Goku

**Son Goku** ( '**Son Gokū'**), born **Kakarot** (カカロット'**Kakarotto'**), is a male Saiyan and the main protagonist of the *Dragon Ball* metaseries created by Akira Toriyama. Cheerful, tenacious and also a bit naïve, Goku is a Saiyan originally sent to Earth as an infant with the mission to destroy it. However, an accident alters his memory, causing him to grow up pure-hearted and later become Earth's greatest defender, as well as the informal leader of the Dragon Team. Throughout his life, he trains hard and constantly strives to be the greatest warrior possible and to fight stronger opponents, which has kept the Earth and the Universe as a whole safe from destruction many times.[13]

## Appearance

Goku is the spitting image of his father, Bardock, possessing the same unique spiky black hairstyle, dark eyes, and facial features. However, he has softer eyes, kind demeanor, and a lighter pale skin complexion from his mother, Gine. Perhaps Goku's most distinguishing physical characteristic is his spiky black hair. He has 3 bangs hanging to the right of his forehead and 2 bangs hanging to the left. His hair also stands up in the front with 4 spikes and 3 bangs on the right (however in *Dragon Ball Super*, his front spikes become 5 and his back spikes become 4). Goku was born with the signature tail of the Universe 7Saiyans, which was long and prehensile with brown fur. While occasionally having it removed as a child and later regrew to normal, by his late-teens, it was permanently removed by Kami (to prevent him from transforming into a Great Ape so Kami could safely bring back the moon).

As a child at age 12, Goku was rather short, and appeared even younger as some considered him to be much less than 10 years old; people would be rather surprised when they learned his actual age. During the next few years, Goku did not go through any physical changes beyond his muscles becoming more pronounced. By age 15, he began showing noticeable increase in height. By age 18, he had a considerable growth spurt, growing taller than most of his friends and developing a well-built physique. He is also considered very handsome, as noted by Bulma. His physical changes made him almost indistinguishable from before, and was only recognized by his signature naïve personality and "trademark" hairstyle. By age 25, Goku had another growth spurt, and becoming similar in height to his taller friends and much more muscular.
He is most commonly seen wearing his trademark orange gi and blue armbands, which he first started wearing at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament. After training with Kami and Mr. Popo for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournement, he later updated his outfit by wearing underneath a dark blue short-sleeved undershirt and replaced his black kung fu shoes with dark blue boots with a yellow border (later red) that are outfitted with red laces (later tan). Over the years, this gi has either been plain or featured kanji on its back, and the front-left side above his stomach. The kanji has been either of Master Roshi, King Kai, or his own. He originally wore a blue obi tied in a knot over his waist, although after the Frieza Saga this was changed to a blue sash. In *Dragon Ball Super*, during the early part of his training under Whis, Goku wore a traditional orange gi that was secured together with a blue obi tied in a knot at the left of his waist. He also wore blue wristbands that cover nearly his entire forearms and blue boots that clasp together on the front of his shins. It was also given without Goku realizing it Whis' kanji on the front-left of his shirt.

When he appears in the Prison Planet Saga, Goku wears an outfit that is cross between his normal look and his *Resurrection ‘F’* look. He wears his *Resurrection ‘F’* gi but with a Capsule Corp logo in place of Whis' symbol. He also wears his blue shirt underneath the gi, his larger blue armbands, and his regular boots.

In the beginning of *Dragon Ball*, Goku wore a blue gi with red wristbands, a white obi tied in a bow over his waist and dark blue kung fu shoes. At the very end of *Dragon Ball Z*, Goku wears a turquoise gi with a white obi, orange wristbands, dark green pants, and black kung fu shoes with orange stockings. Despite his fighting gi being his preferred look, Goku is not without other types of wardrobe, such as a suit and tie[14] casual closes like blue pants with a button-down red shirt, or his farmer attire consisting of beige pants and shirt with a white scarf around his neck and black boots.

In *Dragon Ball GT*. Goku's skin tone turned noticeably tanner. His general outfit consists of a blue gi with a white obi, pink wristbands, ochre pants, and black kung fu shoes with white stockings, which also looks identical to what he wore from the end of *Dragon Ball Z*. Due to the carelessness of Emperor Pilaf, Goku was wished back into his childhood age of 11. While essentially looking the same as he did back then, Goku showed considerably more defined muscle. Later, with the aid of Old Kai, Goku regenerates his tail to not only gain additional might and stabilize his Super Saiyan 3 form but also access Super Saiyan 4. While as a Super Saiyan 4, Goku not only returns to his adult form, becomes considerably more muscular and taller than before, towering over most of his friends and family, and becoming almost as tall as Piccolo. At the end of *Dragon Ball GT*, despite growing back to his physical prime, he was not still seen with his tail.

During the time where Goku aids the Time Patrol, as seen in *Dragon Ball Heroes*, Goku wears a black form-fitting short-sleeved shirt and black pants with black kung fu shoes and stockings. He also wears flowing red vest with a long backside that its secured with a blue obi tied over it at his waist and blue armbands. He also begins carries the Power Pole again across his back, and a bag for Senzu Beans secured to his obi. While wearing these clothes, Goku is referred to as **Xeno Goku**. This version of Goku is seemingly the re-grown up version of *GT* Goku, as he possesses Super Saiyan 4, but seemingly only regains his tail while transformed. When the re-grown up *GT* Goku appears in the Adventure Mode of *Extreme Butōden*, he wears his classic outfit from *Dragon Ball Super*.

## Personality

— Frieza description of Goku's nature in *Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’*

Originally as an infant Saiyan, Goku was programmed with intense hostility to carry out his mission of eradicating all sentient life on Earth. When found by Grandpa Gohan, he was unruly and aggressive, wanting nothing to do with the elder, although this was seemingly only when worked up as when initially found by Gohan, he quickly took a liking to the elder. However, after the head injury that caused him to lose his memory as Kakarot along with his more violent Saiyan tendencies, Goku became well-known for his energetic and caring personality, traits he seemed to inherit from his mother Gine. He was also taught to be respectful to others by Grandpa Gohan. He takes most situation in stride, he rarely lets things get him worked up; he quickly got over losing his tail each time. He is however not without fear. Goku is shown to be scared of overbearing women like Bulma and Chi-Chi, even to the point of Master Roshi jokingly declaring that for all his universal-class might, he is terrified to face his wife. In the anime, he also has a crippling fear of needles.

