| “ | I’m the Saiyan who came all the way from Earth with the sole purpose of beating you. I am the warrior you’ve heard of in legends. Pure of heart and awakened by fury, that’s what I am. I am the Super Saiyan! Son Goku! | „ |
| ~ Goku to Frieza |
Summary[]
Son Goku is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball series. He was originally sent to earth by his parents to avoid the destruction of his home planet at the hands of Frieza. Goku learns of his heretage later from his brother Raditz and which leads to him fighting many powerful opponents including Frieza themselves. After defeating Majin Buu he goes to work as a radish farmer before he is introduced to beerus, a powerful god of destruction, eventually looking to surpass him with his newfound god powers and face stronger warriors from other universes.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: 9-A, High 8-C as Oozaru | High 8-C | Likely 5-C | 5-C | At least 5-C | Low 5-B, higher with kaioken x 3 and 4 | Likely 5-B, higher with kaioken | High 5-A, Low 4-C with kaioken and spirit bomb, 4-C as a Super Saiyan | Low 4-C, 4-C as a Super Saiyan | 4-C, High 4-C with Mastered Super Saiyan | High 4-C, High 4-C as a Super Saiyan, 4-B as a Super Saiyan 2 and 3 | 3-B, 3-A with Super Saiyan to Super Saiyan Blue transformations | 3-A, higher with transformations | 3-A, higher with transformations | 3-A | 3-A
Name: Son Goku, Kakarot
Origin: Dragon Ball
Gender: Male
Age: 12 - 20 (Dragon Ball), 25 - 48 (physically 44) (At the very end of Z), 42 (physically 35) to 44 (physically 40) (Dragon Ball Super)
Classification: Saiyan
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Martial Artist, Weapon Mastery (Of the Power Pole), Ki Manipulation (Can be used offensively through ki blasts and home in on targets, or to strengthen his skin), Enhanced Senses (Even without ki, Goku has extremely high senses that can locate the smell of small distant objects, see over long distances and track the vibrations and movements of others even in the dark), Acrobatics, Flight (Via the flying Nimbus), Power Mimicry (Can easily replicate the Ki-based techniques of others after seeing them once), Reactive Power Level (Saiyans continue to grow stronger through repeated combat and can gain Zenkai boosts which increase their power if they are brought to near death), Transformation (Can transform into an Oozaru by staring at a full moon which gives him, Large Size (Type 1) and Breath Attack), Healing, Natural Weaponry (By the time of the 22nd Budokai, Goku trains his tail to lose its weakness and can use it for hovering and combat), Accelerated Development (Can train to increase his stats and abilities), Afterimage Creation, Rage Power (As a Saiyan, bursts of anger can greatly enhance his physical abilities) Resistance to Electricity (Survived Pirate Robots electric attack underwater) and Heat (Survived Pilaf gangs flamethrower attack, withstood a point-blank jet engine thrust from General Blue's jet)
All previous abilities enhanced, Can locate targets via ki sensing, Resistance to Poison (Survived after drinking the Water of the Gods), High Pain Tolerance, Can form Defensive Barriers.
