The few ancient Saiyans Dragon Ball has introduced are shockingly strong, with Power Levels far above what Goku & Vegeta were capable of in DBZ​​.
Many of Dragon Ball's most epic battles, attacks, and forms happen outside of canon, and they may never be integrated into the official story.
Dragon Ball has established a robust world over the course of four decades, the likes of which are occasionally prone to puzzling lore and ret-cons ...
Dragon Ball Super and the series' non-canon spin-offs and video games have had a lot of fun making Bardock stronger with various transformations.