He is well-noted for his love of any food,[4] which can be comical at times. When put to sleep while facing "Jackie Chun", Bulma told Goku dinner was ready, instantly waking him up.[15] Like most Saiyans, Goku loves fighting, and loves to challenge strong opponents. As such Goku rarely shows nervousness or fear when fighting. Though he has admitted to times facing foes that leave him genuinely afraid, such as Golden Frieza. While not arrogant in his abilities (especially compared to Vegeta), Goku has a tendency to be too relaxed and recklessly challenge anyone he views as strong to a fight. This combined with his naturally gentle nature can lead to him letting his guard down.

Goku is pure of heart, possessing no negative feelings or thoughts and highly loyal to his friends and family, even willing to sacrifice himself to save others as he did against Raditz and Cell. He has a very practical view on life and is goals in life are very simple and carefree, only seeking to test the limits of his might as a warrior. He has no interest in luxury or higher ranking positions as he rejected Kami's offer to become Guardian of Earth and likewise Whis' offer to become the next Universe 7 God of Destruction, though the latter was mainly because his sense of morality would make him unsuitable for the position. At the same time, he shows such unwavering will and tenacity to succeed, always determined to never give up against any adversity.[16] Goku has also been noted several times to have a special effect on people, being capable of inspiring them to be kinder as he even caused several of his enemies to become his allies. He even convince God of Destruction Beerus that Earth was worth keeping around, and even cause the ruthless assassin Hit to smile in genuine happiness.

He has shown such innocence since childhood, mainly because of spending most his childhood on Mount Paozu in isolation, apart from the first few years of his life with his grandfather, and spending his adolescence traveling the world to sharpen his combat skill. This lack of social experience and proper education growing up (apart from the basic education from Master Roshi) left him rather ignorant in many things outside of battle and had little development in emotional maturity. During his childhood, he originally had difficulty telling the difference between a male and a female without physically touching them, which often got him in trouble.[17]

Another problem from his lack of proper education made Goku have little understanding of financial matters. As a result, he spent most of his marriage without a job, instead being supported by his prize-winnings from the World Martial Arts Tournaments and the Ox-King's wealth. This limited education also was seen from his struggling in the written test for the Tournament of Destroyers, showing a stunted comprehension of math. Overall, both his children have shown better understanding of general matters as Chi-Chi ensured that the two sons had a well-educated background. While Chi-Chi later made Goku take up a job as a farmer, Goku is regularly shown little interest in it, often looking for excuses to get out of work to instead train. This mostly stems from his Saiyan-nature instinctively desiring combative challenges.

Goku also has little modesty, not at all concerned about being nude in public (though later came to have better appreciation for it). Goku's simple nature rarely exhibits lustful feelings and thus little interest in women (with the exception of his wife). As a result, seduction tactics have no effect on him. His lack of emotional maturity has also left him somewhat naïve. His direct and carefree approach, combined with often taking things to face-value tends to make him appear somewhat stupid. Acting very much on instinct most of the time, Goku can be very blunt from as he expresses himself. While he is not normally reckless, he occasionally also makes decisions without properly thinking them through, such as when he went to discuss the Tournament of Powerwith the Omni-Kings despite Beerus warning him of the potential consequences of meeting with the amoral supreme rulers. While technically considerate in nature and never intentionally rude, Goku tends to not show proper respect to people of high authority. Goku can also be insensitive at times, as shown by his willingness to promise Old Kai naked photos of Bulma, without consideration for either Bulma or her husband Vegeta (though he rationalized that it was for the sake of Earth's protection to enlist the Old Kai's assistance).

His simple nature often comes off as naïve, which often makes many incorrectly assume him to be somewhat stupid. Despite this, Goku is remarkably effective at applying himself once properly motivated, able to quickly comprehend the situation and likewise learn the basics of anything presented to him, if not master it. When taking a firsthand experience, Goku is shown to be incredibly perceptive and intuitive, quickly able to analyze the situation and formulate an effective countermeasure. Also very methodical and tactical in his approach, he even saw through the limits of Super Saiyan Second Grade and chose to instead refine his normal Super Saiyan form, impressing even his rival Vegeta at the crafty and innovative idea.

He has remarkable intuition to see the good in others in spite of their actions, though his compassion and willingness to forgive can have often been criticized as excessive even to a fault and has lead to harm and death to those he cares about in extreme occasions. Though Goku mostly fights to win, he is at heart a pacifist as he often spares his enemies, trying to avoid hurting or even killing people if possible.[18][16] At the same time, for all his morally driven nature, Goku can show animosity towards those he believes have earned it, such as Mercenary Tao and Frieza for killing Bora and Krillin respectively, a trait he seemed to inherit from his father Bardock. Overall, Goku only kills his enemies when he feels it is necessary or if they are beyond redemption. While viewed by many as a very honorable man of heroic nature, overall, as Goku told Android 17, never actually considers himself a savior, but rather simply refuses to let innocent people or animals get hurt, as he was taught by his adoptive grandfather. Goku also tends to admonish Vegeta's brutality towards enemies as shown when he criticizes Vegeta for killing the Ginyu Force, though this was mainly due to Vegeta killing incapacitated opponents.

Despite his genuine compassion for others, Goku's ignorance at times suggest he may not have a sense of familial ties, but rather views his family simply as companions.[19] He is rarely seen being romantic or intimate with Chi-Chi and mainly married Chi-Chi because he promised to, although he has cited her feistiness and passion as traits he finds especially endearing. He will often leave his family for long periods, and though normally for noble reasons such as maintaining his strength for the protection of the world, Goku does not realize how this negatively affects his family and friends. Despite this, he consistently expresses his appreciation for his family, as after completing his training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to face Cell, he chose to spend the remaining time with his family rather than training. Goku also desires for his children to follow in his footsteps as a fighter, but he is generally accepting of their choices in lifestyle so long as they are happy and healthy. Overall, he is shown to be extremely caring and protective towards his family as thoughts of their pain and endangerment have been a constant boost to his performance in battle. Also, Goku was very happy to learn he was going to be a grandfather, to which he later (in the anime) enjoyed taking care of his baby granddaughter Pan and grew very concerned when she disappeared. Even more, while not passionate about farming, he is still willing to work hard to provide for his family.

