'Dragon Ball Super' Fans Were Convinced Goku Was About To Give Jiren His Own Energy

Episode 130 of Dragon Ball Super provided plenty of memorable moments for fans as it brought the [...]

By Nick Valdez

Episode 130 of Dragon Ball Super provided plenty of memorable moments for fans as it brought the fight between a mastered Ultra Instinct Goku and a fully powered Jiren to a close but one scene brought back some sudden, shocking memories of the series.

As Goku has been seen giving his enemies a bump in battle in order to make it a more interesting fight for himself, and fans thought the same was going to happen with Jiren during one moment of the fight

This moment occurs when the fully mastered Ultra Instinct Goku finally gets one over on Jiren. When he defeats Jiren with a fully powered Kamehameha Wave, Goku is about to deliver the finishing blow in order to win the Tournament of Power. But his position above Jiren (as seen in the tweet above from @LegendaryQuis), made it seem like Goku was about to grant Jiren some energy to boost him.

Goku has done this, and taken this exact position, in the past with Freeza. He once gave the villain a bit of energy in order to keep him alive before begrudgingly killing him after Freeza retaliated against him. Dragon Ball Super has made many references to the series' past, so this position was most likely deliberately chosen to reference this past infamy.

As Goku has never been challenged like he has been with Jiren, fans were worried his Saiyan nature was pushing him to re-charge Jiren, and it's a worthwhile worry. But before fans got to see what Goku actually planned, the toll of Ultra Instinct finally caught up with him and severely weakened him. Thus leaving Universe 7 in the hands of Android 17 and Freeza.

For fans sad about the series ending after Episode 131, it seems there is still some hope for closure before the end of the year when the newest Dragon Ball film releases December 14. The film has just released its first trailer and will focus on the Saiyans, the "origins of Goku's power," and potentially the story of the very first Super Saiyan God. Not only does it aim to be the best film in the series, original creator Akira Toriyama will be contributing to the film's script and new character designs.

Dragon Ball Super's "Universal Survival" arc is part of the recent simulcast agreement that sites like Crunchyroll and Funimation have scored. Dragon BallSuper airs on Crunchyroll Saturday evenings at 7:15 p.m. CST. Adult Swim airs the English dub during its Toonami block Saturday evenings at 9:30 p.m, and is now available to stream on FunimationNOW and Amazon Video.

If you want to catch up with the English dub, the first 39 episodes of Dragon Ball Super are now available to stream on FunimationNOW, VRV, and available to purchase on Amazon Video as well. The 39 episodes span the full range of what has aired in the North America and covers the "Battle of Gods" arc, "Revival of F" arc, the "Universe 6" arc, and bringing the series right up to the current TV airings of the "Future Trunks" arc.

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