Super Saiyan

The ability to become a Super Saiyan was once considered to be a myth, because it had not been performed for over a thousand years until Son Goku accomplished it when he was fighting Freeza on Planet Namek. Their appearance is different in each form, more so in the fourth.

Freeza feared the Super Saiyan legend and destroyed Planet Vegita in the hope that the Super Saiyan legend would never be complete.

• Super Saiyan 1: Hair stands on end, and glows a bright gold color (It should be noted that the hair color is stated as gold in the manga. Common misconceptions lead people to believe the color is yellow or blonde). Their eyes turn to a bright green.
• Ultra Super Saiyan: Considered an intermediate state between SS1 and SS2. Although never given a name in either the manga or anime, it's known as Ultra Super Saiyan by fans. The noticable difference between SS1 and USS is muscle mass is increased substantially
• Ultra Super Saiyan 2: Even further into the USS form. Muscle mass is increased even more so, however a severe loss in speed is a result of the augmented muscle mass. Ultimately, this form is rendered useless because of that flaw.
• Super Saiyan 2: Hair becomes more pointed and this is the first form that has silver electricity in their aura, their hair continues to glow. A visible increase in muscle mass.
• Super Saiyan 3: Hair grows until it reaches almost to their knees at the back, their eyebrows disappear and their eyes stay green. Muscle mass is visibly increased once again.
• Super Saiyan 4: Hair is black again, their tail is returned and their bodies are covered in red fur. They also recive a red trim around the eyes, and over the eye lids. (Note that this form is non-canonicalical to the original manga and anime by Akira Toriyama as it only appears in the anime Dragon Ball GT and that this is the only form that wasn't actually created by Akira Toriyama, but a company that desired to continue the Dragonball series.)

Super Saiyan 1