Weirdest transformation in Dragon Ball

Key Takeaways

• Dragon Ball's transformations may be strange, but they don't take away the magic of the series.
• Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo all gain powerful new forms through unique modes.
• Some modifications, such as Super Saiyan Rage, eliminate the power reduction but retain the characters.

Dragon Ball is a series that everyone knows by now. This popular shonen war series has taken the world by storm, opening the floodgates for anime to gain a major foothold in the West and attracting many to check out the other great stories this medium has to offer. .

The changes in the Dragon Ball It's a joy to witness, but there are times when these faces can be hard to digest. Some of these forms are bad, strange, or unverified. Ideally, these changes are not so strange that they are removed by magic Dragon Ball; they are very strange.

8 Zarbon's monster form

Zarbon sacrificed his beauty to become stronger than before

• Known users: Zarbon
• First movie: “Zarbon's Surprise” (Episode 53 of Dragon Ball Z)

After the light of Frieza's girl, Vegeta finds himself in a difficult position if he is in charge of Zarbon, only for this beautiful animation to reveal a change that makes him will be harder on the eyes.

It's amazing to watch Zarbon become a monster that destroys Vegeta, but the Saiyan shows the power of the Zenkai boost by coming back from the brink of death and being strong enough to take out Zarbon changed in the return game.

7 Released pieces

Gohan stays in place for a long time and becomes powerful

• Known users: Son Gohan
• First movie: “Unhappy Rest” (Episode 262 of Dragon Ball Z)

Gohan's transformations have changed a lot, and his potential unlocks appear after one of the weirdest power-up sequences in the entire series. He was forced to sit down because the Old Kai seemed confused instead of trying to comfort him.

It wasn't until Gohan flexed his muscles in anger that he revealed the Old Kai's work, gradually unlocking his strength until he was able to face Super Buu in a tournament. If Gohan wasn't proud, his Potential Unleashed state would have been enough to take him down. Dragon Ball Zthe ultimate antagonist.

6 Animal Gohan

After avoiding his training, Gohan goes on a rampage and becomes the strongest fighter in the world

• Known users: Son Gohan
• First Movie:Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has a great time, but most people have to agree that Gohan's transformation doesn't get the build it deserves. At first, the character ignores his retraining, to the point that he doesn't even notice Piccolo when he's disguised.

However, when he comes to Pan's rescue, the escalating battle sees Gohan rise to the occasion until he sees Piccolo fall after taking a major blow. Unable to contain his rage, Gohan unleashes a new transformation so powerful that it compromises Goku's Ultra Instinct as well, which is difficult to digest.

5 Orange Piccolo

Piccolo wants a way to unlock his hidden power from Shenron

• Known users: Piccolo
• First movie: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Despite the nature of the series, surprisingly no one asked Shenron or the other dragons to give them a new look. This is technically what Piccolo is doing when he asks Shenron to unlock his potential, sowing the seeds for a new transformation that surprises everyone.

Piccolo himself can't believe that all it takes is desire to gain such great power. Orange Piccolo may be a terrible name for this unique change, but the strange nature of its introduction Dragon Ball We shouldn't discount how this design helps Piccolo stand on par with the other Z Warriors.

4 Pseudo Super Saiyan

Lord Slug was surprised to see Goku rise in a new form

• Known users: Son Goku
• First movie: Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

Lord Slug is an interesting film that gives the audience a look at another opponent similar to Piccolo and uses the desire of the youth to be stronger than ever. He showed this power to Goku after beating him with a pulpan and challenging him.

However, Goku didn't take his ominous words lightly, unexpectedly unlocking his Pseudo Super Saiyan transformation long enough to turn the tables. It's a unique sight, with Goku covered in a Super Saiyan aura without his hair changing. After this brief appearance, this incomplete Super Saiyan transformation has not appeared since.

3 Super Saiyan Rage

Trunks' rage helps him unleash his new transformation to stand on equal footing with Zamasu and Goku Black

• Known users: Future Trunks
• First movie: “Zamasu's Desire for the 'Dead 0 Project' of Terror” (Episode 61 of Dragon Ball Super)

While it's true that Trunks needs to enter a new form to match up against Goku Black and Zamasu, Super Saiyan Rage is a strange solution to this problem. However, this Saiyan unlocked a new level of basic transformation that helped him reach the same level of power as Goku and Vegeta, two Saiyans who had to unlock God's ki to unlock the Super Phase A new Saiyan.

Super Saiyan Rage is a cool image, but it throws power-ups out the window to make Future Trunks relevant. One of the many problems this arc has Dragon Ball Super which fans have complained about many times.

2 Frieza's third form

Frieza looks like a Xenomorph in this transformation

• Known users: Frieza
• First movie: “Frieza's Second Transformation” (Episode 82 of Dragon Ball Z)

Considering how Frieza was set up as the ultimate antagonist in the Namek Saga, it's easy to see why this villain goes through several transformations to show off his power. Before he reaches his final form, viewers are treated to a unique look that turns Frieza into an anime Xenomorph.

Frieza's alien appearance creates a strange sight, but the antagonist is enough to help fans forget the strange nature of this transformation. His power continues to grow in this form, explaining that the Z Warriors cannot survive without Goku.

1 Veku

A hilarious failed pairing as Goku and Vegeta crash the dance

• Known users: Goku & Vegeta
• First Movie: Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

Fusion Dance is a great way for two people to join their bodies and transform into a unified entity. However, disrupting this dance can cause the fusion to fail and create an insane warrior who has no power to speak.

Such is the case when Goku and Vegeta do not combine well, leading to the creation of Veku. This crazy freak is either overweight or skinny and has to wait out the Fusion timer before splitting up so the two Saiyans can try the Fusion Dance again.