Throughout the Dragon Ball series, Songoku has gone through many different Saiyan transformations to become stronger. This article will summarize the 10 Saiyan transformations that Songoku possesses, helping him defeat powerful opponents such as Frieza, Vegeta, Majin Buu...
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Oozaru
This is the first transformation that appears in Dragon Ball. When the moon is full, Saiyans like Goku will instantly transform into giant apes by looking at the moon. This gives Saiyans like Goku a huge amount of physical strength.

However, the biggest weakness of this state is that the user no longer has reason and acts on instinct. Therefore, this state can be dangerous for the whole team instead of the opponent. Saiyans will escape the Oozaru state in two ways: one is to wait for the full moon to pass and the other is to cut off the tail.
Super Saiyan
During the battle against Frieza on Planet Namek, Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan for the first time after seeing his best friend Krillin killed. In this state, Goku's hair turns yellow and is surrounded by a layer of yellow energy.

This is considered the most basic form of the transformation into a Super Saiyan warrior that the characters in Dragon Ball use. However, according to information from the author, not all Saiyans can transform into Super Saiyan.
Super Saiyan 2
This state first appeared when Gohan fought Cell. In terms of appearance, this state does not change much compared to the Super Saiyan state, but it brings greater power than the normal Super Saiyan. It was in this state that Gohan was able to beat Cell to a pulp.

In the battle with Cell, Goku sacrificed himself and during this time, he was able to activate Super Saiyan 2 in the afterlife. However, he did not use this state often, the first time he used this state was when fighting Yakon but the time of use was quite short.
Super Saiyan 3
During his time in the afterlife, Goku also activated Super Saiyan 3. For Super Saiyan 3, Goku has a big change in appearance when he has long blond hair down to his butt and extremely strong muscles, showing overwhelming strength and physique.

Goku first appeared in Super Saiyan 3 against Buu. However, during the same fight with Buu, Super Saiyan 3 was described as being too draining for Goku to use.
Golden Oozaru
This is Goku's new transformation that appeared in Dragon Ball GT. This state appeared when Goku tried to go Super Saiyan while transformed into a gorilla. Becoming Oozaru caused Goku to gain a much stronger power than usual.

Super Saiyan 4
This is a new transformation that appeared in Dragon Ball GT. It can be said that this is a more complete transformation than Golden Oozaru. Because Goku still retains his human form but has the power of both Oozaru and Super Saiyan. Super Saiyan 4 will make Goku's hair turn black.

Super Saiyan God
This is a Saiyan transformation that cannot always be used. Because the factor for this state to appear is that Goku must have 5 other Saiyans to transfer power to transform. The state first appeared in Dragon Ball Super.

Super Saiyan God will cause Goku's hair and eyes to turn red. Transforming into Super Saiyan God will cause Goku to achieve immense power.
Super Saiyan Blue
Another level that Goku has also achieved is Super Saiyan Blue. In this state, Goku's hair and eyes are blue. This is a combination of the regular Super Saiyan and the Super Saiyan God. This is the power that is used mainly in Dragon Ball Super and still has a lot of potential to be exploited.

Goku achieved the Super Saiyan Blue state by training with Whis to maximize his Ki power.
Ultra Instinct
During the battle between the universes, Goku learned how to unleash the Ultra Instinct form. Thanks to this state, Goku's power becomes extremely great but all movements become much neater and more agile.

While in Ultra Instinct, Goku has black hair, platinum eyes, and a platinum-colored aura surrounding him.
Perfect Infinity Instinct
This is an upgraded version of Ultra Instinct, it is also Goku's strongest transformation to date. With the power from this transformation, Goku's fighting power far surpasses all other transformations.

With Ultra Instinct perfected, not only Goku's eyes but also his hair turned platinum.
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