Goku Black

"*All you mortals do is make the world around you bleed... In my utopia, fantasy becomes a reality. No more pointless bloodshed, no more cruelty.*"
— Goku Black tells his ideology to Future Gohan, What-If 7

**Goku Black** is a recurring character first introduced in What-If 7. An incarnation of Goku Black that, in order to gain strength and to better attune his godly mind with his Saiyan body, decides to use his Time Ring in order to move from timeline to timeline and fight great foes, exploiting the Saiyan ability to become stronger from battling.

He serves as the main protagonist of the Goku Black Saga.

## Appearance

Goku Black appears identical to Goku. He has black and spiky hair, and black eyes. He dons a grey vest with a black undershirt, a red sash, black pants and white boots. He has a green Potara Earring on his left ear, and a Time Ring on his right index finger. In What-If 14, he is seen with a dark brown tail, although he later loses it.

## Personality

In terms of personality, while he underestimates his foes (as shown in What-If 14), he is still very cunning and knows a lot more about Saiyans than his canonical counterparts. In order to make full use of Goku's body, he uses his Time Ring to travel to parallel worlds and fight opponents. He is also shown to plan out his strategies and schemes well, making sure that he always comes out on top.

## Biography

### What-If 7

Goku Black, seeking the means of becoming stronger, travels to a timeline similar to that of Future Trunks. He sends out a Ki signature, waiting for someone to sense it. Future Gohan arrives at the scene, shocked to see his father alive and well. Initially faking to be the real Goku, Black then subsequently releases a massive amount of energy, completely incinerating the continent.
Gohan transforms into a Super Saiyan and starts to do battle, forcing Black to do the same, gaining the upper hand. Gohan answers to this by transforming into Super Saiyan 2.

As they continue to do battle, Gohan ask Black his identity, and he explains his origins as a God who stole Goku's body in order to carry out the "Zero Mortals Plan" and to punish Trunks, who broke the space-time continuum by generating a total of 4 timelines.
In order to do this, he had to become adjusted to his new body, not strong enough to fully use it to his potential. Aware of the Saiyan's ability to become stronger from near-death experiences, he executed an experiment: traveled back in time before Trunks went into the past and killed him, altering once again the timeline and creating a fifth branch, Gohan's timeline.
Discovering that Trunks was killed by him and not by the Androids makes Gohan anger explode, making him reach Super Saiyan 3.

With this new power, Black is overwhelmed by the half-Saiyan, with him being barely able to counter-attack. Gohan, after his onslaught, unleashes a Special Beam Cannon, gravely injuring Black.
Laying on the ground, bleeding, Black extract a Senzu Bean and eats it. Having gained a considerable Zenkai Boost, Black powers up into Super Saiyan Rosé. The two fighters unleash a Kamehameha at one another, with Black overpowering his foe, and finally killing him. Having obtained what he needs, Goku Black claims he can go to the main timeline.

### In-between What-If 7 & What-If 14

Goku Black travels back to the main timeline, ready to face off against Trunks, only to find him together with Goku and Vegeta. He, together with his immortal counterpart, face the three, only for Future Zamasu to be trapped via the Evil Containment Wave by Goku. Alone, and now pushed into a corner, Black is overwhelmed by his three adversaries.
While the three prepare various Ki attacks, he summons a barrier, which starts to shatter as the attacks of the three surround him. At a step from death, he remembers of the Time Ring he wears, and uses it to escape in a different timeline.

He presumably then stumbles into another timeline, from which he gains knowledge of Super Saiyan 4 and the means to access it, thus growing a tail. He also trains his body to withstand the Kaio-ken and Super Saiyan combination, utilizing the newly-learned Healing to aid into this.
Now, focused on better using his Saiyan body, he decides to do battle with his newly gained transformation, while also traveling to another timeline to use as a means of getting stronger.

