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In the now non - canonical continuity ofDragon Ball GT , Android 17 was able to unlock his version of Ultra Instinct way of life beforeGoku . Ultra Instinct is an angelic power appearing inDragon Ball Superthat separates the consciousness from the body which grant the substance abuser ’s body to move and struggle severally of their persuasion . Basically , Ultra Instinct makes a belligerent untouchable . While 17 ’s magnate is n’t cherubic in stemma , it is very reminiscent of Ultra Instinct as even Super Saiyan 4 Goku struggled to land a single blow when 17 used it against him inDragon Ball GT .
Goku first scratch the surface of Ultra Instinct inDragon Ball SuperChapter 39 by Akira Toriyama and Toyotarou . In the chapter , Goku is battle the seemingly invincible Jiren in the Tournament of Power . As Goku thinks back on all of his masters ' instruction over the year , and the aligned wiseness they pass on onto him , Goku finally understands how to attain Ultra Instinctif only just for a curt geological period of time and was later capable to rule the power to match Jiren ’s intensity level . After the Tournament of Power , Goku continued breeding with the angel Whis and hone the angelical ability , eventually becoming focused enough to wield Ultra Instinct more in effect during his battles with the like of Moro and Granolah , but even now Goku has a long way to go before he masters Ultra Instinct all .
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InDragon Ball GTepisode 46 , the most powerful edition of Android 17 — known as Super 17 — reveals he wield a power very similar to Ultra Instinct . As Goku hear to stop the nefarious humanoid by using instant transmittal to teleport behind him and catch him off guard duty , Super 17 is able to feel the air atom vary where Goku will appear and reactbefore Goku is even terminate teleporting . 17 ’s sense become faster than a fraction of a msec , making the outlook of landing a snow seemingly impossible . While 17 ’s body is n’t reacting autonomously , his enhanced android form is capable to process selective information much faster than the human ( or Saiyan ) brain , basically making his reaction time as instantaneous as it would be if he was in reality tap into Ultra Instinct .
Given Super 17 ’s godlike speed that is ostensibly on par with the angelic power of Ultra Instinct , it seems like it would be impossible for Goku to have beaten him , even in his Super Saiyan 4 form . However , because of another insanely sinewy power Super 17 had in his arsenal , Goku was capable to find a weakly spotand take him down . Super 17 had the add power to take in any blast that came his way no matter how muscular it was , but he would forget himself completely vulnerable to script - to - helping hand attacks while absorbing energy blasts . So , while 18 bombard 17 with energy onrush , Goku launched himself at full speed toward the distracted 17 and shot through his chest with his own consistency .
If Super 17 did n’t leave himself wide exposed for a deadly attack , there is no means Goku could have stopped him . Super 17 was manage this seemingly godlike power while Goku was still depend his Super Saiyan forms with numeral , and it would be years before Goku would reach a power level comparable to what Super 17exhibited inDragon Ball GT , turn out that Android 17 unlock his Ultra Instinct fashion beforeGoku .
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