History Manga / DragonBallSuper

** In the manga, Gowasu is even ''more'' of a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter toward Zamasu than he is in the anime. While Gowasu in the anime is aware of Zamasu's issues and tries to help him, manga Gowasu is completely unaware that Zamasu hates mortals until he slices the Barbarian in half, and just harshly tells him to know his place and act like a god without actually trying to quell his issues with mortals. Also, while in the anime, Gowasu chose Zamasu as his successor in part because of [[PureIsNotGood his pure heart and strong sense of justice]], in the manga, it's heavily implied that Gowasu chose Zamasu as his successor based purely on [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority his battle power]], which Whis himself states was a stupid move.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Zamasu's promotion is actually criticized as this by Whis. As he puts it, Gowasu should have chosen his successor based on their compassion and not just based on their fighting strength.

* {{Deconstruction}}: From the Future Trunks Saga, it shows why choosing a successor based on AsskickingEqualsAuthority isn't always a good idea. As Whis puts it, Gowasu should have chosen his successor based on their compassion and not just based on their fighting strength. In the case of the anime, Zamasu demonstrates why having a pure heart and a strong sense of justice are ''[[PureIsNotGood not]]'' good things to have if you're so set in your belief that you can't even [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity consider the possibility of being wrong]].

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: While Gowasu in the anime is aware of Zamasu's issues and tries to help him, manga Gowasu is completely unaware that Zamasu hates mortals until he sliced the Babarian in half. In fact, it's implied that Gowasu chose Zamasu as his successor based purely on [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority his battle power]]. Later, he confronts Zamasu himself [[spoiler: who became Goku Black]] with no backup and tries to convince him to repent for his crimes. This ends with him [[spoiler: being impaled by Black who [[TheFarmerAndTheViper pretended to take his offer]]]].

The manga version of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' is serialized monthly in ''V-Jump'', with its story by Creator/AkiraToriyama and illustrations by Creator/{{Toyotaro}} (who previously created the ''VideoGame/DragonballHeroes'' spin-off manga ''Victory Mission''). As ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' was adapted in ''V-Jump'' just prior to the start of ''Super'', the manga begins with the ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle of Gods]]'' arc before skipping into the Universe Six arc.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the anime, when Zamasu mutates into Infinite Zamasu as a result of his immortality, he has become an AlmightyIdiot and isn't capable of speech aside from mad laughter or fear when he is about to get erased by Zen'o. In the manga however, he still retains his sanity and is still capable of speech even when he mutates into his Infinite form [[note]]Which in this version, is basically him duplicating himself into multiple Fused Zamasus[[/note]], even point blank declares to Goku that he could TimeTravel to the past when they tried to ran away and upon seeing Zen'o, [[HorrifyingTheHorror he showed complete fear and ran away]] as he and his armies are about to be erased from existence.

* CosmicHorrorReveal: As a whole, ''Dragon Ball Super'' turns ''the entire franchise'' into this, following the revelation of the existence of gods. The very first one, Beerus, is a foe of such magnitude that the heroes are only able to amuse him and make him change his mind. Then it's revealed that there are much stronger gods than Beerus, until the all-powerful [[TopGod Zen'o]] himself, whose presence sends other gods quaking in fear and his whims are laws. If he wants something, you better give him that lest he obliterates your universe in a tantrum.

