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==Biography==
==Biography==
===Childhood===
===Childhood===
Son Goku was born on the Planet Vegeta in Age 737, under the name of Kakarrot. He was sent to Earth as an infant and adopted by a man named Son Gohan, who gave him the name Son Goku. Gohan raised Goku as his grandson and trained him in the martial arts. Goku and Gohan lived a peaceful life together until an accident involving Goku's Ōzaru form resulted in Gohan's death.
Son Goku is born under the name Kakarrot on [[Planet Vegeta]], in circa '''Age 736'''<ref name="minus">Toriyama, Akira. "[[Dragon Ball Minus]]". ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman''. Japan: Shueisha, 04 April 2014. ISBN 978-4-08-870892-8.</ref> in ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman|Jaco the Galactic Patrolman's]]'' series of events and in '''Age 737'''<ref name="ch4p12">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 12}}</ref> in [[Dragon Ball Z TV Special 1|the anime's series of events]]. He is sent to [[Planet Earth|Earth]] as an infant and adopted by a man named [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)|Son Gohan]], who gives him the name Son Goku. Gohan raises Goku as his grandson and trains him in the martial arts. Goku and Gohan live a peaceful life together, until an accident involving Goku's Great Ape form results in Gohan's death.


On 01 September, Age 749, Goku met Bulma, a teenage girl in search of the Dragon Balls, one of which, the Four-Star Ball, belonged to Gohan before he died. Bulma told him that when all seven balls were gathered a Dragon would be summoned to grant the possessor a single wish. On the journey to gather all the Dragon Balls, Goku and Bulma were joined by Oolong, Yamcha and Pu'er. On 09 September, the group were taken hostage by Pilaf, who stole the Dragon Balls and summoned Shenlong. However, Oolong was able to get a wish in before Pilaf and the group were sentenced to death in a room that would cook them alive in the sun's rays. The transparent ceiling of the room allowed Goku a clear view of the full moon that night allowing his Ōzaru form to wreak havoc upon Pilaf's castle. Once Goku's allies were clear of the castle wreckage, Yamcha took the opportunity to remove Goku's tail, returning him back to his normal state.
On '''01 September, Age 749'''<ref name="choz4p14">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 14}}</ref>, Goku meets [[Bulma]], a teenage girl in search of the [[Dragon Balls]]. One of these, the [[Four-Star Ball]], belonged to Gohan before he died. Bulma tells Goku that when all seven balls are gathered, a dragon emerges to grant the summoner a single wish. On the journey to collect the Dragon Balls, Goku and Bulma are joined by [[Oolong]], [[Yamcha]] and [[Pu'er]]. They also meet the [[Turtle Hermit]] along the way, from whom Goku copies the [[Kamehameha]] technique. On '''09 September''', the group is taken hostage by [[Pilaf]], who steals the Dragon Balls and summons [[Shenlong]]. However, Oolong manages get a wish in before Pilaf, and the Dragon Balls scatter in seven directions. The full moon causes Goku to transform into his Great Ape form and wreak havoc upon Pilaf's castle, until Yamcha finds an opportunity to remove Goku's tail and return him to his normal state.


