Dragon Ball Super

A Message from the Future - Goku Black Strikes!

Episode 49 Canon Future Trunks Saga 23 min

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Spoiler-Safe Summary

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During the Tournament of Power, Goku and Vegeta continue battling Jiren while Top reveals a hidden destructive power, challenging Android 17 and Frieza. The fight escalates as Top taps into his potential role as a universe Destroyer, shaking the tournament's balance.

Full Plot Summary

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Goku holds Future Trunks off long enough for Bulma to calm him down, Future Trunks is formally introduced to everyone present while being informed of the events that occurred since the Cell incident. Future Trunks reveals that after he prevented the revival of his timeline's Majin Buu, Goku Black appeared and massacred most of humanity with only him and few remaining people fighting him in a losing battle. Bulma deduces that Future Trunks came back in time to get reinforcements while finding a journal that her future self hid in the Time Capsule, Goku and Vegeta both intrigued while Beerus and Whis are astonished that humans are bold enough to mess with the affairs of time-space. Back in the alternate future, Black realizes Trunks traveled back in time as he uses his ring to open a tear in time to reaches the present as Future Trunks finished his spar with Super Saiyan 3 Goku to determine each other's power in Super Saiyan 2.

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What episode is "A Message from the Future - Goku Black Strikes!" in Dragon Ball Super?

"A Message from the Future - Goku Black Strikes!" is episode 49 of Dragon Ball Super.

Is "A Message from the Future - Goku Black Strikes!" canon or filler?

"A Message from the Future - Goku Black Strikes!" is listed as canon in the current AnimeAnchor guide.

What story arc is "A Message from the Future - Goku Black Strikes!" part of?

"A Message from the Future - Goku Black Strikes!" is part of the Future Trunks Saga.

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