Dragon Ball Daima Episode 4 might have made a divisive entry in the franchise non-canonical after its latest revelation. This news comes right after Dragon Ball Daima retconned a major detail from 2015’s Dragon Ball Super.
In the latest episode of Dragon Ball Daima, new friends, foes and revelations about the Demon Realm are revealed. Glorio talked about the Demon Realm Dragon Balls and how they significantly differ from the ones back on Earth. Instead of seven, only three giant Dragon Balls are required to summon the Eternal Dragon. These wish-granting orbs are protected by a trio of fierce warriors known as the Tamagami, created by the elder Namekian Neva to protect the Demon Realm Dragon Balls at all costs. However, Glorio’s description of the Demon Realm Dragon Balls as the original set goes against what was stated about the Super Dragon Balls in Dragon Ball Super, suggesting a significant retcon in the franchise.
Dragon Ball Daima’s Newest Episode Just Retconned the Super Dragon Balls
In the Dragon Ball Super TV anime series, the Super Dragon Balls were described as the first set of Dragon Balls created by the all-powerful Dragon God, Zalama, who also goes by the name of Ryujin. These Dragon Balls are the size of planets and can be found across two universes: Universe 7, where Goku and his friends live under the rule of Beerus, and its counterpart, Universe 6, ruled by Champa, Beerus’ twin brother. Android 17 used the Super Dragon Balls to bring back “all universes that have been erased” after Universe 7 won the Tournament of Power in the final storyline of Dragon Ball Super.
However, after Dragon Ball Daima Episode 4 established the Demon Realm Dragon Balls as the first of its kind, the canonical status of the Super Dragon Balls now comes into question. This follows the surprising retcon in Dragon Ball Daima Episode 1, which stated that Shin and Kibito defused from their Kibito Kai form seen in Dragon Ball Z by using the “mysterious gas” inside Majin Buu’s body (this is an Akira Toriyama series, after all) to undo what was thought to be permanent. This retcons not one but two explanations of defusions in Dragon Ball Super. The first explanation was that Shin and Kibito used the Namekian Dragon Balls to defuse themselves. The second explanation attempts to explain how Goku and Vegeta were able to defuse their Vegito form despite being told it would be impossible to do so through the use of the Potara Earrings. It was said that Goku and Vegeta’s status as mortals prevented them from fusing indefinitely like the god-like Kais.