| Son Goku |
| Dragon Ball Super |
Summary[]
Son Goku, born by his Saiyan name Kakarot, is the main protagonist of the anime series Dragon Ball. Along with Vegeta, he is one of the last pure-blooded Saiyans.
Goku was originally sent via capsule to Earth to enslave and conquer the planet. But when he arrived, he sustained a fatal head injury. The people of Earth took Goku and nursed him back to health. As a result of the injury, Goku forgot all about his original mission and his past. And due to their kindness, he grew up on Earth as its guardian.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: 4-A, possibly High 3-A. High 3-A as Super Saiyan 2 and 3. 2-C as Super Saiyan God | 2-C. 2-B with transformations | 2-C. 2-B with transformations | 2-C. 2-B with transformations. 2-B via Kaioken | 2-B | 2-B | 2-B | 2-B
Name: Son Goku/Kakarot
Origin: Dragon Ball
Gender: Male
Age: 25-38 (physically 34)
Classification: Alien (Saiya-jin [Saiyan in the English Adaptations]), Martial Artist
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Master Martial Artist, Pressure Point Strikes, Flight, Ki Manipulation, Energy Projection, Aura, Homing Attack, Forcefield Creation, Extrasensory Perception, Enhanced Senses, Fourth Wall Breaking (Interrupted and interacted with the narrator), Afterimage Creation, Power Mimicry (Can mimic energy and hax-based techniques, such as the Hakai, simply by witnessing them once), Light Manipulation, Telepathy, Telekinesis, Teleportation, Dimensional Travel, BFR, Sealing, Portal Creation, Sound Manipulation, Reactive Power Level (In addition to his Saiyan Physiology, when Goku fought Jiren in Ultra Instinct, his attacks were getting stronger, faster, and sharper as he fought on), Statistics Amplification, Rage Power (Initially overwhelmed both Goku Black and Future Zamasu after being enraged by them), Transformation (Can willingly transform into a Super Saiyan 1 - Blue Kaioken x20, multiplying his speed and strength numerous times over), Energy/Ki Absorption and Regeneration (Mid-Low; in Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue), Fusionism, Sealing (Via the Evil Containment Wave), Summoning (Capable of teleporting Zen'ō to his position, or vice-versa, with a mere press of the Zen'ō Button), Explosion Manipulation, Non-Physical Interaction, Resistance to: Absorption, Paralysis Inducement, Cold Manipulation, Extreme Heat (Fought Broly whilst completely submerged in lava as if was nothing), Radiation Manipulation (Can withstand the upper atmosphere, where radiation levels are extremely high), Extrasensory Perception (His God Ki cannot be sensed by beings lesser than a "God"), Gravity Manipulation (Eventually adapted to certain levels of it through his Gravity Training. Withstood the Pretty Black Hole in his Super Saiyan Blue form), Soul Manipulation, Existence Erasure (Survived a Hakai from God of Destruction Sidra just in his Base Form), Time Stop (Repeatedly resisted Hit's attempts to freeze him in time until Hit powered up further, as a Super Saiyan Blue with Kaioken x10 and retains this resistance in stronger forms), and Empathic Manipulation (Unaffected by Ribrianne's Light of Love). In Ultra Instinct, Goku gains the following: Indomitable Willpower, Will Empowerment, Heat Generation, Instinctive Reaction, Danmaku, and Limited Power Nullification (Nullified a ki blast fired by Jiren)
Attack Potency: Multi-Solar System level, possibly High Universe level (Should be stronger than his Buu arc self). High Universe level as Super Saiyan 2 and 3. Multi-Universe level as Super Saiyan God (Goku and Beerus were going to turn the universe into an empty void, extending beyond the Macrocosm, even affecting the Kaioshin Realm. This means it would've turned roughly 122 space-time continua into a void of nothing. Goku later absorbed the power of Super Saiyan God and made it his own, retaining the state of Super Saiyan God, stating he didn't feel any weaker than he was before, and still demonstrating the capability of fighting against a suppressed Beerus. In base form, Goku was even able to destroy a massive attack from Beerus in a single punch which his Super Saiyan form struggled to push back. This implies he absorbed and surpassed the power of Super Saiyan God in his base form, and his new base is often referred to as "Saiyan beyond God") | Multi-Universe level (After training with Whis for several months, Goku had gotten far stronger than he previously was). Multiverse level with transformations (Even if he were to simply use the Kaioken times 20, he would be this tier through multipliers. He is capable of massively stronger than his normal