Energy Clash

The Energy Clash is a situation in which two energy-based techniques collide and compete to consume one another and proceed to their targets.
==Overview==
Energy Clashes appear in the Dragon Ball franchise. It debuted in the chapter "The Kamehameha" and its anime episode counterpart "The Grand Finals". The first game to ever have an energy wave struggle is Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2. For example, the user will utilize the Kamehameha technique while the other user will use a similar energy wave attack, and they proceed to fire their beams on opposite sides. The energy waves will eventually collide with each other and begin clashing. The power is relative, as the user begins to power up their energy, their attack will eventually overwhelm and overpower their opponent.
==Variations==
*Kamehameha Clash - An Energy Clash variation in Dragon Ball Heroes and World Mission where both teams activate the Kamehameha Mode CAA Special Ability after both teams' Attack Phases during the same round which causes their respective Kamehamehas to clash.
==List of Energy Clashes==
;Pre-Dragon Ball
*South Supreme Kai's Chasing Full Power Energy Ball vs. Kid Buu's Calamity Blaster.
*Great Ape Tora's Mouth Energy Wave vs. the Kanassan soldiers' Energy Waves.
*Bardock's Final Spirit Cannon vs. Frieza's Supernova.
*Super Saiyan Bardock's Rebellion Trigger vs. Chilled's Death Ball in Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock.
;Dragon Ball
*Goku's Kamehameha vs. Jackie Chun's The Original Kamehameha was the first beam struggle in the entire series.
*Goku's Super Kamehameha vs. Piccolo's Makosen at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.
;Dragon Ball Z
*Tien Shinhan's Tri-Beam vs. Yamcha's Finger Beam on The Lookout.
*Goku's Kamehameha vs. Nappa's Break Cannon.
*Goku's Kaio-ken Kamehameha vs. Vegeta's Earth Splitting Galick Gun during the Vegeta Saga.
*Gohan's Masenko and Krillin's Kamehameha vs. Frieza's Energy Wave.
*Gohan's Wild Rush Blaster vs. Third Form Frieza's Death Cannon.
*100% Full Power Frieza's Last Emperor vs. Super Saiyan Goku's Angry Kamehameha during the climax of the Frieza Saga.
*Gohan's Ki Blast vs. Piccolo's Double Energy Wave in the Garlic Jr. Saga.
*Piccolo's Energy Wave vs. Super Garlic Jr.'s Belly Blast in the Garlic Jr. Saga.
*Vegeta's Galick Gun vs. his energy sphere reflected by the training probes.
*Goku's Ki Blast vs. Gohan's Gekiretsu Madan.
*Super Saiyan Goku's Energy Wave vs. Super Saiyan Gohan's Super Masenko.
*Super Saiyan Goku's two Energy Waves vs. Cell's Ultimate Blitz.
*Perfect Cell's Earth-Destroying Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan 2 Gohan's Ultimate Kamehameha.
*Super Perfect Cell's Solar Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan 2 Gohan's and Super Saiyan Goku's Father-Son Kamehameha during climax of the Cell Games.
*Pikkon's Namekian Final Flash vs. Super Saiyan Goku's Saiyan Aura Blast.
*Super Saiyan 2 Goku's Energy Wave vs. Majin Vegeta's Energy Wave.
*Super Saiyan 2 Goku's Super Kamehameha vs. Majin Vegeta's Final Flash.
*Good Buu's Super Kamehameha vs. Evil Buu's Super Kamehameha.
*Ultimate Gohan's Electric Kamehameha vs. Super Buu's Calamity Blaster.
*Super Saiyan Vegeta and Super Saiyan Goku's Energy Spheres vs. Super Buu's Ultimate Cannon.
*Super Saiyan Goku's Super Kamehameha vs. Illusion Gohan's Ultimate Kamehameha.
*Yamcha and Krillin's Spirit Balls vs. Kid Buu's Shocking Ball.
*Super Saiyan 3 Goku's Super Kamehameha vs. Kid Buu's Super Kamehameha.
*Goku's Super Spirit Bomb vs. Kid Buu's Kamehameha.
;Dragon Ball Daima
*Goku's Kamehameha vs. Vegeta's Galick Gun
;Dragon Ball Super
*Beerus' Cataclysmic Orb vs. Super Saiyan God Goku's Limitbreaker Kamehameha.
