Dragon Ball Z

Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan (FEATURE MOVIE)

Season 17, Episode 8, Aired 3/6/93

Episode Summary

The Legendary Super Saiyan who was born on planet Vegeta, the same day as Goku, the day Frieza destroyed planet Vegeta. Broly bore a deep grudge towards Goku, so much that it drove him insane. Arguably and possibly the most powerful character in the series, he was born with a power level of 10,000, a level not seen by any fighter in the entire Raditz saga. His grudge is fueled by the fact Goku wouldn't stop crying in the adjoining infant pod, when they were babies. Broly was right next to Goku, making the sight of Goku bring back all those memories, but how he still remembers them is quite a mystery.
This story takes place when Vegeta is asked to travel to the Planet Vegeta by Paragus, who is a fact a saiyan. So the others travel to the planet to thwart this so-called legendary super saiyan. While they are on the planet, Paragus start feeding Vegeta these lies about the planet and the legendary super saiyan and this is where Broly is first introduced. Broly has pent-up frustration towards Goku and triggers his hidden powers. Once the others realizes who Broly is and who Paragus really is, an all out battles for the universe begins. With Broly powered up to the Ultra form of super Saiyan, even Goku, Gohan, Trunks, Piccolo & Vegeta's strength combined are no match for him. But when everyone starts feeding their energy to Goku, they manage to be victorious.

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Teryl Rothery

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King Kai (1996-1998)
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It's definitely a good Dragon Ball movie, but I wouldn't rank it among the very best.

7.5

"Good"

By macabre190788, Aug 23, 2010 Report Abuse

I was looking forward to this movie, I mean, Broly is quite the hyped up character, Legendary Super Sayan and all, and this is also as far as I know the longest DBZ movie at roughly 70 minutes, while I certainly did enjoy it, I don't think it's up there with the very best films in the series. There's a bigger emphasis on the story this time around, we get a lot of backstory on Broly and his father, it did the job well, making Broly seem more imposing, we see him out of control, destroying cities and punching his father randomly, the man is a psycho, but he's a villain so....great.

Why don't I just get one thing out of the way, one thing that bothered me. There are a couple of things I can't stand to watch in movies, genital mutilation, painful stuff involving nipples and finally, violence towards infants. There's a scene in here which I found quite tasteless, there's a scene where a baby is held up by his feet and then he is stabbed in the back with a huge knife and we hear him scream in pain. I'm sorry for being a wuss here, but it irked me, to be fair we only see it happen through shadows and there's no blood and the baby even survives, which we knew he would beforehand, but even so I think they could've left the stabbing itself out. There, think I've dedicated, or wasted enough time talking about this? It overall also has a darker feel, which makes the comedy stick out a bit and it doesn't always mesh well with the other material.

The action scenes, which is what I love about Dragon Ball and the previous movies have really set the stake high, are no quite up to many of the previous battles, I mean, take the Cooler fights, they were a lot more awesome. That's not to say these are bad, they're really cool and intense, it's just that they suffer by comparison, even though it's the longest movie in the series, it's still relatively short at 70 minutes, but even so it manages to drag in spots, and Vegeta acts like a total wimp when Broly truly reveals his power, he sure takes his time getting into the fight. Also, there's a bunch of ugly, mutated baby chickens, I couldn't manage to build up enough sympathy for them, even when their planet is blown up, aside from the wipping scene, I could care less about them. The rock soundtrack in the English dub is also a tad disappointing, not only do I think "Lord Slug" and "Cooler's Revenge" had better soundtracks, but they also incorporated the songs a lot better into the movie, it kicked in at the right times and elevated the action, it doesn't have the same effect here.

The real star here is Broly and he is what I liked most about the movie, he is a good villain with a great design, even though he's pretty much all muscles, he looks intimidating in a cartoonish sort of way. It's a good movie all in all, certainly better than "Broly - Second Coming" and "Bio Broly".moreless

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The first appearance of Broly

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By Evolution_666, Jul 17, 2008 Report Abuse

Dragon Ball Z movie 8 was the movie that introduced the world to Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan.

A mysterious saiyan named Paragus comes to Earth and convinces Goku and Vegeta to come with him to A new planet that he calls New Vegeta.When they arrive on New Vegeta they meet Parugus's son Broly who they don't realize is a super saiyan.Broly who is wearing a device on his head to control his power sees Goku and starts to remember that both he and Goku were born on the same day and that it was Goku's crying that drove him crazy.Broly's madness eventually takes over and he is able to destroy the mind device on his head and he is now ready to take his revenge.It is now up to Goku and the rest of the Z fighters to stop Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan.

This was my favorite of all the DBZ movies and I think it worth A look to any DBZ fan.moreless

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A great dbz movie. The fight scenes are awesome. Also Broly is the Legendary Super Saiyan Vegeta mentioned in the namek saga when Goku defeated Recoome.

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By shadowblade223, Mar 26, 2008 Report Abuse

One of the greatest dragonball z movies ever made. Vegeta finds out that there a saiyan named Paragus and his army are trying to rebuild a new Planet Vegeta in honor of King Vegta. Krillin,Master Roshi,and Oolong accidently get taken towards the new planet too.

There's some humor in the movie that's not really needed. I mean the scene with Master Roshi acting crazy in front of Broly with the human mask was both creepy and random.Anyways I liked the fight scenes with Broly againest Goku,Gohan,Trunks,Piccolo,and Vegeta.

This is the 1st dbz movie that has Gohan as a super saiyan 1 and has Baby Trunks's 1st dbz movie appearance.

I thought the interview for the high class school was not really needed. I really didn't want to see another dbz movie where Chi-Chi wanted Gohan to do homework,when he should be saving the world.

