Saiyan

On a distant world, under the illumination of a full moon, there is prosperous city. Gleaming and brightly lit, the sign

of economic success and the strength of the people who

built it. You stand in awe of it. Then, you look into the sky. Several meteorites seem to arc across the sky towards the gleaming city before landing. A minute of silence passes before fires begin to erupt all across the city and giant, ape-like monsters appear out of nowhere. Within the hour, the city is destroyed and the monsters head to the next closest city, yours.

This is a common occurence for those who find themselves at the mercy of the brutal mercenary race known as the saiyans. Or, it was before the majority of the race was exterminated. Nowadays, the saiyans are rarely spoke of, but some speak of saiyans on far off worlds who protect their home from evil. Most disregard these rumors since they can remember the saiyans for what they were, but more and more of these benevolent saiyans are appearing and soon they won't be able to be ignored.

Planet Vegeta: The Saiyan Homeworld

Across the stars exists an arid, desert world with a blood red sky. This is the homeworld of the saiyans, otherwise known as Planet Vegeta. Long ago, Planet Vegeta was a beautiful planet with vast forests and oceans, but, upon the arrival of the saiyan race, it was devastated by a bloody war. While the modern saiyans claim Planet Vegeta has always been their home, this is, in fact, a lie. Originally, they lived on a dying world known as Planet Saiya. As the core of their planet cooled, life for the saiyans became difficult and they had to abandon their true homeworld. After a time, they found Planet Sadala and colonized it. Unfortunately for the planets original inhabitants, the Tuffles, that meant that they had to be eradicated.

Saiyan Biology

Saiyans are almost identical to humans. The only things that would clue one in that they are dealing with a saiyan and not a human is their monkey-like tail and thick, spiky, and always black hair. Everything else, including average height, build, and skin tones, are the same. But, internally, the saiyans are quite different. They hold an innate power inside of them that grants them a naturally defined musculature, the ability to grow in strength from near death experiences, and the ability to become a large ape-like monster known as the Oozaru.

Turbulent Society and Rapid Change

Society for the saiyans pre-King Cold was scattered. The different groups of saiyans carved out there own territories that they would guard with great zeal due to their inherently destructive and territorial nature. But, once they were united under the banner of King Vegeta the First, the saiyans directed their aggression elsewhere and developed a somewhat functional feudal society based on fighting ability. The strongest ruled through domination and not much else.





But, with the arrival of King Cold, an alien who sought

to dominate the universe, things changed abruptly. Technological advancement was rapid under his direction and the saiyans were changed from mercenaries and pirates to a functional military force with very little equal. Due to their Oozaru form, they were able to rapidly expand the empire of King Cold. Unfortunately, things woud change again.

King Cold retired after several decades and left his empire to his son, Frieza.

The Saiyan Extinction

Frieza would prove to be a death sentence to the saiyans. Unlike his father who ruled in a way that the saiyans thought fair, Frieza was anything but fair. He was a paranoid, brutal, and narcissistic dictator who would always jump to the death penalty to anyone who dared to offend him. And, in his eyes, the saiyans were a walking offense. They held a position of military power in his empire, but did not meet his standards and were constantly and consistently getting stronger due to their peculiar biology. All of this combined led to the extinction of the saiyan race.