Super Saiyan forms with his Super Saiyan Blue state) | Multi-Universe level (Trained for 3 years with Vegeta in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, making him stronger than his base in the Golden Frieza arc). Multiverse level with transformations (As a Super Saiyan, overpowered Final Form Frost and would have won against him if he had not been poisoned. As Super Saiyan Blue, he managed to fight on par with Hit and even overwhelm him before the latter improved his Time Skip. After using Kaio-ken x10 on top of Super Saiyan Blue, completely overpowered Hit to the point where his Time Skip had no effect on Goku) | Multi-Universe level. Multiverse level with transformations (Significantly stronger than before. After getting angry, beat up Future Zamasu and Goku Black, the latter in his Super Saiyan Rosé form. Following being beaten up by Fusion Zamasu, Goku and Vegeta became strong enough to break through his Lightning of Absolution [likely surpassing Goku Black's power from episode 64] With a full power Kamehameha, SSB Goku could even put up a fight against Fusion Zamasu, though after putting in all of that power, his arms were broken). Multiverse level via Kaioken (Managed to escape the grip of Fusion Zamasu and knock him down with a powerful kick) | Multiverse level (Post-Future Trunks arc SSB Goku could fight evenly with an improved and serious Hit, while he had been forced to use Kaioken against a less serious and weaker Hit in the Universe 6 Saga. Because of this, Goku's base should also be this tier. As a Super Saiyan God in the Tournament of Power, he was implied to be comparable to Hit and he caused Jiren to block his blows with a finger, whereas SS and SS2 Goku didn't even make Jiren flinch, and the latter only barely moved Jiren's neck. By the Tournament of Power, Goku could use Kaio-ken x20 on top of Super Saiyan Blue. Goku's Spirit Bomb pushed Jiren to actually exert himself somewhat. The Spirit Bomb's power even had Belmod worried for a bit. As Ultra Instinct -Sign-, Goku pushed Jiren back and slightly damaged him, when not even SSJBKKx20 could so much as scratch him. He was also making the Gods of Destruction panic, though this may not have been due to Goku's sheer power and instead due to him being able to use Ultra Instinct) | Multiverse level (In base [while fatigued], was able to somewhat hold his own against SS2 Caulifla, mainly through fighting skills, though he could still hurt her and clash with her a few times, so he shouldn't be too far behind her in terms of power. As a Super Saiyan 2, he overwhelmed both Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla and Super Saiyan Kale with some trouble. As a Super Saiyan God, he was far above Caulifla and Kale, the latter of whom was in a mastered version of her berserk form. Goku was so far above Kale that he took one of her blasts with no damage. While he was beaten up by base Kefla in his God form, as Super Saiyan Blue, he fought with Super Saiyan Kefla rather evenly before eventually using Kaioken and overpowering her. Kefla's power was stated by Whis to rival that of Goku's Spirit Bomb that he used against Jiren. As Ultra Instinct -Sign-, he was far superior to Super Saiyan 2 Kefla, who had surpassed Goku's level of power that he used against Jiren, and managed to defeat her even after she surpassed him by attempting to release all of her energy at once) | Multiverse level (As Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken x20, along with Super Saiyan Blue Evolution Vegeta, managed to fight with Jiren, who had started to show a hint of his true power. In Ultra Instinct -Sign-, he was stated to have possibly surpassed Beerus. Was able to inflict serious damage on Jiren, which nobody else could do before. Jiren was confirmed to be the mortal who surpasses a God of Destruction, meaning Goku had increased his power phenomenally via breaking his limits twice and achieving UI Omen again. After achieving Ultra Instinct "Omen" for the third time, a desperate Goku managed to give in to his impulses completely and unlock the true and completed Ultra Instinct form, which allowed him to utterly destroy a full-powered attack from Jiren. After Jiren broke his limits, the two became equal for a time, but after Jiren threatened his friends, Goku's resolve allowed him to power up even further, overwhelming a limit-broken Jiren and almost eliminating him) | Multiverse level (Managed to fight with a weakened Jiren along with Frieza and 17 even when he was in base and managed to gain an upper hand while struggling to go Super Saiyan. Jiren when in that state was remarked as a tough opponent by 17, so Jiren should at least be comparable to 17's peak even while weakened. Became even stronger by the time of Dragon Ball Super: Broly)
