The Weekly ☆ Character Showcase is an article series where we introduce one character from the Dragon Ball universe each week. This week we have none other than the titular character of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Broly himself!

Broly is a pure and kind-hearted Saiyan who was born around the same time as Vegeta.
Even as an infant, he had an inordinate amount of power, which is why he was kept in a capsule meant for the Saiyan race's most elite warriors.
When King Vegeta learned that Broly possessed an even greater Power Level than his own son, he grew jealous and had the baby exiled to the distant Planetoid Vampa.

Frieza used both Broly and Paragus for his own means, and Paragus in turn used his son to exact his own revenge on King Vegeta's son, Vegeta, by unleashing Broly on the Saiyan prince.
With the power of the Great Ape inside of him, Broly began to overwhelm Vegeta in his Super Saiyan God form before it appeared he had reached his limit against Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku.

That soon changed, however, as Frieza secretly murdered Paragus, claiming he had been hit by a stray blast. This caused Broly to spiral even further out of control and transform into a Super Saiyan.
During his fight against the newly fused Gogeta, Broly realized his ultimate form: Super Saiyan Full Power.

First Appearance

"Dragon Ball Super: Broly"

Family

Paragus

As a child on Planetoid Vampa, Broly found a training partner in the form of a gigantic wild beast named Ba. Broly befriended Ba, which his father Paragus saw as a hindrance to his son's growth into a ruthless warrior. Thus, he shot the animal's ear off, causing Ba to become enraged and never come near Broly again. That's why Broly wears the pelt from Ba's ear so he can always be with his best friend.

→Preview: Next week's character is someone who fought in a frigid glacier like Broly!