Saiyan

A trio of Saiyans

**Saiyans** are a proud, warrior race from the Dragon Ball series. Originally endangered but there are many more in the psyche multiverse. They are naturally aggressive warriors that only respect those with strength. However, this focuses on the Saiyans of Universe 7, not their Universe 6 counterparts.

## Physiology

Saiyans appear to be human-like with exception of having muscular builds and monkey-like tails. They are commonly seen with black, spiky hair but there are those with brown and red hair. Saiyan hair doesn't change the moment they are born but half-Saiyans are shown to have several different lengths of hair, and wear their hair in different styles with the majority of half-Saiyans inherit the hair color from their human mother's side. All Saiyans possess a prehensile tail that is monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur. The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Saiyans; when grabbed or injured, it causes great pain to the owner, and temporarily immobilizes them. However, elite class Saiyans can train themselves to overcome this weakness. But in some cases with the half-Saiyans, they aren't born with a tail.

The tail also provides a unique gift in that it allows a Saiyan to transform into a Great Ape and potentially a Golden Great Ape (or Super Great Ape) which only happens under a full moon or something that can emit blutz waves. If the tail is removed, this power is lost. Saiyan children seem to have the ability to grow back their tails at various times, but at some point in life this regenerative ability is lost. It can be said the same with half-Saiyans.

## Racial Abilities

* **Great Ape Transformation:** All Saiyans with tails can transform into a gigantic ape-like being when under blutz waves that stand up to 50 feet tall. With this, they can do a great deal of damage with a greater deal of strength and increased invulnerability. Common Saiyans can't remember ever transforming or what happened afterwords which result in total rampage. Elite Saiyans on the other hand are able to control this transformed state.
* **Ki Manipulation:** Saiyans have the ability to generate and manipulate ki that result in able to fly in hypersonic speeds and able to do energy attacks with it. They can even dig deeper into this power to unlock more power and transform into the Super Saiyan Forms.
* **Decelerated Aging:** Saiyans have lifespans the same as humans. Although Saiyans remain in their youth and prime longer than humans. They stay young longer so that they can enjoy battle longer.
* **Superhuman Physiology**
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Saiyans possess large quantities of superhuman strength, which is superior to many different species - at least thousands of times that of humans - and are quintessentially built for fighting. The naturally high gravity of Planet Vegeta develops their strength further making them inhumanly strong at young ages. Even weaker Saiyans are capable of conquering most planets alone. 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.
	+ **Superhuman 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 (or catch) a bullet or energy beam 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 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 exceedingly fast.
* **Invulnerability:** Even the most basic Saiyan is immune to all earthly weapons, and most alien races with only the most advanced weaponry, being able to hurt them, but a Saiyan can also channel ki into their invulnerability making them even more powerful. Even a weak Saiyan can destroy 1/30 of a planet similar to Earth. Saiyans are very resistant to temperature with Saiyans being able to survive extreme sub-zero temperatures as well as extremely high temperatures with ease could withstand a temperature which could kill a human in a second.
* **Increased Metabolism:** Saiyans are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites, eating up to 30-40 meals a day to maintain their metabolism. Owing to their immense strength and intense aura, their energy and nutritional intake needs are a great deal higher than most human beings'. They are often shown eating plate after plate of food, resulting in many dishes piling up, often eating more food than logically possible in absurdly short amounts of time. They are often seen eating enough food for a dozen people in rapid feeding frenzies sometimes lasting less than a minute.
* **Zenkai:** 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. This ability is known as a zenkai, and increases the Saiyan's power level by an inconsistent multiplier. 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 humans and possess a greater deal of durability to damage.

## Super Saiyan Forms

Other than the Great Ape form, they have the ability to transform into beings called, Super Saiyans. These can be triggered by a certain emotional state such as "the pain of loss" and/or from a need. There are many forms of this transfiguration.

### False Super Saiyan

False Super Saiyan is a partially transformed Super Saiyan; and serves as a midpoint between the Saiyan's regular form and Super Saiyan form. Certain features such as elevated hair, no apparent pupils, and a golden aura are evident, but this is only only part of the full transformation. The aura rubs off on opponents at times with the appearance of golden flames at the point of contact. Users do not seem to be in complete control while in this state. The reason the user reaches this form is that they have the rage and need to transform but lack the necessary power level. This form cannot be retained for very long since stress can build-up enormously from the lack of complete transformation needed to maintain stability of the power.

### Super Saiyan

The first Super Saiyan transformation happens when a Saiyan who has reached his natural limit loses himself to a fit of rage. Even though the physical change is not too drastic, the power increase is quite colossal. The Saiyan's hair becomes bright yellow due to the energy in every molecule of the Saiyan's body, their eye color changes to blue, their muscules become more defined and toned, and they become enveloped in thick golden flame. Behavioral change is also quite noticeable, the Saiyan becomes more aggressive and temperamental than usual. Through training, the negative effects of the transformation can be suppressed and controlled, resulting in a Super Saiyan who can suppress their energy and act normal as if they were not transformed.

### Ascended Super Saiyan

This isn't really a true transformation but a sudden increase in power. This is a form reached when Super Saiyans train hard, they surpass their basic limits of their original Super Saiyan powers. This state appears as a Super Saiyan, but with the muscle mass on a Saiyan significantly increases. The behavioral changes from the original Super Saiyan level to this one are apparent—this state is known for its increased aggression, even from the original Super Saiyan state. It is considered to be a point in between the original Super Saiyan level and the Super Saiyan 2.

