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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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n Translation of Saiyan race information as provided by Kanzentaicom

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n Homeworld Earth Average Height Roughly 5 - 6 feet Diet Omnivorous Sapience Level Sapient Humans (som

Human

n Homeworld Earth (Girans Village) Average Height Large Diet Meat and milk Giras are a race of pterod

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n Ostrich Chickens are a race of bird creatures that are effectively the same as ostriches They are o

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

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Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

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Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

Related Articles Frieza bull Planet Trade Organization bull Illusion Saiyan bull Tuffle bull Planet Vegeta bull Planet Frieza 79 bull Saiyan-Tuffle war bull Kanassan war bull Invasion of Planet Meat bull Genocide

of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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n Translation of Saiyan race information as provided by Kanzentaicom

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n Homeworld Earth Average Height Roughly 5 - 6 feet Diet Omnivorous Sapience Level Sapient Humans (som

Human

n Homeworld Earth (Girans Village) Average Height Large Diet Meat and milk Giras are a race of pterod

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n Ostrich Chickens are a race of bird creatures that are effectively the same as ostriches They are o

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

Related Articles Frieza bull Planet Trade Organization bull Illusion Saiyan bull Tuffle bull Planet Vegeta bull Planet Frieza 79 bull Saiyan-Tuffle war bull Kanassan war bull Invasion of Planet Meat bull Genocide

of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

Related Articles Frieza bull Planet Trade Organization bull Illusion Saiyan bull Tuffle bull Planet Vegeta bull Planet Frieza 79 bull Saiyan-Tuffle war bull Kanassan war bull Invasion of Planet Meat bull Genocide

of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

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Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

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6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

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10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

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17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

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23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

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28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

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30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

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Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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of the Saiyans bull Tritek war bull Power Ball bull Attack Ball bull Scouter bull Blutz Waves bull Failed Fusions bull Monkey Boy (Charles Chen) bull Goku (Justin Chatwin)

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

A Space Pod

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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n Translation of Saiyan race information as provided by Kanzentaicom

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n Homeworld Earth Average Height Roughly 5 - 6 feet Diet Omnivorous Sapience Level Sapient Humans (som

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

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Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

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Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

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Saiyans (サイヤ人 Saiya-jin) are an endangered race of extraterrestrials in the anime and manga Dragon Ball and its

sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT In the series the Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race who

were supposedly the strongest warriors in the universe Nearly all of the Saiyans were obliterated by Frieza

The Saiyans play a central role in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is

actually a Saiyan sent to destroy Earth

Name Edit

Main article Origins of character names in Dragon Ball

The name is an Japanese anagram of yasai (野菜) which is Japanese for vegetable followed by the suffix jin (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person Essentially

Saiyan is a more direct English translation of the word The Saiyans Vegeta Nappa Raditz Kakarot Paragus Broly and Bardock all have names that are puns on various

vegetables [1]

In the original Japanese dub Saiyan is pronounced Sigh-ya-jin while in the English dubs it is pronounced Say-an

History Edit

Origins Edit

Although the manga does not tell of the origins of the Saiyan race the complete history of the Saiyans was revealed in the anime where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta

Saga as well as in the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT This causes for three different explanations as to the

history of the race

Saiyans arrival on Planet Plant as seen in Dragon Ball GT

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During the Vegeta Saga of Dragon Ball Z King Kai describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet with a race known as the Tuffles The Saiyans lived

in the arid wastelands while the Tuffles lived in great cities employing advanced technology One day however the Saiyans attacked vowing to conquer the Tuffles great cities

and to extinguish the race This sparked a ten year long war (described in greater detail below) [2]

It is revealed in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant they were welcomed by the Tuffles The Tuffle survivor Dr Raichi then describes

the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells [3] However whilst explaining Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves

During the Baby Saga of Dragon Ball GT Baby described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a different manner He states that the Saiyans first arrived in

mysterious space-pods and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood He states they were lead by Vegetas father and upon the rising of the full moon the Saiyans assumed their

