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When Akira Toriyama decided to make Broly a part of the canon series in 2018, after a standalone film, fans of the series were thrilled as the character was quite popular in the franchise.Though the character has been only part of threefilmsin the past,its popularity is immenseanditcan even rival someone from the canon series.

Broly in The Legendary Super Saiyan Form

The Saiyan wasoriginally introducedas a villain in thefranchise,but has now joined the Z-Fighters and is training on Lord Beerus’ planet like fans saw inDragon Ball Super: Super Heroes.However, Toriyama-Sensei did not decide to introduce the anti-hero because he was popular in the fandom.Thisis so because Broly can be solely responsible forbringing backKakarot’s SSJ4 transformation fromDragon Ball GT,whichwas lostas a non-canon form.

Broly Can Make The Overpowered Super Saiyan 4 Transformation a Part ofDragon BallCanon

The non-canonDragon Ball GThasbeen oftenpushedaway from the canon series ofAkira Toriyama. Though it started off as a promising series without the creative direction of the mangaka of the original show, it soon culminated into a seriesfullof problems and disregarding the rules set by the prior series.

Moreover, the series’ animators were getting lazy as the show progressed because there were numerousinstances,where the drawings of the characters were horriblybad. However, the show was not full of problems because it featured some original ideas,one of them beingGokuand Vegeta’s overpowered Super Saiyan 4 transformation.

A still from Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)

Super Dragon Ball Heroes May be Hated Upon But it Did Give us One of the Coolest Super Saiyan Forms Neither Goku Nor Vegeta Can Ever Master

The form was like a perfect evolution of a Saiyan as it synthesized the power of the Great Ape with the user, covering them in fur and allowing them to use the Ape Form’s power without losing control.Needless to say,there was an immense rise in power of both Saiyans, making them equivalent to SSJ God form or even above it.

However,the form was forgottenas time progressed as time marched forward. But withDragon BallSuper,and making The Legendary Saiyan a part of the canonseries.

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Itis believedthat the form can become a part of the canon series, and unlike Kakarot or Vegeta, this form will be exclusive to Broly.

Crucial Reasons Made Fans Hate OnDragon Ball GT

Before we proceedany further, not everyone disliked Toei Animation’sDragon Ball GT,as it featured some iconic moments and ideas in the show. The series came hot asDBZwould endanditfeltquitepromising in the first few episodes of the anime.

However, it did not take long for the show to get on the nerves of its viewers.ScreenRantshares a number of reasons, where they talked about the show being so bad and one of the reasons beinga rap opening that was mediocre in nature, and compared to the iconicDBZopening, the opening wasatbesta4 out of 10.

Goku in SSJ4 transformation in Dragon Ball GT

To add to theproblems of the anime,the Dragon Ballfranchise is renowned for itsmemorable fights and epic battles. InDragon BallGTit was absent,amajorityof the fights canbe describedas dull or mediocre. Furthermore, Toei Animationdecided to pushaway every character except Goku to the side, as he was the main character.

Fans got bored of watching the protagonist in action as there was plenty of room to feature other characters in a fight. But what finally put off the viewers ofDragon Ball GTwas how Omega Shenron, the series’ mostpowerfulvillainwasone of the worst-written characters, hewas merely scary and a threat to the world.

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Thismade the fans hate the non-canon series to such an extent that they decided to cut off the series from their memories and forget it.

Akira Toriyama Gave Trunks Not 1 But 2 Useless Super Saiyan Forms Goku and Vegeta Won’t be Caught Dead Using

Dragon Ball GTcan be streamed on Crunchyroll.

Tushar Auddy

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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.

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