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This article is about the Super Saiyan 3 transformation. For the similarly named Dragon Ball Z episode, see Super Saiyan 3?!.

"And this... is to go even further beyond!"
— Goku ("Super Saiyan 3?!")

Super Saiyan 3 (超サイヤ人スリー) is the third form of Super Saiyan, the successor to the first and second transformations. Goku was the first to achieve the form, and was able to do so after several years of vigorous training in Other World. In video games, Vegeta achieves the form through a combination of extreme rage and rigorous training, Gotenks through the power of Trunks and Goten's fusion and Goku's example, and Broly achieves his version of the form through a large Zenkai.

This form is referred to as Ultra Super Saiyan (ウルトラ超サイヤ人; Urutora Sūpā Saiya-jin) by Trunks, and also Gotenks - Trunks' fusion with Goten.

Overview

The Super Saiyan 3 form

The form uses a Saiyan's full potential with power extracted from every drop of their blood.^[5] Where the third stage of Super Saiyan's purpose was 100% utilization of physical stamina, the purpose of the Super Saiyan 3 transformation is to increase the utilization of ki, and as a result, the transformation rapidly consumes the energy of the user. This notably leads to extended levels of fatigue, even long after powering down. If the user has died and is not encumbered by a living body, this strain is reduced somewhat, and additional energy depletion is minimized (such as in Goku's case during his first fight with Majin Buu). The difference between Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan 2, its predecessor, is immediately noticeable as speed, strength and endurance are all pushed far beyond the normal limits.

GotenksSSIIINV02 — Gotenks as a Super Saiyan 3

The first time that Goku used this form on Earth, its power caused massive tidal waves and hurricanes and nearly shook the planet apart. During subsequent transformations, Goku seemingly controlled it enough to prevent such dangerous side-effects. In addition, this power could be sensed even as far as the distance between Earth and Supreme Kai's planet, something that not only shocked Supreme Kai, Kibito, and Gohan, but worried them as well.

However, with the enormous power, there are some very serious setbacks stemming from the rapid use of ki energy. When the then-deceased Goku showed Babidi and Majin Buu the form, he cut his remaining temporal revival energy in half, and in the anime when he shows his power to the excited Trunks and Goten, his energy was completely dissipated, forcing him to return to the Other World.

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Goku as a Super Saiyan 3 watches Vegeta fight Kid Buu

Likewise, when the now fully living Super Saiyan 3 Goku attempted to regain energy while Vegeta and Mr. Satan distracted Kid Buu, he was unable to do so, draining his power completely and leaving him in a weakened, normal state where he could not even control the Spirit Bomb. Goku acknowledged that he had little experience with the transformation, with his fight with Kid Buu being the first time he used it in a full fight with a living body. Performing it twice in a short time brought him to his knees and expended all of his remaining energy (in the manga, he does not revert to his original form until after Vegeta intervenes to buy him the minute that he needed, however). The fused Gotenks was not able to maintain the transformation for very long either, reverting to his base form after substantially less than thirty minutes transformed.

The energy drain issues are exacerbated even further when Goku is turned back into a child in Dragon Ball GT, where he can only hold the transformation for a couple of seconds and struggles to utilize the power against Baby Vegeta. This limit was lifted somewhat after Goku's tail was restored with the help of Elder Kai, allowing him to sustain the form for a longer duration, though he was still no match for Super Baby Vegeta in this state and eventually loses the transformation forever.

Appearance

GokuSuperSaiyanIIIKidDBZ — Super Saiyan 3 Goku watches Vegeta fight Kid Buu

The transformation causes some stark changes in physical appearance. The trademark characteristic of the transformation is the user's hair: the rigid hair of the Super Saiyan 2 state becomes flowing and smooth again, and grows down to or sometimes passes the user's waist. The eyebrows vanish completely, making the forehead and eye ridges appear larger and revealing a more prominent brow ridge; these traits do not apply to female Super Saiyan 3 in Dragon Ball Heroes. A small increase in muscle mass is evident, and muscle tone is sharply defined. Energy radiation is so great that the aura pulses at an extremely high frequency, almost to the point where it seems static; the sound of the aura is also pitched even higher than that of Super Saiyan 2. Bio-electricity, like in the Super Saiyan 2 form, is again constant, and may reach further outward from the body than before. The Saiyan's voice may become slightly deeper, though this is obviously a feature only found in the anime. If the user of the Super Saiyan 3 form has a tail, it turns yellowish gold. There is no personality change, as no emotion is required to initiate the transformation (Goku acted stoic to intimidate Babidi and Majin Buu, and Gotenks acted as he normally would). Another notable change is that the user seems to "glow" while in this state, more so than before, where the skin and clothes color were lightened, but not as much as the color change of this form (this mostly applies to training gi; when Goku transforms into Super Saiyan 3, his training gi appears to be rather gold and blue instead of orange and blue).

