Dragon Ball: All The Super Saiyan Levels Ranked Weakest To Strongest: Goku’s transformation into Super Saiyan was a major event for fans of Dragon Ball Z. Although Goku was the first character in Dragon Ball to become a Super Saiyan, many other Saiyans (and Saiyan-like entities) have achieved even greater heights of strength and glory.
It’s possible that even the most devoted fans of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball series will become confused by the numerous Saiyan transformations that occur throughout the show’s extended run. This extensive series features many distinct Saiyan forms and power-ups, so we thought compiling a simple guide for you might be helpful.
Dragon Ball: All The Super Saiyan Levels Ranked Weakest To Strongest
- False Super Saiyan
- Super Saiyan
- Ascended Super Saiyan
- Ultra Super Saiyan
- Super Saiyan II
- Super Saiyan Full Power
- Legendary Super Saiyan
- Berserker Super Saiyan
- Super Saiyan III
- Golden Great Ape
- Super Saiyan IV
- Super Saiyan God
- Super Saiyan Rage
- Super Saiyan Blue
- Super Saiyan Rose
- Super Saiyan White
- Ultra Instinct
- Perfected Ultra Instinct
- Ultra Ego
- True Ultra Instinct
In this Post we have discussed from False Super Saiyan till Golden Great Ape.
False Super Saiyan
Though Goku’s Super Saiyan form is instantly recognizable to fans of the Dragon Ball franchise, it wasn’t the first Saiyan transformation to go beyond the series’ canon. False Super Saiyan is the fan-created name for a version of the Super Saiyan form that appeared in the 1991 non-canon film Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug. The user’s hair stands on end like in the canonical Super Saiyan form, but they keep their normal skin tone and emit a golden glow.
Goku felt he needed to increase his strength after facing off against a Namekian villain named Slug in the non-canon Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug. He unleashed untapped, primal strength to achieve the state of being known as Giji Supa Saiyan, or Super Saiyan 1.5, by his legion of adoring supporters. The user of this form gains immense strength for brief periods. The user’s aura changes to gold, and their pupils vanish.
The user’s strength increases to rival their Great Ape or Super Saiyan forms, but they are limited to this power level. However, the user can boost this form’s power by multiplying its Kaio-Ken energy. In Dragon Ball Super, Goku used this new form to defeat Beerus, demonstrating its incredible strength.
The FSSJ form enhances the user’s muscular bulk speed and strength, but not to the same extent as the full Super Saiyan form. This style is reserved for short spurts since it severely depletes the fighter’s stamina.
It’s interesting to note that Vegeta also employs this form when fighting Frieza. Even while this isn’t officially a False Super Saiyan form, fans have given it that name because of how powerfully he used it to destroy both of them in their fights.
Super Saiyan
Most Saiyans possess the potential to evolve into Super Saiyan, given the right amount of encouragement and practice. The metamorphosis increases their godlike strength, speed, and reflexes and magnifies some primitive emotions like rage and bloodlust. As a result, the practitioner gets worked up when they’re in the zone, and the style is more of a show of strength than a practical method of combat.
After seeing his family slaughtered by Frieza, Goku in Dragon Ball Z transformed into his first Super Saiyan form and vowed revenge. Goku had to put in grueling training sessions with his son over months to unlock this form and use the full extent of his strength. Gohan’s cathartic defeat of Buu in this form established him as the show’s ultimate badass at the end of Dragon Ball.
SSJ 3 is the third and final stage of the Super Saiyan transformation. You can only sustain this shape for a short while since it requires you to exert extreme mental and physical energy. Goku looked youthful and was on par in strength with Beerus in this form. The SSJ 3 form makes the wearer feel like a god and features a red light around their body.
Ascended Super Saiyan
Although the Ascended Super Saiyan is a formidable transformation, it is no match for the might of a true Super Saiyan Ascension. It enhances a person’s abilities by building upon them rather than increasing them from scratch. It is also risky since it depletes a person’s ki rapidly. Because of this, it’s not a good weapon. Vegeta and Future Trunks employed this form to fight Broly, but the small clones’ sheer numbers and speed ultimately proved too much for them.
The user’s hair gets slightly stiffer and paler, and their irises and pupils darken. Additionally, they develop a much sturdier physique. However, the increased muscular mass unaffected the person’s agility and coordination. A yellowish hue and bioelectrical sparks also replace the arcs in their aura.
Because of their enhanced abilities as an Ascended Super Saiyan, Gohan referred to this individual as his “hidden weapon” in his fight against Cell. Only those with latent, untrained Super Saiyan potential may reach this form.
The burning need for vengeance for losing a loved one is the catalyst that releases their full potential on the battlefield. An aggressive and cruel character trait generally goes hand in hand with this. Use this method only if you have a firm grasp of your emotions.