Great Ape transformations and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night[4] These three stories did not appear in the original manga and seem to slightly contradict

one another

The only history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was that pertaining to the Super Saiyan legend The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1000

years (3000 in FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state He appears

to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power [5] Where the surviving Saiyans migrated to was never revealed but

eventually it is evident they somehow found their way to Planet Plant (and thus the events mentioned above unfolded)

War with the Tuffles Edit Main article Saiyan-Tuffle War

A Great Ape levels a Tuffle city

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As mentioned above King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga He explains that around Age 720 a civil war broke out The Saiyan Army

tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful sparking a ten year conflict on the planet Although the Saiyans were bigger in size and physically far superior

they were fewer in number compared to the Tuffles The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their advanced technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced

weaponry such as blasters to hold them off Then around Age 730 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full moon that only appeared once every 8

years on the planet with this they finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed (planet Vegeta) after their commanding hero (King Vegeta)

Meeting other races Edit

The Saiyans and the Arcosians meet

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King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory the Saiyans built a rocket ship and traveled to a nearby planet called Arcose (named only in the FUNimation dub) where they

came in contact with the Arcosian (little is know about this race as they are only mentioned once and in little detail and only named in FUNimation dub) These aliens had

money and technology but their planet was unsuitable so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in return they would share their technology with them

Over the years the Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles advanced equipment and became smarter and less barbaric although they still lusted for fighting and destruction

Annexation by Frieza Edit Main articles Kanassan war Invasion of Planet Meat and Genocide of the Saiyans

A Saiyan attacking a planet

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Around Age 731 about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles the planet was conquered or annexed by Friezas empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were

drafted to serve as soldiers in Friezas military under the Planet Trade[6] Due to the Saiyans innate strength and penchant for violence they were considered to be useful

mercenaries and assisted in the conquering of many planets or if assignment called for eradication of the planets population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful

enough to conquer some of the weaker planets such as Earth [7]) Eventually seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle

Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the fabled Super Saiyans able to defeat

him in battle [8]

A young Vegeta and his father watch Saiyan space pods leave for other planets

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Thus the maniacal warlord destroyed planet Vegeta in Age 737 nearly eradicating the Saiyan race Only four pure-blood Saiyans survived the destruction Kakarot (Goku)

Vegeta Nappa and Raditz as they were not on the planet at the time Once the latter three discovered that their planet was destroyed Frieza lied to them that an asteroid had

hit their world and offered them continued employment in return for eventual wealth

Over two decades later the Saiyans were later finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek[9] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later when Future

Trunks killed him [10] In the anime movies only four more Saiyans survived the catastrophe Turles Broly Paragus and Tarble

Homeworld Edit

From one of Akira Toriyamas memos shows a bit of Planet Plant and the rocky homing areas used by the Saiyans

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It is revealed in the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files that the Saiyans place of origin is unknown but may exist in the far reaches of space [11] Planet Plant was conquered by the

Saiyans after the defeat the Tuffles and thus they renamed their new planet Vegeta

Saiyans rocky home as seen in The Legend of the Saiyans

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The planet has a natural gravity that is 10 times that of Earth which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races[12]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could potentially pose a threat to his tyranny the planet was completely obliterated from space taking most of the Saiyan

race with it

Military force Edit Main article Saiyan Army

Prior to their obliteration the Saiyans possessed a powerful military the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub) As of Age 737 the Army was under the command of

Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub) who was its most powerful general [13] The Army was employed under Friezas Planet Trade in which the tyrant would use the

Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him It is also apparent that the Army employs various ranks based on power levels The only ranks mentioned in the series were Elites

and Low-Class The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans with the forces only survivors being Vegeta Nappa and Raditz

Physiology Edit

Appearance Edit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to any other Humans with the exception of their monkey-like tails and a larger muscular build They are commonly seen to have deep black

hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also been shown to have brown hair[14]

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance the day the Saiyan is born [15] However it is apparent their hair can fall off this is why

Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with strands of hair hanging

in front of his forehead but later has his characteristic widows peak) This is not the case with half-Saiyans such as Gohan Goten and Trunks who are shown to have several

different lengths of hair and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes though half-breeds do not always share this trait as Vegetas son Trunks and daughter Bulla inherited blue irises Goku Jr Gokus

great-great grandson inherited dark blue irises as well

Tail Edit

Chi-Chi pulling Gokus tail (his weakness at the time)

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All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur[14] The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it

When grabbed or injured it causes great pain to the owner and temporarily immobilizes the whole body However Elite-class Saiyans trained themselves to overcome this

weakness - such as Vegeta and Nappa However it is possible for Low-class Saiyans to train their tails as well as seen by Goku when he was preparing for the upcoming

Tournament on Papaya Island After training his tail was unaffected if grabbed [16] The tail is very prehensile and can be used to grasp things much like primates do

Gohans first Saiyan tail

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The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into an Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon[17] If the tail is removed this power is

lost All Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back unless it is permanently removed It seems to grow back for unknown reasons Gohans tail grows back during the fight

with Vegeta notably when the artificial moon was present [18] The same goes for Goku as well when he is a child it grows back at seemingly random occasions Vegeta even

states in the manga that his tail will grow back after it is cut off by Yajirobe However it never grows back for unknown reasons

Gohan is the only half breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the series Other half breeds like Trunks Future Trunks Goten and Bulla are not seen with tails The reason behind this is

never explained in the series but it is possible they were simply removed at birth

Strangely enough where Tien Shinhan regained his lost limb when he died Goku and Vegeta never regain their tails after death

Personality Edit

Raditz Vegeta and Nappa

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Saiyans tend to share common personality traits even at young ages Being war-like people they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and fighting choosing violence over

peace with other races Even Goku retained his love to fight after his amnesia but satisfied that love through competitive sport rather than barbaric slaughter Saiyans are

typically very aggressive and hard-headed with short explosive tempers Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times leading them to allow enemies to gain advantages in

battle just for fun It appears (as demonstrated by Vegeta Nappa and Bardock) they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when roused in stimulating

situations - resulting in them at times making rash decisions They also appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather than by nature as shown by their

relative lack of fear of death and uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz brutal beating of his long-lost brother Goku and Vegetas indifference to his

fathers death) Clearly Vegeta nor Nappa never showed any signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed they merely laughed and stated that he was

only a weakling although Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between

them but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku Most Saiyans also possess a keen fighting sense and

understanding of battle which allows them to acquire many new skills such as overcoming the weakness of their tails learning to detect ki and achieving new fighting forms and

transformations

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans as in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku Bardock is shocked and saddened at seeing

his crew as well as his best friend Tora slaughtered by Dodoria Bardocks final words before dying This is for all the people we killed in your name (he only states this in the

FUNimation dub it is never present in the original manga or Japanese version) he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub only) After the destruction of Planet

Vegeta Bardock talks to Goku from the other side saying I wish I could have held you in my own two arms (also FUNimation dub only) Even Vegeta himself later has been

shown to express emotion such as when he was dying from his wounds inflicted by Frieza and when Future Trunks was killed by Cell

Strength Edit

Using his incredible Super Saiyan strength Goku pushes apart an entire mountain

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Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength - far greater than that of other humans and alien races - and are quintessentially built for fighting [14] They are capable of easily

lifting hundreds of times their own weight (Goku before receiving Master Roshis training was able to lift Bulmas car in the first episode of Dragon Ball at the mere age of twelve)

The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them incredibly strong at young ages Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most

planets alone Through tough training Saiyans are able to reach new levels of power and the more intense training and fights they go through the stronger they become

If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience through extreme injury to the body then when the body recuperates the Saiyan grows much stronger than they were previously

their body adapting to compensate for the damage dealt The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this ability as Saiyans have healed through natural technological and

mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than normal humans and possess a greater deal

of durability to damage [19]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of ki energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with incredible ease as well as unlock great

depths of power when needed or lending energy to others in battle when its actually necessary Lost energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time regardless of

the amount of energy lost Sometimes the energy the Saiyan regained is multiplied as noted by their power level One of the best examples of this ability are the fights between

