What are saiyans?

Answer 1

Saiyans are a different, superior species to humans.

When they turn to a super saiyan, their hair color changes to a bright golden yellow. in the exception of super saiyan 4 when eyes go black and hair goes Red, orange, or black.

a saiyan is a being born on planet vegeta or has a relative who is the saiyan's have a unique ability to transform into a giant ape known as great apes or oozarus which is done by looking at a full moon, the saiyan's also can change into a super saiyan 1, 2, 3 and 4 all of them have blonde hair except normal saiyan's which have brown and/or black hair and super saiyan 4's have the saiyans original saiyans form but have red hair all over their body and they don't have a shirt except for fusions who have a vest and super saiyan 4's have tails they are achieved through turning into golden great apes and a super saiyans eyes are green but super saiyan 3's and 4's have different colour eyes super saiyan 3's have a black centre of there eyes and super saiyan 4's have black centres and a yellow bit on the outside of their eyes a normal saiyan has black eyes and an oozaru has full red eyes no white

sorry for the huge definition.

*the saiyan race basically was wiped out except for Goku,Vegeta,(Broly and his father),(Nappa,Raditz),Tarble,and Goku and Vegeta's kids,grandkids,and great and great great grandkids

()= dead in first series

Answer 2

Based on the manga "The Original Supersaiyan", Goku was the first to transform. There was however an implication in the film "The Legendary Super Saiyan" that Broly was the first and the same with Bardock from Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock.

Answer 3

Saiyans are the fictional characters in Dragon Ball Z who sell stars.