Super Saiyan Second Grade

"It's time for me to move to the next level. Vegeta knows it, too. Through my dreams, I could hear him speaking what I had also felt, that there is a level beyond that of a Super Saiyan... And I will rise to claim it."

- — Goku ("Our Hero Awakes") Super Saiyan Second Grade (スーパーサイヤ人第2段階, Sūpā Saiya-jin dai ni-dankai; lit. "Super Saiya person Stage 2"), referred to as Ascended Saiyan in the anime, is the first branch of the advanced Super Saiyan forms, achieved through intense training in the Super Saiyan form. In the form, every nerve is concentrated, sending ki through the body to inflate the muscles. It raises both power and speed. It is a forced increase in the power output of the initial transformation, and thus is not in itself an actual transformation.

History
Vegeta and Future Trunks first achieved the Super Saiyan Second Grade stage while training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, it took Vegeta two months of training to achieve the transformation. Vegeta used this state to battle Cell in his semi-perfect form, the result of his absorbing Android 17. It was intentionally discovered as a way to be dominant over Cell and his incoming Perfect form, as well as for Vegeta to be initially the strongest.

Description
To use, the user must be a Saiyan or have Saiyan blood and already have access to the standard Super Saiyan form. They must train for at least two months in the form, and after training is complete, they must draw out large amounts of power in their body in their Super Saiyan form, which will grant them Super Saiyan Second Grade.

In appearance, the golden hair becomes a bit longer and more rigid in appearance, and is more paled when not using aura--and when aura is in use it is still somewhat pale. Muscle mass heavily increases on the user. As a result of the muscle increase, the Saiyan's outfit pertaining to the upper torso area will also end up shredded apart, as evidenced by Future Trunks' transformation into the form while fighting Broly resulting in his jacket being torn to shreds. The aura increases in size and becomes more jagged, accompanied by bio-electrical discharge during transformation or when preparing a massive attack such as the Final Flash.

The user's speed and strength, as well as overall capabilities is enhanced when using this form.

In personality, the aggressive, remorseless behavior of the initial transformation is magnified; any control over emotion brought on by increased proficiency of the Super Saiyan transformation is canceled out, and energy requirement to sustain the state becomes enormous when compared to the regular Super Saiyan state, thus reducing its effectiveness. This deficiency forced Goku, and in turn, Vegeta and Trunks, to discard the form. However, energy consumption is slower, which is much better, but the energy management is very difficult to control, combined with the emotional effectiveness makes it a form not worth to master.

While the multiplier is unknown for this form, it's safe to confirm it is beyond the 50x range. When using this form, this allows the user to fight tougher opponents the regular un-mastered Super Saiyan couldn't handle, as Vegeta in this form could easily decimate Semi-Perfect Cell, even at full-power, a Bio-Android who in his Imperfect Form was stronger than a regular Super Saiyan and all the Androids, who had also absorbed Android 17--an Android also stronger than a Super Saiyan.