All previous abilities except for Transformation to Oozaru Form and Natural Weaponry (No longer has his tail), Resistance to Harsh Temperatures (Trained in the Room of Spirit and Time for one month, which has temperatures that range from -40°F to 248°F), Pressure Point Strikes, Light Manipulation (Can create flashes of light via Solar flare to blind opponents), Shockwaves Generation (Can create powerful shockwaves via Kiai), Flight
All previous abilities in addition to Statistics Amplification (With the kaioken which multiplies his power and speed), Teleportation, Dimensional Travel and BFR (Via Instant transmission, learned after the events on namek allowing him to teleport by locking on to a ki signature), better Ki Sensing (Can find the location of people, read peoples emotions detecting malicious intent, sense power levels and beings in different dimensions), Precognition, Telepathy (Can read minds and telepathically communicate with others, could read Trunks emotions and tell he wouldnt hit Goku when attacking him), Fusionism (Via fusion dance) and Transformation (Can transform into a Super Saiyan), Resistance to Paralysis Inducement (Escaped Friezas imprisonment ball), Harsh Conditions (Although he cant breathe in space, he can survive on namek as its on the verge of exploding and fight in earths upper atmosphere) and Mind Manipulation (Should be able to overpower Babidis mind control magic through enough willpower similarly to Vegeta in the Buu Saga)
All previous abilities greatly enhanced including Regeneration (Mid-low, with God Ki), Heat Manipulation (His fight with Beerus was scorching the air and overheated Bulmas ship), Paralysis Inducement (Could hold Broly in place), limited Space-Time Manipulation (Destroyed hits pocket dimension), Sealing (With the Mafuba), Summoning (Of Zeno), possibly limited Non-Physical Interaction (Blocked intangible attacks from Hit), Explosion Manipulation (Via ki made landmines), Danmaku and Instinctive Reactions (With Ultra Instinct) Resistance to Extrasensory Perception (Cant be sensed by anybody less than a God), Time Stop (Resisted and countered Hit's attempts to freeze him in time until Hit powered up further, as a Super Saiyan Blue with kaioken x10 he could keep up his resistance by overpowering hits ability), Void Manipulation, Existence Erasure (Resisted the effects of a hakai energy ball) and Empathic Manipulation
Attack Potency: Small Building level, Large Building level as Oozaru (Killed Grandpa Gohan who fought Goku after dealing with the red ribbon army, destroyed Pilafs castle) | Large Building level (Defeated General Blue who survived this. Later defeated Tao Pai Pai who easily defeated General Blue) | Likely Moon level (Fought against tien who fought Master Roshi, who is capable of destroying the moon. Roshi admitting Tien would have beaten him if the fight continued) | Moon level (Killed King Piccolo who is much stronger than Roshi) | At least Moon level, likely higher (Much Stronger than Kami who is far stronger than Mr Popo who easily toyed with King Piccolo saga Goku. Fought Piccolo who could destroy the moon at the beginning of Z) | Small Planet level (Stomped Nappa who is much stronger than Krillin, who one shot four Saibamen that are equal to Raditz), higher with kaioken x 3 and 4 (Overpowered Vegeta with x3 and overpowered his Galick Gun with x4) | Likely Planet level, higher with kaioken (Much stronger than he ever was in the Saiyan Saga. Fought Captain Ginyu and easily stomped the rest of the ginyu force who easily beat second zenkai Vegeta, who is much stronger than he was after his first zenkai, where he could one shot people stronger than himself in the Saiyan Saga) | Dwarf Star level+ (Stronger than Piccolo who fought Second Form Frieza evenly. Fought a very casual Final Form Frieza), Small Star level with kaioken and spirit bomb (Harmed 50% Frieza with the spirit bomb), Star level+ as a Super Saiyan (Fifty times stronger than his base. Defeated Frieza at 100% power) | Small Star level, Star level as a Super Saiyan (Much stronger than before. Easily blocked Future Trunks sword slashes with his finger) | Star level+, Large Star level with Mastered Super Saiyan (Matched a somewhat held back Perfect Cell and blew him to pieces with a kamehameha. Perfect Cell should be half the strength of his Super Perfect form who can gather enough energy to destroy the solar system) | Large Star level, Large Star level+ as a Super Saiyan , Solar System level as a Super Saiyan 2 and 3 (Stronger than before. As a Super Saiyan 2 he said he wasnt much stronger than gohans SS2 state. Toyed with Fat Buu as an SS3 and fought on par with kid buu) | Multi-Galaxy level, Universe level with Super Saiyan to Super Saiyan Blue transformations (Was going to destroy the totality of Universe 7 by repeatedly clashing with Beerus, which is much larger than our own. After losing Super Saiyan god he could fight Beerus at a similar level as a Super Saiyan and was stated to have surpassed his Super Saiyan God