


This transformation allows users to utilize more powerful signature techniques. However, it is noted that Vegito may have been even stronger than Super Saiyan 4. At the time of its debut, Super Saiyan 4 was the mightiest form in the entire series. While Goku's Super Saiyan 3 form was unable to even faze Baby Vegeta, as soon as Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan 4, becoming an adult once more in the process, their roles in power became polar opposites, with Baby Vegeta being almost unable to hurt Goku. The Super Saiyan 4 form is a condensed version of the Great Ape's power, drawing the power of its user up to its utmost limits. Golden Great Ape Goku in the process of transforming " Light breaks the darkness! This form is my instrument - I have no limits." However as shown by Bardock, Xeno Bardock, and Xeno Vegeta the upper body portions of their Saiyan Battle Armor are ironically removed while in their respective Super Saiyan 4 forms. However upper body clothing that can adjust to the size of a Great Ape such as Gogeta's Metamoran vest (as the clothing is byproduct of the Fusion Dance) or Broly's necklace (which is seemingly designed to change size like Saiyan Battle Armor) will remain upon achieving Super Saiyan 4. This happens to both Goku and Vegeta (due to the Saiyan Prince wearing Earthling attire in GT). The form also apparently has a seemingly magical ability to restore the wearer's bottom clothing (in a manner reminiscent of Magic Materialization or clothing produced by the Metamoran Fusion Dance) even if it had been destroyed as a result of transforming into a Great Ape and/or Golden Great Ape beforehand to achieve Super Saiyan 4. His aura also has yellow sparkles to it.įor Broly, his Super Saiyan 4 form is much like that of Goku's, though because he is using Legendary Super Saiyan 4, he retains the massively oversized muscles and lack of pupils his standard Legendary form possessed. In the case of the Fusion Dance warrior Gogeta, the coloration of the aforementioned features seemingly switches, as Gogeta's hair became a bright shade of red whereas his fur became a dark shade of brown and the trim around his eyes were black instead of red. Most games depict the aura as the standard gold. The aura in this form loses the arcs of electricity, once again shaped like a regular Super Saiyan's smooth aura, (although in various video games, the aura was depicted as reddish with a small yellowish glow and sparks of bio-electricity). It also makes the individual considerably larger in height and muscularity, as shown by Vegeta when his time limit ended and he reverted to his considerably smaller size. The hair is lengthened while becoming wilder, reaching down to the middle of their back, while two long pointed bangs of hair appear on both sides of the neck. A Saiyan in this form also possesses a shadow trim around their eyes and over the eyelids that varies in color, such as crimson. In this form, the Saiyan's hair color differs, the same goes for the tail and the body is covered in red fur. The form possesses all of the power of Golden Great Ape. The form's power is too great to be utilized by a child and so a child user is aged into an adult when using it. A user of this form loses some of their rationality. But for others, it can make them very cold and aggressive. This form gives the user the super strength and speed of a Great Ape, but with a calm, clever mind. It is possibly the Legendary Super Saiyan that appears once every 1,000 years. The form is a combination of the Super Saiyan and Great Ape forms attained through the Golden Great Ape form, it gifts the Saiyan with primal power, though they retain a humanoid appearance. The Super Saiyan 4 form was designed by Toei Animation's character designer Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru. In Dragon Ball Heroes Gohan acquired the form without a tail while training, and Xeno Trunks was originally going to have acquired the form too showing that even Half-Saiyans born without tails can still acquire Super Saiyan 4. Even after this form is attained, it cannot be accessed at will and requires exposure to Blutz Waves every time the user wishes to transform, however, in GT only, Goku is apparently a special case, capable of using the form whenever he wishes. The only way a Saiyan can attain Super Saiyan 4 is if they have a high enough power level and become a Golden Great Ape (or Broly's variant) and regain conscious control over the form.
