Roland thought about it and realized that was true. A Saiyan's tail could trigger a cellular mutation when exposed to moonlight during a full moon. Without a way to control the sudden surge of ferocious power, losing control was inevitable.
He couldn't just stay indoors every time there was a full moon. Nor could he simply remove his tail like Goku and the others had.
Roland had considered removing his tail, but after thinking it over, he felt that would be far too crude a solution—like treating a headache by cutting off the head. Besides, transforming into a Great Ape wasn't entirely useless. At least when real danger came, it could save his life.
After all that thought, Roland still had another idea on his mind: the transformation of an Ape-Form Saiyan. Saiyans from Universe 7 and Universe 6 were fundamentally different.
Saiyans from Universe 6 were born with formidable power in their base forms. By comparison, Saiyans from Universe 7 were much weaker. After turning it over in his mind, Roland suspected the problem might lie with their tails. But it was hard to say whether having a tail was better or worse. Back in the days of Planet Vegeta, Saiyans viewed their tails as a weakness and had never made full use of them. The Great Ape transformation was probably just one application of the tail, and a fairly crude one at that.
At that, Roland nodded solemnly. "I'll work on strengthening my mental discipline and do my best to keep what happened today from happening again."
"That's more like it."
Sephiria smiled.
Elite warriors should have an easier time controlling the Great Ape's power than middle-class warriors. That was probably due to natural talent. But they were on Planet Yardrat now, and the Yardrats might have a