Goku , born Kakarot , is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball metaseries created by Akira Toriyama. He is the adoptive grandson of Grandpa Gohan, the husband of Chi-Chi, the father of Gohan and Goten, the grandfather of Pan and later the great-great grandfather of Goku Jr.
Cheerful, courageous and also quite naive, Goku is a Saiyan originally sent to Earth as an infant with the mission to destroy it. However, an accident alters this, causing him to later become Earth's greatest defender and the informal leader of the Z Fighters.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.
Cheerful, courageous and also quite naive, Goku is a Saiyan originally sent to Earth as an infant with the mission to destroy it. However, an accident alters this, causing him to later become Earth's greatest defender and the informal leader of the Z Fighters.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.
Bardock is a low-class Saiyan warrior, and the father of Raditz and Goku (Kakarot). He makes his debut in the 1990 TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku. His life before his appearance in the special is unknown, but he is shown to lead his own squad into battle, and they are very successful in accomplishing their assignments. He is an adept fighter and a devoted Saiyan Armysoldier under Frieza's Planet Trade Organization, until he realizes that Frieza plans the annihilation of the Saiyan race. Given to him by the last Kanassan warrior was the ability to see into the future, and it is through these visions that he sees the eventual Genocide of the Saiyans.
Vegeta , or Prince Vegeta, is the prince of the fallen Saiyan race and arch-rival to Goku. He is the eldest son of King Vegeta, the husband of Bulma, the father of Trunks and Bulla, and the great-great grandfather of Vegeta Jr. Alongside Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo, he is easily one of the most prominent characters in the series, receiving more character development after being introduced than a number of other characters.
Regal, egotistical and full of pride, Vegeta later abandons his role in the planet trade, instead opting to remain and live on Earth, fighting alongside the Z Fighters; all the while striving to become the universe's most powerful warrior.
Regal, egotistical and full of pride, Vegeta later abandons his role in the planet trade, instead opting to remain and live on Earth, fighting alongside the Z Fighters; all the while striving to become the universe's most powerful warrior.
Goten is the second son of Goku and Chi-Chi, and is Gohan’s little brother. Goten loves to train in martial arts. He quickly develops incredibly strong powers (he naturally goes Super Saiyan) that enable him to fight alongside the adults in their mission to defend earth.
Goten’s best friend is Trunks who is approximately one year older. They are often seen together. Goten goofs around when he fights, especially when fused with Trunks as Gotenks, where he makes up countless silly-named attacks.
Pure of heart, he’ll quickly jump into danger to help his friends and family.
Goten’s best friend is Trunks who is approximately one year older. They are often seen together. Goten goofs around when he fights, especially when fused with Trunks as Gotenks, where he makes up countless silly-named attacks.
Pure of heart, he’ll quickly jump into danger to help his friends and family.
Goten and Trunks form this new entity by the Metamoru art of Fusion, which was taught to Goku and is passed on to Goten and Trunks when Goku comes back from the Other World. The fusion must occur between two beings of equal power (Trunks has to lower his power level to fuse with Goten), and is accomplished by a goofy looking, mirror-image dance. This type of fusion only lasts 30 minutes, and they must recuperate for one hour before fusing again.
Goten and Trunks are first trained in the art of Fusion by Goku and then by Piccolo. They try several times before getting it right, creating two awkwardly formed Gotenks in the beginning. Once perfected, the fused Gotenks is an incredibly powerful fighter. Like Goten and Trunks, Gotenks has an amazing ability to learn moves quickly, and quickly manages to go to Super Saiyan and even Super Saiyan 3 or third stage Super Saiyan after watching Goku do it once.
Goten and Trunks are first trained in the art of Fusion by Goku and then by Piccolo. They try several times before getting it right, creating two awkwardly formed Gotenks in the beginning. Once perfected, the fused Gotenks is an incredibly powerful fighter. Like Goten and Trunks, Gotenks has an amazing ability to learn moves quickly, and quickly manages to go to Super Saiyan and even Super Saiyan 3 or third stage Super Saiyan after watching Goku do it once.
