Summary[]
Son Goku, born by his Saiyan name Kakarot, is the main protagonist of the series Dragon Ball. Along with Vegeta, he is one of the last pure-blooded Saiyans.
Goku was originally sent via a space pod to enslave and conquer the planet Earth. But when he arrived, he was picked up by an old man named Gohan who took care of the boy. One day Goku sustained a head injury that made him forget about his goal of destroying the Earth. Due to this, he became a kind boy who would travel the world and even protect it against powerful enemies.
Goku's was inspired by the monkey king Sun Wukong
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: At least 2-C, likely High 2-A | At least 2-C to 2-B with transformations, likely High 2-A | At least 2-B, likely High 2-A, higher with transformations | At least 2-B, likely High 2-A, higher with transformations | At least 2-B, likely High 2-A higher with transformations | At least 2-B, likely High 2-A | At least 2-B, likely High 2-A, higher with transformations
Name: Son Goku
Origin: Dragon Ball
Gender: Male
Age: 50's in Super
Classification: Saiyan-god
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Martial Artist (Goku as a child was trained by Grandpa Gohan who is stated to be a master unequal in all forms of martial arts. Goku then later trained with and eventually surpassed Master Roshi who trained Gohan, is considered the best martial artist in the world and was considered the god of martial arts. Goku fought Tien who was equally as skilled as him and was catching him off guard time to time, adapting to each others skills. Goku is currently training under the angel Whis, the son of the Grand Priest who is in the top 5 greatest fighters in the multiverse.), Enhanced Senses/Extrasensory Perception (Goku even as a child could sense a rock that Roshi held. His sense of smell was compared to a dogs. Goku can sense movements behind him and the ki/energy of others even with his eyes closed. Goku from super can sense divine energy even in his base form after absorb the divine energy), Limited Longevity (Saiyans bodies age slower than normal, allowing them to stay in their primes much longer.), Supernatural Willpower (Goku has high will power, allowing him to drink and survive water that those with weak wills couldn't.) Analytical Prediction & Information Analysis (Goku can sense opponents by the small currents of air and movement. Goku can sense malicious intent. He analytically predicted where Hit would be 0.1 seconds into the future and further adapted to his time skip.), Telepathy (Goku has psychic communications ignoring all distances and can speak to others without his voice even intercepting conversations between the Living Universe and the Other World. Goku can project himself onto others from beyond the grave. Can scour the minds of others by projecting his consciousness into their hearts which can even be utilized while unconscious, as he remained tuned in to the conflict with the Androids like 17 and 18, Piccolo and Kami's fusion, and even the existence of Cell despite never meeting him before.), Non-Physical Interaction (With his ki, Goku Interacted with Hit's intangible attacks and caused a ripple effect on Infinite Zamasu, who was just a living will/soul) Stealth Mastery & Limited Perception Manipulation (With his sharpened spirit Goku has "[crouching] as quiet as the sky and [striking] quick than lightning", dampening his presence completely—including scant air movements and his footsteps and erasing his own Ki) Weapon Mastery, Magic, (Mastered the Power Pole which is a magical item.), Size Manipulation (The Power Pole can change size), Ki Manipulation (Can be used defensively and offensively to strengthen his strength or to fire ki blasts, which he can control telekinetically to home in on targets and make defensive barriers that render absorption ineffective and render poison, can also suppress others' ki blasts), Supernatural Willpower (Survived drinking poison which takes immense will and spirit to survive), Acrobatics, Pressure Point Strikes, Flight, Danmaku, Accelerated Development (As a Saiyan, Goku