On 10 September, Goku went his separate ways from the others to train under Muten Rōshi, Gohan's former master who he had met during the quest for the Dragon Balls. Alongside Rōshi's other apprentice Kuririn, he trained for the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai taking place on 07 May, Age 750. Goku made it all the way to the final round of the tournament where he was defeated by Jackie Chun. Inspired to become even stronger following his loss, Goku set out on a mission to search for Gohan's Dragon Ball which had scattered following the previous wish. Also searching for the Dragon Balls were the Red Ribbon Army, entire squadrons of which were single-handedly destroyed by Goku. As the army became desperate they hired Tao Pai-pai, the world's greatest assassin, who managed to kill Goku's new friend Bora and severely wounded Goku. In order to become strong enough to defeat the assassin, Goku climbed Karin Tower and received training from Karin, allowing him to defeat Tao Pai-pai in a revenge match. Goku then stormed the Red Ribbon Army's main base, destroying what little remained of them. Having gathered all seven Dragon Balls, Goku was able to use them to restore Bora's life, making sure to get his hands on the Four-Star Ball before it scattered with the others.
Goku goes his separate ways from the others on '''10 September''' to train under the Turtle Hermit, Gohan's former master. Alongside the Turtle Hermit's other apprentice, [[Kuririn]], Goku trains for the 21st [[Tenka'ichi Budōkai]] that takes place on '''07 May, Age 750'''<ref name="choz4p16">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 16}}</ref>. Goku makes it all the way to the final round, where he is defeated by [[Turtle Hermit|Jackie Chun]]. Afterwards, Goku sets out on a quest to retrieve Gohan's Four-Star Ball. Also searching for the Dragon Balls are the [[Red Ribbon Army]], entire squadrons of which get single-handedly destroyed by Goku. The desperate army hires the assassin [[Tao Pai-pai]], who kills Goku's new friend [[Bora]] and severely wounds Goku. After receiving training from [[Karin]] atop Karin Tower, Goku defeats Tao Pai-pai in a revenge match, storms the Red Ribbon Army's main base and destroys what little remains of them. In order to revive Bora, Goku needs the final Dragon Ball's location to be divined by the [[Fortuneteller Crone]]. After reuniting with and fighting Gohan, who was allowed to return to the living world for a day, Goku gets his wish and completes his quest by grabbing the Four-Star Ball before it can fly off again.


After three years of training on his own, Goku attended the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai on 07 May, Age 753, where he reunited with his old friends. In addition to Goku and his friends, Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu, apprentices of Muten Rōshi's rival, Tsuru-Sen'nin, had also entered the tournament. Not only that, but Tsuru-Sen'nin was also the brother of Tao Pai-pai, and swore revenge on Goku when he discovered that he had killed his brother. However, as the tournament progressed, Jackie Chun's words of wisdom got to Tenshinhan, causing him to rebel against Tsuru-Sen'nin during his finals match with Goku. The match was a close one, with Tenshinhan winning by a nose. Shortly after the tournament's conclusion, Kuririn was murdered by a monster who took the Four-Star Ball. Goku hastily chased after the monster, which eventually led him to a confrontation with the King of Demons, Piccolo Daimaō. After a humiliating defeat, Goku returned for more training with Karin and risked his life by drinking the Super God Water which would either increase his power exponentially, or kill him. Surviving the Super God Water, Goku went to face off against Piccolo once again, who had restored his youth with the Dragon Balls before subsequently killing the Dragon. Goku eventually won the fight using an attack which he poured all his remaining energy into to pierce through Piccolo's torso.
After three years of solitary training, Goku attends the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai on '''07 May, Age 753'''<ref name="choz4p17">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 17}}</ref>. [[Tenshinhan]] and [[Chiaotzu]], apprentices of the [[Crane Hermit]], enter the tournament alongside Goku and his friends. The Crane Hermit, being not only the Turtle Hermit's rival but also Tao Pai-pai's brother, insists his students exact revenge on Goku. Tenshinhan grows conflicted, however, and rebels against his master during the final match against Goku. Shortly after the tournament's conclusion, which Goku narrowly loses, the demon [[Tambourine]] murders Kuririn and takes the Four-Star Ball. The furious Goku chases after him and ends up facing the [[Demon King Piccolo]]. After being defeated thoroughly, Goku returns to Karin for more training and risks drinking the life-threatening [[Super God Water]]. Goku survives, however, gaining an increase in power that allows him to destroy Piccolo. Earlier, Piccolo managed to summon and kill Shenlong. In order to restore the dragon, Goku goes to meet [[God]], the creator of the Dragon Balls and the Demon King's benevolent half. At God's palace, Goku is told that Piccolo survived in the form of a [[Piccolo|reincarnated offspring]]. God asks Goku to train at the palace for three years, and resurrects Shenlong in exchange for this so that Piccolo's victims may be revived.
 
