Son Goku (Dragon Ball)

• Kid Goku ▾
• Oozaru
• 22nd Budokai
• 23rd Budokai ▾

• Blue Gi
• Turtle School Gi

“	Boy! There's lotsa nice people out there! This is gonna be fun!!	„
	~ Son Goku

“	Grampa always used to say... "Never look at the full moon, boy"... Only I don't know what me lookin' at it could do...	„
	~ Son Goku

“	I gotta gamble everything I got on this fist!!!!	„
	~ Son Goku against King Piccolo

• With Weighted Clothing
• Without Weighted Clothing

“	Train hard, Piccolo! Get as strong as you can... And I'm gonna try to pass that strength- by one full level!	„
	~ Son Goku to Piccolo

“	Me... be a God!? Y-you've got to be kidding!! That place was boring enough for a little while!! It'd kill me if I tried to live there!! Forget it!!	„
	~ Son Goku rejecting Kami's offer

Summary

Son Goku is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball metaseries.

He is a Saiyan sent to Earth as a baby by his father Bardock to escape the destruction of the planet Vegeta and the Saiyan race. Adopted by Grandpa Gohan, he became a kind-hearted boy after he bumped his head.

Left living alone after his grandfather's death, when Goku bumps into Bulma on her search for the Dragon Balls, he starts on a quest that would take him across the planet and make him perhaps the greatest martial artist his world had ever known.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 8-C, High 8-C as an Oozaru | 8-C, 8-B as an Oozaru | High 8-C, 8-B as an Oozaru | High 8-C, 8-B as an Oozaru | 5-C, higher as an Oozaru | At least 5-C, Low 5-B as an Oozaru | At least 5-C

Key: Pilaf Arc | 21st Budōkai | Post-Muscle Tower | Post-Korin Training | 22nd Budōkai | Post-Chōshinsui | 23rd Budōkai

Name: Son Goku

Origin: Dragon Ball

Age: 12 | 12-13 during the 21st Budōkai | 15-16 during the 22nd Budōkai | 18-19 during the 23rd Budōkai

Gender: Male

Classification: Saiyan

Powers and Abilities:

• Pilaf Arc ▾
• 21st Budokai ▾
• Red Ribbon Army Arc ▾
• 22nd Budokai
• Post-Chōshinsui ▾
• 23rd Budokai ▾

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Limited Longevity (Known intergalactically as the "warrior race of the universe", Saiyans have evolved to remain in their physical prime for a long period of time. Their bodies remain child-like for several years before rapidly growing into their adult bodies, and they age slowly after reaching their prime in order to remain young and battle-ready for decades; after reaching a certain age, however, they rapidly grow frail. Additionally, Saiyans have a longer lifespan than humans)
  • Enhanced Senses (Vision & Smell - Saiyans have exceptional senses, allowing them to locate small, distant objects by tracking their smell and see clearly over long distances. Learning to evade bees in close proximity is designed to sharpen the eyes and the reflexes, developing one's dynamic vision)
  • Transformation (Can transform into a Great Ape if he sees a full Moon, giving him Berserk Mode and Large Size [Type 1])
• Master Martial Artist (The fundamentals of the Turtle School are basic, yet rigorous exercises to instill heightened abilities within its students, mastering and shaping the body and the mind through concentration, cardiovascular fitness, reflex training, and repetitive, drill-like disciplines wearing 20kg and 40kg weights, daily for eight months from as early as 4:30 AM, strengthening the back and legs, the hands and waist, and the entire body beyond the limits of normal humans, thus allowing its students to effortlessly dominate even the finest of martial artists, including the likes of Nam, even without proper combat training)
  • Weapon Mastery (Of the Power Pole)
  • Acrobatics (By strengthening the waist and legs jogging, delivering milk to areas only accessible by helicopter, including across trees, quicksand, and rivers and away from tyrannosaurus rexes, and engaging in civil engineering, whilst wearing 20kg and 40kg weights, students of the Turtle School develop the strength and agility required to leap "higher than the clouds" with minimal effort, move around opponents with superhuman dexterity, instantly springing into action, easily regain balance and freely manipulate mid-air positioning, and maintain altitude mid-combat within the blink of an eye)
• Limited Breaking the Fourth Wall
• Ki Manipulation (Basic Level)
• Summoning & Flight (Can call the Flying Nimbus and ride on it)
• Power Mimicry (Can easily replicate other fighting techniques after seeing them once)
• Social Influencing (Stated that even when fighting he has a way of drawing in others)
• Accelerated Development (Battle; Physical Stats & Abilities - As a Saiyan, Goku grows stronger every time he fights and can become stronger in the midst of combat, vastly increasing in strength whenever he is mortally injured)
• Blessed (Bardock wished for his two sons to grow up healthy, causing Goku to obtain a protection until he reached adulthood, making things that could be fatal to him, not kill him)