Even more, Goku's love for his adoptive grandfather has constantly been shown as the most emotional aspect of his life. He has been Goku's greatest influence, even long after the old man's death and as shown by Goku's reaction to meeting him again with Fortuneteller Baba. Even with the revelation that he and the elder were not blood related or even the same race, Goku still considers the old man to be family as shown by his great sorrow and shame when realizing that he killed the kind man as a Great Ape, apologizing deeply to him and hoping for forgiveness when next they meet. Goku's bond towards his grandfather made him cherish the Power Pole and the 4-Star Dragon Ball that he left his grandson behind as the only material objects of real worth to him. As a child, he even came to believe that the Dragon Ball housed the old man's spirit as he would speak it often, possible as a coping mechanism to deal with his loss of his only known family. Goku was happy to meet all who were close to his grandfather, and even delighted when his first born son reacted positively to being named after the elder.

While he tends to still consider himself an Earthling more than Saiyan, in battle, he tends to thinks more like a typical Universe 7 Saiyan. Valuing his friends' loyalty and willing to accept help when the need comes, he prefers to face his challenges solo, determined to prove his might against the given foe. Even while battling Frieza on the self-destructing Planet Namek, he chose to finish his fight with Frieza even when offered the chance to escape through the Namekian Dragon Balls. His warrior mentality can also be reckless in his gambles; when realizing that Gohan's dormant capacities could defeat Cell, he chose to focus all his efforts on training his son instead of himself, forgetting that Gohan was even gentler than him. Likewise, while preparing for the Tournament of Power, Goku even went as far as to risking his life into hiring Hit to kill him so he can fight him at his best. Goku's reckless nature can also be seen from his willingness to recruit help from his greatest of enemies like Frieza as he needed a strong tenth ally for the Tournament of Power.

At the same time however, this ambition for the younger generations stems from his concern that his friends and family have become too dependent on his might. He rationalizes his willingness to put the children in the spotlight of battle due to the fact that he will not always be around to help. He believes that the younger generation needs to become stronger in order to protect the Earth from future threats. However, he is not without a somewhat selfish goal behind it. Realizing the potential might of people like Gohan and Uub, he is excited by the idea of facing such might once realized. At the same time, Goku also tries to keep people away from the battlefield if he feels it will be too dangerous for them as he during the battle against the resurrected Frieza, Goku agreed with Vegeta sternly on not letting Goten and Trunks get exposed to anymore of Frieza's brutality.

— Goku in *Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2*

Goku seems to think very little of his Saiyan family, having never learned the good traits of his parents. Even more, when he first learned of his Saiyan heritage, he rejected it out of horror and disgust at being from a race of vicious killers, though he ultimately embraced his heritage after hearing Vegeta's dying words against Friezaon Namek, fighting him to avenge the loss of all those killed by Frieza, including his Saiyan race. Also, after his death and resurrection, upon learning Raditz was his actual brothers from King Yemma, Goku had no problem calling Raditz such even doing so with a smile. In *Xenoverse 2*, after learning the Future Warrior is training under his father, Goku shows an interest in learning more about him and even considers going to meet him. Given Goku's good nature it stands to reason that Goku would likely be more accepting of his parents than he was with his brother Raditz, if he were to learn of their positive traits.

Goku's most unique relationship is with fellow-Saiyan Vegeta. Their rivalry seems mostly one-sided as Goku is generally friendly towards Vegeta and recognizes his abilities as a fighter, although Goku does get competitive with Vegeta as seen from learning that Vegeta left without him to train under Whis. While Goku and Vegeta have trouble working together, due to their conflicting personalities and Vegeta's continue desire to best Goku, they both respect and motivate each other to grow stronger. While Goku is generally friendly towards Vegeta, Goku is not above teasing him.

## Abilities

**Kamehameha**

Goku's signature move throughout the series. Goku first learns the move after witnessing Master Roshi using it to save the Ox-King and Chi-Chi's castle from an inferno (but only ends up *destroying* it, along with a nearby mountain). Throughout the remainder of *Dragon Ball*, Goku continues to master the Kamehameha and uses it in nearly every battle during *Dragon Ball Z*, *Dragon Ball Super* and *Dragon Ball GT*.

**Kaio-ken**

Goku learns this technique after his death against Raditz while training under King Kai. He uses this attack numerous times up until his ascension to a Super Saiyan. Though he can combine the Kaio-ken with his Super Saiyan form (calling this Super Kaio-ken), Goku never tried this while alive since using the technique with Super Saiyan would lead to death, but he has been training to use the technique with his Super Saiyan Blue form. He uses the new version of the technique against Hit and Zamasu, and several others.

**Spirit Bomb**

One of Goku's most powerful techniques, taught to him by King Kai during his training for the upcoming battle against Vegeta and Nappa. Goku uses the Spirit Bomb numerous times, most notably against Frieza and Kid Buu. It is only against the latter that the technique actually works in the manga storyline.

**Instant Transmission**

Goku learns this technique on the Planet Yardrat after his battle with Frieza. This technique allows him to teleport to any location so long as he can find an energy source to home onto. But in *Yo Son Goku* he transports to the radish field without sensing anyone. He uses this technique frequently throughout the series and it is one of his most valuable abilities.

**Dragon Fist**

Goku uses this technique on Hirudegarn to finish him off in the 13th *Dragon Ball Z* movie. He also uses this in *GT*: against Super 17 as well as Eis Shenron and Omega Shenron, though the latter regenerates. This technique is similar to the Penetrate! technique that Goku used to destroy King Piccolo in *Dragon Ball* when he was a kid.

**Evil Containment Wave**

Goku decided to have Master Roshi teach him this technique in order to defeat an immortal Future Zamasu, in the anime he decides to learn it after hearing about the technique from Piccolo and how Master Roshi tried to use it to defeat King Piccolo, while in the manga he himself comes up with the idea to learn it after finding out about Future Zamasu's immortality. Before Piccolo could offer to teach Goku the technique, Goku used Instant Transmission to go to Master Roshi and request to be taught the technique. Goku practiced how to use the technique on Turtle several times before he was able to properly aim into a sealing container. Since Goku has much greater power than Roshi, he was able to use it multiple times on Turtle without dying or even remotely exhausting any of his strength. The benefit of the technique is that it can allow its user to defeat an opponent that they cannot or will not kill. In the anime Goku never got the chance to use this technique against Future Zamasu so Future Trunks had to learn and use it against Future Zamasu. In the manga, Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan Blue and then used the Evil Containment Wave to seal Future Zamasu. However, due to collecting the wrong tag from Roshi, Future Zamasu was freed.

**Destruction**

In the *Dragon Ball Super* manga, Goku reveals that he is capable of performing the Destruction technique after having seen Beerus use it at some point. However usage of the technique requires Goku to put all of his Blue aura into his hand and release it at once, making it a one time use attack which will leave him with no energy. Goku's is just as devastating as Beerus' though it takes much longer for it to work. The attack nearly and would have killed Fused Zamasu had it not been for him using Future Mai as a hostage.