Following this battle, Goku returned to Karin's who told him to go above the tower to God's palace. After riding the Nyoi-Bō there, he was told that in his dying moments Piccolo released an offspring containing his essence, meaning that he was not truly dead. In exchange for three years of training at the palace for the rematch with Piccolo, God agreed to resurrect the Dragon so that the Dragon Balls may be used to save those killed by Piccolo and his men.


===Adult Life===
===Adult Life===
On 07 May, Age 756, Goku enrolled in the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai, where in the first round he fought a young woman who was adamant that he should know her and that he made an important promise years ago. That woman was Chi-Chi, the daughter of Gyūmaō who Goku and Bulma met on their initial quest for the Dragon Balls. Goku had promised to marry Chi-Chi later, but had only done so because he had mistaken 'marriage' for a food. Despite this, he agreed that a promise was a promise and decided to marry her after the tournament. However, the tournament was far from over. In the final round Goku fought Ma Junior, the offspring of Piccolo. Once his true identity was revealed to the public, Piccolo began launching attacks on the entire island as people evacuated. Goku's friends tried to step up to the fight, however he refused their help saying that if they interfered he'd be disqualified from the match, despite the fact the world was at stake. In the end, the victor was Goku, but instead of dealing the final strike to Piccolo he instead spared him because he needed a good rival to keep him on his toes. A year later, in May of Age 757, Goku and Chi-Chi had their first child, Son Gohan.
The 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai takes place on '''07 May, Age 756'''<ref name="choz4p17"></ref>. Goku faces [[Chi-Chi]] in the first round, who insists Goku keep the promise of marriage he made to her as a child. Goku had misinterpreted that promise has having something to do with food, but keeps his word and agrees to marry Chi-Chi after the tournament. The final match pits him against the offspring of Piccolo, who threatens to kill everyone and take over the world. Despite this, Goku refuses help from his friends, not wanting to risk being disqualified from the championship match. Persevering, Goku finally wins the Tenka'ichi Budōkai. He spares Piccolo's life, not only because killing him would also kill God, but also because Goku enjoys having a rival around to keep him on his toes. A year later, in May of '''Age 757'''<ref name="choz4p17"></ref>, Goku and Chi-Chi have their first child, [[Son Gohan]].
 
On 12 October, Age 761, Goku had a get together with his friends. However it did not last long before an alien invader named Raditz came to reveal Goku's heritage as a Saiyan and demanded that he join the other few remaining members of their species acting as interplanetary land sharks. Goku was able to team up with Piccolo and together the two of them defeated Raditz, with Goku sacrificing his own life in the progress. While the Dragon Balls would be able to bring him back, the Earth was still in peril due to the impending arrival of Raditz's comrades on Earth. Goku opted to stay dead and traverse the Serpent Road in order to train with the North Kaiō. While on Kaiō's planet he became exponentially stronger, but forgot to take into account the time it would take for him to return to Earth when the Saiyans arrived. He was resurrected on 02 November, Age 762 and did not arrive on the battlefield until the following day, at which point several of his comrades were dead. Goku fought a fierce battle with the Saiyans, and allowed one of them, Vegeta, to leave Earth alive.
 
With the Earth's Dragon Balls rendered unusable in the aftermath of the battle with the Saiyans, Gohan, Kuririn and Bulma departed for the planet Namek to use the Dragon Balls there to revive those killed by the Saiyans while Goku was hospitalized. However, the situation on Namek was dire upon their arrival and Goku also departed for the planet after being discharged on 18 December, arriving on Namek on 24 December. Shortly after his arrival on Namek, Goku ended up in a showdown with Freeza, a galactic warlord, during which Freeza mercilessly murdered Kuririn, triggering Goku's rage-fueled transformation into a Super Saiyan. The showdown between Goku and Freeza ultimately led to planet Namek's destruction, with Goku escaping the planet's fate in a space pod pre-programmed to go to planet Yardrat. He subsequently spent most of the year there training, not returning to Earth until August, Age 764.
 
