Goku’s Zenkais in Dragon Ball

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I’d say Goku got a number of zenkais in Dragon Ball.

1) Post 21st Budokai
2) Post Muscle Tower
3) Post Tambourine
4) Post Old PD
5) Post Young PD
6) Post Piccolo Jr

So I count 6 zenkais in Dragon Ball.
 

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I’d say Goku got a number of zenkais in Dragon Ball.

1) Post 21st Budokai
2) Post Muscle Tower
3) Post Tambourine
4) Post Old PD
5) Post Young PD
6) Post Piccolo Jr

So I count 6 zenkais in Dragon Ball.
1. When he hit his head as a baby.
2. After Young Piccolo.
3. After Piccolo Jr.

In no other case was he so injured as to be considered near death. You may argue his power increased a little after some other hard fights, but those increases are not considered zenkais.
 

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In no other case was he so injured as to be considered near death. You may argue his power increased a little after some other hard fights, but those increases are not considered zenkais.
He’s substantially stronger when fighting Blue. How do you explain that one then?
 

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How many times did Goku have a senzu bean? Could any of those also be zenkais?
 

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How many times did Goku have a senzu bean? Could any of those also be zenkais?
Of course. Goku was gravely injured by King Piccolo twice and required a sensu, no reason for him not to get a zenkai in both scenarios here
 

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Huh? Goku KOs Blue right here with one punch my man. You not being in the Discord has caused you to fall way behind…
 

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Huh? Goku KOs Blue right here with one punch my man. You not being in the Discord has caused you to fall way behind…
1. The rock-paper-scissors punch must have some sort of amplification.
2. Blue wasn't one shotted. He was just stunned for a while, and he was fine afterward, otherwise he wouldn't have managed to escape a cave collapsing.
 

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Yeah, bro totally walked this one off lol
 

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I’d say Goku got a number of zenkais in Dragon Ball.

1) Post 21st Budokai
2) Post Muscle Tower
3) Post Tambourine
4) Post Old PD
5) Post Young PD
6) Post Piccolo Jr

So I count 6 zenkais in Dragon Ball.
I can see last 3 (maybe... But retroactively, yeah). First 3, he didn't seem near death. Post 21st, he was tired, not near death. He was hurt yeah but mainly exhausted. Post Muscle Tower, he got unconscious with the gun shot but after taking a rest and eating well, he recovered. Post Tambourine, he was unconscious for 2 days or so but he got up kinda dazed and got back to "full power" once eating.

Only the last 3 required other interventions other than simply resting and eating. First 3 instances, I wouldn't rate as near death situations.
 

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Of course. Goku was gravely injured by King Piccolo twice and required a sensu, no reason for him not to get a zenkai in both scenarios here
I mean ones not in the first post. Any other times he ate a senzu bean?
 

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I can see last 3 (maybe... But retroactively, yeah). First 3, he didn't seem near death. Post 21st, he was tired, not near death. He was hurt yeah but mainly exhausted. Post Muscle Tower, he got unconscious with the gun shot but after taking a rest and eating well, he recovered. Post Tambourine, he was unconscious for 2 days or so but he got up kinda dazed and got back to "full power" once eating.

Only the last 3 required other interventions other than simply resting and eating. First 3 instances, I wouldn't rate as near death situations.

Vegeta wasn't near death after getting beat vs Recoome and still got a zenkai. In fact the largest by far zenksi he's ever got at that.

Goku also was confirmed to had gotten stronger after muscle tower. He did no training in between so that is the only possible explanation.
 

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I mean ones not in the first post. Any other times he ate a senzu bean?
Food works like a sensu bean for Goku in Dragon Ball. But he ate 4 I believe.

Vegeta wasn't near death after getting beat vs Recoome and still got a zenkai. In fact the largest by far zenksi he's ever got at that.
I've been meaning to bring this one up. Excellent!

You giving him a zenkai post-Tambourine, right?

Goku also was confirmed to had gotten stronger after muscle tower. He did no training in between so that is the only possible explanation.
Yep. It's in there, no avoiding it.
 

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I’d say Goku got a number of zenkais in Dragon Ball.

1) Post 21st Budokai
No near death experience
2) Post Muscle Tower
Not near death. White's gun almost knocked him out cold and that was it. One meal and a good night's sleep was enough to heal him.
3) Post Tambourine
Not near death. Gokuu was out cold, then he woke up, ate a meal and he was fine.
4) Post Old PD
Only near death experience so far. Gokuu was clinically dead for a moment there.
5) Post Young PD
Not near death. He broke a few limbs, but he was never on death's door.
6) Post Piccolo Jr
That's the second near death experience.
 
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