RELATED: Super Saiyan White: The Rumored Final Form of All Saiyans, Explainedĭragon Ball Super's Broly was a much more sympathetic character than his counterpart, his sense of control overtaken by his enraged potential and driven into a heightened berserker state after Frieza murdered his father, Paragus. While Broly still overpowered Gohan in single combat, Gohan, Super Saiyan Goten and their father defeated their old foe in a combined Kamehameha Wave after he was momentarily distracted by Super Saiyan Trunks. Broly's dominance was mitigated somewhat in his second appearance, with Gohan able to visibly hurt the resurgent villain while transformed at Super Saiyan 2. It wasn't until Goku absorbed all the energy of his allies and delivered a single, mighty punch in Broly's scarred abdomen where he suffered a stab wound as an infant that the Legendary Super Saiyan was defeated for the first time. Broly endured devastating attacks from his opponents without flinching, even being hit by a Kamehameha Wave at point-blank range in the face from Goku before shrugging it off and pummeling the longtime Dragon Ball hero. The original Broly fought four different Super Saiyans and Piccolo all at once in his original appearance, 1993's Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan. With two different versions of the Legendary Super Saiyan in the franchise, which of them would emerge victorious in a hypothetical, no-holds-barred showdown?
It wasn't until decades later that Broly made his canonical debut into the enduring anime franchise, in 2018's Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Instantly popular, Broly would reappear in two similarly non-canonical sequels and a whole host of merchandise. Debuting in a non-canonical anime film, the berserker warrior was virtually unstoppable, even against the combined might of Goku and the Z Fighters. One of the biggest, fan-favorite antagonists in Dragon Ball Z was Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan.