The conniving Quitela, god of destruction for Universe 4, pulls a surprising move with his two seemingly messing fighters in Dragon Ball Super 119.
After Universes 2 and 6 finally went down, the Z-Fighters found themselves to victims of a seemingly invisible foe. Vegeta, angered by the erasure of Cabba, takes on Katopesla, who is knocked off the ring after Vegeta's attack seemingly out of nowhere. At this point, Vegeta also takes a strange fall, almost following his opponent off the edge, followed by Gohan and 17. Realizing that their enemy is invisible, Gohan concocts a combination attack with Piccolo, destroying the ground and knocking up dust to reveal their enemy, Gamisaras. Piccolo then steps in and takes out the invisible foe, revealed to be a kind of chameleon creature. Universe 4's Shantza then steps up, trapping Piccolo and Gohan in an illusion of past foes from the tournament in combination with warrior Damon. He almost immediately takes the next fall, however, as Piccolo is able to determine where he is and knock him out with one attack. Though Universe 4 only has Damon left, they are able to make a comeback for some time. Believing him to be another invisible foe, Universe 7 is surprised to find that, even when sensing his energy correctly, none of them can land a blow. This confusion allows Damon to knock out another Z-fighter before his true secret is discovered. The episode uses a classic enemy and counter with the invisibility and dust, but the second combination is an interesting situation for the fighters. Though plenty of characters have worked in combination before, the fact that one character is casting the illusion and one is fighting is pretty new and could work well. Damon's introduction is a more interesting situation than the others, going off the Z-Fighters' assumptions about him and an old character's design and style. Gohan gets a bit of time to shine as well, showing his strategic mind and power, and 17 again shows why he is becoming more popular during this arc. A great but possibly overlooked great aspect of the episode that continues from previous ones is Vegeta's initial assault on Katopesla. In last week's preview of this episode and the intro of 119, Vegeta states that he is in a bad mood, and doesn't hesitate to hammer away at his opponent. This would normally be odd, as despite his ferocity, Vegeta tends to hold back and lets people reach their full potential or talk, yet here he goes all out. His attack continue his character growth by showing his pain in Cabba being erased, and how he is dealing with it, as it is likely a deep issue. In Universe 7, Freiza wiped out the Saiyans when Vegeta was a child and Goku was a baby, and Vegeta's immense pride as his race's prince caused him to take great interest in Cabba. Likely seeing Universe 6 as a chance to keep the race alive in a way, even taking Cabba on as his apprentice, Vegeta was saddened and angered by their erasure. This has suggests a great Vegeta moment in the future, as in the past when the pride and survival of the Saiyans was at stake on Namek, Vegeta was so hurt by his inability to do anything that he broke down in a powerful moment, begging Goku for help. Now that he has grown to Super Saiyan Blue, and has even promised Cabba he will wish for Universe 6 back if he wins the Super Dragon Balls, Vegeta's sadness manifests more as his classic rage. Universe 4 loses members a little too quick for my taste, however, especially because Quitela has been pumped up as a conniving antagonist with a big plan. Usually, episodes go by before anyone falls from the ring, but here Universe 4 loses warriors fast, with each unique fighting method discovered and defeated in minutes. The Universe 7 loss is also more annoying than it could have been, feeling like an insult to the character rather than a deserved respectful exit like characters such as Master Roshi got. Despite this, Universe 7's latest loss puts them further at a disadvantage as the tournament winds down, despite their continued survival against the onslaught of other universes. With Jiren appearing more to observe fights, and Goku and Vegeta going on and achieving new heights, the coming end of the tournament promises something massive.
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