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Background
A monkey-tailed orphan who lived in a rustic area called Mount Paozu with his grandfather Gohan. After his grandfather's death, Goku inherited his prized possession, the 4 star Dragon Ball. Unbeknownst to Goku this Dragon Ball was part of a set of 7, that could summon a dragon that could grant any wish. His ownership of the ball eventually caused him to meet a girl named Bulma, who enlisted him on a quest to collect the rest of the balls. After this initial quest Goku became a student of several other martial arts masters, and saved the world from various villains who wanted to use the Dragon Balls for evil. The original Dragon Ball saga ends with Goku marrying a girl named Chi-Chi.
In terms of personality Goku is light hearted and simplistic. He initially has little understanding of modern technology due to his rustic upbringing.
DB Ep 1 2:00 The narrator explains Goku’s origin and how he was raised by Gohan and inherited the 4 star Dragon Ball
DB Ep 1 7:40 Goku lifts a car and meets Bulma for the first time
DB Ep 1 13:21 Bulma shows Goku the Dragon Balls and explains how collecting them all can be used to grant a wish
DB Ep 2 3:53 Goku is a bit unfamiliar with modern technology
DB ep 13 16:02 It’s stated Goku killed his own grandfather while as a great ape
DB ep 31 8:41 Chi-Chi as a child saying she was going to marry Goku
DB ep 137 11:26 Goku and Chi-chi promise to get married
DB ep 148 21:22 Goku was offered the role as guardian of Earth
In Dragon Ball Z Goku is revealed to be an alien warrior called a Saiyan. It’s explained Goku Goku was originally born on the planet Vegeta and was sent to Earth to conquer it. When Goku arrived on earth was then found by a martial artist named Gohan, he lost his memory due a head injury, and became a docile inhabitant of the planet.
Bardock 2:30 Goku as a baby in a Saiyan incubator
Bardock 16:20 Bardock sees Goku as a baby
Bardock 27:44 Goku being sent to earth in this version of the canon
Bardock 45:07 Grandpa Gohan finds Goku in the woods
Goku’s father Bardock attempted to form an assault against the galactic emperor and dictator over the Saiyans, Freeza, but failed. Freeza ultimately blew up planet Vegeta and most of the Saiyans
DBZ ep 78 11:25 Freeza destroys planet Vegeta
Bardock 42:49 Freeza destroys planet Vegeta with the Death battle Ki attack
Episode Bardock 1:35 Freeza blows up planet Vegeta
Only a few Saiyans outside Goku survived, such as his brother Raditz. Raditz attempting to contact Goku and recruit him to join the surviving Saiyan warriors is what kicks off the plot of Z.
DBZ ep 2 10:20 Goku meets Raditz and being told his origin
DBZ ep 2 12:12 Goku being told an injury to the head erased his memories
DBZ ep 2 12:48 Roshi recounting how Gohan found Goku. Then Radizt telling him he’s a Saiyan
Weapons/equipment
Power pole
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Power_Pole
A magical staff that was given to Goku by his grandfather Gohan. It can extend to lengths long enough to reach the moon. It can also reflect projectiles, and parry other weapons. It was originally owned by the character Korrin, and was designed to be a transportation device to take a character from the top of “Korrin’s tower” to the bottom of “Kami’s lookout”.
DB Ep 1 21:19 Goku uses the power pole for the first time.A magic stick he inherited from his grandfather to kill a flying dino
DB ep 124 6:03 Goku uses the power pole for its original purpose. To ascend from Korin's tower and reach Kami's lookout.
Examples of the power pole extending.
DB Ep 9 21:50 Goku extends the power pole to the moon
DB Ep 5 17:49 Goku extends his power pole to hit Yamcha in the stomach
DB Ep 2 15:12 Goku commands the power pole to extend so he can reach a plane
DB ep 35 20:55 Goku blocks machine gun fire, then extends his power pole take out some Red Ribbon soldiers before using it to pole vault into an army base
DB ep 46 20:28 Goku extends and retracts the power pole to knock down two flying Red Ribbon ships
DB ep 153 19:36 Using the power pole and extending it
Path to Power 17:49 Goku extends the power pole to launched himself dozens of feet into the air
Examples of the power pole reflecting and blocking attacks
DB ep 37 20:23 Goku Fighting a ninja using the power pole and blocking his sword strikes
DB ep 63 18:40 Goku uses his power pull to deflect sword blows from General Tao. # Arsenal
DB ep 79 15:35 Goku uses the power pole to deflect bullets
Dead zone 25:18 Goku uses the power pole as an adult to parry sword blows from an opponent
Bansho fan
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Bansho_Fan
A magic fan that has the ability to create powerful gusts of wind, clouds and downpours of rain. Goku and Chi-chi obtained the fan towards the end of Dragon Ball so they could put out the flames of fire mountain.
DB ep 8 4:50 Master Roshi explains the Bansho fans' powers. He says waving it once causes a windstorm, waving it a second time it creates a rain cloud, and waving it a 3rd time it creates a rainstorm
DB ep 151 18:30 Goku gains the bansho fan and uses it to blow away the Pilaf gang
Flying Nimbus
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Flying_Nimbus
A magic cloud gifted to Goku by the character master Roshi. The cloud can carry any pure hearted person and acts as a form of transportation. Those who are not pure of heart will fall straight through the cloud. The Flying Nimbus does seem to have some sentience, as it can listen to orders from its owner via a shout. If dispersed by a powerful attack, it can reform as long as the damage is not too severe. Powerful enough energy blasts can permanently destroy it. Master Roshi originally got the Flying Nimbus from the character master Korrin, who owns a much larger version of the Nimbus cloud. The anime adaption of Dragon Ball also has a black variant of the Nimbus that impure hearted people can ride on.
DB Ep 3 11:11 Master Roshi gives Goku the Flying Nimbus. A magic cloud the pure hearted can ride on.
DB ep 64 11:46 In the anime there’s a black Nimbus variant impure people can ride
DB ep 117 20:00 Korrin summons the original Flying Nimbus and Goku tears off a part of it to form a new Nimbus for himself
Dead Zone 15:21 Goku on flying nimbus and carrying the power pole as an adult
DBZ ep 1 15:24 Goku riding nimbus
Goku calling the Nimbus to him
DB ep 55 12:29 Goku calls Nimbus
DB ep 66 12:30 Goku talks to the Nimbus and it responds to his command
DB ep 77 3:51 Goku calls Flying Nimbus
DB Ep 10 9:16 Goku calls the Flying Nimbus
Examples of riders
DB ep 3 14:30 Goku riding the Flying Nimbus over the ocean and sky
DB ep 3 21:43 Bulma can’t ride the Flying Nimbus due to being impure
DB ep 7 19:38 Chi-Chi rides on the Flying Nimbus due to being pure hearted
DB ep 30 3:20 Goku flying on the Flying Nimbus
DB ep 30 4:58 Goku flying with Krillen on the Flying Nimbus. Krillen needs to hold onto Goku to prevent himself from fall through Nimbus due to his impure heart
Nimbus surviving or being destroyed by assaults
DB ep 34 11:13 The Flying Nimbus can be dispersed by powerful energy attacks
DB ep 43 6:51 It’s shown Goku’s Flying Nimbus survived being blown apart in an earlier episode
DB ep 103 9:22 The Flying Nimbus is destroyed by a ki attack from Tambourine
Senzu bean
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Senzu_Bean
A magical bean cultivated by the cat master Korrin. Eating a single bean can fill a person for 10 days, and its magical properties can heal a person of all wounds while restoring their stamina.