** Goku Black comes off as this since he brags about how he [[spoiler: murdered the gods while fighting Vegeta and how his word is now law. Goku points out that Black technically cheated since he didn't fight the Gods of Destruction and just killed the weaker Supreme Kais since their lives are linked. Black shoots back that the method doesn't matter]]. While Black in the anime did the same thing, he comes off less cowardly and more pragmatic since no one calls him out for 'cheating' and he didn't use the [[spoiler: death of the gods]] as a BadassBoast. Also in the manga, Black [[spoiler: chose Future Trunks' timeline because Beerus died thanks to Future Dabra killing all the Supreme Kais and Goku and the others are long dead, leaving no one powerful enough to stop him]]. Which makes Black look like a bully since he torments Trunks to get stronger, after he purposely avoided anyone who could challenge him. Black having a VillainousBreakdown as Vegeta beats him up highlights this trait. Also, when Gowasu and the U7's Supreme Kai saves Future Trunks and Mai, he becomes scared that they may tell Zen'o what happened, so [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] and he are ready to flee into another timeline. In the anime, Black never mentions Zen'o, although it's unclear if he simply didn't [[FearlessFool fear]] Zen'o or he did't think he would interfere.
** Merged Zamasu also fits this trope as when [[spoiler:Goku almost kills him with an incomplete version of Beerus' Destruction technique, he proceeds to portal out and grab Future Mai as a human shield, distracting Goku enough for Zamasu to take him out of the fight. He's also pretty cocky and smug when he corners the heroes in his infinite form, but when Goku summons Zen'o, he and the rest of his clones pretty much shit themselves on the spot and spend their last moments running for their lives in terror]].

* PetTheDog: Despite being an angel that normally doesn't care about their God of Destruction, Kampari spared Ea and Mosco from Zen'o's wrath by falsely translating that Mosco is excited that the Tournament of Power is happening soon (In actuality, Mosco is outraged at the short time frame it takes to gather enough fighters for the tournament, something that Ea thoughtlessly repeat).

* TactfulTranslation: When Mosco complains about the short time frame to collect fighters for the Tournament of Power, Ea thoughtlessly repeats the complaint and earns the ire of the Grand Priest and the Zen'os. Kampari is quick to put a more positive spin on it by claiming that Mosco is excited that the tournament is happening soon, telling Ea that there are times when lying is better.

* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu]] has a time limit of one hour, [[spoiler: just like Vegito]], since he isn't a true Supreme Kai.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Champa and Vados appears in the ''Super'' manga [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros months before they debut in the anime]].

** Zigzagged. Future Trunks, who in the ''Super'' manga is more powerful than his anime counterpart. In the anime, Future Trunks is about as powerful as Super Saiyan 2 Goku and Vegeta in the Buu Saga if we used his fight against [[spoiler:Future Dabra]]. Manga Trunks has a [[spoiler:mutated Super Saiyan 2 form that is almost on par with Super Saiyan 3 Goku]]. Instead of using Super Saiyan 3 to knock Trunks out, Goku uses Super Saiyan God. Also, [[spoiler:he trained with the Supreme Kai and pulled the Z-Sword. Even better, he fights Dabra with it, before he [[SuperSpit spits]] on it and shatters it, killing Old Kai]]. On the other hand, in the anime [[spoiler: Trunks gets a transformation that puts him close enough to Super Saiyan Blue/Rose that he can use his pragmatism to knock out Goku Black, a feat he never comes close to in the Manga.]]
** [[spoiler:Future Dabra]] in the ''Super'' manga is far more impressive than his anime counterpart. [[spoiler:Not only did he kill Kibito and the Supreme Kai of the future, but he broke the Z-Sword by spiting on it, turning it to stone, and then shattering, killing Old Kai who was still trapped, which indirectly killed Beerus since his life is linked with the Supreme Kais. Future Trunks only won because the Supreme Kai used the last of his strength to hold Dabra down so Trunks could kill him]].
** Zigzagged: While he's weaker than [[spoiler:Goku Black]] in both mediums, the manga gives [[spoiler:Future Zamasu]] all of Kibito-Kai's abilities like telekinesis, the [[HealingHands ability to heal others]], and the ability to paralyze the movements of others. He used these to easily freeze [[spoiler: Goku during their fight]]. At the same time, the manga portrays him as a weaker fighter compared to the anime version, being taken down by Goku and resorting to his [[spoiler: immortality almost immediately]] whereas in the anime he can still fight and inconvenience Goku in an 1-on-1 fight for a while, and even hold down Goku and Future Trunks simultaneously. In fact, according to Goku, he's way weaker than even Super Saiyan 2 Trunks and he gets overwhelmed by Super Saiyan God Goku after he used the [[spoiler: Evil Containment Wave]].
** From what little we hear from Future Trunks, the anime version of the Supreme Kai isn't that different from his present counterpart. He's more successful stopping Buu thanks to Trunks not fooling around like his [[ArrogantKungFuGuy father]] and [[IdiotHero Goku]]. In the manga of ''Super'', he fought with Trunks against Dabra and [[spoiler:he made Trunks into a Supreme Kai disciple, which allowed Trunks to gain healing powers (although he didn't know).]]

