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Super Saiyan 5
Son Goku in Super Saiyan 5 as drawn by Toyotarō in his Dragon Ball AF fan comic
超サイヤ人５
Sūpā Saiya-jin Faibu[a]
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Super Saiyan 5 is a theoretical transformation briefly mentioned in a throwaway line in the Dragon Ball GT television series.

Beyond that, the form is often linked to fanworks under the broader banner of "Dragon Ball AF," and has spawned numerous fan interpretations and even merchandise items.

In Official Works

Vegeta mentions Super Saiyan 5 in Dragon Ball GT episode 55[3]

In episode 55 of the Dragon Ball GT television series (first broadcast in August 1997), Vegeta flippantly proclaims "Kakarrot, bring on your Super Saiyan 4, or 5, or whatever you want!"[1]

As part of a 2014 interview with Akira Toriyama spearheaded by Naho Ooishi as featured in Saikyō Jump, Toriyama was asked: "Might we eventually see things such as a Super Saiyan 5...?!" Toriyama did not directly address that part of the question (instead focusing on Super Saiyan 2 and 3), but both before and after this point in time, Super Saiyan 5 has never appeared in any official Dragon Ball work.[2]

Dragon Ball AF

David Montiel Franco's submission to Hobby Consolas magazine

Origins

The Spanish gaming magazine Hobby Consolas contains a “teléfono rojo” (lit: red telephone) section which features fanart and letters from readers. The magazine's May 1999 issue (No. 92) features art by David Montiel Franco of a character in an artstyle similar to that of Akira Toriyama with the text "Dragon Ball AF" in the bottom-right corner.[4] Due to its similarities to Super Saiyan 4, this image quickly spread across the fandom as Super Saiyan 5. However in a 2018 interview, Franco formally clarified that the design was actually for an original character of his, Tablos.[5]

Toyotarō and Young Jijii

In November 2006, Toyotarō — then working under the pseudonym "Toyble" — featured Franco's design in his own fan comic titled DBAF.[b] Within his series itself, the design is attributed to Son Goku but never actually referred to as “Super Saiyan 5."[c] However on his now-defunct blog, Toyotarō did explicitly use "Super Saiyan 5" to refer to the form.[6]

Super Saiyan 5 is also predominantly featured in Dragon Ball AF: After the Future (shortened to just "After the Future" beginning with its sixth volume) by Young Jijii. This series, which debuted in 2009,[7] features Goku, Vegeta, and Son Gohan using the form. Though Jijii keeps the white hair and fur, whereas Toyotarō's incarnation of the form lifted directly from Franco's Tablos design, Jijii has Goku wear his dōgi from Dragon Ball GT. This incarnation of Super Saiyan 5 requires the user to undergo "emotional control" training to attain,[8] and one must master balancing the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure to perfect it.[9]

Legacy

Video Games

Beginning with the Dimps-developed Dragon Ball Z 3 (and perhaps more notably, the Sparking! series by Spike after it), games featuring Son Goku and Gogeta in their Super Saiyan 4 forms often include alternate costumes featuring either their hair (Gogeta) or fur (Goku) in a lighter grey. As early as the Dragon Ball Z 3 inclusion, international fans immediately noted the correlation between the games' color schemes and the "Super Saiyan 5" design.[10]

  • Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku costume from Dragon Ball Z 3[11]
    Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku costume from Dragon Ball Z 3[11]
  • Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta costume from Dragon Ball Z 3[11]
    Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta costume from Dragon Ball Z 3[11]
  • Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku costume from Dragon Ball Z: Sparking![12]
    Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku costume from Dragon Ball Z: Sparking![12]
  • Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta costume from Dragon Ball Z: Sparking![12]
    Alternate Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta costume from Dragon Ball Z: Sparking![12]

Merchandise

"Ultimate Warrior" by Black Hole

Super Saiyan 5 is a popular subject for many unofficial pieces of Dragon Ball merchandise, with even more recent “Third Party” studios such as Kong Studio and Black Hole producing detailed, highly-articulated figures for the form in the style of the official S.H.Figuarts line.

Notes

  1. ↑ Following in the footsteps of official Super Saiyan forms, Super Saiyan 5 uses the English pronunciation of the number 5. Though most fanworks like Dragon Ball AF do not use furigana, official mentions such as Dragon Ball GT episode 55[1] (in which Vegeta names the form level in a hypothetical capacity) and the "Twel-Boo Mysteries" interview confirm that the English pronunciation should be used for this form as well.[2]
  2. ↑ Though titled "DBAF" on the front cover, the series was indeed referred to as "Dragon Ball AF" within each book's pages, possibly to avoid copyright issues.
  3. ↑ Toyotarō never properly finished DBAF, possibly owing to the fact that he moved on to begin working on Dragon Ball in an official capacity with the V-Jump manga series Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bulma Makes Her Move! The Plan to Remodel Vegeta". Dragon Ball GT. Episode 55. Japan: Fuji TV, 13 August 1997.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 「12（トゥエルブウ）のナゾ」. Saikyō Jump, June 2014. Japan: Shueisha, 02 May 2014. (p. 10)
    "Twel-Boo Mysteries" (02 May 2014). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 02 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dragon Ball GT: Realization". FUNimation, USA. DVD; FN-04822. 30 March 2004.
  4. ↑ teléfono rojo. Hobby Consolas, May 1999 #92. Spain: Grupo Axel Springer, 1999. (p. 134)
  5. ↑ "Dragon Ball AF Creator - Exclusive Interview" (20 April 2018). The Dao of Dragon Ball. Retrieved: 02 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "ドラゴンボールAF漫画　ｓｓｊ５悟空・変身シーン" (08 November 2006). toyblog. Retrieved: 02 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "AFTERTHEFUTUREお試し公開" (29 January 2009). youngjijiiのブログ. Retrieved: 02 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Young Jijii. AFTER THE FUTURE Volume 6: Training to Overcome One's Limits. (p. 44)
  9. ↑ Young Jijii. AFTER THE FUTURE Volume 15: New Son Goku!!. (p. 31)
  10. ↑ "Budokai 3 Confirmation" (14 November 2004). Kanzenshuu Forum. Retrieved: 02 April 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dragon Ball Z 3. Japan: Bandai. Sony PlayStation 2. 10 February 2005.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!. Japan: Bandai, Spike. Sony PlayStation 2. 06 October 2005.


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