*Super Saiyan Blue Goku's God Kamehameha vs. Golden Frieza's Death Cannon
*Super Saiyan Vegeta's Final Flash vs. Auta Magetta's Lava Spit.
*Cabba's Galick Cannon vs. Vegeta's Galick Gun.
*Fused Zamasu's Holy Wrath vs. Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta's and Super Saiyan Rage Future Trunks' Father-Son Galick Gun.
*Fused Zamasu's Holy Wrath vs. Super Saiyan Blue Goku's Full Power Kamehameha.
*Super Saiyan Blue Goku's God Kamehameha vs. Arale Norimaki's N'cha Cannon.
*Super Saiyan Gohan's Super Kamehameha vs. Lavender's Full Power Energy Wave.
*Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken Goku's God Kamehameha vs. Giant Bergamo's Wolfgang Penetrator.
*Krillin's Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan Blue Goku's God Kamehameha.
*Super Saiyan Blue Goku's Super Kamehameha vs. Ultimate Gohan's Ultimate Kamehameha
*Bergamo, Lavender and Basil's Triangle Danger Beam vs. Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta's God Final Kamehameha
*Kahseral, Cocotte, Kettle, and Zoire's United Justice Stream vs. Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla and Legendary Super Saiyan Kale's Limit Break Blaster
*Ultimate Gohan's Ultimate Kamehameha vs. Pilina's Mouth Energy Wave
*Ultimate Mode Catopesra's Catopesra The Final Mission vs. Super Saiyan Vegeta's Final Flash
*Super Saiyan Blue Goku's God Kamehameha and Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta's Galick Gun vs. Koicéareta's Beam
*Super Saiyan Blue Goku's God Kamehameha, Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta's Final Flash, Ultimate Gohan's Ultimate Kamehameha, Android 17's Photon Flash, and True Golden Frieza's Golden Death Beam vs. Agnilasa's Full Power Energy Ball
*Android 17's Photon Flash vs. Top's Full Power Energy Wave
*Android 17's Photon Flash vs. Destroyer Form Top's Energy of Destruction
*Super Saiyan God SS Evolved Vegeta's Final God Explosion vs. Destroyer Form Top's Sphere of Destruction
*Perfected Ultra Instinct Goku's Supreme Kamehameha vs. Super Full Power Jiren's Omega Heat Magnetron
*Gohan Beast's Special Beam Cannon (Beast) vs. Cell Max's Explosive Scream
;Super Dragon Ball Heroes
*Super Saiyan 4 Xeno Goku's Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan Blue Goku's Kamehameha
*Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken Vegito's God Final Kamehameha vs. Evil Saiyan Cumber's Désastre Eraser
*Super Saiyan 4 Xeno Vegito's Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan 3 Cumber's Désatre Eraser
*Ultimate Godslayer Hearts's God Meteor vs. Super Sayian Blue Gogeta's, Hit's and Jiren's Super Warrior Unit that Crushes Everything
*Super Saiyan Blue Goku's True Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan Rosé 3 Crimson-Masked Saiyan's Super Black Kamehameha
*Xeno Trunks' Masenko vs. Future Warrior in Black's One-Handed Kamehameha
*Ultra Instinct Sign Goku's Divine Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan 3 (Dark Dragon Ball Enhancement) Xeno Bardock's Final Spirit Cannon
*Perfected Ultra Instinct Goku, Super Saiyan 2 (Dark Dragon Ball Enhancement) Future Warrior in Black, and Super Saiyan 4 (Dark Dragon Ball Enhancement) Xeno Bardock's 3 Generations Kamehameha vs. Time Power Unleashed Demigra's Chaotic Gigantes
*Super Saiyan God SS Evolved Vegeta's Final Flash vs. Super Full Power Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker Xeno Vegeta's Final Flash
*Grandpa Gohan's Kamehameha vs. Master Roshi's Thunder Shock Surprise
*Ultra Instinct Sign Goku's Supreme Kamehameha vs. Super Full Power Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker Xeno Goku's Full Power 10x Kamehameha
;Dragon Ball GT
*Uub's Lightning Impact vs. Goku's Kamehameha.
