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Jul 22, 2020 · Dragon Ball is very much a Japanese franchise and the SSJ abbreviation comes from the Japanese term Sūpā Saiya-jin. The character 人 (Jin) stands for human or person in Japanese and is used to denote nationality; for instance, somebody from the U.S. would be amerikajin.
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Nov 14, 2017 · When it comes down to it, the term SSJ is one fans use to refer to the Super Saiyan transformation. In the Japanese dub, the Super Saiyans are not called as such; They are called 'Super...
Jul 4, 2023 · SSJ is an acronym for "Super Saiya-jin", a romanization of the original Japanese term for Super Saiyan. There's more to it than that though. Super Saiyajin is itself a loaded term, filled with puns and joke-meanings that inform alot about the sense of humor that Akira Toriyama approaches every aspect of his art with.
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Apr 28, 2020 · Super Saiyan and Super Saiyajin (SSJ) are used for the alien species in Dragon Ball, but is there any difference between the terms besides geography?
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Super Saiyan (超スーパーサイヤ人じん, Sūpā Saiya-jin) 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.
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...
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).
The Super Saiyan transformation made its movie debut in Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge. Goku uses his Super Saiyan power to defeat Cooler, Frieza's older and stronger brother, thus finishing off the family. In the concept art drawn by Akira Toriyama for this movie, Super Saiyan Goku has red eyes (as seen to the left).
The Super Saiyan form is also used in Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler by Goku and Vegeta to combat and finally kill Cooler. In the original version of The Return of Cooler, Meta-Cooler Core states that he intends to take Goku and Vegeta's energy and use it to make an army of Metal Super Saiyans. However, Goku and Vegeta used their energy to overload the Big Gete Star, preventing Meta-Cooler Core from following through with his plans.
In Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, Goku, Vegeta, and Future Trunks use it to take down Android 14, Android 15, and Android 13.
In Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, the Saiyan Broly is also shown to harness the original Super Saiyan transformation, which is what he uses to battle Goku for a few moments when attacking him in the dead of night. When Master Roshi is drunk and is changing masks, at one point he takes off his mask and his beard appears in a Super Saiyan form, before reverting to normal.
In Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming, Broly uses it against Goten and Trunks until he was forced to unveil his Legendary Super Saiyan form once again when fighting Gohan in his Super Saiyan 2 form.
In Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, Gohan is the only one who uses the regular Super Saiyan form in the film (aside from a brief flashback of Future Trunks defeating Frieza, and Super Saiyan Goku's appearance in the prologue from the "Future Trunks Special Edition" of the film). Goku and Vegeta use a new Super Saiyan form that has blue hair and godly ki, after mastering Super Saiyan God, named Super Saiyan Blue.
During the events of Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, Bardock is sent back in time during the destruction of his people and becomes a Super Saiyan on Planet Plant while fighting Chilled, an ancestor of Frieza.
Dr. Slump
The Okakaumeboshi-seijin Sourman once displayed the ability to transform into his own Super Saiyan-like state when he tries to stop a runaway Ferris wheel in the 8th Dr. Slump film, "Dr. Slump Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark....". Though it is identical to the Super Saiyan form in terms of appearance (from its golden hair to even the appearance of its aura), it apparently lacks the power of the true Super Saiyan form as Sourman was crushed by the runaway Ferris wheel when he attempted to stop it using this transformation. In the Dr. Slump remake, a long-haired boy who fights Arale shows the ability to transform into a silver-haired Super Saiyan-like form. In response Arale takes on a form that makes her hair rise like a Super Saiyan. While in these states they display greatly enhanced power.
In Dragon Ball Z, the possibility of a power greater than that of a Super Saiyan is first theorized in the episode "Laboratory Basement", when Krillin and Future Trunks contemplate how Vegeta plans on retaining his dominance in power among the Z Fighters. The first of these new heights in power is the Super Saiyan Second Grade stage obtained by Vegeta, Future Trunks and, later, Goku. This technique (as well as the Super Saiyan Third Grade technique that follows) is essentially a method of enhancing the abilities of a Super Saiyan, rather than a complete departure from it in favor of newer and more unique power. It is not until the Cell Games that this uncharted level of power makes its debut, in the form of Super Saiyan 2. Saiyan characters continue pushing their limits during the series, ultimately discovering a third level.
•Super Saiyan: The standard Super Saiyan transformation. It is achieved when a powerful Saiyan reaches varying levels of anger, as shown by Goku when Frieza killed Krillin, and Vegeta when Goku surpassed his abilities, though some half-Saiyan hybrids have been shown to attain the form without any stressful circumstances. In Dragon Ball Fusions, as well as the Dragon Ball Super anime, the Super Saiyan Rosé form is the result of a truly divine Saiyan transforming into the first, standard Super Saiyan form, and the Super Saiyan Rosé form is considered to be Goku Black's divine version of the first Super Saiyan form in these media only. However, Akira Toriyama's own notes on the Super Saiyan Rosé form state it is a Super Saiyan of a slightly different color, separate from Black's ordinary Super Saiyan form.
•Pseudo Super Saiyan: A movie only pseudo-Super Saiyan form with an orange-yellowish surge of aura. It only appears in Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug. It was originally conceived as being the Super Saiyan form but was later re-labeled as "Pseudo Super Saiyan" when the true Super Saiyan form was shown.
•Powerhouse: The results of a forced power output increase in the initial Super Saiyan form.
•Super Saiyan Second Grade: An advancement in the power of the original Super Saiyan state. This is Vegeta's primary state in the Perfect Cell Saga.
•Super Saiyan Third Grade: An even stronger advancement in the power of the original Super Saiyan state, however, it lacks speed as increased muscle size restricts movement. Future Trunks uses this form in the Perfect Cell Saga.
A Demon Realm Race-Saiyan hybrid is able to become a Super Saiyan due to their Saiyan DNA. This transformation is preceded by the Rampaging state in some cases, and features spiked up silver-white hair as well as yellow/green eyes with red sclera. This variant debuts in the manga in "Dispatch! Time Patrol", and in the anime during "Rage! Super Fu Appears!".
The only Demon Realm Race hybrids who achieve this state are Mira (as well as Damira; his fusion with Dabura) and Fu. Mira is referred to as Super Mira (超フミラ, Sūpā Mira) in this state, while Fu is Super Fu (超フュー, Sūpā Fyū). Mira is also known as "Dark Warrior Mira" in this state.
They are generally known as SSJ/SS for Super Saiyan 1, SSJ2/SS2 for Super Saiyan 2, and so on. There are also other forms like USSJ (Ultra Super Saiyajin), which are sometimes confused with Super Saiyan 2 or 3, but note that they are different.
Jul 31, 2023 · Saiyans are an alien warrior race, and their legends always foretold the potential of a powered-up new form they could take known as “Super Saiyan.” This transformation bestows upon them immense...
