Dragon Ball Multiverse Tournament Fights Tier List

Wow you are generous with Gast vs. Raichi. That fight was perhaps my most deflating experience on the site, beyond that impressive little list you put together.

It felt flat on both sides for me. Gast being seemingly exposed as being a gimmick magic fighter after the plot as you mentioned hyped him up as being a Vegito/Zen Buu tier opponent. Raichi, coming off my personal fav fight in the series with U13 Vegeta, just sends out only two ghosts after showing a diverse pool of ghosts with neither saying anything to each other despite the common theme of being last survivors of their people with differing philosophies. 

Just felt there was so much to build an all time classic there and what we got was well, the bare minimum. 

Yeah, probably put that one a bit too high thinking back now, but I knew I was gonna second guess some of the entries I put.

I won't make a full list cause, well, I lack the talent or time, but I'll say what to me makes a good fight is one that balances memorable chorography with good character moments.

My fav fight in the entire series, Vegeta (U13) vs. Raichi (U3) is the textbook example of what I like. The action has plenty of flashy blasts on Vegeta's side, along with a colorful and escalation series of new threats Raichi is able to produce. The characters of both shine here, Vegeta showing how utterly morally bankrupt he really is and highlight just how much better Raichi is here than in his canon material. It has the DBM trademark "twist" ending, but unlike others it used an established element to quickly flip Vegeta's moment of seemingly sure victory into a logical defeat. And the cherry on top of Raichi keeping Vegeta's ghost on reserve for some bonus karma in victory.

Another fight, that has a significantly less grandeur to it but excels in character, is Pan (U18) vs. Kakarot (U13). Pan is the underdog, who has no real chance against Kakarot. So much that Gohan had to threaten him to go easy on her, yet in spite of this Pan is able to use legitimately clever tactics to get surprise shots on Kakarot showing what she learned from Goku. This comes to a head with Pan getting SS, and even after surrendering the match to Kakarot displays how much she really has come since the first chapter and leaves with a major moral victory that actually feels like it meant something. Kakarot as well shines here, showing more of his crazed persona that makes him fun to read but also hints of that deep trauma that displays he is more than that.

For all my complaints and problems with DBM from character to story choices to pacing, it is refreshing to speak on something I enjoy for a change.

Updating the List again:

S-Tier:
- U18 Uub vs U11 Buu (R3)
- U17 Cell vs U3 Tapion (R3)

A-Tier:
- U3 Bardock vs U8 Cold (R2)
- U18 Vegeta vs U13 Kakarotto (R3)
- U7 Gast vs U3 Raichi (R3)
- U18 Uub vs U18 Goku (QF)
- U18 Gotenks vs U4 Buu (R3)
- U17 Cell vs U11 Dabura (R1)
- U18 Vegeta vs U12 Trunks (R2)

B-Tier:
- U18 Pan vs U13 Kakarotto (R2)
- U16 Vegetto vs U20 Broly (R1)
- U10 Nail vs U8 Recoome (R1)
- U13 Vegeta vs U3 Raichi (R2)
- U16 Bra vs U19 Eleim (R2)
- U9 Tien vs U4 Buu (R2)
- U8 Krillin vs U3 Tapion (R2)
- U18 Gotenks vs U16 Gotenks (R1)
- U16 Pan vs U6 Bojack (R1)
- U9 Videl vs U8 Cold (R1)
- U18 Uub vs U19 Tidar (R1)
- U12 Trunks vs U8 Cooler (R1)
- U12 #16 vs U19 Eleim (R1)
- U17 Cell vs U6 Bojack (R2)

