Unlike the Super Saiyan 3's strain due to the utilization in ki, this form does not require as much energy consumption as Super Saiyan 3's, allowing the user to stay in the state at a much longer duration. For example, Goku develops an attack he calls ' 10x Kamehameha', as it is ten times (10x) stronger than the Super Kamehameha Wave, while Vegeta, in his Super Saiyan 4 state, uses an attack he calls the ' Final Shine Attack', which is a more powerful version of his Final Flash attack (although, Vegeta is first seen using this attack against Super 17 with one hand while in his first Super Saiyan form). The users of this Super Saiyan transformation have signature techniques. Not even Baby Vegeta's Revenge Death Ball, which was able to shake entire dimensions, could injure Goku. For example, while Goku's Super Saiyan 3 form, which was Goku's strongest form up until this point, was almost unable to even faze Baby Vegeta, as soon as Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan 4, their roles in power became polar opposites, with Baby Vegeta being almost unable to hurt Goku at all.

The massive power and speed enhancements brought on by this form easily make it the strongest Super Saiyan form in the entire series. In the case of the Potara warrior Vegito, the coloration of the aforementioned features seemingly switch, as Gogeta's hair became a bright shade of red whereas his fur became a dark shade of brown and the trim around his eyes were black instead of red. The aura in this form loses the arcs of electricity and replaces it with sparkles and also becoming pure fire. The hair is lengthened, but not nearly as long as a Super Saiyan 3's. A Saiyan in this form also possesses a shadow trim around the eyes and over the eyelids that varies in color, such as crimson. In this form, the Saiyan's hair color differs, the same goes for the tail and the body is covered in red fur.

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