Two different versions of the character exist: original Broly, a non-canon major villain created by screenwriter Takao Koyama who appeared in a trilogy of 1990s Dragon Ball Z films, Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993), Broly – Second Coming (1994) and Bio-Broly (1994), followed by a canonical, newer and reworked version of the character by series creator Akira Toriyama that debuted in the film Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018), where he initially served as one of the main antagonists, before eventually becoming a supporting character in his later appearances.