*Goku's Kamehameha vs. Gale's and Sheela's Combined Full Power Energy Wave.
*Super Saiyan Goku's Super Kamehameha vs. Ledgic's Full Power Energy Wave.
*Meta-Rilldo's Metal Breath vs. Super Saiyan Goku's Ki Blast.
*Super Saiyan Vegeta's Final Flash vs. Baby Gohan's Super Kamehameha.
*Baby Vegeta's Final Flash vs. Uub's Super Kamehameha.
*Majuub's Chocolate Kamehameha vs. Baby Vegeta's Final Flash.
*Pan's Masenko vs. Rage Shenron's Dragon Thunder.
*Eis Shenron's Ice Cannon vs. Super Saiyan 4 Goku's Energy Wave.
;Films
*Master Shen's Dodon Ray vs. Tien's Tri-Beam in Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure.
*Krillin's Ki Blast vs. Sansho and Nicky's Combined Energy Wave in Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone.
*Goku's Kamehameha vs. Ginger's Shogayaki Buster in Dead Zone.
*Piccolo and Goku's Combined Energy Wave vs. Super Garlic Jr.'s Energy Wave in Dead Zone.
*Gohan and Krillin's Combined Energy Wave vs. Ebifurya's Frozen Fist in Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest.
*Goku's Kaio-ken Kamehameha vs. Dr. Wheelo's Energy Wave in The World's Strongest.
*Dr. Wheelo's Planet Geyser vs. Goku's Spirit Bomb in The World's Strongest.
*Krillin's Destructo Disc vs. Amond's Planet Saucer in Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might.
*Goku's Energy Wave vs. Daiz's Meteor Ball in The Tree of Might.
*Gohan's Ki Blast vs. Rasin's Gemini Shot in The Tree of Might.
*Gohan's Masenko vs. Lakasei's Gemini Shot in The Tree of Might.
*Goku's Spirit Bomb vs. Turles' Calamity Blaster in The Tree of Might.
*Goku's Spirit Bomb vs. Turles' Calamity Blaster in The Tree of Might.
*Goku's Energy Wave vs. Angila's Evil Quasar in Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug.
*Final Form Cooler's Supernova Cooler vs. Super Saiyan Goku's Super Kamehameha in Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge.
*Future Trunks' Ki Blast vs. Android 15's Murder Ball in Super Android 13!
*Vegeta's Ki Blast vs. Android 13's S.S. Deadly Bomber in Super Android 13!.
*Piccolo's Explosive Demon Wave vs. Android 13's Full Power Energy Wave in Super Android 13!
*Gohan's Masenko vs. Super Android 13's Ki Blast in Super Android 13!
*Piccolo's Ki Blast vs. Legendary Super Saiyan Broly's Eraser Cannon in Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan.
*Vegeta's Energy Waves vs. Bojack's Energy Waves in Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound.
*Full Power Bojack's Galactic Buster vs. Super Saiyan 2 Gohan's Super Kamehameha in Bojack Unbound.
*Super Saiyan C-type Broly's Planet Geyser vs. Gohan's Ki Blast in Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming.
*Super Saiyan Gohan's Super Kamehameha vs. Legendary Super Saiyan Broly's Omega Blaster in Broly - Second Coming.
*Legendary Super Saiyan Broly's Omega Blaster vs. Super Saiyan 2 Gohan & Super Saiyan Goten's Bros. Kamehameha, and then Family Kamehameha with Super Saiyan 2 Goku, and Trunks' Ki Blast in Broly - Second Coming.
*Goku's Kamehameha vs. Janemba's clone of Goku's Kamehameha in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn.
*Goku's Super Kamehameha vs. Beerus' Beerus Ball in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.
*Frieza's Golden Death Ball vs. Goku's Burst Kamehameha in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’.
*Super Saiyan Gogeta's Kamehameha vs. Super Saiyan C-type Broly's Gigantic Omegastorm in Dragon Ball Super: Broly
*Gohan Beast's Special Beam Cannon (Beast) vs. Cell Max's Explosive Scream in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
*Super Saiyan Future Gohan's Super Kamehameha vs. Future Android 17 & Future Android 18's Non-stop Violence in Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
;OVAs
*Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon vs. Lord Slug's Energy Wave in Dragon Ball Z Side Story: True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Earth Saga.
