10 Best Versions of Super Saiyan, Ranked

The original Super Saiyan is one of the most iconic transformations in the world. dragon ballBut in animation and comics history. Goku unlocks Super Saiyan first while fighting Frieza on Namek. Dragon Ball Z and dragon ball super A significant amount of screen time is then devoted to the Saiyans further perfecting themselves as Super Saiyans through training and mutations.

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Super Saiyan 1 has more variants than any other Super Saiyan form, creating a wide disparity in power from the weakest to the absolutely strongest version of SSJ. dragon ball. Unlike other transformations, Super Saiyan is a fairly even mix of non-standard and standard versions. DBZmovies, and dragon ball super.

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Pseudo Super Saiyan

User: Son Goku

Pseudo Super Saiyan is an irregular form introduced in episode 4. Dragon Ball Z movie, Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug. Because his power level is not high enough to trigger a true Super Saiyan form transformation, Goku instead turns into a Pseudo Super Saiyan during the final battle with Lord Slug.

Pseudo-Super Saiyan is somewhere between Goku's base form and a regular Super Saiyan in terms of power. Unfortunately, Goku cannot keep the form active and must use Kaioken x 100 to defeat Slug. Of course, the enormous power boost of Kaioken x 100 naturally many Stronger than a pseudo-Super Saiyan.

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Users: Goku, Future Trunks, Vegeta, Future Gohan, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Gotenks, Vegito, Cabba, Goku Black, Caulifla, Kale, Broly, Gogeta

A transformation that changed everything dragon ballIn the anime and manga, the original Super Saiyan form boosts the base power level by 50 times. Goku first unlocked Super Saiyan after Frieza killed Krillin on Namek. DBZ. Since then, very few Saiyans have unlocked Super Saiyan, either through emotional stimulation, training hard enough, or simply managing their S-cells like young hybrids or Universe 6 Saiyans.

Super Saiyan may be the weakest canon SSJ variant, but its general lack of Ki and stamina drain makes it the mainstay of all Saiyans to this day. dragon ball super. Goku still regularly uses Super Saiyan 1 to test his strength against weaker opponents before expanding to stronger transformations.

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Soul Bomb Super Saiyan

User: Son Goku, Future Trunks

Spirit Bomb Super Saiyan was introduced in the movie. Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13. In the final battle with Android 13, Super Saiyan Goku uses a technique meant for pure heart only to absorb the Spirit Bomb due to SSJ's instability. Spirit Bomb Super Saiyan Goku becomes so strong that he can kill Super Android 13 with a single attack, making him slightly stronger than Semi-Perfect Cell.

at dragon ball super In the anime, Future Trunks uses his Spirit Bomb Super Saiyan version when he absorbs the Genki of every human living on Earth and turns their power into the Spirit Sword. Combined with his unique Super Saiyan Rage transformation (Super Saiyan Blue version), Future Trunks is able to use his own Spirit Bomb Super Saiyan combination to defeat Fused Zamasu.

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Super Saiyan Level 2

Users: Vegeta, Future Trunks, Son Goku

Super Saiyan Second Grade is the first major breakthrough in Super Saiyan form. Dragon Ball ZAnd it's almost a direct upgrade over the SSJ1. By allowing slightly more Ki and Stamina drain compared to a regular Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Grade 2 gives the user a significant boost in power level.

After Vegeta ultimately defeats Semi-Perfect Cell using Super Saiyan Grade 2, he makes the mistake of allowing Cell to absorb Android 18 and grow into Perfect. However, while training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku realizes that Super Saiyan Grade 2 (and by extension Grade 3) can only get you so far in power level, and decides that the best way to unleash a Super Saiyan's full potential is to push his original form to its absolute limit in its base state.

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Super Saiyan Level 3

Users: Future Trunks, Goku, Caulifla

In terms of pure power level, Super Saiyan Third Grade is implied to be roughly equivalent to Super Saiyan 2 in terms of strength. Unfortunately, the shortcomings of the transformation make it nearly useless unless the enemy you're fighting is slow as molasses. Super Saiyan Grade 3 greatly increases the user's raw strength and muscle mass at the expense of speed.

