Come on Gohan, don’t job this time...
Ribrianne is pissed off. After Seventeen took out her teammate
in the last episode she is determined to take revenge. Surprisingly this actually fires Seventeen up.
Meanwhile Rozie’s technique is keeping Goku at bay, as for once spamming ki
balls seems to work. She even rips off the hell zone grenade, forcing Seventeen
to step in and use his shield to protect Goku. Now with some understanding of her fighting
style he goes on the offensive. He compliments her interesting fighting syle
but easily beats her back. While both maidens appear cornered, the Yardrat warrior
Jimeze from Universe 2 appears to teleport them away.
Meanwhile Botamo is taking on Gohan. Like Vegeta, his strikes can’t hurt
the yellow bear, but he just keeps striking. Botamo is amused by this. until he
realizes he can’t strike back. Gohan has taken his balance. His strikes push
Botamo to the edge of the ring where Gohan knocks him off.
The warriors Obuni and Rubalt of universe 10 were watching
the fight with Botamo. Impressed by Gohan, they request to fight with Gohan and
Piccolo. They are the only warriors left to universe 10 and we might guess the
strongest. Obuni is thrilled with Gohan as he has been looking for a worthy
challenge. he then uses a strange technique to mess with Gohan’s energy sense. Likewise
Piccolo seems to struggle with Rubalt, until... hell zone grenade.... (Really guys?
right after you rip it off you pull out the real one? Are you taunting us?) Rubalt is easily knocked out and thrown out of
the ring.
Gohan is still struggling with Obuni who seems to only be
toying with him. Going to his ultimate form he lets Obuni hit him square on and
counter attacks. This works but Gohan feels every hit. Obuni is still not
finished. Determined to protect universe 10 he continues, but his reserves do
not seem to match Gohan’s and a kamehameha finishes him off.
With the last warrior of universe 10 gone, the grand priest declares
the universe will be destroyed. As Gohan looks at a dropped picture of Obuni’s
family his universe and even the picture are erased.
I am very glad to see Gohan winning again, the way he beat
Botamo was great. I found the fight with
Obuni somewhat generic, even if I really like Obuni. The whole thing where they
show his family before he is deleted is just tragic, and the way Gohan clenches
his fist when he sees this is right on point. Obuni was fighting for his
family, just like Gohan. Yet when the dust settles Gohan walks away with
Piccolo to find their next battle.
Also worth noting is Gohan isn’t taken by surprise when
Botamo attacks from behind while falling. Piccolo has drilled that weakness out
of him. The whole episode showed some great character growth by Gohan.
I also like how they began the episode right where the last
one left off. It gave it a sense of continuality, which is important because so
many of the fights are starting to blur together as this arc continues.
The next episode features Goku and Hit teaming up. This
could be hit or miss...
-Gedaemon
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