grows stronger every time he fights and can become stronger in the midst of combat, vastly increasing in strength whenever he is mortally injured), Shockwaves Generation (Can create powerful shockwaves via Kiai), Afterimage Creation, Power Mimicry (Can easily replicate other Ki-based techniques after seeing them once), Energy / Life-Force / Ki Absorption (Absorbed the energy of the Spirit Bomb as a fuel to fight, which is created from the energy of others. Absorbed the power of Super Saiyan God into his base.), Light Manipulation (Can create flashes of light Via Solar flare to blind opponents), Telepathy (Sharpened his mind and gained the ability to telepathically talk to anyone despite distance. Can speak without his voice and can even intercept telepathic conversations), Water Walking (Shown here), Telekinesis, Teleportation (Can teleport with Instant Transmission), BFR, Dimensional Travel & Time Travel, Statistics Manipulation (Goku can greatly enhance his capabilities with Kaio-ken up to 100 times.), Rage Power, Transformation (Can transform into a Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Ultra Instinct Omen and Ultra Instinct, increasing his capabilities drastically), Healing & Recovery (Carries Senzu Beans with him, can heal himself and his allies), Space-Time Manipulation, Portal Creation (Can destroy Hit's pocket dimension.), Reactive Evolution (Initially didn't have resistance to Hit's time skip and had to rely on his analytical prediction. Hit then upgraded his time skip to surpass Goku's resistance and Goku adapted again, reaching a level where that upgraded time skip didn't work either. After the U6 vs U7 tournament, Goku was at a point where Hit knew his time skip wouldn't work at all), Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (Stronger than his younger self who as a Great Ape who broke out of Roshi's Lightning Surprise attack, which attacks the target which large amounts of electricity), Poison Manipulation (Goku as a child survived drinking the Super Sacred Water which is a poison that kills those without great strength, vitality and mind.), Harsh Temperatures, Gravity Manipulation (Goku trained in the Room of Spirit and Time for one month as a child, where temperatures can fluctuate from 50°C to -40°C and the gravity is 10 times that of Earth; Was relatively unaffected by standing in the blizzard of and holding snow from Ice Mountain, which is cold enough to freeze fire from missiles and flamethrowers; Could withstand a blast of fire. Later he could train under 100x gravity while wearing weighted clothing. In the Tournament of Power he resisted the effects of the pretty Black Hole, a gigantic mass of gravity.), Radiation Manipulation (Saiyans should be to resist at least 17 million zeno units per second of radiation, as that much allows them to transform into a Great Ape.), Disease Manipulation, Transmutation (Far stronger than Vegito, who could continue to move, talk and fight even after being turned into candy.), Mind Manipulation (Alongside his willpower, he scales to Vegeta who overcame Babadi's mind control due to his pride.), Time Manipulation (Goku adapted to and resisted Hit's ability to skip time and should scale to Jiren who was unaffected by Hit's time cage which stops someone in time with his raw power.) Empathetic Manipulation (Goku was unaffected by Ribriannes Light of Love, which caused many fighters to fall in love with her.), Existence Erasure, Soul Manipulation, Spatial Manipulation, Void Manipulation (Goku resisted the hakai in his base form, which erases someone from existence and destroys souls. The hakai also warped the World of Void and scales to Vegeta who fought Toppo who had a hakai barrier), In Ultra Instinct he has Instinctive Reaction (Ultra Instinct allows Goku to react and perform without the need of thought.), Power Nullification (Nullified Jirens ki blast with his heat.), Greater Reactive Power Level and Adaptation (Goku senses were sharper, and he was adapting to the battle against Jiren far greater than he could normally, becoming more sharper, quicker, and stronger as the fight was going on.)
