transformations/Forms History

Super Saiyan

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Other names:Sūpā Saiya-jin,超スーパーサイヤ人じん,SSJ,SSJ1,SS,SS1,Super Saiyan 1,Super Saiyajin,Super Saiyan Level 1,Super Saiyan Grade I,Super Saiyan (C type),Raging Super Saiyan,
Super Warrior,Super Saiya Person,
Super Vegeta,Super Trunks,Super Gotenks,Super Vegito,Super Gogeta,
Super Great Saiyaman,Future Super Saiyan,Saiyan of Legend,Super Corporate Freshman

Inventor:saiyans
Users:Bardock/Xeno Bardock,Yamoshi
Broly,Broly (DBS),Goku/Future Goku/Xeno Goku,Vegeta/Future Vegeta/Xeno Vegeta,Gohan/Future Gohan/Xeno Gohan/Future Warrior in Black, Trunks/Future Trunks/Xeno Trunks,
Cell/Future Cell,Goten/Xeno Goten,
Gotenks/Xeno Gotenks,Gogeta/Xeno Gogeta,Vegito/Xeno Vegito,Cabba, Clone Goku,Clone Vegeta,Clone Trunks,Goku Black,Fused Zamasu,
Caulifla,Kale,Kefla,Cumber,Fu,Onio,
Baby,Goku Jr.,Vegeta Jr.,Mira,Xeno Vegeks,Captain Ginyu,Nappa,Raditz,
Skwash,Sesamy,Pinich,Shallot,Beat,
Karoly,Karoly Black,Ultra Pinich,
Youth,Ultimate Tenkaichi Hero,ace, future warrior/FW2

Oc users:Kai kroly,Brockton Lincoln, queen Alicia,monkey king,legenan, king Vinus,gohan black,future Majin Vegeta,Bill Henderson,yasin yellow, Kai Kroly,kaian freezin,Goku prime

Information:is an advanced transformation utilized by members and hybrids of the Saiyan race that have sufficient amounts of S-Cells in the Dragon Ball series. Earthlings with Saiyan heritage in Dragon Ball Online can also assume the transformation by wishing to have their dormant Saiyan powers unlocked.
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The Super Saiyan form first debuted on March 19,1991,within chapter 317 of the Dragon Ball manga,entitled "Life or Death". It made its anime debut in June 1991,within Dragon Ball Z episode 95,"Transformed at Last". During Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super,three further powered up transformations: the second and third forms succeed Super Saiyan, while the premier form also has two additional graded states that focus on power, and also the final form which is superior to the graded forms. The original Super Saiyan form can also be mastered to improve some of its traits and remove some flaws.

The ability to become a Super Saiyan was once considered to be nothing but a legend,as it had not been performed for over one thousand years. Vegeta stated that a Super Saiyan has achieved a level of power so overwhelming that it could only be maintained in a transformed state. Despite only being told through legend,Frieza,who had Saiyans in his army,became paranoid over the possibility of truth behind the legend due to the constantly growing power of the Saiyan race. After receiving informal permission from the God of Destruction Beerus,Frieza finally decided to annihilate the Saiyan race by destroying Planet Vegeta,thus apparently sparking the end of the Super Saiyan legend. However,twenty -five years later,the Super Saiyan legend was proven true when Goku accomplished the feat during his titanic battle with Frieza.

It was originally believed that the Super Saiyan transformation comes in response to a need,not a desire. Any Saiyan can become a Super Saiyan however they require a large amount of S-Cells in order to take on the form,Saiyans who have a gentle spirit gain more S-Cells but when a Saiyan increases their battle power, they steadily gain more S-Cells. Once the Saiyan has enough S-Cells, a feeling such as strong anger or sadness can transform a Saiyan into a Super Saiyan. Once a Saiyan has achieved the form they can transform into it any time by focusing their energy into their back to make it tingle. A Saiyan who has a very large battle power can turn Super Saiyan without needing a trigger,due to their tremendous number of S-Cells. Saiyan offspring will inherit S-Cells from their parents. This is why Goten, Trunks and the hybrid clone Cell were able to become Super Saiyans so easily.

Goku achieves the form out of anger over the murder of his best friend Krillin and in a what-if scenario Bardock achieves the form out of anger after Chilled attacked a Plant child called Berry, while Vegeta achieves the form through sheer frustration at his original inability to achieve it,especially when Goku already had. While training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber,Goku informs Gohan that becoming a Super Saiyan is powered by rage and told him to imagine Cell and then Frieza (after Gohan stated he had never seen Cell) killing all his friends in order for him to transform into a Super Saiyan. As the Saiyans train during Dragon Ball Z,they discover uncharted levels beyond the first Super Saiyan level. The power increases of subsequent Super Saiyan forms are so high that by the Buu Saga,the original transformation has been literally reduced to a "child's plaything" (as stated by Vegeta,as both Goten and Trunks can transform and harness the power adeptly at such a young age).