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Super Gotenks!

Manga ChapterCh. 489

Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks unleashes his full power against Buu on the Lookout. A headbutt sends Buu crashing through the main structure, and Buu retaliates by curling into a ball and demolishing the entire platform piece by piece. With almost nothing left to stand on, Gotenks traps Buu with his Super Donut Chain and spikes him toward the Earth in a volleyball-style finishing move.

Volume: 41 (DBZ Vol. 25)
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Destruction of the Lookout

Gotenks headbutts Buu straight through the Lookout's central building and out into open air. Buu barely dodges a follow-up punch, then grabs Gotenks' fist and slings him around before hurling him through the floor. A massive chunk of the platform breaks off. Buu screams with rage while Gotenks laughs at how angry he is. Piccolo can only lament the devastation to the sacred structure.

Buu curls his body into a tight ball and launches himself forward like a projectile. Gotenks sidesteps, and Buu punches through the floor and out into the sky below. He repeats the tactic over and over, shredding the Lookout from every angle until only a small section of floor remains beneath Gotenks and Piccolo. Gotenks prepares to counter, but Buu smashes through their last platform from underneath just as Gotenks begins posing. Piccolo yells at him to drop the theatrics and fight.

Charging Ultra Buu Buu Volleyball

Gotenks grudgingly skips the poses and fires his Super Donut Chain. A rapid volley of energy rings surrounds Buu, wrapping him into a compressed sphere. Piccolo exclaims that Buu has been sealed, but Gotenks warns that the binding will not hold for long and decides to inflict as much damage as possible right now.

Gotenks recruits Piccolo for the finishing move, instructing him to shout a specific call-and-response cue. Piccolo reluctantly cooperates. On Gotenks' signal, Piccolo tosses the Buu sphere upward, and Gotenks spikes it downward with everything he has, sending the trapped monster hurtling toward the surface of the Earth. Piccolo realizes his contribution was minimal. Gotenks flies after the impact site and finds a colossal crater, as though a meteorite struck the ground. He laughs, admiring his own handiwork from above.

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