Is Super Saiyan Bardock canon?

Nope. Both Bardock specials are non-canon. In Jaco the galactic patrolman Toriyama does a mini bonus manga called dragonball minus that tells a different story for Bardock.

Is Bardock being the first Super Saiyan canon?

Not in the Main Timeline

Bardock is not the original super saiyan. Since he traveled back in time in the special, he would NOT be in the main DBZ timeline. Bardock would be in a completely different timeline that has no effect on the main DBZ timeline.

Is the episode of Bardock canon?

No. It was not in Toriyama's original manga, therefore it is not canon. It was more or less made up to promote Dragon Ball Heroes (the video game).

Is DBS Bardock canon?

Therefore, yes, Bardock is considered a canon character. He is included in the manga and is also referred to by name during Freeza's flashback.

Which version of Bardock is canon?

In short: even though Bardock is a major figure in Dragon Ball, he's never been a fully recognized one... until now. The Minus Version - The major retcon that Dragon Ball Super: Broly makes to Bardock is confirming that the Dragon Ball Minus version of the story is now official canon.

Is Episode Of Bardock Canon?

Will Goku meet Bardock?

The life of Bardock was recently explored in the anime via the latest film in the Shonen franchise, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, with the movie taking a moment to show Bardock and Gine sending a young Goku into the stratosphere to escape Freeza's attack and the destruction of the Planet Vegeta.

Is Broly a canon?

Broly's new movie is indeed canon, just as Battle of the Gods and Resurrection F were. As far as whether the old movies were canon, while it's debatable whether the latter two films were, the first one at least fit into the timeline reasonably enough.

Is Super Saiyan 4 canon?

Despite its immense popularity among fans, Super Saiyan 4 isn't actually canon. Dragon Ball Super made that fact clear by featuring events that directly conflicted with Dragon Ball GT's continuity, such as Frieza's resurrection.

Is Bardock still alive in Dragon Ball super?

Dragon Ball Super

Gas later recognized Goku as Bardock's son and learns Bardock is long dead.

Is Turles Bardock's brother?

Bardock and Son family tree

Bardock and his wife Gine gave birth to Raditz and Kakarot. Turles is Goku's older brother. However, some other sources do not refer to them as related.

Why didn't Bardock go Super Saiyan against Frieza?

He couldn't because the Super Saiyan transformation only multiplies power 50X. Bardock's power level is 10,000. 50 X 10,000 would be 500,000. Even in his first form, Frieza's power level is 530,000, meaning Bardock would be beaten by great margin even if Frieza didn't transform.

Is chilled canon in DBZ?

Lord Chilled is one of Frieza's ancestors and he makes his appearance in the non-canon OVA, Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock as the main antagonist.

Who was canonically the first Super Saiyan?

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has confirmed that the character who actually reached this level first was Yamoshi [via Kazenshuu]. According to Toriyama, Yamoshi was a heroic warrior who fought beside five other Saiyans against his people.

Is Yamoshi a Bardock?

Yamoshi is actually Bardock : r/dragonball.

Did Bardock survive canon?

Chilled then informs his people of the Super Saiyan power and the fear was created there. Now, both of the mentioned works are non-canon. So canonically, Bardock is dead. But non-canonically, he had survived his demise and survived by going back in time (unclear if he's still alive).

Why is GT not canon?

Given the series wasn't written by Akira Toriyama and therefore is not a part of his original story, Dragon Ball GT isn't considered canon to the franchise's manga.

Why is 10x Kamehameha red?

For those who didnt know,the first x10 kamehameha he used against Great ape baby was blue in colour. After that onwards it was made red. So if any other SSJ4 variant is dropped,it will have a red x10 kamehameha.

What is SSJ type C?

Super Saiyan (C-type) is a version of Super Saiyan and a weaker version of the Legendary Super Saiyan transformation. It has been achieved by Kale and the fusion Kefla.

Is Vegito or Gogeta canon?

Vegito is canon because he exists in the Manga (main canon of Dragon Ball). Gogeta doesn't exist in the Manga and only exists in the Anime and Movies which are considered alternate versions of Dragon Ball from the Manga therefore not canon.

Is Super Kaioken canon?

Reason being, Goku went Super Saiyan Kaioken in the Babidi saga. That was definitely anime only and was non-canon, and should be considered non-canon.

Is Gogeta canon now?

A new Dragon Ball Super Broly trailer has confirmed that fan-favorite character Gogeta is now officially canon.

Is Bardock a good guy?

He has traits of both a bad guy & a good guy. Even though he has exterminated whole races, he cared about his comrades, his son(s?) even though he didn't want to show it, he (nearly) died to protect his race, and he even cared about the Plantians, mostly about Berry.

Is Bardock a good father?

Be it his special or appearance in Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Bardock's fatherly love is crazy apparent. At first, it may not seem so but Bardock truly loves his sons more than life itself. If that wasn't the case, he would never stand up to an undefeatable opponent like Frieza for them.

Does Goku know Raditz is his brother?

Raditz tracks the power level down to the Kame House, where Goku was introducing his son Gohan to Bulma, Krillin, Master Roshi, and Turtle, while also enjoying a reunion. Raditz identifies Goku as Kakarot, and informs Goku that he is his big brother, who arrived on Earth to find him.