Resistance to:

• Disease Manipulation (Saiyans are immune to the Extinction Bomb, which releases a planet-wide supervirus aimed at extinguishing the targeted population and has been stated to work on other alien planets in the past)
• Cold & Radiations (Should be capable of absorbing over 17 Million Blutz Waves to transform into a Great Ape without ill effects. Capable of fighting in the upper atmosphere, where temperatures are very cold and radiation levels are exceedingly high)

Due to his pure heart, Goku is Immune to the effects of the Devilmite Beam from Spike that kills the person who has evil in their heart.

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

All previous abilities, plus:

• Afterimage Creation (Shown here)
• Damage Boost (Can increase the power of his attacks by concentrating his ki into a single point to do more damage)
• Enhanced Accelerated Development (Battle & Training; Physical Stats & Abilities - As a Saiyan, their innate instincts allow for rapid growth in strength and ability, providing the potential for strength development through training that allows them to adapt and learn new techniques quickly)
• Bodily Weaponry (Conventional - Demonstrates effective use of his tail in combat. He can block and counter attacks, as shown when he attacked Nam with it. During the three-year timeskip, Goku trains his tail to overcome its weakness, enhancing its strength and versatility, allowing him to use it for both combat or hover in the air)

Resistance to:

• Electricity Manipulation (Oozaru Form)

Limited Resistance to:

• Sleep Manipulation (Woke up from the Sleepy Boy technique because Bulma shouted "Dinner Time!!!," even though the technique was designed to keep someone asleep despite external disturbances, until Master Roshi himself gave the signal to wake them up)

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

All previous abilities, plus:

• Analytical Prediction (Can read opponents movements and when they are holding back)

Resistance to:

• Electricity Manipulation (Survived the Pirate Robot's high-voltage electric attack while underwater)

Limited Resistance to:

• Heat Manipulation (Survived Pilaf gang's flamethrower attack, withstood a point-blank jet engine thrust from General Blue's jet and Red Ribbon Army's weapons)

All previous abilities, plus:

• Enhanced Ki Manipulation (Advanced Level)
• Breath Attack & Minor Air Manipulation (Goku manages to slow his movement in the air by using his breath)

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

All previous abilities, plus:

• Ki Sensing (Can locate others by reading their ki)
• Supernatural Willpower (Able to endure the Water of the Gods, a potent and deadly poison that requires tremendous stamina, will, and spirit to live)

Resistance to:

• Poison Manipulation (Survived after drinking the Water of the Gods, a potent and deadly poison that requires tremendous stamina, will, and spirit to live)

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

All previous abilities, except for Transformation and Bodily Weaponry (During his training, Kami permanently removed Goku's tail), plus:

• Flight
• Pressure Point Strikes (Shown here)
• Light Manipulation (Can create flashes of light via Solar flare to blind opponents)
• Shockwaves Generation (Can create powerful shockwaves via Kiai)
• Enhanced Analytical Prediction (Can now read opponent's movements by feeling small currents of air)
• Further Enhanced Senses (Touch - After training with Mr. Popo, capable of tracking the movements of others by feeling vibrations in the air)
• Stealth Mastery & Limited Perception Manipulation (Training under Kami and Mr. Popo, sharpening his spirit in the process, Goku mastered the ability of "[crouching] as quiet as the sky and [striking] quick than lightning", dampening his presence completely including scant air movements and his footsteps and erasing his own Ki; thus, allowing him to optimize his movements and elude the senses of opponents completely)

Resistance to:

• Harsh Temperatures (Survived and trained extensively for at least one month within the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, which has temperatures that range from -40° F to 248° F)

Attack Potency: Building level (Can smash apart wood, crush boulders in his hands, destroy cars, and in chapter 3 he one-shotted a large bear. Exactly 10 times weaker than his Oozaru form), Large Building level+ as an Oozaru (Destroyed Pilaf's castle. Killed Grandpa Gohan, who fought well against Post-Korin Training Goku, who defeated Tao Pai Pai and is far superior to General Blue) | Building level+ (Stronger than before. Comparable to his durability), City Block level as an Oozaru | Large Building level (Defeated General Blue, who survived his plane crashing into a mountain at high speeds), City Block level as an Oozaru | Large Building level+ (After being nearly killed by Tao Pai Pai, Goku sought to acquire the Super Holy Water, said to multiply its drinker's strength by "several times over", and by struggling nearly non-stop for three days against Korin, he unknowingly increased his strength by two times. With his newfound strength, Goku managed to near-effortlessly dominate over Tao Pai Pai, even breaking his sword in half with the Power Pole, and ultimately forcing Tao Pai Pai to resort to underhanded tactics but still winning against Tao), City Block level as an Oozaru | Moon level (He is equal to Tien Shinhan), Moon level+ as an Oozaru | At least Moon level (Comparable to King Piccolo, ultimately killing him by plowing through his torso), Small Planet level as an Oozaru | At least Moon level (Surpassed Kami. Fought evenly against and ultimately defeated Piccolo)

