STORY OF SAIYANS

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**Saiyans** (サイヤ人, *Saiya-jin*) are a naturally aggressive warrior race who were nearly all obliterated by Frieza in the Seventh Universe before the start of the *Dragon Ball* series. They play a central role in *Dragon Ball Z*, *Dragon Ball GT*, and *Dragon Ball Super*, once it is revealed that the protagonist Goku is actually a Saiyan who was sent to destroy Earth. In *Dragon Ball Super*, Champa reveals that there are Saiyans in their own Universe as well.

### Name

*Main article: Origins of character names*
The name is a Japanese anagram of *yasai* (野菜), which is Japanese for vegetable, followed by the suffix *jin* (人 or じん) which is a Japanese suffix for person. *Saiyajin* may also be a play on *Yajin*,
 the Japanese word for wildman. Essentially, "Saiyan" is a more direct
English translation of the word. In the Japanese, "Saiyan" is pronounced
 *"Sigh-ya-jin"*, while in the English dubs, it is pronounced *"Say-an"*.

All full-blooded Saiyans (such as Raditz, Kakarot, Nappa, Paragus, Broly, or Bardock) have names that are pun on various vegetables.
It is revealed that the Saiyan race's place of origin is unknown, but may still exist in the far reaches of space.[1] Planet Plant
 was conquered by the Saiyans after the defeat of the Tuffles, and they
renamed it "Planet Vegeta" after their most powerful warrior and ruler, King Vegeta.

The planet has a natural gravity that is ten times that of Earth, which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races.[2]

After the warlord Frieza decided that the Saiyan race could
potentially pose a threat to his tyranny, the planet was completely
obliterated from space, taking most of the Saiyan race with it. In the
sixth chapter of *Dragon Ball Super*,
 it is revealed that there are Saiyans in the Sixth Universe, as Champa
notes that those in Beerus' palace were Saiyans and he says that they
must have their own Saiyans in his team as well.

### Military force

*Main article: Saiyan Army*
The Saiyans possessed a powerful military, the Saiyan Army (named only in the FUNimation dub). As of Age 737, the Saiyan Army was under the command of Nappa (also stated only in the FUNimation dub), who was its most powerful general.[3] The Saiyan Army was employed under the Galactic Frieza Army, in which the tyrant would use the Saiyan warriors to conquer planets for him. The army employs various ranks based on power levels: the only ranks mentioned in the series are *"Elites"* and *"Low-Class"*, with the series creator Akira Toriyama confirming in an interview that there are also *"Mid-Class"* warriors; almost all Saiyans are low-class warriors, there are about ten mid-class warriors, and only King Vegeta and Prince Vegeta are elite warriors.[4]
 This rank is determined by an innate latent battle power, but
naturally, if their battle power rises greatly afterward, they can be
promoted.[4] The military force met its final destruction when Frieza committed his Genocide of the Saiyans, with the force's only survivors being Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz

## History

### Origins

The Saiyans are a fighting race who, since ancient times, have lived a
 violent and inhumane lifestyle, where they attack numerous planets to
build up wealth and goods.[5] *Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files* speculates that Saiyans were originally Great Apes who gained intelligence and took on a humanoid form.[6] The Original Super Saiyan appeared approximately 1,000 years (3,000 in the FUNimation dub) prior to the Namek Saga, approximately 238 Before Age, and is described by Vegeta as a Super Saiyan who could only retain his status in the transformed state. He appears to have lost control and gave in to his destructive primitive desires and destroyed himself with his own power.[7]

A small group of Saiyans eventually found their way to Planet Plant in Age 550, and the history of the Saiyans predating their conflict with the Tuffles was revealed in the anime, where it is discussed heavily during the Vegeta Saga, as well as in the OVA *Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans*. It is also a central theme in the Baby Saga of *Dragon Ball GT*. *GT Perfect Files* speculate the launching point of the Saiyan's spaceships as being the Saiyans' true homeland itself.[1]

