaways
- Vegeta's Ultra Ego is a powerful form of counter to Ultra Instinct, amplifying attacks with damage.
- Ultra Ego lacks durability, leading to potential blackouts between battles, but can improve with training.
- Fans have mixed feelings about Ultra Ego's design, preferring Vegeta to keep black hair and become more regal.
Since then Dragon Ball Super game As the Tournament of Power arc unfolded, fans fell in love with Goku's new Ultra Instinct transformation, which allows him to use Angel techniques. Since then, however, fans have been eagerly waiting for Vegeta to unlock a Divine Technique that would once again put him on the same level as his rivals, which was answered in the Granolah arc when Vegeta unlocked his incredible Ultra Ego!
This form is the exact opposite of Ultra Instinct and is meant to be a symbol to show fans that Vegeta went on a journey to gain power but through his own style. Although the form is as powerful as Ultra Instinct when it first appears, there are flaws that need to be ironed out before Vegeta can use it to its full potential. So, let's take a look at Ultra Ego's shortcomings and how Vegeta can make up for them in the future. Dragon Ball.
The flaws of Ultra Ego
Disadvantages As far as his skills are concerned
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Dragon Ball SuperChapter 74, “Vegeta vs. Granolah” |
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employer |
Vegeta, Beerus, God of Destruction |
Ultra Ego is the most powerful transformation Vegeta has ever experienced. As a divine technique favored by the gods of destruction, it puts Vegeta in a special state that is similar to what Goku does when he goes Ultra Instinct, but the effect of this form is on the contrary. Although this state remains constant due to their nature as destroyers, Vegeta requires a new transformation to establish this destructive power.
The ability of Ultra Ego is the opposite of that of Ultra Instinct, the latter of which requires the user to be very calm so that the body can respond automatically to the attack so as not to waste time thinking about dodging the user. Ultra Ego, however, makes the user stronger with more damage taken, meaning the next attack will be much more powerful than the previous one.
Damage is nothing but fuel for me. Do you know what that means? I'm getting stronger!
As the name suggests, Vegeta becomes self-indulgent with his head attacks, inviting damage so that his next attack will be more powerful than the previous one. If Ultra Instinct is the perfect defense, Ultra Ego is the perfect offense. However, this is where the biggest flaw of the form is, because the user of this modification can end up taking more damage than he can handle, which can lead to his defeat.
Currently, Ultra Ego is offensively just as powerful, if not stronger than Ultra Instinct, but since Vegeta never used the form once without training, it is very unrefined, just like Ultra Instinct Omen. One way for Ultra Ego to be defeated like Ultra Instinct is if, through training, Vegeta's body becomes extremely durable, similar to Goku's body in a controlled Ultra Instinct form. That way, the damage he takes won't hurt him while he still benefits from the transformation, making his next attack even more powerful.
It has been shown that, although the main strength of this change is the ability to get stronger with all the damage he takes, the amount of damage he takes can still be too much for him. This can lead to Vegeta being cut off in the middle of battle, as seen with Granolah and Gas. However, if his durability increases so that constant attacks don't hurt him, Ultra Ego's potential goes through the roof!
Design flaws
Ultra Ego is a design with a slightly divisive design. While most fans of the series love Vegeta's look with his more spiky hair, destructive aura, and overall badass appearance, there are a few critics who feel but the shape of the change leaves much to be desired. Some fans of the series feel that Vegeta's long-awaited entry into the realm of Divine Techniques in the form of the God of Destruction should have felt more elevated.
On the other hand, many feel that the missing eyebrows make Vegeta look weird. While this is likely a deliberate choice as it portrays him as a powerful and dangerous character capable of destroying entire planets on a whim, like any god of destruction, some felt that he looks like an animal. Additionally, many feel that the look would have been better if Vegeta had kept his black hair instead of turning it purple.
A strange perspective…?! It's called Ultra Ego, you idiot!
Many fan art and theories attribute Vegeta's desire for hair to be as long as Super Saiyan 3 as a reference to the look that the Prince never achieved. If there is indeed a more controlled Ultra Ego down the line, the look of the transformation could be completely different from what fans have seen so far, although it's still the amazing look he has now that brings back the ' Vegeta in the strongest terms. Dragon Ball letters!
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