'Dragon Ball Super' Episode 86 Spoilers: Android 17 Treats Goku's Super Saiyan Blue Form Lightly; More Details of Their Face-Off Revealed
The Omni-Kings have set up the "Dragon Ball Super" martial arts Tournament of Power and the last few episodes have showcased Goku scouting for the most powerful fighters in Universe 7. However, the scouting took a back seat in the latest episode with other universes shown gearing up for the tournament. The next episode will feature Goku and Android 17 finally meeting for the first time.
It's been years since everyone last saw Android 17's robotic debut and seeing him once again in "Dragon Ball Super" episode 86 would be both nostalgic and exciting. Both Goku and Android 17 have never met before although they both know each other by name. Android 17 is now living as an animal reserve ranger and creator Akira Toriyama previously indicated that the Android has grown stronger.
"Dragon Ball Super" episode 86 is titled "Trading Blows for the First Time! Android No.17 vs Son Goku!!" From the title itself, it appears that the two powerful characters will go head-to-head for the first time after talking about the old times. It's unclear how they would end up fighting but seeing these two facing off would be a great one as it was revealed that Android 17 will have a bigger potential in the Universal Survival arc.
Over on YouTube, it was revealed that Android 17 will join the team to enter the "Dragon Ball Super" Tournament of Power because he believes that this is going to be fun for him. Plus, having Goku personally looked for him to participate in the battle of royal thrilled him even more. Most fans might wonder how Goku and Android 17 end up facing off but it appears that it's only a practice battle like what happened to Gohan and Krillin.
A trusted "Dragon Ball Super" source, Geekdom101 revealed that Goku and Android 17's fighting is only a spar to see if the latter deserves to join the Tournament of Power. It's amazing to see the Android trading blows with Goku even when the latter is already in his Super Saiyan Blue form. It only means that Android 17 still has a great potential to fight in the tournament.
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