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Goku

March 09, 2023

This article is about the Dragon Ball character. For other uses, see Goku (disambiguation).
In this Japanese name, the surname is Son.

Son Goku[nb 21] is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong (known as Son Goku in Japan and Monkey King in the West), a main character of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West (16th century), combined with influences from the Hong Kong martial arts films of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Goku first made his debut in the first Dragon Ball chapter, Bulma and Son Goku,[nb 22][nb 23] originally published in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 3, 1984.[2] Goku is introduced as an eccentric, monkey-tailed boy who practices martial arts and possesses superhuman strength. He meets Bulma and joins her on a journey to find the seven wish-granting Dragon Balls. Along the way, he finds new friends who follow him on his journey to become a stronger fighter. As Goku grows up, he becomes the Earth's mightiest warrior and battles a wide variety of villains with the help of his friends and family, while also gaining new allies in the process.

Son Goku
Dragon Ball character
Goku, seen as both an adult and child, illustrated by Akira Toriyama
First appearanceDragon Ball chapter #1 Bulma and Son Goku, December 3, 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #51)
Created byAkira Toriyama
Based onSun Wukong (Monkey King)
by Wu Cheng'en
Portrayed by
Other:
  • Heo Sung-tae (Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku)
  • Charles Chen (The Magic Begins)
Voiced by (Japanese)Masako Nozawa
Voiced by (English)
Other:
In-universe information
AliasKakarot[nb 20] (birth name)
SpeciesSaiyan
OccupationMartial artist
Radish farmer[1]
FamilyGrandpa Gohan (adoptive grandfather)
Bardock (father)
Gine (mother)
Raditz (older brother)
SpouseChi-Chi
ChildrenGohan
Goten
RelativesOx-King (father-in-law)
Videl (daughter-in-law)
Pan (grandchild)
AbilitiesSuper strength
Super speed, agility, reflexes
Stamina
Healing
Flight
Energy sensing
Energy projection
Energy absorption
Durability
Telepathy
Telekinesis
Teleportation

Born as a member of the Saiyan race on Planet Vegeta, under the name Kakarot,[nb 24][nb 25] he is sent to Earth as an infant prior to his homeworld's destruction at the hands of Frieza (ordered by Beerus[3]). Upon his arrival on Earth, the infant is discovered by Son Gohan, who becomes the adoptive grandfather of the boy and gives him the name Goku. The boy is initially full of violence and aggression due to his Saiyan nature, until an accidental head injury turns him into a cheerful, carefree person. Grandpa Gohan's kindness and teachings help to further influence Goku, who later on names his first son Gohan in honor of him.

As the protagonist of Dragon Ball, Goku appears in most of the episodes, films, television specials and OVAs of the manga's anime adaptations (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z) and sequels (Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Super), as well as many of the franchise's video games. Due to the series' international popularity, Goku became one of the most recognizable and iconic manga/anime characters worldwide. Outside the Dragon Ball franchise, Goku has made cameo appearances in Toriyama's self-parody series Neko Majin Z, has been the subject of other parodies, and has appeared in special events. Most Western audiences were introduced to the adult version of Goku appearing in the Dragon Ball Z anime, itself an adaptation of Dragon Ball manga volumes 17–42, as opposed to his initial child form, due to the limited success of the first series overseas.[4] Goku's critical reception has been largely positive, but he has also been criticized as being less heroic in Dragon Ball Super.

Conception and creation

 
Akira Toriyama created Goku

Goku, and Dragon Ball in general, evolved from one of Akira Toriyama's earlier one-shot series called Dragon Boy. In this story, the protagonist looks a lot like Goku, but has a pair of wings.[5] The original inspiration was Hong Kong martial arts films, including Bruce Lee films such as Enter the Dragon (1973) and Jackie Chan films such as Drunken Master (1978);[6][7] Toriyama said he had a young Jackie Chan in mind for a live-action Goku, stating that "nobody could play Goku but him."[8]

Bulma and Goku were the first pair of characters which were introduced in the manga and Toriyama stated that he subsequently introduced other characters in pairs because "that way, I’m able to explain the characters and their relationship to each other through their interactions. In my case, I feel that it isn’t good to insert too much narration. I suppose Goku and Bulma are representative of that." He further added that "as a child, Goku doesn’t know anything [of the world], so without Bulma, he’d be a character who didn’t say anything."[9] Toriyama also mentioned Torishima wanted Goku to form a relationship with Bulma, but this was never applied to the series.[10] With the conclusion of the Cell arc, Gohan was intended to replace his father as the protagonist, but Toriyama later decided that Gohan was unsuitable for the role.[11] According to Toriyama, Goku is more of a selfish person than a hero as his main interest in the story is to fight strong opponents rather than protecting the innocent. As a result, Toriyama was angered when the anime adaptations of Dragon Ball started portraying Goku as more heroic than his manga counterpart.[12]

Design

The character Goku is based on Sun Wukong (Son Goku in Japanese),[nb 26] the central character of the Chinese novel Journey to the West.[13] To be creative with the idea of Sun Wukong, Toriyama designed Goku as a human boy with a monkey's tail, rather than a complete simian, because the tail would give the character a distinguishing feature.[11] He later stated that the tail was a pain to draw, hence why he had it get cut off early on.[14] Toriyama did not initially plan to make Goku an alien, it was not until the introduction of fighters from other planets that he established him as a Saiyan[nb 27][nb 28].[15] Goku was given the ability to teleport to any planet in seconds, so that Toriyama could increase the pace of the story.[16]

Wanting the series to have a Chinese appearance, Toriyama used the color of the robes worn by Buddhist monks for Goku's dōgi.[17] During the early chapters of the manga, Toriyama's editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, commented that Goku looked rather plain. Toriyama had given him simple clothes on purpose because it was a fighting manga, so to combat this he added several characters like Master Roshi and Krillin, and created the Tenkaichi Budōkai[nb 29][nb 30] to focus the storyline on fighting. To defy the assumption that Goku would win the tournaments, Toriyama made him lose the first and second but win the third.[11]

Toriyama's editor was initially against having Goku grow up, saying it was uncommon to have the protagonist drastically change in manga, however, he gave in when Toriyama threatened that he would not be able to continue the series if the character did not.[18] Toriyama later stated he had him grow up as a means to make drawing the fight scenes easier.[19]

 
Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee were major influences on the character

When Toriyama thought up the Super Saiyan[nb 31] concept during the Frieza arc, he felt the only way to show Goku's massive power-up was to have him transform. Initially he was concerned that the facial expression looked like that of a villain, but felt it was acceptable since the transformation was brought about by anger.[20] The Super Saiyan form also spared the trouble of coloring Goku's hair all the time for the standard black-and-white manga pages.[21] This was the reason for the Super Saiyan form having blonde hair, because it was easier to draw for Toriyama's assistant who spent a lot of time blacking in Goku's hair. Goku's piercing eyes in Super Saiyan form were also inspired by Bruce Lee's paralyzing glare.[22] For the Dragon Ball Z anime adaptation, character designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro also used Bruce Lee as a reference, stating that, when he "first becomes a Super Saiyan, his slanting pose with that scowling look in his eyes is all Bruce Lee."[23]

Dragon Ball GT chief character designer Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru said he agonized over designing Goku's Super Saiyan 4 appearance, which was the idea of the show's producers, questioning whether it was necessary to go further with the transformations. Because Super Saiyan 4 is brought about while in a Saiyan's Ōzaru[nb 32] form, he made the hair more "wild" and covered Goku's body in red fur. There was only a single final draft of the character, although Nakatsuru did consider making the hair blonde, he ended up choosing black as it provides more contrast with the red fur.[24]

During the plans of the final story arc of Dragon Ball Super, it was decided that Goku should have another transformation: The Ultra Instinct. The concept was that the Ultra Instinct would be completely different from Goku's previous Super Saiyan transformations.[25]

Voice actors

In the Japanese version of every Dragon Ball anime series and subsequent related media, Goku has been voiced by Masako Nozawa. Toriyama selected Nozawa upon hearing her audition sample, remarking that only Goku could sound like that.[26] Nozawa stated that she was ecstatic when she got the role because she had always wanted to be in one of Toriyama's works. She said she had to be mindful of the fact that Goku grew up in the mountains and did not know much of the world. Despite having to voice Goku, Gohan, Goten and Bardock, Nozawa claims she is able to instantly get into the respective character simply upon seeing their image.[27]

Nozawa explained that she did not read the manga so that she would not know what was coming in the story until recording, making her reactions the same as Goku's.[28] Nozawa said that she liked young Goku with his tail because he was cute, and stated that the character was still the same even at the end of the series.[29]

In the numerous English versions, Goku has been played by different actors because different companies produced the dubs, by reason of changes of ADR companies and recording studios, or due to actors quitting:

Appearances

In Dragon Ball

 
The cover of Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 51, 1984 featuring Goku and Bulma in their first appearances.

