List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball
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This is a list of Saiyans who appear in the manga and anime universe of the Dragon Ball metaseries, including the Dragon Ball films.
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[edit] Broli
Broli (ブロリー Burorī?), sometimes spelled Broly, is the featured villain in the eighth and tenth movies of the anime Dragon Ball Z, with his clone acting as antagonist in the eleventh.
In the eighth movie, Broli is the son of Paragus, and known as the Legendary Super Saiyan. Along with his father, Broli plans to take his revenge on Vegeta, whose father, King Vegeta, ordered him and Paragus to be executed when Broli, as an infant, showed a power level of 10,000, unusually high for even a full grown Saiyan. Broli and Paragus survived the attempt, and escaped from Planet Vegeta before it's destruction by Freeza. In the movie, Broli and Paragus lure Vegeta and the others to a distant planet, which will soon be hit by a comet and obliterated. Broli eventually comes face to face with Goku, and his mind immediately snaps, due to a lifelong grudge he holds against Goku (they were born on the same day, and Goku's constant crying kept Broli awake). In his rage, Broli loses his self-control and his sanity, and transforms into the Legendary Super Saiyan. After a heated battle, during which Broli easily bests his opponents, Vegeta manages to lend some of his power to Goku, who uses it to defeat Broli with a single punch.
In the tenth movie, Broli is revealed to have survived and crash landed on Earth before losing consciousness. Seven years later, he reawakens due to Goten's crying, and emerges to do battle against Gohan, Trunks and Goten (whom he mistakes for Goku). With spiritual help from Goku (who died against Cell), the three Saiyans fire a triple kamehameha wave which sends Broly straight through the sun, destroying him.
In the eleventh movie, however, it is revealed that a village conjurer found samples of Broli's blood and sold them to an industrialist, whose scientists used the blood to create a clone of Broli. The clone, upon seeing Goten and Trunks, loses control again and is drenched in the bio-liquid surrounding his tank, transforming him into Bio-Broli. Bio-Broli goes on a rampage, beating Goten, Trunks, Krillin and Android 18, until they discover his new weakness: sea-water, which turns the bio-liquid into stone. Goten, Trunks and Krillin use the sea-water to solidify Bio-Broli, and with one last blast, destroy the Legendary Super Saiyan once and for all.
[edit] Bardock
Burdock (バーダック Bādakku?) is first introduced in the television special, Bardock - The Father of Goku. It was only after the film's airing in Japan that he was later shown in two panels of the Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama, who helped design the character for Toei Doga's television production.[1] His name is a play on the herb of the same name. While the Viz manga and FUNimation's Japanese-language English-subtitled anime both use "Burdock",[2] FUNimation's English anime dubs uses "Bardock",[3] and some Japanese merchandise even use "Barduck".[4]
The biological father of Raditz and Son Goku, Burdock is a Saiyan who is given the gift of precognition. In several of his recurring visions, he witnesses the destruction of his home planet by the hand of Freeza. After escaping certain death from Dodoria, he tries desperately to change his planet's grim future by attempting to combat Freeza and his legion of men head on. Burdock ultimately fails on ceasing Freeza's attack on the planet and is killed in the process. Moments before his death, he received a vision of his son facing the warlord. According to the anime special, Burdock was estimated a battle power of 10,000 by observant doctors while recovering from his last mission.[5]
[edit] Future Trunks
[edit] Gotenks
Gotenks (ゴテンクス Gotenkusu?) is the result of the Fusion Dance when performed by Son Goten and Trunks. Gotenks is the only character in the original series that was produced through the fusion dance. When Gotenks was made in the original series, it took several attempts for Goten and Trunks to successfully produce him. Gotenks is saw them to fight and arrogant, as well as having the ability to be easily distracted. At the start of his appearance, Gotenks is rebellious, however, he later learns to follow the advice of his mentor Piccolo.
During his training, he reveals the ability to transform into a Super Saiyan 3, where he nearly defeats the villain Majin Boo. The immense chi required for Super Saiyan 3 limits the time that Gotenks can stay fused, and he is later absorbed by Boo. After defusing within Boo's body, Gotenks is not seen again except for a filler episode near the end of Dragon Ball Z.
