Dragon Ball: Why Is Broly So Strong? (& 9 Other Questions About The Character Answered)

Broly has a long history within Dragon Ball, but there are still some questions fans might have about the beloved character.

The Legendary Super Saiyan, Broly, is one of the most popular antagonists in the Dragon Ball Universe and he has had several makeovers over the years, with the most recognizable from his latest appearance in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

Akira Toriyama decided to ring in some changes to the character, who previously appeared in a trilogy of Dragon Ball Z movies. Broly has a long history and one that the fans have fallen in love with, including his Berserker Super Saiyan form that no one can get enough of. As the franchise expands, Broly has become one of Dragon Ball’s most popular Saiyans, but there are still some facts about Broly that many fans don’t know.

Updated March 21, 2024 by Jennifer Roy: Broly still remains one of the Dragon Ball franchise’s most popular Saiyans. This list has been updated to fit CBR’s new formatting guidelines.

The Broly films are among the most popular in the Dragon Ball franchise. Here’s a ranking of each film from the worst of the bunch to the best.

10What’s The Difference Between DBZ & DBS Broly?

Akira Toriyama made some huge changes to Broly in the Dragon Ball Super movie. Here, he was shown to be caring, well-mannered, and just a bit confused with the powers he has. In contrast, Broly in the Dragon Ball Z trilogy was shown to be homicidal with an unforgivable bloodlust. Moreover, Super Broly also didn’t share the hate for Goku as his counterpart and that made for some brilliant character development.

9Why Was Broly Banished From Planet Vegeta?

When Broly was born, King Vegeta felt threatened by the baby’s incredible amount of strength. Broly had limitless potential and the king couldn’t risk having someone that strong around because it would undermine his own bloodline. King Vegeta tried to reason that he exiled Broly because his power could become too uncontrollable, but his true motivations were clear.

8Who Raised Broly?

Gohan Beast and Broly are standout fighters, but there’s a clear winner when it comes to strength and skills – especially after DBS Chapter 103.

When Broly was banished from Planet Vegeta, he found himself on Vampa, a planet inhibiting some beastly creatures, although none of them posed a threat to Broly. As a kid, Broly’s powers were highly unstable which meant he was seen killing countless of Vampa’s creatures in order to survive and ease his anger.

Thankfully, he was found by his father, Paragus, and there began his training to contain his seemingly unstoppable energy. Broly also made friends with one of Vampa’s beasts and named him Ba, but Paragus killed that little creature.

7Who Rescued Broly From Vampa?

Broly didn’t need rescuing from Planet Vampa because he considered it to be his home but when the Frieza Force came calling, it was very hard for Paragus to reject the offer. Broly is someone who accepts his father’s orders without fail, so there was no way he was not coming to the Frieza spaceship bound for Earth. Furthermore, Paragus wanted revenge on King Vegeta for what he did and one Saiyan from his bloodline, Vegeta, was living on Earth.

6Does Broly Suffer From Trauma?

Broly’s uncontainable power has been a source of destruction and of course, Paragus wants to have some semblance of control over his son. So he keeps a remote device with him every day that can be used to trigger a shock in Broly’s body, thanks to the collar Broly wears on his neck. Broly doesn’t like the collar at all, and at the sight of the remote, he starts panicking, breathing heavily, showing signs of trauma. This reaction shows that Broly feels like an animal who is being chained.

5How Did Broly’s Battle With Vegeta Go?

When Broly landed on Earth with the Frieza Force, he was ordered by his father to go fight Vegeta. When the fight began, Vegeta was having a tough time dealing with Broly in his normal form but as soon as he switched to Super Saiyan God, he began overpowering Broly. That was until Broly kindled his Wrath State and kept getting stronger with every attack. At one stage, Vegeta’s God form wasn’t enough and he had to step aside for Goku.

4Did Broly Overwhelm Goku During Their Fight?

Broly is one of Dragon Ball’s most powerful warriors. But who can defeat the legendary super saiyan and who wouldn’t stand a chance?

Broly didn’t just overwhelm Goku but he came close to defeating him to the point where Goku had to flee the scene. Just like Vegeta, Goku tested all his transformations against Broly before going Super Saiyan God.

He gave Broly a tougher fight than Vegeta, all things considered, but his God form was being torn apart. He got absolutely battered and had no choice but to go for Super Saiyan Blue. This transformation allowed Goku to match Broly’s ever-increasing strength.

3Why Did Frieza Kill Paragus?

This was another sadistic moment where Frieza proved that he is the cruelest being in the Dragon Ball Universe. Broly and Super Saiyan Blue Goku were having an even fight and Paragus commented that Goku might win as things stand. In order to get a strong emotion out of Broly, Frieza killed Paragus with his signature Death Beam. As a result, Broly lost it and transformed into a Super Saiyan.

2What Is Broly’s Wrath State?

When Vegeta and Broly were fighting, the latter was increasing his strength with every punch and he entered into what is called the Wrath State. This state allowed Broly to tap into the Great Ape’s power, only much calmer, and he was increasing in height every second. He was getting bulkier and he was finding it hard to contain the raw strength he was able to produce. There was also a green aura around him while he was using the Wrath State.

1Why Is Broly So Strong?

When Broly was born, his power was limitless and as he entered into adulthood, his strength became near uncontrollable. The reason why he is so strong is because of his rare genes (found in Saiyans) that allow him to transform into what is called the Legendary Super Saiyan. In this form, he loses his golden hair in favor a green-colored look and his body basically doubles in size as his strength increases every second that he battles his opponent. His uncontrollable strength can be calmed, and Goku offered to help him with that control when the dust settled.