What is Super Saiyan 3

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Super Saiyan 3 (超サイヤ人３ Sūpā Saiya-jin Surī) is the third form of Super Saiyan and the successor to the second transformation. This form extracts every drop of potential from the Saiyan's blood. Goku was the first to achieve this form, and was able to do so after years of rigorous training in another world. Gotenks later achieved this form through the fusion of Trunks and Goten, an example of Gotenks and Goku.

Toriyama said in an interview with Saikyō Jump in June 2014 that Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3 are just enhanced versions of Super Saiyan, and mastering Super Saiyan allows you to increase your strength while Consumes less energy than Super Saiyan 2 and 3. .

This form of Super Saiyan can be achieved by a Saiyan who undergoes intensive training after obtaining the Super Saiyan 2 form. It's worth noting that this form seems to be only achievable under special circumstances, as Goku achieved this form upon death, while Goten and Trunks were unable to achieve this form, but their fusion Gotenks Can.

If the purpose of the fourth stage of Super Saiyan is to use 100% of your physical strength, then the purpose of the Super Saiyan 3 transformation is to increase the utilization of ki, so the energy consumed during the transformation is more than that of Super Saiyan 2. Much more. Especially if you feel tired for a long time after turning off the power. If the user dies and is not disturbed by a living being, this burden is somewhat relieved, and further energy consumption is minimal (for example, for Goku during his first battle with Majin Buu). The difference between Super Saiyan 3 and its predecessor Super Saiyan 2 is obvious, as speed, strength, and endurance are all well beyond normal limits. The sudden awakening of Super Saiyan 3 is a burst of power so violent that the user has the potential to destroy themselves. Super Saiyan 3 can easily defeat opponents that Super Saiyan 2 cannot.

When Goku first used this form on Earth, the immense power of his transformation pulled the clouds towards him. This force created huge tidal waves and hurricanes that shook nearly the entire planet. During his subsequent transformation, Goku seemed to have enough control over it to prevent this dangerous side effect. Moreover, this power can be felt even at the distance between Earth and Galaxy A, which not only shocks Shin, Gibbit, and Gohan, but also worries them.

However, using chi quickly and with great force can cause very serious disorders. When the time-resurrected Goku appears to Babidi and Majin Buu, his remaining time-resurrected energy is halved, while in the anime, when he reveals his power to an excited Trunks and Goten, he The energy dissipates completely, forcing him to return. to another world. However, Piccolo states that Dende's healing powers will return Goku's resurrection energy to normal. However, Sun Wukong refuted this statement.

Likewise, the now fully alive Super Saiyan 3 Goku joins Vegeta and Mister. Control the super bullet. Goku admits that he has little experience with transformations, and his fight with Kid Buu was the first time he used one in a full-scale battle against a creature. After doing it twice in a short period of time, I fell to my knees, drained of all my energy. However, in the manga, he doesn't return to his original form until Vegeta steps in and bribes him in his time of need. After the fusion, Gotenks was unable to maintain his transformation for a long time, and returned to his base form less than thirty minutes after the transformation. For an old Saiyan like Nappa, using this form could even be fatal to the user due to the massive strength gain and the stress of the battle damage taken at the time.

In Dragon Ball Super, Goku seems to avoid this energy drain issue by occasionally utilizing Super Saiyan 3, which allows him to rapidly increase his strength and overwhelm his opponents (such as during sparring matches with Future Trunks). Using a form in this way doesn't seem to have quite the same impact on users as long-term use.