Son Goku (Toei)

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==Summary==
Son Goku is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball metaseries. A Saiyan, sent to Earth as a baby with the mission to destroy it, Goku became a kind-hearted boy after he bumped his head and was adopted by Grandpa Gohan. Years after his early adventures, after he has married Chi-Chi and settled down with their son, Goku learns of his alien heritage from his elder brother, Raditz, and goes on to face many opponents in his defense of Earth and his friends.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | , with Kaioken | , higher with Kaioken | , higher with Kaioken, the Spirit Bomb, and Super Saiyan | , higher with Super Saiyan | At least , as a Full Power Super Saiyan | At least , with Super Saiyan Forms | , higher as a Super Saiyan 1 and 2, far higher as a Super Saiyan 3, even higher after having his stamina restored, far higher with the Dragon Fist
Key: Dead Zone/Beginning of Z | Post-King Kai training/Saiyan Invasion | Namek Saga | Frieza Saga | Cooler's Revenge/Android Invasion | Post-Room of Spirit and Time Training/Cell Games | Beginning of Majin Buu Saga/Fusion Reborn | Post-Vegito Division/Wrath of the Dragon
Name: Son Goku, Kakarot
Origin: Dragon Ball (Toei)
Age: 25 - 48 (physically 44) at the end of Dragon Ball Z
Gender: Male
Classification: Saiyan
Powers and Abilities: Master Martial Artist, Weapon Mastery (Of the Power Pole), Limited Size Manipulation (The Power Pole can change size), Analytical Prediction (Predicted where an enemy would teleport) Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Ki Manipulation (Can be used defensively and offensively, to strengthen his skin and create forcefields, suppress others' blasts, or to fire ki blasts, which can home in on targets. Can also absorb his ki attacks, like the Spirit Bomb, to amplify himself considerably), Ki Sensing (Can locate others by reading their ki, detect malicious intent, difference in power levels, and beings in different dimensions), Damage Boost (Can increase the power of his attacks by concentrating his ki into a single point to do more damage), Supernatural Willpower (Able to endure poison that takes immense will and spirit to survive. Being able to use Kaioken far beyond King Kai's capability which ), Enhanced Senses (Saiyans have exceptional senses, allowing them to locate small, distant objectsDragon Ball, Chapter 29 — Find the Stone! by tracking their smellDragon Ball, Chapter 29 — Find the Stone! and .Dragon Ball, Chapter 3 — Sea Monkeys! Track the movements of othersDragon Ball, Chapter 164 — Enter GodDragon Ball, Chapter 179 — The Two Weak PointsDragon Ball, Chapter 450 — Stage Two's Yakon even in pitch black conditions by feeling vibrations in the air), Acrobatics, Flight, Spaceflight, Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Accelerated Development (Training; Physical Stats, Abilities), Reactive Power Level (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), Shockwaves Generation (Can create gusts of wind with his punches to blow others back), Afterimage Creation, Power Mimicry (Can easily replicate other fighting techniques after seeing them once), Light Manipulation (Can create flashes of light to blind opponents and Super Saiyan forms can generate light in pitch-black condition), Telekinesis (Initially moved water out of a cup, and lifted a pyramid), Telepathy (Can telepathically communicate with others and read minds), Teleportation, BFR, Dimensional Travel, Statistics Amplification (Goku can greatly enhance his capabilities with Kaioken, by potentially up to one hundred times), Rage Power (Triggered the Super Saiyan transformation through rage), Transformation (Can transform into various states of Super Saiyan, increasing his capabilities drastically), Electricity Manipulation (As a super saiyan 3, he constantly releases electric bolts in all directions), Healing (Healed a bird during his fight with Cooler), Non-Physical Interaction (Able to harm the Ghost Warriors), Adaptation (Adapted through 100° times Earth's gravity), Fusionism (Via Fusion Dance), Dimensional Travel, Sound Manipulation, Space-Time Manipulation and Portal Creation (At this level of power he can create dimensional rifts and destroy space-time and pocket dimensions with his ), Resistance to Sleep Manipulation (Resisted sleep inducing foods), Ice Manipulation (Freed himself from being frozen by Ebifurya with Kaioken), Heat Manipulation (Unaffected by a pool that was described by the Snake princess to be able to boil men alive, as well as lava), Poison Manipulation (Survived after drinking the Water of the Gods), Acid Manipulation (Wasn't harmed much by Buu's enzymes, though it did pain him), Paralysis Inducement (Managed to get out of Frieza's Imprisonment Ball at the last moment), Harsh Temperatures (Survived and trained extensively for at least a year within the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, which has temperatures that range from -40°F to 248°F), Cosmic Radiations (.Dragon Ball, Chapter 232 — The “Moon“ Can fight in the upper atmosphere where radiation levels are exceedingly highDragon Ball Z — “Bardock: The Father of Goku“)
Attack Potency: Dwarf Star level+ (Overwhelmed Super Garlic. Jr after removing his weighted clothing alongside Piccolo, stronger than 1/20th of his strength after training with King KaiRefer to this blog for the Attack Potency values) | Small Star level+ (Much stronger than before after training with King Kai, 1/3rd as strong as his Kaioken x3), Star level with Kaioken (Kaioken doubles his base power, and with Kaioken x3, he could overpower Vegeta and later match his Galick Gun with a Kamehameha, overwhelming him when he used Kaioken x4) | Large Star level (Vastly stronger after his training on augmented gravity, half as strong as his Kaioken x2), higher with Kaioken (Using Kaioken x2, his battle power increased to 180,000, making him comparable to Saiyan saga Vegeta as an Oozaru if he weren't fatigued; Is capable of handling up to a Kaioken x10, which he implied he could use to assist against second form Frieza) | Multi-Solar System level (Far superior to First Form Frieza, who casually destroyed Planet Vegeta without even powering up; Fought against a very casual Frieza in his final form, who is superior to Vegeta, Piccolo and his previous form; 1/20th as strong as his Kaioken x20), higher with Kaioken (Multiplies his power up to twentyfold, using Kaioken x20, he harmed 50% Frieza, who could destroy Namek while holding back, causing even countless stars behind the planet to be blown away), the Spirit Bomb (Caused extensive damage to 50% Frieza), and Super Saiyan (Surpasses Frieza at his strongest; Punched away Frieza's 100% Death Ball, which vastly exceeded the power of his suppressed Death Ball that destroyed Namek; His Kamehameha matched and eventually exceeded Frieza's Nova Strike; is fifty times above his base form) | Multi-Solar System level (Cooler, not knowing of the Super Saiyan form or Kaio-ken, believed that Goku could have defeated Frieza), Multi-Solar System level+ with Super Saiyan (Left Fifth Form Cooler staggering from two blows, and then overwhelmed his Supernova with a Kamehameha) | Multi-Solar System level+, Galaxy level as a Full Power Super Saiyan (Was considered the second strongest at the time even at only half of his power; Fought against Perfect Cell and nearly killed him with his Instant Kamehameha, though Cell wasn't fighting at full power) | At least Galaxy level (Even shortly after dying and going to the Other World, Goku grew tremendously stronger in a short amount of time, even being able to overpower a Weighted Pikkon, and after training for seven years, no one in the Other World was even on his level enough for them to merge using the Fusion Dance), Multi-Galaxy level with Super Saiyan forms (Superior to Cell Saga Gohan as a Super Saiyan 2, matched Majin Vegeta, and easily overpowered Innocent Buu as a Super Saiyan 3) | Low Multiverse level, higher as a Super Saiyan 1 and 2 (Fought nearly on par with a perfect clone of Ultimate Gohan in his base form, and quickly overwhelmed him with Super Saiyan), far higher (Matched Kid Buu as a Super Saiyan 3 and claimed that he could have defeated him if he finished the fight quickly), even higher after having his stamina restored (Effortlessly overpowered Kid Buu in the struggle over the Spirit Bomb as a mere Super Saiyan after having his stamina restored. Referred to as the strongest by the episode's title), far higher with the Dragon Fist (Instantly destroyed Hirudegarn)
