<strong>Thescreescore – </strong>In the sprawling, often chaotic tapestry of the Dragon Ball multiverse, continuity is frequently treated more like a suggestion than a rule. We have seen entire cinematic histories rewritten—most notably with the transition from the original Broly films to the more cohesive Dragon Ball Super: Broly—but the latest developments in the Dragon Ball Super: Beerus anime may have just erased a foundational piece of Saiyan mythology.
For decades, fans have clung to the legend of Yamoshi, the primordial warrior credited by the late Akira Toriyama as the original Super Saiyan. While not a central figure in the manga, Toriyama confirmed in a 2017 Saikyo Jump interview that Yamoshi was the catalyst for the Super Saiyan God legend, a warrior who led a rebellion long before the era of Planet Vegeta. In the original Dragon Ball Super run, a brief, golden-hued silhouette appeared during Beerus’s premonitions, a visual cue that most eagle-eyed viewers interpreted as a nod to this ancient legend.
However, the new Dragon Ball Super: Beerus re-cut appears to be performing a surgical strike on this piece of lore. In a striking departure from the original episode 9, the visions of the God of Destruction have been altered. Instead of the ambiguous, golden figure that hinted at Yamoshi’s existence, the new animation presents a silhouette bathed in the distinct, intense red aura associated specifically with Goku’s Super Saiyan God form.
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By replacing the mythical Yamoshi with a direct vision of Goku, the production team has effectively streamlined the narrative, but at a significant cost to the series’ depth. This change essentially retcons the only visual breadcrumb the anime had provided for the legendary first Super Saiyan. While some defenders might argue that Whis has previously noted Beerus’s premonitions can be unreliable, the shift feels less like a character flaw and more like a deliberate choice to prioritize clarity over mystery.
As it stands, Yamoshi remains a titan of Dragon Ball history through Toriyama’s established canon, but his presence in the animated medium is fading. For a franchise built on the weight of ancient legends and divine lineages, losing the visual link to the first Super Saiyan feels like a missed opportunity to ground Goku’s godhood in the deep, storied past of the Saiyan race. Whether this is a permanent erasure or a stylistic hiccup remains to be seen, but for the lore purists, the golden light of Yamoshi is looking dimmer than ever.
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