Headshot

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Headshot
Debut	Movie: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Manga: "Son Goku's Defeat" Anime: "Showdown on King Kai's Planet! Goku vs. God of Destruction Beerus"
Inventor	Beerus
Users	Beerus Goku Frieza Future Warrior
Class	Physical
Similar Techniques	Pressure Point Attack

Headshot is a physical technique used by the God of Destruction Beerus.

Overview

First, Beerus raises his hand over his opponent's head, and proceeds to flick them on the forehead, knocking the enemy back several meters with no sign of effort while dealing a great amount of damage.

This technique was first used in Beerus' short fight with Super Saiyan 3 Goku in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. Challenging Beerus to a short sparring match, Goku transforms into Super Saiyan 3 and charges towards him, teleporting behind him and throwing a punch, which was easily countered. After throwing Goku overhead, Beerus suddenly appears in front of Goku and uses Headshot, knocking the Saiyan back a considerable distance and inflicting considerable damage. Later during the battle between Super Saiyan God Goku and Beerus, after grabbing Beerus, Goku uses Headshot on the god to get back at him for having previously used it against Goku.

Beerus later uses it to defeat Gotenks, after smacking the fused half-Saiyan's arm several times he finishes him off using Headshot to hit him into the wall.

When Sorbet starts ordering the Combatants to use their number advantage during Frieza's revenge, first form Frieza uses this technique to flick Sorbet away.

Appearance in games

Headshot was named in Dragon Ball: Xenoverse and is the God of Destruction Beerus' Evasive Skill. It can also be learned by the Future Warrior by taking Beerus on as a Master and completing Beerus' Training Qualification Mission.

Trivia

• In the Naruto series, the Legendary Sanin Tsunade uses a very similar technique which consists of a simple finger flick to the forehead capable of launching a person a considerable distance due to Tsunade's monstrous strength. It was used on the series protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki during a brief fight between the him and Tsunade over Tsunade's negative attitude and her refusal to accept the title of Fifth Hokage, which occurred in the Naruto manga and anime a couple years before the release of Battle of Gods.