Vegeta and Zarbon In their first encounter Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon but after Zarbon transformed he was unable to defeat him However after the near-death

experience Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in his transformed state

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability when it comes to importance in their society In fact they will excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential

to assist in their violent ways even alleged royalty such as Tarble[20]

Speed Edit

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility They also have much faster reflexes than an average Human reflexes so fast that they can avoid a bullet or energy beam without

much of a problem Super speed can easily be seen in their fighting skills their movements occur in fractions of seconds which are not visible to average Human eyes Their

agility is also substantial in their battles and training These movements can be improved by training transformations and other methods These natural powers of speed and

reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat very fast

Appetite Edit

Goku eating

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Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites Due to their enormous strength and intense aura the Saiyans energy and nutritional

intake needs are a great deal higher than Humans They are often shown eating plate after plate of food resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the series)

often eating more food than logically possible At the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai Goku when he was only 12 years old hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 in the

dub) in one sitting and still had room for dessert In Daizenshuu 4 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food although they appear to prefer meat over

anything else this is hinted with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he and Nappa were on before departing for Earth Note that this is not restricted

only to full-blooded Saiyans as even the normally polite Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food[21]

Despite advice to the contrary Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately before a big fight They do not seem to suffer the cramps that Humans do by doing that

in fact it seems to improve their game [22]

However at times their appetite seems to work against them if Goku goes for too long without something to eat he will become too weak to do much of anything It is unknown

if other Saiyans such as Vegeta suffer from this weakness

Aging lifespan and growth Edit

Goku a full-blooded Saiyan at the ages of 15 23 and 28 a comparison of the physical spurts experienced Notable differences

in muscularity are seen in this course of 13 years

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According to the Daizenshuu Saiyans lifespan is about the same as an average Human (70 to 90 years with exceptions of course) Unlike Humans Saiyans remain in their

youth and prime much longer As explained by Vegeta near the end of Dragon Ball Z they stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer [23] This is seen when Nappa

who was Vegetas attendant when Vegeta was a child is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult but in actuality Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival

on Earth [24] Chi-Chi complained of this in Dragon Ball GT when Goku was reduced to a child thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent [25]

This is again demonstrated in the GT finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan

As far as growing is concerned this differs by Saiyan as it does with Humans Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases as seen through Goku the only full-

blood ever entirely shown progressing to adult-hood[26] While slow growth does occur it is just that-- slow Saiyans appear identical to that of a human baby and in their early

years and appear to grown at similar rates At the age of 12 Goku takes the appearance of what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8 This is most notably showcased

when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young but is shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old[27] However when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in Dragon Ball

Z Bardock - The Father of Goku he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku clearly showing the difference in growth patterns of Saiyans Goku however even at the

age of 15 has still hardly grown at all the only differences are he has become a bit more muscular taller and his limbs have grown a small portion By the age of 18 Goku had

undergone his largest spurt phase He became significantly taller leaner and muscular taking the appearance of the average human at his age As an example the 15-year-old

Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old human Yamcha to nearly matching him in size three years later [28] As stated before this differs from Saiyan to

Saiyan Vegeta who is five years older than Goku is shorter and smaller overall while Raditz Gokus older brother is far more muscular and taller

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages of roughly twenty to thirty when the body seems to finalize its physical maturity Growth in muscle mass can

clearly be seen with even some height gained Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this Goku appears to have greater depth to the chest neck shoulders and thighs with

other muscles increasing in size and definition after that This can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during

the Saiyan Saga as well as taller Vegeta also makes a transition he appears to even grow in height a bit which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in

the Majin Buu Saga

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after this as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased so it is unknown how a Saiyan above this age

would change

Reproduction Edit

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of normal Humans as they are able to produce fertile offspring together The full -blooded Saiyans seen in the

series are never shown to have mothers though there have been some mentions of them When Raditz tells Goku about the destruction of their home planet he mentions that

their parents died along with it Also at least in the anime Nappa clearly states that he had a mother Female Saiyans have been seen including the (presumably) pure-

blooded Saiyan Fasha and a number of unnamed female Saiyans in a bar

Family Edit

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional human family Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by doctors whilst their parents are usually

occupied on mercenary missions [29] Even as infants their natural strength means that they are capable of conquering planets like Earth single-handedly and so it is unlikely

they spend much if any time with their parents or siblings Saiyans do tend to have close relationships with their friends and comrades however with whom they do spend a

great deal of time in battle Of the (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen none have had close relationships except Vegeta and his father