**Ultra Instinct**
When taking on the Ultra Instinct "Omen" form, Goku's physical and mental parameters are vastly augmented, providing him with not only equally increased combat performance, but also gives him access to the Ultra Instinct ability, allowing him to instinctively dodge any attack.
**Great Ape**

Like all Saiyans, Goku can transform into a Great Ape when he sees the full moon while he possesses his tail, though every time it was not at will. As a Great Ape, Goku's dormant Saiyan traits re-emerge and he becomes ravenous and violent. Because his tail was removed permanently in the main series by Kami when restoring the moon, this transformation was never taken by Goku again until *Dragon Ball GT* (in which it is shown very briefly before the full transition into Golden Great Ape), making it his least used Saiyan transformation.

After drinking the Ultra Divine Water, Goku's true potential was released, apparently giving him access to all of his power as a Great Ape in his base form. This effectively makes him a Great Ape without the need to change into it.

**Kaio-ken**

While usually considered a power boosting technique, several video games, such as the *Budokai* games, consider this power up as a transformation. With this power up, Goku is surrounded by a red aura, it's maximum multiplier is x20 in the manga, though in the movie *Lord Slug* he briefly manages to use a x100 boost.

**Pseudo Super Saiyan**

During the movie *Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug*Goku achieves this form in an attempt to defeat Lord Slug. Through rage of being beat down, Goku unleashed a huge amount of aura and became a false-like Super Saiyan, which gave him more speed and strength for a few seconds enough to thrash Lord Slug. In this form, he looks similar to his Kaio-ken form, but he becomes bulkier, except his eyes are whited out like Broly's in his Legendary Super Saiyan form, and his hair stands up and gains a red tint.

**Ginyu's body**

During the Battle on Planet Namek, the leader of the Ginyu Force, Ginyu, used his Body Change technique to switch bodies with Goku.

This form is playable in *Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu*, *Dragon Ball Xenoverse*, and *Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2* in the former Goku even retaining Ginyu's ability to use body change.

**Super Saiyan**

This form multiples Goku's base power 50 fold. Goku achieves this powerful transformation in a rage after Frieza kills Krillin. Frieza had destroyed the Saiyans out of his fear of their growing power and the idea of a possible Super Saiyan. As a result of defeating Frieza, Goku avenges both the Saiyan race and the death of his best friend Krillin.

After his fight with the God of Destruction Beerus, Goku realizes that fully mastering his Super Saiyan form would cause it to eventually raise his level more than Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3, and sap less of his strength.[175]

**Spirit Bomb Super Saiyan**

This form is utilizes by Goku in the movie *Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!*, Goku can take on this state by creating a Spirit Bomb, and then turning into a Super Saiyan and absorbing it. While in this form, Goku loses practically all cognitive thought, battling purely on instincts as his emotions are pushed to extreme levels of rages.

**Super Saiyan Second Grade**

After having witnessed Vegeta and Trunks emerging from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber(Room of Spirit and Time), Goku concludes that surpassing the normal Super Saiyan form may be more possible than initially suspected, and enters the room to train himself and Gohan. After teaching Gohan to become a Super Saiyan, Goku is able to achieve this form alongside the further extreme of the form known as Super Saiyan Third Grade. However, although this new power up would not take a hit on his speed as the successor would, he decides that staying transformed like this demands far too much *ki* to be spent, and so decides that the regular Super Saiyan form is best suited for combat, and makes a plan for him and Gohan to master it before they leave the chamber. As a result, after under 20 hours spent in the room (Vegeta and Trunks had spent a whole day each, and would spend another prior to the Cell Games), he and Gohan emerge as Full-Power Super Saiyans. As a result of this and the new discovery of the most powerful Super Saiyan state at the time, Super Saiyan 2, this form is never used by Goku, Vegeta and Future Trunks again.

**Super Saiyan Third Grade**

Like the Super Saiyan Second Grade form, Goku achieves this form in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber while training with Gohan. Although apparently stronger than Cell in this state, Goku told Gohan he could not defeat him because Cell was much faster, because "all the power in the world would do no good if you can't even *hit* the guy." Instead of persevering harder to simply increase power output, Goku decides that simply mastering the Super Saiyan form to suppress its downsides and make it a natural state is the best way to fight and gain power. As a result, this form is never used after its initial unlocking, along with Super Saiyan Second Grade.

**Super Saiyan Full Power**

After realizing the weaknesses inherent to the higher grades of Super Saiyan such as the energy drain while using the form, Goku concluded that mastery over the basic Super Saiyan form would be more advantageous and went on to improve his endurance in that form. To which, he focuses his training on learning to maintain Super Saiyan form for extended periods of time, gradually overcoming the heightened aggression that accompanies this form and reducing the energy drain to nearly nothing, thus achieving a max output for a Super Saiyan without drawbacks allowing him to fight at his full potential and not lose energy like an untrained Super Saiyan.

**Super Kaio-ken**

Goku uses this technique while fighting in the Other World Tournament against Pikkon. By using the power of Kaio-ken while in his Super Saiyan form, Goku gains a massive power increase. Goku is seen punching Pikkon towards an asteroid orbiting the Other World Stadium, after which he reverts to his Super Saiyan form. Due to the strain of using the Kaio-Ken on top of Super Saiyan, even with his perfect control of the form, it was too dangerous for Goku to use it while alive as even the little buildup of emotions while transformed could prove devastating to him.

**Super Saiyan 2**

This form multiples Goku's power 100 fold. Goku achieved this transformation while training with King Kai in the Other World[176] where he could put unlimited energy into his transformation. When Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan 2 he has some noticeable changes, such as his hair growing longer and becoming even more spiky, making his hair more defined than his other previous Super Saiyan forms, along with disappearing hair strands surrounding the forehead which are exclusive to this form, like Gohan (but in a different way; for reference, see the picture). He also gains electricity in his aura surrounding his body, and his aura grows markedly larger and more vibrant in both the anime and manga.

It was first seen when Goku powers up to overflow Yakon with energy, and Vegeta notes that Goku has achieved the same form that Gohan used to defeat Cell. In his fight against Majin Vegeta, both transform into this state before the battle begins. Goku later transforms into this state before showing the Super Saiyan 3transformation to Majin Buu and Babidi, and again in an anime filler where he begins to fight Kid Buu.

