The next major transformation coming to Dragon Ball Super 2 is not another Ultra Instinct variant or a fresh God form. It belongs to Broly, and it turns his signature power into something far more controlled and far more dangerous. The form is called True Legendary Super Saiyan, and it changes who sits at the top of the Z-Fighter power ranking.
Quick answer: True Legendary Super Saiyan is Broly’s upgraded Legendary Super Saiyan, unlocked once he learns to control his rage instead of losing himself to it. It first appears in Dragon Ball Super manga Chapter 103, during a spar with Gohan.
What True Legendary Super Saiyan is and when it appears
After the events of the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, which is where Dragon Ball Super 2 begins, Broly relocates to Beerus’ planet. There he trains alongside Goku and Vegeta with one clear goal, learning to master his anger so he can access the real potential of Legendary Super Saiyan without going berserk.
The breakthrough happens in Chapter 103. While sparring with Gohan, Broly’s body opens up to his full power, but this time he pulls himself back before he loses control of his mind. By holding onto his sense of self, he pushes Legendary Super Saiyan into its true version. The full-color manga settles an old debate here, using green to confirm that Broly is drawing on Legendary Super Saiyan Ki rather than a plain Super Saiyan state.
How strong True Legendary Super Saiyan is
This is not a small power bump. Saikyo Jump places True Legendary Super Saiyan at a level capable of defeating Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, which is one of the strongest fusion states in the franchise. That ranking makes Broly the second-strongest Z-Fighter at this point in the story, sitting just behind Gohan.
| Detail | True Legendary Super Saiyan |
|---|---|
| User | Broly |
| First appearance | Dragon Ball Super manga Chapter 103 |
| Trigger | Reaching full power while keeping control of his mind |
| Ki color | Green (Legendary Super Saiyan Ki) |
| Power reference | Potential to beat Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta |
| Current ranking | Second-strongest Z-Fighter, behind Gohan |
It is worth being clear about one thing. True Legendary Super Saiyan is unique to Broly. It is not the standard Super Saiyan form that other characters use, and it carries more raw potential than even the God-tier transformations in the setting.
Broly’s role as a full Z-Fighter
Broly has done little of note since his own movie, but the manga now treats him as a proper member of the Z-Fighters and one of the series’ five central characters. Once Toyotarou returns from hiatus, Broly is expected to carry real weight in the Black Frieza Saga, and the anime will reach that point eventually.
Because of that, folding Broly into the story earlier makes sense. He does not need to fight Moro, but brief check-ins showing what he is doing on Vampa would give him early development, bridge the gap between Dragon Ball Super: Broly and the Galactic Patrol arc, and set up the larger part he plays later.
Goten and Trunks finally turn Super Saiyan in the anime
Broly is not the only one gaining a new Super Saiyan state. Teen Goten and Teen Trunks never went Super Saiyan in the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero movie, but the anime will give them their first official Super Saiyan forms. In the manga, the two boys never lost the ability, and they play a much bigger role in the final fight against Cell Max.
The pair also lead the High School Saga, which Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol would adapt after the Granolah the Survivor Saga. That arc builds toward the events of the Super Hero Saga, develops Goten, Trunks, and Dr. Hedo, and pushes the idea that the franchise is no longer centered on Goku and Vegeta. If the anime stays faithful, there is a stretch where neither Goku nor Vegeta appears at all.
Why Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan are moving past Super Saiyan
The arrival of True Legendary Super Saiyan lands at the same time the core trio drifts away from Super Saiyan altogether. The original Dragon Ball Super anime already leaned this way, and the manga commits to it fully by favoring personal, individualized forms.
| Character | Main transformation going forward |
|---|---|
| Goku | Ultra Instinct, refined further over time |
| Vegeta | Super Saiyan Blue Evolved and Ultra Ego |
| Gohan | Ultimate-level power, then Beast |
If Goku, Vegeta, or Gohan reach for regular Super Saiyan again, it will be to size up a weaker opponent rather than to fight seriously. Even Broly’s True Legendary Super Saiyan stands apart, since it is his own thing and not the standard version that Goten and Trunks use. For the first time since the end of the Frieza Saga, none of the main cast relies on Super Saiyan as their primary form.
Super Saiyan will always be the face of the series, but its role is shifting. With the manga setting up the Black Frieza Saga, which may be the final arc, True Legendary Super Saiyan gives the transformation a fitting last spotlight, one of the most powerful versions ever, right as the franchise steers its Saiyans in a new direction.