Goku first appears in Dragon Ball as a monkey-tailed child adopted by the hermit martial artist Gohan. Before the series' narrative begins, he accidentally and unknowingly kills Gohan when he temporarily transforms into the mighty Ōzaru after staring at a full moon. However, Goku loses the ability when his friends cut off his tail.[39]

Living alone with an item known as a Dragon Ball which he keeps as a memento of Gohan, Goku befriends a teenage girl named Bulma. He joins her to find the seven Dragon Balls, which, when gathered, summon the wish-granting dragon Shenron. They encounter the desert bandit Yamcha and two shapeshifters named Oolong and Puar, who also join their quest. Goku is later trained by the martial artist Master Roshi, alongside a monk named Krillin, who later becomes his best friend. It is Roshi who gives Goku the magic cloud Kintōun[nb 34][nb 35], as a reward for saving his pet sea turtle, which becomes Goku's primary source of flight travel across the world.

Goku's first shown martial arts attack as a child is Jan ken[nb 36], three physical blows modeled after the hand signs in rock-paper-scissors.[40] As a child, he also wields the Nyoi-bō[nb 37][nb 38], a magic staff that extends and retracts on command, given to him by his late grandfather.[41]

However, Goku's signature attack is the Kamehameha (named after King Kamehameha I of Hawai'i), which he learned from Master Roshi.[42] The Kamehameha is a concentration of energy, released as a concussive beam. Roshi spent about 50 years developing and perfecting the technique, but, as a child, Goku is able to understand and copy the technique immediately after only one demonstration. After training with the Earth's Guardian, Kami, Goku learns to fly by virtue of the technique Bukū-jutsu[nb 39] and uses the Nimbus cloud less frequently for flight travel.

While participating in the World Martial Arts Tournament that attracts the most powerful fighters in the world, Goku battles foes, later turned allies, such as Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, as well as the Namekian Piccolo. After becoming the runner-up champion of the 21st and 22nd tournaments, Goku finally wins in the 23rd with Piccolo's defeat, and marries Chi-Chi soon after to fulfill a promise he made to her years ago despite not knowing what marriage was.

 
From left to right: Goku in his base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, and Super Saiyan 3 forms

Five years later, Goku meets his evil older brother Raditz and learns about his heritage.[43][44] Goku comes from a race of now nearly extinct extraterrestrials called Saiyans, himself having been sent from their home planet to prepare Earth for sale on the intergalactic market by destroying all its life.[45] While Grandpa Gohan was taking care of him, Goku accidentally fell into a deep ravine and suffered a severe head injury, which caused him to forget his mission and drastically altered his personality.[45]

After Raditz kidnaps Goku's son, Gohan, he forms a truce with Piccolo in order to defeat Raditz. After sacrificing his life during the battle, Goku trains with King Kai in the Other World. He teaches Goku the Kaiō-ken[nb 40], which multiplies his energy and strength but with possible strain to the body.[46] It is also from King Kai that Goku learns his most powerful attack: the Genki-Dama[nb 41][nb 42], an energy sphere created by gathering energy from surrounding animals, nature and humans.[47]

After being revived by the Dragon Balls, Goku faces off with the Saiyan prince Vegeta, who eventually becomes his greatest rival and another ally. On his journey to Planet Namek in order to aid his friends in gathering the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive those killed by the Saiyans, Goku fights the galactic tyrant Frieza, who destroyed the Saiyans' home planet and nearly the entire race. During his epic battle with Frieza, Goku becomes the first Saiyan in a thousand years to transform into a fabled Super Saiyan.[48]

After defeating Frieza and escaping the destruction of Namek, Goku learns a teleportation skill called Shunkan Idō[nb 43][nb 44], taught by the inhabitants of the planet Yardrat.[49] However, Goku contracts a heart virus whereof the time-traveler Trunks warns him, but recovers after taking medicine provided by Trunks. Later, Goku trains Gohan to be his successor and sacrifices himself again during the battle against the evil bio-android Cell. Goku is temporarily resurrected on Earth seven years later and meets his second son Goten.[nb 45][nb 46][50]

Goku also battles Vegeta again after Vegeta willingly falls under the control of the wizard Babidi in order to gain power. Shortly after, he is drawn into a battle for the universe against the monster Majin Buu. Despite having mastered two new Super Saiyan transformations, Goku prepares Goten and Trunks to take his place as Earth's defender. After his life is fully restored, Goku attempts to fuse with Gohan in order to defeat Buu, but this fails when the latter is temporarily absorbed by Buu and so he persuades the newly arrived Vegeta to fuse with him, creating Vegito.[nb 47][nb 48][50] Eventually, Goku destroys Buu with a Spirit Bomb attack. Ten years later, during another World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku meets Uub, Buu's human reincarnation, and leaves with him, intending to train him as the new protector of Earth.[51]

In Dragon Ball Super

After defeating Majin Buu, Goku meets a new opponent known as Beerus, the God of Destruction in the film Battle of Gods. An alternative, more innately powerful form known as the Super Saiyan God[nb 49] is reached by Goku during this film. Though the temporary transformation wears off, Goku manages to harness its godly powers. In its sequel film Resurrection 'F', Goku manages to achieve a blue-haired evolution of Super Saiyan God under Whis's tutelage, known as the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan[nb 50], or "Super Saiyan Blue" for short, which Goku uses to battle the newly revived Frieza.[52] These forms also appear in Dragon Ball Super and its manga tie-in, which expand upon the stories from the two films.

Afterwards, Goku and his friends participate in a fighting tournament set between Beerus and his brother Champa,who is Universe 6's God of Destruction, facing the best warriors from Champa's universe. During this tournament, Goku reveals that he has learned to combine the perfect energy control of his Super Saiyan Blue form with his older technique, the Kaiō-ken. After meeting with the omnipotent being known as Grand Zeno, Goku encounters an evil alternate version of himself called "Goku Black", who is terrorizing Future Trunks' timeline. Black is eventually revealed to be a rogue Supreme Kai in training named Zamasu, who has stolen Goku's body from yet another alternate timeline and teamed up with the Zamasu of Future Trunks' timeline to fulfill their "Zero Mortals Plan". After Zamasu and Black become even more dangerous by undergoing Potara Fusion during the battle in Future Trunks' timeline, Goku ultimately summons the future version of Grand Zeno who erases Zamasu.

Later, Goku causes the Zenos to decide to hold a multi-universal martial arts tournament with the losing universes wiped from existence; the Tournament of Power[nb 51].[53] Throughout the tournament, Goku faces multiple opponents but finds his toughest in Jiren. It is during his fights with Jiren that Goku acquires a new temporary transformed state using a divine technique known as Migatte no Goku'i.[nb 52][nb 53] Ultimately, Goku and Frieza manage to work together to force Jiren out of bounds in a triple elimination, leaving Android 17 as the winner who uses his wish on the Super Dragon Balls to restore the erased universes.[54]

Goku's origin story from the Dragon Ball Minus manga chapter is retold in the film Dragon Ball Super: Broly. His birth parents are Bardock, a low-class Saiyan mercenary, and Gine, the owner of a butcher shop. Bardock has a strong suspicion that Frieza is up to something when he receives an order on his scouter for all Saiyans to return home, so he convinces Gine to send their infant son in a space pod to Earth. In the present, following the events of the Tournament of Power, Goku and Vegeta encounter another Saiyan survivor named Broly, whom Frieza has recruited to defeat them. When Broly proves to be too powerful for either of them to handle individually, Goku and Vegeta use the Metamoran Fusion Dance, which creates Gogeta[nb 54]. Gogeta almost defeats his opponent, but Broly's allies teleport him back to the barren planet he grew up on. Later, Goku teleports to this planet as well to provide Broly and his two friends with survival supplies, hoping to be able to spar with Broly again someday.[55]

In the manga, directly after the final scene of Broly, Goku and Vegeta meet Galactic Patrol by Jaco and a mysteriously highly skilled agent named Merus in order to help stop an ancient warlock called Moro. With Moro headed to New Namek to use the Namekian Dragon Balls, the two Saiyans travel to the planet to stop him, where they are defeated by him using his magic to drain their life essences until near death. Once recovered, they attempt to go after Moro again, but he escapes from them, Merus and (the also conscripted) Majin Buu with the help of his accomplice Cranberry (who he kills) in order to wish upon the Dragon Balls to free all the Galactic Prison prisoners. After a few days, Goku hears from Merus that Moro has grown even stronger and is unstoppable. This leads to Goku asking Merus to help train him to master the Ultra Instinct state so he can defeat Moro. Goku helps his friends take out Moro's forces before he comes face-to-face with Moro again. When Moro fuses with Seven-Three, he and his allies are soundly defeated and mortally wounded. Goku achieves the full power of Ultra Instinct, which he uses to debilitate Moro to near-death. Even after healing him with a Senzu bean, tanking his ensuing sneak attack, unsuccessfully attempting to convince him to reconsider his ways and go back to prison, and him using a stray severed arm with Merus's copied power to obtain Ultra Instinct for himself, Goku continuously outmatches Moro. Ultimately, with the help of his friends and family, along with a key assist from Buu/Grand Supreme Kai and Uub's divine power, Goku manages to finish off Moro and save the Earth once more. He, Vegeta, Buu and Jaco then reunite with a now-mortal Merus to be honoured as heroes by the Galactic Patrol.

