| Saiyan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Dragon Ball | ||
| Classification | Saiyan Sadala | ||
| Species type | Humanoid | ||
| Homeworld | Planet Sadala Planet Vegeta | ||
| Environment | Humanoid | ||
| Intelligence | Sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Reproduction | Sexual; give live birth | ||
| Average height | Similar to Earthling | ||
| Average weight | Similar to Earthling | ||
| Locomotion | Bipedal | ||
| Feeding behavior | Omnivorous | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | Depends on individual | ||
| Language(s) | English Japanese | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Planet Sadala Planet Vegeta | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Subclass | Theria | ||
| Infraclass | Placentalia | ||
| Superorder | Euarchontoglires | ||
| Order | Primates | ||
| Suborder | Haplorhini | ||
| Infraorder | Simiiformes | ||
| Family | Saiyanidae | ||
| Genus | Saiyan | ||
| Species | S. salada | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Least Concern | ||
| Creator | Akita Toriyama | ||
Saiyans (Saiyan Salada) are a fictional alien race of superpowered humanoids monkey originating from Dragon Ball.
Description[]
Saiyans (サイヤ Saiya-jin) are a race of extraterrestrials in the Dragon Ball anime and manga and its adaptive sequels, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super. In the series, the Saiyans from Universe 7 are a naturally aggressive warrior race who were supposedly striving to be the strongest in the universe, while the Saiyans from Universe 6 are protectors. Nearly all of the Saiyans from Universe 7 were obliterated by Frieza before the start of the Dragon Ball series.
The Saiyans play a central role in the series once it is revealed that the protagonist, Goku, is actually a Saiyan sent to conquer Earth.
The name is a pun on yajin (野人) which means "wildman", and an anagram of yasai (野菜) which means "vegetable". The suffix -jin means "person". "Saiyan" is the English transliteration of the roman letter term Saiya-jin. In the Japanese language, Saiya-jin (サイヤ) is pronounced "Sigh-ya-jeen" while in FUNimation's English dubs, "Saiyan" is pronounced "Sey-uhn".
All full-blooded Saiyans (such as Raditz, Kakarot, Vegeta, Nappa, Paragus, Broly, or Bardock) have names that are a pun on various vegetables.
Homeworld[]
The homeworld of the Saiyans is Planet Sadala. The planet has a natural gravity that is ten times that of Earth, which helps give Saiyans a greater natural strength than most races. In Universe 7, the Saiyans lived here but their planet got destroyed by internal discord; in Universe 6, the planet still exists. In Universe 7, Planet Plant is conquered by the Saiyans after the defeat of the Tuffles, and they renamed it "Planet Vegeta" after their most powerful warrior and ruler, King Vegeta.
At some point, Planet Vegeta was visited by the God of Destruction Beerus, who ultimately deemed the Saiyans as a savage race with no chance of improving (or more accurately he felt that they were just annoying). He ultimately ordered Frieza to destroy the planet and the entire Saiyan race, who was of a similar mind set as he came to see the Saiyan race as potentially posing a threat to his tyranny. To which, the tyrant went to the planet and completely obliterated them from space, wiping out all but a small group of Saiyans.
Culture[]
- Universe 7