In order for the transformation to take place, the Saiyan needs to have a tail, as the biochemical glands responsible for initiating the transformation are located exclusively there. Goku looking at the full moon and then transforming into a Great Ape The bulkiness of the design also varies over time. The original Japanese name literally translates to "great ape" (used by Funimation), "giant ape", "king ape", or "large monkey" the form has a combination of animalistic features rather being any specific primate, such gorilla-like (almost King Kong-like) torso and legs, baboon-like faces, tails, and red eyes. Later in the series, Great Ape is discovered to be a transformation that is accessible to the characters who possess Saiyan heritage. Originally in the series, the Great Ape was a transformation for Goku, this character being a parody of a monkey-king, Sun Wukong, from the novel Journey to the West despite this, many Chinese cultural adaptations of the novel did not involve the original Wukong having access to a giant transformation whatsoever, which supposedly makes this more of a Japanese/contemporary culture trait for him as seen in media such as the Hong Kong 1998 adaptation of Journey to the West and in one of Wukong's attacks in Warriors Orochi 2. The transformation is similar to how werewolves transform at the full moon. 1.3 Characteristics of Saiyans in Great Ape form.
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