Transforming into a Super Saiyan 2 or 3 drains Goku of energy and strength. Part of Goku's training as a Super Saiyan is to maintain the Super Saiyan form as a base form, allowing him to better access their abilities. This is true for the Kaio-Ken as well, which multiplies an individual's energy while putting a strain on the body. Radiant auras spray energy out in bursts strong enough to bust open planets. Super Saiyan transformations expend a great amount of ki. RELATED: Dragon Ball Super STILL Feeds Into Z's Worst Plot Impulse What is Super Saiyan 3? While Goku and Vegeta kept trying to push further beyond this form - as seen by both the Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-Ken form and Ultra Instinct form - fans have theorized that both Goku and Vegeta could push even further beyond: combine the Super Saiyan God form with Super Saiyan 3. Super Saiyan God forms resembled the normal base Saiyan form, but Goku and Vegeta came to realize they could then harness their Super Saiyan forms while in Super Saiyan God form.

This led to the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form - otherwise known as Super Saiyan Blue. They're similar to the Kaio-Ken technique, which could be compounded with the pre-existing Super Saiyan form. Unlike previous Super Saiyan transformations, Super Saiyan God forms were not simply the next form in a line of transformations, but stood alongside the other Super Saiyan forms. Dragon Ball Super introduced the concept of Super Saiyan Gods - a hyper-powerful new transformation that augmented a Super Saiyan.

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