The Dragon Ball saga was created 36 years ago by Akira Toriyama, feel old yet? Over the years, characters more powerful than the others have appeared along with intense mythical attacks, like the Kaméhaméha. But one of the most striking elements of this manga and the anime remains the transformations of certain Saiyan warriors.
As they transform, the Saiyans change their appearance, the color of their hair to becomes brighter. Thus, each new form is a huge event for fans, always interested in discovering the extent of the new powers. Vegeta has recently reached a transformation that has been long been awaited for 26 years.
In episode 245 of Dragon Ball Z, broadcasted on November 9, 1994 on Fuji TV in Japan, Son Goku pushed his limits and reached the Super Saiyan 3 form during his duel against Majin Boo. A form in which his hair stretched to his waist, his eyebrows disappeared, which sadly Vegeta had never attained. But today, 26 years after Goku, this wrong has been mended. Vegeta finally turned into Super Saiyan 3 in the last episode of Super Dragon Ball Heroes, to face Xeno.
Meticulous fans can argue that this form had already been reached by Vegeta in some Dragon Ball video games, but this is the first time that it is officially seen in the anime. And for the record, the main reason why Vegeta had never transformed into Super Saiyan 3 is due to financial reasons.
Akira Toriyama had explained in 2017 that drawing and animating the characters’ hair in this form took far too long and therefore cost too much money. The choice was therefore made to scrap Vegeta’s transformation, until today.
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