Dragon Ball Super

10 Best Episodes of Dragon Ball Super - Season 4

With Majin Boo defeated half-a-year prior, peace returns to Earth, where Son Goku (now a radish farmer) and his friends now live peaceful lives. However, a new threat appears in the form of Beerus, the God of Destruction. Considered the most terrifying being in the entire universe, Beerus is eager to fight the legendary warrior seen in a prophecy foretold decades ago known as the Super Saiyan God. The series retells the events from the two Dragon Ball Z films, Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F' before proceeding to an original story about the exploration of alternate universes.

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Dragon Ball Super - S4E9

#15 - I'd Like to See Goku, You See! A Summons From Grand Zeno! (Season 4 - Episode 9)

The Omni-King meets with Goku. The time machine is finally ready and Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks are going to the future to fight Black.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 533 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E6

#14 - Master and Pupil Reunited! Gohan and Future Trunks! (Season 4 - Episode 6)

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While Bulma and her team are still repairing the Time Machine, Future Trunks finds Piccolo and Krillin mending the damages in the wake of Goku's fight with Goku Black. Future Trunks learns from Piccolo that Gohan had become a scholar and is convinced to properly thank Gohan for his alternate self teaching him to fight. Future Trunks meets Gohan at the university before being invited to Gohan's house for dinner, the experience renewing his resolve to stop Goku Black. Future Trunks returns to the Capsule Corporation, learning that Goku, Beerus, and Whis have left to another universe to investigate the mystery behind Black's energy signature.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 600 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E4

#13 - Goku vs. Black! A Closed-Off Road to the Future (Season 4 - Episode 4)

Goku Black arrives in the past, expressing an interest in fighting Goku and is able to hold his own against his Super Saiyan form while Future Trunks wonders why Goku is holding back. The fight continue until the time distortion caused by the Time Capsule begins to fade, weakening the time tear as Black is being dragged back to the future. But he destroys the Time Machine as his final act in the present, Whis revealing Black used a Time Ring that only Supreme Kais possess. But he and Beerus are astonished when Bulma reveals that she kept the other version of Time Machine that Cell used to travel back in time, intending to use her future self's journal to repair it. Just as Black reappears in the future timeline, Future Mai regains consciousness.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 655 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E8

#12 - He Who is of Saiyan Blood: Trunks's Resolve (Season 4 - Episode 8)

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While Bulma and her team put the finishing touches to the rebuilt Time Machine, Vegeta decides to test Future Trunks' power to see how strong his son had become and overpowers him in Super Saiyan Blue form. Vegeta becomes with Future Trunks being content with him and Goku being strong enough to defeat Goku Black, telling his son that Saiyans should continually strive to grow stronger to always prepare for an enemy. On Beerus' planet, Beerus and Whis are about to eat dinner when Zeno contacts them with a request to see Goku. In the Tenth Universe, Gowasu attempts to have Zamasu reconsider his views on mortals by temporary promoting him to Supreme Kai and use a Time Ring to observe the progress of a new race on Planet Babari within a millennia's time.

The episode was rated 8.03 from 587 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E16

#11 - I Will Defend the World! Trunks' Furious Burst of Super Power! (Season 4 - Episode 16)

Despite Future Trunks' power boost, he is only able to hold Black and Zamasu off while Goku, Vegeta, and Bulma retreat back into the present after they give Future Mai the senzu beans. Goku is taken for medical treatment while Vegeta explains what happened in Future Trunks' timeline and Black's origin to Beerus and Whis with the former taking his leave as only remained to learn Black's connection to Zamasu. Meanwhile, Chi-Chi and Gohan meet with Krillin to ask if he knows where Goku went while finding Goten with Trunks as he intends to travel to the future. After everyone assembles, they discuss how to defeat Black and Zamasu when Piccolo proposes using the Evil Containment Wave which was used on his previous incarnation. Goku decides to learn the technique from Master Roshi's while Vegeta trains in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Beerus approaching Gowasu to deal with his wayward apprentice.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 538 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E21

#10 - With New Hope in His Heart - Farewell, Trunks (Season 4 - Episode 21)

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Zamasu makes one final almighty move to destroy the universe, but Goku brings out a forgotten but all-powerful ally to stop him.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 596 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E7

#9 - Uncover Black's Identity! Off to the 10th Universe's World of the Kai! (Season 4 - Episode 7)

Goku, Beerus, and Whis arrive on the Tenth Universe's World of the Kai where they meet the resident Supreme Kai Gowasu and his apprentice Zamasu, who expresses a disdain for mortals. A excited Goku challenges Zamasu to a sparring match, the Kai objects until Gowasu allows it with Beerus advising him to not hold back. Zamasu is baffled to fight him outmatched against Goku while Beerus and Whis note the similarity of his energy to Goku Black despite having no recollection of meeting Goku and none of the Time Rings in Gowasu's possession are missing. Goku, Beerus, and Whis return to their universe, unaware their actions only strengthened Zamasu's ideal. On Earth, Krillin introduces Future Trunks to his family, with Android 18 teasing Trunks due to his history with her alternate future self.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 671 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E13

