‘Dragon Ball Super’: Who Is Goku Black?

Dragon Ball Super’s English dub series has just been moved to “The Future Trunks Saga” and the opening chapter of the story has revealed an exciting new villain! As Future Trunks tries to escape the tumultuous future he lives in, a mysterious villain who pursued him, and killed Future Bulma, is finally revealed, and apparently none other than himself. Future version of Goku! Of course, fans of the Dragon Ball Super dub series know that this villain’s name is “Goku Black” and there’s actually a rather complicated backstory to this character. For fans seeing the “Future Trunks Saga” for the first time, here’s the answer to the question: Who is Goku Black? Read: who is the black goku wearing the hat in time who is the killer | Top Q&AThe story of two timelines“Goku Black” is actually “Zamasu”, a former student of the North Kai/Supreme Kai of the Supreme Kai of Universe 10, Gowasu. In fact, there are two versions of the character that are related to the “Future Trunks Saga”, based on two separate timelines. This is the story we met in the opening chapter of Dragon Ball Super Dub:Meet “Goku Black”Goku Black is the present-day version of Zamasu from the “Unchanged Timeline” where the two major time-traveling events of Dragon Ball Z’s “Cell Saga” take place (Trruns returning to the past from Timeline 2) and Cell from Timeline 3 to “Perfect Cell” ) never happened.Read more: who is laura leaning on | Q&A in this “Unchanged Timeline”, present day Zamasu killed his master Gowasu, to launch his “Plan Zero Mortals”, as he believed that humans are destroyed by nature – especially Saiyans like Goku, who can gain powers to rival the gods. After meeting Goku and learning of the Super Dragon Balls, present-day Zamasu used the marbles to swap bodies with Goku, killing his old body when Goku was trapped inside it. Taking the name “Goku Black”, Zamasu uses Gowasu’s Time Ring to transfer to Timeline #2 where Future Trunks lives, thus creating a time-altering sequence of events known as “The Future Trunks Saga” in Dragon Ball Super.More ZamasuWith that said, Goku Black is just one of the versions of Zamasu that are related to the “Future Trunks Saga”. There’s a lot more to the character’s backstory – which we’ll reveal as Dragon Ball Super Dub moves a little deeper into the “Future Turnks Saga”! Dragon Ball Super Dub airs on Saturday night @ 10:30/9:30c on Toonami (Cartoon Network).Read more: Who is lil meech mom