The Dragon Ball franchise has never been known for their highly intelligent stories, but there is a certain charm about the narrative of the series. Most fans tune in for the well-choreographed fight scenes, yet the story at times does often provide some good pathos and nice character development. Nonetheless, Akira Toriyama, the author of the original Dragon Ball manga, is known for essentially winging it. Meaning, he was pretty much making up ✃the story as he went along. He didn’t have a grand plan going on, nor did he truly know what direction he would take with any particular story. He wrote by the seat of his pants, giving us something that has truly 🍎endured for over the decades.

When Toei Animation decided to continue the Dragon Ball story with Dragon Ball Super, it almost felt like they followed Toriyama’s method of writing. There’s a sense the show was making up plot points as the ser🐲ies continued, oftentimes foreshadowing things that never transp♕ired. When the show suddenly announced the series was ending with episode 131, it startled fans all over. It was unexpected because it still felt like the show had a lot more stories to tell, with certain mysteries and plot holes yet to be resolved.

This is not to say that Super was a bad show. While the story is definitely more uneven and arcs certainly dragged longer than they needed to be, the show had a special kind of momentum and magic that made the show entertaining. It is just unfortunate the show ended before it could fully take advantage of its new setting and resolve some of the mysteries that the show left hanging. The show is plagued with many mistakes; however, these 20 Unresolved Mysteries and Plot Holes from Dragon Ball Super may honestly be the biggest in the show.

21 Who Is Tꦇhe Villain That Destroyed Jiren🐬’s Village?

Jiren is the final opponent in Dragon Ball Super. He is a warrior from Universe 11, whose power succeeds that of the Gods of Destruction. As shown in🤡 his backstory, when Jiren was young his village was destroyed by a villain. He then trained with the man who saved him, and later he and his friends try to stop the villain for good. However, the villain was too strong and it annihilated most of Jiren’s friends and his teacher. From that point on, Jiren only believed in absolute strength rather than relying on others. The show never reveals who the villain was, or what the villain’s motivation was.

20 What Type Of Warriors Are On Universes 1, 5, 8, & 12? 🐼

Universes 1, 5, 8, and 12 were spared from parta🎉king in the Tournament of Power because their Universes had the highest mortal levels. Mortal levels are a measurement that the God Zeno uses to determine the “quality” of mortals in any universe. Because Universes 1, 5, 8, and 12 did not partake in the Tournament, fans never got to witness how powerful their fighters are. Jiren, who was the strongest warrior in the Tournament, had a power that was greater than the Gods of Destruction. If Jiren was that strong, and he didn’t come from the Universes with highest mortal levels, imagine how powerful the warriors are in Universes 1, 5, 8, and 12.

19 🅘 Why Does Universe 7 Have Very Few Habitated Planets?

It is established at the beginning of the Tournament of Power arc that Universe 7, the home universe of Goku and the others, has the second lowest Mortal🐓 level out of all the Universes. This seems odd considering that Universe 7 has some of the strongest warriors in all of the multiverse. Apparently, the reason why Universe 7 has a low Mortal level is that they only have twenty-eight planets with advanced civilizations. This is a weird development that Universe 7 has so very few planets with intelligent species, and is never really properly explained why it is so low. It is possible that Frieza and Beerus have destroyed too many planets with civilizations, but that’s only a theory.

18 ❀What Happens To Future Trunks?

The ending to the Future Trunks arc is… confusing. So in the alternate future that Trunks comes from, Zeno of that timeline decides to erase everything in order to destroy Zamasu. Goku, Trunks, and the others are able to escape and bring present Zeno to future Zeno. The two Zenos bond and return to the present together. Beerus has destroyed the Zamasu in the present timeline, and Whis used his time rewind ability to fix Trunks' timeline. However, in Trunks' fixed timeline, there is already another version of Future Trunks. Trunks still returns to his fixed future, even knowing there is another version of himself in that same timeline. We never know what happens to him, unless the Dragon Ball Heroes anime is canon.

17 𓄧 How ꦓDid Goku Survive The Spirit Bomb?

In the midway point of the Tournament of Power, Goku challenges J💛iren, the most powerful warrior from Universe 11. All of Goku’s attacks prove ineffective against Jiren, who refuses to even budge. Goku then decides to throw him his Spirit Bomb, yet Jiren was still able to push it back towards Goku. Goku seemingly perishes when the Spirit Bomb hits him, however, he emerges from the crater in a new form: Ultra Instinct. It is never really explained how Goku survived the Spirit Bomb, or how being in contact w൩ith the Spirit Bomb led to him unlocking Ultra Instinct. It sort of just happens.

16 Planet Sadala 🌱

One of the most unrealized plot points of Dragon Ball Super is the further exploration of the Planet Sadala. Sadala is the home planet of the Saiyans from Universe 6. Saiyan character Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale originate from Sadala. Viewers were able to see the planet in a few episodes leading into the Tournament of Power, though nothing was elaborated other than Caulifla being in charge of punk ⛎Saiyans and having an older brother. Vegeta has expressed wanting to visit the planet, implying that the show was going to explore Sadala in greater detail. Sadly that never came to be, at least not yet.

15 What Are Frieza’s True Motivations Anꦺd Allegiance?

With everything that was leading into the Tournament of Power, Frieza’s role in the tournament was the biggest question mark. He was essentially the wild card in Team Universe 7. He was clearly still bad but chose to play nicely with the other warriors of Universe 7. He forme♏d a pact with Frost from Universe 6, only to betray him and eliminate 🐻him from the tournament. He was a deciding competent in defeating Jiren at the end of the Tournament, helping Goku push Jiren out of the arena. Frieza got his wish at the end and was fully revived by Whis for his efforts. He then quickly reforms his intergalactic army and begins his conquest anew. What he plans next is unknown.

14 Why Didn’t We See Andro💛id 17’s Family? 🤪

Android 17’s role in the original Dragon Ball Z was relatively minor. He was overall a secondary antagonist, with a fairly small role. His most major contribution to the show was his excellent fight scene with Piccolo. After that, he more or less disapp꧙eared. Super brought him back for the Tournament of Power, in which he had a huge role. Before the Tournament began, it was revealed that 17 got married and has children. We never see the kids, which is honestly kind of odd. Even when 17 shows Goku a picture of his family, the picture is faced away from the camera so we never see it. Why would they want to make 17’s family a my𝔍stery?

13 How Did Android 17 Become So Strong? 🍨꧒

Goku spars with 17 to see if he is strong enough to join the Tournament of Power with Team Universe 7. During the spar, Goku surmises that 17 has grown more powerful than Majin Buu. Majin Buu was the final villain of Dragon Ball Z and is considered to be one of the most powerful beings in the Universe. So how did 17 become that powerful꧑, when last time he couldn’t even defeat Piccolo? To be fair, it has been years since 17 disappeared from the show. It’s very likely that 17 has been training all this time to become more powerful. But if that was the case, then where was he when Majin Buu was attacking the Earth?

12 How Did Master Roshi Become So Strong? ൩

Master Roshi was the master of many important characters in the franchise, though specifically, he was Goku’s original master. While Roshi was able best Goku in the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, he failed to keep up with Tien in the 22nd Tournament, and gracefully forfeited. He recognizes that he can’t keep up with the current gener𝔉ations of fighters, and leaves it up to his students to pick up hi🌜s mantle…

That is, until Goku chose him tꦛo be part of the Tournament of Power and he ends up doing much better than some of the other major characters like Krillin and Tien. He even briefly fought against Jiren in the manga adaption of Super. How does that make sense?