Attack Potency: At least Low Multiverse level (In his fight against Beerus, Goku was threatening to destroy the entire Universe 7 macrocosm which consists of multiple universal size realms separated by space-time including the living universe, otherworld including Heaven, Hell and The Kaioshin Realm, a dimension separate from the rest of universe. Goku absorbed the Super Saiyan God power into his regular Super Saiyan form and then later in base destroyed an energy ball that his Super Saiyan form couldn't.), likely High Multiverse level+ (In the Daizenshuu 4, The Other World that Goku and Beerus were going to destroy is stated to transcend dimensions that cannot be perceived by the mortal world, with the raw strength of Beerus and other destroyers in the Chozenshuu 4 also being stated to transcend dimensions) | At least Low Multiverse level (Got significantly stronger after training with Whis.) to Multiverse level with transformations (Even with Super Saiyan 3 he'd be 400 times stronger than before. Super Saiyan Blue is a Super Saiyan God who has become a Super Saiyan and a greater multiplier than all his previous forms.), likely High Multiverse level+ | At least Multiverse level (During the Universe 6 vs Universe 7 tournament, he could fight Hit in his base form who completely overpowered Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta with very casual strikes and overpowered his time skip), likely High Multiverse level+, higher with transformations (Goku stacked Kaiokenx10 on top of Super Saiyan Blue, making him at least thousands of times stronger than before) | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiverse level+ (During the Goku Black arc, Goku got numerous zenkais after losing to Goku Black many times, far surpassing his previous arc self), higher with transformations (Near the end of the arc, his Super Saiyan Blue form could kick down Merged Zamasu who is many times more powerful than the Goku Black he fought earlier. Later, implied if he was healed up, he could have at least done something to Infinite Zamasu, even after learning he merged with the timeline. Before the Tournament of Power he could destroy Hit's parallel world) | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiverse level+ (At the start of the tournament, Goku struggled to even land a strike on Jiren even while stacking the Kaioken on top of Super Saiyan Blue who is stated to be the mightiest foe in Dragon Ball history. As the tournament went on he got stronger and could fight Jiren better than he could before, making Jiren use even more power. Even while exhausted and heavily injured he helped Frieza and 17 fight against Jiren. As a Super Saiyan, alongside Frieza, he managed to defeat Jiren.) | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiverse level+ (His Ultra Instinct Omen form harmed Jiren before it ran out the first time. Later, in Mastered Ultra Instinct, he was significantly harming Jiren and overpowered him at the end, and would have beaten him if the form didn't run out.) | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiverse level+, higher with transformations (Could keep up with Regular Broly and enraged Broly. Somewhat fought Super Saiyan Broly but was overwhelmed)
Speed: At least Massively FTL+ (Along with his power increase, Goku is far faster than before.), likely Infinite (Dragon Ball characters have shown to react to ki explosions at the moment they occur and Goku scales to Beerus who reacted to and nullified the massive ki ball that would have engulfed the infinite sized universe in moments. Beerus somewhat scales to Whis, who can cross to Zenos heavenly realm in 2 days, which is a separate space from the 12 universes, so it is infinitely far away.) | At least Massively FTL+, likely Infinite (Goku became far faster than before after training with Whis.) | At least Massively FTL+, likely Infinite | At least Massively FTL+, likely Infinite | At least Massively FTL+, likely Infinite | At least Massively FTL+, likely Infinite | At least Massively FTL+, likely Infinite | At least Massively FTL+, likely Infinite
Lifting Strength: Mostly Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Low Multiversal Class (Can harm Beerus.), likely High Multiversal+ Class | Low Multiversal Class, Multiversal Class with transformations, likely High Multiversal+ Class | At least Multiversal Class, likely High Multiversal+ Class higher with transformations | At least Multiversal Class, likely High Multiversal+ Class, higher with transformations | At least Multiversal Class, likely High Multiversal+ Class, higher with transformations | At least Multiversal Class, likely High Multiversal+ Class | At least Multiversal Class, likely High Multiversal+ Class, higher with transformations
Durability: At least Low Multiverse level (Tanked attacks from Beerus who has been stated to have raw strength that transcends dimensions.), likely High Multiversal+ Class | At least Low Multiverse level, Multiverse level with transformations,likely High Multiversal+ Class | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiversal+ Class higher with transformations | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiversal+ Class, higher with transformations | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiversal+ Class, higher with transformations | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiversal+ Class | At least Multiverse level, likely High Multiversal+ Class, higher with transformations (Tanked a full on beating from Broly.)
Stamina: Extremely high
Range: Standard melee range, Planetary to High Multiversal+ with ki blasts and abilities
Standard Equipment: Senzu Beans
Optional Equipment: The Power Pole
Intelligence: Average normally, Genius in combat; Goku has trained under his grandpa, who is known to be a master in all forms of martial arts, and later trained under Master Roshi and surpassed him who was considered the "god" of martial arts and the best in the whole world. Throughout the rest of his life Goku continued to adapt his kills in martial arts, gaining new mentors and surpassing them. He is currently being taught by the Angel Whis, and has learned techniques that not even the gods of the 12 universes can achieve easily.