In *Dragon Ball Super*, Goku displays mastery of the form and uses it to battle Goku Black and later Zamasu, as well as for a sparring match with Future Trunks and later, Gohan in the Universe Survival Saga. Goku was able to defeat Zamasu with the form with ease and was able to drive Goku Black back into the future.

**Strengthened Super Saiyan 2**

In the Tournament of Power, Goku found himself facing an eager opponent in the Universe 6 Saiyan Caulifla. While she desired to learn Super Saiyan 3, Goku insisted that she was not ready for it and must first master Super Saiyan 2. As Goku began testing Caulifla with different tactics to strengthen her instincts and refined her battle method, the opponent gradually adapted. This prompted Goku to become Super Saiyan 2 as well, to which he unleashed the full force of his transformation - amazing Caulifla, who questioned if this was really the same Super Saiyan 2 she had used against his previously. In this state, his aura expands significantly. His hair also spikes up more and his lightning becomes more prominent. In this state, Goku was able to fight on par against both Super Saiyan 2 Caulfla and True Legendary Super Saiyan Kale.

**Super Saiyan 3**

This form multiples Goku power 400 times his base. It's the strongest form in the original manga. Goku achieved this level in Other World, where he could put more energy into his transformation, and it took him many years to achieve the form.[176] Goku is first seen using this transformation against Majin Buu during the Majin Buu Saga. Once in this form, Goku was able to fight on par with Innocent Buu and stood up to Kid Buu for a fair amount of time. However, the transformation is extremely draining in terms of energy, as it cut Goku's time left on Earth from hours to a stated thirty minutes after performing the transformation for a short time. When attempting to gather enough energy to defeat Kid Buu during their final battle, he was unable to sustain it as he had not taken into account the strain overcoming his living body, and soon reverted to his base state. Altogether, these heavy disadvantages make it impractical to use the transformation out of the afterlife.

In *Dragon Ball Super*, due to unlocking Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue Goku no longer uses this form for battle due to having other forms that give him significantly more power for less *ki* opting to reserve it for non serious fights where he needs to test someone like Future Trunks. Prior to gaining Super Saiyan God Goku used the form against Beerus and while Beerus was impressed with the form and it's power it was still not even a remote challenge for the god.

**Super Saiyan God**

Super Saiyan God is a Super Saiyan transformation even beyond the level of Super Saiyan 3.[177] Goku achieves this form with the help of the five other Saiyans, and uses it against the God of Destruction Beerus. When Goku powers up to this form, he has flame-like aura. He then appears with his hair glowing red and with a shape similar to that of his base form, red eyes, slightly thinner, and he has a flame-like aura.[178] The power of this ultimate warrior excites even the God of Destruction Beerus.[179] The form allows Goku to sense godly *ki* and has incredible power, but he reverts to his regular base form due to the form's time limit although Beerus believes this could be in fact overcome through training and to allow one to use the form permanently, a feat which Goku obtains in the manga of Dragon Ball Super, using the form to combat Hit and later Future Trunks and Future Zamasu.

Despite dropping out of Super Saiyan God, Goku is able to retain some of the power and continue fighting with Beerus. Goku later learned to properly access and control this residual power, ultimately restoring its full properties and allowing Goku to access this form at any time. Usage of this form grants heightened recovery powers, enabling Goku to recharge faster and likewise use a small a fraction of the normal stamina and *ki*consumption. In the manga, this allowed Goku to nullify Hit's Time-Skip. In the anime, it also allowed Goku to keep up with the immense speed of Dyspo long enough to adapt to it and overwhelm the Pride Trooper.

**Saiyan beyond God**

After experiencing the power of Super Saiyan God, after he dropped out of the form, he was able to retain the raw might of his godly form and continue fighting against the God of Destruction Beerus. Then, during his training with Whis, Goku became capable of using the full power of Super Saiyan God without having to change from his base form - resulting in the Saiyan beyond God state.

Goku utilized this godly state in his battle against final form Frieza in the different versions of *Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’*. The form is rarely used in the manga, as Goku has access to the Super Saiyan God form.

**Super Saiyan Blue**

After training with Whis, Goku learned that trying to transform into a Super Saiyan while in his Saiyan beyond God state, caused him to become a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. This form is identical to Super Saiyan only with cyanish-blue hair and a blue aura shaded with some gold. The form's power surpasses that of a Super Saiyan God and is a level beyond that offers increased levels of *ki* control. At many times, Goku has been able to enhance the transformation's power through different means. In the anime, able to use the Kaio-ken while in this transformation due to its perfect *ki* control, and is able to use his intense rage to further power up the transformation.

However this form has a flaw caused by prolong and repeated usages. While not nearly as prominent as Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan Blue's peak power can only be maintained for a short period before gradually decreasing from stamina drain. Also, repeated use will cause the user to be unable to pull out even 10% of the form's full power. However, the exhibition matches for the Tournament of Power, Goku appeared to have overcome the flow of repeated transformations, as he showed no signs of reduced power despite fighting two strong foes in quick succession with this form, proving able to change into the Super Saiyan Blue form multiple times. In the actual tournament, despite the stamina flaw, Goku was able to match Kale's Berserker Super Saiyan form in terms of durability. Despite being thrown about and crushed in a slab of Kachi Katchin from her later rampage, he showed no damage at all. To make extensive use of Super Saiyan Blue, he developed a trick to repeatedly and instantly switch between his God form and Blue form, allowing him to conserve and more quickly recover the full power of Super Saiyan Blue. This lets him fight for much longer periods of time unhindered.

**Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken**

Thanks to the Super Saiyan Blue form's great *ki* control, it is possible for Goku to utilize Kaio-ken alongside it, noting that to use it alongside any regular Super Saiyan form would prove too dangerous to risk as it could prove fatal. Goku only utilizes this ability in the anime, and this power up is treated as its own form in video games. The regular Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken state appears when Goku uses up to x10 multipliers and is simply the Super Saiyan Blue form with a red aura over the first aura. Goku debuts the form in his battle with Hit and later reuses it against Fusion Zamasu, Bergamo, Toppo and Gohan. Currently, this is his most powerful version of the Kaio-ken technique, and he is able to match against even the most powerful of enemies, if not take them down quickly.

