SSJ4 Gogeta vs. Cabba

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SSJ4 Gogeta vs. Cabba, also known as SSJ4 Gogeta vs. Base Cabba, refers to a viral debate among Dragon Ball fans about who would win in a fight, Super Saiyan 4 level Gogeta (SSJ4 Gogeta) or base form Cabba (Base Cabba). The debate was originally sparked on Twitter / X in 2021. However, most memes and viral fan discourse surfaced in September 2024 across X, TikTok and Reddit, among other social media platforms, following the release of Sparking! ZERO.

Origin

The earliest discovered evidence of the debate is a reply shared by X^[1] user @EvolTajador on February 14th, 2021, who references a "SSJ4 Gogeta vs. Base form Cabba thread" that is currently unknown. The tweet received 16 likes in three years.

Spread

Later in 2021, on October 22nd, X^[2] user @DBBadTakePolice shared screenshots of a thread about "Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta vs. Caulifla" that included mentions of Base Cabba, gaining over 960 likes in three years (shown below).

On December 18th, 2021, Redditor^[3] zaiikage shared a post to /r/Dragonballsuper that joked, "Cabba after SSJ4 Gogeta uses Big Bang kamehameha," gaining over 730 upvotes in three years (shown below).

In 2024, the discourse resurfaced en masse, evident in a post shared by X^[4] user @Extralongdokkan on September 19th, 2024, that attached a screenshot of the abovementioned post, captioned, "I can finally recreate this in Sparking Zero," gaining over 27,000 likes in six days (shown below).

On September 23rd, X^[5] user @Fade_Coms quoted the abovementioned post with a video, captioned, "What would really happen if Cabba fought SSJ4 Gogeta," earning over 10,000 likes in two days (shown below).

What would really happen if Cabba fought SSJ4 Gogeta https://t.co/5lp48yaN5H pic.twitter.com/F0pXbfGgot

— Fade|COMMISSIONS OPEN| (@Fade_Coms) September 23, 2024

During the same timeframe, memes and discourse about the matchup surfaced on TikTok. For instance, on September 24th, TikToker^[6] @zenkai_king shared a video of IShowSpeed, captioned, "Ssj4 gogeta when cabba hits him with a normal ki blast," receiving over 729,000 plays and 123,900 likes in a day (shown below).

Various Examples

Base Cabba: "Do that little fusion dance I like, or else."
SSJ4 Gogeta: pic.twitter.com/RcWz08IBzs

— Binah, HBIC 🏳️‍⚧️ (@TheCatgirlRose) September 24, 2024

Base Cabba: Do that little dance I like or else I’ll destroy your whole verse
SSJ4 Gogeta:pic.twitter.com/cdXSpUMM5D

— Extra (@Extralongdokkan) September 24, 2024

Search Interest

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