Summary
- Dragon Ball Daima's version of Goku and other returning characters are officially (Mini) versions, not Kid versions.
- The (Mini) designation implies that there's more to everyone's transformation than just being turned into children.
- The (Mini) designation sets Dragon Ball Daima apart from Dragon Ball GT and emphasizes a unique storyline.
A new trailer for Dragon Ball Daima has been released, and with it came some new information about the series, including the official name of Goku's new form. In addition to revealing the name of the demon-like character from the first trailer as Gomah, the new trailer revealed two new characters: Glorio, a blue alien who fights Goku at some point, and the Masked Majin, a mysterious figure whose part in the story is still vague.
In addition to new characters, Dragon Ball Daima’s latest trailer revealed new information about Goku and the other returning cast . A major part of the anime’s gimmick is that Goku and his friends and family have been turned into children, and after almost a year of not doing much to address that, Dragon Ball Daima has finally revealed the official name of its version of Goku and the rest of the cast.
Doing so also establishes a big difference between it and Dragon Ball GT, and that, of course, will do a lot to help it stand out.
Dragon Ball Daima’s (Mini) Characters Explained
The Character's Shrinked Forms Get an Official Name
With Dragon Ball Daima seeing Goku and the rest of the cast being turned into children, it was common for people to refer to Goku in Daima as “Kid Goku” again, but that’s evidently incorrect. After the release of the new trailer, the official Dragon Ball website was updated with new information on the story, and it was revealed that Dragon Ball Daima’s version of Goku is called Goku (Mini) instead of Kid Goku. The other returning characters have a similar naming scheme, so the old “Kid” naming scheme likely won’t be used in Dragon Ball Daima.
The (Mini) designation also has a big implication for the central gimmick of the anime. With Goku and everyone else being noted as mini versions of themselves as opposed to kid versions of themselves, it might be that Dragon Ball Daima actually has the cast being shrunken down in size and power rather than be turned back into children, and that would explain why characters like Krillin and Piccolo don’t have their canon child designs. Goten and Trunks looking like babies complicates that idea, but with the series premiering in October, it won’t be long before things are fully clarified.
Dragon Ball Daima’s (Mini) Characters Further Separates It From Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball Daima Won't Be A Repeat Of Dragon Ball GT
The (Mini) designation also further differentiates Dragon Ball Daima from Dragon Ball GT. Goku traveling through space after being turned into a child drew immediate comparisons to GT, but Dragon Ball Daima’s Goku being referred to as Goku (Mini) means that people shouldn’t see him as being anything like Dragon Ball GT’s Kid Goku, which will be great for anyone afraid the series would just be a retool of GT. Overall, the (Mini) designation looks to be another part of what will make Dragon Ball Daima so unique, and it will be great to see that play out come October.
Source: Dragon Ball's official website.
