The most recent we saw of Bardock in the canon stories of Dragon Ball Super, in the manga, confirmed for us that Goku’s father is really not a normal warrior. Although in the original stories we did not see him reach great power, his bravery to face each battle is a reminder that the Saiyan race seems to have no power. boundaries.
Bardock faced Frieza; something that not even the bravest of the Saiyans had done. We later learned from recent manga episodes that he had a fight against Gas and the Heata army, who are capable of great powers.
This situation has been exploited by the people of Super Dragon Ball Heroes : Ultra God Missiona spin-off of Akira Toriyama’s stories that crosses all the timelines of the series and revives characters with little explanation or plot since he simply wants to put them to fight.
But with everything and its follies Super Dragon Ball Heroes : Ultra God Mission he respects certain rules to develop his adventures. This is how we have seen Bardock become a Super Saiyan from his first phase to number 3.
Bardock vs Ultra Instinct
In issue 8 of Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultra God Mission we see how Bardock is measured in a brutal battle against his youngest son, Goku. The old Saiyan turns Super Saiyan 3 and thus causes problems for Kakaroto even when he goes to God and Blue transformations.
To finally try to neutralize him, Goku resorts to Ultra Instinct, something that in theory is vastly superior to Super Saiyan 3. But the reality is that Bardock is capable of sustaining and sometimes surpassing his son in battle despite developing a divine ki.
According to the original stories this would be practically impossible. And it is because of these things that these spin-off series, despite being well done, are never taken into account.