Dragon Ball GT is also excluded, because although the sequel series isn't explicitly confirmed as non-canon, it directly contradicts events in Dragon Ball Super, which was made with Toriyama's involvement. This rundown will stay strictly to canon appearances, ruling out all movies prior to 2013's Battle of Gods and any Super Saiyan states that only appeared in filler episodes. With so many Super Saiyan forms in the Dragon Ball universe, some often get swept under the carpet and replaced by newer, shinier transformations. Related: What Went Wrong With The Live-Action Dragonball Evolution Movie When Goku first debuted as a golden-haired warrior during his classic battle against Frieza, he was the first Saiyan in years to attain the form, but as Super Saiyan became old news, more and more transformations were added, each one trying to replicate the drama and impact of the first. The basic concept of Super Saiyan is a member of the Saiyan race breaking through the limits of their strength to achieve a completely new level of power, usually in response to extreme anger or dire need. Akira Toriyama's iconic anime and manga series had been in progress for years before the Super Saiyan concept was introduced, but the transformations fast become an integral part of the story and have cast huge influence on other properties too, with dramatic power-ups and 'final forms' now standard practice in most Shonen-style stories. As Toriyama implied, mastering his Super Saiyan state allows Goku to control the loss of ki that.

Super Saiyan Blue is essentially the product of Goku determining a way to utilize the Super Saiyan technique while transformed as a Super Saiyan God - the pure mastery of the Super Saiyan form. There are more Super Saiyan transformations in the Dragon Ball canon than just the basic forms. Super Saiyan Blue IS Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan 3.

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