God Bind

God Bind works by channeling divine Saiyan energy through the hands and projecting it as a circular flow around the target. The energy field locks the opponent in place, preventing them from moving or attacking. It requires godly ki to perform, which is why Goku only uses it in his Super Saiyan God and Perfected Ultra Instinct forms.

The technique has a critical weakness: if the target possesses greater power than the user, they can overwhelm the binding energy and reverse it, trapping the original caster instead. This makes God Bind a calculated gamble. It works brilliantly against opponents at or below Goku's level, but against a superior foe, it can backfire spectacularly.

The technique's most memorable use comes in Dragon Ball Super: Broly. After transforming into Super Saiyan God, Goku attempts to use God Bind to restrain Wrathful Broly. His intention isn't to hurt Broly but to talk him down, telling him that Earth is a place of peace and that Broly doesn't have to keep fighting just because others tell him to. It's a genuinely compassionate moment from Goku.

Unfortunately, Broly is far beyond the point of listening. He overpowers the God Bind with sheer force, reversing the energy flow and trapping Goku in his own Aura Trap technique instead. The scene demonstrates both the technique's potential and its limitations in a single exchange.

Against Moro

In the manga, Perfected Ultra Instinct Goku uses God Bind as part of his Polished Instinct combination against Transformed Moro, showing that the technique scales with Goku's form. At the Ultra Instinct level, the binding force is significantly stronger.

The technique may be a deliberate reference to the "Body-Fixing Method" used by Sun Wukong in Journey to the West, the classic Chinese novel that heavily inspired Dragon Ball. In the original tale, Sun Wukong could freeze opponents in place by pointing at them and saying "Freeze!" Given that Goku is directly based on Sun Wukong, the parallel feels intentional.

In video games, God Bind appears in Dokkan Battle as Super Saiyan God Goku's Super Attack (followed by the Gravity Bash), in Dragon Ball Legends as a Special Arts Card, and in Xenoverse 2 as part of Goku's SSG moveset.