During the Vegeta Saga of *Dragon Ball Z*, King Kai
 describes the Saiyans as a group of barbaric aliens who shared a planet
 with a race known as the Tuffles. The Saiyans lived in the arid
wastelands, while the Tuffles lived in great cities, employing advanced
technology. One day however, the Saiyans attacked, vowing to conquer the
 Tuffle's great cities, and to extinguish the race. This sparked a ten
year long war (described in greater detail below).[2]

It is revealed in *Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans* that when the Saiyans arrived on Planet Plant, they were welcomed by the Tuffles. The Tuffle survivor, Dr. Raichi, then describes the horrors of the war in a similar fashion to the one King Kai tells.[8] However whilst explaining, Vegeta states the Tuffles used the Saiyan race as slaves.

During the Baby Saga of *Dragon Ball GT*, Baby
 described the history of the Saiyans war with the Tuffles in a
different manner. He states that the Saiyans first arrived in mysterious
 space-pods, and attacked the Tuffles in cold blood. He states they were lead by Vegeta's father, and upon the rising of the full moon, the Saiyans assumed their Great Ape transformations, and completely wiped out the Tuffle race in a single night.

### War with the Tuffles

As mentioned above, King Kai explained the story of the Saiyan race to Goku during the Vegeta Saga. He explains that around Age 720, a civil war broke out. The Saiyan Army
 tried many times to overthrow the Tuffles but were unsuccessful,
sparking a ten-year conflict on the planet. Although the Saiyans were
bigger in size and physically far superior, they were fewer in number
compared to the Tuffles. The Tuffles had a trump card in the form of their technology to read the power levels of the Saiyans and advanced weaponry such as blasters to hold them off. Then, around Age 730,
 the Saiyans were able to transform into Great Apes thanks to the full
moon that only appeared once every 8 years on the planet, with this they
 finally annihilated the Tuffles and had the planet renamed Planet Vegeta after their commanding hero, King Vegeta.

At one point, a Super Saiyan God appeared on Planet Vegeta to stop bad Saiyans, but he failed because of the form's time limit.[10]

King Kai goes on to explain that after their victory over the Tuffles, the Saiyans were approached by the Arcosians.
 These aliens had money and technology, but their planet was unsuitable,
 so they hired a group of Saiyans to take over a planet for them and in
return, they would share their technology with them. Over the years, the
 Saiyans also learned how to use the Tuffles' advanced equipment and
became smarter and less barbaric, although they still lusted for
fighting and destruction.

### Annexation by Frieza

Around Age 731, about a year following the Saiyan victory over the Tuffles, the planet was conquered or annexed by Frieza's empire and the Saiyans (like many other races) were drafted to serve as soldiers in Frieza's military under the Frieza Force.[11]
 Due to the Saiyans' innate strength and penchant for violence, they
were considered to be useful mercenaries and assisted in the conquering
of many planets, or if assignment called for, eradication of the
planet's population (even Saiyan children were considered powerful
enough to conquer some of the weaker planets, such as Earth).[12]Eventually, seeing how quickly some of the more gifted Saiyan warriors were gaining power through battle, around Age 735,
 Frieza grew concerned with the potential of the Saiyan race and thought
 that they would grow strong enough to face him or even become the
fabled Super Saiyans, able to defeat him in battle. In Age 737, a Saiyan scientist develops the Saibamen using biotechnology[13] and those creatures make their way into Frieza's Galactic Frieza Army through the Saiyans.[14] Soon, in Age 737 as well, the maniacal warlord Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, nearly eradicating the Saiyan race.[15]
 There were only a few thousand Saiyans on the planet. As a warrior
race, it would be difficult to increase their numbers (presumably,
though left unsaid, because they would war with each other).[16] The manga reveals only four pure-blood Saiyans who have survived the destruction: Kakarot (Goku), Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz
 as they were not on the planet at the time. Once the latter three
discovered that their planet was destroyed, Frieza lied to them that an
asteroid had hit their world, and offered them continued employment in
return for eventual wealth.