[edit] Nappa
Nappa (ナッパ?) is an elite Saiyan warrior that accompanied Vegeta to Earth in search of the Dragon Balls. Before the destruction of their home planet, Nappa acted as the commander-in-chief of the Saiyan army. He has a somewhat violent nature. He survived the attacks of Tenshinhan and Chaozu which drained their lives. He put Piccolo to death with his incredible might, but fell powerless to Son Goku who had returned to Earth with new training from North Kaio. Vegeta ordered Nappa to stop fighting due to Goku's clear dominance over him. He was then executed by Vegeta when defeated by Goku. He returned briefly as one of the escapees from Hell in Dragon Ball GT, only to be killed by Vegeta a second time.
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[edit] Raditz
Raditz (ラディッツ Radittsu?) is the biological brother of Son Goku and the eldest son of Bardock. Raditz went to Earth to help in the planet's invasion, and to persuade his younger brother Goku to join the Saiyans in their conquest. However, disappointed to discover that Goku had lost his memories and adjusted to life on Earth, Raditz kidnapped Gohan and tried to force Goku to become an ally. Goku and Piccolo fight him together, but are overwhelmed. During the battle, Gohan sees his father in danger and explodes with rage, delivering a massive amount of damage to Raditz in a single blow. Taking advantage of the situation, Goku puts Raditz in a full nelson and demands Piccolo to kill them both with the Makankosappo. The beam pierces both of them, and Raditz genuinely grieves for his brother's death as well as his own. However, before dying, he manages to tell Piccolo that his two Saiyan friends, Nappa and Vegeta, have heard the tale of the Dragon Balls and will come to Earth in a year's time. Frustrated, Piccolo finishes him off.[6]
[edit] Gohan
[edit] Goku
[edit] Goten
[edit] Trunks
[edit] Vegeta
[edit] Vegetto
Vegetto (ベジット Bejitto?) was a desperate fusion by Vegeta and Goku using the Potara Earrings in an effort to defeat Boo.
Old Kai pointed out the perfection of the fusion. He noted that Goku and Vegeta were two of the strongest beings in their worlds and the next, so naturally their fusion would create a powerful entity. Also, the fact that the two were once rivals actually assisted in making the fusion complete.
After the fusion, Vegetto transformed into a Super Saiyan and utterly outclassed Super Boo in every aspect. Vegetto is also seen to be able to be in full control of his body when Boo turns him into a coffee candy (jawbreaker in the American dub) in an attempt to absorb him into his body. After being turned back into his original form by Boo, Vegetto puts up a force field and allows Boo to absorb him, in order to rescue the ones who Boo had absorbed. The force field had protected Vegetto from being absorbed into Boo's system, however, once inside Boo's body Vegeta ends the fusion by destroying one of the Potara earrings, and the supposed permanent fusion splits into Goku and Vegeta again. Vegetto is never seen again
The name Vegetto is a portmanteau of the names Vegeta and Kakarotto, the latter being Goku's Saiyan birthname. The spelling Vegetto is the official trade name of the character in Japan, as evident by its appearance in Jump Ultimate Stars and merchandise such as the Super Battle Collection action figures. Because of the way Viz transliterates Goku's Saiyan name into Kakarrot, Vegetto's name was changed into "Vegerot" in their translation of the manga. The name "Vegito" in the English version of the anime is regarded as a combination of the names Vegeta and Kakarot, but with the two last letters of "Kakarot" backwards.
Despite not making any appearances in the original series or the manga, Vegetto has a counterpart known as Gogeta, the result of Goku and Vegeta performing the Fusion Dance. Gogeta's only appearances in the anime are: Fusion Reborn, where he defeats the demon Janemba; and the Evil Dragons Saga of Dragon Ball GT, where he goes up against (but fails to destroy) Omega Shenron, the series' final villain.
[edit] References
- ^ Burdock and his crew's character designs at http://www.daizex.com/
- ^ FUNimation's Bardock DVD in Japanese audio with English subtitles
- ^ Front cover of Bardock - The Father of Goku
- ^ Dragon Ball Z Super Barcode Wars card name
- ^ Burdock's power level given by observing doctors in the special
- ^ Daizenshuu EX - Guides - Filler Guide - Complete Listing - DBZ Episode 005
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