 IGN's Shawn Saris states that one of the characteristics that makes Broly memorable is his frightening size as well as brutal behavior during fights.Saris ranked Broly as tenth on the 2015 list "Top 13 Dragon Ball Z Characters".In a 2016 list of the best "Dragon Ball Z" fights, the fight between Broly and Goku and others in the first movie was ranked as seventh; and the fight against Goten, Gohan and Goku in the second movie, as sixth.