Usage and power

The Super Saiyan 3 form gives the user four times the strength of a Super Saiyan 2,^[6] so it multiplies a Super Saiyan's power by 8x times and the Saiyan's base power by 400x times its normal amount. Goku uses the Super Saiyan 3 transformation in a brief battle against Majin Buu in order to stall him long enough for Trunks to find the Dragon Radar. He was able to overtake the monster, completely outmatching him blow for blow. He eventually retreated from the fight, as he wanted Goten and Trunks to defeat Buu with their fusion technique, as he "wouldn't be around forever." Goku later stated he believed he could have killed Buu if he had actually tried, but held complete faith in Gotenks' ability to destroy him if they were to try the Fusion Dance.

Gotenks ss3 — Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks ready to battle

This form was next seen used by Gotenks, the fusion between Goten and Trunks, during his fight with the new, more powerful version of Majin Buu. While in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Piccolo destroyed the only entrance in or out of the dimension, in hopes of trapping Super Buu inside, when he believed that Gotenks had lost and that the universe would be destroyed. Unfortunately, Super Buu was able to escape by ripping the dimensions open using intense sound waves from his own voice when he became angry at the thought of not having anymore food to eat. Learning from the things that Goku taught him about being Super Saiyan 3, Gotenks transforms into Super Saiyan 3 and rips up a hole in a similar fashion, shocking Piccolo. Once outside, Gotenks battled Super Buu in earnest. The two appeared to be an even match, with Gotenks appearing to gain the upper hand before the transformation wore off.

GokuSuperSaiyan3VsKidBuu — Super Saiyan 3 Goku fighting Kid Buu

The Super Saiyan 3 state was truly pushed to the breaking point in the final battle against Kid Buu. Despite using his full power as a Super Saiyan 3, Goku had difficulty competing with the seemingly endless power supply of the Majin. Though he appeared to have the advantage for most of the fight before the ki drain became evident, his attacks seemed to be useless against Buu, and the transformation eventually caused his collapse from exhaustion. He later revealed that he might have been able to destroy Kid Buu when at full power, but let the fight drag on to give Vegeta a shot. Vegeta then powered up to a Super Saiyan 2 in order to buy him the time that Goku needed to get back up to full strength, but the immense stress of trying to gather his power forced him to revert to his normal state before reaching his maximum potential, leaving him heavily drained and unable to transform. It took a Super Spirit Bomb gathered from all the energies of Earth, the Ogres in Yemma's office, and the Namekian villagers that resided with Moori on New Namek, to finish off Kid Buu, and the Super Saiyan 3 form is never seen in the main manga storyline again.

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Super Saiyan 3 Goku fighting Beerus

Goku transforms into Super Saiyan 3 form after having battled Beerus as Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2 but none of them were causing effect. Even though his power and speed were increased by a huge amount in this form, it was not enough to even match with Beerus' skills. Super Saiyan 3 was also soon defeated when Beerus gently touched Goku's shoulder, causing him to go unconscious for a brief moment.

Gokussjtail — Goku as a Super Saiyan 3 in *Dragon Ball GT*

In Dragon Ball GT, Goku's child form caused him to have trouble using Super Saiyan 3. His small body could not handle the energy output of the transformation, and he could only hold it for around one minute. When he attempted to fight Baby Vegeta, he was easily beaten down. After having his tail restored, he becomes able to freely use the transformation, but the gap between Baby Vegeta's Super form achieved after receiving all the energies of the half-Saiyans and the Earthlings that he possessed was far too big for him to even land any damage, and he reverted to his normal state, only to transform into a Golden Great Ape, and then into Super Saiyan 4, defeating Baby after a prolonged fight. It was after this fight that Goku discontinued the usage of Super Saiyan 3, as it was heavily outclassed by the raw power and minimal setbacks of Super Saiyan 4.

Also in Dragon Ball GT, while possessed by Baby, Vegeta transforms into a form where his hair lengthens, he has a single prominent bang that curved across his face and loses his eyebrows: all of those traits of the Super Saiyan 3 form. This has caused the authors of the Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files to theorize that the additional power that Baby drew from his followers may have caused Vegeta to reach a mutated version of the state.

In the spin-off manga Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission, the Saiyan Hero Beat manages to tap into Super Saiyan 3 power in-game during his battle with Black Smoke Shenron. He later achieves the form during his in-game battle with Oceanus Shenron.

