Anime characters with the most transformations

Goku: Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue, Ultra Instinct. Vegeta stops at Blue Evolution. Freeza, Buu and Luffy sit at 4.

Eight characters · named power-ups

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Dragon Ball
  1. 01Son Goku

    Son Goku

    6
    SSJ to UI

    Super Saiyan, 2, 3, God, Blue, Ultra Instinct.

  2. 02Vegeta

    Vegeta

    5
    SSJ to Blue Evolution

    Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, God, Blue, Blue Evolution.

  3. 03Freeza

    Freeza

    4
    2nd to Golden

    Second, third, final and Golden.

  4. 04Majin Buu

    Majin Buu

    4
    Fat to Kid

    Fat, evil, Super and Kid.

  5. 05Monkey D. Luffy

    Monkey D. Luffy

    4
    Gear 2 to 5

    Gear Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth.

  6. 06Cell

    Cell

    3
    Semi to Super Perfect

    Semi-Perfect, Perfect, Super Perfect.

  7. 07Naruto Uzumaki

    Naruto Uzumaki

    3
    Sage and fox

    Sage Mode, Kurama cloak, Six Paths Sage.

  8. 08Son Gohan

    Son Gohan

    3
    SSJ to Ultimate

    Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Ultimate.

What this comparison means

Named combat power-ups in the anime continuity. Kaioken, fusions and movie-only extras stay out. Body stages have their own list.

6, 5, then 4. The Super Saiyan stack is the longest syllabus here.