Notably in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku Bardock was asked by Tora if he remembered what day his newborn son was born He replies No but that was a

long time ago Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before and that he should go see him

Hybrid Edit

Gohan the half-Saiyan and half-Human warrior in his Super Saiyan 2 state during the battle with Cell

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Due to their similar physiology Saiyans and Humans are capable of interbreeding While this was always possible it became necessary for the survival of the Saiyan race when

all the female Saiyans were exterminated The resulting offspring generally possess the same enhanced strengths of the Saiyans developing their abilities far more easily than

Humans but lack the same drive and instinct for combat [26] Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations removed

from their Saiyan ancestor a hybrid can be before the transformation becomes unavailable to them This is principally called into question because of Pans supposed inability to

transform as she is only quarter Saiyan yet in the special Dragon Ball GT A Heros Legacy descendants of Goku and Vegeta are able to turn Super Saiyan despite their

Saiyan heritage being even more diluted than Pans

It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that when harnessed made him

more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell he not only caught up to Goku but overtook him even before making his Super Saiyan 2

transformation [30] Also he Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age then their parents with Trunks and Goten showing

such ease at obtaining the first form that they treated it almost like a childs play thing (as stated by Vegeta in the FUNimation dub Goten and Trunks fusion as Gotenks

shows much much more ease in obtaining even the final form entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whilst being unable to make the first transformation In no more than about

a week in the room they emerged as a fused Super Saiyan 3

A Hybrid Saiyans potential may be held in check by the fact they lack the same desire for combat as pure Saiyans and thus tend not to train as much in times of peace as a

pure Saiyan would For example Gohan actually became less powerful during the seven years between his battle with Cell and the emergence of Buu allowing Goku and

Vegeta to catch up to and then surpass him [31] It is also during this time that both Goku and Vegeta make the transformation to Super Saiyan 2 as Gohan did with Goku

surpassing it to ascend to Super Saiyan 3 the last form displayed in the canon manga and in the Dragon Ball Z anime

Further it is unknown if quarter Saiyans such as Pan have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans due to their further diluted heritage or if their

comparative weakness exhibited by Pan is simply the result of lacking the Saiyan drive to train coupled with growing up in peaceful times The latter would seem more likely as

Bulla Vegetas second child appeared to be no stronger than Pan despite her stronger Saiyan heritage

Due to Pan and Bullas apparent weakness and not demonstrating the ability to transform to Super Saiyan it is unclear if female Saiyan hybrids are weaker than male ones or if

this is simply a reflection of them lacking the same instincts as pure Saiyans combined with not finding themselves in a situation likely to trigger the transformation

Sense of Smell Edit

As evidenced in Dragon Ball Saiyans have a very keen sense of smell When Goku and Krillin are looking for the rock that Roshi had thrown into the jungle Goku is able to

smell the rocks scent Goku even claims his sense of smell is similar to that of a dogs (which is far superior to that of a human)[32]

Transformations Edit

Great Ape Edit Main articles Great Ape and Golden Great Ape

Gohan as a Great Ape

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Their tail also grants a Saiyan special transformations Though a painful weak-spot for lower-class Saiyans (most upper-class Saiyans appear to have trained to eliminate the

weakness) the tail allows a Saiyan to transform into a giant Great Ape beast with tremendous power when looking at a full moon The Saiyan grows incredibly in size and tenfold

in strength while drastically changing in appearance If the tail is removed this ability is lost In this state some Saiyans have limited control but their aggressiveness is at its

peak and they often become mindless animals fueled by destructive rage [17]