#8 - Protect The Supreme Kai Gowasu - Destroy Zamasu! (Season 4 - Episode 13)

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Goku, Beerus, Whis, and Supreme Kai visit the Sacred World of the Kai in Universe 10, asking Gowasu where Zamasu is. Zamasu, bringing Gowasu's tea, politely welcomes the Universe 7 group while wondering to himself why they are here. While Zamasu is brewing Gowasu's tea, Gowasu tells him that they are here to see him. Beerus and Whis tell Zamasu that they returned because Goku wanted to fight him again, but before Goku can say he doesn't recall asking about that, Beerus hits him and tells him to be quiet. Zamasu thinks to himself for a bit then calmly accepts Goku's challenge, claiming he was also unsatisfied with how long their last match ended.

The episode was rated 8.08 from 559 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E11

#7 - A God with an Invincible Body - The Advent of Zamasu (Season 4 - Episode 11)

Zamasu appears unexpectedly from the sky. He states that he and Goku Black are "kindred spirits" who want a world without mortals. Goku challenges Zamasu to a fight and Zamasu accepts.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 569 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E18

#6 - Worship Me! Give Praise Unto Me! The Explosive Birth of a Merged Zamasu! (Season 4 - Episode 18)

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Vegeta continues to overpower Goku Black, who deduced rage as a factor in Saiyan's power increasing and uses the method to increase his strength enough to cut a rift in space. Black proceeds to keep Goku and Vegeta at bay with his energy duplicates of himself while Zamasu goes after Future Trunks, Future Mai, and Bulma as they attempt to repair the Time Machine. Giving Future Trunks and Mai a video of Piccolo teaching her the Evil Containment Wave, Bulma attempts to but them time by flirting with Future Zamasu and nearly gets herself killed. Luckily, Trunks arrives and uses the Evil Containment Wave to trap Zamasu in the jar. But Goku forget to bring the charm needed to stabilize the seal with a traumatized and weaken Zamasu breaks free as everyone regroups. Realizing that they can no longer underestimate their enemies, Goku Black and Future Zamasu use their Potara earrings to fuse into an immensely powerful being.

The episode was rated 8.17 from 529 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E19

#5 - Final Judgement? The Ultimate Power of an Absolute God (Season 4 - Episode 19)

Immensely more powerful while possessing the abilities of his components, Merged Zamasu displays his power by devastating the Earth in the process while overpowering Goku and Vegeta. Future Trunks decides to rejoin the fight, but he is also overpowered while using his Galick Gun to hold off Merged Zamasu's Holy Wrath attack. Vegeta aids Trunks with his Galick Gun and overpower Merged Zamasu's attack, though he survives unscathed. Vegeta barely saves Future Trunks from a deadly attack before knocked out as Merged Zamasu charges a second attack before Goku intervenes with his Kamehameha.

The episode was rated 8.29 from 567 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E10

#4 - Rematch with Goku Black! Enter Super Saiyan Rosé (Season 4 - Episode 10)

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Future Trunks quickly pacifies the resistance fighters by explaining that Goku and Vegeta are allies, reunited with Future Mai as they reach the resistance's new refuge after Goku Black attacked them. Goku spots Future Yajirobe, who was assumed to have died during the Androids' attack but was saved by a Senzu bean Korin gave him. After beating Goku at Rock-paper-scissors, telling Future Trunks to only observe, Vegeta calls out Black and fights him in Super Saiyan Blue form. But Black's battle with Goku allowed him to fully master his powers as he transforms into a pink-haired form he dubbed Super Saiyan Rosé, overpowering Vegeta before critically wounding him with a hand stab. Goku quickly assumes Super Saiyan Blue to fight Black, Vegeta revealing their opponent has an advantage over Goku as well. Just as Black readies a Kamehameha, Zamasu suddenly intervenes and reveals himself as Black's partner while remaining him that he is supposed to kill Goku.

The episode was rated 8.29 from 564 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E17

#3 - Don't You Disgrace Saiyan Cells! Vegeta's Fierce Battle Commences! (Season 4 - Episode 17)

While Trunks recovers from his wounds, Mai embarks on a mission of her own to take out Goku Black. Having mastered the skills they needed, Goku and Vegeta return to the future with Bulma to finish the fight.

The episode was rated 8.34 from 543 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E15

#2 - Zamasu's Ambition – The Storied "Project 0 Mortals" of Terror (Season 4 - Episode 15)

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Zamasu and Black explain how they both came to be in the future and why Zamasu is not dead. Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks struggle against the immortal duo. The Zero Mortals Plan is at last explained, and the person they blame that caused them to start all this is....Trunks?

The episode was rated 8.35 from 569 votes.

Dragon Ball Super - S4E20

#1 - Showdown! The Miraculous Power of Unyielding Warriors (Season 4 - Episode 20)

After Goku's attack shakes Zamazu's balance and reveal a weakness in him, he and Vegeta fuse together as they see hope to prevail. Nevertheless, it's Trunks' world and to him it all ultimately comes down.

The episode was rated 8.55 from 623 votes.

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