DB ep 62 6:36 Senzu beans are first introduced. It’s stated they can keep you full for 10 days
DB ep 148 14:22 Goku eats a senzu bean, healing him after his fight with Piccolo. Including the hole in his chest
Mystical Adventure 28:58 Goku is given a senzu bean. He’s told it will restore his stamina and strength
DBZ ep 46 9:50 Goku eats a senzu bean and is instantly healed from his wounds from a battle with Vegeta
DBZ ep 66 7:20 Goku heals Gohan’s broken neck with a senzu bean
Portara
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Potara
Earrings worn by the Supreme Kais. When worn by two individuales it can fuse them into a stronger being. In the original DBZ series it was stated this fusion was stated to be permanent, but that was later retconned into only lasting an hour unless one of the fusees was also a Supreme Kai.
DBZ ep 268 21:40 Goku and Vegeta fuse into Vegito via potara fusionNimbus
Abilities
Tail
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Tail_Attack
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Hikou
A prehensile monkey tail Goku had as a kid due to his Saiyan biology. He can use it to maneuver around environments or attack opponents. He can even twist it rapidly like a helicopter to fly. Goku’s tail grants him additional physical power.The tail can grow back over time if removed. When Goku became an adult he chose to remove his tail permanently. In GT Goku’s tail was restored by Shin and Old Kai.
DB ep 2 5:51 It’s pointed out Goku has a prehensile tail
DB ep 23 19:55 Goku’s tail grows back. It makes him stronger
DB ep 97 19:31 Goku uses his tail as an extra limb to maneuver around Tien while fighting him in the world tournament
DB ep 26 8:11 Goku can twist his Tail to fly like a helicopter
DB ep 133 21:13 Goku mentions he had his tailed removed permanently as an adult
GT ep 33 1:53. 6:47 Old Kai restores Goku’s tail
Energy abilities
KI
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki
A form of metaphysical life energy that exists within all living things. Humanoids and other sapient creatures can harness it to increase their physical strength and durability. As well as channel it for various energy attacks. A large enough outburst of ki can affect the environment, manipulating clouds and causing earthquakes.
DB ep 129 14:03 Master Mutio explains that he enhanced his strength with Ki. He mentions that all people have it and can utilize it with proper training
Path to Power 1:13:46 Goku has a burst of power brought on by rage. It’s causes large cloud manipulation
Path to Power 1:16:22 Goku causes rocks to float as if gravity has lessened because of his Ki output
DBZ ep 207 3:44,6:00 Gohan explains Ki usage to the character Videl.
It’s mentioned Ki control is needed to increase physical power https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/chozenshu-1-we-asked-akira-toriyama-2013/
Akira explains how ki works and that Ki is used to overcome the physical limits of the body https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/seg-story-volume-truth-about-dragon-ball/
Ki blasts
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki_Blast
The ability to create small explosive bullets of Ki as a projectile attack.
World’s strongest 25:56 Goku shooting ki blasts
DBZ ep 180 11:55 Goku shoots a barrage of ki blasts
GT ep 19 10:22 Goku performs a barrage of rapid ki blasts
Ki burst spear
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki_Burst_Sphere
The ability to form a Ki sphere, send it into the body of another, and make it explode from the inside out.
Return of Cooler 41:48 Goku uses the Ki burst sphere attack on metal cooler, destroying his robot body
Ki transfer/healing
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki_Transfer
The ability to transfer Ki to others. This can have some minor healing applications.
Cooler’s Revenge 39:08 Goku shares energy with a nearly dead bird, healing it
DBZ ep 104 21:08 Goku transfers energy to Freeza after the latter was sliced in half
Flight
The ability to manipulate ki to fly or lift oneself into the air. The technique was initially introduced into the series by the crane hermit students Tien and Chaitsu. Goku learned it during his training with Kami and utilized it for the first time when fighting Piccolo Jr during the 23rd martial arts tournament.
DB ep 90 10:44,10:58 Chaitsu and Tien use flight for the first time in the series
DB ep 148 11:41 Goku learns “sky dancing” or how to fly
DB ep 148 14:49 Goku flies
DBZ ep 14 20:52 Goku flying
Kamehameha
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Kamehameha
A powerful Ki attack invented by master Roshi over a period of 50 years. It’s an energy beam released from the user's palms. Goku first learned the ability by imitating Master Roshi and adopted it as his signature attack afterwards. Goku has created several variants of the move, including a powered-up version called the Super Kamehameha, a variant that can bend around obstacles and a variation that comes out of his feet.
DB ep 8 13:53 Master Roshi uses the Kamehameha for the first time
DB Ep 8 16:30 Goku replicates the K-wave. Using it for the first time to destroy a car
DB ep 26 10:49 Goku gets into a K-Wave beam struggle with master Roshi
Blood ruby 44:20 Goku uses a K-wave to kill a giant monster
Mystical adventure 27:23 Goku uses the K-wave
Path to power 49:40 Goku uses a K-wave that creates a whirlpool in the ocean that sucks up a submarine
World’s strongest 45:40 Goku, Roshi and Krillen do a K-wave attack against the villain Dr.Wheelo
DBZ ep 97 8:21 Goku uses a K-wave as a Super Saiyan
GT ep 31 6:24 Goku uses a K-wave to break through barriers between dimensions
Super Kamehameha
A powered-up Super Kamehameha.
DB ep 144 16:08 and 20:40 Goku uses a more powerful version of the K-wave he calls the super K-wave
Bending Kamehameha
A K-wave that can bend around obstacles
DB ep 121 4:32 Goku uses a bending K-wave on King Piccolo. Turning it around his front side and hitting him from the back.
DBZ ep 4 13:02 Goku can bend the K-wave at an angle to hit opponents
DBZ ep 60 10:09 Goku bends his K-wave around a pillar
Reverse Kamehameha
A K-wave used to propel Goku towards opponents for physical strikes
DB ep 101 8:01 Goku uses a reverse K-wave as a way to propel himself towards Tien for a striking punch
Feet Kamehameha
A K-wave that comes out of the feet.
DB ep 146 9:12 Goku releases a K-wave from his feet to propel himself like a rocket
Max power
An ultra powerful K-wave
Path to Power 1:14:19 Goku uses the Max power K-wave
Continuous kamehameha
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Continuous_Kamehameha
A rapid firing of multiple K-waves in a row.
DBZ ep 49 14:49 Goku fires multiple K-waves rapidly
Twin dragon shot
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Twin_Dragon_Shot
A K-wave that can be stored in stationary balls or ki and then sent at an opponent from a distance as a smaller projectile attack.
DBZ ep 88 9:43 Goku creates two energy K-wave spheres he can change the trajectory of mid flight
Angry
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Angry_Kamehameha
A one handed K-wave variant Goku uses to kill Freeza as a SSJ
DBZ ep 105 20:37 Freeza tries to backstab Goku after being spared and Goku “kills” him in retaliation with a one handed K-wave
Kio-ken
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Kaio-ken_Kamehameha
A K-wave enhanced via the power of the Kio-ken move.
DBZ ep 31 11:02 uses Kaioken x3 with the K-wave
Instant/warp
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Instant_Kamehameha
A teleportation move, followed by a surprised K-wave. Generally used to catch opponents off guard.
DBZ ep 179 20:59 Goku uses the warp K-Wave on cell
True
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/True_Kamehameha
A more powerful K-wave variant Goku uses as a SSJ3 in the original series.
