Super Saiyan 4 or Ultra Instinct – Dragon Ball Finally Confirms Which is Stronger

Super Saiyan 4 or Ultra Instinct – Dragon Ball Finally Confirms Which is Stronger
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Dragon Ball is such a great anime franchise that fans think that it should be the first anime to be nominated for the Anime Hall of Fame. Since the 1980s, the popularity graph of the Dragon Ball franchise has been on the rise. There is no denying that there is hardly any anime that can match the level of excitement it generates with each one of its transformations.

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Starting from Oozaru, Kaio-ken, Super Saiyan, and Super Saiyan 2 till Ultra Instinct, Akira Toriyama’s magnum opus has gifted us with many such memorable moments. Even after such great things, the fans always argue regarding the most powerful transformation of Goku. While some say Ultra Instinct is the most potent form, others tend to side with Super Saiyan 4. After all those years of questions, Dragon Ball Super Heroes has finally provided the fans with the answer.

Dragon Ball Super Heroes Ends The Debate Surrounding Goku’s Strongest Form

Super Saiyan 4 Goku
Super Saiyan 4 Goku

Dragon Ball Super Heroes is a promotional manga and bears no connection with the original franchise. It was solely made to promote the digital card game of the same name. Apart from having all aspects of the past shows of the franchise, Dragon Ball Super Heroes also includes storylines that will make characters from every Dragon Ball anime fight against each other.

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It means that Super Saiyan 2 Gohan can fight with Future Gohan. In this way, the anime featured a fight between Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Ultra Instinct Goku. Thanks to an X user, SupaChronicles, who shared the latest chapter of the DBSH manga, people could now see the stronger of the two most potent forms of Goku.

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After defeating the Dark King Demigra, Xeno Geno of DBGT and Goku from DBS decided to have a friendly match between them. The battle went on for a long time. Both characters used their final moves, but it was Ultra Instinct Goku who earned the hard-fought victory. Thus ending the long debate surrounding Goku’s strongest form.

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How Did Ultra Instinct Goku Defeat Super Saiyan 4 Goku?

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Ultra Instinct Goku

The fight between Ultra Instinct Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Goku took place in Chapter 20 of the Dragon Ball Super Heroes manga. After the fight started, they wanted to test each other out. So, both of them took the fight slowly. Both of them transformed into Super Saiyan, then into Super Saiyan 2, and finally into Super Saiyan 3. Even after powering up, both of them were evenly matched.

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Although it was an exhibition match, neither of them was taking it easy. Seeing each other evenly matched, Xeno Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4, and the other one transformed into Super Saiyan God. They wanted to finish the fight quickly, so both of them used their strongest attack, Kamehameha. It created a massive explosion. After the smoke cleared, Super Saiyan God Goku transformed into Ultra Instinct and punched Super Saiyan 4 Goku in the face.

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SSJ4 Goku vs UI Goku
SSJ4 Goku vs UI Goku

It caused him to back down and admit defeat. Super Saiyan 4 Goku was pretty much at its limit, while Ultra Instinct gets triggered only when the user has depleted his energy. Even though Dragon Ball Super Heroes has no connection with the original franchise, it was great to see both of them fight. The DB fandom was happy enough to conclude the heated debate.

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Source: SupaChronicles

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Priyanko Chakraborty

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Priyanko is a Content Writer at FandomWire, and specializes in anime. He is currently pursuing his Master's Degree in Economics. Priyanko has previously worked as a content writing intern. He spends half of his day writing on anime, and the other half watching it.