Film appearances

"Now! Finally comes the one you've been waiting for! The legendary Super Saiyan 3."
— Goku showing off his Super Saiyan transformations to Beerus

GokuSS3FR01 — Super Saiyan 3 Goku charging his energy

In the movie Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, Goku uses the Super Saiyan 3 transformation to defeat Janemba, only to have his foe transform into an even more powerful state, "Super" Janemba. Despite holding his own for a good while, Goku is eventually defeated when Super Janemba creates a sword from a discarded Ogre club and begins firing energy blades from it, an attack that Goku has no defense against. It takes the combined efforts of Goku and Vegeta, fused into Gogeta, to take down the demon.

SS3Rush — Super Saiyan 3 Goku charging at Janemba

In the movie Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, Goku battles the evil monster Hirudegarn in his Super Saiyan 3 form. He is able to kill the monster by using his Dragon Fist technique. Goten and Trunks also fused into Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks during the fight with Hirudegarn, and used his Continuous Die Die Missile attack on Hirudegarn's first stage, followed by a ki blast which seemed successful in destroying the monster. However, Hirudegarn was still alive and transformed into his second form and swatted Gotenks into the ground, hitting him so heavily that he defused and reverted to Goten and Trunks. Between the Buu Saga and the movie, it is worth noting that Goku's Super Saiyan 3 transformation appeared to have increased in power to the point that Gohan and Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks appeared to be weaker than him; Hirudegarn had no difficulty whatsoever in overpowering Gohan, but Super Saiyan 3 Goku was able to take multiple hits from the monster and continue fighting, albeit in bad condition.

FingerpokeOfDoom(BoG) — Super Saiyan 3 Goku is overwhelmed by the God of Destruction

In Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Goku battles Beerus the Destroyer in his Super Saiyan 3 form. During the subsequent fight, Goku is completely dominated by Beerus, who effortlessly blocks and dodges his attacks. Goku is even smashed hard into the ground by merely a flick of Beerus' finger. Goku continues to engage Beerus, and unleashes a mighty punch that blows right through King Kai's planet. However, it misses, and Beerus' incredible speed allows him to come up behind Goku and knock him unconscious with a chop to the neck. The Super Saiyan 3 form is later succeeded in power by the Super Saiyan God form during the events of the film.

Video game appearances

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Goku's brief appearance as a Super Saiyan 3 in Supersonic Warriors 2

The Super Saiyan 3 form appears in the Butōden series, the Budokai series, Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, the Budokai Tenkaichi series, and Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z. Super Saiyan 3 Goku is a playable character, while Gotenks transforms briefly into a Super Saiyan 3 during his meteor attack in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22. Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks is a playable character, while Goku transforms briefly into a Super Saiyan 3 during his meteor attack/ultimate in Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension and Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2. Gotenks transforms into a Super Saiyan 3 only for his super attacks in Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu, and he has the form under the name Ultra Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors and Super 3 in Supersonic Warriors 2.

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Some of many Super Saiyan 3 presented in Dragon Ball Heroes

In 2009, Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta became available in the arcade video game Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers, an arcade video game released only in Japan. On August 19, 2009, a scan of V-Jump was released showcasing and revealing one of the two exclusive characters announced for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast. This character is a Super Saiyan 3 version of Broly, as part of a what-if scenario for the story mode. On October 8, 2009, a scan of V-Jump magazine was released showcasing a Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta to appear in Raging Blast as part of a what-if scenario. Both Super Saiyan 3 versions of Broly and Vegeta return in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2. In Raging Blast 2, Broly's SS3 hair color is slightly made darker. Also in Raging Blast 2, there are two images of Super Saiyan 3 Broly and Vegeta that seem to be taken from either an anime or movie, despite the two never appearing in the anime series. Though this is officially a Super Saiyan 3 form, Broly's form is referred to as Legendary Super Saiyan 3 in one of the early trailers for Raging Blast (in which Goku exclaims "Densetsu Supa Saiya-jin Suri!").

The arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes introduces many characters with the capability to transform into Super Saiyan 3. Beginning in March 2011, Super Saiyan 3 adolescent version of Future Trunks debutted, while in May of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta also appeared. In January 2012, Super Saiyan 3 Broly was added. Super Saiyan 3 GT Trunks was made for the game in March 2012, while Super Saiyan 3 Gogeta was revealed in July 2012. In March 2013, the Super Saiyan 3 was given to GT Vegeta and in July of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 Future Gohan along with another Super Saiyan 3 teenage clothing version of Future Trunks was added. In January 2014, adult Gotenks appears as Super Saiyan 3 and was followed by Vegito in March of the same year. In July 2015, Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Bardock debutted, while in September of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks and Super Saiyan 3 adolescent Gohan were also announced. The game also features female Super Saiyan 3, with the three Female Saiyan avatars.