state) | Universe level (Should be comparable to base Goku Black who fought against SS2 Goku at the start of the arc before getting stronger. Could later fight against SS2 Caulifla in base who is stronger than Cabba, who matched Vegeta in the Universe 6 arc), higher with transformations | Universe level (Fought a worn out and weakened Jiren alongside Frieza in base who could take hits from the likes of Android 17), higher with transformations (Could fight against a lightly supressed Jiren combining SSB with Kaioken) | Universe level (Fought on par with a heavily supressed Jiren who was stated to have power rivalling or surpassing a god of destruction. After tapping into Ultra Instinct for the third time he could fight evenly with Jiren using most of his full power) | Universe level (Stomped Jiren forcing him to break his limits to contend with Goku)
Speed: At least Superhuman (Master Roshi said Goku even before training should be able to run 100 metres in 5 seconds or 20m/s, caught a pterodactyl which can move at 67mph | Hypersonic+ (Defeated Tao Pai Pai who could throw a pillar 2,300 miles in under 30 minutes and catch on to it after throwing) | Likely Sub-Relativistic+ (Comparable to Tien who is comparable to Master Roshi, whos Kamehameha moves at this speed | Sub-Relativistic+ | Relativistic (Faster than before. Can keep up with Raditz who dodged Piccolos cannon which can reach the moon in a short timeframe) | Relativistic+ (Dodged and blitzed Nappa who is much faster than Raditz), FTL with kaioken (Multiplies his speed as well as power) | FTL (Much faster than his Saiyan Saga kaioken x4 form. Blitzed the members of the Ginyu force) higher with kaioken (At least 8 times light with kaioken times 4) | FTL (At least as fast as himself with kaioken x4), FTL+ with kaioken, Massively FTL with kaioken x20 and Super Saiyan (At least 160 times light) | FTL+, Massively FTL as a Super Saiyan (Faster than before) | Massively FTL, Massively FTL+ with Mastered Super Saiyan (Super Saiyan should have at least a comparable boost to the kaioken x20) | Massively FTL, Massively FTL+ with transformations | Massively FTL+ (His ki attacks should scale to the energy used to cross the universe, at least 100 Quadrillion C as a ritual Super Saiyan God or Super Saiyan) higher with transformations (2 Quintillion C as a Super Saiyan Blue since it should at least offer a similar speed boost to a normal Super Saiyan, 20 Quintillion C with Kaioken x10) | Massively FTL+ (100 Quadrillion C in base via power-scaling, to 40 Quintillion C as a SSB, 400 Quintillion C with Kaioken x10) | Massively FTL+ (40 Quintillion C in base, 800 Quintillion C as a Super Saiyan, 16 Sextillion C as Super Saiyan Blue, 320 Sextillion C with kaioken x20) | Massively FTL+ | Massively FTL+
Lifting Strength: Class 100 | Class 100 | Unknown
Striking Strength: Small Building class, Large Building class as Oozaru | Large Building class | Likely Moon class | Moon class | At least Moon class, likely higher | Small Planet class, higher with kaioken x 3 and 4 | Likely Planet class, higher with kaioken | Dwarf Star class+, Small Star class with kaioken and spirit bomb, Star class as a Super Saiyan | Small Star class, Star class+ as a Super Saiyan | Star class+, Large Star class with Mastered Super Saiyan | Large Star class, Large Star class+ as a Super Saiyan, Solar System class as a Super Saiyan 2 and 3 | Multi-Galaxy class, Universal with Super Saiyan to Super Saiyan Blue transformations | Universal, higher with transformations | Universal, higher with transformations | Universal | Universal
Durability: Small Building level, Large Building level as Oozaru | Large Building level | Likely Moon level | Moon level | At least Moon level, likely higher | Small Planet level, higher with kaioken x 3 and 4 | Likely Planet level, higher with kaioken | Dwarf Star level+, Small Star level with kaioken and spirit bomb, Star level as a Super Saiyan | Small Star level, Star level+ as a Super Saiyan | Star level+, Large Star level with Mastered Super Saiyan | Large Star level, Large Star level+ as a Super Saiyan, Solar System level as a Super Saiyan 2 and 3 | Multi-Galaxy level, Universe level with Super Saiyan to Super Saiyan Blue transformations | Universe level, higher with transformations | Universe level, higher with transformations | Universe level | Universe level
Stamina: Extremely high. Defeated King Piccolo and Piccolo jr after being tortured and having his limbs broken by both and drank the water of gods. Goku can train for days little rest and fight against rutheless enemies like Vegeta, Frieza, Cell and Buu, continuing to fight against Vegeta and Frieza even after over exerting themselves with kaioken and the spirit bomb. As of Super, he has gone past Super Saiyan 3's energy drain, and can use it for longer periods. Later fought through nearly all 45 minutes of the Tournament of Power despite nearly dying repeatedly and constantly breaking his limits, eventually pushing to defeat Jiren alongside Frieza.