In Dragon Ball GT

In the anime-only sequel series, Dragon Ball GT, Goku is transformed back into a child by an accidental wish made by his old enemy Pilaf using the Black Star Dragon Balls while Pilaf was about to wish to take over the world.[56] Goku, Trunks and his own granddaughter Pan travel the universe to search for the Black Star Dragon Balls and return them to Earth to prevent its destruction. After acquiring the Super Saiyan 4 transformation, Goku battles the evil Tuffle Baby, Super Android 17, and the evil Shadow Dragons. His final challenge is against Omega Shenron, whom he destroys using the Spirit Bomb.[57]

Goku leaves with the original form of Shenron, but not before saying his goodbyes to his friends on Earth. He then appears 100 years later at the next World Martial Arts Tournament as an adult, where he watches a battle between Goku Jr., his descendant, and Vegeta Jr., Vegeta's descendant. An elderly Pan sees him, but he quickly departs.[58]

In other media

Goku has appeared in various other media including an unofficial Taiwanese live-action film[59] and an unofficial Korean live-action film.[60] He was portrayed by Justin Chatwin in the 2009 20th Century Fox feature Dragonball Evolution.[61] Goku has also appeared in almost every Dragon Ball licensed electronic video game, including crossover games such as Jump Super Stars, Jump Ultimate Stars and Battle Stadium D.O.N. In 1992, Goku was featured in the interactive game Dragon Ball Z: Get Together! Goku World,[62] in which Goku and his gang travel back in time to review events in the Dragon Ball timeline and interacts with his younger self. In December 2007, Goku made a guest appearance in avatar form in the MMORPG Second Life for a Jump Festa promotion titled Jumpland@Second Life.[63] Goku also appears in the Dr. Slump and Arale-chan video game for the Nintendo DS.[64]

Goku has been the subject of, and is mentioned in, various songs. "Son Goku Song"[65] and "Gokū no Gokigen Jānī"[66] feature Goku as a child singing about himself. During his adult years, the song "Aitsu wa Son Gokū" by Hironobu Kageyama, where Kageyama praises everything about Goku,[67] and the duet "Ore-tachi no Energy"[68] feature words spoken by the character. For the release of the single of the Dragonball Evolution international theme song "Rule", Toriyama supplied CD artwork of singer Ayumi Hamasaki dressed as Goku.[69]

Goku has been used in Japanese public service announcements aimed at children. In June 1988, Goku and other Dragon Ball characters were featured in two PSA short films. The first, in which Goku is taught the importance of obeying traffic safety by others, is entitled Goku's Traffic Safety[nb 55].[70] The second is called Goku's Fire Fighting Regiment[nb 56], in which he teaches two children the importance of fire safety.[70]

Goku has made guest appearances in various Japanese television shows and manga. In 2005, Goku appeared in the Toriyama parody manga Neko Majin Z where he is the sensei of the main character Z.[71] On September 15, 2006, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, the special manga Super Kochikame[nb 57] was released. The chapter entitled This is the Police Station in front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek[nb 58] has Ryotsu Kankichi travel to planet Namek and try to issue Freeza a citation and scold both he and Goku for parking their ships illegally.[72]

Goku and other Dragon Ball characters join the cast of One Piece in the 2006 crossover manga Cross Epoch.[73] He also appears in a single panel of Toriyama's 2013 manga Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, which is set before the events of Dragon Ball.[74] The collected tankōbon volume of Jaco features the bonus story Dragon Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child, depicting how and why Goku's parents sent him to Earth.[75][76]

Goku has been the subject of various parodies. In the episode Career Day of Takeshi's Castle, known in the United States as MXC, the hosts Beat Takeshi and Sonomanma Higashi dressed as popular anime characters, one as Goku as a child, the other as Doraemon.[77] Weekly Shōnen Jump's Gag Special 2005 issue, released on November 12, 2004, featured a Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo one-shot Dragon Ball parody manga, a retelling of the first fight between Goku and Vegeta.[78] In chapter #179 of the Yakitate!! Japan manga, Kawachi executes a Genki-Dama parody called a Shinrai-Dama[nb 59] on the character Katsuo.[79] In the manga and anime series Blood Lad, the character Staz performs the gestures for Goku's Kamehameha, having learned it from his favorite manga superhero, but it has no actual effect.[80]

Goku regularly appears on Fuji TV. In 2003, Goku appeared in the interactive feature Orb's Panic Adventure![nb 60], which was featured exclusively at the Fuji TV headquarters in the orb section. In this, Freeza attacks a visiting tourist, blasting the orb section free from the rest of the Fuji TV building. Goku fights Freeza over the real life aqua city of Odaiba.[81][82] In 2004, a sequel called Orb's Panic Adventure Returns![nb 61] was produced.[83] On March 25, 2006, Goku and Freeza appeared in an original animated short film in the IQ Mirror Mistake 7[nb 62] segment of the Japanese game show IQ Supplement[nb 63].[84]

On April 7, 2007, Goku and Fuji TV announcer Masaharu Miyake were commentators on the anime segment in the Japan Great Man Awards[nb 64] titled Who is the Strongest Hero?[nb 65]. The segment featured a special tournament to decide who was the greatest person in Japanese history. During the intermission, Goku promoted the coming release of R2 Dragon Ball DVDs.[85]

Since the U.S. debut of Dragon Ball Z in 1996, Goku has appeared in American pop culture. He was featured in an issue of Wizard magazine in which he and Superman fought a hypothetical battle and won.[86] In the Codename: Kids Next Door episode "Operation: R.E.P.O.R.T", Numbuh Four's version of the story is a parody of the Goku and Freeza's battle in Dragon Ball Z.[87] Goku appears in Robot Chicken in a sketch entitled A Very Dragon Ball Z Christmas, where Goku and Gohan fight an evil Mrs. Claus with Santa's reindeer, in an attempt to save Christmas.[88]

The Saturday Night Live sketch TV Funhouse titled Kobayashi depicts real-life hot-dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi as able to transform into a Super Saiyan as he prepares to eat hot dogs; Goku appears briefly near the end.[89] Goku is referenced in the songs "Goku" and "Anime" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, where he brags that he looks and feels like Goku.[90]

Goku appears in a parody of the film Moneyball on an episode of Mad entitled Money Ball Z, in which Billy Beane drafts Goku and a couple of other Dragon Ball characters into the Oakland A's.[91] In 2013, he and Superman fought in a "Death Battle" episode of the Rooster Teeth web series ScrewAttack and lost.[92] The episode "Goku vs. Superman" in the web series Epic Rap Battles of History[93] won a Streamy Award for Best Music Video.[94]

The use of the Kamehameha attack became an Internet meme which started with Japanese schoolgirls photographing themselves apparently using, and being affected by, this attack.[95][96] It has also attracted considerable media attention in France,[97] Germany,[98] as well as in many Spanish-speaking countries in South America.[99][100][101]

Cultural impact

 
A cosplayer re-creating the appearance of Goku in "Super Saiyan Blue" form

A number of notable public figures have commented on their feelings towards Goku or his status in popular culture. For example, Jackie Chan has gone on record stating that Goku is his favorite Dragon Ball character.[102] The German rock band Son Goku takes their name from the Dragon Ball protagonist. The band's lead singer Thomas D chose the name because Goku embodies the band's philosophy, saying he was "fascinated by Goku's naïveté and cheerfulness, yet, at the same time, a great warrior saving the world."[103]

In 2010, a fiberglass statue of Goku was created by Canadian-born Hong Kong artist Edison Chen, with Chen's facial features instead of Goku's, as part of Chen's collection that was displayed at the "Treacherous Treis" exhibition in Singapore's Museum of Art and Design.[104][105] CNN released an article explaining how Goku was Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal's childhood inspiration, and called Nadal "the Dragon Ball of tennis" due to his unorthodox style "from another planet."[106]

 
Parade revelers dressed as Goku at the 2013 Brazilian Carnival.

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda and Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto said that Goku inspired their protagonists as well as series structure,[107][108] with Tekken's Lars Alexandersson also showing traits of a hero through his design inspired by Goku alongside Marvel Comic's Thor.[109] Commenting on Goku's popularity, Kishimoto stated that when people hear the name "Son Goku", no longer do they think of the Journey to the West character, but instead Dragon Ball's protagonist comes to mind.[110] Additionally, for the second half of the series, Kishimoto created an ape named Son Goku in reference to Toriyama's character to the point the ape has four tails just like the four-star Dragon Ball Goku earned from his grandfather.[111]

In his book about Akira Toriyama published in 2004, Julius Weideman said Goku's journey and ever-growing strength resulted in the character winning "the admiration of young boys everywhere."[112] Jason Thompson stated that unlike the "manly" heroes of other popular shōnen manga of the late 1980s and early 1990s, such as City Hunter and Fist of the North Star, Toriyama made his protagonist (Goku) cartoonish and small, thus starting a trend that Thompson says continues to this day.[113] In 2015, the Japan Anniversary Association officially declared May 9 as "Goku Day".[nb 66][nb 67][114] Goku is the first manga character to have a balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, with his first appearance at the 2018 parade.[115][116]

Merchandise

Several pieces of merchandising based on Goku have been released, including action figures,[117][118] plushes,[119] and keychains.[120]

Reception

Goku has appeared in innumerable "top" character lists. He was ranked number one in IGN's 2009 list of Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time[121] and reappeared on the same list in 2014, however, on this occasion they ranked him third, with Cowboy Bebop's Spike Spiegel and Neon Genesis Evangelion's Shinji Ikari placed above him, saying that "He was, in many ways, a character that bucked the trends of his time and defined the direction of shonen manga/anime for decades."[122] In Mania Entertainment's 10 Most Iconic Anime Heroes, Thomas Zoth commented that "Goku and Dragon Ball completely revolutionized shōnen manga."[123]