### What-If 14

Goku Black sneaks up to Vegeta, attacking him with a small Ki blast. Vegeta senses it, subsequently dodging and counter-attacking Black. Vegeta notices the uncanny similarities he has with Goku, with Black answering how he's searching the latter before he decides to warm-up on Vegeta.
The two Saiyans start to do battle, with Black being surprised at the power of Vegeta, deducing that he underwent the Super Saiyan God Ritual instead of Goku. Vegeta demands to Black his identity, with the latter answering by blowing up a nearby city and remarking how he still hasn't beaten Trunks in the main timeline. Vegeta laughs at this, once again asking of his identity.
Black teleports behind Vegeta, finally explaining how he already traveled into another timeline in order to become stronger to finally kill Trunks. After doing so, he traveled into the main timeline, only to find his objective along with Vegeta and Goku. With Future Zamasu trapped via the Evil Containment Wave and at one step from death, Black uses the Time Ring and teleports into another timeline, safe. From this event, Black decides he'll become stronger to ensure no defeat.

Vegeta remarks he won't let him get out of there alive, transforming into Super Saiyan alongside Black. The two Saiyans start to fight once again, with Black forcing Vegeta to ascend to Super Saiyan God, proving Black's deduction correct. In order to match to Vegeta's godly power, Black activates the Kaio-ken on top of Super Saiyan, attacking Vegeta.
Using the Kaio-ken, Black manages to even out the battle, until he is trapped via a Ki ability by Vegeta, who then uses an attack similar to Hellzone Grenade, prompting Black to summon a barrier.

After removing the barrier, Black tells Vegeta that he has surely has noticed that his power increased since the start of their fight, and that he doesn't need the Kaio-ken anymore, immediately launching various Ki spheres at Vegeta, who effortlessly pushed them away while quickly approaching Black. Black uses Solar Flare, before launching himself towards Vegeta, a brief struggle bringing them to the ground.
Black asks Vegeta if he knew why Goku was never able to combine the Kaio-ken and Super Saiyan, briefly explaining how such combination is lethal to the body and how he managed to bypass it, via utilizing it for short time periods and then healing. From this, not only Black has totally removed the combination's lethal effect, but also gains small Zenkai Boosts from it. Black claims how it won't be long before he'll outpower Vegeta, with the latter retorting he won't live enough for it, launching a Final Flash.

Black is engulfed by the blast, emerging transformed into Super Saiyan 4. Black talks of this transformation as the "true form of a Saiyan", and that in order to adjust to Goku's body, he'll do battle with it. He subsequently explains the circumstances from which he gained knowledge of such transformation: after stumbling upon a timeline that "showcased deeper understanding of Saiyan Folklore", he learned of the way to access it.
Black once again attacks, turning the battle completely in his favor. After distracting Vegeta with a Ki construct of himself, Black appears behind him and punches him, quickly preparing a Kamehameha. Vegeta attacks with a Ki blast as well, ending with him being overpowered by his foe. This prompts Vegeta to transform further, breaking his limits and transforming into an Evolved State of Super Saiyan God, which Black claims never knew existed.
Content with this turn of events, Black attacks Vegeta with a blast, with the latter counter-attacking with a Galick Gun, totally engulfing Black's attack. The sheer strength of Vegeta, now bordering Super Saiyan Blue, outmatches Black, forcing him to summon a barrier. After emerging from the barrier, Vegeta quickly moves behind Black after summoning a Destructo Disc, preparing to cut off his tail. The latter manages to teleport away, immediately attacking, with Vegeta effortlessly going through the attack and reaching Black, pummeling him.
As the tides of the battle turn in Vegeta's favor, they both move into an arctic zone. Black says how he is glad of being wrong about Vegeta, the latter forcing him to such degrees. He activates the Kaio-ken, and moves in for a last attack, with both fighters hitting one another. With his tail now cut off, Black claims how his adversary was a decent punching bag. As Vegeta unleashes a Final Explosion, Black claims how much a fool he is, and that he played right into his hands.

Laying on the ground, bleeding and defeated, Black says how unexpected Vegeta's change in power was, with it also favoring him. Black transforms into Super Saiyan Rosé, remarking how Vegeta should've cut off his arm before his tail, and teleports away using his Time Ring, successfully accomplishing his objective of gaining another Zenkai Boost.

### In-between What-If 14 & What-If 9

Black returns to the main timeline for the second time, after fully healing from his near-death experience in the battle against Vegeta, obtaining a large Zenkai Boost. His power is now high enough that he kills Trunks, Goku and Vegeta on his own, without resorting to fusing with his counterpart.

