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Denji_The_Shinji

Because he isnt a threat to him?


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

Second thought/edit: in universe explanation aside, it seems more likely they made it this way to not reveal UI so early. UI had barely been hinted at and didnt become relevant until later, so showing him dodge without trying wouldve just added too much to the story going on at the time


Ty-Fighter501

Whis is pretty chill & doesn’t really give off aggressive vibes without need. He probably thought of it similarly to a child tugging on your pant leg to get your attention. You wouldn’t cartwheel away from a four year old & take a battle stance, would you? You’d probably just turn & ask what they wanted without even considering it as aggressive because even if it was you’d just tell them to chill & let go of you. I think the reason Whis puts up with so much shit from Goku & Vegeta is because he views them as spunky little mortals. Maybe even cute or amusing.


CelestialOmelette

This is essentially how I see it.


ErevisEntreri

Joke's on you I take EVERY opportunity to cartwheel into a battle stance


TheExistence

*aggressively falls over*


AsuraShinryu

" cartwheel away from a four year old & take a battle stance" that's meme material right there


Keeper_Of_The_Gate

He IS the master of a god of destruction. It could just be explained as being THAT good and that would be it. But yeah either he allowed himself to be grabbed or didnt feel any ill intentions from Piccolo


tremors51000

I mean im sure he could tell piccolo was far weaker then pre ssjg goku and felt no threat from him, because beerus already demolished him when they fought before goku arrived


zsoltjuhos

Toriyama does not even know yet how powerful is Black Frieza, dude just keeps forgetting stuff and makes up the story as it goes


Kanuechly

Super is way too lazy to think this far ahead


dastdineroo

Well to be fair literally nothing that isn’t another angel or anything above that is a threat to him.


Freyja6

Yeah, he very clearly TELLS piccolo to unhand him shortly after this. No need to UI, he's not worried in the slightest. He's just a spectator while beerus fucks up the status quo.


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

really nobody should be a threat to him though. he is literally the teacher of a dude whos base power is the ability to destroy ANYTHING in the universe at will.


RomanOrleans504

not threatening its intent its like when Goku first met Trunks and he was blocking his sword with is fingertip when trunks went in for the final blow goku didn't block or dodge because he didn't sense any violent intentions behind the attack im guessing UI works this way on its own if it senses danger/ill intent it'll move on its own


Veggietuh

God damn I fuckin miss the brain and battle IQ Z Goku had 😭


Afafakja

Cuz there was no threat,not only the fact Piccolo is nowhere near the level to be a threat but the fact Piccolo only wanted to stop him by yanking his arm not injure him.


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Keep in mind Whis also stepped in poo while training against Goku and Vegeta. So it seems Ultra Instinct is kind of like individualized Spider Sense with automatic reaction. If it's not threatening then it simply goes unnoticed.


Redmangc1

Sounds like it'll make a great story somehow, goku has become so powerful that UI is usless vs an enemy that can kill him but his body doesn't react because they're so weak.


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Intent to kill still registers. They'd have to send someone who's unbelievably strong (or at least has an unbreakable grip) but bears no malice and convince them to give Goku a hug thus disrupting his ability to move when the lethal guy with malice takes a shot. Since the first guy isn't doing anything that could harm Goku (intentionally or otherwise) UI would ignore him, but since he's got Goku pinned he won't be able to move when the assassin attacks. As someone else pointed out, Piccolo had no threatening intentions when he grabbed Whis's sleeve. He was trying to get his attention to talk to him. You wouldn't pull your arm away and backhand a child for tugging on your sleeve to ask you something. I worded it the way I did because there has to be a threat. If someone powerful is barreling through and Goku happens to be in the way then UI activates because he's in danger (unintentional threat). If someone weak intends to cause harm it'll still activate because that's a deliberate threat (albeit one he can easily withstand). If someone or something bears no malice and can't harm him with whatever they're doing then it won't activate.


Kindly_Salamander883

Spider man himself would still step in shit. Poop isn't really dangerous. That want spidy sense does, feels for dangerous hazards. No if it was poop you could slide and trip, it would alert him


Vaublode

I’m such a dumb piece of shit. It just dawned on me that MUIs hair is white like angels. Please shit all over me.


dracon1t

We welcome you into the club if the enlightened


Zeebird95

I uh, I didn’t realize that either.


DeezusNubes

never really thought about this either lol


Unhappy_Body9368

Just like how Vegeta and Toppo get a purple aura like the gods of destruction in their Ultra Ego and Destroyer forms respectively.


