Who is Goku's mother?

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Who is Goku's mother?

Post by cesarcoronel07 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:51 pm

Some people say it's Fasha but, nothing has been confirmed. Who do you guys think is Goku's mom?

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by Hellspawn28 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:56 pm

No one really special. She most likely had Radditz's hair and Goku's eyes.
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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by cesarcoronel07 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:59 pm

Hellspawn28 wrote:No one really special. She most likely had Radditz's hair and Goku's eyes.
True I always thought it was Fasha

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by Chuquita » Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:01 pm

While it's not a surefire way to figure out what she looked like (disclaimer) what I ended up doing was subtracting what physical appearance stuff Goku and Raditz did not inherit from Bardock; meaning whoever their mom is would have the female counterpart to the male type of eyes Toriyama draws for Goku (so the type of eyes blue-hair Lunch and Chi-Chi have) she'd be on the tall side so I put her at Bardock's height, maybe a tiny bit taller than him, and super-long hair similar to Raditz, but probably pulled up so it wouldn't get in her face and it would be easier for her to fight.
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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by cesarcoronel07 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:03 pm

Chuquita wrote:While it's not a surefire way to figure out what she looked like (disclaimer) what I ended up doing was subtracting what physical appearance stuff Goku and Raditz did not inherit from Bardock; meaning whoever their mom is would have the female counterpart to the male type of eyes Toriyama draws for Goku (so the type of eyes blue-hair Lunch and Chi-Chi have) she'd be on the tall side so I put her at Bardock's height, maybe a tiny bit taller than him, and super-long hair similar to Raditz, but probably pulled up so it wouldn't get in her face and it would be easier for her to fight.
True and plus Saiyans had to have mother's right? I mean if they didn't then how were they born?

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by Marco Polo » Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:11 pm

If it were Selypa they would have mentioned it.

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by cesarcoronel07 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:19 pm

Marco Polo wrote:If it were Selypa they would have mentioned it.
True

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Post by TheGmGoken » Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:55 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULLitbNvq5k

Pretty much sum my theory up.

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by penguintruth » Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:57 am

I'm sure as soon as she's identified, Toei will make her a Super Saiyan and slap her on another "new hat" Shining Sparking Budoukai VIII game for the Xbox 4 and PS8.

Order now and you'll get a terrible OVA to explain why. And then you can complain about how you don't like the "gay Jap voices" on YouTube and I can die a little inside.
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Post by The Time Traveller » Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:49 am

I like to think Goku's mother's name is Dandelion, anyone saying otherwise is insane.

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by DoomieDoomie911 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:36 am

It's actually never said who Goku's mother is, but it's definitely not Selypa. Toei's "Saiyan family tree" specifically says that Selypa is nothing more than Bardock's partner...
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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by kei17 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:44 am

My guess:

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by Leviathus » Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:59 am

Oh nice one!

I was brainstorming for a DBZ fan manga and I was thinking about something similar like your drawing kei17. Definitely with Raditz hair! And I think I'm gonna name her Korn after Selypa's prototype :)

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by Blu-ray_Mistress » Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:55 am

I was always curious about that as well, it never once ever mentioned her in the Bardock the father of Goku special which is odd in my opinion.

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by KentalSSJ6 » Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:42 pm

Theres a few designs I like for her.

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Not to mention Hanasia from Multiverse. Not a fan of her name but the design is great.
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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by Super Sonic » Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:36 pm

It seems to be a shonen anime/manga cliche of one parent missing or not even mentioned at all. Yu-Gi-Oh, we see Surugoku's daughter-in-law about twice in the manga, but his son is never mentioned at all. Same with Mr. Ketchum. Is Delia a widow, divorced or what?

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Post by KentalSSJ6 » Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:58 pm

Super Sonic wrote:It seems to be a shonen anime/manga cliche of one parent missing or not even mentioned at all. Yu-Gi-Oh, we see Surugoku's daughter-in-law about twice in the manga, but his son is never mentioned at all. Same with Mr. Ketchum. Is Delia a widow, divorced or what?
Well in Naruto and Bleach, we see both Ichigo's and Naruto's parents and both series plot have them as a central part of it.

In Ruruoni Kenshin we learn Kenshin's parents died when he was little.

I dont read/watch One Piece so I dont know anything about Luffy's parents.

Its not so much of a cliche as much as a convenient plot device. Though I admit we see next to no Saiyan women in DBZ. It would be interesting to see more about them and Saiyan culture in general.
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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by TheGmGoken » Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:13 pm

KentalSSJ6 wrote:
Super Sonic wrote:It seems to be a shonen anime/manga cliche of one parent missing or not even mentioned at all. Yu-Gi-Oh, we see Surugoku's daughter-in-law about twice in the manga, but his son is never mentioned at all. Same with Mr. Ketchum. Is Delia a widow, divorced or what?
Well in Naruto and Bleach, we see both Ichigo's and Naruto's parents and both series plot have them as a central part of it.

In Ruruoni Kenshin we learn Kenshin's parents died when he was little.

I dont read/watch One Piece so I dont know anything about Luffy's parents.

Its not so much of a cliche as much as a convenient plot device. Though I admit we see next to no Saiyan women in DBZ. It would be interesting to see more about them and Saiyan culture in general.
Though I already posted it. StromPow had a GREAT theory on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULLitbNvq5k

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Re: Who is Goku's mother?

Post by Super Sonic » Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:18 pm

KentalSSJ6 wrote:
Super Sonic wrote:It seems to be a shonen anime/manga cliche of one parent missing or not even mentioned at all. Yu-Gi-Oh, we see Surugoku's daughter-in-law about twice in the manga, but his son is never mentioned at all. Same with Mr. Ketchum. Is Delia a widow, divorced or what?
Well in Naruto and Bleach, we see both Ichigo's and Naruto's parents and both series plot have them as a central part of it.

In Ruruoni Kenshin we learn Kenshin's parents died when he was little.

I dont read/watch One Piece so I dont know anything about Luffy's parents.
With Naruto and Bleach that's a little different, and Kenshin is rather different due to being a period piece when one became a man at 15 and its protaganist being a 28 year-old man rather than a teenager or kid. As for Luffy, his mother hasn't been mentioned yet, but his father has, and that's a big spoiler for anyone who was only watching the Funimation dvds which hasn't gotten to that point yet.

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