The newer form of Great Ape that appears in Dragon Ball GT Golden Great Ape is the far stronger transformation of the Great Ape Their offensive capacities have become much

greater and their rage is even more intense than the Great Apes While in the Golden Great Ape state the power and strength of a Saiyan increase extraordinarily Only a few

Saiyans achieved this transformation Goku Baby Vegeta and Vegeta [33]

Super Saiyan Edit Main article Super Saiyan

Goku is the first to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation after witnessing Krillins death at the hands of Frieza

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The most powerful ability of a Saiyan however is the ability to drastically augment their speed strength and energy by transforming into a Super Saiyan The ability is rare and

difficult to achieve normally but gives the Saiyan unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities Saiyans possess several Super Saiyan transformations each different in

appearance and the power they provide For the majority of the Super Saiyan forms the Saiyans muscle mass increases slightly their irises turn bluish -green and their hair turns

golden in color There is a second form and third form of Super Saiyans and even a fourth and final form was achieved where the Saiyans body becomes covered in a crimson fur

the hair becomes darker and longer and the irises alter color (although the eye color appears to be different for each Saiyan)

Female Saiyans have never been shown to be able to transform into Super Saiyans within the anime but the upcoming computer game Dragon Ball Online changes this fact as

Female Super Saiyans will be appearing [34]

Fighting Edit

Saiyans have an inborn need to fight Most Saiyans will spend their lives training to become stronger so that they can prove themselves in battle When Frieza hired the Saiyans

as his planet pirates he knew of their amazing fighting skills and used that to his advantage However Frieza began to notice how powerful the Saiyans were becoming and

began to fear that one day one of them would overwhelm him as the most powerful being in the universe This eventually lead to Friezas destruction of Planet Vegeta and all the

Saiyans on it Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are frequently seen training and improving their fighting skills to keep up with each others skills and the appearance of new more

powerful foes [14]

Many of the Saiyan and SaiyanHuman hybrids that appear throughout the series possess extreme fighting potential It is also very common for them to develop the ability to

transform into Super Saiyans at childhood thought to be particularly likely when the hybrids Saiyan parent had achieved the transformation prior to conception

Protection Edit Main article Battle Armor

Transportation Edit

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Saiyans have small space-pods that are only big enough for one person [35] When more than one person is sent to a planet each warrior has a pod to themselves who fly

alongside each other in a group It is unknown what fuel the space pods use and there is no visible exhaust area for the fuels waste to be expelled from (though when they fly

they have an energy aura around them) However the computers operating the pods seem to be very sophisticated and can even change course in space despite there being no

visible means of doing so (in the real world spaceships must either slingshot around a large gravity source such as the Moon or must have some object to push themselves

away from per the Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) The passenger appears to be in stasis during travel upon reaching a

destination air is pumped into the pod and revives the occupant

In the Namek Saga Dr Brief was able to obtain the space pod that Goku arrived at the planet in as a baby and was able to use reverse-engineering to build a bigger spaceship

so that Goku would have room to train in on his way to Namek [36]

Healing Edit

After battles Saiyans are placed inside a fast-healing machine It has high-caliber performance being able to completely heal even a gravely injured person on the brink of death

in 30 to 40 minutes time After a Saiyan is healed from a great injury it has been said by Vegeta numerous times that they will become stronger The healed soldier can then

immediately return to the battlefield [37]

List of Saiyans Edit

In addition to the name Saiyan being an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable most pure-blooded Saiyans in the series also have names with vegetables puns-- either in

English or Japanese Furthermore the Saiyan Royals are keeping in line with this simply named Vegeta(ble) and (Vege)Tarble