Upon returning to Earth, Goku was confronted by Trunks, the time travelling son of Bulma and Vegeta, who brought warnings about a fatal heart disease Goku would soon contract as well as the impending arrival of Artificial Humans created by Dr. Gero, a scientist formerly in the employ of the Red Ribbon Army, on 12 May, Age 767. Three years later, Goku fell ill as Trunks predicted, leaving him out of commission for a few days during the battle with the Artificial Humans until the medicine Trunks left restored his health, by which point another creation of Dr. Gero known as Cell, had come to absorb the Artificial Humans to obtain his perfect form.
 
To gain the strength to defeat Cell, Goku and Gohan entered the Room of Spirit and Time on 16 May, where they could perform a full year of training in the span of one day. While they were in the room, Cell obtained his perfect form and announced an event known as the Cell Game scheduled for 26 May. On the day of the event, Goku forfeited his match against Cell and nominated Gohan as his successor. However, Gohan's reluctance to kill Cell put the Earth in danger when Cell decided to self-destruct, leaving Goku with no option but to use the Yardratian Teleportation technique to move Cell to Kaiō's planet before exploding. Goku was killed in the blast and declined being resurrected after the battle was over.


===Later Years===
During a reunion with his friends on '''12 October, Age 761'''<ref name="choz4p19">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 19}}</ref>, Goku is visited by his alien brother [[Raditz]], who reveals that they are both  members of the [[Saiyan]] race. When Goku refuses to cooperate with Raditz, who expects Goku to embrace the bloodthirsty nature of his species, Raditz kidnaps Gohan. Teaming up with Piccolo, Goku sacrifices his life to take Raditz down with him. Before dying, however, Raditz transmits information about the Dragon Balls to his fellow Saiyans out in space. Faced with the impending arrival of two more bloodthirsty Saiyans, Goku travels the Serpent Road and trains with the [[North Kaiō]] in the afterlife before being revived with the Dragon Balls on '''02 November, Age 762'''<ref name="choz4pp19-21">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=pp. 19-21}}</ref>. Due to a miscalculation, however, Goku cannot return in time to prevent several of his comrades, including Piccolo, from dying at the hands of the Saiyans. Using his newly acquired [[Kaiō-Ken]] and [[Genki-Dama]] techniques, Goku puts up a fierce fight and gets severely injured in the process. The remaining Saiyan, [[Vegeta]], is also down for the count, but Goku spares his life and lets him escape.
Goku spent the next seven years training in the afterlife until he received permission for a one-day trip back to Earth on 07 May, Age 774, so he could meet up with old friends and participate in the 25th Tenka'ichi Budōkai. However, the tournament was soon put on hold due to a plot involving the revival of Majin Boo. Goku worked together with the East Kaiōshin to prevent Boo's revival, but Vegeta refused to let his chance for a rematch with Goku slip by and allowed Bobbidi to manipulate the evil in his heart. Boo was soon revived and Vegeta knocked Goku out before sacrificing his own life in an attempt to stop Boo. With little time remaining in the mortal realm, Goku taught the fusion technique to Son Goten and Trunks.
With Piccolo's death rendering the Earth's Dragon Balls unusable, Gohan, Kuririn and Bulma depart for [[Planet Namek]] hoping to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive the Saiyans' victims. Goku stays behind in the hospital, but by the time he recovers he learns that the situation on Namek is dire. Launching into space himself, Goku arrives on Namek on '''24 December''' and has a showdown with the galactic warlord [[Freeza]] and his men. When Freeza mercilessly murders Kuririn, Goku undergoes a rage-fueled transformation into a [[Super Saiyan]]. The battle against Freeza leads to the destruction of Planet Namek, which Goku narrowly escapes by using a space pod that was pre-programmed to go to [[Planet Yardrat]]. He learns the [[teleportation]] skill there and does not return to Earth until '''August, Age 764'''<ref name="choz4p21">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 21}}</ref>.


