Why is Broli such a huge fan favorite?

[Questrider]

A friend of mine and I were having this discussion the other day:
Why does Broli get so much love? Where does the appeal come from?
Why is this character so insanely popular?

He is big, bulky, looks slow, (even though he's not) and just looks like a big fat ass with muscles. Not to mention he never says much except "Kakarrot!!!!"

I think the "idea" of his character is a good one and I even enjoyed the first Broli movie, but with only 3 appearances total, how did he climb so high on the popularity ladder?

Even in fan fiction and comics, (DBZ multiverse or Toyable's) Broli is often times the main focus.

Why? Do I just not understand how cool he is?
What is it about this character that appeals to so many?

It is spelled Broli, right? Not Broly??

[Rory]

..'Cause y'know...
He's.. big... and.. powerful.. and he screams a lot too.. did I mention he's powerful?

[Questrider]

Well, yeah: He's powerful but then, who isn't in DBZ??
Being powerful doesn't really set him apart from anyone else.

[Kid Buu]

Because his power level is maximum.

....Someone had to do it.

Edit: Personally, one theory I have that separates Broly from the other movies villains is that Broly is a Super Saiyan and maybe thats part of the appeal.

[Cableguy15]

Reasons I've heard include:

- He's the first villain to truly pwn all the main characters at once.
- They like the legendary SSJ idea.

I don't really understand either to be honest. Broly was basically designed with SSJ Grade 3 Trunks in mind as that was tossed into the scrap pile rather quickly, so it can't be the way he looks. He barely has any dialogue either, so it can't really be his character... I don't really get it myself. Maybe that he was so menacing and cruel in Movie 8?

His other movies depicted him as too much of a brute idiot. He couldn't even tell the difference between Gohan and Goku, not to mention getting somewhat outsmarted by a couple of kids. All with one line in the entire movie. "KAKAROT! BLAAARGH!"

[Kid Buu]

He couldn't even tell the difference between Gohan and Goku,

Wasn't it Goten and Goku he thought was the same person?

[MCDaveG]

Because he's villain who can go Super Saiyan and this SSJ thing is über-cool?

[Kaboom]

- He's the first villain to truly pwn all the main characters at once.

Tullece says hello.



Not ragging on you, just pointing out that it's a silly point.

"Tullece was here, Broly is a loser!"

[Goku100xKamehameha]

Because he's The Legendary Super Saiyan!

[Cableguy15]

Wasn't it Goten and Goku he thought was the same person?

Actually it might have been both of them now that I think of it. I don't know why they insisted on making him look so dumb in movie 10. I mean, sure, he looked like a hardcore stoner in his base form in movie 8, but he actually seemed to have some intelligence in that movie, not to mention dialogue. >_>

- He's the first villain to truly pwn all the main characters at once.

Tullece says hello.



Not ragging on you, just pointing out that it's a silly point.

"Tullece was here, Broly is a loser!"

I agree with this anyway. I haven't really heard any reasons that would ever change my opinion on him.

Turles >>> Broly

[UristtheGreat]

I like his character design when he isn't in Legendary mode. The blue hair Super Saiyan thing looks kinda cool.

[SilverPlaqueVII]

It is spelled Broli, right? Not Broly??

I use Broli. Broly is in the English dub, latter his Japanese name Burori.

[Hujio]

It is spelled Broli, right? Not Broly??

Both "Broli" and "Broly" are fine transliterations, but I think Broli better conveys the character's name pun on broccoli.

...latter his Japanese name Burori.

First: No one speaks like that in English! When you use the word "latter", you're referring to something that was mentioned before the word "latter", not something after it. And either way, in your sentence, you don't even need the word latter. It's pointless.

Second: In Japanese, his name is ブロリー (Burorii).

[Kid Buu]

- He's the first villain to truly pwn all the main characters at once.

Tullece says hello.

And Super Android #13.

But then again, Tullece and Android #13 are not the legendary Super Saiyan. So maybe thats why they don't get much appeal.

[mysticgoten]

It's 'cuz he's so strong.
There are quite a few of that stereotypical dub fans that are in love with him.

[LeprikanGT]

He got the most face time of any movie character, and hes huge and bulky and powerful.

[Blue]

It's his giant throbbing...muscles.

[penguintruth]

I don't understand the popularity, either. The concept is annoying at best, to have a villain who is "the true Legendary Super Saiyan". How so? I mean, the entire point of that legend is that it was vague enough for it to be dismissed later on when other characters reached that status. The Broly thing just reeks of trying too hard to clear up something that is better off vague.

And then there's Broly himself. He's a retarded screaming bulldozer who says maybe five lines of dialogue in his entire run. He attacks the same way every time he appears. Nobody tries to do the least bit of creative thinking with him (no, Bio-Broly doesn't count as creative thinking). And fine, that makes him only as bad as every other movie villain, except that he appears three times and the movies with him get progressively worse.

He's a shit character and a huge blotch on the franchise, as far as I'm concerned.

Also, a waste of perfectly good voice talent. I mean, his Japanese VA was Paptimus Scirocco in Zeta Gundam! Even Vic Mignogna was wasted on him, and that's probably the kindest word you'll ever read from me about him.

[bkev]

"Tullece was here, Broly is a loser!"

I totally see and love what you did there. As for Broli? I never got the popularity either; however, when I was a youngun, that was the one thing my friend cared about DBZ-wise. He was briefly obsessed with Broly, had the movie and action figures and all such.

[Son Geeko]

I used to be a big fan of Broli back when I was a kid, and from what I remember, I think it was because I always thought he was badass because of how was huge and threw around people a lot, I guess that's why fans like him if that helps answer your question.