Bardock's 6 strongest transformations, ranked

Bardock may be Goku's father, but he is nothing compared to his son. Return to Dragon Ball ZBurdock died with a power level of around 10,000, making him one of the strongest Saiyans at the time of Planet Vegeta's destruction, but was still completely outclassed by the entire main cast at the end of the Frieza Saga. Here's the thing, though: Bardock's story is a tragedy, and pure-bred Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta are becoming ridiculously strong through training.

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it said, Dragon Ball Super And the series' non-canon spin-offs and video games have had a lot of fun beefing up Bardock with various adaptations. Episode of Bardock making Bardock the first Super Saiyan in history, Xenoverse 2 He was unlocked by Super Saiyan 3 Dragon Ball SuperKo Granolah The Survivor Saga also featured Bardock tapping into Goku's Ultra Instinct. Bardock could be a lower class warrior DBZBut the franchise is going out of its way to honor its legacy in any way it can.

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Great Ape Burdock was his strongest form in Dragon Ball Z

Like most Saiyans before the destruction of Planet Vegeta at the hands of Frieza, Bardock's strongest form was his transformation at the end of the Great Ape. Dragon Ball Z. Ending his own TV special with a power level of 10,000, Bardock's Great Ape form would have had a power level of 100,000 (although he did not get to use the form at that level before he died). Like Vegeta, it is implied Bardock can control his Great Ape form.

Great Ape Bardock was last seen on Dragon Ball Super Manga's Granolah The Survivor Saga. Burdock was one of the many Saiyans responsible for the genocide of the Cerelian race, and was shown in flashback panels using his Great Ape form to destroy the planet. Remembering his son Kakarot, however, Bardock saved Granolah and his mother, and later saved them from the gas before tapping into a form with enough similarity to Ultra Instinct that UI Goku recalls Bardock's gas decades later.

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Super Saiyan Bardock is slightly weaker than first form Frieza

in Dragon Ball: Bardock's EpisodeBardock is somehow sent back to the planet plant after surviving Frieza's supernova attack. In the plant's past, Bardock meets Frieza's direct ancestor Childe and the two clash. After befriending a young alien named Berry, Bardock transforms into a Super Saiyan when Child threatens the child. Since Burdock had a power level of 10,000 upon death, his power level as a Super Saiyan would be 500,000.

Frieza had a power level of 530,000 in his first form, making Bardock slightly weaker than the man who killed him in the canon. With that in mind, it's a little disappointing and poetic that even a Super Saiyan wouldn't have been able to stop Frieza. Frieza will be able to destroy the planet Vegeta for no reason, and defeat Bardock right in his first form.

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Super Saiyan 2 Bardock has a power level of at least 1,000,000

Bardock unlocks Super Saiyan 2 on both Dragon Ball Heroes and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Super Saiyan 2 has a multiplier of 100, meaning SSJ2 Bardock's power level would actually only be 1,000,000. Since the second form Frieza's power level is over 1,000,000, even Super Saiyan 2 Bardock will not be strong enough to kill Frieza. He will be able to put up a good fight, but will eventually lose the fight.

That said, Bardock uses Super Saiyan 2 to fight Meera Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2And Mira is there away Stronger than any version of Frieza. The Xenoverse version of Bardock almost certainly has a base power level of over 10,000 to be able to keep up with such powerful monstrous foes. coming out Dragon Ball ZOf canon, however, SSJ2 Bardock doesn't make it off Namek.

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Super Saiyan 3 Bardock was strong enough to defeat Mira

Super Saiyan 3 has a power level multiplier of 400x, giving SSJ3 Bardock a power level of 4,000,000 – still weak to defeat Frieza, as Super Saiyan Goku and Final Form Frieza at 100% power were both fighting with nine points of power level at the end of Namekga. That said, Bardock only unlocks Super Saiyan 3 Xenoverse 2 Mira fights, and Xeno Bardock is much stronger than the base Bardock.

Super Saiyan 3 Bardock is actually strong enough to completely defeat Mira. After their battle, Bardock disappears from the Time Rift, leaving Future Trunks to wonder if Super Saiyan 3 was too much for Bardock's body, resulting in his death. Goku struggled using SSJ3 as a mortal, and he was away Majin Buu is stronger than Bardock in the Saga, so it's not out of the question that the strain of Super Saiyan 3 would be too much for a lower class Saiyan like Bardock.

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Super Saiyan 4 Bardock is his strongest Saiyan form

Super Saiyan 4 has no official multiplier like Super Saiyans 1 through 3, but as the strongest transformation in the franchise, even Bardock with a power level of 10,000 can sky rocket to near-godlike heights by tapping into SSJ4. Like many other non-canon Saiyans, Bardock unlocks Super Saiyan 4 Dragon Ball Heroes.

Bardock in his Super Saiyan 4 form looks almost like SSJ4 Goku. Unlike previous Super Saiyan forms, Super Saiyan 4 Bardock has no real achievements based on his powers. Logic would dictate, however, that Super Saiyan 4 Bardock is leagues stronger than his previous transformations and would be able to beat Final Form Frieza, if not all other main villains. Dragon Ball Z.

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Bardock tapped into a pseudo-version of Ultra Instinct in Dragon Ball Super

“Ultra Instinct” is Bardock's strongest form Dragon Ball canon; But it's not really Ultra Instinct. Like Roshi's own version of “Ultra Instinct” in Tournament of Power, Bardock is simply using technology that embodies the same principles of UI. When fighting Gas, Bardock gains great strength which allows him to turn the tide against significantly stronger opponents.

The biggest piece of evidence to suggest that Bardock taps into Ultra Instinct is when Ultra Instinct decades later reminds Gase of Bardock when he fights Goku. Noteworthy, full color Dragon Ball Super The manga gives Bardock a golden aura in battle, which Ultra Instinct does no Yes, clarifying that this is just an off-shoot of the UI and not the real deal.

Created by

Akira Toriyama

First TV show

Dragon Ball

The latest TV show

Dragon Ball DAIMA

Upcoming TV Shows

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First episode air date

February 26, 1986

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