At what point did Goku "gain" CSSJB?

[Papasmurf]

We know he never tried it in a battle until after he defused, but at what timing in the Zamasu arc do you think he came up with the idea?

I personally rationalized it (hard as that is to do) as his greater ingenuity somehow allowing him to make the most of being fused with Vegeta to go beyond the latter's God-Blue switching strategy, because as cancerous as that is it's still better than him hiding CSSJB the whole arc like a dickhead. Thoughts?

 

[Keedounan]

Given the quality of this twist (or lack thereof), I think that you couldn't come up with a better explanation, other than the easy route of Goku being an idiot as usual.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Around the time he learnt Hakai.

 

[Papasmurf]

I like how Vegeta was unaware completely of Goku's Hakai despite training with him the whole time under Whis (+ 3 years in the rosat). I guess after asspulling CSSJB Toyo really didn't give a shit anymore lol.

 

[Keedounan]

I like how Vegeta was unaware completely of Goku's Hakai despite training with him the whole time (+ 3 years in the rosat). I guess after asspulling CSSJB Toyo really didn't give a shit anymore lol.

Lol clearly. It's almost as bad as Shin and Kibito not telling Trunks about his healing abilities. It's not like it could have came in pretty handy when Shin was dying from his injuries against Babidi. Or during Black's rampage...

 

[Papasmurf]

The healing asspull was fucking terrible, although I guess 's track record at least makes that slightly more justifiable than CSSJB

 

[Pyro]

I think your explanation makes the most sense, even if it's very forced. It would appear Goku absorbed Vegeta's knowledge and improved upon it in the two minutes they were fused. It'd be better if we saw Vegeta do something like that in the future then so it's at least somewhat consistent.

 

[withheldforprivacy]

Vegeta seemed to already know that only Goku could win, even before seeing CSSJB.
I think the plot just wanted Goku to come up with that idea at that moment and Vegeta
to know that Goku came up with that idea.