Ultra Super Saiyan
Compared to the Super Saiyan form, the Ultra Super Saiyan form is a huge improvement. A Saiyan’s body and ki reach unprecedented levels of strength when in this state. Furthermore, the form enhances the practitioner’s physical strength. Akira Toriyama states that this transformation is an evolved state of the Ascended Super Saiyan form and increases the user’s strength level by a factor of ten.
After seeing Frieza kill Krillin, Goku in the original Dragon Ball series evolved into this form out of rage and fury. This technique was extremely challenging and unpleasant and called for strict self-control. The form was reserved for very dire circumstances. It also demands a lot of energy and is incredibly expensive to keep up.
Future Trunks temporarily attained this form after Cell’s death in an attempt to combat him, but he quickly realized that his speed was severely impaired in this form and decided to return to normalcy.
A character’s physical appearance in this state is much more stark and striking. The skin and clothing are slightly less dark, the hair is standing on end, and it has a blazing glow. The aura also grows more substantial and brighter.
Super Saiyan II
Gohan initially enters the SSJ2 condition in the manga and anime during the Cell Games, a tournament where Cell hosts fights to show off his incredible strength to the world. Later, he fights Cell Junior in this form and ultimately prevails while also vanquishing the androids and the monster Broly. Gohan employs this transformation again when confronting the ghost warriors of Frieza, Cooler, Turles, and Lord Slug on New Vegeta. He does so successfully, saving the android Lychee and her kid Hatchhyackku.
In Dragon Ball GT, Gohan and Future Trunks employ the SSJ2 form to hunt down and destroy the Cell Juniors. When combined with the Controlled Berserker Aspect, Vegeta utilizes SSJ2 to defend the people of New Vegeta from their cruel alien slave owners, and he uses it to fight the ferocious Orgasmroid and other alien slaves.
At SSJ2, a person’s energy takes on a bluish-violet hue instead of the golden hue characteristic of the original Super Saiyan form. Their hair also becomes more angular and spikier as they age. It’s worth noting that achieving the SSJ2 form is contingent on having mastered the Super Saiyan form to a high degree. In addition, a character needs a strong motivation to actualize their entire potential.
SSJ2 reduces the cost of Strike and Blast Arts and provides an instantaneous 50% charge of the Unique Gauge at the beginning of each combat. As a bonus, this allows the user to use a spectacular version of the character’s ki attack from a safe distance, known as a “Special Knockout Trick.” It also boosts the character’s defense, negates the effects of enemies’ “Restores health when hit” abilities for 3 timer counts, and prevents damage on the following round if the character fails a Morale Saving Throw for Rampaging.
Super Saiyan Full Power
A Saiyan at maximum power is employing every last bit of their ki. In this state, a Saiyan might vent their godlike wrath. This Saiyan transformation gives the user ten times the strength of Super Saiyan 2.
Golden blonde and standing on end, a Saiyan’s hair creates the illusion of a flaming halo about their person. In addition, a Saiyan’s skin tone (and clothing) lightens, making their eyes look more greenish-blue.
In the Cell Games, Goku initially employed this form against Perfect Cell. While Goku’s son’s clones prevented him from going all out at the beginning of his fight with Cell, he eventually honed his entire might as the situation grew urgent. When he had finally defeated the Cell Jr. clones and the ensuing Cell fusion, he blasted Yakon out of Planet Yardrat.
Later, after fighting many of Bojack’s troops, Goku and Gohan would transform into this form. Goku tore one of the soldiers apart in this condition and threw him through a wall. Goku would eventually use this form to fight the remaining soldiers and block the slug that would have severed his arm.
Berserker Super Saiyan
The Berserker Super Saiyan transformation is one of the most dangerous in the series. It increases a fighter’s strength and unleashes a ferocious need to rampage. Kale’s aura and hair now shimmer with a golden green color after he underwent the muscular mass growth and white eye transformations characteristic of the Legendary form. Kale can compete with Super Saiyan Blue Goku throughout the Tournament of Power, even though this form is challenging to master.
The overflowing impact of the Berserker Super Saiyan’s ki control makes ki-based strikes significantly more potent than usual. This form appears to synthesize Super Saiyan 4 and Great Ape, with the latter likely contributing to the enhanced strength. Its wielder gains tremendous advantages in terms of power and reach when engaging in physical combat. The main drawback is a little slowing of movement speed; this makes long-range assaults more effective.
Once a person reaches the second level of this condition, they have access to the highly sought-after Legendary Super Saiyan form. This state is a perfected version of the Berserker state that incorporates the strengths of the Great Ape state. Both Kale and Broly have accidentally caused harm to others when in this form since it is so difficult to maintain control. The Berserker state was essentially an uncontrolled variation of the LSSJ, as was described in episode 114.