Upon his return to the afterlife, Goku travelled to the Kaiōshin realm, where his life was restored by the Elder Kaiōshin allowing him to return to the living realm permanently. Goku returned to Earth to do battle with Boo, who had absorbed the powers of Goten, Trunks, Piccolo and Gohan. In order to save the ones who had been absorbed, Goku and Vegeta fused to become Vegetto and deliberately allowed themselves to be absorbed by Boo to free the others from the inside. After escaping from Boo's insides, the Earth was destroyed and the battle moved to the Kaiōshin realm. As the battle continued, the Earth and its people were restored allowing Goku to borrow everyone's energy to create a Genki-Dama capable of defeating Boo once and for all.
Upon returning, Goku meets the time traveling son of Bulma and Vegeta named [[Future Trunks|Trunks]], who gives him medicine for the fatal heart disease he will soon contract and warns him of an impending attack by [[Artificial Humans]] created by former Red Ribbon scientist [[Dr. Gero]]. Three years later, on '''12 May, Age 767'''<ref name="choz4pp22-23">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=pp. 22-23}}</ref>, Goku falls ill as predicted and is out of commission for the battle against the Artificial Humans. By the time Goku recovers, another creation of Dr. Gero's known as [[Cell]] is going after the Artificial Humans to absorb them. In order to become stronger than Cell, Goku and Gohan enter the [[Room of Spirit and Time]] on '''16 May''', where they can spend a year's worth of training within a single day. On '''26 May''', they attend the [[Cell Games]], a contest organized by Cell. Putting his faith in Gohan's hidden power, Goku forfeits his own match against Cell. When Cell decides to self-destruct out of desperation, Goku teleports him to [[Kaiō's Planet]] to save the Earth from the explosion. Goku dies in the process and declines being resurrected, arguing that the Earth would be safer without him attracting enemies towards it.


Goku returned to living with his family on Earth, continuing to train to become even stronger. In Age 778, Goku was confronted by the God of Destruction Beerus and obtained the power of a Super Saiyan God. He further refined this power by training under Beerus's attendant Whis.
After seven years of training in the afterlife, Goku receives permission to return to the living world for one day on '''07 May, Age 774'''<ref name="choz4p24">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 24}}</ref>. He reunites with his friends and family, including his second son [[Son Goten]], at the 25th Tenka'ichi Budōkai, but the tournament gets disrupted by the sorcerer [[Bobbidi]]'s plot to revive the magical being [[Majin Boo]]. As Goku and friends assist the [[Shin|East Kaiōshin]] in trying to prevent this, Vegeta grows impatient and lets Bobbidi manipulate the evil in his heart in order to force a rematch against Goku while there is still time. Upon Boo's revival, Goku and Vegeta realize he poses a legitimate threat and Vegeta knocks Goku out before sacrificing his life trying to stop Boo. With Goku's time in the living world running out, he teaches Goten and [[Trunks]] the [[Fusion]] technique so that they might overpower Boo. After a brief return to the afterlife, Goku's life is restored by the [[Elder Kaiōshin]] when Boo continues to remain a threat. He fuses with Vegeta to become [[Vegetto]] and tries to free those absorbed by Boo, including Gohan and Goten. The attempt to rescue them is nullified when Boo destroys the Earth along with them, but Goku and Vegeta are able to escape to the [[Kaiōshin Realm]] where they have a final showdown with Boo. The Earth and its inhabitants are restored by the Dragon Balls during the battle, allowing Goku to borrow everyone's energy for a Genki-Dama and destroy Boo once and for all. Goku expresses a hope that Boo might be reincarnated into a good guy and give him a rematch someday, which comes to fruition at the 28th Tenka'ichi Budōkai ten years later on '''07 May, Age 784'''<ref name="choz4p25">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 25}}</ref>. Attending the tournament with his granddaughter [[Pan]], Goku meets [[Oob]] and takes him on as his apprentice.


