Dragon Ball Super
Since the start ofDragon Ball Super , fans have questioned if the originalDragon Ballsequel series , Dragon Ball GT , was still canon . manifestly , there would be some plot holes ifGTwas just the future Super was leading into , but in one case , the timeline unquestionably checks out – and it ’s all thanks to one fallen hero .
InDragon Ball Z ’s Cell Saga , the Z - Fighters faced the greatest terror the Earth had ever seen : Cell . While the heroes were able-bodied to eventually shoot down him , their triumph fall at the terms of not only Goku ’s sprightliness , but also that of King Kai . When the villain was on the brink of defeat followingCell ’s struggle with SSJ2 Gohan , he decided to ego - detonate – an blowup that would have destroy the total world . In Holy Order to keep that from happening , Goku grabbed Cell and used instant transmission to move to King Kai ’s existence . Goku save Planet Earth , but he obliterate himself and King Kai in the process . Skip in advance toDragon Ball Superand King Kai is still dead . Not only that , but he consistently begs Goku and his friend to use the Dragon Balls to bring in him back to life , but they either forget or refuse to do so . It is one of the more screaming on-going jape in the anime , but based on what is shown inGT , it also has a canonical purpose .
King Kai is Still Dead in Dragon Ball GT, so He Can’t Come Back in Super
King Kai is feature in a act of episodesthroughout theDragon Ball GTanime , and every clip he is shown , King Kai is still disport his halo , indicating that he is still utter . Dragon Ball GTtakes place approximately fifteen year after the main outcome ofDragon Ball Z(roughly five years afterDBZ ’s ten - year prison term jump in the last chapter ) . This means that for nearly two decades , no one has wished for King Kai to return to life , even though the only intellect he is bushed in the first seat is because Goku essentially sacrificed him to save Planet Earth .
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The fact thatDragon Ball Superis continue the movement of not add King Kai back to life story indicate that the series is stay true to the established canyon ofDragon Ball GT . WhileGTtakes position close to fifteen year afterGoku defeated Majin Buu in struggle , Dragon Ball Superpicks up only a few months after that event . This gives Akira Toriyama and Toyotarou plentifulness of elbow room to craft new and interesting report with these devotee - favorite characters before those story inevitably commingle into the persistence ofDragon Ball GT – something that King Kai all but corroborate will happen ( though his prolonged death is n’t the only affair ) .
While many fans will still indicate thatSupereffectively retconnedGT , thereby eliminatingGTfrom the constituted canyon of the main series , oneofficialDragon Balltimelineseems to indicate that they are , in fact , two series that exist within one persistence – and the death of King Kai ( or more accurately , the deficiency of a resurrection - indirect request for King Kai ) only strengthens the contestation thatDragon Ball GTis canyon toDragon Ball Super .