Speed: Relativistic+ (Comparable to Piccolo) | At least Relativistic+ (Blitzed Nappa), FTL with Kaio-ken | FTL, FTL+ with Kaio-ken x10 | Massively FTL+, higher with Kaio-ken, even higher as a Super Saiyan (Managed to escape the view of even King Kai, who was capable tracking Son Goku's spaceship without issue) | Massively FTL+ (Put up a decent fight against Cooler), higher with Kaio-ken and Super Saiyan | Massively FTL+, far higher as a Full Power Super Saiyan (Tried to fight with Perfect Cell) | Massively FTL+ (Flew from Grand Kai's planet to Hell at a speed of roughly 10.749659 sextillion times FTL in his base form), far higher with Super Saiyan Forms | Massively FTL+ (Years stronger than when he fought weighted Pikkon, who could blitz Super Perfect Cell), far higher with Super Saiyan forms (Kept up with Majin Vegeta when both were Super Saiyan 2, and kept up with Innocent Buu as a Super Saiyan 3) | Massively FTL+ (Kept up with a perfect clone of Potential Unleashed Gohan in base alone), far higher with Super Saiyan Forms (Fought on almost equal grounds with Kid Buu as a Super Saiyan 3, who was fast enough to travel through and destroy a galaxy)
Lifting Strength: Unknown | At least Class P after King Kai's training (Superior to an enraged Gohan, who resisted the gravitational pull of the Dead Zone) | At least Class P, higher with Kaio-ken | At least Class P, higher with Kaio-ken and Super Saiyan | At least Class P, higher as a Super Saiyan | At least Class P, higher as a Full Power Super Saiyan | At least Class P, higher with Super Saiyan forms | At least Class P, higher with Super Saiyan forms
Striking Strength: Dwarf Star level+ | Small Star level+, Star level with Kaioken | Large Star level, higher with Kaioken | Multi-Solar System level, higher with Kaio-ken and Super Saiyan | Multi-Solar System level, Multi-Solar System level+ with Super Saiyan | At least Multi-Solar System level+, Galaxy level as a Full Power Super Saiyan (Capable of hurting Anime Perfect Cell) | At least Galaxy level, Multi-Galaxy level with Super Saiyan forms (Beat up Janemba with Super Saiyan 3, who he stated to have the strongest ki he'd ever felt) | Low Multiverse level, higher as a Super Saiyan 1 and 2, far higher as a Super Saiyan 3 (Traded blows with Kid Buu), even higher after having his stamina restored, far higher with the Dragon Fist
Durability: Dwarf Star level+ | Small Star level+ (Not that far from King Vegeta), Star level with Kaio-Ken x3 (Does not suffer any physical damage from the increased Striking Strength brought on by Kaio-ken) | Large Star level, higher with Kaioken | Multi-Solar System level, higher with Kaio-ken and Super Saiyan | Multi-Solar System level, Multi-Solar System level+ with Super Saiyan | At least Multi-Solar System level+, Galaxy level as a Full Power Super Saiyan (Capable of hurting Anime Perfect Cell) | At least Galaxy level, Multi-Galaxy level with Super Saiyan forms | Low Multiverse level, higher as a Super Saiyan 1 and 2, far higher as a Super Saiyan 3 (Traded blows with Kid Buu), even higher after having his stamina restored, far higher with the Dragon Fist
Stamina: Superhuman (Goku can train for days with minimal rest and can fight through his long, arduous fights with the likes of Vegeta, continuing to fight against Vegeta even after overexerting himself with Kaio-ken x4, and ultimately outlasting the latter even after being effortlessly beaten around, pushing himself to his limits with Kaio-ken, and exhausting himself with his Spirit Bomb. When he was younger, he managed to pull through and defeat Piccolo even after all of his limbs were broken and he was mortally injured | Superhuman (Through constant training and incredible will, Goku has achieved the ability to use Super Kaio-ken, a variation of kaio-ken that would normally kill him even with his already impressive stamina in the past from sheer stress on the body and depletion of his stamina. Super Saiyan 3 exhausts a large amount of his energy when in use during the Buu Saga, but in Wrath of the Dragon, Son Goku was able to use it during a fight where he was taking substantial hits without many stamina concerns, and even went as far to use the Dragon Fist, an extremely potent attack, in his Super Saiyan 3 form)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Interstellar with ki-blasts (Comparable to Piccolo) | Standard Melee Range; Interstellar with ki-blasts (Should be far superior to Piccolo, who managed to fire a