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters as Oozaru and with Ki Attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole (Can extent from Earth to the moon) | Tens of Meters as Oozaru and with Ki Attacks, Planetary with the Power Pole | Planetary with Ki Attacks (Scaling to Master Roshis kamehameha which reached the moon and the Power Pole | Planetary with Ki Attacks and the Power Pole | Planetary with Ki Attacks and the Power Pole | Planetary with Ki Attacks (Throughout Z. Scales to many characters who can fire energy into outer space), Universal with instant transmission | Universal with Ki Attacks and instant transmission (His shockwaves reached kaioshins realm)
Standard Equipment: Power Pole, Flying Nimbus, Senzu Beans, The Zeno button (Given in super, allows him to summon Zeno)
Intelligence: Goku lacks knowledge in most non fighting related areas and is considered to be an idiot. However Goku is a talented master of skill with martial arts, with years of experience fighting against powerful opponents with many different abilities. He is capable of replecating ki and fighting abilities after only seeing them once, and quickly picked up how draining Super Saiyan Transformations were and was the first to master these transformations. Can quickly adapt and create new techniques, being capable of seeing through hits time abilities, using the kamehameha with his feet, instant transmissioning below cells feet to use it, and most noteably becoming the first mortal to achieve ultra instinct, something that not even the gods of destruction can fully achieve, relying purely on muscle memory and something outside of instinct and conscious thought to do so.
Weaknesses: Goku seeks strong opponents and therefore will allow his opponents to reach their full power for the sake of a good fight. As a kid his tail was vulnerable to extreme pain until he overcame it. Oozaru would send him ballistic causing him to attack everything. Kaio-ken strains his body, causing him intense pain and exhaustion if he overuses it. Sometimes drops his guard and leaves openings for his opponents whenever he gets distracted, which immensely lowers his durability. His Spirit Bomb requires a long charge-up period. He cannot survive in the vacuum of space and needs to locate a ki signature to teleport using Instant Transmission. Super Saiyan 3 drains his ki rapidly and will exhaust him within only a few minutes| The Mafuba requires a suitable container to seal the target into Ultra Instinct is initially only temporary, and he cannot willingly enter the state, only in response to being pushed to his limits and is left exhausted once hes finished with it. Goku's Ultra Instinct was initially imperfect making it harder to use offensively. Once he left Mastered Ultra Instinct he was drained of almost all of his energy
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 several 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. After becoming a Super Saiyan God, Goku gained divine ki, which can only be sensed by other gods.
- 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 several variations throughout 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. Perhaps the most useful variation is the Instant Kamehameha, 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. As of the Tournament of Power, Goku has once again used this technique in a new way, as a barrier against other attacks.
- 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. After mastering Super Saiyan Blue, which required perfect ki control and a calm mind, Goku became capable of using Kaio-ken alongside this transformation, first pushing it to x10, and then 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 so Goku is the perfect individual for the technique due to his obliviously innocent nature. While it is incredibly powerful and can prove capable of 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.
- Kiai: The ability to project an invisible burst of force with ki, which Goku can perform with his hands and even with a glare.
- Kienzan: 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. During the Tournament of Power, Goku utilizes a variation on the technique, the Kienzan Hexa Blade, a Kienzan that splits into five different blades, each under Goku's control and attacking his opponent from different angles. It should be noted that the Kienzan can cut through opponents that are several times stronger and more durable.
