Goku - Dragon Ball Z

Goku , also called Sangoku or Son Goku is the one and only main character of Dragon Ball , created by the famous Mangaka Akira Toriyama. From the beginning of Dragon Ball to the end of Dragon Ball Super , Goku was the only consistent entity moving the series forward. Even when he is not directly involved in the action, his presence actively drives the plot. It is his legacy and character that defines the overarching mythos of the entire Dragon Ball saga . There simply wouldn't have been a Dragon Ball without Goku . 🎬

All human themes are directly linked to Goku's arc. Just below, you will discover in more detail:

• Goku's story
• His appearances in the different arcs of the Dragon Ball saga
• His true age finally revealed!
• His most powerful techniques
• Crisp anecdotes about the character

Let's not wait any longer to see how Goku was able to rise to the rank of undisputed main character, the star of a story spanning several decades in and out of the universe. As a fighter, we wanted to pay tribute to him in this article, so (re)discover his story in our Ultimate Guide the story of Goku ! 💥

THE STORY OF SANGOKU

Goku, whose real name is Kakarot , was born while his father Bardock and his team of warriors were on a mission to conquer the planet Kanassa and kill all its inhabitants. He grew up alongside the famous warrior Broly. Goku was a very weak baby by the standard of the Saiyajin race, so he was sent to a planet with weak inhabitants (Earth) to exterminate all life there, as the powerful Saiyan warriors are requisitioned for more difficult missions. They therefore have the habit of sending their Saiyan child to more accessible planets in order to exterminate their unworthy adversaries. 🌍

Kakarot was found by an old man named Gohan in a small spaceship. Gohan tried to raise the young boy, but Kakarot was extremely hostile and strong by human standards. One day, while traveling, the young Saiyan Goku fell into a deep ravine and hit his head. Permanent amnesia from this fall prevented the young boy from completing his initial mission. He was later named Son Goku by Gohan. 👶

Goku had incredible strength, speed, and combat, so Gohan quickly took him under his wing and trained him in martial arts. The young fighter had a tail that resembled a monkey 's tail. This tail would allow him to transform into a huge monkey at the sight of the full moon (Oozaru's form) , but Goku had no memory of when he had already become a giant monkey and was completely unaware of it until later. later, when he meets Vegeta . 🐒

After the death of his adopted father Gohan, Goku will travel the world traveling with Bulma Brief (initially based at the Capsule Corporation) in search of the mystical crystal balls of the dragon Shenron. During his journey, he will meet Master Roshi (aka Awesome Turtle), Yamcha, Puar, and Oolong, a shape-shifting pig. 🐽

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After finding the Dragon Balls and losing their wish to Oolong, Goku decided to train with Venerable Old Master Roshi. Awesome Turtle began training Goku and Krillin to teach them the legendary legendary energy blast: Kamehameha . Goku then entered the World Martial Arts Tournament (Tenkaichi Budokai) and was defeated only by Master Roshi's alias, Jackie Chun . 🥋

After the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku continued to travel the world to find the famous Dragon Balls, defeating the entire Red Ribbon Army in his quest, a feat considered impressive by all of his friends. 👏

After defeating the Red Ribbon Army and finding the last crystal ball of the dragon Shenron , Goku once again participated in the World Martial Arts Tournament. He lost to Ten Shin Han due to a stroke of luck. His other great achievement was defeating King Piccolo Daimao .

HOW OLD IS SANGOKU?

In the manga, Goku was born on April 16 at the age of 736 and 737 in the anime. Three years later, at 739 years old, just before the destruction of planet Vegeta, he was sent to earth. If we don't count his numerous deaths, Goku is therefore around 38 years old in the latest Dragon Ball Super series.

To summarize, he is 780 years old at the time of the Tournament of Power in the anime. To this we must remove his 6 months of training with Beerus, his passages in the time chamber etc... So in the anime Goku is 39 years old, because the events with Broly take place the same year! In the case of the manga, it is a little more complex because the temporality is approached differently, Goku would therefore be around 40 or 41 years old.