Trunks is the son of Bulma – a headstrong, technical genius – and Vegeta – one of the most powerful fighters in the Dragon Ball Z universe. His exact age is not certain, but he first appears in Dragon Ball Z in his mid to late teens. He is from the future and has witnessed a threat to Earth which cannot be stopped in that time. He has come back in time to try to save the Earth of his time, only to find our heroes in Earth facing their own peril.
Much to the amazement of our friends, Trunks immediately turns Super Saiyan and defeats Frieza and King Cold. He gives Goku medicine to prevent his death from heart disease and tells them of Earth’s coming predicament. The Z Fighters immediately go into training, and Trunks returns to his own time.
Trunks returns to our timeline again in the Android Saga to ensure that the Androids do arrive on Earth. He is also born during this saga, so we have the opportunity to see him both as a teenager and a baby at the same time. He continues to exist as a boy and a teen until the end of the Cell Saga, when the older Trunks returns to his original timeline.
Much to the amazement of our friends, Trunks immediately turns Super Saiyan and defeats Frieza and King Cold. He gives Goku medicine to prevent his death from heart disease and tells them of Earth’s coming predicament. The Z Fighters immediately go into training, and Trunks returns to his own time.
Trunks returns to our timeline again in the Android Saga to ensure that the Androids do arrive on Earth. He is also born during this saga, so we have the opportunity to see him both as a teenager and a baby at the same time. He continues to exist as a boy and a teen until the end of the Cell Saga, when the older Trunks returns to his original timeline.
Goku’s one time archenemy, Piccolo is the second strongest being on the Earth, born as a concentration of Kami’s negative spirits. He has powerful energy blasts, can split into two or four separate entities, and has the ability to regenerate limbs. He is often seen in a white cape. Originally from the far away planet Namek (although Piccolo doesn’t know this for a long time), Piccolo starts off fighting Goku to rule the world. When the Saiyans arrive he joins forces with Goku. At first it is an uneasy alliance, but as the story unfolds, their bond becomes stronger.
While training Goku’s son, Goha,n for the upcoming battle against the Saiyans, Piccolo develops a special bond with Gohan. Through Gohan, the only person who has ever been a friend to him, Piccolo starts changing character for the better. He ends up sacrificing his own life to save Gohan.
While battling with Frieza, Piccolo merges with Nail, the last of the Namekain warriors and former guardian of Guru. From this merging, Piccolo gains Nail’s ancient Namek fighting style, greatly enhancing Piccolo’s powers and abilities.
While training Goku’s son, Goha,n for the upcoming battle against the Saiyans, Piccolo develops a special bond with Gohan. Through Gohan, the only person who has ever been a friend to him, Piccolo starts changing character for the better. He ends up sacrificing his own life to save Gohan.
While battling with Frieza, Piccolo merges with Nail, the last of the Namekain warriors and former guardian of Guru. From this merging, Piccolo gains Nail’s ancient Namek fighting style, greatly enhancing Piccolo’s powers and abilities.
Named after his adoptive grandfather, Gohan is Goku and Chi-Chi’s eldest son. He is idealistic, good, and pure like his father. Gohan reveals his tremendous fighting potential when the earth is threatened. His heritage as part Saiyan and part human make him stronger than if he were of one race alone.
With Goku’s departure to the next dimension and the eminent arrival of Saiyans stronger than Raditz, Gohan is key to the survival of Earth. Thus Piccolo, a former enemy of his father, joins forces with the good guys and trains Gohan for the upcoming battle. Over time, Gohan becomes friends with Piccolo, looks up to Piccolo, and even wears similar clothing.
Although initially a wimp, Gohan’s training in the wilderness and subsequent fighting make him both brave and loyal. Following the fight on Earth, Gohan is determined to go with Bulma and Krillin to Namek to collect the seven Namekian Dragon Balls and help out his friends on Earth, especially since he feels he let them down during the fight on Earth.
