Now using the full power of true Ultra Instinct, Goku proves to be srong enough for Jiren,but a battle of beliefs keeps the struggle going. At the end of the previous episode, Goku finally mastered Ultra Instinct, his hair and eyes turning silver. In this new form, not only does he not need to think to dodge; he also attacks without having to think. Characters are divided on what will happen, with Universe 1's Kai Anat saying he wants to see what Goku can do, Piccolo noting his speed, and Belmod confident in Jiren. Belmod's Kai, Khai, is less confident, worrying that Goku has surpassed Jiren, which Universe 7's Shin also thinks. As Goku continues his overwhelming attacks, Jiren, as Vegeta says, recalls his past trauma, causing his power to skyrocket. Now boosted, Jiren is able to again take control of the situation, tossing Goku around and sending him down with an energy blast. Though Goku comes out of the blast okay, Jiren still overpowers him, hitting him with another blast that leaves him on the ground. With encouragement from Krillin, however, Goku comes back from the attack, saying it is because of his friends, to Jiren's anger. Jiren says such relationships are pointless, but the Z-fighters say they are all in their positions because of being their for each other. Furious, Jiren attacks the crowd, causing Goku to step in and knock the blast away, now showing his own rage. Goku says he might not be a warrior of justice, but he won't let anyone attack his friends, and pummels Jiren, incapacitating him with a Kamehameha. Seemingly reluctant to finish things, Goku prepares to either share energy or knock Jiren out, when he is suddenly crippled with pain. Dark energy emanates from Goku's de-powered body, and Whis says Goku's multiple breakthroughs with god powers has taken a massive toll on him. With Goku again helpless, Belmod tells Jiren to use the chance and win the super dragon balls. The tension builds as Jiren debates what to do and the tournament takes an unexpected turn. Beliefs continue to be a big debatable point in the tournament during this episode, with Jiren asserting his faith in power as Goku relies on friendship. Even now, Jiren's belief feels somewhat flimsy, though it is slightly supported by the revelations about his past. Before, Jiren came off as a wise being, and to me gave off the impression his search for something beyond strength seemed an enlightened goal. The sudden introduction of him being "obsessed" with power came as a confusing surprise for me, though now he defends it vehemently. The episode does well in addressing an anime trope used often in Dragon Ball, but fails using a Dragon Ball-specific issue. A common problem which has appeared often in this tournament is characters continuing to fight when they should be down for the count by now. Vegeta did this while fighting Jiren, but the more obvious character is Goku, who has a long history of being reduced to nothing, until his friends motivate him. In the past, the issue has been addressed occasionally, like when Vegeta, in his Great Ape "Oozaru" form, crushed Goku's body, after an intense battle involving Goku passing his limits with the Kaioken. After this happened, Goku was helpless to do anything, other than having Krillin grab his hand to transfer his collected Spirit Bomb energy. More often than not, however, Goku continues to keep fighting when he shouldn't be able to even move, like he should be after the number of intense fights he's had. As far back as the first time he used Ultra Instinct, it was pretty surprising he hasn't been more drained, even if Frieza shared his energy. On a less successful note is the issue of the tournament's arbitrary time limit, which has essentially been tossed out the window at this point. Each of the past bunch of episodes have ended with the announcer saying how many minutes are left, with each ending at seemingly after just a minute had passed. This happened despite combatants going at it for long amounts of time, occasionally stopping to talk, and the crowd taking a long time to explain the situation. I've brought this up before, as this infamously happened back when Goku fought Frieza, and the Galactic Emperor gave multiple arbitrary times. At different points after Frieza threw his Supernova attack into Namek's core, he would repeat that there was only 30 minutes or five minutes until the planet would explode. Numerous episodes would then go by, and Frieza would again mention that only five minutes remained. At this point, the time limit has seemingly been dropped, along with the strictness of how characters aren't able to fly with energy. Even with Goku down, Frieza still being out there means there is more left to happen, and this doesn't make sense if only a minute remains. If the time limit is, indeed, finally out the window, then Goku's likely demise coupled with the hidden Frieza will give us something to see.
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