Trivia

SSJ3Concept — Original design of the Super Saiyan 3

Akira Toriyama had originally designed the Super Saiyan 3 transformation to have a tail (this idea was possibly reused by Toei when making Super Saiyan 4).
There appear to be three slightly different appearances for Super Saiyan 3:
- 1. When Goku, Vegeta (from the Raging Blast series) and Gogeta (from Dragon Ball Heroes) transform into Super Saiyans 3, their green eyes acquires dark green pupils.
- 2. When Gotenks, Goku (GT), Vegeta (from Dragon Battlers), and Trunks (from Dragon Ball Heroes) transform into Super Saiyans 3, they do not have dark green pupils. Broly has no pupils and irises.
- 3. Broly's Super Saiyan 3 transformation retains some Legendary Super Saiyan traits such as the greenish tint in his hair and his massive size. Though this is officially a Super Saiyan 3 form, Broly's form is referred to as Legendary Super Saiyan 3 in one of the early trailers for Raging Blast in which Goku exclaims "Densetsu Supa Saiya-jin Suri!" (which translates to "Legendary Super Saiyan 3!").

Super Saiyan 3 in SD — Kid Goku, Yamcha, Puar, Krillin, and Roshi as Super Saiyan 3

In a panel of Dragon Ball SD dedicated to congratulating Saikyo Jump on its third anniversary, Kid Goku, Yamcha, Puar, Krillin, and Master Roshi all appear as Super Saiyan 3. Humorously, due to Krillin and Roshi being bald there are very little changes on them, though Roshi's beard becomes golden. However, Yamcha and Goku should have one string of hair falling, instead Goku looks like Gotenks while Yamcha, like Vegetto, without the hair falling.
In the FUNimation dub, after Goku's energy is depleted from his battle as a Super Saiyan 3 against Kid Buu, he stated that his Super Saiyan 3 form was easy to maintain in his non-living state in Other World, but his living body uses twice as much energy in comparison.
In the manga, Trunks calls this that "Ultra Super Saiyan" thingy.
In the game Dragon Ball Heroes, Future Trunks and young Future Trunks have different Super Saiyan 3 hair style. One having one long hair bang on the right and the other having two short hair bangs on both sides.

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References

↑ Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 U.S. version, 2003
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers, 2009
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Raging Blast video game series
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 Dragon Ball Heroes, 2010
↑ Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, 2010
↑ Daizenshuu Battle Power Guide

[1] Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 U.S. version, 2003

[DBattlers-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers, 2009

[RB-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Raging Blast video game series

[DBH-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 Dragon Ball Heroes, 2010