With Goku’s departure to the next dimension and the eminent arrival of Saiyans stronger than Raditz, Gohan is key to the survival of Earth. Thus Piccolo, a former enemy of his father, joins forces with the good guys and trains Gohan for the upcoming battle. Over time, Gohan becomes friends with Piccolo, looks up to Piccolo, and even wears similar clothing.
Although initially a wimp, Gohan’s training in the wilderness and subsequent fighting make him both brave and loyal. Following the fight on Earth, Gohan is determined to go with Bulma and Krillin to Namek to collect the seven Namekian Dragon Balls and help out his friends on Earth, especially since he feels he let them down during the fight on Earth.
As a young boy, Krillin studied martial arts with Goku under Master Roshi. Originally, he and Goku were fierce rivals, but now they are best friends. A short, bald warrior, Krillin provides comic relief in tense situations as he tries to keep up with Goku and some of the other more powerful warriors. A good fighter on his own accord, he’s always there to help Goku. He can and has saved his friend’s life more than once. In fact, Krillin unleashes an incredibly powerful energy blast shaped like a flying disk that can slice through mountaintops.
Goku constantly encourages Krillin to have confidence in his own abilities as Krillin learns to be a remarkable fighter, for an earthling. Loyal, courageous, and dedicated to his friends, Krillin is willing to fight against the Saiyans even though he doesn’t want to die and knows that he can’t be brought back to life again by the Dragon Balls. Krillin and Gohan become very close friends through their adventures on Earth and Namek, and Krillin would do anything for Gohan..
Goku constantly encourages Krillin to have confidence in his own abilities as Krillin learns to be a remarkable fighter, for an earthling. Loyal, courageous, and dedicated to his friends, Krillin is willing to fight against the Saiyans even though he doesn’t want to die and knows that he can’t be brought back to life again by the Dragon Balls. Krillin and Gohan become very close friends through their adventures on Earth and Namek, and Krillin would do anything for Gohan..
Evil science genius Dr. Gero creates his most destructive inventions ever. Androids #16, #17, #18, #19, #20 are out to destroy our heroes on the Earth. Putting Earth at peril, these Androids have amazing strength and enjoy devastation for its sake.
Androids 17 and 18 are teenage Androids. They are the ones responsible for the future threat to the Earth, prompting Trunks to come back to this time on Earth from the future to stop them. #17 is a black haired boy and #18 is a cute blond girl. Although she never stops being evil, #18 later softens up a little.
Androids 17 and 18 are teenage Androids. They are the ones responsible for the future threat to the Earth, prompting Trunks to come back to this time on Earth from the future to stop them. #17 is a black haired boy and #18 is a cute blond girl. Although she never stops being evil, #18 later softens up a little.
Long before Kami took his place as Guardian of Earth, the wise master had to look deep within himself to purge any evil that rested in his heart if he were to ever ascend to the prestigious position. But in ridding himself of his evil counterpart, Piccolo, Kami unwittingly set into motion a chain of events that would forever change the course of history!
Earth’s Dragon, Shenron, can be summoned by gathering all seven of the Dragon Balls. Shenron can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of its creator and as long as the creator still lives. Only one wish will be granted each time Shenron is summoned.
Tien is a three-eyed man intent on training to be strong. Originally trained by one of Master Roshi’s rivals, Tien switched sides and became a Z Fighter. He beat Goku at a worldwide martial arts tournament, is able to stop a waterfall with a blast, and can crush rocks on his head. His fighting techniques include the ability to hover in the air, throw concentration bombs, blind with flashes of light, and split into two or four separate entities. Tien is excited about being trained by Kami and willing to fight against the Saiyans despite the odds. He volunteers to be the first to fight against the Saibamen, wins the battle and goes on to fight against the Saiyans. Tien can communicate telepathically with Chiaotzu, his best friend.
Yamcha is a powerful and feared, dark-haired warrior who can call upon the fearsome power of the. Wolf-Fang Fist, a karate move he uses to help him vanquish his enemies.