DBZ ep 281 4:08 Goku uses a K-Wave in SSJ3
10x
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/10x_Kamehameha
A K-wave variant that uses 10x as much power as normal. It's used in SSJ4 form.
Ki sense
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki_Sense
The ability to sense the life essence and aura of other living beings. Goku initially gained the ability shortly before going to fight King Piccolo, but was formally trained to use it while on Kami’s lookout with the character Popo.
DB ep 117 19:06 Goku senses ki for the first time, and is able to locate king Piccolo
DB ep 131 13:51 Popo starts teaching Goku how to sense spiritual energy. Popo explains that most people generate an aura when they move
DB ep 132 6:48 Goku trains to sense ki
DB ep 141 18:38 Goku can sense Tien’s clones when they try to sneak up on him.
DBZ ep 2 9:00 Goku can sense Raditz via his ki
DBZ ep 49 14:07 Vegeta explains the ability to sense life energy
DBZ ep 150 20:31 Goku sensing the power level of Piccolo dropping from a distance
GT ep 24 11:14 Goku was able to sense Baby when he infected a host
Telepathy
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Telepathy
The ability to speak to others mentally over a distance. Goku has often used the ability to contact his allies while he’s been in danger. Goku can also directly read the memories of others via physical contact. Picallo once used telepathy to speak to Goten and Trunks in the hyperbolic time chamber, while outside of it. Showing the ability can potentially be used to communicate across dimensions.
DBZ ep 35 6:54 Goku speaks to Gohan telepathically again
DBZ ep 35 10:08 Goku speaks telepathically to Gohan
DBZ ep 66 9:17 Goku reads Krillen’s mind with telepathic powers
DBZ ep 257 17:26 Picallo can use telepathy to talk to Goten and trunks while they’re in the time chamber. This power has dimensional range apparently
Kiai
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Kiai
A powerful shock wave created by the pressure of a release of Ki. Can be used to harmlessly push away opponents or objects.
DB ep 137 8:26 Goku knocks Chi-chi away with a powerful gust of wind
Spirit shot
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Shot
This attack releases a shockwave from the hands to knock opponents back. This version uses both arms at once and has created range.
DBZ ep 67 10:15 Goku uses the spirit shot move to blow Burter and Juice away
Invisible eye blast
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Invisible_Eye_Blast
A projectile ki attack projected from the eyes.
DBZ ep 86 20:46 Goku creates a small hole in the ground by blasting it with eye beams
Destructo disk
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Destructo_Disc
A technique copied from Krillin. It fires a concentrated Ki disk that can cut through objects or opponents.
DBZ ep 27 12:52 Krillen cuts a mountain in half with a destructo disk
DBZ ep 267 13:50 Goku uses the destructo disk to cut Super Buu in half
Spirit bomb
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Bomb
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Fusion_Spirit_Bomb
A special attack taught to Goku by King Kai. It allows him to gather life energy from surrounding organisms and planets,and form it into an energy ball projectile. The attack normally takes several minutes to charge up. Sentient creatures can also willingly give up extra energy to charge it much faster. If a person who’s pure of heart is hit by the spirit bomb, they can rebound it. Goku can also pass its energy to a second person. Goku also has multiple variants of the move.
DBZ ep 21 5:02 Goku uses the spirit bomb for the first time
DBZ ep 33 19:48 Goku passes on the spirit bomb energy to Krillen
DBZ ep 34 10:49 Krillen throws the spirit bomb and it rebounds off Gohan because he’s pure of heart
World’s strongest 52:00,54:40 Goku gathers energy for a spirit bomb and throws it
Tree of Might 55:10 Goku uses a spirit bomb to kill Turles.It makes an explosion that covers halt the planet
Lord slug 47:31 Goku siphons energy from the sun to make a spirit bomb to use against Lord Slug
Large spirit bomb
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Large_Spirit_Bomb
The variation of the spirit bomb used against Freeza. It collects energy from across an entire solar system.
DBZ ep 92 18:14 Goku starts charging the spirit bomb to use against Freeza
DBZ ep 93 8:10 It’s stated the spirit bomb is over 50 meters wide and is collecting energy from multiple planets
DBZ ep 94 16:40 Goku completes the spirit bomb and throws it at Freeza. It makes an explosion visible from space
DBZ ep 95 6:40 Goku says his spirit bomb collected energy across the solar system
Super spirit bomb
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Spirit_Bomb
The version of the spirit bomb used against Kid Buu. It was created using energy willingly donated by Earth’s human population.
DBZ ep 284 11:41 Goku starts to create a spirit bomb with Earth’s power
Universal spirit bomb
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_Spirit_Bomb
A spirit bomb that gathers energy from willing participants across the entire universe.
GT ep 63 12:15 Goku starts to charge the universal spirit bomb.
GT ep 63 13:01 Goku gathers energy from across the universe.
Energy absorption(via spirit bomb)
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Energy_Absorption
The ability to absorb energy from outside sources. Goku showed the ability to absorb energy from his Spirit bomb, using it to replenish his own energy reserves.
Super android 13 37:33 Goku collects energy for a spirit bomb
Super android 13 41:10 Goku absorbs energy from his spirit bomb
Energy shield
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Energy_Shield
A shield made of Ki energy.
DB ep 121 14:20 Piccolo fires a series of energy beams at Goku. Goku blocks these beams with an energy barrier
Spirit control
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Control
Spirit control is an umbrella term for various techniques for regulating and controlling spiritual energy. Goku learned advanced spirit control techniques after landing on the planet Yardrat after escaping Namek in the Freeza saga.
DBZ ep 123 6:10 Goku on the animes version of Yardrat
Instant transmission
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Instant_Transmission
The ability to instantly teleport to another location via KI. Goku can travel short distances, and long distances such as across the universe, or into the afterlife. Goku typically needs some kind of energy beacon to lock onto to travel to a given destination. If a location has no life or its inhabitants are too far away to sense, Goku will be unable to travel to that location.
DBZ ep 122 5:32 Goku first mentions the instant transmission move. It allows him to instantly move to a location by locking onto a ki signature
DBZ ep 123 7:27 Goku demonstrates instant transmission move by teleporting to Master Roshi’s house and back
DBZ ep 127 5:14 Goku uses instant transmission to teleport to Krillen
DBZ ep 172 21:01 Goku teleports from Earth to King Kai’s planet
DBZ ep 178 19:49 Goku teleports out of the way of an attack from Cell
Broly 12:29 Goku’s instant transmission
Bojack Unbound 41:26 Goku teleports to Earth from other world and lands a single punch on the villian Bojack
Fusion reborn 10:50 Goku uses IT to travel to Other World
GT ep 40 7:23 Goku transports 1000s of people to the Tuffle planet at once using IT
Note:The original anime stated Goku dematerialized into light when using this move. This was a mistranslation.
Fusion
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Fusion_Dance
The ability to utilize ki and a series of ballet dances to fuse with another person. In order for the fusion to succeed both people involved must have similar power levels and physical stature. The poses that make up the ballet dance must also be perfectly symmetrical, or else the fusion will fail. The fusion lasts approximately 30 minutes before wearing off. Increased power usage can cut that time limit short.
DBZ ep 240 5:12 Goku explains the fusion technique
DBZ ep 244 5:10 Goku explains fusion requires matching power levels
DBZ ep 247 20:40 Goku explains the ballet dance part of the fusion ability
Fusion reborn 37:44 Goku explains fusion to Vegeta. Particularly how their power levels need to match.
Fusion reborn 40:10 A Goku and Vegeta failed fusion
Fusion reborn 44:49 Goku and Vegeta successfully fuse into Gogeta
GT ep 60 3:40 Goku uses the fusion dance to fuse with Vegeta.
