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the good guys in dbz 1 is goku he doesnt care about him he cares about the earth and his friends and family
'''Goku''' (孫 悟空, ''Son Gokū''), born '''Kakarot''' (カカロット, ''Kakarotto''), is the main protagonist of the ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_%28franchise%29 Dragon Ball]'' metaseries created by [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Akira_Toriyama Akira Toriyama]. He is the adoptive grandson of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Grandpa_Gohan Grandpa Gohan], the son of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bardock Bardock] and [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gine Gine], the husband of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Chi-Chi Chi-Chi], the father of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan Gohan] and [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goten Goten], the grandfather of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pan Pan], and later the great-great-grandfather of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku_Jr. Goku Jr.] Cheerful, courageous and also a bit naive, Goku is a [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Saiyan Saiyan] originally sent to [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Earth 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 [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Z_Fighters Z Fighters].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_12-1">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-ReferenceC-12 [13]]</sup> Throughout his life, he trains hard and strives to be the greatest warrior possible, while at the same time using his amazing strength and skills to uphold peace.[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-15 [16]]
The name "Goku" means "awakened to emptiness"; the ''Go'' syllable means Enlightenment, and the ''Kū'' syllable means Sky or Emptiness. In the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namek_Saga Namek Saga], while training in the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Capsule_Corporation_spaceship Capsule Corporation spaceship], it is seen that his name is written with an "h", '''Gokuh''', when he has to go to repair the ship. Goku's full name, '''Son Goku''', is the Japanese name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong Sun Wukong], the main protagonist in the Chinese legend ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Journey_to_the_West Journey to the West]'', on whom Goku is loosely based. 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 [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Pole Nyoibo] (Sun Wukong's staff that can fill the entire [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Universe universe]), and [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Nimbus Flying Nimbus] (the magical cloud the Great Sage rode on in ''Journey to the West''). As the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_%28manga%29 ''Dragon Ball'' manga] continued its run, he was able to develop differently, eventually turning out to have similar origins.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Daiz2_16-0">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-Daiz2-16 [17]]</sup>
Goku's design was based on [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tanton Tanton], of Toriyama's prototype manga ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Boy Dragon Boy]'' and Tongpoo, from his other manga ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tongpoo The Adventures of Tongpoo]''. When Akira Toriyama started his first draft of ''Dragon Ball'' he originally planned on making Goku full [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey monkey] to make it 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 [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Nimbus Flying Nimbus].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Daiz2_16-1">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-Daiz2-16 [17]]</sup> Toriyama's 3rd and final draft of Goku was to have him human looking with a monkey [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tail tail].
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. [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Son_family 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 [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Monster_Carrot Monster Carrot].
;''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z''
Goku has spiky black hair that never changes throughout the franchise. He is most commonly seen wearing his trademark [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Turtle_School_uniform orange/red/golden gi] over a dark blue undershirt. The [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gi gi] has featured [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Roshi Master Roshi]'s, [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kami Kami]'s, [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/King_Kai King Kai]'s, and Goku's Go kanji on its left side (over the heart). It is also featured on the back. After the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza_Saga Frieza Saga] and during the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Androids_Saga Androids Saga] and [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Majin_Buu_Saga Majin Buu Saga], no symbols appear and Goku's gi turns a darker orange, but retains the same dark blue undershirt. He wears dark blue wristbands, along with dark blue boots with a red border that are outfitted with yellow/beige laces. He originally wore a blue obi over his waist, although after the Frieza Saga this was changed to a blue sash. At the end of ''Dragon Ball Z'', Goku now wears a turquoise gi with a white sash, orange wristbands, dark green pants, and black kung fu shoes with orange stockings. As a kid, he has a tail due to his [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Saiyan Saiyan] heritage and also wields the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Pole Power Pole]. He did not wear the blue undershirt and boots until his teenage and adult years, instead wearing simple shoes.
