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Broly (Original)

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B( Broly (Original)
Ranked#106
Rank
#106of 782
Rating
3,148pts
Win rate
87%
Record
660W / 99L
Kill reach
5/10
Still being built

This character hasn't been fully mapped yet, so treat what's below as a work in progress rather than a finished verdict — abilities still being mapped. Ratings and abilities change as data is added.

Rating is a score, not a position — it rises by beating strong opponents and barely moves for beating weak ones.

Engine verdict · closest matchups, resolved just now
Defeats 18 nearby
HHit
Hit
A1Android 17
Android 17
V(Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue)
Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue)
SSSuper Saiyan Blue Goku
Super Saiyan Blue Goku
GGranolah
Granolah
F(Frieza (Golden)
Frieza (Golden)
Even fight 7 nearby
AAzathoth
Azathoth
SSSilver Surfer (Full Power)
Silver Surfer (Full Power)
C(Cell (Perfect)
Cell (Perfect)
Z(Zeus (Full Power)
Zeus (Full Power)
KKnull
Knull
ATArishem the Judge
Arishem the Judge
Loses to 11 nearby
JGJean Grey (Phoenix)
Jean Grey (Phoenix)
T(Thor (Galactus Power)
Thor (Galactus Power)
B(Beerus (Casual)
Beerus (Casual)
G(Gohan (Beast)
Gohan (Beast)
TToppo
Toppo
G(Gojo (Peak)
Gojo (Peak)
Physical
Strength
8
Speed
7
Durability
9
Energy
8
Intelligence
5
Combat
3
Win conditions
Reality
0
Erasure
0
Immortality
0
Control
0
Untouchable
7
Authority
0
On the page
Logged encounters, feats and notes are in the Canon record.
Canon record · encounters, feats and notes

These entries record encounters, feats and other events from the character's stories. Read each outcome with its version, sources and condition tags. Arena verdicts use the selected versions and matchup rules; a story result does not determine an arena result. This panel is for reference and does not feed the engine. The record is still being expanded.

Contains story spoilers.

Feat / note
South Galaxy opening: no timed duel1993 opening montage; timestamp Unknown

Galaxy destruction imagery; duration and single-action attribution unresolved.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 guide Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
Feat / note
Infant escape1993 assassination/Planet Vegeta flashback; timestamp Unknown

Stabbed infant later escapes inside a protective bubble with Paragus.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Legendary Super Saiyan Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis
Feat / note
Control apparatus1993 flashback and night fight interruption; timestamp Unknown

Device suppresses Broly; later control fails.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Legendary Super Saiyan Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis
No decisive result
v Goku1993 night encounter; timestamp Unknown

Breaks into Goku's room and attacks; follows him outside and fires ki blasts from the sky; Goku draws first blood; Paragus subdues him with the wrist device.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
Loss
v Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Future Trunks and Piccolo1993 reveal before group fight – 1993, after senzu, during the Goku/Piccolo joint attack

Piccolo, Gohan, Trunks and finally Vegeta give Goku their energy; Goku ducks or deflects Broly's attack and punches him in the stomach; energy builds at the wound and Broly explodes.

11 logged exchanges
  1. 1993 reveal before group fight; timestamp UnknownAs Broly's ki surges, Vegeta turns Super Saiyan and attacks him, doing no damage; Broly then completes the transformation and Vegeta powers down in shock. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
  2. 1993 New Planet Vegeta, first assault; timestamp UnknownGroup attacks fail; Broly drives them back. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 guide Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis
  3. 1993 ruined settlement; timestamp UnknownGohan is knocked unconscious. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis
  4. 1993 Piccolo arrival; timestamp UnknownA blast at the unconscious Gohan is deflected as Piccolo arrives; Piccolo then heals the fallen fighters with senzu. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
  5. 1993 after senzu distribution; timestamp UnknownGoku and Piccolo's attacks do no damage; Gohan and Trunks's paired Masenko only blows away his perch; a ki blast knocks Piccolo back to where Vegeta is. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
  6. 1993 Goku’s beam to the face; timestamp UnknownPoint-blank Kamehameha to the face does no damage; Broly counters at once (Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis: grabs Goku by the head; Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8: a punch knocks Goku out). plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
  7. 1993 Vegeta joins late; timestamp UnknownVegeta’s renewed attack fails; both are downed. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Wikipedia: Legendary Super Saiyan
  8. 1993 final punch before comet impact; timestamp UnknownPiccolo, Gohan, Trunks and finally Vegeta give Goku their energy; Goku ducks or deflects Broly's attack and punches him in the stomach; energy builds at the wound and Broly explodes. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 guide
  9. 1993 between group exchanges; timestamp UnknownMultiple emitted blasts damage the surroundings. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis
  10. 1993, after Paragus's death, before the donationsGoku's attacks miss or are turned aside (Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8: deflected by a barrier); Broly kicks him around and stomps on him while he is down. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
  11. 1993, after senzu, during the Goku/Piccolo joint attackA ki blast knocks Piccolo back to Vegeta; he drags Vegeta back to the fight but plays no further direct part except donating energy. plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
Evidence checked: plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 guide Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
Feat / note
Planet Shamo destruction1993 blast toward Shamoians’ homeworld; timestamp Unknown

