8 of the youngest super-scientists in the series

Dragon Ball Fans have a warped idea that Super Saiyan was a special form for a long time before the series started treating it like a commodity. Even in Namek, Goku was relatively young when he first became a Super Saiyan in Namek. Not only that, Akira Toriyama introduced Future Trunks as an even younger Super Saiyan just a few chapters after Goku's final battle with Frieza.

Although framed as a legendary transformation that only the rare can achieve, many young Saiyans go on to unlock Super Saiyan. Dragon Ball. Vegeta infamously says that there is a “Super Saiyan Bargain Sale” once Goten and Trunks unlock SSJ1 without the emotional upheaval that he, Goku, and Gohan put into unlocking the forms. throughout Dragon Ball Throughout history, many youngsters have triggered Super Saiyans and competed against their older friends with little or no effort.

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Goten is the youngest Super Saiyan in history

7 years old

Until Pan finally transforms into a Super Saiyan Dragon Ball SuperGoten is currently the youngest Super Saiyan Dragon Ball history Goten becomes a Super Saiyan for the first time while training with Chichi. At just seven years old, Super Saiyan Goten is said to rival Super Saiyan Gohan at the beginning of the Majin Buu Saga.

By sheer virtue of unlocking Super Saiyan at such a young age, Goten has more natural abilities than any other Saiyan. Dragon Ball. Unfortunately, he grew up with almost no interest in training or martial arts. In the 28th Tenkaichi Budokai, Goten is so weakened that the four-year-old Pan defeats him in the tournament.

7

Trunks unlocked Super Saiyan at the same time as Goten

8 years old

Shortly after it is revealed that Goten can turn Super Saiyan, Trunks shows Vegeta that he can also turn Super Saiyan while they are training together in a gravity chamber. It is deeply implied that Trunks unlocked Super Saiyan around the same time as Goten. A year older than Goten, Trunks was eight years old when he first became a Super Saiyan.

Trunks is also slightly stronger than Goten due to his age, but only slightly. In order to fuse with Gotenks, Trunks must lower his Ki to match Goten's. Like Goten, however, Trunks grew up with no real interest in keeping his power level up – a stark contrast to his future counterpart who struggled to replace the Super Saiyan for years.

6

Super Saiyan Gotenks was stronger than Super Saiyan 3 Goku as a child

7-8 years old

Gotenks result in Goten and Trunks performing a fusion dance to fuse. After the first time they fuse, Gotenks cannot turn Super Saiyan, but he quickly unlocks both Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 3 after the boys begin training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Notably, Super Saiyan 1 Gotenks was already stronger than Super Saiyan 3 Goku.

Since Gotenks is a fusion between Goten and Trunks, his age is somewhere in between the pair, making him around seven and a half years old. at the end of Dragon Ball ZGotenks was the fourth-strongest character in the series behind Vegito, Buuhan/Buutenks, and Ultimate Gohan. Gotenks has fallen Dragon Ball SuperBut he is still one of the most powerful fusions Dragon Ball.

5

Goku Jr. 4-Star becomes a Super Saiyan in his quest for the Dragon Ball

9 years old

Goku Jr. is Goku's grandson and the main character Dragon Ball GT: Legacy of a Hero. When Pan falls ill, Goku Jr. sets out to find the Four-Star Dragon Ball, believing that a single Dragon Ball is all he needs to grant his wish. During the movie, Goku Jr. unlocks the Super Saiyan to save the bear cub and defeat the movie's main villain, Lord Yao.

Goku Jr. is nine years old when he becomes a Super Saiyan for the first time. Despite being a 1/16th Saiyan, Goku Jr. was able to unlock the Super Saiyan transformation while Pan never entered. Dragon Ball GT. Goku Jr. appears later Dragon Ball GT Episode 64, where he participates in the 64th Tenkaichi Budokai and battles Vegeta Jr. in the Junior Division final match.

4

Vegeta Jr. He never reveals when exactly he unlocked the Super Saiyan

9 years old

Vegeta Junior Vegeta and Bulma's grandson and 1/16th Saiyan, like Goku Jr. Unlike Goku Jr. only appears in Vegeta Jr. Dragon Ball GT Episode 64 to fight Goku Jr. in the 64 Hour World Martial Arts Tournament. It is never revealed when or how Vegeta Jr. learns to turn Super Saiyan, but he fights SSJ Goku Jr. on par.

Vegeta Jr. is the same age as Goku Jr. They fight when they are nine years old Dragon Ball GTThe last episode of It is possible that Vegeta Jr. Goku Jr. has unlocked Super Saiyan at an even younger age, but considering they are evenly matched in the tournament, it stands to reason that they have both been using Super Saiyan for roughly the same amount of time.

3

Gohan first became a Super Saiyan while training with Goku

9 years old

Before the Majin Buu Saga, Gohan was the youngest Super Saiyan Dragon Ball Z. Training with Goku in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Gohan eventually learns how to control his anger and unlock Super Saiyan 1. It's also implied that Gohan unlocks Super Saiyan 2 by training with Goku, giving him the idea to fight Perfect Cell and unleash his rage against the Androids.

Gohan is nine years old when he begins training with Goku in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Since he spent nine months in the Room of Spirit and Time with Goku, Gohan would be ten years old when he participated in the Cell Games. The Dragon Ball Z The anime runs with this, featuring a filler episode depicting Gohan's birthday.

2

Future Trunks unlocked Super Saiyan 6 years later than his main timeline counterpart

14 years old

Without Vegeta to train with him, Future Trunks struggled to unlock the Super Saiyan for the first time. Future Gohan mistakenly believed that Super Saiyan Goku on Namek was the peak of Super Saiyan power, so he never reached the full height of his main timeline counterpart, holding Future Trunks back.

in Dragon Ball Z: The History of TrunksTrunks first becomes a Super Saiyan when he finds Future Gohan's dead body. Trunks was fourteen years old when he first became a Super Saiyan. in Dragon Ball manga, Future Trunks Gohan became a Super Saiyan before he died, so there is no telling how old he was when he first unlocked the form. Unlike his main line counterpart, Fuutre Trunks never stops training and becomes one of the strongest Saiyans in the series.

1

Goku was still a young man when he first became a Super Saiyan

25 years old

Goku was a 25-year-old young adult when he first became a Super Saiyan on Namek. He's not as young as the younger Saiyans, but compared to Vegeta, Goku beats him to the punch. Vegeta didn't unlock Super Saiyan until his early 30s. In the grand scheme of things, Goku is still quite young on Namek, especially compared to his age at the end of the series.

Goku on Namek was still a young father without much life experience. Goku matures a lot in the Cell and Majin Buu sagas as he grows older and tries to pass the torch on to the next generation. Goku is hardly the youngest Super Saiyan Dragon BallBut he was the first in the century.

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Akira Toriyama

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First episode air date

February 26, 1986