Full-blooded Saiyans Edit

n Bardock Father of Goku and Raditz he is killed by Frieza

n Borgos A large balding member of Bardocks team he is killed by Grepe of Dodorias Elite

n Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movies 8 10 and 11

n Fasha The only female member of Bardocks team she is killed by Boysenberry of Dodorias Elite

n Goku The main protagonist whose original Saiyan name is Kakarot He is killed by sacrificing himself to kill Raditz and years later to defeat Cell

n King Vegeta King of the Saiyans and father of Vegeta and Tarble he is killed by Frieza

n Nappa A large bald Saiyan who was Vegetas partner and General of the Saiyan army he is killed twice by Vegeta

n Onio A fat Saiyan that appears in the self-parody manga Neko Majin Z

n Original Super Saiyan - The first ever Super Saiyan who died because he was unable to control his power

n Paragus Father of Broly he is killed by Broly in movie 8

n Raditz Brother of Goku he is killed by Piccolo

n Scarface A short balding Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shorty A large muscular Saiyan seen only in the pendulum room during filler of the DBZ anime

n Shugesh A big overweight member of Bardocks team he is killed by Tanger of Dodorias Elite

n Tarble Vegetas younger brother who has a lack of fighting spirit appeared in Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

n Tora A tall masculine member of Bardocks team he is killed by Dodoria

n Turles Main villain of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 Looks just like Goku and was killed by Goku

n Vegeta Gokus greatest rival and the prince of all Saiyans he is killed once by Frieza and once by sacrificing himself

n Zorn One of King Vegetas subjects

n Saiyan Army The military force employed by the Saiyans

Partial Saiyans Edit

n Bulla - 12 Saiyan Daughter of Vegeta

n Future Gohan - 12 Saiyan eldest son of Goku (Alternate timeline)

n Future Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta (Alternate timeline)

n Gohan - 12 Saiyan Eldest son of Goku

n Goku Jr - 116 Grandson of Pan and Great-Great-grandson of Goku and Chi-Chi

n Goten - 12 Saiyan Youngest son of Goku

n Pan - 14 Saiyan Daughter of Gohan

n Trunks - 12 Saiyan Son of Vegeta

n Vegeta Jrs mother - 18 Saiyan Great-Granddaughter of Vegeta and Bulma

n Vegeta Jr - 116 Great-Great grandson of Vegeta and Bulma

Fusions Edit

n Gogeta (Goku and Vegeta via the Metamarū Fusion Dance called Veku when fused incorrectly) (Names Goku + Vegeta)

n Gokule (Goku and Hercule via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Hercule)

n Gotenks (Goten and Trunks via the Metamarū Fusion Dance) (Names Goten + Trunks)

n Vegito (Vegeta and Goku via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Vegeta + Kakarotto)

n Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende (Goku and Dende via the Potara fusion earrings) (Names Goku + Dende)

Artificially Created Partial Saiyans Edit

n Baby - Genetically modified Tuffle parasite who takes control of Vegetas body creating a Tuffle-Saiyan Hybrid of sorts

n Bio-Broly - Clone of Broly

n Cell - Genetically created using cells from Goku Vegeta Raditz Gohan and Nappa

n Super Buu - After absorbing Trunks Goten and Gohan

Trivia Edit

n Though Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space

there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments with no ill consequences Early in the series Goku took Monster Carrot to the moon

Towards the beginning of the Vegeta Saga both Vegeta and Nappa were seen outside of their Saiyan pods while Vegeta destroyed Arlia In Bardock - The Father of Goku

and a flashback in the Frieza Saga (both in the anime and the manga) Bardock was seen in orbit of Planet Vegeta when confronting Frieza During a flashback in the

Android saga Vegeta can be seen training on an asteroid which would be impossible to have oxygen on right before becoming a Super Saiyan Finally in a flashback in

the movie Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan both Broly and Paragus are seen in an asteroid field It could be possible that Frieza was bluffing and Saiyans could breathe

in space since Goku grew up on Earth even he would have not known about that Though King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cant breathe in space as he instructs

the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls because he would appear in space A plausible explanation is that saiyans do indeed need air to breath but due

to their superior cardiovascular conditioning are able to hold their breath for long periods of time but still need a source of air to retreat into after a few minutes which

Goku would not have after Planet Namek had exploded

n There are only eight pure-blood Saiyans in Dragon Ball Z who survive Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta They are Goku Vegeta Nappa Raditz Broly Paragus Turles and