[5] Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, 2010

[6] Daizenshuu Battle Power Guide

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 {{Quote|And this... is to go even further beyond!|[[Goku]] ("[[Super Saiyan 3?!]]")}}
 '''Super Saiyan 3''' (超サイヤ人 スリー) is the third form of Super Saiyan, the successor to the [[Super Saiyan|first]] and [[Super Saiyan 2|second]] [[transformation]]s. [[Goku]] was the first to achieve the form, and was able to do so after several years of vigorous training in [[Other World]]. In video games, [[Vegeta]] achieves the form through a combination of extreme rage and rigorous training, [[Gotenks]] through the power of Trunks and Goten's fusion and Goku's example, and [[Broly]] achieves [[Legendary Super Saiyan 3|his version of the form]] through a large [[Zenkai]].
+This form is referred to as '''Ultra Super Saiyan''' (ウルトラ超サイヤ人; ''Urutora Sūpā Saiya-jin'') by Trunks, and also Gotenks - Trunks' fusion with Goten.
 ==Overview==
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 Likewise, when the now fully living Super Saiyan 3 Goku attempted to regain energy while [[Vegeta]] and [[Mr. Satan]] distracted [[Kid Buu]], he was unable to do so, draining his power completely and leaving him in a weakened, normal state where he could not even control the [[Spirit Bomb]]. Goku acknowledged that he had little experience with the transformation, with his fight with Kid Buu being the first time he used it in a full fight with a living body. Performing it twice in a short time brought him to his knees and expended all of his remaining energy (in the manga, he does not revert to his original form until after Vegeta intervenes to buy him the minute that he needed, however). The fused [[Gotenks]] was not able to maintain the transformation for very long either, reverting to his base form after substantially less than thirty minutes transformed.
-The energy drain issues are exacerbated even further when Goku is turned back into a child in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', where he can only hold the transformation for a couple of seconds and struggles to utilize the power against [[Baby Vegeta]]. This limit was lifted somewhat after Goku's tail was restored with the help of Elder Kai, allowing him to sustain the form for a longer duration, though he was still no match for Super Baby Vegeta in this state.
+The energy drain issues are exacerbated even further when Goku is turned back into a child in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', where he can only hold the transformation for a couple of seconds and struggles to utilize the power against [[Baby Vegeta]]. This limit was lifted somewhat after Goku's tail was restored with the help of Elder Kai, allowing him to sustain the form for a longer duration, though he was still no match for Super Baby Vegeta in this state and eventually loses the transformation forever.
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 [[File:GokuSuperSaiyan3VsKidBuu.png|thumb|left|200px|Super Saiyan 3 Goku fighting Kid Buu]]
 The Super Saiyan 3 state was truly pushed to the breaking point in the final battle against Kid Buu. Despite using his [[Power up to the Very Limit|full power]] as a Super Saiyan 3, Goku had difficulty competing with the seemingly endless power supply of the Majin. Though he appeared to have the advantage for most of the fight before the ''ki'' drain became evident, his attacks seemed to be useless against Buu, and the transformation eventually caused his collapse from exhaustion. He later revealed that he might have been able to destroy Kid Buu when at full power, but let the fight drag on to give Vegeta a shot. Vegeta then powered up to a Super Saiyan 2 in order to buy him the time that Goku needed to get back up to full strength, but the immense stress of trying to gather his power forced him to revert to his normal state before reaching his maximum potential, leaving him heavily drained and unable to transform. It took a [[Super Spirit Bomb]] gathered from all the energies of Earth, the Ogres in Yemma's office, and the Namekian villagers that resided with Moori on New Namek, to finish off Kid Buu, and the Super Saiyan 3 form is never seen in the main manga storyline again.
+[[File:E12ac6573da6e677492a89732078d8ab.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Saiyan 3 Goku fighting Beerus]]
-[[File:SSJ3³.jpg|thumb|Super Saiyan 3 Goku fighting Beerus]]
 Goku transforms into Super Saiyan 3 form after having battled Beerus as Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2 but none of them were causing effect. Even though his power and speed were increased by a huge amount in this form, it was not enough to even match with Beerus' skills. Super Saiyan 3 was also soon defeated when Beerus gently touched Goku's shoulder, causing him to go unconscious for a brief moment.
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 In the spin-off manga ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'', the Saiyan Hero [[Beat]] manages to tap into Super Saiyan 3 power in-game during his battle with [[Black Smoke Shenron]]. He later achieves the form during his in-game battle with [[Oceanus Shenron]].
-==Movie appearances==
+==Film appearances==
 {{Quote|Now! Finally comes the one you've been waiting for! The legendary Super Saiyan 3.|Goku showing off his Super Saiyan transformations to Beerus}}
 [[File:GokuSS3FR01.png|thumb|left|Super Saiyan 3 Goku charging his energy]]
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 [[File:SS3Rush.png|thumb|Super Saiyan 3 Goku charging at Janemba]]
-In the movie ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon]]'', Goku battles the evil monster [[Hirudegarn]] in his Super Saiyan 3 form. He is able to kill the monster by using his [[Dragon Fist]] technique. Goten and Trunks also fused into Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks during the fight with Hirudegarn, and used his [[Continuous Energy Bullet|Continuous Die Die Missile]] attack on Hirudegarn's first stage, followed by a ''ki'' blast which seemed successful in destroying the monster. However, Hirudegarn was still alive and transformed into his second form and swatted Gotenks into the ground, hitting him so heavily that he defused and reverted to Goten and Trunks. Between the Buu Saga and the movie, it is worth noting that Goku's Super Saiyan 3 transformation appeared to have increased in power to the point that [[Gohan#Ultimate Gohan|Ultimate Gohan]] and Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks appeared to be weaker than him; Hirudegarn had no difficulty whatsoever in overpowering Ultimate Gohan, but Super Saiyan 3 Goku was able to take multiple hits from the monster and continue fighting, albeit in bad condition.