Over two decades later, the Saiyans were finally avenged when Goku defeated Frieza on planet Namek.[17] Frieza later met his final end on Earth a year later, when Future Trunks killed him.[18] In the anime movies only, three more Saiyans survived the catastrophe: Turles, Broly, Paragus. In the manga and special *Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!*, Vegeta's brother Tarble is shown an another survivor. In the manga *Nekomajin Z* Onio appears.

### Survival through Earthlings

*Main article: Human*

Several Saiyan survivors were still around during Age 850, as shown in *Dragon Ball: Xenoverse*, these Saiyans had become members of the Time Patrol.

By the time of the events of *Dragon Ball Online,* pure
 blooded Saiyans had become extinct. However Goku and Vegeta's families
had spread and so many Earthlings possessed hidden Saiyan genes, and
thus the traits of the Saiyans, such as the potential to become Super
Saiyan, and also to receive Zenkais. Many of these Earthlings with
Saiyan traits joined the Time Patrol and soon awakened their hidden
Saiyan powers.

## Physiology

### Physical AppearanceEdit

Saiyans are outwardly very similar to that of Humans, with the exception of their monkey-like tails
 and have larger muscular builds. They are commonly seen to have deep
black hair although there have been rare occasions when they have also
been shown to have brown, blue and blonde hair (in the anime). In
addition, they seem to possess large hearts, as evidenced by portions of
 Bio-Broly's heart shortly after he was drenched in the Culture Fluid.

Vegeta states that the hair of a pure-blooded Saiyan does not deviate from its appearance from the day the Saiyan is born.[19] However, it is apparent that their hair can fall off, as this is why Nappa is bald (he is shown with hair in the TV special *Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku*;
 somewhat contradicted by the fact that young Vegeta is shown with
strands of hair hanging in front of his forehead, but later has his
characteristic widow's peak). This is not the case with half-Saiyans
such as Gohan, Trunks, and Goten who are shown to have several different lengths of hair, and wear their hair in different styles throughout the series.

Facial hair of pure-blooded Saiyan males can grow. Some examples are
Nappa, Vegeta, and Paragus who have all been seen with mustaches, while
King Vegeta himself had a beard.

Saiyans also all appear to have dark eyes, though half-breeds do
not always share this trait as Vegeta's son, Trunks, and daughter, Bulla, inherited blue irises.

### Personality

Saiyans, at least as adults, are resistant to extreme
temperatures, far more so than humans, as evidenced by Bardock going
into outer space to face Frieza for the last time, Broly surviving being
 frozen in a glacier, and Goku training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber
and facing Lord Slug's minions when they and Lord Slug used a machine to
 cause the Earth's climate to get very, very cold.
All pure-blooded Saiyans are born with tails,
 monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur. The tail is a
particularly sensitive area for Saiyans who had not trained it. When
grabbed or injured, it causes great pain to the owner, and temporarily
immobilizes the whole body. However, the Saiyans can train themselves to
 overcome this weakness, like Goku did when he was preparing for the
upcoming 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament or Vegeta and Nappa before coming to Earth. After training, the tail is unaffected if grabbed.[20] The tail is very prehensile, and can be used to grasp things, much like certain primates
 do. The tail also serves to help young Saiyans with balance, as when
Goku and Gohan's tails were first removed, they had trouble standing,
let alone walking or running, at first. When Vegeta's tail was cut off,
his balance was unaffected (possibly due to the Saiyan soldier's tails
being wrapped around their hip, enabling them to adjust to their balance
 should they ever lose their tails).

The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into a Great Ape if exposed to the Blutz Waves of a full moon.
 If the tail is removed, this power is lost. All Saiyans have the
ability for their tail to grow back, unless it is permanently removed.
Goku once stated that he feels stronger than before when his tail grows
back.[21] Gohan's tail grows back during the fight with Vegeta, notably when the artificial moon was present.[22] Vegeta once stated that his tail will grow back after it was cut off by Yajirobe, however, it does not grow back until his Super Saiyan 4 transformation in *Dragon Ball GT*. The *Daizenshuu*
 description is that the tail will often suddenly grow back if the
Saiyan is in danger. Tails also provide a boost in Super Saiyan
transformations, as during the time when Goku was shrunk into a child in
 *Dragon Ball GT*, during the Baby Saga, he had trouble maintaining
 his transformations until his tail reformed, to the point where he was
able to activate Super Saiyan 3 for a decent amount of time (along with
his tail glowing gold).

