Dragon Ball Super’s Gas makes a canonical and non-canonical statement that has never been made before by any of Goku’s enemies.
There will be Dragon Ball Super chapter 78 spoilers ahead!
Normally, once a villain learns about the Dragon Ball eponymous orbs, their first reaction is to go on the prowl for them. However, Gas, a member of the evil Heeter Force, is an exception. Instead of using wish-based upgrades or the support of others, Gas would have gone head-to-head with Goku and his comrades on his own accord.
Chapter 78 opens with Gas telling Heeter Force leader Elec that he prefers not to have his wish granted by the dragon Toronbo, and Gas responds by saying, “I’m fine exactly as I am…” For reasons that have yet to be revealed, Gas may believe he is alright because he would rather obtain more power for himself or because he believes his adversaries aren’t dangerous enough to justify such a drastic measure.
The first villain in Dragon Ball Z to seek immortality through the use of the Dragon Balls is Vegeta. Only after he hears of their existence and asks for their help in destroying Frieza does he travel to Earth. When Vegeta needs information about the Namekians, he uses dread and treachery, lying to Krillin about his true intentions in exchange for the promise that he will not harm him or his comrades if they help him wish for immortality. Frieza went to Namek in search of the Dragon Balls with the hopes of achieving the same goal.
With the help of the Super Dragon Balls, Zamasu became Goku Black and Moro – the Consumer of Worlds – was able to regain his magic and free all the Galactic Patrol Prisoners from New Namek in Dragon Ball Super. That doesn’t even take into account all of the Dragon Ball Z villains who aren’t canon, including Garlic Jr., one of Goku’s nemeses who has acquired immortality through the use of the Dragon Balls, and Lord Slug, who asked for eternal youth in a manner similar to Moro’s.
Dragon Ball Z’s Cell and Buu are more enigmatic characters. Despite being aware of the Dragon Balls’ existence, the android Cell didn’t realise they were a possibility until Piccolo informed him they were gone, and he didn’t find out when Dende restored them. Buu, on the other hand, was only interested in the destruction he had caused himself and in seeing how far his foes could drive him. It follows that his pursuit of the Dragon Balls would be an opposition to himself. A godlike creature who has existed since time immemorial may not even need to search for anything, let alone the Dragon Balls, because his insanity permits him to solely seek chaos.
Although Gas isn’t a lunatic god-like Buu or a nonhumanoid android, these examples highlight how rare it is that he has no personal interest in the Dragon Balls’ immense power. I hope that in the upcoming season of Dragon Ball Super, we’ll learn more about Gas’ reasons and why he is so uninterested in exercising his wish to get stronger.