After doing so, he manages to reach the GT timeline once again, observing GT Goku preparing to battle Baby Vegeta.

### What-If 9

Black observes GT Goku's defeat at the hands of Baby, and as the latter prepares to kill the Saiyan, Black intrudes in the battle, prompting Baby to not hold back. Although initial hesitance, Baby complies and vaporizes Goku with a Final Flash. With the deed done, Baby asks why Black is here, with the latter saying how he already has been in this timeline and returned to it since it's so similar to his idealized world, subsequently proposing to Baby to become allies.
However, due to Goku's death, a surprisingly alive Broly awakens from his long slumber in space, revealing how the Family Kamehameha that was thrown at him failed to launch him into the sun, leaving him to wander in space in hibernation for 16 years.

Broly rushes towards Earth, locating "Kakarot" by sensing his Ki, reaching Baby and Black. Broly attacks the latter though, despite his newfound Super Saiyan 3 transformation, he is easily beaten by Black and then promptly blasted. While the Legendary Super Saiyan lays on the ground, his eyes settle on the moon, and as Black notices he is still alive, he transforms into a Golden Great Ape.
Broly briefly engages Black and Baby, with the former destroying the moon, forcing Broly to return to his base form.
This backfires, as Broly managed to gain control of himself while in the Golden Great Ape state, making him capable of accessing Super Saiyan 4. With this new transformation, Broly immediately engages Baby and Black, effortlessly pummeling them. The two allies respectively prepare a Death Ball and transform into Super Saiyan Rosé.
While Baby prepares the Ki sphere, Black distracts Broly, with this being a one-sided beat-down against Black. In the meantime, Baby has finished preparing the Death Ball and immediately launches it at the Saiyan. Broly launches Black away, and counter-attacks with a Ki sphere of his own, forcing a stalemate. Seeing this, Black quickly moves towards Broly away, blocking him, letting the Death Ball engulf Broly's sphere. As the Death Ball approaches Broly, Black teleports away, leaving Broly to struggle against the attack. With one last effort from Black and Baby, Broly is seemingly annihilated by the explosion.

As Broly emerges from the explosion unscathed, Black confirms that the Saiyan has become too strong for both him and his ally. He subsequently explains how Broly obtained a total of three Zenkai Boosts: the first after returning to Earth, the second after being beaten by Goku Black while in Legendary Super Saiyan 3 and the third after reverting from his Golden Great Ape form. Black further adds that Broly might be undergoing a fourth Zenkai, fearing the possibility of a fifth Zenkai that might bring Broly to achieve "Super Saiyan 5".
Left with no choices, Black extracts the Potara Earrings. After quickly explaining their usage to Baby, he throws one at him and successfully fuses with the Tuffle Parasite, forming "Baby Vegito Black".
The Potara Fusion's power is enough to outpower Broly, the latter having barely any time to react. As Broly becomes furious, Vegito mocks him, calling him a "barbaric Saiyan" and a "pathetic mortal" before concluding he'll have the honor to die to him. Broly unleashes a gigantic Ki sphere, only for it to be engulfed by Vegito's Final Kamehameha, which strikes Broly. The now-amputated Broly reaches out for the Fusion, shouting Kakarot's name, only for him to be stabbed by Vegito's Spirit Sword and finally killed with a Ki explosion.

## Cameo

* Goku Black appears in What-If 12, in his What-If 9 incarnation, during the "Boss selection screen" section.

## Abilities

* Power Scaling
* Transformations

Goku Black appears in the Power Scaling video, and is ranked as such:

### Super Saiyan

Black is capable of assuming the Super Saiyan transformation, achieved after gaining Goku's body, despite initially struggling in doing so. Slowly, after various battles and the obtainment of a tail, he manages to display greater mastery over it.
While in this state, his hair stand up and turn yellow, his eyes becoming green. While he had a tail, it also became yellow.

He uses the transformation against any of his foes before abandoning it in favor of stronger ones.

### Super Kaio-ken

The resulting transformation by combining Super Saiyan and Kaio-ken. During his battle with Vegeta, after the latter ascends to Super Saiyan God, Black activates the Kaio-ken on top of his Super Saiyan form, in order to even out the battle.
Black managed to almost completely nullify the lethal drawbacks of this combination, utilizing the Kaio-ken for brief moments before healing. Combined with his Saiyan Power, each time he successfully heals he gains a small increase in power.
He appears identical to his Super Saiyan form, only gaining a large increase in muscle mass alongside a red aura and his body taking on a red hue.