In a Newtype poll from March 2010, Goku was voted the fifth most popular male character from the 1980s.[124] Goku ranked consistently high in the Anime Grand Prix poll in the category of "best male character" in the late 1980s and early 1990s, appearing seventeenth in the 1987 poll,[125] fifteenth in the 1988 poll,[126] second in the 1989 poll,[127] fourth in the 1990 poll,[128] third in the 1991 poll,[129] fourth in the 1992 poll,[130] thirteenth in 1993 poll,[131] and twelfth in 1994 poll.[132]

In a 1993 character popularity poll for the series, Weekly Shōnen Jump readers voted Goku second, after his son Gohan.[133] He came in first in the magazine's 1995 poll,[133] as well as in a 2004 poll amongst fans of the series for the book Dragon Ball Forever.[134] In a 2005 The Daily Reader article entitled "The Greatest Geek Movie Heroes of All Time", Goku is the only animated character listed, and is ranked tenth.[135] In a survey of 1,000 people, conducted by Oricon in 2007, Goku ranked first place as the "Strongest Manga character of all time."[136]

In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com, in which people chose which anime character they would like as a friend, Goku ranked fifth.[137] In 2000, Goku placed third in an Animax poll of favorite anime characters.[138] In 2011, readers of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition voted Goku as the 41st-top video game character of all time.[139] NTT customers voted him as their third favorite black haired male anime character in a 2014 poll.[140]

Game designer Hiroshi Matsuyama from CyberConnect2 said that while Goku is an appealing character readers could root for during the manga, he was hard to relate and, thus, instead preferred other characters like Krillin or Bulma. However, during the manga's final story arc, Matsuyama recalls being overjoyed when Goku says that Mr. Satan, a comic relief character with no superextraordinary skills, was the real hero of mankind as the Earthlings found him as the saviour of mankind when Buu was about win the final fight.[141]

Goku's characterization has been well received by publications for manga, anime and other media. Anime News Network noted Goku as a good source of comedy and remarked that after everything he experiences, he still remains a naïve character.[142] Tim Jones from THEM Anime Reviews noted that Goku is not an omnipotent character in the first anime series, unlike Dragon Ball Z, and does not disappear for long periods of time between sagas. Jones also liked the way the series' depict his entire adventures, making him a good main character.[143] Voice actor Mamoru Miyano said that Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation in the manga was his favorite part from the series as Goku not only changed visually but his personality changes into a "classic, prototypical hero".[144]

Rationalmagic.com praised Goku's innocence as one of the funniest parts of the series.[145] In January 2017, Nozawa won two Guinness World Records for her longevity as Goku; she has been the sole voice actor for the role for over 23 years.[146] According to Screen Rant, Goku's origin story has some similarities to that of Superman.[147] On the other hand, Collider was more critical to Goku's actions in the series most notably when Gohan becomes an active character who goes through several character's arcs yet he is constantly overshadowed by his father to the point Akira Toriyama refrained from turning Gohan into his successor following the Cell Games and Goku once again took over Gohan's role in the final arc of Dragon Ball Z.[148]

Despite his predominantly positive reception, Goku has received some negative feedback, in particular for his characterization in Dragon Ball Super due to how his constant desires for fighting stronger enemies resulted in setting up a story where all universes could be destroyed. While Anime Now's Richard Eisenbeis believes Goku is determined to protect his universe, the fact that he does not seemingly care about other loser universes being destroyed has been criticized.[149]

Monique Jones from Syfy panned the character's relationship dynamic with his wife, as well as his perceived incompetency and irresponsibility as a father, drawing attention to the "tons of memes and fan chatter about Piccolo actually being the best dad Gohan’s ever had".[150] Sam Leach from Anime News Network agreed that fans of the series tend to joke about Piccolo being a better paternal figure to Gohan than his actual father, Goku, and felt that Dragon Ball Super emphasized this more when Piccolo started training him again.[151]

The same site also criticized Goku often being busy in the narrative, most notably in Frieza's resurrection, as the supporting characters have some extra scenes only to have their spotlight stolen by Goku and Vegeta. His rematch with Frieza was criticized for how overpowered the character has become and how much back up his allies can provide in the battle, ruining the tension the film was supposed to generate.[152] Despite enjoying his rematch with Frieza, DVD Talk expressed similar responses in the handling of these characters.[153]

IGN noted that Goku has a tendency to show enemies mercy, including Vegeta, Piccolo, Cell and Moro. His decision to let Cell have a senzu bean without informing his allies in particular was considered to be infamous, which affected Gohan's confidence and led to his defeat.[154][155] La Tercera went to call Goku irresponsible and immature to the character for helping Moro as a result of this show of mercy and the consequences.[156] Both Goku and Vegeta were criticized for being too overpowered in Super to the point they steal the series' spotlight to the supporting cast while their strategies either lack complexity or create a plothole such as the time limit to the fusion Vegetto.[157]

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ DB eps. 1-13, DB film 1
  2. ^ Credited as Jerry J. Todd
  3. ^ DBZ eps. 1-50 [edited into eps. 1-37], DBZ film 3 TV version
  4. ^ DBZ eps. 50-67 [edited into eps. 38-53], 123-174, DBZ films 1-3
  5. ^ 1999-present
  6. ^ DB films 2 and 3, one loop in DBZ ep. 202
  7. ^ 2001-2009
  8. ^ 2010-present
  9. ^ Credited as Betty Gustafson
  10. ^ DB films 2 and 3
  11. ^ Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout
  12. ^ Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout
  13. ^ DBZ eps. 175-291
  14. ^ Dragon Ball
  15. ^ Dragon Ball GT
  16. ^ vocal effects in DBZ film 2
  17. ^ Dragon Ball Super
  18. ^ Credited as Dana Hayes
  19. ^ Dragon Ball Super
  20. ^ Kakarrot in Viz translations
  21. ^ Son Gokū (孫悟空) (/ˈɡoʊ.kuː, ɡoʊˈkuː/)
  22. ^ Buruma to Son Gokū (ブルマと孫悟空)
  23. ^ Was renamed to "Bloomers and the Monkey King" in Viz's translation.
  24. ^ Kakarotto (カカロット)
  25. ^ An English to Japanese play on the word "carrot".
  26. ^ 孫悟空, reads as "Son Gokū" in Japanese, hence providing the origin of Goku's name.
  27. ^ Saiya-jin (サイヤ人, lit. "Saiya Person")
  28. ^ "Saiya", an anagram for Yasai (野菜, lit. vegetable).
  29. ^ lit. "Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament" (天下一武道会)
  30. ^ Renamed to "The World Martial Arts Tournament" in Funimation's dub.
  31. ^ Sūpā Saiya-jin (超(スーパー)サイヤ人, lit. "Super Saiya Person")
  32. ^ lit. "Great Ape" (大猿)
  33. ^ In this dub Goku was renamed "Zero".
  34. ^ lit. "Somersault Cloud" (筋斗雲)
  35. ^ Renamed to "Flying Nimbus" in Funimation's dub.
  36. ^ lit. "Jan Fist" (ジャン拳)
  37. ^ lit. "Mind Stick" (如意棒)
  38. ^ Renamed to "Power Pole" in Funimation's dub.
  39. ^ lit. "Air Dance Technique" (舞空術)
  40. ^ lit. "World King Fist" (界王拳)
  41. ^ lit. "Energy Sphere" (元気玉)
  42. ^ Renamed to "Spirit Bomb" in Funimation's dub.
  43. ^ lit. "Instantaneous Movement" (瞬間移動)
  44. ^ Renamed to "Instant Transmission" in Funimation's dub.
  45. ^ Bejitto (ベジット)
  46. ^ "Vegerot" in Viz Media's manga translation.
  47. ^ Bejitto (ベジット)
  48. ^ "Vegerot" in Viz Media's manga translation.
  49. ^ Sūpā Saiya-jin Goddo (超(スーパー)サイヤ人ゴッド)
  50. ^ Sūpā Saiya-jin Goddo Sūpā Saiya-jin (超(スーパー)サイヤ人ゴッドSS(スーパーサイヤ人))
  51. ^ 力ちからの大会たいかい (Chikara no Taikai)
  52. ^ lit. "Secret of the Self-Centered" (身勝手みがっての極意ごくい)
  53. ^ referred to as "Ultra Instinct" in most English media
  54. ^ Gojīta (ゴジータ)
  55. ^ Gokū no Kōtsū Anzen (悟空の交通安全)
  56. ^ Gokū no Shōbō-tai (悟空の消防隊)
  57. ^ Chō Kochikame (超こち亀)
  58. ^ Kochira Namekku-sei Doragon Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (こちらナメック星ドラゴン公園前派出所)
  59. ^ lit. "Trust Ball" (信頼玉)
  60. ^ Kyūtai Panikku Adobenchā! (球体パニックアドベンチャー!)
  61. ^ Kyūtai Panikku Adobenchā Ritānzu! (球体パニックアドベンチャーリターンズ!)
  62. ^ Aikyū Mirā Machigai Nana (ＩＱミラーまちがい７)
  63. ^ IQ Sapuri (IQサプリ)
  64. ^ Nippon Ijin Taishō (日本偉人大賞)
  65. ^ Saikyō no Ijin ha Dare? (最強の偉人は誰？)
  66. ^ Gokū no hi (悟空の日, lit. "Goku's Day")
  67. ^ In Japanese the numbers 5 and 9 can be pronounced as "Go" and "Ku" respectively.