At times, Goku has been seen wearing different clothing,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-17 [18]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DBZ124_18-0">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-DBZ124-18 [19]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-19 [20]]</sup> such as a gray business suit and tie.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-20 [21]]</sup> Most notably, after training in the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperbolic_Time_Chamber Hyperbolic Time Chamber] and in the nine days before the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell_Games Cell Games], he wears casual [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Earth Earth] clothing consisting of an orange-and-black long-sleeved jacket, a white undershirt, lime green pants, and brown boots.
In ''Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'', Goku wears a blue and white tracksuit while he trains on King Kai's planet. During ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Resurrection_%E2%80%98F%E2%80%99 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’]'', Goku wore a new version of his orange gi, featuring a new kanji, lacking the dark blue undershirt and wears blue wristbands longer than previous as well as a blue
;''Dragon Ball Super''
While farming radishes, Goku wear farmer attire like he did in ''Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!'' After arriving on King Kai's planet, he puts on a blue and white track suit with red shoes so he could train in.
;''Dragon Ball GT''
Goku's skin tone changes from a pale tone to a darker and almost tan tone in ''Dragon Ball GT''. His outfit in the ''GT'' series consists of a blue gi with a white sash, pink wristbands, ochre pants, and black kung fu shoes with white stockings, which resembles his first gi that he wore at the beginning of ''Dragon Ball''. Later, with the aid of Old Kai, Goku regrows his tail so he could have additional power, but the tail is never seen again when Goku is an adult again at the end of ''Dragon Ball GT''.
===Name===
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") from ''Journey to the West''. 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.
===Personality===
Goku is known for his cheerful, energetic personality and his love of competition; specifically sport fighting and eating. He will eat anything.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SEG_2-3">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-SEG-2 [3]]</sup> He has remarkable intuition at seeing the good in others in spite of their actions, though his capacity for forgiving his enemies has occasionally been criticized as excessive; Goku, for the most part, only fights to win, and spares his enemies after defeating them only for them to attack him when his back is turned.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DB64_21-0">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-DB64-21 [22]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DBZ280_22-0">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-DBZ280-22 [23]]</sup> His staggering power is simultaneously reined in and enhanced by his fierce loyalty and morality. Goku can also be very blunt, and not afraid to express his opinion in a discussion, such as when he questioned [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Krillin Krillin]'s marriage to [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Android_18 Android 18]. Despite his kind-hearted nature, Goku can feel incredible anger in cases of extreme turmoil, such as the death of a close friend/relative, or when someone murders many innocents needlessly. He has a simple, practical view of the world and is somewhat naive to the world around him. Because of this, many characters incorrectly assume him to be somewhat stupid, although once he has a basic understanding of things, he learns very quickly. His most remarkable ability is his will to succeed, his tenacity and persistence. He is always determined to push himself beyond his limitations and never give up even when the odds are stacked against him.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DBZ280_22-1">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-DBZ280-22 [23]]</sup>
Goku is pure of heart, possessing [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Heart_Purity no negative feelings or thoughts]. He is also portrayed to be very innocent as a child, because of growing up in [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_Paozu Mount Paozu] and not having met anyone other than his grandpa until he meets [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bulma Bulma]. During his childhood, a recurring gag early in the series is that he is incapable of telling the difference between a male and a female without physically touching them, which often gets him into trouble.