| “ | I am the hope of the omniverse! I am the light bulb in the darkness! I am the bacon in the fridge for all living things that cry out in hunger! I am the Alpha and the Amiga! I am the terror that flaps in the night! I AM SON GOKU, AND I AM A SUPER... Saiyan. | „ |
| ~ Goku's hero speech with Freeza failing to silence him. |
Son Goku is one of the two main protagonists of Team Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged. He is a low-class warrior and country bumpkin. Additionally, he is the second son of Bardock and Gine, being Raditz's younger brother, the husband of Chi-Chi, and the father of their son, Gohan.
Overview[]
Goku is a monkey-tailed boy who spent his childhood on various hunts for the Dragon Balls, seven mystical orbs that summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered together, and participating in the Tenkaichi Budokai tournament. Now a grown man with a wife and child, Goku's world was turned upside-down when his brother Raditz appeared and revealed that the two of them are part of a critically endangered alien race known as the Saiyans, kickstarting Goku's next set of adventures. Unfortunately, despite meaning well, Goku isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, and this combined with his instinctive love of fighting only end up making things worse for him and his peers.
Background[]
Goku is actually one of the last members of the near-extinct Saiyan race, escaping the destruction of his home planet as a young infant by his parents. While originally arriving on the planet Earth with the mission of exterminating all living life on the planet, a nearly-fatal head injury causes him to lose his memory (and suffer some brain damage), which resulted in him growing up to be a pure-hearted warrior, though not necessarily the smartest cookie in the cookie jar.
Personality[]
Goku is marked by his lack of intelligence, which has extended to his speaking during fights, confusion of when holidays are, not being able to tell when someone likes or dislikes him,and being very naive about sexuality.This trait combined with his strength makes some of his opponents become confused and downright angered by him being on par with them in battle, as was the case in his fight against Vegeta when the latter became frustrated or when Frieza ranted about his compulsion to say things in an attempt to sound as though he was more intelligent than he actually was.
Despite this, he has shown on several occasions examples of implementing strategy or giving thought and thereby using his mind rather than merely charging his opponents as he usually does, such as when he outsmarted Goz and Mez to get out of Hell without completing the challenge they presented to him, plotted out how he would combat Freeza when finding himself to be outclassed, decided to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to strengthen himself in as short an amount of time as possible to combat Cell, and telling Gohan that Piccolowould also not allow him to leave on the basis that he was smarter than him and thereby was wiser than he was yet would have still made the same choice. These occasions severely departed from his usual antics. Goku has been shown to actually be rather intelligent on a level that borders on genius when he was lecturing Gohan on the strengths and weaknesses of the various Super Saiyan power-up methods discovered thus far, indicating in terms of percentage how the forms' decrease in speed and mobility made whatever strength enhancement virtually worthless. This was enough to profoundly surprise Gohan who had come to accept the idea of his father being a powerful moron. Goku's genius seems limited to survival skills and martial arts, due to having been independent and a fighter for decades, able to live off of almost anything in almost any environment.
Goku is a poor liar and horrible withholder of information, as was the case when he let it slip to Chi-Chi that he and the others intended to fight androids instead of going on a trip to Uruguay, even telling her not to tell herself. He is also largely unable to grasp metaphors and sarcasm, often taking anything said to him at face value to the frustration of others, especially his opponents.
His relationship with his son Gohan is rocky to say the least. He's either absent from the boy's life or pushing him to take up martial arts, despite Gohan's pacifist nature. By the time Goku is ready to fight Freeza, he seems to have shirked his parenting responsibilities completely over to Piccolo, even outright stating that he doesn't care about being Gohan's role model because that's what Piccolo is for.
Despite his flaws, Goku is still a good friend. Witnessing the (second) death of Krillin triggered his Super Saiyan transformation. When Trunks told him that Yamcha would commit suicide in the future, Goku reached out and let Yamcha know that he cared about him.
Abilities[]
- Kamehameha: A technique developed by Master Roshi and Goku's iconic attack. The Kamehameha wave fires an explosive blast of ki energy against his opponent. Goku can either fire it as a single blast, or two spheres that he can throw against his enemies for distractions. Technically first used during his fight against Raditz in a deleted scene, but was properly introduced in his fight against Vegeta.
- Super Kamehameha: A Kamehameha with more ki output. First used to push back Cooler's SuperNova, and send him straight to the sun.
- Kaioken Kamehameha: A Kamehameha powered by the Kaioken. First used to gain more power during a beam struggle against Vegeta.
- Master-Student Kamehameha: A team attack. Goku, Master Roshi, and Krillin combine their Kamehameha's into one big energy blast for extra damage. First used against Dr. Wheelo.
- Instant Kamehameha: A combo attack. Goku charges a powerful Kamehameha, then uses Instant Transmission to teleport in front of his opponent to deliver a point black blast. Used during his fight against Cell.
- Father-Son Kamehameha: A team attack with Gohan. Gohan fires a Kamehameha one handed, and is given more power by Goku behind him. Used to kill Cell in a powerful beam struggle.
- Kaioken: Taught to him by King Kai, Goku can increase his ki energy level and attack power. Goku can raise the output, though risks hurting himself in the process. Goku used the Kaoiken extensively until he achieved the Super Saiyan form, after which he stopped using it. First used in his fight against Vegeta.
- Spirit Bomb: Taught to him by King Kai, Goku can gather energy from all lifeforms and condense it into an energy sphere. He can either make a small spirit bomb, or a large spirit bomb depending on the amount of energy he can gather. First used in his fight against Vegeta. In Super Android 13 Abridged, Goku absorbed the energy of the Spirit Bomb to increase his power over Android 13.
Quotes[]
| “ | I'm going to break you... like a Kit-Kat bar | „ |
| ~ Goku while fighting Freeza (Team Four Star) |
| “ | So, are you that Freezer guy? Awesome! Imma deck you in the schnozz! | „ |
| “ | I'm Goku! I'm insane, from Earth! | „ |
| “ | Man, this is worse than that time I was in high school, and all the guys called me "Geeko", and I was Piccolo's slave, I couldn't get Chi-Chi to like me, and... Oh wow, I hit that rock harder than I thought. | „ |
| “ | When you fall off that horse, you get right back up and you eat that horse! | „ |
| “ | You know where I was when I became a Super Saiyan? I was on Namek. I thought I'd finally defeated Freezer with the Spirit Bomb. But as it turns out, he was still alive! He killed Vegeta, he killed Krillin... Piccolo... tripped, or something. It was pretty bad for everyone. Then, he threatened to do the same to my son! ...Oh hey, you were there! ...Why didn't you go Super Saiyan? | „ |
| “ | I like food cause it is yummy. I will put this in my tummy. We can have all the rice. All you have to do is go-go grab a bowl! | „ |
| “ | I'm just no afraid of change, I guess. I've never been. When it comes down to it, I know they're gonna be alright, because if I've learned anything since landing on Earth, it's that everyone is stronger than they think they are. I left behind the best people in the world and I'm happy about that. Things changed and they're gonna keep changing. There's no stopping that. Most important part? Now they can live their own lives and make their own futures. I can't wait to see the kind of future they make! | „ |
External Links[]
- Goku on the Team Four Star Wiki