Solar flare
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Solar_Flare
A powerful flash of light initiated by a hand gesture near the forehead. It can temporarily blind most foes. It was initially used by the character Tien, but Goku copied the move for his own usage. Though those using eye protection are resistant to it.
DB ep 141 17:09 Goku uses the solar flare. A powerful blast of light that blinds most foes
DB ep 98 18:22 Goku having used Master Roshi’s sunglasses to block a solar flare from Tien
GT ep 38 9:38 Goku uses the solar flare
Telekinesis
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Telekinesis
The ability to lift small or large objects from a distance via Ki. Goku seldom uses the ability, but has moved small objects like a glass of water before.
DBZ ep 45 11:27 Goku uses Telekinesis to lift a glass of water into the air
Physical abilities
Pressure point attack
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Pressure_Point_Attack
Goku does know some pressure point combat skills. He can strike a person precisely on certain sections of their neck to knock them out instantly.
DB ep 134 15:40 Goku beats King Champa with a single chop
Rock, Scissors N paper
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Rock,_Scissors_%27N%27_Paper
A rush attack taught to Goku by his grandfather Gohan. The rock, scissors and paper portions of the name correlate to a punch, eye poke and palm strike. Like the real world game, each strike variant is meant to counter the corresponding blow from an opponent.
DB ep 5 20:39 Goku uses the rock, paper scissors attack. It’s a combination of a punch, palm strike and eye poke attack
Path to power 24:37 Goku uses rock, paper, scissors
Eight armed fist
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Eight-Arm_Fist
An optical illusion where the user will move their arms so quickly that it seems like they've grown 8 arms. Goku invented this move himself.
DB ep 100 8:00 Goku moves his arms so fast it makes it seem like he has 8 arms
Crazy fist
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Crazy_Fist
A fighting technique similar to that of the “drunken fist” martial arts fighting style. The concept is to act like a rabid animal, taking the opponent off guard with bizarre behavior that disguise legitimate martial arts attacks. Goku invented this technique in response to Master Roshi using the drunken fist technique during the 21st martial arts tournament.
DB ep 26 20:36 Goku invents a fighting style similar to drunken fist called the crazy monkey technique
Tornado
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Tornado!
A physical technique where Goku spins like a top, hitting anything that comes in contact with him. The move is prone to making him dizzy if used for too long.
DB ep 25 6:30 Goku spins around like a top to damage opponents
Rapid movement
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Rapid_Movement
A technique where Goku jumps rapidly across long distances so quickly that he cannot be seen by normal human sight. Naturally an opponent with faster reflexes than Goku can still see him during this move.
DB ep 96 17:20 Goku moves so fast while fighting Krillin nobody can see him, including Krillin himself
After image
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Afterimage_Technique
An optical illusion caused by high speed of movement. It creates an after image of a person that can be used to distract an opponent or divert the attention of their attacks. Goku initially learned the move by watching Master Roshi. Initially Goku could only make 1 after image, but by the end of Dragon Ball he could create more than 10 at once.
DB Ep 25 4:45 Goku creates an after image. A speed based illusion used to trick opponents
DB ep 26 14:20 Goku uses 3 afterimages to try to trick Rosh
DB ep 75 14:12 Goku uses the afterimage ability to trick grandpa Gohan into hitting with a the wrong location with a K-wave
DB ep 97 14:21 Goku creates 10 after images. Then makes an additional 2 to distract Tien when he tries to strike back
Penetrate
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Penetrate!
A powerful Ki infused punching attack utilized by Goku to kill King Piccolo. Goku must launch himself into the air using a Kamehameha to initialize it.
DB ep 122 13:48 Goku uses the penetrate move. An attack which propels him into the air with a K-wave for a powerful punch that can penetrate opponents.
Super god fist
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_God_Fist
A rush punching attack.
DBZ ep 30 5:17 Goku uses the god fist attack on Vegeta
Dragon fist
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_Fist
Goku performs a punching attack while creating a giant golden dragon of Ki that can ensnare and obliterate opponents.
Wrath of the dragon 48:19 Goku uses the dragon fist. A powerful punch that creates a a massive golden dragon made of ki that can bind an opponent
GT ep 47 12:36 Goku uses the dragon fist attack to kill Super 17
GT ep 57 8:25 Goku uses the dragon fist, creating a giant ki dragon the size of an entire city
GT ep 59 7:07 Goku uses the dragon fist to punch a hole through Omega Shenron
Saiyan power/ Zenkai
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Saiyan_Power
A generic trait of the Sayains. Every time they recover from a near death experience they receive a massive boost in power.
DB Ep 116 19:03 Goku seemingly has a Zenki boost after drinking the ultra divine water
Misc
DB Ep 3 9:02 Goku has better vision than an average human. Being able to see the character master Roshi clearly from hundreds of meters away while the human Bulma can’t
DB ep 74 4:51 Goku is hit by a beam from a character called Devilman. This attack is supposed to kill anyone with laten evil, but Goku does not die due to his pure heart
DB ep 80 20:30 Goku use a move called phantom star to fight Sky
DB ep 129 20:20 Goku focuses his ki and make a finger beam
DB ep 27 4:00 Goku was put to sleep by a hypnosis move by Roshi, but was able to break out of it with some external influence(a person yelling it was time for dinner)
DB Ep 116 19:03 Goku survived drinking the poisonous ultra divine water
DBZ ep 13 19:17,20:40 Goku eats Hell fruit, which doubles a man strength
DBZ ep 14 16:14 Goku is resistant to drugged food meant to sedate opponents
DBZ ep 25 13:15 Krillen apparently can use the multiform technique when prompted by Picallo. Goku might be able to pull it off on a whim the same way
GT ep 20 9:45 Goku’s Ki aura can prevent metal slime from even making contact with his body
GT ep 43 6:03 Goku deflects a ki attack with a piece of rock
Transformations
Unlock potential/Ultra divine water
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Unlock_Potential
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Ultra_Divine_Water
An enhanced state of power brought on by drinking a liquid called the ultra divine water. This water is poisonous but draws out latent strength to those who consume it.
DB ep 116 18:37 Goku drinks the ultra divine water and survives its effects, increasing his power
DB ep 117 18:18 Goku describes how the ultra divine water made him more powerful
Great ape
https://Dragon Ball.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Ape
A giant ape or “Oozaru” form that Goku can take upon looking at a full moon. The transformation is only possible if Goku is still in possession of his tail and will end if his tail is cut off. Goku never learned how to control this form, and as a result turns into a mindless monster while assuming it. According to guidebooks Goku has a 10x increase in power in this form.
DB ep 12 21:19 Goku looks at the moon and transforms into the mighty Oozuru
DB ep 13 3:01 Goku’s great ape form is about as big as a castle
DB ep 13 7:35 A good shot where you can see how big great ape Goku is
DB ep 27 15:06 Goku transforms into a great ape. It’s power negates Roshi’s electricity move
DB ep 13 13:27 Goku’s tail gets cut off, ending his great ape transformation
Kaio-ken
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Kaio-ken
A power multiplication ability taught to Goku by King Kai. The ability multiplies speed, strength and endurance from 2x to 100x. Kaio-Ken requires intense concentration and Ki manipulation skills. Overuse of this ability can cause blowback on the physical body of the person using it.
