From turning into a Great Ape to triggering Ultra Instinct for the first time, Goku has demonstrated some of Dragon Ball’s greatest transformations. The character Oolong is designed entirely around the concept, and the very first story arc ends with Goku undergoing a monstrous transformation at the sight of the full moon.Ĭonsidering how many variations of Super Saiyan follow the Namek arc, as well as all the forms of Goku that Dragon Ball Super has added, transformations remain ingrained in the series’ DNA. While transformation as the franchise knows it wasn't established until the Namek arc, the act of transforming has always been one of Dragon Ball’s gimmicks.