Baba is the comical sister of Master Roshi, she is short and squatty. She uses her crystal ball to see into the future or to see what is presently happening in other locations. When the television coverage of the Saiyan fight is interrupted, Master Roshi, Bulma, Chi-Chi, Ox-King and Oolong gather around her ball to see how their friends and loved ones are faring.
During high school, Gohan adopts a secret identity when fighting bad guys: the Great Saiyaman. He transforms into the Great Saiyaman with a simple push of a button on his Transformation Band watch.
Initially Great Saiyaman wears a helmet, but Gohan eliminates this from his wardrobe when entering the World Martial Arts Tournament, since no type of armor is not allowed. After eliminating his helmet, Great Saiyaman uses a scarf and sunglasses instead.
Initially Great Saiyaman wears a helmet, but Gohan eliminates this from his wardrobe when entering the World Martial Arts Tournament, since no type of armor is not allowed. After eliminating his helmet, Great Saiyaman uses a scarf and sunglasses instead.
Elder Kai was a ruling Kai, most likely the Supreme Kai fifteen generations before the current Supreme Kai. After his death, Elder Kai was trapped in the Legendary Z Sword. When Gohan snaps the sword in two during his training, Elder Kai appears. He agrees to use his powers to bring out Gohan’s latent (hidden) capabilities.
When Goku arrived on Earth as a child, he was found by a kind and generous man named Gohan. Gohan recognized Goku’s pure heart and innocent spirit immediately, and served as Goku’s first martial arts instructor, helping to uncover some of the small child’s amazing abilities.
Pan is the daughter of Gohan and Videl. Although she is a very young girl, she competes in the World Martial Arts Tournament.
Buu, or Majin Buu, was conjured into existence long ago by the evil wizard Bibidi. A powerful fighter who has destroyed many planets in his past, Buu’s body is rubbery. Giving him great advantage in battles. He has now been unleashed by Bibidi’s son, Babidi, to destroy Earth.
Like many of the bad guys in Dragon Ball Z, Buu exists in multiple forms. He is often called simply Buu. This season we will see Majin Buu as the child-like Buu (sometimes called Majin Buu or simply Buu), in his more evil being called Evil Buu, and in an even more powerful form called Super Buu. He is in his Evil Buu form very briefly before transforming to Super Buu. He is in his Super Buu form only for the last episode of the Fall 2001 USA season. The following season Buu will be seen in his Super Buu form and in his final form often referred to as Kid Buu.
Child-like, Majin Buu does not have a strongly developed sense of good and bad. He agrees to stop hurting people when he discovers it bothers Hercule. Unfortunately the threat to Earth is not over. For from Buu, Evil Buu emerges.
Evil Buu
Just when Hercule relaxes because Buu has agreed not to hurt Earth anymore, Buu gets angry. Buu gets so angry that another Buu, Evil Buu, comes out of his back. Tall and gray with boxing gloves, Evil Buu is the manifestation of all of Buu’s anger.
Evil Buu and Buu fight, and Evil Buu ends up absorbing Buu into his being. This causes Evil Buu to undergo a great transformation, changing him into the mighty Super Buu.
Super Buu
Tall and pink, Super Buu is the form of Majin Buu resulting after Evil Buu absorbs Buu. Like all the Buu’s, he is rubbery. Among Super Buu’s many new powers is the ability to sense energy levels. With this ability, Super Buu locates Kami’s Lookout and goes there to fight.
Super Buu launches the most powerful attack in Dragon Ball Z causing widespread destruction.
Like many of the bad guys in Dragon Ball Z, Buu exists in multiple forms. He is often called simply Buu. This season we will see Majin Buu as the child-like Buu (sometimes called Majin Buu or simply Buu), in his more evil being called Evil Buu, and in an even more powerful form called Super Buu. He is in his Evil Buu form very briefly before transforming to Super Buu. He is in his Super Buu form only for the last episode of the Fall 2001 USA season. The following season Buu will be seen in his Super Buu form and in his final form often referred to as Kid Buu.
