Goku from ‘Dragon Ball’ is one of the most popular anime characters of all time, if not the most. His popularity is not limited to the shonen genre of anime but extends far beyond it. One of the main reasons for his popularity aside from his personality and nature is his strength. There have been multiple debates speculating if Goku would be able to beat different characters.
Even as a Saiyan, he is stronger than the rest of them, save for Vegeta. Many fans are curious as to why that is. Read to find out.
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Who Are Super Saiyan?
The Saiyans are creatures that look a lot like humans, but they have a tail attached to their bodies. This tail helps them to turn into their great ape form, which as the name suggests, is a gigantic ape. These Saiyans used to live on Planet Vegeta and Vegeta’s father used to rule the place until Frieza attacked it.
Frieza destroyed the planet which led to the demise of almost all the Saiyans on the planet, except for Son Goku, who was sent to Earth and Vegeta. Super Saiyans are, in a manner of speaking, the powered-up forms of Saiyans.
This form was once thought to be legendary. Upon turning into a super Saiyan, the strength of the Saiyan skyrockets. No one used this form for centuries until Goku once again used it. Shortly after Goku attained the form, Vegeta followed him. These two Saiyans, along with their children, have donned and attained many new versions and forms of Super Saiyan.
Why Is Goku Stronger Than Most?
This is a very interesting yet simple question. Almost everyone who has watched ‘Dragon Ball’ has had this question enter their minds at least once. Many other Saiyans were introduced in the series, but none of them were even close to Son Goku’s power levels.
This is because of their way of training. Saiyans are inherently strong beings and do not need to train excessively to be stronger than most species. They grow stronger as they get older, even if they do not train. Even if the Saiyans train themselves, they do so keeping in mind their inherent strength.
Goku on the other hand trained like he was human. To attain the same level, would require the Saiyan to train less than a human. Goku trained like he was a human and put in the same level of effort that a human would, not like a Saiyan. Vegeta did the same thing and he is almost as strong as Goku currently.
The reason behind Goku’s greater power levels than other Saiyans in the series lies in his way and duration of training. The only Saiyan able to match him is Vegeta and that is because he also trains in the same manner. This is why Goku is more powerful than other Saiyans.
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