"AIN'T NO WAY" - Dragon Ball fans can't believe their ears after Goku's Ultra Instinct theme plays at 2024 Paris Olympics

By Kevin Tanza

Modified Aug 07, 2024 01:30 GMT

Dragon Ball fans celebrate the Ultra Instinct theme being part of the Olympics (Image via Toei Animation).

Dragon Ball fans were shocked when they realized that the 2024 Paris Olympics had Goku's UIltra Instinct theme playing during the 400-meter relay mixed. A fan managed to capture the moment with his phone, and it is something that amazed the entirety of the community, thus highlighting once again the series' cultural reach and everlasting legacy.

Furthermore, it is something that makes sense when considering Dragon Ball's appeal in the sports world. There have been a lot of athletes over the years who have mentioned they started playing sports or tried to get in shape because of Goku's discipline to train, so is quite interesting to see this theme showing up in an event of this caliber.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for the series. Any opinion expressed here belongs to the author and the people quoted, not Sportskeeda as a whole.

Goku's Ultra Instinct theme in Dragon Ball Super shows up in the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Fans of the series were quite amazed to see the Ultra Instinct theme during the events of the 2024 Paris Olympics, particularly when it comes to the 400-meter relay mixed. A fan of Akira Toriyama's manga recorded the moment with his phone when the song started to play, much to the fandom's positive shock.

For those who don't know, Ultra Instinct is Goku's most powerful transformation in the franchise, as of this writing. He reached this form while fighting Jiren in the Tournament of Power and allowed him to move without even thinking, which is a power he has continued to master during the Moroh and Granolah arcs in the Super manga.

When it comes to the anime version of the transformation, it became one of the most iconic moments of Super and the theme played a role as well. It has become synonymous with the franchise and has been used in videos, edits, and many more situations, thus making this moment in the 2024 Paris Olympics even more understandable.

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Naturally, this moment in the 2024 Paris Olympics is also a reminder of how culturally relevant Dragon Ball continues to be even after so many years. As mentioned earlier, several examples of athletes who have been inspired to train and get in shape because of Akira Toriyama's story, often citing Goku's dedication and discipline as a major motivation.

Furthermore, it cements the franchise's reach as arguably the most culturally relevant anime of all time, having a degree of reach that most other series cannot compete with. This was further emphasized by Toriyama's passing on March 1 of this year, with even presidents from all over the world paying their respects to the legendary mangaka.

"ngl whoever is in charge of the Olympics playlist deserves a raise!" someone said.

"This all started when one athlete did Luffy's 2nd gear pose, and now other athletes are doing anime poses, and now the Olympics are using anime music. And the fact they're using the Ultra instinct them makes me happy cuz it shows Toriyama's legacy will never fade," someone else said.

"“LuFfY gEaR 5Th bRoKe ThE iNtErNeT mOrE tHaN Ultra Instinct Goku” Lol, UI is still being represented at big events like this years after it was showed. Cope Gear 5th meat riders," another person said.

This event shows the everlasting legacy of Dragon Ball and how it continues to amaze younger generations even to this very day.

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Edited by Bharath S