Despite its appearance, the tails of Saiyans are just as strong
as their limbs, giving them in a sense an extra hand to fight with.

Gohan is the only half-breed Saiyan seen with a tail in the
series. Other half-breeds like Future Trunks, Trunks, Goten, and Bulla
are not seen with tails. The reason behind this is never explained in
the series, but it is possible they were simply removed at birth in such
 a way that is rendered permanent.

Strangely, despite the fact that most deceased warriors who keep
possession of their bodies are healed from any injuries or
dismemberments (for example, Tien Shinhan severed
 arm, Frieza's severed legs and Guldo's decapitated head), neither Goku
nor Vegeta are shown to have regrown their tails upon being resurrected.
 This may however be explainable to an extent: Vegeta did not keep his
body the first time he died, and the second time he was hastily restored
 to his body by King Yemma, who may have simply restored him to the body
 he had upon his death. As for Goku, it is possible that since his body
had been taken by Kami upon his death in the Vegeta Saga, his tail was
not restored due to Kami having removed it. Upon his second death in the
 Cell Games Saga, there is less of a possible explanation; however,
since Goku had never actually had a tail during his second stint in the
world of the living, it is possible that none in the afterlife saw fit
to restore it.

Saiyans tend to share common personality traits, even at young ages.
Being war-like people, they share an innate enjoyment for conflict and
fighting, choosing violence over peace with other races. Even Goku
retained his love to fight after his amnesia, but satisfied that love
through competitive sport, rather than barbaric slaughter. Saiyans are
typically very aggressive and hard-headed, with short explosive tempers.
 Saiyans appear inclined to be arrogant at times, leading them to allow
enemies to gain advantages in battle just for *fun*. It appears
they have a tendency to let their emotions get the better of them when
roused in stimulating situations (as demonstrated by Vegeta, Nappa, and
Bardock), resulting in them at times making rash decisions. Normally,
Saiyans do not have much of a notion of romance or marriage, and apart
from the royal family of Vegeta, they are not particular about
blood-relationships.[4]
 They appear to lack sympathetic emotions as though by choice rather
than by nature, as shown by their relative lack of fear of death and
uncaring attitude towards family members (example being Raditz's brutal
beating of his long-lost brother Goku, and Vegeta's seeming indifference
 to his father's death). Clearly, neither Vegeta nor Nappa showed any
signs of sympathy for their fallen comrade Raditz when he was killed.
They merely laughed and stated that he was only a "weakling", although
Nappa did suggest bringing Raditz back to life with the Dragon Balls.
Vegeta and Nappa themselves had a good degree of camaraderie between
them, but Vegeta did not hesitate to kill Nappa later on when he
displayed weakness after being crippled by Goku. Most Saiyans also
possess a keen fighting sense and understanding of battle, which allows
them to acquire many new skills, such as overcoming the weakness of
their tails, learning to detect *ki*, and achieving new fighting forms and transformations.

Bardock appears to be the exception to the uncaring attitude of Saiyans: he shows some care for his wife Gine and his youngest son Kakarot (Goku) in *Dragon Ball Minus*, and he is shocked and saddened at seeing his crew, with his best friend Tora among them, slaughtered by Dodoria in the television special *Bardock - The Father of Goku*.
 This also shows that perhaps the uncaring attitude of Saiyans is a
choice, rather than natural. Bardock's last words while facing Frieza
are "This is for all the people we killed in your name" (he only states
this in the FUNimation dub, it is never present in the Japanese
version), he also states that he was not all evil (also FUNimation dub
only). After the destruction of Planet Vegeta, Bardock talks to Goku
from the other side, saying "I wish I could have held you in my own two
arms" (also FUNimation dub only). Even Vegeta himself later has been
shown to express emotion, such as when he was dying from his wounds
inflicted by Frieza, when Future Trunks was killed by Cell, and when he sacrifices himself to destroy Majin Buu. Also, Vegeta's brother Tarble
 lacks the characteristic aggression of Saiyans, which also served as
the reason why King Vegeta sent him to another planet. The existence of
the original Super Saiyan God
 who got his power from five other pure hearted Saiyans in the past also
 implies that the barbaric and uncaring attitude had been a choice at
some point in their history, rather than being an inborn character to
all Saiyans.

