Alternate universe
From Dragon Ball Encyclopedia
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Twelve alternate universes exist. The seventh alternate universe is the main universe.
Alternate universes[edit]
Numerous Dragon Ball publications ignore the events of manga canonicity and tell stories that usually conflict with the canonical sagas. Although unverified, a reasonable explanation may be that these story arcs are part of alternate universes.
Such contradictory publications include:
- The first three Dragon Ball films, Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle, and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure, are their own universe,
- Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
- Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
- Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
- Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (Dragon Ball Z Movie 5, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, is not necessarily contradictory; see canonicity section for more info)
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! and Zenbu Misemasu Toshi Wasure Dragon Ball Z
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly: Second Coming (Dragon Ball Z: Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan is not necessarily contradictory; see canonicity section for more info)
- Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
- Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
- Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
- Dragon Ball: Gokū no Kōtsū Anzen
- Dragon Ball: Gokū no Shōbōtai
- Dr. Slump Movie 6-9
- Dr. Slump
- Dragon Ball SD
- Various "what ifs" and side stories in video games such as:
One of the above examples is Fusion Reborn. In this film, Goku and Vegeta work together in the Next World in order to defeat Janemba, while on Planet Earth the Z Warriors (including Son Gohan) combat all of the souls that have escaped from Hell including Freeza, the Ginyu Special Corps, and the Dictator (with his entire army). Goku and Vegeta, however, were both dead. In the main timeline, Vegeta was only dead for a day or so during the Boo fight and Goku was occupied during that time either on Planet Earth with Boo or on Planet Kaioshin watching Gohan train and later fighting against Boo. Goku was also restored to life during the period of Vegeta's death and Vegeta was allowed to return to fight against Boo shortly thereafter, therefore the period of time that they were both dead was even more brief than the period of Vegeta's time in the Next World. Also, the state of events on Planet Earth in the film make it clear that there is no turmoil on the planet other than that in the film's plot, which was certainly not the case at the time Vegeta was dead.