Paragus lands on Earth and invites Vegeta to rule New Planet Vegeta. Vegeta, like an idiot doesn’t question this and immediately agrees. Turns out Paragus son, Broly, is the legendary Super Saiyan and wants to crush Goku because they were in adjoining cribs as newborns and Goku cried too damn much. Way to keep a grudge.
This week on Toonami Absolution, Alyx, Jon, and Sam cover Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993), the eighth DBZ film and the one that introduced one of the franchise's most enduring non-canon characters.
The setup involves Paragus, one of numerous Saiyans who happened to miss the whole “destruction of Planet Vegeta” thing flattering Vegeta into becoming the figurehead king of a new Saiyan colony, hoping to take Vegeta out so he can later invade Earth and make it his new kingdom.
Alas, the moment Goku shows up, Paragus' son Broly starts acting weird. It turns out they were born on the same day; Goku cried constantly as an infant, keeping Broly awake, and the infant-level grudge has apparently only intensified over the decades.
Broly eventually snaps and this film ends with a legendary battle between Broly's Legendary Super Saiyan form against Goku, Gohan, Trunks, Vegeta, and Piccolo look like noise. Though Piccolo has to literally drag Vegeta into the fight as the mere sight of Broly is enough to make the legendary Saiyan prince give up all hope.
We discuss Broly's enduring popularity despite his non-canon status, where this film sits in our wider DBZ movie ranking, and how the different dubs handled this beloved Dragon Ball Z film.
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