Destroys the named planet with a ki projectile.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Official character showcase #258: Shamoians Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis
Feat / note
Paragus killed1993 single-seat escape pod; timestamp Unknown

Lifts and crushes Paragus’s pod.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Wikipedia: Legendary Super Saiyan Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
Feat / note
Newborn grudge1993 nursery flashback

A newborn Broly lies next to baby Goku, who won't stop crying; the film gives this as the root of his fixation on "Kakarot".

Narration, not a demonstration

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Michael LaBrie: DBZ Movie 8 detailed synopsis Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
Feat / note
Earth arrival and dormancy1994 prologue and awakening; timestamp Unknown

Crash-lands on Earth in a space pod and lies frozen in ice; Goten's crying wakes him and he takes Goten for Kakarot.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming Official 2024 campaign article: look back at Se… Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming
Loss
v Gohan, Goten, child Trunks, Videl and Krillin1994 near Natade village – 1994 solar ending

Combined attack drives Broly into the Sun; dies.

8 logged exchanges
  1. 1994 near Natade village; timestamp UnknownVidel and the children are overwhelmed. plot summary checked Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming Official 2024 campaign article: look back at Se…
  2. 1994 blast at cliffside observers; timestamp UnknownBroly guides an energy ball at Videl, Goten and Trunks watching below; Gohan tries to shield them and fails. plot summary checked Official 2024 campaign article: look back at Se… Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming
  3. 1994 before lava trap; timestamp UnknownBroly overpowers transformed Gohan. plot summary checked Official 2024 campaign article: look back at Se… Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming
  4. 1994 molten terrain sequence; timestamp UnknownLured into lava; re-emerges, reportedly shielded. other secondary source checked Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming Dragon Ball Wiki mirror: original Broly powers
  5. 1994 after lava sequence; timestamp UnknownKrillin is rapidly taken out. plot summary checked Official 2024 campaign article: look back at Se… Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming
  6. 1994 bear hug / Videl intervention; timestamp UnknownVidel distracts; Gohan escapes the hold. other secondary source checked Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming
  7. 1994 family Kamehameha sequence; timestamp UnknownLarge sphere resists the combined beam; Trunks interrupts. other secondary source checked Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming
  8. 1994 solar ending; timestamp UnknownCombined attack drives Broly into the Sun; dies. other secondary source checked Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming
Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming
Feat / note
Reported remote choke: REJECTED1994 Goten encounter, candidate locator; timestamp Unknown

Rejected on Claude's check (3 Nov): no remote choke appears in Wikipedia: Broly – Second Coming, Official 2024 campaign article: look back at Second Coming, Dragon Ball Encyclopedia: Second Coming or Kanzenshuu wiki: Dragon Ball Z Movie 10; the only choke is the bear hug (DB-F-M10-07). Reported onl…

Statement by S-28 game/wiki mirror (rejected), not a demonstration

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Dragon Ball Wiki mirror: original Broly powers

Tags describe recorded circumstances. They do not establish that the outcome depended on those circumstances, and an untagged entry does not guarantee equal conditions. Wins and losses include team encounters where indicated. Counts cover the entries listed here, not the character's complete fight history.

Abilities · rated 0–10
brute strength8 energy projection8 reactive escalation8 super strength8 invulnerability7 limiter removal7 super speed7 martial arts3
Weaknesses · what an opponent can use
psychological manipulationminor
Background

The Original Legendary Super Saiyan -- born with power level 10,000. Fought Super Saiyan Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Future Trunks, and Piccolo simultaneously and dominated. Power grows endlessly.

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