DBZ ep 29 13:36 Goku uses Kaio-ken for the first time
DBZ ep 29 15:47 King kai explains how Kaioken works. He says the move can potentially make you lose control of your power and kill you
DBZ ep 30 17:14 Goku using kaio-ken x 2
DBZ ep 31 15:03 Goku uses Kaio-ken x3
DBZ ep 31 13:29 Goku uses Kaio-ken x4
DBZ ep 92 3:39 It’s mentioned Goku can use 20x Kaio-ken
World’s strongest 47:39 Goku uses kaio-ken x3
Tree of Might 47:00 Goku fights Turles and uses Kaio-ken x20
Goku used Kaio-ken x100 against Lord Slug https://i.gyazo.com/0b30e66db88c7f93f82f7e18520dc43d.png
Pseudo Super Saiyan
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Pseudo_Super_Saiyan
An unstable manifestation of the Super Saiyan transformation. It grants a general increase in power and abilities.
Lord slug 37:11 Goku’s false Super Saiyan form
Super Saiyan
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan
A legendary transformation of the Saiyan race. Goku rediscovered it after witnessing the death of his friend Krillen at the hands of Freeza. The Super Saiyan transformation happens partially in response to emotional turmoil once a Saiyan has reached a high enough power level. Official guide books state this form is a 50x power boost. This form tends to increase aggression.
DBZ ep 66 16:47 Vegeta first talks about the Super Saiyan transformation
DBZ ep 95 19:30 Goku becomes Super Saiyan for the first time. The catalyst was Krillen dying
DBZ ep 96 4:27 Goku is a Super Saiyan. The form increases his aggression
Second grade
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Second_Grade
A more powerful variant of the original SSJ form. It forcibly increases muscle mass to improve strength and speed.
DBZ ep 165 8:37 Goku goes SSJ grade 2
Third grade
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Third_Grade
A variant of SSJ second grade. It further increases muscle mass for added power, but heavily lowers speed, making the form significantly slower.
DBZ ep 165 8:37 Goku goes SS grades 1 and 2
DBZ ep 165 13:17 Goku explains the weaknesses of Grade 3
Full power
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Full_Power
A mastered version of the initial Super Saiyan form. After training Goku learned to maintain the SSJ form for long periods of time with little energy consumption and lessened aggressiveness. This mastered version of SSJ was shown to be superior to grades 2 and 3 when fighting Perfect Cell in the Cell saga.
DBZ ep 177 12:48 Goku fights cell using this form
Super Kaioken
An anime only ability where Goku stacks Kaio-Ken onto the base SSJ transformation.
DBZ ep 199 9:07 Goku stacks the Kaio-ken move onto Super Saiyan
Super Saiyan 2
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_2
The true successor to the initial Super Saiyan form. It is characterized by electrical sparks and increased aggressiveness compared to the normal SSJ form. Guides imply it's about 2X stronger than the normal SSJ form.
DBZ ep 245 7:12 Goku goes SS2 for the first time
Super Saiyan 3
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_3
The successor to the SSJ2. According to guides it is 4x stronger than a SSJ2. The form is not very energy conservative and is difficult to maintain with a mortal body in the human realm. Goku was most easily able to utilize it with his more resilient afterlife body during the 7 years he was dead after the cell games.
DBZ ep 245 7:12 Goku goes SSJ3 for the first time
DBZ ep 282 18:50 Goku has issue maintaining full power as SSJ3 due to its intense energy consumption
Fusion reborn 24:48 Goku goes SSJ3
Super Saiyan 4
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_4
A separate branch of the SSJ transformation that utilizes the power of the great ape form. Only Super Saiyans who can maintain control over their great ape state can access it. The form also increases aggression.
GT ep 34 17:56 Goku gets the great ape power under control, and utilizes it in his human form as SSJ4
GT ep 35 0:40 Goku gains the SSJ4 form for the first time
GT ep 53 5:02 Goku mentions SSJ4 makes him more aggressive
GT ep 55 18:15 It’s hypothesized you need to be pure blooded for SSJ4 to work
Goku’s change
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Goku%27s_Change
An ambiguous form where Goku is in a partially dead and partially alive state. He has an aura that can nullify most attacks, even those from Omega Shenron.
GT ep 63 12:15 Goku starts to charge the universal spirit bomb. Goku may have died/but didn’t, and it gave him a special form where ki attacks could not reach him.
Hero’s legacy 41:40 Goku appears to his great grandson and explains how dragon balls work. He seems almost like a ghost
It’s brought up again that Goku may have died and become something “new” during the final stages of GT https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/dragon-ball-gt-dragon-book-dragon-ball-q-atsushi-maekawa-story-qa/
Feats
Strength
Dragon ball
DB ep 2 19:13 Goku lifts a large boulder and crushes it
DB ep 18 16:44 Goku pushes a massive boulder
DB ep 19 7:16 Goku pushes an even more massive boulder
DB ep 19 8:26 Goku wearing a 40 kilo turtle shell
DB ep 33 21:05 Goku lifts a giant boulder
DB ep 36 11:11 Goku fights and outmuscles a massive humanoid android
DB ep 54 7:12 Goku uses a K-wave to propel a submarine out from under the ocean
DB ep 68 6:51 Goku kicks away a missile
DB ep 75 16:17 Goku uses a K-wave to create a large crater in a fighting arena
DB ep 80 2:12 Goku spends 3 years training. He carries a giant boulder
DB ep 81 4:01 Goku drags a giant tree along the ground while training
DB ep 81 6:46 Goku lifts a giant boulder
DB ep 84 14:28 Goku swam to the 23rd martial arts tournament island from a place on the other side of the Earth
DB ep 121 15:00 Goku and King Piccolo have an energy clash that creates a massive city wide explosion
DB ep 145 16:27 Goku lifts and throws a giant kaiju sized Picallo
DB ep 145 19:23 Goku survives the pressure of being crushed by a Giant piccolo
Path to power 1:13:46 Goku has a burst of power brought on by rage. It’s causes large cloud manipulation and he uses a K-wave that destroys a house sized mech used by general black
Path to power 1:16:22 Goku causes massive chunks of island to lift passively because of his Ki output
DB ep 140 12:30 Goku is shown to be wearing weighted clothing. Each boot weighs 20 kilos, and the armbands+shirt are 100 kilos.
