Buster Cannon

Directory: Techniques → Offensive techniques → Ki → Energy waves

The Buster Cannon (バスター キャノン, Basutā Kyanon) is an energy wave attack used by Future Trunks.

Usage

Future Trunks draws his hands behind his back and charges two blue energy spheres in his hands. He then combines them together in front of himself to fire a blue wave of energy at his opponent, inflicting a great amount of damage.

History

Anime

Trunks used this technique even when Baby controlled him in Dragon Ball GT, .

Films

Future Trunks used this attack in his Super Saiyan form in his battle against Future Artificial Human No. 17 and Future Artificial Human No. 18 in Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks. After being blasted away by Future No. 17 and Future No. 18, Super Saiyan Future Trunks emerged from the explosion and attacked and knocked the two away. Super Saiyan Future Trunks then flew up into the air and fired the Buster Cannon down at Future No. 17 and Future No. 18, creating a huge explosion. Super Saiyan Future Trunks believed he had won, but as the smoke cleared Future No. 17 and Future No. 18 were apparently unaffected by the attack, much to the Saiyan's shock.

Video games

Trunks using the Buster Cannon in Budokai 2.

Buster Cannon is named in the Budokai video game series and is one of Future Trunks' attacks in his base and Super Saiyan form. Trunks from the main timeline is also able to use it in all of his forms, albeit only in the video games.

Variations

• Burning Storm – Future Trunks fires a rapid energy volley of small Buster Cannons from his hand. He uses it to destroy Doctor Gero's Laboratory with Kuririn. He has this as one of his Blast 2 attacks in all of his forms in the Budokai Tenkaichi video game series.
• Super Buster Cannon – A more powerful version of the Buster Cannon and Future Trunks' Ultimate attack in Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit.