Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation in Dragon Ball Z is a historic anime moment that continues to inspire future generations to this day. However, before perfecting Goku's appearance, the late Akira Toriyama came close to transforming the legendary form.
In the latest edition of Toriyama Archives, the official Dragon Ball website has shared some rarely seen artwork of Goku in his Super Saiyan form from the 1991 film Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge. The anime film tells the story. about Cooler when he came to Earth to take revenge on Goku for killing his younger brother Frieza. Like many of the early Dragon Ball Z movies, the running time is under an hour and vaguely matches the main timeline of the series.
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Super Saiyan Goku's eyes in DBZ: Cooler's Revenge are almost red instead of green
Although Toriyama's Super Saiyan Goku concept art initially did not differ in any way from how the character was portrayed in the television anime, there was one significant change in his design: Goku's eyes had red instead of the traditional teal like before. story. “To light Goku as if by fire, the colors chosen are especially dramatic and express the emotional intensity of this transformation,” the official website says. “Thinking that red might also work, Toriyama tried coloring Goku's eyes that color in this image. However, in the feature film, true to the manga, they end up being teal.”
While future Super Saiyan transformations kept Goku's eyes teal, the red eyes of Toriyama's concept art eventually appeared in the official anime—more than two decades later — via Super Saiyan God (Red) in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. Goku's eyes change again after achieving Super Saiyan Blue and Ultra Instinct Goku. Gohan also resembles his father when he inherited red eyes in the form of Beast Gohan in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. These alternate transformations and more will soon appear again in the upcoming fighting game Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero.
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The Dragon Ball anime and television series is now available to stream on Crunchyroll. Viz Media is a manga distributor in the UK. Dragon Ball Daima, which is expected to be the latest anime adaptation of the franchise, will premiere in the fall as part of DB's 40th anniversary celebration. The highly anticipated Dragon Ball: Sparking! The video game Zero was recently given an official release date of October 11, 2024.
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Dragon Ball tells the story of a young warrior named Son Goku, a special boy with a tail who embarks on a journey to become stronger and learn about the Dragon Balls, as all 7 Dragon Balls are gathered. in return, grant any wish of choice.
Source: Dragon Ball official website