The Legendary Super Saiyan

A fabled myth, or an incredible hero, these two descriptions sum up the super Saiyan debate perfectly. Who is the legendary figure who managed to achieve the legendary power?

Many different viewpoints have been put across on this matter, with many contrasting opinions. There are so many super Saiyans that it is near impossible to determine which one could be the most likely candidate for the title of legendary super Saiyan.

The first ever person to achieve the title was Goku during his epic battle against Frieza, upon his best friend Krillen being incinerated and disintegrated by a seemingly uncalled for and pointless attack. It was at this time that Vegeta believed Goku was the legend of which his people had been awaiting for such a huge period of time. Frieza too was scared that the Earth-raised Saiyan could be the legendary monster come to haunt him for his crimes. This however was the wrong assumption, as Goku certainly isn’t a legendary super Saiyan. He was a mere low level soldier, so there is no way he could have become any type of legend, despite his immense power.

Surely then it must have been Vegeta? He had the royal bloodline, and his power was incredibly high when he finally completed the transformation. Unfortunately for him though, this isn’t the case, as he is undoubtedly just another super Saiyan.

Goten and Chibi Trunks don’t manage to top the criteria either, as they are only SSJ because their fathers were, and whilst they both have incredible power, it isn’t even close to legendary. When they fuse their power is indescribably huge though, although it is improbable that the legend would be a fused version of two young kids.

Future Trunks was an awesomely powerful half-Saiyan who achieved the upgrade in power at a comparatively early age. He fought off the Android’s, and in his time he was the last person left who could stop them. Would this make him the legendary hero? Nope, another one who falls short of the post.

Gohan is the final ‘good guy’ who managed to turn super Saiyan, but why would a legend accomplish the goal after three others had? He may have managed to rise above Cell and even his own father at one point, but he was unable to keep this up and dramatically fell behind in terms of power. He even dropped his super Saiyan image to go mystic, an even better form where the strength is the same, but the anger is non-existent. Because of this, Gohan cannot be the legend, as he didn’t even stay a super Saiyan during the course of his life, instead opting for the mystic form.

With all those warriors out of the equation, then it is all narrowed down to the final super Saiyan, the one believed by most to be the legend. His name is of course, Brolli. His strength was far beyond anyone else’s, and he was unsurpassable, only getting defeated to weaker opposition who had borrowed power temporarily from others. He was destined to become a spectacular fighter with unimaginable strength, and perfectly carried out this prophecy. He isn’t the legendary super Saiyan though.

I bet you’re all wondering who is? Well the real legendary super Saiyan was the one from thousands of year’s back, who only had the ability to maintain his power under a full moon. Whilst his power wasn’t as high as the other SSJ’s, he was the first one known in history, and stories were told about him, passed down along the generations, thus making him a legend.

So there’s your unexpected answer, although if you’re one of those stubborn people who refuse to believe that someone who didn’t feature in the series can be the legend, then here’s the other answer: There isn’t one. Only one legendary super Saiyan has ever been born, and it wasn’t Goku or his friends, but that nameless Oozaru with insane power.