Tarble Tarble is the only pure-blood Saiyan not to die in Dragon Ball Z

n Saiyans are often associated with monkeys Goku is called monkey boy when he is a kid and Frieza and his henchmen frequently refer to Saiyans as monkeys

n Vegeta mentions in the episode Saiyans Emerge that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan will never change after one is born However as children Goku and Vegetas hair

changed In the movie Bardock The Father of Goku Vegeta did not have a widows peak and in Dragon Ball Gokus hair covered half of his forehead

n In Dragon Ball Online it is explained many Humans on Earth are now part Saiyan giving those few the possibility of attaining the ability to transform into Super Saiyans[citation needed ]

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1 uarr DragonBall Name Puns

2 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

3 uarr As stated by Dr Raichi Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

4 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 27 The Attack on Vegeta

5 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Goku Super Saiyan

6 uarr Timeline within the Daizenshuu 7

7 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 2 Reunions

8 uarr As described in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

9 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 106 Nameks Explosion Gokus End

10 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 120 Another Super Saiyan

11 uarr Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files vol1 page 74

12 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 20 Gokus Ancestors

13 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 29 Lesson Number One

14 uarr 140 141 142 143 Daizex transformation guide - Saiyan

15 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 154 Saiyans Emerge

16 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 27 Nimbus Speed

17 uarr 170 171 Daizex transformation guide - Oozaru

18 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 34 Krillins Offensive

19 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 55 Piccolo vs Everyone

20 uarr Dragon Ball Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return

21 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

22 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 210 The World Tournament

23 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 289 Granddaughter Pan

24 uarr Kazentai - Nappa

25 uarr Dragon Ball GT episode 2 Pan Blasts Off

26 uarr 260 261 Kanzentai 1

27 uarr Dragon Ball episode 2 The Emperors Quest

28 uarr Dragon Ball episode 133 Changes

29 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Z Bardock - The Father of Goku

30 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 186 The Unstoppable Gohan

31 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 227 Heart of a Villain

32 uarr Dragon Ball episode 16 Find That Stone

33 uarr Daizex - Golden Oozaru

34 uarr As seen in Dragon Ball Online

35 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 37 Plans for Departure

36 uarr Dragon Ball Z episode 50 Unexpected Problem

37 uarr Kanzentai 2

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Contents

1 Name

2 History

21 Origins

22 War with the Tuffles

23 Meeting other races

24 Annexation by Frieza

25 Homeworld

26 Military force

3 Physiology

31 Appearance

311 Tail

32 Personality

33 Strength

34 Speed

35 Appetite

36 Aging lifespan and growth

37 Reproduction

371 Family

372 Hybrid

38 Sense of Smell

39 Transformations

391 Great Ape

392 Super Saiyan

4 Fighting

41 Protection

42 Transportation

43 Healing

5 List of Saiyans

51 Full-blooded Saiyans

52 Partial Saiyans

53 Fusions

54 Artificially Created Partial Saiyans

6 Trivia

7 Gallery

8 References

9 External Links

Saiyans

Pure-blooded

Saiyans

Bardock bull Borgos bull Broly (Bio-Broly) bull Fasha bull Future Goku bull Goku bull King Vegeta bull Nappa bull Onio bull Original Super Saiyan bull Paragus bull Raditz bull Scarface bull Shorty bull

Shugesh bull Tarble bull Tora bull Turles bull Future Vegeta bull Vegeta bull Zorn

Hybrid Saiyans Bulla bull Future Gohan bull Future Trunks bull Time Patrol Trunks bull Gohan bull Goten bull Trunks bull Pan bull Vegeta Jrs mother bull Goku Jr bull Vegeta Jr

Saiyan Fusions Gotenks bull Gogeta bull Gokule bull Vegito bull Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende

Saiyan

Transformations

Great Ape bull Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan bull Ultra Super Saiyan bull Full-Power Super Saiyan) bull Super Saiyan 2 bull Super Saiyan 3 bull Super Saiyan 4 bull Golden

Great Ape bull False Super Saiyan bull Legendary Super Saiyan

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