C-Tier:
- U4 Buu vs U19 Xeniloum (R1)
- U9 Krillin vs U8 Sauza (R1)
- U18 Goku vs U8 Frieza (R3, mostly due to the illusion realm stuff Frieza did otherwise this be F too)
- U16 Bra vs U8 Cold (R3)
- U9 Tien vs U2 Sun Wukong (R1)
- U18 Gotenks vs U2 Nekomajin (R2)
- U7 Gast vs U17 Cell Jr (R1)
- U7 Gast vs U3 Piccolo Daimao (R2)
- U9 Yamcha vs U14 #18 (R1)
- U13 Raditz vs U3 Bardock (R1)
- U18 Pan vs U3 Bardock (R1, I mean, it's funny)
- U11 Buu vs U6 Bujin (R1, this one was kind of funny too, especially Buu's "You Suck" line, story of Bujin's life up till his death)

D-Tier:
- U18 Vegeta vs Cell (QF)
- U3 Piccolo Daimao vs U2 Beezlebub (R1)
- U18 Vegeta vs U10 Vegeta (R1)
- U13 Nappa vs U3 Cargot (R1)
- U13 Nappa vs U8 Frieza (R2, only for Nappa trolling Frieza, should probably be F)

F-Tier:
- U6 Syd vs U13 Vegeta (R1)
- U6 Kat vs U13 Kakarotto (R1)
- U8 Burter vs U1 South Kaioshin (R1)
- U18 Goku vs U14 #17 (R2)
- U18 Goku vs U10 Mahissu (R1)
- U8 Jeice vs U8 Frieza (R1)
- U5 XXI vs U4 Buu (QF)
- U16 Vegetto vs U5 XXI (R2)
- U14 #18 vs U5 XXI (R3)
- U16 Bra vs Y7 Gast (QF)
- U2 Mary Sue vs U2 Arale (R1)
- U2 Akira Toriyama vs U3 Raichi (R1)
- U14 #17 vs U5 IKL (R1)

G-Tier? G implies Gangster though so maybe that's too flattering, idk, I'd put them both in F-tier but yeah, a lot of those fights had more appeal. This is subjective on my part of course.

So we finally got Goku vs Vegeta out. Or apparently, I could be jumping the gun and that this ain't over but we will see. I would say it's fairly good. Art is exceptional there aside from a couple of errors. The choreography is nothing short of amazing. Another all out brawl. However, somethings are lacking (some minor, some moderate), one thing is for sure, the flaws stem from the one simple fact which is the first point:

- The fight is in practice extremely short. Not in terms of page count (though somewhat short it's not too short but in terms of how much time has passed)

- Zero dialog during the fight (obviously this was cause the fight was so short). Plus I don't think Goku and Vegeta had much to say to each other during the fight. But sometimes dialog does make a battle entertaining. There was only 5 Minutes till Namek explodes thing and Goku and Frieza still had time to chat, Goku beats Frieza and Goku leaves Namek in less than 5 Minutes. A very minor downside.

- This new powerup Goku and Vegeta got (or is it just another way to get the Mystic form, I want clarification at least by the end of the next main chapter), the whole point is that SSJ3 drains energy too much, shortens lifespan (even other SSJ forms are affected to a lower extent). Was there much of a point if Goku and Vegeta only fought for half a second in their new form? Goku and Vegeta could have pulled off an epic 0.5 Second Long fight easily in SSJ3. Even Vegetto could hold SSJ3 longer. So it seems like the form doesn't serve a huge purpose. Though I could be wrong maybe it's literally more powerful than SSJ3 and such.

- The fighting was relatively basic (basically punches, kicks and throws at incredible speeds, basic ki blasts at most). There was no Kamehamehas, no Final Flashes/Galick Guns, no new moves (like the one in the novel Vegeta used against Kakarotto). But in some ways that could also be a good thing, since normal attacks don't waste nearly as much energy and was likely the whole reason why the fight lasted under a second. It also highlights what max efficiency levels of fighting looks like and needless to say even Vegetto and Bra were impressed.

This means I shall rate this fight as a high-B-Tier (B+) but not quite A-Tier. Better than all the Quarter Final fights with the exception of Goku vs Uub but that's not actually saying much neither.