Anyways it's a great dbz movie,minus the negative chi-chi moments. Though the Master Roshi humor is needed to distract you from the fact that Goku's going to have to deal with his no good negative wife when he's done defeating Broly.moreless

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This movie reveals a couple of new characters, ex. Broly, and Paragus. And it is one of the few times we see flash backs of the day planet Vegeta was destroyed by Frieza.moreless

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By Xertox1010, Jan 04, 2008 Report Abuse

This movie is the first time we see Broly, the legendary super saiyan. It is also the first, and probably the last seen as Broly killed him, time we see Paragas, Broly's father. And it is one of the few times we see King Vegeta, Vegeta's father. Anyways, everything was going ok until Broly seen Goku. He became very angry, I believe it was because Broly and Goku were born on the same day. So their baby carriages were right next to each other, and Goku wouldn't stop crying making baby Broly cry. Although I'm not one hundred percent(100%) sure though, but it did lead me to believe that.moreless

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Amazing episode. The first appearance of Broly.

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By Tim_Again, Aug 20, 2007 Report Abuse

A Saiayn named Paragus takes Vegeta and Trunks to New Vegeta, and Master Roshi, Oolong, Krillin, and Gohan follow. They arrive there and meet Paragus' son, Broly. Meanwhile, King Kai sends Goku on a mission to stop the Legendary Super Saiyan. Goku arrives at the planet. While they are traveling down a hallway, Goku and Broly come face to face, and Broly gets ready to lose his temper. Paragus manages to calm him down, but that night, Broly wakes Goku up, trying to fight him. While outside, Broly begins to power up, but Paragus comes to calm him down again. In the morning, Goku tells Vegeta that Broly is the Legendary Super Saiyan. Paragus reveals that he brought Vegeta and Trunks there so that they would be destroyed my a Comet that was on it's way. When Broly sees Goku, he starts to power up again, and he transforms into his Legendary Super Saiyan form. Goku, Gohan, and Trunks start to fight Broly, but Vegeta had lost hope and stays out of the battle. Paragus tells Vegeta that he hated King Vegeta because he had said that Broly was too powerful, since he was born with a power level of 10,000. Paragus tried to stop him, but King Vegeta nearly killed Paragus and Broly and threw them out. When Frieza got ready to blow up the planet, Broly saved himself and Paragus and they were another couple of Saiyans that had survived. Paragus wanted revenge on King Vegeta, but Frieza had killed King Vegeta, so he decided to get revenge on his son instead. Goku, Gohan, and Trunks look defeated, but Piccolo arrives and fights alongside them. When he's blown away by Broly, he tries to talk sense into Vegeta, but Vegeta is hopeless and Piccolo leaves without him. Vegeta finally gets the will to fight and he goes to battle Broly, but fails to win. Broly then catches Paragus trying to escape the soon-to-die planet without him, so he decides to crush the spacepod Paragus is in and throw it at the Comet. He then has another showdown with Goku. Goku looks defeated, but he summons the energy of the others and he manages to catch up with Broly's strength. However, it is not enough, and he needs Vegeta's energy to defeat Broly. He finally gets the needed energy and punches Broly incredibly hard, damaging him severely. They manage to escape the dying planet, but so does Broly, and they all head for earth. Broly awakens 7 years later.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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Trivia
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- Paragas said that planet Vegeta was destroyed 30 years ago by Frieza but in the Frieza Saga.Frieza said that he Vegeta 20 years ago. Edit
- Piccolo tells Goku that he can hear almost anything in the galaxy, but in the Trunks Saga after Goku talks to Trunks Piccolo says that same thing. Edit
- An attack by Broly made the back of Goku's clothes set on fire, but when we see him fighting a few minutes later there is no hole or burn mark. However when we see the back of his clothes after he tells Gohan to leave there is a hole. Edit
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- When he was born Broly's power level was over 10,000 while Kakarot's (Goku's) power level was 2.
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- In November of 2007, this movie, andBroly: Second Coming, was remastered and uncut on Blu-Ray disc.
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- This is the first movie that Kid Trunks appears in although he's only a baby. Edit
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- Broly: Do you think three on one is good enough? Do you really believe you have enough power to defeat me? Goku: Broly, you surprise me. So I'd say you won the first round... but now it's time for round 2! Edit
- (Goku kicks Broly in the face, he starts to bleed out of his mouth. Broly smiles, and then licks the blood from the side of his face) Goku: Ewww! That was completely unecessary! Disgusting! Edit
- (Goku teleports to King Kai's planet, though he appears between Bubbles and King Kai, scaring the hell out of them) King Kai: Oh. Well, Goku, that was quick. (notices the suit Goku's wearing) Why're you dressed in that suit? Goku: Oh yeah. Wait a sec. (leaps into the air without the suit. When he comes down, he's wearing his orange outfit) Ah, that's better. It's so good to be in my regular clothes again. King Kai: All right. Now let's get down to business. Goku: Yes, of course. (desperate) But can we eat first please? Edit
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- Video Gaming: Final Fantasy VII Some parts, most notably Comet Camori being summoned to destroy New Planet Vegeta, bears several similarities to Final Fantasy VII, as the main villains had summoned a colossal astronomical projection to destroy the planet (Sephiroth summoned Meteor to destroy the Earth so that the Lifestream could try and repair the wound and then have himself placed at the center and ascend to Godhood, whileas Paragus summoned Comet Camori to destroy New Planet Vegeta in order to get revenge on Vegeta as well as leave Earth defenseless and then conquer it easily.), and the manner in which Broly exploded heavily resembles how Sephiroth's death from his mind battle with Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII was animated (Both had a closeup of their face with cuts formed on it, as well as reeling back as energy is bursting out and twitching while exploding/fading away.) Edit