Broly Movie Saga

Lore & Background

The film explores the origin of Broly, a Saiyan infant exiled by King Vegeta to the distant planetoid Vampa after his power level was found to greatly exceed that of the king's own son, Vegeta. Broly's father Paragus rescued him but became stranded on Vampa, raising his son to exact revenge on King Vegeta. Forty-three years later, Broly and Paragus are rescued by Frieza Force soldiers Cheelai and Lemo and brought to Frieza, who enlists them to defeat Goku and Vegeta. Broly's power increases and adapts during battle, allowing him to seemingly beat Vegeta in his Base, Super Saiyan, and Super Saiyan God forms, and later overwhelm both Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan Blue forms after Frieza covertly kills Paragus to awaken Broly's latent Super Saiyan powers. The film includes elements of the 2014 'Dragon Ball −(Minus): The Departure of the Fated Child' story written by Akira Toriyama.

Reader's Guide

The film begins with the backstory of Broly's exile to Vampa and the Saiyan genocide. After the Tournament of Power, Goku and Vegeta train while Frieza's forces steal Dragon Balls. Broly and Paragus are recruited by Frieza. The main conflict occurs on Earth, where Broly fights Vegeta and Goku in escalating forms: Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan God, and Super Saiyan Blue.

Frieza kills Paragus to trigger Broly's Super Saiyan form, making him mindless and overwhelming both Saiyans. Goku uses Instant Transmission to get himself and Vegeta to Piccolo, who teaches them the Fusion Dance. After two failed attempts, they form Gogeta, who fights Broly in Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan Blue forms. Gogeta defeats Broly with Meteor Explosion and nearly kills him with the 'Ultimate' Kamehameha, but Cheelai and Lemo use the Dragon Balls to wish Broly back to Vampa. The film ends with Goku visiting Broly on Vampa, offering friendship and training.

Did You Know?

• The film is the third in the franchise to be personally supervised by series creator Akira Toriyama, who wrote the story, screenplay, and designed the characters.
• The film was released in Japan on December 14, 2018, by Toei and 20th Century Fox Japan, and grossed over $124 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Dragon Ball film ever.
• The film was the final Dragon Ball film co-distributed by 20th Century Fox, following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney on March 20, 2019.
• A sequel, titled Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, was released in June 2022.