Super Saiyan (Berserk)
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| Super Saiyan (Berserk) | |||
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 Kale in her "Super Saiyan (Berserk)" form | |||
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| Debut | Dragon Ball Super Episode 93 | ||
| First Character | Kale | ||
Super Saiyan (Berserk) is introduced in Dragon Ball Super episode 93 when the Saiyan Kale of Universe 6 achieves the form through anger. Vegeta believes that this transformation might be the Saiyans' original form.[1][2]
Name
This form is variously named "Kale: Berserk" (ケール：暴走）,[3][4] "Super Saiyan Kale",[5] "Super Saiyan Kale: Berserk" (超サイヤ人ケール：暴走）,[6] and Super Saiyan 2.[7]
Promotion
Super Saiyan (Berserk) was introduced in a preview of the "Limit-Break x Survivor" opening theme animation, initially presented after the Japanese broadcast of Dragon Ball Super episode 75 on 22 January 2017.[8] In the preview, which features additional frames of animation not present in the final broadcast version of the opening theme, Kale is seen transforming from her normal form into her berserk state. Fans immediately recognized her as a "female Broli".[9][10]
Production
An interview with Dragon Ball Super producer Sakoru Takami and director Ryōta Nakamura published near the end of the anime's broadcast run touches on the inspiration behind Kale's transformation:
Nakamura: The Universe 6 Saiyan Caulifla was another one of Toriyama-sensei‘s character designs.
Takami: She wasn’t part of the initial rough draft. During a story conference, it was mentioned that Broli was very popular.
Nakamura: From there, we came up with the character of Kale.
Takami: We wanted a Broli-like character, but it would be boring to have it be exactly the same. So we made the character a girl, and designed her at Toei Animation. When we showed her to Toriyama-sensei, he went along with it and drew Caulifla.[11]
The green aura, blank eyes, and bulked-up form are a reference to the Toei-original "Legendary Super Saiyan" form of Dragon Ball Z Movie 8; these traits are maintained in the Naohiro Shintani adaptation for Dragon Ball Super: Broly called "Super Saiyan Full Power".
In-Universe Usage
References
- ↑ "Rampage! The Savage Berserker Awakens!!". Dragon Ball Super. Episode 100. Japan: Fuji TV, 23 July 2017.
- ↑ @Herms98 (23 July 2017). Twitter.
- ↑ "Super Dragon Ball Park Monthly". V-Jump, March 2013. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2019. (p. 29)
- ↑ Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission. Japan: Bandai Namco, Dimps. Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam). First released: 04 April 2019.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Super: Dragon Stars" (Series 5). Tumblr. Retrieved: 20 June 2019.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Legends. Japan: Bandai Namco. iOS, Android. First released: 18 May 2018.
- ↑ ドラゴンボール超 設定 (15 October 2018). Mandarake. Retrieved: 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Super - Universe Survival Arc New Trailer/Preview" (21 January 2017). YouTube.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Super - Episode #75 - Universe Survival Arc Trailer Discussion Thread" (22 January 2017). Reddit.
- ↑ "Extended trailer for Universe Survival Arc" (28 January 2017). Reddit.
- ↑ クライマックスを迎える『ドラゴンボール超』宇宙サバイバル編を作り出した職人たち (09 March 2018). Dragon Ball Official Site. Retrieved: 10 March 2018.
"The Artisans Who Made the Universe Survival Arc of Dragon Ball Super, Now Reaching Its Climax" (10 March 2018). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 10 September 2018.