ki-blast from the Earth to the moon), higher with kaio-ken (Should be at the very least comparable to King Vegeta, who notably destroyed three planets with a single blast) | Standard Melee Range; Interstellar with ki-based attacks | Standard Melee Range; at least Interstellar with ki-based attacks | Standard Melee Range; Interstellar to Galactic with ki-based attacks; Low Multiversal with Instant Transmission | Standard Melee Range; Galactic to Intergalactic with ki-based attacks (Should be comparable to characters such as Broly); Low Multiversal with Instant Transmission (Has travelled from the Other World and King Kai's planet to Earth several times) | Standard Melee Range; Low Multiversal with ki-based attacks (Shook the entire Afterlife as a Super Saiyan 3 by merely transforming); Low Multiversal with Instant Transmission | Standard Melee Range; Low Multiversal with ki-based attacks and Instant Transmission
Standard Equipment:
GokuToeiEquip4.png|Power Pole
GokuToeiEquip5.png|Flying Nimbus
GokuToeiEquip6.png|Senzu Beans
* Power Pole: A magical, length-changing staff that is owned and wielded by Goku for most of the original Dragon Ball series. Before Master Roshi gave the Power Pole to Grandpa Gohan (who later gave it to Goku prior to the start of Dragon Ball), it was owned by Korin. Although Goku uses it primarily as a weapon, its true purpose is to use its size-changing ability to travel from Korin Tower to The Lookout. However the only time Goku as utilized the staff during the Z era was in the film Dead Zone.
* Flying Nimbus: A magical, yellow cloud that serves as a way of transportation. Goku obtains the Nimbus from Master Roshi as compensation for saving Turtle. It served Goku and his sons well throughout Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, by acting as a way for them to fly around at high speeds without using up any energy.
* Senzu Beans: When eaten, a person's physical condition is near-instantly restored to its natural peak. This property makes them immensely useful to carry in battle. As such, since Korin allied himself with Goku and his friends, Korin usually assists them by providing the Dragon Team with a bag of Senzu Beans. However, the supply is limited, as it takes a long time to grow even a single Senzu Bean.
Optional Equipment:
GokuToeiEquip.png|Capsule Corporation Spaceship
GokuToeiEquip2.png|Battle Armour
GokuToeiEquip3.png|Potara Earring
545801-default image earth dragon balls object page .png|Dragon Balls
* Capsule Corporation Spaceship: A ship made by Capsule Corporation (Via the spare parts of Raditz's space-pod he used to come to earth) that was used to travel throughout space.
* Battle Armor: Developed by Bulma and was used during Goku and Gohan's training in the Room of Spirit and Time.
* Potara Earring: Allows him to fuse with another person, which Goku used to fuse with Vegeta to become Vegito.
* Dragon Balls: Seven Magic spheres that allow Goku to summon Shenron (Dragon Ball) and who can give Goku up to 3 wishes if he has them all
Intelligence: Average generally. 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, and he was the first to realize how much energy the Super Saiyan transformations unnecessarily drained. Despite this drawback, he was the first to master the Super Saiyan state, making it highly efficient. He is capable of devising new applications of his techniques on the fly, such as using Kamehameha with his feet. Additionally, in comparison to his canon counterpart, he has significantly more experience in terms of combat)
Weaknesses: Kaio-ken strains his body, causing him intense pain and exhaustion if he overuses it. His Spirit Bomb requires a long charge-up period, during which time he is vulnerable | Given he can use Super Kaio-ken, it is unlikely that most of the lesser levels of kaio-ken would do any extensive damage | Super Saiyan 3 drains his ki rapidly and will exhaust him within minutes, however, as an Angel, the issue seems to be mitigated | Has a phobia of needles
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Ki: 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: 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.
**Instant Kamehameha: A version in which Goku uses Instant Transmission to teleport just before firing the attack, appearing right in front of his opponents and giving them no time to dodge.