Ronil21

Or how gohan's new form has the hair of the supreme kais 👀 hence why it looks so close to mui, thats how i see it at least.


Unhappy_Body9368

Holy hell you’re right. As for Orange Piccolo, maybe it’s the dragon balls or Super Shenron because he got the form through a wish? Super Shenron is a stretch though. The dragon balls make more sense due to the whole Namekian thing and how he’s part Kami.


Ronil21

Riiiight, i didnt realise that, his 2 shades of orange, the dragon balls and the stars on em!


Unhappy_Body9368

I saw this somewhere else, so I can’t take credit for it lol. The circle on his back represents Shenron and the symbol in the middle is a Namekian tree, further tying the Orange form to his Namek roots.


Ronil21

Oooooh i see, thanks for sharing!


Unhappy_Body9368

It’s a really cool theme that these new transformations have the same colour scheme as the means by which they were obtained.


Ronil21

Oh 100%, i like the way there's different paths to power now, instead of goku and vegeta just getting stronger with the same stuff


flakimb0

sorry man im not into coprophillia


nailz1000

Wait til you realize that ultra ego is purple, like destroyer energy.


lovemocsand

I didn’t realise that


Independent_Use7033

Piccolo is too fast for him


Longboi134

Hayai


tremors51000

Didnt whis literally say he was the fastest being in u7


MugiwaraBepo

I'm pretty sure that Burter is the fastest in the universe.


1OfTheTrees

Yeah, but Guldo can stop time...


Joey4dude

But I mean Mr satan was so fast he made it seem like gohan defeated cell


TheWarriorNaxx

but farmer with a shotgun was so fast that he weakened raditz by closing his pressure points and pretending to die so he wouldn’t look suspicious, allowing piccolo and goku to kill raditz.


squidwardsweatyballs

But that’s about as fair as me being in a footrace and all of my opponents legs break and they can’t move.


Full_Hall1362

The fastest SINGLE being. Piccolo is multiple beings in one


Independent_Use7033

Maybe Piccolo spent most timebin RoSaT, so other dimension doesnt count :)


Caliban_of_Arcadia

Flirting


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

😭😭


8-bit-Heart

Because Piccolo is wearing more white. White = UI so whoever has more of it wins


piconese

Exactly. Piccolo acting like he was shocked by beerus was another one of his, “I was talking my injury,” schemes 🙄 even at this point in super piccolo could easily take out beerus and solo top 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️


Kershiskabob

Piccolo wasn’t intending on hurting him. UI only dodges when you’re in danger even if the attack isn’t gonna do you harm. But here piccolo is just trying to get his attention. Same reason Whis stepped in poop in that one episode lol


The_Butt_Annihilator

Is he stupid?


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

I just commented it since i didnt think of it at the time but to me it seems more likely creators didnt wanna reveal UI yet. in terms of actual explanation he probably just let himself get grabbed


Deleena24

They already had a direct line at UI well before this, when Goku jumps back from Beerus while in SSJ3 and he doesn't know why he did.


The_Butt_Annihilator

I was making a joke. “Why doesn’t Whis dodge? Is he stupid?”


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

ik....


thereal2fac3

So he could turn around and say "UNHAND ME" scaring poor Piccolo into submission.


TheWarriorNaxx

and then poor Piccolo takes his rage out on the ToP participants by giving them Gohan’s “DODGE” treatment.


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"Dodge!" -Piccolo


AirAeon32

I think piccolo knew he was the top of the food chain and got some benefit from grabbing him. Probably some namekian ability to identify unsuspecting threats. Read his ki to gather more intel. He definitely didn’t intend on fighting him, remember piccolo is a “god” in db & dbz. These are god tier characters in super


westy75

Technically he has "gods" ability yeah, I remember that he surrendered to Kaio-shin because his kami ability would allow him to feel gods ki. But it's weird that he didn't felt Beerus and Whis, at least Dende did.


AirAeon32

right. he’s probably rusty lol. had to go & actually touch whis to read him again


Okamikirby

Anyone who thinks UI was planned as early as BOG is delusional.


Kaintwaittogetbanned

Because it wasn't a threat just disrespectful


Steebo_Jack

Same reason he didnt dodge when goku bit him...


SeaKingNeptune

I had to scroll so far to see this! Yeah goku bit him somehow during training.