S-Tier:
- U18 Uub vs U11 Buu (R3)
- U17 Cell vs U3 Tapion (R3)

A-Tier:
- U3 Bardock vs U8 Cold (R2)
- U18 Vegeta vs U13 Kakarotto (R3)
- U18 Uub vs U18 Goku (QF)
- U18 Gotenks vs U4 Buu (R3)
- U17 Cell vs U11 Dabura (R1)
- U18 Vegeta vs U12 Trunks (R2)
- U12 #16 vs U19 Eleim (R1)

B-Tier:
- U7 Gast vs U3 Raichi (R3)
- U18 Goku vs U18 Vegeta (SF)
- U18 Pan vs U13 Kakarotto (R2)
- U16 Vegetto vs U20 Broly (R1)
- U10 Nail vs U8 Recoome (R1)
- U13 Vegeta vs U3 Raichi (R2)
- U16 Bra vs U19 Eleim (R2)
- U9 Tien vs U4 Buu (R2)
- U8 Krillin vs U3 Tapion (R2)
- U18 Gotenks vs U16 Gotenks (R1)
- U16 Pan vs U6 Bojack (R1)
- U9 Videl vs U8 Cold (R1)
- U18 Uub vs U19 Tidar (R1)
- U12 Trunks vs U8 Cooler (R1)
- U17 Cell vs U6 Bojack (R2)

C-Tier:
- U4 Buu vs U19 Xeniloum (R1)
- U9 Krillin vs U8 Sauza (R1)
- U18 Goku vs U8 Frieza (R3, mostly due to the illusion realm stuff Frieza did otherwise this be F too)
- U16 Bra vs U8 Cold (R3)
- U9 Tien vs U2 Sun Wukong (R1)
- U18 Gotenks vs U2 Nekomajin (R2)
- U7 Gast vs U17 Cell Jr (R1)
- U7 Gast vs U3 Piccolo Daimao (R2)
- U9 Yamcha vs U14 #18 (R1)
- U13 Raditz vs U3 Bardock (R1)
- U18 Pan vs U3 Bardock (R1, I mean, it's funny)
- U11 Buu vs U6 Bujin (R1, this one was kind of funny too, especially Buu's "You Suck" line, story of Bujin's life up till his death)

D-Tier:
- U18 Vegeta vs Cell (QF)
- U3 Piccolo Daimao vs U2 Beezlebub (R1)
- U18 Vegeta vs U10 Vegeta (R1)
- U13 Nappa vs U3 Cargot (R1)
- U13 Nappa vs U8 Frieza (R2, only for Nappa trolling Frieza, should probably be F)

F-Tier:
- U6 Syd vs U13 Vegeta (R1)
- U6 Kat vs U13 Kakarotto (R1)
- U8 Burter vs U1 South Kaioshin (R1)
- U18 Goku vs U14 #17 (R2)
- U18 Goku vs U10 Mahissu (R1)
- U8 Jeice vs U8 Frieza (R1)
- U16 Vegetto vs U5 XXI (R2)
- U14 #18 vs U5 XXI (R3)
- U4 Buu vs U5 XXI (QF)
- U16 Bra vs U7 Gast (QF)*
- U2 Mary Sue vs U2 Arale (R1)
- U2 Akira Toriyama vs U3 Raichi (R1)
- U14 #17 vs U5 IKL (R1)

*The U16 Bra vs U7 Gast is a little uncertain, all we got were scenarios that played in their heads but ultimately there was no real battle.

It looks to me that the fight between Goku vs Vegeta ain't over yet, may update the list when we know for sure it's over.

It is probably the same reason SS Goku in the Cell Games was way stronger than SS Goku in the Battle on Namek. Technically it is still the same level, but the former is leagues above the former. Gohan had his full potential/power completely unlocked. He didn’t need to grind to get to that level. Whereas Goku had to grind to first catch up to Gohan’s level at the Cell Games then to surpass it to get SS2 and SS3 respectively. SS3 Goku we see in the Buu saga is likely new form and has a lot of room to improve.

Chances are if Goku had time to train he could probably surpass Super Buu and close the gap somewhat with Gohan. Gohan would likely still have the edge just based on him always having more potential than Goku, but Goku could probably get it to the ballpark.