Dragon ball Z
Tree of Might 55:10 Goku uses a spirit bomb to kill Turles.It makes an explosion that covers halt the planet
DBZ ep 1 4:11 Goku punches a giant tree down and carries it
DBZ ep 3 19:47 Goku wears 140 pounds in clothing on
DBZ ep 19 7:45 King Kai says his planet has 10x gravity and Goku walks on it
DBZ ep 46 21:56 Goku trains under 20x gravity
DBZ ep 50 14:05 Goku mentions getting ready to train under to 50x gravity
DBZ ep 56 17:57 Goku works out in 100x gravity
DBZ ep 59 14:40 Goku finishes training at 100x gravity
DBZ ep 90 20:05 Goku smashes apart a mountain with a punch
DBZ ep 94 16:40 Goku completes a spirit bomb and throws it at Freeza. It makes an explosion visible from space
DBZ ep 207 12:01 Goku lifts 40-ish tons of weight
DBZ ep 286 20:58 Goku’s makes a spirit bomb that destroys Buu on a molecular level
Fusion reborn 24:48 Goku goes SSJ3. This shakes a large portion of the afterlife
Dragon Ball GT
GT ep 5 16:01 Goku, Pan and Trunks carry a giant building sized vault filled with paper scripts
GT ep 8 17:21 Goku blows up a mountain with a K-wave
GT ep 52 9:28 Goku lifts a large skyscraper
GT ep 52 10:02 Goku lifts several city blocks worth of rock
Speed
Dragon Ball
DB ep 55 16:36 The Flying Nimbus can keep up with a rocket car
DB ep 4 19:38 The Flying Nimbus can keep up with Oolong while he’s in the form of a rocket
DB Ep 9 21:50 Goku extends the power pole to the moon and back in less than a minute
DB ep 12 21:52 The Flying Nimbus can keep up with a plane
DB ep 19 14:08 Goku jumps several hundred feet into the air
DB ep 24 13:55 Master Roshi has an elongated exchange in attacks with Krillin within a span of a time to short for any of the humans in the audience to see
DB ep 25 11:14 Goku jumps thousands of meters into the air
DB ep 32 16:25 Goku dodges automatic gun fire
DB ep 62 8:10 Korrin throws Goku’s Dragon Ball off Korin tower. Goku then climbs down and back up the tower in a fraction of the time it took the first time(about 3 hours)
DB ep 66 11:50 Goku avoids a barrage of gunfire and missiles while riding on the Flying Nimbus
DB ep 78 15:22 Goku jumps into the air and grabs the 4 star Dragon Ball before it disperses across the planet with the rest of the balls
DB ep 92 21:12 Goku knocked out an opponent with 3 separate elbow strikes to fast for a normal person to see with their naked eye
DB ep 95 20:08 Goku jumps hundreds of feet into the air while fighting Krillin
DB ep 96 17:20 Goku moves so fast while fighting Krillin nobody can see him, including Krillin himself
DB ep 96 20:18 Goku performed 8 punches and a kick in a timeframe to short for anyone to see
DB ep 100 8:00 Goku moves his arms so fast it makes it seem like he has 8 arms
DB ep 127 21:43 Goku dodges out of the way of a lightning bolt
DB ep 139 19:01 Goku and Tien turn invisible to the human eye via movement
DB ch 112 Goku intercepts a Dragon Ball right as its about to travel across the Earth in its inert form https://mangadex.org/chapter/d8765d78-54c2-4894-95b9-e8c2f90c71b1/6
Dragon Ball Z
Cooler’s revenge 41:53 Goku pushes Cooler into the sun with a Ki blast
DBZ ep 6 15:06 Snake way is said to be 10,000 miles long(km)
DBZ ep 21 17:48 Goku has to race back across snake way in less than 2 days to get back to Earth
DBZ ep 50 15:29 Goku reacts to asteroids flying at him while attached to the tether of his FTL spaceship
DBZ ep 50 19:19 Goku propels his spaceship away from a sun with a k-wave
DBZ ep 195 17:42 Goku and Pikkon fly from Grand kai’s planet to hell
DBZ ep 285 21:33 The Ki Goku collects for the spirit bomb can travel from Earth to the Supreme kai's planet in less than a minute
Dragon Ball GT
GT ep 39 15:06 Goku pushes baby into the sun with a k-wave in a few seconds
GT ep 58 15:09 Goku avoids attacks from syn shenron while blind
GT ep 63 13:01 Goku gathers energy from across the universe,which comes to his location fairly quickly(less than a few minutes
Endurance
Dragon Ball
DB ep 1 8:10 Goku gets shot in the face with several bullets and shrugs it off
DB ep 5 19:13 Goku is flung through several stone pillars
DB ep 12 8:22 Ape Goku gets hit by a castle sized explosion
DB ep 16 14:10 Goku dives hundreds of meters and crashed into the ground
DB ep 25 8:23 Goku survives a diving pressure point attack from nam that can knock normal humans out for multiple days
DB ep 27 12:56 Goku is electrocuted by an attack from master Roshi. It’s stated the move turns the energy in a person’s body into 20,000 volts of electricity
DB ep 33 5:55 Goku tanks a giant battle station exploding
DB ep 75 9:00 Goku gets kicked through several layers of stone and underground
DB ep 77 14:15 Goku fights the Pilaf gang in mechs and is thrown into a large boulder, which shatters
DB ep 77 18:28 Goku gets set on fire and opens the grip of a large robot
DB ep 101 10:16 Goku takes a fall from thousands of feet
DB ep 120 20:47 A strike from king Piccolo makes a massive crater that Goku is embedded in
DB ep 147 5:49, 10:14 Picallo drains power from the surrounding area and creates a powerful explosion larger than an island. Goku survies the explosion. The attack also causes a massive cloud dispersion
DB ep 147 17:59 Goku gets shot through the chest by picallo and still refuses to go down
Mystical adventure 26:43 Goku is kicked into a giant statue hard enough to knock it over
Path to power 17:09 Get launched through multiple stone pillars by Yamcha
Path to power 1:05:33 A mech used by general Black causes a massive mountain sized explosion. Goku survives this
Dragon Ball Z
DBZ ep 57 3:50 Goku survives hanging upside down while under an intense gravity machine
DBZ ep 87 15:36 Goku gets pressed through the side of a mountain by a ball of ki from Freeza
DBZ ep 87 18:21 Goku gets smothered in lava
DBZ ep 88 11:56 Goku gets hit by a small mountain thrown at him by Freeza
Dragon Ball GT
GT ep 20 1:10 Goku tanks a massive drill the size of skyscrapers being pushed into him by the character Rildo
GT ep 43 10:52 Goku resists absorption from Cell
GT ep 43 14:50 Goku gets frozen by magic ice
GT ep 51 14:15 Goku is smashed through the side of a mountain by air pressure from oceana shenron
GT ep 56 10:57,12:23 Goku is frozen solid by Eis shenron
Scaling
General Tao
A mercenary who worked with the Red Ribbon army during the Red Ribbon army saga of the manga. Goku eventually grows strong enough to easily defeat him.
DB ep 59 15:52 General Tao throws a column miles/km away and rides on top of it as transportation
DB ep 61 11:25 General Tao deflects a rifle bullet by flipping a sandal at said bullet while not looking at it
DB ep 61 13:04 General Tao takes a bath in boiling water
Master Roshi
Roshi is Goku’s original martial arts teacher. Goku fights on even ground with him during the 21st world tournament. It’s also established that he surpassed him by the 22nd world tournament.
DB ep 8 13:53 Master Roshi uses the Kamehameha to destroy Fire Mountain.
DB ep 27 20:18 Master Roshi uses a K-wave to blow up the moon
DB ep 16 10:10 Roshi runs 100 meters in 5.6 seconds
Tien
A student of the Crane hermit. Goku fights on par with him during the 22nd world tournament and easily defeats him during the 23rd world tournament.
DB ep 100 20:42 Tien uses the tri-beam attack and destroys the world tournament stage creating a huge square shaped crater
DB ep 101 9:21 A good shot of Tiens tri-beam crater
King piccolo/Piccolo Jr
The second to last villain of the original Dragon Ball saga. He’s eventually killed by Goku. Goku also defeats his son Piccolo Jr.
DB ep 121 20:29 King Piccolo creates another explosion the size of a city
DB ep 122 14:00 A good look at the crater king piccolo made
DB ep 144 14:01 Piccallo Jr creates an explosion that dwarfs mountains and causes an earthquake
DBZ ep 8 20:11 piccolo blows up the moon
Broly(DBZ)
Goku had a hand in defeating Broly in his original appearances in Dragon Ball Z. He should also be stronger than him in the anime continuities after gaining SSJ2 and 3.
Broly 00:15 Broly destroys most of a galaxy in the southern universe
Second coming 39:00 Broly survives coming into contact with lava
Gohan
Goku was typically stronger or about on par with Gohan for most of Dragon Ball Z.