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Further reading

  • Padula, Derek (2012). Dragon Ball Z 'It's Over 9,000!' When Worldviews Collide. foreword by Ryo Horikawa. ISBN 978-0-9831205-2-0.

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This article is about the Dragon Ball character For other uses see Goku disambiguation In this Japanese name the surname is Son Son Goku nb 21 is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama He is based on Sun Wukong known as Son Goku in Japan and Monkey King in the West a main character of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West 16th century combined with influences from the Hong Kong martial arts films of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee Goku first made his debut in the first Dragon Ball chapter Bulma and Son Goku nb 22 nb 23 originally published in Japan s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 3 1984 2 Goku is introduced as an eccentric monkey tailed boy who practices martial arts and possesses superhuman strength He meets Bulma and joins her on a journey to find the seven wish granting Dragon Balls Along the way he finds new friends who follow him on his journey to become a stronger fighter As Goku grows up he becomes the Earth s mightiest warrior and battles a wide variety of villains with the help of his friends and family while also gaining new allies in the process Son GokuDragon Ball characterGoku seen as both an adult and child illustrated by Akira ToriyamaFirst appearanceDragon Ball chapter 1 Bulma and Son Goku December 3 1984 Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 51 Created byAkira ToriyamaBased onSun Wukong Monkey King by Wu Cheng enPortrayed byJustin Chatwin Dragonball Evolution Other Heo Sung tae Fight Son Goku Win Son Goku Charles Chen The Magic Begins Voiced by Japanese Masako NozawaVoiced by English Saffron Henderson BLT nb 1 Ian James Corlett nb 2 Ocean nb 3 Peter Kelamis Ocean nb 4 Sean Schemmel Funimation nb 5 Ceyli Delgadillo Funimation young nb 6 Stephanie Nadolny Funimation young nb 7 Colleen Clinkenbeard Funimation young nb 8 Other Barbara Goodson nb 9 Harmony Gold Apollo Abraham Creative Products Corp young nb 10 Nesty Ramirez Creative Products Corp Steve Blum nb 11 Brianne Siddall young nb 12 Kirby Morrow Ocean nb 13 Zoe Slusar Blue Water young Jeffrey Watson Blue Water teen nb 14 Jeremiah Yurk Blue Water adult and SSJ4 nb 15 Jodi Forrest AB Groupe young David Gasman AB Groupe Ed Marcus AB Groupe nb 16 Andrea Kwan Animax Asia young David Bridges Animax Asia teen Lex Lang Bang Zoom nb 17 Philece Sampler nb 18 Bang Zoom young nb 19 In universe informationAliasKakarot nb 20 birth name SpeciesSaiyanOccupationMartial artistRadish farmer 1 FamilyGrandpa Gohan adoptive grandfather Bardock father Gine mother Raditz older brother SpouseChi ChiChildrenGohanGotenRelativesOx King father in law Videl daughter in law Pan grandchild AbilitiesSuper strengthSuper speed agility reflexesStaminaHealingFlightEnergy sensingEnergy projectionEnergy absorptionDurabilityTelepathyTelekinesisTeleportationBorn as a member of the Saiyan race on Planet Vegeta under the name Kakarot nb 24 nb 25 he is sent to Earth as an infant prior to his homeworld s destruction at the hands of Frieza ordered by Beerus 3 Upon his arrival on Earth the infant is discovered by Son Gohan who becomes the adoptive grandfather of the boy and gives him the name Goku The boy is initially full of violence and aggression due to his Saiyan nature until an accidental head injury turns him into a cheerful carefree person Grandpa Gohan s kindness and teachings help to further influence Goku who later on names his first son Gohan in honor of him As the protagonist of Dragon Ball Goku appears in most of the episodes films television specials and OVAs of the manga s anime adaptations Dragon Ball Dragon Ball Z and sequels Dragon Ball GT Dragon Ball Super as well as many of the franchise s video games Due to the series international popularity Goku became one of the most recognizable and iconic manga anime characters worldwide Outside the Dragon Ball franchise Goku has made cameo appearances in Toriyama s self parody series Neko Majin Z has been the subject of other parodies and has appeared in special events Most Western audiences were introduced to the adult version of Goku appearing in the Dragon Ball Z anime itself an adaptation of Dragon Ball manga volumes 17 42 as opposed to his initial child form due to the limited success of the first series overseas 4 Goku s critical reception has been largely positive but he has also been criticized as being less heroic in Dragon Ball Super Contents 1 Conception and creation 1 1 Design 1 2 Voice actors 2 Appearances 2 1 In Dragon Ball 2 2 In Dragon Ball Super 2 3 In Dragon Ball GT 2 4 In other media 3 Cultural impact 3 1 Merchandise 3 2 Reception 4 See also 5 Explanatory notes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksConception and creation Akira Toriyama created Goku Goku and Dragon Ball in general evolved from one of Akira Toriyama s earlier one shot series called Dragon Boy In this story the protagonist looks a lot like Goku but has a pair of wings 5 The original inspiration was Hong Kong martial arts films including Bruce Lee films such as Enter the Dragon 1973 and Jackie Chan films such as Drunken Master 1978 6 7 Toriyama said he had a young Jackie Chan in mind for a live action Goku stating that nobody could play Goku but him 8 Bulma and Goku were the first pair of characters which were introduced in the manga and Toriyama stated that he subsequently introduced other characters in pairs because that way I m able to explain the characters and their relationship to each other through their interactions In my case I feel that it isn t good to insert too much narration I suppose Goku and Bulma are representative of that He further added that as a child Goku doesn t know anything of the world so without Bulma he d be a character who didn t say anything 9 Toriyama also mentioned Torishima wanted Goku to form a relationship with Bulma but this was never applied to the series 10 With the conclusion of the Cell arc Gohan was intended to replace his father as the protagonist but Toriyama later decided that Gohan was unsuitable for the role 11 According to Toriyama Goku is more of a selfish person than a hero as his main interest in the story is to fight strong opponents rather than protecting the innocent As a result Toriyama was angered when the anime adaptations of Dragon Ball started portraying Goku as more heroic than his manga counterpart 12 Design The character Goku is based on Sun Wukong Son Goku in Japanese nb 26 the central character of the Chinese novel Journey to the West 13 To be creative with the idea of Sun Wukong Toriyama designed Goku as a human boy with a monkey s tail rather than a complete simian because the tail would give the character a distinguishing feature 11 He later stated that the tail was a pain to draw hence why he had it get cut off early on 14 Toriyama did not initially plan to make Goku an alien it was not until the introduction of fighters from other planets that he established him as a Saiyan nb 27 nb 28 15 Goku was given the ability to teleport to any planet in seconds so that Toriyama could increase the pace of the story 16 Wanting the series to have a Chinese appearance Toriyama used the color of the robes worn by Buddhist monks for Goku s dōgi 17 During the early chapters of the manga Toriyama s editor Kazuhiko Torishima commented that Goku looked rather plain Toriyama had given him simple clothes on purpose because it was a fighting manga so to combat this he added several characters like Master Roshi and Krillin and created the Tenkaichi Budōkai nb 29 nb 30 to focus the storyline on fighting To defy the assumption that Goku would win the tournaments Toriyama made him lose the first and second but win the third 11 Toriyama s editor was initially against having Goku grow up saying it was uncommon to have the protagonist drastically change in manga however he gave in when Toriyama threatened that he would not be able to continue the series if the character did not 18 Toriyama later stated he had him grow up as a means to make drawing the fight scenes easier 19 Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee were major influences on the character When Toriyama thought up the Super Saiyan nb 31 concept during the Frieza arc he felt the only way to show Goku s massive power up was to have him transform Initially he was concerned that the facial expression looked like that of a villain but felt it was acceptable since the transformation was brought about by anger 20 The Super Saiyan form also spared the trouble of coloring Goku s hair all the time for the standard black and white manga pages 21 This was the reason for the Super Saiyan form having blonde hair because it was easier to draw for Toriyama s assistant who spent a lot of time blacking in Goku s hair Goku s piercing eyes in Super Saiyan form were also inspired by Bruce Lee s paralyzing glare 22 For the Dragon Ball Z anime adaptation character designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro also used Bruce Lee as a reference stating that when he first becomes a Super Saiyan his slanting pose with that scowling look in his eyes is all Bruce Lee 23 Dragon Ball GT chief character designer Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru said he agonized over designing Goku s Super Saiyan 4 appearance which was the idea of the show s producers questioning whether it was necessary to go further with the transformations Because Super Saiyan 4 is brought about while in a Saiyan s Ōzaru nb 32 form he made the hair more wild and covered Goku s body in red fur There was only a single final draft of the character although Nakatsuru did consider making the hair blonde he ended up choosing black as it provides more contrast with the red fur 24 During the plans of the final story arc of Dragon Ball Super it was decided that Goku should have another transformation The Ultra Instinct The concept was that the Ultra Instinct would be completely different from Goku s previous Super Saiyan transformations 25 Voice actors In the Japanese version of every Dragon Ball anime series and subsequent related media Goku has been voiced by Masako Nozawa Toriyama selected Nozawa