+In the movie ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon]]'', Goku battles the evil monster [[Hirudegarn]] in his Super Saiyan 3 form. He is able to kill the monster by using his [[Dragon Fist]] technique. Goten and Trunks also fused into Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks during the fight with Hirudegarn, and used his [[Continuous Energy Bullet|Continuous Die Die Missile]] attack on Hirudegarn's first stage, followed by a ''ki'' blast which seemed successful in destroying the monster. However, Hirudegarn was still alive and transformed into his second form and swatted Gotenks into the ground, hitting him so heavily that he defused and reverted to Goten and Trunks. Between the Buu Saga and the movie, it is worth noting that Goku's Super Saiyan 3 transformation appeared to have increased in power to the point that [[Gohan]] and Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks appeared to be weaker than him; Hirudegarn had no difficulty whatsoever in overpowering Gohan, but Super Saiyan 3 Goku was able to take multiple hits from the monster and continue fighting, albeit in bad condition.
 [[File:FingerpokeOfDoom(BoG).png|thumb|left|Super Saiyan 3 Goku is overwhelmed by the God of Destruction]]
-In ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'', Goku battles the [[God of Destruction]] [[Beerus]] in his Super Saiyan 3 form. During the subsequent fight, Goku is completely dominated by Beerus, who effortlessly blocks and dodges his attacks. Goku is even smashed hard into the ground by merely a flick of Beerus' finger. Goku continues to engage Beerus, and unleashes a mighty punch that blows right through [[King Kai's planet]]. However, it misses, and Beerus' incredible speed allows him to come up behind Goku and knock him unconscious with a [[Pressure Point Attack|chop to the neck]]. The Super Saiyan 3 form is later succeeded in power by the [[Super Saiyan God]] form during the events of the film.
+In ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'', Goku battles [[Beerus]] the Destroyer in his Super Saiyan 3 form. During the subsequent fight, Goku is completely dominated by Beerus, who effortlessly blocks and dodges his attacks. Goku is even smashed hard into the ground by merely a flick of Beerus' finger. Goku continues to engage Beerus, and unleashes a mighty punch that blows right through [[King Kai's planet]]. However, it misses, and Beerus' incredible speed allows him to come up behind Goku and knock him unconscious with a [[Pressure Point Attack|chop to the neck]]. The Super Saiyan 3 form is later succeeded in power by the [[Super Saiyan God]] form during the events of the film.
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 In 2009, Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta became available in the arcade video game ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers]]'', an arcade video game released only in Japan. On August 19, 2009, a scan of V-Jump was released showcasing and revealing one of the two exclusive characters announced for ''[[Dragon Ball: Raging Blast]]''. This character is a Super Saiyan 3 version of [[Broly]], as part of a what-if scenario for the story mode. On October 8, 2009, a scan of V-Jump magazine was released showcasing a Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta to appear in ''Raging Blast'' as part of a what-if scenario. Both Super Saiyan 3 versions of Broly and Vegeta return in ''[[Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2]]''. In ''Raging Blast 2'', Broly's SS3 hair color is slightly made darker. Also in ''Raging Blast 2'', there are two images of Super Saiyan 3 Broly and Vegeta that seem to be taken from either an anime or movie, despite the two never appearing in the anime series. Though this is officially a Super Saiyan 3 form, Broly's form is referred to as [[Legendary Super Saiyan 3]] in one of the early trailers for ''Raging Blast'' (in which Goku exclaims "''Densetsu Supa Saiya-jin Suri!''").
-The arcade game ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' introduces many characters with the capability to transform into Super Saiyan 3. Beginning in March 2011, a Super Saiyan 3 version of [[Future Trunks]] was announced, while in May of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 [[Vegeta]] also appeared. In January 2012, Super Saiyan 3 [[Broly]] was added. Another Super Saiyan 3 version of [[Trunks|Present (GT) Trunks]] was made for the game in March 2012, while Super Saiyan 3 of [[Gogeta]] appeared in July 2012. In March 2013, a Super Saiyan 3 was given to GT Vegeta and in July of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 [[Future Gohan]] along with another Super Saiyan 3 teenage clothing version of Future Trunks was revealed. In January 2014, adult [[Gotenks]] appears as Super Saiyan 3 followed by [[Vegito]] in March of the same year. In July 2015, Super Saiyan 3 Xeno [[Bardock]] appeared, while in September of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks and Super Saiyan 3 adult [[Gohan]] were also announced. The game also features female Super Saiyan 3, with the three Female Saiyan avatars.
