Broly
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[edit] Character Description
Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan, is regarded by many to be the most powerful villain to ever appear in Dragonball Z, in terms of raw strength and toughness.
He is not from the same Legend as the one Vegeta referred to on Namek. That was simply the canon Super Saiyan Legend who was unrelated to the non canon Legendary Super Saiyan of which Broly came to be. In other words, he's considered to be the highest class of his own in the entire Saiyan race. Him being the only known character born with a power level of 10,000 easily accounts for that which in turn is a catalyst for his amazing potential as a Saiyan warrior. This is what Vegeta meant in the first movie when he said that Broly is "the most powerful Saiyan in all of history". Besides Paragus, he was the only one there who knew just how deadly the magnitude of Broly's emerging power was. The whole reason why King Vegeta was so quick to cowardly order out his execution - it would've only been a matter of time before he grew strong enough to overthrow the King, his son and even Frieza from the royal throne and empire. Because of this and his rabid destruction of world to world later on, the LSSJ was deemed "unstoppable" and often the most feared upon throughout the universe via all the stories that were foretold, and passed down over many years to come. Unfortunately, he didn't get to live on and have the chance of fulfilling the prophecy towards his full strength. Another thing about this phenomenal case is: Being that he's at the top of the chain, Broly can also be referred to as the Saiyan Messiah, which in this case means 'great leader'
Goku comes nowhere near this gifted for battle, however he is the first Saiyan in the canon world who has acheived the SSJ form since the original one dating back 1,000 years ago. By counting non canon information, he isn't much compared to Broly when you look at the big picture, which means taking into account everything from the last paragraph but also the fact that Broly became a SSJ at a much younger age showing how he's able to ascend to new levels beyond what's natural in the shortest possible time for a Saiyan - especially before his true form. With this said material, Broly along with his bloodthirsty, sadistic character fits the true definition of The Legendary Super Saiyan and always will be honored for this trademark which like his transformation, has been rightfully given to him and nobody else in the entire franchise.
Given everything shared about his deep legacy, Broly was made to be the strongest individual being in the entire universe (excluding fusion) once his full potential was reached. Including his tail would've only amplified his chaotic state into an all-out massacre with the help of the Blutz Waves. When you really think about his exponential power and the fact of how severely limited he was due to the movie timeline constraints, the possibilities are nearly endless and it all starts to unfold.
[edit] Plot Overview
Broly is a member of the race of extraterrestrials called Saiyans, and was the main villain of three Dragonball Z movies, as the Legendary Super Saiyan. Broly does not appear in Akira Toriyama's original manga, making him a non canon character. He was born with an astounding 10,000 powerlevel. This unusual level of strength was enough reason for King Vegeta to become distressed, and he ordered both Broly and Paragus to be executed. They survived the attempt however, and escaped Planet Vegeta. As a baby, Broly's crib was placed directly next to Goku's. Due to the latter's constant crying and yelling, Broly formed a deep grudge towards Goku.
In movie 8, Broly's father Paragus came to planet Earth, looking for prince Vegeta, claiming that he was to be named King of the new Planet Vegeta. To do so however, Vegeta would need to defeat the Legendary Super Saiyan, who was responsible for the annihilation of the Southern Galaxy. Unbeknowst to Vegeta however, it was Paragus' son Broly who was the actual Legendary Super Saiyan, and it was Paragus' mission to extract revenge on the son of King Vegeta. This revelation eventually boiled down in a huge fight in which Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks and Piccolo all teamed up to fight Broly in his true form. Despite their best efforts however, they found themselves severely outclassed. After suffering a thorough beating, the Z-fighters eventually channeled their energy towards Goku, who formed it all in one big punch, which led to Broly's downfall.
In movie 10, it was revealed that Broly miraculously survived the events from movie 8, made it to a space-pod, and crashlanded on planet Earth, where he was frozen under a thick layer of ice, preserving him. Seven years later however, it was the crying of Goten, Goku's youngest son, that reminded him of Goku's crying as a baby and awoke him. Once again, Broly was easily on the winning end of the fight until he was distracted by a blast from Kid Trunks which gave Goku and his sons their only shot to defeat Broly, where he was blasted into the sun and killed.
In movie 11, it wasn't the real Broly, but a clone that was the main antagonist. Scientists had gathered blood samples from the original Broly, that were left on movie 10's battlefield to create this Broly clone. Eventually the clone was defeated by the joint efforts of Goten, Trunks, Krillin and Android #18.