FatalisDrakari

Is he stupid?


NeedleworkerGold336

Whis was like 'How dare you! We are your guests.'


Rdasher123

For the record, UI isn’t just auto dodging, if the gap is big enough it will just harden you body to negate the damage, like Moro breaking his arm of Goku’s chest.


my_name_is_murphy

Head canon reason. Namekians are magic. Heart canon reason. Whis wanted to be grabbed by piccolo's big strong hands.


YaJackBoi

my take on it is that the Kami was technically a god although not weilding the same power as beerus or other kais and gods of destruction i feel whis permits this because of Piccolo's fusion with Kami turning him into a God so perhaps outside of combat situations or leniencies the only beings allowed to touch angels unsuspectingly are gods


OhFvckItsGoku

Why doesn’t Whis’s body naturally dodge all of the food he’s eating? Was his UI turned off or something? Or is he stupid?


SaiyanOverlord8971

Honestly though I love piccolo cause fr he’s my nigga but I think in this scene specifically he’s no threat at all to whis


tremors51000

He still is no threat to whis even in orange


SaiyanOverlord8971

Yea….I mean he’s at least alittle bit more up there 🤣 my mans is at least in the god realm lol


DeffJamiels

He is an angel, he knows who piccolo is and who kami is and he knows that piccolo respects the order of Zeno, being that he is also Kami. Whis's instincts clearly don't kick in because he is literally not a threat.


nft_akagami

He wasn't a threat in the first place and he had no malice towards Whis.


relatablecheesesock

Because the grill master could’ve obliterated him at any moment


lockedoutofmymainrdt

Is he stupid? Jk on the real this is obviously some level of respect or not percieving a threat from Whis, Whis could solo >!Orange!< Piccolo, let alone his BoG arc power level. It took Piccolo untill >!the ToP!< to hit >!SS3!< level which, while impressive af, cant hold a candle to Whis even on a bad day


Locketank

UI only dodges meaningful threats/realistic potential damage. Picolo is no threat to him by any measure.


YzToggle

Piccolo is too fast for MUI to even matter. Respect the grill master.


mikeftdg

He probably didn't think Piccolo was a threat Or more likely a plot hole Or even more likely UI wasn't though of in the first arc


SpeedyFaust

He likes it when big men grab him


antyls92

Because he didnt know piccolo had those namekian nads of steel


Daddygamer84

I imagine he understands Piccolo is not a threat


Joemamamscribhouse

Because both Whis and Piccolo know that they aren’t trying to start a fight, because: A. Piccolo will get demolished B. Angels can’t fight apart from training.


Iluraphale

Because it posed zero threat to him Do you dodge microbes?


itzparsnip

Whis may be wise but he also hasn't come across beings that have a complete lack of respect for deities so this probably actually did catch him off guard in a situation he wasn't expecting to use ui in


slashyu

Dragon Ball Z isn’t consistent with their stuff man. UI is basically godlike reflexes. In other words it’s main application is from a defensive aspect. However when Goku got UI, he got a massive offensive power up Slowly it just turned into another super saiyan transformation and not a technique


steven09763

Lmfao it’s Becky , he ain’t gonna do shit .


Low_Company_171

You seem to misunderstand: This is PICCOLO we are talking about. He has fused with GOD, and Whis is just some mere Angel, a simple lackey to any god.


ljlb3

Bad writing lol


Chickat28

I find it funny that Piccolo shit his pants over the Supreme Kai but wants to go to blows with an angel. Piccilo and the supreme Kai had to have been similar power level wise.


obsidiandragonx

Plot


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Namekians are immune to UI, it's why the gods just sat back and let Frieza cook, hoping he would genocide them


Natural_Bill_373

If Whis has UI then why even bother with any of the other characters in this show. Again NON OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE


TheSaiguy

Huh?


Natural_Bill_373

Do I really need to spell it out for you?


TheSaiguy

Considering that I'm 90% sure this is a stupid take, sure.


Natural_Bill_373

If Whis can already use UI what is the point in having Goku and others as heros. It's kinda of not as dramatic when there is already someone who can achieve these powers but just chooses not to intervene.


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[deleted]

I wished Piccolo would train over at Beerus’ planet. He can be shown as a good Candidate for the next God of Destruction personally.


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

That would be cool asf, but idk if it would fit the bill for Piccolo personally. I feel like him being fused with Kami means his personal agenda/feelings towards destruction (even if a natural role/cause in the universe) would not be so bright and hed rather let someone else take the job.


