Goku (What-If 13)

## Goku

"*Too bad. I need to get to this 'Super 17' as soon as possible. So we'll have to skip the warm-ups. Truth be told, Frieza... I'm somewhat excited.*"
— Goku, What-If 13

**Goku** is a character introduced in What-If 13. This incarnation of Goku comes from the GT Era, during the Super 17 Saga. He excitedly enters Hell in order to battle the revived Frieza and Cell, hoping they have grown stronger since their deaths.

## Appearance

Goku appears identical to his canonical counterpart.

## Biography

### Before What-If 13

Before entering Hell in order to battle his two old enemies, Frieza and Cell, Goku visits Korin and takes a couple of Senzu Beans, which he hides in his left wristband. After doing so, he enters Hell via the rift caused by the connection between Android 17 and Hell Fighter 17.

### What-If 13

After entering Hell, Goku reaches the two allied scientists, Dr. Myuu and Gero, alongside their creation. The two declare Goku will remain trapped in Hell forever, subsequently teleporting away together with Hell Figher 17, thus closing the rift. Goku angrily shouts at them, thinking he was lied to since the start in order to be trapped, before quickly realizing he cannot also teleport away from Hell.
He then senses a menacing Ki, while also noticing a purple substance attached to a wall. Goku then senses the location from where he felt the Ki, discovering a revived Frieza. The tyrant approaches him, belittling the Saiyan for his little size, with Goku rebutting by saying that his height does not matter, as he has grown stronger. Frieza claims he did as well, shooting a Ki ball at him, that Goku quickly launches to the ground, commenting that he cannot sense hi Ki, thus he has either learned to suppress it or he's lying. Frieza concludes their talk by dismissing Goku's desire for battle, typical of Saiyans, and attacks after telling Goku he'll get what's coming to him.

The two starts to do battle, with Frieza quickly managing to force a stalemate by surrounding Goku with a Death Saucer and by flying towards him at full speed, with Goku answering transforming into a Super Saiyan 3, destroying the Ki disc and launching Frieza away, powering down. After landing, Frieza claims he'll have to try a little harder, restarting his assault. As their battle goes on, Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan and, in order to answer to Frieza's Ki blast, he unleashes a Bending Kamehameha, which is destroyed by the tyrant, who is then hit by Goku manages to rush towards him, striking him with a Ki sphere, saying how he really did become stronger.

The tyrant turns to Goku, smiling, complimenting him for the good hit, saying that he'll show something in return: his Golden Form. After transforming, Frieza he flies up and launches a massive Death Ball at his enemy, who comments that he wasn't all talk, promptly ascending to Super Saiyan 2 and then Super Saiyan 3, attempting to block Frieza's attack. As the sphere inevitably approaches him, Goku shockingly realizes Frieza is overcoming Super Saiyan 3.
Impressed by his enormous increase in strength, Goku returns to his base form, letting the sphere engulf him, transforming into Super Saiyan 4 and absorbing the attack, presenting the form to Frieza. The tyrant comments on Goku's "pitiful trick", saying how he would have put much more power in his attack if he knew of it. Goku tauntingly answers Frieza by telling him that he should know that Saiyans always have a trick up their sleeve, the latter merely saying that there's no end to all the possible power-ups Saiyans can achieve, concluding that he'll eradicate any of them left alive. Goku rebuts that he has no time there and that he must reach "Super 17" as soon as possible, telling Frieza that he's the last one he expected would have pushed him this far, subsequently attacking.
After emerging from the explosion of a Ki attack, Frieza claims that Goku has no chances of winning, attacking with a Ki sphere of his own.

