Kale (ケール Kēru) is a Saiyan from Universe 6 and a member of Team Universe 6 who participates in Zen-Oh's Tournament of Power. She is Caulifla's best friend, protégé, and sister-figure who loves her very much. Kale is also the strongest Saiyan of Universe 6 and second most powerful mortal warrior (after Hit). She is also Broly's Universe 6 counterpart. Having some similarities with the Legendary Super Saiyan and also some differences.
She is voiced by Yukana in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Dawn M. Bennett in the English version of the anime.
She is a Saiyan with a slender frame. In her base form, she has grey irises and black hair, which she wears in a ponytail tied with a white hair-tie, along with a bang that covers half of her left eye. Her upper outfit consists of a red shirt exposing her midriff matching her lower outfit — a red skirt with a brown belt attached along with a silver circular buckle and a pair of black compression shorts underneath. She wears a pair of golden boots with red tips, along with golden bracelets on each wrist (that almost reaches her elbows), and a pair of golden hoop earrings.
Personality
While Kale is normally a very shy and timid teenage girl, upon accessing her Super Saiyan power, Kale apparently becomes very aggressive, like her Universe 7 counterpart Broly. During her interactions with Cabba and Caulifla, she was seen smirking in amusement when Cabba insulted Caulifla in order to draw out her rage to become a Super Saiyan and in response, the latter was insulting the former.
After entering her berserker state, Kale becomes much more violent and cocky, confidently stating to Cabba that she will kill him before attacking him without mercy. As she stayed in this state, her anger seemed to increase, all similar to Broly himself, although he is already like that even at his base form.
In contrast to the nearly schizophrenic and maniacal Broly, Kale seems to have intense feelings of respect and adoration for Caulifla, admiring her much like a younger sister would, and is jealous of Cabba's interaction with her superior. She was not able to let go of her rage and snap out of her Berserker state until Caulifla told her that she was not interested in a relationship with Cabba. She also harbors insecurities over being a burden to Caulifla and becomes discouraged when she is unable to support her. Just as Broly is mentally unbalanced, Kale is also very emotionally unbalanced and seems to want to be the only one who Caulifla should pay attention to as she was shown to go into a mad rage and transform into her Super Saiyan Berserker state because Goku was seemingly "taking Caulifla away from her" by fighting Caulifla one-on-one. When Kale enters her beserk state her only objective is to ensure that she kills the person who caused her to enter her beserk state and this was shown twice with Cabba and Goku when they both interacted with Caulifla which caused Caulifla to pay little to no attention to her. While still shy, Kale is seen to have some slight confidence, especially seen after Goku invited her into his rematch with Caulifla, makng it a 2-on-1, making her happy to finally fight alongside Caulifla.
During the fight against most of the Pride Troopers and watching Caulifla on the brink of being defeated; Kale becomes angry and pushes past her insecurities, unlocking her Unique Super Saiyan form and mastered control over her transformations. Afterwards, Kale is able to enter her Berserker Super Saiyan form without physically assaulting anyone (namely Goku, whom she viciously attacked earlier).
Unlike Broly who is selfish, evil, cruel and downright irredeemable, Kale cares a lot about her family and friends (especially Caulifla) and will do anything to help them and seems to have a really good-heart deep down. She also seems to be very thoughtful, kind and loyal as she always puts her friends' feelings first and will always respect their wishes (especially Caulifla).
Kale has strong lesbian vibes as she seems to have romantic feelings for Caulifla, but is too shy to admit it to her.
In the manga, Kale seemed to be a bit less timid than in the anime as while she remains meek and subservient, she is shown to be assertive enough to take action such as either snatching a gun and crush it without them knowing or taking back the pendant from Super Saiyan Cabba without him knowing. Her relationship with Caulifla is also shown to be rather different as in contrast to the anime where latter shows a special attachment to her and treats her as a protégé, in the manga Caulifla seemed to treat her like any other member of her gang to the point that she even doubted her powers when Cabba tags her along for the Tournament of Power.
History
Background
Not much is known about Kale's backstory, but she was born with a unique power level and sometime later in her life she got lost by a roadside and was eventually found by Caulifla and joined her gang. Kale became Caulifla's second-in-command and sister-in-arms. As time went on, Kale became deeply attached to Caulifla and secretly grew to have feelings for her and vowed to stay by her side forever.
Universe Survival Saga
When Universe 7 is selecting their team, Kale is one of the foes from another Universe pictured by Old Kai. She is a member of Caulifla's gang as well as her protege. She is often looked down upon by the other Saiyans of Universe 6 due to her timid personality.
After Cabba teaches Caulifla how to attain the Super Saiyan form, he and Caulifla work together to help Kale obtain it. It initially doesn't work, but after seeing Cabba and Caulifla "flirting", Kale is able to unleash her anger and utilize an "Uncontrollable" state of the Super Saiyan transformation. Upon entering her berserk state, she immediately calls out Cabba and viciously attacks him in an attempt to kill him. Kale almost succeeds, however, Caulifla manages to awaken her Super Saiyan 2 state and saves Cabba's life by defecting Kale's ki blast. Caulifla, after realizing why Kale was so upset, told her that she would never fall for someone like Cabba. This calms Kale down and she reverts back to her normal state. As Kale falls to the ground, Caulifla catches her.