*Instant Transmission: A teleportation technique that Goku learned between the Frieza and Cell Sagas on the planet Yardrat, which allows him to lock onto the ki signatures of others and teleport to their locations. Its use takes some concentration, which is aided by Goku putting his index and middle fingers to his forehead (He has also shown to teleport without placing his fingers), and he needs a ki signature to teleport to, otherwise he cannot perform the technique. It can be used to teleport others as well, as long as they are in physical contact with Goku.
*Kaio-ken: A technique developed by King Kai and taught to Goku during his time training on his planet. It greatly increases Goku's ki for just a moment, boosting his strength and speed significantly for that time. However, this heavily strains his body, and if he overuses it, it will leave him in intense pain all over his body, leaving him incapable of moving without causing himself further pain. Initially, the strongest Kaio-ken Goku can utilize is x4, but by the time of the Frieza Saga, he has mastered its use, allowing him to push it to his maximum of x20.
*Spirit Bomb: Goku's ultimate attack, taught to him by King Kai, performed by gathering a vast amount of energy from all the lifeforms in his surroundings to create a massive, incredibly destructive sphere of ki. To use it, one must have a pure heart, and so Goku is a perfect user of the technique due to his obliviously innocent nature. While it is incredibly powerful and can prove capable of completely destroying an opponent when used with sufficient power, it takes a very long time to charge and is therefore very difficult to use, though the charge time can be sped up by gathering energy from those who willingly and knowingly provide it.
*Destructo Disc: Krillin's signature technique, which Goku presumably copied from him. Raising his hand above his head, Goku creates a razor-sharp disc of ki with incredible cutting power, and then throws it at his opponent. It should be noted that the Kienzan can cut through opponents that are several times stronger and more durable.
*Kiai: 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: 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.
*Telepathy: Goku has the ability to telepathically communicate with others, presumably learned from King Kai during his time in the afterlife, and during the Frieza Saga, he shows the ability to read Krillin's mind by putting his hand to his forehead.
Martial Arts: 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, Kami, and even King Kai.
*Crazy Fist: 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.
*Dragonthrow: Goku's signature grapple, in which he grabs his opponent by the arm, tail, or antenna, and then spins them around before throwing them away.
*Eight-Arm Fist: 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: 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).
Saiyan Physiology: 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.
*Super Saiyan: The famous, legendary transformation of a Saiyan that allows them to greatly surpass their limits and reach the fabled state that is Super Saiyan. Goku was the first Super Saiyan to appear in Dragon Ball, achieving the state after Frieza survived his most powerful attack, killed his best friend, and was about to kill him and his son. These transformations can be reached through extensive training but are more often unlocked in moments of intense emotional turmoil and need, and due to the natural aggressiveness of Saiyans, they cause the user to become more aggressive and malicious, though Goku has managed to make these things effectively a non-issue through training. While immensely powerful, Super Saiyan transformations drain a lot of energy, and the first was very inefficient before Goku mastered the state and became a "Full Power Super Saiyan", allowing him to maintain the form effectively indefinitely without issue. He later unlocked Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3, both powering him up even further at the cost of more and more stamina depletion over time. 
**False Super Saiyan: A state Goku achieved in his battle against Lord Slug after being severally beaten. The transformation likely cannot be brought out on will, requiring a massive surge of rage, and can leave as fast as it came.
**Super Kaio-ken: In comparison to his canon counterpart, Goku was capable of combining Super Saiyan and kaio-ken to fight back against Pikkon, who was capable of almost one-shotting even Super Perfect Cell. It likely causes a strain on Goku's body but can still be used alongside powerful ki attacks.
Feats: 
*In the Otherworld Tournament, Goku managed to train enough to be able to compete with Pikkon in his base form, the warrior who also managed to beat an off-guard Toei Super Perfect Cell in 2 hits.
** On one occasion, he managed to develop a new technique (The Dragon Fist) in the middle of the fight.
*Is often capable of using techniques in new ways on the fly, such as feet-based Kamehamehas or absorbing the Spirit Bomb.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Boa Hancock (One Piece) Boa's Profile (BoZ / Dead Zone Goku was used. Speed was equalized)
Inconclusive:
==References==
==Notes/Explanations==
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