Goku and Frieza restart their battle, with the former ripping Frieza's tail, noticing how the power gap between him and the tyrant is far too large, even higher than the Ki he's feeling on Earth. Frieza then bombards the area around Goku with a rain of Ki attacks, obscuring the Saiyan Ki sense, for then approaching him and slicing his eyes. Disdaining Frieza's dirty move, Goku kneels down, realizing he's completely at Frieza's mercy, the latter approaching him and reading a Ki sphere to finally kill him.
Pushed by a sense of danger, Goku activates the Kaio-ken and regains his sight, immediately pummeling Frieza with a series of devastating blows and Ki attacks, increasing the Kaio-ken to times 20. Goku powers down, surprised at his unconscious usage of Kaio-ken, claiming how he could have used in his favor if he had more practice with it. Frieza ask Goku if he thinks that trapping him here was a good idea, exclaiming how he became too strong for all Saiyans and for him, adding how he can go further beyond if he wants to. Thus, Frieza transforms into his Fifth form, combining it with his Golden Form, completely overwhelming Goku with sheer brute force.
After this demonstration, Frieza powers down to his Golden form and fires a Death Beam, cutting Goku's left arm. The latter manages to grab and eat the Senzu Beans he hid, regaining his lost arm and obtaining a Zenkai Boost.

As the battle turns desperate for Goku, unable to find any weakness in his foe, he notices a different Ki from Frieza's, before being impaled by Cell's Death Beam. Goku falls to the ground, followed by Cell and Frieza, explaining their plan: after being weakened, Goku would have been absorbed by Cell, forcing him into an eternal limbo and preventing him from dying and reaching the Afterlife, where he'll train.
Goku, unable to breath as his lungs were pierced, senses Vegeta's Ki vanishing, fearing the worst has happened on Earth. Cell approaches him, extends his tail and absorbs the Saiyan, ascending even further and claiming that there's no escape for Goku. With this, the allied villains mark their ultimate victory, once and for all.

## Abilities

* Power Scaling
* Transformations

This incarnation of Goku appears in the Power Scaling video, and is ranked as such:

### Super Saiyan Power!

During his battle with Frieza, Goku channels into his base form part of his Super Saiyan power, in order to destroy a Death Saucer thrown at him.
His hair stands up, similarly to his Super Saiyan form, and he gains a golden aura.

### Super Saiyan

Goku assumes the Super Saiyan transformation in order to gain edge over the incredibly powerful Frieza, managing to hit him with a Ki sphere after outmaneuvering him.
His hair stand up and take on a golden color, his eyes become green and his tail become yellow as well.

### Super Saiyan 2

Goku briefly assumes this form in order to stop Golden Frieza's gigantic Death Ball, with this proving fruitless, thus abandoning the form in favor of Super Saiyan 3.
While in this form, Goku's hair become slightly spikier, with various bursts of electricity surrounding his body.

### Super Saiyan 3

Goku assumes this form twice in his battle against Frieza, first to block Frieza ramming against him and then when attempting to block Golden Frieza's gigantic Death Ball but, much to his surprise, he realizes that Frieza overcomes his power even in this state, thus deciding to take the tyrant seriously.
His hair become long and flowing, and more electricity surrounds his body.

### Super Saiyan 4

Goku assumes this form in order to absorb Golden Frieza's Death Ball, commenting that he's surprised he was pushed up to this point by the tyrant, expressing excitement at his nemesis' increase in strength. He uses this form for the rest of the battle, and is absorbed by Cell while in this state.
His body, from that of a kid, returns to be that of an adult. His long hair become less longer than Super Saiyan 3, but much more wild. His pupils turn yellow, his eyes surrounded by a red trim. He also gains a red fur over part of his body minus the torso, with his tail also taking this color.

### Super Saiyan 4 Kaio-ken

Goku subconsciously assumes this form after having his Ki sense obscured and his eyes sliced by Frieza, managing to regain his eyesight and briefly overwhelming Frieza. He initially uses the Kaio-ken at times 10, before pushing it to times 20. After dropping out of this transformation, Goku comments he could have used this transformation in his favor if he had more practice with it.
He appears identical to when he assumes the Super Saiyan 4 transformation, with a red aura surrounding him and his body gaining a red hue.