Second coming 35:38 Gohan survived an explosion that wipes out an entire mountain range by creating an energy shield
DBZ ep 187 13:39 Gohan sends a K-wave out of earth’s orbit
DBZ ep 191 19:40 Gohan is able to destroy cell on a cellular level
Freeza
Goku defeats Freeza at the end of Namek saga.
Bardock 42:49 Freeza destroys planet Vegeta with the death ball Ki attack
Episode Bardock 1:35 Freeza blows up planet Vegeta
DBZ ep 97 19:18 Freeza uses a ki ball to detonate the planet Namek. He then says they have 5 minutes till the planet blows up
DBZ ep 119 16:44 Freeza survived the explosion of Namek
DBS ep 19 5:11 Freeza blows up planet Vegeta
Vegeta
Vegeta is Goku’s main rival.
DBZ ep 11 21:07 Vegeta blows up a planet
DBZ ep 124 20:08 Vegeta trains under 400x gravity
DBZ ep 125 10:46 Vegeta trains under 450X gravity
DBZ ep 162 13:17 Vegeta uses the final flash energy beam, which is visible from space and travels the distance of several planets
Cell
Goku fought relatively on par with Cell during their original fight during the cell saga and has surpassed him since.
DBZ ep 158 21:00 Cells perfect form causes worldwide earthquakes
DBZ ep 169 16:07 Cell flies deep into Earth orbit in seconds
Cell claimed his K-wave against Gohan had enough power to destroy the solar system in the manga https://pm1.narvii.com/6476/07c9120f8efce02c7ff4073bc292f7c484d1f278_hq.jpg
The Shadow Dragons
The Shadow Dragons created via overuse of the Dragon Balls. Goku personally defeats the vast majority of them and manages to put up a fight against the strongest dragon, Omega Shenron.
GT ep 48 1:12 Dark Shenron appears. He destroys several galaxies upon waking up
GT ep 48 3:56 The shadow dragons are formed. It’s stated they can destroy the entire universe
GT ep 62 16:07 Omega Shenron claims he’ll lay the universe to waste with his negative power
GT ep 62 16:52 The Kais says the planet, galaxy, and the entire universe will be destroyed by this negative energy. No time frame is given
Misc
DB ep 16 21:24 Krillen survives puffer fish poisoning, which is often quite deadly. Given Goku is stronger he could likely survive the same
Fusion reborn 13:25 Janemba's power affected multiple dimensions
DBZ ep 86 16:58 King Vegeta blows up multiple planets
DBZ ep 253 7:26 Gotenks flies around the planet several times in seconds
DBZ ep 260 6:18 Super Buu rips open a hole in dimensions by shouting at full strength
DBZ ep 260 18:24 Gotenks creating a hole in dimensions by shouting
DBZ ep 219 19:51 It’s stated that Buu has erased entire galaxies from existence
Experience
List of general accomplishments
Dragon Ball
Successfully collected the Dragon Balls several times
Came in second in the 21st and 22nd world martial arts tournament
Won the 23rd world martial arts tournament
Dismantled the entire Red Ribbon army, a world wide crime organization on his own
Defeated the famed mercenary General Tao
Defeated the ancient Demon King piccolo
Defeated several mystical combatants brought to the human world by fortune teller Baba
Goes on a Journey for something called the sleeping princess with Krillin
Put a stop to Lucifers plot
Reached the top of Korin's tower
It happens off screen, but Goku did spend a month inside the hyperbolic time chamber while training with Kami
Dragon Ball Z
Stopped the Saiyan invasion from Raditz, Nappa and Vegeta
Defeated the elite Ginyu force guard
Defeated the space tyrant Freeza
Aided in fighting the androids and trained Gohan to defeat Cell
Defeated the ancient entity Kid Buu
Defeated Dr.Wheelo
Defeated Garlic Jr
Defeated various space invaders like Lord Slug and Cooler
Destroyed Super android 13
Defeated the legendary Super Saiyan Broly
Worked together with Vegeta to defeat the mystical creature Janemba
Destroyed the ancient dragon Hirudegarn
Dragon Ball GT
Defeated Baby
Defeated Super 17
Defeated Omega Shenron
List of major fights
Dragon Ball
DB ep 4 19:30 Goku fought and defeated the shapeshifter Oolong
DB ep 5 17:40 Goku fought on par with the bandit Yamcha
DB ep 23 19:40 Goku fights a giant Dinosaur like monster Giren and wins
DB ep 25 5:36 Goku fights an indian warrior named Nam and wins
DB ep 26 19:50 Goku fights on par with Master Roshi
DB ep 63 8:34 Goku fights General Tao and eventually wins
DB ep 53 7:00 Goku fights on par with the Red Ribbon general Blue
DB ep 67 9:32 Goku fights and defeats Red Ribbon officer general black
DB ep 73 6:39 Goku Fights an undead mummy and wins
DB ep 74 3:00 Goku fights the Devilman and wins
DB ep 75 3:49 Goku fights his own Grandpa Gohan and wins
DB ep 86 5:14 Easily takes down the martial arts master king Champa
DB ep 95 15:35 Goku fights and defeats his fellow martial arts student Krillin
DB ep 92 19:31 Goku fights and defeats Tien during the world tournament
DB ep 105 5:51 Goku fights and defeats the wanderer Yajirobe
DB ep 120 8:25 Goku fights and defeats the ancient King Piccolo
DB ep 124 19:58 Goku fights the character Popo
DB ep 129 13:02 Goku fights Master Mutio.
DB ep 137 5:02 Goku fights and defeats his future wife Chi-Chi
DB ep 141 8:54 Goku fights Tien again, this time defeats 4 clone copies of him at once
DB ep 144 4:33 Goku fights and defeats Piccolo Jr
Blood ruby: Fought and defeated King Gurumes
Sleeping princess:Fought and defeated Lucifer
Dragon Ball Z
Dead Zone 28:37 Goku fights Garlic Jr with Picallo
World’s Strongest 48:10 Goku fights Dr.Wheelo
Tree of Might 47:00 Goku fights Turles
Lord slug 36:04 Goku fights Lord Slug
Cooler’s revenge 32:55 Goku fights Cooler
Return of Cooler 21:24 Goku fights Metal Cooler
Super Android 13 24:31 Goku fights Android 13
Broly 1:01:11 Goku fights Broly
Fusion reborn 21:37 Goku fights Janemba
Wrath of dragon 42:17 Goku fights Hiruggen
Plan to eradicate Saiyains 11:04 Goku defeats copies of Freeza, Cooler, Turles, ect
Plan to eradicate Saiyains 24:04 Goku fights Hatchihyack.
Son Goku Returns 30:04 Goku defeats the fused form of Freeza’s subordinates Abo and Kado
DBZ ep 13 10:13 Goku fights Blue Oni in hell feat
DBZ ep 13 18:50 Goku engages in a race/capture contest with Red Oni
DBZ ep 28 18:10 Goku fights nappa
DBZ ep 31 10:36 Goku fights vegeta
DBZ ep 66 10:01 Goku fights Raccoom
DBZ ep 67 10:10 Goku fights Burter and Juice at the same time
DBZ ep 69 4:28 Goku fights Captain Ginyu
DBZ ep 87 7:58 Goku fights Freeza
DBZ ep 101 21:07 SS Goku fighting Freeza
DBZ ep 122 9:00 Goku blocks sword strikes from SSJ Trunks
DBZ ep 128 4:48 Goku fights Android 19
DBZ ep 166 9:50 Goku fights a SSJ Gohan
DBZ ep 177 12:48 Goku fights Cell
DBZ ep 195 19:44 Goku and Pikkon fight Freeza, Cell and otherss
DBZ ep 198 16:13 Goku fights Pikkon
DBZ ep 223 16:39 Goku fights Yukon
DBZ ep 230 7:28 Goku fighting Majin Vegeta
DBZ ep 245 16:07 Goku fights Fat Buu
DBZ ep 275 12:21 Goku fighting a Super Buu
DBZ ep 280 4:59 Goku fights Kid Buu
Dragon Ball GT
GT ep 1 0:33 Goku fights Uub in his base form.