On 07 May, Age 784, Goku entered the 28th Tenka'ichi Budōkai and took Oob, the reincarnation of Majin Boo, on as his apprentice.
===Events of Dragon Ball Super===
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==Name and Pronouns==
==Name and Pronouns==

Revision as of 08:47, 13 November 2024

Son Goku
孫悟空 (Son Gokū)
Manga
Son Goku (Manga)
Anime
Son Goku (Anime)
Manga Debut Dragon Ball Chapter 1
Anime Debut Dragon Ball Episode 1
Japanese VA Masako Nozawa
Canadian VA Saffron Henderson
Ian Corlett
Peter Kelamis
Kirby Morrow
Funimation VA Stephanie Nadolny (Child)
Colleen Clinkenbeard (DB M1)
Ceyli Delgadillo (DB M2, M3)
Sean Schemmel (Adult)
Personal Data
Birth Age 737[1]
Death 12 October, Age 761[4]
26 May, Age 767[5]
Height 175 cm[2]
Weight 62 kg[3]
Aliases Kakarrot
Classification Saiyan
Pronouns Ora (オラ) (typical)
Ore (オレ) (early Super Saiyan)
Universe Universe 7
Occupation Farmer
Notable Skills Kamehameha
Kaiō-Ken
Genki-Dama
Relationship Data
Family Bardock (Father)
Gine (Mother)
Raditz (Brother)
Spouse Chi-Chi
Children Son Gohan
Son Goten
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Son Goku is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Goku makes his debut in chapter 1, published in the 1984 #51 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Biography

Childhood

Son Goku is born under the name Kakarrot on Planet Vegeta, in circa Age 736[6] in Jaco the Galactic Patrolman's series of events and in Age 737[7] in the anime's series of events. He is sent to Earth as an infant and adopted by a man named Son Gohan, who gives him the name Son Goku. Gohan raises Goku as his grandson and trains him in the martial arts. Goku and Gohan live a peaceful life together, until an accident involving Goku's Great Ape form results in Gohan's death.

On 01 September, Age 749[8], Goku meets Bulma, a teenage girl in search of the Dragon Balls. One of these, the Four-Star Ball, belonged to Gohan before he died. Bulma tells Goku that when all seven balls are gathered, a dragon emerges to grant the summoner a single wish. On the journey to collect the Dragon Balls, Goku and Bulma are joined by Oolong, Yamcha and Pu'er. They also meet the Turtle Hermit along the way, from whom Goku copies the Kamehameha technique. On 09 September, the group is taken hostage by Pilaf, who steals the Dragon Balls and summons Shenlong. However, Oolong manages get a wish in before Pilaf, and the Dragon Balls scatter in seven directions. The full moon causes Goku to transform into his Great Ape form and wreak havoc upon Pilaf's castle, until Yamcha finds an opportunity to remove Goku's tail and return him to his normal state.

Goku goes his separate ways from the others on 10 September to train under the Turtle Hermit, Gohan's former master. Alongside the Turtle Hermit's other apprentice, Kuririn, Goku trains for the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai that takes place on 07 May, Age 750[9]. Goku makes it all the way to the final round, where he is defeated by Jackie Chun. Afterwards, Goku sets out on a quest to retrieve Gohan's Four-Star Ball. Also searching for the Dragon Balls are the Red Ribbon Army, entire squadrons of which get single-handedly destroyed by Goku. The desperate army hires the assassin Tao Pai-pai, who kills Goku's new friend Bora and severely wounds Goku. After receiving training from Karin atop Karin Tower, Goku defeats Tao Pai-pai in a revenge match, storms the Red Ribbon Army's main base and destroys what little remains of them. In order to revive Bora, Goku needs the final Dragon Ball's location to be divined by the Fortuneteller Crone. After reuniting with and fighting Gohan, who was allowed to return to the living world for a day, Goku gets his wish and completes his quest by grabbing the Four-Star Ball before it can fly off again.

After three years of solitary training, Goku attends the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai on 07 May, Age 753[10]. Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu, apprentices of the Crane Hermit, enter the tournament alongside Goku and his friends. The Crane Hermit, being not only the Turtle Hermit's rival but also Tao Pai-pai's brother, insists his students exact revenge on Goku. Tenshinhan grows conflicted, however, and rebels against his master during the final match against Goku. Shortly after the tournament's conclusion, which Goku narrowly loses, the demon Tambourine murders Kuririn and takes the Four-Star Ball. The furious Goku chases after him and ends up facing the Demon King Piccolo. After being defeated thoroughly, Goku returns to Karin for more training and risks drinking the life-threatening Super God Water. Goku survives, however, gaining an increase in power that allows him to destroy Piccolo. Earlier, Piccolo managed to summon and kill Shenlong. In order to restore the dragon, Goku goes to meet God, the creator of the Dragon Balls and the Demon King's benevolent half. At God's palace, Goku is told that Piccolo survived in the form of a reincarnated offspring. God asks Goku to train at the palace for three years, and resurrects Shenlong in exchange for this so that Piccolo's victims may be revived.

Adult Life

The 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai takes place on 07 May, Age 756[10]. Goku faces Chi-Chi in the first round, who insists Goku keep the promise of marriage he made to her as a child. Goku had misinterpreted that promise has having something to do with food, but keeps his word and agrees to marry Chi-Chi after the tournament. The final match pits him against the offspring of Piccolo, who threatens to kill everyone and take over the world. Despite this, Goku refuses help from his friends, not wanting to risk being disqualified from the championship match. Persevering, Goku finally wins the Tenka'ichi Budōkai. He spares Piccolo's life, not only because killing him would also kill God, but also because Goku enjoys having a rival around to keep him on his toes. A year later, in May of Age 757[10], Goku and Chi-Chi have their first child, Son Gohan.

During a reunion with his friends on 12 October, Age 761[11], Goku is visited by his alien brother Raditz, who reveals that they are both members of the Saiyan race. When Goku refuses to cooperate with Raditz, who expects Goku to embrace the bloodthirsty nature of his species, Raditz kidnaps Gohan. Teaming up with Piccolo, Goku sacrifices his life to take Raditz down with him. Before dying, however, Raditz transmits information about the Dragon Balls to his fellow Saiyans out in space. Faced with the impending arrival of two more bloodthirsty Saiyans, Goku travels the Serpent Road and trains with the North Kaiō in the afterlife before being revived with the Dragon Balls on 02 November, Age 762[12]. Due to a miscalculation, however, Goku cannot return in time to prevent several of his comrades, including Piccolo, from dying at the hands of the Saiyans. Using his newly acquired Kaiō-Ken and Genki-Dama techniques, Goku puts up a fierce fight and gets severely injured in the process. The remaining Saiyan, Vegeta, is also down for the count, but Goku spares his life and lets him escape. With Piccolo's death rendering the Earth's Dragon Balls unusable, Gohan, Kuririn and Bulma depart for Planet Namek hoping to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive the Saiyans' victims. Goku stays behind in the hospital, but by the time he recovers he learns that the situation on Namek is dire. Launching into space himself, Goku arrives on Namek on 24 December and has a showdown with the galactic warlord Freeza and his men. When Freeza mercilessly murders Kuririn, Goku undergoes a rage-fueled transformation into a Super Saiyan. The battle against Freeza leads to the destruction of Planet Namek, which Goku narrowly escapes by using a space pod that was pre-programmed to go to Planet Yardrat. He learns the teleportation skill there and does not return to Earth until August, Age 764[13].

Upon returning, Goku meets the time traveling son of Bulma and Vegeta named Trunks, who gives him medicine for the fatal heart disease he will soon contract and warns him of an impending attack by Artificial Humans created by former Red Ribbon scientist Dr. Gero. Three years later, on 12 May, Age 767[14], Goku falls ill as predicted and is out of commission for the battle against the Artificial Humans. By the time Goku recovers, another creation of Dr. Gero's known as Cell is going after the Artificial Humans to absorb them. In order to become stronger than Cell, Goku and Gohan enter the Room of Spirit and Time on 16 May, where they can spend a year's worth of training within a single day. On 26 May, they attend the Cell Games, a contest organized by Cell. Putting his faith in Gohan's hidden power, Goku forfeits his own match against Cell. When Cell decides to self-destruct out of desperation, Goku teleports him to Kaiō's Planet to save the Earth from the explosion. Goku dies in the process and declines being resurrected, arguing that the Earth would be safer without him attracting enemies towards it.

