The first episode of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Super, the highly anticipated sequel series to Dragon Ball Z, aired nearly two decades after Dragon Ball Z's final installment. Audiences were ecstatic to see the return of Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and the rest of Earth's greatest heroes while they take on new threats that make Dragon Ball Z's enemies look like training matches. Dragon Ball Super has helped Toriyama's signature series remain relevant to a whole new generation of fans. Dragon Ball discussion over the franchise's biggest moments typically includes events from this modern sequel series. That being said, bigger doesn't always translate to better, and Dragon Ball Super's compulsion to consistently increase the stakes occasionally gets the series into problems.