Goku

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For other uses of this name, see Goku (disambiguation).

Goku

Goku is a male extraterrestrial anime and manga character who features in Dragon Ball.

History

Kakarot (Japanese: カカロット, Hepburn: Kakarotto) (737 - October 12, 761; November 3, 762 - May 26, 767; May 8, 774 - 790) was a male member of the Saiyan race born on Planet Vegeta to a third-rate warrior named Bardock and his wife Gine where he had an older brother named Raditz. He was born in an era when the Saiyans were subordinate to King Cold and his empire who was looking to pass control of the warrior race to his son Frieza. By this point, Goku was only 3 years old when the Saiyan race came to be considered a threat to Frieza and he decided to dispatch the Frieza Force with eliminating the species. Planet Vegeta itself was destroyed by Frieza himself but not before the young Kakarot was placed in a pod that was launched from the planet thus sparing him from the destruction. The pod was sent towards Earth where as a child he was tasked with duty of all young Saiyans which was to grow up and ravage the planet where it would be sold to a client. Landing on Earth, he was discovered by a human named Gohan where at first he was aggressive to him but came to knock his head causing Goku to forget his mission. As a result, he was taken in by Gohan who decided to raise the boy as his son who he named Son Goku (孫そん悟ご空くう Son Gokū). Around this time, he saw the Earth's full oon causing his transformation into an Oozaru where he went on a rampage in his youth until he reverted back. It was later discovered that his tail was responsible for allowing his transformation and it was amputated to prevent him from undergoing the metamorphosis into his more destructive form. Whilst growing up, he came to be placed under the tutelage of famed martial artist Master Roshi who was a close friend of Gohan.

After many adventures as a youngster, meeting friends like Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong, and Krillin, and battling villains such as Pilaf, the Red Ribbon Army, King Piccolo and his offspring, Goku eventually came of age. He married a human woman named Chi-Chi, daughter of the Ox King. The two had a son, Gohan, born in May of 757 (obviously named in honor of his adoptive grandfather).

Goku was slain battling his brother, the Saiyan warrior Raditz, but returned from the Other World, even more powerful from training under King Kai. Goku helped his son and his friends defeat the other two remaining Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta. Then, he travelled to the planet Namek, to battle the evil Frieza and his warriors. Goku succeeded in defeating four of Frieza's elite Ginyu Force- Recoome, Jeice, Burter, and Captain Ginyu- before facing Frieza himself. He defeated the immensely powerful villain, raising his power level to unheard-of heights and proving himself to be one of the fabled Super Saiyans.

In the destruction of Namek which was brought about by Frieza, Goku escaped in one of the Ginyu Force's ships. He learned the Instant Transmission technique from the inhabitants of the planet Yardrat, then returned home. It was when Goku returned that he met Trunks, a time traveller from a dark time, 20 years in the future, who turned out to be the son of Vegeta and Bulma. Trunks warned him of two menaces- a pair of evil androids- that would threaten the world, and that Goku himself would die of a heart virus that he contracted on Yardrat. To prevent that, Trunks gave Goku a medicine.

Three years passed, and two androids did appear, and Goku did nearly die- but the medicine saved him. However, these two androids- Android 19 and Android 20- were not the true threat, but a result of an altered history caused by Trunks' appearance in the past. The true androids- Android 17 and Android 18- surfaced later, along with a new third, Android 16. The evil Cell appeared around the same time, who absorbed the two androids known to Trunks and ascended to great power. Goku recovered and underwent training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber along with Gohan in order to go beyond the level of Super Saiyan. Goku failed to go beyond, but became more powerful nonetheless, able to remain as a Super Saiyan all the time.

Goku battled Cell, but stopped to pass the battle on to Gohan, who he knew was capable of defeating the monster where he could not. Gohan failed to finish Cell when he had the chance. Thus, Goku was slain once more in a massive explosion, when he teleported a self-destructing Cell to King Kai's planet.

Goku spent time training in the Other World, becoming the only non-fused Saiyan to attain the level of Super Saiyan 3. Meanwhile, Goku and Chi-Chi's second son, Goten, was born in May 767. Goku was later resurrected by the Old Kai, at the cost of the Kai's life, so that he could battle the evil Majin Buu, fusing with Vegeta to form Vegeto as part of the battle. Goku eventually destroyed Buu, and years later, trained his reincarnation Uub.

Overview

Personality and attributes

He later came to learn that he had an older brother by the name of Raditz.

After marrying Chi-Chi, she came to be pregnant with their first child who was a son that they named Son Gohan. Years later, she gave birth to their second son who was named Goten.

Powers and abilities

Born a Saiyan, he was considered a low ranking warrior though all members of his race had the natural ability to harness their ki and channel it into a variety of forms.

He came to learn a number of techniques that included the:

• Kamehameha (かめはめ波は Kamehameha) :
• Kaio-Ken (界かい王おう拳けん Kaiōken, lit. "Realm King Fist") :
• Spirit Bomb (元げん気き玉だま Genki-dama, lit. "Energy Sphere") :
• Dragon Fist (龍拳 Ryūken) :
• Instant Transmission (瞬しゅん間かん移い動どう Shunkan Idō, lit. "Instantaneous Movement") :

Goku's particular attacks include the Kamehameha, the Kaio-Ken, the Spirit Bomb and the Dragon Fist.

Like all Saiyans, he was born with a tail and the ability to transform into an Oozaru if there was a full moon in the sky.

Notes

• Goku was created by
• In an early dub of Dragon Ball Movie #3: Mystical Adventure, his name was changed to "Zero."

Alternate Versions

• In Dragon Ball GT, Goku appeared in the alternate universe continuity set many years after the defeat of Majin Buu. Due to a misspoken wish on the Black Star Dragon Balls from his first foe, Pilaf, Goku was reverted to the age of a child. He went into space with Trunks and his granddaughter Pan to retrieve those Dragon Balls and save Earth from destruction. Following this, Goku fought Baby, Super 17, and the Evil Shenrons. During his battle with Baby, Goku ascended to the mighty level of Super Saiyan 4. Finally, at the age of 48, Goku's battles ended when he left with Earth's Eternal Dragon Shenron.

In other media

Television

Films

Video games

Appearances

• Dragon Ball:
• Dragon Ball Z:
• Dragon Ball GT:
• Dragon Ball Super:

Links

Internal Links

• Monkey Boy

External Links

• Dragon Ball Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry