Which fusion is the strongest?

The story never ranks them on a scale. What it does establish: the mutual methods (Dance, Potara) produce a fighter above either part, while the one-way absorptions raise the absorber to whatever the meal was worth. The Dance is the fragile one — it needs matching bodies. Potara skips that requirement, which is why it is the escalation button in the plot.

Why do only two of these create a fused name?

Because only those two make a new person. A merger or an absorption leaves one subject in charge, so there is nothing to rename. If you want the syllable rule for names, it is on the fusion-names page; it applies to the Dance and the earrings only.

Is a fusion just two designs pasted together?

No — and this is the single most useful thing to know before generating. The fused character is one body carrying selected traits: hair from one side, clothing language from the other, one shared face. Prompts and style choices that describe a costume swap instead of a blend are the reason most fusion images look like bad editting.

How does this page map onto the generator?

Pick a method first, then a style. Dance and Potara decide the outfit language; the six styles decide form and mood (God, Ultra Instinct, SSJ4, Villainous) or earring-versus-vest silhouette. The absorption routes have no style button — for those, generate the absorber and lean on the pairing itself.

Five ways to fuse, and what each one costs

"Fusion" in Dragon Ball is not one mechanic. There is a dance, an earring, and three kinds of absorption, and they behave completely differently: two of them make a new person (and therefore a new name), three of them leave one fighter in charge with a bigger battery. Deciding which one you mean is the whole job before you generate anything — it decides the outfit, the silhouette and whether the result should look like two heroes or one victim.

The five methods

Fusion Dance

makes a fused name

Who: Metamoran technique, taught to Goten and Trunks on Earth
How: Mirror-image pose, fingers almost touching, the call said in rhythm
What it costs: Two bodies become one new person
Limit: Half an hour on screen; pushed forms end it early
Failure mode: Mismatched height or power gives a weak, unstable result

Potara earrings

makes a fused name

Who: Kai equipment, one earring per participant
How: Each side wears one of a matched pair
What it costs: Both designs and both egos merge into one body
Limit: Presented as permanent for Kais; Dragon Ball Super gave mortals a time limit
Failure mode: A mismatched pair produces a limp, short fusion instead

Namekian merger

no new name

Who: Namekians only — Nail into Piccolo, later Gohan into Piccolo
How: One Namekian absorbs a willing (or taken) other
What it costs: The absorber keeps their own identity and gains the other's power and knowledge
Limit: No clock; separation is possible
Failure mode: Nothing to get wrong — the asymmetry is the point

Energy absorption (androids)

no new name

Who: Cell against Androids 17 and 18
How: The tail makes contact and drains the target's bio-energy
What it costs: The absorbed are left withered; the absorber completes a designed form
Limit: Effectively permanent
Failure mode: Partial absorption gives an incomplete, regenerating form

Buu absorption

no new name

Who: Majin Buu's stretching body
How: The victim is enveloped and becomes part of the mass
What it costs: Gains power plus the absorbed person's traits and sometimes their appearance
Limit: No clock, but the absorbed stay conscious inside
Failure mode: Extracting them reverses it — and can split the absorber into weaker forms

What carries over

Question	Yes	Not really
New name from the pair	Fusion Dance · Potara	Namekian merger · Energy absorption · Buu absorption
Both fighters' techniques	Fusion Dance · Potara	Buu absorption (traits, not full kit)
A new personality	Fusion Dance · Potara	Namekian merger (absorber stays in charge)
Power above either side	Fusion Dance · Potara · Namekian merger · Energy absorption	—
Undoable by pulling someone out	Buu absorption · Namekian merger	Fusion Dance (wait it out) · Potara

Deliberately no power numbers. Any page that hands you a stat table for fusion is quoting fan arithmetic, not the series — and a generator can't act on a number the story never gave.

Choosing, in order

Mutual or one-way? Two heroes deciding to combine → Dance or Potara. One character taking another → absorption, and then the picture should be asymmetric on purpose.
Can your pair physically match? The Dance needs comparable bodies. A huge size gap is a reason to use the earrings, or to make the failed version the joke.
Outfit language. Vest and sash for the Dance, earrings and mixed gi for Potara — that is literally what the two style buttons change.
Form and mood last. God, Ultra Instinct, SSJ4 and Villainous recolour and reshape; pick one, not several.
Then name it — only the two mutual methods produce a fused name, which is why the naming rule lives on its own page.

Questions this saves you

Which fusion is the strongest?: The story never ranks them on a scale. What it does establish: the mutual methods (Dance, Potara) produce a fighter above either part, while the one-way absorptions raise the absorber to whatever the meal was worth. The Dance is the fragile one — it needs matching bodies. Potara skips that requirement, which is why it is the escalation button in the plot.
Why do only two of these create a fused name?: Because only those two make a new person. A merger or an absorption leaves one subject in charge, so there is nothing to rename. If you want the syllable rule for names, it is on the fusion-names page; it applies to the Dance and the earrings only.
Is a fusion just two designs pasted together?: No — and this is the single most useful thing to know before generating. The fused character is one body carrying selected traits: hair from one side, clothing language from the other, one shared face. Prompts and style choices that describe a costume swap instead of a blend are the reason most fusion images look like bad editting.
How does this page map onto the generator?: Pick a method first, then a style. Dance and Potara decide the outfit language; the six styles decide form and mood (God, Ultra Instinct, SSJ4, Villainous) or earring-versus-vest silhouette. The absorption routes have no style button — for those, generate the absorber and lean on the pairing itself.

You know the method — now draw it

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