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As per this [Wiki](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan) page :

> The Super Saiyan transformation comes in response to a need, not a desire.

So does it mean that even if a Saiyan might reach the energy level that a
super Saiyan might have, he'll still not get converted to a super Saiyan
unless there is a need? Energy level doesn't determine the ability to become a
Super Saiyan, but a need to become one does?

On the other hand, as per the discussion on this
[page](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/422/how-did-goten-and-trunks-
become-super-sayajin-without-any-trouble), it seems energy level is indeed an
important factor.

It's confusing.


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When does one become a Super Saiyan?


The two are intrinsically linked. Every creature supposedly has a threshold
that they "can't surpass." Super Saiyan allows the Saiyan to break the
threshold completely and become something more than they ever could have been
without it. It pretty much only happens when a truly desperate circumstance
has forced it out of them, but not just any Saiyan can become a Super Saiyan
either.


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In the Manga they said, that they need to have a "pure" heart.  
At Goku it was pure good and at Vegeta it was pure evil. And than they
additionally need a catalyst.  
For Goku it was the anger about his killed friends and for Vegeta it was for
not becoming a Super Sayan.  
In the Manga is not mentioned that they need a minimum or maximum power level.
So I think in normal form they might be much stronger than a Super Sayan and
can't transform to super Sayan until they have this pure heart or catalyst.  
If you continue reading your wiki source you will notice that there written
that there are no more known conditions to become a Super Sayan.  


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It really is confusing, and there is conflict as to what is really happens. I
think our best guide is the story itself. For this answer I will be using the
anime as a guide. Lastly, please note that this discussion pertains only to
Super Saiyan itself, and not Ascended Saiyan, or SS3/4.

Now, Goku himself says, when training Gohan, that it does indeed come from a
_need_ , and if needed you can create that _need_. Though, I'll have to check
with the original Japanese, because perhaps this wasn't the best word to use
in translation? Considering that he also notes that _the pain of loss_ as an
important factor, this leads me to believe that perhaps it is more of an
_emotional thrust_ than a direct _need_ per se.

Either way, in my humble opinion you need a mixture of the two ( _need_ and
_power-level_.) If I'm not mistaken, no one is shown doing it without both
factors.

### Examples:

  * **Goku**

    * Spent much time training in 100x gravity, which undoubtedly boosted his power-level way up.
    * He was pushed over the edge by an emotional trust. ( _The ruthless death of his friend._ )
  * **Vegeta**

    * Out of pride he spends his time in training trying to become a Super Saiyan, just like Goku, including some time in 450x gravity.
    * Out of anger, jealousy, and pride he is pushed over the edge.
  * **Gohan**

    * Spent much time training with his father in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
    * He is pushed over the edge by the distraught he feels at the idea of failing his friends.

Now, this is only valid in the act of _becoming_ a Super Saiyan. Later on,
once a Saiyan has learned how to control it better, the emotional thrust is
lessened (if not removed altogether.) In addition, when higher forms of Super
Saiyan are considered, the emotional barrier is lessened even more so, and the
emphasis is placed more on _power-level_ , and perhaps skills.

As for other Super Saiyans whose original transformations are not explicitly
shown, I leave that up to pure speculation. At least we have three good cases
to base our claims on; perhaps the rest just belongs in the imagination.


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Both the factors are equally important. Without one the other is incomplete..
A saiyan needs both a great amount of energy and an emotional turmoil as the
catalyst.

As per the [link](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan)

> Goku achieves the form out of anger over the murder of his best-friend
> Krillin

and

> Bardock achieves the form out of anger after Chilled attacked a Plant child
> called Berry,

> while Vegeta achieves the form through sheer frustration at his original
> inability to achieve it, especially over Goku.

> While training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku tells Gohan that
> becoming a Super Saiyan is powered by rage and told him to imagine Cell and
> then Frieza when Gohan said he had never seen Cell, killing all his friends
> to transform into a Super Saiyan.

This shows that everyone required a catalyst to turn to the super saiyan
mode.. It was just made easier that Goku had a high power level which was
inherited by both Gohan and Gotan in case of Goku; and Trunks in case of
Vegeta.. It is not shown how and when they learnt t transform, so its
difficult to define the conditions for the same. But it was easier for them
since they possessed a very high level of power.

As further stated on the same
[page](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan) :

> The power increases of subsequent Super Saiyan forms are so high that by the
> Buu Saga, the original transformation has been literally reduced to that of
> a "child's play thing" (as stated by Vegeta; as both Goten and Trunks can
> transform and harness the power adeptly at such a young age).

