Buried in the middle of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Episode 1 is a change almost nobody talked about. When Beerus has his premonition of the Super Saiyan God, the mysterious figure he sees is no longer a mystery — it is Goku. The 2015 version showed an unfamiliar spiked-hair Saiyan that fans spent a decade believing was Yamoshi, the legendary first Super Saiyan God. The remake just replaced him. Here is what changed, and what it might mean.
Quick Answer
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Episode 1 changed Beerus’ Super Saiyan God premonition: where the 2015 anime showed a mysterious spiked-haired Saiyan figure fans long assumed was Yamoshi, the remake clearly shows Goku in his not-yet-achieved Super Saiyan God form. This may be a quiet retcon of Yamoshi out of the anime’s canon — or simply the remake aligning with Toyotarou’s manga, which never showed Yamoshi there.
Who Is Yamoshi?
Yamoshi is one of Dragon Ball’s oldest unsolved mysteries. Named in Battle of Gods-era lore as the legendary Saiyan who first became a Super Saiyan God, he was never properly shown in the anime — only hinted at. When the 2015 series showed Beerus’ premonition of a mysterious spiked-haired Saiyan, fans filled in the blank: that had to be Yamoshi. It became accepted fan canon for a decade, referenced in countless lore videos and wiki pages.
What Beerus Changed
The remake removes the ambiguity. Beerus’ premonition now unmistakably depicts Goku — the red hair, the features, the Super Saiyan God form he has not yet unlocked at that point in the story. There is no mysterious figure left to theorize about. Whether this was a deliberate retcon or a storytelling simplification, the effect is the same: the anime’s visual hint at Yamoshi is gone.
Retcon or Canon Cleanup?
Two readings are on the table. The first: Toei quietly retconned Yamoshi out of the anime continuity, replacing a loose thread with a cleaner image of the actual protagonist. The second: this is the remake doing exactly what it promised — reconstructing the story to match Toriyama’s original vision and the manga, and the manga’s God of Destruction saga never showed Yamoshi either. Under this reading, the 2015 scene was the anomaly, and Beerus is simply correcting it.
Why It Matters
If this is a pattern, Beerus could be quietly resolving a decade of anime-vs-manga canon contradictions, one scene at a time. The original Super is famous for its canon mess — filler arcs, contradictory power scaling, and manga-only characters like Moro who never appeared in the anime. A remake that systematically cleans house would be the most consequential thing about it, far beyond the redrawn animation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Yamoshi in Dragon Ball?
Yamoshi is the legendary Saiyan said to have first become a Super Saiyan God, named in Battle of Gods-era lore. He was never fully shown in the anime, making him one of the franchise’s longest-running mysteries.
What did Beerus Episode 1 change about Yamoshi?
The 2015 anime showed Beerus’ premonition of a mysterious spiked-haired Saiyan that fans assumed was Yamoshi. The remake clearly shows Goku in Super Saiyan God form instead.
Is Yamoshi retconned out of Dragon Ball?
Not officially. It is unclear whether this is a deliberate retcon or the remake aligning with the manga, which never showed the Yamoshi figure in this saga.
Did the manga show Yamoshi in this scene?
No. Toyotarou’s manga adaptation of the God of Destruction saga never included the mysterious figure, which supports the “canon cleanup” reading.
What other canon changes has Beerus made?
Episode 1 also reworked Goku’s training sequence, darkened the tone, and reframed Beerus as more menacing — see the full new-scenes breakdown for the complete list.
Will more retcons appear in later episodes?
Possibly. With 19 episodes covering three arcs, the remake has many chances to adjust the original’s messier choices.
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