[edit] Appearance
Broly, like a typical full blooded Saiyan, has black hair and black eyes in his base form. Broly has two "versions" of the Super Saiyan form. When he is under his father's mind control device, his true power is restricted. In this state, his hair has a purple color and a darker skin pigment referred to as a Restrained Super Saiyan. In movie 10, Broly no longer wore the device as he broke out of it when confronting Goku in movie 8. As an uncontrolled Super Saiyan, Broly's skin is tan and his appearance mirrors that of any other Super Saiyan besides the brighter shade of golden hair. In his ultimate transformation, the Legendary Super Saiyan state, Broly becomes even larger than he already was, and grows an enormous muscle mass. His hair in movie 8 had a light green color, presumably an after effect from Paragus' mind control device. In movie 10 however, Broly's hair showed his natural golden color with a small green tint in the Legendary form. Another trademark from this stage is that Broly's irises literally vanish.
[edit] Abilities and Fighting Style
Broly has the ability to manipulate his ki. By doing so, he can fly throughout the air at high speed, quickly raise his power level with the right amount of focus and rage, and can utilize various types of ki attacks. Broly also possesses the ability to transform into a Super Saiyan, and furthermore into The Legendary Super Saiyan state. Whilst transforming, his skin breaks off into a burst of green light unveiling his true and most fearsome form to date (next to LSSJ3). One special quality it gives him is an abundant supply of green ki that flows throughout his body and never gets depleted as the fight goes on. Because of this, his strength and stamina rises to incredible heights at a constant and steady rate which is why we never see him short of breath until he is forced to expel the excess energy from his body before it becomes too much for him to handle as we see in movie 8. Basically, you could say he's full of kryptonite.
Broly enjoys toying with his victims using mostly lighthearted melee attacks and watching the Z-fighters fall to his feet, letting them live longer because its in his ruthless nature to give them a slow and painful death so that he can relish every moment of their suffering. Each time, he gives his opponents more than a chance to prove themselves while standing tall like a rock and walking right though their hardest attacks with a smile on his face before unleashing his ferocious and relentless power, proving their efforts to be futile. Broly's fighting style mostly consists of torturous wrestling moves, clotheslining, stomps, body slams and anything else that utilizes his large body mass. Despite his huge muscles, Broly's speed only increases the longer he stays in his Legendary form giving him the convenient advantage of being faster as well as stronger than his opponents. In this form, Broly is also known to exhibit intense levels of psychotic rage due to his unruly character combined with the disturbing memories of his past with Goku and the pain he endured since birth.
[edit] Techniques & Special Finishing Moves
Blaster Shell - A similar variation of the Eraser Cannon which Broly uses to ruthlessly blow up the slaves' and Shamo's home planet right before their very eyes while taking utter delight in himself. Like his other ki attacks, the Blaster Shell is charged up by gathering large amounts of energy from around himself that he uses in order to execute it thoroughly. The resulting damage is dependent on how much ki he pumps into it.
Ki Shield - A defensive technique that Broly uses to encase himself in a barrier of ki which deflects all minor attacks and allows him to survive in the atmosphere of outer space shown as a baby when he senses Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta, saving his own life as well as his father's from the explosion. This move was also strong enough to block any damage from the Triple Kamehameha Wave in Second Coming.
High Speed Hammer - Broly's fierce melee attack where he flies at top speed, and catches his opponents face before slamming them headfirst into the ground and letting loose a good combo followed by the last mega punch, sending them airborne and pummeled, not knowing what hit them. Dominating Gohan in Second Coming, Broly attempted this move but the ground crumpled beneath him from the impact before he was able to finish it.
Eraser Cannon - Broly's signature move, and one he uses most frequently. In a flashback from Paragus, Broly would use this attack to destroy a number of cities as a child who grew insane, and became invigorated by destroying nearly the entire South Galaxy in the process of his murderous rampage. Broly can also control the direction of the blast as we see him taunting Gohan in the air, thinking he would've been vaporized, only to see it rushing down on his unsuspecting friends.
Gigantic Meteor - Broly's most deadly and powerful attack, also known as his super finishing move where he charges a small orb of energy and once ignited, grows into an enormous green bomber where he's able to fire as much ki as he wants into it. By doing so, he can also control the sphere's momentum displayed by how he pushed it forward into the rocky cliffs giving SSJ Goku, Gohan and Goten much more than they could handle during the beam struggle.
Like any arsenal of moves, each of these can be performed with different combos to deal out much more damage than alone.
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