Child-like, Majin Buu does not have a strongly developed sense of good and bad. He agrees to stop hurting people when he discovers it bothers Hercule. Unfortunately the threat to Earth is not over. For from Buu, Evil Buu emerges.
Evil Buu
Just when Hercule relaxes because Buu has agreed not to hurt Earth anymore, Buu gets angry. Buu gets so angry that another Buu, Evil Buu, comes out of his back. Tall and gray with boxing gloves, Evil Buu is the manifestation of all of Buu’s anger.
Evil Buu and Buu fight, and Evil Buu ends up absorbing Buu into his being. This causes Evil Buu to undergo a great transformation, changing him into the mighty Super Buu.
Super Buu
Tall and pink, Super Buu is the form of Majin Buu resulting after Evil Buu absorbs Buu. Like all the Buu’s, he is rubbery. Among Super Buu’s many new powers is the ability to sense energy levels. With this ability, Super Buu locates Kami’s Lookout and goes there to fight.
Super Buu launches the most powerful attack in Dragon Ball Z causing widespread destruction.
As the headstrong wife of Goku, some say Chi-Chi is the most powerful woman on Earth (because she can control Goku). They met in Dragon Ball when Chi-Chi saves Goku. Her father, Ox-King, trained her to be a formidable fighter in her own right. In Dragon Ball Z, Chi-Chi is mainly seen as a loving wife and doting mother, concerned and protective, perhaps even over-protective, of her family. She is always encouraging Gohan with his studies and often finds herself stubbornly at odds with Gohan’s involvement with the martial arts. Chi-Chi would rather him be studying.
In Dragon Ball, Bulma was a mixed up teenager with blue hair and a personality quirk that wouldn’t allow her to shut up for a second. Now, she’s blossomed into a mixed up woman with that same personality quirk. But, Bulma is very important to the team. She is a mechanical genius who can operate and fix anything. She is the one that discovers the capabilities of the Saiyan Scouter and enhances it for their own use. She also takes the lead in finding a spaceship capable of flying to Namek. Bulma designed the Dragon Radar, which tracks the locations of the Dragon Balls.
Bulma is also fashion conscious and changes clothing and hairstyles during the series. She often wears clothing with either her name or “Capsule Corporation” on the item. Bulma has known Goku since he was a young boy. In the original Dragon Ball, Bulma had a crush on Yamcha. Although their romance blossoms, it was not permanent. In Dragon Ball Z she outgrows these impulses and settles her affections on Vegeta . They have a son, appropriately named Trunks. The original name for Bulma stands for bloomers (or girl’s underwear). Her father is Dr. Brief, of the famous Capsule Corporation.
Bulma is also fashion conscious and changes clothing and hairstyles during the series. She often wears clothing with either her name or “Capsule Corporation” on the item. Bulma has known Goku since he was a young boy. In the original Dragon Ball, Bulma had a crush on Yamcha. Although their romance blossoms, it was not permanent. In Dragon Ball Z she outgrows these impulses and settles her affections on Vegeta . They have a son, appropriately named Trunks. The original name for Bulma stands for bloomers (or girl’s underwear). Her father is Dr. Brief, of the famous Capsule Corporation.
Gogeta (ゴジータ) is an anime-only character who is the resulting fusion of the two highly powerful Saiyans Goku and Vegeta when they perform the Fusion Dance properly. His voice is a dual voice that contains both Goku's and Vegeta's voices. Gogeta is famous for his amazing power and speed, and is often regarded as one of the series' most powerful characters, along with his Potara Earring fusion counterpart Vegito.
Vegito (ベジット, Bejitto; "Vegetto") is the immensely powerful result of the fusion between Goku and Vegeta by the use of the Potara Earrings. His voice is a dual voice that contains both Goku's and Vegeta's voices. Vegito is regarded most for his immense power and speed, and is one of the most powerful characters in the Dragon Ballmanga and the animes Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. His Fusion Dance counterpart is Gogeta.
