Bardock Special.
Original DragonBall Series -- Episodes 1 - 153.
Dead Zone Movie.
DragonBall Z Series -- Episodes 1 - 117.
Trunks Special.
DragonBall Z Series -- Episodes 118 - 125 (till the point where the screen freezes as the 3 years quickly pass by).
Cooler's Revenge Movie.
DragonBall Z Series -- Episodes 125 (from the last minute of this episode when the 3 years have passed) - 176.
Super Android 13 Movie (set in "Timeline 4", where Cell never came to the past and the Androids were defeated differently).
DragonBall Z Series -- Episodes 177 - 194.
Bojack Unbound Movie.
DragonBall Z Series -- Episodes 195 - 288.
Wrath of the Dragon Movie.
"Heya!! The Return of Son Goku & Friends!" Special.
DragonBall Z Series -- Episodes 289 - 291.
DragonBall GT Series -- Episodes 1 - 64 (right up to the final 8 minute sequence, culminating with Goku departing with Shenlong).
Goku Jr. Special.
DragonBall GT Series -- Episode 64 (the final 8 minutes, 100 years later).
With all that in mind, here's hoping you all like what I put together. I might do a similar guide on the villains of GT, we'll see. Here's hoping this doesn't get too much negative imput, I'll do one character per post in order to give me time to place companion pics, 10 characters in all. First up, the man whom GT seems to be all about:
Son Goku
Biography: The pure Saiyan born Kakarrot, raised on Earth as Son Goku, whom defeated Majin Buu and the beast Hildegarn has spent the last 10 years training his chosen human apprentice, Oob. After the training concludes, he is finally ready to settle down for retirement with his wife, Chichi; confident the next generation can now take care of his precious planet Earth. However, fate has one more cruel trick for Goku; from the ashes of his own distant past, Pilaf returns with his cronies in search of the mythic Black-Star Dragonballs. When the two confront each other for the first time in decades, the gargantuan red Shenlong has already been summoned by Pilaf, whom misunderstands his desire for Goku to be a kid again. With this moment, Goku is transformed into a child, no taller than he was when he first appeared in original DragonBall. Through out the upcoming arcs, he must seek out the Black-Star Dragonballs in order to keep the Earth from being destroyed by their fatal aftereffect. With the son of his once fiercest rival and the unexpected company of his own Granddaughter, Goku sets out on the newest and grandest journey of his life, one that has never been heard or told before. However, it doesn't end there, as he finds out sooner than later. An enemy from the past of the Saiyan race, enemies from Goku and his friends' own history, and a destructive consequence of the Earth's own Dragonballs lay in wait. But just when Son Goku thinks he's done it all, a new Super Saiyan transformation awaits him, one that could be the key to regaining his adult form.
Techniques:
Bukujutsu - Literally meaning lighter than air, it's the ability to manifest one's Ki in order to fly his or her body. Goku first visually mastered this ability during his final attack against Piccolo in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai. He taught the ability to his Granddaughter, Pan, as well as his apprentice Oob.
Telepathy - Thanks to years of practice, Goku has the ability to mentally contact with another of his friends, most prominently used on occasions with Pan.
Zanzoken - Also known as an Afterimage, this technique was first learned by Goku during his time at the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai. Over time, Goku's developed it to a point where he can create dozens among dozens of images, as well as correspond his with someone else's.
Taiyoken - An eye-blinding technique patented by Tenshinhan that Goku first demonstrated at the 23rd Budokai and still uses to this day on a couple occasions.
Instantaneous Movement - Goku's most useful non-deadly technique. A maneuver he learned on the planet Yardrat, he can dematerialize his body through a highly focused method and travel at the speed of light. Unfortunately for his youthful form, it's utterly impossible for him to teleport beyond a few paces, speculated by Trunks and Elder Kaioshin to be due to his younger body not being able to handle the transmission. Goku's only able to access the technique if he's at his Super Saiyan 4 level, hence it can only be performed when he's back at his adult body. When at level 4, it's heightened to a considerable degree, so much that Goku can literally lock on and teleport to the bacteria in the air around an enemy if they have no Ki signature (notably Super 17).
Ki Blast - Typical, ordinary Ki blast that can be launched in generic, multiple, or full-energy powered forms.
Kamehame-Ha - Goku's signature and most often used technique, it's the first attack he learned from Master Roshi from decades past. He can choose to either launch a normal version of the attack or put all of his power into a maximum, super version.
