Double Sunday

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Double Sunday (ダブルサンデー) is a double energy wave attack used by Raditz.

Overview

Double Sunday in the manga

Raditz raises both of his arms up and charges two purple energy spheres. He then brings his hands forward and fires the energy spheres in the form of two energy waves at the opponent, inflicting a great amount of damage.

Raditz uses this attack during his battle against Goku and Piccolo. Goku manages to dodge the blast while Piccolo loses his left arm to it, though he manages to regenerate it after the battle.

Variations

Begone! - A single handed version of Double Sunday where Raditz fires a single powerful energy wave from his left palm.
Weekend - A stronger version of Double Sunday used by Raditz and Mira in Dragon Ball Xenoverse and Xenoverse 2. It is also used by Super Saiyan 3 Raditz in Super Dragon Ball Heroes.
Double Sunday Crash - A stronger version of Double Sunday used by Raditz, Natz, Rappa, Tutz, Nenjo, Sage, and Shalot in Dragon Ball Fusions.
- Double Sunday Destroyer - The strongest version of Double Sunday used by Raditz, Natz, Rappa, Tutz, Nenjo, Sage, and Shalot in Dragon Ball Fusions.
Twin Cannon - A variation used by Turles, Tutz, Tyber, Lisee, and Edamay in Dragon Ball Fusions.
- Super Twin Cannon - A stronger version of Twin Cannon used by Turles, Tutz, Tyber, Lisee, and Edamay in Dragon Ball Fusions.
  - Hyper Twin Cannon - The strongest version of Twin Cannon used by Turles, Tutz, Tyber, Lisee, and Edamay in Dragon Ball Fusions.

Appearances in games

The attack was named Double Sunday in the Budokai series, where its color is yellow. The attack is called Double Energy Wave (ダブルエネルギー波) in Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden: Kakusei-Hen, Full Power Energy Wave in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, Fools Must Die! (愚か者には死あるのみだ!) in the Raging Blast games, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi and Dragon Ball Z For Kinect, 2x Energy Blast in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans and Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden, Death To You Fools! in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, and Two Hand Blaster in Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale. In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Raditz can not only use the attack, but also a more powerful version called Weekend. It is Raditz's Super Attack in Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle.

"Fires a Ki Blast straight forward. If control stick is held opposite the direction the character is facing, the blast will fire in a V shape centered on the character."
— Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Tutorial description

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Double Sunday returns as one of Raditz's Super Skills and can be learned by the Future Warrior (Xenoverse 2) by completing Raditz's Initiation Test to train under him as a Master. Additionally the Ultimate Skill version returns as an Ultimate Skill used by Raditz and Mira. Weekend can be learned by the Future Warrior by completing School Quest: "Lesson 3" of Raditz's Training.^[3]

In Dragon Ball Fusions, it appears a Special Move used by Raditz as well as his fusions, Natz, Rappa, and Tutz. Additionally it can also be learned Nenjo, Sage, and Shalot. There are also two stronger variations Double Sunday Crash and Double Sunday Destroyer and an identical technique called Twin Cannon that can be used by Turles and Tutz. Twin Cannon has two stronger variants as well, called Super Twin Cannon and Hyper Twin Cannon.^[4]