Universe 6 arrives at the World of Void for the tournament. Cabba introduces Caulifla and Kale to Goku and Vegeta but Kale shyly hides behind Caulifla whenever Goku asks if she is a Saiyan. Kale tries to keep Caulifla from insulting Goku and Vegeta, who gets offended by her insults. As the Tournament of Power began, Kale, alongside Caulifla and Nigrisshi, watched as Goku and Vegeta's Final Kamehameha overpowered the Trio De Dangers' Triangle Danger Beam and Zen-Oh and Future Zen-Oh erased Universe 9.
She is ganged up by Napapa and Methiop and is saved by Caulifa, who tells her to rest. Caulifla tries to kickstart Kale's confidence by telling her to fight Goku, but Kale is unable to transform. As Kale watches Caulifla fight Goku, she tries to interfere but is told not to, and Caulifla is too busy having fun to accept her help. Kale shows animosity towards Goku for "taking" her friend away from her, causing her to transform. She then personally fights Goku, easily able to shrug off his attacks and knock the older Saiyan back. Even when Goku becomes a Super Saiyan Blue, Kale still has the upper hand, even walking through his Kamehameha unfazed. Piccolo stops Gohan from helping his father, commenting that Kale is unable to control her power, and Kale loses her reasoning in a blinding rage, causing chaos on the entire battlefield.
She grabs Goku in the face, but, retaining some composure, she instead throws him aside rather than try to kill him. Later Kale, in a fury, unleashes a Blaster Meteor everywhere, eliminating three from the tournament and wrecking the arena. Vuon, a Pride Trooper member, tries to restrain Kale, but she easily fends off the attack and knocks him out of the tournament. As Kale emits a loud roar that shakes the entire battlefield, the Pride Troopers prepare to act, with Jiren personally assaulting and easily defeating her in a single shot, sending her flying back. She was caught by Caulifla and they were attacked by Kahseral, Cocotte, Zoiray, Kettol, and Tupper. After Tupper gets eliminated by Android 18, Cocotte traps the two female Saiyans in a barrier. When she sees Caulifla on the brink of elimination, Kales transforms into a unique Super Saiyan form and manages to control the transformation. Kale and Caulifla have a beam struggle with the Pride Troopers. Initially the Pride Troopers gain the advantage, but when Kale turns Uncontrollable Super Saiyan, she and Caulifla gain complete control over the beam struggle, eliminating Kahseral, Kettol, and Zoiray. After breaking out of the barrier set by Cocotte, she collapses.
Kale along with Caulifla watches as Hit face off against Dyspo, Goku's fight against Jiren, Hit's battle against Jiren, and rests up when Cabba fends off Monna (telling them that they are Universe 6's trump cards). Kale watches as Caulifla fight against an Goku (whom was exhausted and recovering from his fight against Jiren) and triggers her transformation into her Berserk form, but regains her composure after Caulifla's genuine praise. Now being able to fully harness her abilities, the two female Saiyans charge after Goku, with them putting the older Saiyan on the defensive. They soon face off against Goku's Super Saiyan God form, and nearly lose until they decided to use the Potara fusion (becoming Kefla).
Super Saiyan Forms
Super Saiyan (Mastered)
Super Saiyan (Mastered)
Kale gained this form when rather than feeling self loathing she felt a greater desire to become better due to Caulifla's belief in her even in a dire situation. In this form her hair is golden with a slight green tint and her aura is the normal golden color. She gains a slight but noticeable increase in muscle mass and build compared to her base form. Her hair spikes up and she loses her ponytail and retains visible irises. Her hair is golden with a slight green tint and her aura is the normal golden color. Her hair spikes up and she loses her ponytail and retains visible turquoise irises.
This form is essentially base state of her Berserker form, allowing her to focus her power without losing her rationality more easily, though still cannot access the same full power of Berserker Super Saiyan for as long without tiring.
Legendary Super Saiyan
Super Saiyan Berserk
Kale has access to a "berserker state" of the Super Saiyan transformation, which is thought to be the true form of a Saiyan. While in this state, she acquires a much bulkier and more muscular frame and a green aura. She bears a striking resemblance to Legendary Super Saiyan Broly, although she is more feminine in appearance. In this form, her clothes and bracelets grow with her body, staying intact after the transformation, however, her increase in muscle mass gives her shirt the appearance of a tank top. Upon returning back to her base form, her sleeves return. This form caused Kale's demeanor to change, from a shy and meek individual to a beast-like, aggressive, and maniacal-like fighter, just like Broly. While in this form, Kale went literally berserk and was powerful enough to defeat Super Saiyan Cabba, as she was about to kill him. She was eventually calmed down by Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla after she interceded on Cabba's behalf, reverting herself to her base form and falling unconscious. She goes into the state again after believing that Caulifla was going to leave her for Goku, due to them simply shunning her off. In this state, she was able to brush off Super Saiyan 2 Goku's attacks, and withstood Super Saiyan Blue Goku's Kamehameha, all in a similar fashion to Broly. However, Piccolo notes a major flaw in this form, Kale is unable to control it which eventually lead to her swift defeat at Jiren's hand. After further evolving her power in a desire to save Caulifla, Kale was able to harness her power and suppress it into a regular Super Saiyan form that was stable yet unique, regaining her full self-awareness and kind nature. When pushing the full power of her Super Saiyan form, Kale would again return to her massive form, but stayed less violent, able to focus on her true goal without going on a rampage. However, without the growing anger from before, the form became even more taxing on her stamina and ki, causing her to revert to her base form and fall unconscious after a beam struggle.
