Rugu

## Introduction

Homeworld of the Saiyan species within the universe of Ikigai, Rugu serves as the substitute of the canon Planet Vegeta. A rich, blood-red world with a rather unique climate and pressing force which raises only the most powerful warriors, Rugu stands as one of the many worlds under Rutaba's control.

## Inhabitants

### **Saiyans**

Human-like bipedal aliens with thick, sharp Black hair and bushy long, ape-like tails, Saiyans are the primary residents of Rugu. Durable and strong, Saiyans make a name for themselves for their brutality, mountainous strength, and their infamous legends of the "Super Saiyan" and the "Super Saiyan God".

Despite their capabilities and strength, Saiyans were captured and controlled by Rutaba in his ever-expanding imperial crawl of the cosmos, leading to their pseudo-enslavement to him. This has led to many Saiyans retreating their homeworld and fornicating elsewhere, such as on Earth, which leads to "Hybrid Saiyans".

#### **Hybrid Saiyans**

Earthborn Saiyans created by the intermingling of a Saiyan from Rugu and a Human of Earth, Hybrid Saiyans (or Hybrids) are like their precursors in many ways. They possess the Super Saiyan forms and the Zenkai of their predecessors, though also have their Earthling side's potential to grow — this factor allows them to near-effortlessly achieve forms more difficult for the average Saiyan, such as Super Saiyan, and also allows them to train and grow more rapidly than the standard Saiyan.

#### **Legendary Saiyans**

A special mutation within a rare few of the Saiyan Race, the Legendary Saiyans are a diluted and modernised form of the Saiyans of Old — using their same Oozaru-born power to massively outpace their peers in power. This supreme power does come with its costs unfortunately, as with their power comes a loss of control and rising rage which, especially early on, can lead to the Legendary Super Saiyans attacking their friends as they do their foes.

1. **Greater Size**: Due to inheriting the traits of the Ancients, Legendary Saiyans are usually larger and bulkier than their peers, ranging anywhere from some inches to entire feet taller than their closest compatriots. This effect only sees amplifying as they transform, with their strongest forms showing the greatest growth.
2. **Rage**: Legendary Saiyans undergo a unique reaction when enraged — rather than just becoming more agitated or achieving Super Saiyan if not having done so before, Legendary Saiyans can achieve greater strength through their anger. This effect allows them to reach twice their natural strength when lost in their own wrath — however, being lost in this rage leads to a total loss of control. Similarly, achieving the Legendary Super Saiyan form loses them to their frenzy by nature.
3. **Special Forms**: Due to the mutation affecting their 'S-Cells' (a necessary cell group for Super Saiyan transformation) the Legendary Saiyans have their own unique form tree — the Legendary Super Saiyan forms, and Wrathful. Rather than being composed of Eight 'Super Saiyan' forms and an Oozaru form, the Legendary Super Saiyan tree is composed of two Legendary Super Saiyan (LSSJ) forms and the Wrathful form, a stronger and humanoid form of the Oozaru state.

#### **Ancient Saiyans**

The primordial race who stood as precursor to the modern Saiyans, and a form of Saiyan who were so old that they were in-between evolution from the original Oozarus to the hominid-like Saiyans of modernity. Wielding similarly immense power to the Legendary Saiyans of the new world, yet possessing a thirst for blood rather than an insatiable rage, the Ancient Saiyans were so malevolent in nature that their very Ki could infect others — turning them wild and frenzied. The Ancient Saiyans were once led by Korn, and their most notable action in history involves the war against the Super Saiyan Yamoshi — the Ancient Korn killing Yamoshi as the Legend killed him in return. Most Ancient Saiyans went extinct as their evolved brethren moved on to thrive, though stragglers have made it to the modern era through various means, such as cryo-storage.

1. **Corrupt Ki**: Ancient Saiyans wielded such malevolence that it impacted their very Ki stores. This caused a biproduct of Black, tar-like Ki which, when interacting with pure Saiyans, would turn them rogue and feral, similar to the Legendary Super Saiyans. This Ki was also frequently used to create Semi-Solid Ki Constructs, with a notable example being Korn's creation of a prosthetic out of his Ki.
2. **Greater Size**: Most Ancient Saiyans stood at taller heights, weighed more, and featured far more muscle density than their future brethren, all due to their pre-evolved nature. The clearest example of this is Korn himself, standing at a staggering 9*ft* 10*in*.
3. **Bloodlust**: Ancient Saiyans grow in power proportional to their bloodlust — their drive to kill or seriously injure their foe, thus to draw blood. This effect is identical in principle to the Legendary Saiyan's Rage ability, reaching its climax at twice the wielder's original power when fully provoked. When in this 'Full Bloodlust' state, Ancient Saiyans do lose some sense of reason however.
4. **God Ki Rejection**: Due to being so truly 'Primal', Ancient Saiyans cannot achieve God Ki and, as a result, cannot progress down the route of God Ki Saiyan forms — Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue, Blue Evolution or Rosé.

## Trivia

1. Unlike the Saiyans of canon, who took over another world after losing their own, the Saiyans of Rugu originated there.
	1. This is because the war between the Super Saiyan God and the Ancients did not escalate far enough to kill Ancient Rugu, thanks to Korn and Yamoshi slaying each other in a one-on-one battle.