Gokuu Black

Gokuu Black, also known as Black, Son Gokuu and Zamasu, is a character from the Dragon Ball series.
== Charactah Account ==
An evil Saiyan, or entity, who calls himself Son Gokuu, but is known by his enemies as "Gokuu Black" or simply "Black", since they're familiar with the original. He looks and sounds a lot like Gokuu, except that he's thinner, has slightly darker skin, wears a gray gi along with a long-sleeved black undershirt, wears a single green Potara earring, and is extremely evil. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but he is in some way connected to Zamasu, the apprentice Supreme Kai of Universe 10.
Gokuu Black seemingly appeared from out of nowhere in Future Trunks' timeline, and began wreaking havoc across the planet, leading humanity on the brink of extinction. This leads to Future Trunks once again going to the past to seek help, leading to a battle that transcends time and space, requiring involvement from even the gods.
Gokuu Black's true identity is the original incarnation of the present timeline version of Zamasu, and the true mastermind behind the events of this arc. Originally the same being as Present Zamasu, this version diverged when he used the Time Ring to create a paradox where he was able to continue existing despite Beerus killing the main timeline Zamasu, whereby the Time Ring protected him from erasure. This Zamasu was therefore able to pull off the scheme that the main timeline version was foiled in: murdering his mentor Gowasu when his guard was down, gathering the Super Dragon Balls, using them to steal Son Goku's body, and then killing him along with Chi-Chi and Goten. With the first phase of his scheme being completed, Zamasu, now using the name "Son Gokuu, embarked on the next steps of "Project Zero Mortals" by searching for a timeline where Beerus was also dead. That timeline was Future Trunks'.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Dragon Ball Super
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Resurrection 'F'
* Super Dragon Ball Heroes
=== Manga ===
* Dragon Ball Super
=== Video Games ===
* Dragon Ball FighterZ
* Dragon Ball Fusions
* Dragon Ball Heroes
* Dragon Ball Legends
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
* Fortnite
* Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
== Trivia ==
* While it is possible to say Gokuu Black as "Wukong Black", the name uses katakana for "Gokuu" rather than the hanzi/kanji.
* At first, Black refers to himself with the formal pronoun Watashi, similar to Zamasu. Upon ascending to his Super Saiyan Rosé form, however, he adopts the more masculine, assertive pronoun ore. Finally, after fusing with Zamasu to become Fused Zamasu, the merged entity refers to himself with either the self-appreciating phrase Kono Zamasu ("this Zamasu") or the highly formal, poetic pronoun ware.
* While in the anime, Black fought against Gokuu on many occasions, in the manga they never fought.
* Even though Dark Magic cannot possess gods, this was no problem with Black in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. However, it is possible that Gokuu Black and Future Zamasu willingly let Towa's Supervillain spell affect them to gain more power (similar to how Vegeta allowed Babidi to turn him into Majin Vegeta). This is supported by Gokuu (who has the power of Super Saiyan Blue) allowing Towa to control him and force him to perform EX-Fusion with Broly in Dragon Ball Fusions.
* Gokuu Black is the second instance where a villain switched bodies with Gokuu, the first being Captain Ginyu. Counting movie villains, he is also the third villain to consider switching bodies with Gokuu, after Ginyu as aforementioned as well as Dr. Wheelo.
* Gokuu Black's debut episode featured lettuce frequently, which was most likely a reference to Turles, the main antagonist of The Tree of Might who, like Black, closely resembled Gokuu in appearance, and even having a similar status of being pure evil. The only difference between the two is that Gokuu Black actually is using Gokuu's original body, while Turles' similarity to Gokuu is due to the nature of genetics regarding societal levels in the Saiyan race.
** In Xenoverse 2, Gokuu Black and Turles are shown interacting during the main story and have special pre-battle dialogue if they face each other in other modes.
* Gokuu Black's English voice in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 sounds different depending on his form. In base form, he has a gruff voice, similar to the tone Gokuu has as a Super Saiyan 4. In his Super Saiyan Rosé form, he speaks with a British accent. The former's case was explained as Sean Schemmel not knowing what Black was meant to sound like, and the latter’s being Sean interpreting Rosé as more of "the Zamasu power" channeling through "Black" when he assumes this form, which is why in the English dub his voice changes to closely match Zamasu's. This interpretation could potentially fall in line with statements made by Black in the manga that the Saiyan Power allowed his soul to become one with Gokuu's body, immediately before turning Super Saiyan Rosé.
** In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Black's Super Saiyan Rosé form uses his gruff voice again, but only in the pre-battle dialogue for Gokuu (Kid), as well as all DLC characters released after the fact.
** One of Black's quotes in Xenoverse 2, "because knowing is half the battle, and the other half is the battle" is a reference the famous catchphrase from the G.I. Joe cartoon series.
* Ironically, in the anime, it was Gokuu Black's actions in Future Trunks' timeline, as well as the original present Gokuu's actions in the original, unaltered main timeline that led to his creation and more "sinful" timelines in the first place; had Future Trunks not time traveled back to the present, main timeline and sought the Z Fighters assistance to combat Goku Black, they would not have met the Zamasu of the now altered main timeline, which would led to Gokuu sparring with, and subsequently, defeating Zamasu, which in turn, spurned Zamasu's already growing hatred of mortals and newfound desire of Gokuu's body. Also, ironically, Black left the multiverse in worse shape than before he created his Zero Mortals Plan.
** However, in the manga, Zamasu learns about Gokuu by watching him fight in the Tournament of Destroyers on GodTube and only encounters Goku after he steals his body.
* Gokuu Black has similarities with Baby:
** Both are main villains who have a deep hatred for Saiyans, although Black hates all mortals as well.
** Both used the new Dragon Balls introduced in their series to further their grand plans for the universe.
** Both use Saiyan bodies for the power they feel they need to accomplish these plans.
** Both use altered Super Saiyan forms to match and surpass Goku.
** They also both share the same irony of the thing that they hate, Mortals and Saiyans respectively.
** The Mutant Tuffle and the tyrannical Kai ultimately become the very thing they hated in their quest to vanquish the respective races they despised.
** Because of their deeds, they gained more sinister personalities and more destructive desire as a result: thus, destroying their race's good name (though it should be noted that evil Core Person are confirmed to exist and other vengeful Tuffle villains have appeared such as Dr. Lychee and the Tuffle machine Hatchiyack).
** Both see their evil actions as completely justified.
** They also use the body of one of the protagonists (Vegeta in Baby's case, Goku in Black's case) and both end up doing evil things to an incarnation of Bulma (Baby infects Bulma with a Tuffle parasite turning her against Goku and the uninfected Z Fighters, while Black ends up killing Future Bulma).
* In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Frieza notes that if Gokuu were more like Black (referring to Black's evil personality and genocidal actions) they might have been friends after defeating Black in battle.
* Though Black declines the opportunity to acquire immortality via the Dragon Balls, in FighterZ he can wish for it after summoning Shenron in battle and he notes that he too shall become immortal when making the wish, referencing his immortal counterpart Future Zamasu.
* Coincidentally, Gokuu Black can be compared to, the Six-eared Macaque from the original Journey to the West, a character who took Wukong's appearance and having similar fighting style, similar to how Black took Goku's appearance (by stealing his body) and having a similar fighting style.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Goku Black at Dragon Ball Wiki
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