Is Goku the First Super Saiyan?


As stated in the question, is Goku the first Super Saiyan? If not, who was the
first Super Saiyan? Was it:

  1. Goku 
  2. Broly 
  3. Bardock (according to [the Episode of Bardock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPBdztZ2jhw))
  4. Someone else




Now this question has a definitive answer. This is new information. The first
super saiyan was Yamoshi. Akira Toriyama gave an interview recently and he
stated the first super saiyan and the first super saiyan god was a saiyan
named Yamoshi.

<http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Yamoshi>




**Historically, Probably NO.**

**[Original Super
Saiyan](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Original_Super_Saiyan)** was
originally thought to be a legend, until Goku first transformed during his
fight with Frieza. In a filler scene in episode 66 of DBZ, the first
appearance of the _Original Super Saiyan_ was shown, it looks like a _Great
Ape_ with _yellowish colored fur_. Apparently Super Saiyan was not in Great
Ape form, unless it's a _Golden Great Ape_ , it was made up by Vegeta's
imagination.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JEOm7.png)  
  
  
Talking about _Bardock_ , he was **suspected** as the first Super Saiyan,
there is no official information to prove he is the first ever Saiyan to
transform into a Super Saiyan. At the end of _Episode of Bardock_ , it is
revealed that Chilled's knowledge about Super Saiyans was passed to his
descendants. It is not confirmed yet that Akira Toriyama wants Bardock to be
the first Super Saiyan.

**But until now, Bardock was the first Super Saiyan in the series with a known
name and appearance**.

