Weekly ☆ Character Showcase #200: Gogeta (Super Saiyan 4) from Dragon Ball GT!

The Weekly ☆ Character Showcase is an article series where we introduce one character from the Dragon Ball universe each week. This week, the milestone 200th article goes to the formidable Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta.

Story
The result of the Fusion between Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Vegeta performed to defeat Yi-Shinron, Gogeta is the ultimate Fusion warrior with power far surpassing the two individually.

A bewildered Yi-Shinron shouts, “Where are the other two?” in response to Gogeta suddenly appearing in Goku and Vegeta’s place, with Gogeta responding, “The Saiyans? They’re here. I am they; we are one. Unfortunately for you, Omega!” before sending the dragon flying with just a flash of his eyes.

While neither Goku nor Vegeta could hold a candle to Yi-Shinron even at Super Saiyan 4, Gogeta immediately has him at his mercy with three punches too fast to be seen, along with other flashy attacks.

Despite taking an endless volley of Yi-Shinron’s energy blasts head on, Gogeta barely flinches and even says with an amused look, “Actually, your little treatment took care of a crick in my neck that’s been bothering me.”

Further taunting him with their differences in power, Gogeta claims that he won’t destroy Yi-Shinron so long as he promises to never hurt anyone ever again.
An enraged Yi-Shinron then fires a massive Power Ball of condensed Negative Energy. But in kicking the ball away from the Earth, Gogeta adds a helping of his own Positive Energy. The ball explodes, dispelling the dark miasma cloaking the world.

Gogeta seeks to put an end to Yi-Shinron with a blast from a Big Bang Kamehameha, but the dragon shockingly manages to survive. Unfortunately, upon charging up to unleash the attack a second time, Gogeta’s Fusion dissolves and Goku and Vegeta revert to their separate selves.

First Appearance
“Dragon Ball GT” Episode 60

Techniques
Big Bang Kamehameha
The marriage of Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack and Goku’s Kamehameha, creating the ultimate special move.

Clones
Gogeta splits into five apparitions and makes to fire five separate Kamehamehas at once…but he chooses to tease Yi-Shinron by firing off five party poppers instead.

Trivia
The time Goku and Vegeta can spend as Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta is exceedingly short!

While Fusions usually last for 30 minutes, Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta’s Fusion came undone in only 10. It would seem that due to the gargantuan amount of power used in the Fusion of a Super Saiyan 4 pair, it can’t be maintained for very long.