The Saiyans also seem to believe that death is preferable
compared to living with the shame of losing against someone inferior to
them in level, which is especially evident with Vegeta and his primary
motivation for his rivalry with Goku.

### STREGTH

Saiyans naturally possess exceptional strength, far greater than that
 of humans and other alien races, and are quintessentially built for
fighting; the average Saiyan is said to have a power of 400 to 660 by *Dragon Ball Z: The Anime Adventure Game*
 (though, in their base form, warriors can have a power level of 1,200
to 18,000). They are capable of easily lifting ten times their own
weight (before receiving Master Roshi's
 training, Goku was already able to lift Bulma's car at the mere age of
twelve). The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta (10x that of Earth)
 develops their strength, further making them incredibly strong at young
 ages. Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most planets alone.
 Due to their insane levels of strength, they are easily able to destroy
 mountains, islands, and potentially entire planets just with pure
physical strength, especially in the Super Saiyan states. For example, during Goku's battle with Kid Buu, the planet they were fighting on was warping and contracting with each blow and would have destroyed it if not for the Sacred World of the Kais indestructible nature.

Through tough training, Saiyans are able to reach new levels of
power, and the more intense training and fights they go through, the
stronger they become. If a Saiyan survives a near-death experience
through extreme injury to the body, then, when the body recuperates, the
 Saiyan grows much stronger
 than they were previously, their body adapting to compensate for the
damage dealt. The duration of recovery does not seem to hinder this
ability as Saiyans have healed through natural, technological and
mystical means and still gained substantial increases in strength.
Saiyans also appear able to heal from injuries at a faster rate than
normal humans and possess a greater deal of durability to damage.[23]

Saiyans also possess a natural affinity to the manipulation of *ki*
 energy allowing them to utilize flying and energy-based attacks with
incredible ease as well as unlock great depths of power when needed, or
lending energy to others in battle when it is actually necessary. Lost
energy is regained by the Saiyan in a very short span of time,
regardless of the amount of energy lost. Sometimes, the energy the
Saiyan regained is multiplied, as noted by their power level. One of the
 best examples of this ability is the fights between Vegeta and Zarbon.
In their first encounter, Vegeta was able to dominate Zarbon, but after
Zarbon transformed, he was unable to defeat him. However, after the
near-death experience, Vegeta was able to fight and kill Zarbon even in
his transformed state.

Saiyans put a heavy emphasis on strength and fighting ability
when it comes to importance in their society. In fact, they will
excommunicate Saiyans who do not show potential to assist in their
violent ways, even alleged "royalty," such as Tarble.[24]

### Speed

The Saiyans also have great speed and agility. They also have much
faster reflexes than an average Human; reflexes so fast that they can
avoid a bullet without much of a problem. Super speed can easily be seen
 in their fighting skills; their movements occur in fractions of seconds
 which are not visible to average Human eyes. Their agility is also
substantial in their battles and training. These movements can be
improved by training, transformations, and other methods. These natural
powers of speed and reflex make nearly all Saiyan hand-to-hand combat
very fast. The strongest Saiyans can move so quickly that even King Kai, who can easily track Attack Ball's traveling at Faster-than-Light speeds, can't keep up with them. Gotenks
 also showed the ability to travel the entire Earth several times over
before stopping to take a nap, showing an ability to go faster than
light if the situation shows it.