upon hearing her audition sample remarking that only Goku could sound like that 26 Nozawa stated that she was ecstatic when she got the role because she had always wanted to be in one of Toriyama s works She said she had to be mindful of the fact that Goku grew up in the mountains and did not know much of the world Despite having to voice Goku Gohan Goten and Bardock Nozawa claims she is able to instantly get into the respective character simply upon seeing their image 27 Nozawa explained that she did not read the manga so that she would not know what was coming in the story until recording making her reactions the same as Goku s 28 Nozawa said that she liked young Goku with his tail because he was cute and stated that the character was still the same even at the end of the series 29 In the numerous English versions Goku has been played by different actors because different companies produced the dubs by reason of changes of ADR companies and recording studios or due to actors quitting In Harmony Gold s very brief dub of the original Dragon Ball series Goku nb 33 was voiced by Barbara Goodson 30 In Funimation s initial dub of the anime Goku was voiced by Saffron Henderson in the first 13 episodes of the original Dragon Ball series produced in association with BLT Productions 31 30 and by Ian James Corlett and Peter Kelamis in the first 67 episodes of Dragon Ball Z edited into 53 episodes produced in association with Saban and Ocean Productions 32 33 34 In Funimation s in house dub Goku was voiced by Stephanie Nadolny as a child in both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT 35 36 30 and has been consistently voiced by Sean Schemmel as an adult throughout the entire Dragon Ball franchise 37 38 34 Since Dragon Ball Z Kai Colleen Clinkenbeard has voiced Kid Goku for Funimation 30 In AB Groupe s dub of the anime produced exclusively for Canadian and European broadcast initially also in association with Ocean Productions and later with Blue Water Studios Goku was voiced by Peter Kelamis again and later by the late Kirby Morrow in episodes 123 291 of Dragon Ball Z 34 by Zoe Slusar as a child in both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT 30 by Jeffrey Watson as an older teen in Dragon Ball 34 and by Jeremiah Yurk as an adult and Super Saiyan 4 in GT 34 In Bang Zoom s dub of the first 27 episodes of Dragon Ball Super produced exclusively for Toonami Asia s broadcast Goku was voiced by Lex Lang 34 AppearancesIn Dragon Ball The cover of Weekly Shōnen Jump No 51 1984 featuring Goku and Bulma in their first appearances Goku first appears in Dragon Ball as a monkey tailed child adopted by the hermit martial artist Gohan Before the series narrative begins he accidentally and unknowingly kills Gohan when he temporarily transforms into the mighty Ōzaru after staring at a full moon However Goku loses the ability when his friends cut off his tail 39 Living alone with an item known as a Dragon Ball which he keeps as a memento of Gohan Goku befriends a teenage girl named Bulma He joins her to find the seven Dragon Balls which when gathered summon the wish granting dragon Shenron They encounter the desert bandit Yamcha and two shapeshifters named Oolong and Puar who also join their quest Goku is later trained by the martial artist Master Roshi alongside a monk named Krillin who later becomes his best friend It is Roshi who gives Goku the magic cloud Kintōun nb 34 nb 35 as a reward for saving his pet sea turtle which becomes Goku s primary source of flight travel across the world Goku s first shown martial arts attack as a child is Jan ken nb 36 three physical blows modeled after the hand signs in rock paper scissors 40 As a child he also wields the Nyoi bō nb 37 nb 38 a magic staff that extends and retracts on command given to him by his late grandfather 41 However Goku s signature attack is the Kamehameha named after King Kamehameha I of Hawai i which he learned from Master Roshi 42 The Kamehameha is a concentration of energy released as a concussive beam Roshi spent about 50 years developing and perfecting the technique but as a child Goku is able to understand and copy the technique immediately after only one demonstration After training with the Earth s Guardian Kami Goku learns to fly by virtue of the technique Buku jutsu nb 39 and uses the Nimbus cloud less frequently for flight travel While participating in the World Martial Arts Tournament that attracts the most powerful fighters in the world Goku battles foes later turned allies such as Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu as well as the Namekian Piccolo After becoming the runner up champion of the 21st and 22nd tournaments Goku finally wins in the 23rd with Piccolo s defeat and marries Chi Chi soon after to fulfill a promise he made to her years ago despite not knowing what marriage was From left to right Goku in his base Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3 forms Five years later Goku meets his evil older brother Raditz and learns about his heritage 43 44 Goku comes from a race of now nearly extinct extraterrestrials called Saiyans himself having been sent from their home planet to prepare Earth for sale on the intergalactic market by destroying all its life 45 While Grandpa Gohan was taking care of him Goku accidentally fell into a deep ravine and suffered a severe head injury which caused him to forget his mission and drastically altered his personality 45 After Raditz kidnaps Goku s son Gohan he forms a truce with Piccolo in order to defeat Raditz After sacrificing his life during the battle Goku trains with King Kai in the Other World He teaches Goku the Kaiō ken nb 40 which multiplies his energy and strength but with possible strain to the body 46 It is also from King Kai that Goku learns his most powerful attack the Genki Dama nb 41 nb 42 an energy sphere created by gathering energy from surrounding animals nature and humans 47 After being revived by the Dragon Balls Goku faces off with the Saiyan prince Vegeta who eventually becomes his greatest rival and another ally On his journey to Planet Namek in order to aid his friends in gathering the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive those killed by the Saiyans Goku fights the galactic tyrant Frieza who destroyed the Saiyans home planet and nearly the entire race During his epic battle with Frieza Goku becomes the first Saiyan in a thousand years to transform into a fabled Super Saiyan 48 After defeating Frieza and escaping the destruction of Namek Goku learns a teleportation skill called Shunkan Idō nb 43 nb 44 taught by the inhabitants of the planet Yardrat 49 However Goku contracts a heart virus whereof the time traveler Trunks warns him but recovers after taking medicine provided by Trunks Later Goku trains Gohan to be his successor and sacrifices himself again during the battle against the evil bio android Cell Goku is temporarily resurrected on Earth seven years later and meets his second son Goten nb 45 nb 46 50 Goku also battles Vegeta again after Vegeta willingly falls under the control of the wizard Babidi in order to gain power Shortly after he is drawn into a battle for the universe against the monster Majin Buu Despite having mastered two new Super Saiyan transformations Goku prepares Goten and Trunks to take his place as Earth s defender After his life is fully restored Goku attempts to fuse with Gohan in order to defeat Buu but this fails when the latter is temporarily absorbed by Buu and so he persuades the newly arrived Vegeta to fuse with him creating Vegito nb 47 nb 48 50 Eventually Goku destroys Buu with a Spirit Bomb attack Ten years later during another World Martial Arts Tournament Goku meets Uub Buu s human reincarnation and leaves with him intending to train him as the new protector of Earth 51 In Dragon Ball Super After defeating Majin Buu Goku meets a new opponent known as Beerus the God of Destruction in the film Battle of Gods An alternative more innately powerful form known as the Super Saiyan God nb 49 is reached by Goku during this film Though the temporary transformation wears off Goku manages to harness its godly powers In its sequel film Resurrection F Goku manages to achieve a blue haired evolution of Super Saiyan God under Whis s tutelage known as the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan nb 50 or Super Saiyan Blue for short which Goku uses to battle the newly revived Frieza 52 These forms also appear in Dragon Ball Super and its manga tie in which expand upon the stories from the two films Afterwards Goku and his friends participate in a fighting tournament set between Beerus and his brother Champa who is Universe 6 s God of Destruction facing the best warriors from Champa s universe During this tournament Goku reveals that he has learned to combine the perfect energy control of his Super Saiyan Blue form with his older technique the Kaiō ken After meeting with the omnipotent being known as Grand Zeno Goku encounters an evil alternate version of himself called Goku Black who is terrorizing Future Trunks timeline Black is eventually revealed to be a rogue Supreme Kai in training named Zamasu who has stolen Goku s body from yet another alternate timeline and teamed up with the Zamasu of Future Trunks timeline to fulfill their Zero Mortals Plan After Zamasu and Black become even more dangerous by undergoing Potara Fusion during the battle in Future Trunks timeline Goku ultimately summons the future version of Grand Zeno who erases Zamasu Later Goku causes the Zenos to decide to hold a multi universal martial arts tournament with the losing universes wiped from existence the Tournament of Power nb 51 53 Throughout the tournament Goku faces multiple opponents but finds his toughest in Jiren It is during his fights with Jiren that Goku acquires a new temporary transformed state using a divine technique known as Migatte no Goku i nb 52 nb 53 Ultimately Goku and Frieza manage to work together to force Jiren out of bounds in a triple elimination leaving Android 17 as the winner who uses his wish on the Super Dragon Balls to restore the erased universes 54 Goku s origin story from the Dragon Ball Minus manga chapter is retold in the film Dragon Ball Super Broly His birth parents are Bardock a low class Saiyan mercenary and Gine the owner of a butcher shop Bardock has a strong suspicion that