Speed: Massively FTL+. Massively FTL+ as Super Saiyan God (Could keep up with Beerus, when the latter was holding back) | Massively FTL+ (Faster in base form than he was as a Super Saiyan God in the previous Arc. Can increase his speed by a massive amount using Super Saiyan Blue.) | Massively FTL+ (Faster than before. Can increase his speed up to 10x with the Kaio-ken) | Massively FTL+ (He went from being slower than SSR Goku Black to being able to keep up with a suppressed, yet faster Merged Zamasu) | Massively FTL+ (As Super Saiyan Blue, became superior to Vegito Blue from the Future Trunks Saga. Keeps up in speed with a faster Hit later in the Tournament of Power in his Super Saiyan God state). Inaccessible as Ultra Instinct -Sign- (Comparable to a suppressed Jiren. Even suppressed Jiren massively exceeds Merged Zamasu in all forms) | Massively FTL+ (Fought a stronger Kale and Caulifla at the same time a Super Saiyan 2 and dominated them as Super Saiyan God). Inaccessible as Ultra Instinct -Sign- | Massively FTL+. Likely Inaccessible as Super Saiyan Blue. Inaccessible with Kaioken (Could keep up with Jiren, who was showing a hint of his true power, meaning he should be stronger and faster than when he broke through Hit's Time Cage). Inaccessible as Ultra Instinct -Sign- (Gave almost full-power Jiren serious trouble). Inaccessible as Mastered Ultra Instinct (After achieving the true Ultra Instinct, he was shown to be able to blitz Jiren, something which previously seemed impossible) | Inaccessible (Even his base form is at least around Android 17's level)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Multi-Solar System Class, possibly Universal+. Universal+ as Super Saiyan 2 and 3. Multi-Universal as Super Saiyan God | Multi-Universal. Multiversal with transformations | Multi-Universal. Multiversal with transformations | Multi-Universal. Multiversal with transformations | Multiversal | Multiversal | Multiversal | Multiversal
Durability: Multi-Solar System level, possibly High Universe level. High Universe level as Super Saiyan 2 and 3. Multi-Universe level as Super Saiyan God | Multi-Universe level. Multiverse level with transformations | Multi-Universe level. Multiverse level with transformations | Multi-Universe level. Multiverse level with transformations | Multiverse level | Multiverse level | Multiverse level | Multiverse level
Stamina: Extremely High (Can undergo rigorous training for numerous days with little rest, as well as participate in combat for extended periods of time. Even if he is mortally injured or extremely drained, Goku has demonstrated the ability to continue fighting and pull miraculous victories off in the direst of situations against the likes of Vegeta, Piccolo, etc.), Low in Ultra Instinct (Lasts for a few minutes at most and puts a huge strain on his body)
Range: TBA
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Average. Genius martial artist (Extremely gifted when it comes to fighting. Can replicate ki techniques after seeing them only once. Has devised new ways to use old techniques, such as a Kamehameha with his feet)
Weaknesses: Goku often seeks to fight opponents at their best and will allow them to reach their full power so he can have a good fight. Kaio-ken strains his body and causes intense pain. It could horribly damage or even kill him if he doesn't use it sparingly. He has a tendency to be so overconfident that he drops his guard, lowering his durability. He needs a long charge time to prepare his Spirit Bomb, leaving him open to attack. In order to use Instant Transmission, he needs to sense a ki signature to teleport to. Using Super Saiyan 3 drains a lot of stamina and he cannot use it for more than a few minutes. Is unable to survive in the vacuum of space.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Ki Blast: The most basic form of energy wave.
- Invisible Eye Blast: Goku has the ability to shoot an invisible blast of ki out of his eyes. He uses this twice in the anime (once in the manga). The first (and only time in the manga) was when he used it to dig a hole in the Namekian ground to bury Vegeta's corpse in after he was killed by Frieza.
- Destructo Disk: The user holds their hand into the air, conducting ki in the form of a razor-sharp disc, which is then hurled over and around the body to cut the target.
- Destructo Disk Hexa Blade: Goku moves a Destructo Disk around in specified patterns, cutting up pieces of land or people in an instant.
