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Broly should get new powers in the Super movie

The Saiyans on the official release poster

The Dragon Ball Super TV series might have finished, but Goku's story continues this winter in the form of a feature film. It will feature the first appearance of popular villain Broly in the mainstream Dragon Ball continuity, opening up the franchise to all kinds of new developments. The question is, what sort of updates could make Broly a more interesting foe?

In the final arc of the Super TV series, Goku went up against Jiren, an adversary so powerful that not even mastery of the Ultra Instinct technique could bring him down. This character is the embodiment of the notion that there will always be somebody out there stronger than Goku, giving him something to aspire towards.

Broly overpowers Vegeta in his base form

To simply make Broly even stronger than that would be a cheap move - you can only be so impressed by how strong a punch is. We're at the stage now where a foe that can hit harder than Jiren would just feel boring and repetitive, so to make Broly a truly monumental threat he'd have to pull some new tricks out of the bag.

Traditionally, Broly has always been like Dragon Ball's version of the Hulk, with a correlation between his rage and strength. From the looks of it, he'll probably still have this trait, but what about if Broly actually developed new powers? 

Will Broly send Freeza back to hell?

In the Dragon Ball multiverse, Angels like Whis are so revered because they can do crazy things such as manipulate time and space. Broly doesn't necessarily have to become that powerful, but this new movie is an opportunity to give him a more interesting power set.

For example, perhaps this new take on Broly could manipulate gravity? This would allow him to redirect attacks, weigh down his opponents and further use his environment to his advantage. Plus, as Broly gets angrier, his use of this power would become more chaotic, putting everything around him at risk. Telekinesis has indeed been used before by Dragon Ball characters, but to put emphasis on Broly's use of this technique would be interesting. 

Going toe-to-toe with Super Saiyan Blue

Alternatively, Broly could develop an energy absorption ability, meaning he'd get stronger as his opponents got weaker. Imagine Goku powering up a Spirit Bomb with help from Earth's population, only for Broly to steal that power for himself. This would force the heroes to put together a strategy, and maybe even prompt the Angels to intervene.

Do you think Broly should develop new powers like these, and if so, what kind? We can only wait and see what creator Akira Toriyama has planned for this new take on the character when Dragon Ball Super: Broly is unleashed this December.  

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