Big Bang Cannon

Directory: Techniques → Offensive techniques → Ki → Energy waves

The Big Bang Cannon (ビッグ バン キャノン, Biggu Ban Kyanon) is an energy wave attack used by Vegeta.

Usage

To utilize it, Vegeta makes a fist and charges a potent beam around the clenched fist. He then throws his hand out at 90 degree angle with thumb in front of palm and fires a blue energy wave out of an energy sphere.

History

Anime

Namek Saga

Vegeta first used this move to blow a hole in Freeza's Spaceship to make it appear that he had escaped so he could circle around the back to get the Dragon Balls (this usage happened off screen). He used it a second time as a distraction to escape with the Dragon Balls and a third time to escape from Freeza's Spaceship. Later, once he believed he had all seven Dragon Balls, Vegeta sensed Son Gohan hiding behind a mountain and threatened to destroy him if he did not come out. When Gohan still did not appear, Vegeta charged his Big Bang Cannon and was about to launch it when Gohan finally showed himself. Luckily for Gohan, Vegeta let him live.

Frieza Saga

Right before the battle against Freeza, when Gohan and Kuririn double crossed Vegeta and used the Dragon Balls, the latter was about to kill them with the Big Bang Cannon when Freeza arrived.

Androids Saga

Vegeta (in his Super Saiyan form) later attempted to use the Big Bang Cannon against Artificial Human No. 18 during the Androids Saga. However, No. 18 easily dodged the technique, which ended up destroying the truck and killing the truck driver behind her.

Majin Buu Saga

This attack was seen again during the Majin Buu Saga when Vegeta (in Majin form) used it against Goku to force him to fight Vegeta. However, Goku blocked the technique and it was shown being blown away towards innocent bystanders.

Variations

• Big Bang Storm - Vegeta fires Double Big Bang Cannons, one after another that each explode like grenades, the mass of huge exploding beams eventually creates a huge cloud of pure ki. Frieza easily managed to dodge every single explosion in the cloud.
• Double Big Bang Cannon - Vegeta fires a Super Big Bang Cannon out of each hand. He used this against Freeza when his initial Super Big Bang Cannon failed.
• Super Big Bang Cannon - When Freeza berated Vegeta about not actually being a Super Saiyan, Vegeta was overcome with uncontrollable rage and charged a Big Bang Cannon around his whole body instead of just his hand. He then unleashed a gigantic beam so powerful it glows yellow instead of blue, which Freeza merely dodged. He also used a smaller, one-handed version to kill Recoome.

Trivia

• This attack somewhat replaces the Galick Gun as Vegeta's signature move during the Frieza Saga only to later fall into obscurity itself after being replaced by the much more powerful Big Bang Attack.
• Despite the Big Bang Cannon being an energy wave variation of the Big Bang Attack, the Big Bang Cannon debuts during the Namek Saga, earlier than the Big Bang Attack, which debuts during the Androids Saga.