** In the Future Trunks Saga, [[spoiler: Goku Black]] never comes to the past. Instead, Zamasu learns about Goku indirectly from U7's Supreme Kai, who was visiting U10, when asked about Majin Buu. He then become obsessed with Goku after watching Godtube videos of him. Beerus and Whis learn most of their information about Black from Future Trunks and suspects that he's connected to the gods since he [[spoiler: murdered all the Supreme Kais to kill the Gods of Destruction, something that only high-leveled gods know]]. The entire mystery of Black's identity is condensed into one chapter via InfoDump and the characters makes two trips to the past instead of the three like the anime. Vegeta's beat down of Black is also a combination of Goku's first match with Black from Episode 50 and Vegeta's third rematch with Black from Episode 63.

** Chapter 16 tells what happens during Future Trunks' struggle to prevent Majin Buu's awakening. Trunks trains with the Z-Sword and takes out Pui Pui and Yakon off-screen. [[spoiler: Kibitio dies, making Trunks ascend to Super Saiyan 2, the Z-Sword is destroyed by Dabra, killing Old Kai, the Supreme Kai is fatally injured and eventually dies of his injures, but not before he holds down Dabra, giving Trunks the killing shot. Since all the Supreme Kais are dead, Beerus also dies. Goku Black is also watching all of this from the distance]].

** From what little Future Trunks tells us in the anime, the Supreme Kai's role is the same as his present counterpart, coming to Earth to warn about Majin Buu's revival. This is not the case with Future Supreme Kai in the manga, [[spoiler:who made Trunks into a Supreme Kai disciple, which allowed him to gain healing powers]].

** Unlike the [[Anime/DragonBallSuper anime]], Goku Black is more likely to grab the IdiotBall such as not killing Future Trunks after he's weakened from fighting Future Dabura and actually spares Trunks' life again because he wants to keep fighting him, while anime Black is far more [[CombatPragmatist pragmatic]] and [[NoNonsenseNemesis no-nonsense]] since he tries to kill Trunks every chance he gets and even traps him in the past by [[spoiler: destroying the Time Machine]]. However, the sparing Trunks is justified: [[spoiler:much like Captain Ginyu, this version of Black couldn't access anywhere close to all of Goku's power at first, requiring him to use the Saiyan race's innate CameBackStrong abilities to tap into it by having Trunks injure him and being healed by Future Zamasu in turn.]]

** [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] is also a minor example. While [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] in the anime is very supportive of [[spoiler: Goku Black taking Goku's body]] and even wished he would gain immortality to make himself truly invincible, manga [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] appears to look down on [[spoiler: Goku Black for abandoning his godly body for power]]. In fact, he seems to only support [[spoiler: Goku Black]] because his [[spoiler: immortality]] alone can't kill all the mortals in the multiverse. His fighting style also differs between the two mediums. Much like [[spoiler: Goku Black]], Zamasu has a very elegant fighting style and tend to do quick attacks. He also has a bad habit of dropping his guard because [[spoiler: he's an immortal]], allowing weaker fighters like Super Saiyan 2 Trunks to tag him and will purposely jump in front of attacks meant for [[spoiler: Goku Black]] to protect him. In the manga, he has all of Kibito-Kai's attacks like telekinesis and the ability to paralyze his opponent. He usually fights other opponents to keep them away from Black so he can fight one-on-one.

