Shining Friday

Shining Friday is Raditz's finishing technique and the more lethal cousin of his Saturday Crush. The user raises one hand and charges crackling purple and orange electricity, compressing it into a large purplish-pink energy sphere. Unlike the Saturday Crush, which is thrown at range, Shining Friday is designed for close-range application, slamming the sphere directly into the target for maximum destructive impact.

Raditz first uses Shining Friday to destroy the pickup truck belonging to the farmer he murdered shortly after landing on Earth. Young Gohan had tried to hide underneath the vehicle, and Raditz blasts it to nothing. Later, after Gohan's rage-fueled headbutt cracks Raditz's armor and staggers the Saiyan invader, Raditz prepares to kill the unconscious child with a charged Shining Friday.

This is the moment that defines the opening of Dragon Ball Z. With Raditz about to execute his nephew, Goku grabs his brother from behind in a full nelson, locking him in place. Piccolo fires the Special Beam Cannon through both of them. Goku dies. Raditz dies. And Dragon Ball Z begins with a sacrifice born from a father refusing to let his son be killed by a point-blank Shining Friday.

In Burst Limit, Shining Friday appears as one of Raditz's Super Attacks. In Battle of Z, it goes by the much less interesting name "Die!" and is recolored blue. The Xenoverse series keeps the original name and adds it to the skill pools of Bardock, Nappa, and Turles through Partner Customization. In both Xenoverse games, Shining Friday has the useful property of canceling standard ki blasts, giving it tactical value beyond raw damage.