What-If 3/Remake

**[What-If 3 REMAKE] What If Goku Turned Super Saiyan 4 in Battle of Gods..!?** is the remake of the third Episode of the What-If Series, it was published on September 3 2023.

## Plot

While Shenron has been summoned to gain information on the Super Saiyan God, Goku rejects the idea of achieving new power with the help of others, and tells Beerus to wait so he can become stronger on his own terms. Right at that moment, Shenron grants Goku this wish, before disappearing, the Dragon Balls scattering. As Goku shockingly realizes what just happened, he tries to apologize to Beerus, the latter threatening to destroy the Earth since his chance to find the Super Saiyan God was just trashed.
Goku asks the God of Destruction for some time so he may become stronger and give him a proper challenge, with Beerus accepting giving him 3 days. He then takes his leave alongside Whis.

Realizing how he made everything much worse, Goku wonders of a way to become stronger in such a short amount of time, before noticing his tail growing back. He reminisces when he originally had it, but sets these thoughts aside as there is no time to waste, immediately flying away towards a secluded island. Here, he starts to meditate in a forest, thinking of ways to defeat Beerus.
As the moon comes to be visible in the sky, Goku realizes how it's becoming harder to focus since his whole body hurts, before starting the transformation in a Great Ape. Right before that, though, he turns into a Super Saiyan after thinking of Chi-Chi, Goten and everyone else, thus turning into a Golden Great Ape.

A flashback begins: 16 years ago, on the dying Planet Namek, the Grand Elder Guru, close to death, thanks Goku for having saved his kind and that the Namekians will be eternally grateful to him, and they'll repay their debt when he needs it the most. Such promise will live through his sons and their creations.
Right before Goku loses control because of his new form, Shenron intervenes, letting Goku take control of his Golden Great Ape state and making him achieve the Super Saiyan 4 transformation, generating a surge of power sensed by Piccolo. The Saiyan wonders why he transformed in this way and from where such great power came from but he quickly dismisses this, as this new power came for him at just the right time.

3 days later, Goku prepares to fight again with Beerus, claiming how things will be different this time. Beerus descends to the ground, asking the Saiyan if he has finally decided to harness the Super Saiyan God transformation, with Goku denying this, answering that he has instead achieved another form.
Beerus retorts that as long as he is no God, he cannot outmatch him, suggesting to use his head for a change. Despite this, Beerus demands to see this new form. Goku quickly ascends to Super Saiyan 1, 2 and 3, with Beerus commenting how they've already gone through those on Northern Kai's Planet, wondering if nothing has changed since last time, with Goku rebutting how "everything has changed".
Having said so, Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan 4, saying the God of Destruction they can settle their match once and for all, with Beerus ready to see how much stronger Goku has become.

## Power Scaling

This What-If has not been featured in the Power Scaling video.

## Music

* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 OST - Orange High School Theme;
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 OST - Mistrust Event;
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 OST - Vegeta's Sacrifice;
* Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO OST - Beast Gohan's Theme (Cover).

## Sprites

* Various Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden sprites, among some edited by Hyourinjutsu.

## Trivia

* This Episode is, at the moment of writing, the only one to be a remake of another Episode.