Saiyans are a species from the planet Vegeta (yes that
means Vegeta was a prince). The Saiyans were very brutal and uncivilized.
They killed off their counterparts on their planet (the Tuffels). They
then built a rocket ship and went to another planet that had money and
technology which they traded for another planet. So therefore the Saiyans
became like planet brokers. They have natural abilities and desires
to fight. Their tails that make them unique also give them the ability
to go oozaru (ape creatures from the Saiyans when Saiyans see full moons).
They can be stopped by cutting off their tails (just like what happened
to Goku). They can also go Super Saiyan. This is a special status that
is trigged with *extreme* anger.
Obviously, the higher the level of a Super Saiyan, the
more powerful. Being so, Super Saiyan Level 1 is relatively weak (when
compared to Super Saiyan Level 4.
How can you tell one has just transformed into a Super
Saiyan Level 1?
First, their eyes turn blue for 3 seconds then turn
green. Then, their hair stands up and turns a mustard-yellow. Their
muscles bulge and they become much more menacing.
when
they go super saiyan 1:
Son Goku: After Kuririn
is killed by Freeza. (DBZ: Frieza Saga)
Son Gohan: While training in the Room of
Spirit and Time with Son Goku. (DBZ: Early Cell Saga)
Vegeta: Prior to the 19/20 android battle
while training in outer space. (DBZ: Android Saga)
Future Trunks: In the alternate
future, #17 and #18 killed Son Gohan causing him to become SSJ. (DBZ:
Trunks Special)
Chibi-Trunks: Not determined...
most likely while training in Vegeta's gravity room.(DBZ: Majin Buu
Saga)
Son Goten: While training
with Chichi when he was 6 years old. (DBZ: Majin Buu Saga)
Gotenks: After fusing as SSJs in the Majin Buu
Saga. (Majin Buu...)
Brolly: SSJ1: Since birth... (Movie 8)
Second level Saiyan-jins are a step higher and more
powerful than the level 1.
The differences are subtle, but are there. Level 2 Saiyans
change their eye color to green, and while their hair remains yellow,
it is spiked closer together at the top. Their muscles bulge out even
more than Level 1s, and they become even more menacing in character.
They are also covered in a golden aura of light.
when
they go super saiyan 2:
Son Goku: While training in Hell. (DBZ: During
the Anoyoichi Budoukai Saga/Beginning of Majin Buu Saga)
Son Gohan: During the fight with Cell. (DBZ:
Late Cell Saga)
Vegeta: While training during the 7 years after
the Cell Game. (DBZ: Between Cell and Majin Buu)
Gotenks: This is never really noticed... probably
either did it after fusing or during the Super Buu fight. (Majin Buu...)
Now we're talking about some serious power here. Super
Saiyans at Level 3 become truly a force to be reckoned with and is much
harder to attain than going from SSJ1 to SSJ2 (but it's the jump is
much more powerful).
If your friend displays the following traits, chances
are - they have become a Level 3 SSJ and that you should run for your
life IMMEDIATELY the next time you see him/her.
1. They suddenly have green eyes (though this can be
a sign of being a SSJ1, SSJ2, or even having a new pair of contact lenses).
2. Their hair stayes yellow but grows down to their
legs (though this could mean that they seriously need a hair cut).
3. In a matter of seconds, they have outgrown their
clothes with muscles that Mr. T would be proud of. They are constantly
training and are FIERCE.
when
they go super saiyan 3:
Son Goku: While training
in Hell. (DBZ: During the Anoyoichi Budoukai Saga/Beginning of Majin
Buu Saga)
Gotenks: Achieved during
training in the Room of Spirit and Time. (DBZ: MAJIN BUU!!!!)
What can be more powerful than a SSJ3? What can be make
an SSJ3 run for their lives? Why, an SSJ4 of course.
Traits of the SSJ4 are easy to pick up:
1. An SSJ4's eyes turn green, red & brown.
2. Hair turns black & if they got a haircut, their hair
grows back the way it originally was.
3. Red fur grows up on their chest.
4. In terms of muscles and fierceness, let's put it
to you this way: you'e be better off fighting a nuclear bomb than an
SSJ4.
when
they go super saiyan 4:
Son Goku: After Son Goku
becomes Oozaru in an SSJ state (GT: During the Bebi Saga)
Vegeta: Courtesy of Bulma's
Brute Ray, he was able to become a Golden Oozaru and then shrink down.
(GT: I believe this was during the Evil Shenlon Saga)
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Super Saiyan Level 4: The After Act
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Yellow eyes, black-colored hair, and so big (muscle-wise)
that... well... I'll leave that to your imagination:).
Though I get emails about this level of Super Saiyan,
let me break the news to you: it doesn't exist. Sorry.
There is one picture that's been circulating around
the 'net (and I get this same one a LOT). I think it's more a theoretic
pic of an SSJ 5 than a real one (my anime expert, Raye, confirms this).
