Fan Dragon ball has long been fascinated by the dark timeline of Future Trunks, where every hero except the blue-haired Saiyan is killed, including Goku and Vegeta. An additional comic released for Dragon Ball Super showed exactly how the unfortunate chain of events unfolded, and while most of the destruction happened at the hands of robots, that dire future. entirely dependent on the actions of a minor villain: Pilaf.
In a brief extra chapter, Dragon Ball Super visits Future Trunks’ timeline, at a time when he was still a kid and the battle with Androids 17 and 18 was raging. Goku has died of a heart virus, and Gohan and Bulma are desperately searching for the Dragon Balls to get help in the fight. They come across the series’ first villains, Pilaf, Mai, and Shu, who are summoning Shenron. Despite Shu’s warnings, Pilaf wishes to be younger, leaving his group as infants. Soon after, Piccolo (who merged with Kami) is killed in battle, and the Dragon Balls become inert, dashing any hope of using them to deal with the droids or revive the warriors. fell down.
Pilaf Doomed Future Trunks’ World
By robbing Bulma and Gohan a much-needed wish, the stage was set for the final demise of the remaining Z Warriors, leaving only Bulma and the aging Trunks in the future. Expecting Goku’s return is not an option, as he died a “natural” death, but there are several other possible options, ranging from unlocking a warrior’s latent potential (as Piccolo hopes). wanted in the Super Heroes section) to disable the robot in some way. They can even wish something like immortality for Piccolo to prevent the dragon balls from being deactivated. With the dragon balls, Gohan and Bulma would have had some options, but without them, the fate of the world would have been effectively sealed.
However, this short chapter is mainly created to explain a few things. Mai of Future Trunks’ timeline is roughly the same age as the Saiyan, and now we know: she aged like a kid when Trunks was still a kid. This really fixes a weird pothole, when the two fall in love. Gohan also seems to be the sole survivor of the war with the Androids as he left to go with Bulma, thus placing him in the position of training young Trunks to be the warrior he would one day be. will become. It also suggests that Zamasu must rob Goku’s grave in order to get his body and become Goku Black, a rather unsettling thought.
While the purpose and style of this bonus chapter is quite interesting, Pilaf’s waste wish greatly reduces the odds of Android being defeated, thus resulting in the darkest timeline in the entire series. Pilaf is mostly overcome by being a relatively minor nuisance, but in this case, his presence is a much bigger issue. It just goes to show that even the weakest villains can’t be ignored, as in Future Trunks’ dark timeline, his foolish actions have resulted in the deaths of almost everyone. Dragon ball hero.
