Summary
If fans saw Goku’s son grow up to become a strong Sayian, it’s only fair that Vegeta’s son, Trunks, also gets some spotlight. Born in the Android saga, there wasn’t enough time for him to grow up into a man, even till the end ofDragon Ball Super. So in a stroke of mastery, Akira Toriyama brought a grown-up Trunks from the future, merging time travel with the concept of various timelines, while introducing fans to Future Trunks, who quickly became a fan favorite after he made short work of Mecha-Frieza.
This list includes transformations fromDragon Ball ZandDragon Ball Superand ignores anytransformations in non-canon showslikeDragon Ball Heroesor any of theDragon Ballvideo games.
6Kid Trunks Super Saiyan
“Super Saiyan Bargain Sale” - Vegeta
Being the child of a Saiyan is not an easy task, and this applies two-fold if the father in question is none other than the Prince of Saiyans, Vegeta. In the Majin Buu arc, while training with Vegeta in 150x Earth Gravity, Kid Trunks turns Super Saiyan for the first time. He not only blows Vegeta’s mind by achieving this transformation at the meager age of eight but also manages to land a punch on him.
The spectacle of this transformation mostly comes from Vegeta’s surprised expressions, but many fans think that Kid Trunks did not deserve this transformation, and the creators only added this to cover the massive power gaps betweenTrunks and Gotenand their fathers, so they can be more relevant to the story.
5Gotenks
Fu-Sion-Ha!
The first Saiyan fusion inDragon Ball Zoccurred in the Majin Buu arc, and it was between Kid Trunks and Goten. In the wake of the looming threat of Majin Buu, Goten and Trunks try the fusion dance, and after multiple failed attempts, they finally manage to successfully execute it.
Gotenks has much more power than both Trunks and Goten combined, a keener sense of humor, the ability to turn into aSuper Saiyan and Super Saiyan 3, and a two-tone shade of hair.
4Future Trunks Spirit Bomb Absorption
The Power Of Spirit Bomb In A Sword
Future Trunks made a return to the series inDragon Ball Super, with a backstory much darker and gloomier than inDragon Ball Z. Trunks brings Goku and Vegeta back to his future to ask for their help in fighting Zamasu and Goku Black, but when even the Super Saiyan Blue form of Vegito was unable to bring the Fused Zamasu down, Trunks had to step in.
In a moment of anger and determination, Trunks was able to create aSpirit Bomb, collecting energy from everyone on the planet, including the knocked-down Goku and Vegeta. But instead of hurling it toward Fused Zamasu, he absorbed it. This resulted in him getting a blue aura and his sword getting bigger and glowing blue. With this, he was able to slice Fused Zamasu in two.
3Future Trunks Ascended Super Saiyan
Bulkier Trunks
With Perfect Cell threatening the very existence of planet Earth and even the universe, the Saiyans took turns training in the hyperbolic time chamber, where one year equals one day in the outside world. While Goku and Gohan tried to master the base Super Saiyan form, Vegeta and Trunks tried to increase their power beyond it, achieving the Ascended Super Saiyan form.
The form gave Trunks much more power and came with cool-looking muscles. But in an actual fight, it wasn’t very useful. The extra bulk made him slower and alsodrained his stamina, making him tired more quickly.
2Future Trunks Super Saiyan Rage
A Touch Of Super Saiyan Blue
Gohan isn’t the onlyhalf-Saiyan that has untapped potential. Being the son of the Prince of all Sayians and an elite warrior comes with perks that allow him to tap into the power of the Gods and achieve a form that’s a mixture of standard Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan Blue.
With golden hair and a blue aura, Trunks was able to step up his power level to match that of SSJGSS Goku and Vegeta and face Goku Black Super Saiyan Rose. Being one of the coolest moments of the entire Goku Black arc inDragon Ball Super, it’s a testament to what Saiyans can achieve when they’re pushed to their limits.
1Future Trunks Super Saiyan
The Most Emotional Transformation
Arguably the best transformation scene for Trunkswas when Gohan died. In Future Trunks’s timeline, every Z-fighter is dead, and only Gohan and Trunks remain. Gohan had grown up and trained Trunks himself, but he lost one of his arms when fighting the Androids.
When the Androids start wreaking havoc in the cities, Gohan goes to stop them. When Trunks tries to follow, he puts him down, worrying for his safety. When Trunks comes to, Gohan, the only other remaining Saiyan in his timeline, has been killed by the Androids. The rage and sorrow Trunks felt seeing his mentor lying dead on the ground finally pushed him to become a Super Saiyan.