### EnduranceEdit

Saiyans are a remarkably resilient species, they refuse to be
physically broken. Vegeta walked away from a powerful explosion that
rocked his Capsule corp training pod with relatively minor injuries, and
 survived a head on collision with Goku's Spirit Bomb, Goku survived
bullet shots, falling off a cliff and hitting his head, Piccolo's
devastating attacks, Frieza's Death Beam to the face as a Super Saiyan
and a whole host of other injuries.

### IntelligenceEdit

Saiyans are considered for the most part to be of comparable
intelligence to humans. Goku's head trauma and sheltered childhood left
him unenlightened about anything not concerning martial arts, though he
gradually outgrows this as his teachers all stressed the values of
brains over brawn. Due to a Saiyan's strength, their level of cunning is
 generally downplayed, unless their strength is below average, like
Raditz. Perhaps as a byproduct of their speed and reflexes, Saiyans are
also abnormally quick learners, able to process large amounts of
information within a limited amount of time. This can be seen when Goku
was able to use the Kamehameha
 after seeing it just once and Vegeta taught himself how to sense energy
 despite being reliant on scouters for most of his career. Despite being
 a race of barbarians, Saiyans have no trouble adapting to new
technology. It is unknown if Saiyan aptitudes carry onto their hybrid
children, as the intelligence of all Saiyan hybrids has been shown to be
 products of their upbringing (Gohan was privately tutored, Trunks grew
up in a family of scientists etc.). Saiyans also have very good memory,
even from the time they were babies. This was evident when Raditz meets
Goku and expects him to remember his brother and his mission only to
discover Goku suffered from amnesia due to a severe concussion as an
infant.

### Appetite

Saiyans are also noted for having ravenous, seemingly insatiable
appetites. Due to their enormous strength and intense aura, the Saiyans'
 energy and nutritional intake requirements are a great deal higher than
 Humans. They are often shown eating plate after plate of food,
resulting in many dishes piling up (a recurring gag throughout the
series), often eating more food than an average Human could muster.
However, the metabolism of the Saiyans allows them to consume large
quantities of food while still maintaining their muscular physique. At
the end of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, when he was only 12
years old, Goku hastily consumed a 50 course meal (57 full-course meals
in the dub) in one sitting, and still had room for dessert. In *Daizenshuu 4*,
 it is stated that they have no preferences when it comes to food,
although they appear to prefer meat over anything else; this is hinted
with Vegeta munching on the flesh of an alien creature on the planet he
and Nappa were on before departing for Earth. Note that this is not
restricted only to full-blooded Saiyans, as even the normally polite
Gohan has been seen eating large quantities of food.

At times, their appetite seems to work against them: in his
childhood, when Goku went for too long without something to eat, he
became too weak to do much of anything. It is unknown if other Saiyans,
such as Vegeta, suffer from this weakness and suffered from it in their
childhood. Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food immediately
before a big fight. They do not seem to suffer the cramps that a Humans
would; in fact, it seems to improve their overall performance.[25]

### Aging, lifespan, and growth

According to the *Daizenshuu*, Saiyan's lifespan is about the same as an average Human
 (70 to 90 years, with exceptions, of course), but keep in their peak
longer. Unlike Humans, Saiyans remain in their youth and prime much
longer. As explained by Vegeta near the end of *Dragon Ball Z*, they stay young longer because they live for and are built for battle.[26]
 This is seen when Nappa, who was Vegeta's attendant when Vegeta was a
child, is in his prime still long after Vegeta has become an adult, but
in actuality, Nappa is roughly 50 years old during his arrival on Earth.[27] Chi-Chi complained of this in *Dragon Ball GT* when Goku was reduced to a child, thus making the fact that she was getting older faster that much more apparent.[28] This is again demonstrated in the *GT* finale when Pan is seen one hundred years later still strong, but with gray hair despite being only a quarter Saiyan.[29][30]
 Their natural lifespan itself is longer than humans' according to Akira
 Toriyama, but since they are a warrior race, many of them die in
battle, and their average lifespan is not all that long.[4]

