I’ve had all day to think about this, and I’ve calmed down from my initial hyped up state. Those two episodes, which were amazing, left me with a whole bunch of questions, and this is what I think happened and will happen based on what I saw.
I could be completely wrong, I could be partially wrong, I could be right. I don’t know. There could be others who came up with a similar theory. Again, I don’t know, I haven’t checked yet. This is just my theory and it’s fun to think about, that what happened in today’s episodes might set the scene for the next arc.
Okay so. That Spirit Bomb volley ball session between Goku and Jiren. That was a humongous power being bounced back and forth between two other humongous powers. It’s no wonder the Spirit Bomb collapsed in on itself.
When it did, I’m sure you all noticed that black thing in the center. That screamed ‘black hole‘ to me, like one you’d see in outer space. Goku clearly got sucked right into it and he sure as hell didn’t mean to.
Remember when Beerus said even he couldn’t sense Goku’s presence at all anymore?
Ask yourself this; we’ve done universes, we’ve done extraordinarely powerful gods of those universes, and Goku rose above them. Temporarily yes, but he did. So when this Tournament arc finishes, for the next arc, where are you supposed to find new threats and powerful villains to keep the story going?
Answer: another dimension. Literally.
That’s what I think happened. That black hole that was created when all that amazing power collapsed in on itself, created a temporary portal to a different dimension and Goku went right through it, which is why Beerus couldn’t sense him either.
I don’t know how Goku got out, that’s beyond the point. The thing is... I’m legit worried about Goku’s... welfare right now. You all saw it. You all heard it. Goku was eerily quiet and expressionless throughout the whole fight when he was in this Ultra Instinct mode, until the very end, shortly before he lost the power. When he yelled, there was another voice beneath his own. Something much darker and deeper and sinister sounding.
If this whole dimension theory is true and that really was a black hole, and Goku went somewhere no one has gone before... I don’t think he came back alone. And no one seems to have realized it yet, including Goku.
I don’t know what it would mean for the future. We’ve just done the whole evil Goku thing with Black and they’ve already done the whole possession thing too with Majin Vegeta. But who knows?
Maybe the voice meant nothing and it was just an added effect to spiff up his Ultra Instinct mode even further, but I doubt it. And I want it to mean something, even though I worry for what might happen in the future.
I have no doubt that Goku will continue to develop this Ultra Instinct mode and master it somehow, turn it into an actual transformation he can use. But there’s gonna be a catch, a big dangerous catch to mastering that kind of power and I think we just saw a hint of it.
That’s just my take on it though. We’ll see what happens, but I’m very excited for it! Haven’t been this excited since the Goku Black arc! HYPE!!
So what do you guys think happened? Do you have a different theory? If so, share! I’d love to hear it.