GOKU’S FAMILY

Then as an adult, he married a woman named Chi-Chi and they had a son together named Sangohan . Goku led a relatively peaceful life until Raditz arrived on planet Earth. Raditz revealed himself to be Goku's brother and told him about his original mission on earth. Goku refused to join Raditz in exterminating Earth's citizens and so they fought. 🤼‍♂️

Knowing that he could not fight alone against this super Saiyan warrior, Goku asked his old enemy, Piccolo , to help him fight him. Goku and Piccolo fought side by side in order to defeat Raditz and he sacrificed himself by immobilizing him so that Piccolo could use his special beam cannon to defeat him.

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After his death, Goku trained alongside King Kai. Kaio sama's planet had many times the gravity of earth and helped Goku become stronger. Goku left King Kai in time to defeat the saiya-jin warriors during the counterattack of Vegeta and Nappa, who had landed on the planet in search of their comrade Raditz. By the time Goku arrived, Vegeta and Nappa had already killed Tenshinhan, Piccolo, Yamcha and Chiaotzu. 💀

Goku couldn't defeat Vegeta but they were both unable to fight and Vegeta retreated. Since Piccolo was defeated, the Dragon Balls disappeared from the earth and they needed them to wish their friends back, so Goku and the other survivors went to the planet Namek which contained 7 more crystal balls . 🔮

GOKU IN THE FREEZER SAGA

Frieza was already on this planet searching for the dragon balls himself. Goku defeated Frieza's special army, the Ginyu Commando . Goku was much inferior to Frieza but they fought and when Frieza decided to kill Krillin , Goku's best friend, just for fun, he reached the limit and transformed into super saiyan goku in the episodes of Dragon Ball Z. 🔥

It was then that Frieza released another ultimate form by increasing his muscle mass (quickly watch the scene again available online in streaming dbz) . he thought he would always be able to return to fighting, but Goku continued to surpass him with his clearly superior super saiyan power. Seeing no other alternative, he blew up the planet Namek to its core.

After his enemy Frieza showed his true cowardice, he decided to leave him there for dead. He even asked for some of his energy, with which he planned to kill Goku , and in the worst case scenario, they would both die. Goku, being so kind by nature, transmitted it to him, just enough for Frieza to survive. he hoped he could see the error he had made. But he was wrong. He therefore finished off Frieza, the cry uttered by him in the dbz vf episode is also very emblematic of the dbz saga! ⚱️

After Frieza 's defeat, everyone believed that Goku had been killed on Namek. But, one day, the Z-Fighters and Vegeta felt Frieza 's power level approaching Earth. As the villains approached, the newly rebuilt Frieza and his father King Cold planned to destroy the earth. everyone was worried that the planet was doomed since Goku was no longer there to save them. 💫

But a mysterious young man arrived to confront them. Frieza and King Cold were clearly outmatched by the young Super Saiyan and were defeated in seconds. The young man then went to the Z-Fighters to tell them that Goku would soon land on Earth. Goku has landed, with a new technique under his belt: Instant Move . The mysterious youth was Future Trunks (son of Bulma and Vegeta) and he informed the team that the androids (cyborgs) will be here in three years.

He also gives Goku heart medication, claiming that he died in an alternate time timeline and that it would save his life. They all split up and begin their training. Goku trains with his son Gohan in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber . This is where Goku and Son Gohan learned to maintain their Super Saiyan limits, and where Gohan learned to manipulate his Saiyan strength . This is also how Goku and Gohan became able to maintain themselves in these forms for longer periods of time. ⏳

After Goku and Gohan left their training time in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, a new event appeared, the Cell Games tournament, organized by the evil Cell.

GOKU IN THE SAGA OF CELL

Goku knew he didn't have enough power to defeat Cell in this state (Cell reached his final form because Vegeta had become too arrogant in his Super Saiyan 2 form). He was therefore defeated by Cell in his final form. After that, Cell decided that he would form his own tournament to fight all the strongest warriors in the world, which seemed like an excuse to beat Goku. 💥

Goku intended to wear Cell down enough so that Gohan could finish him off. Cell began to self-destruct and he quickly used his instant movement to teleport to King Kai's planet. He sacrificed himself to keep the earth safe, but Cell was able to regenerate. it was up to Gohan to defeat him and he did so by deploying his SSJ2 form. Goku gathered the Dragon Balls once again to wish everyone for life and he thought that the world would be safer if he stayed dead.

