ABOUT THE ARCHIVE MADE FOR THE JOURNEY

FOR THE LOVE
OF THE LEGEND.

A place to explore the fighters, understand the forms, and learn to draw a little of that energy yourself.

SAIYAN
ARCHIVEINDEPENDENT FAN EDITORIAL

36 FIGHTER PROFILES28 FORMS & AWAKENINGS

THE IDEA BEHIND IT

A FAN’S
FIELD GUIDE.

CONTENT SNAPSHOT
18 OCTOBER 2026

Dragon Ball makes a change in silhouette feel like an event. This archive follows the character, the story, and the drawing decisions behind that feeling.

It is an independent, unofficial fan experience. The writing is original editorial material, with primary reference links attached to character profiles, transformations, and saga chapters. It has no affiliation with, or endorsement from, the creators, publishers, or rights holders of Dragon Ball.

Core Super Saiyan characters, major fusions, distinct GT and DAIMA incarnations, and selected game originals. The roster is a curated guide to named users and distinct incarnations. It does not claim to catalog every avatar, card variant, temporary power-up, clone, or possible fusion across every game.

Read the source label. Z, Super, GT, DAIMA, the original movies, and game stories retain their own context. Super’s anime and manga can also differ. The archive’s chapter order is a reading path rather than a universal timeline.

01 HOW THE ARCHIVE IS WRITTEN

KEEP THE WONDER.
KEEP THE CONTEXT.

People and forms are different things.

A fusion creates a fighter. A transformation changes a fighter’s state. Ultra Instinct, Ultra Ego, Beast, Ultimate, and Wrathful sit alongside Super Saiyan forms as related awakenings, with their classification visible.

A familiar name can carry another story.

Broly’s movie incarnations, Gogeta’s Z, Super, and GT appearances, and DAIMA’s Super Saiyan 4 retain distinct records. Goku Black is identified through Zamasu’s use of Goku’s body. Selected Heroes and Legends characters carry game labels.

Sources make the trail visible.

Official character showcases, publisher releases, creator interviews, episode information, and licensed game rosters support the factual descriptions. Game labels help identify appearances; game statistics do not establish universal story power rankings.

Generated fan illustration of Namek’s green sky, blue trees, and wide lakes

PLANET NAMEK / ORIGINAL FAN INTERPRETATION

THE VISUAL WORLD

AN ARTIST’S
INTERPRETATION.

The cinematic character and environment illustrations are generated fan artwork created for this experience. They are interpretive images, not official animation frames or character model sheets.

The drawing lessons use original instructional diagrams and exercises. Dragon Ball and its characters belong to their respective rights holders. This archive’s artwork is not officially licensed or endorsed, and its presence here does not grant commercial rights to the characters.

Make a study of your own

02 THE REFERENCE LIBRARY

FOLLOW
THE SOURCES.

65PRIMARY REFERENCES

Search the complete source registry by character, form, topic, or publisher. Each note explains what the reference contributes.

