Original Super Saiyan

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The Original Super Saiyan
オリジナル超サイヤ人 Orijinaru Sūpā Saiya-jin
Appears in
Race	Saiyan
Date of death	Implied 238 B.C.A

The Original Super Saiyan (オリジナル超サイヤ人, Orijinaru Sūpā Saiya-jin) was an unnamed Saiyan who was originally thought to be nothing more than a myth. The original legend of the Super Saiyan was more about his power than the Saiyan himself, stating that he'd achieved a level of power so overwhelming that it could only be maintained in a transformed state. When the anime episode was released, a filler scene was added showing the Super Saiyan as a Great Ape with yellowish colored fur instead of the standard brown, implying that he had achieved Golden Great Ape.

The Super Saiyan was fabled to have been destroyed by his own power, and the filler visual in the anime suggests that his power destroyed the planet that he was on. In the series, the form was believed to be a myth, until Vegeta began to suspect that Goku was a Super Saiyan after seeing his drastic increase in power in a short period of time. Vegeta's suspicions aren't confirmed until later, when Goku transforms against Frieza, and states that he was a Super Saiyan.

[edit] Trivia

• In the manga, Vegeta's monologue about the Super Saiyan informs the audience of the legend. However, unlike the anime, the monologue in the manga is not accompanied by visual account, therefore, the general assumption that the original Super Saiyan was a golden furred Ape is anime-exclusive.
• Vegeta states that the last Super Saiyan to appear was a thousand years prior (three thousand in the English Dub). Contrary to popular belief, Vegeta says nothing about the Super Saiyan only appearing once every one thousand years, which explains why so many characters were able to achieve the form.
• It's possible that the Original Super Saiyan had the Legendary Super Saiyan transformation, as the OVA Plan to Destroy the Saiyans "briefly mentioned that a Legendary Super Saiyan had destroyed the original Planet Vegeta."

Saiyans
Pure-blooded Saiyans	Bardock • Borgos • Broly (Bio-Broly) • Fasha • Goku • King Vegeta • Nappa • Onio • Original Super Saiyan • Paragus • Raditz • Scarface • Shorty • Shugesh • Tarble • Tora • Turles • Vegeta • Zorn
Half-breed Saiyans	Bulla • Future Gohan • Future Trunks • Gohan • Goten • Trunks • Pan • Vegeta Jr.'s mother • Goku Jr. • Vegeta Jr.
Saiyan Fusions	Gotenks • Gogeta • Gokule • Vegito • Hypothetical Fusion of Goku and Dende
Saiyan transformations	Great Ape • Super Saiyan (Ascended Super Saiyan • Ultra Super Saiyan • Full-Power Super Saiyan) • Super Saiyan 2 • Super Saiyan 3 • Super Saiyan 4 • Golden Great Ape • False Super Saiyan • Legendary Super Saiyan
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