In more than a thousand years, Broly was born as a Legendary Super Saiyan with an unusually high level of strength for a Saiyan. His exceptional abilities marked him as such. King Vegeta feared this and ordered his execution, but Paragus begged to spare his life. When the order was carried out, both father and son were left to die. However, Broly survived and grew stronger. On the same day that Frieza attacked Planet Vegeta due to his fear of the Super Saiyan legend, Broly encased himself in a powerful shield of energy and escaped. Despite having great power, Broly struggled with emotional instability. Paragus created a control device to keep him under control, but it was successful only until Broly overpowered it and fully manifested his powers. He then unleashed his fury on Goku, Vegeta, Son Gohan, Future Trunks, and Piccolo, defeating them all. It seemed like he had been killed, but he survived and entered a Saiyan Space Pod that landed on Earth. The crater caused by the landing filled with water and froze over time. Broly fell into a deep sleep during this period while Gohan grew up, Son Goten was born, and Goku was in the Afterlife. In an adventure to collect the Dragon Balls, Goten, Trunks, and Gohan found themselves in the mountain range where Broly crashed. They became victims of his rampage until they received spiritual help from Goku, who sent him straight into the sun.