True Legendary Super Saiyan
True Legendary Super Saiyan
Kale achieved this form after gaining complete control of her Berserker form's power, resulted her in achieving the True Legendary Super Saiyan form. This form has comparable power to a Super Saiyan God and is much more powerful than her Berserk form. It was Caulifla's continued words of encouragement resonated with Kale, that enabled her to completely harness and control the capacities of her berserker form. This form is capable of striking fear to Super Saiyan 2 Goku. With it, she and Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla were able to initially overwhelm Goku with raw power and ultimately encouraged him to use Super Saiyan God. While Kale is in this form, Kale has comparable might to a Super Saiyan God, as she was able to hold her own against Goku in the latter form, though Super Saiyan God Goku soon overpowered Kale once he began fighting more seriously. Subconsciously condensing and focusing the power into an even stronger yet fully stable state, Kale became able use said power as its peak with no loss of her mentality or stamina. This form essentially looks similar to her standard Super Saiyan form, the differences being that her hair color becomes a solid green, and the bang on the right side of her face falls down instead of curling upward.
Relationships
Friends & Allies
Kale blushing.
Caulifla: Caulifla is Kale's very best friend and big-sister figure. Kale is deeply attached to Caulifla as she loves her very much and is quite shy to admit her feelings for her. Kale is so loyal to Caulifla that she wants more than just being her sidekick, but as her equal. Also, Kale can sometimes get very jealous of others getting far too close to Caulifla and seems to be overprotective of her. Kale looks up to Caulifla as a big sister and loves her to the bitter end and will attack anyone who harms her. After the Tournament of Power was over, Kale is overjoyed to see that Caulifla has been revived by the Super Dragon Balls and she bursts into a fit of tears of happiness. This shows that Kale loves Caulifla more than life itself and wants to stay by her side forever.
Cabba: In the beginning, Kale had a rocky start with Cabba due to the assumption of him flirting with Caulifla and spending too much time with her. This made Kale really jealous and started to lose control of her super saiyan transformation and attacks Cabba in a blind rage, until Caulifla calms her down and points out she is not really in a relationship with Cabba and they are just friends. This causes Kale to return to normal and later she starts to learn to accept Cabba. During the course of the Tournament of Powert, Kale grows to like Cabba and accept him as a good friend and teammate as they both want to protect Caulifla, their friends, familes and Universe 6.
Goku: Despite Goku friendliness towards her and Caulifla, Kale shys away excaliming that she doesn't like him. She grew to resent him for "taking her big sis away from her" to the point of unleashing her Legendary Super Saiyan form to mindlessly manhandle the older Saiyan. Later in the Tournament, Kale seems to tolerate Goku.
Hit: Kale seems to have a huge respect for Hit and considers him a good friend and teammate during the Tournament of Power.
Enemies
Frieza: Kale has a instant dislike of Frieza because of his racism towards Saiyans and the way he treats them. In the manga, Kale's disliking of Frieza turns to pure hatred when she see's him beating up Caulifla brutally and Kale transforms into her Legendary Super Saiyan form and starts attacking Frieza and prepares to beat him up for what he did to Caulifla.
Differences and similarities between Kale and Broly
Due to them being universal counterparts, Broly and Kale are the same, yet different.
Differences
Kale is female while Broly is male.
Kale achieved the Legendary Super Saiyan form later in her life while Broly had the form since birth.
Kale only becomes violent when in the Legendary Super Saiyan while Broly is violent all the time.
Kale is sweet, kind, caring and loyal while Broly is brutal, cruel, selfish and treacherous.
Kale is on the side of good while Broly is on the side of evil.
Kale loves Caulifla and is loyal to her till the end, while Broly doesn't care about his father Paragus at all, as he betrays and murders him in cold blood.
Similarities
Both Kale and Broly have the Legendary Super Saiyan form.
Both hate Goku and yell his name. Broly saying Kakarot and Kale saying Son Goku.
Both have the same fighting style and attacks.
Trivia
Kale's relationship with Caulifla mirrors that of Korra and Asami Sato from The Legend of Korra.
Kale is one of the five strongest Saiyans of the entire Dragon Ball franchise (along with Goku, Vegeta, Caulifla and Broly).
Kale is the first female character in the series to be a lesbian, as she has romantic feelings for Caulifla.
While generally looked down upon for her extreme meekness by her own race, Kale ironically ends up being the strongest Saiyan of Universe 6 (ultimately fighting as Caulifla's equal).
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