*Vegeta's Big Bang Attack vs. Frieza's Ki Blast in Earth Saga.
*Piccolo's Ki Blast vs. Hatchiyack's Revenger Cannon in Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans.
*Goku's Super Kamehameha, Vegeta's Final Flash, Gohan's Super Masenko, Future Trunks' Burning Attack, and Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon vs. Hatchiyack's Revenger Cannon in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans.
*Aka's Wahaha no Ha vs. Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon.
*Aka's Full Power Wahaha no Ha vs. Super Saiyan Goku's Super Kamehameha.
==Video Game Appearances==
*Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2
*Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
*Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
*Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
*Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
*Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
*Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
*Dragon Ball Heroes
*Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden
*Dragon Ball Fusions
*Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
*Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
*Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
*Fortnite x Dragon Ball Super
*Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
In the Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game, it is named Energy Deflection.
In Budokai 3, it is named Beam Struggle.
In Budokai Tenkaichi and Budokai Tenkaichi 2, It was named Energy Clash. In Budokai Tenkaichi 3 it is named Energy Crash. It can be used for the "Armor Break" of characters. In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, when two users utilize energy-based techniques against each other, they will collide in an energy struggle and only the loser will take a large portion of damage from the opponent's energy attack, with the additional force of their own technique. If Tien Shinhan uses his Tri-Beam against an energy beam such as Goku's Kamehameha, the Kamehameha will go through the Tri-Beam and the Tri-Beam will go around the Kamehameha, neither canceling out, thus damaging both users. In Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and Tenkaichi Tag Team, however, this is fixed so that even if the attacks are not of the same shape or type, they can still collide into each other. The force and damage it inflicts to the loser varies greatly. For example, if the full powered Spirit Bomb was unable to overpower the 10x Kamehameha, the loser who used the Spirit Bomb will suffer an enormous amount of damage from both the Spirit Bomb and the 10x Kamehameha. Also, certain energy beams cannot clash and will instead cancel out each other (like the Special Beam Cannon, Death Beam, and Dodon Ray). Garlic Jr.'s Death Impact and Dead Zone are different from the others since it cancels out any attack that it collides with. 
In Supersonic Warriors 2, Energy Clashes are where both players have to activate their special attacks at the same time (or the split-second right after the other activates a special attack).
In Burst Limit, attacks can only collide if they are both energy beams. If an energy wave or energy sphere collides with an energy sphere, both attacks will be canceled out.
In the Raging Blast series and Tenkaichi Tag Team, it is named Shot Exchange. In Raging Blast 2, it is possible to have a tie in an energy struggle. Both attacks will explode, leaving a huge cloud of smoke where the two attacks collided.
In Dragon Ball Heroes, Ultimate Mission X, and World Mission, a Kamehameha Clash occurs when both teams activate Kamehameha Mode at the end of their Attack Phases.
In Extreme Butōden, it is named Ultimate Counter.
In Dragon Ball Fusions, it is not directly named but appears as a minor mechanic when a character is targeted by a blast Super Attack. If they have enough ki built up to respond with a blast Super Attack of their own, they can choose to counterattack and repeatedly tap a button to win the ensuing Energy Clash, potentially preventing huge amounts of incoming damage.
In Kakarot, it is named Energy Wave Clash.
In Fortnite x Dragon Ball Super, when two Kamehameha Mythic Weapons collide, they can actually form an unintentional Energy Clash.
In Sparking! Zero, it is named Blast Impact and is an Impact Action that occurs upon the collision of two ranged Blast attacks. When a Blast Impact begins, a meter displays on screen, and a gauge on the right side begins increasing. Pressing converts the gauge into energy for their Blast, affecting whose Blast comes out on top. In addition to single button presses, it also increases a characters power through rapidly tapping the button as well. If there are two characters that collide with extremely powerful energy attacks, they'll cause an entire stage to break into a Dimension of Strange Swirling Lights. The winner deals tremendous damage to the opponent. Some character attacks like Garlic Jr.'s Death Impact, Turles' Kill Driver, and Hirudegarn's Gigantic Flame are now clashable with their attacks unlike the original Budokai Tenkaichi series.
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