Favorite Saiyan Form

I dislike GT, but Super Saiyan 4 I thought was pretty darn good, and took a risk by being the first Super Saiyan state to move away from the blond-haired, blue-eyed look. It's also literally the opposite of how SSG was achieved. Rather than rely on some pure hearted Saiyans giving you energy Captain Planet style in a magic ritual, SS4 was about controlling your inner beast and harnessing it's power in conjunction with a Super Saiyan state.

--GT had some really good ideas, if only they hadn't mangled so much in the execution of those ideas.

1- SS2: Any kid with a strong parent can go SS it seems, but you know you've made it big when you reach level 2. Better than lvl1, without the drawbacks of lvl3 and it looks cool.
2- SSB: Yes, its a cheap colour swap like literally hundreds of fanmade transformations, but damn it if they didn't make it look good animated. Unlike ss4, its streamlined look.
3- Great Ape: Classic DBZ. I still remember the days when Gohan going ape was a huge frikkin deal, and when I watched dragon ball those moments when Goku transformed were much appreciated.
4- Legendary: Look at it. This is a form you use to murder.
5- SS3: Same argument as above. When you see a SS3, you know shit's gotten real.
6- Golden Great Ape: The concept is perfect, but on its own it isn't special at all.
7- SS4: It looked unique, and for being the saving grace of GT it could earn more points.
8- SS God: Kaioken
9- SS1: Would be second, but its just so overdone in canon and out. Though Goku transforming against Frieza will always be god tier, and nothing can diminish that.

Super Saiyan 3 is visually the coolest to me, especially when Goku first used it against Fat Buu. The stoic, silent badass who radiated with power, and used it! That that shit that I love lol.

SSJ2 (only by Teen Gohan and Majin Vegeta), SSJ4, and Blue are my next favorites. If I had my way, I would combine ALL forms to make a sickass transformation. The saiyan in general would be covered in fur just like SSJ4, but would have long hair like SSJ3 with the fur and hair being completely blue. The aura would be blazing hot, as glitter, lightning strikes, and heat waves are dancing in the inferno of the aura. The eyebrows would be gone, as their eyes is hardened just like a mad SSJ2. Hell yeah!

Super Saiyan 2 is the best one for me. It never really became generic like level 1 and I thought the more spiked hair and lightning while not drastic change was enough to make it stand out. It really stayed a milestone. Even into the Buu arc the form was still special and very few characters caught up to it and the ones that did weren't that far away from each other. I liked how everyone was chasing after this form after 17 and 18 proved stronger than what everyone expected and how they all failed to achieve it until Gohan did it against Cell. Looking back on it today this form doesn't feel excessive like some of the other forms that would appear later.

Super Saiyan 3 is cool because I like there is a balance to it. There is consequences to pushing your body that far and reaching that level of power. Having a weakness or balance is what makes things more interesting and brings back strategy and creativity in how to use it. I wouldn't have minded for this to stay the final form and Goku come up with a creative way to use the power of SS3, while minimizing the damage it did.

Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan 4 are cool for branching away from the typical SS forms. Super Saiyan 4 felt like it was utilizing original Saiyan power the Great Ape with the power of Super Saiyan. It might have fit better if the fur and hair were still gold. Pink felt a bit off too me. Other than that it was creative next step of evolution for Super Saiyan and Great Ape. Super Saiyan God it subverted my expectations. Goku's muscles didn't swell, his hair didn't grow, and the golden color scheme was ditched. It looked similar to Kaioken, but it still had few different touches to it.