Weaknesses: Goku cannot breathe in space. Tends to hold back to gauge his opponents power and have an exciting fight, although he will go all out if needed.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- 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).
- Ki: The fighting power and life force of a martial artist, a tangible energy derived from the user's vigor, courage, and mind. It can be used in a number of ways, such as to surpass the limits of one's body to greatly increase in strength, and it can be fired as blasts of energy or used to create defensive barriers. Along with his Saiyan blood, Ki acts as the source of Goku's incredible power and abilities. Goku's prodigal skill in combat and the use of ki allows him to replicate the ki techniques of others after seeing them only once. 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 a number of variations over the course of his fighting experience, such as firing it from his feet, using it to propel himself into the air, and bending it mid-flight to catch opponents by surprise. 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.
- Kaioken: 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 utilise 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.
- Genki Dama (Spirit Bomb): Goku's ultimate attack, taught to him by King Kai, performed by gathering a vast amount of energy from all the lifeforms in his surroundings to create a massive, incredibly destructive sphere of ki. To use it, one must have a pure heart, and so Goku is a perfect user of the technique due to his obliviously innocent nature. While it is incredibly powerful and can prove capable of completely destroying an opponent when used with sufficient power, it takes a very long time to charge and is therefore very difficult to use, though the charge time can be sped up by gathering energy from those who willingly and knowingly provide it.
- 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 (Destructo Disk): 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 utilises 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.
- Solar Flare: One of Tien Shinhan's signature techniques, which Goku copied from him during their match in the World Tournament. Bringing his hands up to his face, Goku can create a bright flash of light that can blind opponents.
- Telepathy: Goku has the ability to telepathically communicate with others, presumably learned from King Kai during his time in the afterlife, and during the Frieza Saga, he shows the ability to read Krillin's mind by putting his hand to his forehead.
- 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, and attempted to use it to seal Future Zamasu, but used the wrong tag, allowing him to break free.
- Saiyan Physiology: The physiology of a Saiyan, an aggressive warrior race of conquerors. Saiyans have the natural ability to control ki and to fly, likely the origin of Goku's own incredible skill when it comes to the usage and control of ki. In addition, while his lifespan is comparable to that of a human, Goku will remain at his peak strength for much longer. One of the most powerful abilities of a Saiyan is their ability to grow stronger and stronger through combat, allowing Goku to constantly push his own limits during a fight and rise to higher and higher peaks in power. This ability grants a substantial boost in power when Goku is badly injured, allowing him to reach a whole new level of power once he recovers.
- Super Saiyan: The famous, legendary transformation of a Saiyan that allows them to greatly surpass their limits and reach the fabled state that is Super Saiyan. Goku was the first Super Saiyan to appear in Dragon Ball, achieving the state after Frieza survived his most powerful attack, killed his best friend, Krillin, and was about to kill him and his son. These transformations can be reached through extensive training, but are more often unlocked in moments of intense emotional turmoil and need, and due to the natural aggressiveness of Saiyans, they cause the user to become more aggressive and malicious, though Goku has managed to make these things effectively a non-issue through training. While immensely powerful, Super Saiyan transformations drain a lot of energy, and the first was very inefficient before Goku mastered the state and became a "Full Power Super Saiyan", allowing him to maintain the form effectively indefinitely without issue. 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 God Super Saiyan: 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 maximising 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 defences. 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 utilise attack and defence, were a key factor in preventing Goku from fighting on an equal playing field with Jiren. However, by giving into 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 defence, he was easily able to blitz and injure Jiren, as well as nullify a full-powered strike meant to incapacitate him.
Key: Battle of Gods | Ressurection of Frieza | Universe 6 vs Universe 7 | Goku Black Arc | Tournament of Power | Ultra Instinct (Tournament of Power) | Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Note: The term used for the Otherworld transcending dimensions is not "超越的な" or "transcendental" in a spiritual context. The actual kanji used is "超越した" or "Transcend/transcendence" in the context of being above something. The supernatural part is only on the header of the statement, so it is a spiritual realm that transcends dimensions