All these Saiyans have several things in common: they are not canonical, but they are also very good characters
The Saiyans are a fundamental race in the Dragon Ball franchise. This concept was first introduced at the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, when Raditz told Goku about his origin and the planet he really comes from. Since then, We have seen some very interesting Saiyan characterslike Gohan, Broly, Goten and Trunks.
However, there are many other Saiyans who, although they do not belong to the franchise canonThey are very interesting characters. And we've taken the time to select what we consider to be some of the best, despite not being canon.
Bardock's team
Bardock's companions have great chemistry with each other
The OVA 'Bardock – Goku's Father' introduced us to many interesting and unprecedented characters, such as Bardock himself. This is an alternative story set in the past, since shows us the entire situation between the Saiyans and Frieza and which ended with the latter eradicating almost the entire race.
In this OVA we can also meet Bardock's team, the Saiyan Borgos, Fasha, Tora and Shugesh, who accompany him on missions and have a fairly familiar dynamic between them all. Unfortunately, They are not characters that belong to the canonbut they are a pretty curious group.
Shallot and Giblet
It's time to talk about SHallot and Giblet. These are characters created for the Dragon Ball Legends mobile video game and according to its lore, they are descendants of Super Saiyan gods. It is important to note that both were designed by Akira Toriyama himself..
Despite being characters for a mobile game, Shallot and Giblet have shocking and profound backstorieslinked to very strong emotions that usually take over them. Additionally, these were able to obtain the Super Saiyan God and its later form. Not to mention that they have been reimagined as an epic fusion.
Crimson
Dragon Ball Heroes introduced Crimson, a variant of Goku Black
The Dragon Ball franchise is more complex and bigger than you imagine. A good example of this is the existence of Dragon Ball Heroes, an animated series that was presented as a promotion for the video game of the same name.
If this series did something well, even though it is not canon, it was showing us many alternative scenarios and situations never seen before. Here we meet a masked Saiyan whose name is Crimson, a variant of Goku Black that chooses a different path due to Fu's intervention.
Instead, Crimson chooses to try eradicate all versions of Goku in the alternate timelinesthus gaining more power. Not to mention that he has his own plans and aspirations in this multiverse.
Turles
The main antagonist of the third film in the franchise, Dragon Ball Z: Super decisive battle for Earthit's Turles. This character surprised by his design, since he was very similar to Goku, although they did not have any type of direct relationship.
But, although he physically resembles Goku, It has its clear differencesas in his way of acting and expressing himself. Although they are both low class Saiyans.
Turles is an interesting character, as he plans to plant the Tree of Power on Earth and subsequently eat its fruit to gain absolute power and eliminate all his enemies. It should be noted that this tree drains the life and energy of the entire planetso little by little it kills him.
cumber
Cumber is an extremely powerful Saiyan and capable of defeating almost any character.
Dragon Ball Heroes introduced Cumber, an original character in the franchise and who became one of the favoritesboth for its design and background.
Cumber could be a kind of alternative version of Broly, although stronger, and capable of eradicating almost any character that crosses his path. This is an ancient Saiyan who was a victim of Fu, since this one took him out of his timeline due to his fascination because of his evil aura.
Cumber is also the main villain of one of the Dragon Ball Heroes arcs and has great participation in other events, demonstrating his power, since he is capable of obtaining legendary transformations.
