I don't know if this is a hot take or not, but I legitimately loved the last three for Universe 7 in the ToP being Goku, Frieza, and 17. Yes, I know people would have liked to see Vegeta, Gohan, and Piccolo do better, and so would I (well, Piccolo, atleast. Fucking love Piccolo.) That said, it just... Made so much sense.
Goku is Goku.
Frieza is somebody who always sought strength/power, so him training makes sense, and he's also opportunistic as all hell, so him taking advantage of certain things to get far, while also being willing to make deals with Goku, of all people, just... Fits his character.
17 was the most intelligent fighter by far, and while they obviously glossed over how he could have trained to get so strong in the time he was missing from the series, it does make sense since the entire big pro of androids is that they have infinite stamina, so the amount he could train, and the growth he'd get from it, is likely much greater than anybody else. And even then, his strategy was never about overall power, is was about... Surviving, which is literally why they win, in the end. He survived. Hell, Jiren even appeared to see through it, since in the final fight, he attempts to ignore Goku and Frieza to attack 17, instead, despite him being the lowest threat, power-wise.
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