In the Cell Saga, Future Trunks uses Grade 3 to fight Perfect Cell, but fails to score a single hit in the comics. Perfect Cell also uses a Grade 3 version of himself when he desperately fights Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, and likewise becomes too slow to land a single blow. in dragon ball super's Tournament of Power, Caulifla unlocks Super Saiyan rank 3 while fighting Goku, and uses this as a learning moment to teach her how to best use her transformations and powers.

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Super Saiyan Type A

User: Broly

Super Saiyan A Type is Broly's unique transformation. Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Legendary Super Saiyan. Due to Broly's extreme power level, Paragus creates a ring for Broly to wear, greatly limiting his maximum power. When Broly puts on the ring and tries to turn Super Saiyan, it instead activates Super Saiyan A-Type, a suppressed version of SSJ1.

Due to Broly's immense power, the Super Saiyan A-Type is still powerful and can even fight Full Power Super Saiyan Goku while outmatching Super Saiyan Grade 2 Vegeta. Unlike other versions of Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan A-Type is not a legitimate mutation and is more of an artificial form that occurs when the user's full power is limited due to external factors.

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full power super saiyan

User: Son Goku, Son Gohan

Full Power Super Saiyan is the final version of a regular Super Saiyan. dragon ball comic book. By training with Gohan for nine months in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku realized that the key to getting the most out of Super Saiyan was to always use the transformation, get used to its Ki and Stamina drain, and start training from scratch by making it into its base form.

By the time Goku and Gohan leave the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, their power levels far surpass those of Vegeta and Future Trunks, even in their grade forms. Full Power Super Saiyan Gohan was so strong that he was even able to defeat Perfect Cell without changing Super Saiyan 2.

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Super Saiyan C Type

User: Broly

Super Saiyan C-Type is a variation of the original Super Saiyan form. Dragon Ball Z Just Broly and Broly. Once Broly's ring is disabled, he can bypass the Super Saiyan A-Type in order to trigger the Super Saiyan C-Type. C-Type is actually a normal Super Saiyan transformation enhanced by Broly's unique characteristics. Dragon Ball ZThe legendary Super Saiyan.

What is noteworthy is, dragon ball super He cannot use the Super Saiyan C-Type and instead turns into a regular Super Saiyan (despite having a higher power level than Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Vegeta). Super Saiyan C-Type Broly is just as powerful, though not as powerful as Super Saiyan 2 Gohan. Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Second ComingOne of the most powerful Super Saiyan forms in the series.

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Super Saiyan Kaioken

User: Son Goku

Thanks to stacking Kaioken on top of a regular Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Kaioken is one of the most powerful versions of Super Saiyan 1 possible. Goku never uses Super Saiyan Kaioken. dragon ballUse only the form found instead of the actual canon of . Dragon Ball Z Anime filler Other World Tournament Saga. Super Saiyan Kaioken combines the multipliers of both SSJ1 and Kaioken into an overwhelmingly powerful variant.

Pikkon was powerful enough to beat Super Perfect Cell in the Other World Tournament Saga, and Super Saiyan Kaioken Goku was almost equal to Pikkon in power level, meaning SSJK Goku is much stronger than Super Saiyan 2 Gohan. From a Canon perspective, this makes absolutely no sense, but as far as multipliers go, the logic mostly works. Super Saiyan provides a 50x power boost, while Kaioken at least doubles the user's power level, making Super Saiyan Kaioken comparable to a 100x boost from Super Saiyan 2 at its weakest.

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Legendary Super Saiyan

Users: Broly, Kale, Kefla

The Legendary Super Saiyan form is the most powerful version of Super Saiyan 1, so it can be considered its own transformation rather than an offshoot of SSJ1. It's implied between Kale and Broly that only one Saiyan from each universe can actually become a Legendary Super Saiyan. Kale is the LSSJ of Universe 6 and Broly is the LSSJ of Universe 7. The legendary Super Saiyan form makes the user stronger the longer they fight, while also drawing on a level of raw power comparable to god forms such as Super Saiyan Blue.

The legendary Super Saiyan Kale is powerful enough to eliminate multiple universes. dragon ball super The legendary Super Saiyan Broly could only be defeated by Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta. Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Kefla's Super Saiyan 1 version, a fusion of Kale and Caulifla, is also technically the legendary Super Saiyan form, making her the only canon. dragon ball A character that can transform into the legendary Super Saiyan 2 (previously DBZ Broly's version from the non-canon video game).

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