The real genius of Cell Saga i Dragon Ball Z rooted in how much effort the Saiyans put into surpassing the original Super Saiyan transformation. Goku and Vegeta both come to the realization that SSJ1 will not be enough to stop the Androids, and begin a race to evolve the Super Saiyan to its full power. Gohan finally unlocking Super Saiyan 2 when Android 16 dies is one of the biggest transformations in anime history, and the form is still used occasionally Dragon Ball Super.
Super Saiyan 2 has since been surpassed by Dragon Ball Supers God form, but it remains a useful and powerful transformation – especially for Saiyans who have not become gods. The strongest Super Saiyan 2 users can keep up Dragon Balls strongest God forms, proving that a transformation is only as powerful as its user. In the right hands, Super Saiyan 2 can go head-to-head with the best forms of all Dragon Ball.
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Gohan hasn't used Super Saiyan 2 since Dragon Ball Z
Thanks to his Beast transformation from Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroGohan Beast is currently the most powerful Z-Fighter and the second strongest mortal in the multiverse after Black Frieza. When it comes to using Super Saiyan 2 specifically, however, Hybrid Saiyan has fallen off big time. Despite being Gohan's signature form for the Cell Games and most of the Majin Buu Saga, Gohan has not filled SSJ2 since the end of Dragon Ball Z.
Every time Gohan needs to transform into Dragon Ball Superhe uses either regular Super Saiyan or his Ultimate form, both of which have been completely replaced by Beast. Considering how much Gohan struggles to stay in shape (to the point where he almost loses Super Saiyan i Resurrection F), it is possible that he might not even be able to transform into a Super Saiyan 2 anymore. Now that Gohan has access to Beast, however, he'll never need to use SSJ2 again (assuming he actually keeps up with his training this time, of course).
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Cabba is the weakest Super Saiyan 2 in Dragon Ball Super
As far as Super Saiyan 2s actually appearing in Dragon Ball Super go, Cabba is by far the weakest. Cabba doesn't even unlock SSJ2 i Dragon Ball Super manga, being eliminated from the Tournament of Power before he can really do anything of note. At least the anime gives Cabba something of a win when he breaks his limits to trigger Super Saiyan 2 while fighting Monna.
Although Super Saiyan 2 Cabba is powerful enough to defeat Monna, he can't quite compete with the rest of Universe 6. Cabba is outclassed by both Caulifla and Kale, and is finally knocked out by Golden Frieza. The only thing that prevents Cabba from being weaker than Gohan in Super Saiyan 2 is the fact that the latter never bothered to use SSJ2 in Dragon Ball Super.
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Caulifla easily unlocks Super Saiyan 2 during the Tournament of Power
Like Cabba, Caulifla never unlocks Super Saiyan 2 in the manga's Tournament of Power. In it Dragon Ball Super anime, but Goku takes a liking to Caulifla and begins coaching her on how to use her full power. When training with Goku, Caulifla unlocks both Super Saiyan Grade 3 and Super Saiyan 2. Caulifla actually unlocks SSJ2 faster and easier than any other character in the series.
Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla is strong enough to fight Super Saiyan God in the anime, albeit with the help of legendary Super Saiyan Kale (in suppressed state). In the end, not even teaming up with Kale is enough to give Caulifla an edge over one of Goku's god forms. The two end up fusing into Kefla just to keep the battle going. Otherwise, Goku would have eliminated both fighters.
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Goku uses Super Saiyan 2 all the time in Dragon Ball Super
Goku surpassed Super Saiyan 2 during the Majin Buu Saga, but he still finds reasons to use the transformation during Dragon Ball Super. Super Saiyan 2 is one of Goku's ways of measuring how much power he should use against his opponents now that he has become a living God. In it Dragon Ball Super anime, Goku uses Super Saiyan 2 several times, including in his first fight against Goku Black.
