Maximum Flasher

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"No! Kakarot's son will not be the one to wreak vengeance on this monster! I will put an end to him, no one else!"
— Vegeta in "A Hero's Sacrifice! Last Chance to Save the World!"

Maximum Flasher (マキシマムフラッシャー, Makishimamu Furasshā)^[1]^[2] is an Energy Wave used by Vegeta in his Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God SS Evolved forms.

Overview[]

Vegeta rushes at the opponent, drawing his right hand back behind him before thrusting it forward to fire a massive golden energy wave and severely damaging them.

Usage[]

Vegeta firing the Maximum Flasher at Cell

Vegeta uses this attack in an attempt to destroy Cell after he kills Future Trunks with a Full Power Death Beam. In a fit of rage over the death of his son, Vegeta transforms into his Super Saiyan form and attacks Cell with the Maximum Flasher. Vegeta follows up by releasing a powerful barrage of energy blasts against the Bio-Android, creating a huge cloud of smoke. Cell emerges from the barrage completely unharmed and nearly kills Vegeta with his Perfect Shot rush, but Gohan intercepts the final blast to save Vegeta's life at the cost of heavy damage to his left arm.^[3]

Vegeta also unleashes this technique in his Super Saiyan God SS Evolved form against Jiren in the Tournament of Power. However, Jiren manages to dissipate the attack with an Energy Punch.^[4]

Video Game Appearances[]

In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, it is named Maximum Flasher and is one of Vegeta (Mid)'s Blast 2 in his Super Saiyan form.

In the Raging Blast series, its color is changed to white and in Raging Blast 2, Vegeta can use it in his Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan Second Grade forms, replacing Big Bang Attack.

In Dokkan Battle, it is one of Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta's Super Attacks.

Trivia[]

In the episode "Hour of Temptation", while in his base form, Vegeta uses a similar energy wave attack against Semi-Perfect Cell.
In the Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, Vegeta uses a very similar attack against a bunch of Ghost Warrior henchmen sent on Earth by Dr. Lychee.