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Super Saiyan 3 (超スーパーサイヤ人じん３スリー Sūpā Saiya-jin Surī) is the third form of Super Saiyan and the successor to the second transformation. This form extracts every drop of potential from a Saiyan’s blood. Goku was the first to achieve the form and was able to do so after several years of vigorous training in Other World. Gotenks later achieves this form through the power of Trunks and Goten’s fusion and Goku’s example. Akira Toriyama stated in the Saikyō Jump’s June 2014 interview that Super Saiyan 2 and 3 are nothing more than powered-up variants of Super Saiyan and that mastering Super Saiyan could increase its power beyond that of Super Saiyan 2 and 3 while draining less energy. This form of Super Saiyan is achievable by a Saiyan who has already obtained the Super Saiyan 2 form and then trains intensely. Notably, it appears that this form can only be achieved under out-of-the-norm circumstances, as Goku achieved the form while dead, and while Goten and Trunks could not attain the form, their fusion Gotenks was able to.

Super Saiyan 2 (超スーパーサイヤ人じん２ツー Sūpā Saiya-jin Tsū), initially referred to as Super Saiyan Fifth Grade at the time of its debut,[1] though referred to as “Ascended Super Saiyan” in the Funimation dub only, is the direct successor to the first Super Saiyan transformation. It is very similar to the original form in appearance and attainment; however, the power output is far greater, as speed, strength, and energy output all drastically increase. Gohan is the first person to attain the form in the manga and the anime, and he uses it while fighting against Cell in the Cell Games. Goku, Vegeta and Future Trunks soon follow. Goku trains to achieve it in the Other World, while both Vegeta and Future Trunks reach the form by training on Earth. Caulifla attains this form right after becoming a Super Saiyan and is the first female Super Saiyan 2.