- Kamehameha: Goku's signature energy attack, even though it was invented by Master Roshi. Goku first learned this technique after witnessing Roshi use it to extinguish the fire on Fire Mountain. Goku has also invented numerous variations of the technique, including the Bending Kamehameha, Super Kamehameha, Kaioken Kamehameha, Double Kamehameha, Twin Dragon Shot, Angry Kamehameha, Flying Kamehameha, Instant Kamehameha, True Kamehameha, and Kamehameha Rebirth. He now gains a far more powerful version after mastering his godly ki called the God Kamehameha or Burst Kamehameha. He can also use them in his Super Saiyan forms.
- Continuous Kamehameha: Goku releases a rapid barrage of energy blasts at his opponents, causing a massive accumulation of damage. Also called Super Energy Wave Volley.
- Solar Flare: The user spreads and places their fingers on their foreheads, discharging a blinding flash of light.
- Homing Energy Wave: A move where Goku fires a Ki Blast that targets his enemy. He used it against Pikkon.
- Kaioken: Goku forms a red ki aura around his body, multiplying his power level, enhancing his strength and speed. The highest level of this attack used is x20. Goku does not use it much after becoming Super Saiyan. However, Goku has a technique where he combines the Kaio-ken with his Super Saiyan transformation, the Super Kaio-ken; this is done on one occasion, in his fight against Pikkon. So far, this only applies to the movie continuity. As of Dragon Ball Super, Goku once again used Kaioken in conjunction with Super Saiyan Blue against his fight with Hit. However there was initially supposedly just a 10% chance of the technique working successfully, and otherwise ending in failure and likely severe consequences.
- Genki-Dama (Spirit Bomb): One of Goku's signature attacks in which he conducts the spirit energy of all nearby living organisms, forming a ball of power and size depending on the amount of harnessed ki energy. Its power was used against many powerful opponents such as Vegeta, Frieza, and Kid Buu. It has a few variations: Large Spirit Bomb, Instant Spirit Bomb, and Super Spirit Bomb.
- Shunkan Ido (Instant Transmission): Also called Instantaneous Transmission the user places their index and middle finger on their forehead, sensing a person that they can teleport to.
- Afterimage Technique: This technique is a short burst of extremely high speed, moving faster than the opponent can sense. This has the side effect of leaving a momentary "after image" until the opponent's senses adapt and realize their target has moved.
- Dragonthrow: Goku's signature grapple throw. He uses an example of this move on Frieza when he grabbed his tail during their battle on Namek.
- Full-Nelson: Executed by performing half nelsons with both arms, though Goku only used this once against Raditz.
- Hasshu-ken: A technique, used to counter Tien Shinhan's Four Witches Technique, in which Goku moves his two arms so fast that they each appear to be in four places at once, effectively giving him eight arms to use in combat.
- Crazy Fist: This is a distraction move designed to confuse and taunt the opponent. Goku who acts like a dog or a monkey, barking and jumping around to scare his opponent. Goku uses this in reaction to Jackie Chun's (Master Roshi's alter-ego) use of the Drunken Fist.
- Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper: An attack in which Goku delivers either a strong punch, a poke in the eyes, or an open palm strike.
- Tornado!: Goku spins while rushing on the opponent to attack him/her. Used against Nam.
- Dragon Fist: An extremely powerful technique in which Goku launches himself at his opponent making a straight fist, which then manifests in the form of a golden dragon similar in appearance to Shenron and bursts through his opponent. This technique has proven capable of taking down foes much stronger than Goku himself.
Key: Beerus Arc | Golden Frieza Arc | Universe 6 Arc | "Future" Trunks Arc | Post-"Future" Trunks Arc to Pre-Jiren Tournament of Power | Tournament of Power (Pre-Kefla) | Tournament of Power (Post-Kefla) | Post-Tournament of Power
NOTE: The Dragon Ball Super anime is viewed as a follow-up to Dragon Ball Kai, as it has fewer contradictions than the original Dragon Ball Z anime does, and a lot of the filler was taken out. Frieza's stay in Hell can be considered a retcon, as hell in the original DBZ was quite different from Earth's hell in Dragon Ball Super. Additionally, Dragon Ball Super has many flashbacks from Dragon Ball Kai in various episodes, including the beginning of the first episode, which recaps the fight with Kid Buu using Kai footage, supporting that the series is a sequel to Kai and not Toriyama's manga or the Z anime.