A question that many fans of Dragon Ball have asked over the years is: Who was the powerful, first Super Saiyan that even Frieza feared? The creator of the manga series has finally commented on this.
Who is this powerful Super Saiyan? In the original manga series by the creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, the legendary first Super Saiyan is mentioned. It states that the mysterious fighter could take on any warrior in the universe.
For this reason, even Frieza is afraid of him. However, who exactly this warrior is has remained open. Over the years, fans have contemplated the identity of the legendary Super Saiyan.
Some fan theories speculated that it could be Broly or Goku himself. The latter has a special form in Dragon Ball, as one fan discovered.
It wasn’t until Akira Toriyama revealed the secret surrounding the first Super Saiyan in an interview that finally clarity emerged.
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The character is deeply rooted in the lore
What did Akira Toriyama say about the character? In an interview (via kanzenshuu.com), the creator of Dragon Ball went into detail about the character of the legendary Super Saiyan.
It is not Broly or Goku, but an ancient warrior named Yamoshi. He would have been the first Saiyan to achieve the form of the Super Saiyan. This was achieved when Yamoshi and five of his comrades started a rebellion. During this conflict, however, he found himself in distress, prompting him to transform into a Super Saiyan for the very first time.
What happened to Yamoshi? Although the warrior was very strong in his form as a Super Saiyan, Yamoshi was ultimately defeated because he ran out of power. His body died, but his spirit lived on.
Thus, the myth of the legendary Super Saiyan was born. This myth states that the warrior’s soul is scattered throughout the universe, waiting for six Saiyans with pure hearts to summon this Super Saiyan god.
It is indeed quite an exciting story that would be worth telling in detail within the framework of manga or anime. The fact that the identity of this character remained a mystery for so long also shows that the Dragon Ball universe still holds many secrets. The creator of the series has drawn his own design of the Super Saiyan 4.
