The compilation of the Great Ape transformation, curated by Akira, reached its conclusion with the aftermath of the desperate struggle against Vegeta. While Akira knew that Son Goku would eventually ascend to the Golden Great Ape form in the future timelines of GT, he strategically categorized that specific evolution under the Super Saiyan 4 review to be unveiled later.
Among the various Saiyan transformations, the Great Ape is technically the baseline, the most primitive of forms. Yet, it served as a chilling demonstration to the Wanjie Multiverse of what the Saiyan bloodline was capable of. A tenfold increase in combat power is a terrifying multiplier that defies the common logic of many worlds.
In the One Piece World, the Animal-type Devil Fruit users watched with eyes burning green with envy. They, too, possessed the power to shift into bestial forms, but their physical boosts paled in comparison to the raw, planetary-level scaling of a Saiyan's transformation.
They had been satisfied with their strength before this—now, they felt a deep sense of inadequacy. But no amount of bitterness could change the cosmic reality: they were not Saiyans, and they did not belong to the Dragon Ball World.
For the inhabitants of the Dragon Ball World itself, the footage pulled back the curtain on a terrifying reality. It forced them to realize that their universe was a theater of gods and monsters. Naturally, the Proud Prince of Saiyans was the first to voice his outrage.
Vegeta: "How could I be defeated by a few ants and Kakarot!" Vegeta: "And Kakarot didn't even kill me; he actually let me go! I refuse to believe this!"
Inside his lonely medical pod within the spaceship, Vegeta's rage threatened to boil over. The defeat was a stain, but being spared by a low-class warrior like Kakarot was a soul-crushing humiliation.
He convinced himself the video was a fabrication, a trick of the dimensions. In his mind, the future held only one certainty: the total slaughter of Earth's defenders. He envisioned himself standing over the broken bodies of Kakarot, Gohan, Krillin, and that nuisance Yajirobe, proving his supremacy once and for all.
Across the dimensions, Goku's mercy sparked a heated debate. On the deck of the Thousand Sunny, Monkey D. Luffy's confusion turned into genuine annoyance.
Luffy: "This guy Goku... he let the man who killed his friends walk away? Even when he had the chance to finish it?" Luffy: "I don't get it. Does this Goku even care about his crew?"
To Luffy, comrades were everything. The idea of showing mercy to a murderer who had hunted his friends was unfathomable. This sentiment echoed loudly in the Fairy Tail World, where the bonds of the guild were treated as sacred law.
Natsu: "Exactly! If anyone hurts someone in my guild, there's no way I'm letting them off!" Gray: "I'd freeze him solid and shatter him into a thousand pieces." Erza: "Perhaps it is the blood. In the end, Goku is still a Saiyan, just like Vegeta."
The wizards of Magnolia couldn't wrap their heads around it. To them, the "Power of Friendship" was a literal force of nature; if an enemy threatened their family, that enemy was erased. They concluded that Goku must be cold-hearted. However, the comments section of the multiverse was quickly flooded by those who actually knew the man.
Krillin: "Goku isn't cold! He cares about us more than anyone!" Yamcha: "If you don't know him, stop talking trash!" Tien Shinhan: "Goku loves his friends, but he also lives for the fight. It's not a contradiction for him." Piccolo: "Hmph. He's just a fool who follows his own path."
The Z-Fighters knew the truth. Goku had spared Piccolo once before under similar circumstances. For Goku, the goal was never execution; it was the challenge of surpassing a rival. As the debate raged, the narrator's voice—smooth and authoritative—intervened to provide context.
"The Saiyan Great Ape segment concludes here. However, let us address a brief diversion. The battle between Goku and Vegeta was a tragic epic that claimed the lives of many brave warriors. To clarify the events for those involved, let us see how these heroes actually fell."
Akira had specifically included this segment to satisfy the tactical curiosity of the transmigrators and the spirits of the fallen. The scene shifted back to the arrival of the Saiyans. Before Goku had even landed on the battlefield, the defenders of Earth stood alone against Nappa and Vegeta. Instead of fighting directly, the invaders planted Saibamen—vile, green creatures grown from the soil.
Yamcha, fueled by a year of grueling training, stepped up first to spare Krillin the risk. He dominated his opponent with ease, but his tactical guard dropped for a fraction of a second. In that moment of perceived victory, the wounded Saibamen lunged, latched onto him, and self-destructed. Yamcha perished instantly, his body slumped in a smoking crater—an image that would become an iconic, tragic meme across the multiverse.
The sight of Yamcha in the crater sent Krillin into a blind fury, prompting him to wipe out the remaining Saibamen with a single Ki blast. Then, the true nightmare began.
Nappa joined the fray, his power level so immense that the combined efforts of Earth's finest were useless. Tien Shinhan's arm was severed like paper.
Chiaotzu, in a desperate suicide strike, blew himself up on Nappa's back to no effect. Tien followed shortly after, pouring his entire life force into a final, futile Tri-Beam.
The most shocking moment, however, was Piccolo's sacrifice. When Nappa launched a lethal blast at Gohan, the former Demon King stepped into the path of the explosion.
As he lay dying, Piccolo wept—tears of genuine emotion for the boy who was the first to treat him with kindness. He confessed that the year spent training Gohan was the only time he felt truly alive.
The narrator's voice returned as the footage faded. "As the records show, these warriors were slain by Nappa, not Vegeta. In a twist of irony, Vegeta was the one who eventually executed Nappa himself. From a certain perspective, he inadvertently settled the score for the very warriors he came to destroy."
With that final, provocative thought, the chronicle of the Saiyan Great Ape was complete.