10x Kamehame-Ha - A new attack that Goku has patented and uses in his Super Saiyan 4 stage, exclusive to this level only. It has even more power put into it than a maximum powered Kamehame-Ha normally would, resulting in an attack so intense that a red aura emanates from it. Goku can also use a delayed-reaction version which, while not immediately doing any noticeable damage to an opponent, does significant damage later on; this version of the attack has a distinguishable blue aura rather than red.
Ryu-ken - A literal Dragon Fist attack that Goku first used to defeat Hildegarn, it's his most powerful physical attack that uniquely manifests his body into the form of a golden dragon. When he used it at Super Saiyan 3 in DBZ movie 13, he quite possibly tapped into the 100% full power he spoke of using against Kid Buu (though never had a chance). He's capable of using it in his normal form as a child, though it's most powerful when he uses it at Super Saiyan 4. It's unknown when he patented the attack, though the best assumption is during the near-year long amount of time between Buu's defeat and the events with Hildegarn.
Fusion - A very intriguing technique Goku learned from the Metamoreans that is neither an offensive or defensive maneuver in battle, but an ability that allows the user to temporarily merge with a fellow individual of the same race whom shares a similar body size and equal power level. Goku would only use this ability once while in his Super Saiyan 4 form to merge with Vegeta, although he'd deny Goten and Trunks an opportunity to form an adult version of Gotenks. The fusion's resulting Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta is the most powerful character in the entire DragonBall franchise.
Genki-dama - If enough energy is gathered, this is Goku's most powerful and deadly attack. Ironically, it has only ever defeated two enemies, Kid Buu and the threat of Super Yi Xing Long. He learned the technique from the legendary Lord Kaio after his first death, it's an attack that he's very rarely used since the battle with Freeza, mainly because with power gathered from an entire planet and its solar system, even that couldn't kill Freeza alone (who was only at 50% of his maximum). Therefore, when used more recently, he's made certain to gather energy from as many Earthlings as possible. Once Goku utilizes it to take down the final dark dragon, he not only gathers energy from the Earth and all its inhabitants left, but every person he ever met in the entire universe; living world and afterlife.
Kamikaze Attack - An attack performed only one time, it's Goku's own version of an ultimate suicide. While at Super Saiyan 4, it's literally his last resort if there's no other hope, as he must maneuver himself to grab his opponent from behind and convert all of his power and life-energy into a singular explosion. When attempting to perform it against Super 17 however, he accidentally survives due to a shield 17 would throw up just in the nick of time, protecting both of them from the killing force of the attack. Goku would come very close to using it once more against Super Yi Xing Long, although due to Vegeta's sudden arrival on the battle field, he decides against it.
Super Saiyan - Goku's first physical transformation, although he still has quite a few more levels beyond it. It's his most preferred form for battle, presumably because it doesn't consume Ki as quickly as the latter choices, along with it being the form he's most used to fighting in.
Super Saiyan 2 - Goku's least preferred form to battle in, he only ascends to this level when he's in a jam in order to block a very powerful attack his ordinary Super Saiyan level couldn't stand up to (attacks from such enemies as Rilldo and Super 17).
Super Saiyan 3 - Goku uses this form only twice as a child, both occasions being against Bebi-Vegeta. Presumably because it takes two (merged) child bodies and one fully matured adult body to be able to support level 3, Goku is unable to sustain the form for very long in his youthful status, no more than a minute at best. He is able to maintain a decent stance against Bebi-Vegeta when he has his tail re-grown (it's worth pointing out that this is the only ascended form where the tail is golden), but it doesn't prove much better than their first round due to the reduced condition of his body.
Super Saiyan 4 - Goku's most powerful form, surpassing even post-merging Oob. It's in this form where he is able to utilize his previously nullified Instantaneous Movement, as well as revert back to his adult body whenever need-be. It differs from previous forms in that Goku's hair returns to its original color while his torso and arms sport red fur in place of upper clothing. Displaying red outlines around his eyes, his pectoral muscles are formed in a manner that resembles the Great Ape form, yet Goku is clearly back in a normal status; he seems to be at a mixture between the Great Ape and his adult body at its prime. This comes through in personality as well, as he displays a rage and bloodlust that goes far enough where he won't hesitate to kill an enemy, though he still maintains his emotions and awareness of reason.
