Super Saiyan Legend

Lore & Background

The film establishes that King Cold informed King Vegeta his race would serve Frieza. During this period, King Vegeta discovered an infant commoner named Broly in the nursery reserved for elites. Upon learning Broly's power level greatly exceeded that of his own son, who was destined to liberate their people, the king exiled Broly to the distant planetoid Vampa, hoping the infant would die before becoming a threat. Paragus, Broly's father, attempted a rescue but crashed on entry. Stuck on Vampa, he raised his son to exact revenge on King Vegeta. The film also details that Bardock and Gine sent their son Kakarot to Earth just before Frieza commenced the genocide of the Saiyan race, driven by fears of the Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God legends.

In Their Own Story

In Age 780, a few months after the Tournament of Power, Goku and Vegeta train on a desert island when Bulma discovers six Dragon Balls were stolen. Broly and Paragus are rescued from Vampa by Frieza Force soldiers Cheelai and Lemo and brought to Frieza to defeat the Saiyans. On Earth, Broly overwhelms Vegeta in Base, Super Saiyan, and Super Saiyan God forms, then pushes Goku through his own forms before he gains the advantage. Paragus loses control of the remote keeping Broly submissive. Frieza covertly kills Paragus to awaken Broly's latent powers, causing him to become fully mindless and overwhelm both Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan Blue forms. After being redirected at Frieza, Goku teaches Vegeta the Fusion Dance. They successfully form Gogeta, who dominates the fight until Broly reaches his rage-breaking point, powering up into a Super Saiyan Full Power form. Their clash breaks through multiple dimensions before returning to Earth, where Cheelai and Lemo use Shenron to wish Broly back to Vampa.

Reader's Guide

The film highlights specific transformations and techniques used by the characters. Goku and Vegeta utilize Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan God, and Super Saiyan Blue forms during their initial clash with Broly. Gogeta appears in his Super Saiyan form after successfully performing the Fusion Dance following two failed attempts that resulted in Veku. The fight escalates when an infuriated Broly reaches his rage-breaking point, powering up into his Super Saiyan Full Power form to counter Gogeta's Super Saiyan Blue state.

Did You Know?

• The film is the third in the franchise personally supervised by series creator Akira Toriyama.
• It became the highest-grossing anime film of 2018 and the highest-grossing Dragon Ball film ever, grossing over $124 million worldwide.
• Gogeta was formed after two failed attempts that resulted in the fat and skinny Veku characters.
• The character designs were created by Toei animator Naohiro Shintani rather than veteran designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro.
• This was the final Dragon Ball film co-distributed by 20th Century Fox before Disney acquired 21st Century Fox in March 2019.