** Even Goku underwent this in the ''Super'' manga. The reason he can use Super Saiyan God at will now is because he never absorbed its power during the manga's adaption of ''Battle of Gods''. This also keeps Goku (and Vegeta) around the same level of power they were in the Buu Saga, because the manga skips over ''Resurrection 'F''' and the Base Goku vs. 4th Form Freeza fight. In Chapter 15, Whis indicates he's slightly weaker than Future Trunks while both are using Super Saiyan 2 and Trunks even outmatches Super Saiyan 3 Goku with his mutated Super Saiyan 2 form.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Future Trunks prevents Majin Buu's awakening, and kills Dabra and Babidi. However, Kibito and the Supreme Kai die in the battle, and the Z-Sword was petrified and broken by Dabra, killing Old Kai, which leads to Beerus' death since his life is directly linked with the Supreme Kais. To add further bitterness, Goku Black was watching everything, making sure that the Supreme Kai dies]].

** In the manga, [[spoiler: Goku Blacks]] falls for many of the same failings as Perfect Cell. He keeps Future Trunks alive for the sake of growing stronger and [[BloodKnight because he enjoys fighting]], while anime Black tries to kill Trunks [[CombatPragmatist whenever he gets the chance]], although he doesn't hunt Trunks as much as he should.
** [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu's]] manga counterpart is even worse than his anime self. Much like in the anime, he could have easily killed Goku, Vegeta, and Future Trunks upon [[spoiler: fusing]], but chooses to toy with them. ''Unlike'' his anime counterpart, he ''still'' screws around with them even after [[spoiler: Vegito Blue]] smashed him into the ground. What makes this even worse is that he knows that he has a [[spoiler: one hour time limit since he isn't a full Supreme Kai]], yet he still wastes time.
* BookDumb: Goku gets exactly 50% of the qualification exam questions correct, the minimum needed to pass. Buu fails the test, but it's unclear if he even tried to answer the questions.

* CallBack: Future Trunks [[spoiler: pulls the Z-Sword and practiced with, much like Gohan during the Buu Saga. He even wears Kai clothing like Gohan during that time. Dabra kills Kibito the same way he did in the main timeline. The Future Supreme Kai also binds Dabra, allowing Trunks to kill him, similar to what the Supreme Kai did to Super Saiyan 2 Gohan so Babidi's men could drain his energy]].
* ChallengeSeeker: Goku Black is closer to Cell and Super Buu in this regard. He only likes fighting people he knows he can beat. Once he's overpowered, he starts to [[VillainousBreakdown whine]].

** Also, on the day Future Trunks comes to the present, the Supreme Kai of Universe 7 happens to be visiting Universe 10. Zamasu congratulates the Supreme Kai and Kibito for defeating Majin Buu, saying how much he admires them (keep in mind, Kid Buu died over five years ago at this point). The Supreme Kai corrects him, saying it was actually a bunch of mortals who killed Buu. This disturbs Zamasu since he never thought mortals could surpass gods.

* CurbstompBattle:
** [[spoiler:Merged Zamasu is utterly stomped by Vegito Blue. The only reason why he isn't killed is because of his immorality]].
** Vegeta vs Beerus round 2. Initially Beerus effortlessly tosses Vegeta around like a ragdoll. Then Vegeta gets mad and brings out his trump card SSB-Complete. He puts Beerus on the defensive and finally gets a hit in on him...it does nothing but, anger Beerus who instantly defeats Vegeta in a single attack. It's very clear Beerus was massively holding back against SSG Goku now that we see him effortlessly defeat SSB Vegeta.