That’s why you’ll only find the state in non-canon media like Dragon Ball Heroes or video games like Raging Blast 2. Making this metamorphosis canon would be a huge mistake. It wouldn’t make sense for such a potent style to lack access to the same moves as more developed styles like SSJ3 and SSJ4. It would be a pity, though, if the program didn’t feature these forms in action if Kale and Broly are capable of unlocking them.
As the strongest Saiyan in all of Universe 6, Kale’s Berserker form is incredibly effective in battle. She gets a massive buff to her damage dealt and the rate at which she draws cards, allowing her combinations to go on for longer. Another benefit of this form is a unique Cover Ability that, when used, eliminates two opponent cards and increases her subsequent damage by 30%.
Legendary Super Saiyan
In Dragon Ball, the Legendary Super Saiyan represents a brand-new level of strength. This is a very potent transformation, allowing for advancement to the Super Saiyan God level, the pinnacle of warrior legend. Although extremely challenging to learn, this SSJ style has the highest destructive potential of any style. When a player reaches this level of development, they become a formidable adversary.
Although visually similar to the Ascended Super Saiyan, the Legendary Super Saiyan has unique characteristics that distinguish it distinct. One significant difference from the Ascended form is that the user never loses any of their previously gained strength or speed. Another distinction is that a player in this form retains their speed even as they wreak havoc, allowing them to move quickly even as they do so.
They also end up with greenish highlights in their formerly yellow hair and white eyes devoid of pupils. At the start, only Broly was a Saiyan of such caliber. A timid Saiyan from Universe 6, Kale just became canon after achieving the Legendary Super Saiyan form.
In addition to increased strength and speed, a player that adopts this form also benefits from the Controlled Movement attribute, which improves their ability to avoid harm and change their position. Those of this level have access to the Power Surge ability, which, when activated, causes an adversary to explode immediately and take damage according to their basic power level. Its raw power is more than a Super Saiyan II, but it is challenging to master.
Super Saiyan III
The Super Saiyan 3 transformation is one of the most potent in the Dragon Ball universe, increasing one’s power by four. The downside of this significant boost in strength is the vast amount of energy required to maintain the Super Saiyan 3 form. The first time Goku employed this form on Earth, he released so much force that it nearly tore the world apart in the form of tremendous tidal waves and storms.
Since then, going into Super Saiyan 3 has been saved for sporadic instances. In Dragon Z: Wrath of the Dragon, Goku employed it during his fight with Hirudegarn and again when he temporarily merged with Trunks as Gotenks to take on Super Buu. Although the Super Saiyan 3 form is compelling, Goku struggled to keep it up throughout the Buu Saga because it was draining.
When Gotenks tried to lock Super Buu in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber using the Super Saiyan 3 form, the enormous quantity of ki required to maintain that form severely limited their half-hour of fusion. Because of this restriction and maintaining Super Saiyan 3 is difficult for most people, it has gradually fallen out of favor.
Thankfully, this tremendous metamorphosis has returned for fans to experience again with the recent release of the anime adaption of Dragon Ball Heroes. Super Saiyan 3 may not have helped Goku keep up with Beerus, but it is still a valuable tool for dealing with formidable foes. Despite this, it still needs to be a trustworthy basis to base assessments of stamina and perseverance over extended periods of time.
Golden Great Ape
In Dragon Ball GT, Saiyans that have the potential to change into a standard Great Ape and sufficient combat power can instead achieve the significantly more powerful Golden Great Ape form. This transformation is particularly potent since it serves as a stepping stone to Super Saiyan 4.
The power boost a Saiyan receives in Golden Great Ape is more than that of a regular Super Saiyan, increasing their primary strength by almost 50 times. Users can reach levels of wrath practically uncontrolled in this form; for example, Baby Vegeta’s berserk was far higher than Goku’s in their epic battle in this state.
Even said, certain Saiyans of pure blood, like Goku and Vegeta, can maintain their awareness and control when in Golden Great Ape and even launch into Super Saiyan 4. This form is highly potent and allows for brief spurts of speed.
Both the garment and the accessories for this form are recolors of the Great Ape garment and the Great Ape Hat and Tail in a metallic golden hue. In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Great Ape Broly may don this look for a brief period as a costume.
The Golden Great Ape is much the same as a regular Great Ape save for its golden coloring. However, Golden Great Apes have a bluish skin tone, unlike regular Great Apes. They are more complicated to tame and much more dangerous than regular Great Apes.
Dragon Ball: All The Super Saiyan Levels Ranked Weakest To Strongest (Part 2)
In the above link we have discussed from Super Saiyan IV to True Ultra Instinct.