Frieza is up to something when he receives an order on his scouter for all Saiyans to return home so he convinces Gine to send their infant son in a space pod to Earth In the present following the events of the Tournament of Power Goku and Vegeta encounter another Saiyan survivor named Broly whom Frieza has recruited to defeat them When Broly proves to be too powerful for either of them to handle individually Goku and Vegeta use the Metamoran Fusion Dance which creates Gogeta nb 54 Gogeta almost defeats his opponent but Broly s allies teleport him back to the barren planet he grew up on Later Goku teleports to this planet as well to provide Broly and his two friends with survival supplies hoping to be able to spar with Broly again someday 55 In the manga directly after the final scene of Broly Goku and Vegeta meet Galactic Patrol by Jaco and a mysteriously highly skilled agent named Merus in order to help stop an ancient warlock called Moro With Moro headed to New Namek to use the Namekian Dragon Balls the two Saiyans travel to the planet to stop him where they are defeated by him using his magic to drain their life essences until near death Once recovered they attempt to go after Moro again but he escapes from them Merus and the also conscripted Majin Buu with the help of his accomplice Cranberry who he kills in order to wish upon the Dragon Balls to free all the Galactic Prison prisoners After a few days Goku hears from Merus that Moro has grown even stronger and is unstoppable This leads to Goku asking Merus to help train him to master the Ultra Instinct state so he can defeat Moro Goku helps his friends take out Moro s forces before he comes face to face with Moro again When Moro fuses with Seven Three he and his allies are soundly defeated and mortally wounded Goku achieves the full power of Ultra Instinct which he uses to debilitate Moro to near death Even after healing him with a Senzu bean tanking his ensuing sneak attack unsuccessfully attempting to convince him to reconsider his ways and go back to prison and him using a stray severed arm with Merus s copied power to obtain Ultra Instinct for himself Goku continuously outmatches Moro Ultimately with the help of his friends and family along with a key assist from Buu Grand Supreme Kai and Uub s divine power Goku manages to finish off Moro and save the Earth once more He Vegeta Buu and Jaco then reunite with a now mortal Merus to be honoured as heroes by the Galactic Patrol In Dragon Ball GT In the anime only sequel series Dragon Ball GT Goku is transformed back into a child by an accidental wish made by his old enemy Pilaf using the Black Star Dragon Balls while Pilaf was about to wish to take over the world 56 Goku Trunks and his own granddaughter Pan travel the universe to search for the Black Star Dragon Balls and return them to Earth to prevent its destruction After acquiring the Super Saiyan 4 transformation Goku battles the evil Tuffle Baby Super Android 17 and the evil Shadow Dragons His final challenge is against Omega Shenron whom he destroys using the Spirit Bomb 57 Goku leaves with the original form of Shenron but not before saying his goodbyes to his friends on Earth He then appears 100 years later at the next World Martial Arts Tournament as an adult where he watches a battle between Goku Jr his descendant and Vegeta Jr Vegeta s descendant An elderly Pan sees him but he quickly departs 58 In other media Goku has appeared in various other media including an unofficial Taiwanese live action film 59 and an unofficial Korean live action film 60 He was portrayed by Justin Chatwin in the 2009 20th Century Fox feature Dragonball Evolution 61 Goku has also appeared in almost every Dragon Ball licensed electronic video game including crossover games such as Jump Super Stars Jump Ultimate Stars and Battle Stadium D O N In 1992 Goku was featured in the interactive game Dragon Ball Z Get Together Goku World 62 in which Goku and his gang travel back in time to review events in the Dragon Ball timeline and interacts with his younger self In December 2007 Goku made a guest appearance in avatar form in the MMORPG Second Life for a Jump Festa promotion titled Jumpland Second Life 63 Goku also appears in the Dr Slump and Arale chan video game for the Nintendo DS 64 Goku has been the subject of and is mentioned in various songs Son Goku Song 65 and Goku no Gokigen Jani 66 feature Goku as a child singing about himself During his adult years the song Aitsu wa Son Goku by Hironobu Kageyama where Kageyama praises everything about Goku 67 and the duet Ore tachi no Energy 68 feature words spoken by the character For the release of the single of the Dragonball Evolution international theme song Rule Toriyama supplied CD artwork of singer Ayumi Hamasaki dressed as Goku 69 Goku has been used in Japanese public service announcements aimed at children In June 1988 Goku and other Dragon Ball characters were featured in two PSA short films The first in which Goku is taught the importance of obeying traffic safety by others is entitled Goku s Traffic Safety nb 55 70 The second is called Goku s Fire Fighting Regiment nb 56 in which he teaches two children the importance of fire safety 70 Goku has made guest appearances in various Japanese television shows and manga In 2005 Goku appeared in the Toriyama parody manga Neko Majin Z where he is the sensei of the main character Z 71 On September 15 2006 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Kochira Katsushika ku Kameari Kōen mae Hashutsujo the special manga Super Kochikame nb 57 was released The chapter entitled This is the Police Station in front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek nb 58 has Ryotsu Kankichi travel to planet Namek and try to issue Freeza a citation and scold both he and Goku for parking their ships illegally 72 Goku and other Dragon Ball characters join the cast of One Piece in the 2006 crossover manga Cross Epoch 73 He also appears in a single panel of Toriyama s 2013 manga Jaco the Galactic Patrolman which is set before the events of Dragon Ball 74 The collected tankōbon volume of Jaco features the bonus story Dragon Ball Minus The Departure of the Fated Child depicting how and why Goku s parents sent him to Earth 75 76 Goku has been the subject of various parodies In the episode Career Day of Takeshi s Castle known in the United States as MXC the hosts Beat Takeshi and Sonomanma Higashi dressed as popular anime characters one as Goku as a child the other as Doraemon 77 Weekly Shōnen Jump s Gag Special 2005 issue released on November 12 2004 featured a Bobobo bo Bo bobo one shot Dragon Ball parody manga a retelling of the first fight between Goku and Vegeta 78 In chapter 179 of the Yakitate Japan manga Kawachi executes a Genki Dama parody called a Shinrai Dama nb 59 on the character Katsuo 79 In the manga and anime series Blood Lad the character Staz performs the gestures for Goku s Kamehameha having learned it from his favorite manga superhero but it has no actual effect 80 Goku regularly appears on Fuji TV In 2003 Goku appeared in the interactive feature Orb s Panic Adventure nb 60 which was featured exclusively at the Fuji TV headquarters in the orb section In this Freeza attacks a visiting tourist blasting the orb section free from the rest of the Fuji TV building Goku fights Freeza over the real life aqua city of Odaiba 81 82 In 2004 a sequel called Orb s Panic Adventure Returns nb 61 was produced 83 On March 25 2006 Goku and Freeza appeared in an original animated short film in the IQ Mirror Mistake 7 nb 62 segment of the Japanese game show IQ Supplement nb 63 84 On April 7 2007 Goku and Fuji TV announcer Masaharu Miyake were commentators on the anime segment in the Japan Great Man Awards nb 64 titled Who is the Strongest Hero nb 65 The segment featured a special tournament to decide who was the greatest person in Japanese history During the intermission Goku promoted the coming release of R2 Dragon Ball DVDs 85 Since the U S debut of Dragon Ball Z in 1996 Goku has appeared in American pop culture He was featured in an issue of Wizard magazine in which he and Superman fought a hypothetical battle and won 86 In the Codename Kids Next Door episode Operation R E P O R T Numbuh Four s version of the story is a parody of the Goku and Freeza s battle in Dragon Ball Z 87 Goku appears in Robot Chicken in a sketch entitled A Very Dragon Ball Z Christmas where Goku and Gohan fight an evil Mrs Claus with Santa s reindeer in an attempt to save Christmas 88 The Saturday Night Live sketch TV Funhouse titled Kobayashi depicts real life hot dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi as able to transform into a Super Saiyan as he prepares to eat hot dogs Goku appears briefly near the end 89 Goku is referenced in the songs Goku and Anime by Soulja Boy Tell Em where he brags that he looks and feels like Goku 90 Goku appears in a parody of the film Moneyball on an episode of Mad entitled Money Ball Z in which Billy Beane drafts Goku and a couple of other Dragon Ball characters into the Oakland A s 91 In 2013 he and Superman fought in a Death Battle episode of the Rooster Teeth web series ScrewAttack and lost 92 The episode Goku vs Superman in the web series Epic Rap Battles of History 93 won a Streamy Award for Best Music Video 94 The use of the Kamehameha attack became an Internet meme which started with Japanese schoolgirls photographing themselves apparently using and being affected by this attack 95 96 It has also attracted considerable media attention in France 97 Germany 98 as well as in many Spanish speaking countries in South America 99 100 101 Cultural impact A cosplayer re creating the appearance of Goku in Super Saiyan Blue form A number of notable public figures have commented on their feelings towards Goku or his status in popular culture For example Jackie Chan has gone on record stating that Goku is his favorite Dragon Ball character 102 The German rock band Son Goku takes their name from the Dragon Ball protagonist The band s lead singer Thomas D chose the name because Goku embodies the band s philosophy saying he was fascinated by Goku s naivete and cheerfulness yet at the same time a great warrior saving the world 103 In 2010 a fiberglass statue of Goku was created by Canadian born Hong Kong artist Edison Chen with Chen s facial features instead of Goku s as part