+The arcade game ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' introduces many characters with the capability to transform into Super Saiyan 3. Beginning in March 2011, Super Saiyan 3 adolescent version of [[Future Trunks]] debutted, while in May of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 [[Vegeta]] also appeared. In January 2012, Super Saiyan 3 [[Broly]] was added. Super Saiyan 3 [[Trunks|GT Trunks]] was made for the game in March 2012, while Super Saiyan 3 [[Gogeta]] was revealed in July 2012. In March 2013, the Super Saiyan 3 was given to GT Vegeta and in July of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 [[Future Gohan]] along with another Super Saiyan 3 teenage clothing version of Future Trunks was added. In January 2014, adult [[Gotenks]] appears as Super Saiyan 3 and was followed by [[Vegito]] in March of the same year. In July 2015, Super Saiyan 3 Xeno [[Bardock]] debutted, while in September of the same year, Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks and Super Saiyan 3 adolescent [[Gohan]] were also announced. The game also features female Super Saiyan 3, with the three Female Saiyan avatars.
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-hj614.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 GT adult Goku card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 h4sec.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 hj646.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Majin Vegeta card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
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 hj557.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 HGD3-CP3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Future Gohan card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-20150718_1e.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Evil Bardock card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
+Hgd425¹.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 adolescent Gohan card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
+GDM3-SEC2.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Bardock card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 jb06.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Gogeta card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-Jpj13.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegetto card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
+Jpj13.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegito card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 $_57_(1).JPG|Super Saiyan 3 adult Gotenks card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-HGD4-25.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Adult Gohan card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
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 *In the [[FUNimation dub]], after Goku's energy is depleted from his battle as a Super Saiyan 3 against Kid Buu, he stated that his Super Saiyan 3 form was easy to maintain in his non-living state in Other World, but his living body uses twice as much energy in comparison.
 *In the manga, Trunks calls this that "'''Ultra Super Saiyan'''" thingy.
+*In the game ''Dragon Ball Heroes'', Future Trunks and young Future Trunks have different  Super Saiyan 3 hair style. One having one long hair bang on the right and the other having two short hair bangs on both sides.
-*In the anime, when Goku transforms for the first time on-screen, a depiction of the [[Great Ape]] is seen, hinting the form's incredible power.
 ==Gallery==
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 Scan0001.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku on the cover of the manga
-SS3Goku.Ep.245.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku confronts Majin Buu
 SS3Goku.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku
 GokuSS3.Ep.245-Closing.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in his battle against Majin Buu
 GokuSS3.Ep.246.png|Goku in his Super Saiyan 3 form
 GotenksSuperSaiyan3VsSuperBuu.png|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks with an aura
-GotenksSuperSaiyan3VsSuperBuu..png|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks without aura
 SS3Goku2.png|A close up of a Super Saiyan 3 Goku's face
 DragonballZMovie12-FusionRebornuncu.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku attacks Janemba
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 File:SS3¹².jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks battling an army of Meta-Coolers
 DBH_6.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Bardock prepares to fight Mira
-SSJ3Songo.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku before he attacks Super Janemba
-Goku-ssj3-929570.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku prepares to attack Super Janemba
 GokuSSJ3FusionReborn.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Fusion Reborn''
 WotDSSJ3Goku.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Wrath of the Dragon''
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 Kid goku ssj3 fight with baby vegeta.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku attacks Baby Vegeta
 SSJ3GokuConceptArt.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku concept art
-Super Saiyan 3 Kid Goku by StratusWind.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''GT: Transformation''
-Bt 61.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 2''
 Goku (End) SS3 BT3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''
-Goku about to do a dragon fist in BT3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''
-Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks Budokai Tenkaichi 2.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 2''
 Gotenks SS3 BT3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''
 Goku (GT) SS3 BT3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku (GT) in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''
-BTK2-019.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle Taikan Kamehameha 2 - Ossu Omee Gokū Tenkaichi Budōkai|Battle Taikan Kamehameha 2]]''
-SangoSS3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Raging Blast 2''
-Snapshot 1 (12-2-2011 4-41 AM).png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Raging Blast 2''
 Vegeta SS3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta in ''Raging Blast 2''
 Super-saiyan-3-vegeta-artwork.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta concept art for ''Raging Blast''
 Dragonbattlers ssj3vegeta.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta in ''Dragon Battlers''
-SSJ3 Broly better pic.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Broly in ''Raging Blast''