### Super Saiyan 2

Black achieved the Super Saiyan 2 transformation during an unknown time period before facing Broly together with Baby Vegeta. He briefly uses this transformation when blasting Broly after the latter returned from his decade-long hibernation in space, and when the Legendary Super Saiyan does battle with his newfound Super Saiyan 4 transformation, Black instinctively powering up to this level.
His hair stand up, and his body produces burst of electricity.

### Super Saiyan 3

Black achieved the Super Saiyan 3 transformation during an unknown time period before facing Broly together with Baby Vegeta. After incapacitating Broly with his Super Saiyan 2 transformation, Black powers down, before briefly transforming into Super Saiyan 3, mocking Broly's Legendary Super Saiyan 3 transformation, judging it as useless for it requires no Ki control.
While in this state, he gains long, flowing golden hair.

### Golden Great Ape

Before arriving to the timeline where he faced Vegeta, Black stumbled into another timeline, where he learnt of the ways to access the Super Saiyan 4 transformation. Deciding on achieving it in order to better use his Saiyan body, Black manages to grow a tail, and attempts multiple times to gain control of his Golden Great Ape form while in the wilderness.

After having his tail cut by Vegeta, he lost access to this transformation.

### Super Saiyan 4

After countless attempts at trying to take control of himself while in the Golden Great Ape state, Black finally manages in doing so, achieving the Super Saiyan 4 transformation. After doing so, Black reaches a new timeline where he faces an alternative incarnation of Vegeta who achieved the Super Saiyan God state before Goku, focusing on gaining a new Zenkai Boost. After being pushed in a corner by Vegeta, Black transforms into Super Saiyan 4, now capable of easily overwhelming his foe.
He appears identical to Goku, with only the color of his fur, tail and trim around his eyes being of a magenta hue, and his eyes grey.

After having his tail cut by Vegeta, he lost access to this transformation.

### Super Saiyan God

During his battle with Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan forces Black to assume this state as his Ki is rapidly depleting. He uses this form in combination with his Super Saiyan Rosé form, quickly swapping with it when attacking in order to conserve Ki. This doesn't last long, as he is grabbed by Broly and quickly beat down.
While in this state, his hair and eyes turn red, while his aura becomes flame-like.

### Super Saiyan Rosé

After being lethally injured by Future Gohan and eating a Senzu Bean, Black's godly mind further connects with his Saiyan body, permitting him to access the Super Saiyan Rosé form. He uses this form when battling the Legendary Super Saiyan alongside Baby Vegeta and to stop Vegeta from killing him after being severely wounded during his battle with him.
While in this state, Black's hair stand up similarly to his Super Saiyan form, with the difference of his hair being pink and his eyes grey.

It is theorized Super Saiyan Rosé is the divine variant of Super Saiyan Blue, as Goku Black is a divine being while Goku and Vegeta are merely mortals possessing Godly Ki.

### Super Saiyan Rosé Kaio-ken

During his battle with Super Saiyan 4 Broly, due to the power of the Legendary Super Saiyan overwhelming Black, he decides to activate the Kaio-ken X10 on top his Super Saiyan Rosé form, briefly regaining control of the battle. Before assuming this form, he comments that a technique made by a god should only be used by one, thus he decided to train in combining this technique with his Rosé form.
He appears identical to when he assumes the Super Saiyan Rosé form, only gaining a red aura around his body.
## Triva

* This incarnation of Black is one of the components of the first fan-made fusion to appear in the What-If Series, Baby Vegito Black. The other is Baby Vegeta;
* Goku Black is tied with Cell for the villain with most appearances in the What-If Series, not counting cameos. However, unlike Cell, each iteration of Black is the same character;
* Black mentions in What-If 9, after proposing to fuse with Baby, that he was never officially promoted to a Supreme Kai. This statement is shown to be only true in the manga, implying that this version of Goku Black draws from its manga counterpart.

## Gallery

Goku Black as he appears in What-If 14.Goku Black as he appears in What-If 9.A tailed Goku Black as a Super Saiyan.