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Saiyan Duality - A SSG and SS4 Comparison

I don’t think anyone would argue that one of the most recognizable aspects of the Dragon Ball franchise is the transformations the characters tend to undergo. From an old hermit bulking up to an absurd degree to the legendary Super Saiyan, the franchise has its fair share of power ups, but the users of many of these iconic forms usually fall under one category of people - the aforementioned Saiyans.

The Saiyans, across all forms of Dragon Ball media, have over a dozen different transformations, each one becoming more and more powerful than the last. From the simple Great Ape to the lengthily named Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Controlled Berserk (I wish I was making that up), the repertoire of Saiyan forms is immense, but I constantly see two of these forms being compared: Super Saiyan 4 and Super Saiyan God.

Both forms are very iconic, with Super Saiyan 4 being a GT trademark and Super Saiyan God being the first of many new transformations we see in Dragon Ball Super. I’ve seen a multitude of debates online trying to prove that one of these forms is better than the other, so I wanted to throw my hat into the ring and give my take: while I have a personal preference for God, both forms are absolutely incredible at what they attempt to portray in those who use the form, and I’m gonna go a little in depth as to why.

Starting the Super Saiyan 4 section with a little bit of background info, the older of the two forms made its debut in GT during the fight against Baby. To access the form, a Saiyan needs to both have a tail and already be able to transform into a Super Saiyan. They must transform into a Great Ape, turn Super Saiyan on top of that to become a Golden Great Ape, and then control that state to obtain Super Saiyan 4.

Super Saiyan 4 is remarkably different from the previous Super Saiyan forms, sporting no golden hair and instead keeping it back and having it grow far longer and having it cover the user’s shoulders, though it’s worth noting that Super Saiyan 3’s hairstyle is much longer. To make it more visually distinct, the user’s body is also covered in red fur save for parts of their chest, with their tail also turning red and gaining a red trim around their eyes. Curiously, Goku is also turned into an adult when he accesses this transformation, which is explained as a unique property of this form: any user of the transformation has their body reverted (or propelled into) its prime, meaning they will always appear as a young adult. Lastly, different users of SS4 have slightly different looking versions of the form. For instance, Goku’s version of the form has a shade of red fur that has a slight pink hue to it while Vegeta’s fur is crimson, and Goku has yellow eyes while Vegeta has blue eyes.

Now that the backstory and design of SS4 has been talked about, it’s time to talk a little bit about SSG. Super Saiyan God is a legend closely related to the legend of the Super Saiyan that Frieza feared. The legend involves the Saiyan Yamoshi and his five pure hearted allies battling against the evil hearted Saiyans. Yamoshi actually obtains Super Saiyan, but still loses the battle and his life, and now his spirit wanders through Universe 7 trying to find the Super Saiyan God.

There are only a couple ways for a Saiyan to obtain Super Saiyan God. The first method is a ritual, in which five other pure hearted Saiyans give their power to a sixth, transforming the sixth into the Super Saiyan God. As a side note, this ritual only works because of the wandering spirit of Yamoshi, making it a Universe 7 exclusive phenomenon. The other way for a Saiyan to obtain SSG is to train with god ki, which can typically only be done by training with someone who already possesses godly ki, such as Gods of Destruction.

Super Saiyan God, as a transformation, actually looks quite simple compared to other Super Saiyan forms. The user’s hair and eyes turn red, they become slimmer and even look a little younger, and their aura looks like fire. Super Saiyan God, similarly to SS4, also seems to give different users of the forms slightly different shades of red, though it’s not nearly as apparent as it is for SS4.

When putting the two forms next to each other, it can be hard to find similarities between them. Both feature some kind of red hair but outside of that, noticeable similarities are sparse, and I think that’s the point. Both forms have to portray entirely separate ideas: the wild nature of the Saiyans and the calmer demeanor of the Gods, and they portray these ideas incredibly well in my eyes. While I do have more of a preference for SSG like I said earlier, it’s not hard to see why so many fans of Dragon Ball are allured by the primal look of SS4.

Ultimately though, if you ask me, trying to compare the two to try and prove that one is objectively better is just a waste of time. It feels like God was designed to be the other side of the same coin as SS4, the heads to its tails. Both designs have their strengths and their weaknesses, so at the end of the day, whichever form is “superior” will always be up to viewer interpretation and nothing more.

Just finished reading Chapter 88 of Dragon Ball Super and I really liked it! There's definitely not any deep analysis to be had with it, at least in my opinion, but it's definitely an enjoyable read. Seeing what I think is meant to be a nod to Spiderverse's Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy in Dragon Ball is wildly cool!

The best Bulma design!!

Day 2: Bulma (teenager)

of drawing every single Dragon ball character

*reminder that you guys can suggest who's next.

Small Update

Given how long this Sonic Frontiers review has taken me to put together due to a lack of motivation and just being generally busy, I'm gonna hold off on making a full-fledged Pokemon Scarlet review for a bit and work on other, smaller stuff before then after I post my Frontiers review. The Frontiers review is almost done btw, just gotta finally finish getting these gifs together and make a nice looking thumbnail image. It'll mostly be gameplay focused but I'll talk about my thoughts on the game's story towards the end.

Is this how the meme is done?

hanvi barbie and ken meme, but switched roles this time!! 😂💕

I was gonna make a post about my personal ranking of every main Z Fighter (as well as a couple extra characters) as of Chapter 103, and it's almost done, but I'm not really feeling it anymore. I think I'll come back to it at another time and start something new instead

Pretty sure I'm almost through Pokemon Scarlet's story modes. At this point I'm not sure if I'll do a full on review of it like I plan to with Sonic Frontiers but what I can say right now is that the game is very enjoyable even despite its issues, but that doesn't change the fact that it needed more time in development.

F.A.Q

Who are you?

I’m Freebie! Close friends probably call me other things though. I’m just a guy who does things!

What do you like?

I’m a big fan of Dragon Ball, Sonic, Pokemon, Zelda, Multiversus, Undertale, and probably a whole bunch of other things I’m probably forgetting about at the time of writing this.

What will you post about?

Other than things I like? I’m not sure! I’ve been thinking about posting creative writing tidbits but I’m not sure if I’ll do that. I’ve thought a lot about Dragon Ball What Ifs so maybe I’ll post stuff about those on here. I’d also like to learn to be better at art so I’ll also potentially post some doodles.

Are you on any other social media?

Yes! I have a Twitter and I plan on starting a YouTube to post videos on. I’d probably use it for video game content and those Dragon Ball What Ifs I mentioned, I don't know when I'll get around to it though.

Pokemon Trainer Card?

What if this F.A.Q doesn't answer a question I have?

Feel free to just ask me anything! I'll also most likely update this in the future, as it's sure to become outdated.