As far as growing is concerned, this differs by Saiyan as it does
with Humans. Most full-blooded Saiyans appear to grow in spurt phases,
as seen through Goku, the only full-blood ever entirely shown
progressing to adult-hood.[31]
 While slow growth does occur, it is just that—slow. Saiyans appear
identical to that of a human baby in their early years, although they
are born with a full head of hair more often than humans, and appear to
grow at similar rates. At the age of 12, Goku takes the appearance of
what a Human would look like at the age of 7 or 8. This is most notably
showcased when Bulma clearly believes Goku to be that young, but is
shocked to find out he was actually 12 years old.[32] However, when a 5-year-old Vegeta is showcased in *Bardock - The Father of Goku*,
 he looks around the same age as a 12-year-old Goku, clearly showing the
 difference in growth patterns of Saiyans. Goku however, even at the age
 of 15, has still hardly grown at all; the only differences are he has
become a bit taller and more muscular, and his limbs have grown a small
portion. By the age of 18, Goku had undergone his largest spurt phase.
He became significantly taller, leaner, and muscular, taking the
appearance of the average human at his age. As an example, the
15-year-old Goku had gone from being half the size of the 19-year-old
human Yamcha, to nearly matching him in size three years later.[33]
 As stated before, this differs from Saiyan to Saiyan. Vegeta, who is
five years older than Goku, is shorter and smaller overall, while
Raditz, Goku's older brother, is far more muscular and taller.

Saiyans appear to undergo one final growth spurt between the ages
 of roughly twenty to thirty, when the body seems to finalize its
physical maturity. Growth in muscle mass can clearly be seen, with even
some height gained. Goku and Vegeta are clear examples of this. Goku
appears to have greater depth to the chest, neck, shoulders, and thighs,
 with other muscles increasing in size and definition after that. This
can clearly be seen during the Frieza and Android Sagas:
 Goku appears more muscularly built than he did during the Saiyan Saga,
as well as taller. Vegeta also makes a transition, appearing to even
grow in height a bit, which can be seen when comparing him in the Saiyan Saga to him in the Majin Buu Saga.

It is unknown if any other drastic physical changes occur after
this, as no Saiyan over the age of 60 has been clearly showcased, so it
is unknown how a Saiyan above this age would change.

### Reproduction

Saiyans have a sexual reproduction system compatible with that of
normal Humans, as they are able to produce fertile offspring together.
The mothers of the full-blooded Saiyans were never in the original
manga, though there have been some mentions of them. When Raditz tells
Goku about the destruction of their home planet in the manga/anime, he
mentions that "their parents" died along with it. Their mother Gine was
later revealed in *Dragon Ball Minus*. Also, at least in the anime,
 Nappa clearly states that he had a mother. Female Saiyans have been
seen, including a female Saiyan holding a knife in her mouth shown in a
trio of Saiyans when King Kai tells Goku about his ancestry,[2] Bardock's comrade Fasha is a female, and a number of female Saiyans in a bar are shown in *Bardock - The Father of Goku*.[15]

#### Family

Saiyan families appear to be far different to that of a traditional
human family; apart from the royal family of Vegeta, they are not
particular about blood-relationships.[4] Of the few (pure-blooded) Saiyan families seen, only Vegeta and his father have had close relationships, as well Broly and Paragus
 to some extent. Children are kept in pods as infants and monitored by
doctors whilst their parents are usually occupied on mercenary missions.[15]
 Even as infants, their natural strength and their Gre​at Ape
transformation means that they are capable of conquering planets like
Earth single-handedly[15] and so it is unlikely they spend much, if any time, with their parents or siblings.[4] Notably, when Bardock is asked by his comrade Tora if he remembers what day his newborn son was born, he replies "No, but that was a long time ago." Fasha then goes on to say that it was the day before, and that he should go see him.[15]

Saiyans do not have much of a concept of family,[4]
 but they do tend to have close relationships with their friends and
comrades however, with whom they do spend a great deal of time in
battle. Bardock has a close relationship with his mate Gine however,

which is apparently rare among Saiyans.