**X10 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken**

In his initial usage of pushing the multiplier up to x10, Goku's blue hair appears several shades lighter than normal almost white, and his skin appears to be illuminated by the Kaio-ken's aura to a light shade of red or pink. The form also has two serious flaws. While it offered Goku extreme power and made Goku able nullify Awoken Hit's Time-Skip he was only able to hold it for a few moments at X10 and the Kaio-Ken flaw of destroying the users body is still present, even in Super Saiyan Blue. The second flaw is that using one's *ki* in this manner is regarded as reckless and gave Goku Delayed *Onset Ki* Disorder, which sent Goku's *ki* into flux as he accidentally blew up his house and was incapable of accurately using Instant Transmission and openly admitted to Piccolo that Goku would not be able to beat him in a fight. Because of this severe drawback, Goku had to refrain from using more than a base Kaio-ken even in Super Saiyan Blue.

By the Tournament of Power, Goku had mastered this level, as his form looked no different than a regular Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken, indicating that his control over it is on par with his base Kaio-ken.

**Zamasu's body**

In an erased timeline, Zamasu, giving into his hatred of mortals, came to desire Goku's power, which was considered to rival the Gods of Destruction. Upon learning of the Super Dragon Balls, he gathered the original wish orbs and used them to swap bodies with Goku, obtaining all the inherit powers and abilities of the Saiyan. It remains unclear if Goku obtained any of Zamasu's powers through his Shinjin body as Zamasu seemingly retained his original powers and abilities once becoming Black on top of acquiring Goku's. Regardless, Goku in Zamasu's body proved powerless against Black as he effortlessly killed Goku in only base form.

**Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (completed)**

Exclusively in the manga the full potential of a Super Saiyan Blue is only usable by a Saiyan during the first few moments of the transformation before dropping to a normal level for Super Saiyan Blue. Goku manages to overcome the massive stamina flaw of Super Saiyan Blue to the point where he can use the form for as long and as many times as he wants with no issues. After mastering the stamina flaw did Goku learn to seal the massive overflowing power inside himself to achieve the perfected state of Super Saiyan Blue. Goku first displays his Completed Super Saiyan Blue form in battle against Fused Zamasu, with his power now being so great that he could match the fused Shinjin in combat, to which he had a slight edge against the rogue Kai, only unable to gain a true advantage because of Fused Zamasu's immortality. The form does not replace Goku's normal Super Saiyan Blue form as it requires time for the user to power up into and seal the godly *ki* inside themselves and thus can be time consuming to enter into the form. As powerful as this form is it has a few flaws of its own. First being that this requires a extreme and intense concentration and focus by the user to prevent any ki from leaking out of their body. Second is that even if the slightest amount of ki, leaking out of the body can be extremely painful for Goku and according to Vegeta this can cause Goku's body to become unstable and explode, thus killing him.

**X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken**

By the time of the Tournament of Power, Goku can utilize the Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken at a x20, showing no visible strain or change in his appearance, implying that he mastered it. However, against Jiren, Goku's power was completely outclassed and barely able to survive being launched for a ring-out.

**Ultra Instinct "Omen"**

A state that was attained during the Universe Survival Saga, using the Universe 7's Spirit Bomb as a catalyst to invoke this state. The appearance of this state seems as a mid-point between Goku's base and Super Saiyan form. His hair stands up somewhat, becoming more wild in shape and defined with no loose strands but is still black essentially remains the same in appearance. His eyes also take on more defined and sterner shape, while also gaining silver-colored irises. His aura also produces a complex, silvered aura with silver spark appearance. In this state, Goku's strength, speed, and reflexes are greatly augmented. The highlight of this form is that it allows Goku to use Ultra Instinct, enabling him to process information far quicker and efficiently to learn, react, and adapt to all he experiences. It also greatly enhances Goku's natural growth rate. As Piccolo noted, Goku is constantly evolving in this state, and his attacks keep getting noticeably quicker, sharper and heavier with every skirmish. Entering this state also appears to energize and ignore all previous wounds as Goku's battered state against Jiren was no longer a factor once facing Super Saiyan Kefla.

However, Goku usage of this power is apparently random and unstable, only able to access it for short periods of time and only in the most dire of situations. By his fight against Kefla, while seemingly learning to access this state more willingly, as noted by Whis, Goku's usage is still incomplete. While his movements have become more refined, he struggles to switch his full attention on to his offense, inhibiting his attacks and techniques. This requires him to take more time to build up energy for an assault to have sufficient power. The effort also appears to drain Goku quicker, returning him to his base form and in an exhausted state.

**Kid (GT)**

Emperor Pilaf unintentionally wishes Goku back into a child in the beginning of *Dragon Ball GT*. In this form, he has lost some of his power, including the Instant Transmission and it is harder for Goku to maintain more powerful forms, such as Super Saiyan 3. While a child he was able to get his tail back, with the help of Old Kai, which not only allowed for easier access to the third Super Saiyan form, but eventually permitted him to transform into Golden Great Ape and Super Saiyan 4. After Piccolo gives Goku all of his power, he is now able to use the Instant Transmission in his child form when he uses it to teleport himself and a young boy and his dog to a spaceship before the Earth exploded.

At the end of the *GT* series, Goku is again seen as an adult without a tail, though in one of the endings to the show, he is seen with a tail in adult form facing the rest of the cast.

**Kid (GT) Super Saiyan**

After being wished into a child, Goku can still transform into a Super Saiyan. However, he is unable to maintain the form for as long as he can in his adult body (in much the same way that he lost the ability to perform the Instant Transmission technique when being downsized), though for far longer than his Super Saiyan 3 form. However, after his tail is restored, he is finally able to maintain the form for as long as he can normally (in his adult body). Additionally, in *GT* the multiplier for the form has increased, with Rilldo stating that the form increases Goku's power by around double (in the dub, he instead states that he powers up a hundredfold).

The *Dragon Ball Collectible Card Game* treats this form as a separate form from the normal Super Saiyan form, referring to it as the "**GT Super Saiyan**" form. In *Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout*, Goku is called **Super Little Goku** while in this form.

**Kid (GT) Super Saiyan 2**

Goku uses this form as a kid only once in the series, to guard against an attack by General Rilldo. Also, he briefly appears in the form while powering up to transform into Super Saiyan 3 twice while fighting Baby Vegeta. GT Goku has this form in the arcade game *Dragon Ball Heroes* and *Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle*.