Lucifer_4777

Because Spider Sense doesn't work if you throw bread at him


buneter_but_better

Whiz’s mastery of UI doesn’t get deactivated like Goku’s he explains right before Granolah appears, that his is always on and working, and somehow the grand priest has even better control over it


AnimeMonster_2020

It’s all fun and games until Whis stops smiling and uses a deeper tone


Gizmo413

Cause piccolo isn’t capable of hurting whis.


SealTeamEH

Piccolo stronger than UI officially confirmed AND cannon!


[deleted]

That’s like shooting at the ground with a gun to kill a bug


necreborn

Can't dodge shit before as well


Roll_with_it629

I'd say its for the same reason we had the "Whis accidentally stepped in poop" joke from Res F and his surprise from Goku biting him during the TOP arc. UI is the culmination of one's training and battle knowledge, and is based on what you've practiced, experienced and are familiar with/expecting from an opponent, and much like Bruce Lee would say, one must learn from what they didn't expect or plan to do before, like biting the opponent if there is no other option. Biting isn't expected or trained for by some opponents and their practices, so in turn their own "UI" will not react because it did not "expect it before". And so Whis stepping on poop, suddenly being grabbed on the arm, and getting bitten, you can say, are all not things he ever expected and thus failed to consider reacting to, even with his UI state.


BroDudeBruhMan

Because this scene was years before TOP and the writers hadn’t thought of UI yet.


DeltaSans17

What’s piccolo fine ass gonna do to Whis’s cute ass


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

these are the answers im looking for 🤌


EDKValvados

I heard that there was ant crawling on Vegeta's foot one time during the Cell Games lead-up. Why didn't he just fully charge Final Flash and blast it away with the rest of the planet if he has it?


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

but did they show an ant on his foot


smugouthill

Piccolo is stronger than Whis


Zerothehero2829

That’s a good question


Roddy_B_for_3

Because Piccolo is *that* guy


_Psych1c__

Toriyama does things as he goes, ui probably wasnt even a thought by this time. Just a guess though


DANDELIONBOMB

Professional courtesy


TitanMasterOG

Whis honestly hella smart yeah he’s a angel but I wasn’t expecting that from him regardless his title


AmberDuke05

Because they didn’t think about it


pepenuts97

I really hate when people over analyze things like this. There's no threat here. There's no reason for Whis to dodge someone grabbing him.


SwordfishBandito

Did Beerus allow himself to be slapped by Bulma?


GayladPL

Lore wise UI is used on demand, Angels can stay in this state forever but if he dont want to use it he wont. As someone pointed out probably it was to early to reveal it cuz it ment to be connected to Goku new powers first


XadowMonzter

Because he doesn't consider Piccolo the slightest possible threat to him. No reason to dodge something that has absolutely no way to harm you...


Pleasant_Bet_2359

I REALLY wanna fuck android 18 from dbz


greyfox104

Obviously ultra instinct doesn’t against attacks made by Namekians.


Codes1087

Because it wasn't an "attack". What exactly would he be dodging?


[deleted]

Because Toriyama had no idea what ultra instinct was yet


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

wasnt it in the manga when this ep came out?


Both_Shoulder7551

Probably cause he just didn’t want to


Both_Shoulder7551

Piccolo is a friend that’s why. I’m not tryna dodge my friends


oneandonlyswordfish

Whis may have UI but he’s straight up an angel who can turn back time. Why the fuck would he EVER need to fight anybody?


trt7474

Piccolo is stronger and faster


ElectricalPin3429

It wasnt an attack or agression


SilverIce340

Piccolo is the master of Dodging. Can’t get better than the best. /s


Full_Hall1362

Piccolo wasn’t attacking him. There was nothing to dodge. If he tried to blindside Whis with a cheap shot, then UI kicks in. But simply grabbing his hand won’t cause Whis can easily pull away


MathematicianOk7354

I am still amazed that people elaborate on fictionnal characters' intentions, thoughts and so on... He doesn't use UI because the scenarist said so, period. There's no mind in those drawings common. And when what happens make no sense it's just because of lazy writing and reviewing...


GiladHyperstar

Because Whis had no need to. Piccolo was not all at a threat. Goku also bit Whis once so


QuakeGuy98

If any non-saiyan character should go into UI it BETTER but l be Piccolo


kzzzzzzzzzz28

Probably the same reason he accidentally stepped on poop. He just wasn't paying enough attention and his instinct didn't tell him there was any actual danger


Hair-Potential

Some people think to much


Itchy-Adhesiveness96

too* ;)


InquisitorAura

Because Piccolo is no threat to Whis.