However, now that Goku has access to Ultra Instinct, he begins to phase out Super Saiyan 2. True Ultra Instinct also allows Goku to stack his god forms on top of the UI, giving him massive power boosts while also pulling off Ultra Instinct's angelic reflexes. When Goku really needs to take his enemies seriously these days, he will immediately drop SSJ2 for Super Saiyan Blue or Ultra Instinct.
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Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta briefly surpassed Super Saiyan 3 Goku
Vegeta floods with a level of power that would make Goku blush. IN Dragon Ball Z: Battle of GodsVegeta experiences one of the craziest rage boosts in the series when Beerus hits Bulma. Super Saiyan 2 Enraged Vegeta officially surpasses Super Saiyan 3 Goku, and not by an insignificant degree. Roshi confirms that SSJ2 Vegeta is much stronger than SSJ3 Goku.
Not only that, Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta makes Beerus bleed, while landing multiple hits on the God of Destruction – something even Super Saiyan 3 Goku couldn't accomplish. Unlike Goku, Vegeta does not use Super Saiyan 2 very often in Dragon Ball Superinstead stick to Super Saiyan Blue.
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Future Trunks fully mastered Super Saiyan 2 in his timeline
After returning home to his real timeline i Dragon Ball ZFuture Trunks goes through his own version of the Majin Buu Saga. When the Supreme Kai, Shin, dies in the battle against Babidi and Dabura, Future Trunks unlocks Super Saiyan 2, giving him more than enough power to kill Dabura before Babidi can hatch Majin Buu. After this, Trunks begins training non-stop to fully master SSJ2, much like how Goku and Gohan mastered Super Saiyan 1 for the Cell Games.
As Goku Black begins to terrorize his timeline, Future Trunks has achieved an extremely powerful version of Super Saiyan 2 that is as strong as Goku's version of Super Saiyan 3. In Dragon Ball Super manga, Goku has to turn Super Saiyan God just to knock out Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks. Full Power Super Saiyan 2 remains Future Trunks' strongest form in the manga, while he unlocks Super Saiyan Rage i Dragon Ball Super anine, which is a hybrid form that mixes SSJ2 and Super Saiyan Blue together.
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Kefla is the only Canon Legendary Super Saiyan 2 in Dragon Ball
Although Kefla is only as strong as Ultimate Gohan i Dragon Ball Super manga, she is much more powerful in Dragon Ball Super anime thanks to Caulifla unlocking Super Saiyan 2 earlier in the Tournament of Power. This also makes Kefla the only character capable of using the Legendary Super Saiyan 2 in the canon timeline of the series.
Legendary Super Saiyan 2 Kefla is an extremely strong opponent and could have swept the entire Tournament of Power (except Jiren) if she had been able to eliminate Goku. Kefla is so strong that Goku's body uses the Ultra Instinct Sign a second time just to fight her. Even then, Goku is unable to brutally force Kefla into defeat, instead using his skills and martial arts knowledge to call her out of TopP before she can do the same to him.
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The Crimson-Masked Saiyan is a version of Goku Black who unlocked Super Saiyan Rosé 2
IN Super Dragon Ball HeroesFu travels to an alternate timeline of Dragon Ball Super just before the final battle in the Goku Black Saga. Fu warned him of his impending death and convinced Goku Black to abandon Zamasu and begin traveling the multiverse instead. Equipped with a Time Breaker Mask and the desire to kill as many Gokus as possible, Goku Black becomes the Crimson Masked Saiyan, and uses his newfound power to assassinate 99 versions of Goku.
While fighting Xeno Bardock – the strongest variant of Bardock in the multiverse – the Crimson Masked Saiyan awakens Super Saiyan Rosé 2, the only version of Super Saiyan 2 that uses God Ki. Super Saiyan Rosé 2 Goku Black is an absolute beast of a warrior, only growing stronger over the course of the New Space-Time War Saga. Not even LSSJ2 Kefla could stop the Crimson Masked Saiyan.
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Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball DAIMA
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Dragon Ball
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Akira Toriyama
- Latest TV show
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Dragon Ball DAIMA
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Dragon Ball DAIMA
- Air date of first episode
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February 26, 1986