Speed: Superhuman with Subsonic+ combat and reaction speed (In Chapter 2, Son Goku managed to react to and tag a pterodactyl, which can reach up to 67 miles per hour, 29.95 meters per second, in Chapter 3, Son Goku managed to evade a large bear that should have such speeds, Master Roshi mentions that even pre-training, Goku should be able to run 100 meters in 5 seconds or in other words 20 meters per second), at least Hypersonic combat speed as Oozaru (Can land hits on Grandpa Gohan) | Superhuman (Should be faster than before) with Supersonic+ combat speed (Can keep up with Nam and moved at such speeds in their fight) | Superhuman with Supersonic+ combat speed (At least as fast as before) | At least Hypersonic combat speed (After training at Korin Tower for three days, Goku is faster than Tao Pai Pai) | Sub Relativistic+ combat speed (Vanished from Krillin's sight, and attacked him with four blows before he could even realize. Dodged Tien's Kikoho, which is superior to Roshi's Kamehameha) | Relativistic combat speed (Faster than before, able to fight on par with King Piccolo) | Relativistic combat speed (Faster than before)

Lifting Strength: At least Class 5 (Lifted and threw Bulma's Car), likely Class 25, at least Class M as an Oozaru | At least Class K (Easily moved a large boulder), higher as an Oozaru | At least Class K (Stronger than before), higher as an Oozaru | At least Class M (Should be comparable if not stronger than Tao Pai Pai), higher as an Oozaru | At least Class M, likely higher (Has grown stronger during the timeskip before), higher as an Oozaru | Unknown

Striking Strength: Building level (Could one-shot a large bear. 10 times weaker than his Oozaru form), Large Building level+ as an Oozaru | Building level+, City Block level as an Oozaru | Large Building level, City Block level as an Oozaru | Large Building level+, City Block level as an Oozaru | Moon level, Moon level+ as an Oozaru | At least Moon level, Small Planet level as an Oozaru | At least Moon level

Durability: Building level (Recovered from being punched through several pillars. 10 times weaker than his Oozaru form), Large Building level+ as an Oozaru | Building level+ (Survived a plane crash that only knocked him out), City Block level as an Oozaru | Large Building level (Took a kick from General Blue while only paralyzed. Survived a casual kick from Tao Pai Pai), City Block level as an Oozaru | Large Building level+ (Took multiple hits from Tao Pai Pai without much damage), City Block level as an Oozaru | Moon level (Blocked Krillin's Kamehameha with a single hand, tanked a Dodonpa and Haikyuken from Tien), Moon level+ as an Oozaru | At least Moon level (Is King Piccolo's equal and was able to tank strikes and blasts from him), Small Planet level as an Oozaru | At least Moon level (Tanked attacks from Piccolo, even taking one of his strongest attacks, the Hyper Explosive Demon Wave, at close to point-blank range)

Stamina: Superhuman (Goku can train for days with minimal rest, and pulled out victories against both King Piccolo and Piccolo Jr., even after being beaten down and essentially tortured by both, losing the use of most of his limbs against King Piccolo and all of them against Piccolo Jr., on top of being mortally wounded. Sustained the pain of drinking the Water of the Gods for 6 hours)

Range: Standard Melee Range; Tens of Meters as an Oozaru and with Ki blasts and attacks. Planetary with the Power Pole | Standard Melee Range; Tens of Meters as an Oozaru and with Ki blasts and attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole | Standard Melee Range; Tens of Meters with Ki blasts and attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole | Standard Melee Range; Hundreds of Meters with Ki blasts and attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole | Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with Ki blasts and attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole | Standard Melee Range; Tens of Kilometers with Ki blasts and attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole | Standard Melee Range; Hundreds of Kilometers with Ki blasts and attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole.

Standard Equipment: The Power Pole and the Flying Nimbus.