**Kid (GT) Super Saiyan 3**

After being wished back into a child, Goku is still able to transform into a Super Saiyan 3. However, he is only able to maintain the form for a few minutes. In his adult body Goku states he can hold the form for a while but as a kid it is almost impossible. This problem is somewhat overcome by re-growing his Saiyan Tail, which assisting him in conserving his energy reserves. Despite that, this form is still not enough to defeat Baby Vegeta, so Goku is forced to recruit help from Old Kai, which leads to his Golden Great Ape transformation. Because Goku gains the ability to access the Super Saiyan 4 transformation soon afterwards, this transformation is never again used. When without a tail in this form it consumes so much energy that it wears off within seconds.[180]

**Golden Great Ape**

Goku achieves this form in *Dragon Ball GT*, after Old Kai helped Goku to regrow his tail which allowed him to once again transform into a Great Ape. When he looks at the Earth during the Baby Saga, its sufficient substitute Blutz waves allows Goku to take this form, a combination of the Super Saiyan state and the classic Great Ape transformation. Upon regaining control over his Golden Great Ape form, Goku transforms into Super Saiyan 4.

**Super Saiyan 4**

Goku is referred to as **Super Goku 4** in this state, which is the more correct name, as this form is not part of the traditional Super Saiyan line of forms.[181]This form is achieved by Goku after achieving the Golden Great Ape state and being calmed down by Pan. As noted by Vegeta, Goku's usage of Super Saiyan 4 is unique, able to access whenever he desires without a bolster, possibly because he naturally regained his tail. The overwhelming power of this transformation is apparently great enough to overcome the Black Star Dragon Balls' power making Goku's transformation into a child by Ultimate Shenron. The spell is only dispersed during the transformation, however. In addition to him being turned back into an adult temporarily, Goku's overall appearance changes yet again. The hair is even more wild and longer than when in his normal state, reaching his mid-back. He gains golden-yellow irises and the pigments around his eyes become lined in red. His tail becomes longer and gains scarlet fur covering almost all of his body from head to toe. His clothes change from his childhood garb, leaving him only dressed below the waist (excluding his armbands). His wristbands and stockings turn blue while his sash changes to a stone blue color. As a Super Saiyan 4, Goku is able to easily surpass all but the most powerful enemies in *Dragon Ball GT*. He also regains the Instant Transmission in this form which he used only in very special circumstances. In this form, Goku uses the Instant Transmission to help transport much of the entire world's population to the Tuffle Planet before the Earth is destroyed within the two weeks after Baby's defeat. Goku's power in this form can be returned to him if he is given sufficient Saiyan power.

**Ultra-full-power Saiyan 4**

After gathering up enough energy, Goku briefly attains this state. He first learns of this state and uses it during his battle with Baby via the power of Gohan, Goten, Trunks, and Pan, giving him significantly more power than usual and allowing him to defeat the mutated Golden Great Ape. This state goes beyond Goku's natural limits and as such makes it dangerous to use as it can overwhelm his body. This state is symbolized by a radiating red glow from his entire body.

"**Change**"
After being apparently killed by Omega Shenron, Goku undergoes a change and is no longer the Goku he was before. In this state Goku is cloaked in an aura that won't let any attack near him. Goku may have been dead in this state, or he may have become something else entirely.[168]

## TMNT X Pokemon

Goku is one of the strongest in the team. Though he is naive, he has a kind heart and wants to help his friends out.