- 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 can 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.
Mafuba: Also known as the Evil Containment Wave, the Mafuba is a mystic sealing technique designed to seal evil away by sucking them into a special container with a "demon seal" ofuda on it. Goku learned this technique from Roshi during the events of the Goku Black arc, and attempted to use it to seal Future Zamasu, but used the wrong tag, allowing him to break free.
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, King Kai, and even Whis.
- 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 incredible skill when it comes to the usage and control of ki. Additionally, 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 limits during a fight and rise to higher and higher peaks in power. This ability grants a substantial boost in power when Goku is badly injured, allowing him to reach a whole new level of power once he recovers.
- Oozaru: When exposed to the light of the full moon, as long as he still has his tail, Goku will undergo a transformation into the Oozaru, a massive, gigantic monkey with far greater power. However, this comes at the expense of his skill, turning him into a violent, mindless monster who cannot differentiate between friend and foe. Goku loses this ability after his tail is cut off by Kami.
- 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 Krillin, and was about to kill him and Gohan. 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. While the original Super Saiyan state is eclipsed in power by Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3, the higher forms become increasingly inefficient.
- Super Saiyan God: A divine transformation that far surpasses the regular numbered Super Saiyan transformations, achieved through a ritual involving six righteous Saiyans, or through rigorous divine training. Goku reached this form with the help of his family and friends so that he could oppose the God of Destruction Beerus and stop him from destroying Earth. In this form, Goku gains divine ki and cannot be sensed by mortals, as well as the ability to absorb and nullify energy and ki-based techniques. After achieving this form, Goku can transform into it whenever he wishes and retains some of the divine power even in his base state.
- Super Saiyan Blue: A form reached through the combination of Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan, greatly surpassing the power of a Super Saiyan God. Unlike other Super Saiyan transformations, this transformation requires a perfectly calm mind and flawless ki control, allowing it to be used alongside Kaio-ken for various transformations.
Ultra Instinct -Sign-: Also known as the Mastery of Self-Movement, Ultra Instinct -Sign- is a rare and fabled technique that Goku initially learned of from Whis, revolving around subconsciously avoiding attacks and disregarding his normal capacity to react. This allows him to effectively multitask, thinking up strategies while his body fights for him, fully maximizing his offensive and defensive capabilities, and as he doesn't need to think to fight, it also makes illusory techniques useless. Much faster opponents would still be able to bypass these defenses. Goku reaches this state in his Ultra Instinct -Sign- transformation, achieved after he was pushed to his absolute limits. He hasn't mastered the state, however, and cannot enter it willingly - instead, it activates when Goku is pushed to his limits. It is also harder for him to use this version of Ultra Instinct offensively, as he still has to think about the best method of attack, instead of simply intuiting it. This transformation is only temporary, and it has a great strain on Goku's body.
Ultra Instinct: The problems exemplified with Ultra Instinct -Sign-, mainly that of not being able to fully utilize attack and defense, were a key factor in preventing Goku from fighting on an equal playing field with Jiren. However, by giving into the pure impulse and the heat which previously was his limit, Goku was able to fully break through his limits and reach past the state of the gods, something that not even Beerus has been able to do. In so doing, Goku reached the true Ultra Instinct form, with his hair and eyebrows matching his intense silver stare, and a great stream of white-purple energy erupting from his body. In this form, where he has mastered both instinctual attack and defense, he was easily able to blitz and injure Jiren, as well as nullify a full-powered strike meant to incapacitate him.
Note: Credits to Vs battles for the Noteable Attacks/Techniques section.
Key: Pilaf Saga - 21st Budokai | Red Ribbon Saga | 22nd Budokai | King Piccolo Saga | 23rd Budokai - Beginning of Z | Saiyan Saga | Namek Saga | Frieza Saga | Android Saga | Cell Saga | Buu Saga | Post Battle of Gods Arc | Late Future Trunks Arc/Tournament of Power | Post Second Ultra Instinct/Post Tournament of Power | Partial Ultra Instinct | Ultra Instinct
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