Summary
TheDragon Ballfranchise has been quite successful in elevating itself to the status of an all-time commercially and critically successful anime franchise which is a feat immensely difficult to achieve. TheDragon Ballfranchise is not just limited to manga and anime series but to other industries like merchandise, video games likeDragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichiseries, etc., and plenty of other things as well.
The franchise is only growing with time as new installments likeDragon Ball Super(DBS)and new canon movies likeDBS: Super Herois carrying forward the legacy of the originalDragon Ballseries and the fans are enjoying every bit of it. What has kept the charm of the originalDragon Ballseries in its newer installments are its elements like amazing storytelling, breathtaking fights, and the introduction of new powerful unique characters. One such new and powerful character is a Saiyan warrior named Cumber. Let’s explore how strong Cumber is.
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Who Is Cumber?
Although Cumber is only a recent addition to the roster of theDragon Ballfranchise, he has been in existence since the ancient period as far as the storyline goes. He debuted for the first time in the video gameSuper Dragon Ball Heroesand was on-screen in the anime adaptation of this game with the same title. He was taken away from his original timeline and brought to the Core Area of the Prison Planet which is a set of seven planets restrained together and used as a prison by a powerful character called Fu.
The latter did so to study and use the evil aura of the former.
However, in the arcade game, Cumber appeared first when Fu made a wish with theDragon Balls. Cumber seems to havebad blood with the originalSuper Saiyan God as the former got angry and agitated after coming across Goku in his Super Saiyan God transformation. Cumber has all the elements of a Saiyan race warrior like lust for challenging fights and competition, savagery, and extremely violent nature. It does not matter to him whether he is going to win or lose, the only thing that matters to him is a good and challenging fight.
How Strong Is Cumber?
Cumber is atall guy with an intimidating appearancewith a heavy muscular build with long spiky black hair that can send shivers down the spines of his adversaries. It seems like his body secretes an evil aura making Cumber even more scary. It would not be an exaggeration to call him overpowered as he is one of the most powerful in Universe 7 and the entire multiverse in theDragon Ballworld. A small example of his destructive power is the fact that even while wearing the restraining jacket which was limiting his power, he was able to release enormous amounts of ki and destroyed the prison that he was put in by Fu. He is a real deal and a menace as Vegeta and Goku transformed straightinto their Super Saiyan Blueand Super Saiyan God forms just after sensing Cumber.
He took down a powerful foe like Cooler who was in his Final Form like it was child’s play. Goku and Vegeta struggled against Cumber too even though they were able to knock down the latter but were unable to deliver him any damage.Goku had to go Ultra Instinct(UI) to take down Cumber who was in his Super Saiyan 3 transformation, however, the latter gets saved by the other Core Area warriors otherwise he would have been defeated by UI Goku. Cumber’s abilities include Flight, attacks like Ki Blasts, Désastre Eraser (a powerful energy wave made from Cumber’s dark ki), Evil Aura (it corrupts the minds of his fellow Saiyans), Désastre Compress, Power Ball, Mouth Energy Wave (Powerful Black and Red Mouth Energy Wave that he produces in his Golden Great Ape form), etc.
Cumber’s Future In Dragon Ball
While Cumber is a great character with a decent background (that could be cultivated better) and he can spice things upfor theDragon Ball fansafter his inclusion inDBS(if that ever happens), there remains a big problem which is the fact that Cumber is not canon. SinceSuper Dragon Ball Heroesanime is based on a video game of the same name and does not follow the story of theDBSmanga which is currently the ongoing manga and anime series in theDragon Ballfranchise, it is not canon. And that means the fans would not be able to see him either in theDBSmanga or its anime adaptation unless Akira Toriyama decides to make him canon and introduces him in a future chapter ofDBS.
It could be significant and beneficial for Toriyama and the makers of theDBSseries because Cumberchecks out all the boxesof proving to be one of the best villains of theDragon Ballfranchise but only with an interesting storyline worthy of utilizing his character in the best possible way. However, Cumber becoming canon is still a long shot and everything depends on Akira Toriyama and if he ever wants to make Cumber canon or not.