* [[{{Invoked}} Fridge Logic]]: In the manga, [[spoiler: Goku Black takes Goku's body without ever even meeting him]]. He just saw his battle on Godtube and knew about him killing Buu from U7's Supreme Kai. Vegeta rightfully asked [[spoiler: why didn't Zamasu take his body or Monaka since he's the one who actually won the tournament]]. Goku surmised that [[spoiler: Zamasu didn't like Monaka's nipples]]. Accoring to the volume additional art: He did take Monaka's body, and quickly noticed how much of a weakling he is.
* GeckoEnding: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], the manga continued even past the ending of the anime it was made concurrently with.
* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler: Goku Black]] and [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] were forced to [[spoiler: fuse into Merged Zamasu using the Potara]] since Goku and Vegeta were beating them.

** In the ''Super'' manga, [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] has the ability to heal just like Kibito-Kai.
** Also from the manga, since Future Trunks was trained as a Supreme Kai's attendance he gains the ability to heal people with his hands. He didn't know he had this ability until U7's Supreme Kai mentioned how he couldn't heal anymore since he went from being an attendance to a full-fledge Supreme Kai after his masters were killed by Buu. He uses his ability to heal Goku so he can fight [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu]].
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:Future Dabra kills Kibito, the Supreme Kai, and indirectly kills Old Kai by shattering the Z-Sword, which then indirectly kills Beerus since all the Supreme Kais in U7 are dead, making him one of the most successful villains in the series]].

* HourOfPower: Unlike the anime where the fusion is permanent, the fusion of [[spoiler: Black and Future Zamasu]] in the manga [[spoiler: will only last one hour since neither of them are Supreme Kais]]. They stole the position when they [[spoiler: murdered Gowasu]]. Curiously, their fusion still lasts longer than [[spoiler:Vegito's]] despite having maintained it longer at the same power level, but that may have something to do with [[spoiler:Goku Black being in Super Saiyan form already and Zamasu having no such transformation]].

** [[spoiler: Goku Black]] looks down on mortals and thinks they all deserve to be destroyed, yet he [[spoiler: steals Goku's body in order to attain a perfect form]].Even more, in the manga, he let mortals like Future Dabra and Babidi kill U7's Supreme Kai. Then, after Future Trunks flees the timeline and with all the gods in his time dead, [[BloodKnight he becomes bored without anyone to oppose him]] — just like how he and Zamasu believe mortals can't go on without war and destruction]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: It's actually pointed out by Zamasu that Majin Buu should have been handled by Beerus, but he was [[TheGodsMustBeLazy asleep]].
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: [[spoiler: Goku Black]] did this when he [[spoiler: stabs Gowasu]] after seemingly [[TheFarmerAndTheViper accepts his offer to repent for his crimes]]. He then rubs it in the [[spoiler: dying Gowasu's face that he has already killed him two times before]].
* KneelBeforeZod: [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu]] tries to get Goku and Vegeta to kneel before him as a god and beg for their lives. Both of them basically tell [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu]] to screw himself.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: while Merged Zamasu's immortality is left intact, his fusion will only last an hour since he isn't a true Supreme Kai. He usurped the position when he killed Gowasu, something Vegito rubs his face in]].

* MaskOfSanity: Not so much in the anime where Zamasu is more naive and conflicted before he starts going off the deep end. His manga counterpart, however, is clearly unhinged given his SlasherSmile when he sliced the Babarian in half and his shocked expression that Gowasu didn't approved. When his plans are revealed he gives a crazy smile before [[spoiler: attacking ''Beerus'']]. Beerus even comments that Zamasu finally shows his true colors.