65 of 65 references

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01
Dragon Ball Official Site
Monthly Dragon Ball Report: the battle on Namek (opens in a new tab)
Goku’s first Super Saiyan awakening.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
02
Dragon Ball Official Site
The Story of Dragon Ball in 42 Panels: Part Two (opens in a new tab)
Original manga context for Saiyans, Namek, and Future Trunks.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
03
Dragon Ball Official Site
The Story of Dragon Ball in 42 Panels: Part Three (opens in a new tab)
Cell, Super Saiyan 3, fusion, and Gohan’s unlocked potential.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
04
Dragon Ball Official Site
Monthly Dragon Ball Report: Androids and Cell (opens in a new tab)
Manga era and the Trunks side story.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
05
Dragon Ball Official Site
Monthly Dragon Ball Report: Majin Buu (opens in a new tab)
Goku’s Super Saiyan 3 and the Potara fusion.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
06
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Vegeta, Saiyan Arc (opens in a new tab)
Vegeta’s origin and early role.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
07
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Gohan, Android/Cell Arc (opens in a new tab)
Super Saiyan mastery, Super Saiyan 2, and family relationships.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
08
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dragon Ball Super: Gohan’s awakening (opens in a new tab)
Beast and the Special Beam Cannon in the manga adaptation.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
09
Dragon Ball Official Site
Toyotarou interview for Dragon Ball Super Volume 24 (opens in a new tab)
Creator discussion of Beast and the different modern warriors.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
10
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Goten (opens in a new tab)
Goten’s family, Super Saiyan ability, and fusion with Trunks.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
11
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dragon Ball Super’s new story: Goten and Trunks (opens in a new tab)
The older duo in the SUPER HERO manga period.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
12
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Trunks (Teen) (opens in a new tab)
Future Trunks, his timeline, and the speed cost of bulked-up power.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
13
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dragon Ball Investigation: West City (opens in a new tab)
Present Trunks and his different upbringing.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
14
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dragon Ball Super UDM Burst 49 (opens in a new tab)
Official Super Saiyan Future Gohan designation.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
15
Dragon Ball Official Site
Fusion World: Brightness of Hope (opens in a new tab)
Future Gohan, Future Trunks, and Legends character labels.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
16
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Ipana, Episode of Bardock (opens in a new tab)
Episode of Bardock’s separate time-travel premise.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
17
Dragon Ball Official Site
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultra God Mission 8 (opens in a new tab)
Official Super Saiyan Bardock card designation.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
18
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Broly, Dragon Ball Super: Broly (opens in a new tab)
Vampa, Wrathful power, Super Saiyan, and Super Saiyan Full Power.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
19
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Broly, Dragon Ball Super (opens in a new tab)
Broly’s training and temperament in the Super manga.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
20
Bandai Namco / Bandai
Sparking! ZERO: full roster reveal (opens in a new tab)
Explicit separation of movie Broly’s forms and Cabba’s Super Saiyan 2.
bandainamcoent.com
21
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: the Shamoians (opens in a new tab)
The original Z film’s Broly and Paragus context.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
22
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Cabba (opens in a new tab)
Planet Sadala, Vegeta’s lesson, and Super Saiyan.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
23
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Caulifla (opens in a new tab)
Manga profile; not evidence for anime-only battle outcomes.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
24
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Kale (opens in a new tab)
Manga profile and legendary Super Saiyan designation.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
25
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Fuwa (opens in a new tab)
Potara fusion and Kefla’s distinct manga opponent.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
26
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Goku Black (opens in a new tab)
Zamasu’s borrowed Saiyan body, manga Super Saiyan, and Rosé.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
27
Bandai Namco / Bandai
Sparking! ZERO: fused warriors (opens in a new tab)
Official names for fusion characters and their transformation variants.
en.bandainamcoent.eu
28
Bandai Namco / Bandai
Sparking! ZERO: all fighters (opens in a new tab)
Cross-check of official character and form labels; game stats are not lore.
en.bandainamcoent.eu
29
Dragon Ball Official Site
Sparking! ZERO: moves from the manga (opens in a new tab)
Kamehameha, Big Bang Attack, Kamekameha, and Ghost Kamikaze.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
30
Bandai Namco / Bandai
Sparking! ZERO: Dramatic Showdown fighters (opens in a new tab)
Official separate Super Gogeta (Z), Gogeta (Super), and Gogeta (GT) labels.
en.bandainamcoent.eu
31
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Gogeta (Super Saiyan 4) (opens in a new tab)
GT fusion, Big Bang Kamehameha, and limited duration.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
32
Toei Animation
Toei Animation: Dragon Ball GT story (opens in a new tab)
GT is an anime-original story branch. Japanese source.
lineup.toei-anim.co.jp
33
Toei Animation
Toei Animation: Dragon Ball GT episode 64 (opens in a new tab)
GT finale and distant-future context. Japanese source.
lineup.toei-anim.co.jp
34
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dokkan: Super Full Power Saiyan 4 Goku (opens in a new tab)
Official GT Full Power variant designation.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