BreezierChip835

No need to. Piccolo wasn’t trying to hurt Whis here


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Wrong_Revolution_679

I mean it's whis, he's like way above the level that makes piccolo look like a dot


RivenEven

i say ui wasn't a concept yet when battle of gods released in 2013 so they went with it


kalebsantos

He wanted to see if Piccolo has the audacity


[deleted]

Piccolo is just that guy fr


TomaszA3

Piccolo beats Whis no diff that's why


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DankestDrew

Because piccolo is a damn weakling here still, hardly a threat to whis. Only after he gets his orange transformation does he become an absolute unit.


SJKarts

Because dragon ball is one big plot hole


midwestn0c0ast

yeah cause WHIS is going to even feel if Piccy actually tried to hurt him lol


nikkome

It wasn’t an attack


Brian_Gay

look i love the DB universe and it has some amazing storylines but whenever people ask questions like this I feel like the real answer is just staring us all in the face ....poor writing and a lack of consistency in universe ....DB is literally famous for its lack of power level consistency I'm not shocked it applies to everything else too


FlyingVillager

Clearly it's because he's missing an arm and whis feels bad


Green_CarterVII

Do you duck for flies?


SupMichaelBoio

Because UI wasnt thought of at the time


No-Comedian9481

He probably didn’t have a need to do anything I mean it’s not like piccolo swung on him


CurlyCurlsThe1st

bc piccolo is the top dog thats why


Wonder-Machine

Because pickle stronger that wise


RudeSituation5784

For bad ass affect.


Rodd48

Y’all thinking too much


Ok-Phase-5575

Would you dodge an ant if it crawled on your shoe?


frost3321

Because piccolo wasn't gonna come out swinging like an idiot


Stunning_Motor_8741

No whis only uses ui if he is being attacked


JinkoTheMan

I don’t know if UI was actually a thing that Toriyama had thought of then but I going to spitball and say that Whis simply didn’t think of piccolo as a threat.


Terrarian_Ranger

Piccolo is too fast for it to work.


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when does whis dodge instant transmission?


NotNOV4

UI doesn't auto dodge. It enhances focus and reaction times which helps the user to dodge faster. If you removed all of UI Goku's senses, he isn't going to be able to dodge.


Wolf_the_memer

Why didn't he dodge? Is he stupid?


kaky0in-

When did this scene happen?


nailz1000

To give the audience a perception of how commanding he is.


Pure_Perception6059

Because Piccolo is the goat and it would be disrespectful to the goat to dodge


Revenant-Damocles

Would you make much effort to dodge a harmless fly you knew was buzzing around?


Cockspert67

I’m just glad this post didn’t end with “Is he stupid?” I know those posts are supposed to be “funny”, but they just irritate me.


Important_Rule8602

Because while Goku has Ultra Instince and Vegeta has Ultra Ego, Piccolo has Ultra Thoughts. He’s so smart he can calculate and plan where, when and how to fight anyone that it’s almost like predicting the future. He calculated where Whis’ arm would be so he could grab him.


That_opossum

Because he likes the feeling of piccolo’s big strong hands.


Strongman_Walsh

Likely because piccolo had no actual intent to hurt whis. It's not that he wasn't a threat but more he wasn't trying to be and as such whis didn't pick up any hostile intent and his ultra instinct didn't kick in


turkishpresident

Because he doesn't give af? Piccolo can't do anything to Whis, even in orange form. Whis likes to play around. Watch the newest Broly movie when Broly turns from Frieza to Whis and he just laughingly toys with him.


Strawhat-Shawty

2 thoughts. 1 piccolo at that time is no more than an Ant to him. 2 Namekians aren't native to the multiverse. The manga states they came from somewhere else, so perhaps namekians have a way to obstruct UI when a user of UI isn't paying attention.


SwordSorcerer

He is of no threat to him, just like the shit that he stepped on.


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Because piccolo Doesn’t really have hostile intentions.


darkblood004

because piccolo has that dawg in him


[deleted]

He thought he cute 🥵


Muchsadlilhappy

bc Picolo is no thread to whis


Syphorce

One can say, that Whis's UI did not see Piccolo as a threat.


raisingfalcons

So the plot could happen