This was mainly done to undermine the first level of Super Saiyan level so
that the greater levels could be defined to be more powerful and special in
comparison to the first.


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It basically happens when the Saiyan is strong enough, and there is a surge of
strong emotions.

# For example:

  * Vegeta achieved because he was frustrated with himself. He had just given up and decided that he would never catch up to Goku. He was also in a life threatening situation. Combine those two and you have SSJ Vegeta.

  * Goku goes SSJ after Krillin, his most precious friend, is murdered in front of him. Goku's anger explodes and he goes SSJ.

  * Gohan goes SSJ when training with Goku, but then uses anger to ascend.

  * Goten goes SSJ when Chi-Chi slaps him. I suppose he was angered and that triggered the transformation.


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Vegata was ultimately push to the brink and cross over as super being in
jeporady of losing his only way off the planet he training on due to asteroids
and too many of them getting ready to crush his ship and trap him there and he
already been training and exhausted himself when the huge amount of asteriods
started coming for him and his ship quickly over whelm off how many their was
and exhausted he quickly became in fear of being trap and dying on some
worthless planet he quickly try to amp up his energy and fearing he was
depleted and needed a energy boost to some up a large amount of energy
powerful enough to destroy every asteroid all together instead one by one so
his need was met when he needed to boost his enegry the most and excerte
extreme amount of power to blow away every asteriod all at once to save
himself and ship from being crushed and trap, that's when his need for being
super came into effect and quickly boosted him over the brink of exhaustion
and gave him the energy to produce attack big and powerful enough to clear
every asteroid and save his ship at that point a super saiyan knows what
energy level needs to be rechead and what strength is required to cross over
and transform super, yes when training you need to acquire that need helps the
saiyan push his level above exhaustion that he didn't know he could do that,
need keeps the sayian going and powering up instead of stopping and thinking
that he can't go no higher with his power level simply trying to power up to
cross over will not work a sayian must teach his body in training that super
needs to be acquired for the fight he training for in order to win thus
everybody reaching insane power levels unknown thinking they are ready for
complete cell but cell was designed to be better and the ultimate fighter
forced of sayian genetics they did not know and every saiyan studied over the
years cell was hatch and created and was a forsure Victor ofform he too just n
like frieaze uses the planet to their advantage to distract the sayian from
the fight so we never really know if a new born super sayian could beat frieza
or cell both killed by their own attacks and downfall the sayians in complete
form also explaining his need and the sayain always fight n win attitude is
what ultimately gets them to that point saying ultimate desire is to be the
best goku just doesn't admit that he too kind but always secretly trains to be
the best that and his pure heart and strength and ability to easily acquire
techniques destined him to become the dragon ultimately explaining the story
line surrounded around goku. , pretty much the same as goku in his first
fought with vegeta and his kio-ken times 10! Once a saiyan acquires how to get
to super level this ultimately their natural high power level form is mere
nothing on the scanners and and just like always they can mask their evergy
level at natural form so they basically them become high power sayians in
everyday life masking their energy with ease keeping their level right at
super and easily transforming to super sayian when they please and then the
power up starts just like trunks did vs his fight with cell but did not win
after just meshing and harnessing true power trying to use it against perfect
cell made of androids and z fighters and ultimately the advantage of super
sayians thus doctor was on planet namek and his bug collected cell of super
sayian goku,so to answer question simply a need is acquired on training to
learn of unreached power levels and keep the sayian powering up with out
giving up and needs to learn what that level is the amount of event and rest
acquire to reach it, goku says its a need cause it was vs frieza so that's his
way of explaining to get to super level, but training and getting stronger and
having a sayian knowing that super saying level is real having not seen their
own ancestors do it because frezia put the fear in all sayians that they could
not reach that sayian level it's a myth so no sayian ever tried to push pass
exceretion and train their body to transform, all sayian are super strong and
the ability to heal and get stronger after a fight plays a big role shall to a
sayian reaching super level, the need is just goku explanation but works as a
mind technique to become stronger and better there's always a need a saiyan
wants to win their fight thru out the whole dragonball z series so why didn't
goku become sayian as a boy faced with some serious needs to win against some
tuff oppents? but training and becoming stronger is the ultimate key to
becoming sayian so the need plays no part in small trunks and small gotenks
being sayian a young boy can not simply reach that power level, so how they do
it? Lmao who knows sayian freaks they do what they want and kick ass!!!!! Lol
z fighters!


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