WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Super Chapter 76, by Akira Toriyama, Toyotarou, Caleb Cook and Brandon Bovia, available now in English through Viz Media.
In Dragon Ball Super Chapter 75, Vegeta faced off against Granolah and showed the true power of his Ultra Ego form. However, the new ability, taught to him by the God of Destruction Beerus, wasn't enough to stop the last Cerealian. Dragon Ball Super Chapter 76 continues their fight, putting the Saiyans on the brink of extinction in the process. Here's a spoiler-filled recap of what happened in the chapter.
At the start of Dragon Ball Super Chapter 76, Vegeta is on the defensive, with Granolah launching volley after volley of energy blasts at him. While Vegeta isn't fully down and out, it's clear Granolah is the superior fighter. Vegeta, though, remains defiant. Luckily for him, Goku intervenes right before Granolah can land a particularly deadly blow, knocking the last Cerealian off kilter.
Goku decides he wants to step in to take on Granolah, but Vegeta refuses to let his rival take over. The Saiyan Prince hits Goku with a brutal kick and starts tossing him around Planet Cereal. "There's no one I'd rather beat to Hell and back than you, Kakarrot," Vegeta says. The Saiyan Prince then claims he only fights alongside Goku in order to protect others and that he doesn't like working with his old rival. As Goku notes, the old Vegeta has seemingly returned.
Granolah interrupts their conversation and hits Vegeta with a blow that takes him out of the fight for a few minutes. However, Goku throws him off just enough that Vegeta isn't totally down. Granolah expresses shock that Goku was able to react so fast. "I've got a read on your whole targeting-our-vitals things, "Goku explains. "It's not gonna work on me anymore." Granolah then teleports behind Goku and seemingly lands a blow to his vitals, knocking him out. But the Saiyan really just plays possum to demonstrate how he can, in fact, now dodge Granolah's deadliest attack.
The two spar for awhile, with Granolah noting Goku's technique is too defensive to ever really give him the win. Granolah ends up landing a solid blow on Goku, sending the Saiyan flying. It's clear Goku is weak, and he's not going to be able to hold out against Granolah forever. Vegeta, though, soon returns to the battle, justifying his earlier behavior as "stubborn Saiyan pride." Vegeta then takes off and goes back into Ultra Ego.
Initially, Vegeta lands some good blows, but they're definitely more tactical than deadly, as the Saiyan Prince knocks his opponent into a Sugarian city. Granolah tells Vegeta he wants to take the fight somewhere else, but the two continue exchanging blows. Eventually, Granolah gets the upper hand and starts pummeling Vegeta with close range energy blasts. Their fight ends up causing Granolah to have a flashback to the Saiyans destroying the Cerealians.
Vegeta snaps Granolah out of his flaskback by saying, "Any grudges against us Saiyans are well-deserved. How could I object to you destroying me here and now? However, by eradicating the Saiyans, aren't you just repeating history?" This angers Granolah, who doesn't believe the Cerealians and the Saiyans are equivalent. Granolah blasts Vegeta out of the Sugarian city and keeps up his attack.
Then, the last Cerelian decides to put every bit of his power into a blast to kill Vegeta. However, the blast may very well also take out Granolah, thus keeping him from getting revenge against Freeza in this life. Vegeta essentially accepts his fate and waits for Granolah to kill him, lamenting that he's just not able to become the person he was anymore. "Apologies, Lord Beerus," Vegeta says. "I couldn't revert to the callous, unfeeling man I once was. That God of Destruction power was beyond the scope of a novice like me." So while Vegeta waits to die, he confirms he's changed since his introduction in Dragon Ball Z, and that might pose problems for him truly following in Beerus' footsteps.
Goku starts running towards the battle, but it's clear he won't make it in time and the force of Granolah's blast is too much for him to break through. However, as that's happening, Oatmeel and Monaito -- Planet Cereal's Namekian -- fly towards the battle. Monaito shouts at Granolah from the ship, distracting him for a moment. Goku takes advantage and his Granolah from behind, knocking him down and stopping his blast. The Saiyan then berates Vegeta for just waiting to die.
Vegeta and Goku then watch as Monaito exits the spacecraft, surprised that Planet Cereal has a Namekian. Granolah, though, is angry at Oatmeel and Monaito for interfering and stopping him from getting revenge. "I just want it to end! I need this to be over," Granolah says.
As Dragon Ball Super Chapter 76 ends, Monaito drops a bombshell on his young friend, claiming he needs to undo a lie he once told. "Forty years back, the one who actually saved us was a Saiyan named Burdock," Monaito reveals." This shocks Granolah, who isn't sure what to do with the information he's just been given. Additionally, Burdock/Bardock is actually Goku's father, which means he's got a deep connection to the last Cerealian. So as Dragon Ball Super Chapter 76 ends, it becomes very clear Granolah's time as a villain won't last much longer.
Dragon Ball Super Chapter 77 releases Oct. 20 through Viz Media.
