Broli; Bio-Broli
Japanese Names: Burorī (ブロリー), Baio Burorī (生物ブロリー)Name Pun: BroccoliFUNimation Name: Broly; Bio-BrolySilver Shenron Name: Broli; Bio-BroliOther Names: Brolli, Brolly, The Legendary Super Saiyan, The True Super SaiyanRace: SaiyanHeight: N/AWeight: N/ABirth Year: Age 737 (as Broli), Age 774 (As Bio-Broli)Death Year: Age 774Hobbies: N/AFavorite Food: N/AFavorite Vehicle: N/AFirst Appears: DBZ Movie 8Appearances: DBZSeiyuu: Bin ShimadaVoice Actor: Vic Mignogna (adult), Cynthia Cranz (child)
Broli's personality is similar to that of a psychopath, as he generally exhibits tremendously uncontrollable rage, and is uplifted by the very idea of bringing destruction and inevitably crushing his enemies. He loves nothing more than to destroy things, as shown by his wanton destruction of planets for little more than intimidation. Broli also has a tendency to toy with his victims, as evidenced by his statement that, and "If you'd just let me kill you all before, you wouldn't be dealing with this pain now," Broli enjoys playing with his feeble foes with sadistic sarcasm, often teasing his opponents with a plethora of "free punches". Broli himself rarely has anything to fear from any opponent he faces, which may have contributed to this. It is implied that Broli might have grown insane from living with the pain and fear endured by the father and son for so long.
At birth in 737 Age, Broli's most curious feature was his inordinate power level of 10,000. This anomaly meant that by birth, Broli's power had already been close to that of Bardock and King Vegeta at the time of their deaths (which coincidentally happens during the afternoon of Broli's birth). In the Saiyan delivery room where he rests afterward, Broli is grieved by the constant disruptions of his literal 'crybaby' neighbor, Kakarot (later rechristened Goku). Broli's exceptional gifts brand him as the first Legendary Super Saiyan in approximately 1000 years.
As his world is decimated, Broli shields himself and his father, Paragus using an Energy Shield, which allows both Broli and Paragus to survive without air; this is the first time Broli demonstrates what just his infantile power is capable of. The attempted execution also increases the strength of both father and son, due to the Saiyan ability to greatly increase their strength after recovering from near-death experiences. Broli continues to hold a subconscious hatred against Goku throughout the rest of his life.
He accompanies Vegeta to planet Todokama, ironically in search of the "Legendary Super Saiyan". When Goku appears at Paragus' palace after warping to New Vegeta using Instant Transmission, Broli taps into his past and becomes extremely erratic, but his father finally manages to subdue the Saiyan once again. However, that night Broli fails to help himself from his memories and goes into a blind rage, attacking Goku in his suppressed Super Saiyan transformation, proving to be a formidable force to Goku. The battle is drawn to an early close when Paragus arrives and is able to rectify his control over Broli. This encounter leaves Goku in surprise and certain that Broly is the "Legendary Super Saiyan" he has been tracking down, who left the South Galaxy in shambles. Broli ties one more loose end by confronting Paragus, who is making an attempt to escape the doomed planet in a Saiyan Pod. Free of reason, Broli ignores the fabricated plight of his father, crushing in his arms the Saiyan Pod, and Paragus with it, before hurling the scraps into the comet, grinning sadistically after doing so. Goku rises one last time and asks his friends to channel all of their energy into him, Vegeta's energy being the final channeling due to his beliefs that he should not assist a "low-class clown", which in turn he uses for one final strike, a punch powerful enough to tear through Broli's abdomen where he had been stabbed during his attempted execution as an infant. This attack seems to finish Broli, who until then had extremely outclassed all of the Z Fighters.Goku and friends narrowly manage to escape the doomed planet moments before Comet Kamori collides with it. While it appears that the planet's destruction would have killed Broli if Goku's attack hadn't, Broli proclaims after launching his father's Saiyan Pod at the comet earlier in the film, "Did he really think I would die just because this planet was about to explode?" implying that this would not necessarily be the case.
Seven years later, the pod finally reaches Earth, soon after which Broli collapses from exhaustion and enters a sort of coma, where for seven years the elements expand around him. Eventually he is awakened underneath a thick pool of ice by the incessant cries of a nearby Goten, and after escaping this grave, Broli, having become stronger than before due to the near death experience, though unable to train due to his seven year coma state, resumes his vendetta against the Saiyans who double crossed him, particularly Goten because of his almost identical look to Goku as a child, who it should be noted was not involved in Broli's first downfall as he had yet to be born, and later Gohan, as Broli's sanity has been breached so heavily since the encounter on New Planet Vegeta that he fails to tell Goten and Gohan apart from their now deceased father.
Despite Goten being Broli's main target, Videl and Trunks fall victim to his brutal rampage as well, until Gohan arrives at the scene and is astonished to find himself reunited with the Legendary Super Saiyan. Broly's uncoordinated attempts to take revenge are unsuccessful, and he is ultimately launched into the Sun by a Family Kamehameha fired by Goten, Gohan and the spirit of Goku, apparently ending the life of the mighty Saiyan once and for all.
After his defeat, Maloja wanders about until he discovers Broli's blood-tarnished Saiyan Pod. Realizing what he has found, Maloja collects a sample of this blood and turns it in to wealthy industrialist Lord Jaguar, who prepares to pay the ex-priest handsomely. The blood sample is processed by Dr. Collie's team of scientists and a clone is born. This is where the events of "Bio-Broly" begin.
During a tour at Jaguar's abode, an island where his laboratory fortress resides, Trunks and Goten discover an incomplete Super Bio-Warrior, uncanny in resemblance to the Legendary Super Saiyan. Before long, Trunks and Goten encounter Maloja, who confirms what he has selfishly done, before escaping to claim his reward. Trunks and Goten prepare to destroy Bio-Broli before he can be fully replenished, but the clone simply catching sight of Goten is enough to awaken both the Saiyan instincts and the personal vendetta of his source material. Bio-Broli shatters his stasis cell, only to be drenched in culture fluid which, upon becoming exposed to air, becomes corrosive. This renders the clone a horribly deformed and slime covered mutant.
While Bio-Broly doesn't have the power of the Saiyan he was cloned from, he still easily defeats Goten, Trunks, Jinzoningen #18 and Kurinin. Considering a new plan, which Bio-Broli plays into, Trunks blows open an overhead container of culture fluid, drenching the clone in a corrosive coat which dissolves his body. With help from Mr. Satan they learn that water is the remedy to outbreaks of the culture fluid, which plays a part in finishing off Bio-Broli, who before long emerges from the ocean, revitalized and extremely enlarged. Within moments he is solidified by the ocean, and with this, Goten and Trunks strike the clone with enough energy to shatter him into pieces.
In all three of Broli's movie appearances, Broli notably has less dialogue in comparison to many other characters. Aside from grunting and yelling, the character often shouts Son Goku's Saiyan name, "Kakarot", a psychological effect of Goku's persistent crying on Broli as a baby exacerbated by the violent events in his early life. Few others are this simplistic in their dialogue exchange, with Janempa (who is limited to saying his own name), Hirudegan (who is limited to grunts and moans), and Majin Buu (who is limited to saying his own name along with childish gibberish) being among them.