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Bloomers_and_the_Monkey_King_23-0">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-Bloomers_and_the_Monkey_King-23 [24]]</sup> Notable of these occurrences are in the scene where he removes Bulma's [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Panties panties] while she slept and is horrified to discover that she had no testicles (which was also adapted in the movie ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball:_The_Path_to_Power Dragon Ball: The Path to Power]''),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-24 [25]]</sup> and later when he first meets [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Chi-Chi Chi-Chi] and she pushes him off of the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Nimbus Flying Nimbus] after he patted her genitals with his foot.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-25 [26]]</sup> He eventually outgrew this once old enough to understand the difference. This trait was also referenced in ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Shin_Budokai Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai]'', where Android 18 attempted to fight Goku due to paranoia that Goku would touch her there, with Goku explaining that he knows better now. In addition, during his youth, he seemed to not understand the concept of pornography, as when Bulma discovered her father's secret stash of porn magazines with Goku nearby, Goku thought the girls were too poor to afford clothes, causing Bulma to angrily tell him that they were not poor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-26 [27]]</sup> Goku might not have a sense of family, he views family members simply as companions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-27 [28]]</sup>
It is often teased that Goku is scared of his wife's temper (as joked by Master Roshi upon Goku's refusal to come back to Earth after the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza_Saga Frieza Saga]: "He's scared of the one thing that's stronger than a Super Saiyan- his wife!") Goku is shown to suffer from severe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanophobia trypanophobia], or the fear of medical needles, but this only occurs in the anime.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-28 [29]]</sup> He showed his fear for them twice in ''Dragon Ball Z'', and three times during ''Dragon Ball GT''. The first time was after his battle with [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta Vegeta], and when he was taken to [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Wukong_Hospital Wukong Hospital]. The second time he showed his fear of needles was after the fight with [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Ginyu Captain Ginyu] on [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namek Namek], while he was on his way to recovering in a [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Medical_Machine Medical Machine]. In ''Dragon Ball GT'', it was shown when Goku, [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pan Pan], and [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Trunks Trunks] brought an [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Unnamed_Alien_Boy injured boy] to planet [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pital Pital]. The second time, during his first battle against [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Baby_Vegeta Baby Vegeta], he was blasted into [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Sugoroku_Space Sugoroku Space], where he witnessed a hologram of Chi-Chi that threw a gigantic needle at him. Lastly, Goku showed his fear after learning from Pan that the Four-Star [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_%28object%29 Dragon Ball] was coming out of his forehead, worrying that he would need a shot. In ''Battle of Gods'', he is also shown to have a slight fear of angering Bulma, as he panicked when he realized he had forgot it was Bulma's birthday party and again after Bulma slaps him for joking about letting her get slapped if in order for Vegeta increase his power (in response to Vegeta's power increase when Bulma was slapped by Beerus) and after it is revealed that Goku had arrived on Earth much earlier via Instant Transmission and was watching them the whole time. It is likely that this is a fear he developed over the years he has known her and one he shares with his best friend, Krillin (who is shown to fear her temper as well during the Battle on Planet Namek).
During his fight with [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Oceanus_Shenron Oceanus Shenron], Goku states that he does not mind being nude in public and has demonstrated a lack of shame at various points in Dragon Ball such as when Bulma gave him a bath and again when he showed his testicles to disguised [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Hasky Hasky] (after he mistakenly thought she was referring to his testicles when she was actually referring to the Dragon Balls he was carrying). This fact is also supported before going for a swim to find a Dragon Ball on [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gelbo Gelbo], during which he takes off his clothes in front of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Doma Doma] and his granddaughter Pan without hesitation or embarrassment. He also gets upset when Pan tells him to put his clothes back on, refusing to go swimming clothed.