-Db-rb-screens 08-27-09.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Broly in ''Raging Blast''
-Broly1.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Broly in ''Raging Blast''
-Rgb2 Broly vs Vegeta ssj3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Broly vs. Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta
-Brolly LSSJ3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Broly in ''Raging Blast 2''
-Goku VS Broly SSJ3 RB2.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 Broly grabs Super Saiyan 3 Goku
-Dragon Battlers 2.png|Super Saiyan 3 Broly in ''Dragon Battlers''
-Impact 11.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks in ''W Bakuretsu Impact''
 Gotenks SSJ3 RB2.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks in ''Raging Blast 2''
-SSJ3TRUNKS.png|Future Trunks turns Super Saiyan 3 in the 2nd ''DBH'' promo
-px-SuperSaiyan3Trunks.jpeg|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks
-DBHTrailer2-28.png|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks using his sword
-DBHTrailer2-29.png|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks
-DBHTrailer2-30.png|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks using his sword
-DBHTrailer2-31.png|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks with his sword
-Vlcsnap-2012-04-07-22h31m33s9.png|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks
-DBHTrailer2-32.png|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks attacks
-DBHTrailer2-33.png|Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks cuts Buu
-DBHM5.png|Three Super Saiyan 3 in ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-DBHH8.png|Broly turns Super Saiyan 3
-DBHH7.png|Super Saiyan 3 Broly
-DBHH9.png|Super Saiyan 3 Broly
-DBHH10.png|Super Saiyan 3 Broly
-SS3Broly(UM).png|Super Saiyan 3 Broly in ''Ultimate Mission''
 Gotenks gt a.png|Adult Gotenks as a Super Saiyan 3 in the 18th ''DBH'' promo
 Gt gotenks beat ntoe 2.png|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks with the Saiyan Heroes
 GBV4.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3GokuFusionCard(DBH).png|A Super Saiyan 3 fusion card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3VegetaFusionCard(DBH).png|A Super Saiyan 3 fusion card for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3VegitoPageScan.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegito revealed for ''DBH'' (February 2014)
-Sda.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3BeatJMOutfitArt.png|Super Saiyan 3 Hero art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3BeatArt1.png|Super Saiyan 3 Hero art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3BeatArt2.png|Super Saiyan 3 Hero art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3NoteJMOutfitArt.png|Super Saiyan 3 Heroine art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3 Forte.png|Super Saiyan 3 Forte art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3 Viola.png|Super Saiyan 3 Viola art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3NoteJMOutfitArt.png|Super Saiyan 3 Heroine art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-SS3NoteArt1.png|Super Saiyan 3 Heroine art for ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 SSJV.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegetto in ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 SSJ3V.jpg|Vegito as Super Saiyan 3
-Mission 07.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Saiyan Hero and Heroine in ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
 SS3 Goku tapbattle.PNG|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Tap Battle''
 JM2 3.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 adult Gotenks
 nhequeira.JPG
-Img 01.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta
+SS31212121212.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks in the GDM4 trailer
+kv.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku and Vegeta arts for ''Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle''
-hg5cp5.jpg|SS3 GT Trunks without his jacket
+FT.JPG|Future Trunks as Super Saiyan 3 in the M2 trailer
-hg429.jpg
-gpj11.jpg|SS3 Goku w/ alternative clothes
-kv.jpg
 XN - Super Saiyan 3 Goku.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in ''Xenoverse''
-Super Saiyan 3 Goku (XV).jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in-game of ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse''
 SS3 Gotenks (XV).png|Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks in ''Xenoverse''
 Group².jpg|Vegeta, Goku and Future Trunks as Super Saiyan 3 in the GM10 trailer
-SSJ3 in Dragon Ball Super.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in the Dragon Ball Super Opening
 Character41-1.png|Super Saiyan 3 Goku art for ''Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle''
 Character42-1.png|Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta art for ''Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle''
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 SS3.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Evil Bardock
 SSJ3¹².jpg|Goku as Super Saiyan 3 in ''Dragon Ball Super''
-GSS3.png|Super Saiyan 3 Gohan in the 'God Mission 4' trailer of Dragon Ball Heroes
+sdfsdfsdf.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks in-game of ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
-GDM4 9.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks in the GDM4 trailer
+SS3³¹.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 adolescent Gohan in-game of ''Dragon Ball Heroes''
+SS312.JPG|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in-game of ''Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden''
+hg5cp5.jpg|SS3 GT Trunks without his jacket
+gpj11.jpg|SS3 Goku w/ alternative clothes
+Hj6141.jpg|SS3 GT adult Goku
+a0fbf30d68969bdd53581d01d53.jpg|Super Saiyan 3 Goku in Super opening
+c89a53c6d092a4bdad2f4b90df6d25f4.jpg
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 {{Saiyans}}
-[[pt-br:Super Saiyajin 3]][[ca:Superguerrer de Fase 3]]
+[[pt-br:Super Saiyajin 3]][[ca:Superguerrer de Fase 3]][[es:Super Saiyajin 3]]
 [[Category:Saiyans]]
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