** Vegeta reveals that Goku found a way to hold in the aura of Super Saiyan Blue so he can fight at his max power for a longer period of time without the power drain the form is known for. This mastery of Super Saiyan Blue allows Goku to fight [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu]] on almost equal terms. This revelation comes out of nowhere with no foreshadowing and Vegeta only learns about it because he [[spoiler: fused with Goku earlier to form Vegito]].
** In Chapter 25 of the manga, Goku reveals that he knows Beerus' [[spoiler: Destroy technique]]. This comes out of nowhere since Goku has never even seen the technique in the manga, at least on screen.
** Future Trunks in the manga gets this since he has a mutated form of Super Saiyan 2 that makes him even with Super Saiyan 3 Goku [[note]]In the manga, Goku didn't absorb godhood. Instead, Super Saiyan God is its own form.[[/note]]. How Trunks got this mutated version Super Saiyan 2 when all the other fighting geniuses didn't has no explanation other than he trained for it, somehow. The closest one can reason is that Trunks' Super Saiyan 2 is based off of Vegeta's rage Super Saiyan 2 form that he got after Beerus slapped Bulma. Even then, that was just a brief power-up and an explosion of rage. He also knows the Solar Flare, something he claimed that he learned from Gohan before he died. Except, we never see Gohan, future or present, ever used the Solar Flare. In fact, Gohan has never witnessed it in use since when Krillin performed it against Dodoria in the Namek Saga, Gohan's back was turned because he was flying away. Later, Trunks conveniently discovers that he can [[HealingHands heal people with his hands]] since he trained as a Supreme Kai's attendance when he was preparing to stop Babidi from awakening Majin Buu.
* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: When [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] suggests wishing for immortality on the Super Dragon Balls, [[spoiler: Goku Black]] dismisses the idea since he won't have anymore challenges and stop growing. He also needs to become stronger for the 'Zero Mortals Plan'. In the ''Super'' manga, he's closer to Cell and Super Buu in this regard. He only likes fighting people who can give him a reasonable challenge, but not actually beat him like Future Trunks. The moment he goes against a superior opponent, he has a [[VillainousBreakdown breakdown]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Merged Zamasu]] beats the living shit out of Vegeta once he has him down the ground. Before that, he was plummeting Goku and Vegeta by using his [[RealityWarper warp punches]].

* SquishyWizard: PlayedWith. While the manga version of [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] has all of Kibito-Kai's abilities, his overall power is decreased from his anime counterpart. While the anime version of [[spoiler: Future Zamasu]] can trade blows with Super Saiyan Blue Goku, the manga version gets beating up by Super Saiyan God Goku and Goku states that his power is even less than Super Saiyan 2 Trunks. If he wasn't an [[spoiler: immortal]], Trunks by himself would have killed him and even then he's utterly helpless before someone like Goku to the point that Goku lampshades that he can't kill all the mortals since he lacks physical strength.

* SuperpowerLottery: Future Zamasu has all of Kibito-Kai's abilities such as telekinesis, the [[HealingHands ability to heal others]], and the ability to paralyze others' movements.
* SuperSpit: Anything Future Dabra spits on turns to stone. He uses this to [[spoiler:break the Z-Sword, killing Old Kai]].

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Future Dabra [[spoiler:kills all the Supreme Kais during his battle with Future Trunks to revive Majin Buu, which also kills Beerus since the Gods of Creation and the Gods of Destruction are linked. Goku Black was watching the battle and invades the timeline since Beerus was dead. This eventually leads to the destruction of the entire timeline, including Dabra's own Demon Realm]].

The manga version of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' is serialized monthly in ''V-Jump'', with its story by Creator/AkiraToriyama and illustrations by Creator/{{Toyotaro}} (who previously created the ''VideoGame/DragonballHeroes'' spin-off manga ''Victory Mission''). As ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' was adapted in ''V-Jump'' just prior to the start of ''Super'', the manga begins with the ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle of Gods]]'' arc before skiping into the Universe Six arc.

The manga version of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' is serialized monthly in ''V-Jump'', with its story by Creator/AkiraToriyama and illustrations by Creator/{{Toyotaro}} (who previously created the ''VideoGame/DragonballHeroes'' spin-off manga ''Victory Mission''). As ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' was adapted in ''V-Jump'' just prior to the start of ''Super'', the manga begins with the ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle of Gods]]'' arc before skiping into the "Champa" arc.