Akira Toriyama

The Super Saiyan form first premiered in April 1991, within chapter 317 of the Dragon Ball Manga, entitled "Life or Death. It also made its anime debut in 1991, first appearing in Dragon Ball Z episode 95 "Transformed at last". Within Dragon Ball Z  and Dragon Ball Super, three further powered up transformations: the second, third, and fourth,succeed Super Saiyan, while the premier form also has two additional graded states that focus on power. The original Super Saiyan form can also be mastered to improve some of its traits and remove some flaws.