of Chen s collection that was displayed at the Treacherous Treis exhibition in Singapore s Museum of Art and Design 104 105 CNN released an article explaining how Goku was Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal s childhood inspiration and called Nadal the Dragon Ball of tennis due to his unorthodox style from another planet 106 Parade revelers dressed as Goku at the 2013 Brazilian Carnival One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda and Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto said that Goku inspired their protagonists as well as series structure 107 108 with Tekken s Lars Alexandersson also showing traits of a hero through his design inspired by Goku alongside Marvel Comic s Thor 109 Commenting on Goku s popularity Kishimoto stated that when people hear the name Son Goku no longer do they think of the Journey to the West character but instead Dragon Ball s protagonist comes to mind 110 Additionally for the second half of the series Kishimoto created an ape named Son Goku in reference to Toriyama s character to the point the ape has four tails just like the four star Dragon Ball Goku earned from his grandfather 111 In his book about Akira Toriyama published in 2004 Julius Weideman said Goku s journey and ever growing strength resulted in the character winning the admiration of young boys everywhere 112 Jason Thompson stated that unlike the manly heroes of other popular shōnen manga of the late 1980s and early 1990s such as City Hunter and Fist of the North Star Toriyama made his protagonist Goku cartoonish and small thus starting a trend that Thompson says continues to this day 113 In 2015 the Japan Anniversary Association officially declared May 9 as Goku Day nb 66 nb 67 114 Goku is the first manga character to have a balloon at the Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade with his first appearance at the 2018 parade 115 116 Merchandise Several pieces of merchandising based on Goku have been released including action figures 117 118 plushes 119 and keychains 120 Reception Goku has appeared in innumerable top character lists He was ranked number one in IGN s 2009 list of Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time 121 and reappeared on the same list in 2014 however on this occasion they ranked him third with Cowboy Bebop s Spike Spiegel and Neon Genesis Evangelion s Shinji Ikari placed above him saying that He was in many ways a character that bucked the trends of his time and defined the direction of shonen manga anime for decades 122 In Mania Entertainment s 10 Most Iconic Anime Heroes Thomas Zoth commented that Goku and Dragon Ball completely revolutionized shōnen manga 123 In a Newtype poll from March 2010 Goku was voted the fifth most popular male character from the 1980s 124 Goku ranked consistently high in the Anime Grand Prix poll in the category of best male character in the late 1980s and early 1990s appearing seventeenth in the 1987 poll 125 fifteenth in the 1988 poll 126 second in the 1989 poll 127 fourth in the 1990 poll 128 third in the 1991 poll 129 fourth in the 1992 poll 130 thirteenth in 1993 poll 131 and twelfth in 1994 poll 132 In a 1993 character popularity poll for the series Weekly Shōnen Jump readers voted Goku second after his son Gohan 133 He came in first in the magazine s 1995 poll 133 as well as in a 2004 poll amongst fans of the series for the book Dragon Ball Forever 134 In a 2005 The Daily Reader article entitled The Greatest Geek Movie Heroes of All Time Goku is the only animated character listed and is ranked tenth 135 In a survey of 1 000 people conducted by Oricon in 2007 Goku ranked first place as the Strongest Manga character of all time 136 In the survey Friendship developed by rankingjapan com in which people chose which anime character they would like as a friend Goku ranked fifth 137 In 2000 Goku placed third in an Animax poll of favorite anime characters 138 In 2011 readers of Guinness World Records Gamer s Edition voted Goku as the 41st top video game character of all time 139 NTT customers voted him as their third favorite black haired male anime character in a 2014 poll 140 Game designer Hiroshi Matsuyama from CyberConnect2 said that while Goku is an appealing character readers could root for during the manga he was hard to relate and thus instead preferred other characters like Krillin or Bulma However during the manga s final story arc Matsuyama recalls being overjoyed when Goku says that Mr Satan a comic relief character with no superextraordinary skills was the real hero of mankind as the Earthlings found him as the saviour of mankind when Buu was about win the final fight 141 Goku s characterization has been well received by publications for manga anime and other media Anime News Network noted Goku as a good source of comedy and remarked that after everything he experiences he still remains a naive character 142 Tim Jones from THEM Anime Reviews noted that Goku is not an omnipotent character in the first anime series unlike Dragon Ball Z and does not disappear for long periods of time between sagas Jones also liked the way the series depict his entire adventures making him a good main character 143 Voice actor Mamoru Miyano said that Goku s first Super Saiyan transformation in the manga was his favorite part from the series as Goku not only changed visually but his personality changes into a classic prototypical hero 144 Rationalmagic com praised Goku s innocence as one of the funniest parts of the series 145 In January 2017 Nozawa won two Guinness World Records for her longevity as Goku she has been the sole voice actor for the role for over 23 years 146 According to Screen Rant Goku s origin story has some similarities to that of Superman 147 On the other hand Collider was more critical to Goku s actions in the series most notably when Gohan becomes an active character who goes through several character s arcs yet he is constantly overshadowed by his father to the point Akira Toriyama refrained from turning Gohan into his successor following the Cell Games and Goku once again took over Gohan s role in the final arc of Dragon Ball Z 148 Despite his predominantly positive reception Goku has received some negative feedback in particular for his characterization in Dragon Ball Super due to how his constant desires for fighting stronger enemies resulted in setting up a story where all universes could be destroyed While Anime Now s Richard Eisenbeis believes Goku is determined to protect his universe the fact that he does not seemingly care about other loser universes being destroyed has been criticized 149 Monique Jones from Syfy panned the character s relationship dynamic with his wife as well as his perceived incompetency and irresponsibility as a father drawing attention to the tons of memes and fan chatter about Piccolo actually being the best dad Gohan s ever had 150 Sam Leach from Anime News Network agreed that fans of the series tend to joke about Piccolo being a better paternal figure to Gohan than his actual father Goku and felt that Dragon Ball Super emphasized this more when Piccolo started training him again 151 The same site also criticized Goku often being busy in the narrative most notably in Frieza s resurrection as the supporting characters have some extra scenes only to have their spotlight stolen by Goku and Vegeta His rematch with Frieza was criticized for how overpowered the character has become and how much back up his allies can provide in the battle ruining the tension the film was supposed to generate 152 Despite enjoying his rematch with Frieza DVD Talk expressed similar responses in the handling of these characters 153 IGN noted that Goku has a tendency to show enemies mercy including Vegeta Piccolo Cell and Moro His decision to let Cell have a senzu bean without informing his allies in particular was considered to be infamous which affected Gohan s confidence and led to his defeat 154 155 La Tercera went to call Goku irresponsible and immature to the character for helping Moro as a result of this show of mercy and the consequences 156 Both Goku and Vegeta were criticized for being too overpowered in Super to the point they steal the series spotlight to the supporting cast while their strategies either lack complexity or create a plothole such as the time limit to the fusion Vegetto 157 See alsoList of Dragon Ball charactersPortals Anime and manga Martial arts 1980sExplanatory notes DB eps 1 13 DB film 1 Credited as Jerry J Todd DBZ eps 1 50 edited into eps 1 37 DBZ film 3 TV version DBZ eps 50 67 edited into eps 38 53 123 174 DBZ films 1 3 1999 present DB films 2 and 3 one loop in DBZ ep 202 2001 2009 2010 present Credited as Betty Gustafson DB films 2 and 3 Dragon Ball GT Final Bout Dragon Ball GT Final Bout DBZ eps 175 291 Dragon Ball Dragon Ball GT vocal effects in DBZ film 2 Dragon Ball Super Credited as Dana Hayes Dragon Ball Super Kakarrot in Viz translations Son Goku 孫悟空 ˈ ɡ oʊ k uː ɡ oʊ ˈ k uː Buruma to Son Goku ブルマと孫悟空 Was renamed to Bloomers and the Monkey King in Viz s translation Kakarotto カカロット An English to Japanese play on the word carrot 孫悟空 reads as Son Goku in Japanese hence providing the origin of Goku s name Saiya jin サイヤ人 lit Saiya Person Saiya an anagram for Yasai 野菜 lit vegetable lit Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament 天下一武道会 Renamed to The World Martial Arts Tournament in Funimation s dub Supa Saiya jin 超 スーパー サイヤ人 lit Super Saiya Person lit Great Ape 大猿 In this dub Goku was renamed Zero lit Somersault Cloud 筋斗雲 Renamed to Flying Nimbus in Funimation s dub lit Jan Fist ジャン拳 lit Mind Stick 如意棒 Renamed to Power Pole in Funimation s dub lit Air Dance Technique 舞空術 lit World King Fist 界王拳 lit Energy Sphere 元気玉 Renamed to Spirit Bomb in Funimation s dub lit Instantaneous Movement 瞬間移動 Renamed to Instant Transmission in Funimation s dub Bejitto ベジット Vegerot in Viz Media s manga translation Bejitto ベジット Vegerot in Viz Media s manga translation Supa Saiya jin Goddo 超 スーパー サイヤ人ゴッド Supa Saiya jin Goddo Supa Saiya jin 超 スーパー サイヤ人ゴッドSS スーパーサイヤ人 力ちからの大会たいかい Chikara no Taikai lit Secret of the Self Centered 身勝手みがっての極意ごくい referred to as Ultra Instinct in most English media Gojita ゴジータ Goku no Kōtsu Anzen 悟空の交通安全 Goku no Shōbō tai 悟空の消防隊 Chō Kochikame 超こち亀 Kochira Namekku sei Doragon 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