• Optional Equipment: Dragon Balls (item)

Intelligence: Average in general, Genius Combatant (Although he lacks knowledge when it comes to things that aren't related to fighting, Goku is a master of prodigal skill when it comes to martial arts, with years of experience fighting against powerful opponents with a plethora of abilities. His skill when it comes to combat and the usage of ki allows him to replicate other ki-based techniques after seeing them once. He is capable of devising new applications of his techniques on the fly, such as using Kamehameha with his feet)

Weaknesses: Initially, Goku can be weakened and put into intense pain if his tail is grabbed or removed, though he gets over this after the Red Ribbon Saga. At first, he cannot fly without the Flying Nimbus, but he learns how to fly before the 23rd Budokai. He needs to see a full moon in order to transform and as an Oozaru, he becomes an animalistic berserker with no control over himself.

Notable Attacks and Techniques:

Ki Attacks Martial Arts Saiyan Physiology The fighting power and life force of a martial artist, a tangible energy derived from the user's vigor, courage, and mind. It can be used in a number of ways, such as to surpass the limits of one's body to greatly increase in strength, and it can be fired as blasts of energy or used to create defensive barriers. Along with his Saiyan blood, Ki acts as the source of Goku's incredible power and abilities. Goku's prodigal skill in combat and the use of ki allows him to replicate the ki techniques of others after seeing them only once. Kamehameha (かめはめ波は): Goku's famous signature technique, which he learned after witnessing Master Roshi use it to extinguish the flames on Fire Mountain, successfully replicating it not long later on his first try. As his signature technique, it is something that Goku has used on many occasions, and he has created a number of variations over the course of his fighting experience, such as firing it from his feet, using it to propel himself into the air, and bending it mid-flight to catch opponents by surprise. In his fight against King Piccolo, Goku used a Kamehameha to propel himself into the air and punch straight through King Piccolo with his one good arm. Kiai (気合きあい): The ability to project an invisible burst of force with ki, which Goku can perform with his hands and even with a glare. Solar Flare (太陽拳たいようけん, Taiyōken): One of Tien Shinhan's signature techniques, which Goku copied from him during their match in the World Tournament. Bringing his hands up to his face, Goku can create a bright flash of light that can blind opponents. Goku is a master martial artist who has learned from many of his universe's greatest teachers, from his adoptive grandfather, Grandpa Gohan, Master Roshi, Korin, and Kami. Crazy Fist (狂きょう拳けん, Kyōken): A technique meant to distract and confuse an opponent, in which Goku acts like a wild, frenzied dog or monkey before striking his opponent while they're caught off guard. Eight-Arm Fist (八手拳はっしゅけん, Hasshuken): A technique used to counter Tien Shinhan's Four Witches Technique and copied from King Chappa, in which Goku moves his arms so fast that he appears to have eight of them. Rock, Scissors, 'N' Paper (ジャン拳けん, Jan-ken) Goku's initial signature technique, taught to him by his grandfather. After yelling "Jan Ken", Goku then follows up with either a strong punch (rock), a poke to the eyes (scissors), or an open palm strike (paper). The physiology of a Saiyan, an aggressive warrior race of conquerors. Saiyans have the natural ability to control ki and to fly, likely the origin of Goku's own incredible skill when it comes to the usage and control of ki. In addition, while his lifespan is comparable to that of a human, Goku will remain at his peak strength for much longer. One of the most powerful abilities of a Saiyan is their ability to grow stronger and stronger through combat, allowing Goku to constantly push his own limits during a fight and rise to higher and higher peaks in power. This ability grants a substantial boost in power when Goku is badly injured, allowing him to reach a whole new level of power once he recovers. Oozaru (大猿おおざる, Ōzaru): When looking at the light of the full moon, as long as he still has his tail, Goku will undergo a transformation into the Oozaru, a massive, gigantic monkey with far greater power. However, this comes at the expense of his skill, turning him into a violent, mindless monster who cannot differentiate between friend and foe.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

• Saitama (One-Punch Man) Saitama's profile (Post-Chōshinsui Goku, and During Training Saitama were used. Saitama was High 6-A)

• King Kong (King Kong 1968 comic book adaptation) King Kong's profile (21st Budōkai Oozaru Goku was used and speed was equal)

Losses:

• Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100) Mob's Profile (General Blue Saga Goku and Post-7th Division Arc Mob were used. Speed was equalized)

• Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics) Kraven's Profile (General Blue Saga Goku used. Speed was equalized)

• Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Joseph's Profile (Commander Red Saga Goku and Post-Training Joseph were used. Speed was equalized)

• King Kong (Konami) (King Kong (Verse)/Konami World) King Kong's Profile (Pilaf Saga Oozaru Goku and Megaton Punch King Kong were used. Speed was equalized)

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