Goku enjoys finding strong opponents and fighting with them.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SEG_2-4">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-SEG-2 [3]]</sup> Even in combat, Goku is shown to not be invincible, as he has two major weaknesses. The first weakness is his tail; before he conditioned himself prior to the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tien_Shinhan_Saga Tien Shinhan Saga], Goku lost all his power when someone grabbed his tail (a trait that all Saiyans share at birth).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-29 [30]]</sup> The second is his unfathomable appetite;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-30 [31]]</sup> not only does he eat at a rate that would be nearly impossible for a normal [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Human Human], but if he does not get any food, he becomes too weak to do almost anything. This weakness was never overcome, and almost got him killed against several enemies, like [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tambourine Tambourine] and [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Nuova_Shenron Nuova Shenron].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-31 [32]]</sup> On the flipside, however, Goku's love for food has gotten him out of trouble several times; for example, in the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tournament_Saga Tournament Saga], when put to sleep by [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Roshi Jackie Chun], Bulma was able to save his match by screaming to him that dinner was ready, to which Goku immediately woke up to break the count.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DB27_32-0">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-DB27-32 [33]]</sup>
Goku seems to think very little of his brother [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Raditz Raditz] and late father, [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bardock Bardock], believing them to be vicious, selfish beings like most other Saiyans; however, he never knew of his father's change of heart. Indeed, 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 last words during the battle with [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza Frieza] on Namek, fighting him to avenge the loss of his race as well as all of the other innocents whom Frieza had killed. While Goku is ultimately kindhearted, forgiving, and unquestionably loyal to the side of good, and did not inherit any of the inherently evil traits of his heritage, his Saiyan bloodline and its traits for combat have played small or moderate role in his judgement. He chose to remain in space after Frieza's first defeat rather than return home soon and did not come home to his family until two years later when the restored Frieza was heading to Earth. When he trained Gohan and learned that his son had enough dormant power to destroy [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell Cell], he chose not to train himself and his son for one more year, because rather than becoming strong enough to defeat Cell himself, he planned on sending his own son to fight the monster, gambling that Gohan would awaken his hidden power just in time during his struggling fight against Cell and ultimately win. He even went as far as giving a [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Senzu_Bean Senzu Bean] to Cell so that Gohan gets a fair match against him, rather than a better chance to win and save the world. Also, after his death during the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell_Games Cell Games], he chose not to be revived and return to his family to raise his still young son. He reasoned that Earth is repeatedly in danger because of his enemies and may become safer if he did not come back. Despite this, after almost all other fighters had faced their downfall, Goku is eventually revived due to Earth and the whole universe being in danger because of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Buu Super Buu].
From his mid-teens to early thirties, Goku became a famous celebrity on Earth for his defeat of [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/King_Piccolo King Piccolo], with several reporters being amazed that [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Yajirobe Yajirobe] was a friend of his during [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta Vegeta] and [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Nappa Nappa]'s attack on Earth. Proceeding the events of the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Androids_Saga Androids Saga], Goku appears to have been largely forgotten in favor of the following World [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Martial_Arts Martial Arts] champion, [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Satan Mr. Satan]. However sometime between the defeat of the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Dragon 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 [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/World_Martial_Arts_Tournament World Martial Arts Tournament] stadium, as shown near the end of ''Dragon Ball GT''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DBGT64_14-1">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-DBGT64-14 [15]]</sup>After defeating Majin Buu, Goku gets cocky as seen in ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Battle_of_Gods Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]'', but later was humbled by Beerus due to him being on another level of power than him. His cockiness continues in ''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Resurrection_%E2%80%98F%E2%80%99 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’]''.
Kakarot was born on Planet Vegeta three years before its destruction. Kakarot had been inside his incubation chamber for three years since his birth when his father [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bardock Bardock] and his mother [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gine Gine] decide to release him. Bardock makes the decision to send Kakarot away to Earth in an [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Attack_Ball Attack Ball] since he is worried about Frieza's ambitions. Frieza destroys Planet Vegeta a month after Kakarot has been sent away.
====Pre-''Dragon Ball''====
[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/4/49/Goku_Baby03.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130705191757]<p class="caption">Goku, found alone in the forest</p>
After crash-landing on Earth, the baby was found in the woods by an old man named [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Grandpa_Gohan Gohan] and became his adopted grandson. He was then given his Earthling name, Goku. At first, Goku was extremely violent and ill-tempered, not obeying Gohan at all, but one day he fell down a deep ravine and hit his head, suffering severe head trauma that sent him into a coma and very nearly killed him and caused him to suffer long-term amnesia. After he woke up, he had lost all of his Saiyan aggression due to not remembering his mission, becoming a kind and mild-mannered young boy.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Reunions_33-0">[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku#cite_note-Reunions-33 [34]]</sup> His Grandpa Gohan taught him martial arts and told him about such things as the city and people, as they lived in a very remote place in [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_Paozu Mount Paozu], with no communication with other people.