35
Toei Animation
Toei Animation: Dragon Ball Super episode guide (opens in a new tab)
Anime continuity, including Trunks’ rage awakening and the Tournament of Power.
toei-anim.co.jp
36
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Pan, Dragon Ball GT (opens in a new tab)
Goku, Pan, and Trunks’ space journey.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
37
Dragon Ball Official Site
V Jump: Goku Jr. bonus card (opens in a new tab)
Goku Jr. as Goku’s descendant and the Vegeta Jr. pairing.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
38
Bandai Namco / Bandai
Dragon Ball Super Card Game: P-290 (opens in a new tab)
Saiyan/Earthling lineage and official Super Saiyan Goku Jr. designation.
dbs-cardgame.com
39
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dragon Ball DAIMA: climax trailer (opens in a new tab)
Demon Realm, Gomah, and Goku’s Super Saiyan 3.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
40
Dragon Ball Official Site
Xenoverse 2: Dragon Ball DAIMA Pack (opens in a new tab)
DAIMA-specific Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
41
Dragon Ball Official Site
Sparking! ZERO: Dragon Ball DAIMA Pack 1 (opens in a new tab)
Mini Vegeta’s Super Saiyan, 2, and 3.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
42
Dragon Ball Official Site
S.H.Figuarts: Super Saiyan 4 Goku, DAIMA (opens in a new tab)
Separate official DAIMA design and form name.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
43
Dragon Ball Official Site
S.H.Figuarts: Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta, DAIMA (opens in a new tab)
Adult DAIMA design and Final Flash.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
44
Dragon Ball Official Site
Saiyan Day: Super Saiyan God Goku (opens in a new tab)
Battle of Gods ritual and transformation presentation.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
45
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dragon Ball Legends: Saiyan Selection, Rivals (opens in a new tab)
Definition of Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan / Blue.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
46
Dragon Ball Official Site
Legends: Super Saiyan God SS Kaioken Goku (opens in a new tab)
Official name for the combined state.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
47
Dragon Ball Official Site
Toyotarou: Legends seventh anniversary illustration (opens in a new tab)
Ultra Instinct and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (Evolved) labels.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
48
Dragon Ball Official Site
Toyotarou: Ultra Instinct Goku, Sign (opens in a new tab)
Creator interview and the separate Sign designation.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
49
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dragon Ball Super Volume 18: story so far (opens in a new tab)
Vegeta’s Beerus-trained Ultra Ego.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
50
Dragon Ball Official Site
Granolah the Survivor: retrospective (opens in a new tab)
Manga context for Ultra Ego and later divine training.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
51
Dragon Ball Official Site
V Jump: Dragon Ball Super Chapter 103 (opens in a new tab)
Ultra Instinct and Beast as distinct character states.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
52
Dragon Ball Official Site
Shallot and Giblet: official figure announcement (opens in a new tab)
Shallot’s God/Blue and Giblet’s God forms.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
53
Dragon Ball Official Site
V Jump: Shallot feature (opens in a new tab)
Shallot’s ancient Saiyan identity and game origin.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
54
Bandai Namco / Bandai
Dragon Ball Legends: Super Saiyan God Shallet (opens in a new tab)
Official Saiyan twin fusion and Game Originals classification.
dble.bn-ent.net
55
Dragon Ball Official Site
V Jump: Legends and Fusion World collaboration (opens in a new tab)
Shallot + Giblet = Shallet.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
56
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dokkan: Super Dragon Ball Heroes crossover (opens in a new tab)
Super Saiyan God Trunks (Xeno), explicitly a game crossover.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
57
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dokkan: Heroes crossover, 2022 (opens in a new tab)
Goku and Vegeta Xeno’s Limit Breaker forms.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
58
Dragon Ball Official Site
Ichiban Kuji: Super Dragon Ball Heroes fourth mission (opens in a new tab)
Xeno character labels and Crimson-Masked Saiyan Rosé 3.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
59
Dragon Ball Official Site
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Big Bang Mission 11 (opens in a new tab)
Gogeta: Xeno’s Limit Break form.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
60
Dragon Ball Official Site
Ichiban Kuji: Super Dragon Ball Heroes third mission (opens in a new tab)
Vegito: Xeno’s Limit Break and separate Blue Vegito.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
61
Dragon Ball Official Site
Dokkan: Heroes crossover, 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Limit Breaker Vegito, Broly, and Rosé 3 labels.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
62
Bandai Namco / Bandai
Dragon Ball Super Card Game: Critical Blow (opens in a new tab)
Cumber’s Saiyan trait, Super Saiyan, and Great Ape cards.
dbs-cardgame.com
63
Dragon Ball Official Site
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Big Bang Mission manga (opens in a new tab)
Cumber and Turles in the Heroes story.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
64
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Second Form Cell (opens in a new tab)
Super Vegeta after the Room of Spirit and Time.
en.dragon-ball-official.com
65
Dragon Ball Official Site
Character Showcase: Perfect Cell (opens in a new tab)
Trunks’ bulk/speed tradeoff and the Cell Games awakening.
en.dragon-ball-official.com

Reference titles are shortened for readability. The linked publisher remains the source of record. A few Toei detail pages restrict automated retrieval; their official indexed descriptions were used for the limited program context indicated in the notes.

03 / YOUR VISIT

YOUR SPACE
TO EXPLORE.

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The interface is built with React and TypeScript. Cinematic effects enhance semantic pages, while a still setting and reduced-motion preferences keep the reading experience accessible. The source data is maintained as a dated editorial snapshot.

A FAN’SFIELD GUIDE.

KEEP THE WONDER.KEEP THE CONTEXT.