After seven years of training in the afterlife, Goku receives permission to return to the living world for one day on 07 May, Age 774[15]. He reunites with his friends and family, including his second son Son Goten, at the 25th Tenka'ichi Budōkai, but the tournament gets disrupted by the sorcerer Bobbidi's plot to revive the magical being Majin Boo. As Goku and friends assist the East Kaiōshin in trying to prevent this, Vegeta grows impatient and lets Bobbidi manipulate the evil in his heart in order to force a rematch against Goku while there is still time. Upon Boo's revival, Goku and Vegeta realize he poses a legitimate threat and Vegeta knocks Goku out before sacrificing his life trying to stop Boo. With Goku's time in the living world running out, he teaches Goten and Trunks the Fusion technique so that they might overpower Boo. After a brief return to the afterlife, Goku's life is restored by the Elder Kaiōshin when Boo continues to remain a threat. He fuses with Vegeta to become Vegetto and tries to free those absorbed by Boo, including Gohan and Goten. The attempt to rescue them is nullified when Boo destroys the Earth along with them, but Goku and Vegeta are able to escape to the Kaiōshin Realm where they have a final showdown with Boo. The Earth and its inhabitants are restored by the Dragon Balls during the battle, allowing Goku to borrow everyone's energy for a Genki-Dama and destroy Boo once and for all. Goku expresses a hope that Boo might be reincarnated into a good guy and give him a rematch someday, which comes to fruition at the 28th Tenka'ichi Budōkai ten years later on 07 May, Age 784[16]. Attending the tournament with his granddaughter Pan, Goku meets Oob and takes him on as his apprentice.

Events of Dragon Ball Super

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Name and Pronouns

Son Gokū (孫悟空) is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese name Sūn Wùkōng (孫悟空), better known as the Monkey King from the Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West.[17]

This name was taken completely from that of the protagonist of Journey to the West. This was because I originally planned on him being an actual monkey.
Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Forever

The word (go) means roughly to understand or to perceive, and it is used to write the verb satoru (悟る), from which the name of the Buddhist concept of satori derives. () can mean sky, empty, or void. It's the kanji for sora, the Japanese word for sky. When read as kara, it means "empty". The two characters together can imply meanings like "Perceiving the Void" or "Aware of Vacuity". In the story of Journey to the West, the monkey king is given this name by a Buddhist sage who is Wùkōng's master for a time. For a family name, the sage gives him 孫 (Son), meaning "grandchild".

Goku typically uses the first-person pronoun ora (オラ), a more gender-neutral, hick version of the masculine first-person pronoun ore (オレ). However, Goku uses ore whenever he becomes a Super Saiyan[18][19][20] until his training with Gohan in the Room of Spirit and Time, where they both mastered the volatile nature of the form.[21] Afterward, he uses ora even as a Super Saiyan.

Goku also uses ore in the Next Episode Preview (NEP) of Dragon Ball Episode 3; it is written as 俺 (ore) in the official closed captions, and Masako Nozawa's pronunciation is unmistakably ore. The typical opening line—Ossu! Ora Gokū. (おっす!オラ悟空。)—is first used in the Episode 2 NEP. Following the one-time usage of ore in Episode 3, it is always ora thereafter.

Production

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Notable Skills

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Performance

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Notes

References

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  17. "I want to know the characters' name sources!". Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Forever. Japan: Shueisha, 30 April 2004. ISBN 4-08-873702-4. (p. 158)
    "Name Pun Round-Up" (12 March 2010). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 09 November 2018.
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  21. Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 390: "Goku and Gohan Come Out". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1992 #41. Japan: Shueisha, 15 September 1992.