Sculpted by studiogenesis artist lyndon nuyles alojado, painted by jumbo, photography by toyman and graphic design by patrick mendoza! ! ! !

great ape (大猿, ōzaru; lit. "great monkey") is a giant, monkey-like creature that saiyans can transform into at the full moon to increase their already formidable strength tremendously. Dragon ball gt perfect files speculates that saiyans were originally great apes who gained intelligence and took on a humanoid form.

the transformation is similar to how werewolves transform at the full moon. Originally in the series, the great ape was a transformation for goku, this character being a parody of a monkey-king, sun wukong, from the novel journey to the west. Later in the series, great ape is discovered to be a transformation that is accessible to the characters who possess saiyan heritage.