GT ep 5 11:17 Goku fights the warrior Ludric.
GT ep 13 6:46 Goky fights a giant robot called Lu.
GT ep 19 1:40 Goku fights General Rildo. According to Goku he’s even stronger than Majin Buu.
GT ep 22 15:30 Goku, Trunks and Pan destroy Baby’s infant form
GT ep 28 17:58 Goku fights SSJ Gohan and Goten at the same time in his base form
GT ep 35 6:35 Goku fights second form Baby as a SSJ4
GT ep 36 7:46 Goku fights great ape Baby
GT ep 43 9:57 Goku fights Freeza and Cell in hell while in his base form
GT ep 46 3:00 Goku fights Super 17
GT ep 49 4:11 Goku fights Ha Shenron
GT ep 50 5:21 Goku fights Ra Shenron
GT ep 51 7:31 Goku fights Oceana Shenron
GT ep 52 6:00 Goku fights Naturan Shenron
GT ep 54 4:45 Goku fights Eis shenron
GT ep 56 2:32 Goku fights Noevo Shenron
GT ep 57 12:35 Goku meets Syn Shenron and fights him
GT ep 59 0:51 Omega Shenron makes his first appearance and Goku fights him. Shenron has all the powers of the shadow dragons in one
List of martial arts masters and teachings
Grandpa Gohan
Goku’s grandfather and his initial martial arts teacher. He taught Goku basic martial arts skills and Bōjutsu(pole fighting)
Master Roshi
Goku’s most famous martial arts master. Roshi’s training focused mainly on enhancing a person's body strength, speed and endurance through activities like hiking, scavenging, farm/construction work and outmaneuvering wild animals. Goku also wore weighted clothing often while wearing turtle shells. Goku also received basic schooling from Roshi.
DB ep 16 14:06 Goku and Krillen engage in a training session where they need to scavenge for a marked stone in the woods
DB ep 17 Ep 17 10:51 Goku and Krillen go on miles long hikes as part of their training under Master Roshi
DB ep 18 9:29 Goku receives basic schooling from Roshi
DB ep 18 6:00 Goku digs up entire farm fields as training from Master Roshi
DB ep 18 15:01 Goku and Krillin perform construction work under Roshi
DB ep 18 19:02 Goku and Krillin swim laps in a lake while being chased by a giant shark as training under master Roshi
DB ep 18 21:13 Goku and Krillin are made to dodge Bees for training under Roshi
Master Korin
A talking cat who lives at the top of “Korrin’s” tower. His training involves the endurance test of climbing up the miles high Korin's tower itself. As well as fighting him to gain possession over the “sacred water”, a supposed magical water that grants those who drink it great strength. Korrin’s teaching focused mainly on learning how to waste less movement, and anticipating an opponent's attacks. Goku is able to obtain the sacred water in 3 days, a feat that took Master Roshi 3 years.
DB ep 60 19:32 Goku begins to climb Korin’s Tower
DB ep 61 16:25 Trains with Korrin to get the sacred water
DB ep 61 18:02 Korrin tells Goku he needs to anticipate his opponent
DB ep 61 21:22 Korrin mentions master Roshi was able to steal the sacred water from him. But it took him 3 years.
Popo/Kami
Goku’s final set of teachers in the original Dragon Ball were the guardian of earth Kami and his assistant Popp. They have a large focus on how not to waste movement in battle. They also focused extensively on teaching Goku how to achieve inner peace and fight without relying on his normal senses. These teachings were mainly focused around sensing Ki, and advanced ki manipulation techniques. As part of Goku’s training he also used a room called the pendulum room to travel back to a recreation of the past to learn Ki manipulation directly from Roshi’s master Mutaito.
DB ep 127 3:12 Popo teaches Goku to not waste movement
DB ep 127 9:11 Popo mentions to Goku he needs to be careful not to solely trust his eyes in battle
DB ep 127 9:29 Goku gets taught to fight blindfolded. He can’t rely on his ears during the training period either. It seems Popo is trying to teach him how to sense ki
DB ep 129 14:28 Goku learns Ki manipulation from Master Mutaito
DB ep 130 16:00 Goku is getting “mind training” from Popo. Learns to remain calm and clear his mind in battle
DB ep 131 7:39 Popo mentions trying to pick up spiritual energy emanating from Goku’s body. Essentially ki sensing.
DB ep 131 13:51 Popo starts teaching Goku how to sense spiritual energy. Popo explains that most people generate an aura when they move
King Kai
King Kai is the god who watches over the entire north section of Goku’s universe. Goku trains on his planet after dying at the start of Z. His training there is centered around strength training and mobility. For example he chases down to catch or knock out King Kai’s assistants Bubbles and Gregory under the planet's 10x gravity. King Kai also teaches Goku several Ki manipulation techniques, such as the Kaio-Ken and Spirit bomb.
DBZ ep 19 3:18 Goku meets King Kai
DBZ ep 19 11:12 Goku is told to try and catch the monkey Bubbles as training
DBZ ep 20 6:45 Goku’s next training exercise under King kai is to hit the grasshopper Greggary with a hammer
DBZ ep 29 15:47 King Kai explains how the kaio-ken attack works
DBZ ep 32 16:54 Goku first utilizes the spirit bomb
Self training
Goku regularly trains on his own. He typically focuses on fundamentals and increases his power output.
DBZ ep 48 16:39 Goku training in his spaceship
DBZ ep 60 9:50 Goku trains by throwing a ball of energy and then dodging it
DBZ ep 154 21:14 Goku enters the time chamber to train with Gohan
DBZ ep 123 20:16 Goku training with Gohan and Piccolo for the androids
Misc
Goku learned advanced Ki “spirit control” from the inhabitants of Yardrat
DBZ ep 123 6:10 Goku on the animes version of yardrat
Weaknesses
In Goku’s earlier days he often had a habit of growing weaker due to hunger.
DB ep 5 21:05 Goku gets weaker due to hunger
DB ep 104 17:46 Goku being weakened due to a lack of food
Blood Ruby 22:50 Goku starts to grow weaker from hunger
Goku also initially became weak if his tail was squeezed. To the point of outright paralysis. Though after training he overcame this problem.
DB ep 5 19:27 Goku loses his power if his tails is squeezed
DB ep 76 7:45 Goku being weakened by his tail being grabbed
DB ep 96 10:48 Goku reveals himself to have gotten past his tail grabbing weakness
It should also be noted that since most of Goku’s abilities are based around using Ki, he can’t use them if his power reserves run out. Characters being unable to fly when low on energy for example is a common example. Goku also can have trouble using IT if he can’t concentrate or is low on power.
DBZ ep 6 22:13 Goku can’t fly when low on energy
DBZ ep 277 19:30 Goku is unable to use IT because he can’t concentrate
GT ep 40 3:22 Goku can’t use IT in his kid form
Finally Goku is afraid of Needles
DBZ ep 40 7:01 Goku is afraid of needles
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