## Trivia

* Not only is Goku loosely based on Sun Wukong, the main protagonist in the Chinese legend *Journey to the West*, but their names are in a way, exactly the same; Son Goku (孫悟空) is a Buddhist name that means “The Child Aware of Emptiness” or "Grandson that Perceives Air" and comes from his character development based on Sun Wukong (in Chinese and Japanese: 孫悟空; *Sūn* means "grandchild" in both languages and implies his origin as a monkey, and *Wùkōng* means "Aware of Emptiness"). The Wu syllable means "Enlightenment", and the Kong syllable means "Sky, Air or Emptiness". Sun (孫) is also a common Chinese surname. From there, the name Son Goku is simply the name Sun Wukong converted into the Japanese on'yomi reading, albeit even with the same exact Asian characters used between both "Wukongs/Gokus" (孫 悟空), due to the similar writing systems both Chinese and Japanese happen to share with hanzi/kanji.
	+ The *Dragon Ball* universe began as a loose adaptation of the classic Chinese novel *Journey to the West*, with Goku starting off as more or less a parody of Sun Wukong the Monkey King. Similarities between the two include Goku's prone for mischief as a child (due to his innocence), possession of Nyoibo (Sun Wukong's staff that can fill the entire universe), and Flying Nimbus (the magical cloud the monkey rode on in *Journey to the West*). As the *Dragon Ball* manga continued its run, he was able to develop differently, eventually turning out to have similar origins, while still retaining the very same name as his source material.[176]
		- Through this, there have been many other characters named after the Japanese reading of Sun Wukong; The Four Tailed Beast in *Naruto Shippūden* is called Son Gokū in the same vein as one example of many.
	+ When Toriyama started his first draft of *Dragon Ball*, he originally planned on making Goku full monkey to make the series more faithful to *Journey to the West*. During Toriyama's second draft, he wanted to make Goku a full human dressed in sailor clothes that rode a flight mecha instead of the Flying Nimbus.[176] Toriyama's third and final draft of Goku was to have him human looking with a monkey tail.
	+ In romaji/kana, it often varies on how the "kū" part is written; some sources may write the name as "Son Gokuu" with an extra "u" (to match the furigana) or with an overline; however in the Namek Saga, while training in the Capsule Corporation spaceship, it is seen that his name is written with an "h" in the place of the long vowel (as **Gokuh**) when he has to go to repair the ship. Most of Toriyama's personal sources often romanize the kana reading of his name that way. Meanwhile, certain toy-based production lines instead romanize it as "**Gokou**" instead (to model it after "cou"), though doing it as such would incorrectly make the name be read as "Go-koh" instead of "Go-koo".
* Goku's Saiyan birth name, Kakarot, is a pun on "carrot". Likewise, all pure-blood Saiyans that appear in the series are named using vegetable-related puns. Goku's family are all named after root vegetables (burdock, negi, radish, and carrot). Comically, in *Dragon Ball*, Goku says he hates carrots when fighting against Monster Carrot.
* In the anime, Goku is shown to suffer from severe trypanophobia, or the fear of medical needles.[213]
* Goku's hobbies include finding and fighting strong opponents.[214]
* Goku will eat anything.[215]
* Goku's favorite vehicle is the Flying Nimbus.[216]
* From his mid-teens to early twenties, Goku was a famous celebrity on Earth for his defeat of King Piccoloand his later victory over Piccolo Jr. at the 23rd World Tournament. Proceeding the events of the Androids Saga, Goku appears to have been largely forgotten by the public in favor of the following World Tournament champion, Mr. Satan (most likely due to Mr. Satan taking full advantage of his celebrity to become a rich and famous media hound in contrast to Goku living a more humble and quiet life with his family away from the public's eye). However sometime between the defeat of the Shadow Dragons and one hundred years post-hence, Goku is once again revered as a hero and a giant statue of him is displayed in the World Martial Arts Tournament stadium, as shown near the end of *Dragon Ball GT*.[217]
	+ Additionally, though the general public may have forgotten his heroics, people like King Furry and World Tournament Announcer do as they have witnessed to his exploits.
* In the original Japanese anime, Goku is voiced by the same voice actress throughout the series' run, Masako Nozawa. Additionally, Nozawa voices every biological male relative of Goku, with the exception of Raditz. In the FUNimation dub, he has been played by four actors: three as a child (one for the entire main series, and two others for miscellaneous projects) and only one for adult Goku. In the various Ocean/Blue Water dubs, eight actors have played him: three as a child, and five as an adult at various points of various different projects. In the Filipino dub, he was played by two actors. Goku is voiced by Nesty Calvo Ramirez in the Philippine-English dubs from the RPN-9 version and both movies, Cooler's Revenge and the Return of Cooler and Jefferson Utanes in the Tagalog, Hiligaynon, and Cebuano dubs in the GMA version where he speaks actual Filipino.
	+ More coincidentally, both Masako Nozawa and Sean Schemmel have voiced closer-to-original versions of the original Sun Wukong/Son Goku in the respective MOBA games *League of Legends*and *Smite* in their respective languages, possibly to further the allusions between the *Dragon Ball*Wukong/Goku and his source material; the latter voice actor has him voicing the original monkey king himself as opposed to a homage.
* While he is an overall good person, Akira Toriyama originally designed Goku as one who fights mostly for personal joy of challenging strong opponents. To which, Toriyama notes that the anime tends to go overboard in making Goku look heroic, and that his original depiction of Goku in the manga has certain "poisonous" traits.[218][219]
	+ Interestingly, during the Universe Survival Saga Goku is ironically seen as a villain by most of the other Universes (both Gods and fighters) due to his role in creating the Tournament of Power (though technically, Zeno already planned on destroying the 8 weakest Universes, with Goku's desire for a tournament actually giving the 8 Universes a chance for survival). This may be Toriyama's way of portraying Goku in a slightly negative light like his original intention.
* Goku has shown an act of mercy to every major manga villain he battles from Piccolo onward. These acts of mercy include:
	+ Giving Piccolo a Senzu Bean after narrowly defeating him in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament
	+ Letting Raditz's tail go when holding him in place for Piccolo's attack
	+ Giving Nappa a chance to leave Earth after defeating him
	+ Pleading with Krillin to keep him from killing Vegeta with Yajirobe's samurai sword
	+ Merely wounding Recoome and Burter, giving them a chance to recover
	+ Telling Vegeta not to kill Captain Ginyu after he turns into a frog
	+ Giving Frieza some energy so he could flee Namek before it explodes
	+ Giving Cell a Senzu Bean before letting Gohan fight in his place to guarantee that Cell would be fighting at his fullest
	+ Telling Dende to heal Majin Buu and using the Dragon Balls to make sure that the majority of Earth's population would forget about the evil things done by Majin Buu so that Buu could live on Earth in peace.
* Goku has shared some similarities with Superman from DC Comics in some ways:
	+ Both of them came to Earth after their planets were destroyed (Goku from Planet Vegeta and Superman from Planet Krypton). The difference in that part was that Goku was sent to Earth to destroy it, while Superman was sent to Earth to protect it.
	+ Both of them had alien names (Goku was Kakarot and Superman was Kal-El). They seldom go by them, though Superman is less opposed to going by his Kryptonian name than Goku is to going by his Saiyan name.
	+ They are both very powerful fighters.
	+ They both have the ability of flight.
	+ Both of them have pure hearts.
	+ They were both killed by powerful villains (Goku was killed by Cell and Superman was killed by Doomsday) and they were both revived (Piccolo doesn't count with this, because he was an anti-hero when he killed both Goku and Raditz).
	+ They also have their weaknesses (Goku's weakness is his tail and Superman's is the Kryptonite).
	+ They both have black hair.
	+ They also have relied on the sun in their battles. Superman absorbs solar radiation to fuel his powers, while Goku has used solar energy to fuel the spirit bomb technique or blasted his enemies into it.
	+ They both have allies with pointy ears and grim attitudes who are extremely intelligent: Piccolo for Goku, and Batman for Superman.
	+ They both have a human ally that's comedic: Krillin for Goku, and Jimmy Olsen for Superman.
	+ They both have a love interest that is an Earth female human: Chi-Chi for Goku, and Lois Lane for Superman.
	+ They both have two evil counterparts: Turles and Goku Black for Goku, and Ultraman and Bizarro for Superman.
* On one occasion, in an interview with *Shonen Jump* in 1995, Akira Toriyama stated that Goku is his favorite character from the series.[220] In previous statements, he claimed that Piccolo was his favorite, and before this, that Tien was his favorite.
* In the *Raging Blast* series, Goku is the only character to have three ultimate attacks, which can be changed through customization.
* Goku is the top character in the series to the Japanese fans.[221]
* In the Creation Corporation Dub which is known as the Philippine-English dub, Goku's original voice actor, Nesty Calvo Ramirez is a Filipino-English dubber. This might mean he is the first Filipino to voice him in English before Jefferson Utanes who currently voices him in actual Filipino.
* Goku also appears as the ambassador for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in the year 2020 as the promotional poster of him in his damaged state unleashing his Spirit Bomb.
* In *Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2*, if the Future Warrior trains under Bardock (*Masters Pack* DLC) and talks to Goku in Conton City, but exists without selecting anything, Goku will be surprised to learn that his father is training the warrior and asks what he is like, showing that while he had little love for his evil brother, he is potentially interested in learning more about his birth parents. He even suggests he might go and meet his father for himself, and even suggest bringing along Gohan.
	+ Additionally, despite his adversarial relationship with Frieza, Goku will state he is jealous that the Future Warrior gets to train with him (if the warrior talks to him without selecting anything), showing that Goku at least respects Frieza as a worthy opponent despite his evil ways.
* Interestingly a majority of the villains Goku has fought and tried to kill him in the past at one point have become good friends with him, including Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, Piccolo, Vegeta, Android 16 briefly, Majin Buu and now Android 17.
* Every character that managed to kill Goku in all timelines, coincidentally, has (or used to have) a green body: Piccolo, Cell, Goku Black.