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GOKU IN THE SAGA OF MAJIN BUU

Goku and the others followed them to Babidi's ship. Goku, Vegeta and the Supreme Kai entered this ship where they faced trials. 🚧

So Goku fought this creature which had the ability to absorb energy. Once he realized this, he powered up and let the demon absorb his power until it exploded. Vegeta was transformed by Babidi into Majin in an attempt to gain power. Goku then asked him to transport them to a place away from people to fight his friend/enemy. Goku and Vegeta fought until they realized that Majin Boo had been freed. 🔗

Goku tried to persuade Vegeta to team up to defeat Majin Boo. Vegeta agreed but when Goku went to get sensu beans , Vegeta knocked him out. Vegeta gave his life trying to defeat Majin Boo, but when he woke up, Goku had to return to the afterlife because his 24 hours on earth had passed. ⌚

Gohan would later be trained by Supreme Kai. Elder Kai would later trade his life for Goku's afterlife so he could return to earth and find someone to use the fused earrings (the Potaras ) to permanently bond with. .

Goku merged with Vegeta after his resurrection, becoming Vegeto . In the end, Goku used his Spirit Bomb to defeat Majin Boo's (Kid Buu) original form. Before Kid Buu 's defeat, Goku requested that he be resurrected later so that he would have the chance to fight him again. Years later, Boo was resurrected as a boy named Oob. During a martial arts tournament, Goku attempted to antagonize Oob to unleash his hidden power.

GOKU TECHNIQUES

Thanks to his perseverance and extensive training, Goku has mastered more than twenty techniques. Its most used in the series are the Kaméhaméha, the Kaio-Ken and the Genkidama. He will also learn to master Ultra Instinct in the Dragon Ball Super series.

A. KAMEHAMEHA

This is THE essential technique in the Dragon Ball saga. Taught by Kamé Sennin (aka Tortie Geniale, Master Roshi), this concise technique focuses all of your energy in your hands to send an ultra-powerful charge of energy. We will see Goku use this technique quite a few times.

B. GENKIDAMA

This technique generates a considerable ball of energy above Goku's head. Very dangerous because his power contribution can literally destroy a planet , he will need it during his fights against Frieza, Kid Boo or even Vegeta.

C. KAIO-KEN

The famous Kaio-Ken gives Goku a reddish aura . This technique allows him to increase his strength tenfold, but be careful because you must not overdo it or risk endangering your health!

D. ULTRA INSTINCT

Considered by some as a technique and by others more as a state, Ultra Instinct has hit the headlines so much in the Super saga that we could not not mention it. This “technique” allows its user to enter a relatively zen trance state that provides dazzling power, speed and anticipation. To be continued !

For now, if you want to know more, we tell you everything in this article on Goku Ultra Instinct !

ANECDOTES ABOUT GOKU

• To find the name of the character, Akira Toriyama was inspired by the Chinese legend of the Monkey King. 🐒

• Do you know where the name of the most famous technique in the Dragon Ball saga comes from? It comes from the name of a very famous Hawaiian king, named, you guessed it, “ Kamehaméha ”. 🏖

• As you know, Goku is an extraordinary warrior who has proven his combat abilities throughout the saga. But now, try to count the total number of enemies defeated ... And yes, there it is! Come on, I'll take the suspense off your mind: Goku has only killed 2 enemies during his entire career as a saiyan, Yakon (Babidi's henchman) and Boo !

• Like any good self-respecting Saiyan, the name Sangoku, also called Kakarot, comes from the word "carrot", you will have understood it from the syllables. 🥕

• Do you know Goku's biggest fear? And it's not Frieza! These are the bites! He is really afraid of that, the simple sight of a syringe makes his blood run cold as shown in two episodes in the DBZ saga.
• One of the questions manga fans are asking...is who wins between Son Goku and Saitama !

And There you go ! You now know almost everything about the main character Son Goku and his adventure in the Dragonball and DBZ saga! We will soon discuss his appearances in the Dragon Ball Super Saga (along with Beerus, Whis and Jiren), Dragon Ball Gt (SSJ4) and in the films (against Broly, the legendary warrior) , but for the moment, we let you digest and remember all his past adventure to better be able to understand the rest of his young saiyan adventures! 🚀

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