### Ultra Super Saiyan

This transformation is a very muscular and powerful form of the original Super Saiyan. The raw power is greatly superior, but since this form is so muscular, the user's speed drops dramatically and consumes a vast amount of energy. This form's negatives outweigh the positives, so, even though the power increase is drastic, the Saiyan will not even bother with the form due to the speed and energy loss. This form is easy to reach through training after the achieving the previous form, Ascended Super Saiyan, but it is impossible to control all the physical effects. The most noticeable change is the massive muscle increase. The hair becomes spikier, and the locks spread themselves out more than the previous forms of Super Saiyan. The now very wild, radiant aura sometimes surges with bio-electricity; rigid waves of flame, almost as if a crown of fire.

### Full-Powered Super Saiyan

The Full Power Super Saiyan is a third branch of the advanced Super Saiyan, that is absolutely unrelated to the Ascended and Ultra levels of Super Saiyan and stages of the transformation. Instead, it is a state of mental and physical perfection of the core Super Saiyan state itself. The key to the Full-Power Super Saiyan state is energy conservation rather than boosted energy output, resulting in a Saiyan who is able to fight longer and more efficiently than with the Ascended and Ultra stages of Super Saiyan, and can even remain transformed for days without powering down as long they don't expend too much energy. Their wild emotions are kept in check, resulting in a more strategical fighting style, and ki consumption is reduced to negligible amounts. Energy radiation is reduced in tandem, and the aura takes on a smoother, flow-like appearance. By mastering the transformation, the Super Saiyan is able to retain transformation almost subconsciously. In requiring less ki to contribute to maintaining the transformation itself, the maximum amount of ki can thus be focused into the attacks giving the user access to power greater than that of even an Ascended Super Saiyan.

### Super Saiyan 2

This stage is very similar to Super Saiyan in appearance, where the muscles do not receive much of an increase in their mass. Other physical changes include longer, finer, and upright hair. The behavioral effects are the same as an unmastered Super Saiyan and every physical change remains the same color as Super Saiyan. A Saiyan reaches a new level of power when he reaches this level, resulting in a larger aura that now has a very evident blue-colored, bio-electrical field. This state, similar to the earlier stages of Super Saiyan, is triggered by powerful emotions, but can also be reached through training.

### Super Saiyan 3

This form is quite unique compared to the other forms because of the fact that it rapidly consumes its own user's energy which leads to fatigue, making their movement less fluid and consistent. This happens so quickly that the Saiyan is only able to maintain the transformation for a short period of time, before the Saiyan's power depletes enough to force him to power down to his normal form, making the form very hard to control. Super Saiyan 3 is characterized by very long, golden hair in full reaching down with a condensed forward strand of hair, in addition to the Saiyan's eyebrows disappearing. The bolts of lightning flaring up and dancing about are carried over from Super Saiyan 2. This form increases power and speed even more than a Super Saiyan 2's augmentations.

### Super Saiyan 4

This is another unique Super Saiyan form known to be reached. The Super Saiyan 4 form can only be reached by transforming into a Golden Great Ape and then gaining conscious control over the form. Once this form is attained, it can be accessed at any point. In this form, the Saiyan's hair changes color, the tail is present due to the necessity of transforming into a Great Ape before taking this form, and the body and tail are covered in some shade of red fur. A Saiyan in this form also possesses a red shadow trim around the eyes and over the eyelids. The hair is lengthened and grows wild and untamed. This form has the characteristics of a basic humanoid Saiyan and the Great Ape's characteristics. This is why this form has natural color hair with the mighty Great Ape's fur and tail. In addition, the power and abilities of a Saiyan increase tremendously to the point that they can fight at their very utmost. The power of this form is on par with Super Saiyan Blue.

### Super Saiyan God

Super Saiyan God is the ultimate form of a Saiyan, which gives them a fiery aura and red hair, and is attained when there are six pure-hearted Saiyans and five of them give their power to the sixth. It is also noted that this form utilizes a different form of ki than a normal Saiyan, which is known as "Divine Ki".

### Super Saiyan Blue

This form is obtained when a Super Saiyan God masters their transformation and becomes a Super Saiyan using god ki. It is notably more powerful than the normal Super Saiyan God form, and is able to use Kaio-Ken, unlike previous forms. This power is on par with Super Saiyan 4.

### Ultra Instinct

A power that is far superior than Super Saiyan Blue. Ultra Instinct is a very rare and highly advanced mental state. It is notorious among the Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction for being exceptionally difficult to master, even for gods. The hairstyle is similar to the first Super Saiyan form albeit with the user's hair becoming silver in color. The hairstyle is slightly wilder and more solid than normal, having no loose strands. The eyes take on a more stern, defined shape, sporting silver-colored irises, and visible pupils. However, the drawback is that the longer they stay in this form the greater chance their body will break down.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Some people in our reality have created their own Saiyan character or made a Saiyan version of themselves that have spread throughout the psyche multiverse. Some have personalities similar to Goku, others more like Vegeta's, or somewhere along the middle. It actually depends on the person who created one or some of them. Some of them have become heroes in their own right as a few become extremely powerful mercenaries that are willing to fight for the right price. Although, there are a few "Human" avatars from the Dragon Ball Xenoverse games or games that are similar that have Saiyan traits or have pure-blooded Saiyans.

Only a small few of them got infected by the parasitic lifeform that was infected the video game avatars.

## Post Apocalypse

Some of them made homes outside of the psyche multiverse and immigrated to other galaxies in the real universe.